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"Little Britain" brings outrageous satire to U.S - 12, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Get ready America. Hit BBC television show "Little Britain" is bringing its outrageous satirical humor to HBO in September, drawing on stars such as David Schwimmer and Rosie O'Donnell to lure U.S. audiences.
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"Hellboy" Ron Perlman looks best behind a mask - 12, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In Hollywood, where million-dollar looks win multimillion-dollar movie contracts, actor Ron Perlman has become a star not so much because of his looks, but rather because he looks good wearing a mask.
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Roche to suspend HIV research, seeing no advances - 12, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche Holding AG will suspend its HIV research because none of its pending medicines represent significant improvement over existing drugs, a company spokeswoman said on Friday.
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George Martin goes 'On Record' with documentary - 12, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Nearly six decades after his start in the recording industry, legendary producer George Martin is at work on a documentary about the history of recorded music.
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Persistence pays off for 'Hellboy' sequel - 12, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - No offense to the red-skinned, gun-wielding, cigar-chomping demon, but he had to rely on several real-life heroes before "Hellboy 2: The Golden Army" could make it to the screen.
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Actors union huddles over Hollywood labor stalemate - 12, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A day after their counterproposal to major studios' "final" contract offer was rebuffed, Screen Actors Guild leaders huddled on Friday to consider their next move in a Hollywood labor stalemate almost certain to drag into next week
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Gallagher shines in debut as A's crush Angels - 12, Jul 2008
(Reuters) - New arrival Sean Gallagher impressed in his Oakland debut, helping the Athletics knock off divisional foe Los Angeles Angels 9-2 on Friday.
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Washington says team owes $3.5 million in back rent - 12, Jul 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Washington Nationals baseball team owes the District of Columbia $3.5 million in rent for the new stadium it moved into in March, a city official told Reuters on Friday.
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Body found in fire-hit California community - 12, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - One person was found dead in a burned-out house in northern California on Friday after one of the wildfires ravaging the state swept through a woodland community, local police said.
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Quarterback Favre changes mind on retirement: reports - 12, Jul 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - Record-breaking quarterback Brett Favre has changed his mind about retirement and is looking for a team for next season, according to media reports on Friday.
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China defends veto of Zimbabwe resolution - 12, Jul 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Saturday that sanctions against Zimbabwe's government would "complicate", rather than ease, conflict in the troubled African country, defending its decision to veto a proposed U.N. resolution.
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Top funds may have lost $4 billion on Freddie, Fannie this week - 12, Jul 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - Some of the best known U.S. fund firms probably suffered significant losses in this week's meltdown in the stocks of mortgage finance agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac .
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Friendly InBev, Anheuser deal seen soon: sources - 12, Jul 2008
NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - InBev NV sweetened its takeover offer for rival Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc to $50 billion, finally luring the U.S. brewer into talks over a friendly deal, sources familiar with the situation said.
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HK charges ex-Morgan banker with insider dealing - 12, Jul 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A former Morgan Stanley managing director has been arrested and charged in Hong Kong with insider dealing linked to trades in CITIC Resources Holdings Ltd , the territory's financial regulatory body said.
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Stocks, dollar slide on latest credit crisis fear - 12, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fear the two largest U.S. mortgage finance companies are in such poor health that they need a government bailout pushed financial markets lower on Friday, although stocks pared losses as officials began to talk of safety-net moves for
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Lehman shares plunge amid market distress - 12, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Lehman Brothers plunged to nine-year lows and stock in other Wall Street firms declined as new signs of distress in financial markets spooked investors.
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IndyMac seized as financial troubles spread - 12, Jul 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. banking regulators swooped in to seize mortgage lender IndyMac Bancorp Inc on Friday after withdrawals by panicked depositors led to the third-largest banking failure in U.S. history.
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Storm watch issued as hurricane nears Bermuda - 12, Jul 2008
HAMILTON (Reuters) - A tropical storm watch was issued for Bermuda on Friday as Hurricane Bertha, the first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic storm season, neared the wealthy mid-Atlantic British colony, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
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HBO orders pilots from Scorsese, David Simon - 12, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - HBO has added to its growing slate of 2008 pilots, including a post-Katrina New Orleans drama from "The Wire" creator David Simon and a Roaring Twenties period piece from filmmaker Martin Scorsese.
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Some U.S. DVDs to carry anti-smoking ads - 12, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Six major Hollywood film studios agreed on Friday to place anti-smoking ads on new movie DVDs targeted to children in a bid to counter the influence of tobacco use on screen.
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Hopes and doubts over possible Kafka trove in Israel - 12, Jul 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Does the Tel Aviv apartment of a lately deceased centenarian hold a trove of moldering manuscripts that could rewrite our understanding of Franz Kafka?
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Oscar buzz mounts for late Heath Ledger - 12, Jul 2008
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Actor Heath Ledger won rave reviews from Australian critics on Friday for his final performance as the Joker in the new Batman movie, fuelling speculation of a rare posthumous Oscar.
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Former U.S. diplomat gets year for anti-Arab comments - 12, Jul 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A retired U.S. diplomat was sentenced on Friday to one year in prison and fined $10,000 for sending racist, threatening messages to an Arab-American group, the Justice Department said.
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Obama raised more than $30 million in June: campaign - 12, Jul 2008
DAYTON, Ohio (Reuters) - Barack Obama raised well over $30 million in June, a top aide said on Friday, outpacing his Republican rival John McCain again as the Democratic White House hopeful's fundraising picked up after a lull in May.
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Sanchez attack rewarded with stage win - 12, Jul 2008
AURILLAC, France (Reuters) - Spain's Luis Leon Sanchez claimed his maiden Tour de France victory when he took the seventh stage with a bold solo attack in the finale of a 159-km ride from Brioude to Aurillac on Friday.
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Bush urges Congress to open new areas to oil drilling - 12, Jul 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush urged Congress on Friday to act before its August break to open new areas for oil exploration in the United States to help ease record high oil prices.
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Thousands evacuated in California and Washington fires - 12, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Heavy smoke and thick fog hampered efforts on Friday to control a raging fire threatening the northern California town of Paradise, where more than 10,000 people remain out of their homes, officials said.
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InBev, Anheuser hold deal talks: source - 12, Jul 2008
NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - InBev NV sweetened its takeover offer for Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc to $50 billion, finally luring the U.S. brewer into talks over a friendly deal, sources familiar with the situation said.
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Oil hits record above $147 - 12, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices jumped $5 to a record high above $147 a barrel on Friday amid growing worries about threats to supplies from Iran and Nigeria and a strike by Brazilian oil workers next week.
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Fannie and Freddie fears, oil over $147 hit Wall St - 12, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks tumbled on Friday as fears about the stability of the top two home financing providers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, combined with oil at a record above $147, clouded the economic outlook.
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New iPhone 3G puts Apple in the game - 12, Jul 2008
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Apple Inc.'s new iPhone 3G and accompanying App Store is set to put the company known for technology innovation into another lucrative space -- gaming.
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Fannie, Freddie say they have plenty of capital - 12, Jul 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said on Friday they had plenty of capital to withstand the housing crisis as government officials scrambled to restore confidence in the nation's top mortgage finance agencies.
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Apple hits activation snags with some new iPhones - 12, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activation problems marred the U.S. launch of Apple Inc's new iPhone on Friday, with many eager buyers leaving stores frustrated that they could not use the hotly anticipated gadget after waiting in line for hours.
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Canadian customers say iPhone is worth the wait - 12, Jul 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - Neither rain nor controversy discouraged a hardy band of gadget lovers who lined up for up to 16 hours on a downtown street to become among the first in Canada to buy Apple Inc's iPhone 3G on Friday.
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New iPhone snapped up - 12, Jul 2008
WELLINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc's new iPhone made its hotly awaited debut on Friday with buyers storming stores in Asia and queues forming in Europe, although network problems marred the launch in the United States.
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Hollywood studios and actors deadlock on "final" offer - 11, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In Hollywood, even "final offers" seem to get sequels.
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Hole in one puts Mickelson among chasing pack - 11, Jul 2008
LOCH LOMOND (Reuters) - World number two Phil Mickelson banished any lingering fears about missing the halfway cut at the Scottish Open when he recorded a hole-in-one in Friday's second round.
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U.S. air strike kills 47 civilians: official - 11, Jul 2008
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A U.S. coalition force air strike on Sunday killed 47 civilians, including 39 women and children, in the eastern province of Nangarhar, an Afghan official said on Friday.
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Reuters seeks U.S. army video of staff killed in Iraq - 11, Jul 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Reuters has urged the U.S. military to hand over video footage from U.S. attack helicopters and other materials relating to the killing of two Iraqi staff in Baghdad a year ago.
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EU voices concern over Iranian missile tests - 11, Jul 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - The European Union voiced concern on Friday over Iranian missiles tests in the Gulf and stepped up calls on Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment within its disputed nuclear program.
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Pirates snap Yankees' four-game win streak - 11, Jul 2008
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Nate McLouth's two-run homer guided the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-2 win over New York on Thursday, snapping the Yankees' four-game winning streak.
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Iran missiles prove U.S. shield not needed: Russia - 11, Jul 2008
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday Iran's missile tests showed there is no military justification for U.S. plans to deploy missile defenses in eastern Europe because Tehran's rockets cannot travel that far.
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Germany denies Bush thwarted Obama speech - 11, Jul 2008
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government denied on Friday that Washington had put any pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel to block a proposed speech by U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama in Berlin in late July.
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Court to rule on Mexico bid to halt U.S. executions - 11, Jul 2008
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The World Court said on Friday it will rule next week on a Mexican request that it seek a delay of the imminent U.S. executions of five of its citizens, who Mexico argues were denied consular assistance.
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Lebanon forms unity government with Hezbollah - 11, Jul 2008
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon formed a unity government on Friday in which Hezbollah and its allies hold effective veto power, as agreed under a deal that ended a paralyzing political conflict in the country.
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Citigroup to sell German unit for about $8 billion - 11, Jul 2008
FRANKFURT/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc , the largest U.S. bank, said on Friday that it was selling its German consumer banking unit to France's Credit Mutuel Group for close to $8 billion to shore up capital.
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InBev, Anheuser hold deal talks-source - 11, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc has finally begun negotiations for a friendly merger with InBev NV , a source familiar with the situation said on Friday, sending shares of both brewers up about 8 percent.
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Retailer discounts lift some consumer gloom - 11, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer confidence rose unexpectedly in early July from a 28-year low with the help of retail discounts, but the vast majority think the country is in a deepening recession, according to a survey released on Friday.
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GE profit meets expectations; outlook steady - 11, Jul 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co on Friday posted a second-quarter profit in line with Wall Street forecasts as its finance business recovered from a brutal first quarter, but the company warned those operations are not out of the woods yet.
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Oil hits record near $147 as supply fears intensify - 11, Jul 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil leapt $5 to a new record high near $147 a barrel on Friday, spurred by growing worries of threats to supplies from Iran and Nigeria and the possibility of a strike by Brazilian oil workers next week.
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Government mulls Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac takeover: report - 11, Jul 2008
HONG KONG/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government may take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac if their funding problems worsen, the New York Times said on Friday, causing shares of the mortgage finance companies to plunge.
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Murdoch says News Corp, Yahoo tie-up very unlikely - 11, Jul 2008
SUN VALLEY, IDAHO (Reuters) - News Corp's Rupert Murdoch said it was "very unlikely" his company would be involved in any Yahoo Inc. transaction and said Yahoo and Microsoft would not end up with any deal.
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Apple's new iPhone snapped up in Asia and Europe - 11, Jul 2008
LONDON/WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Apple's new iPhone made its hotly awaited debut on Friday, with buyers storming stores in Asia and queues forming in European cities.
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Empathy comes naturally to children: study - 11, Jul 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - When children see others in pain, their brains respond as if it were happening to them, U.S. researchers said on Friday.
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Chile Llaima volcano simmers - 11, Jul 2008
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's National Emergency Office (Onemi) said on Thursday it extended a red alert to additional locales near the Llaima volcano, even though the intensity of the volcanic activity had decreased.
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High oil prices may be good for Hollywood - 11, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Oil crisis? What oil crisis? As energy prices hit historic highs, studios have been forced to shoulder higher production costs. But the spike at the local Exxon doesn't spell bad news for everyone in Hollywood. For some, it
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New "X-Files" movie the latest Hollywood reboot - 11, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The truth is still out there -- on billboards, in sci-fi chat rooms and, on July 25, in a few thousand movie theaters.
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Cosmonauts retrieve explosive bolt during spacewalk - 11, Jul 2008
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Two spacewalking cosmonauts delicately removed an explosive bolt from their Soyuz capsule on Thursday in hopes engineers can figure out why two previous crews landed hard and off course.
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Hollywood studios, actors deadlock on "final" offer - 11, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In Hollywood, even "final offers" seem to get sequels.
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The Who and friends to play special show in LA - 11, Jul 2008
Roger Daltrey, vocalist for the Who, is taking a break from doing "delightfully nothing" for the past year to reunite with bandmate Pete Townshend for a concert in Los Angeles on Saturday.
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Eddie Murphy falls to Earth in misguided comedy - 11, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The last time Eddie Murphy visited from outer space, the result was the spectacular 2002 misfire, "The Adventures of Pluto Nash."
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U.S. team on medal mission in Beijing - 11, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. boxers vowed on Thursday to wage a battle for medals in Beijing and improve on their single gold from the previous two Olympic tournaments.
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Mariners cut first baseman Sexson - 11, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Seattle Mariners out-of-form slugger Richie Sexson was released by the club on Thursday, despite having little more than $7 million still owed him on his four-year, $64 million deal.
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German swimmer Steffen welcomes testing times - 11, Jul 2008
BERLIN (Reuters) - Britta Steffen almost seems pleased to see the people from doping control whenever they show up for their unannounced tests.
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Catholic church reopens abuse case ahead papal visit - 11, Jul 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Only days before Pope Benedict arrives in Sydney, a 25-year-old sexual abuse case involving a Sydney priest has been reopened by the Catholic church after an Australian cardinal denied he tried to cover-up the abuse.
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Judge wants to decide Guantanamo cases this year - 11, Jul 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge said on Thursday he wanted to decide by the end of the year 12 cases involving 35 Guantanamo Bay prisoners who seek their release.
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Chevron sees downstream loss in second quarter - 11, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chevron Corp expects its refining and marketing operations to post a loss in the second quarter, somewhat restraining earnings that will be mostly driven by record oil and natural gas prices, the second-largest U.S. oil company said
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New iPhone hits shelves - 11, Jul 2008
TOKYO/WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Apple's new iPhone made a glitzy debut on Friday as frenetic buyers in New Zealand and Japan, some of whom had camped in line for days, stormed outlets to get their hands on the gadget.
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Rohm and Haas deal value surprises Wall Street - 11, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The 74 percent premium being paid by Dow Chemical Co for specialty chemical maker Rohm and Haas Co has surprised some on Wall Street, especially in light of the slowdown in the U.S. economy.
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Yahoo CEO says not likely to meet with Microsoft - 11, Jul 2008
SUN VALLEY, Idaho (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Jerry Yang said on Thursday he was unlikely to meet with representatives of Microsoft Corp at this week's meeting of media and tech executives in Idaho.
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Independent Yahoo is better for business: Google - 11, Jul 2008
SUN VALLEY, IDAHO (Reuters) - An independent Yahoo Inc is better for business, Google Inc Chief Executive told reporters on Thursday, saying a combination with Microsoft Corp would be anti-competitive.
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Economists split on Federal Reserve's direction: report - 11, Jul 2008
(Reuters) - Economists are deeply divided over whether the U.S. Federal Reserve should focus more on fostering growth or keeping inflation in check, The Wall Street Journal said citing its forecasting survey.
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Government considers takeover of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac: report - 11, Jul 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. government is considering taking over top U.S. mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and placing them into conservatorship if their problems worsen, the New York Times reported, citing people briefed about the plan.
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Presidential ballot box makes rounds at media fest - 11, Jul 2008
SUN VALLEY, Idaho (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama appeared to be the favorite White House contender among media moguls at an annual Idaho retreat, even if they were not so certain how an Obama victory would affect their businesses.
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iPhone killer-app is letting users choose software - 11, Jul 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The first iPhones won praise for their sleek design and elegant touchscreen, but Apple's new computer phones, arriving this week, will use the power of software to make the device like no phone ever seen.
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Cosmonauts on risky spacewalk in bid to fix Soyuz - 11, Jul 2008
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Two cosmonauts floated outside the International Space Station on Thursday to remove a so-called explosive bolt from their Soyuz capsule in hopes of fixing a problem that led to rough landings for two previous crews.
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Hurricane Bertha sends heavy surf to Bermuda - 11, Jul 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Bertha weakened back into a Category 1 storm on Thursday as it churned its way toward the British colony of Bermuda, U.S. hurricane forecasters said.
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Just a Minute With Kyra Sedgwick - 11, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) - Kyra Sedgwick has enjoyed a long career in Hollywood since her first work in the mid-1980s in small roles on U.S. television and later in low-budget films such as 1990's "Mr. & Mrs. Bridge."
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Ricco takes stage as Kirchen grabs yellow - 11, Jul 2008
SUPER-BESSE, France (Reuters) - Italian Riccardo Ricco took his first Tour de France victory when he won Thursday's sixth stage while Luxembourg's Kim Kirchen seized the overall leader's yellow jersey.
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Christie Brinkley settles divorce case - 11, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former supermodel Christie Brinkley's sensational divorce to her fourth husband ended abruptly on Thursday with a settlement, a spokeswoman for Brinkley said.
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Georgia recalls envoy over Russian jet overflight - 11, Jul 2008
MOSCOW/TBLISI (Reuters) - Georgia recalled its ambassador from Moscow on Thursday after Russia said it had sent its fighter jets into its neighbor's airspace to prevent Georgian troops attacking a separatist region.
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U.S. aims to expedite India deal through atomic bodies - 11, Jul 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it would seek to push a nuclear trade deal with India past international and domestic hurdles with time running out before a deadline set by U.S. elections in November.
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McCain rejects comments from economic adviser - 11, Jul 2008
BELLEVILLE, Michigan (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Thursday sharply rejected a top economic adviser's description of the United States as "a nation of whiners" who are in a mental recession.
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Lawmakers push new energy bill, tapping reserve - 11, Jul 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the United States grapples with surging fuel costs, U.S. lawmakers on Thursday renewed calls to tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and will attempt to pass new energy legislation aimed at increasing domestic production as early
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Guantanamo suspect wants classified documents - 11, Jul 2008
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - An accused September 11 conspirator told the U.S. military war court at Guantanamo on Thursday that he should have access to classified evidence against him, arguing that if he is executed the secrets will
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Turkey detains suspected driver in gun attack: reports - 11, Jul 2008
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police on Thursday detained the suspected driver of the car used in an attack on the U.S. consulate in Istanbul this week, in which 6 people were killed, media reports said.
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GE eyes spin-off for consumer-industrial unit - 11, Jul 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co said on Thursday it will look to spin off to shareholders its entire consumer and industrial unit, signaling it is ready to part with a much larger slice of its portfolio than just the $7 billion appliance arm it ha
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Bush signs spy bill and draws lawsuit - 11, Jul 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush signed a law on Thursday overhauling the rules for eavesdropping on terrorism suspects but immediately met a civil liberties challenge calling it a threat to Americans' privacy.
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Retailers avoid June swoon - 11, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Summer weather, aggressive promotions and tax rebates sent many U.S. consumers shopping in June, giving retailers struggling in the weak economy their strongest month in more than a year.
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Toyota to build Prius in U.S., slash truck output - 11, Jul 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it would start building its Prius hybrid in the United States in 2010 and suspend production of slow-selling big trucks for three months in a sharp reversal of strategy forced by slumping sales and hi
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AIG, other mortgage insurers fall on loss fears - 11, Jul 2008
Hamilton, Bermuda (Reuters) - Shares of American International Group Inc , the world's largest insurer, fell 8.2 percent on Thursday on concerns that a rating cut at its mortgage insurance unit could signal more losses in the pipeline.
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U.S. needs financial regulatory overhaul: officials - 11, Jul 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Policy-makers said on Thursday they were doing everything possible to restore calm to financial markets, but stressed to lawmakers that a longer-term regulatory overhaul was vital to avert future crises.
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Dow Chemical to buy Rohm and Haas for $15.3 bln - 11, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dow Chemical Co said on Thursday it would buy rival Rohm and Haas Co for $15.3 billion in a move to broaden its product offerings in higher margin markets such as paints, coatings and electronic materials.
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Stocks rise on Dow Chemical deal, Bernanke - 11, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Thursday, helped by optimism about a major deal in the chemicals sector and after the Federal Reserve chairman said the central bank and the government are focused on stabilizing the financial system.
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Lehman shares drop, Pimco says still trading - 11, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pimco, the world's biggest bond fund, said Thursday that it continues to trade normally with Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc , as rumors that it had pulled business away from the investment bank clobbered Lehman's shares and bonds.
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Fannie, Freddie stocks and bonds plummet - 11, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors fled from stocks and bonds of U.S. mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for a second day on Thursday as fears mounted over their ability to raise capital needed to survive.
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More Internet companies to remove child porn sites - 11, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc and Time Warner Inc's AOL unit have agreed to purge their Internet servers of Web sites that traffic child pornography, New York state's attorney general said on Thursday.
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U.S. online gaming ban a chance for Ireland: report - 11, Jul 2008
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland should reform outdated gambling laws that outlaw casinos and could benefit from an effective ban on Internet gambling in the United States if it had the right legislation, a government committee said.
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Overstock.com goes fur-free on its online site - 11, Jul 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Overstock.com Inc, which sells excess inventory of clothing, accessories and furniture, will no longer sell fur on its website, the online retailer said on Thursday.
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Summer movies roll on through video games - 11, Jul 2008
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Summer blockbuster movies no longer end with the closing credits with rising numbers of licensed video games being spun off from Hollywood adventures, putting the gamer in the starring role.
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