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Fed seen holding rates as inflation unease grows - 25, Jun 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday is expected to hold interest rates steady and indicate slightly greater unease on inflation, while stopping well short of signaling higher borrowing costs are imminent.
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China's famed Shaolin temple kick starts online store - 25, Jun 2008
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of kung fu and the star of many martial arts films, has set up an online store to flog its wares.
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Ad-funded mobile firm to enter 3 European markets - 25, Jun 2008
HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's first advertising-funded mobile telecoms operator, Blyk, will enter the highly competitive German, Spanish and Belgian markets next year, the firm said on Wednesday.
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Simple doctor's exam may predict stroke risk: study - 25, Jun 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - A simple doctor's examination for subtle problems such as reduced reflexes or unstable posture could help predict which healthy elderly people are at the highest risk of death or stroke, researchers said on Monday.
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Radio frequency identification in hospitals could pose risks - 25, Jun 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Radio frequency identification chips (RFID) used to track and trace products could cause critical care medical devices such as pacemakers and ventilators to fail, Dutch researchers said on Tuesday.
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Study shows more benefits of sunshine vitamin - 25, Jun 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - People with a vitamin D deficiency are as much as twice as likely to die compared to people whose blood contains higher amounts of the so-called sunshine vitamin, Austrian researchers said on Monday.
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Expert says worms and parasites drain U.S. poor - 25, Jun 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Diseases caused by worms and parasites are draining the health and energy of the poorest Americans, an expert said on Tuesday.
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Study suggests colon cancer vaccine possible - 25, Jun 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A protein found only in the intestines may help lead the way to a vaccine that can treat colon cancers and perhaps other tumors too, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Scotsman McAvoy hits Hollywood action with "Wanted" - 25, Jun 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Scottish actor James McAvoy bursts onto Hollywood's blockbuster movie scene on Friday with his new film "Wanted," but don't expect the actor best known for art-house cinema to start playing the part of a Tinseltown superstar.
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Coldplay completes free-show run in New York - 25, Jun 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - With London and Barcelona under its belts, Coldplay kicked off a week of U.S. promotion hosting a third and final free concert at New York's Madison Square Garden on Monday.
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HBO plans encores programs of George Carlin comedy - 25, Jun 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a tribute to irreverent comedian George Carlin who died this week, cable television network HBO said on Tuesday that it will air encore specials of more than 30 years of his comedy shows starting this week.
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Film shows Beatles "reunited" for Las Vegas show - 25, Jun 2008
SILVER SPRING, Md (Reuters) - A new Beatles movie depicts surviving band members, widows and their producer reuniting to rise above a reputation for discord and collaborate on a lavish stage show with Cirque de Soleil.
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Anne Hathaway's ex arrested on fraud charges - 25, Jun 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An Italian businessman famed as the long-time boyfriend of actress Anne Hathaway was arrested on Tuesday on charges of operating a fraudulent real estate scheme that he claimed was linked to the Vatican, U.S. authorities said.
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Britney Spears back in court over child custody - 25, Jun 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles judge questioned Britney Spears and a parenting coach on Tuesday during a hearing into the pop star's child custody case before ordering a change to her visitation status with her two sons.
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No negative memories for Ochoa in U.S. Women's Open bid - 25, Jun 2008
EDINA, Minnesota (Reuters) - Lorena Ochoa has set her sights on a triumphant week at the U.S. Women's Open after burying memories of two close calls at the tournament in the last three years.
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Judge blocks Justin Gatlin bid to compete - 25, Jun 2008
PENSACOLA, Florida (Reuters) - A federal judge blocked on Tuesday a bid by banned Olympic 100 meters champion Justin Gatlin to compete in this week's U.S. athletics trials for the Beijing Games.
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Venus storms through, Davydenko flops - 25, Jun 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - A pesky bee almost threw Venus Williams off course at Wimbledon on Tuesday but the defending champion regained her composure to swat aside Naomi Cavaday and reach the second round.
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Senate seen approving housing rescue bill - 25, Jun 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate was expected to approve as soon as Wednesday the biggest government program yet to tackle a deep housing market slump feared to be dragging the economy into recession.
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Israeli guard kills self at Sarkozy farewell - 25, Jun 2008
BEN-GURION AIRPORT, Israel (Reuters) - An Israeli guard on the perimeter of a farewell airport ceremony for French President Nicolas Sarkozy shot himself dead on Tuesday, causing a security stir but not endangering the visiting leader, police said.
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Flooded Midwest asks White House for more aid - 25, Jun 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Midwest governors pleaded with the White House on Tuesday for more help to counter billions of dollars in damages from floods that drowned parts of the U.S. farm heartland and drove thousands from their homes.
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Clinton returns to Senate to tears, cheers - 25, Jun 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton's fellow Senate Democrats embraced her on Tuesday with a pair of standing ovations, tears and cheers as she returned to the U.S. Capitol from her historic yet unsuccessful presidential bid.
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Mugabe defies mounting pressure to stop vote - 25, Jun 2008
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe defied mounting pressure on Tuesday from both inside and outside Africa to call off Friday's presidential election, saying he had a legal obligation to go ahead.
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McCain runs into opposition over offshore oil plan - 25, Jun 2008
SANTA BARBARA, California (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Tuesday ran into opposition in environmentally conscious California to his policy switch in favor of U.S. offshore oil drilling.
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House prices, consumer confidence dive - 25, Jun 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer sentiment slid to a 16-year low in June while house prices suffered record annual drops in April, according to data Tuesday that suggested a retrenchment in spending that will keep squelching economic growth.
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Fed starts policy meeting, rates seen on hold - 25, Jun 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve began a two-day policy meeting on Tuesday that was expected to end with benchmark interest rates on hold and little evidence the central bank is going to raise borrowing costs soon.
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BlackRock sees global slowdown worsening in 2009 - 25, Jun 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - BlackRock Inc's president said on Tuesday the money management firm is bracing for a "much bigger" global economic slowdown, but said financial market declines have created some of the best buying opportunities ever for fixed-income
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Circuit City may have several bidders: investor - 25, Jun 2008
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Retailer Circuit City Stores Inc has received buyout interest from several strategic and financial bidders, including movie-rental company Blockbuster Inc , and a sales agreement could be announced over the next month, an institutiona
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Market drops as data, UPS fan economic fears - 25, Jun 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Tuesday, on concerns about the economy after a report showed consumer confidence hit a 16-year low and as a profit warning from United Parcel Service stoked fears about corporate results.
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Internet-based care aids blood pressure control - 25, Jun 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Advice and medications delivered via the internet, along with home blood pressure (BP) monitoring, lets people with high blood pressure get their condition under control, researchers have report in this week's Journal of the Am
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Virgin Mobile offers $79.99 call plan; shares fall - 25, Jun 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Virgin Mobile USA on Tuesday unveiled an unlimited calling plan for $79.99 a month that undercuts similar offerings from larger rivals like AT&T by $20.
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Yahoo shares yo-yo with reports on Microsoft talks - 25, Jun 2008
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shares of Yahoo Inc rose as much as 11 percent on Tuesday, reversing earlier declines, after contradictory reports on whether buyout talks with Microsoft Corp were heating up again.
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Nokia buys Symbian, opens up smartphone software - 25, Jun 2008
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia will pay $410 million for the remaining shares in UK-based smartphone software maker Symbian and make its software royalty-free to other phone makers, in response to new rivals such as Google Inc .
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Frog species sprout claws on demand - 24, Jun 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At least 11 species of African frogs carry a built-in concealed weapon -- they can sprout claws on demand to fight off attackers, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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Venus Williams safely through - 24, Jun 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Defending women's champion Venus Williams overcame a shaky start to reach the Wimbledon second round with a 7-6 6-1 victory over British wildcard Naomi Cavaday on Tuesday.
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EU hails chance for pro-Europe government in Serbia - 24, Jun 2008
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union on Tuesday hailed an agreement between Serbia's Socialist and Democratic parties as a real chance to establish a pro-European government in the Balkan country.
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Divers find only death in sunken Philippine ferry - 24, Jun 2008
SIBUYAN ISLAND, Philippines (Reuters) - Divers found bodies in lifevests bobbing in airpockets of a giant sunken ferry in the Philippines on Tuesday, and an official said it would be a miracle if any of the hundreds of missing had survived.
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Olympic venue security bolstered by missile launchers - 24, Jun 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has bolstered its Olympic security effort by deploying a battery of surface-to-air missile launchers a kilometer south of the showpiece venues for the Beijing Games.
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Iran says EU sanctions could hurt nuclear diplomacy - 24, Jun 2008
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Tuesday new sanctions imposed on it by the European Union over its nuclear plans could hurt diplomatic efforts to resolve the row.
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Bomb kills 6 Iraqis, 4 Americans in Baghdad - 24, Jun 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A bomb killed 10 people including two U.S. government employees and two U.S. soldiers at a council meeting in the Baghdad stronghold of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Tuesday, officials said.
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Gaza truce shaken by rocket fire, killings in WBank - 24, Jun 2008
GAZA (Reuters) - Militants in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip fired several rockets into southern Israel on Tuesday, breaching a five-day-old ceasefire after Israeli troops killed two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
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McCain defends position switch on offshore oil - 24, Jun 2008
SANTA BARBARA, California (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain is defending his decision to switch position in favor of U.S. offshore oil drilling as he seeks votes in environmentally conscious California.
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Pressure mounts to call off Zimbabwe election - 24, Jun 2008
HARARE (Reuters) - African pressure mounted on Tuesday for President Robert Mugabe to call off a June 27 election after the U.N. Security Council issued an unprecedented condemnation of violence against opposition supporters.
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NYSE Euronext to buy stake in Doha exchange - 24, Jun 2008
PARIS/DUBAI (Reuters) - The state of Qatar has agreed to sell 25 percent of the Doha Securities Market to NYSE Euronext for $250 million in a bid to become the booming region's financial hub and extend global links.
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Dow Chemical sets new price hikes, cuts output - 24, Jun 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dow Chemical Co, the biggest U.S. chemicals manufacturer, said on Tuesday it will boost its prices by as much as 25 percent, institute freight surcharges and cut output of some products because of soaring energy prices.
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Home prices extend record slide in April: S&P - 24, Jun 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Home prices extended their record slide in April, with every top metropolitan area now posting annual losses and many showing double-digit declines, according to the Standard & Poor's/Case Shiller home price index report on Tuesda
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UPS shares at 4 1/2-year low after profit warning - 24, Jun 2008
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - United Parcel Service Inc shares fell 4.6 percent on Tuesday to their lowest point since late 2003, the morning after the world's largest package-delivery company cut its second-quarter profit outlook citing high fuel costs and a
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Matsushita seen sizing up OLED TV market - 24, Jun 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co is finalizing plans to mass-produce 37-inch organic light-emitting diode TVs in three years, aiming to overtake rivals in the next-generation flat-TV race, the Sankei Shimbun daily reported on T
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Nokia to buy Symbian - 24, Jun 2008
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia will pay $410 million for the remaining shares in UK-based Symbian and make its software royalty-free to boost phone sales and respond to new rivals such as Google.
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The Cure bring darkness, light to N.Y. concerts - 24, Jun 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - As any fan will tell you, there are two faces of the Cure.
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Tough economy might be good for broadcast TV - 24, Jun 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Broadcast TV has had a hard time catching a break this past year.
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Scerbatihs mixes politics and weightlifting - 24, Jun 2008
RIGA (Reuters) - Bursting out of his suit and barely fitting into a chair in Latvia's parliament, weightlifter Viktors Scerbatihs is a most distinctive politician.
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Norway's Pettersen aims to rebound at U.S. Open - 24, Jun 2008
EDINA, Minnesota (Reuters) - Although bitterly disappointed after squandering her title bid at the Wegmans LPGA on Sunday, Norway's Suzann Pettersen has high hopes for this week's U.S. Women's Open at Interlachen Country Club.
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Absences threaten Turkey's Euro dreams - 24, Jun 2008
BASEL (Reuters) - Turkey's bid to beat Germany and reach the final of Euro 2008 is in danger of being wrecked by injuries and suspensions.
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De La Hoya outlines plans to help his sport - 24, Jun 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Professional boxing has lost much of its luster in recent years and now is about to lose its most bankable attraction: "Golden Boy" Oscar De La Hoya has vowed to retire from the ring after one more fight this year.
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Rare grand slam for pitcher Hernandez in Mariners win - 24, Jun 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Felix Hernandez became the first American League pitcher to hit a grand slam home run in 37 years, his blast helping the Seattle Mariners record a 5-2 win over the New York Mets in interleague play on Monday.
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Mayor in Massachusetts city denies pregnancy "pact" - 24, Jun 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - The mayor of a Massachusetts city that drew attention for a spike in teenage pregnancies denied on Monday a media report that a group of girls entered a pact to become pregnant.
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Aide: plot to kill Ahmadinejad thwarted at U.N. meet - 24, Jun 2008
TEHRAN (Reuters) - An adviser of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said there was a plot to assassinate the Iranian president during a U.N. food crisis summit in Italy earlier this month, an Iranian daily reported on Tuesday.
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Divers find bodies in sunken Philippine ferry - 24, Jun 2008
SIBUYAN ISLAND, Philippines (Reuters) - Divers found ghostly white bodies floating head up inside a sunken passenger ferry in the central Philippines on Tuesday raising fears of a mass grave below the waves.
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Nuclear deal or early polls, India may learn soon - 24, Jun 2008
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's government and its communist allies meet on Wednesday over a civilian nuclear deal with the United States, in talks that could decide if the controversial energy pact or the ruling coalition survives.
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U.N. Security Council condemns Zimbabwe violence - 24, Jun 2008
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council unanimously agreed to take its first formal action on Zimbabwe by condemning violence against the opposition and ruling that a free and fair presidential run-off was impossible.
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Some AIG claims dismissed in Starr court battle - 24, Jun 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A judge has dismissed several claims made by American International Group Inc in its three-year battle to regain control of a block of its shares held by an investment fund once used mainly to compensate AIG executives.
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UK's BG makes hostile $13.1 billion Origin bid - 24, Jun 2008
PERTH (Reuters) - British gas producer BG Group launched a hostile $13.1 billion bid for Australia's Origin Energy, as it seeks to boost its position in Asia-Pacific's fast-growing gas market.
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Rio iron ore deal may sink BHP price plan: analysts - 24, Jun 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Miner BHP Billiton may be forced to scrap its plan to rewrite the way billions of dollars of iron ore are sold every year after rival Rio Tinto struck a benchmark deal with China, analysts said on Tuesday.
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Lone Star cleared of KEB unit price manipulation - 24, Jun 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean high court on Tuesday cleared U.S. private equity house Lone Star of manipulating the stock price of a former credit card unit of Korea Exchange Bank , rejecting an earlier ruling.
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Start-up sues Google over e-mail switching tool - 24, Jun 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc was named on Monday in a trade secrets lawsuit alleging that the company's business software unit copied a tiny start-up's tool for moving customers off of Microsoft software onto Google's.
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Leukemia pill may improve stroke treatment: study - 24, Jun 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A highly effective leukemia pill may reduce complications and boost the effectiveness of a treatment for the most common type of stroke, an international team of researchers said on Sunday.
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Supreme Court to decide Navy sonar appeal - 24, Jun 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday that it would hear a Bush administration appeal of a ruling that restricted the Navy's use of sonar off the southern California coast because the training exercises could harm endangered whales
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Frog species sprout claws on demand, study shows - 24, Jun 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At least 11 species of African frogs carry a built-in concealed weapon -- they can sprout claws on demand to fight off attackers, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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Baby crocs start chatting even before they hatch - 24, Jun 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Baby crocodiles start chatting to one another and to their mothers just before they hatch, perhaps signaling that it is time to be born, French researchers reported on Monday.
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Ellen DeGeneres, Rachael Ray share Emmy spotlight - 24, Jun 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Ellen DeGeneres and cooking-lifestyle guru Rachael Ray shared the Daytime Emmy spotlight on Friday as they split U.S. television's top two awards for entertainment talks shows.
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Nine gold medal winners in women's soccer squad - 24, Jun 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Nine players from the United States gold medal winning women's soccer team from four years ago have made the 18-strong squad for the Beijing Games, coach Pia Sundhage announced on Monday.
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Rich nations copy Venezuela's anti-gang music schools - 24, Jun 2008
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's youth orchestras and choirs have helped thousands of children resist thug life in some of South America's most violent slums, and now wealthy countries are lining up to emulate the system.
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Gatlin reopens fight against doping ban - 24, Jun 2008
PENSACOLA, Florida (Reuters) - Olympic 100 meters champion Justin Gatlin began another challenge on Monday against a doping ban in the hope of competing in this week's American trials for the Beijing Games.
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Kobe Bryant, LeBron James head Olympic basketball team - 24, Jun 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, the NBA’s Most Valuable Player and its leading scorer, headed the 12-man U.S. Olympic basketball team named on Monday for the Beijing Olympics.
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Federer banishes painful memories - 24, Jun 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Roger Federer returned to his favorite stamping ground at Wimbledon on Monday and banished painful memories to reach the second round.
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Evangelicals not locked in partisan embrace: Pew - 24, Jun 2008
DALLAS (Reuters) - American evangelicals remain more Republican than Democratic but are not locked tightly in the embrace of either party, according to a new survey released on Monday by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.
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Major cities can take climate change lead: study - 24, Jun 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - The world's major cities are also among the planet's worst polluters but they have the solutions to most of their problems at their fingertips, a leading environmental consultancy said on Monday.
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U.S. report shows gaps in European nuclear security - 24, Jun 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Air Force study saying most European military sites equipped with U.S. nuclear weapons fail to meet Pentagon security requirements has prompted calls for the removal of U.S. nuclear arms held in Germany.
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Floodwaters held at bay as cleanup starts - 24, Jun 2008
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Levees held on the Mississippi River on Monday in the worst Midwest floods in 15 years as residents tackled a slow, smelly and costly recovery from multibillion-dollar losses that may boost world food prices as an aftershock.
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EU states back new sanctions on Iran - 24, Jun 2008
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union states agreed on Monday to impose new sanctions against Iran, including an asset freeze on its biggest bank, over its refusal to meet demands to curb its nuclear program.
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George Carlin becomes first posthumous Mark Twain honoree - 24, Jun 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts said on Monday it would go ahead with plans to present its Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to the late George Carlin, making him the first comedian so honored posthumously.
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McCain adviser apologizes for September 11 comment - 24, Jun 2008
FRESNO, California (Reuters) - A top adviser to Republican presidential candidate John McCain apologized on Monday after he was quoted as saying a September 11-type attack before the November election would benefit McCain.
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U.S. says Iraqi forces still need American help - 24, Jun 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iraqi forces have improved but still cannot operate without significant help, according to a senior U.S. commander and two government reports on Monday.
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U.N. chief says Zimbabwe poll would lack legitimacy - 24, Jun 2008
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai took refuge in the Dutch embassy after pulling out of the presidential run-off vote, and U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said the poll would lack legitimacy if it went ahead.
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Obama's race a campaign issue: poll, interviews - 24, Jun 2008
PENSACOLA, Florida (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama's race will complicate his White House bid, Americans say in both interviews and a poll showing that nearly a third of them acknowledge feeling racial prejudice.
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Oil rises as supply worries outweigh Saudi boost - 24, Jun 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil rose on Monday as Nigerian supply disruptions and escalating tensions between Israel and Iran outweighed Saudi Arabia's pledge to raise output and keep markets well-supplied.
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Banks funding BCE takeover want concessions-sources - 24, Jun 2008
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Banks funding the planned $34.1 billion takeover of Canadian telecommunications company BCE Inc have asked for more significant economic concessions and have weighed altering or scuttling the deal, sources familiar with the situa
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Goldman cuts financials, admits goofed on upgrade - 24, Jun 2008
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs & Co strategists urged stock investors on Monday to "underweight" U.S. financial and consumer shares, admitting it was wrong when it upgraded both sectors just seven weeks ago.
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Citi cutting investment bank jobs this week: sources - 24, Jun 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc is cutting thousands of trading and investment banking jobs this week, part of previously reported plans to slash about 10 percent of its investment bank division, people familiar with the situation said on Monday.
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Broadcom's Samueli to plead guilty in backdating case - 24, Jun 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Broadcom Corp co-founder Henry Samueli is expected to plead guilty to making a materially false statement in a criminal backdating case filed on Monday, according to court documents.
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UPS slashes view on soaring fuel costs - 24, Jun 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Parcel Service Inc warned on Monday that second-quarter earnings would be below expectations, blaming high fuel prices and a sluggish U.S. economy.
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United Airlines to lay off 950 pilots - 24, Jun 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - UAL Corp, parent of United Airlines, said on Monday it plans to lay off 950 pilots as it prepares to cut domestic capacity to offset soaring fuel prices.
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GM to cut truck output, offer interest-free loans - 24, Jun 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp initiated a series of steps on Monday from cutting production of trucks to offering aggressive incentives to combat the drop in demand for large vehicles amid record-high gas prices.
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Dow and S&P end flat as financials weigh, UPS drops late - 24, Jun 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Dow and the S&P 500 ended effectively unchanged on Monday in thin trade as renewed concerns about the outlook for financial shares offset gains in energy stocks and news of a $4.4 billion takeover in the agricultural sector.
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Google's cell phone plans hit delays, Journal says - 24, Jun 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Mobile phones under development by Google Inc and its partners face slipping delivery schedules, with the first phones not likely to arrive until late 2008, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
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McCain calls for $300 million prize for car battery - 24, Jun 2008
FRESNO, California (Reuters) - Republican John McCain said on Monday if elected he would propose awarding a $300 million prize to the auto company that develops a next-generation car battery that weans America off oil.
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Networks join fight against "NYPD Blue" fine - 23, Jun 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - More than three years after it went off the air, "NYPD Blue" is still at the center of a battle over broadcast indecency.
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Spain lay ghosts to rest with victory over Italy - 23, Jun 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - It was not pretty but Spain finally managed to lay to rest the ghosts of their past failures by edging world champions Italy on penalties and clinching a place in the semi-finals of Euro 2008.
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Confident Federer breezes past Hrbaty - 23, Jun 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - World number one Roger Federer began his quest for a modern-era record sixth consecutive Wimbledon title with a 6-3 6-2 6-2 demolition of Slovakia's Dominik Hrbaty on Monday.
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Edgy comic George Carlin dies at 71 - 23, Jun 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs, dirty words and the demise of humanity, died of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital on Sunday. He was 71.
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