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Twenty militants, Pakistani soldier killed in clashes
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AFP - Pakistani troops and helicopter gunships killed up to 20 militants near the Afghan border, officials said, hours after President Pervez Musharraf warned foreign rebels to leave the area or die.
Huggins, Two Former Assistants Get New Jobs
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AP - Bob Huggins led Cincinnati to 14 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, sometimes with the help of Mick Cronin and sometimes with Andy Kennedy. All three got new jobs within hours of each other Thursday.
Police Chief of Mexican Border City Resigns
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AP - The police chief of this embattled border city resigned after eight months on the job amid a rash of recent drug-related killings.
South Carolina Beats Shorthanded Bearcats
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AP - Tre' Kelley's nine-point outburst early in the second half and go-ahead basket in the final minute led South Carolina to a 65-62 victory Thursday night over a Cincinnati team that had two starters declared ineligible just hours before its NIT quarterfinal game.
Two Cincinnati Starters Ruled Ineligible
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AP - Two Cincinnati starters were ruled ineligible hours before Thursday night's NIT quarterfinals, the latest setback for a team that lost its coach before the season began and has been plagued with injuries.
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Hypersonic jet ready for launch
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A jet engine that could reduce flight times between London and Sydney to 2 hours is ready for launch in Australia.
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US stock futures fall; Adobe worries eyed
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Reuters - U.S. stock futures dipped on Thursday after design software maker Adobe Systems Inc. gave a disappointing outlook after hours.
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Agency: Welfare Education Program Failing
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AP - One group of welfare recipients worked at least 20 hours a week and agreed to take classes at the local community college.
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U.S. Ambassador Stranded by Chavez Rally
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AP - A raucus rally supporting leftist President Hugo Chavez stranded the U.S. ambassador and his delegation inside a social club for more than two hours Wednesday, officials said.
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Venezuela's Chavez Inspires Fierce Loyalty
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AP - His portraits hang in homes across Venezuela. Loyal "Chavistas" cheer him on during folksy speeches that last up to seven hours and end up in print for sale on street corners. Admirers often say he embodies the spirit of Simon Bolivar, South America's 19th century independence hero.
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Cingular to offer American Idol ringtones
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Reuters - Cingular Wireless, the No. 1 U.S. mobile carrier, said on Wednesday it would begin offering ringtones of live performances from "American Idol" made within 24 hours of the show's broadcast.
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Cingular to offer American Idol ringtones
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Reuters - Cingular Wireless, the No. 1 U.S. mobile carrier, said on Wednesday it would begin offering ringtones of live performances from "American Idol" made within 24 hours of the show's broadcast.
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Teacher sex case dropped
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Prosecutors in Ocala, Florida, dropped charges Tuesday against a former teacher accused of having sex with a 14-year-old middle school student. The decision, announced hours after a judge rejected a plea deal for Debra Lafave, means the victim won't have to testify.
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Prosecutors drop sex charges against teacher
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Prosecutors dropped charges Tuesday against a former Tampa, Florida, teacher accused of having sex with a 14-year-old middle school student. The decision, announced hours after a judge rejected a plea deal for Debra Lafave, means the victim won't have to testify.
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Six powers fail to agree clear strategy on Iranian nuclear crisis
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AFP - Top officials from Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States wrapped up more than four hours of talks on the Iranian nuclear crisis here but failed to agree on a clear strategy to coax Tehran into foregoing nuclear arms.
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As Many As 17 Killed in Nepal Violence
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AP - Communist rebels attacked an army patrol and a police post and booby-trapped a blocked highway, in escalating violence that claimed as many as 17 lives over 24 hours.
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Katrina Taught Aussies How to Handle Storm
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AP - The emergencies were startlingly similar: a huge, swirling storm bearing down on coastal areas with frightening inevitability. Within a few hours of the most powerful cyclone in decades hitting Australia's northeastern coast Monday, state and federal governments had declared a state of emergency, prepared Black Hawk helicopters to run rescue missions and announced cash payouts for victims.
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Donald Trump And Wife Welcome Baby Boy
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Andrea Moore - AHN Staff Reporter New York, NY (AHN) - Donald Trump and wife Melania are the proud parents of a baby boy. The name of the newest Trump has not been announced. Trump says the new mother was in labor for eight hours and both mother and baby are doing well. Trump, 59, has four...
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Good guys don't always finish last
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The Sporting News - Wait, who's that -- No. 16 in Dodger blue? The guy walking like Captain Ahab? Yes, it's catcher Pat Borders, that Pat Borders, World Series MVP. From 14 years ago. Borders is 42 and has played a whopping 295 games since 1996, which puts him even with Queen Elizabeth, a U.S. Congressman and portable heaters in Riyadh based on hours worked in the past decade.
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Arbitration Effort Fails in Germany
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AP - Arbitrators' efforts to help end a six-week strike by public workers in southwestern Germany failed Monday when negotiators rejected their proposal for solving the dispute over working hours.
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Red Sox-Yankees Rivalry Gets Late Start
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AP - The Yankees are just two hours up the road, but nowhere in sight.
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San Diego NCAA Arena Evacuated In Bomb Scare
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Julie Farby - AHN Staff Writer Los Angeles, California (AHN)—Hours before a first-round game in the national college basketball championship, police evacuated San Diego State University's Cox Arena when a bomb-sniffing dog signaled a possible problem at a hot dog stand. College spokesman...
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UK-Odd Summary
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Reuters - When it comes to sex and romance, ageing Canadian baby boomers spend a lot more time watching television or surfing the net, according to a new study. The survey by pollsters Ipsos Reid, commissioned by Pfizer Inc., the maker of Viagra, found that Canadians between the ages of 40 and 64 spend an average of 15 minutes a day on sex and romance, but can spend as much as five hours a day watching TV or surfing the Internet.
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Senate Passes $2.8 Trillion 2007 Budget
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AP - The Senate on Thursday passed an election-year budget plan without President Bush's tax cuts and Medicare curbs, hours after lifting the ceiling on the national debt to $9 trillion.
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UK-Odd Summary
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Reuters - When it comes to sex and romance, ageing Canadian baby boomers spend a lot more time watching television or surfing the net, according to a new study. The survey by pollsters Ipsos Reid, commissioned by Pfizer Inc., the maker of Viagra, found that Canadians between the ages of 40 and 64 spend an average of 15 minutes a day on sex and romance, but can spend as much as five hours a day watching TV or surfing the Internet.
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