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Japan approves economic sanctions against Iran - 5 Hours ago
TOKYO - Japan approved fresh economic sanctions against Iran on Friday after the United Nations asked Tokyo to tighten restrictions against Tehran over its controversial nuclear enrichment program, an
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NZ tycoon unwraps packaging ambitions with US deal - 4 Hours ago
In this photo taken Nov. 18, 2005, Graeme Hart smiles in Auckland, New Zealand. The reclusive New Zealand billionaire buying the U.S. maker of Hefty brand trash bags to create the world's second-biggest



US, SKorea to hold further naval drills - 4 Hours ago
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea and the United States will hold joint anti-submarine exercises in another show of force against North Korea, officials said Friday, as Pyongyang renewed threats against
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Thousands of trucks stuck in China traffic jam
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Gates visits US forces in southern Afghanistan
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Hurricane Earl rakes U.S. East Coast with wind, rain
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'Crocodile Dundee' To Return To US Amid Tax Fray
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Pakistan Taliban take responsibility for bombings
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Earl Weakens But Still Powerful As It Passes NC
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FBI: 6 Accused in Forced Labor of 400 Thai Workers - 5 Hours ago
Six recruiters were accused Thursday of luring 400 laborers from Thailand to the United States and forcing them to work, according to a federal indictment that the FBI called the largest human-trafficking
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Builders of NYC Mosque Face Financial Hurdles - 5 Hours ago
The developers planning to build a $100 million Islamic center near the World Trade Center site still have financial hurdles to clear: They haven't finished buying all the property they want for the project
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Chicago renters, condo buyers could get protections - 6 Hours ago
Daley proposal would increase conversion warning from 4 to 9 months Mayor Richard Daley addresses the media Thursday at Blackhawk Park. (William DeShazer, Chicago Tribune / September 2, 2010) X Text Size
 
>>   Politics/Law
Bush Economic Policy II: Obama Considering More Tax Cuts for Businesses, Even Though - 4 Hours ago
Among the options under consideration are a temporary payroll-tax holiday and a permanent extension of the now-expired research-and-development tax credit, which rewards companies that conduct research

US policy in spotlight as unemployment set to rise - 6 Hours ago
A fresh batch of US unemployment figures will on Friday provide Americans with a crucial litmus test for the sputtering economic recovery and President Barack Obama's policies. The Labor Department will
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Texas lawmaker admits mistake in scholarship scandal - 3 Hours ago
A veteran House representative from Texas said she made a mistake when she awarded charitable scholarships to her family members instead of students in her district. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
 
>>   Business
Goldcorp Trumps Eldoradoâ??s Bid for Andean Resources - 3 Hours ago
Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Goldcorp Inc., the second-biggest Canadian gold producer by market value, agreed to buy Andean Resources Ltd. for about C$3.6 billion ($3.4 billion) in cash and stock, trumping
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UPDATE 1-Oil slips ahead of U.S. jobs data, Hurricane Earl - 4 Hours ago
* Tropical storm Gaston weakens to depression in mid-Atlantic * Technicals: oil to cap rebound at $76.87 [ID:nSGE682007] * Coming Up: U.S. nonfarm payrolls for August; 1230 GMT (Updates prices) SINGAPORE,
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Nikkei inches up; caution before jobs data - 2 Hours ago
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average climbed 0.7 percent on Friday as more encouraging data reassured investors about the state of the global economic recovery and sparked short-covering. But gains
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>>   Finance
UPDATE 1-Leucadia seeks to prevent Fortescue fund raising - 7 Hours ago
* Says Fortescue's plans are in breach of 2006 funding deal * Fortescue: funding not reliant on outcome of legal process * Fortescue shares down 0.8 pct, underperform broad mkt (Updates with detail, statement,
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Oil Lingers Near $75 in Asia as Stock Markets Gain - 4 Hours ago
Oil prices lingered near $75 a barrel Friday in Asia, largely holding onto a big gain the day before as investors put a positive spin on U.S. economic reports and Asian stock markets rose. Benchmark oil

Most Asian stocks rise on improving US data - 7 Hours ago
TOKYO - Most Asian stock markets climbed Friday as investors took heart from improving U.S. housing and jobs data amid lingering worries over the pace of the global economic recovery. But gains were modest
 
>>   Sports
Davis defends his decision to criticize Crabtree - 4 Hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO -- Vernon Davis' frustrations with Michael Crabtree finally came to a boiling point, and the San Francisco 49ers' Pro Bowl tight end let his teammate have it - and for everyone to see. After

MVP Jackson leads Storm past Mercury in Game 1 - 5 Hours ago
SEATTLE -- Lauren Jackson had 23 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Seattle Storm to an 82-74 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Thursday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. Jackson, who
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Langford doesn't find missing earring - 4 Hours ago
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The search for the 2.5-carat diamond earring lost by Miami's Kendall Langford came up empty. 'I never found it,' Langford said following the Dolphins' 27-25 loss to the Cowboys on
 
>>   Industry
Official: 4 Miami airport concourses evacuated - 4 Hours ago
MIAMI -- A spokesman for Miami International Airport says four of its six concourses have been evacuated as a police bomb squad investigates a report of a suspicious item. Airport spokesman Greg Chin
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Villagers Flee as Indonesia Volcano Erupts Again - 4 Hours ago
SURBAKTI (Reuters) - An Indonesian volcano that lay dormant for 400 years erupted yet on Friday, shooting a mushroomed-shape plume of smoke 3 km (2 miles) into the air and prompting the second evacuation
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FOREX-Risk currencies firm, await U.S. jobs report - 5 Hours ago
5:00am BST * Yen near 15-yr high on dlr;Swissie near record peak vs euro * 1-week dlr/yen risk reversal puts premium on dollar calls * U.S. payrolls data in focus,median forecast of 100,000 fall By Hideyuki
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>>   Internet
CodePlex's Walli: No need to overhaul open source definition, licenses - 9 Hours ago
As long as Microsoft exists, there will be those who believe it's the KGB of the open source world, secretly doing everything it can to destroy the free software movement in general . Microsoft has made

VMware and Novell deliver SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware - 3 Hours ago
VMware and Novell have announced the general availability of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware, the first step in the companies' expanded partnership announced in June of 2010. The solution is designed
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Facebook To Add Remote Logout - 3 Hours ago
angry tapir writes "Facebook users will soon have a new way of knocking spammers out of legitimate accounts. The social-networking company is rolling out a new security feature that lets users see which
 
>>   Science
Chinese consider rival Potash bid - 3 Hours ago
Potash is mined in Canada and used in fertiliser production Chinese investors have approached a Canadian pension fund about a possible rival bid for the fertiliser giant Potash Corporation. Alberta Investment

Canadians See Red Over China Potash Takeover - 4 Hours ago
Realty is finally taking hold in the assessment of BHP Billitonâ??s (BHP) hostile takeover bid for Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (POT), the worldâ??s number one producer of the nutrient. Investors
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Celanese Announces Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Price Increases - 3 Hours ago
DALLAS -- Celanese Corporation, a leading global technology and specialty materials company and a North American leader in Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) polymers, announced that its subsidiary, Celanese
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>>   Entertainment
Fishburne's porn-star daughter avoiding dark side - 4 Hours ago
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Before summer began, no one had heard of Montana Fishburne. But the daughter of Oscar-nominated actor Laurence Fishburne, now the main guy on 'CSI,' was eager to make
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Vivid Entertainment: A new business model for porn - 4 Hours ago
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - If the new "Date Night" DVD had sold only 25,000 copies, there would have been hell to pay for studio executives. But for Steven Hirsch -- or anyone else in the adult entertainment
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Toronto film fest boss stays cool under pressure - 6 Hours ago
TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - The famously unflappable Cameron Bailey is looking a touch puzzled, and has for weeks. The Toronto International Film Festival co-director is standing in his Carlton Street
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>>   Technology
HP to Buy 3Par for $2.35 Billion as Dell Walks Away - 9 Hours ago
Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. agreed to buy 3Par Inc. for $2.35 billion, ending an 18-day bidding war with Dell Inc. for the maker of storage systems and stepping up its rivalry with EMC

HP wins 3Par for $2.4 billion - 5 Hours ago
Hewlett-Packard on Thursday officially won storage vendor 3Par after Dell declined to match a $33 a share, or $2.4 billion, bid. Dell's statementon the matter ended a wild bidding war that started at

Nokia seeks to tap the X-Factor - 2 Hours ago
Nokia is backing ITV's X Factor with a dedicated application and exclusive content, but it will take more then Auto Tune to make Ovi a Christmas number one. The X Factor application can be downloaded
 
>>   Health
Lack of sleep can hurt teen diets - 5 Hours ago
(Health.com) Teens who average fewer than eight hours of sleep on weeknights tend to eat more fatty foods and high-calorie snacks than their better-rested peers, according to the study, which was published

Wine clinics give reds a health check - 4 Hours ago
Johannes Pauw and his father Rik arrive at the Penfolds re-corking clinic at Sydney's Intercontinental Hotel filled with nerves and anticipation. Would they be walking out with the official nod to keep

Future of Genzyme / Isis Pharma's Cholesterol Drug Still Up in the Air - 3 Hours ago
EP Vantage submits: Few expected anything less than sterling phase III efficacy data for Genzyme ( GENZ ) and Isis Pharmaceuticalsâ?? ( ISIS ) cholesterol-lowering candidate, mipomersen, at the European
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>>   Culture
9/11 MUSEUM: Proposed mosque not only controversy - 3 Hours ago
NEW YORK - When the 9/11 museum opens in two years, its most poignant items will include two $2 bills, some cellphone bills, a 1993 "Welcome Back to the World Trade Center" mug and the contents of a woman's

Jitet Koestana: At the top of his art - 6 Hours ago
AM | People A | A | A | While others despair at the state of the planet today, cartoonist Jitet Koestana maintains a simple and positive approach. JP/Catriona Richards 'I am certain that if the laws of

Jonathan Yorba to lead San Francisco Mexican Museum - 6 Hours ago
Jonathan Yorba, a respected expert on Latino art and culture, will be the new CEO of the city's Mexican Museum, Mayor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday. Yorba, who is currently the arts and cultural affairs
 
>>   Top Stories
Kan-Ozawa election debate heats up - 10 Hours ago
Debates between the 2 candidates in the presidential election of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan are likely to heat up as their differences become clearer over key issues. Prime Minister Naoto Kan,
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Man's suicide after killing ex-partner - 18 Hours ago
Man's suicide after killing former partner in Bridgend Wendy Thomas was said to be a loving happy woman A nurse found dead at her Bridgend home was unlawfully killed by her former partner, a coroner has

Brown was maddening, says Blair - 9/1/2010
Mr Blair is to donate his reported 4m advance from his publishers to the Royal British Legion Tony Blair has reportedly described Gordon Brown as 'difficult, at times maddening' in his memoirs, being
 
>>   Media & Advertising
$A higher on China FX rumours - 7 Hours ago
AAP The Australian dollar was higher at noon on rumours China could diversify its foreign exchange reserves into commodity currencies. At 1200 AEST on Friday, the local unit was trading at $US0.9109/11,
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Sensex up 78 points in opening trade - 5 Hours ago
The Hindu Inreased buying by funds and retail investors drove the sensex up by 78 points trade in the opening trade on Friday. Cartoon by Satheesh Vellinezhi The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex
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Pernod Ricard results show worldwide sales of Jameson increased by 12% - 6 Hours ago
RUADHÁN Mac CORMAIC in Paris SALES OF Jameson Irish whiskey rose 12 per cent in the year to June 30th, making it one of the fastest-growing brands owned by global drinks giant Pernod Ricard. The multinational?s
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