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Family, admirers lay Helms to rest
Hundreds of other mourners paid their respects Tuesday at the funeral of former Sen. Jesse Helms, a five-term Republican who ...


Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:04:33 GMT

Report: Golden Gate suicide barrier would cost up to $50M
A new report says installing a suicide barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge would alter the view and cost as much as $50 million.


Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:38:30 GMT

Dead doctors used in Medicare scams
Sellers of wheelchairs, drugs and other medical supplies collected as much as $93 million in fraudulent Medicare claims based ...


Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:01:30 GMT

University: Iowa floods caused more than $230M in damage
University of Iowa officials on Tuesday more than tripled their estimated cost for flood damage at the campus, with the tab now ...


Publ.Date : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:17:05 GMT

Officials: Schools should teach teens about abuse
Schools should educate teenagers and even children as young as 11 about abusive dating situations, say teen health and safety ...


Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:25:21 GMT

Police: Food gifts to Tx. officers may have been drug-laced
Authorities in Texas are investigating whether treats dropped off at police departments contained illegal drugs, and they believe ...


Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:03:02 GMT

Smuggled ancient treasure returning to Colombia
Federal authorities in Miami have recovered a treasure trove of pre-Columbian gold, artifacts and emeralds, and plan to return ...


Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:57:54 GMT

New heatwave threatens to give Calif. fires new life
Firefighters faced worsening weather conditions Tuesday that pushed flames across firebreaks in parts of California and chased ...


Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:56:29 GMT

Family to sue psych ward for $25M in watched-death case
The daughter of a woman who died unnoticed on the floor of a hospital psychiatric unit called for criminal prosecution of the ...


Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:56:14 GMT

Woman avoids charges in granddaughter's shooting death
Officials in South Carolina say they won't file charges against a woman whose 4-year-old granddaughter grabbed her gun and accidentally ...


Publ.Date : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:06:41 GMT

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Hurricane Bertha weakens in Atlantic
MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Bertha weakened rapidly as it headed in the direction of Bermuda on Tuesday, just a day after suddenly burgeoning into the first major hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic storm season, forecasters said.


Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:24:41 -0400

Condit's slander suit over Chandra Levy dismissed
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday dismissed a slander lawsuit filed by former Congressman Gary Condit against journalist Dominick Dunne stemming from the 2001 disappearance of a government intern linked to Condit.


Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:38:07 -0400

California limits power grid work amid heat wave
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The California Independent System Operator on Tuesday issued an alert to the state's investor-owned utilities to restrict maintenance on power plants and transmission lines until late Tuesday night.


Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:40:15 -0400

Chicago Tribune says it will cut 80 jobs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Chicago Tribune told staff on Tuesday that it will cut 80 of its 578 newsroom jobs by the end of August, joining other Tribune newspapers that are laying off staff and trimming the size of their papers as they try to save money, according to a report on the paper's website.


Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:23:19 -0400

Judge warns against delay for Guantanamo cases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge said on Tuesday he would be concerned and suspicious if the Bush administration delayed cases brought by Guantanamo Bay prisoners seeking their release.


Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:05:32 -0400

Global investor John Templeton dies at age 95
BOSTON (Reuters) - John Templeton, a pioneering mutual fund manager, global investor and billionaire philanthropist, died of pneumonia in a hospital in the Bahamas on Tuesday, a spokeswoman at his foundation said. He was 95.


Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:26:04 -0400

Medicare changes don't affect cancer care: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation that cut fees doctors receive for giving chemotherapy to Medicare patients has not affected care so far, researchers reported on Tuesday.


Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:21:55 -0400

Cancer death rate drop tied to education levels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Declines in death rates from the four leading types of cancer in the United States since the early 1990s have been driven largely by progress among college-educated men and women, researchers said on Tuesday.


Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:09:23 -0400

Nevada brothel offers customers gas rebate
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Nevada brothel is trying to stimulate business by offering free gasoline.


Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:13:13 -0400

Economic gloom leads to cuts in ad forecast
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Another closely watched U.S. advertising forecast was cut on Tuesday, the second in as many weeks, in a signal that the industry has begun to buckle under the weight of a slumping economy.


Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:05:42 -0400

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Iraq official: U.S. could be out by 2011
A deadline should be set for the withdrawal of U.S. and allied forces from Iraq, and the pullout could be done as soon as 2011, an Iraqi government spokesman said Tuesday.


Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:57:26 EDT

At least 46 die when truck plunges 650 feet
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Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:55:13 EDT

U.S.-Czech missile deal raises Russian ire
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice signed a deal Tuesday for the United States to place radar units for its missile defense system in the Czech Republic.


Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:53:35 EDT

Iranian military warns U.S., Israel against attack
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Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:52:59 EDT

G8 leaders warn Iran and Zimbabwe
The leaders of the Group of Eight nations Tuesday expressed "grave concern" about Zimbabwe's election crisis and said they may seek financial actions against those involved in election-related violence.


Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:06:51 EDT

White House apologizes for insult to Berlusconi
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Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:39:28 EDT

Pakistan police arrest 4 bomb suspects
Karachi police have detained four suspects in connection with a series of blasts that injured dozens of people in the city's Pashto neighborhoods, a senior police officer told CNN on Tuesday.


Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:07:34 EDT

U.S. aircraft carrier moves for Afghan mission
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has moved from the Persian Gulf into the Gulf of Oman so its warplanes can fly missions over Afghanistan, where attacks have been rising, the U.S. military said Tuesday.


Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:04:34 EDT

Berlusconi rivals rally support against new law
Italian opposition parties are planning to demonstrate Tuesday against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's attempt to pass legislation that critics say would protect him in an ongoing court case.


Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:50:39 EDT

Obama, McCain battle for Latino voters
The fight for Hispanic voters takes center stage Tuesday as John McCain and Barack Obama both speak separately in Washington to the League of United Latin American Citizens.


Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:24:53 EDT

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EU launches school fruit campaign
The European Commission wants to give free fruit and vegetables to Europe's schools in a bid to curb child obesity.
Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:43:28 GMT

Russia warns over US-Czech shield
Russia says it will be forced to react with military means if US-Czech missile defence shield plans go ahead.
Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:19:36 GMT

EU includes aviation in CO2 curbs
The European Parliament backs a law to include aviation in the CO2 Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) for cutting greenhouse gases.
Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:54:21 GMT

G8 urged to do more for climate
Five of the biggest emerging economies urge the G8 to do more to combat climate change.
Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:10:22 GMT

Tablet stirs resurrection debate
An ancient tablet shows that the idea of a resurrected messiah originates in Jewish tradition, an Israeli academic argues.
Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:27:59 GMT

New US nuclear sanctions on Iran
The US puts new financial sanctions on Iranian firms and individuals said to be involved in its nuclear programme.
Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:31:33 GMT

Israel raids Nablus shopping mall
Israeli troops raid a popular shopping centre in the West Bank and order it closed for two years, linking it to Hamas militancy.
Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:05:57 GMT

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From our own correspondent Charles Wheeler
Sir Charles Wheeler has died, aged 85. He often wrote for FooC and explains here why he loved doing so.
Publ.Date : Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:45:46 GMT

Dhoni to miss Tests in Sri Lanka
Wicketkeeper Mahendra Dhoni opts out of India's Test series in Sri Lanka because of fatigue.
Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:37:31 GMT

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Man Gored, 4 Hurt in 2nd Day of Running of the Bulls
The running of the bulls through Pamplona on Tuesday left one man gored and four slightly injured during the annual San Fermin festival, the Spanish Red Cross said.
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Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:00:28 EST

Ahmadinejad: No War With U.S., Israel
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says there is no possibility of war with the U.S. or Israel, but predicts Israel will collapse without Iranian military action.
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Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:35:03 EST

Swedish Cops Baffled by Human Foot Found in Shoe
Human foot was found inside a shoe that washed up on a Swedish beach near one of the country's most popular tourist resorts, police said.
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Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:04:22 EST

Afghans Blame Kabul Bombing on 'Foreign Agency'
Afghanistan blamed a foreign intelligence agency Tuesday for the bombing of the Indian Embassy in Kabul, making a veiled but clear reference to its eastern neighbor, Pakistan.
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Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:04:12 EST

So. Korean Opposition to End Boycott Over U.S. Beef Imports
South Korea's opposition party will end its boycott of the legislature over resumed U.S. beef imports, an official said Tuesday.
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Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:17:44 EST

Desert Oasis: Oil Sheiks Plan 'Green' City
The United Arab Emirates won't run out of oil for about a century, but it's already committing billions to help wean the world off the very product that made it rich.
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Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:30:04 EST

Uranium Liquid Leak Reported in Southern France
Liquid containing traces of uranium leaked Tuesday at a nuclear site in southern France, and some of the solution ran into two rivers, France's nuclear safety agency said.
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Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:08:20 EST

Russia: Military Response If Missile Defense Accord Approved
Russia will be forced to make a military response if the U.S.-Czech missile defense agreement is ratified, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
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Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:21:19 EST

Mystery Liquid in Bottle Causes Tokyo Terrorism Scare
A plastic bottle filled with suspicious liquid left at a Tokyo subway station caused a Terrorism scare, after Japanese officials have been on high alert for the G-8 Summit, officials said.
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Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:57:20 EST

Hurricane Bertha May Sputter Out Before Bermuda
Tropical Storm Bertha has strengthened into a hurricane, making it the first one of the 2008 Atlantic season.
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Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:03:42 EST

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