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Nov 6, 2009, 07:28
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New Englander dies as U.S. meat recalled
A New Hampshire resident died and two others were hospitalized after consuming ground beef that may have been tainted by bacteria that can cause diarrhea, dehydration and kidney failure.
Nov 2, 2009, 17:32
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Wal-Mart announces second round of toy price cuts
Wal-Mart Stores Inc on Monday announced its second round of price cuts on toys as the world's biggest retailer backs up its intention to be the "price leader" this holiday shopping season.
Nov 2, 2009, 17:29
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Late rally lifts Yankees to brink of title
The New York Yankees scored three runs in the top of the ninth inning to forge a commanding 3-1 World Series lead with a 7-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies Sunday.
Nov 2, 2009, 17:26
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U.S. sees 10 million more H1N1 vaccine doses next week
Five drug companies are now increasing production of the vaccine for the H1N1 swine flu, and 10 million more doses are expected next week, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said on Saturday.
Nov 2, 2009, 17:23
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Madoff documents reveal incredulous, unfocused SEC
U.S. securities investigators raised repeated concern over how Bernard Madoff could be running an honest business, but never followed through on the many red flags they uncovered.
Nov 2, 2009, 17:19
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Delaware beats Switzerland as most secretive financial center
Move over Switzerland. The tiny state of Delaware beats the Alpine country in a contest for the most secretive financial jurisdiction, a tax justice rights group said on Saturday.
Nov 2, 2009, 17:16
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Canadian police arrest two men sought by FBI
Two men sought by the FBI and linked to a Detroit Muslim leader killed by U.S. authorities were arrested in Windsor, Ontario on Saturday, Canadian police said.
Nov 2, 2009, 17:14
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Middle East
Arab states "disappointed" with U.S.-Israeli talks
Arab states are deeply disappointed that U.S.-Israeli talks last week failed to produce greater pressure for a freeze on settlement-building, Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa said on Monday.
Nov 2, 2009, 17:07
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Sri Lanka says U.S. trying to quiz top military official
Sri Lanka said on Monday it had demanded Washington drop an attempt to question its top military official over possible human rights violations in the last phase of the country's 25-year civil war.
Nov 2, 2009, 17:05
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China slams U.S. for sending Uighurs to Palau
China lashed out at the United States on Monday after the Obama administration sent six Uighur Chinese detainees from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay to the Pacific island nation of Palau.
Nov 2, 2009, 17:04
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Civilian deaths in Iraq jump higher in October
The number of civilians killed by violence in Iraq jumped higher in October after two huge suicide bombings in Baghdad while the two U.S. soldiers killed in combat in October was the lowest monthly number this year, data showed.
Nov 2, 2009, 17:02
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Crisis has not halted migration hope of poor: Gallup
The global economic recession has not curbed the desire of the world's poor to seek a better future by migrating, Gallup Inc. said on Monday after carrying out a worldwide poll.
Nov 2, 2009, 16:51
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Europe
Climate tops Brussels' agenda for EU-US summit
Climate change will feature heavily at an EU-US summit on Tuesday (3 November) as Brussels and Washington each try to find out what the other side is going to bring to the global negotiating table next month.
Nov 2, 2009, 16:47
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Karadzic boycotts war crime court again
Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will appear before the Yugoslavia war crimes tribunal where he is charged with genocide, but only to argue for more time to prepare his defense, his advisers said Monday.
Nov 2, 2009, 15:11
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Housing risks still lurk even as buyers return
On the surface, a glimmer of confidence is returning to the battered U.S. housing market, after more than three years of gut-wrenching defaults, price slumps and foreclosures.
Oct 12, 2009, 16:55
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A Nobel first: economics prize goes to a woman
A U.S. academic who proved that communities can trump state control and corporations became the first woman to win the Nobel prize in economics on Monday, sharing it with an expert on conflict resolution.
Oct 12, 2009, 16:53
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T-Mobile Sidekick U.S. users face personal data loss
Users of Microsoft Corp's Sidekick mobile phone may have permanently lost data such as contacts, photos and calendar entries due to the failure of a Microsoft server computer.
Oct 12, 2009, 16:51
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Worst of the U.S. recession over: survey
The worst U.S. recession since the Great Depression has ended, but weak household spending as the labor market struggles to create jobs will slow the pace of the economy's recovery, according to a survey released on Monday.
Oct 12, 2009, 16:45
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U.S. arrests suspected 1968 Pan Am flight hijacker
A man wanted in connection with the hijacking of a Pan Am flight to Cuba nearly 41 years ago was arrested in New York on Sunday, a Justice Department official said.
Oct 12, 2009, 16:43
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Senator: Obama should get Pentagon support on gays
A leading U.S. Senate Democrat said on Sunday he expects President Barack Obama to keep a renewed vow to end discrimination against gays in the military, but that Obama should do so with the support of the Pentagon.
Oct 12, 2009, 16:41
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Small U.S. firms face credit squeeze as crisis drags
Small companies create more than half of America's jobs, but the entrepreneurs who drive this part of the economy continue to complain that access to credit two years into the recession remains scarce.
Oct 12, 2009, 16:34
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Battle over Chrysler plays out in Wisconsin town
The auto boom came fast to this harbor town on Lake Michigan where Ramblers first rolled off the line a century ago.
Oct 12, 2009, 16:32
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Emails, Wall Street crisis key in Bear Stearns trial
When two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers go on trial on Tuesday on charges they misled investors over risky securities, their attorneys may have to fight a perception that Wall Street is in the dock over the financial crisis.
Oct 12, 2009, 16:30
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Asia
Suicide bomber kills 41 near Pakistan's Swat
A suicide bomber killed 41 people in an attack on a Pakistani military convoy passing through a market on Monday as the Taliban claimed responsibility for a weekend raid on the army's headquarters.
Oct 12, 2009, 16:27
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Asia
North Korea missile tests puzzle outside world
North Korea test-fired short-range missiles on Monday, South Korean media reported, sparking consternation just as the reclusive state had been signaling to the outside world it might return to nuclear talks.
Oct 12, 2009, 16:25
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Advancing Marines test new Afghan war doctrine
Winning ground is one thing. Convincing Afghan villagers you will not leave, abandoning them to a vengeful Taliban, is a bigger challenge for U.S. Marines advancing deep into southern Helmand province.
Oct 12, 2009, 16:23
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China sentences six to death over Xinjiang riots
A Chinese court in the restive far western region of Xinjiang on Monday sentenced six people to death for murder and other crimes committed during ethnic rioting in July in which almost 200 people died.
Oct 12, 2009, 16:21
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United Kingdom
UK halts business with Iran firms on nuclear fears
Britain froze business ties with an Iranian bank and state-run shipping firm Monday, citing fears that they were involved in helping the Islamic Republic to develop nuclear weapons.
Oct 12, 2009, 16:19
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Asia
Indonesia confirms two wanted militants killed
Indonesian police said on Monday that forensic tests had confirmed that two brothers accused of having a key role in deadly bombings on two luxury Jakarta hotels in July were killed in a raid last week.
Oct 12, 2009, 16:17
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Middle East
Israel not undermining al-Aqsa foundations: Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday blamed recent violence at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque on Arab "extremist elements" whom he said spread lies that Israel intended to dig under the holy site.
Oct 12, 2009, 16:14
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Africa
Kenyan police arrest American heading for Somalia
An American man has been arrested in northern Kenya while trying to enter an area of Somalia controlled by Islamist insurgents, police and residents said Monday.
Oct 12, 2009, 16:13
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Europe
Financial crisis testing EU's foundations, says Stiglitz
Nobel prize winner in economics, Joseph Stiglitz, says the financial crisis is forcing the EU to re-examine its cornerstone policy area – the single market.
Oct 12, 2009, 16:10
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Europe
Fancy lobby receptions suck, say Brussels politicians
If you are a lobbyist in Brussels and you want to win over a public official to your client's point of view on a new law, whatever you do, do not invite the politician to a fancy evening reception.
Oct 12, 2009, 16:03
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Czech Republic to table Klaus demand at EU summit
The Czech government on Monday indicated it intends to put an eleventh-hour demand by Czech President Vaclav Klaus concerning the Lisbon Treaty on the table of an EU summit at the end of this month.
Oct 12, 2009, 15:57
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