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  Writers push for laws to maintain Internet freedom AP - 1 hour, 52 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - Writers are pushing for legislation to guarantee the Internet's status as an open forum for communication. Partic Verrone, the president of the Writers Guild of America, West, is scheduled to appear today before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee at a hearing entitled "The Future of the Internet."

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  Hawking: Unintelligent life is likely on other planets AP - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - Famed astrophysicist Stephen Hawking has been thinking a lot about the cosmic question, "Are we alone?" The answer is probably not, he says.

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  Streisand pulls out of Israel's 60th anniversary bash AP - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago

  JERUSALEM - Israel says Barbra Streisand has pulled out of a celebration of the country's 60th anniversary next month.

• Buddy wins 'beautiful bulldog' contest in Des Moines AP - 2 hours, 1 minute ago

  DES MOINES, Iowa - Buddy the bulldog is a sleeping beauty. The reddish brown male can usually be found sleeping on his back, his large tongue lolling out as he snores loudly. But the 3-year-old from Ankeny, Iowa, was wide-awake Monday while being crowned winner of the "Beautiful Bulldog" contest, held in downtown Des Moines. The contest was among events leading up to the Drake Relays, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious track and field competitions.

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  Carey Price's shutout advances Canadiens to Eastern semis AP - 2 hours, 4 minutes ago

  MONTREAL - Carey Price got his second shutout and Andrei Kostitsyn scored twice to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 5-0 win over the Boston Bruins on Monday night in the deciding game of their first-round playoff series.

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  Pennsylvania Democrats cast White House votes Reuters - 53 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in Pennsylvania make their choice on Tuesday in the presidential nominating race between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, with Clinton aiming for a big win to keep her flickering White House hopes alive.

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  Iraq PM criticizes neighbors for lack of support Reuters - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago

  KUWAIT (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki rebuked neighboring states on Tuesday for not doing enough to strengthen ties with Baghdad, write off Iraq's debts or stop militants entering the war-torn country.

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  Hamas readies final response to truce deal with Israel Reuters - 10 minutes ago

  GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas plans to give Egyptian mediators its final response on Thursday to a proposed truce with Israel, a Hamas official said on Tuesday.

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  U.S. officials enter North Korea for nuclear talks Reuters - Tue Apr 22, 5:18 AM ET

  SEOUL (Reuters) - A team of U.S. officials led by a State Department nuclear envoy entered North Korea on Tuesday to discuss Pyongyang's declaration of its nuclear activities under a six-country disarmament deal and how to verify the disclosure.

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  China condemns Paris honor to Dalai Lama Reuters - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago

  BEIJING (Reuters) - China condemned on Tuesday Paris's decision to make the Dalai Lama an honorary citizen, warning that the gesture had damaged ties with France just as both nations were seeking to ease bad blood over protests.

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  Counting begins in disputed Sudan census Reuters - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago

  KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Counting started on Tuesday in a census seen as a vital step towards holding democratic elections in Sudan after a landmark 2005 north-south peace deal.

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  Uganda rebels kidnap 350 people: Amnesty Reuters - 1 hour, 58 minutes ago

  KAMPALA (Reuters) - Congo, Sudan and Central African Republic must join forces to free more than 350 people kidnapped in recent weeks by Ugandan rebels, an international human rights group said on Tuesday.

• Japanese man gets death after youth crime debate Reuters - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago

  TOKYO (Reuters) - A man was sentenced to death by a Japanese court on Tuesday for killing a woman and her baby daughter when he was 18, a ruling that follows intense public debate in Japan over how severely young offenders should be punished.

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  Democrats vote in crucial Pennsylvania election AFP - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago

  PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (AFP) - Democrats in Pennsylvania choose between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in a bitterly-fought primary Tuesday that Clinton must win convincingly to rescue her trailing White House bid.

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  London summit to tackle food price 'tsunami' AFP - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - The UN food agency said the world faced a "silent tsunami" of soaring food prices ahead of a summit here Tuesday aimed at developing a plan to tackle a potential hunger crisis.

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  China defends Zimbabwe arms shipment headed for Angola AFP - 51 minutes ago

  JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - A Chinese ship loaded with arms intended for Zimbabwe was headed to Angola, the agent handling the ship said on Tuesday, as China defended the shipment against international criticism.

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  Airbus, Boeing sign accord to cut air traffic impact on environment AFP - 31 minutes ago

  GENEVA (AFP) - Rival aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing signed an agreement on Tuesday to work together to cut the impact of air traffic on the environment.

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  Sudan begins key census despite difficulties AFP - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago

  KHARTOUM (AFP) - Sudan on Tuesday shut down for its first census in 15 years, a milestone in the peace deal that ended Africa's longest civil war but clouded in dispute threatening to undermine the accord further.

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  Samsung chairman to step down after indictment AFP - 40 minutes ago

  SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea's most powerful businessman said Tuesday he is stepping down after 20 years at the helm of the Samsung group, following his indictment for tax evasion and breach of trust.

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  British bank RBS seeks record 12 billion pounds from shareholders AFP - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - The Royal Bank of Scotland announced on Tuesday a record share issue of almost 24 billion dollars to shore up its finances after huge subprime-related writedowns and the blockbuster takeover of Dutch giant ABN Amro.

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  Why Clinton needs to win big in Pennsylvania The Christian Science Monitor - Tue Apr 22, 4:00 AM ET

  UPPER ST. CLAIR, PA. - Once again, it's do-or- die time for Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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  World map of metabolism finds blood pressure clues Reuters - Sun Apr 20, 2:03 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers creating a map of human metabolism around the world have found compounds in urine that point to some surprising differences affecting blood pressure, based not on genes but on what people eat and their gut bacteria.

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  McCartney urges vegetarianism to fight climate ills Reuters - Mon Apr 21, 1:11 AM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Beatle Paul McCartney is urging the world to go vegetarian in a bid to fight global warming and is surprised more green groups don't promote it.