Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

• Study: Midwest has the worst drunken driving rates AP - 2 hours, 9 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - The upper Midwest has the worst drunken driving rates in the country, according to a government report that says 15 percent of adult drivers nationally report driving under the influence of alcohol in the previous year.

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  Yahoo profit rises, but Microsoft bid likely to stand pat AP - 2 hours, 11 minutes ago

  SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc.'s first-quarter performance was a little like Goldilocks' favorite soup — not too hot and not too cold, and that has set the table for a bitter battle over Microsoft Corp.'s bid to take over the Internet pioneer.

• Microsoft's Tellme launches BlackBerry voice search AP - 2 hours, 12 minutes ago

  SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp.'s Tellme subsidiary launched an application for the BlackBerry on Tuesday that lets people speak commands into their smart phones to search for businesses, look up movie times, check traffic and make other queries.

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  Marlee Matlin is eliminated from `Dancing With the Stars' AP - 7 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - For the third consecutive week, a last-place finish has led to elimination on "Dancing With the Stars."

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  Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks win NHL playoff series AP - 2 hours, 17 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - The Philadelphia Flyers and San Jose Sharks don't have much time to rest up for the NHL's conference semifinals, but at least they made it with Game-7 victories. Joffrey Lupul scored a power-play goal at 6:06 of overtime to give the Flyers a 3-2 win over the Capitals in Washington.

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  Clinton moves on after Pennsylvania win Reuters - 22 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton on Wednesday hoped for momentum from her decisive victory over Democratic rival Barack Obama in Pennsylvania to show she had the broad support to win the U.S. presidential election in November.

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  U.S. military says kills 15 gunmen in Baghdad Reuters - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. troops said on Wednesday they killed 15 gunmen overnight in Shi'ite areas of Baghdad where fighting has raged for weeks between militiamen loyal to Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and security forces.

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  Iran ready to discuss nuclear dispute: Ahmadinejad Reuters - Wed Apr 23, 5:39 AM ET

  TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran is ready to discuss its nuclear program with any country but will not yield to international pressure to halt the atomic work, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a rally on Wednesday.

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  Israel braces for fallout from U.S. spy case Reuters - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel was tightlipped on Wednesday over the arrest in the United States of an 84-year-old American suspected of providing it with U.S. military secrets in the 1980s, a new case that has opened old wounds.

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  WTO should pressure food exporters: Mandelson Reuters - 42 minutes ago

  TOKYO (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization (WTO) should push food-producing countries to maintain exports to prevent a worsening of the international food crisis, EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said on Wednesday.

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  Abbas to ask Bush to jump start peace plan Reuters - 21 minutes ago

  MADRID (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will call for urgent international action to jump start Middle East peace talks when he meets President George W. Bush this week, a senior Palestinian official said on Wednesday.

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  Australia to have unprecedented torch security Reuters - Wed Apr 23, 5:03 AM ET

  CANBERRA (Reuters) - Police began an unprecedented security crackdown in Australia's national capital on Wednesday to protect the Olympic flame from protests during the latest leg of the torch's troubled journey around the world.

• Bangladesh evacuates stranded workers from Iraq Reuters - 42 minutes ago

  DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh has begun evacuating thousands of stranded workers who were trafficked into war-ravaged Iraq by illegal manpower traders, officials said on Wednesday.

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  Clinton clinches key Pennsylvania primary AFP - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago

  PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (AFP) - A victorious Hillary Clinton has kept her White House quest alive, triumphing over Barack Obama in Pennsylvania's rancorous Democratic primary.

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  Call for unity govt in Zimbabwe as Mugabe wins first recount AFP - 2 hours, 21 minutes ago

  HARARE (AFP) - A unity government led by President Robert Mugabe may be the best way to break Zimbabwe's post-election deadlock, state media said Wednesday, as the first result from a recount of votes was declared.

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  KRouge leader appears in Cambodia genocide court AFP - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago

  PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Former Khmer Rouge head of state Khieu Samphan went before Cambodia's genocide tribunal for a pre-trial hearing Wednesday, where famed French lawyer Jacques Verges branded his detention "illegal."

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  Biodiversity loss will lead to sick world: experts AFP - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago

  SINGAPORE (AFP) - The world risks wiping out a new generation of antibiotics and cures for diseases if it fails to reverse the extinction of thousands of plant and animal species, experts warned Wednesday.

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  Mother's diet can help determine sex of child: study AFP - Wed Apr 23, 5:07 AM ET

  PARIS (AFP) - Oysters may excite the libido, but there is nothing like a hearty breakfast laced with sugar to boost a woman's chances of conceiving a son, according to a study released Wednesday.

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  Oil prices recede after surging close to $120 AFP - 27 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - Record-breaking oil prices fell on Wednesday after spiking near 120 dollars per barrel, as international concern mounted over soaring energy costs and the world's top producer appealed for calm.

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  UBS still faces risk from subprime crisis: CEO AFP - 39 minutes ago

  BASEL, Switzerland (AFP) - UBS, the biggest Swiss bank, warned on Wednesday that it still faced some risk from the US subprime crisis after wracking up losses exceeding 37 billion dollars (23.4 billion euros).

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  Skipping breakfast may mean your baby is a girl Reuters - Tue Apr 22, 7:05 PM ET

  LONDON (Reuters) - Women on low-calorie diets or who skip breakfast at the time of conception are more likely to give birth to girls than boys, British scientists said on Wednesday.

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  Florida moves to curb ocean sewage dumping Reuters - Tue Apr 22, 8:52 PM ET

  MIAMI (Reuters) - The sun-drenched beaches of southeast Florida lure tourists from all over the world. But few of them may realize that a torrent of human waste is dumped silently every day into the seemingly pristine waters offshore.

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  U.S. military says kills 15 gunmen in Baghdad Reuters - 2 hours, 58 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. forces said on Wednesday they had killed 15 gunmen overnight in Shi'ite areas of Baghdad, where fighting has raged for weeks between militiamen loyal to cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and security forces.