Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

• China edges Americans for gold medal in gymnastics AP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

  BEIJING - China won its first Olympic gold medal in women's gymnastics, taking the most important title in its rivalry with the Americans. China finished with 188.9 points in the women's team final Wednesday, more than two points ahead of the Americans, who came in as world champions and with the sport's two best gymnasts.

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  Fire burns building at Apple HQ in California AP - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago

  CUPERTINO, Calif. - Firefighters have put out a blaze that burned for more than three hours at the headquarters of computer maker Apple.

• Best Buy becomes first independent iPhone retailer AP - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Best Buy Co. will start selling the iPhone on Sept. 7, becoming first U.S. chain to do so outside of Apple Inc.'s and AT&T Inc.'s own stores.

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  Isaac Hayes likely died of a stroke, sheriff's department said AP - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago

  MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Isaac Hayes apparently died of a stroke, officials with the sheriff's department said Tuesday.

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  Youkilis gives Red Sox wild 19-17 win over Rangers AP - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago

  BOSTON - In one of the wildest games of the season, Kevin Youkilis' go-ahead homer sent the Boston Red Sox to a 19-17 win after the Texas Rangers fought back from a 10-run first inning Tuesday night that included a pair of three-run homers by David Ortiz.

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  EU backs truce monitors for Georgia Reuters - 2 minutes ago

  MOSCOW/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union on Wednesday backed sending peacekeeping monitors to Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia to supervise a ceasefire between Russia and Georgia after days of heavy fighting.

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  Phelps becomes most successful Olympian ever Reuters - 29 minutes ago

  BEIJING (Reuters) - American swimmer Michael Phelps won two more golds on Wednesday to eclipse compatriots Mark Spitz and Carl Lewis and become the all-time most successful Olympian.

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  Mbeki leaves Zimbabwe without power-sharing deal Reuters - 2 hours, 54 minutes ago

  HARARE (Reuters) - South African President Thabo Mbeki left Zimbabwe on Wednesday after failing to secure a power-sharing deal between its main rivals during marathon talks, adding to doubts over chances of an agreement.

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  U.S. refuses Israel weapons to attack Iran: report Reuters - 20 minutes ago

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States has turned down Israeli requests for military hardware to help it prepare for a possible attack on Iranian nuclear facilities, a frontpage report in Israel's Haaretz newspaper said on Wednesday.

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  Lebanon bus stop bomb kills 18, including 9 soldiers Reuters - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago

  TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - A bomb killed at least 18 people, including nine soldiers, at a bus stop in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Wednesday, security sources said.

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  Pressure mounts, but Musharraf won't quit Reuters - Wed Aug 13, 5:20 AM ET

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pressure mounted on Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday to resign or face impeachment but aides rejected media speculation he was about to step down.

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  Israel clears troops who killed Reuters cameraman Reuters - 40 minutes ago

  LONDON (Reuters) - An Israeli tank crew who killed a Reuters cameraman and eight young bystanders in the Gaza Strip four months ago acted properly and will not face legal action, Israel's senior military lawyer has concluded.

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  American protesters taken away in Beijing Reuters - 2 hours, 44 minutes ago

  BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese security forces dragged away five U.S. pro-free Tibet protesters who blocked the entrance to a northern Beijing park on Wednesday, breaking up the latest demonstration on the sidelines of the 2008 Olympics.

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  Fragile Georgia-Russia peace holds after ceasefire AFP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

  TBILISI (AFP) - A fragile ceasefire in the Russia-Georgia conflict appeared to hold Wednesday, but Georgia's president accused Moscow of moving troops in violation of the truce.

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  Tsvangirai considers power-sharing talks AFP - 26 minutes ago

  HARARE (AFP) - South African President Thabo Mbeki left Harare on Wednesday for Angola after talks on Zimbabwe's political crisis broke up to allow the main opposition leader "time to consider" specific issues.

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  Bomb blast kills 14 in north Lebanon city AFP - 36 minutes ago

  TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AFP) - A bomb blast targeting Lebanese soldiers killed at least 14 people in the northern city of Tripoli on Wednesday just hours before a landmark visit by President Michel Sleiman to Syria.

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  Taking the pill 'can make women pick Mr. Wrong' AFP - 47 minutes ago

  PARIS (AFP) - Contraceptive pills taken by tens of millions of women around the world can disrupt the innate ability to sniff out a genetically compatible partner, a study released Wednesday has found.

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  Low risk of breast cancer return if treated: US study AFP - 58 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - The risk of patients treated for breast cancer seeing a recurrence of the disease within five years remains low, according to a new study by American scientists.

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  Japan on brink of recession as economy shrinks AFP - Wed Aug 13, 3:51 AM ET

  TOKYO (AFP) - Japan said Wednesday its economy contracted in the second quarter as falling exports and weak consumer spending sent Asia's largest economy hurtling toward its first recession in six years.

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  ING reports 28.0% profit fall, but beats analysts' forecast AFP - 54 minutes ago

  AMSTERDAM (AFP) - Dutch banking and insurance group ING reported on Wednesday a 28.8-percent fall in net profit for the second quarter, but performed far better than analysts' forecasts.

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  Want to live a long life? Run Reuters - Mon Aug 11, 9:18 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who want to live a long and healthy life might want to take up running. A study published on Monday shows middle-aged members of a runner's club were half as likely to die over a 20-year period as people who did not run.

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  Online social networking sites are hacker playgrounds AFP - Thu Aug 7, 10:36 PM ET

  LAS VEGAS (AFP) - Computer security researchers on Thursday warned that online social networking websites are playgrounds for hackers who can easily take advantage of people's trust.

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  Ancient big cat fossils found in South America AFP - Mon Aug 11, 10:27 PM ET

  CARACAS (AFP) - Venezuela has found the first fossils of an extinct scimitar cat -- of the saber-toothed cat genus -- in South America, during oil prospecting activities southeast of Caracas, paleontologists announced.