Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

• Exiles sail home to difficult future AP - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago

  ABOARD CAPTAIN 1 ON THE NILE RIVER, Sudan - Dozens of excited refugees leaned over the barge's railing as it glided up the Nile, marveling at the lush, green swamplands that had replaced the desert of northern Sudan. It was their first sign that they were nearing home.

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  Being overweight may raise cancer risk AP - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago

  LONDON - Being obese or even overweight may increase a person's risk of developing up to a dozen different types of cancer, European researchers report in a new study.

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  US stocks head for lower open AP - 1 minute ago

  NEW YORK - U.S. stocks headed for a moderately lower opening on Friday as investors awaited readings on consumer sentiment and industrial production.

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  Court extends Spears conservatorship AP - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - The court extended the conservatorship of Britney Spears on Thursday, and took actions intended to give her father and a lawyer access to money in the pop singer's trust to cover her needs.

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  Typo spurs erroneous Bonds drug reports AP - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago

  SAN FRANCISCO - A typo in court papers regarding Barry Bonds filed late Thursday by federal prosecutors touched off a brief tempest over the mistaken belief that he failed a drug test in November 2001, one month after breaking the home run record.

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  Sixth victim dies in Illinois college shooting Reuters - 28 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A sixth victim of a shooting spree at an Illinois university has died after black-clad man fired into a lecture hall packed with students before killing himself, the DeKalb County Coroner's office said on Friday.

• Democrats in standoff over Florida Reuters - Fri Feb 15, 2:16 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama battle to be the Democratic presidential nominee, the winner could be determined by primaries held weeks ago in Florida and Michigan, even though the party decided to ignore their results.

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  Serbian president Tadic vows to preserve Kosovo Reuters - 46 minutes ago

  BELGRADE (Reuters) - Boris Tadic was sworn in as president of Serbia on Friday, two days before Kosovo declares independence in Serbia's most traumatic moment since it was bombed by NATO in 1999 to end ethnic-cleansing in the province.

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  Kenya crisis talks seen shifting to constitution Reuters - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago

  NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kofi Annan, the mediator trying to end Kenya's violent post-election crisis, prepared to reveal a deal on Friday struck between the feuding parties that looked set to shift the dispute towards a battle over the constitution.

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  Hezbollah appoints successor to slain commander Reuters - 31 minutes ago

  BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah has appointed a successor to its senior guerrilla commander Imad Moughniyah who was assassinated in Syria this week, a Lebanese security source said on Friday.

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  Marines charged with rape of Japanese woman Reuters - Thu Feb 14, 10:59 PM ET

  TOKYO (Reuters) - Four U.S. Marines based in southwest Japan have been charged with raping a Japanese woman last October, a U.S. military spokesman said on Friday, days after the arrest of another Marine for suspected rape of a schoolgirl on the southern island of Okinawa.

• 22,000 died amid delayed Bayer drug recall: doctor Reuters - Thu Feb 14, 9:27 PM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The lives of 22,000 patients could have been saved if U.S. regulators had been quicker to remove a Bayer AG drug used to stem bleeding during open heart surgery, according to a medical researcher interviewed by CBS Television's 60 Minutes program.

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  Thousands protest against Philippines' Arroyo Reuters - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago

  MANILA (Reuters) - Thousands of people rallied in Manila on Friday calling for the resignation of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo over a corruption scandal.

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  Kosovo begins countdown to independence AFP - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago

  PRISTINA, Serbia (AFP) - Kosovo began its long-awaited final countdown to statehood on Friday, with Prime Minister Hashim Thaci poised to confirm Sunday as the day it will declare independence from Serbia.

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  Shooting toll at US university rises to seven as portrait of gunman emerges AFP - 9 minutes ago

  CHICAGO (AFP) - Authorities investigated Friday what drove a former student to coldly spray a university lecture hall with bullets, killing six people and wounding 15 before turning a gun on himself.

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  Annan to outline Kenya deal AFP - 56 minutes ago

  NAIROBI (AFP) - Former UN chief Kofi Annan was on Friday to reveal details of a deal agreed by Kenya's rival parties to pull the country out of deadly turmoil, but more tough negotiations lay ahead.

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  Business chiefs vow to lead fight against global warming AFP - 2 hours, 23 minutes ago

  TOKYO (AFP) - Some of the world's top companies vowed Friday to step up their efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, saying governments were failing to show sufficient leadership in the fight against global warming.

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  Strokes cause brain damage in three minutes, report scientists AFP - Fri Feb 15, 3:21 AM ET

  VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) - Strokes cause brain damage within three minutes, scientists reported Thursday, casting doubt on the common public perception that all strokes can be medically treated within three hours.

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  Kremlin favourite urges reduced state role in the economy AFP - Fri Feb 15, 3:08 AM ET

  KRASNOYARSK, Russia (AFP) - The overwhelming favourite to win Russia's presidential election on March 2, Dmitry Medvedev, on Friday called for a lowering of state interference in the Russian economy.

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  British Airways, Virgin Atlantic to pay compensation over price collusion AFP - 14 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - British Airways and Virgin Atlantic are to pay a combined 200 million dollars (136.2 million euros) in compensation to millions of passengers for colluding over fuel surcharges on tickets, lawyers said on Friday.

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  Yahoo CEO woos stockholders amid talks with News Corp AFP - Thu Feb 14, 2:40 AM ET

  NEW YORK (AFP) - Yahoo is reportedly exploring an alliance with Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate News Corp. in an effort to stave off or possibly to push up the cost of a takeover by Microsoft.

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  Eviction can come suddenly for renters in U.S. Reuters - Wed Feb 13, 7:05 PM ET

  SEATTLE (Reuters) - As the U.S. mortgage crisis forces more properties into foreclosure, even renters are feeling the pain.

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  US military accused of harboring fundamentalism AFP - Thu Feb 14, 9:04 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - Since his last combat deployment in Iraq, Jeremy Hall has had a rough time, getting shoved and threatened by his fellow soldiers. The trouble started there when he would not pray in the mess hall.

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  Genes that conquered cold blamed for fat Reuters - Thu Feb 14, 8:32 PM ET

  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Genes that helped early humans adapt to cold climates may be driving metabolism-related diseases such as obesity or diabetes in many countries, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.

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  Romney endorses McCain as Clinton raps Obama Reuters - Thu Feb 14, 6:40 PM ET

  BOSTON (Reuters) - Former Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney endorsed erstwhile rival John McCain on Thursday and urged Republicans to unite behind him in a gesture that could help McCain with disgruntled conservatives.