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  Hamas and Israel trade fire over Gaza AP - 2 hours, 16 minutes ago

  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Militants in Hamas-ruled Gaza bombarded southern Israel with rockets Thursday and Israel pounded back with air and ground fire, the latest spate of violence that has pushed peace efforts to the sidelines.

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  Ex-lawmaker charged in terror conspiracy AP - 2 hours, 19 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - A former congressman and delegate to the United Nations was indicted on charges of working for an alleged terrorist fundraising ring that sent more than $130,000 to an al-Qaida supporter who has threatened U.S. and international troops in Afghanistan.

• Time Warner links web prices with usage AP - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Time Warner Cable will experiment with a new pricing structure for high-speed Internet access later this year, charging customers based on how much data they download, a company spokesman said Wednesday.

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  Rolling Stones sign deal with Universal AP - 57 minutes ago

  LONDON - The Rolling Stones announced Thursday they have signed a deal to release the soundtrack to their Martin Scorsese-directed concert film through Universal Music Group.

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  Selig hopes to decide discipline soon AP - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago

  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - One day after testifying before Congress, baseball commissioner Bud Selig told owners he hopes to complete his review of the players and executives mentioned in the Mitchell Report by the start of spring training in mid-February.

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  Merrill takes $14.1 billion writedown Reuters - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merrill Lynch & Co Inc on Thursday said it took a $14.1 billion writedown and adjustments in the fourth quarter as bad subprime mortgage bets forced the brokerage to sell pieces of the company to foreign investors to raise capital.

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  BA flight makes emergency landing in London Reuters - 17 minutes ago

  LONDON (Reuters) - A British Airways plane on a flight from China made an emergency landing at London's Heathrow Airport on Thursday, officials said.

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  Police battle Kenyan protesters for second day Reuters - 35 minutes ago

  NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan police clashed with opposition members on Thursday in a second day of unrest over President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election, and the opposition said police had killed seven.

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  McCain holds steady lead in South Carolina: poll Reuters - Thu Jan 17, 1:06 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican John McCain holds a steady 7-point lead over rival Mike Huckabee in South Carolina two days before the state casts votes in an unpredictable presidential nominating race, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Thursday.

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  China urges U.S. help in blocking Taiwan vote Reuters - Thu Jan 17, 4:42 AM ET

  BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States stressed on Thursday that it opposes Taiwan plans to hold a referendum on U.N. membership, while China urged Washington to help oppose the vote that it calls a dangerous provocation.

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  USS Kitty Hawk "did not have approval to visit HK" Reuters - Thu Jan 17, 12:32 AM ET

  HONG KONG (Reuters) - The head of U.S. forces in the Pacific said on Thursday the USS Kitty Hawk, banned from entering Hong Kong in November, had not obtained final permission from China before setting off from its home base in Japan.

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  O.J. Simpson leaves jail after judge's lecture Reuters - Thu Jan 17, 2:49 AM ET

  LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - O.J. Simpson was freed from a Las Vegas jail on Wednesday evening, after spending five nights behind bars for trying to contact a defendant in an armed-robbery case that could send him to prison for life.

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  Afghanistan heading toward crisis, says opposition party Reuters - Thu Jan 17, 5:11 AM ET

  KABUL (Reuters) - Worsening security is pushing Afghanistan towards a crisis, the country's main opposition group said on Thursday, days after a deadly Taliban raid near the presidential palace.

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  Seven dead on second day of Kenya clashes: opposition chief AFP - 7 minutes ago

  NAIROBI (AFP) - Seven demonstrators were killed in Nairobi slums on Thursday in the second day of protests against the re-election of President Mwai Kibaki, opposition leader Raila Odinga said.

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  Australia sends ship to pick up whaling activists AFP - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago

  SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia sent a customs ship to pick up two anti-whaling activists held on board a Japanese whaler as Prime Minister Kevin Rudd moved Thursday to end a tense standoff in the Antarctic.

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  Greece announces PM's first visit to Turkey in 50 years AFP - 31 minutes ago

  ATHENS (AFP) - Greece announced on Thursday that Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis will make an official visit to Turkey later this month, the first such trip in almost 50 years.

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  British Council suspends work of two Russian offices AFP - 50 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - The British Council is suspending its operations in the Russian cities of Saint Petersburg and Yekaterinburg, its chief executive Martin Davidson said Thursday.

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  Parts of China's Yangtze at lowest level in 140 years: report AFP - Thu Jan 17, 4:18 AM ET

  BEIJING (AFP) - A severe drought has left parts of China's famed Yangtze river suffering their lowest water levels in at least 140 years, state media reported Thursday.

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  Gay men at greater risk from dangerous, drug-resistant 'superbug' AFP - Thu Jan 17, 1:37 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - Sexually active gay men are at much greater risk than heterosexuals of infection from a highly virulent bacteria that has proven resistant to most antibiotics, according to a new study released this week.

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  Merrill Lynch posts 7.8-billion-dollar 2007 yearly loss AFP - 28 minutes ago

  NEW YORK (AFP) - US financial services giant Merrill Lynch reported Thursday a 2007 net loss of 7.8 billion dollars amid heavy losses in financial products linked to the mortgage sector crunch.

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  US subprime lenders targeted blacks, poor: report AFP - Tue Jan 15, 3:14 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - US mortgage lenders targeted minorities and people with low incomes in recent years as the "best candidates" for subprime home loans, with devastating economic consequences, a report claimed Tuesday.

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  German experts crack Mona Lisa smile Reuters - Mon Jan 14, 11:33 AM ET

  BERLIN (Reuters) - German academics believe they have solved the centuries-old mystery behind the identity of the "Mona Lisa" in Leonardo da Vinci's famous portrait.

• New material pushes the boundary of blackness Reuters - Tue Jan 15, 11:23 PM ET

  CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers said on Tuesday they have made the darkest material on Earth, a substance so black it absorbs more than 99.9 percent of light.

• Drain on the Mediterranean: rising water usage The Christian Science Monitor - Tue Jan 15, 3:00 AM ET

  Taskupru, Turkey - Arif Karaoglu recalls the days when Lake Aksehir lapped at the foot of the village mosque and residents had to build high walls to protect their homes from flooding. Now, when he looks out across the landscape, he sees only a vast, sandy plateau. Until recently, a body of water three times the size of Washington, D.C., filled the plain.

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  For election 08, youth voter turnout swells The Christian Science Monitor - Wed Jan 16, 3:00 AM ET

  New York - If politically active 20-somethings have their way, 2008 is going to be their year. The "Millennials" have already shaken up primary races with surprisingly large turnouts.