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  Police: Victim drunk during tiger attack AP - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago

  SAN FRANCISCO - One of the three victims of San Francisco Zoo tiger attack was intoxicated and admitted to yelling and waving at the animal while standing atop the railing of the big cat enclosure, police said in court documents filed Thursday.

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  Kenya opposition vows strikes, boycotts AP - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago

  NAIROBI, Kenya - Their protests weakened by a harsh police crackdown, Kenya's opposition said Friday it would turn to economic boycotts and strikes to keep up pressure against President Mwai Kibaki over his disputed re-election.

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  Directors, Hollywood studios reach deal AP - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - Hollywood directors reached a tentative contract deal Thursday with studios, a development that could turn up the pressure on striking writers to settle their 2-month-old walkout that has crippled the entertainment industry.

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  Lohan to work in morgue as punishment AP - 12 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - Lindsay Lohan is about to see dead people. The 21-year-old actress will soon be working at a morgue as part of her punishment for misdemeanor drunken driving, her attorney, Blair Berk, told a judge Thursday.

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  Sharapova struggles, wins in Australia AP - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago

  MELBOURNE, Australia - Maria Sharapova advanced to the fourth round of Australian Open tennis with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Elena Vesnina that was a lot harder than the score indicated.

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  Clinton holds narrow Nevada lead on Obama: poll Reuters - Fri Jan 18, 1:11 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Hillary Clinton holds a narrow 5-point lead on rival Barack Obama in Nevada on the eve of the state's presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Friday.

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  Bush to offer views on economic package Reuters - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush will offer ideas on Friday for shoring up the fragile U.S. economy, as he and the Democratic-led Congress move forward with talks on a plan to avert a recession.

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  Chess genius Bobby Fischer dies in Iceland Reuters - 48 minutes ago

  REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Bobby Fischer, America's first and only world chess champion who was once dubbed the "Mozart of Chess," has died in Iceland at the age of 64.

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  U.S. diplomat Nicholas Burns to step down: official Reuters - 9 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns, the number three U.S. diplomat, is expected to step down for personal reasons in an announcement to be made on Friday, a U.S. official said.

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  CIA links al Qaeda, allies to Bhutto attack: paper Reuters - Fri Jan 18, 2:17 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The CIA blames al Qaeda and allies of a Pakistani tribal leader for the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, CIA Director Michael Hayden said in a Washington Post interview published on Friday.

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  Kenya police disperse protesters for third day Reuters - 50 minutes ago

  NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan police killed a protester in the port of Mombasa, the opposition said, and a man died in ethnic violence in the southwest on Friday, the third day of demonstrations against President Mwai Kibaki's re-election.

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  Israel closes Gaza crossings, blocks aid shipments Reuters - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel tightened its closure of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Friday in response to cross-border rocket fire by militants, preventing even U.N. humanitarian supplies from getting in, officials said.

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  PETA founder held in India over bullfight protest Reuters - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago

  CHENNAI, India (Reuters) - Police arrested the head of the animal rights group PETA for a breach of public peace and insulting religious feelings while protesting against a bullfighting festival in south India, officials said on Friday.

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  Iran slams US sanctions drive, China backs dialogue AFP - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago

  BEIJING (AFP) - Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili on Friday criticised a US drive to impose sanctions over its atomic programme, and claimed support from Beijing ahead of crunch high-level talks next week.

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  Kenya opposition vows economic boycott after 'final' protests AFP - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago

  NAIROBI (AFP) - Kenya's opposition said Friday it would launch an economic boycott of companies linked to the government after staging a final day of protests over the disputed re-election of President Mwai Kibaki.

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  Thai court clears way for Thaksin allies to form govt AFP - 48 minutes ago

  BANGKOK (AFP) - Thailand's Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for allies of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra to form a government, rejecting legal challenges to their victory in last month's polls.

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  Indian court gives green light to world's cheapest car plant AFP - 2 hours, 21 minutes ago

  KOLKATA, India (AFP) - An Indian court gave the green light Friday to the controversial acquisition of land for a Tata Motor plant to build the world's cheapest car, the Nano.

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  New virus linked to rare but lethal skin cancer AFP - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - US researchers have discovered a new virus they believe may be linked to a rare but extremely lethal type of skin cancer, a study released Thursday said.

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  Putin clinches key European pipeline deal AFP - 33 minutes ago

  SOFIA (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin clinched a key pipeline deal with Bulgaria on Friday that strengthens Moscow's grip on European gas markets before issuing a stern warning about the future status of Kosovo.

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  Bush readies stimulus plan as economic woes deepen AFP - 2 hours, 47 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House prepared to unveil a stimulus plan Friday amid more grim economic news that has united lawmakers and the Federal Reserve chief on the need to revive flagging US growth.

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  Poodles, canaries, turtles blessed in Mexico Reuters - Thu Jan 17, 5:41 PM ET

  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A chihuahua in sunglasses, a tiny albino mouse and a turtle were among the animals lined up at Catholic churches across Mexico City on Thursday for an annual blessing to mark Saint Anthony the Abbott's feast day.

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  BA plane crash lands at London's Heathrow airport Reuters - Thu Jan 17, 12:49 PM ET

  LONDON (Reuters) - A British Airways plane crash-landed at London's Heathrow airport on Thursday, injuring 11 people and triggering an investigation as to why the Boeing 777 flying in from China landed short of the runway.

• Bush to offer views on economic package Reuters - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush will offer ideas on Friday for shoring up the fragile U.S. economy, as he and the Democratic-led Congress move forward with talks on a plan to avert a recession.

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  A rift over U.S. troop cuts in Iraq The Christian Science Monitor - Thu Jan 17, 3:00 AM ET

  Washington - President Bush has declared that the planned troop drawdown in Iraq is "on track," but within the Defense Department, signs of disagreement are emerging over how much further US forces can be cut later this year. At issue is how much of a drawdown is possible after the expected departure of five combat brigades from Iraq this summer.

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  Judge suspects CIA duped court in destroying tapes Reuters - Thu Jan 17, 5:23 PM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge deciding if the CIA should be held in contempt for destroying video tapes of interrogations of suspected Islamist militants said on Thursday he believed the court had been deceived by the agency.