Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

• Report: Portuguese ending probe of missing girl AP - 40 minutes ago

  LISBON, Portugal - Portuguese police are dropping their investigation into the disappearance of toddler Madeleine McCann due to a lack of evidence, media reported Tuesday.

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  Stocks head to lower open in 1st day of quarter AP - 1 minute ago

  NEW YORK - Wall Street appeared headed for a sluggish start to the third quarter Tuesday, hurt by ongoing concerns about the damage rising oil prices will do to the economy.

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  Scientists say ailing penguins signal sea problems AP - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - The dwindling march of the penguins is signaling that the world's oceans are in trouble, scientists now say. Penguins may be the tuxedo-clad version of a canary in the coal mine, with generally ailing populations from a combination of global warming, ocean oil pollution, depleted fisheries, and tourism and development, according to a new scientific review paper.

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  Britney house-hunting for bigger backyard, quiet AP - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - Court records show Britney Spears is house-hunting — preferably for something greener, quieter and with a bigger backyard.

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  Rays rough up Red Sox in a 5-4 win AP - 1 hour, 49 minutes ago

  The Tampa Bay Rays don't need to brawl to prove they are no longer pushovers. Avoiding a repeat of their benches-clearing skirmish June 5, the Rays and Red Sox squared off Monday night as the top two teams in the AL East. The surprising Rays held on to beat Boston 5-4 to increase their division lead to 1 1/2 games.

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  African summit seeks consensus on Zimbabwe Reuters - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago

  SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - An African Union summit on Tuesday tried to overcome divisions on how to deal with the re-election of President Robert Mugabe in a poll condemned around the world.

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  McCain focuses on trade in Colombia, Mexico trip Reuters - 24 minutes ago

  PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Trade, drugs and immigration will top the agenda of U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain during a visit to Colombia and Mexico this week designed to showcase his foreign policy experience over that of Democratic rival Barack Obama.

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  Obama fights back against questions on patriotism Reuters - Mon Jun 30, 5:35 PM ET

  INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (Reuters) - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama rejected questions about his patriotism on Monday even as he drew fire for a supporter's attack on Republican rival John McCain's military record.

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  Anwar launches counter-attack over sodomy cases Reuters - Tue Jul 1, 3:15 AM ET

  KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, accused of homosexual assault, planned to lead supporters to a police station on Tuesday to complain evidence was cooked up against him on similar charges a decade ago.

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  Israeli threats to Iran seen as bluff -- for now Reuters - 2 hours, 40 minutes ago

  BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israel seems content to keep Iran and the rest of the world guessing uneasily about whether and when it might attack the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities.

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  U.S. lawmakers decry Olympics after dissidents blocked Reuters - 39 minutes ago

  BEIJING (Reuters) - Two U.S. Congressmen on Tuesday urged President George W. Bush to rethink attending the Beijing Olympic Games after they were prevented from meeting Chinese human rights activists.

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  Portuguese police end Madeleine investigation: media Reuters - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago

  LISBON (Reuters) - Portuguese police have ended their investigation into the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann without finding sufficient evidence to charge anybody in the case, local media reported on Tuesday.

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  China, Dalai Lama's envoys resume talks Reuters - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago

  BEIJING (Reuters) - China resumed fence-mending talks with envoys of Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Tuesday in a move that could burnish its international image weeks before the Chinese capital hosts the Olympics.

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  Mugabe tells West to 'go hang' AFP - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago

  SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) - Robert Mugabe's spokesman told the West on Tuesday it can "go hang a thousand times" over its criticism of the Zimbabwean president's widely discredited reelection which has seen Washington push for UN sanctions.

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  Turkish ruling party on trial AFP - Tue Jul 1, 5:01 AM ET

  ANKARA (AFP) - Turkey's chief prosecutor laid out his arguments Tuesday to have the Islamist-rooted ruling party banned for seeking to undermine secularism in a landmark case before the country's highest court.

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  French EU presidency gets off to rocky start AFP - 38 minutes ago

  PARIS (AFP) - France's six-month stint at the helm of the EU got off to a rocky start Tuesday, with Poland plunging the bloc deeper into crisis and President Nicolas Sarkozy engaged in a bitter row with European trade chief Peter Mandelson.

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  US studios warn of 'de facto strike', actors want more talks AFP - Tue Jul 1, 2:48 AM ET

  LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Hollywood producers said Monday their industry was in a "de facto strike" as a deadline looked set to pass without a new deal with the main actors union, despite the union's call for more talks.

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  Smoking ban goes into effect in Dutch cafes AFP - Tue Jul 1, 2:14 AM ET

  THE HAGUE (AFP) - A smoking ban went into effect Tuesday in cafes, restaurants and bars across the Netherlands, as the country joins a growing list of European countries to tighten rules on tobacco use in public places.

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  Oil prices shoot above $142 after OPEC comments AFP - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices jumped beyond 142 dollars a barrel on Tuesday after the president of OPEC said there was uncertainty surrounding future investment in facilities to boost crude output.

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  UBS board bites on bullet of subprime drama, shares slump AFP - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago

  ZURICH (AFP) - The biggest Swiss bank UBS, reeling from huge subprime losses, slashed its chairman's powers and announced four boardroom changes on Tuesday, as its shares plunged to a record low point.

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  Accidental fungus leads to promising cancer drug Reuters - Sun Jun 29, 6:28 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A drug developed using nanotechnology and a fungus that contaminated a lab experiment may be broadly effective against a range of cancers, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday.

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  Some Black Republicans Torn About Voting for Obama or McCain U.S. News & World Report - Mon Jun 30, 4:44 PM ET

  When Michael Varner attended historically black Howard University, he tried his best to rejuvenate Howard's chapter of the College Republicans, but he was a party of one. He debated politics with his mostly African-American and Democratic classmates, candidly discussing his views on personal responsibility and limited government as reasons for aligning himself politically with the GOP.

• 8 Ways to Spot Skin Cancer Before It Kills U.S. News & World Report - Fri Jun 27, 2:58 PM ET

  When skin cancer is spotted early, it's almost always curable. For melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, the 5-year survival rate is 99 percent--if the tumor is spotted when it's nothing more than a spot on the skin, according to the American Cancer Society. But that survival rate plunges to 15 percent once the fast growing cancer has spread. I spoke with the president of the American Academy of Dermatology, William Hanke, about how to spot skin cancer before it spreads. Some of his advice: