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  FBI probe latest setback for beleaguered Detroit AP - 2 hours, 29 minutes ago

  DETROIT - Auto industry cutbacks, double-digit unemployment and one of the nation's highest home foreclosure rates have left Detroit with a dreary economic future.

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  Rescue video shows duped rebels, elated hostages AP - 2 hours, 40 minutes ago

  BOGOTA, Colombia - Colombian military intelligence agents posing as aid workers and a media crew flew to the jungle aboard a white helicopter, staging a mock humanitarian mission that rebels were told would ferry their hostages to another camp for talks on a prisoner swap.

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  Study: Orangutan populations declining sharply AP - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago

  BANGKOK, Thailand - Orangutan numbers have declined sharply on the only two islands where they still live in the wild and they could become the first great ape species to go extinct if urgent action isn't taken, a new study says.

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  Spitzer call girl drops 'Girls Gone Wild' lawsuit AP - 2 hours, 10 minutes ago

  MIAMI - The call girl involved in a scandal that brought down New York's former governor has dropped a lawsuit claiming "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis exploited her image and name on the Internet.

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  Williams sisters await another Wimbledon showdown AP - 56 minutes ago

  WIMBLEDON, England - Venus and Serena Williams have a busy schedule Saturday. First they'll be on opposite sides of the Centre Court net, each trying to beat the other for the Wimbledon singles title — their seventh all-in-the-family final at a Grand Slam tournament, but first since 2003.

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  Colombia shows rescue video Reuters - Fri Jul 4, 8:26 PM ET

  BOGOTA/PARIS (Reuters) - Colombia showed a video on Friday of the rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages where their anger turned to ecstasy as theater-trained military agents duped and overpowered leftist rebels.

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  Several thousand anti-G8 protesters rally in Japan Reuters - 1 hour, 44 minutes ago

  SAPPORO, Japan (Reuters) - Several thousand people rallied on Saturday on the streets of central Sapporo, Japan, to protest against a Group of Eight summit due to start next week at a luxury hotel a two-hour drive away.

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  Former Senator Jesse Helms dies at 86 Reuters - Fri Jul 4, 9:23 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jesse Helms, a die-hard anti-communist firebrand who championed a wide range of conservative causes in his 30 years in the U.S. Senate, died early on Friday, aged 86, his foundation said.

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  Lebanese leaders close to government deal: sources Reuters - 2 hours, 1 minute ago

  BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese leaders are close to a deal on the formation of a national unity government as stipulated in an agreement that ended the country's political crisis, political sources said on Saturday.

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  Firefighters hold line on two California wildfires Reuters - Fri Jul 4, 7:47 PM ET

  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Exhausted California firefighters worked on Friday to contain two wildfires threatening homes along the coast before sundown, when shifting winds were expected to give the blazes more power.

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  Obama mixes politics, holiday barbecue Reuters - Fri Jul 4, 4:57 PM ET

  BUTTE, Montana (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama mixed presidential politics with parades and barbecue on U.S. Independence Day on Friday, celebrating his daughter's birthday with a picnic and fireworks in Montana.

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  U.S. champion retains hot dog eating title Reuters - Fri Jul 4, 4:36 PM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. defending champion Joey Chestnut won the annual Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on Friday by downing 64 hot dogs in a competition that stretched into a first-ever overtime.

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  Big protest planned for Seoul against beef and Lee Reuters - Sat Jul 5, 12:42 AM ET

  SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean police said they expect about 35,000 to gather on Saturday for a protest against a U.S. beef import deal and the polices of the new president, whose government has faced a crisis due to the weeks of street rallies.

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  Betancourt has medical check-up after hostage ordeal AFP - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago

  PARIS (AFP) - Ingrid Betancourt checked in to a French hospital on Saturday for tests that should reveal any medical problems following her six years as a captive in the Colombian jungle.

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  Protesters rally ahead of G8 summit AFP - 58 minutes ago

  SAPPORO, Japan (AFP) - Thousands of farmers and activists from around the world demonstrated Saturday in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo ahead of next week's summit of the Group of Eight rich nations.

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  Iran says offers talks without nuclear freeze AFP - Sat Jul 5, 4:55 AM ET

  TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran is ready to negotiate with world powers on its nuclear programme but without suspending its controversial uranium enrichment work, a government spokesman said Saturday.

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  British police arrest suspect in double French murder inquiry AFP - 18 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - British police arrested a man on Saturday in connection with the murder of two French students found brutally stabbed to death in a burnt out London flat.

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  Hitler's head ripped off as new Berlin wax museum opens AFP - 49 minutes ago

  BERLIN (AFP) - A wax figure of Adolf Hitler had its head ripped off soon after the opening of a new branch of Madame Tussauds in Berlin on Saturday, police said.

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  Japanese sailor first to cross Pacific in wave-powered boat AFP - Sat Jul 5, 3:46 AM ET

  TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese sailor and environmentalist Kenichi Horie has completed a 110-day solo voyage across the Pacific Ocean in a boat propelled by wave power to claim another world first.

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  Just what the doctor ordered: Britain marks 60 years of the NHS AFP - Sat Jul 5, 3:41 AM ET

  LONDON (AFP) - Gordon Brown is trying to burnish his record on the 60th anniversary of Britain's National Health Service Saturday, but experts say the ploy could misfire as both he and it struggle to get off the sick list.

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  World must brace for oil beyond $150 Reuters - Fri Jul 4, 11:18 AM ET

  LONDON (Reuters) - Oil's meteoric rise since the start of the year to nearly $150 has distressed consumers and policy makers the world over, but the stark reality is prices are likely to rise higher still.

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  Obama wades into controversy with Iraq comments Reuters - Thu Jul 3, 6:34 PM ET

  FARGO, North Dakota (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama waded into controversy on Thursday over his plans to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq, first saying he might "refine" his views but later declaring his stance had remained unchanged for more than a year.

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  Fountain of youth? Red wine gives up secrets Reuters - Thu Jul 3, 12:52 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A compound in red wine may ward off a variety of medical conditions related to aging, providing heart benefits, stronger bones and preventing eye cataracts, researchers said on Thursday.