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  Stocks head for higher open on Wal-Mart sales AP - 43 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - U.S. stock futures turned higher Thursday after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported stronger-than-expected sales for June and Dow Chemical Co. said it would acquire rival specialty chemicals maker Rohm and Haas Co. in a deal worth more than $15 billion.

• US Airways will stop movies on domestic flights AP - 51 minutes ago

  TEMPE, Ariz. - Better bring a book on flights. US Airways says it will start removing in-flight entertainment systems on domestic flights in November to save about $10 million annually in fuel and other costs.

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  Yahoo opens search toolkit in quest for more ads AP - 56 minutes ago

  SAN FRANCISCO - Having fallen so far behind Google Inc. that it became a takeover target, Yahoo Inc. is banking on the creativity of other Web developers to help preserve its independence and regain ground in the lucrative Internet search advertising market.

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  Hospital: `Impossible' to see inside Jolie's room AP - 57 minutes ago

  PARIS - The hospital where Angelina Jolie will give birth says it has covered the windows of her room with a special material to prevent paparazzi from taking pictures of the actress and her partner, Brad Pitt.

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  Mark Mulder throws only 16 pitches in comeback AP - 58 minutes ago

  PHILADELPHIA - Cardinals left-hander Mark Mulder left his comeback start against the Philadelphia Phillies with more pain in his shoulder after throwing only 16 pitches and recording one out in the first inning on Wednesday night.

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  Iran tests more missiles, U.S. vows to defend allies Reuters - 1 hour, 20 minutes ago

  TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran tested more missiles in the Gulf on Thursday, state media said, and the United States pledged to defend its allies against any Iranian aggression.

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  Istanbul missions under guard following attack Reuters - 36 minutes ago

  ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Police detained four suspects and patrolled the high-walled perimeter of the U.S. consulate in Istanbul on Thursday, after a terror attack which in which 3 policemen and 3 gunmen were killed.

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  JonBenet parents cleared of murder Reuters - Wed Jul 9, 6:02 PM ET

  BOULDER, Colo. (Reuters) - New DNA tests have definitively cleared the parents of child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey of her unsolved murder almost 12 years ago, prosecutors said on Wednesday.

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  Jesse Jackson says Obama "talking down" to blacks Reuters - Wed Jul 9, 9:20 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson complained on Tuesday that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama can seem to be "talking down to black people" at times and should broaden his message.

• Rice: Russia should not worsen tension in Georgia Reuters - Thu Jul 10, 3:58 AM ET

  TBILISI (Reuters) - Russia should help resolve tension over Georgia's rebel regions instead of contributing to it, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday, and she urged an end to violence there.

• June home foreclosures up 53 percent Reuters - 2 hours, 53 minutes ago

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Home foreclosure filings jumped 53 percent in June from a year earlier, although they were down 3 percent from May, and foreclosures are expected to rise further, real estate data firm RealtyTrac said on Thursday.

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  India president to meet PM over confidence vote Reuters - 3 minutes ago

  NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's president will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday, with a confidence vote expected to be the main topic after the government's allies on the left withdrew support to protest against a nuclear deal with the United States.

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  California wildfire forces 10,000 to evacuate Reuters - Wed Jul 9, 7:54 PM ET

  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Authorities ordered more than 10,000 residents of Paradise, California, to leave their homes on Wednesday as a stubborn wildfire threatened to jump a river and spread into town where a blaze destroyed 74 homes in June.

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  Iran fires more missiles in war games AFP - 11 minutes ago

  TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran test-fired more weapons on Thursday as it continued war games, ignoring global concern over its launch of a broadside of missiles in the midst of efforts to end the nuclear crisis.

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  Pivotal NKorean nuclear disarmament talks set to resume AFP - Thu Jul 10, 3:58 AM ET

  BEIJING (AFP) - Talks on North Korea's nuclear programmes were set to resume on Thursday after a nine-month break, with the United States describing the latest round as pivotal in the long-running disarmament process.

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  Lebanon army boosts forces after deadly unrest AFP - 8 minutes ago

  TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AFP) - The Lebanese army boosted its forces in the northern city of Tripoli on Thursday to try to shore up a ceasefire after four people were killed in gunbattles between rival sectarian factions.

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  China detains 82 'terrorists' targeting Olympics: state media AFP - Thu Jul 10, 3:26 AM ET

  BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese police have this year detained 82 suspected terrorists in the nation's Muslim-populated far northwest who were planning to attack the Beijing Olympics, state media reported on Thursday.

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  Apple iPhone 3G makes international debut Friday AFP - Thu Jul 10, 2:17 AM ET

  SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - The iPhone 3G makes its international debut Friday in an eagerly-awaited launch expected to boost Apple's fortunes along with its share of the booming "smart phone" market.

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  Total chief says too risky to invest in Iran AFP - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - The head of French energy giant Total said in an interview published Thursday that it is too politically risky to invest in Iran, dealing a serious blow to the Islamic republic's key energy sector.

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  Bank of England holds rates as economy falters AFP - 34 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - The Bank of England decided on Thursday to hold its key short-term interest rate at 5 percent in the face of high inflation despite sliding economic growth and a housing market downturn.

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  Study shows value of food diary in losing weight Reuters - Tue Jul 8, 3:25 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Keeping a food diary -- a detailed account of what you eat and drink and the calories it packs -- is a powerful tool in helping people lose weight, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

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  Iran tests missiles, vows to hit back if attacked Reuters - Wed Jul 9, 7:15 AM ET

  TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran test-fired nine missiles on Wednesday and warned the United States and Israel it was ready to retaliate if they attacked the Islamic Republic over its disputed nuclear projects.

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  3 police and 3 gunmen killed at U.S. Istanbul mission Reuters - Wed Jul 9, 11:50 AM ET

  ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Three Turkish policemen and three gunmen were killed in an attack on the United States consulate in Istanbul on Wednesday, the city's governor said.