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  Scientists expose mystery behind northern lights AP - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Scientists have exposed some of the mystery behind the northern lights. On Thursday, NASA released findings that indicate magnetic explosions about one-third of the way to the moon cause the northern lights, or aurora borealis, to burst in spectacular shapes and colors, and dance across the sky.

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  Stocks head to a slightly lower open ahead of data AP - 33 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Wall Street headed for a slightly lower open Friday ahead of economic reports on durable goods, new home sales, and consumer sentiment.

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  China says has more people surfing the Web than US AP - Fri Jul 25, 2:43 AM ET

  BEIJING - China's booming Internet population has surpassed the United States to become the world's biggest, with 253 million people online despite government controls on Web use, according to government data reported Friday.

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  Police: Paparazzi, guards, fight at Jolie chateau AP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

  PARIS - It sounds like a scene from "Fight Club." French police say camouflaged paparazzi who got on to the grounds of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's chateau in southern France fought with the Hollywood couple's guards.

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  Brewers stay hot behind Braun and Hardy AP - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago

  No team in baseball is playing as well as the Milwaukee Brewers and no hitter is on a tear like Ryan Braun. The left fielder hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to cap his second straight four-hit game and Milwaukee won its eighth straight, 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night.

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  Obama says his foreign tour will reassure Americans Reuters - Fri Jul 25, 3:10 AM ET

  BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama hopes his visit to Europe and the Middle East will show U.S. voters that he is a safe pair of hands, the Democrat said in an interview on Friday.

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  Foreclosures rise 14 pct in Q2: RealtyTrac Reuters - Fri Jul 25, 5:08 AM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Home foreclosure filings rose 14 percent in the second quarter, the eighth consecutive quarterly climb, and more than doubled from the same period a year-earlier, real estate data firm RealtyTrac said on Friday.

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  Time running out for deadlocked trade talks: WTO Reuters - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago

  GENEVA (Reuters) - Deadlocked global trade talks will fail unless countries can find compromise in the coming hours, the chair of World Trade Organization negotiations warned on Friday.

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  Seven small blasts hit Indian IT city of Bangalore Reuters - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago

  BANGALORE, India (Reuters) - Seven small bombs exploded in quick succession across the south Indian IT city of Bangalore on Friday, killing a woman and wounding at least 15 people, police said.

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  Holed Qantas plane in emergency landing at Manila Reuters - Fri Jul 25, 4:45 AM ET

  MANILA (Reuters) - A Qantas Airways plane made an emergency landing in Manila on Friday after part of its undercarriage blew off, triggering a loss in cabin pressure during a flight from Hong Kong to Melbourne.

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  Pakistani PM expected to hear price of U.S. support Reuters - Fri Jul 25, 5:02 AM ET

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - New Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani can expect U.S. demands for action against militants in tribal lands on the Afghan border, along with usual statements of support, when he visits Washington next week.

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  Iran cleric says ultimatum won't help atom talks Reuters - 1 hour, 31 minutes ago

  TEHRAN (Reuters) - An influential Iranian cleric told the West on Friday an ultimatum would not help talks with Iran over its nuclear plans, after Washington told Tehran it had two weeks to respond to a package of nuclear incentives.

• Iraqi PM says troop withdrawal must satisfy all Reuters - 1 hour, 25 minutes ago

  CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Friday that any U.S. troop withdrawal would have to satisfy both parties and protect Iraq's sovereignty.

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  Obama heads for Paris after rapturous scenes in Berlin AFP - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago

  PARIS (AFP) - Barack Obama headed for Paris Friday on a European tour that saw 200,000 cheering fans turn out in Berlin to hear the US presidential hopeful call for the world to tear down walls of division and hate.

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  Qantas jumbo lands with 'gaping hole' in fuselage AFP - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago

  MANILA (AFP) - A Qantas Boeing 747 flying to Melbourne made an emergency landing in Manila on Friday after a dramatic mid-air rupture that punched a "gaping hole" in its fuselage, officials and passengers said.

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  Cyprus leaders set a date for peace negotiations AFP - 43 minutes ago

  NICOSIA (AFP) - Rival Cypriot leaders on Friday set September 3 as the date when they will begin direct negotiations on ending the island's 34-year-old division.

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  Police struggle to control Beijing Olympic ticket chaos AFP - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago

  BEIJING (AFP) - Police struggled on Friday to control surging crowds of more than 50,000 people desperate to grab the last Olympic tickets in Beijing, as a Hong Kong journalist trying to cover the chaos was detained.

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  Magnetic energy blasts make Northern Lights 'dance': NASA AFP - 2 hours, 54 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - Explosions of magnetic energy between Earth and the moon are behind the sparkles and wavy glows of the Northern Lights that color the night sky, NASA has said.

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  WTO talks face collapse AFP - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago

  GENEVA (AFP) - WTO head Pascal Lamy warned on Friday that talks on a global free-trade pact faced collapse as leading nations searched here for a way to break a seven-year log jam.

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  Japan's inflation hits fresh decade high AFP - Fri Jul 25, 3:48 AM ET

  TOKYO (AFP) - Worries about the health of Japan's economy mounted Friday as inflation hit a new decade high on soaring commodity costs, casting a pall over the outlook for consumer spending.

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  Arctic's oil could meet world demand for 3 years Reuters - Wed Jul 23, 5:41 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Arctic Circle holds an estimated 90 billion barrels of recoverable oil, enough supply to meet current world demand for almost three years, the U.S. Geological Survey forecast on Wednesday.

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  Obama presses Europe on Afghanistan in Berlin Reuters - Thu Jul 24, 4:15 PM ET

  BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama urged Europe to stand by the United States in stabilizing Afghanistan in a speech to over 200,000 in Berlin that stressed the need for unity in the face of new threats.

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  McCain camp cries foul The Christian Science Monitor - Thu Jul 24, 4:00 AM ET

  Washington - In a campaign week dominated by Barack Obama's trip abroad, the pro-John McCain camp has made headlines by complaining about coverage of Senator Obama's trip abroad.