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• Pre-pregnancy diabetes tied to more birth defects AP - 57 minutes ago

  ATLANTA - Diabetic women who get pregnant are three to four times more likely to have a child with birth defects than other women, according to new government research.

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  US stocks head for higher open as oil prices slip AP - 57 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - U.S. stocks headed for a moderately higher open Wednesday a day after a whiplash rally left investors awaiting fresh economic and corporate reports to determine whether the run-up will continue.

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  Portugal to sell 500,000 of Intel's Classmate PCs AP - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago

  SEATTLE - Intel Corp.'s low-cost laptop initiative is set to get a boost Wednesday from Portugal's government, which is pledging to provide elementary school students with 500,000 computers based on the chipmaker's Classmate PC design.

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  Vegas police: Jerry Lewis cited for gun in luggage AP - 58 minutes ago

  LAS VEGAS - Police say they have confiscated a gun belonging to Jerry Lewis that was found in the 82-year-old entertainer's carryon bag as he prepared to fly to Detroit from Las Vegas.

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  Lackey nearly no-hits Red Sox in Angels' 6-2 win AP - 59 minutes ago

  BOSTON - John Lackey came within two outs of a no-hitter, pitching the Los Angeles Angels past the Boston Red Sox 6-2 Tuesday night on a big day for the AL West leaders.

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  Bush signs housing rescue plan into law Reuters - 46 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As home foreclosures rise and property values slump, U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday signed into law a rescue package that includes emergency backstops for mortgage financing companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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  Karadzic taken to The Hague to face genocide trial Reuters - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago

  THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was taken to a prison cell in The Hague on Wednesday to face trial at a U.N war crimes tribunal on charges of genocide during the 1992-95 Bosnia war.

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  U.S. combat deaths in Iraq plunge in July Reuters - 20 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The number of U.S. soldiers killed in combat in Iraq has dropped sharply in July and the monthly total is likely to be the lowest since the U.S.-led invasion of the country in 2003.

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  North Korea food crisis worst in a decade: U.N. Reuters - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago

  BEIJING (Reuters) - Parts of North Korea are experiencing their worst levels of hunger in nearly a decade, the U.N. World Food Program said on Wednesday as it called on donors to provide urgent assistance over the next few months.

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  Rice, Livni, Qurei meet as peace expectations ebb Reuters - Wed Jul 30, 12:55 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice holds a three-way meeting with the top Israeli and Palestinian peace negotiators on Wednesday amid dimming expectations that a comprehensive deal is possible this year.

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  U.S. confronts Pakistan on links to militants: report Reuters - Tue Jul 29, 11:29 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Central Intelligence Agency official traveled to Islamabad and confronted senior officials with evidence of ties between Pakistan's spy agency and militants operating in that country's tribal areas, the New York Times reported in Wednesday editions.

• U.S. lawyer goes on trial in Belarus for spying Reuters - 54 minutes ago

  MINSK (Reuters) - A U.S. lawyer went on trial behind closed doors in Belarus on Thursday charged with carrying forged documents, drug offences and industrial espionage -- offences that could carry up to seven years in prison.

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  More foreign fighters join Taliban in Afghanistan Reuters - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago

  KABUL (Reuters) - More foreign fighters are joining the ranks of Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan as militants increasingly cross the border from Pakistan to attack Afghan and Western troops, the Afghan Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

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  Karadzic sent to UN war crimes tribunal AFP - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago

  THE HAGUE (AFP) - Serbia handed over former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic to the UN war crimes court in The Hague on Wednesday to face genocide charges after more than a decade on the run.

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  China to censor Internet during Games: organisers AFP - Wed Jul 30, 5:18 AM ET

  BEIJING (AFP) - China plunged into another Olympic controversy on Wednesday as it announced that the thousands of foreign reporters covering the Games would have to endure Internet censorship.

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  Dismayed powers plea to salvage WTO talks AFP - 1 hour, 20 minutes ago

  GENEVA (AFP) - World trading powers appealed on Wednesday for efforts to salvage WTO proposals amid regret and emotion at the collapse of nine-day marathon talks, and warnings that the poorest countries will suffer.

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  New Alzheimer's drug 'could slow mental decline' AFP - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - Scientists in Britain have developed a drug which could represent a major breakthrough in treatment for people with Alzheimer's disease, they said Wednesday.

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  Soy reduces sperm count: study AFP - Tue Jul 29, 10:03 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - Eating or drinking a lot of products containing soy and isoflavones can result in reduced sperm count among men, a Harvard School of Public Health study has shown.

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  Bush signs massive housing bill AFP - 33 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President George W. Bush has signed an elaborate housing rescue plan designed to help thousands of homeowners avert foreclosure and bolster mortgage finance giants, the White House said Wednesday.

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  Lloyds TSB net profit falls 63% AFP - 2 hours, 42 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - Lloyds TSB, the fifth-biggest British bank by market value, reported on Wednesday a 63-percent drop in net profits during the first half as write-offs due to the credit crunch and bad consumer loans rose.

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  U.S. AIDS policies neglect blacks: report Reuters - Tue Jul 29, 1:29 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. policies and cash may be leading the fight against AIDS globally, but they have neglected the epidemic among black Americans, the Black AIDS Institute said in a report released on Tuesday.

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  Fishy diet may protect against clogged arteries Reuters - Mon Jul 28, 5:00 PM ET

  Mexico City (Reuters) - A diet rich in oily fish, which contains omega 3 fatty acids, may be why middle-aged men in Japan have fewer problems with clogged arteries than white men and men of Japanese descent in the United States, a study has found.

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  Tourism rises globally, but not to U.S. The Christian Science Monitor - Tue Jul 29, 4:00 AM ET

  Washington - A recent headline in The Guardian of London – "America – more hassle than it's worth?" – underscores a stubborn global view that the United States is not an easy or a desirable place to visit.