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  Groundbreaking sportscaster Jim McKay dies at 86 AP - 29 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Jim McKay elegantly covered competitions from badminton to barrel jumping. Yet he may best be remembered for that grim day at the Munich Olympics when he broke the news with three simple words: "They're all gone."

• Coast Guard finds 5 missing sailors in Gulf AP - 38 minutes ago

  GALVESTON, Texas - A Coast Guard helicopter crew early Sunday rescued five regatta competitors who had drifted for 26 hours in the Gulf of Mexico after their boat capsized.

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  Severe storms bring flooding, tornadoes to Midwest AP - 27 minutes ago

  MARTINSVILLE, Ind. - Margaret Clemmons stood barefoot on the shoulder of a highway and stared at the floodwaters surrounding her home.

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  Judge seeks end to 12-year suit over Indian money AP - 27 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - It has been 12 years since a group of American Indians sued the government, saying Washington had cheated them out of profits from land royalties since 1887. On Monday, a federal judge plans to begin hearings to determine how much he thinks the government should pay the Native Americans.

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  Leaders of No. 2 union OK Hollywood labor contract AP - 26 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - Leaders of Hollywood's second-largest actors union approved a new contract with studios that grants actors more money for Internet work — an issue that sparked a crippling writers strike this year.

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  Laura Bush visits Afghanistan and urges more support Reuters - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago

  BAMIYAN, Afghanistan (Reuters) - First Lady Laura Bush, on an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Sunday, appealed to the international community not to abandon the country in the face of resurgent Taliban violence.

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  Myanmar denies evictions from cyclone relief camps Reuters - Sun Jun 8, 4:37 AM ET

  YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's military government denied on Sunday it was evicting victims of Cyclone Nargis from relief camps, saying it was working on a voluntary resettlement program more than a month after the disaster.

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  Powerful storms swamp U.S. Midwest, spawn tornadoes Reuters - Sat Jun 7, 11:44 PM ET

  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Heavy rains caused flooding that forced hundreds of evacuations in Indiana, and a tornado raked Chicago's suburbs on Saturday as violent thunderstorms pummeled the already soggy U.S. heartland, authorities said.

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  Ruling Pakistan party says to cut Musharraf's power Reuters - 10 minutes ago

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's ruling party has said it is determined to curtail the powers of the presidency in favor of parliament, whether President Pervez Musharraf likes it or not.

• Worst rainstorms in 50 years hit southeast China Reuters - Sun Jun 8, 12:55 AM ET

  BEIJING (Reuters) - The heaviest rainstorms in 50 years drenched parts of Guangdong province over the past two days, killing at least 1 student and causing widespread flooding, local media reported on Sunday.

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  Israelis round on Mofaz's "political" Iran threat Reuters - Sun Jun 8, 5:39 AM ET

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli defense officials and political pundits rounded on Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz on Sunday after he threatened attacks against Iran, accusing him of exploiting war jitters to advance his personal ambitions.

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  Turkish military says hit PKK target in north Iraq Reuters - 5 minutes ago

  ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish warplanes struck a Kurdish guerrilla target in northern Iraq on Saturday night, the military said in a statement on its website.

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  Man stabs shoppers in Tokyo street, killing seven Reuters - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago

  TOKYO (Reuters) - A man who said he was tired of life went on a stabbing rampage on Sunday in a crowded Tokyo shopping street, killing seven people and wounding a dozen others.

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  Six dead in Tokyo stabbing frenzy AFP - Sun Jun 8, 5:20 AM ET

  TOKYO (AFP) - A man went on a stabbing spree Sunday in a Tokyo neighbourhood famed for comic-book subculture, killing at least six people and leaving more than a dozen others injured, officials and reports said.

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  White House battle to begin after Clinton exit AFP - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - The battle for the White House between the top Republican and Democratic contenders was set to begin in earnest Sunday after Democrat Hillary Clinton formally bowed out of the race and threw her support behind Barack Obama.

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  Iraq will not be used against Iran, PM vows AFP - 38 minutes ago

  TEHRAN (AFP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki sought to reassure Iran over a planned security pact with Washington on Sunday, vowing Iraq would never be used as a platform to attack the Islamic republic.

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  G8, Asian powers urge oil production hike as prices soar AFP - Sun Jun 8, 5:13 AM ET

  AOMORI, Japan (AFP) - Eleven nations that guzzle nearly two-thirds of the world's energy called Sunday for an urgent hike in global oil production as host Japan warned the world could plunge into recession.

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  US first lady on surprise visit to Afghanistan AFP - Sun Jun 8, 5:33 AM ET

  BAMIYAN, Afghanistan (AFP) - US First Lady Laura Bush kicked off a visit to Afghanistan aimed at showing support for the war-ravaged nation with a trip on Sunday to the home of giant Buddhas blown up by the Taliban.

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  Myanmar tightens security but denies evicting cyclone victims AFP - Sun Jun 8, 3:46 AM ET

  BOGALAY, Myanmar (AFP) - Myanmar has tightened security across the cyclone-ravaged Irrawaddy Delta but on Sunday denied evicting storm victims from emergency shelters and forcing them to return to ruined villages.

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  China quake lake rising 'dangerously': state media AFP - 22 minutes ago

  BEIJING (AFP) - The water level in southwest China's "quake lake" was still rising "dangerously" on Sunday, a day after the opening of a hastily-dug channel meant to drain it, state media reported.

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  Teacher's pet or jock? School roles influence job choice Reuters - Thu Jun 5, 1:25 PM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Whether you were a geek, athlete, cheerleader, teacher's pet, class clown or honor student in high school, chances are it influenced your career choice.

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  Russia blames U.S. for global financial crisis Reuters - Sat Jun 7, 5:43 AM ET

  ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev blamed "aggressive" United States policies on Saturday for the global financial crisis and said Moscow's growing economic muscle could be part of the solution.

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  Clinton lays plans for Obama endorsement Reuters - Fri Jun 6, 5:26 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Frustrated in defeat, Democrat Hillary Clinton is to endorse U.S. campaign rival Barack Obama on Saturday and party strategists said she needs to set aside any bad feelings and put on a convincing show of unity.