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  Weather service: Arkansas was swept by at least 10 tornadoes AP - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago

  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Meteorologists were planning an aerial survey Monday of the destruction caused by at least 10 tornadoes late last week.

• Who should MDs let die in a pandemic? Report offers answers AP - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago

  CHICAGO - Doctors know some patients needing lifesaving care won't get it in a flu pandemic or other disaster. The gut-wrenching dilemma will be deciding who to let die.

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  New Orleans sings praise as Neville Brothers finally reunite AP - 1 hour, 12 minutes ago

  NEW ORLEANS - The Neville Brothers, who traditionally help close out the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, returned to the big stage Sunday for the first time since Hurricane Katrina flooded and wrecked their homes, along with 80 percent of the city.

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  Idaho team readies artificial beak for wounded bald eagle AP - 2 hours, 8 minutes ago

  ST. MARIES, Idaho - She has been named Beauty, though this eagle is anything but. Part of Beauty's beak was shot off several years ago, leaving her with a stump that is useless for hunting food. A team of volunteers is working to attach an artificial beak to the disfigured bird, in an effort to keep her alive.

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  Stars beat Sharks in 4 OTs to clinch series AP - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago

  DALLAS - The Dallas Stars have finally made it back to the Western Conference finals. It took the eighth longest game in NHL history to do it. Brenden Morrow scored a power play goal 9:03 into the fourth overtime as the Stars eliminated the pesky San Jose Sharks 2-1 in a game that ended early Monday morning — the longest game in the NHL playoffs this season, and the longest in San Jose history.

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  Cyclone kills nearly 4,000 in Myanmar: state TV Reuters - 31 minutes ago

  BANGKOK (Reuters) - Nearly 4,000 people were killed and thousands were missing in two of Myanmar's devastated cyclone regions, state television reported on Monday, a dramatic increase in the toll from Saturday's storm.

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  Democrats fear divided party after nominee chosen Reuters - Mon May 5, 1:10 AM ET

  SHELBYVILLE, Indiana (Reuters) - U.S. presidential primaries often divide party loyalists, but the drawn-out battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama may leave some Democrats too bitter to band together against the Republicans in November.

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  Iran rules out nuclear halt despite fresh incentives Reuters - 1 hour, 29 minutes ago

  TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday it would not consider any incentives offered by world powers that violated its right to nuclear technology, ruling out a precondition to halt atomic work the West believes is aimed at making bombs.

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  Clinton dismisses "elite" economists on gas tax plan Reuters - Sun May 4, 9:52 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Sunday dismissed the "elite opinion" of economists who criticized her gas tax proposal, using a term that has dogged rival Barack Obama in recent weeks.

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  Obama faces big tests in North Carolina, Indiana Reuters - 34 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama faces tests in the North Carolina and Indiana primaries this week that will help determine whether he has survived a rough patch and can finally defeat Hillary Clinton.

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  Mogadishu rocked by food demonstrations Reuters - 8 minutes ago

  MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A young man was shot and killed when thousands of Somalis protested in Mogadishu on Monday over food traders' refusal to take old currency notes amid spiraling inflation, witnesses said.

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  Lawyer says Austrian incest father "a broken man" Reuters - Sun May 4, 3:56 PM ET

  VIENNA (Reuters) - The lawyer of the Austrian man who held his daughter captive and fathered her seven children said on Sunday his client was "emotionally a broken man."

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  China and Dalai Lama aides agreed to talk again Reuters - Mon May 5, 5:24 AM ET

  SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Envoys of the Dalai Lama and Chinese officials agreed to further contact during a day of talks aimed at mending fences following a wave of unrest that pushed Tibet to centre stage ahead of the 2008 Olympics.

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  Myanmar cyclone death toll reaches 3,969: state television AFP - 53 minutes ago

  YANGON (AFP) - The death toll from the cyclone that hit Myanmar over the weekend has reached 3,969, state television said Monday, warning that thousands more could be dead.

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  China accuses Dalai Lama of 'monstrous crimes', despite talks AFP - Mon May 5, 3:30 AM ET

  BEIJING (AFP) - China's state press on Monday accused the Dalai Lama of "monstrous crimes", keeping up its fiery rhetoric against the exiled spiritual Tibetan leader despite agreeing to maintain dialogue with him.

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  Olmert and Abbas meet after Rice bid to boost peace talks AFP - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago

  JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas met on Monday on the heels of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's latest bid to boost the Middle East peace process.

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  Three dead babies found in freezer in Germany: prosecutor AFP - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago

  BERLIN (AFP) - The bodies of three dead babies have been discovered in a freezer in the cellar of a house in Wenden near Bonn in western Germany, prosecutors told AFP on Monday.

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  Chewing the fat: New targets emerge for tackling obesity AFP - Sun May 4, 10:06 PM ET

  PARIS (AFP) - New investigations into obesity may identify people with an inherited risk of weight gain, explain why crash diets often fail and address a danger period in childhood that leads to obesity in adult life.

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  Neanderthals were separate species, new study finds AFP - 2 hours, 24 minutes ago

  PARIS (AFP) - A new, simplified family tree of humanity has dealt a blow to those who contend that the enigmatic hominids known as Neanderthals intermingled with our forebears.

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  World growth still strong but inflationary risks significant: Trichet AFP - 39 minutes ago

  BASEL (AFP) - Global growth is still strong owing to the resilience of emerging markets but inflation risks are significant, European Central Bank chief and G10 spokesman Jean-Claude Trichet said on Monday.

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  Lawyer says Austrian incest father "a broken man" Reuters - Sun May 4, 3:56 PM ET

  VIENNA (Reuters) - The lawyer of the Austrian man who held his daughter captive and fathered her seven children said on Sunday his client was "emotionally a broken man."

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  Computer keyboards can be dirtier than a toilet: study Reuters - Fri May 2, 12:30 AM ET

  CANBERRA (Reuters Life!) - Think twice before eating those dropped crumbs off your computer keyboard -- you might as well be eating off a toilet seat, according to a new study on the amount of germs on keyboards.

• Neanderthals were separate species, new study finds AFP - 2 hours, 24 minutes ago

  PARIS (AFP) - A new, simplified family tree of humanity has dealt a blow to those who contend that the enigmatic hominids known as Neanderthals intermingled with our forebears.

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  Car plates fetch 9.8 mln dlrs in UAE auction AFP - Fri May 2, 12:23 PM ET

  DUBAI (AFP) - An auction for 57 special car registration plates fetched some 9.8 million dollars Friday, with the double-digit plate 50 G being sold for some 926,000 dollars, WAM official news agency reported.

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  Health care waits to ignite as campaign issue Reuters - Sun May 4, 1:16 AM ET

  DENVER (Reuters) - The sharply contrasting health care visions of Republican John McCain and his Democratic presidential rivals offer the promise of a grand campaign debate -- if the candidates find room on a crowded agenda.