Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

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  Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope blasts off AP - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago

  SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. launched its WorldWide Telescope late Monday, bringing the free Web-based program for zooming around the universe to a broad audience.

• `August: Osage County' is nominated for 2008 Tony AP - 1 minute ago

  NEW YORK - "August: Osage County" is nominated for a Tony Award for best play of the Broadway season.

• Man says JetBlue made him sit on toilet AP - 20 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - A New York City man is suing JetBlue Airways Corp. for more than $2 million because he says a pilot made him give up his seat to a flight attendant and sit on the toilet for more than three hours on a flight from California.

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  Matt Walsh to meet with Goodell, Specter AP - 1 hour, 6 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh arrived at the NFL offices Tuesday morning to meet with commissioner Roger Goodell to discuss New England's videotaping of opposing coaches' playcalling signals in violation of league rules.

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  James, Cavs batter Celtics to even series at 2-2 AP - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago

  CLEVELAND - Back to even, and back to Boston — with authority. LeBron James scored 21 points, jamming in a powerhouse dunk over a defenseless Kevin Garnett in the final two minutes, as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the homesick Celtics 88-77 in Game 4 on Monday night to tie the best-of-seven series at 2-2.

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  More than 18,000 buried by quake in one China town: Xinhua Reuters - 48 minutes ago

  BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Tuesday 18,645 people were buried under debris in the city of Mianyang, neighboring Wenchuan county, the epicenter of Monday's devastating earthquake. Some 3,629 people had been confirmed dead.

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  Rain lashes Myanmar cyclone survivors Reuters - 2 hours, 29 minutes ago

  YANGON (Reuters) - Heavy rains pelted homeless cyclone survivors in Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta on Tuesday, complicating already slow delivery of aid to more than 1.5 million people facing hunger and disease.

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  Obama in West Virginia with eye on McCain Reuters - Mon May 12, 6:01 PM ET

  CHARLESTON, West Virginia (Reuters) - Democratic front-runner Barack Obama made a quick stop in West Virginia on Monday ahead of an expected bad loss there to White House rival Hillary Clinton, but he was already looking past the contest to November's fight with Republican John McCain.

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  Shi'ite gunmen in Baghdad ignore truce Reuters - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An agreement aimed at ending fighting in the Baghdad bastion of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr was on the verge of collapse on Tuesday after gunmen launched a spate of attacks on U.S. troops.

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  Bush heads back to Mideast amid fading peace hopes Reuters - Tue May 13, 1:09 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush heads back to the Middle East on Tuesday facing broad skepticism over his chances of securing an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal before he leaves office in less than nine months.

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  Lebanese army begins drive to restore order Reuters - Tue May 13, 3:57 AM ET

  BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's army stepped up patrols on Tuesday as part of a drive to restore order after a week of fighting between Hezbollah fighters and pro-government gunmen.

• Colombia says extradites top militia bosses to U.S. Reuters - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago

  BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia on Tuesday extradited top former paramilitary bosses to face U.S. justice in the toughest measure against the warlords who are accused of drug trafficking and massacres, a top government official said.

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  McCain runs strong despite low Bush ratings: poll Reuters - Mon May 12, 9:15 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain remains a strong candidate despite a gloomy national mood and record low ratings for President George W. Bush, according to a Washington Post-ABC New poll released on Monday.

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  Tens of thousands dead or missing in China quake AFP - 2 hours, 50 minutes ago

  DUJIANGYAN, China (AFP) - China's biggest earthquake for a generation left tens of thousands dead, missing or buried under the rubble of crushed communities Tuesday, plunging the nation into an all-out aid effort.

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  Lebanon army ready to use force to halt fighting AFP - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago

  BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanese troops were ready to use force on Tuesday to disarm gunmen and enforce law and order after six days of deadly sectarian gunbattles that have plunged the nation into fear and chaos.

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  Myanmar rejects US, UN pressure on aid AFP - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago

  YANGON (AFP) - Myanmar's military rulers on Tuesday rejected growing international pressure to accept aid workers, insisting against all the evidence that it could handle the emergency cyclone relief effort alone.

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  UN denounces near crisis level violence in Zimbabwe AFP - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago

  HARARE (AFP) - The UN warned Tuesday that post-election violence in Zimbabwe was rising to near crisis levels ahead of a planned presidential run-off, with opposition supporters bearing the brunt of attacks.

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  Sharif's party quits Pakistan cabinet: state TV AFP - Tue May 13, 5:34 AM ET

  ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Nine ministers from the party of former Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif resigned Tuesday over a dispute about the reinstatement of judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf, state TV said.

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  French bank Credit Agricole seeks six billion euros after subprime losses AFP - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago

  PARIS (AFP) - French banking giant Credit Agricole said on Tuesday it was seeking 5.9 billion euros (9.2 billion dollars) in fresh cash from shareholders after taking new charges of 1.2 billion euros for problems in the US subprime market.

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  Airbus announces new delays to A380 programme AFP - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago

  PARIS (AFP) - European aviation giant Airbus admitted on Tuesday it could not meet its delivery schedule for its troubled A380 superjumbo in a new blow to the world's biggest passenger jet.

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  China quake kills nearly 10,000 in Sichuan Reuters - Mon May 12, 7:25 PM ET

  CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - Nearly 10,000 people were killed by the earthquake that hammered southwest China, officials said on Tuesday as rescuers struggled to reach the worst-hit areas, where many more may have died.

• World's most dangerous beaches Reuters - Fri May 9, 12:18 PM ET

  SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - A beach vacation usually conjures up images of lying on white sand relaxing not dicing with death but Forbes.com has come up with a list of the world's most dangerous beaches.

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  Neil Young gets new honor -- his own spider Reuters - Sun May 11, 2:11 PM ET

  LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Iconic singer and songwriter Neil Young has had an honor bestowed upon him that is not received by many musicians -- his own spider.

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  Mother is role model in son's choice of wife: study Reuters - Wed May 7, 11:32 AM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - If a man's mother is highly educated, chances are the woman he marries will have a similar education, according to a new study.

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  McCain pledges to combat climate change Reuters - Mon May 12, 6:46 PM ET

  PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - Republican John McCain, differing sharply with President George W. Bush, said on Monday he would pursue mandatory U.S. curbs on greenhouse gas emissions if he wins the White House in November.