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  Stock futures up after jobless claims report AP - 6 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Wall Street is headed for a higher opening after the Labor Department issued a report on first-time claims for unemployment benefits that was mostly in line with expectations.

• CBS in $1.75B deal for online news site CNet AP - 11 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - CBS Corp. agreed to buy online technology news and entertainment company CNet Networks Inc. for about $1.75 billion, expanding its access to the burgeoning Internet advertising market.

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  `American Idol' gets down to its final 2 contestants AP - 1 hour, 25 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - It'll be David vs. David. Syesha Mercado has been voted off "American Idol," paving the way for the expected showdown between David Archuleta and David Cook.

• 9-year-old girl's twin is found inside her stomach AP - 46 minutes ago

  ATHENS, Greece - A 9-year-old girl who went to hospital in central Greece suffering from stomach pains was found to be carrying her embryonic twin, doctors said Thursday.

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  Stars avoid sweep, send West finals back to Detroit AP - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago

  DALLAS - Detroit's goal with a guy barely in the crease, if at all, didn't count. Dallas' goal with a guy clearly in the crease did count. Apparently, that's what it takes to slow the mighty Red Wings. Loui Ericksson's goal about 12 minutes after Detroit's was waved off, then third-period goals from Mike Modano and Brenden Morrow sent the Stars past the Red Wings 3-1 on Wednesday night, preventing the Western Conference finals from ending in a sweep.

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  China says quake toll could rise above 50,000 Reuters - 51 minutes ago

  WENCHUAN, China (Reuters) - The death toll from China's massive earthquake could soar to more than 50,000, state media reported on Thursday, as rescuers struggled to help survivors and hope faded for the thousands buried under rubble.

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  McCain: U.S. can win Iraq war within four years Reuters - 38 minutes ago

  COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Thursday he believes the Iraq war can be won within four years, leaving a functioning democracy there and allowing most U.S. troops to come home.

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  Letting Iran have nuclear arms "unforgivable": Bush Reuters - Thu May 15, 3:45 AM ET

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - President George W. Bush will tell Israel's parliament on Thursday that letting Iran acquire nuclear weapons would be an "unforgivable betrayal of future generations."

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  Myanmar junta insists aid effort running smoothly Reuters - 9 minutes ago

  YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's military government said on Thursday its cyclone relief effort was moving along swiftly even as foreign powers warned of starvation and disease among up to 2.5 million people left destitute by the storm.

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  Palestinians mark Israel's 60th angry and split Reuters - 56 minutes ago

  RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Divided and angry, Palestinians mourned Israel's birthday with protests, sirens and black balloons on Thursday as President George W. Bush feted the Jewish state as "a homeland for the chosen people."

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  Indian group claims responsibility for bombings Reuters - Thu May 15, 5:33 AM ET

  JAIPUR, India (Reuters) - An unknown Islamist group said on Thursday it set off coordinated blasts that tore through a packed shopping area in a popular Indian tourist city this week, but police say they were still verifying the claim.

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  Edwards backs Obama's White House bid Reuters - Wed May 14, 11:07 PM ET

  GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (Reuters) - Former U.S. presidential candidate John Edwards endorsed Democrat Barack Obama on Wednesday, giving a major boost to the Illinois senator's effort to unify the party behind his bid for the White House.

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  Arab mediators expected to seal Lebanon deal Reuters - 1 hour, 58 minutes ago

  BEIRUT (Reuters) - An Arab League delegation is expected to conclude a deal to end fighting in Lebanon on Thursday after the U.S.-backed government backed down in its conflict with Hezbollah.

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  Over 40,000 dead, missing or buried in China quake AFP - Wed May 14, 4:09 PM ET

  DUJIANGYAN, China (AFP) - More than 40,000 people were dead, missing or buried under rubble in China's southwest, officials said Wednesday, as the full horror of its devastating earthquake began to emerge.

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  Bush hails Israel as rocket attack wounds 14 AFP - Wed May 14, 5:30 PM ET

  JERUSALEM (AFP) - Visiting US President George W. Bush paid a 60th anniversary tribute to Israel as a democracy challenged by "terrorists" on Wednesday just before a rocket attack wounded 14 people in a shopping mall.

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  UN chief calls emergency talks on Myanmar AFP - Wed May 14, 3:42 PM ET

  YANGON (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon Wednesday called an emergency meeting on Myanmar's aid crisis, as the junta refused to open up to a full-scale relief effort despite grave fears for two million survivors.

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  John Edwards backs Obama as top Democrats rally round AFP - Wed May 14, 7:46 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - Democratic front-runner Barack Obama scored a coup Wednesday in his White House nominating battle against Hillary Clinton by winning the high-profile endorsement of blue-collar champion John Edwards.

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  US lists polar bears as threatened AFP - Wed May 14, 4:27 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US government Wednesday listed polar bears as a threatened species owing to a drastic reduction in Arctic sea ice, but stood by its permission for oil and gas drilling in their frozen habitat.

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  Delta Air Lines pilots approve Northwest takeover AFP - Wed May 14, 3:35 PM ET

  NEW YORK (AFP) - Delta Air Lines said Wednesday its pilots had cleared merger plans with Northwest Airlines that would create the largest US carrier.

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  Greece clears Deutsche Telekom deal on OTE: ministry sources AFP - Wed May 14, 2:54 PM ET

  ATHENS (AFP) - Greece on Wednesday approved the terms of a deal with German telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom for joint management of the Hellenic Telecom Organisation (OTE), the country's main operator, the economy ministry said.

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  Los Angeles in a stew over taco trucks The Christian Science Monitor - Wed May 14, 4:00 AM ET

  Los Angeles - Swarmed around Leo's Taco truck on Eagle Rock Boulevard, about 50 night patrons are stuffing their cheeks with carne asada tacos – and chewing over one of this city's big controversies: taco trucks.

• Indian group claims responsibility for bombings Reuters - Thu May 15, 5:33 AM ET

  JAIPUR, India (Reuters) - An unknown Islamist group said on Thursday it set off coordinated blasts that tore through a packed shopping area in a popular Indian tourist city this week, but police say they were still verifying the claim.

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  27% - Presidential Approval Pew - Thu May 15, 12:00 AM ET

  According to an April Pew poll, President Bush’s job approval rating is now at 27%, the lowest of his presidency, while almost two-thirds of Americans (65%) now dissaprove of the president’s job.

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  U.S. can win Iraq war within four years: McCain Reuters - 1 hour, 20 minutes ago

  COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Thursday he believes the Iraq war can be won within four years, leaving a functioning democracy there and allowing most U.S. troops to come home.

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  World's most obese man vies for a different record Reuters - Wed May 14, 1:08 PM ET

  MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters Life!) - Mexico's Manuel Uribe, once the world's most obese man, is now vying for a different record: the human who has lost the most weight.