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  Lawmaker calls foreclosure of her home improper AP - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - California Rep. Laura Richardson claimed Friday that her Sacramento, Calif., home was sold into foreclosure without her knowledge and contrary to an agreement with her lender.

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  Parents claim racism in Harper Lee's Ala. hometown AP - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago

  MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A south Alabama town that was the inspiration for the setting in Harper Lee's book "To Kill a Mockingbird" is finding itself as the backdrop for a real-life legal case involving allegations of racism at school.

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  Online communities open but still limit movement AP - 53 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Online social networking today is more about hanging out with friends behind gated communities than exploring the World Wide Web: Visit another site and you'll have to rebuild your profile from scratch.

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  AP IMPACT: What makes up the price of gas? AP - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago

  Consider the game of chicken that plays out every day across Pennsylvania State Highway 441. In Marietta, where the road hugs the Susquehanna River, a Rutter's Farm Store gas station stands on one side, a Sheetz gas station on the other.

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  Bryant, Lakers roll to 101-71 victory over Spurs AP - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Lakers have the San Antonio Spurs just where they want them. Or is it the other way around?

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  Clinton draws rebuke over RFK remark Reuters - Fri May 23, 11:04 PM ET

  SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton mentioned the June 1968 assassination of Robert Kennedy in explaining on Friday why she had resisted calls to end her White House bid, drawing a rebuke from Democratic front-runner Barack Obama's campaign.

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  "No time to lose" for cyclone-hit Myanmar Reuters - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago

  YANGON (Reuters) - There was "no time to lose" to help Myanmar's cyclone survivors after the secretive military government promised it would allow in more aid workers, disaster relief officials said on Saturday.

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  U.N. chief visits quake epicenter as toll leaps Reuters - Sat May 24, 2:24 AM ET

  YINGXIU, China (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the epicenter of China's huge earthquake on Saturday, meeting victims and drawing an unspoken comparison with the sluggish aid efforts after a cyclone in neighboring Myanmar.

• U.N. finds over 100 bodies in east Congo mass graves Reuters - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago

  KINSHASA (Reuters) - United Nations peacekeepers have found over 100 bodies in three mass graves in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's U.N. mission said on Saturday.

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  Emerging nations seek G8 help for clean technology Reuters - 17 minutes ago

  KOBE, Japan (Reuters) - Big emerging economies called on rich countries to help finance clean energy technologies on Saturday as a meeting of environment ministers sought to add momentum to the fight against climate change.

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  McCain deemed in good health by doctors Reuters - Fri May 23, 1:21 PM ET

  FOUNTAIN HILLS, Arizona (Reuters) - Republican John McCain was deemed by his doctors on Friday to be in sufficient good health to serve as president even as they reported a long history of skin cancer, colon polyps, kidney stones and dizziness.

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  South Africa says apartheid-era foes fan violence Reuters - Fri May 23, 1:54 PM ET

  CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's security chief accused rightwingers linked to the former apartheid government on Friday of fanning anti-foreigner violence that has spread to Cape Town, the second largest city and tourist centre.

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  Pentagon charges detainee with terrorism support Reuters - Fri May 23, 6:14 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Friday charged an accused al Qaeda training camp instructor with conspiracy and support of terrorism.

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  Zimbabwe opposition chief arrives home to face Mugabe AFP - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago

  HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai arrived home Saturday after more than six weeks abroad, saying it was good to be back despite fears of an assassination plot.

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  Chinese leader says quake death toll may top 80,000 AFP - 21 minutes ago

  YINGXIU, China (AFP) - China warned Saturday that the death toll from its worst earthquake in a generation could climb past 80,000, as visiting UN chief Ban Ki-moon pledged the world's support.

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  After deal, aid groups wait for access to Myanmar AFP - 31 minutes ago

  YANGON (AFP) - Cyclone disaster workers said Saturday they still had no word on when they would get the promised full access to Myanmar, which wants the world to donate 11 billion dollars for reconstruction.

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  Pakistani Taliban leader says jihad in Afghanistan to continue AFP - 37 minutes ago

  PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) - Top Pakistani Taliban warlord Baitullah Mehsud on Saturday said jihad, or holy war, would continue in Afghanistan, despite peace negotiations between the militants and Islamabad.

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  Authorities appeal court decision on polygamist sect kids AFP - Sat May 24, 2:05 AM ET

  CHICAGO (AFP) - Texas childcare authorities late Friday appealed a state court's decision to reverse their removal of hundreds of children from a polygamist sect, arguing that returning them would be irresponsible.

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  Wall Street faces bleaker picture amid oil surge, hawkish Fed AFP - Fri May 23, 10:25 PM ET

  NEW YORK (AFP) - As Americans kick off vacation season, Wall Street is bracing for a darker outlook with surging oil prices likely to crimp an economic recovery and the Federal Reserve sounding increasingly hawkish.

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  Yahoo announces delay in general meeting over Icahn move AFP - Fri May 23, 9:37 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - Yahoo is delaying a July 3 shareholders meeting in a move aimed at staving off a showdown with corporate raider Carl Icahn, who is out to overthrow the struggling Internet search pioneer's board of directors.

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  Sun screen lotion threatens coral: study AFP - Fri May 23, 11:40 AM ET

  PARIS (AFP) - Sun screen lotions used by beach-going tourists worldwide are a major cause of coral bleaching, according to a new study commissioned by the European Commission.

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  Two divers survive 20 hours drifting off Australia Reuters - Sat May 24, 3:25 AM ET

  SYDNEY (Reuters) - Two scuba divers, a British man and an American woman, were rescued on Saturday after drifting for 20 hours off Australia's Great Barrier Reef after they became separated from their dive party.

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  China says found radiation sources after quake Reuters - Fri May 23, 3:35 PM ET

  CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - China has found what it termed 50 "hazardous sources of radiation" due to last week's earthquake, a senior official said on Friday, although he insisted the situation was under control.

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  Vandals damage Stonehenge AFP - Thu May 22, 7:22 AM ET

  LONDON (AFP) - Vandals used a hammer and screwdriver to vandalize England's world-famous Stonehenge ancient monument, the first such incident for decades, officials said Thursday.

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  McCain and Obama battle over military service Reuters - Fri May 23, 2:11 PM ET

  UNION CITY, California (Reuters) - Republican John McCain took aim at presidential rival Barack Obama's lack of military service on Thursday, drawing a rebuke from the Democratic front-runner for his "endless diatribes and schoolyard taunts."