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MIAMI - The presidential candidates are capping a history-making campaign with a dash from Florida through a half-dozen other crucial states as John McCain tries for an upset over Barack Obama.
NEW YORK - Instead of trying to take down all copyright-protected videos that its members post, MySpace will let certain clips stay and give the creators of the original content a cut of the revenue from advertising that will be attached to the snippets.
The Tennessee Titans still have their sights set on perfection, thanks to Rod Bironas' right leg. Bironas redeemed himself for an earlier miss by kicking a 41-yard field goal with 9:36 to go in overtime that led the undefeated Titans to a 19-16 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.
WASHINGTON - Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons, whose first term has been marred by an FBI corruption investigation, has been cleared of wrongdoing and will not be charged in the probe, his attorney said Sunday night.
LONDON - Europe's stock markets rose modestly Monday ahead of an expected steady opening on Wall Street, with investors sitting tight ahead of a raft of U.S. economic news and Tuesday's presidential election.
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - In a rush to correct reports of substandard care for wounded soldiers, the Army flung open the doors of new specialized treatment centers so wide that up to half the soldiers currently enrolled do not have injuries serious enough to justify being there, The Associated Press has learned.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain in six of eight key battleground states one day before the U.S. election, including the big prizes of Florida and Ohio, according to a series of Reuters/Zogby polls released on Monday.
LONDON (Reuters) - Profits evaporated at top European banks on Monday and authorities worldwide pressed on with efforts to temper a recession that policymakers said had become reality for much of the globe.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some of the earliest returns in Tuesday's U.S. presidential election could provide big clues about the outcome.
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranians marked the 1979 seizure of the U.S. embassy on Monday, a day before Americans elect a new president, with some demonstrators indifferent to the U.S. vote and a few wondering if it could help rebuild ties.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain raced through the battleground states of Ohio and Pennsylvania on Sunday, with McCain struggling to overtake Obama's lead in the final 48 hours of a grueling White House campaign.
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Muslim scholars due to meet Pope Benedict and Roman Catholic officials this week hope the Vatican will agree to joint crisis management plan to defuse tensions that flare up between Christianity and Islam.
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The U.S. commander running the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, held talks Monday with Pakistani defense officials who told him Pakistan was fighting a war for its survival against militancy.
LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambia's opposition Patriotic Front will launch a court challenge Tuesday to demand a vote recount after centrist politician Rupiah Banda was sworn in as president Sunday after a disputed poll.
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (AFP) - Barack Obama stood on the threshold of history on Monday as polls gave the Democrat a solid lead over John McCain on the last day of campaigning for the most dramatic US presidential vote in a generation.
BRUSSELS (AFP) - The global financial crisis is pushing the whole European Union into recession, official forecasts said on Monday, as South Korea unveiled its own 8.5 billion dollar stimulus package against the turmoil.
RUTSHURU, Democratic Republic of Congo (AFP) - A UN convoy on Monday arrived in this eastern rebel-held town with the first shipment of badly-needed humanitarian aid in a week.
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq's deputy oil minister survived an assassination attempt on Monday as the Iraqi captial was hit by four bomb attacks that killed seven people and wounded at least 30 more.
TAIPEI (AFP) - The most senior Chinese official to visit Taiwan since the end of a civil war 60 years ago said Monday that historic talks to take place this week are the only way to build trust between the arch rivals.
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - MySpace and Auditude have rolled out an innovative solution to the problem of people posting pirated television show snippets on the Internet.
LONDON (AFP) - World stock markets advanced on Monday, making a positive start to November after an extremely bleak October, as investors eyed the US presidential elections and crucial interest rate decisions this week.
PARIS (AFP) - A steady diet of red meat makes the body more susceptible to a virulent form of intestinal bug that can cause bloody diarrhoea and even death, according to a study to be published on Thursday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If a woman wants to drive the men wild, she might want to dress in red.
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Two Asian powerhouse economies felt the sting of the global financial crisis on Saturday as India cut its main short-term lending rate and China said it was bracing for a slowdown.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee Titans remained perfect even if they needed a little extra time to stay that way.
LONDON - Europe's stock markets rose modestly Monday ahead of an expected steady opening on Wall Street, with investors sitting tight ahead of a raft of U.S. economic news and Tuesday's presidential election.