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  Fate of O.J. Simpson rests with Las Vegas jury AP - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago

  LAS VEGAS - O.J. Simpson's fate is in the hands of nine women and three men in a Nevada court.

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  Military relied on bonuses to lure new recruits AP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

  WASHINGTON - After seven years at war, the military paid recruits hundreds of millions of dollars over the past year as they answered the call to duty.

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  Crews to continue scouring Fossett crash site AP - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago

  MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. - Thirteen months after millionaire thrill-seeker Steve Fossett mysteriously disappeared, authorities finally know what happened to his small single-engine airplane: It slammed straight into a mountain on a cloudy day.

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  Dailey & Vincent big winners at bluegrass awards AP - 2 hours, 3 minutes ago

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. - New duo Dailey & Vincent dominated the International Bluegrass Music Association awards Thursday, winning entertainer of the year, album of the year, vocal group, emerging artist and gospel recorded performance.

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  Cub flub: Manny, Dodgers take 2-0 lead over Cubs AP - 2 hours, 2 minutes ago

  CHICAGO - Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers look ready to run the shaky Chicago Cubs out of the playoffs early and extend their championship drought to 100 years.

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  Biden and Palin trade barbs over economic crisis Reuters - 25 minutes ago

  ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden clashed on the economy and Iraq during a lively but polite debate on Thursday, and aimed the most criticism at their rivals at the top of the ticket.

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  French PM says world "on edge of abyss" Reuters - 10 minutes ago

  NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co, one of the strongest U.S. banks, stepped in to buy Wachovia Corp. on Friday, hours before the House of Representatives was to vote on a $700 billion bailout bill for the financial industry.

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  California may need emergency $7 billion loan: report Reuters - Fri Oct 3, 4:50 AM ET

  (Reuters) - California may need an emergency loan of up to $7 billion from the federal government within weeks, the Los Angeles Times on Friday quoted Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger as saying in a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.

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  U.S. envoy says talks with North Korea substantive Reuters - 18 minutes ago

  SEOUL (Reuters) - A senior U.S. envoy ended a trip to North Korea on Friday aimed at saving a crumbling disarmament deal, saying he held substantive talks but declining to say if he swayed the state to give up plans to restart its nuclear plant.

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  Taliban leader rejects talks with Afghan government Reuters - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago

  SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A senior Taliban commander on Friday rejected reconciliation with what he called the "puppet" Afghan government, the latest in a series of pronouncements from both sides on potential peace talks.

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  McCain pulling out of Michigan Reuters - Thu Oct 2, 4:32 PM ET

  ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain is withdrawing staff and resources from Michigan in order to concentrate on other states where his prospects are stronger, a campaign aide said on Thursday.

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  House leaders optimistic for bailout bill Reuters - Thu Oct 2, 11:38 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Democratic leaders expressed optimism on Thursday that a revised $700 billion financial industry rescue bill passed by the Senate will clear the House of Representatives, which rejected the bailout earlier in the week and rocked financial markets worldwide.

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  NYC mayor Bloomberg to seek third term Reuters - Thu Oct 2, 3:30 PM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will seek a change in the law so he can run for a third term in 2009, arguing on Thursday that the financial crisis demands a leader of his business acumen.

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  World on edge as US votes on financial rescue AFP - Fri Oct 3, 4:58 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - World financial leaders warned that a 700-billion-dollar US rescue plan may not be enough to revive the battered global economy as markets suffered fresh losses Friday.

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  Feisty Palin escapes gaffes, but Biden wins snap polls AFP - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago

  ST. LOUIS, Missouri (AFP) - Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin defied her critics with an aggressive, folksy showing in her debate clash with Democrat Joe Biden, escaping without a disastrous gaffe.

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  US nuclear envoy has 'substantive' talks in NKorea AFP - 43 minutes ago

  SEOUL (AFP) - US negotiator Christopher Hill said Friday he had "very substantive" talks during his visit to North Korea, but gave no further details of his mission to rescue a crumbling nuclear disarmament pact.

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  Skype admits privacy breach by Chinese partner AFP - Fri Oct 3, 4:09 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - Skype has become the latest US firm embroiled in controversy over its operations in China, acknowledging that its Chinese partner had been archiving politically sensitive text messages.

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  Pope reaffirms Church opposition to contraception AFP - 7 minutes ago

  VATICAN CITY (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI on Friday reaffirmed the Catholic Church's condemnation of artificial birth control, a position that has driven millions of people away from the faith.

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  Wells Fargo bank says to buy rival Wachovia AFP - 51 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - US bank Wells Fargo said Friday it was buying its rival Wachovia for 15.1 billion dollars, in a deal that emerged after Wachovia had been in talks with Citigroup.

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  France slips into recession: official forecast AFP - 1 hour, 29 minutes ago

  PARIS (AFP) - French leaders scrambled to reassure consumers, voters and investors Friday, after the official statistics agency warned that the eurozone's second largest economy had slipped into recession.

Most Popular Top Stories

• French PM says world "on edge of abyss" Reuters - 10 minutes ago

  NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co, one of the strongest U.S. banks, stepped in to buy Wachovia Corp. on Friday, hours before the House of Representatives was to vote on a $700 billion bailout bill for the financial industry.

• Sotheby's expect Malevich to smash Russian record Reuters - Fri Oct 3, 3:03 AM ET

  LONDON (Reuters) - Sotheby's expects a painting by avant-garde painter Kazimir Malevich to shatter the auction record for a Russian work of art when it goes under the hammer in New York next month.

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  9 Great Breakfast Ideas for Kids of All Ages U.S. News & World Report - Thu Oct 2, 4:59 PM ET

  A bowl of cereal can be less healthful than a doughnut, according to a new ranking of kids' breakfast cereals published by Consumer Reports. Eleven cereals ranked by the venerable group had more sugar than a glazed Dunkin' Donut. The culprits include Kellogg's Honey Smacks (nee Sugar Smacks) and Post Golden Crisp, both of which get almost 60 percent of their calories from sugar. Talk about a sugar high!

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  Broadway to dim its lights for Paul Newman Reuters - Fri Oct 3, 5:33 AM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Broadway theaters will dim their lights on Friday to honor the late Paul Newman, who first set foot on a Broadway stage in 1953.

• How to Avoid Losing Muscle As You Age U.S. News & World Report - Fri Sep 19, 11:09 AM ET

  Thanks in part to a lot of drug commercials starring Sally Field, we've all heard plenty about osteoporosis (dangerously low bone mass), and its less severe sibling, osteopenia. Not as familiar is sarcopenia, the age-related decline in muscle mass and function. It's not as well studied, and its exact causes are still unknown, though it clearly contributes to frailty and a loss of independence in people's later years. The good news is there are things you can do to prevent its ill effects, and also to improve your condition if you're already feeling its consequences.