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• Doctors discuss theories on aging brains AP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

  WASHINGTON - When aging hampers memory, some people's brains compensate to stay sharp. Now scientists want to know how those brains make do — in hopes of developing treatments to help everyone else keep up.

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  Stocks are poised for another retreat AP - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Wall Street appeared headed for another tough session Tuesday, as stock futures retreated on comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that housing remains a drag on the economy.

• YouTube unveils anti-piracy filters AP - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago

  SAN BRUNO, Calif. - Online video leader YouTube has rolled out long-awaited technology to automatically remove copyrighted clips, hoping to placate movie and television studios fed up with the Web site's persistent piracy problems.

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  Spears turns herself in to L.A. police AP - 32 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears reported to a Los Angeles police station Monday night to face charges of hit and run and driving without a valid license, police said.

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  Rockies streak into 1st World Series AP - 1 hour, 6 minutes ago

  DENVER - The Colorado Rockies are roaring into the World Series like no team before them. More momentum. More rest, too. With their 21st win in 22 games, the relentless Rockies beat the rattled Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 in Game 4 Monday night to sweep the NL championship series at chilly Coors Field.

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  U.S. sees North Korea ending uranium enrichment Reuters - Tue Oct 16, 2:42 AM ET

  SYDNEY (Reuters) - Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill said on Tuesday he believed North Korea would stop its uranium enrichment program by the end of the year.

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  Interpol identifies Canadian pedophile suspect Reuters - 2 hours, 23 minutes ago

  BANGKOK (Reuters) - After an unprecedented global appeal, Interpol identified a suspected serial pedophile being hunted across Asia on Tuesday as Christopher Paul Neil, a Canadian now believed to be in hiding in Bangkok.

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  Caspian states won't let soil be used for any attack Reuters - 31 minutes ago

  TEHRAN (Reuters) - Caspian Sea states declared in Tehran on Tuesday they would not let their soil be used for an attack on any of them, an apparent response to speculation the United States could resort to force in its nuclear row with Iran.

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  Oil sprints towards $88 Reuters - 53 minutes ago

  LONDON (Reuters) - Oil thundered towards $88 a barrel on Tuesday, hitting a new record and extending a rally that has added eight dollars in a week on tight supplies, strong demand and tension in northern Iraq.

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  Rockies reach first World Series, Cleveland lead Boston Reuters - 29 minutes ago

  DENVER (Reuters) - The streaking Colorado Rockies roared into their first World Series after holding off the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 to sweep the National League Championship Series on Monday.

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  Rice to brief skeptical Egyptians on peace meeting Reuters - Tue Oct 16, 4:30 AM ET

  CAIRO (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Egypt on Tuesday to brief skeptical Egyptian leaders on U.S. plans for a Middle East peace conference in November.

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  Misfired Patriot missile hits farm in Qatar: report Reuters - Tue Oct 16, 4:45 AM ET

  DUBAI (Reuters) - A Patriot missile hit a farm in Qatar after being accidentally fired from a base used by U.S. forces in the Gulf Arab state, Al Jazeera television said on Tuesday.

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  West cranks up pressure on Myanmar Reuters - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago

  TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan cut aid to Myanmar on Tuesday, a day after the European Union stiffened its sanctions and President George W. Bush threatened to follow suit in response to the junta's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.

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  Putin warns against Iran attack on landmark visit AFP - 48 minutes ago

  TEHRAN (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday backed Iran's right to nuclear energy and argued against military action, during the first visit to the country by a Kremlin chief since World War II.

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  Myanmar junta won't back down despite mounting pressure AFP - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago

  YANGON (AFP) - Myanmar's military junta Tuesday shrugged off international steps to punish the regime for its bloody crackdown on protests, even as Japan cut aid and European nations widened sanctions.

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  UN food agency urges fight against hunger on World Food Day AFP - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago

  ROME (AFP) - The UN food agency's annual World Food Day on Tuesday will urge concerted action to fight hunger across the planet under the slogan "The Right to Food: Make It Happen."

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  Bush set for talks with Dalai Lama amid Chinese anger AFP - Tue Oct 16, 5:42 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President George W. Bush prepared to host talks with the Dalai Lama Tuesday, drawing Chinese warnings that the high-profile visit could seriously undermine bilateral relations.

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  New dinosaur species unveiled in Rio de Janeiro AFP - Tue Oct 16, 3:08 AM ET

  RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) - Paleontologists from Argentina and Brazil on Monday unveiled a new giant dinosaur species that lived 88 millions of years ago in the Patagonia region of Argentina, where they found its fossils.

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  Chinese bank eyeing Bear Stearns AFP - 3 minutes ago

  BEIJING (AFP) - China's CITIC Bank may bid for US investment bank Bear Stearns, a Wall Street icon tracing its roots back to the 1920s, a Chinese government official said Tuesday.

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  Ericsson shares shed 25 percent on profit warning AFP - Tue Oct 16, 4:19 AM ET

  STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Shares in Swedish telecommunication equipment maker Ericsson shed 25 percent of their value on Tuesday after the company announced its third quarter earnings would be lower than anticipated.

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  Oscar Wilde crowned king of the quips Reuters - Sun Oct 14, 11:40 PM ET

  LONDON (Reuters) - Playwright Oscar Wilde, who even managed to mutter on his death bed "Either those curtains go or I do," was named in a poll on Monday as Britain's greatest wit.

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  Cancer death rates continue to fall Reuters - Mon Oct 15, 1:03 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Death rates from cancer continue to fall in the United States, dropping more than 2 percent per year from 2002 through 2004, cancer experts reported on Monday.

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  Homeless man is chess king of Washington AFP - Thu Oct 11, 1:02 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - He sleeps on a bench, but he is king of chess during the day at Washington's Dupont Circle, where he dazzles beginners and masters alike with his winning moves on the park's stone chessboards.

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  Lipsticks contain lead, consumer group says Reuters - Thu Oct 11, 6:59 PM ET

  ATLANTA (Reuters) - Lipsticks tested by a U.S. consumer rights group found that more than half contained lead and some popular brands including Cover Girl, L'Oreal and Christian Dior had more lead than others, the group said on Thursday.

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  Turkish govt asks parliament to let troops enter Iraq Reuters - Mon Oct 15, 2:34 PM ET

  ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's cabinet asked parliament on Monday for permission to launch attacks on Kurdish separatists in northern Iraq that Washington fears could destabilize one of the most peaceful areas of the country.