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  Girl, 13, found dead in Ariz. mine shaft AP - 2 hours, 20 minutes ago

  PHOENIX - The unmarked mine shaft was so well-hidden, rescuers searching for two missing sisters walked right by it in the darkness.

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  Scientists test new bipolar remedies AP - Mon Sep 3, 3:53 AM ET

  NEW YORK - Scientists are casting a wide net to find better treatments for the crushing depression and uncontrolled manias of bipolar disorder, and some approaches they're testing seem pretty surprising.

• Report: U.S. workers are most productive AP - Sun Sep 2, 11:08 PM ET

  GENEVA - American workers stay longer in the office, at the factory or on the farm than their counterparts in Europe and most other rich nations, and they produce more per person over the year.

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  Movie studios bask in blockbuster summer AP - Mon Sep 3, 4:10 AM ET

  LOS ANGELES - Hollywood lived its own second-chance "Rocky" story this summer as a business that looked to be going down for the count two years ago rebounded with record revenue and an unparalleled string of blockbuster hits.

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  Federer, Roddick highlight Open today AP - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Three-time defending champion Roger Federer takes on Frliciano Lopez tonight in U.S. Open tennis. The men's slate today also includes 2003 champion Andy Roddick vs. No. 9 Tomas Berdych and No. 6 James Blake vs. No. 10 Tommy Haas.

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  Bush makes surprise visit to Iraq Reuters - 3 minutes ago

  AL ASAD AIR FORCE BASE, Iraq (Reuters) - President George W. Bush made a surprise visit to Iraq on Monday, just a week before his top officials in Baghdad present pivotal testimony to Congress that could influence future policy on the war.

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  Felix becomes rare top-ranked storm Reuters - Mon Sep 3, 1:16 AM ET

  WILLEMSTAD, Curacao (Reuters) - Hurricane Felix became an extremely dangerous Category 5 storm on Sunday as it swept through the southern Caribbean on a path toward Central America and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, U.S. forecasters said.

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  N.Korea says U.S. to remove it from terrorism list Reuters - 1 hour, 56 minutes ago

  SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Monday the United States had agreed to remove it from its list of countries that support terrorism, a move Pyongyang has long sought to receive more aid and hopefully end its status as a global pariah.

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  APEC set for world trade, climate change talks Reuters - 2 hours, 56 minutes ago

  SYDNEY (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush hopes to spur momentum for a world trade pact and a global target on climate change at this week's APEC summit in Sydney, but host Australia has warned not to expect binding greenhouse targets.

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  Afghan Taliban vow to kidnap, kill more foreigners Reuters - 2 hours, 23 minutes ago

  KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban plan to abduct and kill more nationals from foreign countries whose troops serve under NATO and the U.S. military in the country, a spokesman for the Islamic movement warned on Monday.

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  Russian strategic bombers run Arctic exercise Reuters - Mon Sep 3, 5:41 AM ET

  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Twelve Russian strategic bombers will take part in an Arctic exercise on Monday and Tuesday including tactical launches of cruise missiles, an air force spokesman said.

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  Study finds smokers have higher risk of dementia Reuters - Sun Sep 2, 10:15 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who smoke are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia than people who have quit or have never smoked, Dutch researchers reported on Sunday.

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  Greece brings deadly fires under control Reuters - 2 hours, 16 minutes ago

  ATHENS, Greece (Reuters) - Forest fires that have ravaged Greece for more than 10 days have largely come under control after killing 64 people and leaving thousands homeless, the fire brigade said on Monday.

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  Bush makes surprise trip to Iraq AFP - 42 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President George W. Bush has touched down at Al-Asad air base during a surprise to visit to Iraq, the White House announced Monday.

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  Former Bangladesh PM Zia arrested AFP - Mon Sep 3, 4:02 AM ET

  DHAKA (AFP) - Police in Bangladesh arrested former prime minister Khaleda Zia on Monday as part of a major campaign against corruption launched by the country's army-backed government.

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  Maximum strength Hurricane Felix aims for Central America AFP - Mon Sep 3, 5:43 AM ET

  MIAMI (AFP) - A potentially catastrophic class-five Hurricane Felix ripped across the warm waters of the Caribbean early Monday towards Honduras and Belize after damaging homes and power lines in Grenada.

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  Russia draws 'red line' on Kosovo, US missile defence AFP - 3 hours, 1 minute ago

  MOSCOW (AFP) - Moscow will never give way on "red line" issues, including Kosovo and US missile defence, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov declared Monday in a speech underlining Russia's increasingly muscular foreign policy.

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  Breakthrough drug for schizophrenia AFP - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago

  PARIS (AFP) - The first new class of drugs in more than a decade for treating schizophrenia worked at least as well in a clinical trial as standard medications, but with fewer side-effects, a new study showed.

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  France powers up GDF Suez as new world energy giant AFP - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago

  PARIS (AFP) - The French government tied up the long-delayed merger of Suez and state-owned Gaz de France on Monday, giving the country another world energy champion in a sector that Paris was eager to protect from foreigners.

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  HSBC to buy half of SKorean bank KEB for 6.3 billion dollars AFP - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - Global banking giant HSBC said Monday it had agreed to buy half of South Korea's sixth-biggest bank, but the deal could face regulatory problems because of legal cases involving the current owner.

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  Damien Hirst skull sells for 100 million dollars AFP - Thu Aug 30, 4:32 PM ET

  LONDON (AFP) - A diamond-encrusted skull by British artist Damien Hirst sold on Thursday for 100 million dollars (75 million euros), a record price for work sold by a living artist, a London gallery announced.

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  Second British general slams U.S. policy in postwar Iraq Reuters - Sun Sep 2, 4:37 PM ET

  LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. plans for handling Iraq after the 2003 invasion were "fatally flawed," a retired British general said, adding that the U.S. administration had refused to listen to British concerns about postwar planning.

• Dutch stroke study urges greater anticoagulant use Reuters - Sun Sep 2, 2:04 AM ET

  VIENNA (Reuters) - Dutch doctors called on Sunday for greater use of oral anticoagulants to prevent strokes in people with a common heart arrhythmia.