Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

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  Aviator's fate puzzles search crews AP - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago

  MINDEN, Nev. - In their quest to find missing aviator Steve Fossett, searchers have come across uncharted plane crashes six times. But none of the wrecks shed light on what may have happened to the multimillionaire.

• Gabrielle moves toward the Carolinas AP - 47 minutes ago

  MIAMI - Subtropical Storm Gabrielle moved toward the East Coast early Saturday, and a tropical storm watch remained in place for portions of South Carolina and North Carolina.

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  Volunteers help monitor nation's rivers AP - 2 hours, 12 minutes ago

  BIG BAY, Mich. - Day after day, Chauncey Moran leaves his backwoods cabin, packs his pickup with gear and embarks on a scientific mission: checking the health of the Yellow Dog River.

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  Thousands pay respects to Pavarotti AP - 33 minutes ago

  MODENA, Italy - Recordings of Luciano Pavarotti's voice boomed out in Modena's main piazza on Saturday as mourners waited to pay final respects to the tenor before an invitation-only funeral in his hometown's cathedral.

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  Cardinals' Ankiel defends himself on HGH AP - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago

  PHOENIX - Rick Ankiel says any drugs he received in 2004 were prescribed by a licensed physician to help him recover from reconstructive elbow surgery. Ankiel, whose comeback is one of the great stories of this season, initially acknowledged human growth hormone was among those medications during a brief session with reporters Friday, then refused to list his various prescriptions.

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  Bin Laden video may signal new attacks Reuters - 5 minutes ago

  LONDON (Reuters) - Abandoning his Kalashnikov and dyeing his beard from grey to black, Osama bin Laden presents a new image to the world in a video that makes no specific threats but may be a signal for new al Qaeda attacks.

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  Petraeus says Iraq political gains lacking Reuters - Fri Sep 7, 6:53 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, said on Friday the Iraqi government's progress toward national reconciliation, a key justification for increased troops levels, was disappointing.

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  APEC leaders agree climate change pact at summit Reuters - Sat Sep 8, 4:35 AM ET

  SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asia-Pacific leaders agreed on Saturday to adopt a "long-term aspirational goal" to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said.

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  CIA chief defends rendition and detention policies Reuters - Fri Sep 7, 5:51 PM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Central Intelligence Agency director defended U.S. policies on interrogation and rendition of terrorist suspects to other countries on Friday, saying the program was blown out of proportion by critics.

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  U.N. nuclear head urges Western patience on Iran plan Reuters - Fri Sep 7, 6:24 PM ET

  VIENNA (Reuters) - The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog body on Friday rebuffed Western critics of a cooperation deal it has struck with Iran as "back-seat drivers" and urged them to give it time to work to help avoid war.

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  Portuguese police name Madeleine parents suspects Reuters - Fri Sep 7, 8:10 PM ET

  PRAIA DA LUZ, Portugal (Reuters) - Portuguese police named the parents of missing British four-year-old Madeleine McCann as suspects in their investigation on Friday, their lawyer said after they were questioned for hours by police.

• Atlantic subtropical storm heads for N. Carolina Reuters - Sat Sep 8, 5:24 AM ET

  MIAMI (Reuters) - Subtropical Storm Gabrielle churned steadily across the Atlantic toward North Carolina early on Saturday, prompting warnings of rain and strong winds and currents in coastal areas as early as Sunday morning.

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  World Trade Center site shows signs of rebirth Reuters - Fri Sep 7, 3:55 PM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three steel pillars rising from the World Trade Center site's massive pit are the first visible signs of the Freedom Tower, the centerpiece of rebuilding efforts six years after the September 11 attacks.

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  Bin Laden mocks US as "weak" in new video AFP - 2 hours, 44 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - Elusive Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden mocked the United States as "weak" and vowed to escalate fighting in Iraq in a new video, his first such appearance in nearly three years.

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  Asia-Pacific leaders issue climate change call AFP - 2 hours, 47 minutes ago

  SYDNEY (AFP) - Key Asia Pacific leaders called Saturday for long-term action by both rich and poor nations to reduce greenhouse gases in a summit taking place under the tightest security cloak in Australian history.

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  Maddie parents both named as suspects by Portuguese police AFP - Sat Sep 8, 12:22 AM ET

  PORTMAO, Portugal (AFP) - The mother and father of British toddler Madeleine McCann, who vanished while on holiday in Portugal, have both been named as formal suspects by police, their lawyer said Saturday.

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  Opera legend Pavarotti to be laid to rest in hometown Modena AFP - 2 hours, 7 minutes ago

  MODENA, Italy (AFP) - Tens of thousands of mourners including many from the worlds of politics and entertainment were gathering in the small town of Modena on Saturday to bid a final farewell to Italy's opera superstar Luciano Pavarotti.

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  Suicide car bomb kills at least 28 in Algeria: hospitals AFP - 25 minutes ago

  DELLYS, Algeria (AFP) - A suicide car bomb at a naval barracks in northeast Algeria killed at least 28 people and wounded 60 on Saturday, hospital sources told AFP.

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  Malaysia has 'good feeling' about Proton-VW pact AFP - Sat Sep 8, 3:08 AM ET

  KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia on Saturday expressed optimism about securing a partnership for loss-making carmaker Proton with German auto giant Volkswagen, with high-level talks planned in the coming weeks.

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  Japan's three mega banks to invest in Aeon Bank AFP - Sat Sep 8, 1:39 AM ET

  TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's three major banking groups will invest in a bank set up by the country's top retailer Aeon Co., press reports said Saturday.

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  U.S. is now free of canine rabies virus Reuters - Fri Sep 7, 6:12 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal health experts declared a small victory against a fatal and untreatable virus on Friday, saying canine rabies has disappeared from the United States.

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  Watergate scandal hotel sells off family jewels AFP - Thu Sep 6, 7:46 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - Thousands turned out Thursday for an everything-must-go sale at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, whose name is irremediably linked with one of the worst political scandals to rock the United States.

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  Austria to charge 4 soldiers for Nazi salutes Reuters - Thu Sep 6, 11:33 AM ET

  VIENNA (Reuters) - Four Austrian soldiers face criminal charges for exchanging Hitler salutes in two videos that appeared on the Internet, Defence Minister Norbert Darabos said on Thursday.

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  Portuguese police focus on Madeleine's parents Reuters - Fri Sep 7, 1:48 PM ET

  PRAIA DA LUZ, Portugal (Reuters) - Portuguese police announced on Friday they had identified a new suspect in their investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann and friends said it was the 4-year-old's mother, Kate McCann.

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  Pope says abortion "not a human right" Reuters - Fri Sep 7, 1:11 PM ET

  VIENNA (Reuters) - Pope Benedict rejected the concept that abortion could be considered a human right on Friday and urged European leaders to do everything possible to raise birth rates and make their countries more child-friendly.