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  La. protests hark back to '50s, '60s AP - 1 hour, 31 minutes ago

  JENA, La. - It had many of the signs of the early civil rights protests — militant slogans, upraised clenched fists and multitudes of police — but none of the hate and fear-drenched campaigns in Selma, Little Rock and Montgomery.

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  Columbia won't cancel Ahmadinejad speech AP - 28 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Columbia University said it does not plan to call off a speech by Iran's president despite pressure from critics including the City Council speaker, who said the Ivy League school was providing a forum for "hate-mongering vitriol."

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  Stocks poised to open higher AP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

  NEW YORK - U.S. stock futures pointed toward a higher opening Friday as Wall Street, looking to resume this week's rally, drew confidence from strong earnings from Oracle Corp.

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  McCarthy calls Carrey 'autism whisperer' AP - Thu Sep 20, 11:03 PM ET

  NEW YORK - Jenny McCarthy worried about finding a good man after her son, Evan, was diagnosed with autism two years ago. Then Jim Carrey came along. "Beyond doubt it was written in the stars that Jim and Evan were a pair," the 34-year-old actress tells People magazine in its Oct. 1 issue.

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  Phillies gain ground on Mets in NL East AP - Fri Sep 21, 4:42 AM ET

  The New York Mets' latest loss was filled with bad vibes, and the Philadelphia Phillies are threatening to add to their woes.

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  Lebanon holds funeral for slain anti-Syrian MP Reuters - 2 hours, 21 minutes ago

  BEIRUT (Reuters) - Thousands of Lebanese attended the funeral on Friday of an anti-Syrian Christian legislator whose assassination this week fuelled tensions ahead of Lebanon's bitterly contested presidential election.

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  Iraq aims to end immunity of security firms Reuters - 55 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq wants to tighten control over security contractors after a deadly shooting incident involving the U.S. firm Blackwater, ending their long immunity from Iraqi prosecution, the Interior Ministry said on Friday.

• Iran cleric hears "death knell" for Mideast peace plan Reuters - 13 minutes ago

  TEHRAN (Reuters) - A senior Iranian cleric said on Friday the "death knell" had sounded for a U.S.-sponsored Arab-Israeli peace conference, which has drawn skeptical remarks from some Arab countries that are expected to take part.

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  Israel, U.S. shared data on suspected nuclear site: report Reuters - Fri Sep 21, 1:08 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Before it decided to strike Syria, Israel shared intelligence with President George W. Bush this summer indicating that its neighbor was getting help from North Korea on a nuclear facility, The Washington Post reported on Friday.

• Two students shot at Delaware State University Reuters - 54 minutes ago

  PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Two students were shot and wounded early on Friday on the Delaware State University campus and police were hunting for a sole gunman, the school said on its Web site.

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  Pakistanis reject bin Laden's "interference" Reuters - Fri Sep 21, 4:48 AM ET

  PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A call from Osama bin Laden for holy war against Pakistan's president and army found resonance on Friday among some in Pakistan's conservative northwest, but others rejected the cry for jihad as interference.

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  Mattel apologizes to China for toy recalls Reuters - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago

  BEIJING (Reuters) - The world's largest toy maker, Mattel Inc, apologized on Friday for damaging China's reputation after recent massive recalls of its Chinese-made toys, admitting it targeted some goods that were actually up to scratch.

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  Pakistani opposition decries Musharraf election bid Reuters - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - About 1,000 Pakistani opposition activists gathered outside the Supreme Court in Islamabad on Friday to denounce President Pervez Musharraf's bid to win another term in an October 6 election.

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  Lebanon pays final respects to slain anti-Syrian MP AFP - 46 minutes ago

  BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanese politicians and thousands of mourners turned out Friday for the funeral of anti-Syrian MP Antoine Ghanem, whose assassination has raised tensions in the runup to a key presidential vote.

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  Buddist monks lead protest march as pressure mounts on Myanmar AFP - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago

  YANGON (AFP) - At least 3,000 people led by Buddhist monks marched Friday through the flooded streets of Yangon, in the biggest protest since anti-government rallies broke out across Myanmar one month ago.

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  'Massive' aid needed for African floods: Red Cross AFP - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago

  GENEVA (AFP) - The Red Cross warned Friday that a massive aid effort is needed to cope with floods in 18 countries across Africa that have already affected at least 1.5 million people and killed nearly 300.

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  Gunmen wounds two at US university AFP - 30 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - Police are hunting a gunman who opened fire at Delaware State University injuring two people, the university said Friday.

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  China ordains Vatican-approved bishop AFP - 1 hour, 31 minutes ago

  BEIJING (AFP) - China's official Catholic church on Friday installed a new Vatican-approved bishop of Beijing in a sign of quiet dialogue between China and the Holy See despite the lack of diplomatic relations.

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  Euro roars to record high 1.4120 dollars AFP - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - The euro raced to an all-time high of 1.4120 dollars on Friday as the US currency came under heavy selling pressure on expectations of further interest rate cuts in the United States.

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  World oil prices surge in record-breaking week AFP - 23 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - The price of London Brent oil hit another all-time high Friday on US storm concerns at the end of a record-breaking week which saw New York crude soar beyond 84 dollars per barrel.

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  Can't beat quality of life in Scandinavia, says world ranking AFP - Thu Sep 20, 11:18 AM ET

  PARIS (AFP) - Nordic countries take the greatest care of their environment and their people, according to a ranking published on Thursday by the publication Reader's Digest.

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  Study finds languages quickly dying out AFP - Wed Sep 19, 11:40 AM ET

  SYDNEY (AFP) - The world's native languages are dying out at an unprecedented rate, taking with them irreplaceable knowledge about the natural world, according to a National Geographic study.

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  Americans adapt creatively to long commutes The Christian Science Monitor - Wed Sep 19, 4:00 AM ET

  Atlanta - Well over a million commuters rush through Atlanta every day. Driver Lance Helms has catalogued a few tactics for staying alive.

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  Czechs get chance to view rare medieval manuscript AFP - Thu Sep 20, 11:09 AM ET

  PRAGUE (AFP) - Czechs got the chance to examine the world's biggest medieval manuscript, the "Codex Gigas" or "Devil's Bible," for the first time in almost 359 years on Thursday when the precious work went on show as part of a four-month-long exhibition.

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  Robots turn off senior citizens in aging Japan Reuters - Thu Sep 20, 6:26 AM ET

  TOKYO (Reuters) - Ifbot, the resident robot at a Japanese nursing home, can converse, sing, express emotions and give trivia quizzes to seniors to help with their mental agility. Yet the pale-green gizmo has spent much of the past two years languishing in a corner alone.