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XML Top StoriesWatchdog set to probe MP expensespublished about 3 hours ago
The committee on standards in public life is considering an inquiry into MPs' expenses, the BBC understands.
Sarkozy greets Betancourt in Parispublished about 4 hours ago
PARIS (Reuters) - French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt landed in Paris on Friday to an emotional welcome from President Nicolas Sarkozy, who had made her release from captivity in the Colombian jungle a foreign policy priority.
Nashua delays geothermal system for schoolspublished about 4 hours ago
Questions about the scope and cost of the project have delayed plans to install geothermal heating and cooling systems in three elementary schools.
Some forest fire evacuees can return, province sayspublished about 4 hours ago
Hundreds of evacuees from northern Saskatchewan forest fires could be returning home Friday, provincial officials say.
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US soldiers in Iraq mark Fourth of July (AP)published about 1 hour ago
AP - It's Staff Sgt. Edgar Covarrubias' second Fourth of July in Iraq. No family barbecue, no fireworks, but Covarrubias says he'll call his mom, ... more
India Party Struggling for U.S. Nuclear Dealpublished about 2 hours ago
India’s governing Congress Party was on the verge of swapping allies on Friday in a last-ditch effort to push through a controversial nuclear deal with ... more
Jerusalem attacker had Jewish girlfriend (AP)published about 2 hours ago
AP - The Palestinian who went on a deadly rampage on a Jerusalem street this week spent years in a romantic relationship with a Jewish ... more
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Jobless, and selling himself the old-fashioned waypublished less than 1 hour ago
Joshua Persky, an out-of-work investment banker, was interviewed by major news outlets as he stood on Park Avenue, handing out résumés and wearing a sandwich ... more
Société Générale is fined for breaking rulespublished less than 1 hour ago
The French Banking Commission on Friday fined the bank Société Générale €4 million for serious breaches in internal controls revealed by the bank's €4.9 billion ... more
9 sentenced to prison in Austrian bank fraud casepublished less than 1 hour ago
Judge Claudia Bandion-Ortner found the defendants responsible for causing losses of as much as €1.7 billion at Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft in Austria, or ... more
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China Issues Guidelines on Post-Quake Reconstructionpublished about 2 hours ago
Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) BEIJING, July 4 (Xinhua) - China's State Council published on ... more
BRIEF: Don't Light That Fire; Burn Permits Suspended Because of Drynesspublished about 2 hours ago
By Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Jul. 4--MAT-SU -- Persisting dry and windy conditions in the Mat-Su have caused the Alaska Division of Forestry to temporarily ... more
Sarah Quick on Draw to Win Bikepublished about 2 hours ago
A YOUNG artist has won a competition to encourage recycling in schools. Sarah Finlay, a P6 pupil from Balmuildy Primary in Bishopbriggs, won an East ... more
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Martin joins Hendrick, replacing Mears next year (AP)published about 2 hours ago
AP - Mark Martin will make one final effort to win the NASCAR championship that's eluded him the past 26 years by driving for storied ... more
McDowell takes European Open lead with 67, Garcia second after a 64published about 2 hours ago
Graeme McDowell made six birdies to shoot a 5-under 67 Friday and take the clubhouse lead during the second round of the European Open.
Braves' Francoeur is sent to minors (AP)published about 3 hours ago
AP - Slumping Braves outfielder Jeff Francoeur was sent to the minors to work on his hitting, with his average having dropped to .234.
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Reality Check: Less Is More on 'So You Think You Can Dance'published about 2 hours ago
People always complain about getting too little, too late. It seems 'So You Think You Can Dance' forgot that getting too much, too soon can ... more
Christina Applegate's Boyfriend Found Deadpublished about 3 hours ago
"Married With Children" star Christina Applegate's boyfriend was found dead in his apartment on Tuesday, FOX News has learned.
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Minn. teen charged with offering his vote on eBay (AP)published about 13 hours ago
AP - A college student claimed it was all a joke when he put his vote in this fall's presidential election up for sale on ... more
Former hot-dog champ Kobayashi hungry to regain title (AP)published about 18 hours ago
AP - He's gone from hot-dog top dog to underdog. Renowned competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi is aiming to chomp his way back to the top ... more
Man nabbed after calling cops on stolen cell phone (AP)published about 23 hours ago
AP - A Duluth man is under arrest after he called police on a cell phone from a purse he had just allegedly snatched. Police ... more
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Man claims assault by Eminem in 2006 in Detroit (AP)published less than 1 hour ago
AP - A man has sued Eminem, claiming the rapper punched him two years ago while they were in the bathroom of a Detroit strip ... more
Merrill nears deal to sell Bloomberg stake: report (Reuters)published less than 1 hour ago
Reuters - Merrill Lynch & Co may sell its 20 percent stake in financial news and data provider Bloomberg LP to a blind trust controlled ... more
Slim down BBC, Minister man sayspublished about 2 hours ago
The BBC should be reduced to just one TV and radio channel, says the co-writer of sitcom Yes, Minister.
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Sulston argues for open medicinepublished about 3 hours ago
Genome pioneer and Nobel Laureate Sir John Sulston says profits are taking precedence over the needs of patients, particularly in the developing world.
Sulston argues for open medicinepublished about 3 hours ago
Nobel Laureate Sir John Sulston says medical profits are taking precedence over the needs of patients.
On Independence Day, Think Fireworks Safety First (HealthDay)published about 3 hours ago
HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 4 (HealthDay News) -- Fireworks can be breathtaking spectacles, creating glittering showers of sparks and earth-rumbling booms that thrill people for ... more
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