XML Top StoriesJamaica braced for storm arrivalpublished about 4 hours ago
Tropical Storm Gustav strengthens as it nears Jamaica, while the US city of New Orleans makes evacuation plans.
Detroit mayor's lawyer says she's losing witnessespublished about 4 hours ago
Three lawyers are refusing to testify next week at a removal hearing for Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, possibly harming his ability to defend himself.
US Rejects Putin's Charges that Bush Administration Orchestrated Georgian Crisispublished about 4 hours ago
White House spokeswoman calls Russian PM claim 'just not rational'
Blair blamed in police race claimpublished about 4 hours ago
The country's most senior Asian police officer lodges a claim of racial discrimination against the Metropolitan Police.
EU concern over phone bill trendpublished about 4 hours ago
Some mobile phone operators across Europe have been rounding up call durations to leave customers with higher bills, the European Commission says.
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Spanish town faithful to baby-jumpingpublished less than 1 hour ago
BURGOS, Spain, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Babies get the jump on the devil each year in the Spanish town of Castrillo de Murcia as a ... more
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Wall Street rallies on strong GDP, weaker oil (Reuters)published less than 1 hour ago
Reuters - Stocks rallied on Thursday, led by major industrial and financial companies, as oil prices eased and data showed the economy grew more quickly ... more
Oil prices down sharply on profit-taking (AFP)published about 1 hour ago
AFP - Oil prices dropped sharply on Thursday on profit-taking but were expected to rebound as Tropical Storm Gustav moved across the Gulf of Mexico ... more
US GDP gets surprise boost from exports in second quarterpublished about 1 hour ago
The US economy expanded faster than expected in the second quarter boosted by a rise in exports but that could change in the second half ... more
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Threatened Monkey Populations Surprisingly Large (LiveScience.com)published about 2 hours ago
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Deadly Gustav hurtles toward Jamaica (AFP)published about 2 hours ago
AFP - Tropical Storm Gustav homed in on Jamaica Thursday after claiming some two dozen lives in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, with officials here ... more
Wish-list author's death fuels Web 'bucket lists'published about 2 hours ago
The accidental death of an American author who wrote the adventure travel guide "100 Things to Do Before You Die" has prompted an online rush ... more
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Safina regains her focus to reach round three (Reuters)published about 2 hours ago
Reuters - Russian sixth seed Dinara Safina overcame a couple of concentration lapses to defeat Italy's Roberta Vinci 6-4 6-3 in the second round of ... more
Safin fined for first-round outburst (Reuters)published about 2 hours ago
Reuters - Marat Safin has been fined $2,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct during his first-round win over American Vince Spadea at the U.S. Open, the International ... more
Stu Barnes retires, joins Stars' coaching staff (AP)published about 3 hours ago
AP - Dallas Stars center Stu Barnes is retiring after 16 years in the NHL.
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Study predicts long-term benefits of preschool learningpublished less than 1 hour ago
Children who receive a rich variety of home learning before they start school achieve measurably better results in maths tests at age 10, according to ... more
Lindsay Lohan, Girlfriend Hit Back at Lohan's Fatherpublished about 2 hours ago
Lindsay Lohan blasted her father on Thursday for calling girlfriend Samatha Ronson "a drug" and claiming Ronson planned to write a tell-all book about Lohan.
Bill Clinton Gets Stuck in an Elevatorpublished about 3 hours ago
It was a mixed bag night for former President Bill Clinton.
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Don't take "holy" water onto pope plane (Reuters)published about 2 hours ago
Reuters - The Vatican has warned journalists who will travel with Pope Benedict to Lourdes next month not to put the revered water from the ... more
Italian museum defies pope over crucified frog (Reuters)published about 4 hours ago
Reuters - An Italian museum on Thursday defied Pope Benedict and refused to remove a modern art sculpture portraying a crucified green frog holding a ... more
Ga. town's scarecrows h(a)unting for world record (AP)published about 7 hours ago
AP - This small northeastern Georgia town's population boom is frightening. In a bid to break a world record for scarecrows and scare up some ... more
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Valentino walks red carpet for his documentary (AP)published about 1 hour ago
AP - Of all the women Valentino has dressed in his 45-year career from Jacqueline Kennedy to Mariella Agnelli to Gwyneth Paltrow one ... more
The Hold Steady stays positive on new album and tour (Reuters)published about 2 hours ago
Reuters - Drawing packed houses and four-star reviews, buzz band The Hold Steady may have finally built the ecstatic rock and roll experience they've been ... more
Q&A: Thicke reflects on race, music and "Something Else" (Reuters)published about 2 hours ago
Reuters - It's an unusually hot and humid summer night in Hollywood. A murmuring line of fans -- mostly women -- snakes around the Sunset ... more
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Bunion Surgery Patients Need 6 Weeks Before Driving (HealthDay)published less than 1 hour ago
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- The ability to brake suddenly
while driving is fully returned six weeks following bunion surgery,
researchers say.
Study: 12 percent of Indian deaths due to alcohol (AP)published about 1 hour ago
AP - Almost 12 percent of the deaths among American Indians and Alaska Natives are alcohol-related more than three times the percentage in the ... more
CDC: Salmonella outbreak appears to be over (AP)published about 3 hours ago
AP - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 1,440 people appears to be over.
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