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AP – President Felipe Calderon hopes to quell Mexico’s rampant drug violence by the end of his term in 2012, and disputed U.S. fears that Mexico is losing control of its territory.
Read More: Mexico prez hopes to quell drug violence by 2012
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Reuters – A group representing families of demonstrators killed or maimed in the armed crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protests 20 years ago has urged China to name the dead, denouncing official silence over the anniversary.
Read More: China "mothers" urge reckoning with 1989 bloodshed
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AFP – Craig Bellamy has dedicated the goals that sent Manchester City into the last 16 of the UEFA Cup to the memory of a much-loved cousin who died on the eve of the club’s second round, second leg clash with FC Copenhagen.
Read More: Bellamy grief provides City inspiration
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AP – Engine trouble may have caused the Turkish Airlines crash that killed nine people in the Netherlands, the head of the agency investigating the accident said Thursday. Separately, officials said those killed were five Turks and four Americans.
Read More: Engine trouble possible cause in Dutch plane crash
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Reuters – The fire-ravaged southern Australian state of Victoria was put on a high fire alert on Friday, forcing the closure of around 200 schools as temperatures soared and strong winds threatened to fan blazes.
Read More: Australia on alert as new fires threaten Victoria
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AP – Malawi’s former leader appeared in court to face corruption and abuse of office charges Thursday, weeks before an election in which he hopes to regain the presidency.
Read More: Malawi's ex-president arrested
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AP – President Barack Obama’s administration will seek to end Iran’s nuclear ambition and its support for terrorism, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Thursday drawing an immediate rebuke from Iran’s envoy.
Read More: US will seek to end Iran's nuclear ambition
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AP – Some comments made by Mexican President Felipe Calderon during an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday:
Read More: Quotes from President Felipe Calderon
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Reuters – It seems the “Gossip Girl” spinoff has found its Lily.
Read More: Brittany Snow to star in "Gossip Girl" spinoff
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Reuters – Get ready for another weekend of shuttling the kids to the movie theater.
Read More: Jonas brothers eye box office crown
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AP – Court records show Russell Simmons has agreed to pay $40,000 a month in child support.
Read More: Russell Simmons agrees to child support payments
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E! Online – Cate Blanchett is looking for a few good Merry Men.
Read More: Blanchett in the Hood
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E! Online – Rihanna has resurfaced.
Read More: Rihanna Photographed in Mexico
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Reuters – Woody Allen has been throwing some international flavor into his latest casting gumbo.
Read More: Antonio Banderas joins Woody Allen picture
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E! Online – DMX’s diva antics don’t play in jail.
Read More: DMX Tray-Tossing Jail Tantrum Spells Trouble
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AP – Nick Mitchell probably won’t be having the last laugh on “American Idol.”
Read More: Nick nixed: `Idol' chooses 3 more finalists
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Reuters – Cablevision Systems Corp plans to charge online readers of its Newsday newspaper, a move that would make it one of the first large U.S. papers to reverse a trend toward free Web readership.
Read More: Newsday to charge for website, online cable service
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AP – Federal health officials are adding their sternest warning to a heartburn drug that has been linked to muscle spasms.
Read More: FDA slaps warning on heartburn drug tied to spasms
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Macworld.com – Pining for instant access to episodes of “MacGyver” on your iPhone (and really, who isn’t)? CBS Mobile has you covered with its new TV.com app (iTunes link) released on Thursday. The app offers free streaming video content from CBS (including CBS News, Sports, and Radio), the CW, and Showtime, as well as CBS-owned Cnet and some other places (CBS aquired the TV.com Web site along with its purchase of Cnet in 2008).
Read More: CBS releases TV.com iPhone app
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PC World – PC parts are so cheap, you could easily spend more on 10-user license for Windows Server than on the hardware on which it’s installed. Steve Ballmer mentioned the disparity, noting the upcoming Foundation Edition server designed as a “low-cost, low-price, low-functionality Windows Server SKU.” The skeleton server will be released in the next month or two, although Microsoft hasn’t yet announced further details.
Read More: Will Windows Server Foundation Edition Raise the Bar For Affordable Servers?
(PC World)
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