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AFP – Twelve Muslim separatists and a soldier were killed in clashes in the southern Philippines when government forces foiled a rebel attack on a town, the military said Wednesday.
Read More: 13 killed in clash with Muslim rebels: military
(AFP)
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AP – Hundreds were feared dead Tuesday in the chilly waters of the Mediterranean Sea, days after an overcrowded wooden fishing boat packed with migrants seeking a better life in Europe capsized in stormy waters off the coast of Libya.
Read More: Hundreds of migrants feared drowned off Libya
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AP – A Dutch couple taken hostage Tuesday by armed tribesmen in Yemen said their kidnappers were treating them well, including offering them lunch and tea, after brazenly hijacking their car in the capital.
Read More: Dutch hostage in Yemen reports good treatment
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AP – Rio’s state government will build seven miles (11 kilometers) of concrete walls around some of the biggest slums in an effort to halt deforestation of the jungle surrounding the metropolis, officials said Tuesday.
Read More: Rio gov't building walls around slums
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AP – Pakistan’s Taliban chief claimed responsibility Tuesday for a deadly assault on a police academy, saying he wanted to retaliate for U.S. missile attacks on the militant bases on the border with Afghanistan. Baitullah Mehsud, who has a $5 million bounty on his head from the United States, also vowed to “amaze everyone in the world” with an attack on Washington or even the White House.
Read More: Pakistani Taliban threatens attack on White House
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AFP – Gavin Henson’s hopes of being selected for the British and Irish Lions’ tour of South Africa may have come to an end after he was ruled out for up to six weeks with an ankle injury.
Read More: Henson's Lions rugby hopes take a mauling
(AFP)
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AP – A major blackout that wreaked havoc during rush hour in Australia’s largest city has exposed a flaw in the city’s terrorism warning system, the government acknowledged Tuesday.
Read More: Sydney blackout exposes anti-terror network flaw
(AP)
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AP – Key members of Israel’s new Cabinet:
Read More: A look at key members of Israel's new government
(AP)
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Mediaweek.com – -Yesterday’s Winners:
Dancing With the Stars (ABC), Two and a Half Men (CBS), House (Fox), CSI: Miami (CBS)
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Playbill – Rock stars Tommy Shaw from STYX and Kevin Cronin from REO Speedwagon will make their Broadway debuts April 27 when they perform their new single, “Can’t Stop Rockin’,” immediately following the evening performance of Rock of Ages, the new musical at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.
Read More: STYX and REO Speedwagon Stars Will Crash Broadway's 'Rock of Ages'
(Playbill)
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AP – Walt Disney is going 3-D on a lot of future films — and some from its past.
Read More: Disney does 3-D with `Toy Story,' `Beast' reissues
(AP)
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E! Online – In her new flick, Miley Cyrus returns to an ochre-toned, sun-drenched Tennessee countryside, where her Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana character paints a henhouse and learns to appreciate the slow life.Â
Read More: Miley Cyrus: I Wanna Move Back to Tennessee
(E! Online)
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AP – “Long Lost” (Dutton, 372 pages, $27.95), by Harlan Coben: Myron Bolitar, sports agent and accidental detective, has returned in what is perhaps Harlan Coben’s best-written and most suspenseful thriller yet. The story begins when Myron gets a call from Terese Collins, a long-lost love. “Come to Paris,” she says. She needs him, but she won’t say why.
Read More: Harlan Coben writes most suspenseful thriller yet
(AP)
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AP – Leave it to Robert Downey Jr. to turn Sherlock Holmes into a wisecracking action hero who ends up handcuffed naked to a bed.
Read More: Downey gives Sherlock Holmes an action update
(AP)
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Reuters – Former Destiny’s Child member Kelly Rowland has parted ways with Columbia Records after recording two solo albums for the label.
Read More: R&B singer Kelly Rowland splits with label
(Reuters)
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AP – An agent for 33-year-old singer and actor Andy Hallett says the former cast member from the vampire TV series “Angel” has died of congestive heart disease.
Read More: 'Angel' actor dies at 33 of heart disease
(AP)
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E! Online – Miley Cyrus isn’t the only one saying we probably won’t be seeing a sequel to the not-even-released yet Hannah Montana movie.
Read More: Hannah Montana Director Also Says Sequel Unlikely
(E! Online)
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AP – The salmonella scare that prompted a blanket federal warning against eating pistachios may have erupted because contaminated raw nuts got mixed with roasted nuts during processing, the company at the center of the nationwide recall said Tuesday.
Read More: Pistachio company: Raw nuts may be bacteria source
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AP – Taking the blood thinner Plavix along with aspirin helped prevent strokes and heart attacks in people with a common heartbeat abnormality that puts them at high risk of these problems, doctors reported Tuesday.
Read More: Study: Plavix plus aspirin helps prevent strokes
(AP)
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HealthDay – TUESDAY, March 31 (HealthDay News) — Cumulative exposure to radiation
from CT scans can increase the risk for cancer by as much as 12 percent,
Harvard University researchers report.
Read More: As CT Radiation Accumulates, Cancer Risk May Rise
(HealthDay)
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AP – A top children’s hospital wants to improve the survival rate of infants born with a birth defect that many families have never heard of until their child is diagnosed.
Read More: St. Louis hospital to study birth defect
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Reuters – A simple balance test may help doctors predict a decline in memory and brain function in people with Alzheimer’s disease, research shows.
Read More: Poor balance a bad sign in Alzheimer's patients
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AP – Calling your state stop-smoking hot line for help kicking the habit? Expect a wait: Smokers are flooding the lines in a panic over an increase in the tobacco tax.
Read More: Stop-smoking lines flooded as tobacco tax rises
(AP)
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AP – The government ordered 14 unapproved narcotic painkillers off the market Tuesday, prescription versions of potent morphine, hydromorphone and oxycodone. The Food and Drug Administration told nine manufacturers to quit distributing the drugs within 90 days — but insisted there are plenty of legal versions of the painkillers being sold for patients who need relief.
Read More: FDA cracks down on unapproved narcotic painkillers
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AFP – A fondly-held belief about long-necked sauropods, the giant four-footed dinosaurs beloved of monster movies and children, is most probably untrue, a dino expert said on Wednesday.
Read More: Long-necked dinos didn't reach for the skies
(AFP)
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HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com:
Read More: Clinical Trials Update: March 31, 2009
(HealthDay)
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AP – The Conficker worm, a nasty computer infection that has poisoned millions of PCs, will start ramping up its efforts Wednesday to use those machines for cybercrimes. It’s unclear whether everyday PC users will even notice, but this is as good an excuse as any to make sure your computer is clean.
Read More: Don't fret about Conficker: Here's what to do
(AP)
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AFP – Leading US computer maker Hewlett-Packard said Tuesday it is studying the possibility of building machines based on Google-backed Android operating systems.
Read More: HP exploring using Android software in computers
(AFP)
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AP – Even if it’s not an April Fools’ joke, the latest moves by the dreaded Conficker worm are by no means an Internet Armageddon, either. The worm’s alarming outbreak entered a new phase Wednesday as clocks around the world ticked into the first day of April, the day it was scheduled to change programming.
Read More: Doing the worm: Tweak in 'Conficker' sparks fears
(AP)
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Reuters – Sony Corp said it cut the price of its older video game console, the PlayStation 2, by 23 percent to $99.99, in an attempt to woo budget-minded families.
Read More: Sony cuts price of PlayStation 2, not PS3
(Reuters)
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NewsFactor – American Airlines is giving passengers Wi-Fi access in the sky. The airline will expand on its trial flight with Aircell, a provider of airborne communications.
Read More: American Airlines Will Expand Wi-Fi Access in the Sky
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AP – Facebook’s finance chief, Gideon Yu, is leaving the fast-growing social-networking site as the company looks for a replacement with “public company experience.”
Read More: Facebook CFO Gideon Yu leaving company
(AP)
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PC World – The Fedora Project released a beta of the next version of its free Linux OS with new security, desktop and developer features that provide a glimpse of the direction Red Hat could take with its enterprise Linux distribution.
Read More: Fedora 11 Beta Posted With New Security, Developer Features
(PC World)
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AP – More people have been arrested in recent years for sexually soliciting youths online, but the sharp increase comes from better enforcement, and the Internet remains a relatively safe social environment, researchers said in a new study.
Read More: Study: Enforcement spurs rise in Web sex arrests
(AP)
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AFP – Information technology (IT) spending is expected to fall nearly four percent this year, the biggest slowdown since the dotcom bust of 2001, market research firm Gartner Inc. said on Tuesday.
Read More: Global IT spending to fall nearly 4 pct: Gartner
(AFP)
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AFP – Sony is cutting the price of its older generation PlayStation 2 (PS2) videogame consoles to 100 dollars (US) in a move prompted by tough economic times and a desire to lure fans to the platform.
Read More: Sony cuts PlayStation 2 price to $100
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Reuters – IBM will sell a suite of Web-based collaboration software for businesses, including contact management, instant messaging and file sharing programs, the computing giant’s biggest effort to date to sell software as a service.
Read More: IBM to enter "cloud computing" software market
(Reuters)
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 USA Today |
Police mount G20 protest security
BBC News Police are mounting a huge security operation as anti-capitalist and climate change activists plan a series of protests around the G20 summit. Video: Police fear protestor violence at G20 summit – 31 Mar 09 The G20 agendas: Dinners, delegates and dissent |
Read More: Police mount G20 protest security – BBC News
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 guardian.co.uk |
British forces hand over control of Basra airport to Americans
guardian.co.uk Britain has formally handed to the US control of Basra airport, where thousands of its troops have been based since the invasion of Iraq six years ago. UK Hands Over Basra Base to US Troops British hand off to US in oil-rich southern Iraq |
Read More: British forces hand over control of Basra airport to Americans – guardian.co.uk
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 BBC News |
MPs' expenses receipts were hawked by City businessman
Times Online A businessman offered to sell the details of every expense claim made by MPs over the past five years to The Times for £300000. Similar approaches have also been made to other national newspapers. MPs' expenses and pessimism Speaker anger over expenses leaks |
Read More: MPs' expenses receipts were hawked by City businessman – Times Online
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 CNN |
Obamas head to Europe, while autos and redecorating make news
USA Today Good morning. President Obama leaves bright and early for an eight-day, five-nation overseas trip. First stop is London, where he and first lady Michelle Obama will have a spot of tea with Queen Elizabeth II. "Michelle Mania" Takes Over Britain Analysis: Is first lady the president's secret diplomatic weapon? |
Read More: Obamas head to Europe, while autos and redecorating make news – USA Today
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 Product Reviews |
Call of Duty: World at War – Map Pack 1 Sets LIVE Record
Planet Xbox 360 by Eric Bush Redmond, WA – March 31, 2009 – Microsoft today revealed that Activision Publishing Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) new Call of Duty®: World at War, Map Pack 1 set a new record for number of downloads in its first week of release on Xbox LIVE. Gears of War 2 gains Snowblind map pack today 1 million enlist for COD: World at War DLC |
Read More: Call of Duty: World at War – Map Pack 1 Sets LIVE Record – Planet Xbox 360
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 ABC News |
Bailout tab: $3 trillion so far
Christian Science Monitor Almost all of the TARP cash is spoken for, and some Senators and oversight officials complained of being left in the dark about its use at a hearing on Tuesday. GAO: Treasury should take a harder line with AIG Watchdogs: Treasury won't disclose bank bailout details |
Read More: Bailout tab: $3 trillion so far – Christian Science Monitor
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 RTT News |
Apollo Grp Swings To 2Q Pft On Higher Enrollment
Wall Street Journal By Kelly Nolan NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–Apollo Group Inc. (APOL) swung to a fiscal second-quarter profit on higher enrollment as well as a prior-year litigation charge. Apollo Group Q2 results top Street, shares down Apollo Group shuffles executives |
Read More: Apollo Grp Swings To 2Q Pft On Higher Enrollment – Wall Street Journal
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 Boston Globe |
CORRECT: US Supreme Crt Dismisses Philip Morris Appeal
Wall Street Journal (The story "=2nd UPDATE: US Supreme Crt Dismisses Philip Morris Appeal" published at 11:47 am EDT incorrectly stated in the final paragraph that the court's ruling was expected in July. Widow wins $145m after 10-year fight with tobacco giant Altria Appeal of Smoker Award Dismissed by Top Court |
Read More: CORRECT: US Supreme Crt Dismisses Philip Morris Appeal – Wall Street Journal
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 CNET News |
Sony Dropping PS2 Price To $100
InformationWeek While video-game consoles typically have a lifespan of five years, Sony said it believes it can extend the life of its consoles to 10 years. Sony PS2 Price Cut Signals PS3 Price Cut: Analysts Sony Launches April Fools' $99 PlayStation 2 |
Read More: Sony Dropping PS2 Price To $100 – InformationWeek
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 UberGizmo |
Report: HP considers Google Android for Netbooks
CNET News by Marguerite Reardon Hewlett-Packard is considering using Google's Android operating system on its low-cost Netbooks, an executive at the company told The Wall Street Journal. Google yanks tethering app from marketplace HP considering Android for netbooks: report |
Read More: Report: HP considers Google Android for Netbooks – CNET News
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 New York Times |
Motorola Evoke QA4 Cell Phone Offers Touch-Screen
eWeek By Michelle Maisto With Motorola's Evoke QA4 cell phone, users can snap pictures, share video and generally keep in touch, which is helped along by a 2.8-inch sliding touch-screen. Motorola Evoke QA4: Best Touch-Screen From Motorola Yet Motorola Evoke(TM) QA4 Puts You One Touch Away from Your Social … |
Read More: Motorola Evoke QA4 Cell Phone Offers Touch-Screen – eWeek
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 UberGizmo |
Netflix to hike up monthly Blu-ray fee by up to $8
CNET News by Josh Lowensohn On Monday, Netflix announced that the privilege to rent Blu-ray titles would be going up in price, beginning April 26. Are you getting your money's worth out of Netflix? Netflix Customers Sing The Blues Over Blu-Ray Price Hike |
Read More: Netflix to hike up monthly Blu-ray fee by up to $8 – CNET News
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 CNET News |
Sun Microsystems to cut 1500 jobs
Bizjournals.com Sun Microsystems Inc. – one of Boulder County's largest high-tech employers – said Tuesday said it is laying off 1500 workers company wide. Sun confirms second round of layoffs Sun Lays Off 1500 Workers |
Read More: Sun Microsystems to cut 1500 jobs – Bizjournals.com
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