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Reuters – Promises of cash for raising kids look like one reason why Japan’s opposition Democratic Party is ahead in the run-up to an election next month, but many say it won’t prompt them to have more babies.
Read More: Japan kid payouts may win votes, not up birthrate
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AP – Iranian police fired tear gas and beat protesters to disperse thousands chanting “Neda lives!” Thursday at a memorial for victims of post-election violence held at the gravesite of the woman whose death made her an icon of the pro-reform movement, witnesses said.
Read More: Police beat mourners in new wave of unrest in Iran
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AP – A New Zealander was sentenced to life in prison Friday for his wife’s murder in a case that sparked an international manhunt after he abandoned his toddler daughter at a train station and fled to the United States.
Read More: Man sentenced for brutal murder of wife
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AP – The leader of the Islamist sect blamed for days of violence in northern Nigeria has been shot and killed while in police custody, officials said Thursday.
Read More: Islamist sect leader in Nigeria killed in custody
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AP – July is on track to be the least deadly month for American troops and one of the quietest for Iraqis since the war started, a decline in violence that has led the U.S. to consider stepping up its withdrawal plans just a month after pulling its combat forces back from Baghdad and other cities.
Read More: US hopeful about exit after a quiet July in Iraq
(AP)
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Time.com – Violence against demonstrators and mass arrests have cleared the streets of election protesters, but the regime’s actions against dissent are now fueling opposition
Read More: Memorial Crackdown Helps Sustain Iran's Protest Movement
(Time.com)
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AP – Venezuela’s top prosecutor insisted Thursday that freedom of expression in Venezuela “must be limited” and proposed legislation that would slap additional restrictions on the country’s news media.
Read More: Venezuela: 'Freedom of expression must be limited'
(AP)
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Time.com – The immediate crisis may be over in Nigeria, but the threat of violence remains. Government security forces today attacked a mosque filled with Islamist militants, killing scores of fighters and forcing more to flee
Read More: Boko Haram, 'Nigeria's Taliban': How Big a Threat?
(Time.com)
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Playbill – Producers of the London production of Avenue Q have extended its booking period at the West End’s Gielgud Theatre through January 2010.
Read More: London's 'Avenue Q' Extends to January 2010
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AP – Investigators probing Michael Jackson’s death looked for evidence related to the powerful anesthetic propofol when they searched his doctor’s Las Vegas home and business, according to search warrants filed Thursday that alluded to the pop star being an “addict.”
Read More: Warrants for Jackson's doc call singer 'addict'
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AP – ABC News has hired a top government doctor as part of an expansion of its medical coverage.
Read More: ABC expands medical coverage, hires CDC doctor
(AP)
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Reuters – Havana’s famous seaside avenue, the Malecon, could be mistaken for Hollywood Boulevard this week as four high profile film stars come to the Cuban capital in the splashiest sign yet of warming U.S.-Cuba relations.
Read More: Hollywood says "hola" to Havana
(Reuters)
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E! Online – Don’t hate us, but after watching tonight’s SYTYCD top-six performance show, we’re officially gunning for one of the remaining dancers. Evan Kasprzak is adorable and charming and we truly want the best for him in life, but he’s too weak a dancer to be in the final four of So You Think You Can Dance season five. If he stays and either Brandon or Ade leave instead, it will be a travesty.
Read More: SYTYCD: The Girls Are Superheroes, and Evan's In Trouble
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Reuters – Walt Disney Co posted a 26 percent plunge in quarterly earnings on Thursday, underlining the continuing effects of the recession on advertising and consumer spending, but beat Wall Street forecasts by a hair.
Read More: Disney profit beats Wall Street, shares slide
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AP – Michael Jackson’s children will live with their grandmother under an agreement reached with the King of Pop’s ex-wife that ensures the youngsters won’t have to endure a public fight over who raises them.
Read More: Jackson kids to live with grandma, visit mother
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AP – A judge said Thursday said he is not inclined to delay the release of “Brutal Legend,” a heavily marketed video game starring Jack Black, but delayed arguments and a formal ruling for one week.
Read More: Ruling delayed on `Brutal Legend' release
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E! Online – It’s understandable—even commendable—that Erin Andrews would want to keep a low profile these days. Unfortunately, she may have done too good a job.
Read More: Naked Erin Andrews: I'm Treated Like "F–king Britney Spears" by Peeping Paps
(E! Online)
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Fashion Wire Daily – One of the perks of being a designer is that if there’s an article of clothing that you want but can’t find, you can always design it yourself.
Read More: Going for Seconds: Rad by Rad Hourani Debuts
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AP – South Africa launched a new HIV/AIDS research initiative Tuesday aimed at stimulating scientific studies into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease.
Read More: South Africa launches new AIDS research
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HealthDay – THURSDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) — Infection with the human
papillomavirus (HPV) may improve survival in patients with head and neck
cancer, U.S. researchers report.
Read More: Virus May Affect Survival in Head and Neck Cancer
(HealthDay)
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AP – The U.N. unveiled a multimillion dollar strategy a dozen years ago to save children worldwide, but a new study has found the program had surprisingly little effect in Bangladesh, one of the world’s poorest countries.
Read More: Experts: UN program to save children didn't work
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LiveScience.com – Last month, researchers found that schizophrenics were more likely
to have been subjected to influenza in the womb than healthy
individuals. Other common experiences can also drive away our wits,
long after we are out of diapers.
Read More: Modern insanity: What really makes us crazy
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AP – Pregnant women, health care workers and children six months and older should be placed at the front of the line for swine flu vaccinations this fall, a government panel recommended Wednesday.
Read More: Pregnant women front of line for swine flu vaccine
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HealthDay – THURSDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) — Exercise programs designed
to increase muscle density in the elderly could help reduce rates of
disability and hospitalization, new research suggests.
Read More: Muscle Density Linked to Disability
(HealthDay)
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Reuters – Microsoft Corp’s chief executive tried to persuade skeptical investors on Thursday that its 10-year Web search partnership with Yahoo Inc is good for both companies.
Read More: Microsoft CEO surprised at Yahoo deal reception
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AP – McAfee Inc.’s second-quarter financial performance exceeded analyst expectations amid rising demand for the software maker’s computer security products.
Read More: McAfee 2Q profit slides 40 pct, tops analyst views
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Reuters – In the same week that Chris Brown went to YouTube to apologize for assaulting former girlfriend Rihanna, a viral videoclip of a wedding party dancing down the aisle to Brown’s song “Forever” returned him to the charts.
Read More: YouTube wedding video sends Chris Brown to charts
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Reuters – With the once-resilient videogame industry mired in a slump, investors are looking to big-name titles and potential price cuts for game consoles in the second half of the year to help spur a rebound in sales.
Read More: Videogame industry looks for second-half comeback
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PC World – At the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, an iPhone security flaw has come to light. The iPhone security flaw–which exploits a weakness in SMS text messaging to take control of the device–appears real, but will probably be addressed before it becomes a serious issue.
Read More: Everybody Panic! The iPhone Has a Vulnerability!
(PC World)
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PC Magazine – Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha said in an analyst call Thursday that many of next year’s Motorola phones will run the Google Android OS, continuing a big bet on the Linux-based system.
Read More: Motorola Pledges Cheaper Android Phones
(PC Magazine)
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AP – A Boston University graduate student accused of illegally swapping music online nonchalantly admitted in court Thursday that he has downloaded and shared hundreds of songs by Nirvana, Green Day, The Smashing Pumpkins and other artists.
Read More: Defendant in Mass. music-sharing trial: `I did it'
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NewsFactor – HTC is priming the pump for sales of its latest Windows Mobile device in the U.S. The HTC Touch Pro2 will be available from T-Mobile with a touchscreen and user interface that aims to help customers streamline their communication and mobile Internet experiences. The device will be available on Aug. 12.
Read More: T-Mobile Will Offer HTC Touch Pro2 with Windows Mobile
(NewsFactor)
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AP – Yahoo Inc. invested billions of dollars in its Internet search engine during the past six years before realizing it made more sense to entrust the job to an outsider hearkening back to a conclusion the company’s co-founders reached shortly after they started their Web directory in the mid-1990s.
Read More: Yahoo comes full circle with retreat from search
(AP)
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PC World – San Francisco’s ambitious plans to roll out computerized smart parking meters have hit a snag: They can be hacked for free parking.
Read More: Meter Hackers Find Free Parking in San Francisco
(PC World)
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 guardian.co.uk |
Obama, Arroyo show solidarity over Myanmar
Reuters WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama and Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo showed solidarity over Myanmar on Thursday before an expected verdict in the widely condemned trial of opposition leader Aung San … Myanmar's Suu Kyi braces for worst ahead of ruling Burma Braces for Verdict of Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi 'resigned to jail sentence' |
Read More: Obama, Arroyo show solidarity over Myanmar – Reuters
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 Telegraph.co.uk |
Bombing Kills 2 Police Officers On Spanish Island
New York Times A civil guard on duty in front of a police installation where a bomb exploded on Thursday, killing two, on the Spanish island of Majorca. By VICTORIA BURNETT MADRID — A bomb that killed two police officers on the Spanish resort island of Majorca on … Eta 'under pressure to attack' Travel chaos after Mallorca car bomb kills two police officers Bomb kills two police in Spain on eve of ETA anniversary |
Read More: Bombing Kills 2 Police Officers On Spanish Island – New York Times
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 MiamiHerald.com |
Judge Orders Release of Young Detainee at Guantánamo
New York Times WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday ordered that one of the youngest detainees at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, be released by late August in a case that drew wide attention because of rulings that he had been tortured by Afghan … Judge Orders Young Guantanamo Detainee's Release Judge Orders Release Of One Of Youngest Gitmo Detainees Judge orders release of young Afghan detainee |
Read More: Judge Orders Release of Young Detainee at Guantánamo – New York Times
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 ABC News |
Northwest begins slow cooldown after record heat
Seattle Post Intelligencer AP WRITER PORTLAND, Ore. — Authorities Thursday reported the first death linked to a Pacific Northwest heat wave even as days of record, triple-digit temperatures began to moderate. The King County Medical Examiner's office said the … Man's death reported as area's first to be heat-related More Unusual 100-Degree Heat Forecast for Northwest Wild Weather From Coast to Coast |
Read More: Northwest begins slow cooldown after record heat – Seattle Post Intelligencer
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 Grand Forks Herald |
Minn. Gov: GOP must welcome others, broaden base
The Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty urged fellow Republicans Thursday to welcome outsiders into the party ranks, rather than scorn them, as the GOP rebuilds from defeats last year that left the White House and Congress in Democratic hands. … GOP Members Gather For Meeting In San Diego Will He Be Good and Pawlenty? Pawlenty Steps on National Stage |
Read More: Minn. Gov: GOP must welcome others, broaden base – The Associated Press
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 Globe and Mail |
Bond set at $2 million in slain pregnant woman's case
CNN Police charge Julie A. Corey, a friend of Haynes, with being a fugitive from justice. (CNN) — A judge set bond at $2 million Thursday for a 35-year-old woman who faces charges in the case of a woman whose baby was ripped from her womb. … Woman with baby cut from womb claimed pregnancy Baby taken from womb of slain woman returned to Mass. Slain Pregnant Woman Lived in Same Building With Accused Fetus-Stealer |
Read More: Bond set at $2 million in slain pregnant woman's case – CNN
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 ABC News |
Banks Paid $32.6 Billion in Bonuses Amid US Bailout
Bloomberg July 30 (Bloomberg) — Citigroup Inc., Merrill Lynch & Co. and seven other US banks paid $32.6 billion in bonuses in 2008 while receiving $175 billion in taxpayer funds, according to a report by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. … Some US bank pay 'unmoored' from performance-Cuomo Wall Street bonuses under fire House Panel To Probe Compensation At TARP Recipients |
Read More: Banks Paid $32.6 Billion in Bonuses Amid US Bailout – Bloomberg
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 KATU |
US 'Clunkers' Program Said to Be Out of Money
Bloomberg July 30 (Bloomberg) — The US government's $1 billion “cash for clunkers” program is being closed because it is almost out of money six days after it began, a person familiar with the matter said. … 'Cash for Clunkers' Program Blasts Through Funds AP sources: Govt to suspend 'cash for clunkers' 'Cash-for-Clunkers' Suspended as Funds Run Dry |
Read More: US 'Clunkers' Program Said to Be Out of Money – Bloomberg
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 Washington Post |
Ballmer Defends Yahoo Deal
Wall Street Journal Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said Thursday that investors have failed to appreciate the value a search deal his company struck a day earlier with Yahoo Inc. will generate for the struggling Internet giant. … How Google Gains from Microsoft-Yahoo Deal Microsoft CEO Says 'Nobody Gets' Yahoo Deal Microsoft online head: Search could be hugely profitable |
Read More: Ballmer Defends Yahoo Deal – Wall Street Journal
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 Indian Express |
Carriers Respond To Bans On Texting While Driving
InformationWeek The four major wireless operators agree that the practice is dangerous, but not all believe national legislation is the best way to solve the problem. By Marin Perez Momentum is building for a national ban on texting while driving, and the major US … Behind-the-Wheel Texting Laws Might Not Change Habits Verizon gives nod to no-texting bill but governors group opposes it Nationwide Texting While Driving Ban Is Common Sense Legislation |
Read More: Carriers Respond To Bans On Texting While Driving – InformationWeek
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 CTV.ca |
Dutch court clogs Pirate Bay
Register A Dutch court has ordered The Pirate Bay to remove itself from the Netherlands within 10 days or face fines of 30000 euros per day. The ban is unsurprisingly the result of a copyright lawsuit and call for … Dutch court tells Pirate Bay to scram, or else Court boots Pirate Bay out of Netherlands Pirate Bay buyer raises money, gets Hollywood-style headaches |
Read More: Dutch court clogs Pirate Bay – Register
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 ABC News |
Fish for dinner: Overfishing easing in some areas
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Crabcakes and fish sticks won't be disappearing after all. Two years after a study warned that overfishing could cause a collapse in the world's seafood stocks by 2048, an update says the tide is turning, at least in some areas. … Having Fish and Eating It Too World fisheries collapse can be averted – study Survey: Edible fish won't disappear if overfishing stops |
Read More: Fish for dinner: Overfishing easing in some areas – The Associated Press
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 Techtree.com |
Microsoft kills Zune phone talk
Register FAM Microsoft has killed any lingering hopes, fears, dreams, suspicions, or conspiracy theories involving a Zune challenge to Apple's iPhone. At the same time, Microsoft executives committed to improvements in Windows Mobile, saying the software's been … Microsoft: Windows Mobile Browsing Better Than iPhone Microsoft Needs Smarter Phones Microsoft Admits Its Phones Are Crappy, Vows To Improve (MSFT) |
Read More: Microsoft kills Zune phone talk – Register
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 Reuters |
Hackers Can Launch iPhone Attack Via SMS
ChannelWeb Security experts at the Black Hat conference said Thursday that hackers can break into an iPhone to intercept text messages, deliver spam and deliver malware. Charlie Miller, Independent Security Evaluators researcher, … Everybody Panic! The iPhone Has a Vulnerability! Researchers can attack mobile phones via spoofed SMS messages Researchers identify critical iPhone security flaw |
Read More: Hackers Can Launch iPhone Attack Via SMS – ChannelWeb
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 CBC.ca |
Shuttle Astronauts Deploy Satellites Ahead of Landing
Space.com Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour successfully deployed two sets of tiny satellites Thursday as they received word they were cleared to come home. The seven astronauts aboard Endeavour jettisoned the two satellite experiments … Shuttle Reentry Thruster Fails NASA Stands Behind Constellation Program NASA Defends New Moon Mission Rockets Before Panel |
Read More: Shuttle Astronauts Deploy Satellites Ahead of Landing – Space.com
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 Yahoo! Sports |
Two days, 24 runs: Cubs keep thumping Astros
Houston Chronicle John Smierciak AP CHICAGO – As the cheerful folks at Wrigley Field sang "Go, Cubs, go" to celebrate, the Astros were saying, "Go, Russ, go" Thursday afternoon. Russ Ortiz was released by the Astros after failing to get out of the … Recap: Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Hart pitches Cubs to win Cubs get it done again |
Read More: Two days, 24 runs: Cubs keep thumping Astros – Houston Chronicle
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