Nov 2, 2005 |
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Unrest spreads to 9 French towns |
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A sixth night of violence erupted across troubled Paris suburbs, as police clashed with angry youths and dozens of vehicles were set on fire in at least nine towns, officials said.
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WEATHER |
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Typhoon kills 8 in Vietnam |
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At least eight people drowned in central Vietnam as a powerful typhoon moving parallel to the coast dumped heavy rains on a region where bad weather has killed nearly 30 people in the past two weeks. |
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U.S. |
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Bush unveils $7.1 billion plan to prepare for flu pandemic |
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President Bush announced Tuesday that he would ask Congress for $7.1 billion in emergency funding to prepare the country for a possible flu pandemic. |
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Key GOP senator calls Alito ‘solid pick‘ |
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While Republicans and Democrats geared up for a potential confirmation battle over Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, one moderate GOP senator said Democrats didn‘t have the necessary ammunition to shoot down the nomination. |
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Investigators closing in on identity of frozen WWII airman |
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A decaying address book. A black plastic comb. A dirty penny. |
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Prince Charles, Camilla begin U.S. tour |
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Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, paid tribute to victims of the September 11 attacks Tuesday as they began a weeklong tour of the United States -- a trip the British press predicted would cause little excitement among Americans. |
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WORLD |
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Israel approves EU inspectors |
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Israel‘s Security Cabinet on Tuesday approved the deployment of European inspectors on the Gaza-Egypt border, a breakthrough that would grant the Palestinians some freedom of movement without Israeli controls for the first time in decades and boost the economy of impoverished Gaza. |
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Pentagon official: Top al Qaeda operative escaped |
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A man once considered a top al Qaeda operative escaped from a U.S.-run detention facility in Afghanistan and cannot testify against the soldier who allegedly mistreated him, a defense lawyer involved in a prison abuse case said Tuesday. |
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Iran to replace moderate UK envoy |
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Iran has announced it is replacing its ambassador to London, seen as a reformer who sought closer ties with the West.
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Rumsfeld hints at more troops in Iraq |
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Coming off one of the deadliest months for American troops, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld indicated that the number of U.S. forces in Iraq could rise temporarily as Iraqis prepare to vote in mid-December parliamentary elections. |
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BUSINESS |
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Black Friday at Wal-Mart revealed? |
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Someone may have let the cat out of Wal-Mart‘s Black Friday bag early -- and it looks like the No. 1 retailer‘s ready to aggressively battle on prices in the weeks ahead by going very low on some hot products. |
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Fed raises rates to 4 percent |
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The Fed raised interest rates another quarter of a percentage point Tuesday, a move almost universally expected on Wall Street, but one that also had investors wondering what the post-Greenspan Fed would do next year. |
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SPORTS |
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Spurs begin title defense with win over Nuggets |
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Michael Finley gave the San Antonio Spurs the instant offense they coveted when they signed him in the offseason. |
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Ichiro, Hunter top AL Gold Glove winners |
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Seattle right fielder Ichiro Suzuki, Minnesota center fielder Torii Hunter and Oakland third baseman Eric Chavez won their fifth straight Gold Gloves on Tuesday. |
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HEALTH |
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Drug combo could stretch Tamiflu supplies |
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Scarce supplies of Tamiflu, which is being stockpiled by governments in case of an influenza pandemic, could be stretched by giving it with another drug, doctors said on Tuesday. |
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Judge returns young patient to parents |
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A 13-year-old cancer patient who was put into foster care after her parents refused to allow radiation treatment will be reunited with her family, a judge ruled Monday. |
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TECHNOLOGY |
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Wikipedia may go to print |
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Entries from Wikipedia, the popular free online encyclopedia written and edited by Internet users, may soon be available in print for readers in the developing world, founder Jimmy Wales said on Monday. |
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Apple sells a million videos |
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Apple Computer Inc. Monday said its iTunes online service has sold a million videos in under 20 days. |
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ENTERTAINMENT |
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Girls, guns and money |
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When Charles Ardai and Max Phillips, both lovers of pulp fiction, decided to form a new paperback imprint dedicated to resuscitating the golden age of pulp paperbacks, they did so in the time-honored manner of pulp characters through the ages -- over drinks. |
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‘Tonight Show‘ bandleader Skitch Henderson dies |
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Skitch Henderson, the Grammy-winning conductor who lent his musical expertise to Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby before founding the New York Pops and becoming the first "Tonight Show" bandleader, died Tuesday. He was 87. |
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