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Toyota recalling Prius in Japan for brakes
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TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota is recalling about 170,000 Prius hybrid cars in Japan for braking problems and will soon disclose its global plans for a fix as the automaker scrambles to repair damage to its reputation from a spate of safety problems. Toyota's president Akio Toyoda will hold a news conference at the automaker's Tokyo office later Tuesday...
Group makes deal to buy land near Hollywood sign
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A nature conservation group said Monday it has reached a deal that would protect a huge swath of land above the world-famous Hollywood sign from being developed into luxury homes. Trust For Public Lands president Will Rogers said the group secured an option to buy the rugged 138-acre parcel known as Cahuenga Peak for about... Albany firm CEO charged with securities fraud
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The president of an Albany investment firm is accused of selling fraudulent securities to investors across the country. Christopher Bass appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David Homer on a felony charge of securities fraud on Monday and was held for a bail hearing Wednesday. The complaint says the scheme involved more... Toyota recalling Prius in Japan for brakes
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TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota is recalling about 170,000 Prius hybrid cars in Japan for braking problems and will soon disclose its global plans for a fix as the automaker scrambles to repair damage to its reputation from a spate of safety problems. Toyota's president Akio Toyoda will hold a news conference at the automaker's Tokyo office later Tuesday... Asian stocks mixed after Wall St decline
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BEIJING (AP) -- Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday following Wall Street's overnight decline on lingering worries about high European debt levels. Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney were down while Shanghai, Seoul and Singapore gained. That came after the Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in three months on concerns that... Neb. Democrat joins GOP to oppose labor nominee
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nebraska's Democratic senator says he will join Republicans in opposing a union lawyer's nomination to serve on the National Labor Relations Board. Sen. Ben Nelson is the first Democrat to come out against the nomination of Craig Becker. His decision likely means that Democrats cannot find the 60 votes needed to overcome a... Negligence? Conn. gas blast criminal probe begins
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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) -- Authorities in Connecticut have launched a criminal investigation into the cause of an explosion that killed five people at a power plant under construction, saying they can't rule out negligence. Middletown Mayor Sebastian Giuliano (joo-lee-AH'-noh) says if everything had gone right at the Kleen Energy plant on... Boeing's 747-8 freighter completes first flight
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EVERETT, Wash. (AP) -- Boeing Co.'s giant 747-8 freighter - the biggest plane the company has ever built - successfully completed its first flight Monday, a year later than originally planned. The huge plane took off from Everett's Paine Field at 12:39 p.m. PST after a weather delay. It returned to Paine at 4:18 p.m. Hundreds of employees and... Harman posts fiscal 2Q profit, revenue up 24 pct.
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STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Harman International Industries Inc., which makes speakers, headphones and audio equipment, on Monday said it moved to a profit in its fiscal second quarter, compared with a year-ago period when it recorded steep one-time charges. For the three months ended Dec. 31, Harman earned $16.1 million, or 23 cents per share. In... Owens & Minor to split stock, increase dividend
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- - Owens & Minor Inc., a medical and surgical supply company, on Monday announced a stock split and said its board approved an increase in its quarterly dividend. The company said it will distribute an additional share for every two shares held, effectively splitting its stock three shares for two. Shareholders will receive... Qiagen 4Q profit surges on test sales, buyouts
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Diagnostic products maker Qiagen NV said Monday its fourth-quarter profit nearly doubled on a surge in molecular test sales at businesses it acquired. The company, based in the Netherlands, earned $44.5 million, or 18 cents per share. A year earlier, it earned $24.7 million, or 12 cents per share. Its sales rose 22 percent to... Haynes International absorbs 1Q loss as sales fall
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KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) -- Haynes International Inc., maker of alloys used in jet engines, gas turbine and waste incinerators, lost $1.3 million in its fiscal first quarter as demand for its products fell. Haynes is suffering along with its customers in the aerospace and chemical processing industries. The company, based in Kokomo, Ind., said Monday... Chrysler pledges $550M to build Fiat 500 in Mexico
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MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Chrysler Group LLC says it will invest $550 million to build the Fiat 500 minicar at its assembly plant near Mexico City. Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne says the new work at its Toluca plant will create 400 jobs. He said Monday the company will begin making the model in December for U.S. and Latin American markets. Mexican... On the Call: Electronic Arts
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Electronic Arts Inc. reported fiscal third-quarter results on Monday. The company's forecast for the current quarter was below expectations, sending shares lower after hours. During a conference call with analysts, CEO John Riccitiello discussed gamer behavior and whether people are spending less time with video game consoles... Iowa AG files charges over film tax credits
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Two filmmakers, their companies and the former manager of the Iowa Film Office were accused Monday of mishandling tax incentives designed to lure moviemakers to the state. The Iowa attorney general's office filed first-degree theft charges against Wendy Runge, of St. Louis Park, Minn., and Matthias Saunders, of... Laser treatment maker Cutera breaks even in 4Q
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BRISBANE, Calif. (AP) -- Cutera Inc., which makes laser skin treatments that dermatologists and plastic surgeons use, said Monday that it broke even during its fiscal fourth quarter on a boost in revenue and a tax gain. The company earned $7,000, or zero cents per share, compared with a loss of $13.5 million, or $1.01 per share, a year earlier... Nuance Communications narrows 1Q loss
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BURLINGTON, Mass. (AP) -- Speech-recognition software maker Nuance Communications Inc. said Monday it narrowed its loss in the fiscal first quarter as revenue in the company's two largest divisions, health care and dictation, and mobile and enterprise, increased. For the three months that ended Dec. 31, Nuance said it lost $4.3 million, or 2... Fuel Tech CFO Graham resigns
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WARRENVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- Combustion technology and engineering services company Fuel Tech Inc. said Monday its chief financial officer is resigning to become CEO of a privately held environmental consulting company. John Graham, 43, joined Fuel Tech in 2008 after serving as CFO of Hub International Ltd., an insurance brokerage. The company... ComScore: Apple gains US smart phone share
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RESTON, Va. (AP) -- Apple Inc.'s iPhone gained a percentage point of U.S. smart phone market share while BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Inc. lost a point in the last three months of 2009, according to research group comScore Inc. ComScore reported Monday that the BlackBerry is still the most widely used smart phone system in the U.S., with... AstraZeneca gets OK for expanded Crestor use
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal regulators have granted AstraZeneca approval to market its cholesterol pill Crestor as a preventive measure against heart attack and stroke in patients with healthy cholesterol levels. The Food and Drug Administration decision will allow the company to promote Crestor to millions of U.S. patients who traditionally... Lincoln National earns $102 million in 4Q
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Life insurer Lincoln National Corp. said Monday that it earned $102 million in its fiscal fourth quarter, compared with a loss of $506 million a year earlier, but it lost $519 million for the year. Lincoln was one of two insurance companies that accepted money from the government's $700 billion financial bailout; it... Audit: Merged districts could save Kan. millions
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Consolidating public school districts in Kansas could save millions of taxpayer dollars, although not enough to solve the state's budget crisis this year, according to a new report released Monday. Kansas has 293 school districts and last forced consolidation in the 1960s when the state overhauled education governance... Principal Financial reports 4Q profit
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Principal Financial Group Inc., an insurance, retirement and financial services company, reported a profit Monday, saying cost-cutting reduced its expenses and it lost half what it did a year earlier on its investments. The Des Moines, Iowa, company reported net income of $141.9 million, or 44 cents per share, compared... Criminal probe is launched in Conn. plant blast
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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) -- Authorities looking for the cause of an explosion that killed five people at a power plant under construction launched a criminal investigation Monday, saying they could not rule out criminal negligence as the cause. "If everything went right, we wouldn't all be here right now," Middletown Mayor Sebastian Guiliano... Tw Telecom's 4Q profit soars past analyst views
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LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) -- Tw Telecom Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit soared past analyst forecasts as sales of its computer and data networking services rose. The company, based in Littleton, Colo., said Monday that it earned $11.1 million, or 7 cents per share, during the final three months of last year. That compared with income of $899,000, or 1... UAL saw higher traffic, passenger revenue in Jan.
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CHICAGO (AP) -- United Airlines said Monday that January traffic rose, and it collected more revenue from each passenger. United said it collected 9.5 percent to 11.5 percent more for each passenger flown one mile in January compared with January 2009. Throughout last year airlines struggled to raise fares, so any increase in so-called unit... Charles River reports profit, but revenue slides
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WILMINGTON, Mass. (AP) -- Medical research equipment and services company Charles River Laboratories International Inc. reported a fourth-quarter on lower charges Monday, but revenue fell on weak demand from pharmaceutical and biotech companies. For the three months ended Dec. 26, the company earned $17.6 million, or 27 cents per share,... Explosion unlikely to slow gas plant development
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The Connecticut explosion that killed five people won't slow the development of natural gas power plants. But it will likely lead to more scrutiny of a technique used to clear air from gas lines. The accident is the latest in a series of deadly blasts over the last decade connected to natural gas, a fuel increasingly... AstrZeneca gets OK for expanded Crestor use
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal regulators have granted AstraZeneca approval to market its cholesterol pill Crestor as a preventive measure against heart attack and stroke in patients with healthy cholesterol levels. The Food and Drug Administration's decision will allow the company to promote Crestor to millions of U.S. patients who traditionally... Bond yields fall on concerns about Europe debt
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Interest rates slipped in the bond market Monday as concern rose about yawning budget gaps in some European countries. Yields fell as Treasury prices rose for a third straight day. Concern is growing that some strapped European countries including Greece, Portugal and Spain will have trouble meeting their debt obligations... Parkway Properties FFO drops in 4Q
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Parkway Properties Inc. said Monday its fourth-quarter funds from operations dropped 33 percent as the office property owner wrote down the value of some of its holdings by $8.8 million. The company also forecast the key figure would fall for 2010, and it cut its dividend. The real estate investment trust said funds from... Still no word from Toyota on Prius recall
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TOKYO (AP) -- A week after brake problems surfaced with its Prius, Toyota still has yet to say whether it will recall the popular hybrid - and analysts say further delays could be devastating to the automaker's already damaged reputation. A recall would cover as many as 300,000 cars for this model year and would mean more public embarrassment... Moody's reviews its ratings for MGM Mirage
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Moody's Investors Service said Monday it's reviewing MGM Mirage's debt ratings for possible upgrade after the casino operator said it wants to push back the maturity dates on some $5.55 billion of debt by more than two years. Moody's said it is reviewing five ratings for MGM Mirage, including its "Caa2" corporate family rating... Mergers, buyouts of media, entertainment firms dip
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The number of media and entertainment media and acquisitions deals fell by 49 percent in 2009, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The accounting firm's 2010 U.S. Entertainment & Media M&A Insights report said the deals totaled $77.4 billion last year, the lowest level since 2004. There were 714 deals, down 29... American Airlines to charge $8 for blankets
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DALLAS (AP) -- If you want a pillow and blanket in coach on American Airlines, it's going to cost you. The airline will charge $8 for a pillow and blanket in coach class for domestic trips and some international flights longer than two hours, beginning May 1. The international flights are to and from Canada, Mexico, Hawaii, the Caribbean and... CVS Caremark, Motorola, Hasbro are big movers
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE: CVS Caremark Corp., up $1.65 at $32.72 The drugstore operator's profit climbed in the fourth quarter as results improved for its pharmacy benefits management business... Iowa legislative panel backs prevailing wage bill
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Contractors on some public construction projects would have to pay workers a set wage under a bill approved Monday by a House subcommittee, but the proposal would let cities, counties and school opt out of the effort. The topic, known as the prevailing wage, is a top priority of organized labor and sparked a bitter... Lechleiter pay rises in 1st full year as Lilly CEO
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Eli Lilly and Co. CEO John Lechleiter received a compensation package valued at $16.4 million for 2009, up 54 percent from 2008, the year he became the drug maker's chief executive, according to an Associated Press calculation of figures disclosed Monday in a regulatory filing. Also president and chairman, his salary rose... Terremark fiscal 3Q loss narrows on higher revenue
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MIAMI (AP) -- Information technology services provider Terremark Worldwide Inc. said Monday that its fiscal third-quarter loss narrowed slightly as its revenue climbed 13 percent. The company, based in Miami, lost $8.3 million, or 13 cents per share, for the three months ending in December. That compared with setback of $8.9 million, or 15... Obama's health care summit: Just for show?
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Could this turn into something more than political theater? President Barack Obama's televised dialogue with Republican lawmakers on health care, promised for later this month, has the makings of an entertaining exchange. But the differences between the basic Democratic and GOP ideas are stark - and the two sides have... Atmel's losses widen; shares climb on better sales
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Atmel Corp.'s loss widened in the fourth quarter as the chip designer wrote down the value of its business, but its sales rose and investors pushed up its stock price after hours Monday. The company said after the market closed Monday that it lost $77.0 million, or 17 cents per share, in the last three months of 2009... Hartford Financial's 4Q profit beats estimates
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Insurer Hartford Financial Services Group said Monday it was profitable in the fourth quarter as its life and property-casualty businesses both improved. The Hartford, Conn.-based company earned $557 million, or $1.19 per share in the final three months of the year. That compared with a loss of $806 million, or $2.71 per... Forward Air 4Q profit falls nearly 23 pct
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GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Forward Air Corp., which provides air freight services to cargo carriers and airlines, reported Monday that its fourth-quarter profit plunged nearly 23 percent as its sales fell 4.4 percent. In the three months that ended Dec. 31, it earned $6.4 million, or 22 cents per share, compared with $8.3 million, or 29 cents... Ex-Intel executive pleads guilty in NYC to fraud
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NEW YORK (AP) -- A former Intel executive charged in a massive insider trading case has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and securities fraud. Rajiv Goel (rah-JEEV' goh-EHL') entered the plea Monday in Manhattan federal court. Sentencing has been set for May 28. Goel joins eight others who have already pleaded guilty. Authorities call it the... Lower taxes, charges boost Nasdaq OMX profit
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Eroding market share and weaker trading volumes hurt Nasdaq OMX Group Inc.'s fourth-quarter revenue, but sharply lower taxes and fewer charges helped the global exchange operator report better-than-expected profit growth. Nasdaq OMX Group's revenue fell as trading activity declined and the exchange operator continued to face... On the Call: Nasdaq OMX CEO Bob Greifeld
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Nasdaq OMX Group Inc., which operates equities and options exchanges in the U.S. and abroad, reported a better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit on Monday. Revenue declined, however, as trading volumes and pricing dipped. On a conference call with analysts, Chairman and CEO Bob Greifeld discussed the company's opportunities for top-line growth... AP names Nicolas Tatro New York City news editor
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Nicolas B. Tatro, the deputy international editor of The Associated Press and a veteran news leader who has directed newsgathering operations in AP bureaus across the Middle East, has been named New York City news editor. The appointment was announced Monday by East Regional Editor Larry Rosenthal. Tatro, who has had a 39-year... Judge promises to rule on SEC, BofA settlement
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NEW YORK (AP) -- A judge has promised to decide by the end of next week whether to approve a $150 million settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Bank of America over civil charges alleging the bank misled shareholders when it acquired Merrill Lynch last year. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff said he will decide only after... Chinese spy gets more than 15 years in prison
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- A Chinese-born engineer was sentenced Monday to more than 15 years in prison for hoarding sensitive information about the U.S. space shuttle that prosecutors say he intended to share with China. The case against Dongfan "Greg" Chung was the United States' first trial on economic espionage charges. The 74-year-old... Grain prices rally ahead of February crop report
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Grain prices rallied Monday, a day ahead of a key crop report from the Department of Agriculture. John Sanow, an analyst with Telvent DTN in Omaha, Neb. said most of the gains in wheat, soybeans and corn were due to short-covering. Short sales occur when a trader bets an investment will drop in price. Grains have done just that... Glance: Hasbro and Mattel's 4th-quarter earnings
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Hasbro, the second-largest U.S. toy maker, reported Monday that its fourth-quarter profit rose 77 percent, helped by sales of boys' toys like Transformers and Nerf. At No. 1 U.S. toy seller Mattel Inc., which reported on its fourth quarter last month, profit jumped 86 percent as Barbie sales surged and the company cut costs. Here's how the top two... Toyota resale value, reputation fall from heights
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CHICAGO (AP) -- The Toyota in your garage is losing value by the week. Kelley Blue Book dropped the resale values of recalled Toyotas for the second time in four days Monday, leaving them as much as 4 percent or $300 to $750 lower than a week ago, depending on the model. Recalls and a slow response to safety questions have put a dent in the... On the Call: Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Hasbro Inc. on Monday reported its profit rose 77 percent, helped by higher sales of boys' products like Transformers. During a conference call with investors Monday, Goldner discussed some of the entertainment tie-ins the company is working on. QUESTION: What are some entertainment properties Hasbro is developing? ANSWER: In... Boeing's 747-8 freighter makes first flight
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EVERETT, Wash. (AP) -- Boeing Co.'s giant 747-8 freighter - the biggest plane the company has ever built - took off on its first flight Monday, a year later than originally planned. The huge plane took off from Everett's Paine Field after a weather delay. It was to land later in the day at Seattle's Boeing Field. Hundreds of employees and other... Dow closes below 10,000 for first time in 3 months
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Concern about mounting debt in Europe has pushed the Dow Jones industrials below 10,000. The Dow closed below the psychological barrier for the first time in three months Monday as financial stocks pulled the market lower. Mounting debt problems in several weaker European economies including Greece, Portugal and Spain have... Conn. governor calls for safety review after blast
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut's governor is calling for a review of state safety codes following a deadly explosion at a power plant in Middletown. Rell announced Monday that she is creating two panels - one to identify the cause and origin of Sunday's explosion at the Kleen Energy Systems plant and any contributing factors, such as... Caterpillar joins backers of power plant project
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MATTOON, Ill. (AP) -- Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest maker of mining and construction equipment, plans to join a coalition of companies planning to build an experimental clean-coal power plant known as FutureGen, key politicians announced Monday. Gov. Pat Quinn and Sen. Dick Durbin said the addition of Caterpillar comes on the heels of a... SAP shares slip on CEO's ouster, questions
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FRANKFURT (AP) -- German software maker SAP AG's stock slid 2.5 percent Monday, the day after CEO Leo Apotheker unexpectedly resigned and was replaced with a pair of co-chief executives. The company's stock closed at euro32.56 ($44.53) even as the wider German DAX blue-chip index rose nearly 1 percent. Analysts said the move was part of the... LHC buying Ga.-based home health service provider
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LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) -- Home health service provider LHC Group Inc. said Monday it has agreed to buy Georgia-based Hutcheson Home Health for an undisclosed amount. The deal to buy all of Hutcheson's assets is expected to be completed March 1. Hutcheson is based in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Its service area includes six counties in Georgia. Lafayette,... Comparing drugstore results from late 2009
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CVS Caremark Corp. reported its quarterly results Monday. Here's how its latest quarter compares with its two biggest rivals. In the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, CVS Caremark Corp. posted a profit of $1.05 billion, or 74 cents per share, on revenue of $25.82 billion. CVS said $14.46 billion in revenue came from its drugstores. Profit topped... Neurocrine names CEO of Receptos to its board
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SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. said Monday it named the chairman and CEO of Receptos Inc. to its board. William H. Rastetter joined the Neurocrine board immediately, the company said. Rastetter is also chairman of Illumina Inc. and was executive chairman of Biogen Idec Inc. from 2003 to 2005. He had been CEO of forerunner Idec... Todd named publisher of Los Alamos Monitor
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LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) -- Landmark Community Newspapers, Inc., has named Keven Todd publisher of the Los Alamos Monitor. Todd has served as the Monitor's interim publisher since August, when former publisher Ralph Damiani left the newspaper. Todd says he sees a tremendous opportunity to enhance the newspaper and its Web site as a strong... Toyota resale values lowered by Kelley Blue Book
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IRVINE, Calif. (AP) -- The Blue Book value of used Toyotas has been reduced again as the Japanese carmaker's troubles persist. Kelley Blue Book said Monday it was lowering the resale value of recalled Toyotas for the second time in less than a week. That leaves the cars' value an average of 3.5 percent lower than a week ago, with further cuts... Summary Box: US magazine sales fall 2.2 percent
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MAGAZINE CIRCULATION DOWN: The Audit Bureau of Circulations says U.S. magazine circulation dropped 2.2 percent in the second half of 2009. Sales at newsstands and other retail sites fell 9 percent, while paid subscriptions fell 1.1 percent. PAIN FOR PUBLISHERS: The steep falloff in single-copy sales is especially important because publishers charge... UPS: Pilots must agree to more cost savings
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ATLANTA (AP) -- Shipping giant UPS is again telling its pilots they need to agree to more cost savings or the company will have to furlough at least 300 of them. UPS made the same ultimatum to its roughly 2,800 pilots last year, but agreed to delay furloughs for at least 10 months after pilots agreed to more than two-thirds of the cost cuts the... Analyst downgrades K12 on state budget concerns
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NEW YORK (AP) -- A Credit Suisse analyst downgraded education services provider K12 Inc. Monday despite its "strong" second-quarter results, citing worries about state government budget cuts for education. K12 provides online learning programs for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Its technology is used by homeschoolers, online... MGM Mirage seeks to divest from Borgata in NJ
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LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Casino operator MGM Mirage is hoping to settle questions raised by New Jersey regulators over its ties to a controversial Chinese casino family by putting its stake in an Atlantic City casino into a trust. MGM Mirage said Monday it is talking with its lenders and New Jersey regulators about its proposal to put its stake in the... Judge puts SEC on defensive at NYC hearing on deal
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NEW YORK (AP) -- A judge has put a Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer on the defensive over a settlement resolving civil charges that accused Bank of America of misleading investors when it acquired Merrill Lynch. Federal Judge Jed Rakoff read aloud at a hearing Monday some of the critical language the New York Attorney General's office... US to commit $78.5M to try to halt Asian carp
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration says it will spend $78.5 million to halt the giant Asian carp, which officials fear could spread and possibly endanger the Great Lakes region's $7 billion fishing industry. Federal officials say they'll consider opening navigational locks on Chicago-area waterways less frequently to prevent the carp... Official: Toll should stand at 5 in plant blast
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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) -- A fire official in the Connecticut city where a power plant exploded says the death toll should stand at five. Deputy Fire Marshal Al Santostefano told The Associated Press on Monday that state police believe no additional victims are trapped in the rubble of the Kleen Energy plant. Mayor Sebastian Giuliano says... Dollar rally pauses, perhaps not for long
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The rebounding dollar took a break Monday as some investors second guessed of the risk of government defaults in Europe. In afternoon New York trading Monday, the 16-nation euro rose to $1.3701 from $1.3634 late Friday. It bottomed at $1.3586 last week, its weakest point since May 2009, amid concerns about unsustainable debt... TechTarget finishes accounting probe, CFO resigns
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NEEDHAM, Mass. (AP) -- TechTarget Inc. on Monday said it finished an internal audit and reduced its third-quarter income by $967,000 to adjust for improper accounting. The company also said its chief financial officer resigned. TechTarget said its internal investigation found that certain customer credits were removed as liabilities from its... MGM Mirage wants to extend maturity on some debt
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LAS VEGAS (AP) -- MGM Mirage says it wants to push back the maturity dates on some $5.55 billion of debt by more than two years. The company said Monday it wants final approval from lenders by Feb. 24. Shares of MGM Mirage rose 11 cents to $11.05 in premarket trading. The company based in Las Vegas wants to extend the maturity of a "substantial... FairPoint reorg plan would cut debt sharply
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- The telecommunications company FairPoint Communications Inc.'s debt would be cut by nearly two-thirds under its bankruptcy reorganization plan filed Monday. The plan outlined in a filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York, where FairPoint filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October, calls for FairPoint's debt to be... Lockheed, Kaman unmanned helicopter test a success
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BLOOMFIELD, Conn. (AP) -- Lockheed Martin Corp. and Kaman Aerospace Corp. are launching their own unmanned military helicopter. Lockheed Martin, based in Bethesda, Md., and Kaman, in Bloomfield, said Monday they have demonstrated to the Marine Corps the capability of an unmanned helicopter to resupply troops in Afghanistan. The companies said... Europe could face years-long debt grind
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Is there any way out of Europe's debt morass? Greece's efforts to restore confidence in its finances have only called attention to its woes, and now investors are fretting debt contagion could spread to other countries, starting with similarly troubled Portugal, but with markets wondering who's next. Some experts believe... France brushes off demand for A400M deadline
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PARIS (AP) -- France on Monday brushed off defense contractor EADS' demand for a decision on financing for the troubled A400M military transport plane by the end of the week, saying that setting a deadline is not helpful for discussions. "I have learned never to fix a timetable," said Laurent Collet-Billon, head of the France's arms procurement... SD farmer sues over failed expansion
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A long-running legal tussle over a failed effort to build a hog barn east of Madison has moved to federal court, where a farmer argues civil rights violations because the county denied a building permit. The case has twice been before a state judge and twice before the South Dakota Supreme Court, where rulings have... American Capital Agency says earnings rose in 4Q
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BETHESDA, Md. (AP) -- American Capital Agency Corp. reported sharply higher earnings for the fourth quarter of 2009 Monday as the government-backed mortgage securities it holds gained value. The company said it earned $40.7 million, or $1.79 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2009, compared to $11 million, or 73 cents per share, in the fourth... HHS secretary asks insurer to justify rate hike
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is asking Anthem Blue Cross to justify its plans to raise health insurance premiums by as much as 39 percent for customers in California. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius sent a letter to the company's president on Monday calling the planned increases extraordinary and difficult... Reports: Toyota plans to recall 300,000 Priuses
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TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota plans to recall about 300,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake problem and is likely to notify both the U.S. and Japanese governments Tuesday, news reports said, as a top executive will testify before U.S. lawmakers about defects that have tarnished its reputation for quality and safety. The recall of the gas-electric... Minn. exec to be sentenced March 10 in Ponzi fraud
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Minnesota businessman Tom Petters is scheduled to be sentenced March 10 on his conviction for orchestrating a $3.65 billion Ponzi scheme. U.S. District Judge Richard Kyle set the date in an order Monday. Petters was convicted in December on 20 counts of wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering and conspiracy. He is... Official: No one believed under Conn. plant rubble
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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) -- The deputy fire marshal of the town where a power plant explosion killed five people tells The Associated Press that no one is believed buried in the rubble. The comments by Deputy Fire Marshal Al Santostefano on Monday mean the death toll will likely stand at five from the gas explosion the day before. Mayor Sebastian... Spain's Telefonica considers charging Google
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MADRID (AP) -- Spanish telecoms operator Telefonica says it is considering charging Internet search companies like Google and Yahoo for network use. In comments published Monday from a press conference in the northern city of Bilbao, President Cesar Alierta said companies like Google use a lot of network bandwidth for free, something which was... Analyst drops price target for heart device makers
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- A Goldman Sachs analyst has lowered price targets for two medical device makers and added a third sell-rated company to its "Americas Conviction" list after forecasting slow growth for implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Analyst David H. Roman lowered 12-month price targets on Boston Scientific Corp. to $9 from $10 and... Uncertainty in search after deadly Conn. blast
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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) -- A section of an under-construction power plant that exploded was too unstable to search Monday, and left questions about whether anyone was trapped inside because authorities do not have an exact roster of everyone who was on duty at the time of the blast. Sunday morning's blast at the Kleen Energy Systems plant in... World's tallest tower closed a month after opening
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The world's tallest skyscraper has unexpectedly closed to the public a month after its lavish opening, disappointing tourists headed for the observation deck and casting doubt over plans to welcome its first permanent occupants in the coming weeks. Electrical problems are at least partly to blame for the... Single-copy sales for leading US magazines
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Average single-copy sales at newsstands and other retail sites for leading U.S. consumer magazines during the second half of 2009, among magazines that reported totals to the Audit Bureau of Circulations: 1. Cosmopolitan - 1,753,368 (down 1.4 percent) 2. People - 1,325,330 (down 10 percent) 3. Woman's World - 1,168,958 (down 4.9 percent) 4. First -... Wintry weather drives energy prices higher
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Natural gas prices climbed Monday as another winter storm was expected to dump even more snow on the East Coast. Already, parts of Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Washington are blanketed in about three feet of snow, knocking out power for tens of thousands of people and forcing government offices to close. As those... Transformers drive Hasbro 4Q profit increase
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Strong sales of boys' brands including Transformers and Nerf helped Hasbro Inc. post a better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit, sending shares up 11 percent, briefly touching a 52-week high. The owner of the G.I. Joe, Tonka and Playskool brands also said it expects sales and earnings per share to grow this year, although it... Comparing 2009 with 2008 for Lorillard Inc.
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Here's how 2009 stacked up for Lorillard Inc., the maker of Newport cigarettes: TOTAL REVENUE: Up 25 percent to $5.23 billion. REVENUE EXCLUDING TAXES IT COLLECTS: Up 5.6 percent to $3.69 billion. NET INCOME: Up 7 percent to $948 million. CIGARETTE VOLUME: Down 3.9 percent to 36.28 billion cigarettes. SHARE OF U.S. MENTHOL MARKET: Up .5 percent... Analyst upgrades Disney as economy improves
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- An analyst upgraded Walt Disney Co. on Monday, citing an improving economy that should give a lift to its business. But he also warned that the entertainment company's earnings will lag its peers due to weakness in its film studios and theme parks. JPMorgan analyst Imran Khan raised his rating on Disney to "Neutral" from... Walter Energy upgraded on coal price outlook
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Walter Energy Inc. are poised to climb with rising metallurgical coal prices, said an analyst Monday as he upgraded the coal producer's stock. Brean Murray Carret analyst Jeremy Sussman said he expects strong macroeconomic conditions to drive higher metallurgical coal prices in 2010, and believes Walter is well... Stocks trade mixed as European debt woes remain
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks traded mixed Monday as investors remained wary about the strength of the economic recovery and mounting debt in Europe. The market's major indexes held to a tight range and were nearly unchanged at midday, recovering from an early slide. Stocks have traded erratically in the past four weeks as investors try to determine... European, US stocks stabilize but debt fear hovers
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LONDON (AP) -- Markets in Europe and the U.S. stabilized on Monday as investors weighed their fears of the debt crisis enveloping eurozone countries like Greece and Portugal against the temptation to buy some stocks on the cheap after last week's vicious sell-off. Sentiment remained balanced on a knife's edge, amid hopes for a bailout for... Circulation at US magazines for second half 2009
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Average total circulation (AP) -- in subscriptions and single-copy sales - at leading U.S. consumer magazines for the second half of 2009, among magazines that reported totals to the Audit Bureau of Circulations. A subscription is counted even if it is free. 1. AARP the Magazine - 24,371,637 (up 0.1 percent) 2. AARP Bulletin - 24,042,603 (down 1.9... Plea anticipated by former Intel executive in NYC
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NEW YORK (AP) -- A former Intel executive charged in a massive insider trading case is expected to give up his fight against the charges. Rajiv Goel (rah-JEEV' goh-EHL') is scheduled to appear Monday afternoon in Manhattan federal court. Last week, prosecutors filed papers that would pave the way for a plea. He may be joining eight others who... Earnings Preview: Coca-Cola 4Q results
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NEW YORK P) (AP) -- Coca-Cola Co. reports earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter on Tuesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. OVERVIEW: Coca-Cola, the world's biggest beverage marker, is aiming to reinvigorate itself in the coming decade by getting more people in developing countries to buy... European stocks stabilize but debt fears linger
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LONDON (AP) -- Markets stabilized in Europe on Monday, but fell in Asia and the U.S., as investors weighed their fears of the debt crisis enveloping eurozone countries like Greece and Portugal against the temptation to buy some stocks on the cheap after last week's vicious sell-off. Sentiment remained balanced on a knife's edge, amid hopes for... UN patent filings dropped for 1st time since 1978
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GENEVA (AP) -- The number of international patent filings dropped last year for the first time since 1978 as companies hit by the global economic downturn sought fewer new protections on their intellectual property, the U.N. said Monday. Most patents filed in 2009 were for computer technology, followed by pharmaceuticals and medical equipment... FairPoint plan would slash debt by two-thirds
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- The debt load of telecommunications provider FairPoint Communications Inc. will be cut by nearly two-thirds under its bankruptcy reorganization plan. The document filed Monday calls for FairPoint's debt to be reduced to about $1 billion from nearly $2.8 billion. It says secured creditors will receive a 92 percent... Becton Dickinson expands catheter product recall
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FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. (AP) -- Medical products company Becton Dickinson and Co. said Monday it expanding a recall for catheter devices because a manufacturing problem could cause potentially fatal embolisms or blood leakage. The company is recalling lots of its Q-Syte Luer Access Devices and Nexiva Closed IV Catheter Systems. The Q-Syte devices... GOP cool to Obama call for two-party health talks
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans gave a chilly reception Monday to President Barack Obama's invitation to discuss health care in a bipartisan, televised setting later this month, part of the White House effort to revive the stalled legislation. The House and Senate GOP leaders said Obama and his fellow Democrats must shelve their long-debated... US magazine circulation falls 9 pct at newsstands
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NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. consumers showed less willingness to spend money for magazines at newsstands and other retail outlets as single-copy sales fell more than 9 percent in the second half of 2009. One positive sign: the drop in newsstand sales was not as severe as in the first half of 2009, when publishers saw a year-over-year decline of 12... CVS Caremark gives 2010 and 1Q forecasts
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) -- CVS Caremark Corp. on Monday forecast profit and revenue that were about equal to Wall Street expectations for the full year 2010. The drugstore operator and pharmacy benefits manager said it will earn $2.56 to $2.65 per share for the year. Excluding one-time items, that total rises to $2.74 to $2.84 per share. It... US magazine circulation falls 2.2 pct in late 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Circulation for U.S. magazines slipped more than 2 percent in the second half of 2009. A new report also finds that single-copy sales, which are more lucrative for publishers, dropped more than 9 percent. With the weak economy still putting a damper on spending and with plenty of free reading available online, overall magazine... Ahead of the Bell: Analyst upgrades Amazon.com
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- An analyst upgraded Amazon.com Inc. Monday on the belief that Wall Street is underestimating the market power of the company's Kindle device as consumers increasingly gravitate toward reading books electronically. Collins Stewart analyst Sandeep Aggarwal upgraded Amazon.com to "Buy" from "Hold" and set a $150 price target... Official: About 5 unaccounted for after CT blast
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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) -- About five people remain unaccounted for after a deadly explosion at an under-construction power plant, and a section of the site was too unstable to search, a fire official said Monday. Sunday morning's blast at the Kleen Energy Systems plant in Middletown, about 20 miles south of Hartford, killed at least five people... Nasdaq OMX profit grows even as revenue falls
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. says its fourth-quarter profit rose 23 percent on lower impairment charges and taxes at the global exchange operator compared with a year ago. But Nasdaq OMX Group's revenue fell as the exchange operator faces increasing market competition. Competing trading platforms launched in recent years have eaten... Report: Toyota plans to recall 300,000 Priuses
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TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota plans to recall about 300,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake problem and will notify the U.S. and Japanese governments Tuesday, a news report said. The recall of the gas-electric Prius will cover cars that went on sale since May last year through January, Kyodo news agency reported late Monday. Kyodo, which did not... Stocks fall as European debt concerns remain
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks fell moderately in morning trading Monday as investors remain wary about the strength of the economic recovery and mounting debt concerns in Europe. The market's major indexes have traded erratically lately as investors try to determine whether a global economic recovery is sustainable. Traders are still grappling with... KeyCorp vice chairman to join struggling AIG
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CLEVELAND (AP) -- The vice chairman for KeyCorp has left to take a job with struggling insurer American International Group, the company said Monday. Peter Hancock, who ran KeyCorp's national banking groups, will become AIG's executive vice president of finance, risk and investments. In a statement, Hancock said he looks forward to joining a... Genesee & Wyoming 4Q slides; demand firms up
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GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) -- Regional freight railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming Inc. said Monday its fourth-quarter earnings fell 28 percent as a weak economy knocked down demand for the goods it hauls. But the company said demand appears to have stabilized in the last three months of the year. The railroad earned $18.3 million, or 44 cents per... Lorillard 4Q profit falls on higher costs
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Lorillard Inc. said Monday that its fourth-quarter profit fell as the maker of Newport cigarettes faced higher manufacturing costs and other expenses. Wholesale cigarette shipments slipped about 4 percent for both the quarter and the year. Still, the cigarette maker said its full-year decline was smaller than the 8.6... Official: 95 pct. accounted for after Conn. blast
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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) -- A Connecticut fire official says at least 95 percent of the nearly 100 workers who were at a power plant that exploded are accounted for. Middletown Deputy Fire Marshal Al Santostefano said Monday that most of the workers are accounted for, judging by conversations with contractors and labor union officials. But he... Stock futures narrowly mixed ahead of market open
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Stock futures are trading in a narrow range Monday after a roller-coaster performance in recent days that saw major indexes post their the fourth consecutive weekly decline. Traders are grappling with concerns that some European countries might not be able to rein in mounting debt. Stocks have also been hurt in recent weeks by... Ahead of the Bell: RightNow upgraded at Baird
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- RightNow Technologies Inc. is poised to benefit from a number of factors including expanded business opportunities for a new product that monitors customer conversations over social networking sites, an analyst said Monday as he upgraded the company's stock. Baird analyst Steven Ashley upgraded RightNow, a provider of... APNewsBreak: FairPoint files its bankruptcy plan
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- The telecommunications provider FairPoint Communications Inc. has filed its bankruptcy reorganization plan after two months of delays. The document was filed Monday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York, where FairPoint filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October, hobbled by $2.7 billion in debt. FairPoint CEO David Hauser... Oil above $71 amid US cold snap, Iran tensions
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Oil prices held above $71 a barrel Monday after hitting a two-month low last week, boosted by tensions over Iran's nuclear program and a cold snap in the U.S. northeast. Gains were kept in check by the strengthening U.S. dollar, which made crude more expensive for investors holding other currencies. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for... German tax cheat gets $10M in damages from bank
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VADUZ, Liechtenstein (AP) -- A court has ordered a former subsidiary of Liechtenstein's LGT bank to pay over euro7.3 million ($10 million) to a client for failing to inform him that his confidential details had been stolen and handed to authorities, thereby harming his chances of escaping criminal penalties for tax evasion. Fiduco Treuhand AG,... QuinStreet beacon of hope in 'lousy' IPO market
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NEW YORK (AP) -- QuinStreet Corp., an Internet marketer that competes with Yahoo and Google, is the one beacon of hope in this week's crop of initial public offerings as the market contends with jitters spurred by concerns about the economy, and IPOs from companies with more than their fair share of debt. QuinStreet, of Foster City, Calif.,... Hanmi brings in financial adviser
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Hanmi Financial said Monday that it has retained Cappello Capital Corp. as a financial adviser while the company pursues strategic alternatives. That suggests that Hanmi, which serves Korean-American and other ethnic communities, is seeking a buyer. The company has been damaged by losses in the real estate market and late... CVS Caremark 4Q profit grows 11 percent
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NEW YORK (AP) -- CVS Caremark Corp. said Monday its profit rose 11 percent in the fourth quarter as results improved for its pharmacy benefits management business, which has lost billions in contracts for the new year. The Woonsocket, R.I., company said it earned $1.05 billion, or 74 cents per share. That's up from $949 million, or 65 cents per... Lorillard 4Q profit falls, tops analysts' views
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Lorillard says its fourth-quarter profit fell as the maker of Newport cigarettes faced higher manufacturing costs and other expenses. The nation's third-largest cigarette company says its earnings dropped 6 percent to $242 million, or $1.52 per share. Analysts expected $1.53 per share. Domestic wholesale cigarette... Official: Unclear if victims remain in Conn. plant
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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) -- A Connecticut fire official now says it's unclear whether everyone is accounted for after a massive explosion that killed at least five people at an under-construction power plant. Middletown Deputy Fire Marshal Al Santostefano had said Sunday night that officials believed no one was missing amid the rubble. But on... Hasbro 4Q profit rises on sales of boys' products
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PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) -- Hasbro says sales of action figures and other toys aimed at boys and strong entertainment and licensing revenue helped push its fourth-quarter profit sharply higher. The No. 2 U.S. toy maker also gave a solid 2010 forecast, saying sales and earnings per share should grow this year. Hasbro's profit surged 77 percent to... AP analysis: US economic stress hit a peak in Dec.
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Weakness in Western energy-producing states helped raise the average U.S. county's economic stress in December to its highest point since The Associated Press began analyzing conditions in more than 3,100 U.S. counties in October 2007. States such as Alaska, Wyoming and Montana lost jobs related in part to a drop in energy and mining exploration... Nokia to ax 285 jobs in Finland
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HELSINKI (AP) -- Nokia Corp. said Monday it will lay off 285 people in Finland, as the world's largest mobile phone maker strives to cut costs and streamline operations. In November, Nokia axed 550 jobs in Japan, Denmark and Finland at research and development units that globally employ 17,000 workers. The latest layoffs, at the Salo handset... Stocks narrowly mixed ahead of market open
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Stock futures are trading in a narrow range Monday after a roller-coaster performance last week that saw major indexes post their the fourth consecutive decline. Traders are grappling with concerns that some European countries might not be able to rein in mounting debt. Stocks have also been hurt in recent weeks by China's... Failed job seekers add to homeless problem in ND
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- North Dakota has the lowest unemployment in the nation and a booming oil industry. But with its good fortune has come an unexpected problem: homelessness, as desperate job seekers flow into the state looking for work. Officials say shelters are full statewide. Some homeless newcomers are living in cars, while others are... European stocks rally despite debt fears
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LONDON (AP) -- European markets rebounded Monday as investors looked past a slump in Asia and set aside worries about debt problems in countries like Greece and Portugal to buy into stocks made cheaper by last week's vicious sell-off. Sentiment remains balanced on a knife's edge, however, with hope for a bailout for Greece weighed against fears... Oil above $72 amid US cold snap, Iran tensions
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SINGAPORE (AP) -- Oil prices jumped above $72 a barrel Monday in Asia after hitting a two-month low last week, boosted by tensions over Iran's nuclear program and a cold snap in the U.S. northeast. Benchmark crude for March delivery was up 87 cents at $72.06 a barrel at late afternoon Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York... Greece readies tax change to fight crisis
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greek officials put the final touches Monday on an overhaul of the country's ineffective tax system - part of their urgent effort to fix a debt crisis that has shaken the entire eurozone. The center-left government, elected in October, has pledged to fight endemic tax evasion and increase taxes on the rich, as well as... Clinton-era health aides push to save Obama's plan
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Shock and awe. That's what survivors of the Clinton-era health care collapse are feeling as President Barack Obama's overhaul legislation wobbles in Congress. Aides who shaped Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton's 1990s plan to cover all Americans, then labored in vain to pass it into law, are adamant that the Democrats can't... Convicted Chinese spy to get espionage sentence
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- An elderly Chinese-born engineer convicted of economic espionage for hoarding sensitive documents that included space shuttle details faces sentencing Monday, and prosecutors are seeking a 20-year term. A judge found Dongfan "Greg" Chung, 74, guilty in July of six federal counts of economic espionage and other charges... Marshals seek deadly Conn. gas plant blast's cause
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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) -- Fire marshals on Monday were preparing to start their investigation into a massive explosion that rocked an under-construction power plant where gas lines were being tested, killing at least five people. A dozen or more others were hurt in Sunday's blast, which was so powerful it alarmed residents who heard the boom... Farm to School program changes kids' views on food
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SHARON, Vt. (AP) -- The third and fourth graders at Sharon Elementary know where the veggies in their soup come from because they've visited the farms. They know the nutritional value of the carrots, onions and cabbage because they've studied them in class, and they know how they're grown because they've nurtured them in raised beds out back... Toyota's once-golden resale value gets dented
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CHICAGO (AP) -- Toyota owners looking to trade in their cars have little reason to sing the carmaker's old ad slogan, "I love what you do for me - Toyota!" Recalls and a bungled response to safety questions are putting a dent in the resale values of their cars. For years, Toyotas have been praised both for high quality and maintaining their... THE INFLUENCE GAME: Toyota's powerful DC friends
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Toyota has friends in high places in Washington, including some of the very people now investigating the Japanese automaker. The company has sought to sow good will and win allies with lobbying, charitable giving, racing in the American-as-apple pie NASCAR series and, perhaps most important, creating jobs. Lawmakers on the... Oil near $72 amid US cold snap, Iran tensions
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SINGAPORE (AP) -- Oil prices rose near to $72 a barrel Monday in Asia after hitting a two-month low last week, boosted by tensions over Iran's nuclear program and persistently cold weather in the U.S. northeast. Benchmark crude for March delivery was up 56 cents at $71.75 a barrel at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York... International
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Asian shares struggle, euro wins respite
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian share markets struggled to hold firmer ground on Tuesday but won some respite from recent losses, while the euro rose tentatively as investors took a break from selling it off over fiscal concerns in the euro zone.
The MSCI index of Asian shares outside Japan slipped 0.2 percent after dipping to a five-month low, although... Oil falls under $72, euro zone fiscal woes weigh
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil sank below $72 a barrel on Tuesday, after rising nearly 1 percent the day before, weighed down by nagging worries over an uncertain demand outlook and the fiscal health of some euro zone countries.
Crude rose on Monday, snapping three sessions of losses, as a weaker U.S. dollar, a cold snap and geopolitical tensions... China sentences quake activist to 5 years' jail
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BEIJING (AP) -- A Chinese court Tuesday sentenced an activist who investigated the deaths of thousands of schoolchildren in the country's massive 2008 earthquake to five years in jail for inciting subversion of state power, the man's lawyer said. Attorney Pu Zhiqiang said activist Tan Zuoren was convicted of the charge Tuesday by the Chengdu... Nikkei hits 2-month low on euro zone worry; Toyota up
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TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei average hit its lowest in two months on Tuesday, with shares of exporters falling as heightened concerns about the euro zone's sovereign debt troubles continued to hurt investor confidence.
Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) climbed 3.1 percent on short covering as the company prepares for a global recall of its new Prius... Iran official: Window for nuke deal open
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UN: some Haitian hospitals are charging patients
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- The United Nations warned Monday that it will cut off shipments of free medicine to Haitian hospitals that charge patients, saying it had learned some are levying fees for drugs. When the catastrophic earthquake struck Jan. 12, authorities immediately decided to make all medical care free. More than 200... North Korea's Kim makes denuclearization pledge
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SEOUL (Reuters) - Reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong-il pledged to remove nuclear weapons from the peninsula in a meeting with a senior envoy from China, Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday from Pyongyang.
World | China | North KoreaThe pledge could bode well for prospects the mercurial and... Man goes undercover to combat child sex slavery
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Phnom Penh, Cambodia (CNN) -- Aaron Cohen first met Jonty Thern and her older sister, Channy, in 2005 while singing in a karaoke bar in Battambang, Cambodia. He has come back to see them every year since. The California native often schedules his trips for November, the month when Cambodians celebrate the Bonn Om Teuk water festival, marking the... Report: NKorea's Kim reiterates disarmament pledge
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il reiterated his country's pledge to achieve a denuclearization of the Korean peninsula when he met a senior Chinese envoy, Beijing's official news agency reported Tuesday. "The sincerity of relevant parties to resume the six-party talks is very important," Kim said during a meeting... Bolivia expects 5,000 foreigners at climate forum
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LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) -- Bolivia's government says it expects thousands of activists, environmentalists and scientists to travel to the Andean nation for conference on climate change. Bolivia's foreign minister, David Choquehuanca, estimates roughly 5,000 foreigners will attend the event. The 3-day forum kicks off on April 20 in the city of... Quake shakes southern Mexico, felt in capital
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OAXACA, Mexico (AP) -- A magnitude 5.7-earthquake shook southern Mexico near the Oaxaca coast Monday, setting off evacuation alarms and swaying buildings as far away as Mexico City. The quake was centered 35 miles (55 kilometers) north of the fishing and resort town of Puerto Angel, according to the U.S. Geological Survey's Earthquake Hazards... Euro edges up, investors look to EU summit
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TOKYO (Reuters) - The euro inched up against the dollar on Tuesday but remained within sight of an 8- month low hit last week, held back by persistent worries about the fiscal health of some euro zone countries.
Investors awaited a special European Union summit on the economy on Thursday as the bloc grapples with a debt crisis in Greece and budget... Gold steady but weak risk appetite weighs
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Gold prices steadied above $1,060 on Tuesday, but sentiment continued to be hurt by worries over fiscal stability in Europe, curbing appetite for riskier assets such as commodities.
FUNDAMENTALS* Spot gold was at $1,062.50 per ounce, little changed from New York's notional close of $1,062.80.* On Friday, spot gold traded as low... Euro zone debt worries sink Dow below 10,000
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow industrials closed below 10,000 for the first time since November on Monday as investors sold bank shares due to heightened concerns about the euro zone's sovereign debt troubles.
Bank of America shares lost more than 3 percent, while JPMorgan slipped 1.6 percent, and Citigroup shed 2.2 percent.The S&P financial... Chavez declares "electricity emergency" in Venezuela
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CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez inaugurated a folksy new radio talk-show on Monday by declaring an "electricity emergency" in oil-rich Venezuela.
WorldDespite its huge crude reserves, the South American OPEC member relies on hydro-electricity for 70 percent of its power needs, and a drought has hit supply since late 2009."We are... Iran's resistance keeps up cat-and-mouse web game
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TEHRAN (Reuters) - With their paths through the Internet increasingly blocked by government filters, Nooshin and her fellow Iranian opposition-supporters say their information on planned protests now comes in emails.
WorldThey say they don't know who sends them.Internet messages have been circulating about possible rallies on February 11,... Doctor: Kirchner recovers well from artery surgery
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Former President Nestor Kirchner is recovering well from emergency surgery on an important artery feeding blood to his brain, one of his doctors said Monday. Current President Cristina Fernandez, who is Kirchner's wife and his successor as president, also said her husband "is very well." Doctors decided to... Mexico arrests 2 reputed leaders of Tijuana gang
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TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) -- Mexican authorities on Monday arrested two suspected leaders of a brutal drug trafficking gang that terrorized the border city of Tijuana for several years, a U.S. official said. The capture of Raydel Lopez Uriarte and Manuel Garcia Simental apparently wipes out the existing leadership of the cartel headed by Teodoro... Mexico arrests 2 reputed leaders of Tijuana cartel
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TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) -- U.S. officials say Mexican authorities have arrested two reputed leaders of a drug cartel that has terrorized the border city of Tijuana. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration spokeswoman Amy Roderick says Raydel Lopez Uriarte and Manuel Garcia Simental were arrested in La Paz. That town at the southern tip of the Baja... Chavez hosts new radio show _ at any moment
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has launched a new radio program in which he can take to the airwaves at any time of the day or night. Called "Suddenly, With Chavez," the show on state-run Venezuelan National Radio doesn't have a schedule and can be aired at any moment. In the first program Monday, Chavez said it... Venezuela declares emergency amid energy crisis
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- President Hugo Chavez has signed a decree declaring an energy emergency in Venezuela to facilitate his government's efforts to ease severe energy shortages. Venezuela imposed electricity and water rationing in December to prevent a collapse of the electricity grid as severe drought drops water levels behind the Guri... Mexico flooding kills at least 33, government says
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Ex-mayor absolved in journalist's slaying in Peru
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LIMA, Peru (AP) -- A Peruvian court on Monday absolved the former mayor of a jungle city in the 2004 killing of a reporter who accused him of cocaine trafficking. The Lima court ruled there was contradictory testimony and insufficient evidence to convict Luis Valdez Villacorta, the former mayor of Coronel Portillo, the Amazon region containing... US Baptists' attorney in Haiti: Clients innocent
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- The new lawyer for 10 American Baptists charged with child kidnapping said Monday he believes they had paperwork to take 33 children out of the country after Haiti's devastating earthquake. Attorney Aviol Fleurant's remarks came as investigators questioned the Baptist group's leader, Laura Silsby, who insisted she... Haitian man may have survived 4 weeks in rubble
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UK's Iraq inquiry turns focus to Bush officials
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LONDON (AP) -- Britain's inquiry into the Iraq war will seek meetings with former members of the Bush administration after taking evidence from Tony Blair and other key British officials, the panel's chairman said Monday. John Chilcot, head of the inquiry, confirmed that he hopes to obtain evidence from officials in the United States, but did... Mexican troops find 12 tons of pot hidden in truck
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TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) -- Mexican soldiers have seized more than 12 tons of marijuana found beneath a false floor of a tractor trailer. A military statement issued Monday says soldiers discovered the drugs during a routine search at a checkpoint near San Felipe, a town in the central part of the Baja California peninsula. The military estimates... U.S. commodity markets contend with harsh winter
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - One of the stormiest winters in years for much of the United States is wreaking havoc on the nation's livestock and energy markets and there may be at least three more weeks of cold, snowy weather.
Cold and snow blanketed much of the central United States this winter slowing weight gains in cattle and hogs, delaying livestock... Palestinians set terms for talks as violence flares
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - More than a dozen people were injured when Israeli police confronted Palestinian protesters in a refugee camp at the edge of Jerusalem on Monday, violence stoked by rising tensions over a stalemate in peace talks.
WorldThe Palestinian cabinet "strongly condemned" what it called an Israeli incursion and its senior... In Haiti, Americans' attorney says they had papers
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- The new attorney for 10 Americans charged with child kidnapping in Haiti says the group had authorization to take the children. Aviol Fluerant tells reporters that parents gave their kids to the Baptists in good faith. He adds that the group had papers authorizing the children to be taken across the Dominican... Tel Aviv "savior" accused of enslaving women
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JERUSALEM (AP) -- The women tattooed his name and portrait on their bodies and gave their children his name - Savior. They spoon-fed the bearded, one-time healer as if he were royalty, brushed his shoulder-length white locks, sent him text messages when they were ovulating and slept with him at his bidding. They turned over wages and welfare... Haitians confront new threat: deadly spring rains
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Survivors of Haiti's catastrophic earthquake have had one saving grace: There's been no significant rain since the disaster. But that won't last. The rainy season in Haiti is deadly even in a good year. Now, in a devastated capital city, the early spring rains threaten to cause landslides and bring about health... Top Canadian military official charged with murder
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TORONTO (AP) -- The commander of a major military base in Canada who once flew dignitaries around the country has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two women and in the sexual assaults of two other women. Ontario Provincial Police Det. Insp. Chris Nicholas said Monday that Col. Russell Williams, 46, was arrested Sunday in... Haiti studies Colombian town for quake rebuilding
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BOGOTA (Reuters) - Haiti's interior minister on Monday toured a Colombian town rebuilt after a huge 1999 tremor as his own country considered plans to reconstruct its wrecked capital city after last month's devastating earthquake.
World | Natural DisastersHaiti says more than 200,000 people were killed in the January 12... Report: Alligator kills 11-year-old girl in Brazil
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SAO PAULO (AP) -- A 13-foot (4-meter) alligator has reportedly attacked and killed a girl who was swimming in a Brazilian jungle river. Firefighters tell local media that 11-year-old Gigliane do Nascimento Bira was playing with friends in shallow water in the northern state of Rondonia, in the Amazon region. The Agencia Estado news service says... Sri Lankan opposition leader arrested on conspiracy charge
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Ripples of Dubai killing spreads across region
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NATO says Afghans to play big role in offensive
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CAMP SHORABAK, Afghanistan (AP) -- Thousands of Afghan soldiers and police will join U.S. and NATO troops in an upcoming offensive in southern Afghanistan, playing their biggest role in any joint operation of the Afghan war. The pending attack on the Taliban-held town of Marjah in Helmand province will be a crucial test for the NATO strategy of... Britain hits grim milestone before major attack
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KABUL (AP) -- Two British soldiers died in a bombing in southern Afghanistan, officials announced Monday, raising Britain's death toll in the conflict to 255 - the number of Britons lost in the Falklands war of 1982. Britain reached the grim milestone as British, American and Afghan forces are preparing for a major attack on Marjah in Helmand... Chad's leader travels to Sudan to smooth relations
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KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) -- The president of Chad traveled to neighboring Sudan Monday for the first time in nearly six years to try to smooth relations strained over the troubled Darfur region. Sudan has accused its neighbor of backing the Darfur rebels it has battled since 2003. Likewise, Chad says Sudan is aiding its rebel enemies. Each country... Bahamas to return migrants to quake-ravaged Haiti
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- More than five dozen Haitian migrants detained as they sailed north through the Bahamas will be returned directly to the earthquake-ravaged country, the Bahamian prime minister said Monday. Two Royal Bahamas Defense Force vessels intercepted a boat carrying the 62 Haitians on Saturday, Prime Minister Hubert... Hamas sees `no prospects' for Mideast peace
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MOSCOW (AP) -- The leader of Hamas said Monday he sees "no prospects' for a Mideast peace settlement, a stand that could reduce Russia's chances of holding a Middle East peace conference that includes the Palestinian militant group. Khaled Mashaal said that Israeli leaders bring "war and occupation, thus blocking meaningful negotiations... Sri Lankan opposition leader Fonseka arrested
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate was hauled away by military police from his office Monday and will be court-martialed for allegedly planning to overthrow the government while serving as the head of the army. Sarath Fonseka, who as the top general helped defeat the Tamil Tiger rebels, was forcibly detained... Huge recovery effort revives China's quake zone
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WENCHUAN, China (AP) -- Couples gather near dusk to practice ballroom dancing by the new cultural center, twirling leisurely in the heart of a city so devastated by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake that leaders had planned to simply seal it off and rebuild elsewhere. Down the road at Wenchuan's new "House of Sunshine" apartment complex, families... Euro zone bond frenzy echoes past battles
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PARIS (Reuters) - The feeding frenzy in bond markets over highly-indebted southern euro zone states recalls the runs on European currencies in the 1990s before the euro was created.
European governments eventually saw off that challenge with a sustained display of political determination backed by central bank intervention to defend the European... Yemen's al Qaeda calls for jihad, fighting in north
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SANAA/DUBAI (Reuters) - The Yemen-based wing of al Qaeda called on Muslims in the Arabian Peninsula to wage holy war against Christians and Jews in the region, a further sign of the group's ambitions to mount new strikes outside its base.
WorldYemen is in the throes of a major crackdown on the global militant network's regional off-shoot,... U.S., EU to Iran: Stop abuse of Iranians
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Yemen's al-Qaida deputy chief urges new attacks
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SAN'A, Yemen (AP) -- The deputy chief of al-Qaida's offshoot in Yemen has called for attacks on Saudi Arabia and U.S. interests in the region. Said al-Shihri urged followers in an audio message posted Monday on the Internet "to attack the interests of America and the Crusaders, and their agents ... Rights watchdog says Bahrain police using torture
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MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) -- After abolishing torture more than 10 years ago, Bahrain's security services are once more resorting to the practice to extract confessions from detainees, including many Shiite protesters, said a report released Monday by an international human rights group. The New York-based Human Rights Watch published an 89-page... Sri Lankan opposition leader arrested for sedition
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- A political ally says Sri Lanka's former army chief and presidential candidate has been arrested on sedition charges. Opposition politician Rauff Hakeem says former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka has been detained. Fonseka and President Mahinda Rajapaksa were once strong allies who... Bus plunges down ravine in south China, killing 7
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BEIJING (AP) -- A bus collided with a sport utility vehicle Monday and plunged down a mountain ravine in southern China, killing seven people and injuring 50, state media reported. At least 53 people were on the bus, which was traveling on a highway in the Guangxi region, when it rolled down the 320-foot- (100-meter-) deep ravine, the official... Pakistan: Militants targeting Americans arrested
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LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) -- Authorities arrested six suspected Taliban militants with a suicide vest and hand grenades allegedly on their way Monday to attack a five-star hotel and kill Americans in Pakistan's cultural capital, said police. The eastern city of Lahore has suffered a spate of bombings at markets and security installations in recent... International Court dismisses case of Darfur rebel
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- The International Criminal Court has dismissed the case against a Sudanese rebel leader, ruling that war crimes prosecutors had failed to provide sufficient evidence to put him on trial. Bahar Idriss Abu Garda had been accused of planning and participating in an attack on African Union peacekeepers in Sudan's... Body found in landing gear of NY-to-Tokyo flight
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TOKYO (AP) -- A body was found inside a wheel well of a Delta Air Lines plane after it landed in Tokyo from New York, and Japanese authorities Monday were trying to identify the man. The body of the apparent stowaway was clad only in a long-sleeved, plaid shirt and jeans, police at Narita International Airport said. A mechanic found the body... Pakistan: 6 militants targeting Americans arrested
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LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) -- Police say six suspected Taliban militants with a suicide vest and hand grenades have been arrested while heading to a five-star hotel in Pakistan's cultural capital intending to kill Americans. Police official Zulfikar Hameed says authorities seized the six, one wearing a vest filled with explosives, on the outskirts... British death toll in Afghan war matches Falklands
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KABUL (AP) -- A bomb killed two British soldiers in southern Afghanistan, the military said Monday, raising Britain's death toll to that of the Falklands war. The grim milestone followed a warning by British Defense Secretary Bob Ainsworth that more casualties were likely as U.S., British and Afghan troops prepare to launch an operation to... Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity
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VIENNA (AP) -- Iran moved closer to being able to produce nuclear warheads Monday with formal notification that it will enrich uranium to higher levels, even while insisting that the move was meant only to provide fuel for its research reactor. Iranian envoy Ali Asghar Soltanieh told The Associated Press that he informed the International... Yanukovych apparent winner in Ukrainian vote
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KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych emerged as the apparent winner in Ukraine's presidential contest Monday, holding onto a lead of almost 3 percentage points with about 99 percent of ballots counted. Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who has accused her opponent of election fraud, was under increasing pressure to concede... Yemen's al Qaeda calls for jihad in region: report
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DUBAI (Reuters) - The Yemen-based wing of al Qaeda called on Muslims in the Arabian Peninsula to wage jihad, or holy war, against Christians and Jews in the region.
World"The Christians, the Jews, and the treacherous apostate rulers have pounced on you... U.S. and EU fear fresh government crackdown in Iran
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and the European Union expressed concern Monday about the potential for a renewed crackdown by the Iranian government around the February 11 anniversary of the founding of the Islamic Republic.
WorldWashington and the EU said in a joint statement that Iran must live up to its international human... Top Islamist rebel killed in Somalia, report says
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Muslim man wins handshake case in Sweden
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STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Sweden's unemployment agency has been found guilty of discrimination for expelling a Muslim man from a job training program because he refused to shake hands with a woman. A Stockholm court Monday ordered the Public Employment Service to pay 50,000 kronor ($6,700) in damages to an immigrant from Bosnia who lost his jobless... Gunmen attack ex-Pakistani minister, kill 2 aides
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ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Police say gunmen have attacked a vehicle carrying a former Pakistani government minister just outside the capital, killing at least two of his aides. Police official Altaf Ahmad says Monday's attack targeting former Information Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad occurred in the garrison town of Rawalpindi, which borders Islamabad... U.S. bonds edge higher on debt worries
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury debt prices edged higher on Monday amid persistent unease over the soundness of some European countries' debt.
Traders were watching U.S. stock futures for cues as to whether the flight to quality that took hold of global markets last week would continue on Monday. Treasury prices generally move inversely to... Political risk becomes key market volatility driver
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LONDON (Reuters) - From southern Europe's debt crisis to U.S. banking reform, politics has emerged as a driver of volatility in Western markets this year in a way normally more associated with emerging economies.
Politics has been at the heart of some of the sharpest market moves in early 2010, with much money to be made or lost as investors call... Why uranium enrichment is so important
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(CNN) -- Iran announced plans to begin enriching uranium to 20 percent on Tuesday, a move likely to heighten fears it is moving closer to producing an atomic weapon. Tehran, which says its nuclear program is intended solely for peaceful purposes, currently enriches uranium to around 3.5 percent -- well below levels required for weapons-grade... Body found in plane's landing gear bay in Japan
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Bomb hits truck carrying Thai soldiers; 7 wounded
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BANGKOK (AP) -- Police say suspected insurgents detonated a bomb as two truckloads of soldiers passed, wounding seven troops in Thailand's restive south. Police Lt. Heraman Jehdee says the attack happened Monday afternoon soon after the vehicles with 38 soldiers left a camp in Bo-ngo sub-district in Narathiwat province. He says police found a... 17 soldiers dead, 53 rescued in Kashmir avalanche
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SRINAGAR, India (AP) -- A massive avalanche plowed into an Indian army training center at a ski resort town in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing 17 soldiers and critically injuring 17 others. The avalanche slammed into the army's High Altitude Warfare School at about 11 a.m. and swept away the soldiers during a training session, said... Iran's leader vows to thwart protests this week
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's supreme leader vowed Monday to deliver a "punch in the mouth" to the country's enemies if the opposition goes ahead with major new protests planned for this week, as a senior pro-reform figure was sentenced to six years in prison over postelection unrest. The opposition has called for a large turnout for protests on... IRA splinter group disarms; no apology for carnage
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DUBLIN (AP) -- A ruthless IRA splinter group, the Irish National Liberation Army, declared Monday it has fully disarmed but said it had no regrets for committing some of the worst atrocities of the Northern Ireland conflict. "We make no apology for our part in the conflict," said INLA spokesman Martin McMonagle, who spent seven years in prison... Nigerian Christians count dead after Jos violence
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JOS, Nigeria (AP) -- A Christian group says 20 of its members died and another 56 remain missing after religious and political violence that consumed central Nigeria last month. A reverend with the Church of Christ in Nigeria said Monday that 67 other members were injured and nearly 1,300 buildings were destroyed during the violence in Jos. The... Iran to cut ties with British Museum over loan
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Iran says it will cut ties with the British Museum because of the museum's failure to loan to Tehran an ancient artifact known as the world's earliest bill of rights. The artifact is a 6th century B.C. clay tablet with an account of the conquest of Babylon by Persian King Cyrus the Great, who returned... European stocks take a breather from debt fears
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LONDON (AP) -- European markets recovered somewhat Monday as investors looked past a slump in Asia and set aside worries about debt problems in countries like Greece and Portugal to buy into stocks made cheaper by last week's vicious sell-off. Sentiment remains balanced on a knife's edge, however, with hope for a bailout for Greece weighed... Israeli court releases pro-Palestinian activists
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JERUSALEM (AP) -- A pro-Palestinian organization says Israel's Supreme Court has ordered the release of two of its activists who were arrested in a West Bank raid. The International Solidarity Movement says the two women - one from Australia, the other from Spain - are to be released on bail. The two have been prohibited from entering the West... Stock futures rise as earnings offset debt woes
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures turned higher on Monday as positive quarterly results from companies including CVS Caremark Corp (CVS.N) offset nagging worries about euro zone sovereign debt issues.
Hot StocksS&P 500 futures rose 2.2 points but were below fair value, a formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account... UK Afghan death toll matches Falklands loss
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LONDON (Reuters) - The death of two British soldiers, reported on Monday, means that as many British troops have been killed in Afghanistan as during the war to recapture the Falklands Islands from Argentina 28 years ago.
World | ArgentinaThe 1982 conflict turned around the fortunes of then Prime Minister Margaret... Fifteen Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir avalanche
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SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - At least 15 Indian soldiers were killed after an avalanche smashed into a military training camp near the country's disputed border with Pakistan Monday, police and army said.
WorldThe accident occurred in the Khilanmarg area near Gulmarg, a ski resort visited by thousands of people, including some foreigners,... Israeli court releases pro-Palestinian foreigners
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Supreme Court ordered two pro-Palestinian foreign activists released on bail on Monday, saying Israeli immigration officers overstepped their bounds by detaining them in the West Bank.
WorldTheir lawyer described their arrest as part of a campaign by Israeli authorities to choke off weekly demonstrations by... Google book scanning: Cultural theft or freedom of information?
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London, England (CNN) -- A proposed partnership between the French government and Google is stoking fears in France that the country's literary treasures will fall under commercial control of a U.S. technology company. Frederic Mitterand, the French minister of culture, has said that Google came to France with "the attitude of a... Pope Benedict XVI condemns child abuse by priests
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VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI is condemning the abuse of children by priests, saying the church will never stop deploring such behavior. Benedict says that for centuries the Catholic Church had shown its commitment to loving and respecting children and ensuring their basic human rights are respected. But he says, "Unfortunately in some... Iraqi PM: Appeals panel can review election law
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BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq's prime minister says he accepts an appeals panel's jurisdiction over a ban on candidates from March 7 parliamentary elections for their suspected ties to Saddam Hussein's regime. The seven-member panel is combing through a list of candidates barred from the election. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki had pushed for the ban,... British comic actor Ian Carmichael dies at 89
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LONDON (AP) -- British actor Ian Carmichael, one of the stars of "I'm All Right Jack" and other comedies, has died at age 89. His family says Carmichael died at his home in northern England on Friday after falling ill at the end of last year. Carmichael was a master at embodying a certain type of Englishman: diffident, awkward, often put-upon... Hamas' top leader visits Moscow
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MOSCOW (AP) -- The leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas is visiting Moscow as Russia seeks to expand its role in Middle East peacemaking. The Russian Foreign Ministry issued no information about Monday's meeting between Khaled Mashaal and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Moscow hopes to host a Middle East peace conference... International vote monitors hail Ukraine election
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KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- International election monitors have hailed Ukraine's presidential elections as "professional, transparent and honest." The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's glowing assessment Monday is likely to increase pressure on apparent loser Yulia Tymoshenko to concede the election. Joao Soares, head of the... 15 soldiers dead, 53 rescued in Kashmir avalanche
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SRINAGAR, India (AP) -- A massive avalanche plowed into an Indian army training center at a ski resort town in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing at least 15 soldiers and critically wounding 17 others. The avalanche slammed into the army's High Altitude Warfare School at about 11 a.m. and swept away the soldiers during a training... Avalanche kills 11 soldiers in Kashmir
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Iran marks revolution anniversary amid ongoing dissent
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(CNN) -- Iran will this week celebrate the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution -- a day that marked the end of the country's western-backed monarchy and the start of an Islamic republic. Some experts say the revolution was also a catalyst for the spread of Islamic fundamentalism throughout the Middle East and South Asia. This key date in... Body found in airplane wheel well at Tokyo airport
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TOKYO (AP) -- Japanese authorities said Monday they are trying to identify a body found inside one of the landing gear compartments on a Delta Airlines plane flight that arrived in Tokyo from New York. The body of the apparent stowaway, identified only as that of a male with dark skin, was clad only in a long-sleeved, plaid shirt and jeans,... Iran to IAEA: We will increase uranium enrichment
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VIENNA (AP) -- A senior Iranian envoy says he has formally told the U.N. nuclear agency that his country will enrich uranium to higher levels. Ali Asghar Soltanieh says Tehran will start enriching up to 20 percent from its present stock of lower enriched uranium. Soltanieh is Iran's envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency. He told the... 11 soldiers dead, 50 trapped in Kashmir avalanche
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SRINAGAR, India (AP) -- A massive avalanche hit an Indian army training center at a ski resort town in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing at least 11 soldiers and trapping nearly 50 others. Fifteen soldiers, all in need of emergency medical care, were found during the search-and-rescue operation under way at Gulmarg, a ski resort... Bomb hits trucks carrying Thai soldiers; 7 wounded
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BANGKOK (AP) -- Police say suspected insurgents detonated a bomb as two truckloads of soldiers passed, wounding seven troops in Thailand's restive south. Police Lt. Heraman Jehdee says the attack happened Monday afternoon soon after the vehicles with 38 soldiers left a camp in Bo-ngo sub-district in Narathiwat province. He says police found a... Commodity rally hauls FTSE 1.1 percent higher
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's leading shares gained 1.1 pct in early trade on Monday, rallying following a sharp decline on Friday, with commodity issues heading the bounce back as crude and metal prices recovered.
By 0900 GMT, the FTSE 100 .FTSE index was 54.71 points higher at 5,115.63, after closing 78.39 points, or 1.5 percent lower on... Climate row scientist says he considered suicide
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London, England (CNN) -- The UK scientist at the center of a controversy surrounding e-mails leaked from a leading UK climate research unit has admitted the strain of the affair led him to consider suicide. In an interview with British newspaper, Phil Jones, the former director of the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia... Wild West motif lightens US mood at Afghan base
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FORWARD OPERATING BASE TOMBSTONE, Afghanistan (AP) -- Welcome to the O.K. Corral. Past the concrete slabs and guards in heavy combat gear, a wooden board at the entrance to an allied military base in Afghanistan shows an image of Wyatt Earp, the legendary lawman of the American Wild West. His features are stern and angular. He wears a cowboy... Senior Afghan official accused of militant links
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KABUL (AP) -- A district administrator in northwestern Afghanistan has been accused of militant links and corruption charges, officials said Monday, the second senior Afghan official to be arrested in the past week. The allegations come amid fears of infiltration and pressure on President Hamid Karzai to crack down on corruption in the ranks... Thailand tightens security ahead of Thaksin ruling
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BANGKOK (AP) -- Thailand has started deploying about 20,000 security forces to brace for protests ahead of a widely anticipated court ruling on the $2.2 billion fortune of deposed leader Thaksin Shinawatra, a spokesman said Monday. Supporters of Thaksin have stepped up anti-government demonstrations ahead of the Feb. 26 Supreme Court ruling on... Iran sentences former deputy FM to 6 years in jail
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- A semiofficial news agency says a court has sentenced a former deputy foreign minister to six years in prison after convicting him of security charges. Monday's ISNA agency report quotes Mohsen Aminzadeh's defense lawyer Abbas Shiri as saying his client was convicted of conspiring to "disturb security" and spreading... France agrees to sell Russia advanced warship
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PARIS (AP) -- French defense officials say France has agreed to sell Russia an advanced amphibious warship and is considering a Russian request for three more. Jacques de Lajugie, head of international development at the French arms agency DGA, told a news conference Monday that among the outstanding questions are where the Mistral would be... Unrest in Indian Kashmir enters 2nd week
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SRINAGAR, India (AP) -- Authorities put separatist leaders under house arrest and thousands of armed troops in riot gear warned people to stay indoors in Indian Kashmir's main city Monday in an attempt to block a seventh day of violent demonstrations against Indian rule. Widespread unrest has rocked the disputed Himalayan region for the past... Iran launches production lines for unmanned planes
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran has launched two production lines to build unmanned aircraft with surveillance and attack capabilities, the defense minister announced Monday. It also announced that Iran would soon deploy a missile air defense system more powerful than the advanced Russian S-300 system Tehran has ordered from Moscow in 2007 but has... HK stocks end at five-month closing low
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares slipped to a five-month low on Monday, falling for a third consecutive session on mounting concerns that the euro zone's debt problems will hamper the global economic recovery.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index ended down 0.58 percent or 114.19 points at 19,550.89. The China Enterprises Index of top locally... Asia shares at 5-month low on Europe woes, euro hit
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares fell on Monday and the euro dipped as festering debt problems in the euro zone prompted investors to shift out of riskier assets, dousing optimism over a fall in the U.S. jobless rate last week.
JapanJapan's Nikkei average sank to a two-month closing low as exporters like Sony Corp (6758.T) were clobbered by... Leader ousted by Ukraine's 'Orange Revolution' set to return
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Iran to tell U.N.: Enrichment to start Tuesday
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(CNN) -- Iran will inform the U.N. nuclear watchdog that it will begin enriching uranium to 20 percent on Tuesday, the country's atomic chief said. "We have written a letter to the International Atomic Energy Agency to announce our intention to enrich uranium to 20 percent," Ali Akbar Salehi, director of the Atomic Energy Organization of... NATO: bomb kills 2 service members in Afghanistan
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KABUL (AP) -- NATO says a bomb has killed two foreign service members in southern Afghanistan. A statement issued Monday says the attack occurred Sunday but does not provide a specific location or give the nationalities of the troops. The deaths come as NATO and Afghan troops are poised for a major offensive against the Taliban in the southern... 6 soldiers dead, 60 trapped in Kashmir avalanche
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SRINAGAR, India (AP) -- At least six soldiers are dead and 60 more are trapped following a massive avalanche that hit a training center of the Indian army at a famous ski resort town in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Indian army spokesman Col. Vineet Sood in Srinagar says rescue operations are under way at Gulmarg, a ski resort about 30 miles (50... Europe shares bounce back from 3-month low, oils up
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LONDON (Reuters) - European equities rebounded on Monday from three-month lows in the previous session, with stronger commodity prices boosting energy and mining shares and financials recovering after slipping 6 percent last week.
At 0808 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 .FTEU3 index of top European shares rose 0.5 percent to 976.87 points after falling... Iran plans 10 new enrichment plants in 2010/11
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TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran plans to build 10 new uranium enrichment facilities during the next Iranian year, its atomic energy chief was quoted as saying, in comments likely to further raise tension with the West.
WorldThe statement by Ali Akbar Salehi on Sunday evening comes after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad earlier in the day instructed... Nikkei falls to 2-month closing low, Kirin slides
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average sank 1.1 percent to a two-month closing low on Monday, with exporters such as Sony Corp hurt by a stronger yen, while anxiety over fiscal problems in Europe continued to dent investor confidence.
JapanBeer maker Kirin Holdings fell more than 7 percent after saying that it and fellow beer maker... Iran tests radar-evading aircraft - commander
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TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has successfully tested a radar-evading aircraft, a commander said Sunday, in the country's latest announcement of technological advances as it marks the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution.
WorldThe semi-official Fars News Agency, citing senior air force official Aziz Nasirzadeh, said the prototype of a... Envoys go to North Korea for nuclear talks push
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SEOUL (Reuters) - A senior Chinese envoy was in North Korea to prod the reclusive state back to stalled nuclear talks while the South sent a team across the border on Monday for talks to restart tourism projects halted due to political wrangling.
World | North KoreaThe North will also host the U.N.'s top political envoy... China finds 170 more tons of tainted milk powder
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BEIJING (AP) -- China has found another 170 tons of tainted milk powder in an emergency crackdown that has made it increasingly clear many products discovered in the country's 2008 milk scandal were repackaged for sale instead of destroyed. The growing number of cases in recent weeks challenges the government's earlier promise to overhaul its... Costa Rica elects 1st woman president in landslide
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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) -- Costa Ricans have elected their first woman president as the ruling party candidate won in a landslide after campaigning to continue free market policies in Central America's most stable nation. With most of the votes from Sunday's election counted, Laura Chinchilla held a 22-point lead over her closest rival. Her... Australia tightens skilled migration rules
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Australia tightened its migration rules Monday in favor of English speakers and professionals, saying the country has been attracting too many hairdressers and cooks and too few doctors and engineers. Immigration Minister Chris Evans blamed the overrepresentation of lower skilled immigrants on a system put in place... Cowboy theme at American base in Afghanistan
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FORWARD OPERATING BASE TOMBSTONE, Afghanistan (AP) -- Welcome to the O.K. Corral. Past the concrete slabs and guards in heavy combat gear, a wooden board at the entrance to an allied military base in Afghanistan shows an image of Wyatt Earp, the legendary lawman of the American Wild West. His features are stern and angular. He wears a cowboy... Singapore rite looks painful, yet smiles abound
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SINGAPORE (AP) -- These body piercings have nothing to do with fashion - they are Hindu devotees' way of fulfilling their vows to the deity Lord Muruga. The rite is part of the annual festival of Thaipusam, which this year drew some 9,500 believers in the island city-state of Singapore. After being pierced with metal pins on different parts of... Smarter farming key to saving Amazon rainforest
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NOVA CANAA DO NORTE, Brazil (AP) -- Walking on a dusty field of cut rice that was once rainforest, researcher Flavio Wruck explains how farming, the Amazon's biggest killer, can be turned into its best defender. At the government-run experimental farm where he works, he points toward plots where crops, cattle and timber live together. It's a... Politics
Jenny Sanford calls memoir 'cathartic'
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Jenny Sanford calls memoir 'cathartic'
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Congressman: Murtha's intestine damaged in surgery
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Pennsylvania congressman and longtime friend of the late Rep. John Murtha says the congressman's large intestine was damaged during gallbladder surgery and the complications led him to be hospitalized. Murtha died Monday at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., where he was admitted on Jan. 31. The gallbladder surgery... Obama: Murtha 'tough-as-nails' leader
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says he was saddened to hear of the death of Rep. John Murtha and called his fellow Democrat a steadfast advocate for the people of Pennsylvania for nearly 40 years. Obama on Monday called Murtha a devoted husband and a loving father who had a "tough-as-nails" reputation. The president says Murtha's... Quinn: Ill. lt. governor hopefuls should speak up
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CHICAGO (AP) -- Democrats in Illinois are getting a political do-over: the chance to pick a new lieutenant governor nominee themselves now that the primary winner dropped out of the race because of revelations about his checkered past. Gov. Pat Quinn has the rare opportunity to help choose his running mate, but refused to say Monday who was on... Rep. John Murtha dies at 77
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Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- U.S. Rep. John Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday. He was 77. The Pennsylvania Democrat had been suffering complications from gallbladder surgery. He died at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., spokesman Matthew Mazonkey... Ag Secretary pushes school nutrition plan
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration will ask Congress to improve childhood nutrition by ridding school vending machines of sugary snacks and drinks and giving school lunch and breakfast to more kids. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the administration will seek changes when Congress overhauls the Childhood Nutrition Act. Among... White House official: Feb. 25 health care meeting to be televised
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Washington (CNN) -- President Obama's bipartisan meeting on health care reform planned for February 25 will be broadcast live, a senior administration official said Monday. Coverage details were not complete, but the official said the White House expected "the whole thing to be live." The half-day meeting is an attempt by the Obama... US, Europe condemn human rights abuses in Iran
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States and the European Union are calling on Iran to end human rights abuses against its citizens. In a joint statement Monday, the U.S. and E.U. condemn the large scale detentions, mass trials and denial of the right to peaceful expression following last year's disputed presidential elections. They say they are... Analysis: Where does the Tea Party go from here?
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(CNN) -- As the National Tea Party Convention concluded this weekend, it's clear that the Tea Partiers are propelled by two competing claims -- a principled commitment to fiscal conservatism and a serious case of Obama Derangement Syndrome. The first group remains true to the roots of the movement as it emerged almost one year ago amid bailout... Budget hearings mix policy with presentation
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(CNN) -- When President Obama presented his budget for the upcoming fiscal year, he demanded that lawmakers forgo "the same old grandstanding when the cameras are on and the same irresponsible budget policies when the cameras are off." But as budget hearings get under way, it appears that the definition of "grandstanding" is... Obama's Monday filled with meetings
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal workers may have the day off in the snow-covered nation's capital, but President Barack Obama still has meetings to attend. After he's handed his presidential and economic daily briefings Monday morning, Obama sits down with some senior advisers at the Oval Office. Later, he'll meet with Interior Secretary Ken... Move over Ray Nagin, New Orleans has new mayor
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Four years ago, Mitch Landrieu narrowly lost to Ray Nagin in a racially divisive election for mayor of Katrina-scarred New Orleans. This time, there was no doubt who frustrated voters wanted to take over. Landrieu won the mayor's office decisively Saturday, beating 10 opponents to become the first white mayor of the mostly... CAPITAL CULTURE: First lady tackling child obesity
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- By now, it is abundantly clear that Michelle Obama loves french fries. The first lady talks about this "guilty pleasure" all the time, trying to ward off any notion that she is a nutrition nanny even as she cajoles Americans to eat better. Now, her conversation with the public about the nation's health and fitness is about to... First ladies' causes: Dolley's orphanage and more
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A look at some first ladies past and their causes: DOLLEY MADISON The first first lady to take on a public project, Madison helped to found an orphanage for young girls, the Washington Female Orphans Asylum. She gave money to the project, donated a cow to provide the girls with fresh milk, and helped to sew uniforms. MARY TODD LINCOLN An ardent... Sports
Devils D Salmela OK after being taken off ice
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- New Jersey Devils defensemen Anssi Salmela said he had a headache, but was otherwise OK after being taken off the ice on a stretcher following a scary hit to the face from the Philadelphia Flyers' Jeff Carter. As he scored a short-handed goal that gave the Devils a 2-0 lead in the second period Monday night, Salmela was...
South Carolina State defeats Howard 77-64
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ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) -- Arsenio Williams tallied his first career double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds to help South Carolina defeat Howard 77-64 on Monday night. The Bulldogs (13-8, 7-3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) shot 50 percent in the second half (15 of 30) and held the Bison to 35 percent shooting in the half (14 of 40) to... Coppin State beats Florida A&M 70-44
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BALTIMORE (AP) -- Kareem Brown scored 18 points and Ceslovas Kucinskas grabbed 12 rebounds, leading Coppin State in a 70-44 rout of Florida A&M on Monday night. Lenny Young added 13 points and Branden Doughty had 11 for the Eagles (6-16, 1-9 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), who snapped a 13-game losing streak. Brown hit four 3-pointers and... Devils D Salmela OK after being taken off ice
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- New Jersey Devils defensemen Anssi Salmela said he had a headache, but was otherwise OK after being taken off the ice on a stretcher following a scary hit to the face from the Philadelphia Flyers' Jeff Carter. As he scored a short-handed goal that gave the Devils a 2-0 lead in the second period Monday night, Salmela was... Grambling State beats Alcorn State 73-58
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GRAMBLING, La. (AP) -- Donald Qualls scored 21 points to lead Grambling State to a 73-58 win over Alcorn State on Monday night. Qualls shot 5-for-8 from the 3-point arc and dished out four assists for the Tigers (6-13, 4-7 Southwestern Athletic Conference), who have won two in a row. After an early 9-9 tie in the first half, Grambling State... Alabama A&M defeats MVSU 77-69
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ITTA BENNA, Miss. (AP) -- Jonathan Inman scored 20 points in 23 minutes and Alabama A&M defeated Mississippi Valley State 77-69 on Monday night. Inman led four Bulldogs' player in double figures, as they snapped a two-game losing streak. Evan Hilton, who was 4 of 5 from the field, scored 15 points, Bo Amusa added 13 points and Casey Cantey... Jackson State beats Southern 63-53
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Raymond Gregory scored 11 points and Cason Burk grabbed 11 rebounds, leading Jackson State in a 63-53 win over Southern University on Monday night. Gertavin Blake and De'Suan Dixon added 10 points apiece for the Tigers (12-11, 10-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference), who won their sixth in a row and maintained their spot... Clowe lifts Sharks past Maple Leafs 3-2
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TORONTO (AP) -- Ryane Clowe scored with less than seven minutes left in the third period, leading the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night. Dan Boyle and Joe Pavelski also had goals for the Sharks, who sent Jean-Sebastien Giguere to his first loss since being acquired from Anaheim on Jan. 31. Giguere had... Elon beats Western Carolina 81-76
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ELON, N.C. (AP) -- Drew Spradlin scored 16 points, leading five Elon players in double figures, as the Phoenix outlasted Western Carolina 81-76 on Monday night. Adam Constantine added 15 points, TJ Douglas 14, Chris Long 13 and Terrance Birdette 10 for the Phoenix (6-17, 4-8 Southern Conference), who have won two straight games for the first... Morgan State defeats Bethune-Cookman 48-47
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BALTIMORE (AP) -- Troy Smith made two free throws with 37 seconds left and Morgan State overcame Bethune-Cookman 48-47 on Monday night. The Bears (18-7, 10-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) trailed 42-38 with 4:34 left, before scoring five straight. Smith's three-point play put Morgan State up 43-42 with 2:56 remaining. The Wildcats (15-9,... No. 25 Pittsburgh beats Robert Morris 77-53
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PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Ashton Gibbs and Jermaine Dixon led a mid-game surge as No. 25 Pittsburgh broke out of a tie late in the first half by scoring 27 of the next 32 points, and remained unbeaten against city rival Robert Morris with a 77-53 victory Monday night. Gibbs scored 20 points, only the second time in 10 games he's reached the 20-point... Santa Clara to discuss wording of stadium measure
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- Santa Clara city leaders are set to discuss the final wording of the ballot measure for a proposed stadium for the San Francisco 49ers. On Tuesday night, the Santa Clara City Council is scheduled to discuss language that city staffers describe as a multilayered question asking voters if city leaders should approve... Mercer defeats SC-Upstate 83-69
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MACON, Ga. (AP) -- Jeff Smith scored 22 points to lead Mercer to an 83-69 win over South Carolina-Upstate on Monday night. Brandon Moore added a career-high 16 points for the Bears (12-12, 8-6 Atlantic Sun Conference), while James Florence finished with 15 points, seven rebounds, six assists and five steals. SC-Upstate used a 10-0 run to jump... Hampton beats Winston-Salem 55-53
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Vincent Simpson knocked down a 3-pointer with 13 seconds left, lifting Hampton to a 55-53 win over Winston-Salem State on Monday night. Simpson, who finished with 12 points, scored seven of those in a row in the game's final 1:35 for the Pirates. Brian Fisher's layup with 1:53 left put the Rams up 50-48, but Simpson... Towson defeats James Madison 81-78
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TOWSON, Md. (AP) -- Jarrel Smith scored 21 points and Towson defeated James Madison 81-78 on Monday night. The Tigers (6-17, 3-10 Colonial Athletic Association) led 59-44 on Isaiah Philmore's free throws with 10:51 to go. The Dukes (10-14, 3-10) pulled within 72-68 with 2:18 remaining, and sent the Tigers to the foul line the rest of the way... Boston College beats Boston U. for Beanpot title
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BOSTON (AP) -- Barry Almeida scored to give Boston College a three-goal, third-period lead and the Eagles held off a late charge from Boston University to win 4-3 and claim the 58th Beanpot championship Monday night. Tournament MVP John Muse stopped 31 shots to help Boston College (16-8-2) win its 15th Beanpot title. Boston University (11-12-3)... Carter's 48 points help Magic beat Hornets
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Vince Carter had a season-high 48 points, leading the Orlando Magic back from a 17-point second-half deficit to beat the New Orleans Hornets 123-117 on Monday night. Carter was 19 for 27 shooting and had 34 points in the second half with some of the most sizzling moves since he joined the Magic, who have won nine of their... Delaware State beats Norfolk State 54-52
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Marcus Neal scored 16 points to lead Delaware State to a 54-52 win over Norfolk State on Monday night. Jay Threatt added 13 points, six assists and four steals for the Hornets (12-9, 7-3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Delaware State trailed 26-23 at halftime, but used a 12-0 run in the second half to take a 38-29 lead... IOC, USOC begin talks on improving relations
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- U.S. and international Olympic leaders have opened discussions on improving relations and settling the financial issues that have isolated the Americans from the rest of the Olympic movement. U.S. Olympic Committee president Larry Probst and new chief executive officer Scott Blackmun met Monday with... Appalachian St beats UNC-Greensboro 75-69
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Kellen Brand and Donald Sims scored 16 points apiece, and Josh Hunter finished with a double-double, leading Appalachian State to a 75-69 win over North Carolina-Greensboro on Monday night. Hunter scored 10 points and grabbed 11 boards for the Mountaineers (14-10, 8-4 Southern Conference), who have won back to back... US Olympians begin checking in at Vancouver
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RICHMOND, British Columbia (AP) -- From the hulking members of U.S. men's bobsledding team to tiny figure skater Amanda Evora, there's nothing like a free shopping spree to get into the Olympic mood. In another sign the Vancouver Games are quickly approaching, U.S. athletes representing six sports were formally processed Monday afternoon at a... Rider defeats Niagara 70-62
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LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. (AP) -- Ryan Thompson scored 31 points and Rider defeated Niagara 70-62 on Monday night. The Broncs (14-12, 7-7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) trailed 37-23 at halftime after shooting 26.7 percent in the first half (8 of 30). However, Rider outscored the Purple Eagles 47-25 in the second half after a 56.7 percent effort... The Citadel tops College of Charleston 72-65
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Zach Urbanus scored 17 points to lead The Citadel to a 72-65 win over College of Charleston on Monday night. Cameron Wells and Harrison DuPont added 15 points apiece for the Bulldogs (13-12, 7-6 Southern Conference), who have won two in a row. The Citadel swept the season series against College of Charleston, also... No. 4 Villanova gets past No. 5 West Virginia
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- Scottie Reynolds scored 19 of his 21 points in the final 13 minutes and No. 4 Villanova held off No. 5 West Virginia 82-75 on Monday night. The Wildcats (21-2, 10-1) rebounded from a blowout loss at No. 7 Georgetown on Saturday to pull into a first-place tie with No. 2 Syracuse in the Big East. West Virginia (19-4,... Siena defeats Fairfield 69-67
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Edwin Ubiles scored 18 points to lead Siena to a 69-67 win over Fairfield on Monday night. Ryan Rossiter added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Saints (21-4, 14-0 Metro Atlantic Athletic Association), who have won 15 games in a row. A 6-0 run to end the first half gave the Saints a 36-28 lead at halftime. Fairfield cut the... Maine defeats Maryland-Baltimore County 84-63
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BALTIMORE (AP) -- Gerald McLemore scored 25 points, including a career-high tying seven 3-pointers, to help lead Maine to a 84-63 win over Maryland-Baltimore County on Monday. McLemore broke the game open for the Black Bears (16-8, 8-3 America East Conference), scoring 13 straight points. McLemore's outburst turned a 51-34 Maine lead with 12:05... Louisiana Tech QB Jenkins arrested on DWI charge
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MONROE, La. (AP) -- A 22-year-old quarterback at Louisiana Tech is free after posting $500 bond following his arrest on a charge of driving while intoxicated. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents, working with a drunk-driving task force, arrested Ross A. Jenkins, of Ruston, early Sunday. His vehicle was stopped at a checkpoint... Longwood beats Fairleigh Dickinson 83-81
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HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) -- Dana Smith and Martiz Washington scored 19 points apiece, and Kevin Swecker hit three foul shots in the final 23 seconds, leading Longwood past Fairleigh Dickinson 83-81 on Monday night. Swecker had 15 points while Antwan Carter added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Lancers (8-16), who have won four games in a row... UMES defeats North Carolina A&T 62-52
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Hillary Haley scored 20 points to lead Maryland-Eastern Shore to a 62-52 win over North Carolina A&T on Monday night. Tim Burns finished with 13 points and four steals for the Hawks (7-16, 5-5 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), while Tyler Hines added 12 points and 12 rebounds. The Hawks used a 10-0 run in the second... Richards' goal leads Flyers past Devils 3-2
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Mike Richards scored the go-ahead goal with less than eight minutes left in the third period, leading the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Monday night. Richards pushed Kimmo Timonen's pass from behind the goal past Martin Brodeur, and Flyers goalie Michael Leighton made that stand up... Sharks-Maple Leafs Sums
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San Jose 0 2 1-3Toronto 1 1 0-2First Period-1, Toronto, Bozak 3 (Kessel), 10:36. Penalties-Nichol, SJ (holding), 6:08Shelley, SJ, major (fighting), 9:55Orr, Tor, major (fighting), 9:55Beauchemin, Tor (tripping), 18:40.Second Period-2, San Jose, Boyle 11 (Heatley, Thornton), 3:17. 3, San Jose, Pavelski 16 (Setoguchi), 5:41. 4, Toronto,... US ski jumpers struggle to make ends meet
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- No money, no opening ceremonies and maybe no really meaningful competition. It's not easy being a part of the U.S. Olympic Ski Jumping team. Not only will the cash-starved American squad miss the opening ceremony Friday night, they face the possibility of being eliminated from their first event before the... Devils D Salmela taken off ice on stretcher
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- New Jersey Devils defensemen Anssi Salmela has been taken off the ice on a stretcher after taking a hard shoulder to the face from the Philadelphia Flyers' Jeff Carter. Moments after scoring a short-handed goal that gave the Devils a 2-0 lead in the second period Monday night, Salmela was struck hard by Carter's right... Howard leads No. 18 Butler over Loyola
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Matt Howard scored 20 points to lead No. 18 Butler past Loyola of Chicago 62-47 on Monday night for the Bulldogs' 13th straight win as they clinched at least a share of their fourth straight Horizon League regular season title. Willie Veasley added 12 points and eight rebounds for the Bulldogs (21-4, 14-0), who matched the... Bob Gainey steps down as Canadiens general manager
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MONTREAL (AP) -- From his time as captain to his tenure as general manager, Bob Gainey has spent a lifetime providing leadership for the Montreal Canadiens. Now, he's handing the reins to a trusted colleague. Gainey stepped aside Monday as Montreal's general manager and was replaced by assistant Pierre Gauthier in a surprising front-office... Appeals court: Women wrestlers can sue UC Davis
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- An appeals court said Monday it appears that the University of California, Davis violated federal law meant to promote gender equity in college athletics when it eliminated its women's wrestling program. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a lawsuit filed by three female wrestlers after the school essentially... Rogge expresses concern about Russian doping cases
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge urged Russia on Monday to get tougher on drug cheats, voicing his concern at the high number of doping cases among Russian biathletes and cross-country skiers. Just four days before the start of the Vancouver Games, Rogge said he raised the matter in... Whatever the weather, US moguls team is ready
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- If the United States Olympic moguls team is worried about the conditions at Cypress Mountain, it doesn't show. Trucks and helicopters were still dumping snow onto Cypress Mountain on Monday in an effort to get the Olympic venues ready for the Vancouver Games, which open Friday. The first event scheduled is... Delaware beats UNC-Wilmington 69-62
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NEWARK, Del. (AP) -- Jawan Carter scored 23 points to lead Delaware to a 69-62 win over North Carolina-Wilmington on Monday. Carter also dished out six assists for the Blue Hens (7-17, 3-10 Colonial Athletic Association), who snapped a three-game losing streak. Alphonso Dawson added 10 points and 12 rebounds. Delaware led 34-27 at halftime, and... Yankees add Thames, finalize Winn
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Marcus Thames agreed Monday to a minor league contract with the New York Yankees, who also finalized a $1.1 million, one-year deal with Randy Winn to give themselves more left field options. Thames, who turns 33 next month, began his major league career with the Yankees in 2002 and homered on his first big league pitch that... Saints raise their city's spirits, maybe for good
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- People lined up by the hundreds to buy Monday's Times-Picayune, which hollered "AMEN!" from its front page. The Saints' Super Bowl victory was a prayer answered in this struggling city, and New Orleans itself seemed different for it. Swarms of fans in black and gold greeted the players as they stepped off a chartered plane... Cavaliers remove water fountains from home arena
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CLEVELAND (AP) -- Thirsty basketball fans cheering on the Cleveland Cavaliers will have to wait at a concession stand the next time they want a sip of water. Citing concerns over swine flu, the team said Monday that all drinking water fountains have been removed from Quicken Loans Arena to reduce the spread of bacteria and communicable... Browns release WR Stallworth
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CLEVELAND (AP) -- Donte' Stallworth will get the chance to resurrect his NFL career, but it won't happen in Cleveland. The Browns released the troubled wide receiver on Monday, wasting little time after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Friday that Stallworth would be reinstated following the Super Bowl. Stallworth was suspended for the 2009... No. 3 Husker women's team destined to end in red
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Even with a 21-0 record, the third-ranked Nebraska women's basketball program will fall at least a million dollars short of making money. Associate athletic director Marc Boehm said Monday that the Cornhuskers are on track to generate about $1 million this season. That's almost twice as much as the $533,000 in projected... Gainey steps aside as Canadiens general manager
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MONTREAL (AP) -- The president of the Montreal Canadiens says Bob Gainey is stepping aside as general manager and being replaced by Pierre Gauthier. Team president Pierre Boivin says Monday that Gainey will remain with the team as a special counsel to Gauthier. Gauthier was the assistant general manager under Gainey. Gainey starred for the... Lynx re-sign star Seimone Augustus for long term
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Minnesota Lynx have signed two-time WNBA All-Star Seimone Augustus to a multi-year contract. The Lynx disclosed the signing Monday without releasing terms. Augustus is currently the WNBA's all-time leader at 21.2 points per game. The 6-foot forward was a restricted free agent, coming off a major injury. Augustus tore the... Canadian Alpine team brimming with confidence
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Manuel Osborne-Paradis and the Canadian men's Alpine ski team have arrived in Vancouver, confident they can live up to the high expectations for the home team. Osborne-Paradis has shrugged off the pressure that will come with competing on his home soil - and his home mountain in Whistler - by considering... Schwarzenegger, Coe to run Vancouver torch relay
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Arnold Schwarzenegger will hand the Olympic torch off to Sebastian Coe on Friday morning, the day of the opening ceremony at the Vancouver Games. The California governor and the two-time Olympic gold medalist runner were revealed Monday as torch relay participants along with several famous Canadians,... Spinoff enables direct stake in NY teams, arena
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Investors will get a chance to bet directly on the fortunes of the New York Knicks and Rangers and their home arena, Madison Square Garden, beginning Tuesday. Cablevision Systems Corp. is splitting into two, returning the company to its roots as mainly a provider of subscription TV. The newly separate Madison Square Garden Inc. will include the... Colts are 7-1 favorites to win 2011 Super Bowl
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One bad pass by Peyton Manning hasn't cost the Indianapolis Colts any cachet. Manning and the Colts are favored to win next year's Super Bowl, according to odds released Monday by BetUS.com. Indianapolis is a 7-1 favorite to take home the NFL championship, followed by the Chargers (8-1), Saints (9-1) and the Patriots (10-1). The Rams, coming off a... Pacers C Foster out for season with back injury
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana Pacers center Jeff Foster will miss the rest of the season with a back injury. The Pacers announced Monday that Foster will have surgery after the All-Star break. He is expected to be ready for training camp in the fall. The 6-foot-11 Foster has played in 16 games this season and averaged 3.1 points and 5.1 rebounds... NFL future: Spotlight off the field
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- A memorable season capped by a super title game with a record TV audience has NFL executives and fans beaming. The smiles might soon disappear. Pro football is headed into the great unknown. Barring a quick - and totally unexpected - agreement with the players' union on a new contract, 2010 will have no salary cap... Kahn: Wolves deadline trade would be minor at most
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota Timberwolves boss David Kahn says he won't trade any of the team's core players this month. Kahn was adamant on Monday that dealing Al Jefferson, Kevin Love, Jonny Flynn or Corey Brewer before the deadline would be a mistake. He says the Wolves could make what he terms a minor move before the Feb. 18 deadline, but... Hall of Fame to hold 2nd annual Father's Day game
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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) -- The Baseball Hall of Fame will hold a second annual Hall of Fame Classic on Father's Day this year. Hall president Jeff Idelson says tickets for the June 20 old-timer's game at Doubleday Field will go on sale in Cooperstown on March 20. The Hall began a Father's Day weekend last June, with five Hall of Famers and more... Colts hope loss fuels another Super Bowl run
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MIAMI (AP) -- The Colts are hoping Sunday's Super Bowl loss will rekindle their passion to win another title. Instead of moping around following the 31-17 loss, the Colts credited the Saints for outplaying them in Miami and then turned their attention to next season. The Colts should look pretty familiar. With new free agency rules expected... West could return on Tuesday
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INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) -- Delonte West could return to the Cavaliers' lineup when Cleveland hosts New Jersey on Tuesday. Guard Mo Williams, out with a shoulder injury, says West will play against the Nets, although coach Mike Brown says he hasn't received final clearance. That could come Tuesday morning during shootaround. West has missed the... Bob Melvin hired as scout by New York Mets
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Former major league manager Bob Melvin has been hired as a professional scout by the New York Mets, who also brought back Mookie Wilson as their minor league outfield and base running coordinator. Melvin was the NL Manager of the Year in 2007 with Arizona. He managed the Seattle Mariners from 2003-04 and then the Diamondbacks... Winn and Yankees finalize $1.1M, 1-year contract
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Randy Winn and the New York Yankees have finalized a $1.1 million, one-year contract. The outfielder can earn an additional $900,000 in performance bonuses based on plate appearances against left-handed pitchers. He would get $100,000 each for 50, 75 and 100, and $150,000 apiece for 125, 150, 175 and 200. The deal, reached Jan... Snow still being brought in to Cypress Mountain
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Snow is still being trucked and flown in to Cypress Mountain in an effort to get the Olympic venues ready for the Vancouver Games, which open Friday. The first event scheduled for Cypress Mountain is women's moguls qualifying on Saturday, with the finals to be raced later that day. Athletes will get their... Correction: Super Bowl advertisers story
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NEW YORK (AP) -- In one version of a story Feb. 7 about Super Bowl commercials, The Associated Press reported erroneously that a commercial from Focus on the Family included Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow talking with his mother about how she was advised to end her pregnancy with him. They did not specifically discuss that aspect of their... Brewers erecting a statue of Selig outside park
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MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The Brewers are erecting a statue of baseball commissioner Bud Selig outside Miller Park and will unveil it on Aug. 24. Selig headed a group that bought the Seattle Pilots in bankruptcy court in 1970, moved the franchise to Milwaukee and renamed it the Brewers. He became acting commissioner in 1992 and took the job full-time... White Sox unretire Aparicio's No. 11 for Vizquel
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CHICAGO (AP) -- Omar Vizquel will wear the No. 11 of former White Sox shortstop and fellow Venezuelan Luis Aparicio this season. The White Sox say they have unretired Aparicio's No. 11 for the 2010 season, with his blessing. Aparicio said Vizquel is the one player he'd like to see don his number. The 42-year-old Vizquel signed with the White... Art or sport? Figure skating strives to be both
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Rachael Flatt's free skate would have the best athletes in any sport gasping for air, their leg muscles spasming in pain. Seven times she launches herself into the air, doing three quick turns before landing on a blade no thicker than a pencil. Mirai Nagasu's program, meanwhile, would draw raves from art critics. Every movement from the tips of her... Bobcats C Chandler close to return, won't start
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Charlotte Bobcats center Tyson Chandler is close to returning from a foot injury that has sidelined him for 22 games. When he does come back, he'll come off the bench - at least for now. Chandler participated in his first full practice Monday since being sidelined just before Christmas with a stress reaction in his left... SABR says `sabermetrics' to stay in public domain
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CLEVELAND (AP) -- A company has withdrawn its application to trademark the term "sabermetrics" following opposition from the Society for American Baseball Research. SABR announced its opposition last month to the application by Deep Focus Inc., and the two organizations issued a joint statement Monday saying the application was withdrawn Feb... Super Bowl is most watched TV show ever
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H" to become the most-watched program in television history. The Nielsen Co. estimated Monday that 106.5 million people watched the New Orleans Saints upset the Indianapolis Colts. That beats the "M-A-S-H" finale, which had 105.97... Stars activate Ribeiro month after throat injury
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DALLAS (AP) -- The Dallas Stars have activated center Mike Ribeiro a month after he injured his throat in a game against the New York Rangers. Ribeiro came off injured reserve Monday while wingers Raymond Sawada and Francis Wathier were recalled from the Texas Stars of the AHL. Ribeiro was accidentally struck in the throat by the stick of New... Nebraska moves up to No. 3 in women's Top 25 poll
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Nebraska keeps moving up in the AP Top 25 women's basketball poll, while North Carolina has dropped to its lowest ranking in eight years. Connecticut remains No. 1 for a record 38th straight week, and again was a unanimous choice after receiving all 40 first-place votes from a national media panel Monday. Stanford stays No. 2 with Nebraska up a... Kansas still No. 1; Mountain West has 3 in Top 25
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The Mountain West Conference is doing some serious climbing. A league that has always had to fight for respect as it tries to join the ranks of the power conferences, the 11-year-old Mountain West had three teams in The Associated Press' Top 25 on Monday, one more than the Atlantic Coast Conference and three more than the Pac-10. Kansas (22-1)... Pohlad reiterates Twins desire to keep Mauer
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota Twins owner Jim Pohlad says he's staying out of contract negotiations with catcher Joe Mauer. Pohlad declined Monday to discuss specifics or confirm the team is talking about a long-term extension for the American League MVP. Pohlad said the Twins simply want to have Mauer in uniform. First baseman Justin Morneau's... A hoarse Who Dat Nation savors Saints' victory
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Hoarse, hungover and happy, New Orleans woke up Monday wondering if that Super Bowl thing really happened. In the French Quarter, stragglers - decked out in Saints jerseys and team colors- remaining from the all-night party turned to coffee and beignets as dawn broke. Richard Bourland said he came to the city from nearby... Janka carries Swiss hopes for overdue Alpine gold
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GENEVA (AP) -- Carlo Janka was just a toddler when his ski-obsessed nation last won Olympic gold in men's Alpine racing. Now Switzerland is counting on the 23-year-old breakout star to end the country's long wait at the Vancouver Games, especially with veteran team leader Didier Cuche sporting a cast on his broken right thumb. Surely Janka... Super Bowl on pace for record viewership
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The Nielsen Co. says the Super Bowl got its highest overnight ratings in 23 years. It means, when final figures are released later Monday, there's a strong likelihood the game will be the most-watched Super Bowl ever. Last year's game between Pittsburgh and Arizona has that distinction, with 98.7 million viewers. The quick... As Ligety, Mancuso proved, upsets happen in skiing
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This was one wager U.S. Alpine racer Julia Mancuso's ski technician was all too willing to lose, even if it involved a little public embarrassment. Andrea Vianello made a bet with a U.S. coach that went something like this: If Mancuso captured a gold medal at the 2006 Turin Olympics, Vianello would ski down the slope wearing only his boxer shorts... Payton, Brees bask in glory of New Orleans' title
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MIAMI (AP) -- Drew Brees says he turned to his wife when he woke up and asked: "Did it really happen?" The Saints and their fans awoke Monday to the realization that the once lovable losers from New Orleans were Super Bowl champions for the first time in the club's 43-year history. The Super Bowl MVP says he relishes the idea of celebrating... Patrick to make NASCAR debut at Daytona
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Danica Patrick will make her NASCAR debut this weekend at Daytona International Speedway. Patrick will drive the No. 7 Chevrolet in Saturday's second-tier Nationwide Series race. The car is owned by JR Motorsports. The decision announced Monday to race at Daytona was made after team officials dissected her stock-car... America's Cup opener postponed by unsteady wind
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VALENCIA, Spain (AP) -- The opening race of the 33rd America's Cup between two-time defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland and American challenger BMW Oracle Racing has been postponed due to unsteady wind. The giant multihulls floated idly near the start line, some 15 miles off the coast if Valencia, Spain, for nearly four hours on Monday... Saints win 1st NFL title by beating Colts 31-17
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MIAMI (AP) -- The New Orleans Saints turned the Super Bowl's postgame celebration into something out of the French Quarter. From the trophy podium on the field, Drew Brees blew kisses and caught confetti raining down as Dr. John and Professor Longhair blared from the stadium speakers. Sean Payton hung over the railing clapping and shouting down... Brees and Saints win Super Bowl, 31-17 over Colts
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MIAMI, Fla. (AP) -- The ultimate underdogs, they ain't. Not anymore. The Saints are Super Bowl champions now. Who Dat? Try Drew Brees, Sean Payton and a team that has reversed its embarrassing past, carrying an entire city to the top with it. Put away those paper bags forever. Brees and the Saints rallied to upset Peyton Manning and the... Dominican Republic wins Caribbean Series
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MARGARITA ISLAND, Venezuela (AP) -- Los Leones del Escogido from the Dominican Republic won the Caribbean Series, beating Venezuela's Leones del Caracas 7-4 Sunday night in the final game of the six-day series. The Dominican Republic finished 5-1, one game better than Puerto Rico's Indios de Mayaguez (4-2). It's the third Caribbean Series title... Views:
