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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock prices are near the highest level ever, but instead of triggering giddy euphoria, the rise is inspiring doubt and concern that stock values might be too high. | 0Business
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AP - Penn Station, the busiest train station in North America, was so quiet Monday you could hear every note of the Muzak piped into the concourse. | 12U.S.
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MANILA, Philippines -- As the confirmed death toll from devastating storms in the Philippines rises to more than 840, rescuers have pulled at least four survivors from a building that collapsed in mudslides 10 days ago. | 13World
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Emergency services try to rescue two teenagers trapped in a north Wales slate quarry. | 2Europe
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Reuters - Lebanon has banned Dan Brown's
bestselling novel "The Da Vinci Code" after Catholic leaders
complained it was offensive to Christianity. | 1Entertainment
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A group of international researchers at Michigan State University has decoded the genome of the chicken and found that the main ingredient of McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) Chicken McNuggets has a genetic | 6Sci/Tech
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Read full story for latest details. | 10Top News
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L'Inter affronterà il Valencia negli ottavi di finale di Champions League. Il sorteggio &egra... | 4Italia
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - The pilots union at Northwest Airlines Corp. NWAC.O , the No. 4 U.S. air carrier, ratified a $265 million concession package that includes 15 percent pay cuts, the union said on Friday. | 0Business
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AFP - A record nine international players will take part in the best-of-seven National Basketball Association Finals, which will be televised to 205 nations in 46 languages starting here Thursday. | 8Sports
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AP - Tiny computer chips used for tracking food, tickets and other items are getting even smaller. | 6Sci/Tech
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Esordio vincente per la Lottomatica Roma nella Top 16. Nella prima giornata del gruppo D della secon... | 4Italia
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State officials say it's not clear if names and Social Security numbers were accessed or stolen but urge individuals to take precautions against identity theft. | 6Sci/Tech
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union extended sanctions on Zimbabwe for another year on Monday including an arms embargo, travel ban and asset freeze on President Robert Mugabe and other top officials. | 13World
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The Green Bay Packers organization says it's changing its policy about lowering American flags at Lambeau Field to half-staff. | 8Sports
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Porta in passerella angeli contemporanei con ali di tulle | 4Italia
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AP - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a report released Wednesday that he hopes to appoint judges to the international tribunal to prosecute suspects in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri by the end of the year. | 13World
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Se proposta convince diro' si', un'ora d'incontro con Casini | 4Italia
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CEO sees less Intel and more Nvidia in PCs -- Nvidia competes with Intel for the heart of the PC.
Give your notebook a 2GB RAM boost for $25 shipped (after rebate) -- Buy.com has a pair of 1GB notebook memory modules for $24.99 shipped after a $20 mail-in rebate. This is Crucial RAM, so it's good stuff.
eBay and the Web's crisis of trust -- Trust is the Web's biggest stumbling block.
SCO gets $100 million bailout (call your lawyers) -- Ding, dong, the witch is...alive? | 6Sci/Tech
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Five Indian police and one fighter were killed in the region's biggest separatist raid since Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz visited India last month, police said. | 13World
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Carlos Delgado hit a three-run homer and John Maine gave up only three hits, stopping the division-leading Metsâ losing streak at five games. | 8Sports
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- SiRF Technology, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. , a leading provider of GPS-enabled location technology, announced today that it has filed a patent infringement complaint against Global Locate and its U.S. | 6Sci/Tech
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Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race. | 1Entertainment
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The BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse examines the dangers Islamist militancy and ruthless security force action pose in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan. | 2Europe
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The US Supreme Court, siding with the financial services industry, tightened the limits on damages consumers can get from companies that violate the federal Truth in Lending Act. | 0Business
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Prices of liquid-crystal displays are expected to fall by less than 5 percent in the fourth quarter as the industry expects a surge in demand during the holiday-shopping season, a research firm said Tuesday. | 6Sci/Tech
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The sports editor of a leading Greek daily who investigated the Athens Olympic sprinter scandal is recovering in hospital after being beaten up. | 8Sports
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US soldiers found mass graves north of Baghdad next to a torture center where chains were attached to blood-spattered walls and a metal bed frame was still connected to an electrical shock system | 10Top News
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Reuters - A 66-year-old Romanian woman has given birth to a baby girl after years of fertility treatment and was claimed by
Romanian media to be the world's oldest mother ever. | 13World
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The Defense Department must stop inoculating troops with anthrax vaccine, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying that the Food and Drug Administration acted improperly when it approved the injections for general use. | 12U.S.
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Thousands of Lebanese attended the funeral today of an anti-Syrian lawmaker whose assassination further rocked Lebanonâs political order. | 13World
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Celebrated Indian-American director M Night Shyamalan's latest movie Lady in the Water has been nominated for this year's Golden Raspberry Awards, which Ârecognise the worst the movie industry had to offer. | 1Entertainment
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Australia's government refuses a request for reparations by Aborigines taken from their families. | 2Europe
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Ma Islamabad ha sempre negato presenza su territorio | 4Italia
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Blog: Some record companies are experimenting with distributing albums on the portable USB devices, but for now the releases are mostly expensive collectors' items. | 6Sci/Tech
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LONDON (Reuters) - Lebanon's future is at stake in a battle between "democracy and terrorism" following the killing of Christian politician Pierre Gemayel, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said on Saturday. | 13World
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Searchers were scheduled to begin looking again Wednesday for missing adventurer Steve Fossett, who disappeared in a single-engine plane after taking off from a friend's desert ranch, the Civil Air Patrol said. | 10Top News
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AFP - Manchester United chief executive David Gill said Friday he remains hopeful that their 30 million pound move for Carlos Tevez will be wrapped up before the transfer window closes on August 31. | 2Europe
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Secretary of State Colin Powell has rejected the notion that divisions in the Bush administration had hindered Washington's ability to roll back North Korea's nuclear program. | 10Top News
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Three British soldiers have died of their injuries after separate attacks in Afghanistan. | 13World
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Housing and health are the big winners in Peter Robinson's first budget as NI Finance Minister. | 10Top News
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Debut tries from Maurie Fa'asavalu and Sam Burgess help Great Britain to a solid victory over New Zealand in the first Test in Huddersfield. | 10Top News
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Diego Della Valle auspica una soluzione per il problema violenza: ''Speriamo che trovino una soluzio... | 4Italia
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PARIS (Reuters) - Sanofi-Aventis expects to get a decision from U.S. regulators by April 26 on whether it may sell anti-obesity pill and potential blockbuster Acomplia in the world's largest drug market, following a six-month review. | 3Health
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush would like to see a lengthy U.S. troop presence in Iraq like the one in South Korea to provide stability but not in a frontline combat role, the White House said on Wednesday. | 10Top News
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova saw her hopes of a third consecutive WTA title dashed on Sunday in a surprise defeat by unseeded Australian Alicia Molik in the final of the Zurich Challenge. | 1Entertainment
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Fungus from a deep-sea sediment core that is hundreds of thousands of years old will grow when placed in culture, scientists discover. | 6Sci/Tech
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AP - Advance copies of the aliens-versus-space marines video game "Halo 2" have already fetched as much as $265 on Internet auction site eBay, days before the official launch. | 6Sci/Tech
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Test debutant Nathan Hauritz took the key wicket of Sachin Tendulkar to give Australia a slight advantage on day three of the fourth and final Test against India in Mumbai. | 1Entertainment
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DUBAI (Reuters) - An audio tape purportedly from al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has urged militants to prepare for a lengthy holy war against U.S.-led forces in Iraq, saying victory could take months and years. | 13World
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Fabio Cannavaro, attualmente fermo per infortunio nel Real Madrid, ha visto Rimini-Napoli in tv e a ... | 4Italia
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Nashville, TN (Sports Network) - Adewale Ogunleye was credited with a safety in overtime to end the game, accounting for two of the Chicago Bears' 16 points scored on either defense or special teams in a 19-17 victory over Tennessee. | 8Sports
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AP - A Marine who is in a hospital bed recovering from wounds he suffered in Iraq is now a father five times over. | 12U.S.
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Auburn's Devin Aromashodu can't hang on to a pass during the first quarter against Georgia in Auburn, Ala. Saturday, Nov. 13, 2003. | 8Sports
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Hi-tech gadgets and mass consumerism are exacting a high carbon cost at Christmas, research suggests. | 6Sci/Tech
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is not planning for a war with Iran, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday. | 10Top News
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Apple Store customers in San Francisco test the iPod Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2004. The iPod is one of the hot electronic items on the Christmas list of many a holiday shopper. | 0Business
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Reuters - French President Jacques
Chirac on Wednesday proposed the creation of an international
tax to help fight AIDS, saying such a measure could raise $10
billion each year. | 3Health
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Su sito web casa, capo si puo' consumare passandovi il mouse | 4Italia
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The bird flu virus that rampaged across much of Asia this year is the most likely cause of the next human flu pandemic, which could hit up to 30 percent of the world's people, a top international expert said Thursday. | 3Health
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Capo dello Stato, esperienza straordinaria aiuti a Sri Lanka | 4Italia
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Beta testers find flaws in a new feature of the instant messaging app. | 6Sci/Tech
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Visa this week quietly rolled out an additional set of Payment Application Security Mandates for companies that handle credit and debit card transactions. | 6Sci/Tech
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The Church of England would struggle in the future without women priests, researchers say. | 10Top News
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A foreign national held under the government's emergency anti-terrorism powers since 2001 is being released. | 10Top News
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Il Real Madrid ha fissato i propri obiettivi difensivi per la prossima stagione: si tratta di Alexis... | 4Italia
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Having generated record federal deficits with tax cuts in his first term, George W. Bush has promised that "fiscal restraint" is now in order. | 11Top Stories
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Administration and Congressional officials said Friday that President Bush's selection of Bernard B. Kerik as the new secretary of homeland security | 11Top Stories
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Lord Ganesha is one God to whom Bollywood personalities confide to in their thick and thin, and celebration of Ganesh
Chaturthi seems to be in full swing. | 1Entertainment
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Asa man jumped onto a nightclub stage in Columbus, Ohio, and began shooting on Wednesday night, concertgoers frantically began dialing 911 on their cellphones, describing in panicked | 1Entertainment
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By Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Times Leader Feb. 11--HERE'S A SILLY riddle that delights children: What always disappears when you stand up? Your lap. | 6Sci/Tech
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On La Gazzetta dello Sport: Calcio | 10Top News
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By Maureen Wallenfang, The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis. Feb. 9--It appears many people like diving into a cold martini regardless of the temperatures outside. Owners of the successful Deja Vu and St. | 6Sci/Tech
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Gordon Brown would be forced to follow Tony Blair out of office if the prime minister were forced to step down over Iraq, John Denham said today. | 1Entertainment
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - At least 10 people were killed and nearly 200 injured on Wednesday when two Los Angeles commuter trains collided after one struck an automobile left on the tracks in what authorities called an aborted suicide attempt by a "deranged" man. | 12U.S.
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AP - Ukraine's new president played down concerns over tensions with Moscow Saturday, saying he can work with Vladimir Putin despite the Russian leader's strong preference for the defeated Ukrainian presidential candidate. | 2Europe
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US stocks fell this week after a government report showing slower job growth, coupled with an unexpected drop in an index of service industries and record oil prices, fueled concern that economic expansion will stall. | 0Business
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Iraqi militants took journalists yesterday to the body of a murdered man they claimed to be an Italian aid worker, Salvatore Santoro, who formerly lived in Britain. | 13World
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AP - This squirrelly newcomer caused quite a stir at Jacobs Field. A brown squirrel ran onto the field in the bottom of the third inning Wednesday night and ran circles around the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians. | 8Sports
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Chechen rebels launched a major assault on Grozny just before President Putin's visit, Russia says. | 2Europe
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The Afghan president expresses deep concern after a bomb attack which left at least seven people dead. | 13World
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration said on Friday it would not renominate Gen. Peter Pace as the top U.S. military officer, avoiding a contentious debate with the Democratic-led Congress over unpopular Iraq war. | 10Top News
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While human chess masters now have silicon overlords, players of Go -- an ancient Chinese game of territory -- are still far ahead of the programmers. The computers are catching up, though, thanks to some tricky innovations. Brendan Borrell talks with computer scientist Rémi Coulom. | 6Sci/Tech
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Automobile traffic is a problem plaguing many airports, but some have found a simple partial solution -- cellphone parking lots away from the terminal. | 0Business
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With only one week left until the US presidential elections, former Democratic presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter are joining the campaign trail in support of this year's Democratic candidate, Senator John F. Kerry. | 1Entertainment
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Nepal's PM vows to amend the constitution to meet key demands of protesters from the southern plains. | 10Top News
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E' stata dedicata allo svolgimento delle questioni preliminari e anche alla costituzione di parte civile della famiglia di Massimo D'Antona, alla quale avevano tentato di opporsi i difensori degli imputati, l'udienza preliminare che si e' tenuta nel | 4Italia
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At first blush, Friday night's second presidential debate in the "Show Me State" should not shake up the race. While recent town hall meetings have led to 8- and 4-percentage point | 1Entertainment
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Read full story for latest details. | 10Top News
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AP - Asked to list Condoleezza Rice's main challenges as President Bush's secretary of state, career diplomat James Dobbins has a succinct answer: "Iraq, Iraq and Iraq." | 13World
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Incidenti scoppiati dopo il funerale di Gemayel | 4Italia
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 85 people were killed on Monday by a suicide truck bomb in the volatile Iraqi city of Kirkuk, some of them trapped on a bus where they burned to death, a witness said. | 10Top News
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Mumbai, December 20: By listening intently to movements and heartbeats, American researchers have found that the foetuses of mothers who are stressed or depressed, respond differently from those of emotionally healthy women. | 3Health
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Valuing Staples | 0Business
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Bangkok: The Thai government has begun dropping an estimated one hundred million paper origami birds in an unusual peace bid. The birds are being dropped by military planes over the countryâs Muslim south after a surge of violence in the area. | 11Top Stories
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Oscar-winner Paul Newman escapes unhurt from a racing car fire on Saturday. | 13World
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State officials will unveil the manuscript of George Washington's Dec. 23, 1783, speech at the Maryland State House Rotunda at 8:30 tonight. A continental color guard in period costume will perform, and Gov. Martin O'Malley and State Archivist Edward Papenfuse are scheduled to speak. A permanent... | 10Top News
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A Revolutionary Guards commander turned diplomat says Washington is ignoring a key asset in Iraq: Iran. | 10Top News
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LOS ANGELES - Sony BMG Music Entertainment and online peer-to-peer software distributor Grokster are working on a new venture that is expected to offer paid and free song downloads over the Internet, sources say. | 6Sci/Tech
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For much of last month's siege at a Russian school, it was left to a Moscow pediatrician known for his work at crisis scenes to mediate the standoff on the telephone. | 13World
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