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President Barack Obama told Senate Democrats on Wednesday not to adopt unyielding positions in budget talks with Republicans and to stay unified even as more painful spending cuts lie ahead before lawmakers and the White House can reach a deal on deficit reduction. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., gave details to reporters at the White House after Obama met with nearly all Senate

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A French museum has returned the mummified and tattooed head of a Maori to New Zealand officials after spending 136 years in a Normandy museum, a belated gesture to restore dignity to the first of 16 such human heads once displayed as exotic curiosities. Representatives of New Zealand's native Maori people sang traditional songs during an elaborate ceremony at Rouen City Hall to hand over the

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Softbank Corp., the only Japanese mobile carrier offering the hit iPhone, said annual profit nearly doubled despite suffering damage from the March 11 quake and tsunami that battered northeastern Japan. Softbank, which did not break down quarterly numbers, reported Monday that profit for the fiscal year ended March 31 swelled to 189.71 billion yen ($2.37 billion) from 96.72 billion yen the

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government warned Friday that tens of thousands of tabletop feeding chairs for babies and toddlers are not safe. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says children could be hurt in certain versions of the "metoo" clip-on tabletop chairs imported by Colorado-based phil&teds USA Inc. The CPSC says numerous children - believed to be about a dozen - have been injured. The

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Just a year after the BP oil spill crippled Louisiana's oyster industry, the fishermen face a new problem. Freshwater is set to be diverted from the mighty Mississippi River into the salty waters where the shellfish grow, potentially killing them. To protect people, homes and businesses along the big river, the Army Corps of Engineers plans to open at least one spillway,

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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- They could visit a movie set, grab a surfboard and shoot the curl at Malibu, sample a winery or two, even take in a baseball game at Dodger Stadium. And, if baseball didn't seem too strange a sport to people raised on cricket and soccer, maybe Prince William and his new bride, the former Kate Middleton, could buy the team afterward. There is a rumor it might soon be up for

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. has no "definitive evidence" that Pakistan knew Osama bin Laden had been living in the compound where Navy SEALs killed him, but the Pakistanis must now show convincingly their commitment to defeating the al-Qaida terrorist network, a senior Pentagon official said Thursday. Michele Flournoy, the top policy aide to Defense Secretary Robert Gates, told reporters that the

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Lloyds Banking Group PLC reported a loss of 2.43 billion pounds ($4 billion) for the first three months of the year after booking a 3.2 billion pounds charge for potential costs of compensating buyers of payment protection plans. Provisions related to exposure in bailed-out Ireland also contributed to the quarterly loss, reported Thursday, which contrasted with a profit of 204 million pounds a

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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- News Corp., the media conglomerate controlled by Rupert Murdoch, said Wednesday that net income for its latest quarter fell 24 percent as the afterglow of its blockbuster movie "Avatar" faded. A boost from the Super Bowl, broadcast by the company's Fox network this year, wasn't enough to make up for it, even though the football game ranked as the most-watched TV program in U.S

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PITTSBURGH (AP) -- You didn't pay your bill. We need our computer back. And here's a picture of you typing away on it, the computer rental company told a client as it tried to repossess the machine. Those allegations appear in a federal lawsuit alleging that the firm, Atlanta-based Aaron's Inc., loaded computers with spyware to track renters' keystrokes, make screenshots and even take webcam

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Veterans Affairs Department reversed course Tuesday and said it will make sure more caregivers of severely disabled Iraq and Afghanistan veterans can receive the support they need to help their wounded relatives. President Barack Obama signed a law in May of last year that provided a monthly stipend, mental health help and health insurance to family members who provide

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KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Wearing a lead protective suit and placing his cameras in lead boxes, photographer Igor Kostin made a terrifying and unauthorized trip to the Chernobyl danger zone just a few days after a nuclear power plant reactor exploded in the world's worst atomic accident. He came back home with nothing to show for his determination to document the crisis - the radiation was so high

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LITHONIA, Ga. (AP) -- A judge says a lawsuit involving four young men and the Georgia megachurch pastor they accused of sexual misconduct is near a resolution. Judge Johnny Panos said Friday that lengthy negotiations might soon bring an end to the lawsuit involving Bishop Eddie Long. The pastor has denied the allegations. Panos said lawyers for both sides began meeting Monday and have spent more

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Privacy watchdogs are demanding answers from Apple Inc. about why iPhones and iPads are secretly collecting location data on users - records that cellular service providers routinely keep but require a court order to disgorge. It's not clear if other smartphones and tablet computers are logging such information on their users. And this week's revelation that the Apple

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- BP on Wednesday sued the maker of the device that failed to stop last year's calamitous Gulf oil spill and the owner of the rig that exploded, alleging that negligence by both helped cause the disaster. The British company said in papers filed in federal court in New Orleans that it is suing rig owner Transocean for at least $40 billion in damages, accusing it of causing last

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Now that the reporters were gone, President Barack Obama had some private thoughts to share with about 50 donors. His recollections of the recent spending negotiations with House Speaker John Boehner. His tough assessment about his main budget antagonist in Congress. His desire for "cooler phones" in the White House and better information technology. The late evening exchange

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The six-month day of remembrance] of the personation of the health care modernise, several of the law's preparations will be effective. Most consumers, however, won't see any changes until after Jan. 1, when their new health insurance plan year begins. Meanwhile, employees will be coming ready for drops "open registration" point, once they choice their health coverage for the coming class.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- State regulators were expected to decide as soon as Wednesday how they would sanction the California utility under fire for a deadly explosion on a natural gas pipeline, segments of which the company said it was missing key safety records. Among the options that the California Public Utilities Commission could consider was whether to require Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to

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Members of President Barack Obama's national security team met Wednesday as the president considered future steps on the situation in Libya. Mr. Obama is not ready to take specific action, which aides says will require agreement among international partners. As the United States and other nations prepare to advance a coordinated response on Libya, President Obama continues to receive regular

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Pro-government forces in Libya are escalating their attacks on rebel forces. The increasing violence is fueling talk for tough sanctions and the enforcement of a no-fly zone against Libya and its leader, Moammar Gadhafi, both in the European Union and the United States. But Turkey, an EU applicant and NATO member, is voicing strong opposition to such moves. Despite the increasing numbers of

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Kalin Lucas scored a career-high 30 points to help Michigan State beat No. 9 Purdue 74-56 on Friday in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals. Lucas tied a career high with four 3-pointers for the Spartans (19-13), who greatly improved their chances of receiving an NCAA tournament bid. Michigan State had a 14-11 record on Feb. 15 and was in danger of being left out of the field

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The updated version of Apple Inc.'s iPad tablet computer went on sale Friday afternoon, and was greeted by the now-familiar lines of buyers outside Apple stores. The Cupertino company opened online sales of the iPad 2 at 4 a.m. Eastern time, well before they became available in East Coast stores at 5 p.m. They were set to go on sale nationwide at the same hour, local time.

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All of us ought to have vacation. It's one of the activities that they may do in order to move out their stress and tire. It's a nice method to pass quality time with theirFriend or family. There are a lot of vacation destinations that we may select. For each one of those destinations has its own characteristic. People can choose the one that actually ultimate their needs, circumstances and

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DENVER (AP) -- Two weeks after Carmelo Anthony punched his ticket out of town, Nuggets coach George Karl signed his own long-term extension to stay in Denver. Karl signed on for three more seasons Tuesday. His deal has been in the works for months but took a back seat to the season-long negotiations to trade Anthony, who was dealt to the New York Knicks two weeks ago. "We're very excited,"

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The United Nations chose the theme of women and science education for this year's International Women's Day to highlight the gender gap in many parts of the world between the number of men and women scientists. Yanti, a scientist developing new chemical agents to treat inflammatory diseases like arthritis, says there is no significant gender gap in Indonesia, at least not in her field. "I find

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India's Supreme Court ruled on Monday that life support can be removed for some terminally ill patients, allowing what is being called "passive euthanasia." The court however rejected a plea to end the life of a woman who has been in a vegetative state for 37 years. The Supreme Court judgment came in connection with the case of a former nurse, Aruna Shanbaug, who has been lying in a Mumbai

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Chinese authorities are tightening controls on foreign journalists, following the third week of calls for protests to show solidarity with the Jasmine Revolutions in the Middle East. Although there was no apparent demonstration last week, foreign journalists at the scene were harassed. Tight security in Beijing is a regular feature of the annual legislative session of the National People's

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The United Nations is calling on the United States and NATO to reconsider the use of airstrikes following the deaths of nine children in Afghanistan earlier this week. U.N. envoy for children and armed conflict, Radhika Coomaraswamy, called the incident a "cause of serious concern." She also called on the U.S. and NATO to ensure they take all necessary precautions in what she described as a

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Egypt's military leaders say they have chosen former Transport Minister Essam Sharaf as the new prime minister, after a holdover from ex-President Hosni Mubarak's tenure resigned. A military statement issued on Thursday said leaders had asked Sharaf to form a caretaker government to run the country temporarily. The resignation of Ahmed Shafiq from the post was a key demand of protesters involved

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The United Nations' peacekeeping chief has apologized to Belarus for an erroneous report that Minsk violated a U.N. arms embargo against Ivory Coast by sending three attack helicopters to that country's embattled president Laurent Gbagbo. Alain Le Roy said his office received a report from the U.N. mission in Ivory Coast that there was a deal afoot to bring attack helicopters into the country,

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- When the airline industry took a nose dive a decade ago, executives at global carriers scrambled to find a quick fix to avoid financial ruin. What they came up with, according to federal prosecutors, was a massive price-fixing scheme among airlines that artificially inflated passenger and cargo fuel surcharges between 2000 and 2006 to make up for lost profits. The airlines'

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Thousands of people fleeing the unrest in Libya continue to pour across the border into Tunisia. While some are camped out at the border, the luckiest have found refuge at tourist hotels in the Tunisian town of Zarzis - where reporters are waiting to get into Libya. The Odyssey hotel in the southern Tunisian coastal town of Zarzis is packed these days. But while some of the usual tourists from

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ATLANTA (AP) -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will begin raising money to test whether a bid for the GOP presidential nomination is feasible, his spokesman told The Associated Press Wednesday night. Gingrich is set to talk about the step at a news conference Thursday at the state Capitol in his home state of Georgia where he has a meeting with the governor. Rick Tyler told the AP that

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Ivory Coast is moving closer to a return to civil war with rebels claiming to have captured new territory in the west and supporters of the incumbent president calling for attacks against foreigners and U.N. peacekeepers. Incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo's youth leader says Gbagbo supporters should chase foreigners from their neighborhoods and block the movement of United Nations peacekeepers

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President Obama is calling for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to step down immediately. The call came in a statement issued by the White House detailing a private phone conversation Mr. Obama had with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. In his phone call with Chancellor Merkel, according to the White House statement, President Obama shared "deep concerns" about the Libyan government's continued

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy is visiting Turkey Friday in his role as the current head of the Group of 20 leading and emerging economies. But the visit is expected to be less than easy. The French president strongly opposes the Turkey's bid to join the European Union, which has been a contributing factor in bringing the process to a virtual standstill. French President Nicolas Sarkozy's visit

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Civilians in Ivory Coast's commercial capital are fleeing a week of fighting between supporters of the country's rival governments. The incumbent president's youth leader wants to block the movement of all U.N. peacekeepers. Armored personnel carriers of riot police rolled down the main street of Abidjan's Abobo neighborhood Friday, after a week of fighting between security forces loyal to

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Thailand's government is under pressure from all sides; the insurgency in the south is ramping up, it is fighting with Cambodia over territory, and two different groups are staging regular, anti-government protests. Some regional political analysts say nationalism is fueling the conflicts, in some cases to stir up support for elections expected later this year. A border fight between Thailand and

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President Barack Obama on Wednesday strongly condemned Libyan government-sanctioned violence against demonstrators, and said the United States is stepping up international consultations on how to deal with the situation. The president appeared with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after talks at the White House. The president's remarks came at the end of a day in which the United States

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China is preparing a mass evacuation of its citizens from Libya, where a violent uprising has seen Chinese interests come under attack. Beijing said Wednesday it is sending a fleet of ships, buses and planes to Libya to evacuate over 30,000 Chinese nationals. A chartered plane left Beijing Wednesday loaded with food and medical supplies, and will also take part in the mission. Hundreds have been

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The Libyan ambassador who resigned his post in protest of his government's handling of protesters is calling on the United Nations to take action against his country. Ali El-Assawi, who up until this week was Libya's ambassador to India, expressed outrage at his country's use of fighter aircraft to bomb civilians in his home capital, Tripoli. "This will increase the victims," El-Assawi said. "

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Thailand's Ministry of Science says progress is being made to develop a vaccine for the mosquito-borne dengue fever virus, which each year claims thousands of lives across South East Asia. Thailand hopes to produce an affordable vaccine for the regional market within a decade. The World Health Organization says up to 50 million people a year, in more than 100 countries, are infected by the

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(FT) -- The sun is waking up from a long quiet spell. Last week it sent out the strongest flare for four years -- and scientists are warning that earth should prepare for an intense electromagnetic storm that, in the worst case, could be a "global Katrina" costing the world economy $2,000bn. Senior officials responsible for policy on solar storms -- also known as space weather -- in the US, UK

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A Pakistani anti-terrorism court reissued an arrest warrant Saturday for former President Pervez Musharraf in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. The prosecutor in the case, Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali, said the warrant issued last week could not be served on Mr. Musharraf because he no longer lives in Pakistan. The court has directed its officials to serve the

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