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Residents run for their cars in a parking lot behind the Oakwood Apartments as a wildfire burns in the Hollywood hills section of Los Angeles. Flames roared up brush-covered ridges, giving the city a major wildfire scare. (Photo by Mike Meadows / AP)

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2 Illinois youths held in Hollywood fire

Flames allegedly ignited by two youths roared up brush-covered ridges in the Hollywood Hills, giving the city a major scare but leaving nearby neighborhoods unharmed.

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Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

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Not a movie: fire in Hollywood

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ABC News

Giuliani acknowledges mistake over Kerik

Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani acknowledged that he made a mistake when he recommended Bernard Kerik to be homeland security chief.

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Forbes

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Giuliani: Wife won't be cabinet member

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CBS News

U.N. pact on disabled rights signed

Eighty countries signed the United Nations convention enshrining the rights of the world's 650 million disabled in what the U.N. human rights chief called an unprecedented show of support.

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Yahoo! News

Official: British sailors may be tried

The British sailors and marines seized by Iran in the Gulf over a week ago may face trial, Tehran's ambassador to Moscow was quoted as saying, suggesting legal action had already started.

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Reuters

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EU threatens action as Iran airs new 'confession'

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Guardian

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Iran TV: Brits admit incursion

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Reuters

Mixed reactions to Hicks' sentence

There have been mixed reactions to David Hicks sentence of seven years in Guantanamo Bay. He'll serve nine months.

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Sydney Morning Herald

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Nine months in jail for Hicks

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BBC

Bush apologizes for hospital conditions

President Bush apologized to troops face to face for shoddy conditions they have endured at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He shook the artificial hand of a lieutenant during a visit to the center

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Forbes

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Purple heart politics

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CBS News

Terror suspect says at hearing he was 'tortured by U.S.'

A Saudi man held in U.S. custody for five years told a military hearing he was tortured into confessing a role in the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000.

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BBC

NATION

German company pays Jewish family for Nazi-era confiscation

Settling the last big property restitution case from the Nazi era, Germany's largest retailer agreed to pay the heirs of a once-Jewish-owned department store nearly $120 million.

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International Herald Tribune

Historian documents Japan's role in sex slavery

It was about 15 years ago, recalled historian Yoshiaki Yoshimi, that he grew fed up with the Japanese government's denials that the military had run brothels throughout Asia during World War II.

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International Herald Tribune

Saudi: U.S. Iraq presence illegal

At the Arab League summit in Riyadh, King Abdullah described the U.S. presence in Iraq as an illegitimate occupation.

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BBC

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Bush rejects Senate's Iraq timetable

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NPR

POLITICS

Gonzales admits 'confusion' in firings

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales acknowledged there is confusion about of his role in firing U.S. attorneys and said he doesn't “recall being involved in deliberations” over which would be ousted.

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San Diego Union-Tribune

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Attorney flap has GOP annoyed

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Los Angeles Daily News

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White House backs attorney general

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Examiner

FBI chief errs on Patriot Act provision

FBI Director Robert Mueller blames poor training and supervision for the bureau's Patriot Act abuses and promises new training programs. He might want to sign up for the first class himself.

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ABC News

White House has new immigration plan

A White House plan devised during meetings with Republican senators would grant work visas to undocumented immigrants but require them to return home and pay fines to become legal U.S. residents.

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CNN

BUSINESS

S.F. gas prices hit records; expected to rise more

Gas prices in San Francisco have reached a record high, with one gasoline station in downtown charging $4.18 a gallon for premium.

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CBS 5

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Cheap gas: only a memory

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ABC News

U.S. sanctions China over paper disputes

The U.S. Commerce Department, reversing more than two decades of practice, decided to levy new duties on imports from China to compensate for Chinese subsidies to exporters.

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Bloomberg

Where are all the workers?

A global labor crunch, already being felt by some employers, appears to have intensified in recent months.

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BusinessWeek

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Evening the trading field

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Marketplace

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U.S. growth pick-up defies pundits

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Business Day

SPORTS

Greece suspends all team sports

The Greek government suspended play in all professional team sports for two weeks after a fan was killed in a riot before a women's volleyball match.

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NBC Sports

Phelps, teammates break world record in 800 free relay

Michael Phelps set another world record in the pool. This time, he needed help from his American teammates, including Ryan Lochte, who outdid Phelps with two world records at the world championships.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Humans can see race and sex even in simple outlines

Adult minds are so keen at spotting race, gender and age that we can correctly guess those features from nothing more than a black-and-white silhouette, new experiments show.

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LiveScience

For now, no red light district for the internet

An internet governing body rejected a proposal to create a unique set of Web addresses for adult entertainment Web sites.

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MarketWatch

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GOOD NEWS

Alec Baldwin: College tuition gift for GI

Alec Baldwin was so moved by the story of an 18-year-old female Army soldier who is scheduled to serve in Iraq, he has offered to pay the soldier's entire college tuition costs after she leaves the military.

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Monsters and Critics

American missionary brings gospel and food to Jericho

American missionary Karen Dunham draws hundreds of Palestinians to her weekly services in Jericho, where she also provides food, medical aid, toys, blankets and equipment for local hospitals.

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San Francisco Chronicle

NATION

Night of the generals

The six retired generals who stepped forward last spring to publicly attack Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's handling of the Iraq war had to overcome the military's culture of reticence.

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Vanity Fair

Gunmen kill two migrants on U.S.-Mexico border

Unknown gunmen fired on a truck packed with nearly two dozen illegal immigrants in southern Arizona, killing two people and wounding a third, police said.

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Reuters

Richmond, Va., unveils slavery memorial

The city's slavery memorial debuted beneath flags from Virginia and Africa in a tearful ceremony, another step in the state's recent effort in acknowledging history to soothe slavery's hurt.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

ENVIRONMENT

World oil production close to peak

In a worst-case scenario, global oil production may reach its peak next year, before starting to decline. In a best-case scenario, this peak would not be reached until 2018.

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U.N. report outlines key role of building sector in combating warming

The building sector can play a major role in curbing emissions and thereby controlling global warming, a study by the U.N. Environment Program has concluded.

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Earth Times

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51 ways to save the environment

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TIME

EDUCATION

Chile police battle rock-throwing students in capital

Chilean police used tear gas and a water cannon to disperse hundreds of rock-throwing high school students who repeatedly blocked traffic on the capital's main avenue.

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canada.com

College Board targeting AP

The College Board, the publisher of college-prep exams, is asking teachers of Advanced Placement courses to furnish written proof by June 1 that the courses they teach are worthy of the brand.

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Honolulu Advertiser

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Miss America homeless again

Cable network CMT announced that it is opting not to televise the Miss America Pageant next year, leaving it homeless for the second time in three years.

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E! Online

Sony BMG UK launches online A&R, blog service

Sony BMG UK is getting closer to the unsigned artist community through a new interactive Web initiative.

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Billboard

HEALTH

Tai chi may boost immune system

Tai chi, a traditional Chinese martial art, may give older adults' immune system a boost. That news comes from experts at UCLA and the University of California, San Diego.

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WebMD

Heart patients seek guidance on stents, statins

A number of findings presented during the American College of Cardiology meeting has left many patients scratching their heads over which treatment is best for their particular cardiovascular condition.

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HealthDay

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Stents vs. meds for heart disease

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Yahoo! News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Catholics upset about Easter unveiling of chocolate Jesus

The Easter season unveiling of an anatomically correct chocolate sculpture of Jesus Christ has infuriated Catholics preparing to observe some of their holiest days of the year.

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Chicago Sun-Times

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Strange religious sightings

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WCBS

Shrinking hope for Ethiopian Jews

Thousands of Ethiopians who say their Jewish roots entitle them to live in Israel are stuck in a squalid camp in Ethiopia, their dream of a promised land fading as Israel scrutinizes their family ties.

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Moscow Times

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Report: U.S. sustains 3,000th fatality in Iraq

The Pentagon announced the death of a Texas soldier, raising the number of U.S. military deaths in Iraq to at least 3,000 since the war began, according to an Associated Press count.

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MSNBC

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Rugby fans attend the Hong Kong Sevens Rugby tournament. (Photo by Kin Cheung / AP)

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