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Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, center, is surrounded by bodyguards as he arrives for a meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Israeli Cabinet ministers had approved a list of 250 Palestinian prisoners slated to be released this week in a gesture to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, officials said. (Photo by Muhammed Muheisen / AP)

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Officials: More leaks at nuclear plant after quake

Officials at the world's biggest nuclear power plant have acknowledged that there were more radiation leaks after an earthquake in Japan that killed nine people and forced thousands from their homes.

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Earthquake devastation

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U.S. floats N. Korea disarmament timeline

Chief U.S. negotiator Chris Hill struck an optimistic note ahead of six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear arms program.

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Reuters

Dow average tops 14,000 for first time

U.S. stocks rose and sent the Dow Jones industrial average past 14,000 for the first time, after wholesale inflation unexpectedly declined and Goldman, Sachs & Co. advised buying shares of American Express Co.

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Bloomberg

Israel rebuffs call for talks on key issues

Israel ruled out negotiations "at this stage" on the borders of a future Palestinian state, rebuffing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and casting doubt on a U.S. push to tackle the issue.

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Bush announces Mideast talks

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Israel to free 250 Palestinian prisoners

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Guardian

Officials report massacre in Diyala

Sunni extremists massacred dozens of Shiite villagers in the north, two officials said, while a car bomb exploded across the street from the Iranian Embassy in the heart of Baghdad and killed four civilians.

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Graphic footage of U.S. troops in Iraq

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Report: Al-Qaida may use Iraq operatives to attack U.S.

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Iran sees 'high' chance of U.S. talks on Iraq soon

Iran's foreign minister said his country saw a "high possibility" that a second round of talks between the United States and Iran on the issue of Iraqi security would take place in the "near future."

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NATION

U.K. expels 4 Russian diplomats

Britain will expel four Russian diplomats because of their country's refusal to extradite former KGB agent Andrei Lugovoi so he can stand trial for the murder of Alexander Litvinenko.

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Bloomberg

Venezuela TV makes comeback

An opposition television station in Venezuela that was stopped from broadcasting by the government has returned to the air.

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BBC

Turkish poll candidate shot dead

Independent candidate Tuncay Seyranlioglu has been shot dead in Istanbul ahead of the July 22 general election in Turkey.

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POLITICS

Dems vow all-nighter on Iraq debate

The Senate this week will pull its first all-night debate on the Iraq war in advance of a vote on whether to bring home all combat troops by next spring, Democrats said.

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Forbes

Nader considering White House bid

U.S. consumer advocate Ralph Nader has told the Green Party's national convention he is considering a 2008 presidential run and accused Democrats of trying to shut smaller parties out.

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Vitter offers apology, goes back to work

U.S. Sen. David Vitter again apologized to his supporters but said it is time to put the embarrassment of being on the phone list of a Washington, D.C., prostitute behind him and go back to work.

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Shreveport Times

BUSINESS

Murdoch gets his deal, but Bancrofts still must OK

The Wall Street Journal reported a tentative agreement for News Corp. to purchase Dow Jones at its $5 billion offer price.

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Murdoch and Dow Jones

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Investing's smartest players

What drives the success of the "big brains" of the investing world — and what ordinary investors can learn from them.

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BusinessWeek

Tax receipts pare Treasury sales as international buyers flee

Just as international investors are reducing purchases of Treasuries, the U.S. government will be selling fewer of them thanks to no let-up in tax receipts.

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Bloomberg

SPORTS

Ballesteros officially retires from golf

Seve Ballesteros retired from competition, ending a career filled with five major championships, a record 50 victories on the European Tour and a spirit that reinvigorated Europe in the Ryder Cup.

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Houston Chronicle

Joltin' Joe diaries echo shyness, stress

The diary entry is obscure: Befitting the famously guarded personality of Joltin' Joe DiMaggio, it bears only tantalizing hints about his life as a baseball hero and husband of Marilyn Monroe.

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HEALTH

Grapefruit linked to breast cancer

Eating grapefruit every day could raise the risk of developing breast cancer by almost a third, U.S. scientists say.

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BBC

Move just a little, live longer

If you don't exercise because you think you don't have the time or energy, here's a news flash: Those excuses no longer work.

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Health Day

Back from the dead

Doctors are reinventing how they treat sudden cardiac arrest, which is fatal 95 percent of the time.

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Newsweek

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Patch helps heart grow new cells

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GOOD NEWS

City workers free trapped dog from sewer pipe

The sound of barking underneath a street led a team of city workers to a dog trapped in a narrow culvert — and you might say they used a backward approach to rescue the mutt.

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Single mom seizes chance

Single mom Joan Danenberg has travelled a long road to win the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke scholarship, awarded to the 51 most promising community college students in the nation.

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San Jose Mercury News

NATION

Shooting suspect commits suicide

A military sharpshooter accused of killing his estranged wife as she sang at a bar died after being found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest, police said.

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Denver Post

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Witness talks about shooting

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CNN

Gunman shot, killed in Denver

A man carrying a gun and declaring "I am the emperor" was shot and killed outside the offices of Gov. Bill Ritter by a member of the governor's security detail, a spokesman said. Ritter was not injured.

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Tears flow as judge OKs record clergy abuse payout

A judge approved a $660 million settlement between the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles and more than 500 alleged victims of clergy abuse.

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CNN

ENVIRONMENT

Cows that burp less could help climate

Using modern plant-breeding methods to find new diets for cows that make them belch less is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, scientists reported this week.

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USA Today

Swimmer fights global warming

A British swimmer who says he wants to wake politicians around the world up to the threat of climate change completed a kilometer-long swim in the North Pole.

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Globeandmail.com

Found: the giant lion-eating chimps of the magic forest

Deep in the Congolese jungle a completely new chimpanzee culture has been found.

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Guardian

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Harry Potter ending has fans sweating

Fictional or not, the question of what happens to the boy wizard at the end of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the final book in the series, is on millions of lips five days before it goes on sale.

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Magical opening for Potter movie

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Best places to live, 2007

Some places have everything any family could want — economic opportunity, good schools, safe streets, things to do and a sense of community. See the top 10 Great American Towns.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Sony Web site to offer videos by aspiring filmmakers

Sony is trying to edge into Internet videos with a Web site called Crackle that will feature short segments by aspiring filmmakers.

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Ledger

How are species classed as extinct?

When extinct species are rediscovered they are, aptly, called Lazarus species. Ones from recent years include the New Zealand storm petrel and a fish called the rheocles sikorae.

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Reuters

EDUCATION

College president fired after cover-up

The president of Eastern Michigan University was fired, months after top university officials were accused of covering up the rape and slaying of a student by publicly ruling out foul play.

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CBS News

Ave Maria set for 1st U.S. debut of Catholic university in decades

The first new Catholic university in the United States in 40 years, Ave Maria University, will open next month.

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USA Today

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Sharing secrets about the Amish

There probably will never be a book written by a happy Amish person about the Amish faith. Books written by disgruntled ex-Amish, perhaps, but nothing directly from the Amish.

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San Francisco Chronicle

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Undercover agents got easy access to dirty bomb tools

Congressional investigators set up a bogus company and got a license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to buy enough material for a "dirty bomb."

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Supporters of the Indonesian national soccer team shout slogans during a demonstration outside the hotel where Asian Football Confederation (AFC) officials are based in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Dita Alangkara / AP)

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