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Myanmar junta warns against hoarding cyclone aid
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AP - Myanmar's junta warned Thursday it will punish anyone found hoarding or trading foreign aid meant for cyclone survivors, but relief groups said they had seen no evidence of people selling or stockpiling donated goods.
China: Quake death toll could reach 50,000
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AP - Troops dug burial pits in this quake-shattered town and black smoke poured from crematorium chimneys elsewhere in central China as priorities began shifting Thursday from the hunt for survivors to dealing with the dead. Officials said the final toll could more than double to 50,000.
Survivors from apartment building recount quake
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AP - Tang Xiaomin had just left her fourth-floor apartment to buy groceries when the building started crumbling around her. An upstairs neighbor was thrown against the kitchen table and grabbed her purse before rushing out. Another resident, who was expecting a baby, was resting and became trapped.
Long wait for medical care after China quake
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AP - After 11-year-old Zhang Jiazhi crawled free of the rubble that remained of his middle school, his parents began a 20-hour ordeal to get medical care for their son, whose arms were crushed to a pulp.
Iraqi forces mount al-Qaida hunt in Mosul
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AP - U.S. and Iraqi troops moved against al-Qaida on two separate fronts Thursday, with house-to-house searches in Mosul and an operation in the desert to stanch the flow of insurgents and weapons to that northern city.
Friction forecast at EU-Latin America summit
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AFP - Lingering disputes and personality clashes were expected to add friction to a Latin America-European Union summit in Peru Friday that is aimed at addressing climate change and poverty.
Web site: Bin Laden to release Israel message
(AP)AP - Osama bin Laden, who has threatened to extend al-Qaida's terror to Israel, will release a new Internet message dealing with Israelis and Palestinians, a terrorism monitoring group said Thursday.
Chavez: Interpol report 'ridiculous'
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AP - President Hugo Chavez on Thursday vehemently denounced Interpol's conclusion that documents detailing links between Venezuela and Colombia's leftist rebels came directly from rebel computers and weren't tampered with by the Colombians.
Security Council wants UN peacekeepers in Somalia
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AP - The Security Council unanimously approved a resolution on Thursday calling for a U.N. political presence in conflict-wracked Somalia for the first time in years and setting conditions for the deployment of U.N. peacekeepers.
US warns China over weapon links in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan
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AFP - The United States has warned Beijing over reported use of Chinese weapons by insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the Asian giant's continued sale of arms to Iran, Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said.
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Hornets' West, Chandler start Game 6 (AP)New Orleans Hornets center Tyson Chandler and forward David West were in the starting lineup Thursday night for Game 6 of their series against the San Antonio Spurs. Chandler bruised his left foot in the Hornets' Game 5 victory, and West has been having back pain. "I think these guys are fine and they'll be ready to play," Hornets coach Byron Scott said before the game.
Daboll can't recall talking with Walsh (AP)Former New England assistant coach Brian Daboll told the NFL he doesn't remember speaking with Matt Walsh about the St. Louis Rams' walkthrough Walsh attended the day before the 2002 Super Bowl. Even if Daboll and New England's former video assistant did speak about it, "it would not be a violation of NFL rules," the league said Thursday.
Flyers beat Penguins 4-2, avert sweep (AP)The Pittsburgh Penguins' road to the Stanley Cup finals along the Pennsylvania Turnpike took an unexpected detour. The smooth ride through 12 playoff games got a bit bumpier when the Philadelphia Flyers staved off elimination from the Eastern Conference finals with a 4-2 victory Thursday night, forcing a Game 5 in Pittsburgh on Sunday.
Autopsy: Eight Belles had no bone issues (AP)Eight Belles had no diseases or pre-existing bone abnormalities that caused the filly to break down after finishing second in the Kentucky Derby. Autopsy results reviewed by The Associated Press on Thursday confirm compound fractures of both front legs at the fetlock joints. They also describe lacerated skin on both legs, an absence of joint fluid in the damaged areas and congested lungs.
Brewers sign Braun to 8-year, $45M deal (AP)Ryan Braun grinned. He had just agreed to the largest contract in Milwaukee Brewers' history. "I really believe in the direction this franchise is headed," the NL Rookie of the Year said Thursday after his $45 million, eight-year deal was announced. "I'm extremely excited in our future." Braun's contract, which runs through 2015, replaces the $455,000, one-year renewal the Brewers gave him in spring...
Barkley confirms $400K gambling debt (AP)Charles Barkley acknowledged he owes a $400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas Strip casino and promised Thursday to repay it after a prosecutor said the retired NBA star faced criminal charges. "My mistake," Barkley said in an interview at a pro-am golf tournament in Hoover, Ala. "I'm not broke, and I'm going to take care of it." Barkley was responding to comments by Clark County District Attorney...
Indians' scoreless streak ends at 44 1-3 (AP)It wasn't even a bad pitch that ended the Cleveland Indians' scoreless streak. An unearned run against Aaron Laffey on his own throwing error halted the starting rotation's run of 44 1-3 consecutive shutout innings, but didn't interrupt their string of dominant outings. Laffey pitched the Indians to a 4-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday, completing a three-game sweep and giving the...
Paterno treated, released from hospital (AP)Penn State coach Joe Paterno spent several hours at a hospital being treated for dehydration before returning home late Thursday. The 81-year-old coach had been working at home late in the morning when he began feeling nauseated and was taken by ambulance to Mount Nittany Medical Center, team spokesman Guido D'Elia said.
Kazmir, Rays drop Yanks into last place (AP)Music blared in the Tampa Bay clubhouse and four large, flat-screen televisions mounted around a column in the middle of the room were tuned to the same in-house channel displaying the AL East standings. The surprising Rays are on top, and the sputtering Yankees are on the bottom. No one was gloating, though.
Suspect in Taylor slaying pleads guilty (AP)One of five suspects charged in the slaying of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor has pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree murder and burglary. Defense attorney Michael Hornung says that according to the plea agreement, Venjah Hunte will serve 29 years in prison and cooperate with prosecutors.
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Icahn's Yahoo fight puts Microsoft in driver's seat
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Reuters - Two weeks after Microsoft Corp
abandoned its pursuit of Yahoo Inc , a proxy fight
launched by activist investor Carl Icahn has put Microsoft in
the driver's seat.
Oil's fall, techs' gain drive stocks higher
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Reuters - Stocks rose in light trading on
Thursday, pushing the S&P 500 to its highest close since
January, as a pullback in oil prices eased concerns about
inflation and a battle to control Yahoo Inc helped the
tech sector.
CBS to buy web publisher CNET for $1.8 billion
(Reuters)Reuters - CBS Corp said on Thursday it
would buy web media company CNET Networks Inc for
about $1.8 billion to boost the television broadcaster's reach
across the Internet.
Berkshire holds no Ameriprise shares: SEC filing
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Reuters - Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N),
billionaire Warren Buffett's investment company, no longer held
any Ameriprise Financial Inc stock as of March 31,
according to a U.S. regulatory filing on Thursday.
Senators say have accord on housing rescue
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Reuters - Leaders of the U.S. Senate Banking
Committee said on Thursday they have agreed to the
underpinnings of a housing rescue plan that will create a
federal backstop for failing loans.
UN says world economy will only grow by 1.8 percent
(AP)AP - The U.N. says the world economy is "teetering on the brink" of a severe downturn and will grow by only 1.8 percent in 2008.
French bank Natixis reports profit slump on another subprime hit
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AFP - French investment bank Natixis said on Thursday its first-quarter earnings plunged 88 percent after it had to take further write-downs on its exposure to the US subprime home loan crisis.
Department stores hurt by slumping apparel sales
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AP - Department store stalwarts J.C. Penney Co., Nordstrom Inc. and Kohl's Inc. all reported steep drops in first-quarter profits on Thursday as Americans snub apparel to focus on basic necessities at discounters in a challenging economy.
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Flight attendant accused of setting fire on airplane
(AP)AP - A flight attendant angry about his work route smuggled a lighter aboard an airplane and set a fire in a bathroom, forcing an emergency landing, authorities said Thursday.
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Tenn. GOP mocks Michelle Obama's 'proud' remark
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AP - The Tennessee Republican Party "welcomed" Michelle Obama's visit for a fundraiser Thursday night with an online video that takes the Democratic presidential front-runner's wife to task for a comment some considered unpatriotic.
Woman indicted in Missouri MySpace suicide case
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AP - A Missouri woman was indicted Thursday for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social network MySpace against a 13-year-old neighbor who committed suicide.
Democrats outraged by Bush "appeasement" remark
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Reuters - Democrats erupted in outrage on
Thursday after President George W. Bush suggested a pledge by
the party's presidential front-runner Barack Obama to meet
Iran's leader was akin to appeasement of Nazi Germany.
California's top court legalizes gay marriage
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AP - California's Supreme Court declared that gay couples in the nation's biggest state can marry — a monumental but perhaps short-lived victory for the gay rights movement Thursday that was greeted with tears, hugs, kisses and at least one instant proposal of matrimony.
Country star Shania Twain, husband splitting up
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AP - Shania Twain and husband-producer Robert "Mutt" Lange are splitting up after 14 years of marriage. The 42-year-old Canadian country superstar and 59-year-old Lange married in 1993 and have a 6-year-old son named Eja. Her publicist provided no further details Thursday about the couple's breakup.
Clinton scolds McCain for opposing farm bill
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AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton scolded John McCain Thursday for opposing the farm bill, attempting to maintain the sense that she is already competing against the certain Republican presidential nominee even as her chances of winning the Democratic nomination dim.
Chinese girl's legs amputated to free her from rubble
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Reuters - Chinese doctors amputated a
teenage girl's crushed legs on Thursday, the only way they
could pull her alive from the wreckage of her school three days
after an earthquake flattened swathes of the country's
southwest.
Analysis: Gay marriage back as campaign issue
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AP - A California Supreme Court decision clearing the way for gay marriages in the state injects an element of uncertainty into a presidential race in which the Iraq war and the sputtering economy have largely overshadowed social issues.
