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Games weary Nadal and Dementieva battle on
25.08.2008 23:00
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Beijing gold medalists Rafael Nadal and Elena Dementieva shook off their Olympic hangovers on Monday to stumble into the second round of the U.S. Open.
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mtvU to launch U.S. campus guides online network
25.08.2008 22:00
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Viacom Inc's mtvU college cable network will launch an online network of campus guides, aiming to be the "Citysearch" of university life.
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Temasek says sees value in U.S. and UK banks
25.08.2008 22:00
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore sovereign fund Temasek, which spent billions of dollars on shares in Merrill Lynch , sees value in banking stocks in the United States and Britain, a senior executive said on Tuesday.
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Mets "monster" Pelfrey steers NY to win over Astros
25.08.2008 22:00
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Carlos Delgado hit a pair of three-run home runs to help the New York Mets rout the Houston Astros 9-1 on Monday and maintain their slender lead in the National League East.
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McCain uses Vietnam ordeal against jibes over wealth
25.08.2008 22:00
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BURBANK, California (Reuters) - John McCain, who often invokes his ordeal as a Vietnam war prisoner to show his devotion to his country as he runs for U.S. president, drew on the experience again on Monday -- this time to deflect sniping over the number of houses he owns.
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Edward Kennedy appearance has Democrats near tears
25.08.2008 22:00
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DENVER (Reuters) - Ailing Sen. Edward Kennedy, head of America's most fabled political family, offered a rousing tribute to Barack Obama on Monday in an emotional appearance that had many fellow Democrats near tears.
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Calif. stop-smoking campaign saved $86 billion: report
25.08.2008 19:00
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - California's large-scale tobacco control campaign has saved $86 billion in health care costs in its first 15 years, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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"American Idol" adds writer-producer as 4th judge
25.08.2008 18:01
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "American Idol" on Monday added a fourth face to its panel of talent judges, a songwriter and producer who calls herself a "feisty" "straight-shooter" looking to crown a winner who is, above all, unique.
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Charlie Sheen says wife is pregnant
25.08.2008 18:01
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Charlie Sheen, star of hit U.S. television sitcom "Two and a Half Men," revealed on Monday that he and his wife Brooke Mueller are expecting their first child together.
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Jon Stewart shares conventional wisdom
25.08.2008 18:01
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DENVER (Hollywood Reporter) - As he gets ready to preside over his third set of political conventions, "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart said that from the show's standpoint, it doesn't matter who wins the presidency in November.
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Something's waiting for Sean Connery way out there
25.08.2008 18:01
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EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Acting icon Sean Connery may have stopped making films, but he believes something still awaits him out there.
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Legend debuting song at Democratic convention
25.08.2008 18:01
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Soul singer John Legend will debut a new song, "If You're Out There," at Monday night's (August 25) opening session of the Democratic National Convention at Denver's Pepsi Center.
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Calif. stop-smoking campaign saved $86 billion: report
25.08.2008 18:01
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - California's large-scale tobacco control campaign has saved $86 billion in health care costs in its first 15 years, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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Health & Beauty
First mass U.S. crossing for hydrogen cars completed
25.08.2008 18:00
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hydrogen fuel cell cars from nine automakers completed a 13-day cross-country trip this weekend, in the first such mass U.S. crossing for vehicles powered by a zero-emission technology still in its infancy.
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Technologies
Mexicans to use cell phones to pay stores and taxis
25.08.2008 18:00
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexicans will soon be able to pay for small purchases such as restaurant meals and taxi rides using their mobile telephones, the country's banks said on Monday.
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