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Judge in Czech Diag Human case faces corruption charges - press...

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AN OLIGARCH'S MONTENEGRO MIASMA...

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PODGORICA, MONTENEGRO -- Oleg Deripaska didn't become Russia's richest man by making mistakes. But an investment in tiny Montenegro got the better of him, proving that even business-savvy oligarchs can stumble.

The chairman and owner of Basic Element, Russia's biggest industrial and resources group, Mr. Deripaska is a remarkable success story.

Basic Element's hundreds of holding...

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Jade Goody diagnosed with cervical cancer...

Posted in by admin on Tue, 2008-08-19 08:25

LONDON (Reuters) - "Celebrity Big Brother" star Jade Goody has been diagnosed with cervical cancer, her spokesman said on Tuesday.

Goody has been taking part in India's version of the reality TV show, but is to leave the show and fly home to London to undergo surgery after being told of the diagnosis.

"Jade was really looking forward to her time in the house, but her health is the ...

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Wyo. tribe mourns 3 teens, loss of cultural ties...

Posted in by admin on Tue, 2008-08-19 09:25

WIND RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION, Wyo. (AP) — Rows of rundown houses sit among stunted trees on a bleak, wind-swept plateau. The nearest mountains are a faint smudge on the horizon, and a boarded-up house marks the end of the road.

Three teenage girls died here, at the Beaver Creek housing complex, in early June. All three were members of the Northern Arapaho Tribe.

Federal auth...

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US banking gloom drags London down...

Posted in by admin on Tue, 2008-08-19 10:25

Fresh fears over the health of the banking sector helped drag London's leading companies into the red.

The concerns followed new reports of a potential bail-out for US mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which sent Wall Street's Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbling nearly 200 points overnight.

Speculation that US investment bank Lehman Brothers could disappoint with weak...

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US military: Aid flows to Georgia, food need grows...

Posted in by admin on Tue, 2008-08-19 11:25

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TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - The need for food in Georgia is growing, a U.S. general said Tuesday as C-130 transport planes ferried in tons of supplies and the American military said it would aid Georgians displaced by the...

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Home Depot's 2Q profit drops 24 percent...

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NEW YORK (AP) — The Home Depot Inc., the nation's largest home improvement retailer, reported a 24 percent drop in second-quarter profit but beat Wall Street expectations. It reiterated its downbeat outlook for the year amid a weak housing market that shows no signs of recovery.

The Atlanta-based company said Tuesday that net income fell to $1.2 billion, or 71 cents per share, in ...

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Target's 2Q profit declines 7.6 percent...

Posted in by admin on Tue, 2008-08-19 13:25

NEW YORK (AP) — Target Corp. reported a 7.6 percent drop in second-quarter profit Tuesday but beat Wall Street expectations despite weak sales growth in the tough economy that has seen shoppers pull back.

The Minneapolis-based discounter said its earnings slipped to $634 million, or 82 cents per share, for the three-month period ended Aug. 2. That compares with a profit of $686 mil...

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Saks reports wider 2Q loss, shares tumble...

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Luxury goods retailer Saks Inc. reported a wider-than-expectedloss for the second quarter on Tuesday and delivered a downbeatforecast for the year as its affluent customers cut b...

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Home Depot's 2Q profit drops 24 per cent, hit by housing slump...

Posted in by admin on Tue, 2008-08-19 15:25

NEW YORK — The Home Depot Inc., the largest home improvement retailer in the United States, reported a 24 per cent drop in second-quarter profit on Tuesday and reiterated its downbeat outlook for the year amid a weak housing market that shows no signs of recovery.

The Atlanta-based company said net income fell to US$1.2 billion, or 71 cents per share, in the three months ended Aug....

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London shares close down...

Posted in by admin on Tue, 2008-08-19 16:25

LONDON (AFP) — Blue chip shares extended afternoon losses after suffering the continuing concerns on Wall Street about the health of the US econony.

The FTSE 100 index closed 129.8 points lower at 5,320.4, hit mainly by banks and insurers, while the FTSE 250 index dropped 256.4 to 8,867.6 as heavyweight housebuilders slide back once more.

Vodafone was the most traded stock, s...

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Sudan defiant as Beshir visits Turkey for Africa summit...

Posted in by admin on Tue, 2008-08-19 18:25

ISTANBUL (AFP) — Sudan said Tuesday it would continue to defy the International Criminal Court (ICC) as its president, named as a possible war crimes suspect in Darfur, attended a summit of African leaders in Turkey.

Omar al-Beshir's visit to Istanbul for the two-day Turkey-Africa Cooperation Summit was his first trip abroad since an ICC prosecutor asked the court last month for h...

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Trace arsenic in water may be linked with diabetes...

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More Health News Trace arsenic in water may be linked with diabetes

CHICAGO (AP) - A new analysis of government data is the first to link low-level arsenic exposure, possibly from drinking water, with Type 2 diabetes, researchers say. The study's limitations make more research nece...

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Saks, Medtronic, Beazer Homes big movers...

Posted in by admin on Tue, 2008-08-19 21:25

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:

The luxury retailer reported a wider-than-expected quarterly loss and issued a pessimistic forecast for the year.

The medical-device maker said its quarterly profit rose 11 percent on growth in its spinal and cardiovascular units.

The homebui...

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Quebec opts to renovate lone nuclear power plant at cost of $2 billion...

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MONTREAL — Quebec will spend nearly $2 billion to maintain its bit-part in the nuclear industry by sprucing up a power plant some charge is too old, too small and too dangerous to merit a new lease on life on life.

The province's energy utility announced on Tuesday that Gentilly-2, Quebec's only nuclear power plant, will get a major retrofit aimed at increasing its lifespan to 20...

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New Report: Adult Obesity Rates Rise in 37 States, Obesity Rates ......

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Intel cites US education 'crisis'...

Posted in by admin on Wed, 2008-08-20 00:25

Craig Barrett, who made his "one political statement" at the Intel developers' forum being held in San Francisco, urged US politicians to act.

He told the audience: "Nations are as strong as their educational systems.

"The rest of the emerging world recognises this is the key to staying competitive."

He went on: "It's time our political leaders acknowledged that and declare ...

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Web sites dish on the cleanliness of area restaurants...

Posted in by admin on Wed, 2008-08-20 01:25

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Obama courts military voters...

Posted in by admin on Wed, 2008-08-20 02:25

Sen. Barack Obama, edging away from a long-held position, tacitly acknowledged the success of the Iraq troop-surge strategy during an appearance Tuesday before the country's largest organization of combat veterans.

ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW STRATEGY: Sen. Barack Obama addresses the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention Tuesday in Orlando, Fla., acknowledging the success of the troop surge in Ir...

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Students trying alcohol, sex earlier...

Posted in by admin on Wed, 2008-08-20 03:25

Here are Boulder Valley and St. Vrain Valley student responses, in percentages, to questions asked in a 2007 risk-behavior survey:

Source: Boulder County's Youth Risk Behavior Survey

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A growing number of students in ...

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