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Mosquito repellent firm in dock for mosquito breeding
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 Reuters - A Sri Lankan court threatened a mosquito repellent factory manager with six months in jail for failing to destroy mosquito breeding areas on company premises to stop the spread of dengue fever, an official said Tuesday.
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Boozer and Okur decide to stay with Jazz
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Reuters - Utah Jazz starters Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur have decided not to opt out of their contracts to remain with the team for next season, the Jazz said on Tuesday. |
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Jackson death was twittered, texted and Facebooked
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 AP - "Ladies and gentlemen, Michael Jackson has just died," the woman called out breathlessly upon boarding a Manhattan bus, moments after the news had broken. Not a word was spoken in response. But nearly every passenger reached for a BlackBerry, a cell phone, whatever device was at hand.
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Jay Leno wins right to Web name for his new show
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AP - Television host Jay Leno has won control of a Web address using the name of his new show. |
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Actor Harve Presnell dies of cancer at 75
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 AP - Harve Presnell, whose booming baritone graced such Broadway musicals as "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" and "Annie," has died at age 75.
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Feds seize Madoff penthouse, wife leaves
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 AP - Federal marshals seized disgraced financier Bernard Madoff s $7 million Manhattan penthouse on Thursday and forced his wife to move out and leave her possessions behind, including a fur coat she had asked to take with her, an official told The Associated Press.
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U.N. team begins inquiry into Bhutto's killing
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 Reuters - A U.N. fact-finding commission began an inquiry on Wednesday into the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
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US Marines storm south in major Afghan offensive
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 AFP - US Marines launched a massive offensive into the Taliban heartlands of southern Afghanistan early on Thursday as President Barack Obama's new war plan swung into action.
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Cooliris even cooler
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Macworld.com - Cooliris, the visually-enthralling free browser plug-in that allows you to navigate through online photos and video via a 3-D image wall, has been updated to version 1.1.1. New to this version is support for displaying Cooliris within tabbed windows, sharable URLs, and greater support for Flickr information and MySpace content. |
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Scrushy asks judge for new trial in bribery case
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AP - Former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy says he was a victim of selective prosecution when he was convicted of bribery in 2006 and has asked a Montgomery federal judge to grant him a new trial. |
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