BANGKOK, Thailand – A bomb exploded at a tea shop Wednesday near a busy market in violence-plagued southern Thailand, killing at least three people and injuring more than a dozen, police said. The bomb was attached to a parked motorcycle and triggered by a mobile phone when a military truck …
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23 November
Gold Soars Above $725 to New 25-Year High
NEW YORK – Gold prices surged to a new 25-year high above $725 an ounce Thursday, on inflationary worries expressed by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Persistent concerns about Iran’s nuclear ambitions also lifted the metal, which is viewed as a hedge against currency weakness, inflation and geopolitical instability. The June …
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23 November
Microsoft Working on Upgrades of Windows CE, Mobile
REDMOND, Wash. – While Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) has been beset by delays in its new operating system for personal computers, developers quietly have been working on a new version of another Windows, this one found in everything from sewing machines to sophisticated cell phones. A beta version of the revamped …
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23 November
Northwestern University Women's Soccer Team Hazing Caught on Tape
This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” May 16, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the “Radio Factor!” BILL O’REILLY, HOST: In the “Back of the Book” segment tonight, Northwestern University in …
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23 November
Bedtime Over for Minnesota Store That Sold Naps
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Wake up! We’re closing! The lights are out at MinneNapolis, a store at the Mall of America that sold naps for 70 cents a minute. The nap center, which charged $14 for 20 minutes in a private, themed room, brought in fewer than 1,600 customers during its …
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23 November
House Votes to Keep Offshore Oil Drilling Ban
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives is not lifting a quarter-century congressional ban on offshore oil drilling in coastal waters outside the western Gulf of Mexico amid arguments that new supplies are needed to lower energy prices. A proposal to end the long-standing moratorium as it applies only to pumping …
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22 November
Susan Sarandon Gives Rare Praise to Hillary Clinton
WASHINGTON – Actress Susan Sarandon, a harsh critic of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton‘s stance on the Iraq war, offered nothing but praise for her Tuesday as the two women teamed up to promote the late Christopher Reeve’s battle for spinal cord research. The joint effort lacked the camaraderie of Sarandon’s …
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22 November
Professor: Ken Lay Did Not Mislead About Enron's Finances
HOUSTON – Enron founder Kenneth Lay did not mislead investors about the company’s financial health in the weeks before it plunged into bankruptcy, an accounting professor hired by Lay testified on Wednesday. Jerry Arnold, who teaches at the University of Southern California, said third quarter 2001 financial statements cited by …
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22 November
Transcript: Senate Majority Leader Frist on 'FNS'
The following is a partial transcript from the May 28, 2006, edition of “FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace”: “FOX NEWS SUNDAY” HOST CHRIS WALLACE: And on this busy and controversial week in Congress, we’re joined now by the Senate majority leader, Bill Frist. Senator, welcome back to “FOX News …
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22 November
India Surpasses South Africa with Largest AIDS Population
BANGKOK, Thailand – India has overtaken South Africa as home to the world’s highest number of people infected with HIV/AIDS, as the epidemic in the Asia-Pacific gains ground in some countries and shows some promise of slowing in others, a UNAIDS report found. With an estimated 5.7 million infections last …
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