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Stem cells used to grow man a new jaw A German whose lower jaw was cut out because of cancer has eaten his first solid meal in nine years - bratwurst sandwich -er surgeons grew a new jaw bone in his back muscle	3	Sci/Tech
Italy maintains commitment to Iraq despite killing of hostage Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says he is determined to keep up Italy #39;s efforts in Iraq despite the execution of an Italian hostage.	0	World
Around The Region Fort Worth-based American Airlines said its cost for jet fuel will be \$1 billion higher than last year because of rising prices. Fuel costs will rise 43 percent from the previous estimate for \$700 million in additional expenses.	2	Business
Around The Nation WASHINGTON - Deutsche Bank Securities has agreed to pay \$87.5 million to settle allegations that it issued stock research that was biased by its investment banking business, regulators announced Thursday as part of a crackdown on conflicts of interest on	2	Business
Marion Jones Seeks 2 Golds, US Plays Argentina in Basketball Five-time Olympic medalist Marion Jones goes for gold medals in the long jump and 400-meter relay at the Athens Games, while the US basketball team plays Argentina for a spot in the men #39;s basketball final.	1	Sports
Anti-terror police arrest Abu Hamza Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza is being questioned at Paddington Green police station in London after being arrested over alleged terrorism offences.	0	World
News: FBI busts alleged DDoS Mafia A corporate executive goes on the lam after being charged with paying hackers to virtually rub out the competition.	3	Sci/Tech
Militant Group Says It Downed Russian Jets (AP) AP - A claim of responsibility for the downing of two Russian planes appeared on a Web site known for militant Muslim comment Friday.	0	World
Royals Clobber Mariners 7-3 (AP) AP - Ichiro Suzuki homered for his 200th hit of the season, but Abraham Nunez hit his second grand slam in two weeks to lead the Kansas City Royals over the Seattle Mariners 7-3 Thursday night.	1	Sports
Gritty return for Prince of Persia The dashing Prince of Persia is back in Warrior Within, and in a more bellicose mood than last time.	3	Sci/Tech
Olympics: Unforgiving Greeks Boo as Games Turn Ugly ATHENS (Reuters) - The Olympics turned ugly when unforgiving Greeks, incensed that fallen hero Costas Kenteris was missing from the 200 meters, delayed the final by booing and chanting for five minutes.	1	Sports
U.S. Takes Action Against 2 Foreign Banks (AP) AP - The Treasury Department took action Tuesday against two foreign banks it suspects of money laundering, including one it accused of helping Saddam Hussein use funds from the United Nations' oil-for-food program.	0	World
Huge Crowds at Najaf Shrine, Some Rebels Hand in Arms NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of chanting Iraqi Shi'ites converged on a holy shrine in Najaf on Friday, where some rebels began handing in weapons after a peace deal was reached overnight to end a three-week uprising.	0	World
Business briefs - BHP Billiton forms Japanese joint venture Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton was forming a joint venture with Japanese steel maker JFE that would underpin iron ore sales worth \$3.	2	Business
Capitol unwilling to pay bill on bridge Bay Area lawmakers reject <b>...</b> Sacramento -- The Schwarzenegger administration offered a counterproposal on how to pay for the Bay Bridge #39;s \$2.3 billion cost overruns Thursday, but local lawmakers immediately rejected the plan as time was running out for a solution.	2	Business
Dynamic duo grab double glory Athens: New Zealand doubled its Olympic medal tally in sensational style yesterday as Hamish Carter and Bevan Docherty blitzed the men #39;s triathlon to plunder gold and silver on the Athens waterfront.	1	Sports
Russia wins grueling, endangered pentathlon ATHENS Andrei Moiseev of Russia won the men #39;s modern pentathlon on Thursday, finishing so far ahead of his rivals that he was able to stop and collect a flag from a spectator before crossing the line.	1	Sports
Soccer veterans grab gold in finale ATHENS, Greece -- The decisive move in the Olympic women #39;s soccer tournament was soaring toward the head of Abby Wambach when the ball and a thought arrived at her noggin about the same time.	1	Sports
TRACK AND FIELD Disgruntled Crowd Sees a US Sweep For eight minutes, 56,000 Greek fans protested the absence of their disgraced champion sprinter and hurled their resentment at three United States sprinters when their names	1	Sports
The first to go THE wheels of the managerial merry-go-around have been well and truly greased with the swift sacking of Paul Sturrock at Southampton.	1	Sports
Grand ayatollah brokers deal The senior Shiite cleric #39;s spokesman says that Muqtada al-Sadr #39;s army will abandon the Imam Ali shrine today. BY HANNAH ALLAM.	0	World
Texans, Broncos Looking for Answers (AP) AP - The Denver Broncos have struggled through three preseason games, unable to get much going on offense.	1	Sports
Gagne Pitches in Montreal One Last Time (AP) AP - Even with a big lead, Eric Gagne wanted to pitch in front of his hometown fans one last time.	1	Sports
Yen Hits 1-Wk High Vs Dollar, Shuns Data TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen hit a one-week high against the dollar on Friday as traders took their cue from a rise in Japanese shares on weak oil prices and shrugged off a surprise rise in Japan's unemployment rate.	2	Business
Republicans Might Be Yankees of Politics (AP) AP - Republicans hold their convention next week in New York, home to the GOP-like Yankees. The Democrats chose Boston, whose Red Sox resemble that party.	0	World
Sears fires chief TORONTO -- Sears Canada Inc. has dismissed Mark Cohen as chair and chief executive, citing quot;strategic differences quot; between him and the board of directors.	2	Business
Stocks off slightly despite oil news A brokerage firm #39;s negative outlook for the semiconductor industry pushed down tech shares yesterday, while the broader market was little changed as a jump in jobless claims offset investors #39; relief over declining oil prices.	2	Business
BT told to cut cost of lines to rivals Telecoms watchdog Ofcom yesterday tried to relax BT #39;s hold on the nation #39;s network of phone lines by ordering a reduction of more than 70 in the price the company can charge its rivals to use them.	3	Sci/Tech
Brown becomes ugly American Larry Brown couldn #39;t help himself, or the reputation of his country. He could have watched the clock wind down, accept the victory, but instead he had to be so very American.	1	Sports
Olympics 2004: Canoeing: Veraas Larsen ready for K-1 500m finals Eirik Veraas Larsen had no problem winning his heat in the K-1 500m semifinals on Thursday morning, and is now favourite to win the Saturday final.	1	Sports
NCAA ruling makes Mike Williams a football star without a team Mike Williams is a terrific wide receiver -- an All-American at Southern California last season who will probably be a star in the NFL someday.	1	Sports
Italy to Stay in Iraq After Reporter Murdered, Berlusconi Says Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi called the killing of an Italian journalist by his Iraqi captors barbaric #39; #39; and said he #39;ll keep his nation #39;s 3,000 soldiers in the Middle Eastern country.	0	World
2 more US brokers fined for hyping stock Two big US brokers have agreed to pay fines of USD100m to the market #39;s watchdog for hyping stock. They have agreed the fines with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for quot;inappropriate analysis of stocks quot;.	2	Business
Lukoil stake on sale for \$1.9bn Russian officials handling the sale of a stake in oil giant Lukoil have set a opening price of \$1.9bn (1bn) for 7.6 of the company.	2	Business
Cybercrime crackdown has nabbed 150 in USA A summerlong crackdown on cybercrime has resulted in arrests or convictions of more than 150 individuals, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced Thursday.	3	Sci/Tech
IBM to acquire content management firm Venetica New York, August 27: International Business Machines Corp. on Thursday said it will acquire Venetica, whose software allows users to view and process files in a variety of software formats.	3	Sci/Tech
US beats Brazil for Olympic gold in womens football ATHENS, Greece -- American superstar Mia Hamm was given the perfect sendoff as the United States rode their luck to beat Brazil in extra-time and win the Olympic women #39;s football gold medal for the second time in eight years.	1	Sports
Pavin in Buick driver #39;s seat Corey Pavin finished with a flourish for one of the best rounds of his career and a three-stroke lead at the inaugural Buick Championship on Thursday at Cromwell, Conn.	1	Sports
Horror at execution of Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni Reporters Without Borders expressed revulsion today at the quot;barbaric quot; death of Italian freelance journalist Enzo Baldoni, 56, who was executed in Iraq last night by his kidnappers, according to the pan-Arab TV news station Al-Jazeera and the Italian news	0	World
#39;Black boxes failed before planes went down #39; Moscow - Recorders from the two planes that crashed nearly simultaneously in Russia have not yielded reliable information, a top official says.	0	World
Opel plans to reintroduce 40-hour week (AFP) AFP - Troubled German car maker Opel, a unit of General Motors, is planning to extend the working week for employees from 35 to 40 hours without any corresponding rise in pay, the mass-circulation daily Bild reported.	0	World
Europe backs digital TV lifestyle A European project aims to change how people receive their digital entertainment in the future.	3	Sci/Tech
Japan July jobless rate 4.9 percent, analysts see no economic stumble (AFP) AFP - Japan's jobless rate rose to a worse-than-expected 4.9 percent in July but the government said the uptick in unemployment was mainly caused by young people leaving positions to search for new jobs.	2	Business
Kerry Promises Protection for Consumers (AP) AP - With promises to curb credit card fees and protect home buyers and military families from unfair lending practices, Democratic candidate John Kerry is making a pitch aimed squarely at voters' checkbooks.	0	World
Expedition Seeks Record of Earth Climate (AP) AP - Scientists believe a 50-million-year record of the Earth's climate lies in an underwater mountain chain in the ice-clogged waters near the North Pole.	3	Sci/Tech
O Romeo, art thou a good Republican? Romance follows the party line in US (AFP) AFP - She was pretty and smart; he was educated and charmingly polite. They could have been headed for "happily ever after" if it had not been for ... the faith-based initiative.	0	World
Astronauts Practice Survival Skills (AP) AP - Astronauts spend years training before they can lift off into space. They learn to operate shuttles, perform experiments in zero-gravity, and eat bugs if they must.	3	Sci/Tech
New autumn Bank Holiday favoured UK workers' top choice for a new Bank Holiday would be a Monday in late October, an online survey finds.	2	Business
'Brainwave' cap controls computer US researchers show that a computer can be controlled by the brain without the need for implants.	3	Sci/Tech
White House Proposes Intelligence Changes WASHINGTON - Amid a heated election-year debate on intelligence reform, the White House is expected to move soon on executive orders aimed at implementing a more powerful intelligence director and a new national counterterrorism center. Bush administration and congressional officials said Thursday drafts of executive orders are circulating among relevant agencies for approval...	0	World
Thousands March to Holy Shrine in Najaf NAJAF, Iraq - Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his fighters to lay down their arms and leave the area as thousands of Iraqis thronged the revered Imam Ali shrine Friday after he and the Iraqi government agreed to a peace proposal by Iraq's top Shiite cleric to end three weeks of fighting in Najaf. Al-Sadr issued the order in a statement to his Mahdi Army militia from his office in Najaf that also was broadcast through loudspeakers at the shrine, which militants have used as a stronghold and refuge throughout their standoff with a combined U.S.-Iraqi force...	0	World
HP Unveils Cavalcade of Consumer Products First TVs, new printers, long-lasting inks, and projectors are targeted at living room and office.	3	Sci/Tech
First Look: HP's Hot New DV1000 Notebook Well-designed notebook lets you play movies and music sans Windows.	3	Sci/Tech
Bush shuns Hollywood, opts for "wholesome" country acts at convention (AFP) AFP - US President George W. Bush goes into the Republican convention next week mocking Democrat John Kerry's glamorous Hollywood support base and pitching instead to America's rural heartland.	0	World
Free Agent: Where the Geeks Are Taking Us (PC World) PC World - LinuxWorld Expo came to San Francisco, and our columnist managed to ignore most of the show. Read on to see what did catch his eye.	3	Sci/Tech
S.Africa Says No Extradition Request for Thatcher CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa has not received an official request from Equatorial Guinea for the extradition of Mark Thatcher, who is suspected of involvement in a coup bid in the oil-rich country, officials said on Friday.	0	World
Russia finds air crash explosive Russian officials say traces of explosive have been found in the debris of one of two crashed airliners.	0	World
Progress of Rule Reviews Difficult to Track Three years ago, the regulatory overseers at the new Bush administration's Office of Management and Budget invited suggestions on which federal rules needed some work -- a tuneup, elimination, or maybe a new rule altogether. The effort was directed by Congress, which wanted the OMB to report to it annually on the costs and benefits of regulation and send along an inventory of ineffective or inefficient rules that should be reformed or killed.	2	Business
Big Four rapped for auditing errors THE Big Four accounting firms - Ernst amp; Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG and Deloitte - made repeated mistakes in their auditing of US companies, a new watchdog has reported.	2	Business
FTSE extends jump The FTSE 100 share index has pushed to its highest level for eight weeks as its longest winning streak since January is extended by strong major drugs and oils stocks.	2	Business
Initial jobless claims up 10,000 in a week WASHINGTON - Initial unemployment claims rose last week for the first time in four weeks, boosted by more filings related to Hurricane Charley, a government report showed yesterday.	2	Business
Business Topics by Industry gt;Citigroup Inc. was sued by a group of institutional investors who contend the bank defrauded them in selling \$2.4 billion of notes linked to the creditworthiness of Enron Corp.	2	Business
Teck Cominco asks US court to dismiss lawsuit Canadian mining company Teck Cominco Ltd. asked a US court yesterday to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it by a US native group whose land borders Lake Roosevelt, just over the border in Washington state.	2	Business
State Street Research acquired A historic name in mutual funds will soon vanish from Boston #39;s investing scene, with BlackRock Inc. #39;s agreement yesterday to acquire State Street Research amp; Management	2	Business
Tweak Windows XP SP2 Security to Your Advantage Windows XP is a safe and secure operating system. Really, it is--as long as you don #39;t connect it to the Internet. To be fair, other operating systems, including Linux and Mac OS X, are vulnerable to online attacks, too.	3	Sci/Tech
Nokia, Vodafone tie up for Java apps This step towards easy portability of software from one Java-enabled mobile device to another, which is currently not the case because there is no standard specification, would ultimately provide mobile customers with a wide choice of feature rich Java	3	Sci/Tech
Sport fishing a threat to saltwater species? New research indicates that sport fishermen are taking an unexpectedly big toll on saltwater fish populations, in some cases landing more fish than their commercial counterparts.	3	Sci/Tech
NASA says foam peril removed from shuttle NASA #39;s redesigned space-shuttle fuel tanks no longer should shed dangerous pieces of foam when launches resume next spring, officials said yesterday.	3	Sci/Tech
Tri-Mode Wi-Fi Module from Intel Its short for wireless fidelity, and it is used to describe products that follow the 802.11 set of standards developed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).	3	Sci/Tech
UK broadband charges #39;still too high #39; Broadband access charges are still too high and need to be slashed further to bring them in line with other nations, the UK #39;s media and telecoms regulator says.	3	Sci/Tech
Why Are Killer Bees So Slow? The dreaded Africanized honey beebetter known as the quot;killer bee quot;may be buzzing slightly northward. Entomologists believe that an Africanized swarm was responsible for an attack in Tipton, Okla.	3	Sci/Tech
Blogs may be good for business If you #39;re the tech-savvy sort, you may already know about blogs. If not, blog is short for Web log, a sort of online journal. They #39;re the hottest thing to hit the Internet since Anna Kournikova.	3	Sci/Tech
Even in victory, US loses face ATHENS - The US might have found its shooting touch in time to retain gold in Olympic basketball, but American attempts at diplomacy continue to miss badly.	1	Sports
Jeers turn to cheers Shrugging off the boos and jeers that delayed the start, Shawn Crawford led an American sweep of the medals in the men #39;s 200-metre race yesterday at the Summer Games.	1	Sports
New Zealand goes 1-2 in triathlon Hamish Carter knew what he was up against when he and Bevan Docherty ran down the stretch together in the Olympic triathlon in Athens.	1	Sports
Felix Sanchez of Dominican Republic wins men #39;s 400m hurdles gold Twice world champion Felix Sanchez of Dominican Republic won the men #39;s 400m hurdles gold medal at the Olympic Games here on Thursday.	1	Sports
It #39;s back to the future for Mourinho and Larsson The Champions League group stages will take two of European football #39;s biggest personalities - Jose Mourinho and Henrik Larsson - back to their old stomping grounds quicker than either might have expected.	1	Sports
Hamm judges self as worthy American gymnast Paul Hamm has a message for all his detractors: Don #39;t disparage his gold. Speaking at Chelsea Piers yesterday, Hamm remained defiant against growing criticism over his controversial gold medal	1	Sports
NCAA #39;s decision on Southern Cal receiver draws criticism Thursday #39;s decision by the NCAA not to reinstate Southern California star wide receiver Mike Williams drew particularly strident and pointed criticism from a high-ranking school	1	Sports
Williams contacts Dolphins; no desire to rejoin team Retired running back Ricky Williams says he contacted the Miami Dolphins this week at the request of his agent but has no plans to rejoin the team anytime soon.	1	Sports
Berlusconi condemns reported killing of Italian hostage in Iraq Premier Silvio Berlusconi vowed Italian troops would not leave Iraq even and condemned the reported killing of an Italian hostage as an act	0	World
Sudan criticised over Janjaweed Sudan is allowing armed pro-government groups to operate at least 16 militia camps in the western region of Darfur, a human rights group claims.	0	World
Chile: Pinochet stripped of immunity This has revived the hopes of his foes who want him to stand trial on charges of human rights abuses for atrocities under his 1973-1990 regime.	0	World
Assam bombings designed to #39;trigger panic #39; A spate of bombings that has killed six people and injured scores in the past two days is aimed at triggering panic in the revolt-hit Indian state of Assam, an official says.	0	World
Typhoon #39;s death toll at 35; nearly 1 million evacuated SHANGHAI, China -- The death toll from Typhoon Aere climbed to 35 on Thursday after a mudslide killed 15 villagers in Taiwan, while nearly a million people were evacuated as the storm thrashed mainland China.	0	World
Australia #39;Lethal #39; Missile Plans Ruffle Feathers Australia is moving toward having the region #39;s most advanced missile strike capability, but the plan has prompted concerns in a region where the country	0	World
Why we enjoy telling people off Telling people off activates a part of the brain linked to enjoyment and satisfaction, say scientists.	0	World
Boom times ahead for smartphones The popularity of mobiles packed with features is set to explode as they get better and cheaper, say analysts.	0	World
A Gandhi preaches peace in Mideast RAMALLAH, West Bank -- A grandson of Mohandas Gandhi took the Indian leader's doctrine of nonviolent resistance yesterday to Yasser Arafat's bullet-riddled headquarters in the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.	0	World
Explosives Found in Russian Jet Wreckage MOSCOW - Traces of explosives have been found in the wreckage of one of two airliners that crashed nearly simultaneously earlier this week, the Federal Security Service said Friday, a day after a top official acknowledged that terrorism was the most likely cause of the crashes. A duty officer at the agency, the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB, confirmed reports on Russian news agencies that cited agency spokesman Sergei Ignatchenko as saying that "preliminary analysis indicates it was hexogen." The announcement came several hours after a Web site known for militant Muslim published a claim of responsibility for the twin crashes, connecting the action to Russia's fight against separatists in Chechnya...	0	World
S.Africa Says No Extradition Request for Thatcher (Reuters) Reuters - South Africa has not received an\official request from Equatorial Guinea for the extradition of\Mark Thatcher, who is suspected of involvement in a coup bid in\the oil-rich country, officials said on Friday.	0	World
Dollar Eases Before GDP Data, Greenspan LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar turned tail from recent three-week highs against the euro and Swiss franc on Friday as investors grew cautious ahead of U.S. growth data and a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan.	2	Business
Old glory ATHENS -- There was an elegant symmetry to it -- from Athens to Athens, from glory back to glory. The US women's soccer team won its first Olympic gold medal eight years ago in Athens, Ga., beginning its four-year reign on top of the world. Last night, after a mighty struggle, the Americans returned there, holding off relentless Brazil, 2-1, ...	1	Sports
NL notables Chicago's Sammy Sosa was in a 14-for-75 slump when he connected. He needs one homer to reach 30 for a 10th straight season. Houston's Carlos Beltran homered for the fourth straight game, giving him 33, 18 since being acquired from Kansas City June 24. Astro Jeff Bagwell's homer was his first in 12 days. He needs one homer to reach ...	1	Sports
By homing in, Arroyo gets the fans' support Wondering just how much it meant to Bronson Arroyo when a standing ovation from a soldout Fenway Park punctuated his winning effort last night? Perhaps, more than you can imagine.	1	Sports
Yankees top Toronto Alex Rodriguez finally came through in the clutch, hitting a go-ahead single in the ninth inning to help the New York Yankees rally past the Blue Jays, 7-4, last night in Toronto. After the Yankees came back from a 4-0 deficit to tie it, Derek Jeter drew a leadoff walk from Jason Frasor (4-4) in the ninth. Gary Sheffield doubled ...	1	Sports
AL notables Baltimore's Miguel Tejada was hitless in three straight games for the first time all season. He'd gone without a hit in back-to-back games six times. The Yankees' Alex Rodriguez entered his final at-bat hitting just .197 (23 for 117) with runners in scoring position. He grounded into an inning-ending double play with the bases loaded in the fifth, falling to ...	1	Sports
Homestretch for Pena Carlos Pena was all hellos, handshakes, and hugs before facing the Red Sox last night at Fenway Park. Leaning over the waist-high wall by the visitors' dugout, he greeted friends and family members. All the early arrivals seemed to have some connection to the Detroit Tigers' first baseman through either his hometown of Haverhill or his alma mater, Northeastern.	1	Sports
Nixon is back in the swing Forget September call-ups. The Red Sox may tap their minor league system for an extra player or two when the rules allow them to expand their 25-man roster Wednesday, but any help from the farm is likely to pale against the abundance of talent they gain from the return of numerous players, including Trot Nixon , from the disabled list.	1	Sports
California, Mexico advance to next level SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- Looking ahead to the US championship game almost cost Conejo Valley in the semifinals of the Little League World Series.	1	Sports

Stem cells used to grow man a new jaw A German whose lower jaw was cut out because of cancer has eaten his first solid meal in nine years - bratwurst sandwich -er surgeons grew a new jaw bone in his back muscle

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Italy maintains commitment to Iraq despite killing of hostage Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says he is determined to keep up Italy #39;s efforts in Iraq despite the execution of an Italian hostage.

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Around The Region Fort Worth-based American Airlines said its cost for jet fuel will be \$1 billion higher than last year because of rising prices. Fuel costs will rise 43 percent from the previous estimate for \$700 million in additional expenses.

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Around The Nation WASHINGTON - Deutsche Bank Securities has agreed to pay \$87.5 million to settle allegations that it issued stock research that was biased by its investment banking business, regulators announced Thursday as part of a crackdown on conflicts of interest on

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Marion Jones Seeks 2 Golds, US Plays Argentina in Basketball Five-time Olympic medalist Marion Jones goes for gold medals in the long jump and 400-meter relay at the Athens Games, while the US basketball team plays Argentina for a spot in the men #39;s basketball final.

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Anti-terror police arrest Abu Hamza Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza is being questioned at Paddington Green police station in London after being arrested over alleged terrorism offences.

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News: FBI busts alleged DDoS Mafia A corporate executive goes on the lam after being charged with paying hackers to virtually rub out the competition.

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Militant Group Says It Downed Russian Jets (AP) AP - A claim of responsibility for the downing of two Russian planes appeared on a Web site known for militant Muslim comment Friday.

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Royals Clobber Mariners 7-3 (AP) AP - Ichiro Suzuki homered for his 200th hit of the season, but Abraham Nunez hit his second grand slam in two weeks to lead the Kansas City Royals over the Seattle Mariners 7-3 Thursday night.

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Gritty return for Prince of Persia The dashing Prince of Persia is back in Warrior Within, and in a more bellicose mood than last time.

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Olympics: Unforgiving Greeks Boo as Games Turn Ugly ATHENS (Reuters) - The Olympics turned ugly when unforgiving Greeks, incensed that fallen hero Costas Kenteris was missing from the 200 meters, delayed the final by booing and chanting for five minutes.

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U.S. Takes Action Against 2 Foreign Banks (AP) AP - The Treasury Department took action Tuesday against two foreign banks it suspects of money laundering, including one it accused of helping Saddam Hussein use funds from the United Nations' oil-for-food program.

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Huge Crowds at Najaf Shrine, Some Rebels Hand in Arms NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of chanting Iraqi Shi'ites converged on a holy shrine in Najaf on Friday, where some rebels began handing in weapons after a peace deal was reached overnight to end a three-week uprising.

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Business briefs - BHP Billiton forms Japanese joint venture Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton was forming a joint venture with Japanese steel maker JFE that would underpin iron ore sales worth \$3.

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Capitol unwilling to pay bill on bridge Bay Area lawmakers reject <b>...</b> Sacramento -- The Schwarzenegger administration offered a counterproposal on how to pay for the Bay Bridge #39;s \$2.3 billion cost overruns Thursday, but local lawmakers immediately rejected the plan as time was running out for a solution.

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Dynamic duo grab double glory Athens: New Zealand doubled its Olympic medal tally in sensational style yesterday as Hamish Carter and Bevan Docherty blitzed the men #39;s triathlon to plunder gold and silver on the Athens waterfront.

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Russia wins grueling, endangered pentathlon ATHENS Andrei Moiseev of Russia won the men #39;s modern pentathlon on Thursday, finishing so far ahead of his rivals that he was able to stop and collect a flag from a spectator before crossing the line.

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Soccer veterans grab gold in finale ATHENS, Greece -- The decisive move in the Olympic women #39;s soccer tournament was soaring toward the head of Abby Wambach when the ball and a thought arrived at her noggin about the same time.

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TRACK AND FIELD Disgruntled Crowd Sees a US Sweep For eight minutes, 56,000 Greek fans protested the absence of their disgraced champion sprinter and hurled their resentment at three United States sprinters when their names

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The first to go THE wheels of the managerial merry-go-around have been well and truly greased with the swift sacking of Paul Sturrock at Southampton.

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Grand ayatollah brokers deal The senior Shiite cleric #39;s spokesman says that Muqtada al-Sadr #39;s army will abandon the Imam Ali shrine today. BY HANNAH ALLAM.

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Texans, Broncos Looking for Answers (AP) AP - The Denver Broncos have struggled through three preseason games, unable to get much going on offense.

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Gagne Pitches in Montreal One Last Time (AP) AP - Even with a big lead, Eric Gagne wanted to pitch in front of his hometown fans one last time.

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Yen Hits 1-Wk High Vs Dollar, Shuns Data TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen hit a one-week high against the dollar on Friday as traders took their cue from a rise in Japanese shares on weak oil prices and shrugged off a surprise rise in Japan's unemployment rate.

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Republicans Might Be Yankees of Politics (AP) AP - Republicans hold their convention next week in New York, home to the GOP-like Yankees. The Democrats chose Boston, whose Red Sox resemble that party.

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Sears fires chief TORONTO -- Sears Canada Inc. has dismissed Mark Cohen as chair and chief executive, citing quot;strategic differences quot; between him and the board of directors.

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Stocks off slightly despite oil news A brokerage firm #39;s negative outlook for the semiconductor industry pushed down tech shares yesterday, while the broader market was little changed as a jump in jobless claims offset investors #39; relief over declining oil prices.

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BT told to cut cost of lines to rivals Telecoms watchdog Ofcom yesterday tried to relax BT #39;s hold on the nation #39;s network of phone lines by ordering a reduction of more than 70 in the price the company can charge its rivals to use them.

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Brown becomes ugly American Larry Brown couldn #39;t help himself, or the reputation of his country. He could have watched the clock wind down, accept the victory, but instead he had to be so very American.

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Olympics 2004: Canoeing: Veraas Larsen ready for K-1 500m finals Eirik Veraas Larsen had no problem winning his heat in the K-1 500m semifinals on Thursday morning, and is now favourite to win the Saturday final.

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NCAA ruling makes Mike Williams a football star without a team Mike Williams is a terrific wide receiver -- an All-American at Southern California last season who will probably be a star in the NFL someday.

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Italy to Stay in Iraq After Reporter Murdered, Berlusconi Says Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi called the killing of an Italian journalist by his Iraqi captors barbaric #39; #39; and said he #39;ll keep his nation #39;s 3,000 soldiers in the Middle Eastern country.

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2 more US brokers fined for hyping stock Two big US brokers have agreed to pay fines of USD100m to the market #39;s watchdog for hyping stock. They have agreed the fines with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for quot;inappropriate analysis of stocks quot;.

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Lukoil stake on sale for \$1.9bn Russian officials handling the sale of a stake in oil giant Lukoil have set a opening price of \$1.9bn (1bn) for 7.6 of the company.

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Cybercrime crackdown has nabbed 150 in USA A summerlong crackdown on cybercrime has resulted in arrests or convictions of more than 150 individuals, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced Thursday.

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IBM to acquire content management firm Venetica New York, August 27: International Business Machines Corp. on Thursday said it will acquire Venetica, whose software allows users to view and process files in a variety of software formats.

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US beats Brazil for Olympic gold in womens football ATHENS, Greece -- American superstar Mia Hamm was given the perfect sendoff as the United States rode their luck to beat Brazil in extra-time and win the Olympic women #39;s football gold medal for the second time in eight years.

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Pavin in Buick driver #39;s seat Corey Pavin finished with a flourish for one of the best rounds of his career and a three-stroke lead at the inaugural Buick Championship on Thursday at Cromwell, Conn.

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Horror at execution of Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni Reporters Without Borders expressed revulsion today at the quot;barbaric quot; death of Italian freelance journalist Enzo Baldoni, 56, who was executed in Iraq last night by his kidnappers, according to the pan-Arab TV news station Al-Jazeera and the Italian news

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#39;Black boxes failed before planes went down #39; Moscow - Recorders from the two planes that crashed nearly simultaneously in Russia have not yielded reliable information, a top official says.

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Opel plans to reintroduce 40-hour week (AFP) AFP - Troubled German car maker Opel, a unit of General Motors, is planning to extend the working week for employees from 35 to 40 hours without any corresponding rise in pay, the mass-circulation daily Bild reported.

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Europe backs digital TV lifestyle A European project aims to change how people receive their digital entertainment in the future.

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Japan July jobless rate 4.9 percent, analysts see no economic stumble (AFP) AFP - Japan's jobless rate rose to a worse-than-expected 4.9 percent in July but the government said the uptick in unemployment was mainly caused by young people leaving positions to search for new jobs.

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Kerry Promises Protection for Consumers (AP) AP - With promises to curb credit card fees and protect home buyers and military families from unfair lending practices, Democratic candidate John Kerry is making a pitch aimed squarely at voters' checkbooks.

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Expedition Seeks Record of Earth Climate (AP) AP - Scientists believe a 50-million-year record of the Earth's climate lies in an underwater mountain chain in the ice-clogged waters near the North Pole.

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O Romeo, art thou a good Republican? Romance follows the party line in US (AFP) AFP - She was pretty and smart; he was educated and charmingly polite. They could have been headed for "happily ever after" if it had not been for ... the faith-based initiative.

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Astronauts Practice Survival Skills (AP) AP - Astronauts spend years training before they can lift off into space. They learn to operate shuttles, perform experiments in zero-gravity, and eat bugs if they must.

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New autumn Bank Holiday favoured UK workers' top choice for a new Bank Holiday would be a Monday in late October, an online survey finds.

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'Brainwave' cap controls computer US researchers show that a computer can be controlled by the brain without the need for implants.

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White House Proposes Intelligence Changes WASHINGTON - Amid a heated election-year debate on intelligence reform, the White House is expected to move soon on executive orders aimed at implementing a more powerful intelligence director and a new national counterterrorism center. Bush administration and congressional officials said Thursday drafts of executive orders are circulating among relevant agencies for approval...

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Thousands March to Holy Shrine in Najaf NAJAF, Iraq - Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his fighters to lay down their arms and leave the area as thousands of Iraqis thronged the revered Imam Ali shrine Friday after he and the Iraqi government agreed to a peace proposal by Iraq's top Shiite cleric to end three weeks of fighting in Najaf. Al-Sadr issued the order in a statement to his Mahdi Army militia from his office in Najaf that also was broadcast through loudspeakers at the shrine, which militants have used as a stronghold and refuge throughout their standoff with a combined U.S.-Iraqi force...

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HP Unveils Cavalcade of Consumer Products First TVs, new printers, long-lasting inks, and projectors are targeted at living room and office.

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First Look: HP's Hot New DV1000 Notebook Well-designed notebook lets you play movies and music sans Windows.

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Bush shuns Hollywood, opts for "wholesome" country acts at convention (AFP) AFP - US President George W. Bush goes into the Republican convention next week mocking Democrat John Kerry's glamorous Hollywood support base and pitching instead to America's rural heartland.

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Free Agent: Where the Geeks Are Taking Us (PC World) PC World - LinuxWorld Expo came to San Francisco, and our columnist managed to ignore most of the show. Read on to see what did catch his eye.

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S.Africa Says No Extradition Request for Thatcher CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa has not received an official request from Equatorial Guinea for the extradition of Mark Thatcher, who is suspected of involvement in a coup bid in the oil-rich country, officials said on Friday.

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Russia finds air crash explosive Russian officials say traces of explosive have been found in the debris of one of two crashed airliners.

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Progress of Rule Reviews Difficult to Track Three years ago, the regulatory overseers at the new Bush administration's Office of Management and Budget invited suggestions on which federal rules needed some work -- a tuneup, elimination, or maybe a new rule altogether. The effort was directed by Congress, which wanted the OMB to report to it annually on the costs and benefits of regulation and send along an inventory of ineffective or inefficient rules that should be reformed or killed.

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Big Four rapped for auditing errors THE Big Four accounting firms - Ernst amp; Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG and Deloitte - made repeated mistakes in their auditing of US companies, a new watchdog has reported.

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FTSE extends jump The FTSE 100 share index has pushed to its highest level for eight weeks as its longest winning streak since January is extended by strong major drugs and oils stocks.

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Initial jobless claims up 10,000 in a week WASHINGTON - Initial unemployment claims rose last week for the first time in four weeks, boosted by more filings related to Hurricane Charley, a government report showed yesterday.

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Business Topics by Industry gt;Citigroup Inc. was sued by a group of institutional investors who contend the bank defrauded them in selling \$2.4 billion of notes linked to the creditworthiness of Enron Corp.

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Teck Cominco asks US court to dismiss lawsuit Canadian mining company Teck Cominco Ltd. asked a US court yesterday to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it by a US native group whose land borders Lake Roosevelt, just over the border in Washington state.

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State Street Research acquired A historic name in mutual funds will soon vanish from Boston #39;s investing scene, with BlackRock Inc. #39;s agreement yesterday to acquire State Street Research amp; Management

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Tweak Windows XP SP2 Security to Your Advantage Windows XP is a safe and secure operating system. Really, it is--as long as you don #39;t connect it to the Internet. To be fair, other operating systems, including Linux and Mac OS X, are vulnerable to online attacks, too.

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Nokia, Vodafone tie up for Java apps This step towards easy portability of software from one Java-enabled mobile device to another, which is currently not the case because there is no standard specification, would ultimately provide mobile customers with a wide choice of feature rich Java

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Sport fishing a threat to saltwater species? New research indicates that sport fishermen are taking an unexpectedly big toll on saltwater fish populations, in some cases landing more fish than their commercial counterparts.

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NASA says foam peril removed from shuttle NASA #39;s redesigned space-shuttle fuel tanks no longer should shed dangerous pieces of foam when launches resume next spring, officials said yesterday.

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Tri-Mode Wi-Fi Module from Intel Its short for wireless fidelity, and it is used to describe products that follow the 802.11 set of standards developed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).

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UK broadband charges #39;still too high #39; Broadband access charges are still too high and need to be slashed further to bring them in line with other nations, the UK #39;s media and telecoms regulator says.

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Why Are Killer Bees So Slow? The dreaded Africanized honey beebetter known as the quot;killer bee quot;may be buzzing slightly northward. Entomologists believe that an Africanized swarm was responsible for an attack in Tipton, Okla.

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Blogs may be good for business If you #39;re the tech-savvy sort, you may already know about blogs. If not, blog is short for Web log, a sort of online journal. They #39;re the hottest thing to hit the Internet since Anna Kournikova.

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Even in victory, US loses face ATHENS - The US might have found its shooting touch in time to retain gold in Olympic basketball, but American attempts at diplomacy continue to miss badly.

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Jeers turn to cheers Shrugging off the boos and jeers that delayed the start, Shawn Crawford led an American sweep of the medals in the men #39;s 200-metre race yesterday at the Summer Games.

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New Zealand goes 1-2 in triathlon Hamish Carter knew what he was up against when he and Bevan Docherty ran down the stretch together in the Olympic triathlon in Athens.

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Felix Sanchez of Dominican Republic wins men #39;s 400m hurdles gold Twice world champion Felix Sanchez of Dominican Republic won the men #39;s 400m hurdles gold medal at the Olympic Games here on Thursday.

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It #39;s back to the future for Mourinho and Larsson The Champions League group stages will take two of European football #39;s biggest personalities - Jose Mourinho and Henrik Larsson - back to their old stomping grounds quicker than either might have expected.

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Hamm judges self as worthy American gymnast Paul Hamm has a message for all his detractors: Don #39;t disparage his gold. Speaking at Chelsea Piers yesterday, Hamm remained defiant against growing criticism over his controversial gold medal

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NCAA #39;s decision on Southern Cal receiver draws criticism Thursday #39;s decision by the NCAA not to reinstate Southern California star wide receiver Mike Williams drew particularly strident and pointed criticism from a high-ranking school

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Williams contacts Dolphins; no desire to rejoin team Retired running back Ricky Williams says he contacted the Miami Dolphins this week at the request of his agent but has no plans to rejoin the team anytime soon.

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Berlusconi condemns reported killing of Italian hostage in Iraq Premier Silvio Berlusconi vowed Italian troops would not leave Iraq even and condemned the reported killing of an Italian hostage as an act

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Sudan criticised over Janjaweed Sudan is allowing armed pro-government groups to operate at least 16 militia camps in the western region of Darfur, a human rights group claims.

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Chile: Pinochet stripped of immunity This has revived the hopes of his foes who want him to stand trial on charges of human rights abuses for atrocities under his 1973-1990 regime.

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Assam bombings designed to #39;trigger panic #39; A spate of bombings that has killed six people and injured scores in the past two days is aimed at triggering panic in the revolt-hit Indian state of Assam, an official says.

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Typhoon #39;s death toll at 35; nearly 1 million evacuated SHANGHAI, China -- The death toll from Typhoon Aere climbed to 35 on Thursday after a mudslide killed 15 villagers in Taiwan, while nearly a million people were evacuated as the storm thrashed mainland China.

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Australia #39;Lethal #39; Missile Plans Ruffle Feathers Australia is moving toward having the region #39;s most advanced missile strike capability, but the plan has prompted concerns in a region where the country

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Why we enjoy telling people off Telling people off activates a part of the brain linked to enjoyment and satisfaction, say scientists.

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Boom times ahead for smartphones The popularity of mobiles packed with features is set to explode as they get better and cheaper, say analysts.

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A Gandhi preaches peace in Mideast RAMALLAH, West Bank -- A grandson of Mohandas Gandhi took the Indian leader's doctrine of nonviolent resistance yesterday to Yasser Arafat's bullet-riddled headquarters in the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Explosives Found in Russian Jet Wreckage MOSCOW - Traces of explosives have been found in the wreckage of one of two airliners that crashed nearly simultaneously earlier this week, the Federal Security Service said Friday, a day after a top official acknowledged that terrorism was the most likely cause of the crashes. A duty officer at the agency, the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB, confirmed reports on Russian news agencies that cited agency spokesman Sergei Ignatchenko as saying that "preliminary analysis indicates it was hexogen." The announcement came several hours after a Web site known for militant Muslim published a claim of responsibility for the twin crashes, connecting the action to Russia's fight against separatists in Chechnya...

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S.Africa Says No Extradition Request for Thatcher (Reuters) Reuters - South Africa has not received an\official request from Equatorial Guinea for the extradition of\Mark Thatcher, who is suspected of involvement in a coup bid in\the oil-rich country, officials said on Friday.

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Dollar Eases Before GDP Data, Greenspan LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar turned tail from recent three-week highs against the euro and Swiss franc on Friday as investors grew cautious ahead of U.S. growth data and a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan.

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Old glory ATHENS -- There was an elegant symmetry to it -- from Athens to Athens, from glory back to glory. The US women's soccer team won its first Olympic gold medal eight years ago in Athens, Ga., beginning its four-year reign on top of the world. Last night, after a mighty struggle, the Americans returned there, holding off relentless Brazil, 2-1, ...

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NL notables Chicago's Sammy Sosa was in a 14-for-75 slump when he connected. He needs one homer to reach 30 for a 10th straight season. Houston's Carlos Beltran homered for the fourth straight game, giving him 33, 18 since being acquired from Kansas City June 24. Astro Jeff Bagwell's homer was his first in 12 days. He needs one homer to reach ...

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By homing in, Arroyo gets the fans' support Wondering just how much it meant to Bronson Arroyo when a standing ovation from a soldout Fenway Park punctuated his winning effort last night? Perhaps, more than you can imagine.

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Yankees top Toronto Alex Rodriguez finally came through in the clutch, hitting a go-ahead single in the ninth inning to help the New York Yankees rally past the Blue Jays, 7-4, last night in Toronto. After the Yankees came back from a 4-0 deficit to tie it, Derek Jeter drew a leadoff walk from Jason Frasor (4-4) in the ninth. Gary Sheffield doubled ...

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AL notables Baltimore's Miguel Tejada was hitless in three straight games for the first time all season. He'd gone without a hit in back-to-back games six times. The Yankees' Alex Rodriguez entered his final at-bat hitting just .197 (23 for 117) with runners in scoring position. He grounded into an inning-ending double play with the bases loaded in the fifth, falling to ...

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Homestretch for Pena Carlos Pena was all hellos, handshakes, and hugs before facing the Red Sox last night at Fenway Park. Leaning over the waist-high wall by the visitors' dugout, he greeted friends and family members. All the early arrivals seemed to have some connection to the Detroit Tigers' first baseman through either his hometown of Haverhill or his alma mater, Northeastern.

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Nixon is back in the swing Forget September call-ups. The Red Sox may tap their minor league system for an extra player or two when the rules allow them to expand their 25-man roster Wednesday, but any help from the farm is likely to pale against the abundance of talent they gain from the return of numerous players, including Trot Nixon , from the disabled list.

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California, Mexico advance to next level SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- Looking ahead to the US championship game almost cost Conejo Valley in the semifinals of the Little League World Series.

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