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Tropical Storm Barry bears down on Mexico's coast
2 hours 12 mins ago
Tropical Storm Barry bore down on Mexico's Gulf Coast early Thursday as civil defense workers readied emergency shelters and forecasters warned of the possibility of deadly flash floods and mudslides.
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World Bank watchful as Fed signals tighter policy
23 mins ago
The head of the World Bank is pledging to ensure that financing for developing countries doesn't suffer when central banks in rich nations wind down monetary stimulus programs and raise interest rates.
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Israeli PM: EU should join US push on peace talks
30 mins ago
Israel's prime minister says the European Union should join U.S. attempts to restart stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
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South Sudan ministers face corruption probe
43 mins ago
The president of South Sudan has suspended two of his ministers and ordered an investigation into corruption allegations against them.
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Norway opens Arctic border area to oil drilling
51 mins ago
Norway's Parliament has opened up a new area on the fringe of the Arctic Ocean to offshore oil drilling despite protests from opponents who fear catastrophic oil spills in the remote and icy region.
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Uganda gives protection to students fleeing Rwanda
55 mins ago
A Ugandan government official says 16 Rwandan students who fled to Uganda over alleged recruitment for Congolese rebels are being considered for refugee status despite Rwanda's protestation.
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Stampede over Beckham injures 7 in Shanghai
56 mins ago
Fans eager to see soccer superstar David Beckham stormed a police cordon Thursday in a stampede at a Shanghai university that injured seven people including five security personnel.
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AP EXCLUSIVE: Taliban offer to free US soldier
58 mins ago
The Afghan Taliban are ready to free a U.S. soldier held captive since 2009 in exchange for five of their senior operatives imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay as a conciliatory gesture, a senior spokesman for the group said Thursday.
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Driver says he was speeding so he could dry car
He was drying off his freshly washed car.
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Finance
Bernanke: Fed could reduce bond buys this year
Chairman Ben Bernanke says the Federal Reserve could scale back its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases later this year if the economy continues to improve.
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Science & Tech
Scientists discuss new photo-taking satellite
Nearly 120 scientists and engineers from around the world are meeting in South Dakota this week to discuss operational and technical issues with collecting images from the Landsat 8 satellite.
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