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Gasoline prices have risen for the first time in 16 weeks as higher crude oil costs were reflected at the pump, the government said.
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International
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By Yoan Valat, AP
A winter storm brought blankets of snow across Europe, forcing the closure of an icy Eiffel Tower in Paris and causing flight cancellations.
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President Bush is giving the nation's highest civilian award to three foreign leaders who have been among his most loyal partners.
world | |
A French maritime company says pirates have attacked one of its boats off the coast of Nigeria and are holding all nine crew members.
Economic downturn
world | |
By Seth Wenig, AP
The iconic British company, which employs around 7,700, became the latest to succumb to the economic slowdown and credit crunch.
banking | |
The government said Monday it had supplied another $15 billion to seven banks in the latest round of payments from the $700 billion rescue...
markets | |
A House panel will try to determine how Madoff operated his alleged Ponzi scheme.
markets | |
Consumers are being placed on a waiting list and may not receive their vouchers before the switchover, the Commerce Department said.
Weight loss
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Grocery stores are full of nutritional landmines that could sabotage your resolution. Here's a list of "worsts" so you know what to avoid.
Across the USA
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Authorities searched a La. marsh by boat for clues that might determine what caused a helicopter crash that killed eight people.
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A judge ordered a prison inmate who killed his cellmate after allegedly warning guards he would harm the man to pay the dead man's estate.
flights | |
JetBlue Airways and the TSA have paid $240,000 to an Oakland man who claimed he was discriminated against for Arabic writing on his shirt.
Catholic church
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By Paul Sancya, AP
Pope Benedict XVI chose Bishop of Oakland Allen Vigneron to replace Cardinal Adam Maida as Detroit's archbishop.
Sports
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There was the strained groin in 2004, the lingering rib injury in 2005, a jaw injury in 2006, the knee injury in last year's playoffs and...
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By Eileen Blass, USA TODAY
The Tampa Bay Rays added a big bat for the middle of their batting order, agreeing to a $16 million, two-year contract with Pat Burrell.
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The first USA TODAY/ESPN men's college basketball poll of 2009 features a new team. Pittsburgh takes over the No. 1 spot for the first time.
Politics
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Did he and his aides tell the Obama team much about grand jury probe? And did the Obama transition vetters press hard enough?
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A drug investigator says authorities delayed the arrest of a woman tied to Gov. Sarah Palin's family until after the November election.
Football
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By Kiichiro Sato, AP
Ohio State's Terrelle Pryor, in tonight's Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, will remind some of Vince Young, who led Texas to the title in 2005.
Celebrities
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The Jonas Brothers had lots of covers, and lots of time for friends, at their sold-out, off-tour concert Sunday night in Nashville.
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An official with a Bahamian funeral home says Jett Travolta's death certificate says he was killed by a "seizure."
