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Electronics giant NEC plans to cut 20,000 jobs - 3 Hours ago

TOKYO -- Japanese electronics giant NEC Corp. said it will cut 20,000 workers worldwide as it tries to stanch widening losses from semiconductors and other businesses that have been hard hit by competition

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BBC

Obama's request for delay refused - 4 Hours ago

MIAMI - The chief judge for the Guantanamo war crimes court yesterday refused President Obama's request to delay proceedings against a prisoner charged with plotting an attack that killed 17 US sailors.

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Boston Globe

The Illinois Senate, acting as a jury, voted 59-0 to oust the second-term Democrat - 4 Hours ago

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was convicted of impeachment charges and removed from office on Thursday, eight weeks after he was arrested on charges of trying to sell the Senate

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Zimbabwe opposition may join unity government
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Homelessness surges as funding falters
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Gunmen kill three candidates in attacks
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Economy recovery to be slow, weak
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Commentary: What Muslims wanted to hear
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Violence and intimidation mark run-up to Iraqi elections
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'Whatever is below those crosses is crying out' - 71 Minutes ago
Don Stratton says he's just a good ol' boy. He's simple and plainspoken. But he has a painful past he can't leave behind. When he talks about it, the old emotions surface. Stratton attended a Florida

Alaska volcano 'more energetic,' scientists say - 3 Hours ago
Mount Redoubt, the Alaskan volcano expected to erupt at any time, is getting a bit more edgy. The Alaska Volcano Observatory said in a statement Friday 'volcanic tremor' has increased in 'amplitude.'

Cold, Dark Weeks Ahead - 5 Hours ago
More than a million people stranded in darkness Thursday in the wake of an icy winter storm could face a lengthy wait for electricity to course through their frosty homes, even as federal help was promised
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Politics/Law

Obama scolds Wall St. execs - 2 Hours ago
President Barack Obama Thursday chastised Wall Street executives for taking big bonuses at a time when the financial system is on the verge of collapse. Obama, his vice president and chief spokesman all
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Iran cleric to Obama: Don't repeat Bush's warnings - 3 Hours ago
TEHRAN (Reuters) - An influential Iranian cleric criticized the new U.S. administration on Friday for signaling that it reserved all its options, ranging from diplomacy to military action, to pressure
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Senate Approves DTV Delay Again - 3 Hours ago
The Senate late Thursday (Jan. 29) passed a tweaked version of the DTV delay bill it passed earlier in the week. Again, the bill, to move the digital TV transition from Feb. 17 to June 12, zipped through
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Business

Refinery workers walk out in foreign jobs row - 5 Hours ago
NORTH KILLINGHOLME, England (Reuters) - Energy workers staged unofficial walkouts on Friday when anger over the use of foreign workers at an oil refinery spread across the country. Contractors at Total's
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US STOCKS-Futures extend losses, GDP awaited - 3 Hours ago
NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures extended declines on Friday, following global markets lower while investors girded for data expected to show the U.S. economy at its weakest in 26
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INSTANT VIEW 2-Euro zone inflation sinks, unemloyment upÂ - 4 Hours ago
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation plunged this month to 1.1 percent, its lowest in almost 10 years, data showed, boosting pressure on the European Central Bank to cut interest rates further as price
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Finance

Mortgage lending doubles to Â£1.9bn - 5 Hours ago
Mortgage lending doubled during December but the figure was only a quarter of the level seen 12 months earlier, the Bank of England has said. Net lending, which strips out redemptions and repayments,
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Economy shrank at fastest pace since '82 - 2 Hours ago
Reporting from Washington The economy took a sharp downturn in the last three months of last year, but the nosedive was not as steep as many economists, investors and government officials had feared.
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27,000 to lose jobs in Japan as demand slumps - 5 Hours ago
Japan's industrial production dropped steeply in December, falling 9.6 percent from the previous month, according to the government. The bad news from Japan's factories came as computer firm NEC Corp.
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Sports

Nolan makes Â£4.5m move to Newcastle - 3 Hours ago
Kevin Nolan is close to signing for Newcastle Photograph: Sean Dempsey/PA Kevin Nolan has completed a Â£4.5m move from Bolton to Newcastle United. The midfielder had a medical on Tyneside this morning
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Bradford's Halley joins Wakefield - 4 Hours ago
Halley scored nine tries for the Bulls last season Bradford winger Dave Halley has joined Super League rivals Wakefield on a month's loan. Bulls coach Steve McNamara told the club website: 'The deal suits
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Nolan seals Magpies switch - 3 Hours ago
Newcastle have completed the signing of Bolton midfielder Kevin Nolan on a four-and-a-half-year deal for a reported 4million. Wanderers boss Gary Megson admitted early on Friday morning that an offer
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Industry

Thieves raid holidaying Winehouse's flat - 5 Hours ago
Search Search Go Independent.co.uk Web Bookmark & Share Thieves broke into singer Amy Winehouse's flat while she was on holiday in St Lucia, police confirmed today. Some of her guitars and music recording
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Roche cuts Genentech bid to 29 billion - 5 Hours ago
Roche Holding AG's new and lower offer, pitched directly to shareholders, was a surprise and reflected tougher financing conditions and a drop in Genentech Inc shares, analysts said on Friday. 'We are
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Honda Shuts Down British Plant for 4 Months - 2 Hours ago
Workers at Honda's British factory made the last cars on Jan. 30 before a four-month shutdown caused by a sharp fall in worldwide sales. Production at the plant in Swindon, southwest England, will be
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Internet

Acer: New netbook will have Linux flavour - 7 Hours ago
Acer has confirmed it plans to release a Linux version of its 10-inch Aspire One netbook, even though its initial announcement of the upcoming machine said it would be Windows XP-only. Acer announced
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Open Source Intelligence Company Launches Spanish Content Website - 4 Hours ago
MIAMI, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Miami headquartered Open Source Intelligence Company, World Compliance, Inc. today announced the launch of a Spanish version of its website www.worldcompliance.com. World
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Using Web 2.0 to reinvent your business for the downturn - 3 Hours ago
We are very fortunate that, given the generational challenges we face today, we have tools that those that came before us could not possibly imagine. Some business leaders will be looking at paring things
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Science

Praxair Experiences Successful 2008 and Prepares for Slower 2009, an Industrial - 4 Hours ago
SUGAR LAND, TX, Jan 30 (MARKET WIRE) -- Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Global industrial gas supplier Praxair Incorporated (NYSE:PX) (Danbury, Connecticut) recently reported
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White is most popular color according to latest DuPont GACPRGlobal Software-as-a-Service - 4 Hours ago
Science Company DuPont released â??The 2008 DuPont Automotive Color Popularity Reportâ?, which says white is the top vehicle color choice in North America for the second straight year, and is a strong
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Fri Jan 30, 2009 - BASF Coatings Offers Glossy Protection for Upright and Grand - 9 Hours ago
MÃ?NSTER -- Piano coatings offer a lifetime of protection, resist external impacts with all their might and radiate gloss and luxury without missing a beat. An upright or grand piano with a high-quality
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Entertainment

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist - 70 Minutes ago
Where film romances once had the love letter, thats long since been replaced by the mix CD, carefully compiled to impress your significant other with peerless taste and sensitivity. One of the pleasures
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Movie Review: The Thriller 'Taken,' With Liam Neeson - 117 Minutes ago
A satisfying little thriller as grimly professional as its efficient hero, 'Taken' pairs the ruthless hand-to-hand combat of the Bourne series with the potent child-in-peril plotline of a Lifetime original
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Men's magazine makeover for Morph - 15 Hours ago
Morph, the plasticine character made famous by the late TV presenter Tony Hart, is celebrating his 30th birthday with a photo shoot in a men's magazine. Model makers spent three weeks creating tiny designer

Technology

Blagojevich expunges criminal records of two as last act - 4 Hours ago
Beck said he met Blagojevich's wife, Patricia, while the two worked at the Chicago Christian Industrial League, a West Side homeless shelter; she was fired last week. Beck, a former drug addict and dealer,
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Dinner At Davos With Intel's Craig Barrett. - 3 Hours ago
Posted by: Bruce Nussbaum on January 30 My first moment of optimism at the World Economic Conference came Thursday night a small dinner with retiring Intel Chairman Craig Barrett. He is riding off into

Intel Fails to Delay EU Antitrust Ruling - 15 Hours ago
Intel has failed in its bid to delay European Commission antitrust procedures against the chipmaker. The Commission's case followed complaints by AMD, which claimed Intel had offered financial incentives
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Health

Senate backs expansion of health program - 2 Hours ago
By Donna Smith WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday voted to expand a popular children's health program and raise tobacco taxes to pay for it in what could be a big step toward fulfilling President
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Cyanotech's Hawaiian Spirulina Pacifica(R) Achieves the Highest Nutritional Content - 2 Hours ago
Cyanotech Corporation (Nasdaq: CYAN), a world leader in producing high-value nutrition and health products from microalgae, today announced the release of a nutritionally superior Hawaiian Spirulina,
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Test Your Vitamin D Knowledge: Wellesse Liquid Sunshine Instant Win and Sweepstakes - 70 Minutes ago
Test Your Vitamin D Knowledge: Wellesse Liquid Sunshine Instant Win and Sweepstakes FERNDALE, Wash., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Wellesse, manufacturers of new Liquid Vitamin D3, has launched an online promotion

Culture

Giant sculpture honours Iraqi shoe-thrower - 5 Hours ago
Baghdad (ANTARA News) - A huge bronze shoe sculpture has been erectedÂ in tribute to the Iraqi journalist who grabbed instant fame when he threw hisÂ shoes at former US president George W. Bush last
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Porsche museum opens in Stuttgart - 5 Hours ago
STUTTGART, Germany -- Porsche's new museum is a sprawling monument to 60 years of German engineering, with its exhibits displayed in surroundings worthy of the masterpieces it considers them to be. Engines,
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Yves Saint Laurent art hoard for sale - 4 Hours ago
Even if Yves Saint Laurent had not run the House of Dior at 21, nor shaped women's fashion for 40 years, nor pioneered mass-market luxury, he would have been famous for his art collection. The extraordinary
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