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Housing Construction Drops 5.9% In February |
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 WASHINGTON -- Housing construction fell in February as winter blizzards held down activity in the Northeast and South. The decline highlighted the challenges facing builders as they struggle to emerge from the worst housing slump in decades. |
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Google Appears To Drop Censorship In China |
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 Web sites dealing with subjects such as the Tiananmen Square protests could all be accessed through Google's Chinese search engine Tuesday in defiance of Beijing's censorship rules. Google - Tiananmen Square protests 1989 - Beijing - China - Web search engine |
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Google Appears To Drop Censorship In China |
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Web sites dealing with subjects such as the Tiananmen Square protests could all be accessed through Google's Chinese search engine Tuesday in defiance of Beijing's censorship rules. |
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Apple's Ipad Is One Of A Slate Of Slates |
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 There are many other companies jumping into the tablet arena besides Apple. Among them: HP, Dell and Samsung. Google and HTC are reportedly working on a slate, and Sony may be interested, too. |
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New Hiv Infections Rising Among Homosexuals |
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New HIV infections are increasing among homosexuals, drug users and prostitutes who don't seek help because of laws that criminalize these practices, the head of the U.N. AIDS agency said. |
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Today In Business Travel |
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The Alta Velocidad Espanola, or AVE, has made train travel in Spain the way to go, both environmentally and in comfort and convenience. |
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Blizzards Bury Home Building In February |
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Housing construction fell in February as winter blizzards held down activity in the Northeast and South. Construction - England - Business - Construction and Maintenance - Business and Economy |
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Women More Likely To Die After Heart Attack |
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When it comes to matters of the heart, women should be treated more like men. A large study found that women were far less likely than men to get angiography to find vessel blockages or angioplasty to clear them. Angioplasty - Angiography - Heart disease - Health - Myocardial infarction |
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Google Appears To Drop Censorship In China |
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Web sites dealing with subjects such as the Tiananmen Square protests could all be accessed through Google's Chinese search engine Tuesday in defiance of Beijing's censorship rules. Google - Tiananmen Square protests 1989 - Beijing - China - Web search engine |
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Google Appears To Drop Censorship In China |
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Web sites dealing with subjects such as the Tiananmen Square protests could all be accessed through Google's Chinese search engine Tuesday in defiance of Beijing's censorship rules. Google - Tiananmen Square protests 1989 - Beijing - China - Web search engine |
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Stocks Set To Rise Before Fed Rate Announcement |
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Stock futures rose modestly Tuesday before the Federal Reserve concludes a meeting where it is expected to keep a key interest rate at historic lows. Federal Reserve System - Interest rate - Business - Economic - Central bank |
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Fed Weighs How, When To Signal Higher Rates |
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Debate is heating up within the Federal Reserve over how and when to signal that the days of record-low interest rates are numbered. Federal Reserve System - Interest rate - Economic - Social Sciences - Central bank |
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World's Shortest Man Dies At Age 21 |
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 China's He Pingping, who was just over 29 inches tall, has died at the age of 21 from apparent heart complications, the Guinness World Records book said. |
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Animal Shelter Turned Into A 'house Of Horrors' |
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 For years, the Toronto Humane Society bragged of its low euthanasia rate - only 6 percent. But that impressive statistic was hiding a dark secret, according to criminal charges. Two other shelters in the U.S. are also accused of  cruelty. neglect and extreme overcrowding. United States - Humane s... |
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E.u. Puts Off New Rules For Hedge Funds |
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The move by finance ministers to delay a vote on new rules for hedge funds was a reprieve for Britain, which fears that too-tight regulation could drive the industry from London. |
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'made In America' Rules Are Confusing |
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 An "American" car sold in Chicago may have rolled off an assembly line in Tennessee with parts made from a dozen different countries. Who decides what's "Made in the USA"? |
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Yes, We Do Still Make Things In America |
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 Even as U.S. companies move production of everything from board games to dishwashers to other countries, American factories churn out billions of dollars worth of goods. |
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On The Wings Of An Unusual Exhibition |
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For his first solo show first solo show in Britain, the French artist Celeste Boursier-Mougenot has built an aviary orchestra at The Curve -- and the exhibition is designed especially for the unusual space, which wraps around the concert hall at the Barbican Center. |
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Fiji Declares State Of Emergency For Cyclone Aid |
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Fiji declared a state of emergency Tuesday and ordered troops to launch relief operations in northern regions battered by a powerful cyclone that knocked out power and forced thousands of people to flee into shelters. |
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Fake Priest Gang Busted |
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A group of people who posed as Russian Orthodox priests and performed fake holy rituals for money has been arrested in St. Petersburg. |
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Sri Lankan Opposition Leader Faces Court-martial |
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The former Sri Lankan army chief who lost his opposition bid for the presidency objected Tuesday to his court-martial hearing, saying the panel formed to decide his fate was biased against him, an ally said. |
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Iran Is A Despotic Republic, Opposition Leader Says |
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Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karoubi, defying government warnings, said the Islamic republic was "plagued with despotism," in remarks published ahead of a national celebration that could trigger more protests. |
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Google Appears To Drop Censorship In China |
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Web sites dealing with subjects such as the Tiananmen Square protests could all be accessed through Google's Chinese search engine Tuesday in defiance of Beijing's censorship rules. |
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Palestinians, Israeli Police Clash |
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 Dozens of Palestinian stone-throwers clash with Israeli police in East Jerusalem on a "day of rage" Hamas Islamists declare in protest at Israel's consecration of an ancient synagogue. |
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Hiddink Introduced As Turkey Coach |
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Guus Hiddink, who is still in charge of Russia, has been officially introduced as head coach of the Turkish national football team in Turkish capital Ankara on Monday. |
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Second To Nun |
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6 Q's About the News | Who is the 5-foot-4, white-haired 77-year-old nun who keeps the Xavier men's basketball team in line academically? |
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