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9 killed as violence spreads along Pakistan border
(AP)
 AP - Suspected militants bombed a bus carrying prisoners in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least nine people, as fighting between security forces and extremists flared across the country's tribal belt.
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:02:18 GMT
| Russia frees 12 Georgians, gets rejected by China
(AP)
 AP - Russian forces turned over 12 Georgian soldiers on the border of one of the separatist provinces under its control Thursday after the short war that outraged the West and brought Moscow's military deep into Georgia.
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:01:42 GMT
| Thai protesters defy court order to leave compound
(AP)
 AP - Thousands of demonstrators, some armed with golf clubs, batons and bamboo sticks, defied a court order to end their occupation of the prime minister's office compound on Thursday, vowing to remain until the country's leaders resign.
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:15:57 GMT
| Gustav nears Jamaica as New Orleans keeps watch
(AP)
 AP - Tropical Storm Gustav was heading toward Jamaica early Thursday while many miles away, residents in the New Orleans area watched it with a nervous eye.
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:19:09 GMT
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Merriman to put off surgery, play season (AP)
The surgeon's knife can wait. Shawne Merriman is going to play football, two torn knee ligaments and all. A day after visiting a fourth doctor, the San Diego Chargers' star outside linebacker decided Wednesday to play this season rather than have his damaged left knee repaired now. "To be as simple as possible, I just want to play football," Merriman said.
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:42:00 PDT
| Mets rally past Phillies, into East lead (AP)
This resilient group sure isn't last year's New York Mets. Daniel Murphy hit a tiebreaking double after Carlos Delgado's second solo homer had tied the game in the eighth and the Mets beat Philadelphia 6-3 on Wednesday night to reclaim first place in the NL East. Ryan Howard hit a two-run homer and Jayson Werth homered for the Phillies, who fell a half-game behind the Mets in the division.
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:28:09 PDT
| Sources: De La Hoya to fight Pacquiao (AP)
Oscar De La Hoya has nearly wrapped up a deal to finish his boxing career Dec. 6 against Filipino star Manny Pacquiao, two people with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because any deal won't be announced until Thursday, said De La Hoya's long-stalled talks with Pacquiao recently revived when the sides found an...
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:47:45 PDT
| Kyle Busch, Edwards put on probation (AP)
NASCAR placed Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards on probation Wednesday for the next six Sprint Cup Series races, the result of their on-track incident last weekend at the end of the race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:37:10 PDT
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Toyota cuts sales forecast as demand sputters
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp cut its 2009 vehicle
sales forecast by nearly 7 percent as high fuel prices hammer
demand for large cars and pickup trucks, and said it will speed
up the rollout of hybrid and electric cars as their popularity
grows.
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:51:04 GMT
| Starbucks top brass to receive no raise next year
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Top executives at Starbucks Corp
including Chairman and Chief Executive Howard Schultz
will not be getting raises anytime soon, after the coffee
chain's first-ever quarterly loss as a public company.
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:33:29 GMT
| Amgen to discontinue discounts on anemia drug: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - Amgen Inc is halting some pricing
practices that critics say were contributing to overuse of its
flagship anemia drug Aranesp at a time of mounting concerns
about the product's safety, the New York Times said.
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:14:21 GMT
| Futures slip as oil rises
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Stock index futures fell on Thursday
as the price of oil rose for a fourth day, overshadowing
optimism among financial companies about the largest U.S.
mortgage finance company Fannie Mae .
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:01:02 GMT
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