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    Disposable diaper breaks fall, saves child's life (AP)
    AP - A disposable diaper has saved the life of an 18-month-old boy, breaking his fall from a third-floor apartment window, officials said Thursday. -- read full article
    Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:09:20 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    'Californication' star in rehab for sex addiction (AP)

    In this Aug. 2006 file photo, actor David Duchovny arrives at the premiere of 'Trust The Man', in New York. Duchovny has entered a rehabilitation facility for sex addiction, his representatives said Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Duchovny, 48, plays a sex-obsessed character on the Showtime series 'Californication,' which earned Emmy nods for casting and cinematography. The show's second season begins Sept. 28. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)AP - David Duchovny has entered a rehabilitation facility for sex addiction. In a statement released Thursday by his lawyer, Stanton Stein, the actor said he did so voluntarily, adding: "I ask for respect and privacy for my wife and children as we deal with this situation as a family."


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    Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:10:19 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Dell 2Q profit drops, hurt by PC price cuts (AP)

    In this May 29, 2008 file photo, Dell computers are on display at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif. Computer maker Dell Inc. says its fiscal second-quarter profit fell 17 percent Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Restructuring charges were partly to blame. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - Computer maker Dell Inc. said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter profit fell 17 percent, hurt in part by PC price cuts. Both earnings and margins fell short of Wall Street estimates, and Dell shares plunged.


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    Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:51:37 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Gustav swamps Jamaica, leaves 59 dead in Haiti (AP)

    This image provided by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Gustav over Jamaica and Tropical Storm Hanna further east over the Atlantic. The image was collected at 3:15 a.m. EDT Friday Aug. 29, 2008. At 2 a.m. EDT Friday, the storm was centered on Jamaica's southwest coast, about 60 miles (95 kilometers) west of Kingston and moving west near 8 mph (13 kph). Gustav's maximum sustained winds had decreased to near 65 mph (100 kph). But forecasters said it could strengthen into a hurricane before slamming into Grand Cayman on Friday. (AP Photo/NOAA)AP - The spinning core of Gustav bore down on southern Jamaica on Thursday after leaving 67 people dead in Hispaniola. Texas and Louisiana put their national guards on standby, and New Orleans said a mandatory evacuation might be necessary.


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    Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:07:26 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Probe reveals oxygen bottle burst on Qantas flight (AP)

    In this photo provided by Australia Transport Safety Bureau, shown is  the fuselage hole 6.5 feet (202 centimeter) wide and 5 feet (152 centimeters) high caused by an oxygen cylinder explosion in the cargo hold of a Qantas Boeing 747-438 on July 25, 2008. Air safety investigators confirmed Friday August 29, 2008,  that an exploding oxygen cylinder ripped a gaping hole in a Qantas jet's fuselage midflight last month, but said they were no closer to solving the mystery of why the tank failed.(AP Photo/Australia Transport Safety Bureau, HO)AP - Air safety investigators confirmed Friday that an exploding oxygen cylinder ripped a gaping hole in a Qantas jet's fuselage midflight last month, but said they were no closer to solving the mystery of why the tank failed.


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    Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:06:19 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Jury acquits former Marine in killing of Iraqis (AP)

    Former Marine Sgt. Jose Luis Nazario Jr., 28, from New York, speaks about his impending federal trial, at the office of one of his attorneys, Joseph M. Preis, in Irvine, Calif., on Aug. 16, 2008. Nazario faces charges of shooting detainees during the 2004 battle of Fallujah, in Iraq. The defense has rested without calling a single witness Wednesday Aug. 27, 2008, at the civilian trial  of Nazario, a former Marine charged with killing unarmed detainees in Iraq, in Riverside, Calif. (AP Photo/Sean Dufrene)AP - Jurors wept and embraced former Marine Jose Luis Nazario Jr. after acquitting him of voluntary manslaughter in the killings of unarmed Iraqi detainees during a fierce 2004 battle.


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    Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:56:10 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    McCain makes decision on running mate (AP)

    Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and his wife Mary take in a volleyball game that their daughter Anna participated in Thursday, Aug. 28, 2009 in Minneapolis. Pawlenty is considered a contender for vice president on the Republican ticket with Sen. John McCain.  (AP Photo/Jim Mone)AP - The focus of the presidential campaign shifts to Republicans on Friday as GOP candidate John McCain is set to introduce his running mate at a rally in Ohio.


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    Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:49:56 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    As Gustav nears, Gulf Coast puts faith in planning (AP)

    New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin surrounded by city officials, speaks to members of the media about Hurricane Gustav in New Orleans, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Louisiana and Texas put their national guards on standby, and New Orleans said a mandatory evacuation might be necessary. Nagin said he would order a mandatory evacuation of the city if forecasters predict a Category-3 strike — or possibly even a Category-2 — within 72 hours. (AP Photo/Cheryl Gerber)AP - With Gustav approaching hurricane strength and showing no signs of veering off a track to slam into the Gulf Coast, authorities across the region began laying the groundwork Thursday to get the sick, elderly and poor away from the shoreline.


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    Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:00:36 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Obama embarks on 67-day sprint to election (AP)

    Democratic presidential nominee, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., his wife, Michelle, and daughters Malia, 10, second from right, and Sasha, 7, wave after his acceptance speechat the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008.  (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)AP - Fresh off his historic nominating convention, Democrat Barack Obama is embarking on what likely will be the most important 67 days of his campaign for the White House. Republican John McCain is looking to upstage his rival with the announcement of his running mate.


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    Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:04:38 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    In King's shadow, Obama claims his prize (AFP)

    A screen shows New York votes as US Sen. Hillary Clinton is shown on a screen during the nominating vote of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Denver. Barack Obama will summon Americans to join his crusade for political change as he claims his place in history in a dazzling finale to the Democratic convention.(AFP/Getty Images/Mark Wilson)AFP - Barack Obama was Thursday to summon America to join his crusade for change, as the Democratic convention climaxes in a historic echo of Martin Luther King's" "I have a dream" speech.


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    Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:04:21 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Putin assails US over Georgia conflict (AFP)

    A South Ossetian woman walks near destroyed buildings in Tskhinvali. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the United States of manufacturing the Georgia conflict as tensions mounted with the United States threatening to scrap a nuclear deal to protest Moscow's actions.(AFP/Viktor Drachev)AFP - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the United States of manufacturing the Georgia conflict as tensions mounted with the United States threatening to scrap a nuclear deal to protest Moscow's actions.


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    Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:04:03 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    More than 100 Taliban killed in Afghanistan (Reuters)

    Afghan national army soldiers patrol on a street in Kabul August 18, 2008. (Omar Sobhani/Reuters)Reuters - Afghan and U.S.-led coalition forces have killed more than 100 Taliban in the southern Afghan province of Helmand during three days of fighting, the U.S. military said on Thursday.


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    Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:10:57 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    U.S. forces arrest senior Iraqi official (Reuters)

    This undated file photo released by the US Department of Defense shows an aerial view of The Pentagon in Washington, DC. The US military secretly has sent more than 200 foreign detainees captured in Iraq and Afghanistan to be interrogated in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and other countries over the past few years, The New York Times reported Thursday.(AFP/DOD/File)Reuters - U.S. forces arrested the deputy head of a committee that purged Iraq's government of members of Saddam Hussein's party, an ally said, but the U.S. military said he was a wanted militia leader behind a deadly Baghdad bombing.


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    Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:29:08 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Court upholds dismissal of charges in KPMG case (Reuters)
    Reuters - A U.S. appeals court has upheld the dismissal of criminal charges against 13 former executives at KPMG, saying prosecutors violated the defendants' rights by pressuring the accounting firm not to pay their legal bills. -- read full article
    Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:41:47 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
    Russia faces diplomatic isolation on Georgia (Reuters)

    Russian troops on an armoured personnel carrier move past a Georgian police officer (L) stationed at a checkpoint in Mosabruni, a village just inside South Ossetia, August 26, 2008. (Adrees Latif/Reuters)Reuters - Russia faced diplomatic isolation over its military action against Georgia on Thursday, with its Asian allies failing to offer support and France saying EU leaders were considering sanctions.


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    Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:02:32 GMT - Yahoo! News: Top Stories
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