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Diplomats: Iran censured at UN nuclear meeting
1 hr ago
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The board of the U.N. nuclear watchdog censured Iran on Friday, with 25 nations backing a resolution that demands Tehran immediately freeze construction of its newly revealed nuclear facility and heed Security Council resolutions calling on it to stop uranium enrichment.
Dubai World's debt freeze 'carefully planned'
3 hrs ago
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A top Dubai finance official said the emirate fully expected fallout from its debt problems and assured foreign creditors that Dubai World's request to postpone payment on some of its $60 billion in debt was "carefully planned."
Secret Service: Crashers posed no danger to Obama
2 hrs 19 mins ago
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The Secret Service maintains that President Barack Obama was never in danger at a state dinner after an uninvited Virginia couple got through security, but it wouldn't comment on whether anyone is screened for radiological or biological weapons.
Food banks go high-tech to feed the hungry
1 hr 36 mins ago
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Food banks across the country are undergoing a high-tech revolution, adopting sophisticated databases, bar coding, GPS tracking, automated warehouses and other technologies used in the food industry that increasingly supplies their goods.
Swiss: Polanski in jail until at least Monday
2 hrs 7 mins ago
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Roman Polanski will remain in a jail outside Zurich for at least three more days until he meets the security conditions of his bail, a Swiss official said Friday.
Report: Montgomery took steroids to beat Greene
2 hrs 48 mins ago
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Tim Montgomery says he started taking performance-enhancing drugs because he wanted to beat American sprint rival Maurice Greene and become the fastest man in the world.