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Actress and jury member Caterina Murino applauds during an outdoor screening of the film "Rain Man" at the famous Djamaa El Fna square during the Marrakech International Film Festival in Marrakech on November 20, 2008. (UPI Photo/David Silpa) | Slideshow
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  • Fire turns cigarette warehouse to ash tray
  • Prosecutor in Cheney trial a no-show
  • Judge orders release of 5 Gitmo detainees
  • Canadian police make 46 cocaine arrests
Odd News
  • Lost cockatiel spoke to owners on phone
  • Town investigates mystery meat origins
  • Facebook gets 'sick' worker in trouble
  • Man, 112, rejoins Boy Scouts after century
Issue of the Day
    How much lower will the Dow go?
    How much lower will the Dow go?
    The global economic crisis triggered by the Great Wall Street Meltdown in September passed another grim historical mark on Wednesday: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed below 8,000 for the first time since March 2003.
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  • Verizon employees looked at Obama records
  • BNP to take part in Bangladesh polls
  • NHL: Detroit 4, Edmonton 3
  • COL BKB: Michigan 55, UCLA 52
  • NHL: Calgary 1, Colorado 0
  • Obama aides: It's Clinton for State
  • SAG, AMPTP reps meet with mediator
  • Mukasey collapses while speaking in D.C.
  • COL BKB: Florida 64, Southern Utah 50
  • Teen gets life for stomping Asian man
  • NFL: Pittsburgh 27, Cincinnati 10
  • UPI Sports Calendar for Friday, Nov. 21
  • Doctor: Leaders must have health exams
  • Sri Lanka claims major victory
  • NHL: Chicago 6, Dallas 3
Entertainment News
    'Life' is No. 1 on U.S. record chart again
    'Life' is No. 1 on U.S. record chart again
    LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20 (UPI) --
    T.I.'s "Live Your Life" featuring Rihanna is No. 1 on the U.S. record chart for a fourth non-consecutive week, Billboard.com said Thursday.
  • Taco Bell criticizes 50 Cent over lawsuit
  • Hough won't be on next 'DWTS'
  • Madonna/Ritchie divorce nearly done
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  • Crude oil prices drop below $50 a barrel
  • U.S. markets plunge Thursday
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  • Wendy's announces job cuts and shifts
  • 'It's the deflation, stupid'
Health News
  • Half of women subject to urinary infection
  • Girl lives 118 days with no heart
  • More at-risk teens engaging in anal sex
  • 25,000 Americans don't know they have HIV
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  • Vast water glaciers found on Mars
  • Fooling immune systems to fight diabetes
  • Study: California fish face extinction
  • Study: Females bond through language
Sports News
    Bengals deactivate receiver Ocho Cinco
    Bengals deactivate receiver Ocho Cinco
    PITTSBURGH, Nov. 20 (UPI) --
    Cincinnati wide receiver Chad Ocho Cinco was deactivated for Thursday's contest at Pittsburgh for a violation of a team rule.
  • Iona College dumps football
  • Chicago Cubs sale faces Dec. 1 deadline
  • Hal Steinbrenner takes control of Yankees
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  • Drums draw strangers to Baha'i celebration
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  • Germany's absurd pirate debate
  • PJAK denies it ended its campaigns in Iran
  • Chevron Nigeria forced to shut down
  • Outside View: Russia's new start -- Part 3
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  • India OK despite IPI breakdown
  • Obama hears out Google energy plan
  • Markets forcing Syria open
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  • Russia gambles $5.4B in arms on Venezuela's Chavez
  • China boosts military ties with Chile and Argentina
  • Patriots vs. Iskanders vs. GBIs standoff in Central Europe
  • CPI to support airborne communications
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  • New pirates terrorize oil-trade routes from Middle East
  • Barack Obama bets big on Hillary as secretary of state
  • Hu's Cuba visit highlights China's growing LatAm clout


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