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Gates visits US forces in southern Afghanistan The Associated Press - 19 minutes ago
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - As the last of 30000 US reinforcements arrive in Afghanistan, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday got a firsthand look at operations in the dangerous south where Afghan and international troops are ramping up security.
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Passenger detained at Miami airport after suspicious item found CNN - 23 minutes ago
By the CNN Wire Staff Miami, Florida (CNN) -- A passenger was detained and bomb squad investigators were at Miami International Airport on Friday after investigators spotted a suspicious item in a baggage screening area, authorities said.
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Intervention Unlikely for Steady Yen Wall Street Journal - 15 minutes ago
TOKYO—Japanese authorities, while pledging to take "decisive" measures to prevent abrupt moves in the yen, would be unlikely to intervene if the currency's rise is gradual, people familiar with the matter said.
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HP poised to acquire 3Par as Dell bows out Washington Post - 2 hours ago
Hewlett-Packard agreed to buy 3Par for $2.35 billion, ending an 18-day bidding war with Dell for the maker of storage systems and stepping up its rivalry with EMC.
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Beatrice Capra the latest darling of the U.S. Open Boston Herald - 4 minutes ago
NEW YORK - The average tennis fan might have been surprised to see 371st-ranked teenager Beatrice "Trice" Capra beat the No.
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TI and wife arrested Boston Globe - 3 hours ago
Grammy-winning rapper TI, 29, and his wife, Tameka Cottle, were arrested Wednesday night in West Hollywood on suspicion of possessing methamphetamines, five months after he finished a prison stint on weapons charges.
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Common bone drugs linked to esophageal cancer risk Reuters - 9 hours ago
LONDON (Reuters) - People who take a commonly used class of osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates for more than five years may be doubling their risk of developing cancer of the gullet or esophagus, a British study found on Friday.
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