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/ 16 October 2008

eBay spends billions while cutting jobs

It is also buying a Danish online classifieds site, dba.dk, and a vehicles website, bilbasen.dk, for $390-million.

By Richard Wray
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Analysis
/ 16 October 2008

Virtual sex in virtual worlds

People have been getting it together online for years now, but a Florida plumber has developed a system that blurs the line between virtual and real.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 15 October 2008

‘No porno on my bus stops’

Director Kevin Smith has made a movie with such a bothersome title he cannot even place ads for it in some places.

By David Germain
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/ 15 October 2008

Googling is good for geriatrics

A team of United States researchers has found that searching the internet stimulates brain activity in the elderly and middle-aged.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 15 October 2008

Oil falls more than $2, recession looms

Oil fell for a third straight session on Thursday, hitting a 13-month low near , as investors braced for a plunge in demand.

By Joe Brock
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Article
/ 15 October 2008

McCain in make-or-break face-off with Obama

Republican John McCain has a third and final chance to debate his way back into contention when he faces Barack Obama in New York later on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 15 October 2008

Global crisis may hit Africa aid

The ongoing financial crisis could imperil United States aid available to Africa after 2010 and could deter private investment in the continent.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 15 October 2008

Apple launches $1 299 aluminium notebook

Apple on Tuesday cut the price on its entry-level notebook computer to and introduced a line of aluminium-clad machines starting at  299.

By Gabriel Madway and David Lawsky
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Article
/ 15 October 2008

Madonna, husband ‘just couldn’t live together any more’

United States pop superstar Madonna is to divorce her British film director husband Guy Ritchie, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 15 October 2008

Omar strengthens into hurricane in Caribbean

Omar hit hurricane strength on Tuesday as it headed toward Puerto Rico and the small islands of the north-eastern Caribbean,

By Jim Loney
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Article
/ 15 October 2008

Obama has four-point lead on McCain

Democrat Barack Obama has a four-point national lead over Republican John McCain as the White House rivals head into their final debate.

By John Whitesides
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Article
/ 15 October 2008

MySpace Karaoke puts amateur crooners on camera

MySpace on Tuesday launched an overhauled karaoke channel that lets amateur crooners post online video of themselves in all their vocal glory.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 15 October 2008

Bush’s dog days, his enemies’ glee

George W Bush’s presidency is losing international influence, but it would be foolish to write obituaries for American power.

By Simon Tisdall
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Article
/ 15 October 2008

Little white email lies

Experts have long known it is easier to lie in writing than in real life, where deception is made more difficult by physical prompts.

By Bobbie Johnson
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Article
/ 14 October 2008

US to pump $250bn into banks

The United States pledged on Tuesday to pump -billion into its banks, following similar action in Europe, though a threat of recession remained.

By Jeremy Pelofsky and Tabassum Zakaria
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/ 14 October 2008

Apple fans await cheaper laptops

Apple is expected to unveil new notebook computers, perhaps even one priced for those with tight budgets.

By Glenn Chapman
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Article
/ 14 October 2008

Thousands flee as fires erupt across California

One person was killed and thousands were evacuated on Monday as a series of wind-driven wildfires swept across California.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 14 October 2008

McCain vows: I’ll be back

In a career littered with comebacks, Republican John McCain is now vowing one more effort to overhaul Barack Obama’s commanding poll lead.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 14 October 2008

Bailing out Big Motor

Having sabotaged eco-innovations, the motor industry is now demanding billions, writes George Monbiot.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 13 October 2008

Mitsubishi buys stake in Morgan Stanley

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has bought a 21% stake in Wall Street bank Morgan Stanley for $9-billion, the companies said on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 13 October 2008

Forty-five pizza slices in 10 minutes

Chowdown champ Joey Chestnut has done it again, this time proving he’s a pizza powerhouse.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 13 October 2008

McCain tones down campaign

Republican hopeful John McCain has bowed to a growing chorus of condemnation over his personal attacks in the US election campaign.

By Ed Pilkington
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Article
/ 13 October 2008

McCain ‘is heading for defeat’

American voters have lost faith in the Republican party amid the economic meltdown, says a Republican strategist.

By Suzanne Goldenberg
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Article
/ 13 October 2008

Tasting toxicity

Markets internationally have been poisoned. But who is responsible?

By Kevin Davie
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Article
/ 12 October 2008

Palin’s Alaska vendetta adds to McCain’s woes

Nothing typifies the plight of John McCain’s campaign more than the roller-coaster ride of his vice-presidential pick, Sarah Palin.

By Paul Harris
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/ 12 October 2008

Election pendulum swings back to Obama in Ohio

Sarah Palin may be making all the headlines but in Canton, Ohio, it has always been about the economy.

By Paul Harris
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Article
/ 12 October 2008

Execs ease woes with lavish retreat

The world’s largest insurance company spent $440 000 on a corporate retreat days after accepting a $85-billion emergency government loan.

By Andrew Clark
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Article
/ 11 October 2008

Jimmy Smits heads for ‘Dexter’

Jimmy Smits, a proven TV star in L.A. Law and NYPD Blue, is looking like the go-to guy when a drama’s juicy guest role demands heft.

By Lynn Elber
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Article
/ 11 October 2008

US to invest directly in banks

The US government plans to invest directly in US banks for the first time since the Great Depression, says Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.

By Adam Plowright
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/ 11 October 2008

‘All My Children’ actor dies at 90

Eileen Herlie, a stage and TV actor who appeared on All My Children for more than three decades as the motherly Myrtle Fargate, has died at 90.

By Michael Kuchwara
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/ 11 October 2008

Top Connecticut court rules in favour of gay marriage

A sharply divided Connecticut Supreme Court ruled on Friday that gay couples have the right to get married.

By Dave Collins
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Article
/ 11 October 2008

Cockroaches hitch ride into US with troops

While they have been fighting wars in Asia and the Middle East, it seems that United States troops have allowed a counter-invasion of their country.

By Richard Luscombe
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