AP - China has banned television and radio ads for push-up bras, figure-enhancing underwear and sex toys in the communist government’s latest move to purge the nation’s airwaves of what it calls social pollution.
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GUAM (Reuters) - A strong earthquake swayed buildings on the Pacific island of Guam on Sunday but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami alert was issued.
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Trojans win on flag day
Los Angeles Times - USC receiver Patrick Turner makes a reception in front of Washington's Darin Harris during the second quarter at Husky Stadium in Seattle, where the Trojans pulled out a 27-24 victory on Saturday. UW Notebook | Battered Locker gets a week off Game Summary: Washington 24, USC 27 |
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BANGKOK (Reuters) - Sixth-seed Dmitry Tursunov breezed past unseeded German Benjamin Becker 6-2 6-1 to win his second title of the year at the Thailand Open on Sunday.
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Reuters - Violence in Iraq during Ramadan has fallen by almost 40 percent from last year, the U.S. military said on Sunday, despite a warning from al Qaeda that it would increase attacks during the Muslim holy month.
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Reporting Loss, Rite Aid Cuts Forecast
New York Times - By AP HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 27 (AP) - The drug store chain Rite Aid said Thursday that its second-quarter loss widened sharply, and it warned that it expected to lose more than it had forecast for the year. Rite Aid's sales, loss estimates revamped Rite Aid loss widens; sales, earnings outlook lowered |
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Violence in Iraq during Ramadan has fallen by almost 40 percent from last year, the U.S. military said on Sunday, despite a warning from al Qaeda that it would increase attacks during the Muslim holy month.
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AP - Phil Mickelson showed Woody Austin how to stay dry, and the Americans blew the International team out of the water Saturday in the Presidents Cup to build the largest lead in seven years.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush chided the Democratic-led Congress for failing to complete annual spending bills on time and signed a temporary measure on Saturday to keep the government running.
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For the newspaper industry, The St. Petersburg Times offers one possible model for salvaging enterprises that must, as all businesses do, respond to financial reality.
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