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Campbell Disqualified From Commonwealth Games 200m

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Danielle George - AHN Staff Reporter London, England (AHN) - England's Darren Campbell is disqualified from the 200m at the Commonwealth Games for leaving his lane. According to reports, Campbell, running in lane eight, stepped out of his lane on the bend on his way to finishing fourth....

Experimental Drug Leaves Six Men In A Coma

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Yvonne Lee - AHN Staff Reporter London, England (AHN) - The drug company that developed an experimental drug which caused organ failure in humans says it only resulted in swollen glands when tested on monkeys. The Associated Press reports that six men fell into...

Tiger Woods Set To Play In World Match Play Championship

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Joanna Wypior - AHN Staff Reporter London, England (AHN) – Golf champion Tiger Woods confirms that he is to return to the World Match Play Championship at Wentworth late this summer for the first time since last appearing in 1998. Woods says, "I would love to win it, and hope that this...

Man Arrested After Throwing Suspicious Package Onto White House Lawn

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Yvonne Lee - AHN Staff Reporter Washington, D.C. (AHN) - The Secret Service arrest a man who threw a suspicious package onto the North Lawn of the White House on Wednesday. Secret Service spokesman Tom Mazur says, "This individual has a done a similar act in the past and he is in custody."...

'Inside Man' Tops at Box Office With $29M

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AP - Denzel Washington's reunion with Spike Lee put them on the inside track at the box office.

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	South Africa Links Trade links		Yankees' Posada Resumes Working Out YAHOO AP - New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada worked out Sunday for the first time since breaking his nose and is hopeful of being ready for opening day. Sources: YAHOO Denzel Washington's 'Inside Man' tops box office YAHOO Reuters - Denzel Washington and director Spike Lee scored the best opening of their careers on Sunday, as the heist thriller "Inside Man" grabbed the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office in North America with estimated ticket sales of $29 million. Sources: YAHOO Egypt names Islamist group suspected of Sinai attacks YAHOO AFP - Egypt for the first time blamed an Islamist movement that has pledged allegiance to Al-Qaeda for a string of deadly bomb attacks in Sinai resorts. Sources: YAHOO US forces kill 18 Iraqis in Baghdad clash: medic YAHOO Reuters - At least 18 Iraqis were killed on Sunday after U.S. troops clashed with a Shi'ite militia, medics and police said. Sources: YAHOO Analysis: Moussaoui May Help His Own Case YAHOO AP - After three rocky weeks, prosecutors wound up on a strong note as they rested their case for executing al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui. But the witness who could prove most valuable for them has yet to take the stand: the defendant himself. Sources: YAHOO Report: Japan Ends Hope of Finalizing Deal YAHOO AP - Tokyo has abandoned hopes of finalizing an agreement with Washington over the relocation of U.S. troops in Japan by the end of March because strong differences remain over sharing the $10 billion bill, a newspaper reported Sunday. Sources: YAHOO Stocks may rise after Fed's rate move YAHOO Reuters - U.S. stocks could advance this week if the Federal Reserve raises interest rates as anticipated, while major indexes continue to flirt with five-year highs. Sources: YAHOO Drivers Carpenter, Dana Hurt at Homestead YAHOO AP - Drivers Ed Carpenter and Paul Dana were injured in a crash Sunday morning during the warmup for the season-opening IRL IndyCar Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Sources: YAHOO Rice Accepts DJ's Apology for Racial Slur YAHOO AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has accepted the apology of a disc jockey fired for using a racial slur to describe her, saying the incident shows that even mature democracies take centuries to heal racial wounds. Sources: YAHOO George Mason Will Try to Bump UConn Out YAHOO AP - George Mason is alone to carry the flag. Bradley and Wichita State are gone from the NCAA tournament, leaving the Patriots as the last "Where is that?" school from a "What is that?" conference with a chance to crack a Final Four monopoly that has existed for 27 years. Sources: YAHOO Iraqi Troops Investigate Report of Bodies YAHOO AP - The Iraqi army said Sunday it has dispatched troops to investigate a report that 30 beheaded corpses were found in a village north of Baghdad. Sources: YAHOO Letters to 9/11 families called 'totally crass' CNN The mayor's office is sending form letters this weekend to the families of 24 victims of the 9/11 attacks, informing them of unreleased recordings of 911 calls made by their loved ones. Sources: CNN Alabama church destroyed by suspicious fire CNN An Alabama church was destroyed early Saturday in a fire that authorities are calling suspicious. Sources: CNN 'Beheaded bodies' found in Iraq BBC The corpses of 30 people, many beheaded, are found by a roadside near the Iraqi town of Baquba, officials say. Sources: BBC Egypt prosecutor charges 13 over Red Sea bombs YAHOO Reuters - Egypt's High State Security Prosecutor charged 13 people during a court session on Sunday of involvement in a series of blasts targeting Red Sea holiday resorts. Sources: YAHOO Schiavo's husband, family battle in books YAHOO Reuters - A year after the death of Terri Schiavo, her parents and husband release books this week attacking each other over the decision to let the brain-damaged Florida woman die by removing her feeding tube. Sources: YAHOO Woman injured in house fire dies BBC Police begin a murder inquiry after a 42-year-old woman badly injured in a fire in north Belfast dies in hospital. Sources: BBC LSU, UCLA Punch Tickets to Final Four YAHOO AP - UCLA has 11 NCAA titles in men's college basketball. LSU has none. But next weekend the two schools will face each other with a shot at the national championship on the line. Sources: YAHOO UBS finalizes sale of Motor-Columbus stake YAHOO AFP - Swiss banking giant UBS said it finalized this week the sale of its 55.6-percent sake in energy holding company Motor-Columbus, to a consortium of Swiss shareholders as well as EOS Holding, Atel and Electricite de France (EDF). Sources: YAHOO Arabs pledge same level of aid for Palestinians YAHOO Reuters - Arab foreign ministers on Sunday dismissed Western explanations for cutting aid to the Palestinian Authority but offered no extra money to compensate for a budget shortfall when Hamas Islamists take office. Sources: YAHOO		Other aggregator

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