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At least 16 dead in Arkansas flood
DALLAS (Reuters) - Flash floods swept through a campground in western Arkansas overnight, killing at least 16 people as they slept and leaving an unknown number missing, state officials said on Friday.
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U.S. steps up Web security focus after iPad breach
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said it would step up scrutiny of online security and privacy issues following recent security breaches involving Apple Inc's iPad and Google Inc's collection of private data by its Street View cars.
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Iraq suicide bomb kills 2 U.S. soldiers, 3 Iraqis
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide car bomb hit a joint U.S.-Iraqi military patrol in eastern Iraq on Friday, killing two U.S. soldiers and at least three Iraqis as the U.S. prepares to end combat operations.
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UBS CEO sees politicians backing U.S. tax deal
VIENNA (Reuters) - UBS chief executive Oswald Gruebel expects Swiss parliamentarians to back a tax deal that would draw a line under a legal dispute that has threatened to bring the bank to its knees.
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Pope begs forgiveness for sexual abuse scandal
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict begged forgiveness from God and victims of child sexual abuse by priests on Friday and vowed that the Catholic Church would do everything in its power to ensure that it never happens again.
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Striking Honda China workers hold out for pay and union
ZHONGSHAN, China (Reuters) - Workers at a lock factory in south China that supplies Honda Motor challenged managers on Friday, demanding higher pay and freedom to form independent unions, banned in the export powerhouse.
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At least 46 killed in southern Kyrgyz ethnic riots
OSH, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - At least 46 people were killed on Friday when ethnic conflict flared in Kyrgyzstan's second-largest city Osh, the worst outbreak of violence in the Central Asian state since the president was overthrown in April.
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Japan PM warns of eventual default if debt not fixed
TOKYO (Reuters) - New Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, seeking to lay the groundwork for a future sales tax rise, warned on Friday that the country risked defaulting on its borrowing if it failed to rein in its massive public debt.
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U.S.-born "Barbie" drug lord takes on Mexican army
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A U.S.-born drug lord nicknamed "La Barbie" for his blond hair and blue eyes is battling for control of a major Mexican drug cartel, driving fresh bloodshed in Mexico's brutal war on traffickers.
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Putin says freezing missile sale to Iran: France
PARIS (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has told France that Moscow will freeze a delivery of S-300 missiles to Iran after passage of extended U.N. sanctions against Tehran, the French president's office said Friday.
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Britain sticks up for BP amid spill
LONDON/VENICE, Louisiana (Reuters) - Britain stuck up for beleaguered BP Plc on Friday against American criticism over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, while the company ramped up efforts to siphon more crude from its gushing well.
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Abbas: Hope eroding for two-state Mideast solution
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expressed concern on Thursday that hope was waning for a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict.
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FBI begins probe into AT&T iPad security breach
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened a probe into a security breach of Apple Inc's iPad that exposed personal information of AT&T Inc customers, including those of several high-ranking government officials.
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Sailor Abby Sunderland found safe in Indian Ocean
CANBERRA (Reuters) - A 16-year-old California girl trying to sail solo around the world is safe and well after a massive search and rescue was launched in the Indian Ocean when she triggered distress signals, her parents and Australian authorities said Friday.
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U.S. doubles upper estimate for BP oil leak
HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. scientists on Thursday doubled their high-end estimate of the amount of crude oil flowing from BP Plc's stricken Gulf of Mexico well.
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FBI probing AT&T iPad security breach
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened a probe into a security breach of Apple Inc's iPad that exposed personal information of AT&T Inc customers.
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Cash-poor NY state may issue IOUs like California
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cash-poor New York state might have to pay its bills with IOUs next week to avoid the "anarchy in the streets" that could result from a government shutdown, Governor David Paterson said on Thursday.
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Democrats launch push to promote Obama health law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats launched a new push on Thursday to promote U.S. President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul, as the first $250 rebates were mailed to seniors to help plug gaps in Medicare prescription drug coverage.
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Sickened September 11 workers get revised settlement
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Attorneys for thousands of workers who suffered health problems stemming from the September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center reached a revised $712 million settlement with New York City on Thursday.
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California girl sailor, 16, missing in Indian Ocean
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 16-year-old California girl trying to sail around the world alone went missing in the Indian Ocean on Thursday after apparently signaling she was in trouble, her family said.
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