Egyptian animal mummy industry unwrapped Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:17 AM PST Ancient Egypt's animal mummy industry  
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A New Twist on Airline Fees: Pay to Arrive? Posted: 17 Nov 2011 12:12 PM PST A planeload of passengers from India to England on a charter airline, Comtel Air, were stranded at the airport after they declined to pay $200 each to cover the cost of fuel and airport fees.  
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Man charged with Obama assassination attempt Posted: 17 Nov 2011 12:24 PM PST Oscar Ortega-Hernandez charged with attempting to kill US president after shots fired at White House last week.  
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Mexican leftist scrubs clean image for 2012 election Posted: 17 Nov 2011 01:02 PM PST MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican presidential hopeful Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is dropping his fiery left-wing rhetoric and instead preaching peace and love to win back voters alienated when he launched massive protests after narrowly losing the 2006 election.  
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AI moves closer with brain chip Posted: 17 Nov 2011 12:42 PM PST A computer chip that mimics brain activity could help scientists advance research into artificial intelligence.  
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Italian PM wins confidence vote Posted: 17 Nov 2011 12:38 PM PST New Italian PM Mario Monti's government of technocrats passes its first test, winning a vote of confidence in the senate.  
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Obama 'assassination bid' charge Posted: 17 Nov 2011 12:22 PM PST The man suspected of shooting at the White House last Friday is charged with attempting to assassinate US President Barack Obama.  
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Japanese Police Look for Evidence of Crime at Olympus Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:59 AM PST According to an internal memo, the authorities are working to determine whether Olympus worked with organized crime syndicates to obscure billions of dollars in past investment losses.  
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Japanese Police Look for Evidence of Crime at Olympus Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:59 AM PST According to an internal memo, the authorities are working to determine whether Olympus worked with organized crime syndicates to obscure billions of dollars in past investment losses.  
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VIDEO: Records broken on World Records Day Posted: 17 Nov 2011 12:12 PM PST It is Guinness World Records Day and hundreds of people around the world have been attempting to break records, ranging from the weird to the downright dangerous.  
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London protesters defy deadline to remove tents Posted: 17 Nov 2011 12:08 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - Anti-capitalist protesters defied a deadline to remove their tents from outside St Paul's Cathedral on Thursday, heralding a new phase in their legal stand-off with officials in London's financial district.  
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Japanese Police Look for Evidence of Crime at Olympus Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:44 AM PST According to an internal memo, the authorities are working to determine whether Olympus worked with organized crime syndicates to obscure billions of dollars in past investment losses.  
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Portugal Refuses to Extradite George Wright Posted: 17 Nov 2011 12:34 PM PST George Wright, who escaped prison in New Jersey in 1970 and was captured in September, remains in Portugal.  
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Japanese Police Look for Evidence of Crime at Olympus Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:44 AM PST According to an internal memo, the authorities are working to determine whether Olympus worked with organized crime syndicates to obscure billions of dollars in past investment losses.  
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Hungary says seeks new IMF deal, Fund says no requests Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:45 AM PST BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Under mounting pressure from markets, Hungary said on Thursday it would start talks with the International Monetary Fund on a new precautionary deal, marking a major U-turn by the government, but the Fund said it had not received any requests for a new loan program.  
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Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw Easily Wins N.L. Cy Young Posted: 17 Nov 2011 12:20 PM PST Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers won the NL Cy Young Award in a runaway Thursday. Kershaw received 27 of 32 first-place votes, five seconds and two thirds for 207 points in voting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.  
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Militia warning as Libyan PM forms government Posted: 17 Nov 2011 12:01 PM PST TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A commander of Libyan former rebels has warned that his men could overthrow the incoming government if it fails to meet their demands for representation.  
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Arrests at Occupy 'day of action' Posted: 17 Nov 2011 12:00 PM PST Occupy protesters are preparing for new demonstrations after an attempt to close the New York Stock Exchange earlier in the morning.  
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Energy Secretary Chu Defends Solyndra Loan Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:16 AM PST Steven Chu said the company's later bankruptcy was "extremely unfortunate," but he saw no need to apologize.  
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Backers of Proposition 8 Can Challenge Court Ruling Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:17 AM PST The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that proponents of the proposition that banned gay marriage in California can challenge the overturning of the law by a lower-court judge.  
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