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Court rejects Burger King operator appeal in suit against McDonald'sMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court today rejected an appeal by the operator of a Florida Burger King franchise that accused McDonald's of false advertising. The justices, w...
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China blocks YouTube over protest clipsMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Internet users in China were blocked from seeing YouTube.com on Sunday after dozens of videos about protests in Tibet appeared on the popular U.S. video Web s...
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Chicago stairclimber captures Seattle's Big Climb men's titleMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Jesse Lucas Berg of Chicago held off Henry Wigglesworth of Seattle by .76 seconds to capture his second consecutive men's title at Sunday's 22nd annual Big Cl...
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Walgreen Co. to buy I-trax Inc. and Whole Health ManagementMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Drugstore operator Walgreen Co. said today it plans to buy two operators of worksite health centers as part of a new health and wellness division. Walgreen said it will ...
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Handyman robot ready for some eyesMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The space station's new robot had its arms attached the last time spacewalking astronauts floated outside. Next up for Dextre: eyes and a set of ...
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One of the defining aspects of the Iraq War is the flurry of informationMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- The black-shrouded Web site opens with a soldier's silhouette and the pounding rhythm of Nine Inch Nails: "Into the fire you can send us," the words go. "From...
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Illinois St., SIU make NIT field filled with NCAA near-missesMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Virginia Tech and Arizona State are this year's Syracuse, and Hokies coach Seth Greenberg is suddenly sounding very much like Orange coach Jim Boeheim did last March. Th...
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Officials assess impact of tornado damage to downtown AtlantaMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Many streets were closed and some traffic lights were still out Monday morning because of a tornado that ripped a path of destruction through the city's core....
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JPMorgan buying ailing Bear Stearns for $236.2 millionMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- With a deal in place to save Bear Stearns from bankruptcy, the company's shares traded above the offer price today even as investors began turning a critical...
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Falling home prices knock down flying-saucer house sale priceMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The sale price for a Chattanooga, Tenn., house shaped like a flying saucer is nothing to phone home about. The Space House sold at auction Saturday...