NEW YORK — Wall Street staged a comeback Friday, with the major indexes jumping more than 5 percent and the Dow Jones industrials surging nearly 500 points. The late afternoon rally ended another volatile week that saw stocks reach six-year lows. Stocks erased about half of the steep losses from ...
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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Marathon talks between Hollywood's largest actors union and producers broke off early Saturday with the Screen Actors Guild saying it will ask its members to authorize a strike. Screen Actors Guild members and supporters stage a rally in June at SAG's headquarters in ...
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Somali pirates have released a Greek-owned tanker that was hijacked in September, a Greek government spokesman said Saturday. The tanker MV Genius was released Friday with its cargo of refined oil intact and the crew of 19 safe, Merchant Marine Ministry spokesman Constantine ...
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LIMA: Chinese President Hu Jintao thanked US President George W. Bush on Friday for improving Sino-US ties and said he hoped President-elect Barack Obama would follow suit upon taking office January 20, a Chinese official said. As they opened their last meeting as heads of state, Bush allowed he was ...
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Abraham Biggs Jr., 19, a young college student from Florida killed himself by taking a drug overdose in front of a live webcam. He broadcasted his final hours via Justin.tv, a website which allows users to broadcast live, to other content-sharing sites. After it was clear that Abraham Biggs Jr. is ...
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BEIJING -- A college student in southern China was bitten by a panda after he broke into the bear's enclosure hoping to get a hug, state media and a park employee said Saturday. The student was visiting Qixing Park with classmates on Friday when he jumped the 6.5-foot (2-meter) -high fence around ...
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Former UN chief and former US president , along with human rights campaigner Graca Machel, were scheduled to visit Zimbabwe Saturday for first-hand look at emerging cholera crisis The former United Nations chief and a former U.S. president have canceled a planned humanitarian visit to Zimbabwe after ...
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