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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WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama intends to name Timothy Geithner, president of the New York Federal Reserve, as his treasury secretary to confront the nation’s intense economic turmoil, senior Democratic officials said Friday. The stock market soared on the news. Word of Geithner ...
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WASHINGTON | President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday outlined his plan to create 2.5 million jobs in coming years to rebuild roads and bridges and modernize schools while developing alternative energy sources and more efficient cars. “These aren’t just steps to pull ourselves out of this ...
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TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Several thousand demonstrators waved flags and chanted in Taiwan's capital Saturday to protest the detention of former President Chen Shui-bian on graft allegations. Judges ordered the 57-year-old Chen jailed Nov. 12, and he has refused solid food since then. Chen denies ...
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MIAMI (AP) - The message OMG popped up next to the live webcam broadcast of Abraham Biggs lying motionless on his bed, followed by LOL and "hahahah." But Biggs wasn't joking. The 19-year-old Broward College student really did commit suicide by taking a drug overdose in front of a live Internet ...
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President George W. Bush, meeting at an economic summit in Peru with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, says that given the economic crisis, its more important than ever for the two neighbors to work together. At the start of a day of meetings with leaders, Bush praised Harper for offering ...
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