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Canadian leader gambles for majority government
AP - 1 hour 11 minutes agoTORONTO - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is gambling that an opposition pushing an unpopular carbon tax will steer Canadian voters to the right in Tuesday's election and bolster his hold on power. More »
UK university holds artificial intelligence test
AP - 1 hour 25 minutes agoREADING, England - Computers argued, cracked jokes and parried trick questions Sunday, all part of an annual test of artificial intelligence carried out at the University of Reading. More »
Ohio shooting puts face on foreclosure crisis
AP - 1 hour 46 minutes agoAKRON, Ohio - By the time deputies came to escort Addie Polk out of her home of 38 years, the 90-year-old had taken out her life insurance policy and placed it next to her pocketbook and keys in the neatly kept house. More »
Writers pick up pens to protest 42-day detentions
AP - 2 hours 6 minutes agoLONDON - Dozens of renowned British writers came out against new anti-terrorism legislation Sunday, publishing a collection of satire, essays, fiction and poetry to protest a proposal allowing police to hold suspects without charge for up to 42 days. More »
Blighted San Francisco district touts its history
AP - 2 hours 30 minutes agoSAN FRANCISCO - In the Tenderloin, corner stores sell more alcohol than food, drug-addled pan handlers shake paper cups at passers-by and churches vie for real estate with strip clubs. More »
Pakistani tribesmen rise up against militants
AP - Monday, October 13Iraq to begin first oil bid round in London
AP - Monday, October 13BAGHDAD - Iraq's oil minister will meet Monday in London with representatives of international oil companies for the first round of bidding for new contracts in the country since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, the minister's spokesman said. More »
Iran: Merchants in main Tehran market stage strike
AP - Monday, October 13TEHRAN, Iran - Merchants in Tehran's main market have closed their shops in protest of a new sales tax despite the government's announcement that it would suspend the measure for two months. More »
Leader hopeful on coordinated Euro crisis response
AP - Monday, October 13PARIS - President Nicolas Sarkozy said he expects a meeting of 15 European leaders Sunday to produce an ambitious, coordinated plan to battle the effects of the global financial crisis. More »
Amid the meltdown, economics Nobel no easy pick
AP - Monday, October 13STOCKHOLM, Sweden - If history is any guide, this year's Nobel economics prize will award the developers of economic theories that have had the time to take root, grow and prove resilient. More »
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