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Apr 24, 2008 ... EDITORS: The Associated Press closes its news cycle for Wednesday, April 23, 2008, and begins its report for Thursday, April 24, 2008. The AP news report is protected by copyright, which gives the ...
Thursday, May 1
Apr 24, 2008; ... Today is Thursday, May 1, the 122nd day of 2008. There are 244 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1522 - England declares war on France and Scotland. 1648 - Scots begin second Civil War. 1703 - Chushingura Incident occurs in ...
Thursday, May 1
Apr 24, 2008; ... Today is Thursday, May 1, the 122nd day of 2008. There are 244 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1522 - England declares war on France and Scotland. 1648 - Scots begin second Civil War. 1703 - Chushingura Incident occurs in ...
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Apr 24, 2008 ... SOCCER: CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Man United gets 0-0 draw at Barcelona in semis BARCELONA, Spain _ Cristiano Ronaldo could have put FC Barcelona away early. Instead, the Manchester United winger sends his third-minute penalty wide, leaving the English champions with a 0-0 draw in ...
Aussie actress Jordana Beatty plucked from more than 4,000 girls to star in `Eloise in Paris'
Apr 24, 2008 ... The makers of the film adaptation of "Eloise in Paris" searched four continents and auditioned more than 4,000 girls to portray the spunky heroine of the children's classic. The winner: 9-year-old Jordana Beatty. The Aussie actress, who began her show biz career ...
Aussie actress Jordana Beatty plucked from more than 4,000 girls to star in `Eloise in Paris'
Apr 24, 2008 ... The makers of the film adaptation of "Eloise in Paris" searched four continents and auditioned more than 4,000 girls to portray the spunky heroine of the children's classic. The winner: 9-year-old Jordana Beatty. The Aussie actress, who began her show biz career ...
U.S. firm to make 1 billion gallons of diesel fuel a year from Brazilian sugarcane
Apr 24, 2008; ... A U.S. biotech company is teaming up with Brazilian ethanol producers to turn sugarcane into diesel fuel in a joint venture that could churn out 1 billion gallons (3.8 billion liters) a year by 2015, executives announced Wednesday. California-based Amyris Biotechnologies developed the ...
U.S. firm to make 1 billion gallons of diesel fuel a year from Brazilian sugarcane
Apr 24, 2008; ... A U.S. biotech company is teaming up with Brazilian ethanol producers to turn sugarcane into diesel fuel in a joint venture that could churn out 1 billion gallons (3.8 billion liters) a year by 2015, executives announced Wednesday. California-based Amyris Biotechnologies developed the ...
2 US Air Force pilots killed when trainer crashes at in Mississippi
Apr 24, 2008 ... An Air Force training jet crashed at Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi on Wednesday, killing both pilots aboard, base officials said. The base said in a news release that the T-38C Talon crashed about 12:30 p.m. (1630 GMT), and that the pilots' names were being withheld until ...
2 US Air Force pilots killed when trainer crashes at in Mississippi
Apr 24, 2008 ... An Air Force training jet crashed at Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi on Wednesday, killing both pilots aboard, base officials said. The base said in a news release that the T-38C Talon crashed about 12:30 p.m. (1630 GMT), and that the pilots' names were being withheld until ...
TYR unveils new challenger to Speedo's LZR Racer swimsuit at French Olympic trials
Apr 24, 2008 ... A new challenger to the Speedo LZR Racer swimsuit is making its debut at the French Olympic trials this week. TYR Sport is unveiling its Tracer Rise suit, which some swimmers have been competing in since January. Speedo unveiled its suit in February. The suits are made of polyurethane ...
TYR unveils new challenger to Speedo's LZR Racer swimsuit at French Olympic trials
Apr 24, 2008 ... A new challenger to the Speedo LZR Racer swimsuit is making its debut at the French Olympic trials this week. TYR Sport is unveiling its Tracer Rise suit, which some swimmers have been competing in since January. Speedo unveiled its suit in February. The suits are made of polyurethane ...
Petraeus promoted to Mideast command, locking Bush commanders in place for next president
Apr 24, 2008; ... President George W. Bush is promoting his top Iraq commander, Army Gen. David Petraeus, and replacing him with the general's recent deputy, keeping the United States on its war course and handing the next president a pair of combat-tested commanders who have relentlessly defended Bush's ...
Petraeus promoted to Mideast command, locking Bush commanders in place for next president
Apr 24, 2008; ... President George W. Bush is promoting his top Iraq commander, Army Gen. David Petraeus, and replacing him with the general's recent deputy, keeping the United States on its war course and handing the next president a pair of combat-tested commanders who have relentlessly defended Bush's ...
Playoff race tightens in round 11, 9 teams in semifinal contention
Apr 24, 2008; ... Nine teams remain in contention for semifinal places in rugby's Super 14 with four rounds remaining. A series of upset results in the 10th round, including the first losses of the season for the Sharks and Canterbury Crusaders, compacted the top half of the table, leaving only three ...
Playoff race tightens in round 11, 9 teams in semifinal contention
Apr 24, 2008; ... Nine teams remain in contention for semifinal places in rugby's Super 14 with four rounds remaining. A series of upset results in the 10th round, including the first losses of the season for the Sharks and Canterbury Crusaders, compacted the top half of the table, leaving only three ...
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Ronaldo misses penalty kick and Manchester United draws 0-0 at Barcelona
Apr 24, 2008; ... Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a lot of goals for Manchester United this season. It's one he missed that could prove to be the most memorable. The Manchester United winger felt the pressure of 98,000 people at Camp Nou on Wednesday as he missed a third-minute penalty and United drew 0-0 ...
Ronaldo misses penalty kick and Manchester United draws 0-0 at Barcelona
Apr 24, 2008; ... Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a lot of goals for Manchester United this season. It's one he missed that could prove to be the most memorable. The Manchester United winger felt the pressure of 98,000 people at Camp Nou on Wednesday as he missed a third-minute penalty and United drew 0-0 ...
US works to determine how to deal with Maoists as Nepal's ex-rebels enter government
Apr 24, 2008; ... This month's surprising election victory for ex-rebels in Nepal could force the Bush administration to deal with a group it has considered a terrorist organization. The United States faces a dilemma in engaging the Maoists, who gave up a 10-year insurgency in 2006, joined mainstream ...
US works to determine how to deal with Maoists as Nepal's ex-rebels enter government
Apr 24, 2008; ... This month's surprising election victory for ex-rebels in Nepal could force the Bush administration to deal with a group it has considered a terrorist organization. The United States faces a dilemma in engaging the Maoists, who gave up a 10-year insurgency in 2006, joined mainstream ...
After Pennsylvania victory, Clinton still needs superdelegates to reverse Obama lead
Apr 24, 2008; ... Hillary Rodham Clinton's victory in Pennsylvania breathed new life and fresh cash into her run for the Democratic presidential nomination, but only dented rival Barack Obama's nearly unassailable lead in elected delegates. Despite the long odds, Clinton on Wednesday declared herself ...
After Pennsylvania victory, Clinton still needs superdelegates to reverse Obama lead
Apr 24, 2008; ... Hillary Rodham Clinton's victory in Pennsylvania breathed new life and fresh cash into her run for the Democratic presidential nomination, but only dented rival Barack Obama's nearly unassailable lead in elected delegates. Despite the long odds, Clinton on Wednesday declared herself ...
Mississippi: Visitors get sun, adventure on West Ship Island
Apr 24, 2008; ... It's like something out of a movie: A boat filled with tourists _ drinking and happy, delighting in the exploits of the passing dolphins _ washes up to a rugged island whose exotic name conjures the mystique surrounding this place. This is West Ship Island, the most touristy of the ...
Mississippi: Visitors get sun, adventure on West Ship Island
Apr 24, 2008; ... It's like something out of a movie: A boat filled with tourists _ drinking and happy, delighting in the exploits of the passing dolphins _ washes up to a rugged island whose exotic name conjures the mystique surrounding this place. This is West Ship Island, the most touristy of the ...
Climbing adventure: North Caucasus mountains on Russian-Georgian border
Apr 24, 2008; ... Tears welled in my eyes twice while hiking some of the most beautiful landscapes on the planet - once in mid-wretch gag and once in awe-struck wonder. They were unexpected bookends for a journey that only vaguely resembled the trip I planned for myself and my hiking partner Ben ...
Climbing adventure: North Caucasus mountains on Russian-Georgian border
Apr 24, 2008; ... Tears welled in my eyes twice while hiking some of the most beautiful landscapes on the planet - once in mid-wretch gag and once in awe-struck wonder. They were unexpected bookends for a journey that only vaguely resembled the trip I planned for myself and my hiking partner Ben ...
Kiev: Cathedrals, cobblestones and Soviet monuments equal unconventional charm
Apr 24, 2008; ... Shining with Orthodox golden domes that rise from forested hilltops, crisscrossed by narrow cobblestone streets, and speckled by quiet, leafy parks, Kiev draws visitors with an Eastern European charm. And for those who seek the exotic artifacts of the Soviet era _ Lenin statues, ...
Kiev: Cathedrals, cobblestones and Soviet monuments equal unconventional charm
Apr 24, 2008; ... Shining with Orthodox golden domes that rise from forested hilltops, crisscrossed by narrow cobblestone streets, and speckled by quiet, leafy parks, Kiev draws visitors with an Eastern European charm. And for those who seek the exotic artifacts of the Soviet era _ Lenin statues, ...
National Folk Festival in Montana, July 11-13
Apr 24, 2008; ... The National Folk Festival comes to Montana this summer, bringing the event's mix of "music, dance and tradition from across America" to historic Butte. The three-day festival changes venues every three years. For the past three summers, it was held in Richmond, Virginia ....
National Folk Festival in Montana, July 11-13
Apr 24, 2008; ... The National Folk Festival comes to Montana this summer, bringing the event's mix of "music, dance and tradition from across America" to historic Butte. The three-day festival changes venues every three years. For the past three summers, it was held in Richmond, Virginia ....
1st results of Zimbabwe recount confirm victory for ruling party in at least 1 district
Apr 24, 2008; ... HARARE, Zimbabwe _ Zimbabwe's ruling party is floating the idea of a government of national unity led by President Robert Mugabe as a way out of a political crisis that has dragged on for weeks. The overture, given a prominent place in an official newspaper Wednesday, creates room for ...
1st results of Zimbabwe recount confirm victory for ruling party in at least 1 district
Apr 24, 2008; ... HARARE, Zimbabwe _ Zimbabwe's ruling party is floating the idea of a government of national unity led by President Robert Mugabe as a way out of a political crisis that has dragged on for weeks. The overture, given a prominent place in an official newspaper Wednesday, creates room for ...
By George, we're English! On patron saint's day, patriotism experiences a revival
Apr 24, 2008; ... Londoners have gathered in Trafalgar Square, beneath statues of Imperial lions and military heroes, to celebrate England's patron saint _ a third-century Turkish soldier with alleged dragon-slaying powers who probably never set foot in Britain. Little wonder many English people feel ...
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Apr 24, 2008; ... Londoners have gathered in Trafalgar Square, beneath statues of Imperial lions and military heroes, to celebrate England's patron saint _ a third-century Turkish soldier with alleged dragon-slaying powers who probably never set foot in Britain. Little wonder many English people feel ...
Marion Jones' teammates look to raise money in attempt to keep Olympic relay medals
Apr 24, 2008; ... Marion Jones' relay partners are raising money to pay legal fees in the fight to retain the 2000 Olympic medals they've been ordered to return. Jones teamed with Jearl-Miles Clark, Monique Hennagan, LaTasha Colander-Richardson and Andrea Anderson to win gold in the 4x400-meter relay, ...
Argentine poet Juan Gelman receives Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honor
Apr 24, 2008; ... Argentine poet Juan Gelman, who suffered wrenching personal loss under his country's military rule and wrote of it in poignant verse, has received the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honor. Spain's King Juan Carlos gave Gelman a medal symbolizing the Cervantes Prize at a ...
Argentine poet Juan Gelman receives Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honor
Apr 24, 2008; ... Argentine poet Juan Gelman, who suffered wrenching personal loss under his country's military rule and wrote of it in poignant verse, has received the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honor. Spain's King Juan Carlos gave Gelman a medal symbolizing the Cervantes Prize at a ...
Blair's face shows in British Parliament _ but only in a painting
Apr 24, 2008; ... Tony Blair has returned to Britain's Parliament. But this time he's not riding to the rescue of his beleaguered Labour party. Instead, his portrait took its place Wednesday alongside British political luminaries, including ex-leaders Margaret Thatcher and Winston Churchill, in the ...
Scuffles break out near torch relay in Australian capital
Apr 24, 2008; ... Scuffles broke out at the Olympic torch relay Thursday in Australia, and one protester leaped into the path of the flame before being quickly dragged off by police. The relay run was not interrupted by the man, seen in live television footage to sit down cross-legged about 10 meters ...
Scuffles break out near torch relay in Australian capital
Apr 24, 2008; ... Scuffles broke out at the Olympic torch relay Thursday in Australia, and one protester leaped into the path of the flame before being quickly dragged off by police. The relay run was not interrupted by the man, seen in live television footage to sit down cross-legged about 10 meters ...
Foster care could be wrenching for Texas sect children, long sheltered from outside world
Apr 24, 2008; ... Many of the children taken from a polygamous sect's West Texas ranch have seen little or no television. They have been essentially home-schooled all their lives. Most were raised on garden-grown vegetables and twice-daily prayers with family. They frolic in long dresses and buttoned-up shirts ...
Foster care could be wrenching for Texas sect children, long sheltered from outside world
Apr 24, 2008; ... Many of the children taken from a polygamous sect's West Texas ranch have seen little or no television. They have been essentially home-schooled all their lives. Most were raised on garden-grown vegetables and twice-daily prayers with family. They frolic in long dresses and buttoned-up shirts ...
Somali pirates find booming business
Apr 24, 2008; ... The spoils of a career as a pirate off Somalia's high seas were simply too good for Abdi Muse to pass up. He bought two Land Cruisers and a new home, then married two women in one passionate week. "I was giving away money to everyone I met," said Muse, 38, who said he made ...
Somali pirates find booming business
Apr 24, 2008; ... The spoils of a career as a pirate off Somalia's high seas were simply too good for Abdi Muse to pass up. He bought two Land Cruisers and a new home, then married two women in one passionate week. "I was giving away money to everyone I met," said Muse, 38, who said he made ...
Remains of Padre Pio, beloved mystic Italian monk, go on public display
Apr 24, 2008 ... The body of Padre Pio, a hugely popular Italian saint, will go on public display starting Thursday, with thousands expected to visit and pray to the mystic monk whom many Catholic faithful believe bore the signs of Jesus' crucifixion. Following an open-air Mass lead by Cardinal Jose ...
Remains of Padre Pio, beloved mystic Italian monk, go on public display
Apr 24, 2008 ... The body of Padre Pio, a hugely popular Italian saint, will go on public display starting Thursday, with thousands expected to visit and pray to the mystic monk whom many Catholic faithful believe bore the signs of Jesus' crucifixion. Following an open-air Mass lead by Cardinal Jose ...
Suspended cornerback Pacman Jones traded by Tennessee Titans to Dallas Cowboys
Apr 24, 2008 ... The Tennessee Titans finally washed their hands of suspended cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones on Wednesday, agreeing in principle to trade him to the Dallas Cowboys. Cowboys spokesman Rich Dalrymple confirmed the teams had an agreement, but no terms had been filed with the NFL ...
Suspended cornerback Pacman Jones traded by Tennessee Titans to Dallas Cowboys
Apr 24, 2008 ... The Tennessee Titans finally washed their hands of suspended cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones on Wednesday, agreeing in principle to trade him to the Dallas Cowboys. Cowboys spokesman Rich Dalrymple confirmed the teams had an agreement, but no terms had been filed with the NFL ...
House Democrats plan aid for veterans, the unemployed in war funding bill
Apr 24, 2008; ... Democrats who run the House of Representatives are planning to use an Iraq war money bill to extend benefits for the unemployed and implement new education benefits for US veterans. A veto threat from President George W. Bush is frustrating Democratic hopes for billions of dollars for ...
House Democrats plan aid for veterans, the unemployed in war funding bill
Apr 24, 2008; ... Democrats who run the House of Representatives are planning to use an Iraq war money bill to extend benefits for the unemployed and implement new education benefits for US veterans. A veto threat from President George W. Bush is frustrating Democratic hopes for billions of dollars for ...
French lawyer for Khmer Rouge leader challenges tribunal, triggering new delay
Apr 24, 2008; ... A French lawyer known for his provocative style and infamous clients has taken center stage at the tribunal on Cambodia's former Khmer Rouge leaders, challenging the judges and adding to the woes of an already troubled court. The aggressive stance taken by Jacques Verges at an appeal ...
French lawyer for Khmer Rouge leader challenges tribunal, triggering new delay
Apr 24, 2008; ... A French lawyer known for his provocative style and infamous clients has taken center stage at the tribunal on Cambodia's former Khmer Rouge leaders, challenging the judges and adding to the woes of an already troubled court. The aggressive stance taken by Jacques Verges at an appeal ...
Peruvian company seeks to end tourist train monopoly to Machu Picchu
Apr 24, 2008; ... A Peruvian company is a step closer to operating a train route to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, ending a rail monopoly to the nation's top tourist site. Ferrocarril Transandino SA, a private company that hands out concessions for the railway, is analyzing Inka Rail's request to ...
Peruvian company seeks to end tourist train monopoly to Machu Picchu
Apr 24, 2008; ... A Peruvian company is a step closer to operating a train route to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, ending a rail monopoly to the nation's top tourist site. Ferrocarril Transandino SA, a private company that hands out concessions for the railway, is analyzing Inka Rail's request to ...
Qualcomm's second-quarter profit rises 6 percent on strong sales
Apr 24, 2008; ... Chip maker Qualcomm Inc. posted a 5.5 percent increase in its fiscal second-quarter profits Wednesday and _ unlike some wireless industry heavyweights _ gave a modestly upbeat assessment of its prospects for the next three months and the rest of the year. The company's profit and ...
Qualcomm's second-quarter profit rises 6 percent on strong sales
Apr 24, 2008; ... Chip maker Qualcomm Inc. posted a 5.5 percent increase in its fiscal second-quarter profits Wednesday and _ unlike some wireless industry heavyweights _ gave a modestly upbeat assessment of its prospects for the next three months and the rest of the year. The company's profit and ...
New Zealand key interest rate held steady at 8.25 percent by central bank
Apr 24, 2008 ... New Zealand's central bank held its benchmark Official Cash Rate steady at 8.25 percent Thursday while signaling a weakening economy could see rates eased sooner than it had suggested previously. Economists interpreted as dovish a statement by Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard that ...
New Zealand key interest rate held steady at 8.25 percent by central bank
Apr 24, 2008 ... New Zealand's central bank held its benchmark Official Cash Rate steady at 8.25 percent Thursday while signaling a weakening economy could see rates eased sooner than it had suggested previously. Economists interpreted as dovish a statement by Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard that ...
Maradona throws punch in scuffle with reporters outside Argentine courthouse
Apr 24, 2008 ... Former soccer star Diego Maradona threw a wild punch and some insults at a crush of television reporters who crowded him Wednesday as he left a courthouse following an arbitration hearing with his former manager. Maradona and Guillermo Coppola, who have been enmeshed in a legal ...
Maradona throws punch in scuffle with reporters outside Argentine courthouse
Apr 24, 2008 ... Former soccer star Diego Maradona threw a wild punch and some insults at a crush of television reporters who crowded him Wednesday as he left a courthouse following an arbitration hearing with his former manager. Maradona and Guillermo Coppola, who have been enmeshed in a legal ...
Everest torch plan raises media health concerns, shows China worry on foreign press in Tibet
Apr 24, 2008; ... China's new plan for press coverage of the Olympic torch's ascent of Mount Everest has touched off a new controversy. Health experts and media groups said Wednesday the plan will expose reporters to undue health risks due to the altitude. It also underscores Beijing's ...
Everest torch plan raises media health concerns, shows China worry on foreign press in Tibet
Apr 24, 2008; ... China's new plan for press coverage of the Olympic torch's ascent of Mount Everest has touched off a new controversy. Health experts and media groups said Wednesday the plan will expose reporters to undue health risks due to the altitude. It also underscores Beijing's ...
Copa Libertadores: Flamengo beats Coronel Bolognesi 2-0 to win Group 4
Apr 24, 2008 ... Goalkeeper Bruno scored an 82nd-minute free kick goal and Brazil's Flamengo defeated Peru's Coronel Bolognesi 2-0 to finish first in Group 4 of the Copa Libertadores on Wednesday. Substitute striker Obina sealed the victory in the 88th, scoring off a right cross. Flamengo ...
Venezuelan student leader who challenged Chavez wins prize
Apr 24, 2008; ... A U.S.-based think tank has awarded a US$500,000 (314,000) prize to the leader of a student protest movement that has posed a potent challenge to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. University student Yon Goicoechea became a household name in Venezuela last year when he led peaceful ...