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West Wants Iran Technology Sales Banned

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The U.S. and its allies want the U.N. Security Council to ban the sale of missile and atomic technology to Iran and end most U.N. help for its nuclear programs _ moves diplomats said Tuesday are narrowly focused in hopes of winning Russian and Chinese backing for sanctions.  more
Players, Owners to Announce Labor Deal

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Baseball officials briefed owners on details of their new labor contract Tuesday and planned to make the agreement public before Game 3 of the World Series.  more
Experts: Ban Won't Stop Web Gambling
Gamblers may look over their shoulder now, but experts say a new Internet gambling ban won't keep bettors from ponying up, just turn them on to overseas payment services out of the law's reach.  more
Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes to Wed in Italy

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Hollywood's most high-profile engaged couple have finally set a wedding date. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes will marry in Italy on Nov. 18, Cruise's representative, Arnold Robinson, confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday.  more
No Word on Soldier Missing in Baghdad

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The U.S. military carried out house-to-house searches in an upscale Baghdad neighborhood for an Army translator missing after reportedly being kidnapped, but said Tuesday they had found no sign of him.  more
Market Reports
Dow Sets New High, but Stocks End Mixed

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Wall Street wobbled through a listless session and closed mixed Tuesday as investors awaited the results of this week's Federal Reserve meeting. Modest gains in the Dow Jones industrial average were enough for the index to set new trading and closing records.  more
Experts: Ban Won't Stop Web Gambling
Gamblers may look over their shoulder now, but experts say a new Internet gambling ban won't keep bettors from ponying up, just turn them on to overseas payment services out of the law's reach.  more
Oil Prices Rise Ahead of Inventory Data

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Oil prices crept higher Tuesday when chilly weather draped the East Coast and traders awaited fresh U.S. government data on domestic fuel inventories.  more
Christmas Creeps Up on Shoppers Early

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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas _ and it's only October. Santa isn't here yet, but retailers already are stocking shelves with Christmas merchandise, in some cases setting up Christmas trees and holiday lighting way before Thanksgiving and even pre-empting Halloween.  more
California Closing on Wis. Cheese Crown
Fifteen years ago, Anto Baghassarian had a small shop in East Hollywood where he processed blocks of mozzarella from other manufacturers into the string cheese he learned to make at his family's business in Lebanon.  more
Entertainment
Music Festival Returns to New Orleans
The Essence Music Festival, relocated to Houston after Hurricane Katrina, is on its way back to New Orleans.  more
NYC Judge Rules in Favor of Busta Rhymes
A judge ruled Tuesday that prosecutors could not charge Busta Rhymes with possession of a weapon _ a machete found inside a sport utility vehicle _ following his Aug. 12 arrest on an assault charge.  more
John Legend Aimed to Make `Great' Album
After the success of his Grammy-winning debut, "Get Lifted," John Legend felt pressure to do another "great album" on his follow-up CD, "Once Again."  more
Films Offer Prelude to Midterm Elections

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President Bush is getting another big-screen close-up. Two films touching on Bush open the same day, one about a country trio ashamed the president's from their home state, the other chronicling his fictional assassination.  more
Heather Mills McCartney Sues Newspapers
Heather Mills McCartney's lawyers said Tuesday she is suing two newspapers over "false, damaging and immensely upsetting" stories surrounding her divorce from Paul McCartney.  more
Health & Medical
Study Finds Flu Shots Are Safe for Kids
The biggest study ever to look at the side effects of flu shots in children confirmed that the vaccine is safe for babies and toddlers.  more
W. Va. Bishop Sets Sights on Health
With American obesity at record levels, it might seem only a miracle can get people fit.  more
Bacteria Ruled Out As Riverboat Culprit
A virus probably caused at least 36 people to suffer flu-like symptoms last week while taking a riverboat cruise down the Ohio River, a health official said Monday.  more
Distraction Eases Kids' Shot Pain

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Think preschoolers don't know geography? Drive 'em to the pediatrician's office. Starting around age 2, they're crying before you make the final turn into the parking lot _ they remember where they get shots.  more
Israeli Health Ministry OKs Flu Vaccine
The Israeli Health Ministry said Monday that a French flu vaccine did not kill four people who died shortly after being inoculated, and ordered resumption of vaccinations.  more
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High Tech
Microsoft, PC Makers Offer Vista Coupons
People who buy certain computers this holiday season will be offered coupons for free or heavily discounted upgrades to Microsoft Corp.'s long-delayed Windows Vista operating system under a program designed to spur PC sales despite the software's tardiness, the company said Tuesday.  more
Amazon.com Won't Provide Search Details

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As expected, online retailer Amazon.com Inc. has objected to providing details about its book search feature to rival Google Inc., which says it needs them to fight copyright infringement allegations from a group of authors and book publishers.  more
New Law on Web Gambling May Hurt Poker

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Observers say the recently enacted U.S. law that bans gambling online could cut into the number of entrants to the planet's richest card game _ the World Series of Poker.  more
Experts: Ban Won't Stop Web Gambling
Gamblers may look over their shoulder now, but experts say a new Internet gambling ban won't keep bettors from ponying up, just turn them on to overseas payment services out of the law's reach.  more
Blind Web Surfers Sue for Accessibility

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"Links list dialogue." "Links list view." "Your Account _ Two of 164." This is what the Internet sounds like to Chris Danielsen. Danielsen is blind. He's using a software program called Jaws that converts the text on a Web page into a computerized voice that comes out through a speaker, allowing him to surf the Web using keyboard commands instead of a mouse _ the same way lots of blind people use the Internet.  more

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