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Africa: A hot frontier for U.S. and China

As U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao and the highest-ranking members of the Chinese Politburo, one has to wonder if he is sizing up the competition. China ...
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Neighborhood watches are on the front lines in bad economy

"[The alleged thief] didn't know that a neighbor was watching from her window." Borbon is a Citizens' Crime Watch volunteer for his Westchester neighborhood in south Miami, where residents have been ...
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Computer finishes off human opponents on 'Jeopardy!'

The IBM supercomputer Watson won its second "Jeopardy!" game in Wednesday's edition of the TV show, completing a sweep of its two human opponents, including Jennings, who acknowledged mankind's trivia ...
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Freud's large nude sets art world record

A picture of an overweight woman lying naked on a couch, painted by the British artist Lucian Freud, set a record Tuesday night for the most money paid for any work by a living artist. The 1995 ...
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U.N. expresses concern about Suu Kyi; EU adopts more sanctions

The United Nations Security Council on Thursday expressed "serious concern" over the conviction of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, while the European Union adopted additional sanctions ...
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In Iowa, it's a whole other presidential race

The race starts in Iowa, and national trends don't mean much in Iowa, where caucus-goers are famous for not being trendy. Remember what happened in 2004 to national front-runner Howard Dean? He ended ...
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Son of Ryan O'Neal, Farrah Fawcett arrested on drug charges

It was not clear whether O'Neal posted bail, which was set at $25,000 (CNN)-- Redmond O'Neal, the son of Oscar-nominated ...
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Justice Department watchdog to review handling of Epstein files

The Justice Department’s internal watchdog is launching an investigation into the DOJ’s production of files and documents ...
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On campaign trail, Bush touts his wife's Monday night convention speech

Both Bushes practiced their speeches separately on the TelePrompTer on Sunday night before about a dozen friends at the home of William DeWitt Jr., Bush's one-time business partner. Bush will watch ...
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CNNdotCOM Tools: Instant messaging

In a poll of 50 Fortune 500 companies, Forrester Research found that nearly half expect to use instant messaging services for business in the next two years. "Instant messaging is a way to communicate ...
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Dot-com gets the gold in Sydney

Dot-com gets the gold in Sydney. Olympic credentials have been issued to just one dot-com in the world: Quokka Sports. Taken from the name of a rare Australian marsupial, Quokka i ...
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CNNdotCOM Technofile: Laptop video editing

Laptop video editing. From Rick Lockridge CNNdotCOM Correspondent (CNN) -- Who says you can't do big-studio video editing on a little laptop? We set out to d ...