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Seniors
  • Tennis star Davenport drops hints of retirement
  • How cancer prevention drives aging
  • Blame the blues for your belly love handles
  • Health survey of elderly Europeans shows clear north-south differences
  • Developer ready for start on retirement

    Computers
  • Intel, HP explain green initiatives
  • Durham executive gets 32 months on tax evasion charges
  • VMware View 3 Release Looks to Compete Against Citrix for Virtual Desktops
  • ATI, Motorola, Others Don
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    76ers wrap up home-and-home set in Chicago
    (Sports Network) - The scuffling Philadelphia 76ers will try and right the ship in the back end of a home-and-home set with the Chicago Bulls in the Windy City on Tuesday. Rookie star Derrick Rose...

    WPCS says it could buy back 2M shares
    said Tuesday its board of directors has authorized it to repurchase up to 2 million shares of its common stock. “Based on current market prices, we believe that our stock is undervalued. The...

    1 wounded in shooting inside Philadelphia Kmart
    Police officer Christine O'Brien says the shooting happened on a loading dock around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. She says the victim was intervening in an argument when he was shot three times, once in the...

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    Global
    Thai government wiped out in constitutional ruling
    Thailand's Constitution Court has dissolved the country's ruling People Power Party and two smaller political parties for colluding in election...

    Bangkok blast panics airport crowd
    A bomb blast early Tuesday at a Bangkok airport occupied by anti-government demonstrators killed one...

    India asks Pakistan to hand over wanted man
    India has demanded that Islamabad hand over about 20 suspected terrorists believed to be living in...

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    U.S. stocks bounce back
    U.S. stocks clawed back part of Monday's one trillion loss of capitlisation...

    US has been in recession for a year already
    The United States has been in an economic recession since December 2007, according to the country's official arbiter of economic...

    Australian government to change airline rules
    The Australian government has said it wants to put Qantas on a level playing field with its rival...

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  • Fire severely damages N. Philly home
  • Pa. Falls Short On Tax Collection Expectations
  • Pa. College Offering Tuition Waivers To Residents
  • Stigma of AIDS still hangs around
  • Man shot at Philadelphia Kmart loading dock

    National
  • Rice plays Brahms for the queen
  • Obama names Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State
  • Barack Obama insists US troops must leave Iraq
  • Iran claims not to be worried by Israeli threats
  • Very few Indian Americans contribute to Obama transition project

    Travel
  • Atletico Madrid asks fans not to travel to Marseille
  • Tom Cruise denies
  • Pirates fire on US cruise ship in failed hijack attempt; ship speeds up, outruns bandits
  • After fog closes airport, airlines scramble to get back on track
  • Spirit is gone — and so is my money

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    State News
  • Agency holding 10 percent from Pittsburgh assets
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  • Flora leaving Pittsburgh Green Building Council for Washington D.C. post
  • Bar to award Kids Voting director
  • Council avoids tax increase