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July 30 2010

Jennifer Lopez reportedly close to joining ‘Idol’

Former "Idol" guest judge Jennifer Lopez may soon be a regular on the judges' panel.Lopez is close to signing a deal to join Fox TV’s hit singing contest as a judge, a person familiar with the negotiations said late Thursday.






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July 16 2010

‘We close at 5′ judge gets to keep job

Judge Sharon Keller, in a 2007 file photo, waits for her trial to begin at the Bexar County Courthouse in San Antonio.Texas’ top criminal judge was spared her job Friday but still punished by a state panel, which reprimanded Sharon Keller for her fumbled handling of a death row inmate’s final appeal in 2007.


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July 12 2010

BP: New cap on oil well is ‘very close’

Underwater robots steadily assembled metal pieces in what could be the most significant progress yet toward containing the gushing oil well, watched warily by residents onshore.

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July 10 2010

European probe gets close look at huge asteroid

The asteroid Lutetia looms large in a picture captured by the European Space Agency's Rosetta probe during Saturday's approach.The European Space Agency took the closest look yet Saturday at asteroid Lutetia in an extraordinary quest, 280 million miles away in outer space between Mars and Jupiter.






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June 29 2010

Stocks close down on fears of global slowdown

No matter where they look, investors are seeing economic trouble.  Stocks and interest rates tumbled Tuesday after signs of slowing economies from China to the U.S. spooked traders who were already uneasy about a global recovery.



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June 16 2010

Spill threatens NW Florida; Intracoastal Waterway may close

Oil has begun invading beaches in Northwest Florida and is seeping into Pensacola Bay, leading state officials to warn that the Intracoastal Waterway may have to be closed to commercial traffic. Federal officials, meanwhile, have extended their fishing ban to Panama City Beach.

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June 15 2010

Stocks close higher as European fear subsides

Industrial and technology stocks pulled the market sharply higher Tuesday after Boeing Co. said it was boosting production and an industry group forecast that demand for computers would increase.



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June 14 2010

Okla. flash floods strand cars, close interstates

Cars are stranded and submerged by floodwater in Oklahoma City after heavy rain hit the area on Monday.Flash flooding across Oklahoma City stranded motorists on Monday, prompting at least a half-dozen rescues and at least three interstate closures, authorities said.






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May 16 2010

Fear in Bangkok as bullets fly close to home

An anti-government protester throws a tire atop a fire in downtown Bangkok on Sunday.Urban warfare is raging outside luxury high-rises and crumbling shops in Bangkok. Residents — those who haven’t fled — lock themselves inside and hope the violence comes no closer.


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May 10 2010

Los Angeles prepares to close pot dispensaries

Angela Nagel takes information from a client at Starbudz medical marijuana dispensary in the North Hollywood district of Los Angeles on May 5. Los Angeles is attempting to shutter those pot dispensaries that aren’t in compliance with a new ordinance and ensure the roughly 130 that remain meet stringent guidelines.


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