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Gold sets record high above $1,040 per ounce

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Gold surged to a record high above $1,040 per ounce on Tuesday, as investors piled into the metal to preserve the value of their dollar-denominated assets against erosion by a weakening dollar and inflation.
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Jackson, Beatles bring Help to music business

Renewed interest in the Beatles and Michael Jackson slowed the decline of U.S. album sales in the third quarter, although the industry is still on track to fall for the eighth time in nine years.
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Verizon to sell 2 Google phones this year

Verizon Wireless said on Tuesday it will sell two mobile phones with Google Inc's Android operating system this year, part of a partnership that could boost Google's efforts to challenge Apple Inc in the fast-growing smartphone market.
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Palestinians seek ITU support in frequency row

The Palestinian Authority Tuesday said it had asked the International Telecommunication Union to press Israel to release more frequencies for a long-awaited second mobile phone operator.
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Congress told to toughen up broker standards

Broker dealers must be held to a higher standard if they provide financial advice to clients, regulators told lawmakers on Tuesday as Congress weighs changes to the U.S. financial regulatory system.
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U.S. approves Adobe, Omniture tie-up

U.S. antitrust regulators have approved Adobe Systems Inc's deal to buy web analytics firm Omniture Inc, the Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday.
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Vaccine raises hope for cocaine addiction therapy

A vaccine helped block the high felt by cocaine users in 38 percent of people who took it, U.S. researchers said on Monday, offering promise of a new approach to treating those addicted to the drug.
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More kids have autism than thought: U.S. study

You may have heard the oft-quoted statistic that autism affects 1 in 150 US children. Turns out it's more like 1 in 91 -- and about 1 in 58 boys, according to new figures released Sunday.
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Obama vows relentless U.S. pursuit of al Qaeda

President Barack Obama on Tuesday vowed the United States would keep relentless pressure on al Qaeda and ensure extremist networks, which he called a principle threat, do not find safe havens overseas.
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Untreated sleep apnea may impair driving

People with untreated sleep apnea may be less alert behind the wheel, and more vulnerable to the effects of sleep loss and alcohol, than healthy drivers, a study published Monday suggests.
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Peace fragile, prized as Palestinians tend new crops

The olive branch is a symbol of peace in the Middle East, but for Yusuf Sabaani the thousands of tiny olive seedlings he has just planted are a more tangible image of his dream for the future of his children.
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U.S. pre-term babies die despite medical care: study

Very early pre-term babies kept alive with ventilators, chest tubes and drugs to support the heart may live a little longer than they did 10 years ago, but are just as likely to die before ever going home, U.S. researchers reported on Monday
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Oil rises toward $72 on recovery optimism

Oil prices rose toward $72 a barrel on Tuesday as investors bought commodities to hedge against a weaker dollar, and the U.S. government forecast an increase in world oil demand.
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Oil states say no talks on replacing dollar

Big oil producing nations denied a British newspaper report on Tuesday that Gulf Arab states were in secret talks with Russia, China, Japan and France to replace the U.S. dollar with a basket of currencies in trading oil.

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