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Oil above $71 on dollar, Saudi sees recovery

Oil rose above $71 a barrel on Tuesday, supported by a weaker dollar and after the oil minister of top exporter Saudi Arabia said he was seeing real evidence of world economic recovery in the form of demand for Saudi crude.

Climate change costs, offers to pay

Global climate talks are deadlocked on how to share the financial costs of fighting climate change, as world leaders meet at a U.N. summit in New York on September 22.

Dancing with the stars dancing couples unveiled

The pairings for the next season of Dancing With the Stars were announced Tuesday. The ninth season which premiered Monday on ABC will feature former congressman Tom DeLay, rockstar Kelly Osbourne and Iron chef star Mark Dacascos, among others.

U.S. business group warns of swine flu absenteeism

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Friday offered companies new guidelines for coping with the H1N1 swine flu pandemic, warning that employers could face crippling absenteeism as the U.S. flu season takes hold.

July home prices up 0.3 percent, off 4.2 percent in year

U.S. single-family home prices rose by a seasonally adjusted 0.3 percent in July from June but were 4.2 percent lower than a year earlier and 10.5 percent below their April 2007 peak, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said on Tuesday.

Food rains down on box office chart

Animated children's movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, topped the box office over the weekend, according to Screen International on Tuesday.

Travel postcard: 48 hours in Baghdad, Iraq

Home to what many call the Cradle of Civilization, and whose capital was later immortalized for its splendor and sensuality in tales of the Arabian Nights, Iraq has millennia of rich history to offer tourists.

CarMax posts higher Q2 profit

CarMax Inc (KMX.N), the largest retailer of used cars in the United States, posted a higher quarterly profit, helped by improving customer traffic trends.

Ottawa gives Linamar C$54.8 mln funding boost

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced C$54.8 million ($50.7 million) in aid to autoparts maker Linamar Corp (LNR.TO) on Monday to help it develop green and fuel-efficient automotive powertrains.

Christian Slater's new TV series forgettable

Every week, you can watch hot murder cases or cold ones. You can see murders solved by ghosts, extrasensory perception, forensics, advanced mathematics, undercover disguises or mental deduction. You can learn about real cases and fictional ones.

Latest Hollywood script deals

Walden Media has rubbed the lamp and picked up Gene, a modern take on the classic genie story from writer Randi Mayem Singer.

China appeals WTO ruling on entertainment imports

China appealed at the last minute on Tuesday against a World Trade Organization ruling upholding parts of a U.S. complaint about Chinese restrictions on imports of films, books and other audio-visual material.

Jazz Baroness intriguing, but incomplete

The strengths and the limitations of taking a personal approach to documentaries can be seen in Hannah Rothschild's The Jazz Baroness, which was shown at the Telluride Film Festival and has been bought for broadcast on HBO.

Israeli troops shoot dead Palestinian motorist

Troops shot dead a Palestinian motorist in Israel on Tuesday, saying he failed to stop at a border checkpoint coming from the West Bank and later drove at soldiers seeking to detain him at a fuel station.

John Turturro revisits Sicilian roots

I don't think a people can exist without a memory of its traditions, John Turturro says in Rehearsal for a Sicilian Tragedy, a personal tour of Sicilian traditions, his family origins and a project he's been developing for years.

Sony to turn Enron play into movie

Sony has purchased the film rights to playwright Lucy Prebble's Enron, currently being staged in a sold-out run at London's Royal Court Theater. A Broadway move is being planned for April.

NCIS: Los Angeles like new version of A-Team

NCIS, which this week starts its seventh season on CBS, seems a little old to be bearing offspring. On the other hand, the show has shown surprising ratings resilience in the past couple of years.

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