AP - Paul Pierce scored 18 of his 27 points in the first quarter, Kevin Garnett added 23 and the NBA-leading Boston Celtics wasted most of a 28-point lead before beating the Miami Heat 95-85 on Friday night.
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Reuters - The Federal Reserve would not
hesitate to act to prevent financial strains from damaging the
economy and any steps it does take are not made to shield
investors, a top Fed official said on Friday.
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AP - An explosion early Saturday hit the Ukrainian coal mine where 100 workers died in a methane blast in November, the Interfax news agency reported.
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PC World - A Computer Associates security researcher says that Facebook's controversial Beacon online ad system goes much further than expected in tracking people's Web activities.
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AFP - Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday urged Myanmar's junta leaders to continue fledgling talks with detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a government spokesman said.
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AP - The New Orleans Hornets like playing on the road this season. They like playing the Atlanta Hawks anywhere. David West had 22 points and 17 rebounds and the Hornets won for the eighth time in 10 road games this season, beating the turnover-plagued Hawks 92-86 on Friday night.
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AP - A Chad rebel group on Friday declared a “state of war” against French and other foreign armies, an apparent warning to a European force that will soon deploy to protect refugees fleeing violence in neighboring Darfur.
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Reuters - Iran said on Saturday it would safeguard
its right to nuclear technology whatever European Union foreign
policy chief Javier Solana reported about his latest talks with
Tehran.
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AP - Police said the four people arrested Friday in the shooting death of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor went to his home intent on stealing, not killing.
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AP - Another year, another set of fascinating people.
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