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Myanmar junta warns against hoarding cyclone aid
(AP)
AP - Myanmar's junta warned Thursday it will punish anyone found hoarding or trading foreign aid meant for cyclone survivors, but relief groups said they had seen no evidence of people selling or stockpiling donated goods.
China: Quake death toll could reach 50,000
(AP)
AP - Troops dug burial pits in this quake-shattered town and black smoke poured from crematorium chimneys elsewhere in central China as priorities began shifting Thursday from the hunt for survivors to dealing with the dead. Officials said the final toll could more than double to 50,000.
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Hornets' West, Chandler start Game 6 (AP)New Orleans Hornets forward David West left the court after aggravating a back injury Thursday night in the fourth quarter of Game 6 against the San Antonio Spurs. West, who played with back pain in Game 5, fell to the floor with 10:11 left after being picked from behind by Spurs forward Robert Horry, who was called for an offensive foul.
Daboll can't recall talking with Walsh (AP)Former New England assistant coach Brian Daboll told the NFL he doesn't remember speaking with Matt Walsh about the St. Louis Rams' walkthrough Walsh attended the day before the 2002 Super Bowl. Even if Daboll and New England's former video assistant did speak about it, "it would not be a violation of NFL rules," the league said Thursday.
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Icahn's Yahoo fight puts Microsoft in driver's seat
(Reuters)
Reuters - Two weeks after Microsoft Corp
abandoned its pursuit of Yahoo Inc , a proxy fight
launched by activist investor Carl Icahn has put Microsoft in
the driver's seat.
Oil's fall, techs' gain drive stocks higher
(Reuters)
Reuters - Stocks rose in light trading on
Thursday, pushing the S&P 500 to its highest close since
January, as a pullback in oil prices eased concerns about
inflation and a battle to control Yahoo Inc helped the
tech sector.
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Flight attendant accused of setting fire on airplane
(AP)AP - A flight attendant angry about his work route set a fire in an airplane bathroom, forcing an emergency landing, authorities said.
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