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Aniston's ex scraps net auction
BBC News - 10 hours ago A teenage sweetheart of former Friends actress Jennifer Aniston has scrapped an auction of her love letters, notes and pictures after she complained. Michael Baroni planned to sell mementos from the pair's 1984 romance for $100,000 (�57,000) on eBay.

Penguins to start Crosby era at NHL draft
AllSports.com - 26 minutes ago OTTAWA (Ticker) - Mario Lemieux and Sidney Crosby will pose for numerous photographers during Saturday's NHL draft. Soon they will be playing together. After winning just 16 games during the 1983-84 season

NASA Space Walkers Complete Maintenance Chores
Los Angeles Times - 54 minutes ago By John Johnson Jr., Times Staff Writer. HOUSTON -- Like a couple of weekend homebodies with a lengthy to-do list, two shuttle astronauts spent nearly seven hours in space Saturday successfully tidying up and

'Flowers' Arranger
Washington Post - 23 hours ago By Laura Winters. Meeting filmmaker Jim Jarmusch recently in the back room of Emilio's Ballato, an off-the-beaten-track Italian joint on New York's Houston Street, feels like walking into a Jarmusch film. The

Scout leaders recall lightning storm that claimed two lives
San Jose Mercury News - 25 minutes ago St. HELENA, Calif. - Boy Scout troop leader Stuart Smith was listening to the rain and the sound of laughter from boys who had just eaten pea-sized hail stones. The next instant he was flat on his back, returning

Senate leader backs expanded stem cell research
Reuters.uk - Jul 29, 2005 By Joanne Kenen. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a rare break with President Bush, US Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist on Friday endorsed legislation that would expand federally funded embryonic stem cell research.

Pakistan accuses Britain of failing to tackle militants
The Sunday Times - 4 hours ago By Hala Jaber, Rawalpindi. BRITAIN is regarded as a safe haven by Islamic extremists because it has failed to crack down on them despite urging other countries to do so, the president of Pakistan has warned.

So where does Rupert Murdoch go from here?
New Zealand Herald - 1 hour ago By Tim Luckhurst. The media magnate's son Lachlan was the heir apparent. But last week he quit, and now his ageing father must work out a new future for the News Corp empire. Rupert Murdoch sits astride a global

Industry and unions ponder future prospects
Financial Times - 50 minutes ago By John Murray Brown. One canny Northern Ireland estate agent was quick to see the commercial possibilities thrown up by Thursday's historic IRA statement calling on volunteers to end their terror campaign and dump arms.

Singh stretches lead to five at Buick
Houston Chronicle - 2 hours ago Grand Blanc, MI (Sports Network) - Vijay Singh fired a nine-under 63 in the third round Saturday to extend his lead to five shots at the Buick Open. Singh stands at 22-under-par 194, which tied the 54-hole scoring record that Kenny Perry set in 2001.