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Patriots linebacker Johnson retires
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 1 hour ago Foxboro, MA (Sports Network) - New England Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson announced his retirement from football, ending a 10-year NFL career. Johnson cited the "short and long-term complications" of concussive

US, N. Korean Envoys Hold Third Meeting
Guardian Unlimited - 49 minutes ago By STEPHANIE HOO. BEIJING (AP) - The top US envoy held his longest meeting yet Thursday with his North Korean counterpart and said he hoped they would soon be able to draft a joint document that would signal

Teens spurn e-mail for messaging
BBC News - 8 hours ago US teenagers prefer instant messaging rather than e-mail to stay in touch with each other, research shows. A Pew Internet and American Life Project study found online teens are increasingly tech-savvy. Nearly

Stones roll back with a `Bang'
Miami Herald - 10 hours ago The birth of the universe was a pretty big deal -- but not as important as the first new Rolling Stones record in eight years, reports E!Online. The Bigger Bang, the band's first studio effort since 1997's Bridges to Babylon, is set for release Sept.

Studios Do Digital Dance
Forbes - 2 hours ago NEW YORK - Tech executieves from every studio were congratulating each other Wednesday on the news that, after three years of work, digital cinema isn't their problem anymore. Insiders shook hands at a press

Brown locks up Knicks job
CBC News - 1 hour ago New York native Larry Brown has landed his dream job � head coach of the Knicks. The Knicks introduced Brown as their new head coach at a press conference Thursday in Manhattan. According to several reports

See Kelly Monaco run, pose, stab, dance
Chicago Sun-Times - 9 hours ago BY DOUG ELFMAN TELEVISION CRITIC. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Oh, the life Kelly Monaco leads. She has posed stark naked for Playboy. She's frolicked the beaches of "Baywatch." Dished dirt on "Hard Copy." Stabbed

Latin trade pact wins US backing
BBC News - 11 hours ago The US House of Representatives has narrowly approved the controversial Central American Free Trade Agreement, bringing the pact a step closer to law. Cafta will lower trade barriers between the US and its

Ten die, hundreds rescued in Indian oil rig fire
Stuff.co.nz - 1 hour ago NEW DELHI: Ten people died and 367 were rescued after fire destroyed an oil platform off India's west coast, and officials said yesterday it may take a year to rebuild a platform that produced a seventh of India's oil.

Reaction to IRA statement
BBC News - 1 hour ago Leading figures have been giving their reaction to the IRA's statement that it has formally ordered an end to its armed campaign and will pursue exclusively peaceful political means. Mr Blair said it was a "step of unparalleled magnitude".