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Helicopter rescues 2 Italian climbers in Pakistan

A high-altitude rescue helicopter safely plucked two stranded Italian climbers from one of the world's highest mountains on Thursday, officials said.

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State highway patrols struggle with big gas bills

In big, wide-open Montana, a state trooper might have to drive more than 100 miles to answer an emergency call, and routinely puts several hundred miles on the odometer in a day.

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Oil edges up after big drop a day earlier

Oil prices edged up Thursday after shedding nearly $4 a barrel in the previous day's session on concerns that high fuel prices are dampening demand in the world's biggest energy consumer.

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50 Cent sues Taco Bell over ad campaign

50 Cent has sued Taco Bell, claiming the fast-food restaurant chain is using his name without permission in advertising that asks him to call himself 99 Cent.

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N.M. cavers chart unique `snowy' river of crystals

Hundreds of feet beneath Earth's surface, a few seasoned cave explorers venture where no human has set foot. Their headlamps illuminate mud-covered walls, gypsum crystals and mineral deposits.

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Visa survey shows foreign travel remains popular

The weak U.S. dollar has not dissuaded Americans from planning trips abroad this year, but they may be heading to destinations closer to home, according to a survey released Thursday by Visa Inc.

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Tags: visa global tourism
Pittsburgh cancer center warns of cell phone risks

The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer.

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Tags: cell phone warning, dangers, health, protection, cellphone
Newmont Mining swings to 2Q profit

Newmont Mining Corp., one of the world's largest gold producers, said Thursday it swung to a profit in the second quarter as it sold more gold at higher prices.

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House committee probes medically unfit truckers

It's so easy to fabricate the medical certificates required to operate commercial trucks on the nation's highways that there's almost no incentive for truckers to obtain a legitimate document,...

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Thailand, Cambodia to meet over disputed land

Cambodia has agreed to meet Monday with Thailand to discuss a stretch of disputed land near a historic temple, rather than take the matter to the U.N. officials from both countries said Thursday.

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Cambodian soldiers sit at an entrance of Preah Vihear temple, in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, on Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Thailand accused Cambodia of eyeing even more of its land and leaflets appeared in the Cambodian capital calling for a boycott of Thai goods, as a military standoff over disputed border territory entered a second week Wednesday. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)