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 Fed seeks to calm markets after discount rate rise
Niger's capital calm one day after coup
Stock futures signal weaker Wall St after Fed
Google's books plan hailed, reviled; no ruling
Study shows how viruses changed human evolution
American skater upsets Russian in gold pursuit
Lady Gaga tops Cowell's "Idol" mentor wish list
Cleveland deemed most miserable city in USA
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February 19, 2010 02:02 AM ET
 | WASHINGTON/MEMPHIS, Tennessee (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve officials moved to calm speculation that a surprise rise in its emergency lending rate could bring forward broader policy tightening, saying borrowing costs in the economy would stay low.
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February 19, 2010 06:08 AM ET
 | NIAMEY (Reuters) - Markets, banks and schools in Niger's capital opened as usual on Friday, a day after troops ousted President Mamadou Tandja in a military coup, and the only soldiers on the streets were few and lightly armed.
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February 19, 2010 05:22 AM ET
 | (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell, pointing to a weaker start for Wall Street on Friday after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised an emergency lending rate it charges banks.
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February 18, 2010 04:43 PM ET
 | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc was lauded as a visionary intent on spreading the world's knowledge and reviled as a copyright infringer cavalier about protecting users' privacy in a hearing on Thursday to discuss its plan to digitize millions of books.
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| SCIENCE NEWS |
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February 18, 2010 07:05 PM ET
 | LONDON (Reuters) - Italian scientists said on Friday they had found evidence of how viruses helped change the course of human evolution and said their discovery could help in the design of better drugs and vaccines.
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February 19, 2010 01:39 AM ET
 | VANCOUVER (Reuters) - American Evan Lysacek glided to Olympic gold in men's figure skating on Thursday in a stunning upset of Russian Yevgeny Plushenko's pursuit of back-to-back titles.
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February 18, 2010 08:28 PM ET
 | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell said on Thursday he would like to have glam singer Lady Gaga as a mentor this year to the aspiring pop stars on the top-rated TV talent show.
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| ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS |
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February 18, 2010 06:17 PM ET
 | NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Cleveland has won the dubious distinction of being the most miserable city in the United States, according to a new poll.
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