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Sky NewsInsurgents attack east Afghanistan basesCBC.caInsurgents wearing US army uniforms launched pre-dawn attacks Saturday on a major NATO base in eastern Afghanistan and a nearby camp where seven CIA employees were killed last December in a suicide bom...

CBC.ca3Par shares give up ground in late tradeMarketWatchBy MarketWatch 3Par Inc. shares slip late Friday, easing from heftier dayside gains as a battle for control of the data-storage provider continued. See full story. Nowadays, Willie Sutton might be a...

CBC.caDiCaprio wins restraining order against 'delusional' stalkerHindustan TimesPTI Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has obtained a temporary restraining order against a "delusional" woman who allegedly believes she is married to the st...

CBC.caThe Fed Still Has AmmunitionBarron'sBEN BERNANKE SPOKE SOFTLY Friday in Jackson Hole and reminded everybody that the Federal Reserve still has big sticks it can use to combat deflation and counter a renewed downturn in the economy. ...Bernanke Says ...

CBC.ca'Takers' Star Idris Elba Reveals Secret To Being A Beloved Bad GuyMTV.comA few weeks ago, Idris Elba was in Beverly Hills, sitting next to Hayden Christensen, who played one of the most iconic movie bad guys of all time: Darth Vader. When it...

CBC.caTakers' Style Fades In The End!TV.comIt probably doesn't help that Takers follows the strangest and most ambitious heist flick ever made [that would be Inception], but it still manages to be smart and hold one's interest until the wheels...

CBC.caNew Orleans is `Back' From Hurricane Katrina's Devastation, Officials SayBloombergWhile still plagued by high crime and poverty rates, New Orleans is rebounding strongly from Hurricane Katrina's devastation and moving toward better race ...

CBC.caLeonardo DiCaprio's "Wife" Must Stay AwayABC NewsLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Leonardo DiCaprio has been granted a restraining order against a woman who believes she is his wife and is carrying his child -- called Jesus. The "Titanic&q...

CBC.caDollar Drops Against Yen as Data Fuel Concern That Recovery Is FalteringBloombergThe dollar fell for a second week against the yen after reports showed the recovery in the world's largest economy may be faltering, boosting the Japanese currency&...

CBC.caEgg recall not first problem for DeCoster operationsLos Angeles TimesAustin "Jack" DeCoster's business has faced civil rights lawsuits, environmental fines, child safety issues and egg bans over the years. Local governments reaped econ...