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By ALAN BAVLEYThe Kansas City Star Just after the news that “swine flu” is no longer a global threat, it’s time to roll up our sleeves for another shot.Flu vaccination season st...

Kansas City StarReview: 'Takers' could lighten up a bitOmaha World-Herald“Takers,” starring Hayden Christensen, Paul Walker and four more guys as high-tech robbers, plus Matt Dillon as the cop out to catch them, is a decent thriller but breaks no ...

Kansas City StarUnited-Continental Merger Clears Federal HurdleSarasota Herald-TribuneThe Justice Department said late Friday that it had cleared the planned billion merger between United Airlines and Continental, lifting the biggest regulatory hurdle to...

Kansas City StarTaylor Swift's 'Mine' Recalls Pop-Culture Love StoriesMTV.comTaylor's flash forward calls up images from 'The Notebook,' Guns N' Roses videos and more. By Jocelyn Vena (@jocelyn1212) Taylor Swift's "Min...

Kansas City StarAnother levee breach threatens south Pakistan cityThe Associated PressTHATTA, Pakistan — Floodwaters made another break Saturday in the levees protecting a southern Pakistani city, as thousands of residents fled for high ground and left th...

msnbc.comWill 'Mad Men' and '30 Rock' threepeats hurt the Emmys?Los Angeles TimesIt might upset fans of 'Dexter,' 'Glee' and others, but viewers may stick around anyway. By Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times In the televi...

Kansas City StarRecession may have pushed U.S. birth rate to new lowSan Jose Mercury NewsAP Forget the Dow and the GDP. Here's the latest economic indicator: The US birthrate has fallen to its lowest level in at least a century as many people apparent...

Kansas City StarIntel lowers Q3 revenue forecastReutersIntel lowered its revenue forecast for the fiscal third quarter of 2010 Friday, citing lower-than-expected demand for consumer PCs in mature markets. The company is now projecting revenue for the quar...

Kansas City StarFrance: Roma Policy ChallengedNew York TimesA United Nations-backed committee of experts sharply criticized France on Friday for deporting large groups of Roma and said the government in Paris should do more to combat what it called a grow...

Kansas City StarFrance denies UN criticism over Roma's rights abuseXinhuaPARIS, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- France rejected on Friday UN's racism and discrimination watchdog's criticism over its Roma policy, saying human rights are guaranteed in the c...