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Rush Hour 3 beats Bourne to box office title (Reuters)

Reuters – Hapless martial arts hero Jackie Chan knocked amnesiac assassin Jason Bourne out of the top spot at the box office this weekend. Read Original Post Here

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Bush would vacation in France, if he can go mountain biking (AFP)

AFP – President George W. Bush, who has never vacationed outside the United States since taking office, on Saturday said he would take time off in France, as long as he can go mountain biking. Read Original Post Here

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British music mogul Tony Wilson dies (AP)

AP – Tony Wilson, a music impresario credited with guiding a crop of bands from industrial England to the international stage, died Friday. He was 57. Read Original Post Here

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Lessons for today's market in 1907 panic (Reuters)

Reuters – The current upheaval in global markets has many on Wall Street drawing comparisons to turmoil seen in 1998, 1987 and even 1929, but a new book suggests investors should look back as far as 1907 for insight into the mechanisms that can trigger a crash. Read Original Post Here

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Edinburgh Fringe show celebrates Eurovision kitsch (Reuters)

Reuters – Trite lyrics, camp dance routines and half a tonne of sequins — it is time to celebrate all that is tacky in the Eurovision Song Contest. Read Original Post Here

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