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Calls in Sudan for Execution of Briton

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) -- Thousands of Sudanese, many armed with clubs and knives, rallied Friday in a central square and demanded the execution of a British teacher convicted of insulting Islam for allowing her students to name a teddy bear "Muhammad."...

Witherspoon Tops Best-Paid Actresses

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Even though her latest film, "Rendition," was a flop, Reese Witherspoon is a moneymaker. The 31-year-old Academy Award winner commands $15 million to $20 million a movie, placing her at the top of The Hollywood Reporter's annual list of the highest-paid actresses....

Chavez Loses Constitutional Vote

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Humbled by his first electoral defeat ever, President Hugo Chavez said Monday he may have been too ambitious in asking voters to let him stand indefinitely for re-election and endorse a huge leap to a socialist state....

Ad Targeting Improves on Web Sites

NEW YORK (AP) -- Based on the weather reports and restaurant listings you check out online, Yahoo Inc. has a good idea where you live. Based on searches you've done, the Web portal might also know where you want to go....

Groups Say HIV Rate Being Revised Upward

ATLANTA (AP) -- Federal health officials are revising their estimate of how many people are infected by HIV each year, and advocacy groups say the number could rise by 35 percent or more....

Deal Near on Mortgage Defaults

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Monday he is confident there will soon be an agreement to help thousands of homeowners avoid mortgage defaults by temporarily freezing their interest rates....

Young Chimp Beats College Students

NEW YORK (AP) -- Never mind that TV show that asks if you're smarter than a fifth-grader. Is your memory better than a young chimp's? Maybe not. Japanese researchers pitted young chimps against human adults in two tests of short-term memory, and overall, the chimps won....

Kuhn, 4 Others Elected to Baseball Hall

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Former commissioner Bowie Kuhn was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the revamped Veterans Committee on Monday while his longtime adversary, players' union boss Marvin Miller, was left out for the second time this year....

Mourners Pay Respects to Sean Taylor

MIAMI (AP) -- Thousands filled a university arena Monday for the funeral of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor, with his coach praising his spirit and the Rev. Jesse Jackson asking for an end to violence....

Briton Pardoned in Sudan Islam Insult

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) -- A British teacher jailed for insulting Islam after allowing her students to name a teddy bear Muhammad was released Monday when Sudan's president pardoned her, a British Embassy spokesman said....