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China races to bury quake dead and manage survivors

MIANZHU, China (Reuters) - China struggled on Friday to bury the dead and offer relief to those left injured, homeless and without food and water by the earthquake that may have killed more than 50,000 people.
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Possible End to Short-Term Loans in Ohio

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McCain says Iraq War will be over by 2013, if he's elected president
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New storm deepens misery in cyclone-hit Myanmar
Lebanese to hold crisis talks in Qatar
China races to bury quake dead and manage survivors
Nigeria pipeline blast kills at least 100: Red Cross
Indian village proud after double "honor killing"


Icahn's Yahoo fight puts Microsoft in driver's seat

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Two weeks after Microsoft Corp abandoned its pursuit of Yahoo Inc , a proxy fight launched by activist investor Carl Icahn has put Microsoft in the driver's seat.
Oil's fall, techs' gain drive stocks higher
CBS to buy web publisher CNET for $1.8 billion



Van Cilburn - 50 Years Later Through the Ears of His Piano Tuner
OSU Writer Scores with Collection of Short Stories
Capital University Professor brings passion to poetry.
Hollywood actors and studios to renew labor talks





If Van Halen Can Do It, So Can America

As many 40-somethings know, the 1970's and 80's rock band Van Halen has reunited. The group played a sold out show in Columbus last week. The comeback tour has given WOSU commentator Michael Ivey hope that other things will turn-around.
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Remember Fallen Servicemen and women


 


Baby supernova seen right in our neighborhood

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A baby supernova, just over a century old, has been found in the middle of our own Milky Way galaxy and provides an unprecedented opportunity to watch a star dying, astronomers said on Wednesday.

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China quake toll 'to top 50,000'

China's government fears more than 50,000 people may have died in the Sichuan earthquake, state media say.

Burma storm aid frustrations grow

Top aid officials ramp up pressure on Burma, as the military government insists it has cyclone aid under control.

Wildlife populations 'plummeting'

Between a quarter and a third of the world's wildlife has been lost since 1970, according to scientists in the UK.



With CNET, CBS eyes big Web audience
CBS is paying $1.8 billion for CNET, the Internet icon that's run into some trouble of late. What's in the deal for CBS? Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.

If GE's under pressure, what's next?
General Electric reportedly is looking to sell off its appliance unit. If a bellwether like GE is struggling, what's it like out there for everyone else? Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.

Quake puts focus on China dam building
Troops have been dispatched to shore up nearly 400 dams damaged by the Sichuan province earthquake. Mother Nature's mostly to blame, but there are worries over human error, too, since China has been exporting its dam-building expertise. Scott Tong reports.