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Olympics: 100-day countdown starts amid Tibet, torch troubles (AFP)

A fan dancer awaits her turn to perform during celebrations marking 100 days before the start of the Olympic Games in front of the National Stadium in Beijing. China hailed the 100-day countdown to the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday, but simmering controversies over Tibet, human rights and the torch relay, as well as heavy pollution, cast a shadow over the milestone.(AFP/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China hailed the 100-day countdown to the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday, but simmering controversies over Tibet and the torch relay, as well as heavy pollution, cast a shadow over the milestone.


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Gusty winds and red flags widespread (weather.com)

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Ugly weather looms for northern Plains (weather.com)

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People evacuate Maine homes as St. John River floods (AP)

AP - People fled homes and businesses along both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border near this town at the northern tip of Maine on Wednesday as the area suffered its worst flooding on record.

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Real Trekkie Tricorder Invented (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - New handheld medical scanners coupled with regular cell phones
resemble “Star Trek” tricorders and could see what ails you with a push
of a button.

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