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Stocks Rise Amid Strong Earnings

NEW YORK – Stocks rose Tuesday, with the Nasdaq climbing to a fresh four-year high, as Wall Street welcomed strong consumer spending in June, a favorable industry outlook from chipmaker Maxim Integrated Products and higher earnings from cable operator Comcast. The Dow Jones industrial average (search) rose 60.59 points, or …

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'Grizzly Man' Copycats Feared

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A new documentary about Timothy Treadwell (search), who gained notoriety for living and dying among Alaska’s grizzly bears, has many worried that the compelling close-up footage of the animals could inspire other misguided adventure-seekers to emulate him. “Grizzly Man,” (search) directed and narrated by Werner Herzog (search), …

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Will Gaza Pullout Ease Mideast Tensions?

This is a partial transcript of “Special Report With Brit Hume,” August 12, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “Special Report With Brit Hume” weeknights at 6 p.m. ET (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) DANIEL AYALON, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO ISRAEL: As the state of Israel took upon itself this excruciatingly …

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