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NEW YORK – Ashlee Simpson may have followed sister Jessica’s lead by launching a singing career, but she’s not interested in mirroring her romantic life by linking up with a famous guy. “If you fall in love with somebody, you fall in love with somebody, but I would really like …

WASHINGTON – The Bush administration determined Monday that China was not manipulating its currency to gain economic advantages, but it still pressed the Chinese to move more quickly to allow the yuan’s value to be set by market forces. The administration’s determination, made in a currency report it is required …

LONDON – When Norman Kember was 18, he chose to work in a hospital rather than serve in the the military. Now 74, Kember has remained a pacifist ever since, his family said. “He feels very strongly that the occupation in Iraq is a mistake,” the family said in a …

MADRID, Spain – Police on Wednesday arrested 10 people suspected of financing and providing logistical support to an Islamic extremist group linked to the Al Qaeda terror network, Spain’s interior minister said. The suspects were detained in and around three Spanish cities — Alicante, Murcia and Granada — and heavily …

PORTLAND, Ore. – Stress from abuse or neglect early in life may be linked to increased mental health problems during adolescence, according to a new study based on animal research. Children who have suffered abuse, neglect, or loss of a parent have an increased risk behavioral and emotional problems, including …

“Dear Santa,” (search) a special where some of the wishes expressed in letters to Santa Claus are granted for a television audience, will air Dec. 9, FOX (search) and the U.S. Postal Service (search) announced Monday. Compelling letters received by the postal service from children and families asking for Santa’s …

MILWAUKEE – A 67-year-old man who says he doesn’t even like watching movies has been sued by the film industry for copyright infringement (search) after a grandson of his downloaded four movies on their home computer. The Motion Picture Association of America filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against Fred Lawrence …

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Four U.S. soldiers face disciplinary action for burning the bodies of two Taliban rebels, but they will not be charged with crimes because their actions were motivated by hygienic concerns, the military said Saturday. The military started its inquiry into the incident last month after TV footage …

PRINCETON, N.J. – Rising seas caused by global warming and other factors will have dire consequences for New Jersey, submerging sections of the state’s highly developed coastline by the end of the century, according to a report released Wednesday by Princeton University. The Atlantic Ocean, swollen by melting ice caps, …

WASHINGTON – A California college freshman’s Web site could be the best friend a bargain hunter has ever had. Michael Brim’s BF2005.com is posting the sales and deals that national retailers will dangle to draw shoppers on so-called Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. The student, studying electrical engineering at …