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Obama to nominate Locke as ambassador to China

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama plans to nominate Chinese-American Commerce Secretary Gary Locke as his new ambassador to China, to replace Jon Huntsman, who is mulling a White House bid.

Mars should be US space agency's focus - panel

WASHINGTON - NASA should be focus its efforts on a solar-powered rover mission to Mars rather than human spaceflight in the coming decade, but only if costs can be slashed, a science panel said Monday.

Charlie Sheen sacked from hit TV series

LOS ANGELES - Troubled actor Charlie Sheen was sacked Monday from the hit TV series "Two and a Half Men" after slamming its producers in outbursts described as part of his "self-inflicted disintegration."

Google buys British price comparison site

WASHINGTON - Google bought British price comparison site BeatThatQuote.com for 37.3 million ($61 million) on Monday

Toyota, Honda, Chrysler issue on recalls in US

NEW YORK - Japanese automakers Toyota and Honda and US rival Chrysler have recalled tens of thousands of vehicles in the United States for a range of problems, according to a US government agency website Monday.

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