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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=79180201&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK An American doctor convicted of manslaughter after a string of botched operations in Australia has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=79180089&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK On an off day for the World Cup, soccer fever descended on Portland.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=79179631&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Hurricane Alex ripped off roofs, flooded streets and forced thousands of people to flee coastal fishing villages as it pushed into northern Mexico after making landfall as a powerful Category 2 storm.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=79179634&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Oil prices fell below $75 a barrel Thursday in Asia as falling global stock markets dragged down the confidence of crude investors.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=79179238&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Hurricane Alex made landfall on Mexico's Gulf coast as a powerful Category 2 storm Wednesday, spawning tornadoes in nearby Texas, forcing evacuations in both countries and whipping up high waves that frustrated oil-spill cleanup efforts and pushed crude onto beaches.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=79179113&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Portland Timbers got a taste of their coming big-league rivalry before losing to the Seattle Sounders in a third-round U.S. Open Cup match.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=79178976&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK They were supposed to be confidential chats between France's richest woman and her financial advisers, with topics ranging from secret Swiss bank accounts to her gift of a private luxury island to a friend.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=79178975&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK John Woo has received one of the top official honors awarded by his hometown Hong Kong.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=79178933&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday about 270,000 cars sold worldwide — including luxury Lexus sedans — have faulty engines, the latest quality lapse to hit the automaker following massive global recalls.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=79178930&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Negotiations between 900 clerical workers and shipping companies at the nation's busiest port complex were unlikely to resume Wednesday before their contract expires just after midnight.