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Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News – July 9, 2008 Jul. 9–Growing up in the Dominican Republic, Wendy Canelones was curious about the custom her grandmother and great-grandmother had of lighting candles on Friday afternoon. She assumed it was just an old habit. But she was unaware — as were her relatives — that they were carrying…

Associated Press – July 8, 2008 PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Cambodians celebrated in the streets Tuesday after their country succeeded in having an 11th century Hindu temple declared a World Heritage landmark despite objections in neighboring Thailand, which claims territory around the site. Thousands danced, sang and waved Cambodian flags, chanting “Long live Preah Vihear…

Associated Press Nassau, Bahamas – John Templeton, an investor and mutual fund pioneer who dedicated much of his fortune to promoting religion and reconciling it with science, has died. He was 95. Templeton died Tuesday from pneumonia at Doctors Hospital in Nassau, Bahamas, said his spokesman Donald Lehr. Templeton created the US$1.4 million Templeton Prize…

Associated Press Mount Vernon, Ohio – The decision to fire a science teacher accused of preaching his Christian beliefs in the classroom and burning crosses on students’ arms has divided residents of this Ohio town and rekindled the debate over the separation of church and state. Teacher John Freshwater, 52, was fired last month after…
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