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Google Invites Amateurs to Send Clips for 'India in a Day'

Calling all amateur filmmakers across India: Here's your chance to capture a slice of your life that could end up on the big screen.

Google said Thursday it is teaming up with filmmakers Ridley Scott, Richie Mehta and Anurag Kashyap to create a full-length user-generated movie called "India in a Day."

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Egypt Pledges Fast Work amid Search for Nefertiti's Tomb

Egyptian authorities promised Thursday they will move quickly to get new radar equipment needed to search for Queen Nefertiti's tomb amid a new theory it could be in an alleged, hidden chamber behind King Tutankhamun's tomb in the famed Valley of the Kings.

The theory, presented this summer by British Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves, speculates that King Tut, who died at the age of 19, may have been rushed into an outer chamber of what was originally Nefertiti's tomb.

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U.N.: HIV Patients Should Start Treatment Immediately

The World Health Organization has revised its HIV guidelines to recommend that anyone who tests positive for the virus that causes AIDS should be treated immediately.

That guidance fits with what is already recommended in many developed nations, including the United States.

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New TiVo DVR Will Skip through Entire Commercial Break

TiVo wants to help you skip TV commercials.

With one press of a button on the remote, TiVo's new digital video recorder will skip the entire commercial break. That's quicker than the 30-second forward feature found on previous TiVos. On the new TiVo Bolt, TiVo will tag the start and end of commercial breaks so that viewers can skip that section when watching on their recordings. The feature will work with about 20 over-the-air and cable channels, including the major broadcast networks, mostly during prime-time hours.

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Clooney, Coen Brothers at 'O Brother' Special Screening

George Clooney joined the Coen brothers and stars Tim Blake Nelson and John Turturro at a special 15th anniversary screening of "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" at the New York Film Festival.

Clooney remembered he had just left a successful television series when the opportunity came up.

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Taj Jackson: Joe Jackson's 'Prognosis is Good' after Stroke

Taj Jackson says his grandfather Joe Jackson is "doing a lot better" after having a stroke in late July while visiting Brazil.

"Prognosis is good," said Taj of the 87-year-old Jackson patriarch during an interview Tuesday at the family's Encino, Calif. estate.

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Monkey Has Fun on the Loose in Orlando Suburb

A monkey that escaped its owner's home in an Orlando, Florida, suburb chewed on its neighbors' mail, pulled molding off a police car and rocked back and forth on a street sign.

Zeek was eventually caught when his owner returned home a short time later.

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New Jersey Woman Told to Quiet Down her Parrots

A New Jersey woman must get her two parrots to quiet down after the birds gave someone something to squawk about.

Elaine Scattergood was ticketed in May after someone complained that her birds, Edmund and Arthur, were too loud.

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Roma Stunned in 3-2 Defeat to BATE in Champions League

Two goals from fullback Filip Mladenovic powered Belarusian underdog BATE Borisov to a surprise 3-2 win over Roma in the Champions League on Tuesday.

BATE was three goals up after 30 minutes, helped by a dose of good fortune in the Group E match.

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Porto Beats Chelsea 2-1 in Champions League

Maicon scored the winner as FC Porto beat Chelsea 2-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday and heaped more misery on Jose Mourinho's team.

Yacine Brahimi helped put Porto ahead in the 39th minute when he beat Branislav Ivanovic on the left, and goalkeeper Asmir Begovic could only push away his shot as far as Andre Andre, who volleyed into the net.

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