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Ireland beat Andorra to close in on playoffs

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ANDORRA - Ireland cruised past Andorra 2-0 in their Euro 2012 qualifier Friday to set up an effective playoff-place decider at home to Group B form side Armenia next week when a draw will be enough for the Irish to progress.

FACTBOX-Rugby-New Zealand v Argentina - World Cup quarter-final

Oct 8 - New Zealand play Argentina in their rugby World Cup quarter-final on Sunday (times GMT):

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UPDATE 3-'The Simpsons' to stay around for two more seasons

LOS ANGELES, Oct 7 - Fox Television said on Friday it had renewed animated TV series "The Simpsons" for another two seasons after settling a pay stand-off that had threatened to end the satirical parody of working-class American life.

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Earnings on deck as Europe eyed

NEW YORK - Investors tiring of the euro zone's debt crisis dragging the market all over the place are hoping to focus on something else next week -- earnings.

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Fox renews "The Simpsons" for two more seasons

LOS ANGELES - Fox said on Friday it had renewed animated TV series "The Simpsons" for another two seasons, after apparently reaching a pay deal with voice actors.

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Fox renews "The Simpsons" for two more seasons

LOS ANGELES - Fox said on Friday it had renewed animated TV series "The Simpsons" for another two seasons, after apparently reaching a pay deal with voice actors.

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New York Times sells Baseline data product to previous owner

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The New York Times has sold the film and television database Baseline StudioSystems to Project Hollywood, the company announced late on Friday.

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"All My Children" alum moves to "Young and the Restless"

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Don't worry too much about the cast members of the recently axed "All My Children" -- the ones who aren't signing on for the online version of the show appear to be finding work at other soaps.

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AT&T; sold 200,000 iPhones in 12 hours

- AT&T sold more than 200,000 of Apple Inc's latest iPhone in the first 12 hours and said it had seen "extraordinary demand" for a gadget unveiled a day before the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

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UPDATE 2-AT&T; sold 200,000 iPhones in 12 hours

* Comparisons difficult (Adds details on sales, launch)

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