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French researchers on Tuesday said they had uncovered the biggest dinosaur footprints in the world, left by giant sauropods that may have weighed 40 tonnes or more.

The US budget deficit more than tripled to a record $1.4 trillion in the year to 30 September, the US Congress estimates.

Boomer may be a buster: Measuring 3 feet tall at the shoulders and 7 feet long from nose to destructive wagging tail, he might be the world's tallest living dog. Owner Caryn Weber says her 3-year-old Landseer Newfoundland keeps all four paws on the floor when he drinks from the kitchen faucet in her family's eastern North Dakota farm house....

Nearly 40 years after breaking up, The Beatles are still breaking records for album sales.Consumers in North America, Japan and the U.K. bought more than 2.25 million copies of the Beatles' re-mastered albums in the first five days after their Sept. 9 release.

Brett Favre is thankful to still be playing and winning in the NFL. Adding a league record to his overflowing collection is merely a bonus. Favre set another mark with his 271st straight start in the regular season, then threw two touchdown passes to help the Minnesota Vikings beat the Detroit Lions 27-13 on Sunday.

A call for Smurfs brought together 1,253 blue-clad people in County Monaghan, Ireland. A 4,703-pound (2,133 kilo) cheesecake rolled out in Mexico City. A 13-year-old, at 7 feet 4.6 inches (2.27 meters) is the tallest teenage boy.

Olympic champion Usain Bolt smashed his own record to end the reign of 100-meter title-holder Tyson Gay at the world athletics championships in Berlin on Sunday night.

U.S. home loans failed at a record pace in July despite ongoing federal and state programs to avoid foreclosures, which have severely strained housing and the economy.

Black Eyed Peas set a new record for the longest successive stay at the top of the US singles chart by a duo or group.

Beaten the night before in the 200 freestyle, he sets a mark in the 200 butterfly. For Michael Phelps, the 200-meter butterfly was almost like coming home, and if you want to keep that domestic theme intact, he called it his "bread and butter."