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• Woman killed in dog attack - 2 hours agoA woman has died from multiple injuries sustained in an attack by a Belgian mastiff dog at a property in south London, police say
• Parents believe daughter abducted - 13 hours agoThe family of a 25-year-old architect who is missing from her home in Bristol believe she has been abducted.
• Inquiry into Heathrow snow chaos - 6 hours agoAn inquiry is launched by BAA to look into "what went wrong" at Heathrow Airport after heavy snowfall forced the closure of its runways.
• Baby in HIV test over breast milk - 9 hours agoA baby is tested for HIV after she is twice given breast milk from strangers at a south-east London hospital.
• 'Cell assault' sergeant sacked - 12 hours ago

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• Gbagbo denied Ivory Coast funds - 3 hours agoThe Central Bank of West African States blocks Laurent Gbagbo's access to Ivory Coast's funds and recognises Alassane Ouattara as president.
• Bombs explode at Rome embassies - 5 hours agoPolice investigate a possible anarchist link after parcel bombs in Rome injure two people at the Swiss and Chilean missions.
• Lula closes his Brazil presidency - 2 hours agoPresident Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil hails his eight years in power, days before he steps down with approval ratings of more than 80%.
• New solar fuel machine unveiled - 8 hours agoA prototype solar fuel machine is unveiled which mimics plant life, transforming the sun's energy into storable fuel.
• Venezuela student protest blocked - 7 hours ago

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• North Korea may have third nuclear test in 2011: South  - 41 minutes agoSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea will probably carry out a third atomic test next year and prospects for bilateral talks with the South are slim, a research report from a South Korean foreign ministry in...
• GSK offers UK rebate if Pfizer cancer drug better  - 3 hours agoLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's state-run health service will get a partial rebate from GlaxoSmithKline if the company's new kidney cancer drug Votrient does not match up to a rival medicine in a head-to...
• Obama, Medvedev discuss START in Thursday call  - 3 hours agoHONOLULU (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday discussed a new nuclear weapons treaty expected to deepen ties between the two nations, the Whi...
• U.N. recognizes Ouattara as Ivory Coast's president  - 4 hours agoUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday recognized Alassane Ouattara as Ivory Coast's legitimate president, after the United Nations said he beat Laurent Gbagbo in last month'...
• Anarchists claim responsibility for Rome bombs  - 5 hours ago
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• San Jose Mercury News
• San Jose man receives artificial hand -- and a way back into the world - 1 hour agoThe ProDigits prosthetic hand wasn't a Christmas present. But it represents a gift of friendship that seemed destined to bear fruit amid the giving season. For the first time since he nearly died in a...
• DA won't charge San Jose sub teacher accused of sex assaults in classroom - 2 hours agoJayanthum Kapasi told the Mercury News on Thursday that he did nothing wrong. He said he felt hurt and confused about his arrest and now is certain only that he will never enter a children's classroom...
• Pizarro: Keeping the Christmas (tree) spirit alive - 3 hours agoA few Willow Glen neighbors are displaying living Christmas trees this year, and nonprofit group Our City Forest hopes it's a trend that catches on.
• Niners agree to lease extension with San Francisco through 2014 - 4 hours agoEven though the team says its long-term goal is to play football at a new stadium in Santa Clara, the San Francisco 49ers will continue playing at Candlestick Park for the next four years.
• Biz Break: Could Comcast's NBC deal hurt Netflix, Apple? - 6 hours ago
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• Afghanistan Sun
• Kylie Minogue's Christmas wishes for Brit troops in Afghanistan - 16 hours agoBritish Prime Minister David Cameron and singer Kylie Minogue have extended their Christmas messages to the British troops serving in Afghanistan.
• US military onslaught forcing Taliban commanders to flee Kandahar, claim locals - 17 hours agoAfghan Taliban commanders have reportedly fled Kandahar because of the US military attacks against the insurgent group in the region that was once controlled by them.
• 'Taliban wants peace negotiations without Pak interference or agenda set by it' - 19 hours agoNoted Taliban analyst Ahmed Rashid has claimed that the insurgent group wants peace negotiations without the interference of Pakistan or in accordance to an agenda set by that country.
• Krishna-Hillary discuss Obama visit, Afghanistan - 23 hours ago
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• Senate ratifies Russia nuclear arms treaty - 1 day ago[JURIST] The US Senate [official website] voted 71-26 Wednesday to ratify the so-called New START treaty [materials; JURIST news archive] between Russia and the US. The new START treaty replaces the e...
• Congress approves defense spending bill preventing US trial of Guantanamo detainees - 1 day ago[JURIST] The US Senate and the House of Representatives [official websites] on Wednesday gave final approval to a defense spending bill [HR 3082 materials] that includes a provision preventing Guantan...
• Obama signs 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' repeal - 1 day ago[JURIST] US President Barack Obama [official website] on Wednesday signed into law [press release] a bill to repeal the military's controversial "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy (DADT) [10 USC 654; JUR...
• Federal judge awards damages to Islamic charity in NSA wiretapping case - 1 day ago[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California [official website] on Tuesday ordered [text, PDF] the US government to pay more than $2.5 million in damages and atto...
• Federal judge upholds Illinois ex-governor Ryan's fraud convictions - 1 day ago
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• Assange: ‘High chance’ I’d be killed ‘Jack Ruby-style’ in US prison - 1 hour agoLONDON — WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange said in an interview published Thursday there was a "high chance" he would be killed in a US jail if he were to be extradited from Britain on espionage charges....
• Wave of ethnic rage worries Israeli PM, activists - 2 hours agoJERUSALEM — A wave of protests and discriminatory acts by Jewish Israelis against Arabs and Africans is worrying rights activists and has prompted an unprecedented appeal for calm from Israel's prime ...
• School outed teen to parents, said it was ‘legally obligated’: lawsuit - 2 hours agoTwo softball coaches at a Texas high school are being sued after allegedly confining a teenaged girl in a locked room, forcing her to confirm her sexual orientation, then outing her to her parents bef...
• ACLU placed on Tennessee terror map for letter to schools - 4 hours agoThe ACLU of Tennessee says it ended up on a map of potential terrorist threats after it sent a letter to school superintendents asking them to be "inclusive" in their holiday celebrations. The civil r...
• With spending bill’s passage, Obama’s plan to close Gitmo dies - 5 hours ago
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• GM Debuts Sail Electric Concept Car in China - 1 day agoPrototype based on jointly developed by Shanghai GM and the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center
• GM CEO Wants to Triple Electric Car Sales - 1 day agoAkerson's plan for more cars with electric drive underscores his strategy to differentiate GM and make it a technology leader.
• Nashville Resident Takes Delivery of First Nissan LEAF in Tennessee - 1 day agoElectric car rated 99 mpg by EPA will replace 15 mpg SUV for around town drives.
• Peugeot EX-1 Sets to Speed Records in China - 1 day agoLithium-ion battery-powered car set both quarter mile and zero-100km acceleration records.
• Honda Reported Using Toshiba Lithium-ion Batteries in Fit EV - 1 day ago
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• No Quarter
• Eve of the Eve Open Thread [Update] - 2 hours agoOh that Greg Gutfeld. He always finds a unique perspective. Here’s his latest Fox News Red Eye nightly commentary, this one on DADT. The site describes the topic as “Gutfeld: Reid Goes Gaga for DAD...
• It’s Official, DADT Is Over – But We Ain’t Done Yet - 6 hours agoThe work has just begun. Despite Obama’s putting pen to paper on Wednesday, no one can come out of the closet just yet. The repeal has to be certified first, as this NY Times article highlights: The...
• Wikileaks vs Wall Street - 11 hours agoWill Wikileaks ‘regulate’ Wall Street in a manner that Washington never would or could? The technological revolution over the last few decades has taken us far further and far faster than many ever wo...
• Assange’s One-Way Open Thread - 1 day agoA couple days ago, I laughed my way through “ Julian Assange is A Black Pot, ” Larry Johnson’s assessment of WikiLeaks principal Julian Assange’s rigid standards when it comes his own privacy...
• Changing the world, one site at a time… - 1 day ago
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• Italian anarchists suspected in embassy blasts - 9 hours agoParcel bombs sent to the Swiss and Chilean embassies in Rome on Thursday were similar to those sent in 2003 by Italian anarchists. read more
• Dancing with Nelson Mandela - 10 hours agoOn his 92nd birthday, celebrating the South African leader's love of music and dance. read more
• The railroad less traveled: Russia by train - 11 hours agoSeeing Russia by train means an up-close, personal experience, especially with food. read more
• The battle for Brazil's slums - 11 hours agoSecond phase underway of unprecedented effort to maintain order in Rio's most violent regions. read more
• Bombs wounds 2 at embassies in Italy - 12 hours agoImage via Wikipedia
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• The Green Life
• Worth a Shot: Eco-Liquors - 7 hours agoForget the menudo. The next time you plan to party hard, mitigate the morning-after misery by limiting your intake to these sustainable spirits. The planet, if not your liver, will thank you. ...
• Kids Do Groundbreaking Bee Research - 9 hours agoA recently published study in Britain's Image via WikipediaRoyal Society science journal begins with "Once upon a time." It provides no historical or scientific context, and its diagrams are hand-drawn in colored pencil...
• Green New Year's Resolutions: Don't Make One. - 13 hours agoIt’s almost midnight — do you know where your resolutions are? If not, worry not: We’ve got a few suggestions lined up for you this week. While in years past, we provided you with specific eco - a...
• Daily Roundup: December 22, 2010 - 1 day agoLoud Mouse: Japanese scientists created a "singing" mouse by cross-breeding genetically modified rodents. The new mouse chirps like a bird. Discovery News Two of a Kind: Africa's savannah-dwelling e...
• Natural Beauty: Makeup for Pretty Greenies - 1 day ago
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• Cheated Game Show Couple Will Get a Shot at Redemption [Video] - 1 hour agoOn Monday, a couple lost $800,000 on the Fox game show Million Dollar Drop for correctly guessing Post-It notes were sold in stores b...
• Sex Toy Used to Beat Off Cop [Crime] - 2 hours agoWhen a police officer attempted to arrest 56-year-old Illinois resident Carolee Bildstein in November for a dine-and-dash, she allegedly attacked...
• Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is Back [Broadway] - 3 hours agoSpider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is resuming performances tonight after a stuntman was seriously injured Monday More »
• Navy Helicopter Pilots Cause $505,000 in Damage for Cool Facebook Pictures [Video] - 3 hours agoRemember that video of Navy pilots dunking helicopters in Lake Tahoe ? Turns out they did it to take Facebook photos for their squad's page. Th...
• The Island of Mislit Toys [Pic Of The Day] - 5 hours ago
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•  MercoPress
• Brazilean central bank inflation warning; rate hike expected in January - 18 hours agoBrazil's central bank reiterated Wednesday its clear commitment to raise interest rates soon, as the outlook for inflation has become "far less favorable" than it had previously...
• Brazilian soy crop estimate up; coffee prices reach a 13-year high - 19 hours agoSoybean growers in Brazil, the world’s largest producer after the U.S., may harvest more of the oilseeds next year than the government estimated earlier this month, Agriculture ...
• China buys power distribution plants which supply Brazil’s main cities - 19 hours agoState Grid Corp. of China completed the purchase of seven electricity distribution businesses in Brazil for 989 million US dollars, announced the government this week.
• Sweden to close embassy in Argentina because of budget constraints - 19 hours agoThe Swedish government Wednesday said it would close five embassies next year due to budget constraints, among them offices in Argentina.
• Former Argentine dictator Gneral Videla sentenced to life in prison - 19 hours ago
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• “Like a brown poisonous tide”: Oily sheen bubbling up in marsh grass — Not much different than in August - 13 hours agoHunting for Oil in the Muddy Waters of the Gulf Shore , Rocky Kistner, NRDC, December 22, 2010: Paul and Michael Orr jump into their 17-foot Boston Whaler… searching for samples of seafood and sedim...
• Fracked up: Nungesser pushing to drill for “natural” gas in Plaquemines — A deal with the “devil’s little brother”? - 14 hours agoNungesser pushes for natural-gas exploration in area hardest hit by BP spill , Yahoo News, December 22, 2010: “Right now there’s billions of dollars worth of gas — proven reserves, 30 years of produ...
• Stephen Baldwin suing Kevin Costner for millions over BP ‘trick’ - 16 hours agoStephen Baldwin Says Kevin Costner Soaked Him in $52M Deal with BP , Courthouse News Service, December 23, 2010: Stephen Baldwin has sued Kevin Costner, claiming Costner and others tricked him into ...
• Editorial board warns readers to “ignore” Feds’ latest report — “Florida should listen to the outsiders” - 1 day agoThe BP Spill: Hold off on the high-fives after Coast Guard report , Palm Beach Post, December 21, 2010: Floridians should have this reaction to the federal government’s latest smiley-face report abo...
• To feed their children Gulf residents “have sold their furniture, their TVs”; “Picking up aluminum cans” - 1 day ago
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• Media Monitors
• Colonialism is the Real Enemy - 0 minutes ago"The Muslim world needs to realize that Image via Wikipediacolonialism is the real enemy and if they are to arrest the decline prevalent in their lands they need to viciously target every aspect of the colonialist prese...
• "Children of Catastrophe: Journey from a Palestinian Refugee Camp to America" :: Book Review :: - 0 minutes ago"Kanj’s story is unique in that it is his personal Image via Wikipediaexperience, but it is at the same time one that most Palestinians can understand through their own experiences in a different camp, country or occupi...
• Jordan's parliament off to a good start despite hiccups - 0 minutes ago"Jordan's problems are many and the country needs a clever and effective legislative branch to provide guidance in making laws, prudence in approving budgets and vigilance in holding the executive bra...
• Religion should unite, not divide - 0 minutes ago"There are "crazies" in all societies regardless or race or religion. However, what sets Israel apart is the impunity with which these so-called crazies operate. In any civilized country, this behavio...
• Middle East Peace Negotiations? - 0 minutes ago
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• 'Armenian genocide' bill doesn’t reach US House, Armenians say - 15 hours agoA U.S. Armenian campaign to pass the "Armenian genocide" resolution in the U.S. House of Image via WikipediaRepresentatives has failed, major Armenian groups reported late Wednesday.
• Gunmen kill Iraqi general in Baghdad - 16 hours agoGunmen have opened fire on an army brigadier's general car, leaving the general dead and his daughter wounded in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say.
• Maliki Formed the Government in Iraq - 1 day agoFinally nine months after the elections, in Iraq, a cabinet has been formed and presented to the parliament.
• A Monument to Commemorate Iraqi Turkmen Martyrs to be opened in Ankara - 1 day agoA Monument to Commemorate Iraqi Turkmen Martyrs shall be opened on Thursday.
• Iran quake toll climbs many buried - 2 days ago
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• Better than sex! US college students value self-esteem boosts more than bodily pleasures - 17 hours ago'Because you're worth it!' L'Oreal's catchphrase taps into the narcissistic zeitgeist. But it also begs the question: Are we at risk of becoming obsessed with feeling good about ourselves? According t...
• Paralysis deniers have subconscious insight into their disability - 2 days agoAnosognosia is an intriguing neuropsychological syndrome in which a patient with one or more paralysed limbs denies they have anything wrong with them. In a new investigation,  Aikaterini Fotopoulou a...
• The benefits of thinking about our ancestors - 2 days agoPsychologists have shown previously that thinking about our own mortality - 'where we're going' - prompts us to shore up our cultural world view and engage in self-esteem boosting activities. Little r...
• Harder-to-read fonts boost student learning - 3 days agoMaking learning materials more difficult to read can significantly improve student performance. Yes, you read that correctly. Connor Diemand-Yauman and his colleagues think the effect occurs because f...
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• Yahoo! Politics
• Report: Treasury OK'd US business with Iran (AP) - 51 minutes agoAP - The Treasury Department has granted nearly 10,000 exceptions to American companies over the past decade so that they could skirt U.S. sanctions on Iran and other countries the U.S. considers terr...
• Alert issued on beverage containers on planes (AP) - 2 hours agoAP - The Homeland Security Department has alerted air carriers to a potential terror tactic involving insulated beverage containers like thermoses.
• Chastened, unpopular Congress rallies in lame duck (AP) - 3 hours ago
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• Wall Street marks 4th week of gains (Reuters) - 4 hours agoReuters - Stocks racked up a fourth straight week of gains on Thursday, as investors expected optimism about the economic recovery to support equities through year-end.
• Toyota settles suit over California crash for $10 million (Reuters) - 18 minutes agoReuters - Toyota has agreed to pay $10 million to settle legal claims from the family of a California state trooper and three relatives whose fatal car wreck helped spark the automaker's wide-ranging ...
• Data reinforce solid fourth-quarter growth hopes (Reuters) - 7 hours ago
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• Report: Treasury OK'd US business with Iran (AP) - 51 minutes agoAP - The Treasury Department has granted nearly 10,000 exceptions to American companies over the past decade so that they could skirt U.S. sanctions on Iran and other countries the U.S. considers terr...
• Alert issued on beverage containers on planes (AP) - 2 hours agoAP - The Homeland Security Department has alerted air carriers to a potential terror tactic involving insulated beverage containers like thermoses.
• Chastened, unpopular Congress rallies in lame duck (AP) - 3 hours ago

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