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Reuters – Four Canadian soldiers and a Canadian journalist were killed when their armored vehicle was hit by a bomb in southern Kandahar province on Wednesday, the Canadian Defense Ministry said.
Read More: Blast kills 5 Canadians in southern Afghanistan
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McClatchy Newspapers – KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber who killed seven CIA officers and contractors and wounded six others at an isolated CIA base in eastern Afghanistan Wednesday was a Taliban infiltrator dressed in an Afghan Army uniform, according to U.S. officials and a Taliban claim of responsibility.
Read More: Taliban infiltrator in Afghan uniform kills 7 from CIA
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AP – The Nigerian suspected of trying to bring down a U.S. airliner with explosives might have used Arabic studies as a pretext for entering Yemen before disappearing for months, perhaps into one of the lawless country’s al-Qaida strongholds, fellow students and teachers said.
Read More: Arabic study may have been cover for bomb suspect
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AP – The suicide bomber who killed seven CIA employees at a remote outpost in southeastern Afghanistan had been invited onto the base and had not been searched, two former U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Thursday
Read More: AP sources: Suicide bomber invited on base
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AFP – North Korea early Friday called for an end to hostile relations with the United States, state media reported.
Read More: N.Korea calls for end to hostile relations with US: state media
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AP – Hundreds of demonstrators rallied on opposite sides of an Israeli-Gaza border crossing on Thursday to protest the blockade of the seaside territory imposed by Egypt and Israel.
Read More: Activists in Gaza and Israel protest Gaza blockade
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Time.com – The populace is anxious about the bicentennial of the founding of the country because really bad things seem to happen every 100 years
Read More: Bicentennial Anxiety: Why Mexicans Are Wary of 2010
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AFP – Shocked residents returned to survey the wreckage on Thursday after Western Australia’s worst wildfire in 50 years engulfed 38 homes in an isolated rural community.
Read More: Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage
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AP – Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh remained hospitalized in Hawaii Thursday after experiencing chest pains similar to a heart attack, according to the guest host on his nationally syndicated radio show.
Read More: Rush Limbaugh felt pains similar to heart attack
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AP – There was no shortage of celebrity secrets for sale in 2009, with John Travolta, David Letterman, Cindy Crawford and others claiming they were victims of extortion.
Read More: Celebrities are frequent targets of extortion
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AP – Shareholders of Marvel Entertainment Inc., home of Spider-Man and the Hulk, on Thursday approved the company’s acquisition by The Walt Disney Co., as expected.
Read More: Marvel shareholders approve acquisition by Disney
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AP – President Barack Obama’s family is watching the movie “Avatar.”
Read More: Obama family goes to the movies to see 'Avatar'
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Playbill – What were the most memorable moments in theatre in 2009? Playbill.com’s Inside Track blog queried a cross-section of show folk, observers, advocates and readers – and they came up with some doozies.
Read More: Playbill Asks, "What Was Your Favorite Theatre Moment of 2009?"
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AP – Colorado prosecutors don’t want a judge to lift a restraining order against actor Charlie Sheen, who is accused of threatening his wife with a knife.
Read More: Prosecutors ask judge not to dismiss Sheen order
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Reuters – In the eyes of U.S. movie theater owners, Sandra Bullock shined as 2009’s top Hollywood star at the box office, as the actress nicknamed “America’s Sweetheart” scored with audiences after a two-year absence from screens.
Read More: Theater owners name Sandra Bullock 2009's top star
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Reuters – Singer Van Morrison on Thursday denied that he had fathered a child with his manager, saying a widely reported statement that appeared on his website three days ago was the result of a hacking attack.
Read More: Singer Van Morrison denies baby report
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HealthDay – THURSDAY, Dec. 31 (HealthDay News) — Steroid injections into the
eye slowed diabetes-related eye disease, though lasers remain the
treatment of choice because of side effects related to the steroids, new
research shows.
Read More: Laser Deemed Best Treatment for Diabetic Retinopathy
(HealthDay)
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HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDay News) — A new gene involved in
immune system function has been linked to moderate-to-severe childhood
asthma.
Read More: Gene Discovery Sheds Light on Children's Asthma
(HealthDay)
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AP – It’s 8 a.m. and Dr. Theresa Rossouw is already drowning behind a cluttered desk of handwritten HIV charts — new, perplexing cases of patients whose lifesaving drugs have turned against them.
Read More: South African doctor sees drug-resistant HIV
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AP – About 10 years ago the government set some lofty health goals for the nation to reach by 2010.
Read More: Did Americans get any healthier over past decade?
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