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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
(AFP)
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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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AP – The Montana Supreme Court said Thursday that nothing in state law prevents patients from seeking physician-assisted suicide, making Montana the third state that will allow the procedure.
Read More: Montana 3rd state to allow doctor-assisted suicide
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HealthDay – THURSDAY, Dec. 31 (HealthDay News) — Volunteering one’s time and
energy might help stave off frailty among the elderly.
Read More: Volunteering May Keep Elderly Stronger
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LiveScience.com – Despite the high-intensity workout that college football linemen get out on the field, they are not protected from developing obesity, heart disease and related ailments later in life, a new study finds.
Read More: College Linemen at Risk for Obesity, Diabetes
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AP – Two new studies find shortfalls in the Food and Drug Administration’s approval process for heart devices such as pacemakers and stents.
Read More: Studies spotlight problems in FDA device approvals
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AP – They’re not your grandpa’s hearing aids.
Read More: Now hear this: Swim-proof hearing aids to get test
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HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) — It sounds simple enough:
Kids need to be active. When they are, they’re less likely to be
overweight and prone to the health risks that accompany extra pounds.
Read More: For Kids, All Activity May Not Be Equal
(HealthDay)
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Reuters – A new study confirms that smoking raises a person’s risks of the major forms of esophageal and stomach cancers, while drinking has more narrow effects.
Read More: Smoking, drinking up risks of gut, throat cancers
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AP – Aker University Hospital is a dingy place to heal. The floors are streaked and scratched. A light layer of dust coats the blood pressure monitors. A faint stench of urine and bleach wafts from a pile of soiled bedsheets dropped in a corner.
Read More: Solution to killer superbug found in Norway
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NewsFactor – For the first time, Apple won’t be at the annual Macworld trade show in January. But CEO Steve Jobs and his team will still make the month interesting. Apple has scheduled a press briefing for Jan. 26 in San Francisco, and Apple watchers are salivating at the prospect of a tablet computer that looks like an iPhone on steroids.
Read More: Apple's Tablet May Come with Content Subscriptions
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AP – The Transportation Security Administration backed down Thursday from its demand that an Internet travel writer immediately provide information on how he obtained an airline security directive.
Read More: TSA backs off demand of immediate response on leak
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AP – Football fans will be able to watch college bowl games on Sinclair stations after all, as the broadcaster and the Mediacom cable TV operator agreed to extend by eight days their negotiations over fees.
Read More: Orange Bowl blackout averted with 8-day extension
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AP – Travelers still getting used to removing their shoes in public and pouring shampoo into tiny bottles may soon have to adjust to something new in the airport security line — giant machines that that scan their bodies for anything a terrorist might use to cause harm during a flight.
Read More: Questions and answers about full-body scanners
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AFP – Bowing to Chinese law, Apple is reportedly blocking iPhone users in China from downloading applications about two figures Beijing considers “separatists”: the Dalai Lama and exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer.
Read More: Apple blocking Dalai Lama, Kadeer, iPhone apps: report
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AP – The Christmas Day attack on a jetliner over Detroit, combined with technological improvements to protect people’s sense of modesty, could lead to dramatically wider use of full-body scanners that can see through travelers’ clothing.
Read More: Airline attack could lead to more scanners
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PC World – Voice recognition software company Nuance Communications on Wednesday acquired voice-to-text services company Spinvox for $102.5 million.
Read More: Nuance Buys Spinvox to Expand Voice-to-text Services
(PC World)
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AP – AT&T Inc. said Thursday it would no longer sponsor Tiger Woods, joining Accenture in dropping support for the world’s top golfer, who’s taking a break from the sport to focus on his marriage after his admitted infidelity.
Read More: AT&T is latest to end Tiger Woods sponsorship
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NewsFactor – What if you could play all your favorite Xbox Live games on your mobile phone? You may soon be able to do just that, if a job listing from Microsoft offers any clue.
Read More: Microsoft May Bring Xbox Live To Windows Mobile
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AP – The nation’s top broadcast regulator is urging Time Warner Cable and Fox to agree to a temporary deal to keep football games on cable TV through the New Year’s long weekend.
Read More: FCC urges Fox, Time Warner Cable to settle
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PC World – Computer security researchers say that the GSM phones used by the majority of the world’s mobile-phone users can be listened in on with just a few thousand dollars worth of hardware and some free open-source tools.
Read More: Hackers Show It's Easy to Snoop on a GSM Call
(PC World)
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AP – Most drivers have their own name for those texters in traffic who seem more interested in their cell phones than their cars — jerk and idiot, to name a couple. Come Friday the state of Illinois will have one, too: outlaw.
Read More: New Ill. laws limit texting, expand records access
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 Telegraph.co.uk |
Israel backs US sanctions on Iran
Washington Post JERUSALEM — Israeli officials say they will support President Obama's move to impose sanctions on Iran as a next step in the standoff over the country's nuclear program, though the narrower measures being considered by the White … Netanyahu's triple whammy 'US Iran sanctions to be targeted, mild' Mahathir: US preparing for attack on Iran |
Read More: Israel backs US sanctions on Iran – Washington Post
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 Kansas City Star |
CIA Officers, Including Base Chief, Killed in Afghan Attack
Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON — Seven Central Intelligence Agency officers and contractors were killed and six more wounded in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan, the CIA Director Leon Panetta said Thursday, the second largest … Taliban Militants Claim Responsibility for Attacks in Afghanistan Deadly attack in Afghanistan was the work of Taliban CIA suicide bomber was invited on base, report claims |
Read More: CIA Officers, Including Base Chief, Killed in Afghan Attack – Wall Street Journal
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 USA Today |
World rings in new decade with fireworks, parties
ABC Online Revellers have started ringing in the New Year across the globe with spectacular fireworks displays and massive parties hosted by world capitals against a backdrop of tightened security. Party-goers in the South Pacific were the first to raise their … In pictures: New Year celebrations So Long 2009, Hello 2010 Sydney celebrates New Year with fireworks show |
Read More: World rings in new decade with fireworks, parties – ABC Online
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 OK! Magazine |
Obama Family Enjoys NYE Showing of 'Avatar'
OK! Magazine Everyone is rushing to the box office to see James Cameron's new epic, Avatar. Earlier this week Brad Pitt took son Maddox Jolie-Pitt to a showing in NYC. Today, Barack and Michelle Obama along with their daughters, spent part of their New Year's Eve … Obamas get a private showing of 'Avatar' Obamas taking in 'Avatar' The Obamas see 'Avatar' |
Read More: Obama Family Enjoys NYE Showing of 'Avatar' – OK! Magazine
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 BBC News |
Montana paves way for assisted suicide
BBC News The Supreme Court in Montana has ruled that nothing in the state's law prevents patients from seeking medical assistance to commit suicide. The ruling paves the way for Montana to become the third US state alongside Washington and Oregon to allow … Assisted Suicide Legal Under Montana Law, Court Rules Court: Mont. Law Allows Doctor-Assisted Suicide Montana Supreme Court Decision Endangers Most Vulnerable Citizens |
Read More: Montana paves way for assisted suicide – BBC News
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 New York Daily News |
Mega-pastor Warren's megachurch begs mega-bucks
USA Today Now, Warren put out an "urgent" plea to the nation's sixth largest congregation, Saddleback in Lake Forest, south of Los Angeles, for nearly $1 million — by Jan.1, no less — to support and continue a banner year of ministry efforts from Southern … Megachurch Asks for Nearly $1M in 48 Hours Saddleback Church says $900000 goal will be met Saddleback Church pastor, 'The Purpose-Driven Life' author Rick Warren, begs … |
Read More: Mega-pastor Warren's megachurch begs mega-bucks – USA Today
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 ABC News |
Jobless Claims Fell in Latest Week
Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON — The number of people filing new claims for unemployment benefits in the US fell in the latest week to its lowest level in nearly 18 months, a sign the labor market may be turning a corner. … US Jobless Claims Drop to Lowest Level Since 2008 Jobless claims fall to 17-month low Unemployment claims drop to lowest level in more than a year |
Read More: Jobless Claims Fell in Latest Week – Wall Street Journal
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 Reuters |
Wells Fargo Pays $25 Million in Stock Bonuses
New York Times By REUTERS Wells Fargo & Company, the San Francisco-based bank, said Thursday that it gave its chief executive, John G. Stumpf, and three others stock bonuses worth about $25 million, but that none of the executives will receive a cash bonus for 2009. … Wells Fargo's Stumpf Gets $10 Million in Stock, No Cash Bonus Wells Fargo, An Honest Bank with Good Valuations Invested by Warren Buffett Wells Fargo Pays Out $25 Million Stock Bonuses to Top Execs |
Read More: Wells Fargo Pays $25 Million in Stock Bonuses – New York Times
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 China Daily |
Apple victory in iPod hearing lawsuit upheld
Macworld The US Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit has upheld a lower-court ruling that found that iPods do not pose an undue risk of hearing damage. The long-running class-action lawsuit was initially filed in the US District … Apple wins appeal in earbud hearing-loss lawsuit Now Hear This: Apple Wins Appeal in iPod Hearing Loss Lawsuit Apple wins appeal over alleged iPod hearing loss |
Read More: Apple victory in iPod hearing lawsuit upheld – Macworld
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 TechShout! (blog) |
Microsoft Bringing Xbox Live To Windows Mobile
InformationWeek Job posting out of Redmond indicate Microsoft is likely planning to integrate its Xbox Live online gaming platform with Windows Mobile. By Antone Gonsalves Microsoft has recently posted job ads which indicate the software maker plans to integrate its … Job ad suggests Xbox Live headed for WinMo phones Xbox Live Headed to Windows Mobile Devices? Xbox Live for WinMo phones en Route |
Read More: Microsoft Bringing Xbox Live To Windows Mobile – InformationWeek
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