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Obama, other leaders in last-minute climate talksCOPENHAGEN (AP) -- The U.N. climate talks were in serious disarray Friday, prompting President Barack Obama to upend his schedule and hold close-door talks with 19 other world leaders to work out a last-minute agreement on fighting global warming....Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:36 am Obama, other leaders in last-minute climate talks (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:36 am Auschwitz death camp sign stolenThe infamous Arbeit Macht Frei sign at the Auschwitz Nazi death camp in Poland has been stolen, officials there say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:34 am Burma blames bomb on Karen rebelsBurma's military rulers blame ethnic Karen rebels for a bomb that killed at least seven people, state-run media say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:32 am Bomb blast near mosque kills 10 in PakistanISLAMABAD (AP) -- A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives near a mosque inside a police compound in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing 10 people in the latest attack by suspected Taliban militants waging war against the Pakistani government....Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:30 am Bomb blast near mosque kills 10 in PakistanA suicide car bomber detonated his explosives near a mosque inside a police compound in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing 10 people in the latest attack by suspected Taliban...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:30 am Adult Swim : 7 More Best Christmas Moments7 Best Christmas Moments from Adult Swim that will fill you with pure, unadulterated, holiday cheer.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:30 am Renewal of Zardari Corruption Charges Is Bad News for US - TIME
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:26 am Russia says very close to nuclear deal with U.S. (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:25 am Russia says very close to nuclear deal with U.S.MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States are very close to resolving all remaining questions on a new treaty to slash vast Cold War arsenals of nuclear weapons, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:25 am LEAD: Department store sales in 2009 set to fall below 7 tril. yen+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: RECASTING WITH MORE INFO) Japan's department store sales this year look set to drop below 7 trillion yen for the first time in 24 years as sales from January through...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:24 am Dutch to release Somali 'pirates'A group of suspected Somali pirates held on a Dutch warship will be freed because no country wants to prosecute them.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am Obama hopes to seal the climate deal in Copenhagen - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am 260 Are Arrested Outside Copenhagen Climate TalksPolice officers confronted demonstrators Wednesday outside the climate talks in Copenhagen. The police reported 260 arrests.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am Accused Mumbai Attacker Recants His Confession - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:19 am Twitter briefly blocked by hackersHackers briefly blocked access to the popular Internet messaging service Twitter, steering traffic to another Web site where a group reportedly calling itself the "Iranian Cyber Army" claimed responsibility.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:19 am Summit weighs 2-degree goalBut blank spaces remain in latest draft that has not moved on significantly from text produced during night
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:19 am Flight bookings down both for int'l, domestic routes+(Kyodo) _ Flight bookings during the year-end and the new year holiday season between Dec. 25 and Jan. 5 have dropped 6.7 percent from the previous year for international routes and 5.4...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:18 am Police: Brazil boy stuck with needles in ritualsBRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- The stepfather of a 2-year-old boy claimed he pushed 42 "blessed" sewing needles deep into the toddler because his lover told him to while in a trance, saying it would keep the couple together, according to police....Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:14 am Police: Brazil boy stuck with needles in rituals (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:14 am An edible cureCan we really eat away our risk of disease?Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:14 am Afghan officials: Karzai to keep half his CabinetKABUL (AP) -- To begin his second term, Afghan President Hamid Karzai wants to retain a half-dozen key Cabinet officials who have been embraced by the international community, replace the heads of two ministries linked to corruption, yet keep on board a legendary warlord who holds political sway in the west, three officials in the Afghan government said Friday....Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:13 am Afghan officials: Karzai to keep half his CabinetTo begin his second term, Afghan President Hamid Karzai wants to retain a half-dozen key Cabinet officials who have been embraced by the international community, replace the heads of two...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:13 am Soccer: Takahata to take over as Kawasaki manager+(Kyodo) _ Kawasaki Frontale said Friday that assistant coach Tsutomu Takahata will take over as manager of the club. The J-League runners-up's contract with the 41-year-old Takahata...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:13 am Deadly blast near Pakistan mosqueAt least four people die in a blast near a mosque used by police officers in north-western Pakistan, officials say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:12 am Spanish region to mull bullfighting banA bill that seeks to ban bullfighting in Spain's Catalonia region cleared its first hurdle in the local legislature Friday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:11 am Closing in on dark matter?Physicists detect two candidate dark matter interactions, but say the data are not conclusive.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am Auschwitz 'Arbeit Macht Frei' Sign Stolen - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am Lebanon: 4 dead so far in cargo ship sinkingRescue workers combed the stormy waters off Lebanon on Friday after a cargo ship capsized, killing at least four crewmembers and leaving dozens missing. The Panamanian-flagged cargo...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:08 am Allen Iverson out aganst the Celtics tonightPHILADELPHIA - Allen Iverson has arthritis in the left knee and will not play for the Philadelphia 76ers at Boston on Friday night. Iverson had an MRI on Thursday after...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:07 am No deal on CO2 cuts as climate talks enter final dayCOPENHAGEN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama joined other world leaders in a last push for a new global climate deal on Friday, but with no agreement on the core issue of greenhouse gas emissions they faced an enormous task.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:06 am EU approves takeover of MPS by AdeccoThe European Union has approved the proposed $1.17 billion takeover of Florida-based staffing firm MPS Group Inc. by Switzerland's human resources company Adecco SA.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:05 am CASH Winfall winning numbersBRAINTREE - The winning numbers drawn Thursday night in the CASH Winfall game were: 10-15-18-30-36-37 (ten, fifteen, eighteen, thirty, thirty-six, thirty-seven) There...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:05 am Colts stay unbeaten with 35-31 win over JaguarsJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Peyton Manning completed every pass early and one big one late, exactly what the Indianapolis Colts needed to stay unbeaten. Manning threw for 308...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:04 am Domestic violence victim granted asylum in USAfter suffering 10 years of horrific abuse at the hands of her husband, Rody Alvarado fled her native Guatemala in 1995 and applied for asylum in the U.S.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:01 am Vampire King Threatens to Dismember Judge and His FamilyHe looks like a cross between a 1960s professional wrestler, a temp worker at a Renaissance Fair, and an extra from Spinal Tap. He also claims to be the "King of Vampyre Nation." But we're guessing that won't go over so well in the Indiana penal system...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:00 am Live text - Champions League drawArsenal, Chelsea and Man Utd are among the 16 teams awaiting their fate in the Champions League draw at 1100 GMT, with the Europa League draw featuring Everton, Fulham and Liverpool to follow.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:59 am Acid oceans: the 'evil twin' of climate changeFar from Copenhagen's turbulent climate talks, the sea lions, harbor seals and sea otters reposing along the shoreline and kelp forests of this protected marine area stand to gain from any global deal to cut greenhouse gases.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:58 am Police: Auschwitz 'Arbeit Macht Frei' sign stolenWARSAW, Poland (AP) -- The infamous iron sign bearing the Nazis' cynical slogan "Arbeit Macht Frei" that spanned the main entrance to the former Auschwitz death camp was stolen before dawn Friday, Polish police said....Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:57 am Police: Auschwitz 'Arbeit Macht Frei' sign stolen (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:57 am Nigeria arrest warrant challengedFormer Nigerian minister Nasir el-Rufai challenges the international arrest warrant issued last week on corruption charges.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:55 am Brazil's top court halts boy's return to US dadRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- A long-running fight by a New Jersey man to win custody of his 9-year-old son from the Brazilian family of his deceased ex-wife has been delayed again - and the battle is turning ugly....Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:55 am Brazil's top court halts boy's return to US dadA long-running fight by a New Jersey man to win custody of his 9-year-old son from the Brazilian family of his deceased ex-wife has been delayed again _ and the battle is turning ugly. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:55 am Delonte West dealing with the good and bad stretchesPHILADELPHIA - Delonte West played Wednesday night against the Philadelphia 76ers. He did not play Tuesday night against the New Jersey Nets. He had played nine games...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:54 am 3RD LD: BOJ holds key rate at 0.1%, says won't tolerate deflation+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO) The Bank of Japan on Friday decided to keep its key interest rate steady at 0.1 percent and reinforced its pledge to help the nation move out of deflation...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:52 am New look for BruinsCHICAGO - Last month when San Jose Sharks coach Todd McLellan started playing Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau and Dany Heatley on the same line, it was termed "the nuclear...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:50 am High five sought for All-StarsThere are many quality guards in the Eastern Conference, and now that sentimental favorite Shaquille O'Neal is with Cleveland, the competition for an All-Star spot at...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:50 am French judge targets Chirac over party jobs scamPARIS (AP) -- Former French President Jacques Chirac's office says he has been placed under investigation over allegations that the city of Paris paid for jobs in his political party when he was mayor....Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:50 am French judge targets Chirac over party jobs scamFormer French President Jacques Chirac's office says he has been placed under investigation over allegations that the city of Paris paid for jobs in his political party when he was mayor....Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:49 am UMass is back in BostonWhen Derek Kellogg was playing point guard for perennial NCAA tournament teams at UMass in the mid-1990s, the program had a presence in the Boston market. But in the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:49 am Shawn Springs keeps eye on Terrell OwensFOXBORO - When Shawn Springs entered the NFL as a Seattle Seahawks first-round draft pick in 1997, Terrell Owens was waiting. Through nearly 13 seasons, little has...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:49 am Climate talks in disarray as leaders gather at Copenhagen summitStill no sign of a deal that Prime Minister Stephen Harper and more than 100 other world leaders are supposed to sign within hours
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:49 am Chris Henry's death isn't reason to deify himDETROIT - Death doesn't turn Chris Henry into a saint. It's always tragic, of course, when a young life ends well before its rightful time - and with such stunning...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:48 am Mumbai terror attacks suspect retracts confession+(Kyodo) _ A Pakistani suspect in last year's terror strikes in Mumbai that left 166 people dead has gone back on his earlier confession, telling a court it was made under duress and he...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:48 am Dozens still missing off Lebanon - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:47 am NYT: Cartel ‘spies’ infiltrate U.S. customsThe authorities say Mexican drug traffickers, facing heightened border security, have stepped up efforts to corrupt border agents.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:46 am Dozens still missing off LebanonRescuers are still looking for 41 people missing after a ship carrying a cargo of livestock sank of the Lebanese coast.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:46 am 'Four killed' in NW Pakistan bomb blast (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:44 am Gov. Daniels: City of Gary should consider merger - Chicago Tribune
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:44 am Mumbai gunman recants confession, alleges tortureMUMBAI, India (AP) -- The accused gunman in last year's bloody siege of Mumbai retracted his detailed confession Friday, saying police tortured him into admitting his role in the attacks that left 166 people dead....Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:42 am Mumbai gunman recants confession, alleges torture (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:42 am DaMarcus Beasley assured to play for Scottish clubGLASGOW, Scotland - Glasgow Rangers manager Walter Smith has told midfielder DaMarcus Beasley there is no reason for him to leave the Scottish club to ensure he makes the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:42 am Obama hopes to seal the climate deal
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:41 am The 2000s Top 10 College Football Upsets (Gallery)The decade's biggest shockers in college football.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:40 am French judge targets Chirac over party jobs scamFormer French President Jacques Chirac's office says he has been placed under investigation over allegations that the city of Paris paid for jobs in his political party when he was mayor.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:38 am Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:34 am Obama faces high-risk climate talks
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:34 am Ryanair says it will not buy 200 Boeing aircraftBudget carrier Ryanair PLC has stopped discussions to purchase as many as 200 new Boeing 737-800 aircraft after being unable to extract concessions from the manufacturer.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:30 am Four killed in Pakistan explosion - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:30 am Hotel Valet Caught Abusing Guests CarsThe video is being called appalling and unreal. It shows a valet at the Hyatt Hotel in downtown St. Louis doing donuts, peeling out, burning out, revving engines and spinning tires in expensive cars, without the owners ever knowing it. Someone calling himself "valet underground" posted dozens of videos on YouTube, showing fancy cars being driven...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:30 am German business optimism rises in DecemberGerman business confidence rose for a ninth consecutive month in December as Europe's biggest economy recovered steadily from its worst recession in decades, a leading survey showed Friday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:28 am US man freed by DNA evidence after 35 years in prison - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:23 am Police: 4 family members slain in Utah apt.Police say four family members were killed at a West Jordan apartment complex in a possible murder-suicide case.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:22 am DNA frees US prisoner 35 years onA US man becomes the country's longest-serving prisoner to be freed, after DNA evidence proves his innocence 35 years on.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:20 am The 30 Freakiest Commercials of 2009*****
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:20 am No deal on CO2 cuts as climate talks enter final day (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:10 am Twitter Hacked, Defaced By “Iranian Cyber Army”We've received multiple tips right around 10 pm that Twitter was hacked and defaced with the message below. The site is currently offline. ...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:10 am A Pictorial History of US CurrencyEfforts are currently underway to redesign and rebrand the US dollar but whether or not you think the dollar is just fine as it is or truly believe that it needs to be reinvented for a new generation, you probably are only familiar with the money that's been in circulation during your lifetime. Here's a look back at what US currency looked like in
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:00 am Mumbai gunman recants confession, alleges tortureMohammed Ajmal Kasab tells court he came to Mumbai as a tourist and was arrested 20 days before deadly siege began
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:00 am Hackers steal SKorean-US military secretsSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea's military said Friday it was investigating a hacking attack that netted secret defense plans with the United States and may have been carried out by North Korea....Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:59 am Obama joins final push for climate pact (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:54 am One of the suspects in the 2008 Mumbai attacks has retracted his confession and said he had been framedAn Indian soldier prevents people from aproaching the The Taj Mahal Hotel after an attack in Mumbai in November 2008. A Pakistani man accused of being one of the 10 militants who attacked Mumbai last year...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:52 am A Pakistani man accused of being one of the 10 militants who attacked Mumbai last year has said he had been framedIndian policemen stand guard near the Arthur Road jail in Mumbai where a Pakistani national, Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, faces a string of charges linked to the Mumbai attacks in 2008. Kasab on Friday retracted...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:52 am Sign Over Auschwitz Gate StolenPolice Hunt for Infamous Iron Sign Bearing Cynical Phrase "Work Sets You Free"Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:52 am The Best Lead Performances of 2009The best lead performances of 2009 came from diverse films (drama, comedy, science fiction) and from actors and actresses with varying degrees of experience. From seasoned stars (Jeff Bridges & George Clooney) to unsung actors finally shining (Colin Firth & Maya Rudolph) to new faces (Carey Mulligan & Gabby Sidibe). It was an amazing year.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:50 am For suicidal Japanese, help is finally at handFour years ago, suicides in this northern city were running at nearly double the national rate, and as the global financial meltdown hit Japan, they might have been expected to go even higher.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:47 am For suicidal Japanese, help is finally at hand (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:47 am Mumbai accused says he was framedThe man alleged to be the sole surviving gunman in last year's Mumbai attacks retracts a confession that he took part.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:46 am Auschwitz 'Arbeit Macht Frei' sign stolenInfamous iron sign spanned gate at main entrance to former Nazi death camp in southern Poland
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:43 am It's now Democrat vs. Democrat on health care (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:41 am Copenhagen climate summit: Barack Obama arrivesPresident in Denmark for final day of a climate change conference.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:35 am Severe weather warnings with more snow on the wayAirports, roads, ports and schools closed across Britain as up to 8 inches of snow falls overnight with more to come.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:32 am Fugitive US doc's trail ends with arrest in ItalyROME (AP) -- The signs seemed to point to a man preparing to escape....Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:17 am Holiday traffic tie-ups to hit at new times, placesHoliday motorists can expect gridlock in out-of-the-way places and rush-hour congestion at unusual times, according to an analysis ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:05 am 'The buck stopped nowhere' at Foreign Affairs on Colvin's warningsNo one was in charge in the early part of the Afghan mission, Canada's biggest overseas commitment since the Korean War
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:04 am Senate ends debate on defense spending - CNN
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:02 am Blue Shield drops plan to shrink grace period on missed premium paymentsThe healthcare insurer says the move comes after 'a lot of feedback' from customers concerned that it was taking away a key benefit during hard times.Blue Shield of California has dropped plans to reduce the amount of time customers are given to pay their health insurance premiums before coverage is canceled. The decision came after I reported Wednesday that individual policyholders had been informed that Blue Shield was going to take away a key benefit even as millions of people grapple with the loss of jobs and homes and as lawmakers debate making the healthcare system more accessible.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Sketches show what South L.A. serial killer might look like todayThe images of a graying, heavier man are based on a description given to police by the only woman known to have survived one of his attacks. He is believed responsible for at least 11 deaths.In the ongoing search for a serial killer who has claimed at least 11 lives in South Los Angeles since 1985, police officials released a series of sketches Thursday that picture what the killer might look like today.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Rising European debt worries hammer stocksMarkets worldwide drop steeply as debt problems in Europe spread. Gold futures continue sliding.Rising worries about European debt woes helped trip stocks worldwide Thursday, just as many investors were hoping for uneventful trading to close the books on a winning year.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Jennifer Jones, Oscar-winning actress, dies at 90Discovered by future husband David O. Selznick, Jones won the Academy Award for 1943's 'The Song of Bernadette.' She also was married to industrialist and art collector Norton Simon.Jennifer Jones, the actress who won an Academy Award for her luminous performance in the 1943 film "The Song of Bernadette" and who was married to two legendary men -- producer David O. Selznick and industrialist and art collector Norton Simon -- has died. She was 90.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Healthcare bill's advocates fight off liberal oppositionHoward Dean and other progressives say the Senate measure has been gutted and shouldn't pass. Bill Clinton joins the White House and groups who say the bill makes positive changes and mustn't fail.The White House and several advocacy groups banded together Thursday in an attempt to pacify liberals who are furious over compromises made to the Senate healthcare legislation. The bill's advocates said that it still would make a difference in the lives of Americans, and warned that the cost of failure was high.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am California children's healthcare program gets a reprieveFederal government delays a decision on the Healthy Families plan for the working poor until at least mid-2011, meaning 700,000 children will remain covered.California won a reprieve Thursday from a federal threat to undercut funding that has kept nearly 700,000 children from being yanked off a state health insurance program for the working poor.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Many Americans scale back seasonal trips or stay putMore than half of U.S. residents who wanted to travel during the holidays have significantly cut back their plans or canceled ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 18 Dec 2009 | 12:59 am Obama heads to U.N. climate change talks in CopenhagenPresident Obama must try to salvage a worldwide pact on global warming when he arrives Friday in Copenhagen for the U.N. climate ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 18 Dec 2009 | 12:52 am NZer charged over Gold Coast glassingA 19-year-old New Zealander, Danielle Armstrong, has made a brief appearance in a Gold Coast court after allegedly "glassing" her former friend, another 19-year-old New Zealand woman.The ABC reported Armstrong appeared in Southport...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 18 Dec 2009 | 12:52 am Energy-thrifty White House turns deeper shade of greenAs President Obama meets with world leaders at the United Nations climate conference, the government he runs is engaged in an ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 18 Dec 2009 | 12:48 am Khieu Samphan, Prime Minister of the "Kampucha Dmocratique" regime applauds his soldiers on April 1976Khieu Samphan, Prime Minister of the "Kampuch㩡D㩭cratique" regime applauds his soldiers on April 1976. Khieu Samphan, charged with genocide by a UN court on December 18, has always denied...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 18 Dec 2009 | 12:37 am Fact file on the three former Khmer Rouge leaders charged with genocideFact file on the three former Khmer Rouge leaders charged with genocide by the UN-backed war crimes court in Cambodia.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 18 Dec 2009 | 12:37 am Snow causes travel chaos as forecasters issue severe weather warningRoad and rail travel hit and both Gatwick and Luton airports closed as up to 8ins of snow falls overnight.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 18 Dec 2009 | 12:17 am Actress Jennifer Jones dies at 90Oscar winner was cast with leading men like Gregory Peck, William Holden and Rock Hudson, she won four other nominations
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 18 Dec 2009 | 12:13 am Death penalty use declining nationwide - CNN
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Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 17 Dec 2009 | 11:49 pm Commanders Discussed Drone Hacking in 2004Wall Street Journal: Joint Chiefs Officers Warned Over Prospect of Russia, China Manipulating Video FeedsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 17 Dec 2009 | 11:35 pm Military spending bill clears Senate hurdleWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A $636 billion military spending bill that would fund wars in Iraq and Afghanistan cleared a procedural hurdle in the U.S. Senate early on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Dec 2009 | 11:31 pm U.S. to send 6 Guantanamo detainees to Yemen: reportWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans to transfer six Yemenis held at the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba back to their home country in coming days, a move that could lead to repatriating dozens more, The Washington Post reported in its Friday edition.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Dec 2009 | 11:15 pm Super Saturday expectations high for U.S. retailersLOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bargain-hunting shoppers are expected to flood stores on "Super Saturday" weekend -- the last before Christmas -- and deliver retailers the highest holiday weekend sales so far this season.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Dec 2009 | 11:11 pm Study finds orphanages can be a 'viable option'Children who live in orphanages fare as well or better than those in family homes, reports a Duke University study that tracked ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Dec 2009 | 11:09 pm NHL Notebook: A great day for hockey in the desert?Putting a team in Phoenix was, once upon a time, a punchline, but one group remains focused on turning that thinking around
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 17 Dec 2009 | 11:05 pm Card business feels economic downturnThe Postal Service expects to deliver 16.6 billion cards, letters and packages between Thanksgiving and Dec. 24, down from 19 ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Dec 2009 | 11:00 pm U.S. death sentences at three-decade lowAnti-capital punishment group cites attributes drop to fears of executing the innocent and concerns about high cost of death penalty
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 17 Dec 2009 | 10:54 pm Fingerprinting For Food Stamps Under ScrutinyThe Obama administration may be trying to mount a case against digital finger-imaging of federal food assistance applicants, a practice four states are implementing in order to combat fraud. Anti-hunger workers say it discriminates against the country's poor. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Dec 2009 | 10:46 pm Victim interview has lessons for police, Lee inquest toldLee's wife videotaped by police five weeks before husband's rampage that left her and her family dead
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 17 Dec 2009 | 10:45 pm Still kicking: Colts 14-0 after wild win vs. Jags
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Dec 2009 | 10:39 pm Mom's tweet as son was dying stirs debateA mother?s post on Twitter asking for prayers for her 2-year-old who was found at the bottom of her pool has sparked support ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Dec 2009 | 10:37 pm Brown and Cowen held talks breaking the deadlock over transferring control of policing and justiceFile picture shows members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland on patrol. The British and Irish prime ministers expressed confidence an impasse on transferring key powers to Northern Ireland can...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Dec 2009 | 10:36 pm New Orleans in state of grace over SaintsThe Saints historic season has sparked a citywide euphoria that has spread well beyond football fans and is helping to revitalize ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Dec 2009 | 10:24 pm U.S. death sentences on the declineStates that lead the nation in executions are sentencing fewer inmates to death, a trend that slowly is reducing the death row population, a report from an anti-capital punishment group says.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Dec 2009 | 10:20 pm Online Job Listings Aren't Always What They SeemBy most accounts, the U.S. job market is in feeble shape, but employers have posted about 3.4 million job postings at various career Web sites. That's about half the number of jobs that have been lost since the start of the recession in December 2007, enough to employ a huge chunk of the millions of people who've lost their jobs. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm Obama, Medvedev to meet on nuke treatyNegotiations with Russia to replace an expired Cold War-era arms control treaty have bogged down and now appear unlikely to be concluded by the end of the year as the White House had hoped.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Dec 2009 | 9:56 pm Bain's ordeal began when in 1974, at age 19, he was sentenced to life in prisonA technician prepares vials for DNA testing at a laboratory. Locked up 35 years for child rape and kidnapping, James Bain was finally set free by a Florida judge after a DNA test proved he was innocent...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Dec 2009 | 9:54 pm Eruption compels Filipino evacuationSecurity forces in army trucks Friday sent about 3,000 residents outside the danger zone surrounding the smoldering Mayon volcano, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Dec 2009 | 9:32 pm former Khmer Rouge head of state Khieu SamphanFile photo of former Khmer Rouge head of state Khieu Samphan in the courtroom of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh. The court Friday charged Khieu Samphan with genocide,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Dec 2009 | 9:19 pm People Near Philippine Volcano Evacuated1993 Eruption Killed 70 People; Scientists Say Lava Domes Inside Could Cause ExplosionSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 17 Dec 2009 | 8:30 pm L.A. police release new sketches of serial killerLos Angeles police have released two new composite sketches of a man believed to have killed at least 11 people since 1985.
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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Dec 2009 | 7:23 pm Democrat rejects health bill compromiseWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic hopes for passing a broad healthcare overhaul in the Senate took a hit on Thursday when a crucial party holdout, Ben Nelson, rejected a compromise on abortion funding aimed at winning his vote.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Dec 2009 | 6:51 pm South Korea Koreas Swine FluA South Korean worker on a truck checks boxes containing the Influenza medicine Tamiflu and Relenza before the leaving for North Korean city of Kaesong, at customs, immigration and quarantine office in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Dec 2009 | 6:39 pm U.S. Buses Undocumented Immigrants To 'Nowhere'To discourage undocumented immigrants from re-entering the U.S., the Border Patrol is busing those it captures in Arizona to a remote border crossing in Texas, where they are sent back to Mexico. Officials call the program a success, but locals on both sides aren't happy about the nearly 100 young men dumped in their communities every day. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Dec 2009 | 6:32 pm Video: Seniors Use Mexico Health CareAs some American senior citizens find it difficult to afford health care, many have moved to Mexico as an alternative for treatment and medicine. Kelly Cobiella reports from the town of Manzanillo.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 17 Dec 2009 | 6:22 pm Mexican Cartel Boss Killed in Huge Raid200 Sailors Storm Upscale Apartments in Central Mexico, Kill "Boss of Bosses" Arturo Beltran LeyvaSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 17 Dec 2009 | 6:00 pm Insurgents Intercepted Drone Spy VideosPredator Drones Key Weapon in Pentagon Spy System for Intelligence CollectionSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 17 Dec 2009 | 6:00 pm Mexico drug war raids endanger residentsCUERNAVACA, Mexico (Reuters) - With its manicured gardens and outdoor pools, the trendy "Altitude" apartment complex in this colonial city is a paradise for rich locals and those on weekend getaways from the hectic capital.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Dec 2009 | 5:57 pm Judge sets Allen Stanford trial for January 2011HOUSTON (Reuters) - Alleged swindler Allen Stanford will spend more than a year in custody after a U.S. judge on Thursday set his criminal trial for January 2011.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Dec 2009 | 5:39 pm Republican leader: Don't bet on Gitmo transfersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress will probably be able to stop the Obama administration from bringing Guantanamo Bay detainees to U.S. soil, the Republican leader in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Dec 2009 | 5:34 pm Man 'attempted sex with rottweiler'A North Wales man was found guilty yesterday of attempting to have sex with a rottweiler.Thomas Robert Edwards, 20, who was working at Chester Zoo at the time of the incident, denied the charge of trying to sexually penetrate...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 17 Dec 2009 | 5:25 pm U.S. spends $23 billion on Afghan contracts so farWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has spent over $23 billion on reconstruction and development contracts in Afghanistan since 2002, and auditors say about $1 billion of this is waste, a U.S. senator said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Dec 2009 | 5:18 pm 'Yes we can' gives way to realities of power politicsWhen the Nobel peace prize committee awarded President Barack Obama the ultimate accolade, its members can never have imagined that his acceptance speech would set out an eloquent defence of war.His speech in Oslo could have been...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 17 Dec 2009 | 5:11 pm U.S. Dad's Brazil Custody Battle Hits SnagBrazil's Supreme Court Delays Return of 9-year-old Sean Goldman to his U.S. FatherSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 17 Dec 2009 | 5:00 pm US woman charged in womb-cutting caseBOSTON - A woman who authorities believe faked her own pregnancy was charged Thursday with killing her pregnant friend, cutting her baby girl from her womb and kidnapping the infant.Julie Corey, 35, was initially charged with...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 17 Dec 2009 | 4:47 pm Climate PsychologyFILE - In this Aug. 16, 2005 file photo, an iceberg melts in Kulusuk, Greenland near the arctic circle. While the Copenhagen climate talks have publicized climate change over the past two weeks, recent...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Dec 2009 | 4:27 pm Deep-sea volcano eruption witnessed in a world firstSAN FRANCISCO - Scientists have witnessed the eruption of the deepest submarine volcano ever discovered, capturing for the first time video of fiery bubbles of molten lava as they exploded 1,200 metres beneath the surface of the Pacific...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 17 Dec 2009 | 4:23 pm Stepfather admits to inserting needles in toddler's bodyRASILIA, Brazil - Police in Brazil say the stepfather of a 2-year-old boy found with 42 needles in his body confessed to jabbing them into the toddler during weeks of rituals with a woman he claimed received instructions through trances.Roberto...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 17 Dec 2009 | 4:15 pm Interpol help to find President's corpseCypriot police have turned to Interpol for help in solving the bizarre theft of former President Tassos Papadopoulos' corpse amid fears that delays in the investigation could hurt efforts to reunite the war-divided island. Police...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 17 Dec 2009 | 4:00 pm Iraqi insurgents hack US dronesWASHINGTON - Insurgents in Iraq have hacked into live video feeds from Predator drones, a major weapon in a Pentagon spy system that serves as the military's eyes in the sky for surveillance and intelligence collection.Although...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 17 Dec 2009 | 4:00 pm NZ considers accepting Tamil boatpeople - reportNew Zealand is looking to help Australia out of a sticky situation with refugees by considering taking some of the 78 Tamil boatpeople rescued by the Oceanic Viking."New Zealand is now all but certain to take some of the Tamils,"...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:55 pm Billboard Depicting Joseph, Mary In Bed Sparks RowIn the sign at a New Zealand church, Joseph is looking down and Mary appears sad. It has the heading: "God is a hard act to follow." The church vicar said the billboard, which was defaced shortly after it was erected, was intended to challenge stereotypes about the way Jesus was conceived and get people talking about the Christmas story. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:55 pm Sydney fringe on fire alertSYDNEY - A lethal combination of soaring temperatures and high winds gave the New South Wales bushfire season a vicious jolt with more than 80 fires raging across the state.A number of properties have been destroyed and casualties...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:45 pm U.S. Missiles Kill 17 in PakistanTwo Drone Attacks Hit Targets in Area Used by al Qaeda and Taliban along BorderSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:30 pm Honour killing: why did police send Tulay Goren home to die by her violent father?Tulay Goren, the Muslim schoolgirl murdered by her father in an "honour killing" repeatedly told police she was being threatened and assaulted.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:10 pm Minister in secret £40,000 payment to sisterSion Simon, a Culture minister, claimed a rented north London property was his "second home", but It can now be disclosed that it was owned by his management consultant sister.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:52 pm Pennsylvania Cops Accused Of Hate Crime Cover-UpThe federal government has charged three top police officers in Shenandoah, Pa., of covering up evidence in the fatal beating of a Mexican immigrant. Federal prosecutors say the police officers knew the accused — and altered evidence in the case. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:00 pm Climate Envoy: China, India Remain Stumbling BlocksThe point of the climate negotiations is to replace the 1997 Kyoto climate treaty. The U.S. never ratified that treaty, because it doesn't require rapidly industrializing countries such as China to cut emissions. The head of the American negotiating team in Copenhagen, Todd Stern, tells NPR's Richard Harris that China and India's reluctance to make binding commitments remains a stumbling block. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:00 pm Senate Panel Approves Second Term For BernankeFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke won approval for another term from the Senate Banking Committee today. The committee voted 16-7 to send Bernanke's nomination to the full Senate, where at least three senators have already placed holds on the nomination. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:00 pm Galbraith Denies Promoting Plan To Remove KarzaiPeter Galbraith, who was the No. 2 United Nations diplomat in Afghanistan earlier this year, tried to have President Hamid Karzai removed from office, according to U.N. officials cited in The New York Times. The move came after widespread allegations of fraud in the elections that kept Karzai in office. Karzai was reportedly incensed when he learned about Galbraith's plan. The U.S. government was, and is, strongly opposed to any effort to remove Karzai by extra-constitutional means. Galbraith, who has been fired, denies that he actively promoted the plan, while acknowledging that he did discuss it. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:00 pm Vegas' CityCenter, Through The Eyes Of One WorkerAs the massive City Center project opens in Las Vegas, the city is struggling to get back on its feet. One worker, Delores Witherspoon, has, like her city, fallen on tough times. Witherspoon is one of the 12,000 new hires at the huge complex. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:00 pm Mexican Drug Kingpin Slain In FirefightIn a dramatic two-hour gun battle, Mexican troops shot dead one of the nation's most powerful drug kingpins, Arturo Beltran Leyva. This is the biggest victory yet in President Felipe Calderon's war on drug traffickers. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:00 pm Honour killing: police accused of 'missed opportunities' over Tulay GorenTulay Goren, the Muslim schoolgirl murdered by her father, repeatedly told police in the days before her death she was being threatened and assaulted.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:48 pm Tulay Goren honour killing: sister's victim impact statementThe 15-year-old Muslim schoolgirl's sister Nuray Guler spoke of her devastation at the murder in a moving victim impact statement read to the Old Bailey.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:47 pm Tulay Goren murder: 'honour' crimes doubling every year, figures showThe number of murders, rapes and assaults on people who dare to break strict religious or cultural rules is doubling every year.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:44 pm Honour killing: the legacy of village life which killed Tulay GorenTulay Goren thought she had left the narrow horizons of her village in the mountains of Kurdish southern Turkey behind her forever.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:44 pm Honour killing: Mehmet Goren tried to murder his family beforeWhen Mehmet Goren claimed that his daughter Tulay had run away, his wife had good reason to suspect he had killed her - because he had tried to murder his whole family in the past.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:43 pm DEEP SEA VOLCANOMap locates West Mata volcano, where scientists witnessed an eruptionSource: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:43 pm Pylon from Cleopatra's City ResurfacesEgyptian Archeologists Pulled Ancient Granite Temple Pylon from Alexandria's HarborSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:30 pm Brazil: 42 Needles Put in Boy for RitualStepdad Allegedly Confessed to Jabbing Needles into 2-Year-Old as Part of Religious RitualSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 17 Dec 2009 | 12:00 pm U.S. pledge, signal from China spur hope for climate dealSecretary of State Hillary Clinton says Washington will join allies in raising $100 billion to help poor countries, and Beijing appears willing to allow outside verification of greenhouse gas limits.Overnight gloom at international climate negotiations here has given way to cautious afternoon optimism, with delegates and observers expressing hope today that world leaders are moving toward clearing several key roadblocks to a new agreement to limit greenhouse gases.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Dec 2009 | 11:21 am Outrage as BBC Asks: Should Gays Be Executed?British ministers are criticizing the BBC for hosting an online debate asking whether homosexuals should be executed.Source: FOXNews.com | 17 Dec 2009 | 10:19 am Investigators: Cause of Air France Crash Still MysteryFrench aviation investigators said Thursday that new airline safety standards may be required after the crash of Air France Flight 447 cast doubt on the reliability of speed-measuring equipment in difficult, stormy conditions.Source: FOXNews.com | 17 Dec 2009 | 10:06 am British Airways Wins Court Order Barring StrikeBritish Airways has won an emergency court injunction to stop a 12-day strike by its cabin crew, bringing relief to around one million travelers whose Christmas holiday plans were threatened by the planned walkout.Source: FOXNews.com | 17 Dec 2009 | 9:47 am Violence in Russia Kills 2 People, Wounds 23A homicide car bomber attacked a group of police and soldiers in Russia's restive North Caucasus Thursday, wounding at least 23 people.Source: FOXNews.com | 17 Dec 2009 | 9:39 am U.K. Man Convicted of Honor Killing of DaughterA British court has convicted a father of murdering his teenage daughter for a romance with a man from a different branch of Islam.Source: FOXNews.com | 17 Dec 2009 | 9:32 am Irish Bishop Resigns After Sex Abuse InquiryA Roman Catholic bishop in Ireland has resigned after a probe of child sex abuse by clergymen accused him of ignoring reports of crimes by priests in his diocese, the Vatican said Thursday.Source: FOXNews.com | 17 Dec 2009 | 8:13 am Suspected U.S. Drone Strike Kills 15 in PakistanPakistani intelligence officials say the latest suspected U.S. missile strike along the Afghan border has killed 15 people, including seven alleged foreign militants.Source: FOXNews.com | 17 Dec 2009 | 7:29 am Mullen in Afghanistan for Front-Line View of WarThe top U.S. military officer on Thursday visited the front lines of the war in Afghanistan, where he advised troops to "focus on the people of this country."Source: FOXNews.com | 17 Dec 2009 | 7:27 am Top Mexican Drug Lord Dead After Clash With TroopsTwo hundred sailors raided an upscale apartment complex and killed one of Mexico's top kingpins in a two-hour gunbattle Wednesday, one of the biggest victories yet in President Felipe Calderon's drug war.Source: FOXNews.com | 17 Dec 2009 | 7:03 am Study: King's Mistress Died From Drinking Too Much GoldA British medical journal has published findings saying a mistress of 16th-century French King Henry II may have died from consuming too much drinkable gold.Source: FOXNews.com | 17 Dec 2009 | 6:52 am Bandaged Berlusconi leaves hospital after attackFour days after being attacked at a political rally, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was whisked away from a Milan hospital with his face covered in bandages, an unusual sight from a politician and media mogul long obsessed with controlling his image.
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