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Gaza armed groups agree to halt rockets: HamasAFP - 5 hours ago
GAZA CITY - Hamas's armed wing on Sunday said that armed groups in its Gaza Strip stronghold had finalised a deal to stop firing rockets into Israel, but said they would respond to Israeli raids.
AFP | Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdleThe Associated Press - 5 hours ago
WASHINGTON - A bruising debate on health care awaits the Senate after Thanksgiving now that the historic legislation has cleared a key hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama.
The Associated P... | Deutsche Bahn in Qatar rail dealBBC News - 2 hours ago
German rail operator Deutsche Bahn has signed a 17bn euro ($25bn; £15bn) contract to build rail and underground lines in Qatar and Bahrain.
BBC News | Houston, we have a babyCAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Shuttle Atlantis astronaut Randy Bresnik awoke early on Sunday to a much-anticipated call that his new daughter had been born.
Reuters | 'New Moon' eclipsing two box-office recordsThe latest vampire installment rakes in $26.3 million in midnight ticket sales and is set to make more than $70 million in single-day sales.
Los Angeles Time... | Lee Westwood of England wins Dubai, money titlesThe Associated Press - 26 minutes ago
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Lee Westwood of England became Europe's No. 1 golfer on Sunday after winning the Dubai World Championship by six strokes.
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Women confused with new breast cancer screening guidelineseFitnessNow - 12 minutes ago
On Monday, a government appointed group known as the US Preventive Services Task Force released their new guidelines for mammograms.
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November 18, 2009 : Savage LoveI am a happily married, happily non-monogamous male. We are not wild swinger types. For us, it's more about the fact that monogamy does not work than about nailing everything that walks by.
A.V. Club | Iran war games to defend nuclear sitesBBC News - 3 hours ago
Iran has warned it will retaliate if attacked by the US or Israel, as it holds a five-day war game to simulate attacks on its nuclear sites.
BBC News | Hasan Slated for Hospital Hearing SaturdayCBS News - 13 hours ago
The Pentagon launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting at Fort Hood army base. Bob Orr reports. A look at those who lost their lives in the Fort Hood tragedy.
CBS News | India's Reliance announces bid for LyondellBasellAFP - 7 hours ago
MUMBAI - India's private sector energy giant Reliance Industries Limited has announced a cash bid to buy a controlling stake in bankrupt petrochemicals firm LyondellBasell Industries.
AFP | Hackers steal confidential global warming dataA team of unidentified hackers has managed to steal "confidential" global warming data from the Hadley Climate Research Unit (CRU), at the University of East Anglia in Norwich.
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Afternoons without OprahWho will fill the void, and who will watch, when the queen of daytime TV departs for cable in 2011? Oprah Winfrey breaks the news to her audience that she'll end her show in September 2011.
Los Angeles Time... | David Beckham's injury could add twist to MLS finalLos Angeles Times - 13 hours ago
The Galaxy midfielder is nursing a bone bruise as Los Angeles prepares to take on Real Salt Lake for the championship Sunday. David Beckham said he might have to take painkillers in order to play today.
Los Angeles Time... | 65? Back of the Line for the Swine Flu Vaccine, PalTRIAGE Young children, here playing near where swine flu shots will be given in Texas, are one of the high-risk groups. By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
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Beer bars are blooming in Los AngelesBeer is the third-most-consumed liquid in the world (after water and tea), but not long ago it was still surprisingly hard to find a decent beer bar in Los Angeles.
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Indonesian ferry sinks; 29 dead, some 240 rescuedJAKARTA, Indonesia - Rescuers saved more than 240 people aboard a crowded Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough waters off Sumatra island, but 29 people have died and at least 17 others were missing, officials said.
The Associated P... | Church bars Kennedy as war between church and state escalates over health billExaminer.com - 1 hour ago
The Catholic Church, which heavily influenced and even authored language of the anti-abortion language in the health care bill, has escalated its war by barring Rep. Patrick Kennedy from receiving communion by Catholic Bishop of Rhode Island Thomas ...
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Thanksgiving Recipe: Just ChillThis week, more than 200 million of us will feast, mostly in the homes of friends and relatives. In the kitchens of those homes will be cooks, and in the hearts of those cooks will be fear.
New York Times | Google Unveils Chrome OS; Tech World YawnsEarlier this week, Google gave the world a first look at the Chrome OS. The press event confirmed what was suspected when Google announced it was working on a netbook operating system four months ago -- it would emphasize speed and simplicity.
PC World | Jon and Kate plus 8 Ending MondaydBTechno - 1 hour ago
Boston (DbTechNo) - On Monday night the final episode of Jon and Kate Plus 8 will air on the TLC network. On the final episode of last year's season, the pair announced their plans to separate and since then, all hell has broken loose.
dBTechno | mccoy helping keep Longhorns on same pageSportingNews.com - 8 hours ago
AUSTIN, Texas - It's all about that ratty old piece of wood. Four years of highs and lows and expectations and realizations, and that thing looks prettier with each passing week.
SportingNews.com | Four Pilgrims Die from Swine Flu in Saudi ArabiadBTechno - 2 hours ago
Boston (DbTechNo) - The swine flu virus has killed 4 pilgrims in Saudi Arabia who were taking part in the annual Mecca pilgrimage.
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Phys Ed: Why Exercise Makes You Less AnxiousResearchers at Princeton University recently made a remarkable discovery about the brains of rats that exercise. Some of their neurons respond differently to stress than the neurons of slothful rats.
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Beijing concerns over latest China mine blastChina's leaders say they are making the country's coal mines safer places to work by closing small and illegal mines. They claim that this campaign has reduced the number of coalmine deaths by nearly a half over the last four years.
BBC News | Sarah Palin Gaffs: Media mistakes you don't want to makeExaminer.com - 5 hours ago
On The Oprah Winfrey Show last week Sarah Palin showed her stripes by being snippy, snide and snooty. She was promoting her new book Going Rogue, but instead of acting like a "maverick" she was just acted like an ill-mannered motor mouth.
Examiner.com | Desperate retailers seek holiday season rescueAFP - 10 hours ago
WASHINGTON - US retailers are taking desperate measures to spark holiday sales in the face of what promises to be another troubled year-end shopping season.
AFP | South Koreans to get Apple's iPhone this weekSEOUL, South Korea - Apple Inc's iPhone is coming to South Korea this week, a local carrier announced Sunday, bringing the iconic communications device to one of the world's most sophisticated mobile phone markets.
The Associated P... | Michael Jackson Moonwalk glove auctioned for $350000BBC News - 10 hours ago
A rhinestone-encrusted glove worn by Michael Jackson the first time he performed the Moonwalk has been sold at auction for $350000 (£212000).
BBC News | Clock runs out on LSU in 25-23 Ole Miss winOXFORD, Miss. - So many unusual things happened in the final 3 minutes of Mississippi's victory Saturday against No. 10 LSU, it got confusing.
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