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Barefoot Bandit sentenced: 'I should have died years ago'

Los Angeles Times -
Diffident and shy, the lanky youth known as the "Barefoot Bandit" made his first public statement since launching his 27-month crime spree, apologizing to his victims as a judge sentenced him to 6 1/2 years in prison for his audacious string of ...

What Is Facebook Worth?

Wall Street Journal -
By JOE LIGHT More than 50 mutual funds say they own shares of the closely held social-media giant Facebook, according to investment-research firm Morningstar.

GOP rivals blast Obama on Hispanic-centric issues

USA TODAY -
By Alan Gomez, USA TODAY MIAMI - A day after Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich fiercely attacked each other in the GOP presidential debate, they changed their focus Friday and trained their attacks on President Obama during a gathering here of Hispanic ...

Sarah Jessica Parker Replacing Demi Moore in Lovelace

E! Online -
Sarah Jessica's Striped Style Plus, Blake Lively, Selena Gomez and Diane Kruger. Rate today's highs 'n' lows! Just hours after Mary-Louise Parker's name was floated as a possible replacement for Demi Moore in the upcoming Lovelace, the studio has ...

Romney's forceful body language scores in debate

Wall Street Journal -
AP NEW YORK - The hands came out of the pockets. The gaze was intense. Mitt Romney leaned confidently into the lectern. Even with the sound turned off, Romney would have stolen Newt Gingrich's debate thunder with a surprisingly commanding and ...

Crooked guard led to aid workers' kidnapping in Somalia, group says

CNN -
By the CNN Wire Staff Rome (CNN) -- A crooked Somali cop may have been the one who made the kidnapping of two foreign aid workers in October possible, the safety adviser for their employer told CNN.

Suicide Bomber Kills 33 at Shiite Funeral in Iraq

ABC News -
A suicide car bomber struck a Shiite funeral procession Friday, killing 33 people as suspected al-Qaida militants stepped up apparent efforts to provoke a counterattack by Shiite militias on Sunnis that could pave the way toward open sectarian warfare ...

After Bombings, An Exodus From A Nigerian City

NPR -
by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton Audio for this story from All Things Considered will be available at approx. 7:00 pm ET Nigeria President,Goodluck Jonathan, visits the site of the police headquarters bombed by a suicide bomber in Kano, in northern Nigeria, ...

Connecticut killer sentenced to die for "unimaginable horror"

Reuters -
By Mary Ellen Godin | NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (Reuters) - A judge ordered Joshua Komisarjevsky to be executed this summer for the 2007 murders of a mother and her two daughters during a brutal home invasion in Connecticut, saying on Friday that he ...

Student charged in Utah school bomb plot

Boston.com -
By Paul Foy and Jennifer Dobner AP / January 27, 2012 ROY, Utah—Authorities on Friday charged an 18-year-old man with possession of a weapon of mass destruction after they say he and another teenager planned to bomb a Utah high school.

Stocks slip after GDP report disappoints

Los Angeles Times -
AP Stocks are closing mostly lower on news that the US grew at a slower pace than expected in the fourth quarter. A slump in the Dow Jones industrial average pushed the index down for the week, the first time that has happened in 2012.

Obama administration bolsters homeowner lifeline

Reuters -
By Margaret Chadbourn | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday expanded its main foreclosure prevention program and pushed to open it up to loans backed by mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, a move that could meet resistance ...

RIM Shareholder Fairfax Doubles Stake in BlackBerry Maker

San Francisco Chronicle -
Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., the insurer run by Canadian investor Prem Watsa, doubled its stake in Research In Motion Ltd.

Justice Department Unit Issues Subpoenas in Mortgage Fraud Inquiry

New York Times -
WASHINGTON - A new law enforcement group examining securities fraud from the housing bubble and financial crisis has already issued civil subpoenas to 11 financial companies for information related to their actions in the market for residential ...

Associates: Paul pursued strategy of publishing controversial newsletters

Washington Post -
Ron Paul, well known as a physician, congressman and libertarian , has also been a businessman who pursued a marketing strategy that included publishing provocative, racially charged newsletters to make money and spread his ideas, according to three ...

Obama urges House Democrats to work with GOP but call them out if they resist

Washington Post -
CAMBRIDGE, Md. - President Barack Obama rallied House Democrats for an election-year fight, urging them to work with Republicans if they show some willingness to put politics aside but telling the rank and file to call them out if they stand in the way ...

Rubio: Republicans must make immigration priority

NECN -
DORAL, Florida (AP) - Florida Senator Marco Rubio on Friday laid out his arguments for broad immigration reform and urged those in his party to jettison the harsh rhetoric, challenging both conservatives and those on the left to make the issue a ...

Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor

The Associated Press -
NEW YORK (AP) - Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that might break local laws.

Ex-Palm Chief Rubinstein Has Resigned From HP

Tom's Hardware Guide -
Former Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein has seemingly left HP rather suddenly. Still, was it unexpected? As of Friday morning, former Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein is no longer working for HP.

Album review: Lana Del Rey's 'Born to Die'

Los Angeles Times -
Were we allowed a glimpse of Lana Del Rey's imaginary shopping list based on the references within her debut album, "Born to Die," we would see, scribbled in pen with each "i" flower-dotted: Diet Mountain Dew, cocaine, Bacardi rum, a white Pontiac, ...

Ferris Bueller Super Bowl Ad Likely A Honda Commercial

MTV.com -
Matthew Broderick may be returning to classic 1986 role, but this time behind the wheel of a CR-V. By Kevin P. Sullivan A 10-second preview of a Super Bowl ad took the internet by storm on Thursday.

Manning, Irsay Insist They Are on Same Page

ABC News -
Peyton Manning and Colts owner Jim Irsay insist they are just fine after a week filled with complaints and comments suggesting a rift had developed following one of the most miserable seasons in team history.

Djokovic wins marathon match to set up Nadal final

Seattle Post Intelligencer -
Andy Murray of Britain reacts after winning a point against Novak Djokovic of Serbia during their semifinal at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012.

NFL fans in central Connecticut are split between the New York Giants and New ...

Washington Post -
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. - Vinny Smith knows all about divided football loyalties in central Connecticut. Smith, 28, of Berlin, Conn., is a New York Giants fan.

UFC President Dana White

ESPN -
UFC President Dana White discusses Saturday night's event at the United Center, the league's new PED policy, and the likelihood of holding future UFC events in Chicago.

Rutgers AD says Schiano handled departure correctly

USA TODAY -
By Keith Sargeant, Asbury (NJ) Park Press PISCATAWAY - Late Wednesday night, Greg Schiano called a player he once coached when he served as graduate assistant at Ramapo High School.

This virus evolves and mutates

TG Daily -
Researchers at Michigan State University have successfully demonstrated how a new virus is capable of evolving and mutating. In the current issue of Science, the researchers showed - for the first time - how a virus known as "Lambda" evolved to find a ...

Alien worlds abound! NASA scope finds 26 alien planets

Fox News -
NASA's prolific planet-hunting spacecraft has hit the jackpot again, discovering 11 new planetary systems with 26 confirmed alien planets among them.

Bus-sized asteroid gives Earth close shave Friday

Fox News -
A small asteroid the size of a city bus zoomed between Earth and the moon's orbit Friday just days after its discovery, but it never posed a threat to our planet, NASA says.

Erin Brockovich Launches Investigation Into Tic Illness Affecting NY Teenagers

ABC News -
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has launched her own investigation into the mysterious illness causing facial tics and verbal outbursts among 15 teenagers in Le Roy, NY Most of the teens have been diagnosed with conversion disorder -- a ...

Breast implant scandal: What went wrong?

CNN -
By Bryony Jones, CNN Implants made by French company PIP have been found to contain industrial-grade silicone, instead of medical-grade ingredients.

CDC: Too few Americans getting screened for common cancers

USA TODAY -
By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay The number of Americans being screened for colon, breast and cervical cancers still fall below national targets, federal health officials said Thursday.

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