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US Reopens Its Embassy After Raids in Yemen
New York Times - - 1 hour ago
The United States reopened its embassy in Yemen on Tuesday, a day after Yemeni security forces killed two people suspected of being members of Al Qaeda and linked to the threats against several diplomatic outposts.
Yemen sharpens debate: Are wars the answer to terrorism? Christian Science Monitor
Deputy FM: Arrest warrants harming Britain-Israel ties
Ha'aretz - - 2 hours ago
Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon met yesterday with Britain's attorney general Patricia Janet Scotland, who is on a private visit to Israel, to protest the issuing of arrest warrants in Britain for senior Israeli officials.
Putting Lens on Lives in Suspended Animation New York Times
Iran Shielding Its Nuclear Efforts in Maze of Tunnels
New York Times - - 59 minutes ago
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, center, at a highway tunnel near Tehran. Much of Iran's atomic work is also in tunnels.
China Not Ready to Support Iran Sanctions Voice of America
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House Democrats to Pursue Health Bill Changes
New York Times - - 7 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - House Democratic leaders said Tuesday that they would insist on changes to the Senate health care legislation to make coverage more affordable for middle-class Americans and to tighten control over the insurance ...
So much for transparency in Congress Fort Worth Star Telegram
US House Leaders Back Off Public Health Insurance Option Wall Street Journal
Honey, airline's bag cause airport scares
msnbc.com - 16 minutes ago
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Seemingly suspicious pieces of luggage delayed flights at two airports Tuesday, prompting evacuations in Minneapolis and closing a California airport where authorities discovered what turned out to be soft drink bottles filled ...
Passengers inconvenienced, yet calm, as airport evacuated Bakersfield Californian
3 state biologists, pilot die in copter crash
San Francisco Chronicle - - 1 hour ago
(01-05) 17:47 PST MADERA -- Three biologists with the California Department of Fish and Game were killed Tuesday when their helicopter clipped a power line and crashed while they were surveying deer in the Sierra foothills south of Yosemite National ...
Chopper crashes in remote Calif. forest; 4 men die Chicago Sun-Times
State helicopter crashes in Madera County, killing at least one person Los Angeles Times
US auto sales grew in December; Ford surged while Chrysler, GM slipped
Washington Post - - 49 minutes ago
The US auto market continued its slow crawl out of the recession in December as more consumers bought cars, but shoppers' enthusiasm remained well below pre-crisis days.
Ford roars amid strong December auto sales Detroit Free Press
Apple Buys Quattro, An Ad Firm
New York Times - - 4 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple encroached onto Google's turf on Tuesday with its acquisition of Quattro Wireless, a mobile advertising company.
Apple confirms buying mobile ad company Quattro Computerworld
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GMAC expects to post $5 billion loss
Washington Post - - 49 minutes ago
Troubled auto lender GMAC on Tuesday said it expects to suffer a fourth-quarter loss of about $5 billion, mostly because of struggles in its mortgage division.
GMAC Expects 4Q Loss Of $5 Bln On Items, Loan-Loss Provision Wall Street Journal
Google launches its own smartphone to take on Apple
USA Today - - 26 minutes ago
AP By Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY Taking direct aim at Apple's iPhone, Google on Tuesday introduced its most advanced phone to date - the Nexus One - and opened an online store to sell it directly to consumers.
Microsoft, HP to introduce touchscreen tablet Wed. - report
Apple Insider - 23 minutes ago
By AppleInsider Staff Previously seen only as a leaked concept, Microsoft and HP could unveil the dual-screen, book-like touchscreen device known as the Courier Wednesday at CES.
Hubble snaps galaxies at birth
USA Today - - 3 hours ago
WASHINGTON - Hubble astronomers unveiled a panoramic view Tuesday of the universe's youngest galaxies, offering the earliest look yet at the puny predecessors to our own Milky Way.
Earliest Known Galaxies Spied in Deep Hubble Picture National Geographic
Born into great wealth, Casey Johnson struggled in LA fast lane
Los Angeles Times - 48 minutes ago
Casey Johnson was an heiress to one of the world's great fortunes, grew up privileged in Manhattan with socialites Paris and Nicky Hilton and eventually moved to Los Angeles where she became a familiar face in the Hollywood party scene.
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Is 'Avatar' your favorite James Cameron movie?
Entertainment Weekly - - 5 hours ago
While Hollywood's bean counters are all in a tizzy, scrambling to predict whether Avatar has a chance of smashing Titanic's record as the biggest box-office hit of all time, we here at EW are preoccupied with more esoteric questions ...
'Avatar': Red-state politics + blue aliens = box-office green Los Angeles Times
James Bond has a new agent of change: Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes
Los Angeles Times - 3 hours ago
Rachel Abramowitz is back on the Hero Complex today with the news that Sam Mendes is poised to become the first Oscar-winning director in the history of the venerable James Bond franchise.
Sam Mendes in Talks to Direct Next James Bond Film Seattle Post Intelligencer
Redskins and Mike Shanahan reach agreement
Washington Post - - 55 minutes ago
Mike Shanahan, who won two Super Bowls as head coach of the Denver Broncos. is Daniel Snyder's choice to coach the Washington Redskins.
Sources: Mike Shanahan to coach Redskins at $7 million a year The Detroit News
Shanahan a Redskin Salt Lake Tribune
Stars-Devils Game Review
USA Today - 21 minutes ago
Newark, NJ (Sports Network) - Martin Brodeur posted 28 saves for his fifth shutout of the season to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 4-0 win over the Dallas Stars at Prudential Center.
Left Wing - NJD NHL.com
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Wizards shoot past Sixers | Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/05/2010
Philadelphia Inquirer - - 19 minutes ago
Considering all the previous defeats, it's hard to call tonight's 104-97 loss to the Washington Wizards the 76ers' worst of the season.
Jamison, Young rally Wizards past 76ers, 104-97 Austin American-Statesman
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Drugs May Aid Only Severe Depression
New York Times - - 3 hours ago
Some widely prescribed drugs for depression provide relief in extreme cases but are no more effective than placebo pills for most patients, according to a new analysis released Tuesday.
Minnesota has plenty of H1N1 vaccine
Minneapolis Star Tribune - 1 hour ago
State health officials are launching the Ban the Bug campaign next week to coincide with the availability of vaccine at public clinics throughout the state.
Health Care Countdown: Young People Could Bear Brunt of Insurance Mandate
FOXNews - - 6 hours ago
For young adults, many of whom do not have health insurance coverage, the health care reform bill will add a new and costly expense into their budgets.
US Health Spending Slowed in 2008 New York Times
Dubai reaches for the sky
CNN - - Jan 4, 2010
Burj Dubai is the extremely tall centerpiece of an ambitious development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (CNN) -- Things are looking up in Dubai.
How to Train the Aging Brain
New York Times - - Jan 2, 2010
I LOVE reading history, and the shelves in my living room are lined with fat, fact-filled books. There's “The Hemingses of Monticello,” about the family of Thomas Jefferson's slave mistress; there's “House of Cards,” about the fall ...
Michael Meyer: Myths of 1989
Los Angeles Times - - Jan 3, 2010
Americans are prone to take credit for the Soviet bloc's demise. The reality is that 'our' victory in the Cold War was not what we thought it was, and our myths have hurt the world and ourselves.
Love's new frontier
Boston Globe - - Jan 1, 2010
It's not monogamy. But it's not cheating or polygamy, either. It's called polyamory, and with hundreds practicing the lifestyle in and around Boston, is liberal Massachusetts ready to accept it?
Citi's Creator, Alone With His Regrets
New York Times - - Jan 2, 2010
“THIS is my final annual meeting as chairman,” says Sandy Weill, standing near the window of his office, peering at a grainy photograph of him and his wife on stage at Carnegie Hall more than three years ago.