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Army labs get security training after anthrax case

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Workers who handle dangerous pathogens at Army biological research laboratories will get additional security training in the ...

Governors urge Obama to help poor, boost economy (Reuters)

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Reuters - U.S. state governors urged President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday to pump money into infrastructure and help support the poor as a sinking economy hits state budgets hard.

4 missing as cargo ship capsizes off Newfoundland

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Four people were missing Tuesday as search-and-rescue crews responded to a vessel that had capsized off Newfoundland's southeast coast.

UN Security Council Extends Anti-Piracy Measures off Somali Coast

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US-drafted resolution authorizes states to take all necessary means - including force - to combat piracy

Islamist leader calls on pirates to free ships (AFP)

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AFP - Somalia's insurgent Islamist leader Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys on Tuesday urged pirates to release a giant Saudi oil tanker and other foreign vessels being held in Somali waters.

Cabrera offered arbitration

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CHICAGO, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Free agent Orlando Cabrera has been offered salary arbitration by the Chicago White Sox.

Deal returns gold to fake Rockefeller

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BOSTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The United States says it will return some of the cash and gold it seized from a Baltimore man accused ... more

Barbara Bush leaves hospital

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HOUSTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Barbara Bush, wife of former President George H.W. Bush, left a Houston hospital Tuesday to finish recovering from a perforated ... more

November sales may fall despite Friday's buying (AP)

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AP - Shopping binges on the day after Thanksgiving were likely not enough to save a dismal November for retailers, leaving them with what's expected ... more

Chrysler seeks $7 billion in aid this month (Reuters)

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Reuters - Chrysler LLC on Tuesday asked the U.S. government for an emergency $7-billion bridge loan by the end of the year, saying it needs ... more

FDIC chief: Step up foreclosure prevention

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The nation's top banking regulator warned Tuesday that help for troubled homeowners is failing to keep pace with the foreclosure crisis.

Oracle Contributes Data-integrity Code to Linux Kernel (PC World)

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PC World - Oracle has contributed data-integrity protection code, partly developed with the hardware vendor Emulex, to the Linux kernel, the vendors announced Tuesday.

Microsoft expands Vista SP2 testing

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Starting on Thursday, the software maker will make public a test version of the service pack update to Vista.

Video: Cyberprivacy in an Obama USA

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Cyberprivacy advocates have welcomed the prospect of an Obama presidency. But they may want to wait before popping the champagne corks. On the CNET News ... more

Browns' Quinn to have surgery (AP)

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AP - Brady Quinn has decided to get his fractured finger fixed.

Mets: New ballpark's name will remain Citi Field

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Cincinnati coach Kelly says he'll stay at school

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Brad Pitt Reveals Angelina's Signature Dish

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You'll never believe what dish Angie can cook the best
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Missing 'Sopranos' Juror Discovered in Jail

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A missing juror for the trial of a former Sopranos actor was found in jail for punching his stepson in the face.
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Nicole Kidman Takes a Beating on Facebook

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Type "Nicole" and "Kidman" into a Facebook search and you're confronted with the horrible, disturbing, catty world of Kidman haters
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Woman accused of stealing neighbor's decorations (AP)

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AP - A woman was facing misdemeanor theft charges for allegedly swiping Christmas decorations from her neighbor's lawns. The county sheriff's office said a 51-year-old ... more

Message in bottle tossed off NJ in '69 found in NC (AP)

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AP - A message in a bottle tossed into the ocean off Barnegat Bay has turned up in North Carolina — 39 years later. The ... more

Top 10 stupid gifts from chickens to toilet golf (Reuters)

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Reuters - Short of gift ideas for that person who really does have everything? Then how about an underwear repair kit or maybe a Barack ... more

Video: Take two for the Big Three

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Dec. 2: President and COO of GM, Fritz Henderson, and L.A. Times automotive critic Dan Neil talk about the new plans the Detroit Big Three ... more

Sternhagen, Caldwell, Seldes, Among Guests at 2009 Tennessee Williams Fest (Playbill)

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Playbill - The 2009 Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival, a weekend of readings and discussions focused on playwright and fiction writer Williams, will welcome Broadway ... more

Judge sentences ex-NBC bookkeeper to 21 months (Reuters)

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Reuters - A judge sentenced a former bookkeeper at NBC Universal to 21 months in prison for stealing more than $800,000 from his employer and ... more

PEM, Epilepsy and wine drinking

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Click for information on three new medical studies.

New sweetener considered for FDA approval

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Plant extract could become additive in processed foods pending FDA approval
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Shareholder demands sale of Durham firm

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A biotechnology investment fund that owns more than 8 percent of struggling drug company Icagen Inc. is calling for the company’s sale – and threatening ... more