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- UNICEF: 384 children killed so far in Syria Reuters - 1 hr 6 mins ago
GENEVA (Reuters) - At least 384 children have been killed during Syria's 10-month uprising and virtually the same number have been jailed, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday. UNICEF spokeswoman Marixie … More »UNICEF: 384 children killed so far in Syria
GENEVA (Reuters) - At least 384 children have been killed during Syria's 10-month uprising and virtually the same number have been jailed, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday. UNICEF spokeswoman Marixie Mercado told Reuters the figures were based on reports by human rights organizations which it judged …
- Gingrich spokesman calls debate a blackjack ‘push’ The Ticket - 5 hrs ago
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--Even Newt Gingrich's top aides agree: Thursday's debate wasn't their boss's hottest night. Mitt Romney showed up armed with the safety turned off. When the other candidates tried to return fire, Romney … More »Gingrich spokesman calls debate a blackjack ‘push’
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--Even Newt Gingrich's top aides agree: Thursday's debate wasn't their boss's hottest night. Mitt Romney showed up armed with the safety turned off. When the other candidates tried to return fire, Romney ducked, dodged and fired right back. Tensions were already high between Romney and Gingrich before …
- U.S. growth quickens, but speed bumps ahead Reuters - 2 hrs 28 mins ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in 1-1/2 years in the fourth quarter, but a rebuilding of stocks by businesses and slower business spending warned of weaker growth in early 2012. Gross domestic … More »U.S. growth quickens, but speed bumps ahead
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in 1-1/2 years in the fourth quarter, but a rebuilding of stocks by businesses and slower business spending warned of weaker growth in early 2012. Gross domestic product expanded at a 2.8 percent annual rate, the Commerce Department said on Friday, a sharp …
- Conn. killer sentenced to die for "unimaginable horror" Reuters - 1 hr 1 min ago
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 committed a crime of "unimaginable horror." Judge Jon Blue told Komisarjevsky, 31, that he alone …
- France to cut Afghan combat role, leave 2013 Reuters - 1 hr 13 mins ago
PARIS (Reuters) - French troops will start handing over security to the Afghan army in March and focus on training until pulling out of Afghanistan completely at the end of 2013, President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday. Sarkozy suspended training and support operations on the ground last week and sent his defense minister …
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- Twitter now lets governments decide suitable content Technology News Blog - 2 hrs 16 mins ago
Twitter announced a major change to its censorship policy Thursday to allow the social media service to choose which tweets are seen in which countries. Though it has yet to use the ability, Twitter says it can now "reactively withhold content from … Continue reading →
- Newly discovered color photos from inside Hitler’s private home The Sideshow - 4 hrs ago
Several never-before-seen photographs have emerged from Adolf Hitler's personal photographer, giving a first time look at Hitler's Berlin apartment and Bavarian estate. The Mirror reports that photographer Hugo Jaeger was one of the few photographers working with color photography at the time and was granted access to Hitler's …
- How Etruscan Pygmy Shrew inspired disaster relief robot Technology News Blog - 5 hrs ago
Scientists have long been working on the creation of robots for search and rescue missions, like the kind undertaken by disaster relief crews following last year's tsunami in Japan. Now, a group of researchers came up with a successful design for a robot … Continue reading →
- 21 CEOs get $100M+ golden parachutes ABC News - 8 hrs ago
While TV viewers love to hear the words, “You’re Fired,” from Donald Trump, few would ever want to have that conversation with their own boss. That is, unless they are the boss and managed to negotiate a hefty separation package. So-called golden parachutes are contractual...
- Study: All thoroughbreds have same ancestor ABC News - 9 hrs ago
- Aussie politician attacks rival with speech from U.S. movie Trending Now - 4 hrs ago
"Like" us on Facebook.com/TrendingNow and follow me on Twitter @Knowlesitall! Politicians give speeches all the time. It just comes with the territory. Often, they employ speech writers whose only job is to prepare and write clear messages that are structured with certain themes and positions the person reading the speech …
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- Girl orders terrorism textbook online, gets bag of cocaine Technology News Blog - 3 hrs ago
All Sophia Stockton wanted from Amazon was a textbook for one of her classes. Little did she know that it was going to be shipped to her with something extra on the side. Leafing through the pages of her new book, she … Continue reading →
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fitch downgraded the sovereign credit ratings of Belgium, Cyprus, Italy, Slovenia and Spain on Friday, indicating there was a 1-in-2 chance of further cuts in the next two years. In a statement, the ratings agency said the affected countries were vulnerable … More »Fitch downgrades credit ratings of 5 euro zone nations
A federal judge in Seattle sentenced the "Barefoot Bandit" to the maximum six and a half … More »"Barefoot Bandit" gets 6 1/2 year sentence
Marco Rubio condemned unnamed members of his own party Friday for using "inexcusable" … More »Rubio condemns "inexcusable" rhetoric
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