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    Analysts said the downgrade has widened a gulf between Europe's north and south

    Fitch downgrades credit ratings of 5 euro zone nations

    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

    'Barefoot Bandit' to Plead Guilty

    "Barefoot Bandit" gets 6 1/2 year sentence

    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

    U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks at a meeting of the Hispanic Leadership Network in Doral

    Rubio condemns "inexcusable" rhetoric

    Marco Rubio condemned unnamed members of his own party Friday for using "inexcusable" … More »Rubio condemns "inexcusable" rhetoric

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    • U.S. Republican presidential candidate Gingrich speaks to supporters during a campaign event in Coral Springs
      Fading Gingrich behind in new poll, hits Romney in ad Reuters - 2 hrs 9 mins ago

      MIAMI (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich struggled to regain momentum in the race for the Republican U.S. presidential nomination on Friday as another poll showed him falling behind his main rival Mitt Romney, who was seen as the … More »Fading Gingrich behind in new poll, hits Romney in ad

      U.S. Republican presidential candidate Gingrich speaks to supporters during a campaign event in Coral Springs

      MIAMI (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich struggled to regain momentum in the race for the Republican U.S. presidential nomination on Friday as another poll showed him falling behind his main rival Mitt Romney, who was seen as the winner of the final debate before the Florida primary. The two men courted Florida's sizable Hispanic …

    • Republican presidential candidates Santorum, Gingrich, Romney and Paul stand for the national anthem before the Republican presidential candidates debate in Jacksonville
      Florida debate 2.0: Candidate fact fouls FactCheck.org - 1 hr 56 mins ago

      Gingrich falsely claimed he never favored a federal mandate requiring individuals to have health insurance. Romney repeated a false accusation that Obama failed to denounce Hamas attacks in a speech to the U.N. More »Florida debate 2.0: Candidate fact fouls

      Republican presidential candidates Santorum, Gingrich, Romney and Paul stand for the national anthem before the Republican presidential candidates debate in Jacksonville

      Gingrich falsely claimed he never favored a federal mandate requiring individuals to have health insurance. Romney repeated a false accusation that Obama failed to denounce Hamas attacks in a speech to the U.N.

    • Smoke rises from the chimneys of an oil refinery near Corinth town
      Iran hits back at EU with own oil embargo threat Reuters - 45 mins ago

      TEHRAN (Reuters) - Fighting sanctions with sanctions in a test of strength with the West over its nuclear ambitions, Iran warned on Friday it may halt oil exports to Europe next week in a move calculated to hurt ailing European … More »Iran hits back at EU with own oil embargo threat

      Smoke rises from the chimneys of an oil refinery near Corinth town

      TEHRAN (Reuters) - Fighting sanctions with sanctions in a test of strength with the West over its nuclear ambitions, Iran warned on Friday it may halt oil exports to Europe next week in a move calculated to hurt ailing European economies. The Tehran government grappling with its own economic crisis under Western trade and …

    • New homes under construction are seen at Hawaiian Gardens, California
      Growth quickens, but speed bumps ahead Reuters - 39 mins ago

      WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The 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 »Growth quickens, but speed bumps ahead

      New homes under construction are seen at Hawaiian Gardens, California

      WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The 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 acceleration …

    • Conn. killer sentenced to die for "unimaginable horror" Reuters - 2 hrs 53 mins ago
      FILE - This June 2007 file photo provided by Dr. William Petit Jr., shows Dr. Petit, left, with his daughters Michaela, front, Hayley, center rear, and his wife, Jennifer Hawke-Petit, on Cape Cod, Mass. Dr. Petit was severely beaten and his wife and two daughters were killed during a home invasion in Cheshire, Conn., July 23, 2007. Joshua Komisarjevsky was convicted Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011 for the crimes, and will be formally sentenced to death Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/William Petit, File)

      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 …

    • Calif. passes sweeping new auto-emission rules AP - 1 hr 49 mins ago
      FILE - Traffic jams up on eastbound 91 freeway near Corona, Calif. Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010. California is poised to vote on new rules that would require automakers to build cars and trucks by 2025 that emit about three-quarters less smog producing pollutants and also mandate that one of every seven new cars sold in the state be a zero emission or plug-in hybrid vehicle. The California Air Resources Board will begin hearing testimony Thursday, Jan. 26. 2012 in Los Angeles on its “Advanced Clean Car” program, and is expected to continue on Friday. (AP Photo/Orange County Register, Bruce Chambers) MAGS OUT; LOS ANGELES TIMES OUT

      Seeking to influence other states and Washington, California air regulators passed sweeping auto emission standards Friday that include a mandate to have 1.4 million electric and hybrid vehicles on state roads by 2025.

    • In Facebook IPO, bankers seek prestige over fees Reuters - 50 mins ago
      Mark Zuckerberg walks out to speak to reporters at Harvard University in Cambridge

      (Reuters) - Facebook's initial public offering is likely to set a new standard for how low investment banks are willing to go on advisory fees to win big business. The world's largest online social network is expected to tap public markets for $10 billion in the coming months in an offering that will value the company at …

    • In retiree-heavy Florida, health reform not a popular topic Reuters - 1 hr 57 mins ago
      Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney pauses while speaking at a campaign stop at Paramount Printing in Jacksonville

      PALM HARBOR, Florida (Reuters) - There's one small-government idea that Republican presidential candidates are reluctant to discuss in this retiree-heavy state: their plans to rein in health care costs for the elderly. Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney, front-runners for the Republican nomination to face Democratic President …

    • "Punishing" iPhone factories: Will Apple customers care? The Week - 1 hr 37 mins ago

      The New York Times delivers another exposé on Apple's Chinese manufacturing practices, focusing on the human costs behind iPhones and iPads. Backlash, anyone?

    • Twitter now lets governments decide suitable content Technology News Blog - 4 hrs 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 - 6 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 …

    • Iowa lottery probe stretches from NY to Central America AP - 1 hr 4 mins ago

      Criminal investigators looking into the suspicious circumstances behind a now-withdrawn claim for a $14.3 million Iowa Lottery jackpot will have numerous layers of complexity to unravel, stretching from a wealthy New York suburb to Central America, observers said Friday.

    • Actress' claim to be gay by choice riles activists AP - 15 mins ago
      FILE - This is a Tuesday, May 25, 2010 file photo of actress Cynthia Nixon attending the Designing Women Awards in New York. Gay rights activists say actress Cynthia Nixon's insistence she chose to be a lesbian gives fodder to those who argue gays don't deserve marriage rights. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file)

      Cynthia Nixon learned the hard way this week that when it comes to gay civil rights, the personal is always political. Very political.

    • Girl orders terrorism textbook online, gets bag of cocaine Technology News Blog - 4 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 →

    • Column: Stop shrieking about women's tennis noise AP - 1 hr 37 mins ago
      Maria Sharapova of Russia eyes on the ball as she plays Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic during their semifinal at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

      On serve and when whipping his forehand, Novak Djokovic's grunt is that of a bullfrog, "WooooAH-UH." Rafael Nadal goes for a throatier, "AAArrgggHH." Occasionally, Andy Murray offers up a more hushed, constricted, "Eeeeeehhh." From Roger Federer, of course, we tend to get the sound of silence.

    • Bus-sized asteroid shaves by Earth AFP - 40 mins ago
      This NASA image obtained in 2009 shows a view of Earth from Apollo 17

      An asteroid about the size of a bus shaved by Earth on Friday in what spacewatchers described as a "near-miss," though experts were not concerned about the possibility of an impact.

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      Size doesn't matter: a small spider builds the world's biggest webs. Many of the animal kingdom's most amazing architects are tiny creatures -- including a few who make structures visible from space.

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