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COPENHAGEN - The atmosphere at the U.N. climate conference grew more tense and divisive after talks were suspended for most of Monday's session — a sign of the developing nations' deep distrust of the promises by industrial countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Full Story »
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MIAMI - Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton is facing charges that he attempted along with others to buy a large quantity of cocaine from an undercover law enforcement officer. Full Story »
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NEW YORK/HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp plans to buy XTO Energy Inc for about $30 billion in stock, in a move that thrusts the U.S. energy giant to the forefront of North America's fast-growing natural gas industry. Full Story »
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ROME (Reuters) - Italians asked on Monday if an ugly assault on Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was prompted by a "climate of hatred" splitting their nation and commentators said a wave of sympathy looked set to boost his political fortunes. Full Story »
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Oil-rich Abu Dhabi pumped $10 billion into its indebted neighbor Monday, sending stocks soaring while sparing Dubai and the rest of the Emirates federation the humiliation of an imminent default by one of the struggling Arab boomtown's star companies. Full Story »
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ATHENS (AFP) - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou outlined sweeping public spending cuts on Monday to bring Greece's deficit into line and warned that a spiralling debt crisis could sink the economy. Full Story »
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SALT LAKE CITY - The husband of a 28-year-old woman who went missing a week ago without taking her purse or cell phone has retained an attorney. Full Story »
Scientists have figured out the underlying reason why human babies can't walk at birth while foals and other hoofed animals get up and go within hours of being born. Turns out, all mammals essentially take their first steps at the same point in brain development. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - The Senate on Sunday passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill with increased budgets for vast areas of the federal government, including health, education, law enforcement and veterans' programs. Full Story »
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ST. LOUIS - They play for the love of the game, not with the hope of landing a pro contract. Without athletic scholarships, many even pay their own way to school. Full Story »
ROME (Reuters) - A nativity scene featuring a dark-skinned Jesus, Mary and Joseph that has gone on display in a Verona courthouse has created heated debate in a city with strong links to Italy's anti-immigration Northern League party. Full Story »
LAS VEGAS - The owner of a brothel more than two hours' drive from Las Vegas said she hopes to hire Nevada's first legal male prostitutes within a month, now that state health officials have approved a method to test men for infectious diseases. Full Story »
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NEW YORK - The History Channel is planning its first scripted series and will base it on the Kennedys. Full Story »
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PHILADELPHIA - The number of children killed or injured by falling television sets appears to have risen even as more consumers replace their clunky old TVs with lighter flat screens, studies suggest. Full Story »
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ROME - Even hospitalized and in pain, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi can polarize Italians. Full Story »
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MIDLAND, Michigan (AFP) - The signs posted along Michigan's Tittabawassee River warning of dangerous dioxin levels don't really worry fisherman David Mitchell. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will meet with Senate Democrats at the White House Tuesday to press for action at a make-or-break moment for his health care overhaul. Full Story »
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KABUL - The military may not finish its surge of 30,000 American troops to Afghanistan until nearly a year from now, a senior U.S. commander said Monday — a slower pace than President Barack Obama has described. The White House insisted it was sticking with a goal of completing the buildup by late summer. Full Story »
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