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  • Historic health care bill nears key Senate vote

    AP – 19 mins ago  
    President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate... AFP/Getty Images/File

    WASHINGTON - In a show of unity, Senate Democrats sealed a 60-vote majority needed to advance health care legislation Saturday ahead of an evening showdown with Republicans eager to doom the bill and inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. Full Story »

  • Restored machine to explore mysteries of Big Bang

    AP – 1 hr 41 mins ago  
    In this photo released by the European Organization for Nuclear... AP

    GENEVA - Scientists are preparing the world's largest atom smasher to explore the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year of repairs. Full Story »

  • Hackers leak e-mails, stoke climate debate

    AP – 1 hr 12 mins ago  
    Smoke billows from factories in Moscow. Braking the rise in Earth's... AFP/File

    LONDON - Computer hackers have broken into a server at a well-respected climate change research center in Britain and posted hundreds of private e-mails and documents online — stoking debate over whether some scientists have overstated the case for man-made climate change. Full Story »

  • Dangerous Game: The Next Round of the U.S.-Iran Nuclear Face-Off

    Time.com – 2 hrs 42 mins ago  
    An Iranian technician works inside the Bushehr nuclear power... AFP/File

    While Tehran pushes to renegotiate a deal on nuclear fuel, the U.S. is pushing for more sanctions. Iran seems to be betting that it can withstand whatever Washington can muster Full Story »

  • Obama trumpets Asia trip as boost to US economy

    AP – Sat Nov 21, 11:48 am ET  
    President Barack Obama exits Air Force One at Andrews Air Force... AP

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create thousands of job and open new markets for American goods in the future. Full Story »

  • Pope and Anglican leader agree on closer relations

    AP – 1 hr 18 mins ago  
    In this picture made available by the Vatican newspaper Osservatore... AP

    VATICAN CITY - After offering a home in his church to disaffected Anglicans, Pope Benedict XVI assured the archbishop of Canterbury on Saturday that he is still committed to seeking closer relations between Catholics and Anglicans. Full Story »

  • Life requested for US suspect in Italy murder case

    AP – Sat Nov 21, 11:46 am ET  
    U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox reacts prior to the start of... AP

    PERUGIA, Italy - Prosecutors on Saturday requested life in prison for an American student and her ex-boyfriend accused in the fatal stabbing of her British roommate during a drug-fueled sex game — charges the U.S. woman dismissed as "pure fantasy." Full Story »

  • GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care

    AP – Sat Nov 21, 9:24 am ET  
    Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, shows... AP

    WASHINGTON - Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care — and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul. Full Story »

  • Losing Winfrey would be big blow for Second City

    AP – Sat Nov 21, 12:38 pm ET  
    Linda Gerber, from Chicago, and a member of the live broadcast... AP

    CHICAGO - Step outside Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios and into the near west side neighborhood that's been home to her television talk show for two decades, and it's easy to get a sense of what she's meant to Chicago. Full Story »

  • NC man gets life in prison for woman's fatal scare

    AP – Sat Nov 21, 12:38 pm ET  

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was found guilty in what prosecutors said was a case of scaring a 79-year-old North Carolina grandmother to death. Full Story »

  • Tween Justin Bieber fans lose control at NY mall

    AP – Sat Nov 21, 10:00 am ET  
    FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2009 file photo, singer Justin Bieber... AP

    GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - New York police shut down a mall appearance by teen pop singer Justin Bieber (BEE'-ber) after thousands of young girls showed up and got a little too wild. Full Story »

  • 'New Moon' takes record $72.7M box office bite

    AP – Sat Nov 21, 12:41 pm ET  

    LOS ANGELES - Vampires and werewolves have vanquished a dark knight. "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" took in $72.7 million in its first day to break the single day domestic box office record previously held by "The Dark Knight," which had a $67.2 million opening day last year. Full Story »

  • More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving

    AP – 2 hrs 8 mins ago  
    Angele Ryan, right carries her baby Ava as she prepares to travel... AP

    WASHINGTON - The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club. Full Story »

  • The Day Global Warming Stood Still

    Investor's Business Daily – Fri Nov 20, 6:40 pm ET  

    Climate Change: As scientists confirm the earth has not warmed at all in the past decade, others wonder how this could be and what it means for Copenhagen. Maybe Al Gore can Photoshop something before December. Full Story »

  • McCain says he enjoyed reading Sarah Palin book

    AP – Sat Nov 21, 11:29 am ET  
    Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin signs a copy her autobiography,... AP

    HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - U.S. Sen. John McCain said Saturday that he enjoyed reading running mate Sarah Palin's new memoir and downplayed any tension between their campaign aides as "no big deal." Full Story »

  • Tree-eating bugs threaten Monarch butterfly in Mexico

    AFP – Sat Nov 21, 11:47 am ET  
    Monarch butterflies in the Mexican state of Michoacan. The mysterious... AFP/File

    MORELIA, Mexico (AFP) - The mysterious Monarch butterfly, which migrates en masse annually between Canada and Mexico, is now facing a new peril: another insect thriving in Western Mexican forests. Full Story »

  • Motown caps 50th anniversary with hometown gala

    AP – 2 hrs 3 mins ago  
    FILE - In this  Oct. 27, 2009 file photo, Music producer Berry... AP

    DETROIT - Berry Gordy founded what would become Motown Records a half-century ago with an $800 loan. Today, that would get you two tickets with a bit to spare to the Motown 50 Golden Gala. Full Story »

  • Coal mine blast kills 42 in China, 66 trapped

    AP – Sat Nov 21, 11:38 am ET  
    In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, smoke rises... AP

    HARBIN, China - Rescuers working in frigid cold and darkness tried to reach 66 people believed trapped a third of a mile (half a kilometer) underground after a huge gas explosion Saturday ripped through a coal mine in northern China, killing at least 42 people. Full Story »

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