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WRAPUP 7-Russia says will restore gas when monitors in placeÂ 15 mins ago - 5 Hours ago

By Denis Dyomkin and Huw Jones MOSCOW/BRUSSELS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday it would restore supplies to Europe through Ukraine, cut off after a dispute between Moscow and Kiev, once international

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UN aid agency suspends work after Gaza strike - 5 Hours ago

The main UN aid agency in the Gaza Strip said today that it was suspending operations after an Israeli tank shell hit one of its convoys during the ceasefire period, killing two drivers. The United Nations

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Israel killed aid workers, U.N. says - 4 Hours ago

Israeli forces fired on a U.N. aid convoy Thursday in Gaza, killing two aid workers, during a three-hour truce that Israel set up to allow humanitarian aid to reach civilians, U.N. Secretary-General Ban

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Lebanon rockets hit Israel
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President-Elect Obama on the EconomyÂ Â 1 hr ago
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Obama wants 'dramatic action' on economy
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No Purple Heart For Post-Traumatic Stress
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Israeli strike killed aid worker, U.N. says
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Obama to warn against inaction on stimulus
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New Salmonella Outbreak Spreads Across the US for 2009 - 2 Hours ago
Almost 400 People Have Been Diagnosed as Victims of a New Salmonella Outbreak In the summer of 2008, a salmonella outbreak sickened over 1400 people and caused a major outcry. The FDA first cited tomatoes
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Feinstein says 'all systems are go' for Panetta to helm CIA - 5 Hours ago
Reporting from Washington - President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday secured the support of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) for his choice to head the CIA, significantly improving the odds that former
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Bergen: How Bush botched war on terror - 7 Hours ago
Editor's note: Peter Bergen is CNN's national security analyst and a fellow at the New America Foundation in Washington and at New York University's Center on Law and Security. His most recent book is
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Politics/Law

See What People Are Saying About... Obama's Stimulus Push - 5 Hours ago
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Obama warns of dire consequences without stimulus - 3 Hours ago
FAIRFAX, Va. - President-elect Barack Obama warned of dire and long-lasting consequences if Congress doesn't pump unprecedented dollars into the national economy, making an urgent pitch Thursday for his
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Ex-Senator Craig Accepts Sex Sting Guilty Plea - 2 Hours ago
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Former Sen. Larry Craig has ended his effort to void the guilty plea he made following his 2007 arrest in a men's toilet sex-sting operation, his lawyer said on Thursday. The Minnesota
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Business

Mortgage Rates at Record Low - 2 Hours ago
The average rate on 30-year U.S. fixed-rate mortgages dropped for a 10th consecutive week as of Thursday, to 5.01 percent, after the Federal Reserve launched its plan to lower home borrowing costs, Freddie
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Stores Macy's is closing - 2 Hours ago
Department-store operator Macy's Inc. is closing 11 underperforming stores in nine states. Here is a list of which ones are closing: _ Ernst & Young Plaza (Citicorp Plaza), Los Angeles. (136 employees,
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UK Interest Rates Cut to Lowest Since 1694 - 3 Hours ago
The Bank of England cut official interest rates by a half a percentage point to 1.5 percent on Thursday, the lowest level in its 315-year history as it attempts to ward off a prolonged recession. The
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Finance

RPT-US STOCKS-Wall St falls as Wal-Mart eclipses Obama - 3 Hours ago
* Dim Wal-Mart profit outlook fuels spending worry * Investors cautious ahead of December jobs report * Dow down 1.2 pct; S&P off 0.8 pct; Nasdaq down 0.5 pct * Obama makes another push for stimulus
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UPDATE 1-KPS in talks to buy Waterford Wedgwood assets - 5 Hours ago
LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - U.S. private equity group KPS Capital Partners has agreed to buy some assets of the Irish china maker Waterford Wedgwood that fell into administration earlier this week, receiver
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Bank cuts interest rates to 1.5% - 3 Hours ago
The 's cut interest rates by half a percentage point to 1.5% â?? their lowest level since the central bank was founded more than 300 years ago. Today's reduction was widely expected in the City after
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Sports

Cristiano Ronaldo writes off Ferrari in... - 4 Hours ago
The footballer Cristiano Ronaldo wrote off his red Ferrari today after colliding with a barrier on his way to training with the Manchester United team. The front of the 200,000 599 GTB model was crumpled
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Red Sox to sign 41-year-old pitcher Smoltz - 4 Hours ago
ATLANTA - John Smoltz has reached preliminary agreement on a contract with the Boston Red Sox, who also agreed Thursday to a one-year contract with outfielder Rocco Baldelli. A person familiar with the
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Joint probe into Hammers over Tevez - 5 Hours ago
The Premier League and the Football Association are to launch a fresh inquiry into West Ham's conduct over the Carlos Tevez affair. The new investigation, into West Ham's dealings with the striker's representatives
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Industry

Jobs axed at Nissan's Sunderland plant - 4 Hours ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Japanese car maker Nissan is cutting 1,200 jobs at its Sunderland plant in response to a dramatic decline in demand that has seen sales fall upwards of 20 percent in recent months.
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Boeing plane orders fall 53%, lag Airbus - 5 Hours ago
GMT (Reuters) (Reuters) - Boeing took orders for 662 commercial planes last year, a 53% drop from 2007, handing the title of biggest-selling plane maker to arch-rival Airbus and signaling the end of an
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Congress Must Move on Stimulus, Obama Says - 2 Hours ago
'For every day we wait or point fingers or drag our feet, more Americans will lose their jobs. More families will lose their savings. More dreams will be deferred and denied,' Obama said. 'And our nation
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Internet

TD Ameritrade buying thinkorswim for $606 mln - 5 Hours ago
By Jonathan Spicer and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - TD Ameritrade Holding Corp (AMTD.O: Quote) has agreed buy thinkorswim Group Inc (SWIM.O: Quote) in a $606 million deal that establishes the
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Linux Magazine Selects ScaleMP As One Of The Top 20 Companies To Watch In 2009 - 6 Hours ago
ScaleMP, a leading provider of virtualization solutions for high-end computing, today announced that it has been named one of the top 20 Companies to Watch in 2009 by Linux Magazine. The Linux Magazine
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Skype makes mobile push with Android, Java phones - 3 Hours ago
By Sinead Carew LAS VEGAS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Skype, which has helped legions of consumers lower their long-distance phone bills with computer-based calling, is making a big push into the mobile sector,
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Science

Dow purchase of Rohm and Haas gets EU clearance - 114 Minutes ago
PHILADELPHIA - Rohm and Haas says it has cleared one more hurdle in its pending $15.3 billion buyout by Dow Chemical. The European Commission determined that the pending acquisition does not violate antitrust
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Dow Chemical Has Been Informed of Regulatory Clearance from the EU Regarding the - 88 Minutes ago
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Phase II Biofuels: The Tie Between Biofuels and Chemicals From Biomass - 3 Hours ago
Two things are apparent concerning the biofuels industry. First, they are entering a new era. Second, their future as well as the future of many chemicals is linked together. Today, SRI Consulting (SRIC)

Entertainment

British talent up for Bafta prize - 12 Hours ago
Toby Kebbell, Noel Clarke and Rebecca Hall head the British challenge Three British actors have made the shortlist for Bafta's Rising Star award recognising emerging talent. Noel Clarke - who played Mickey

Gallery gets iconic Obama image - 12 Hours ago
The iconic red, white and blue portrait of US President-elect Barack Obama will become part of the permanent collection at the US National Portrait Gallery. The Washington DC gallery has acquired the

Lithuania plays starring role in "Defiance" - 4 Hours ago
By Borys Kit LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Bulgaria and Romania might get all the attention when it comes to filming in eastern Europe, but Lithuania is getting its moment in the sun thanks to 'Defiance.'
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Technology

Macy's And Wal-Mart: Tale Of Two Retailers - 4 Hours ago
Macy's jumps on news it's closing some stores while Wal-Mart tumbles on an ugly outlook. Macy's Shutting Stores, Shares Turn Higher Macy's (nyse: M - news - people ) just announced that it will close
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Live-blogging Palm's press conference - 55 Minutes ago
Scroll down for newest info wireless is spotty! PALM IS ALIVE AND WELL Heres the whole press conference, from start to finish: 1:36PM EST: Im sitting in the second row of Palms very crowded press conference

CES: Palm unveils Web OS and touchscreen Palm Pre - 53 Minutes ago
With Microsofts rather anemic keynote at CES 2009, the show was up in the air for another company to step up to the plate and garner all the attention from the press. Thus, Palm was in a perfect position

Health

Hormone therapy may cut colorectal cancer risk - 2 Hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The long-term use of hormone replacement therapy, which older women abandoned in droves following the news that it may increase the risk of breast cancer, may substantially
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'Screen time' linked to poor fitness in girls, not boys - 5 Hours ago
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Teenage girls who spend more than two hours of 'screen time' a day watching TV, surfing the Web or text-messaging are less likely to be physically fit, a new Australian
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UPDATE 1-Quest says some vitamin D tests gave wrong resultÂ 23 mins ago - 5 Hours ago
BOSTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Quest Diagnostics Inc said on Thursday that it had provided possibly erroneous results to thousands of people who had their vitamin D levels tested over the past two years. Quest,
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Culture

Failed love museum offers balm for heartbreak - 14 Hours ago
SINGAPORE - From an empty ring box to sexy lingerie and a pair of fur-lined handcuffs, an exhibition of the relics of failed love has come to Asia, hoping to bring solace to the heartbroken. The â??Museum
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Ballet studio takes urban kids to another world - 18 Hours ago
The Sugarplum Fairy, sweat glistening on her brow, performed the same sequence of steps over and over across the polished wood floor, looking by turns euphoric and miserable. Sprawled next to the piano
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Burris practiced in political arts - 18 Hours ago
Amid the controversy over whether he should become Illinois' next U.S. senator, Roland Burris has been described by friend and foe alike as an earnest public servant with a long history in state politics.