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Vents introduced to pressurized water reactors - 2/7/2012

Japanese nuclear power plant operators say they will introduce a venting system to pressurized water reactors to enhance safety in case of emergencies. On Tuesday, the Federation of Electric Power Companies

5 missing in tunnel disaster - 2/7/2012

Five workers are missing from a cave-in at an undersea tunnel construction site in western Japan. The tunnel is a part of a refinery owned by JX Nippon Oil, the largest oil company in Japan. The accident

Syria army continues Homs assault - 2/7/2012

An assault by the Syrian army on the restive city of Homs is continuing as Russia's foreign minister is due in Damascus for talks. Hundreds of people are reported to have been killed since government

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U.S. closes embassy over security fears - 2/7/2012
Washington (CNN) -- The United States shuttered its embassy in Syria and pulled out its remaining staff Monday after the government refused to address its security concerns, the State Department said.

U.S. to Issue Sanctions Waiver for Burma - 2/7/2012
(WASHINGTON) - The United States on Monday eased one of its many sanctions against Burma as a reward for political reforms after five decades of direct military rule. The step is very limited, and most
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Obama: Most polarizing moderate? - 2/7/2012
In 2011, Gallups polling showed that President Obama averaged an 80 percent approval rating among Democrats and 12 percent among Republicans, making his third year in office one of the . For a candidate
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Politics/Law

Obama win best bet for Gingrich? - 2/7/2012
Editor's note: David Frum, a CNN contributor, was a special assistant to President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2002. He is the author of six books, including "Comeback: Conservatism That Can Win Again."

Obama on first lady: â??I could not be prouder of herâ?? - 2/7/2012
President Barack Obama has learned a lot about the job he took on in 2008, and nearly four years later, he believes he'll improve. More from TODAY.com Supermodel Gisele Bundchen, wife of Patriots quarterback

Politics of Clint's Super Bowl ad - 2/7/2012
Washington (CNN) -- Moments after the energetic Madonna entertained fans during the halftime show at Sunday's Super Bowl, millions of television viewers got an emotional jolt back into reality. The imagery
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Business

BofA Investor Suit Over Merrill Deal Granted Class Status - 2/7/2012
(Updates with class period in second paragraph.) Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- A Bank of America Corp. investor lawsuit claiming the company misled shareholders about the acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co. may
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Itau to Buy Out Redecard Minorities for as Much as $6.8 Bln - 2/7/2012
(Adds investorâ??s comment in fourth paragraph.) Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Brazilâ??s biggest bank by market value, offered to buy out Redecard SAâ??s minority shareholders for as
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PRECIOUS-Gold rebounds as draft Greek deal lifts euro - 2/7/2012
LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Gold prices eased towards $1,710 an ounce on Tuesday in line with a softening euro as traders awaited a breakthrough on talks over a second bailout deal for Greece, with its
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Finance

Polish Stocks: Lotos, Orlen, PGNiG, CEDC, KGHM Move in Warsaw - 2/7/2012
10:11 AM EST By Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Polands WIG20 Index fell 1.1 percent to 2,363.23 at 3:13 p.m. in Warsaw, its first decline in nine days. The following are among the most active equities on the Warsaw
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Assad Asks Russia to Broker Syria Opposition Talks, Lavrov Says - 2/7/2012
Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad asked Russia to broker talks with opposition groups in a bid to end 11 months of violence, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after talks
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Sub-Sahara Africa Stocks: Kakuzi of Kenya, Kenya Airways Move - 2/7/2012
10:40 AM EST By Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Kenyas All-Share Index rose 0.3 percent to 54.54 in Nairobi, the highest closing level since Jan. 20. The FTSE/Namibia Overall Index declined for a second day, retreating

Sports

Super Bowl First-Time $50K Bet Goes to Charity - 2/7/2012
Email 0 Smaller Font Text Larger Text | Print (Image credit: @BenjaminLyons) Jona Rechnitz, 29, almost miraculously won $50,000 on a long-shot Super Bowl bet and he is donating his winnings to charity.
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Market Blind Side - What Super Bowl Champions New York Giants Can Teach Us About - 2/7/2012
At the beginning of the 2009 movie â??Blind Sideâ?, there is a quote by Leigh Anne Tuohy, played by Sandra Bullock, â??Thereâ??s a moment of orderly silence before a football play begins, players are

Tennis: Injuries force out Li, Jankovic - 2/7/2012
(CNN) -- Third seed Li Na and fourth seed Jelena Jankovic have both been forced to withdraw from the Paris Indoor Open on Tuesday because of injury. French Open champion Li was trailing Bulgarian Tsvetana

Industry

Obama Refunds Mexican Donations - 2/7/2012
The brothers of a Mexican fugitive, who is seeking a pardon so he can return to the US after skipping bail in Iowa more than 17 years ago, have been identified as major donors to President Barack Obama's

Is an Obama win Gingrich's best bet? - 2/7/2012
Editor's note: David Frum, a CNN contributor, was a special assistant to President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2002. He is the author of six books, including "Comeback: Conservatism That Can Win Again."

Politics of Eastwood's 'Halftime' commercial - 2/7/2012
Washington (CNN) -- Moments after the energetic Madonna entertained fans during the halftime show at Sunday's Super Bowl, millions of television viewers got an emotional jolt back into reality. The imagery

Internet

NGINX Launches Commercial Support for Its World Renowned Open Source Web Server - 2/7/2012
Commercial Support Now Available for NGINX Users SAN FRANCISCO, CA and MOSCOW -- (Marketwire) -- 02/07/12 -- NGINX announced today commercial support options for companies using its open source web server

Super-communities emerging to serve open source vertical supply chains - 2/7/2012
Theï¿½ emergence of super-communities ?vertically-driven open source communities ? is ongoing will be a key trend in 2012, the Olliance Group contends. In a recently published report outlining key trends

Money-market-fund report hits Federated, Schwab - 2/7/2012
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Science

UPDATE 2-Yara sees upturn in nitrate fertiliser markets - 2/7/2012
* Q4 adjusted EBITDA NOK 4.0 bln in line with Reuters poll * Proposes 7 crown per share dividend, as expected * Says increased activity in nitrogen markets in early Q1 * Says European deliveries have
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Nippon Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd. Announces Officer Changes; Lowers FY 2012 Outlook - 2/7/2012
Nippon Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd. announced that it has appointed Yoshihiro Suzuki, who will replace Genichi Sato, as the new President of the Company, effective April 1, 2012. The Company also lowered

Dow Home & Personal Care, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company received the - 2/7/2012
MIDLAND, MI -- Dow Home & Personal Care, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company received the "Best Innovation Contributor 2011" award from Henkel Laundry & Home Care at the 2012 American Cleaning

Entertainment

Karl Lagerfeld Says Adele is "Too Fat" - 2/7/2012
As the head designer for Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld is one of the worldâ??s most influential figures in fashion â?? but heâ??s definitely not a world leader when it comes to tact. Lagerfeld told the publication
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â??The Voiceâ??: Blind auditions continue - 2/7/2012
Voice judges Blake Shelton, Cee Lo Green, Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine. (Lewis Jacobs - NBC) So many questions about Monday nights episode of The Voice, which made its debut in the shows regular timeslot.
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Royals celebrate Dickens' legacy - 2/7/2012
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have led global celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth. Prince Charles laid a wreath at the author's grave in Poets' Corner
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Technology

Wait -- Atlantis Doesn't Exist After All (Again)? - 2/7/2012
Updated seafloor imaging on Google Earth cleans up the artifacts that had people worked up about finding the lost continent.

Polished Combat Makes Kingdoms of Amalur a Unique RPG - 2/7/2012
If you've seen the incredibly dull marketing campaign for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning , which makes the upcoming role-playing game look like just another generic Tolkien clone, you probably aren't that

Motorola Solutions Agrees to Pay $200 Million to Settle Suit - 2/7/2012
7:50 PM EST By (Updates share price in seventh paragraph.) Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Motorola Solutions Inc. agreed to pay $200 million to settle a 2007 investor lawsuit accusing the company of overstating

Health

Diet Doc HCG Diet & Weight Loss Introduces Medical HCG Diet to Arizona Residents - 2/7/2012
Diet Doc HCG Diet and Weight Loss announces the opening of Diet Doc HCG Diet & Weight Loss to residents of Arizona. Diet Doc provides a medical version of the HCG diet to those living in Arizona, including
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NoviPet Appoints US National Manager to Oversee the Sales of its Premium Pet's Dietary - 2/7/2012
The appointment of Jim Boyd is in line with NoviPet'sstrategy to build a network of distributors to the pet specialty retail, catalog and Internet channels FALLBROOK, California, February 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/

Liberty Health Network Gets Aggressive With New Customer Acquisition And Brand Awareness - 2/7/2012
Customers. They are the lifeblood of any business. But in the Direct Selling Industry, customers fill several vital roles. Direct selling relies heavily on relationship marketing, introducing products

Culture

iVillage's Married Sex Survey Reveals How Husbands Can Get Even More Sex From Their - 2/7/2012
1/3 of Sex-Loving Married Women Say There Is Nothing They Would Rather Do Than Have Sex With Their Husband iVillage Kicks Off Its First Ever "We Want Sex" Week, and "Better Sex, Better Relationships Community

How to Catch Your Valentineâ??s Eye: Online Dating Eye-Tracking Study Reveals That - 2/7/2012
Tobii Technology, the global market leader in eye-tracking and interactive gaze technology, in partnership with AnswerLab, a leading user experience research firm that supports many of the world's top
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Dressbarn Aims to Gather 60,000 Clothing Donations to Assist Women Re-Entering the - 2/7/2012
National Womenswear Retailer Will Collect Everything From Blazers to Blouses During Its March 1-4 S.O.S - Send One Suit - WeekendÂ® Donation Drive PR Newswire SUFFERN, N.Y., Feb. 7, 2012 SUFFERN, N.Y.,