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In Budget Mess, Everyone Sucked
(Newser) - It's great that we managed to avoid a government shutdown, but Jon Stewart isn't very happy with anyone involved. Last night , he excoriated everyone: the media that breathlessly counted down from 179 hours to two, the previous Democratic-controlled Congress that didn't pass a budget because they live in "Sucksylvania.... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Calif. to Enact Toughest Renewable Power Law in US
(Newser) - California is poised to enact a law that will require the state to get 33% of its power from renewable sources by the end of 2020—well up from its current target of 20%, and by far the most in the nation, reports the AP . "Instead of watching from... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Now Trump's Feuding With Bill Cosby
(Newser) - Feuding with the media apparently isn't enough for Donald Trump—he's now got a beef with Bill Cosby as well. Trump has taken exception to comments made by Cosby on the Today show last week and has issued a statement branding the comedian a two-faced backstabber, TMZ reports. Cosby... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Berlusconi Admits Giving Teen $63K
(Newser) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has admitted paying $63,000 to the erotic dancer he's charged with bedding when she was a minor. But he insists it wasn't for sex. He merely wanted to help her equip her planned beauty salon with hair removal equipment, says the 74-year-old leader. "... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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2 US Troops Killed in Drone Friendly Fire
(Newser) - Two American servicemen were killed in Afghanistan last week in what is believed to be the first case of friendly fire deaths involving a Predator drone. The pair were killed by a Hellfire missile after Marines under fire called in a strike, military officials tell NBC. The Marines were viewing... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Planned Parenthood Is 'LensCrafters' of Abortion: Bachmann
(Newser) - Republicans trying to woo conservative Iowans are likely to find Michele Bachmann a hard act to follow. The Minnesotan, speaking to a conservative group last night, slammed "liberal policies" on abortion, same-sex marriage, and health care reform, the Des Moines Register reports. She labeled Planned Parenthood the "LensCrafters... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Kirstie Alley Loses a Shoe
(Newser) - Poor Kirstie Alley can't catch a break on Dancing With the Stars. Last week she fell , and last night she lost a shoe. Click to about 3:18 in the above video to see it happen—as PopEater notes, "The camera crew had a choice to either follow [partner... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Bodies Trigger US Warning Against Mexico Bus Travel
(Newser) - A suspect has led police to more mass graves in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, bringing the total number of bodies uncovered since a raid on a rural ranch to 88. The suspect has confessed to taking part in the kidnapping and murder of bus passengers last month, CNN... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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UN Torture Watchdog: I Want to See Manning
(Newser) - The United Nations' torture watchdog is accusing the US of stonewalling him in his attempts to visit suspected WikiLeaker Bradley Manning. "I am deeply disappointed and frustrated by the prevarication of the US government with regard to my attempts to visit Mr. Manning," said UN official Juan Mendez.... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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DC Mayor Arrested at Budget Protest
(Newser) - Washington Mayor Vincent Gray and several city council members were among 41 people arrested at a Capitol Hill protest against the budget deal yesterday. Gray and his colleagues were charged with unlawful assembly for blocking passage on the street and were taken to a Capitol Police facility before being released... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Pliers-Wielding Mom Nabs Kidnap Suspect
(Newser) - After her 8-year-old daughter came running home to report that a man had tried to kidnap her, a Florida mom jumped in her car to find the suspect and ended up chasing him while brandishing a heavy set of pliers, ABC News reports. The man was detained by a clerk... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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John Lennon's Letters to Be Published
(Newser) - "Society only likes dead artists," John Lennon once wrote in a heartbreaking letter. "I'm afraid Yoko and myself cannot oblige." That note was scooped up by a private collector for $13,000, but soon some 200 other letters, postcards, and doodles of Lennon's will be available... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Belarus Prez Links Subway Blast to 'Foreign Plot'
(Newser) - The autocratic leader of Belarus says he thinks a deadly subway blast in the capital was an attempt to destabilize his country. A 12th victim of the rush-hour explosion in Minsk has died. At least 126 others were injured, many of whom lost arms and legs. "We must find... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Anti-Porn Pol Nabbed Watching Porn in Parliament
(Newser) - An Indonesian lawmaker has resigned after being caught watching pornography in the same chamber where he helped pass tough anti-porn legislation. Arifinto of the Islamic Prosperous Justice Party was filmed by a journalist as he looked through explicit images during a session of parliament, the BBC reports. He said he... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Jumbo Jet Clips Plane at JFK
(Newser) - All passengers escaped without injury after two planes collided on the ground at New York's JFK airport last night. A wing of an Air France Airbus A380—the world's biggest passenger jet—clipped the tail of a commuter Delta Connection plane while taxiing to the runway for takeoff, AP reports.... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Are There 2 NY Killers?
(Newser) - The mounting trove of bones discovered on an isolated strip of Long Island beach now have cops wondering if there could be more than one killer operating in the area. The body count is now up to ten , all women except for a single toddler . "Now the question is... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Pakistan Demands End to CIA Drone Strikes
(Newser) - The US-Pakistan alliance forged in the wake of the September 11 attacks appears to be on the verge of collapsing. Pakistan has demanded that the US halt its drone attacks on suspected militants, and sharply reduce the number of CIA and Special Forces personnel in the country, reports the New ... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Japan Nuke Crisis Raised to Chernobyl Level
(Newser) - Japan has decided to raise the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear disaster from 5 to 7, according to government sources, a severity level only previously seen in Chernobyl, reports Kyodo News. The country's Nuclear Safety Commission today found that at times after the breach, the plant was emitting some 10,000 terabecquerels... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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US Court Upholds Block on Ariz. Immigration Law
(Newser) - A US appeals court today ruled that key parts of Arizona's controversial immigration law will remain blocked, reports the Washington Post, "Arizona has attempted to hijack a discretionary role that Congress delegated to the Executive,'' read the majority opinion in the 2-1 decision, which ordered only that... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Gulf Went Shopping on BP's Dime
(Newser) - When BP's Macondo well blew skyward, the oil titan opened up its wallet and doused oil-soaked Gulf communities in cash. And non-oil-soaked Gulf communities. Both of which went shopping, reports the AP in an analysis of what the $754 million that BP paid to state and local governments bought. BP... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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When Obama Dreams, He Dreams of...
(Newser) - Barack Obama is the leader of the free world—and he just wishes he could go to the car wash. In an interview with a group of Hearst Magazines editors and publishers, President Obama revealed his most secret desires. "I just miss—I miss being anonymous," he confessed.... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Belarus Subway Blast Kills 11
(AP) - An explosion tore through a key subway station in the Belarusian capital of Minsk during evening rush hour today killing 11 people and wounding 126. An official said the blast was a terrorist act. "I do not rule out that this gift could have been brought from outside,"... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Body No. 10 Found on LI Beach
(Newser) - Cops searching near Long Island's Jones Beach have made another grisly discovery on the trail of a suspected serial killer: The potential ninth and 10th sets of remains, reports the AP. "They are human remains. It's not a complete body, they are partial human remains," says one... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Donald Trump's Latest Target: VF Blogger
(Newser) - Apparently tracking down President Obama's birth certificate and running a reality TV show aren't enough to keep Donald Trump busy, because his penchant for writing nastygrams to writers of less-than-flattering articles about him is getting downright habitual. "We, too, are recent beneficiaries of Trump's editorial suggestions," writes... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Judge: Winklevosses Can't Renege on Facebook Deal
(AP) - A federal appeals court ruled today that former Harvard University schoolmates of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg can't undo their settlement over creation of the social networking site. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals said that Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss were savvy enough to understand what they were agreeing to... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Secret FBI Memo: We Found Flying Saucers
(Newser) - Did the government really find aliens in flying saucers in New Mexico? That's what some newly released FBI files seem to indicate. In one 1950 memo spotted by the Telegraph , special agent Guy Hottel writes that "An investigator for the Air Force stated that three so-called flying saucers... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Treasurer's Misdeeds Rock Vermont Town, Pop. 447
(Newser) - Ira, Vt., is a whisper of a town, with just 447 residents, no school, no downtown, and miles of unpaved roads. So it's an understatement to say the town was abuzz when its mild-mannered treasurer was accused of cooking the books. And they were downright floored when they learned Donald... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Romney Forms Exploratory Committee
(Newser) - It might seem like he never stopped running for president, but Mitt Romney today became the second Republican to all but throw his hat in the 2012 ring, reports Politico. The former Massachusetts governor has formed an exploratory committee, saying that President Obama's "policies have failed." "This... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Strippers Give Lap Dances at College's Biz Symposium
(Newser) - Philly college students shelled out $150 to attend a symposium on "the application of Platonic and Hegelian ethics to business"—which somehow managed to involve strippers and lap dances. La Salle University assistant professor Jack Rappaport reportedly hired the strippers, and allegedly applied a little "Hegelian ethics"... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Pot Farms Eat Up 1% of Nation's Electricity
(Newser) - Bad news for eco-conscious stoners: That joint you just smoked hurt the planet. Marijuana grown indoors accounts for 1% of America's yearly electricity consumption, or $5 billion worth of energy, a study finds. That's equivalent to the annual energy bills of 2 million homes. And in terms of... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Child Among Remains Pulled From LI Beach
(Newser) - One of the four bodies that cops found on a desolate Long Island beach last week is that of an infant or child, reports the New York Post. "One doesn't match the others. It's a young person, possibly as young as an infant, or a child," says a... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Benicio del Toro Having Kid With ... Rod Stewart's Kid?
(Newser) - Kimberly Stewart has starred as herself in the E! True Hollywood Story episode of "The Hilton Sisters." So it makes total sense that she's carrying the baby of a fellow actor ... Oscar-winner Benicio del Toro. Yes, you read that right. The 31-year-old daughter of Rod Stewart isn't in... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Next Bubble to Burst? Higher Education
(Newser) - We're in the midst of another bubble, and it's not an Internet one, according to PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel. It's a higher education bubble, and "like the housing bubble, the education bubble is about security and insurance against the future," writes Sarah Lacy, who sat down to... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Barack Obama Has Gone AWOL
(Newser) - Barack Obama has left the building. Granted, with Republicans running amok, all Obama really has is "the bully pulpit," but incredibly, "he's using it to reinforce his enemies' narrative," writes Paul Krugman in the New York Times . Maybe he did have to make big concessions... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Subway Blast Kills 7 in Belarus
(AP) - An explosion tore through a key subway station in the Belarusian capital of Minsk during evening rush hour today, killing seven and wounding 50 others, officials said. An AP reporter at the scene saw heavily wounded people being carried out of the Oktyabrskaya subway station, which within 100 meters of... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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School Bans Lunches Packed at Home
(Newser) - The healthiness of school lunches is quite the hot topic these days, and the Chicago Tribune takes a timely look at a public school that, aiming for better student nutrition, banned lunches brought from home. Six years ago. And many parents and kids are still voicing their outrage. "Who... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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In Jamaica, a Disturbing Number Bleach Skin
(Newser) - In Jamaica, the popular trend of skin bleaching has reached disturbing and dangerous heights, doctors say. Despite public health campaigns warning against the practice, many residents purchase concoctions—sometimes from roadside vendors—that claim to lighten the skin. One dermatologist even had a patient who started bleaching her baby. "... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Reese: Why I 'Sit in the Car and Cry'
(Newser) - Reese Witherspoon never regrets becoming an actress, but she does miss one thing: her privacy. "I parted with my privacy a long time ago," she tells Vogue in a new profile. "We went different ways. And sometimes I mourn it. Sometimes I will sit in the car... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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At New Chicago Restaurant, Seats Going for $3K
(Newser) - Want to eat at Next, the highly anticipated new restaurant from top Chicago chef Grant Achatz? Then expect to pay quite a bit for the experience. Unless you can snag your own ticket (which isn't cheap at $85 per person), a ticket bought on Craigslist or eBay will set you... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Face It, Washington: Defense Budget Must Shrink
(Newser) - The latest budget compromise may have resulted in "sweeping" and "historic" cuts, as the White House, Congress, and the media have claimed—yet "not a solitary penny" was cut from defense spending. Instead, spending will break $700 billion in 2011, which happens to be a post-World War... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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The Truth About Giffords' Recovery
(Newser) - It all sounds remarkable: Friends and colleagues have told the media about their "lengthy" conversations with Gabrielle Giffords, who is "running a campaign from the hospital." Indeed, she is getting better—but her progress might not be as speedy or extensive as those comments suggest. When you... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Among Royal Wedding Guests: Lots of Ex-Loves
(Newser) - Prince William and Kate Middleton chose 250 of the guests invited to their wedding, and Middleton's family chose 100. Among those? Quite a few of Wills' and Kate's ex-partners, the Daily Mail reports. For Kate: Rupert Finch, whom she dated pre-William, and Willem Marx, one of her teenage loves. For... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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How to Live to 100: Learn to Bounce Back
(Newser) - Dr. Mark Lachs is an expert on geriatrics, and his oldest patient is 109. Not only is she 109, but she still lives at home—"with all her marbles," he writes—and enjoys chocolate truffles and Budweiser. What's her secret? "Adaptive competence," which Lachs defines as... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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China Detains 169 for Praying in Public
(Newser) - China's weeks-long campaign against dissenters continues: Some 169 congregants of an unofficial Protestant church were detained yesterday after they tried to pray in public in Beijing, the New York Times reports. The thousand-member Shouwang church, which has for years sought official recognition, had been evicted from its rented space... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Rutgers Kids to the Boss: Please Save Our Reputation
(Newser) - Rutgers has suffered some bad publicity lately, most recently when news surfaced that Snooki was paid more than Toni Morrison to give a talk there. But a group of students believes it has a solution: Bring Bruce Springsteen to campus. A Facebook event titled "College Ave Freeze Out: Let's... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Couric, Lauer: Together Again?
(Newser) - You knew this was coming : Katie Couric and Matt Lauer are talking about teaming up again, a source tells the Wall Street Journal . The former Today co-hosts are considering a new daytime talk show, though talks may or may not progress. Couric's CBS Evening News contract expires in early June... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Ouattara's Men Arrest Gbagbo
(Newser) - A day after UN and French helicopters began attacking Laurent Gbagbo's compound , the Ivory Coast strongman has been detained and delivered to opposition leaders. Forces loyal to democratically elected leader Alassane Ouattara captured Gbagbo after an attack by French forces, the AP reports. The French deployed tanks for the first... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Poisoned Milk Kills 3 Kids in China
(Newser) - China is grappling with another tainted milk scandal that has killed three children, though this appears to be a case of intentional poisoning: Investigators discovered that nitrite, an industrial salt, was added to milk from two dairies last week, according to state media. A suspect has been taken into custody,... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Dennis Quaid: Cocaine Was Part of Movie Budgets
(Newser) - In Newsweek , Dennis Quaid recalls his "greatest mistake": the cocaine-fueled days of his youth. "It was very casual at first. That's what people were doing when they were at parties," he writes of the '70s and '80s. "Cocaine was even in the budgets of movies,... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Money-Packed Safes Wash Up in Japan
(Newser) - Last month's devastating earthquake in Japan has created an unexpected problem—there's cash everywhere. Many people in Japan, especially the elderly, stash their money at home, and hundreds, if not thousands, of safes filled with valuables that were washed away in the massive tsunami are turning up. But identifying the... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Should We Lift Ban on HIV-Positive Organ Donors?
(Newser) - The US has, as one doctor says, a "huge organ shortage"—but there is one way we could make 500 to 600 more livers and kidneys available each year: lift the ban on HIV-positive donors. A controversial move, yes, but some federal health officials and other experts think... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Gadhafi's Nurse: Why I Left Him
(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi's Ukrainian nurse Oksana Balinskaya is still talking about her infamous former employer. This time, she tells Newsweek about how Gadhafi liked to listen to Arab music on an old cassette player, would throw money and candy out of his car window while traveling through poor African countries, and... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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2 Arrested Under France's Burka Ban
(Newser) - Hours after France enacted its new burka ban today, two women wearing the full face veils were arrested. Several others who were protesting the new law in front of Paris's Notre Dame cathedral were also arrested after police attempted to break up the unauthorized protest, the Telegraph reports. Women face... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Steve Jobs' Official Bio Due Next Year
(Newser) - The rumors are true: The first authorized biography of Steve Jobs is on its way. iSteve: The Book of Jobs, by Walter Isaacson, is being written with Jobs' cooperation—unlike earlier books on the Apple CEO. Isaacson, an ex-exec at CNN and Time magazine and author of biographies of Benjamin... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Applebee's Serves Margarita ... to Toddler
(Newser) - A family outing to an Applebee's near Detroit on Friday night took a turn for the weird after a 15-month-old was served a margarita in his sippy cup. The boy's mother, who thought the toddler was drinking apple juice, soon noticed him acting strangely. "He was saying hi and... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Obama's Deficit Plan: Raise Taxes on Rich
(Newser) - President Obama will weigh in on the deficit in a speech this Wednesday, calling for cuts to entitlement programs as well as a tax increase for the wealthy. Alongside calls for reductions in Medicare and Medicaid and a new plan for Social Security, the president will propose raising taxes on... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Wildfires Blaze Across Texas
(Newser) - Wildfires roared through Texas yesterday, burning more than 230,000 acres and destroying about 80 homes. One West Texas blaze covered 20 miles in 90 minutes, crossing railroad tracks and state highways as it burned more than 60,000 acres and destroyed 40 homes. "Frankly, it moved almost as... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Libya Fighting Rages Despite 'Peace Plan'
(Newser) - You know that African Union peace plan Moammar Gadhafi agreed to? Well it doesn't seem to have changed a thing on the ground. Gadhafi's forces continued their assault against Ajdabiya and launched shells at Misrata, while NATO went right on launching airstrikes, the New York Times reports. "... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
