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McCain, Clinton, Romney claim primary victories

CNN

Clinton, Romney hit Nevada jackpot

ABC News

McCain in South Carolina

MSNBC

Spain arrests 15 in suspected plot

Spain was on high alert for terrorist attacks after police arrested 15 suspected Islamists of Pakistani and Indian origin, who they believe were plotting an attack on Barcelona, officials say.

International Herald Tribune

Deep chill sets in across US from Fargo to Florida

Arctic air is freezing the upper Midwest, blasting brutally cold temperatures and extreme wind chills through North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin, into Illinois, Indiana and down to Missouri.

ABC News

The other oil shock: vegetable oil prices

Rising prices for cooking oil in India are forcing residents of Mumbai to ration every drop, while bakeries in the United States are fretting over higher shortening costs.

International Herald Tribune

Serbians vote for head of state

Voting is under way in Serbia in presidential elections which could shape the country's future direction. The election comes at a crucial time, with tensions rising over the future of Kosovo.

BBC

Serbia close to gas supply deal with Russia

Financial Times

Gaza's power plant begins shutting down

Gaza's main power plant began shutting down due to a fuel shortage caused by Israel's closure of the Hamas-controlled territory's borders in response to Palestinian rocket attacks.

Reuters

NATION

Fleeing vehicle kills Border Patrol agent

A U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed when he was struck by a fleeing vehicle along the border in southeastern California, agency officials said.

CBS News

US sends wounded troops back to Iraq

Seventy-nine injured soldiers were pressed into war duty as the U.S. Army struggled to fill its ranks, but most were assigned to light-duty jobs within limits set by doctors, two Army leaders said.

CBS News

Police: New surveillance videos show fugitive Marine

Police have released new surveillance videos they believe show the Marine corporal suspected of killing a pregnant fellow Marine who had once accused him of rape.

ABC News

Candlelight vigil for slain Marine

CBS News

POLITICS

Bush lays out plan to spur growth

President Bush outlined details of a roughly $150 billion economic-growth package, seeking Congress' help to provide a jolt intended to stimulate consumer spending and spur the creation of jobs.

McClatchy

Obama's supporting act turns into star attraction

A high-achieving lawyer from a poor Chicago background, Barack Obama's wife is a big draw for her husband's supporters -- and a thorn in the side of his Democratic rivals.

Guardian

Judicial nominee withdraws amid Democratic criticism

Duncan Getchell, President Bush’s choice for a spot on a key appellate court, has withdrawn his nomination after his confirmation by the full Senate seemed to be in peril.

The Hill

BUSINESS

Credit crisis looms over Davos summit

The world's most powerful executives, financiers and politicians will be searching for answers to the global credit meltdown when they gather for their annual retreat next week in Davos in the Swiss Alps.

MarketWatch

US stocks post steepest drop since July 2002; Citigroup falls

U.S. stocks posted the steepest weekly drop since July 2002 after lower-than-estimated home construction, retail sales and manufacturing reinforced speculation of a recession.

Bloomberg

SPORTS

Cards ace throwing after surgery

Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter is throwing again and feeling good as he works his way back from Tommy John surgery.

CBS SportsLine

Harbaugh to be introduced during news conference as new coach

John Harbaugh was offered a four-year contract as the new head coach of the Baltimore Ravens, who hope their second choice proves to be a first-rate success.

ESPN

Chargers lining up against familiar faces

AFC West followers may find it a bit disorienting to see Rodney Harrison wearing a New England uniform, even though it has been five seasons since he bolted San Diego for the Pats.

San Francisco Chronicle

Pats fan gets head tattoo

ABC News

HEALTH

HIV drug gets FDA approval

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval for a unit of Johnson and Johnson to market the anti-HIV drug Intelence to patients resistant to other HIV therapies.

MarketWatch

Study: Protein keeps hunger at bay

Diets high in protein may be the best way to keep hunger in check, U.S. researchers said in a study that offers insight into how diets actually work.

Yahoo! News

RELIGION

Vatican condemns cloning research

The Vatican condemned the cloning of human embryos, calling it the "worst type of exploitation of the human being."

Reuters

Rebel priest publishes life story

The former head of the Catholic Church in Zambia, Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo, has launched his autobiography in Rome.

BBC

Pope turns tables on critics

For a Pope who practices and preaches militant Catholicism, Benedict XVI's decision to bow to a small group of protesters and cancel his speech at Rome's leading university seemed out of character.

The Star

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GOOD NEWS

New antifreeze improves ice cream

A few sharp ice crystals ruin ice cream's silky texture, as all connoisseurs know. An edible, tasteless antifreeze may soon come to the rescue.

LiveScience

Native Hawaiians reclaiming land

More than 200 acres of land that belonged to the Kingdom of Hawaii before the U.S. took control a century ago will be returned to Native Hawaiians, according to terms of a $200 million tentative settlement.

TIME

WORLD

Pakistan forces attack militant stronghold

Pakistani villagers said gunship helicopters launched strikes in an area regarded as a stronghold of a Taliban commander linked with the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.

Reuters

Canada to remove US from torture list

A top Canadian official apologized for a government training manual which listed the United States and Israel, two strong allies, among countries where prisoners face torture and abuse.

CBS News

ENVIRONMENT

Starfish swarm devouring coral reefs

Predatory starfish are swarming over one of the world's most diverse coral reef ecosystems, researchers announced, threatening the health of reefs throughout the Indo-Pacific region.

National Geographic

Can China clean up its act in time for the 2008 Olympics?

At this time next year, the world's finest athletes will converge in Beijing for the 2008 Olympics. They will sprint, leap, and toss their way to gold -- that is, if they can get a breath of clean air.

Popular Science

A slice of ice

CBS News

World oil demand to peak before supply

World oil production may peak in the coming years, but it will be because of a decline in demand for petroleum rather than constraint on supply, a British Petroleum economist said.

EnviroLink

Oil boomtown

ABC News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Culture fundamentally alters the brain

It's no secret culture influences your food preferences and taste in music. But now scientists say it impacts the hard-wiring of your brain.

LiveScience

Scientists clone human embryos

TIME

Extinct marsupial was king of the jungle

Pound for pound, Australia's extinct marsupial lion would have made mince meat of today's African lion had the two big hyper-carnivores ever squared off in a fight, according to an Australian scientist.

Science Daily

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Suzanne Pleshette dies at 70

CNN

Facebook's 'Scrabulous' facing copyright infringement charges

Facebook could soon suffer a setback to its offerings of fun and diversions, after the creators of the popular online word game Scrabulous were served a copyright notice from the owners of Scrabble.

Forbes

Ouch! Why do they package like that?

A package that requires an outlandish effort to open can be more damage-resistant, more tamper-resistant and ultimately more attractive and pleasing.

San Jose Mercury News

EDUCATION

CDC: School homicides are rare

Homicides in U.S. schools remain rare but have not gone down significantly since 1999, according to a CDC study.

WebMD

School has new plan to tackle bullies

Olweus, a program to stop school bullying, was devised by a Swedish psychologist and is geared toward schoolwide programs.

Star Tribune

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