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President Barack Obama leaves the podium after speaking in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington about plans to thwart future terrorist attacks after an alleged terrorist attempt to destroy a Detroit-bound U.S. airliner on Christmas Day. (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP)

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Once-dark factory goes green

Many old factories around the country now sit dark and empty. But at a once-defunct Polaroid film factory in New Bedford, Mass., the lights are on again and a new industry is rising up inside the ruins of an old one.

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NPR

Hurricane warnings to be sent 1/2-day earlier

The National Hurricane Center will begin issuing storm watches and warnings about half a day sooner in a big change to its warning system.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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National Weather Service

Obama admits intelligence failures

U.S. security agencies had enough intelligence to disrupt a plot to blow up a plane, but failed to act, President Barack Obama has said.

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BBC

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Bomb attempt an intelligence 'screw-up'

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Reuters

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A lack of understanding and integration

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Hubble reaches 'undiscovered country' of most distant primeval galaxies

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has broken the distance limit for galaxies and uncovered a primordial population of compact and ultrablue galaxies that have never been seen before.

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ScienceDaily

Google's Nexus One 'super phone'

At an event described by members of Google's public relations team both as "seminal" and "anticlimactic," Google introduced its Nexus One mobile phone.

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InformationWeek

NATION

Arctic freeze creates havoc across planet

Arctic air and record snow falls grip the northern hemisphere, inflicting hardship and havoc from China, across Russia to Western Europe and over the U.S. plains.

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Times Online

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The nation's weather

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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-14 F and sleeping outside

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The Weather Channel

Family center opens where war dead return

The military mortuary at Dover Air Force Base, where U.S. war casualties are brought home, will open a facility to serve families who travel there for the return of their loved ones' remains.

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USA TODAY

Failed lawsuit possible motive for fatal shooting in Vegas

A gunman who opened fire at a federal building was upset over losing a lawsuit over his Social Security benefits.

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Detroit Free Press

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Deadly Vegas shooting

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ABC News

POLITICS

Nancy Pelosi takes swipe at President Obama's campaign promises

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, piqued with White House pressure to accept the Senate health bill, threw a rare rhetorical elbow at President Barack Obama, questioning his commitment to 2008 campaign promises.

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Politico

Congressional leaders begin work to finalize health bill

President Barack Obama and congressional leaders are embarking on the tough work of ironing out differences between the House and Senate health care legislation with the aim of finalizing a bill.

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Houston Chronicle

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'War room' for your health

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CNN

ENVIRONMENT

Suit to be filed over penguin protection

The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice that they intend to sue the Obama administration for illegally delaying protection of penguins under the Endangered Species Act.

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Environmental News Network

CIA sharing data with climate scientists

The nation’s top scientists and spies are collaborating on an effort to use the federal government’s intelligence assets to assess the complexities of environmental change.

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Pechauri hopes for climate pact

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Reuters

EDUCATION

Pa. attorney general probing for-profit school that closed abruptly

Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett and other state officials are investigating the abrupt closure of a for-profit computer training school headquartered in Maryland.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Girls can be engineers

While students at an all-girls school in Maryland were laboring to build bridges out of Popsicle sticks, their teachers were trying to build bridges for them to the male-dominated field of engineering.

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LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Portrait of Iraq: an artist paints his home

Many of the images seen of Iraq show rubble, blood and violence. But on the walls of the Foundry Gallery in Washington, D.C., watercolors depict bright sunshine, sparkling waters and tropical foliage.

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NPR

Johnson & Johnson heiress Casey Johnson dead at 30

Casey Johnson, the heiress to the Johnson & Johnson fortune who recently made tabloid headlines with a purported engagement to reality star Tila Tequila, has died at age 30.

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CNN

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Bangladesh bans religion-based politics

All religion-based political parties in Bangladesh will be forced to drop Islam from their names and stop the use of faith while electioneering by order of the highest court.

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Pope's visit to synagogue confirmed

Despite the negative reactions from some members of the Jewish community following his recent declaration of Pope Pius XII as Venerable, Pope Benedict XVI will pay a visit to the synagogue of Rome.

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Catholic News Agency

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GOOD NEWS

British Army saves Afghan boy stricken with tetanus

The medics at a remote American patrol base in the wilds of southern Afghanistan were not sure what the boy was suffering from and his chances of survival were rated at no more than 10 percent.

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The Independent

Landfill energy projects increasing

Hundreds of trash trucks across California are rumbling down city streets using clean fuel made from a dirty source: garbage.

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Times Union

WORLD

World Food Program suspends operations in Somalia

The U.N.'s World Food Program has suspended its work in much of southern Somalia due to threats against its staff and unacceptable demands by al Shabaab rebels controlling the area.

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Reuters

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Conflict in Somalia stops food delivery to 1M

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Guantanamo inmates head to Yemen to join al-Qaida fight

At least a dozen former Guantanamo Bay inmates have rejoined al-Qaida to fight in Yemen amid growing concern over the ability of the country’s government to accept over 100 former inmates.

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Times Online

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US reopens Yemen Embassy

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CBC News

CIA bomber was al-Qaida double agent

The suicide bomber who killed seven CIA agents in Afghanistan was an al-Qaida double agent, U.S. media reports say.

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BBC

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Guardian

BUSINESS

Warren Buffett weighs into Kraft's battle for Cadbury

U.S. investor Warren Buffett threw a spanner into Kraft's bid for U.K. group Cadbury when he revealed his investment vehicle, Berkshire Hathaway, would vote against Kraft's plans to take over the firm.

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Guardian

Manhattan apartment prices fall as NYC loses finance jobs

Manhattan apartment prices fell for a third consecutive quarter as Wall Street job losses drained demand and the decline in co-op and condominium values reached 21 percent since the market peak.

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Bloomberg

Americans' job satisfaction falls to record low, despite economy

Even Americans who are lucky enough to have work in this economy are becoming more unhappy with their jobs, according to a new survey that found only 45 percent of Americans are satisfied with their work.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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The future of jobs in America

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CBS News

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Americans' job satisfaction falls to record low

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USA TODAY

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Sin City heats up for annual Consumer Electronics Show

As tech players big and small gear up for the annual International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, they all hope that what happens in Vegas, ends up in your living room.

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ABC News

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CES 2010 gadget preview

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PC World

'Smart' ski tickets lead to more pass-fraud busts in Colo.

As skiers shuffle through lift lines, they only need to point to the pocket holding their lift ticket. Radio-chipped "smart cards" have done away with the antiquated hole punch and visual scan.

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Denver Post

SPORTS

NFL tackles brain damage risks

A study that has found NFL players to be suffering from dementia and memory loss has prompted many professional players to start changing their tactics.

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ABC Sport

Australia beats US to knock Americans out of final

The United States was eliminated from winning the Hopman Cup by Australia after Americans John Isner and Melanie Oudin were beaten in singles matches.

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San Francisco Chronicle

HEALTH

Landmark DNA study of 3,000 people to unlock mystery of Type 2 diabetes

The research will provide insight into the biology of Type 2 diabetes that can be exploited to develop new ways to treat and prevent the disorder.

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Times Online

Researchers quantify risk of passing up chicken pox vaccination

Although vaccination isn't totally protective, kids whose parents refuse to have them immunized against chicken pox are much more likely to get the disease than children who are vaccinated.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Abortion rights support shrinking

The proportion of Americans who support abortion rights is shrinking, according to a new poll. The poll found that 47 percent said abortion should be legal in all or most cases — a 7-point drop from a year ago.

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Politico

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Visitors walk between buildings made from blocks of ice at the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province. (Photo by Ng Han Guan / AP)

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