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Massachusetts State Sen. Scott Brown, R-Wrentham, right, campaigns with former Massachusetts Gov. Paul Cellucci, left, outside the Kenmore Diner in Worcester, Mass. (Photo by Robert F. Bukaty / AP)

Asia's greed for ivory puts African elephant at risk

There has been a massive surge in illegal ivory trading, researchers warned. They have found that more than 14,000 products made from the tusks and other body parts of elephants were seized in 2009.

Observer

Ted Turner stokes wildlife debate

Montana's News Station

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African Elephant

National Geographic

NASA listens for silent Mars lander

Despite the odds, NASA will begin a three-day effort to listen for signs of life from the Phoenix lander, presumed frozen to death near Mars' north pole.

MSNBC

More states on budget brink

California is hurtling into the budgetary abyss — and it's not alone. Across the nation, state tax collections in the first three quarters of 2009 posted their steepest decline in at least 46 years.

CNNMoney

Tax may not help Kansas' budget woes enough

Wichita Eagle

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State government tax collections

U.S. Census Bureau

US alarm over British al-Qaida links

Britain has the greatest number of Islamic extremists linked to al-Qaida of any Western country and poses a grave risk to international security, the U.S. government believes.

Sydney Morning Herald

Spanish MP's photo used for Osama bin Laden poster

BBC

Stores within bigger stores pump up sales

A department store with yards of makeup counters installs a ministore selling natural cosmetics. Turns out, the more the merrier. The more makeup lines, the more hand lotion, the more sales.

Sacramento Bee

NATION

US waves white flag for 'war on drugs'

After 40 years, Washington is quietly giving up on a futile battle that has spread corruption and destroyed thousands of lives.

The Independent

AIG mulled bank payment disclosures

The New York Federal Reserve Bank actively worked with bailed out insurer AIG to build a case against disclosing details of AIG's payments just days after the insurer considered making them public.

Reuters

Obama pushes proposed tax on banks

MSNBC

POLITICS

Congress makes job creation top priority

Members of Congress begin 2010 scrambling to reduce the double-digit U.S. jobless rate, knowing their own jobs will be at stake in the November election if they fail to deliver.

Reuters

Brown rides perfect political storm in Mass.

Scott Brown is riding the wave of a perfect political storm, his candidacy propelled upward by a combustible combination of resentment, anxiety and anger.

TIME

Obama revives fiery rhetoric for campaigning

The Hill

Newly blue Colo. flirts with old flame Red

NPR

More DC books controversy coming

“Game Change” by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin has touched off a debate about anonymous sourcing and the accuracy of narrative-driven political books.

Politico

Book details Michelle Obama’s wide impact

MSNBC

BUSINESS

Leading index probably rose in December: US economy preview

The index of leading indicators probably rose in December for a ninth month, while home construction changed little, indicating housing’s role in U.S. expansion is waning.

Bloomberg

Google denies leaving China

Google Inc. enters a second week of high stakes brinkmanship with China's government, amid speculation the firm has decided to pull out of the world's biggest Internet market over cyber-spying.

Reuters

Yahoo criticized by Alibaba for 'reckless' China stance

BBC

German government warns against using MS Explorer

BBC

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

'Avatar' overtakes 'Star Wars' in all-time US box office charts

Only three weeks after its release, Avatar, the 3D sci-fi fantasy directed by James Cameron, has overtaken Star Wars to become the third biggest grossing film ever on the U.S. domestic box office charts.

Guardian

How music 'moves' us, our brains try to predict the composition

Psychologists believe that our brains continuously predict what is going to happen next in a piece of music. So, when the music stops, your brain may still have expectations.

ScienceDaily

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Scientists create light knots

Like your shoelaces or electrical cords, light can get twisted into knots. Now, scientists have used a computer-controlled hologram and theoretical physics to turn a light beam into pretzel-like shapes.

LiveScience

Navy commissions newest warship

The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest warship, a 379-foot aluminum three-hulled vessel.

Reuters

SPORTS

1st-timer wins half marathon

Shalane Flanagan claimed the bronze medal in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing in the 10,000 meters, but she'd always been curious about longer distances.

Houston Chronicle

Favre, Rice light up Dallas; Vikings head to NFC title game

Brett Favre threw three of his four touchdown passes to Sidney Rice, and the Minnesota Vikings used a stifling defense to shut down the Cowboys, 34-3.

Sports Network

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GOOD NEWS

Nonprofit helps huskies find new home

Noel Dagley isn't one to complain about the snow. In fact, she and her husband, Mike, and their seven Siberian huskies thrive on the white stuff.

The Pantagraph

Nonprofit helps shave classroom costs with recycled supplies

On the tail of a recession, nearly 1,500 Arizona teachers are turning to the nonprofit warehouse Treasures 4 Teachers to fulfill their needs.

Arizona Republic

WORLD

Ban Ki-moon describes Haiti quake as worst humanitarian crisis in decades

The United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, described the situation in Haiti shortly after his arrival in Port-au-Prince.

Guardian

George W. Bush, Bill Clinton stress ongoing aid for Haiti

Politico

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How to help: resources

NPR

Elite US troops ready to combat Pakistani nuclear hijacks

The U.S. army is training a crack unit to seal off and snatch back Pakistani nuclear weapons in the event that militants get their hands on a nuclear device or materials that could make one.

Times Online

HEALTH

Health care professionals failing to tell patients they are not fit to drive

Many health care professionals are failing to advise people with medical conditions that could affect their ability to drive whether they should get behind the wheel.

ScienceDaily

Stronger immune response with skin scratch vaccination

Giving a vaccine through a scratch on the skin triggers a stronger immune response than when injected and requires 100 times less vaccine for an immune response.

HealthDay

ENVIRONMENT

Why coastal oil spills pollute for decades

Oil from the 1989 Exxon Valdez tanker spill that devastated Alaska's Prince William Sound still lies trapped beneath its beaches, continuing to pollute once pristine shores, scientists reported.

Sydney Morning Herald

Ted Turner's bison offer has caveat

With 88 bison from Yellowstone National Park facing possible slaughter, billionaire Ted Turner has swept in and offered to hold the animals for five years on his sprawling Montana ranch while a new home for them is found.

MSNBC

EDUCATION

A charter school that works

City Arts and Technology High School in San Francisco exemplifies President Barack Obama's push to seed innovative schools that demand much from all students.

San Francisco Chronicle

Special section:

Charter schools

New York Times

As for-profit colleges flourish, focus turns to grads' success and debt

The television ads promise a glittering future: give us three years and we will get you your dream job. No high school diploma or GED certificate? No problem.

Denver Post

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope affirms great respect between Catholics, Jews

Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged problems between Catholics and Jews, but insisted there was "great respect" between the two religions.

ABC News

Why do people worship? Sex and stress relief, study says

Ask 100 people what they get out of religion and you will get 100 different answers. A study offers new reasons people find God: sex and stress relief.

ABC News

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