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An Israeli soldier is seen at a staging area near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip. Israeli leaders decided to reject an immediate 48-hour pause in fighting and push ahead with the devastating air offensive against Hamas. (Photo by Ariel Schalit / AP)

New Year's parties start with huge fireworks displays

Christmas Island in the Pacific Ocean was the first to welcome in 2009 at 10 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time. An hour later, firework displays in Auckland and Sydney started a night of global partying.

Times Online

Naples sex strike over fireworks

BBC

Ringing in the New Year

MSNBC

Jobless claims down sharply

The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits fell sharply, according to a government report, as a year filled with layoffs drew to a close.

CNNMoney

Israel rejects proposed 48-hour ceasefire

Israeli leaders have rejected the call for a 48-hour ceasefire that would have allowed more humanitarian aid to reach the Gaza Strip, and have ordered more air strikes in the region.

CBC News

Volunteer suicide bombers seek to attack Israel

Las Vegas Sun

Timeline: The evolution of Hamas

CNN

History of Gaza examined

NPR

Kennedy reigns in Bloomberg adviser Kevin Sheekey’s lobbying efforts

Caroline Kennedy's advisers have told Mayor Bloomberg's political pit bull, Kevin Sheekey, to tone down his lobbying efforts for Kennedy, fearing it will kill her chances to be named to the Senate.

New York Daily

Gender divide on Kennedy's ability

Newsday

Fewer Americans move out of state

Moving companies are delivering fresh evidence that Americans' wanderlust is waning. Interstate moves dropped substantially over the previous year, according to United and Atlas Van Lines.

USA Today

NATION

Troop deaths reached a low in 2008

As the year 2008 ends, annual U.S. troop deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan drop to the lowest combined total since the Iraq war began in 2003.

USA Today

'Jena 6' figure tried to commit suicide, police say

The Louisiana teenager in the 2006 racially charged "Jena 6" assault case tried to commit suicide days after a separate arrest, a police report says.

CNN

Jena 6 teen shoots himself

YouTube

POLITICS

Blagojevich appoints President-elect Obama's Senate successor

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced that he is appointing former state attorney general Roland Burris to Barack Obama’s former Senate seat.

Politico

Democrats' dilemma with Burris appointment

MSNBC

Obama says Senate cannot accept Blagojevich appointment

Reuters

Davis said thanks, but no thanks

Chicago Sun-Times

Franken leads by 50 votes in latest Minn. Senate recount

Democrat Al Franken’s lead in the Minnesota Senate race grew to 50 after the challenged-ballot phase of the recount came to a close, but a battle looms over improperly rejected absentee ballots.

The Hill

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Cracks emerge in a web security

Like many computer security threats, a new weakness in Web commerce emerged from the grass roots.

BusinessWeek

NASA finishes Columbia shuttle review

The astronauts killed during the 2003 loss of NASA's space shuttle Columbia survived less than a minute after their spacecraft began breaking apart, according to a new report.

Space News

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Kevin Bacon, economist may be latest victims in Madoff scheme

A prominent Wall Street economist, Hollywood actor Kevin Bacon and his wife are the latest people to have lost money on investments connected to accused swindler Bernard Madoff.

Reuters

'The Terminator' joins movie archive

The Arnold Schwarzenegger classic "The Terminator" is among 25 films being added to the U.S. National Film Registry.

Variety

SPORTS

Outdoor 'Classic' now most important date on NHL calendar

Ice hockey returns to its outdoor roots for the second year in a row when the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings clash at Wrigley Field in what has become a New Year's Day tradition.

Reuters

Broncos can Shanahan

The Denver Broncos announced they have fired longtime head coach Mike Shanahan. The move came after the Broncos completed an historic collapse.

KUSA

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

No evidence that recession pulls people into pews

The recession has not led to an increase in attendance at U.S. houses of worship, according to Gallup pollsters.

Beliefnet

Black churches find new homes

Suburban churches are attractive because they have a more contemporary model of worship, often including ministries such as after-school programs for children.

Christianity Today

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GOOD NEWS

Dog found shot twice now making miraculous recovery

At a Minneapolis animal hospital, Annie, a young golden retriever found in the snow wounded by two gun shots, is making a strong recovery.

MSNBC

Woman with no arms living life to fullest

Jessica Cox was born without arms, but that did not stop her from earning a pilot's license and flying airplanes, or learning to drive a car.

FOXNews

WORLD

Hasina calls for political cooperation after win in Bangladesh

Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is seeking cooperation from all political parties after her Awami League and its allies won an overwhelming parliamentary majority.

VOA News

Pakistan claims India moving troops toward shared border

The Pakistani Foreign Minister claims that India is moving its troops and has activated some of its forward airbases.

CBC

BUSINESS

Record stock market falls in 2008

Global markets saw record falls in 2008 as the financial turmoil and economic slowdown ended the stock market boom.

BBC

Rogers says he’s buying China shares in Hong Kong

Bloomberg

Oil falls to $37, down 60 percent

Oil slid below $37 a barrel, heading for a fall of more than 60 percent in 2008 as the global economic slowdown bit deep into energy demand.

Reuters

GMAC gets $6 billion loan from US

GMAC bolstered by a $6 billion federal bailout, resumed lending to General Motors Corp. customers with lower credit scores as the U.S. stepped up efforts to keep the automaker in business.

Bloomberg

HEALTH

Genetic tests offer promise of personalized medicine

"Personalized medicine," in which genetic screening gives doctors more evidence for tailoring treatments to patients, may potentially improve patient care.

International Herald Tribune

Obama's transition team seeks public input on health care

President-elect Barack Obama's transition team has set up a new round of public sessions it hopes will translate into real changes this time.

Associated Press

ENVIRONMENT

Calif. sues to block Bush endangered species rules

California is suing the Bush administration to block last-minute endangered species regulations that are intended to reduce input from federal scientists.

Associated Press

Pollution a factor in crab crisis

A report details for the first time the effects of pollution and overfishing on crab stocks and a once renowned crab industry.

Virginian-Pilot

EDUCATION

Year of bad reports, worse budgets for K-12 schools

The K-12 system felt the economic downturn in 2008, with states and school districts cutting budgets and preparing to cut more next fall.

USA Today

SAT changes policy, opening rift with colleges in US

This March, high school juniors taking the SAT will have the option of choosing which scores to send to colleges while hiding those they do not want admissions officials to see.

International Herald Tribune

Photo of the Day

Pakistani border guards gesture during the "Beating the Retreat" ceremony at the India and Pakistan joint border check post of Wagah. (Photo by K.M.Chaudary / AP)

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