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• Chargers jolt 49ers, help playoff hopes
• Celtics top Hawks for 12th straight victory
• GOP Senate resistance kills giant spending bill
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• Video: Obama administration unveils state of war report
• Video: New nuclear attack guide causes fallout flashback
• Video: Film director Blake Edwards dies
• Traveling over the holidays? Prepare for the worst
• Under US tax plans, it's great to be rich
• Video: Bringing up baby... elephants
• Julian Assange: An unlikely crush object
• Poachers kill rare black rhino
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• Video: Assange: WikiLeaks survives 'decapitation'
• Pollutants linger long after smoker moves out
• Hybrid polar-grizzly bear a sign of Arctic's future?
• Video: Reid lashes out at earmark ‘hypocrites’
• Avastin shouldn't be used for breast cancer, FDA says
• Video: Defense: Lacrosse star died from drug abuse
• Airline wars: The battle for overhead bins

Chargers jolt 49ers, help playoff hopes Posted: 16 Dec 2010 08:30 PM PST Vincent Jackson had a career-high three touchdown catches, Philip Rivers surpassed 4,000 yards passing for the third straight season and the San Diego Chargers beat Alex Smith and the San Francisco 49ers 34-7 on Thursday night to stay alive in the AFC West race.

Celtics top Hawks for 12th straight victory Posted: 16 Dec 2010 07:49 PM PST Kevin Garnett had 17 points and 13 rebounds — one of three Boston players with a double-double — to lead the Celtics to their 12th straight win, 102-90 over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night.

GOP Senate resistance kills giant spending bill Posted: 16 Dec 2010 06:20 PM PST Democrats controlling the Senate abandon a huge catchall spending measure that includes $158 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Video: Obama administration unveils state of war report Posted: 16 Dec 2010 03:49 PM PST One year after President Obama announced he was sending 30,000 more troops to fight in Afghanistan the administration has a new assessment touting progress in that war, but with plenty of caveats. NBC's White House Correspondent Savannah Guthrie reports. (Nightly News)

Video: New nuclear attack guide causes fallout flashback Posted: 16 Dec 2010 03:53 PM PST Reports in both the New York Times and USA Today about new federal guidelines for what to do in the event of a nuclear attack prompted a lot of anxiety--as well as a lot of distant memories. NBC's Pete Williams reports. (Nightly News)

Video: Film director Blake Edwards dies Posted: 16 Dec 2010 04:24 PM PST Blake Edwards, who gave American moviegoers such classics as "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and the Pink Panther series, died Thursday. He was 88. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)

Traveling over the holidays? Prepare for the worst Posted: 16 Dec 2010 06:23 AM PST Traveling over the holidays can be frustrating, patience-testing, character-building experience, but there is one thing it isn't: predictable. Here's how to prepare.

Under US tax plans, it's great to be rich Posted: 16 Dec 2010 11:25 AM PST Businessweek: A bonanza of new and extended tax benefits could make it as easy as ever for the rich to stay that way.

Video: Bringing up baby... elephants Posted: 16 Dec 2010 04:07 PM PST Making A Difference: Wild baby elephants need all the things most babies do: 3:00 am feedings, warm blankets and lessons in right and wrong. But when it's time to let these little ones go, things get a little less familiar. NBC's Maria Menounos reports. (Nightly News)

Julian Assange: An unlikely crush object Posted: 16 Dec 2010 02:26 PM PST Julian Assange may seem like an unlikely babe magnet, but the pasty, weak-chinned Wikileaks founder apparently has a number of women in a hormonal twist, despite being accused of committing sexual crimes against two Swedish women.

Poachers kill rare black rhino Posted: 16 Dec 2010 03:25 PM PST Poachers have killed one of five critically endangered east African black rhinos that were relocated to their natural habitat in Tanzania's Serengeti park from South Africa in May.

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Video: Assange: WikiLeaks survives 'decapitation' Posted: 16 Dec 2010 03:44 PM PST After spending more than a week in a London prison, the founder of WikiLeaks appeared triumphant on Thursday after being released on bail. NBC's Peter Alexander reports. (Nightly News)

Pollutants linger long after smoker moves out Posted: 16 Dec 2010 12:03 PM PST Pollutants from cigarette smoke may linger long after a smoker has moved out of a home, a new study shows, even if the home has been cleaned and vacant for months.

Hybrid polar-grizzly bear a sign of Arctic's future? Posted: 16 Dec 2010 02:05 PM PST Several hybrid animals have appeared in and around the Arctic, including narwhal-beluga whales and mixed porpoises, experts say. The culprit might be melting Arctic sea ice.

Video: Reid lashes out at earmark ‘hypocrites’ Posted: 16 Dec 2010 12:50 PM PST Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid addresses the media on Capitol Hill regarding congressional spending, saying 'I'm going to fight as hard as I can against President Obama on these earmarks and my Republican colleagues.' (NBC News)

Avastin shouldn't be used for breast cancer, FDA says Posted: 16 Dec 2010 04:09 PM PST Federal health authorities are recommending the blockbuster drug Avastin no longer be used to treat breast cancer, saying recent studies failed to show the drug's original promise to help slow the disease.

Video: Defense: Lacrosse star died from drug abuse Posted: 16 Dec 2010 05:09 AM PST The legal team for accused murderer George Huguely says their client's girlfriend, Yeardley Love, died as the result of abusing prescription drugs such as Adderall. NBC's Jeff Rossen reports. (Today Show)

Airline wars: The battle for overhead bins Posted: 16 Dec 2010 12:29 PM PST It's probably the most precious thing on planes this holiday season: space in the overhead bin.

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