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Eagles score 28 in final 7:28 to stun Giants

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 04:08 PM PST

DeSean Jackson scored on a 65-yard punt return on the final play of the game and the Philadelphia Eagles scored 28 points in the final 7:28 to stun the New York Giants 38-31 Sunday and take over first place in the NFC East.




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Prince William approves wedding souvenirs for sale

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 04:03 PM PST

Britain's Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton arrive to view the Thursford Christmas Spectacular gala in Thursford, England, Dec. 18. The couple will marry April 29, 2011, in Westminster Abbey.The memorabilia — a tankard, plate and pill box — each feature the couple's entwined initials, the prince's coronet emblem and the date of the wedding — April 29, 2011.




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UConn wins 88th straight, ties UCLA's record

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 03:17 PM PST

Connecticut players celebrate their 81-50 win against Ohio State on Sunday.Connecticut won its 88th straight game to match the record set by the UCLA men's basketball team, beating No. 11 Ohio State 81-50 on Sunday in the Maggie Dixon Classic.




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Ravens hold on, end Saints' 6-game win streak

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 03:23 PM PST

Ravens running back Ray Rice (27) celebrates his touchdown run during the first half of Baltimore's 30-24 victory over New Orleans on Sunday. Rice rushed for 153 yards.Ray Rice ran for 153 yards and scored two touchdowns, and the Baltimore Ravens beat New Orleans 30-24 Sunday to end the Saints' six-game winning streak.




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Shoppers on deadline still crowding the malls

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 04:01 PM PST

Most shoppers still had about half their Christmas shopping left heading into the weekend, according to the National Retail Federation trade group. It expects holiday sales to increase 3.3 percent, approaching 2007 levels.Shoppers came out in droves on the last weekend before Christmas, tackling their gift lists and driving traffic up at malls across the country.




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2010 a deadly year for natural disasters

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 01:25 PM PST

The volcano in southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull glacier sends ash into the air just prior to sunset, on April 16. The ash from the volcano paralyzed air traffic for days in Europe, disrupting travel for more than 7 million people. Earthquakes, heat waves, floods, volcanoes, super typhoons, blizzards, landslides and droughts killed at least a quarter million people in 2010 — the deadliest year in more than a generation.




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Posted: 19 Dec 2010 01:25 PM PST

Jobless feel relief, anger for benefits extension

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 12:28 PM PST

"We, the middle class, are just trying to keep our heads above water," Kimberly Smith says. "And you know what? We're drowning."Kimberly Smith holds up the piece of paper that is the only thing keeping her from bankruptcy: an application for extended unemployment benefits. She's not happy that she needs it. And she's upset that it was nearly taken away.




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For stocks, it was the year of living dangerously

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 01:02 PM PST

The daredevils are winning big this year.

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New census count may complicate Obama 2012 bid

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 12:35 PM PST

The 2010 census report coming out Tuesday will include a boatload of good political news for Republicans and grim data for Democrats hoping to re-elect President Barack Obama and rebound from last month's devastating elections.

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Death toll from Mexico pipeline blast rises to 27

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 01:30 PM PST

A firefighter tries to put out a fire at the area of an explosion of a Pemex pipeline in the village of San Martin Texmelucan near Puebla on Dec. 19.A pipeline exploded in central Mexico early Sunday as thieves were trying to steal oil, killing at least 27 people and sending rivers of flaming crude through city streets.




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The rapidly expanding world of kosher food

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 10:01 AM PST

As the demand for kosher food, such as this cut of beef, has grown, so too has the number of kosher certification organizations. Kosher was once a set of rules that Jews observed primarily in the home. Now the kosher retail market represents upwards of $13 billion in annual sales.




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Radical Muslim sect stalks northern Nigeria

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 06:58 AM PST

People walk past a Sunni mosque being built in Maiduguri, Nigeria on Nov. 12. In northeastern Nigeria, far from the battlegrounds of Afghanistan, a group known as the Nigerian Taliban is waging war against a government it refuses to recognize. The radical Muslim sect called Boko Haram was thought to be vanquished in 2009, when Nigeria's military crushed its mosque into concrete shards, and its leader was arrested and died in police custody. But now, a year later, Maiduguri and surrounding villages again live in fear of the group, whose members have assassinated police and local leaders and engineered a massive prison break, officials say. In the dusty streets of northeastern Nigeria, far from the battlegrounds of Afghanistan, a group known as the Nigerian Taliban is waging war against a government it refuses to recognize.




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Kroger recalls pet foods at some stores

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 10:02 AM PST

The Kroger Co is recalling select packages of dog and cat foods at some of its retail stores because the products may pose a health risk to pets.

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Images of 2010, gobbled up by a nation of watchers

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 08:42 AM PST

Drilling mud escapes from the broken pipe on the gushing oil well in the Gulf of Mexico in late May. If you needed any evidence that the U.S. has become a nation of watchers, look no further than 2010. From the spillcam to Snooki, from volcanic clouds to video ambushes of political candidates, the spectacle that was the past year made certain that the image -- the weird, wonderful, horrifying, mesmerizing image -- reigned supreme. There it was, gazed upon by millions in horror, anger and pure fascination: a grainy, sputtering image of the deep blue sea and its interloper — the bubbling brown goo that was spewing into the water from the depths of the planet.




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Posted: 19 Dec 2010 08:42 AM PST

Security Council fails to agree on Koreas statement

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 05:25 PM PST

The U.N. Security Council emergency session amid rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula ended after more than eight hours without an agreement.

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Tempering kids' holiday gift expectations

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 08:48 AM PST

Child psychologist Dr. Laurie Zelinger says don't succumb to guilt if you can't afford to buy everything on a child's wish list: "It's okay for a parent to ask his child to choose one or two of his favorite items from the list, explaining that the family is being careful about the things they buy."In a shopping season on steroids, kids are encouraged to reveal their heart's desires in wish lists and letters to Santa. A survey of child experts offer advice when confronted with a long shopping list but are short on cash.




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Where home prices are falling dangerously

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 08:49 AM PST

Across the country, the signs are clear: a glut of homes for sale and declining valuations are warnings that the country is far from out of its recessionary mood.A survey of the top 20 U.S. housing markets show 13 experienced price declines of one percent or more in September, an industry trend that could be considered dangerous.




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Fate of Russian arms treaty remains uncertain

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 04:10 PM PST

The Senate Republican leader said Sunday he would oppose a nuclear arms treaty with Russia, damaging prospects for President Barack Obama's top foreign policy priority in the final days of the postelection Congress.

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