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Imam touring to promote NYC Islamic center

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 04:02 PM PST

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf is in the midst of a political, religious and cultural debate over his plans to build an Islamic center near the World Trade Center site.The Muslim cleric who hopes to build an Islamic center near the World Trade Center site say he'll tour the country in an effort "to inspire interfaith understanding" for the controversial project.




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Police: Man had loaded gun in bag at Miami airport

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 04:29 PM PST

This photo provided Friday, Dec. 24, 2010 by the Miami-Dade Police Department shows Juan Manuel Baldoquin, 48, of West Palm Beach, Fla. Police arrested Baldoquin at Miami International Airport Friday after security screeners said they found a loaded gun in his fanny pack. (AP Photo/Miami-Dade Police Department)A man headed to Cuba has been arrested at Miami International Airport after security screeners said they found a loaded gun in his fanny pack.




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Lichtenstein, Warhol works stolen from N.Y. home

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 12:10 PM PST

Roy Lichtenstein's "Thinking Nude." The print was stolen, along with a surveillance video recorder and other artworks by Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol from a home in Manhattan's Meatpacking District between Nov. 24 and Nov. 28, 2010, while the owner was away on vacation. Authorities are ramping up their effort to solve a Manhattan mystery: Who drilled a hole into the home of a beef fortune heir and stole a collection of iconic artworks by Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol?




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The physics behind the movie magic

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 12:13 PM PST

Cosmic Log: Scientists say advances in the algorithms used for computer-generated animation should lead to even more realistic visuals in the years to come, at significantly less cost.Cosmic Log: Scientists say advances in the algorithms used for computer-generated animation should lead to even more realistic visuals in the years to come, at significantly less cost.




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Biden says gay marriage 'inevitable'

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 11:23 AM PST

Vice President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington. Biden said Friday that he agreed with President Barack Obama that his position in gay marriage is "evolving."Vice President Joe Biden predicted Friday the evolution in thinking that will permit gays to soon serve openly in the military eventually will bring about a national consensus for same-sex marriage.




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PBT: NBA getting serious about India as a market

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 10:22 AM PST

PBT: Country has never produced an NBA player, but league intent on marketing to world's second-most populous nation.PBT: Country has never produced an NBA player, but league intent on marketing to world's second-most populous nation.




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Fake Christmas trees get nod over fresh

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 12:05 PM PST

Far more Canadians, Americans and Britons will celebrate Christmas on Saturday with artificial Christmas trees in their houses than real ones, according to a survey released on Friday.

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Posted: 24 Dec 2010 12:05 PM PST

Pope celebrates Christmas amid tight security

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 03:26 PM PST

Pope Benedict XVI leads the Christmas Mass in Saint Peter's Basilica on Friday.Pope Benedict XVI ushered in Christmas with an evening Mass on Friday amid heightened security concerns following the package bombings at two Rome embassies.




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Self says Selby's ready to start for Kansas

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:30 AM PST




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New Ariz. homeowner: Bristol Palin

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 11:18 AM PST

Will Bristol Palin be living in Arizona?Bristol Palin, the 20-year-old daughter of Sarah Palin, has purchased a five-bedroom home in an Arizona suburb, The Arizona Republic reported.




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Man crashes through Obama roadblock

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 10:23 AM PST

A law-enforcement officer runs along a street near to where President Barack Obama is vacationing in Kailua, Hawaii, on Thursday. Security near the home was briefly heightened when a man evading arrest led officers on a high-speed chase that went near a security checkpoint in the neighborhood.A man fleeing from local police drove through an outer perimeter checkpoint set up near President Barack Obama's Hawaii vacation home Friday, officials said.




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Video: Storm brings chance of White Christmas

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 10:20 AM PST

Dec. 24: If you're dreaming of a white Christmas this year, you may be in luck. The Weather Channel's Samantha Mohr forecasts the possibility of Christmas Day snow in Memphis, Tenn., Charlotte, N.C., and even Atlanta. (Other)If you're dreaming of a white Christmas this year, you may be in luck. The Weather Channel's Samantha Mohr forecasts the possibility of Christmas Day snow in Memphis, Tenn., Charlotte, N.C., and even Atlanta. (msnbc tv)




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The self-destruction of Merrill Lynch

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:02 AM PST

Bank of America announced in September 2008 it would acquire Merrill Lynch in a deal worth about $50 billion. The transaction followed by less than two years Merrill's creation of a group that accepted tens of billions of dollars of securities that soon became worth pennies on the dollar.A group formed in 2006 by Merrill Lynch took on unwanted securities with disastrous consequences. While many executives profited, within a year the bank was forced to reveal billions in losses.




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TSA alert: Thermoses could be used as bombs

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:14 AM PST

U.S. authorities are warning air travelers to expect greater scrutiny of thermoses and other insulated drink containers at security checkpoints after intelligence suggested they could be used to hide explosives.

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Drug overdoses on the rise in most age groups

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 07:39 AM PST

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -- More and more people are dying from abusing or misusing drugs, including both prescription and illegal drugs, new research suggests.

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Posted: 24 Dec 2010 07:39 AM PST

Video: U.S.: Terrorists may hide explosives in thermoses

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 08:38 AM PST

Dec. 24: Airport screeners are being told to keep a close eye on insulated beverage containers like thermoses. Msnbc's Richard Lui talks to NBC News terrorism analyst Roger Cressey about the threat. (Other)Airport screeners are being told to keep a close eye on insulated beverage containers like thermoses. Msnbc's Richard Lui talks to NBC News terrorism analyst Roger Cressey about the threat. (msnbc tv)




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Snow strands Christmas travelers in Europe

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 10:42 AM PST

A passenger sleeps on the floor in a terminal at the Charles-de-Gaulle aiport in Roissy, near Paris on Friday.Travelers spent Christmas Eve camped in airports in Paris and Brussels instead of at feast-laden family tables, after new snowfall and shortages of deicing fluid trapped passengers and snarled travel across Europe.




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Pilgrims, clergy converge on Bethlehem

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 03:06 PM PST

Nigerian Christians gather for prayers under paintings of the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus in the 'Grotto,' or cave, inside the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on Christmas eve.




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