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U.S. revokes Venezuelan ambassador's visa

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 05:00 PM PST

President Hugo Chavez, center, salutes during a ceremony in Maracay, Venezuela, on Tuesday.U.S. revokes visa of Venezuelan ambassador to Washington in apparent retaliation for Venezuela's rejection of the U.S. envoy to Caracas, a diplomat said on Wednesday.




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Video: Another storm slams West Coast

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 03:43 PM PST

Dec. 29: Already soaked from last week's weather beating, California got hit with another punishing storm system on Wednesday. NBC's Kristen Welker reports.  (Nightly News)Already soaked from last week's weather beating, California got hit with another punishing storm system on Wednesday. NBC's Kristen Welker reports. (Nightly News)




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Video: Bloomberg takes blame for blizzard meltdown

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 03:43 PM PST

Dec. 29: Tempers flared over New York City's slow response to the blizzard after tragedy struck several New York City residents who couldn't be reached by emergency services because of impassable roads. NBC's Jeff Rossen reports.  (Nightly News)Tempers flared over New York City's slow response to the blizzard after tragedy struck several New York City residents who couldn't be reached by emergency services because of impassable roads. NBC's Jeff Rossen reports. (Nightly News)




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Texting trolley driver admits guilt in crash

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 12:27 PM PST

Aiden Quinn, a former Boston subway driver who authorities say was texting his girlfriend just before his trolley slammed into the rear of another one, injuring more than 60 people, stands in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston, Mass., on Wednesday, Dec. 29. Quinn changed his plea Wednesday to guilty. He had previously pleaded not guilty to the charge, gross negligence by a person in control of a common carrier. A subway driver who authorities say was texting his girlfriend just before his trolley slammed into the back of another one near an underground station, injuring more than 60 people, pleaded guilty Wednesday and was sentenced to probation.




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No duh: The year in obvious scientific studies

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 02:33 PM PST

Along with some truly groundbreaking discoveries, scientists this year told us a few things we already kind of knew.

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Video: Mystery surrounds death at Busch heir's home

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 03:53 PM PST

Dec. 29: A sudden death at the St. Louis home of August Busch IV, the heir to the Anheuser-Busch beer fortune, has drawn the spotlight back on to a fabled and frequently troubled American family. NBC's John Yang reports.  (Nightly News)A sudden death at the St. Louis home of August Busch IV, the heir to the Anheuser-Busch beer fortune, has drawn the spotlight back on to a fabled and frequently troubled American family. NBC's John Yang reports. (Nightly News)




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Jazz musician Billy Taylor dies at 89

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 02:27 PM PST

Jazz musician and composer Billy Taylor, left, with Winard Harper and Chip Jackson, is shown in this undated photo. Taylor, a leading jazz musician and composer who introduced the genre to wider audiences as a TV broadcaster, teacher and booster of new talent, has died at age 89.Billy Taylor, a leading jazz musician and composer who introduced the genre to wider audiences as a TV broadcaster, teacher and booster of new talent, died Tuesday in New York of heart failure, age 89.




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Prosecutor: Defense to claim Jackson killed self

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 02:56 PM PST

Dr. Conrad Murray faces involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of Michael Jackson.The defense for the doctor facing trial for involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson's death will suggest the singer actually killed himself, a prosecutor said during a hearing Wednesday.




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Posted: 29 Dec 2010 02:56 PM PST

Video: Manatees seek refuge from frigid waters

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 04:04 PM PST

Dec. 29: Endangered by a cold spell that set low-temperature records throughout the South, hundreds of Florida's beloved manatees have sought shelter in the warm waters of nearby power plants. NBC's Kerry Sanders reports.  (Nightly News)Endangered by a cold spell that set low-temperature records throughout the South, hundreds of Florida's beloved manatees have sought shelter in the warm waters of nearby power plants. NBC's Kerry Sanders reports. (Nightly News)




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Model in anti-anorexia campaign dies

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 12:41 PM PST

Isabelle Caro was featured in an ad campaign for Flash & Partners' Italian clothing company's label Nolita showing the realities and dangers of anorexia. It debuted during Spring/Summer 2008 fashion week on September 26, 2007 in Milan.Isabelle Caro, a French actress and model whose anorexic image appeared in a shock Italian ad campaign, has died at the age of 28.




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Professors challenge rich to give back tax cuts

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 01:34 PM PST

Upset about the recently extended tax cuts for the rich, three professors have created a website that encourages wealthy Americans to give their tax savings to charities.

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Video: Helping women survive childbirth in Ethiopia

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:08 AM PST

Dec. 29: Jenna Bush Hager takes a look at how one group is training midwives to help reduce maternal mortality in the poor African nation.  (Today Show)Jenna Bush Hager takes a look at how one group is training midwives to help reduce maternal mortality in the poor African nation. (TODAY show)




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'Weird life' arguments reveal science at work

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 01:14 PM PST

Cosmic Log: Scientists say the arguments raging over the existence (or non-existence) of arsenic-based life demonstrate the strengths rather than the flaws of the scientific method.Cosmic Log: Scientists say the arguments raging over the existence (or non-existence) of arsenic-based life demonstrate the strengths rather than the flaws of the scientific method.




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Christmas trees: 'Green' fuel of the future?

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 01:56 PM PST

Cosmic Log: Roasted Christmas trees could become an energy source if a scheme cooked up by British engineers is successful.Cosmic Log: Roasted Christmas trees could become an energy source if a scheme cooked up by British engineers is successful.




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Video: Son triumphs over mother’s deadly disease

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:05 AM PST

Dec. 29: After battling breast cancer with humor and grace, Sara Adair passed away in 2007. But despite her son's sterility from cystic fibrosis, he was able to father Adair's dream grandchild. NBC's Kristen Welker reports. (Today Show)After battling breast cancer with humor and grace, Sara Adair passed away in 2007. But despite her son's sterility from cystic fibrosis, he was able to father Adair's dream grandchild. NBC's Kristen Welker reports. (TODAY show)




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Concrete jungle: Department store's zoo sparks fury

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:43 AM PST



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Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:43 AM PST

Travelers say airlines' customer service failed

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 03:13 PM PST

An American Airlines worker helps travelers with luggage at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, on Wednesday.Passengers are lashing out at airlines for poor customer service after this week's storm on the East Coast left thousands stranded and unable to get through to reservation agents.




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Meat, poultry to have nutrition labels by 2012

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:26 AM PST

Nutritional labels will be mandatory on 40 popular cuts of meat and poultry products beginning in 2012, a measure the U.S. Department of Agriculture said make it easier for consumers to understand the content of the foods they buy.

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