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Obama visiting Giffords, Ariz. victims

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:55 PM PST

Thousands of people wait in line outside the University of Arizona campus at the McKale Memorial Center on Wednesday. The service will honor Saturday's shooting victims. President Barack Obama is at University of Arizona Medical Center in Tucson to visit Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, as well as other victims wounded in Saturday's mass shooting.




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Rain, slides in Brazil kill more than 250

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 02:53 PM PST

People stand by the bodies of mudslide victims after heavy rain in the neighborhood of Caleme in Teresopolis, Brazil on Wednesday. Floods and landslides devastated mountain towns near Rio de Janeiro and killed dozens, bringing the death toll on Wednesday from heavy rains in Brazil's south to at least 257.




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Fed: Economy ended 2010 on a strong note

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 03:39 PM PST

Jan. 12: CNBC's Steve Liesman, DRW Trading's Lou Brien and Terex CEO Ron DeFeo share their reactions to the Federal Reserve's latest Beige Book report. (CNBC)The U.S. economy ended last year on an encouraging note, with all parts of the country showing improvements.




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Posted: 12 Jan 2011 03:39 PM PST

Actor David Nelson of famous TV family dies at 74

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 09:55 PM PST

In this May 9, 1996, photo on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, actor and director David Nelson poses with his grandson Michael Woolery and family friend Ashley Holt as he is honored with the 2,065th star. Nelson died in Los Angeles Tuesday.David Nelson, who starred on his parents' popular television show "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet," has died. He was 74.




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Suspicious package reported at DC mail facility

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 10:59 AM PST

Bomb technicians were investigating a report of a suspicious package at a Washington mail facility on Wednesday, days after three incendiary parcels shook the region.

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Air travelers in Northeast face more cancellations

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:09 PM PST

Airlines canceled more than 3,000 flights on Wednesday, mostly in the snowy Northeast, but they said travelers won't be stuck for days as they were after a Christmas weekend storm.

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Lebanon government falls after Hezbollah pulls out

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 02:16 PM PST

As Lebanon's "unity" government collapses, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri meets with President Barack Obama in Washington on Wednesday.Lebanon's government collapsed Wednesday after Hezbollah and its allies resigned from the Cabinet in a dispute with Western-backed factions over upcoming indictments in the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.




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Birds get drunk, fall from sky

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 05:50 AM PST

BUCHAREST (Reuters Life!) - There was nothing mysterious about the death of a flock of birds in Romania last week -- they were simply drunk, veterinarians said.

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Survey: 'Pervasive' bedbug woes in U.S.

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 07:52 AM PST

One in five Americans has either had an experience with bedbugs themselves or knows someone who has and a majority say the tiny blood-suckers are a source of worry for them, according to a new survey.

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Carmakers enjoy electric buzz — within reason

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 05:37 AM PST

Ford's exhibit at the Detroit auto show features a plug-in version of its new C-Max microvan, dubbed the Energi. The floor of this year's Detroit auto show is awash with electric vehicles, but industry executives are carefully hedging their bets, developing other alternative power sources, too.




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Biden reasures Pakistan in speech as bomb kills 18

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 08:57 AM PST

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference with Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, unseen, at the Prime Minister's residence in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011. Biden met with Pakistan leaders as part of American efforts to get Islamabad to intensify the fight against Islamist militants sheltering along the Afghan border. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)Vice President Joe Biden warned Pakistanis Wednesday about the dangers of failing to counter growing Islamist extremism in a speech that also hit back at what he said were popular Pakistani misconceptions about America and its motives.




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Palin: Critics create 'blood libel' after Tucson shooting

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 01:42 PM PST

Sarah Palin has posted a nearly eight-minute video on her Facebook page condemning those who blame political rhetoric for the Arizona shooting that gravely wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

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Posted: 12 Jan 2011 01:42 PM PST

Video: ‘Die B****’ note found in Loughner home

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:45 AM PST

Jan. 12: As police combed the Loughner family home for evidence about the Tucson shootings, the suspected gunman's parents issued an apology. NBC's Lester Holt reports.  (Today Show)As police combed the Loughner family home for evidence about the Tucson shootings, the suspected gunman's parents issued an apology. NBC's Lester Holt reports. (TODAY show)




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Video: Giffords’ family ‘elated’ with her recovery

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:47 AM PST

Jan. 12: C.J. Karamargin, a spokesman for Rep. Giffords, tells TODAY's Matt Lauer that he, as well as the Tucson community and the nation, is inspired by the congresswoman's C.J. Karamargin, a spokesman for Rep. Giffords, tells TODAY's Matt Lauer that he, as well as the Tucson community and the nation, is inspired by the congresswoman's "fighting spirit." (TODAY show)




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Video: Second snowstorm pounds Northeast

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:42 AM PST

Jan. 12: Another large winter storm has pounded the region, wreaking havoc on roadways and at airports. TODAY's Al Roker reports from Boston, Mass., NBC's Jeff Rossen reports from Hartford, Conn., and WNBC's Tracie Strahan reports from New York City.  (Today Show)Another large winter storm has pounded the region, wreaking havoc on roadways and at airports. TODAY's Al Roker reports from Boston, Mass., NBC's Jeff Rossen reports from Hartford, Conn., and WNBC's Tracie Strahan reports from New York City. (TODAY show)




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Video: Floodwaters surge toward Brisbane

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:49 AM PST

Jan. 12: Australia's third largest city is bracing for the worst of the flooding as heavy rains continue to cause rivers to overflow. Ian Williams reports (Today Show)Australia's third largest city is bracing for the worst of the flooding as heavy rains continue to cause rivers to overflow. Ian Williams reports (TODAY show)




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Loughner pal: ‘Jared didn't get help’

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 02:51 PM PST

Zane Gutierrez, who befriended the alleged Tucson shooter while they attended high school, said he was stunned by the news that his former friend was the suspect in the bloody attack that left six people dead last weekend.

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Long road before Ariz. death penalty decision

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 03:46 AM PST

Attorney General Eric Holder will decide whether the government will seek the death penalty against Jared Loughner.Jared Loughner, identified as the gunman in the killings of a federal judge and several others, stands accused of crimes eligible for the federal death penalty. Will he get it?




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