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Video: Led by ‘Hope,’ protesters reject Mubarak’s concessions

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 03:42 PM PST

Feb. 1: Organized by a small group of volunteers who are led by a single mother whose name means hope in Arabic, protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Tuesday rejected President Mubarak's concession that he will not seek another term in office. NBC's Richard Engel reports.  (Nightly News)Organized by a small group of volunteers who are led by a single mother whose name means hope in Arabic, protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Tuesday rejected President Mubarak's concession that he will not seek another term in office. NBC's Richard Engel reports. (Nightly News)




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Video: Obama to Egypt: ‘We hear your voices’

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 04:14 PM PST

Feb. 1: Addressing events in Egypt, President Obama on Tuesday said that the U.S. has been inspired by the passion and dignity of the people in Egypt and insisted to President Mubarak that Addressing events in Egypt, President Obama on Tuesday said that the U.S. has been inspired by the passion and dignity of the people in Egypt and insisted to President Mubarak that "orderly transition…must begin now." NBC's Savannah Guthrie reports. (Nightly News)




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Video: Monster storm bears down on Midwest

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 03:52 PM PST

Feb. 1: A massive blizzard brought a crippling combination of snow, sleet, and ice across a huge swath of the country's midsection late Tuesday, forcing the cancellation of more than 6,000 flights and prompting power outages from Texas to Michigan. NBC's Kevin Tibbles reports.  (Nightly News)A massive blizzard brought a crippling combination of snow, sleet, and ice across a huge swath of the country's midsection late Tuesday, forcing the cancellation of more than 6,000 flights and prompting power outages from Texas to Michigan. NBC's Kevin Tibbles reports. (Nightly News)




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Video: Among the protesters: Tea, not tear gas

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 04:10 PM PST

Feb. 1: NBC News' Brian Williams and Richard Engel walk through the site of Egypt's demonstrations -- from the scene of last week's violence to today's massive, though peaceful, protest.  (Nightly News)NBC News' Brian Williams and Richard Engel walk through the site of Egypt's demonstrations -- from the scene of last week's violence to today's massive, though peaceful, protest. (Nightly News)




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Model pleads not guilty in corkscrew castration

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 02:44 PM PST

The lawyer for a Portuguese model accused of castrating a celebrity TV journalist with a corkscrew and killing him says he is planning a "vigorous defense."

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Shopping center evacuated over stinky box

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 02:15 PM PST

An entire Florida shopping center is evacuated after a suspicious package, which turned out to be a box full of chicken and goat parts, is discovered near a Bank of America.

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Posted: 01 Feb 2011 02:15 PM PST

Worker claimed PTSD after 100-dog slaughter

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 02:28 PM PST

Sled dogs pull tourists during a tour run by Outdoor Adventures in the Soo Valley north of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, on Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. An organization that fights animal abuse is calling the slaughter of 100 sled dogs by an outdoor adventure company in British Columbia a bloodbath and police are investigating.The 100 dogs were shot dead over two days after an expected post-Olympics boon in dogsledding business at an adventure company didn't pan out. Most died instantly, but others suffered — like the one that ran away with its "face blown off and an eye hanging out."




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Video: Northeast braces for ice storm

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 03:55 PM PST

Feb. 1: NBC's Al Roker has the weather forecast for midweek as a massive winter storm moves east.  (Nightly News)NBC's Al Roker has the weather forecast for midweek as a massive winter storm moves east. (Nightly News)




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Relive the Underground Railroad at these B&Bs

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 06:43 AM PST

The Munro House bed and breakfast in Jonesville, Mich., has a 100-foot tunnel that was used as part of the Underground Railroad during slavery times and a trap door from the basement to a secret room between the first and second floors. "If you didn't know it was there, you could never find it," said innkeeper Mike Venturini. History buffs can relive slavery times — especially during Black History month — by staying at these bed and breakfasts once thought to have been "stations" or safe houses on the Underground Railroad.




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Video: Jordan's King Abdullah fires government

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 03:50 PM PST

Feb. 1: As turmoil in Egypt reverberates throughout the region, Jordan's King Abdullah dismissed his government on Tuesday and asked a new prime minister to begin the process of instituting reforms. NBC's Martin Fletcher reports.  (Nightly News)As turmoil in Egypt reverberates throughout the region, Jordan's King Abdullah dismissed his government on Tuesday and asked a new prime minister to begin the process of instituting reforms. NBC's Martin Fletcher reports. (Nightly News)




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Video: Terrorists may be targeting Wall Street

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:56 AM PST

Feb. 1: NBC's Jonathan Dienst reports that terrorists may be plotting threats against Wall Street banks and executives. (Other)NBC's Jonathan Dienst reports that terrorists may be plotting threats against Wall Street banks and executives. (msnbc tv)




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One-third of Americans have bad cholesterol

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:25 AM PST

Health officials say only about half of U.S. adults with high levels of bad cholesterol are getting treatment. Worse, not all those treated are managing to control the problem.

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Comfort food sparks vicious cycle, study suggests

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:20 PM PST

A case of the sads is often best addressed with a bowl of ice cream, a bag of Cheetos or whatever is the comfort food of your choice. Now, a new study shows that eating junk food is linked to depression. We spot a potential vicious cycle.

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New vaccine guide aims for better pneumonia protection

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:44 AM PST

Children will be better protected against pneumonia and other infections caused by the pneumococcus bacterium with this year's updated immunization schedule, experts say.

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Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:44 AM PST

Husband says Zsa Zsa Gabor ill after surgery

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 02:13 PM PST

Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, shown in a 1992 file photo, was hospitalized on Tuesday.The actress has a high fever, fluid in her lungs, an infection that developed after her recent leg amputation, and hasn't recognized anyone since the surgery, her husband said Tuesday.




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Lawsuit: iPhone users systematically overcharged

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:55 PM PST

A lawsuit filed in California alleges that AT&T may be overcharging consumers millions of dollars, comparing the communications giant's data service to a gas station that "charges for a full gallon when it only pumps nine-tenth of a gallon into your tank."

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PFT: Rodgers gets no Super advice from Favre

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:13 PM PST

PFT: Aaron Rodgers credits Bart Starr, Kurt Warner and Steve Young for mentoring him, but says he has gotten no advice from Brett Favre.PFT: Aaron Rodgers credits Bart Starr, Kurt Warner and Steve Young for mentoring him, but says he has gotten no advice from Brett Favre.




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Millions banking at their supermarket

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 01:29 PM PST

Life Inc.: Instead of looking to traditional institutions or check-cashing stores, millions of low-income Americans are instead turning to their local big-box retailer for their banking needs.

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