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No power, no shower as NZ quake toll rises

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 03:16 PM PST

Residents clear mud and silt from their earthquake damaged property in a suburb in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday. The neighborhood's toilet is a portable one out on Keller Street. The water supply is cut, making showers and clean laundry distant dreams. Resident stay fresh with bottles of hand sanitizer, and they're running low.




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Facebook dumbs down privacy policy (in a good way)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 01:35 PM PST

Today Facebook debuted a draft of its totally revamped privacy policy, which breaks down the massive dense legalese into 5th-grader-friendly language, with clear segmentation, pretty pictures and even — from the look of it — a larger font size.Today Facebook debuted a draft of its totally revamped privacy policy, which breaks down the massive dense legalese into 5th-grader-friendly language, with clear segmentation, pretty pictures and even — from the look of it — a larger font size.




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Video: ‘Earthquake mayor’ looks to rally New Zealand city

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:06 PM PST

Feb. 25: By taking on a caring, tactile and comforting role, Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker is trying to keep hope alive in a city that has been shaken to its core. NBC's George Lewis reports.  (Nightly News)By taking on a caring, tactile and comforting role, Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker is trying to keep hope alive in a city that has been shaken to its core. NBC's George Lewis reports. (Nightly News)




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Space shuttle launch witnessed from above

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:08 PM PST

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Out-of-this-world views of the shuttle Discovery's final launch have been captured from a high-flying commercial airplane and a high-altitude balloon.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Out-of-this-world views of the shuttle Discovery's final launch have been captured from a high-flying commercial airplane and a high-altitude balloon.




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Fla. police: Toddler raped at SeaWorld

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:46 PM PST

Michael GrzybowiczFlorida authorities say a 26-year-old man raped a 2-year-old girl at SeaWorld Orlando and saved pictures of the crime on his cell phone, local media reported Friday.




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Video: Wis. Assembly passes bill but decisive battle remains

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 03:55 PM PST

Feb. 25: The state Assembly early Friday passed a bill that would strip most public workers of their collective bargaining rights – but the vote doesn't make Gov. Walker's bill law. NBC's Mike Taibbi reports.  (Nightly News)The state Assembly early Friday passed a bill that would strip most public workers of their collective bargaining rights – but the vote doesn't make Gov. Walker's bill law. NBC's Mike Taibbi reports. (Nightly News)




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Vote: Can Sheen's career survive his meltdown?

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:44 AM PST

The actor's wild rants have led to the shutdown of "Two and a Half Men" — but he's still raging. Experts are making grim predictions for his future. What do you think? Can he bounce back from this?

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Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:44 AM PST

Rival links Craigslist to 12 deaths in past year

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 11:46 AM PST

Craigslist can be dangerous, so much that a recently released study — commissioned by rival Oodle, which runs Facebook app Marketplace — calls it "a cesspool of crime." The report links the famous classified service to 330 crimes and 12 deaths in the U.S. over the course of a year — 20 deaths total since the site began 16 years ago.

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Cops shut down Ga. Girl Scout cookie stand

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 01:22 PM PST

A Girl Scout leader says young members of her troop thought they were headed to jail when a Georgia police officer told them to quit selling cookies.

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Video: Gates offers blunt warning against ground wars

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 03:52 PM PST

Feb. 25: The man in charge of the Pentagon during the nation's most recent wars told a group of cadets: The man in charge of the Pentagon during the nation's most recent wars told a group of cadets: "In my opinion, any future defense secretary who advises the president to again send a big American land army into Asia or into the Middle East or Africa should 'have his head examined,' as General MacArthur so delicately put it." (Nightly News)




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So you haven't saved anything for retirement ...

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:45 AM PST

The amount of savings you've put away for retirement is squat. Zippo. Nada. Is there any way you can avoid an impoverished old age or working until you drop?

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DOJ gets reporter's phone, credit card  records

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:11 PM PST

Reporter James Risen of the New York Times and author of the book "State of War" speaks during a taping of "Meet the Press" on Jan. 8, 2006. A court filing in the case of a former CIA officer accused of spilling secrets about Iran's nuclear program provides new details about the extraordinary measures Justice Department prosecutors are using to identify government leakers.




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Video: Cornered in Tripoli? Gadhafi still defiant

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 03:41 PM PST

Feb. 25: The Libyan leader – ever the showman – is trying to rally what's left of his support, taking to the streets for the first time since the rebellion against his leadership began. ITN's Bill Neely reports.  (Nightly News)The Libyan leader – ever the showman – is trying to rally what's left of his support, taking to the streets for the first time since the rebellion against his leadership began. ITN's Bill Neely reports. (Nightly News)




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Video: Cornered in Tripoli? Gadhafi still defiant

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 03:41 PM PST

Feb. 25: The Libyan leader – ever the showman – is trying to rally what's left of his support, taking to the streets for the first time since the rebellion against his leadership began. ITN's Bill Neely reports.  (Nightly News)The Libyan leader – ever the showman – is trying to rally what's left of his support, taking to the streets for the first time since the rebellion against his leadership began. ITN's Bill Neely reports. (Nightly News)




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Shocking mug shots reveal toll of addiction

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 03:29 PM PST

With disturbing before and after photos of drug users' faces, a new anti-drug campaign may succeed where others have failed, grabbing teens' attentions by appealing to their vanity.

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Posted: 25 Feb 2011 03:29 PM PST

Congress moves toward deal to avert shutdown

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 02:23 PM PST

A statement released late Friday by the office of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid suggests Congress is moving towards a deal to avoid a government shutdown — at least for the short term.

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Voodoo candles burning during sex blamed for fatal fire

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 02:39 PM PST

Fire engulfs the Brooklyn apartment building Feb. 20.Candles arranged on the floor for a voodoo ceremony caused a five-alarm fire that ripped through a Brooklyn apartment building, killing a woman and injuring 20 firefighters, the FDNY says.




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Video: Sneak peek inside 'Miracle on the Hudson' jet

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 01:56 PM PST

Feb. 25: NBC's Michelle Franzen gets an exclusive look inside the "Miracle on the Hudson" plane ahead of reconstruction that will return the jet to the condition it was in on that fateful day. (NBC News Channel)NBC's Michelle Franzen gets an exclusive look inside the "Miracle on the Hudson" plane ahead of reconstruction that will return the jet to the condition it was in on that fateful day. (NBC News Channel)




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