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Ohio St suspends Tressel 2 games for violation

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 04:41 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2010 file photo, Ohio State's Terrelle Pryor, left, and coach Jim Tressel talk during a time out against Eastern Michigan in the second quarter of an NCAA college football game in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith has returned to campus and a news conference has been called for Tuesday night, March 8, 2011, signs that coach Tressel's job might be in jeopardy after a report that he did not tell his superiors that he was aware of potential NCAA violations involving star quarterback Terrelle Pryor and others. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)Ohio State suspended football coach Jim Tressel for two games and fined him $250,000 for violating NCAA rules by failing to notify the school about information he received involving two players and questionable activities involving Buckeye memorabilia.




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Video: On day for women, stark reminders of struggle

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 03:42 PM PST

March 8: On the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, it was clear that gender equality still has a long way to go in Egypt, as a "million woman march" attracted only a few hundred people. NBC's Anne Thompson reports from Tahrir Square in Cairo.  (Nightly News)On the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, it was clear that gender equality still has a long way to go in Egypt, as a "million woman march" attracted only a few hundred people. NBC's Anne Thompson reports from Tahrir Square in Cairo. (Nightly News)




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Video: Voters get revenge with council recall

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 03:51 PM PST

March 8: Residents of Bell, California--where local officials were paying themselves outrageously high salaries during hard economic times--got a chance at payback on Tuesday as they went to the polls for a special election. NBC's George Lewis reports.  (Nightly News)Residents of Bell, California--where local officials were paying themselves outrageously high salaries during hard economic times--got a chance at payback on Tuesday as they went to the polls for a special election. NBC's George Lewis reports. (Nightly News)




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Video: Cancer during pregnancy on the rise

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 03:57 PM PST

March 8: As more women delay childbirth until they're older, the incidence of cancer during pregnancy, particularly breast cancer, is going up. But as the numbers have increased, so have the options for treatment. NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports.  (Nightly News)As more women delay childbirth until they're older, the incidence of cancer during pregnancy, particularly breast cancer, is going up. But as the numbers have increased, so have the options for treatment. NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports. (Nightly News)




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Posted: 08 Mar 2011 03:57 PM PST

Hacker group vows 'cyberwar' on US, businesses

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 03:28 PM PST

A leader of the computer hackers group known as Anonymous is threatening new attacks on major U.S. corporations and government officials as part of at an escalating "cyberwar" against the citadels of American power.

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Video: 'Anonymous' hackers have their say

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 03:46 PM PST

March 8: NBC News National Investigative Correspondent Michael Isikoff gets an exclusive look inside the secretive organization known as Anonymous, a loose-knit group of computer hackers who came to the defense of Wikileaks and got the attention of law enforcement officials in the process. NBC's Brian Williams reports.  (Nightly News)NBC News National Investigative Correspondent Michael Isikoff gets an exclusive look inside the secretive organization known as Anonymous, a loose-knit group of computer hackers who came to the defense of Wikileaks and got the attention of law enforcement officials in the process. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)




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Video: Gadhafi strikes back

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 03:40 PM PST

March 8: While much of Libya remains under rebel control, the uprising is now in a stranglehold as loyalists of Muammar Gadhafi have launched a military attack, pushing back a drive to take Tripoli. NBC's Richard Engel reports.  (Nightly News)While much of Libya remains under rebel control, the uprising is now in a stranglehold as loyalists of Muammar Gadhafi have launched a military attack, pushing back a drive to take Tripoli. NBC's Richard Engel reports. (Nightly News)




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Video: Can independent bookstores survive?

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 02:58 PM PST

March 8: What does the demise of Borders and rise of e-readers mean for independent book stores? KNTV's Joe Rosato, Jr. reports. (NBC News Channel)What does the demise of Borders and rise of e-readers mean for independent book stores? KNTV's Joe Rosato, Jr. reports. (NBC News Channel)




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Video: Students warned off Mexico spring break

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 08:03 AM PST

March 8: State and federal agencies warn students to avoid Mexico during spring break. KXAS' Kim Fischer reports. (NBC News Channel)State and federal agencies warn students to avoid Mexico during spring break. KXAS' Kim Fischer reports. (NBC News Channel)




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Family dies when car hits N.C. school bus

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 05:02 PM PST

A mother, father and two children were killed when collided head-on with a school bus in a rural area of southeastern North Carolina on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.

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Gates sees war gains — but can Afghans hold them?

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 02:14 PM PST

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, greets village elders before meeting with the village council during a visit to Combat Outpost Kowall, Afghanistan, on Tuesday. Gates hailed progress in the key battleground of southern Afghanistan Tuesday, meeting troops before the planned start of foreign force withdrawals from July.The view from near the front lines may be improving nearly 10 years into the war in Afghanistan, but it can't obscure the central question of what comes next.




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Starbucks turns 40, unveils face lift

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 12:43 PM PST

Starbucks is unveiling its updated logo as part of its 40th birthday bash.For Starbucks, the big 4-0 includes a face lift, a new blend of coffee called Tribute and, perhaps because older folks need to eat more carefully, a line of smaller sweet treats.




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Posted: 08 Mar 2011 12:43 PM PST

Shootings in Yemen; Muslim-Christian clashes in Egypt

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 02:54 PM PST

Anti-government protesters react during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, on Monday. Government supporters wielding knives and handguns attacked demonstrators in the country's south, leaving one dead in the latest of weeks of protests.Yemeni police opened fire on protesters in the capital Sanaa on Tuesday, wounding at least 98 while Christian-Muslim clashes in Egypt kill one.




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Gadhafi forces barrage rebels in east and west

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 02:55 PM PST

After dramatic successes over the past weeks, Libya's rebel movement appears to have hit a wall of overwhelming power from loyalists of Moammar Gadhafi as the world wrestles with the question of how deeply to intervene.

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New Orleans aims to forget setbacks

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 04:38 PM PST

On Fat Tuesday, New Orleans was doing its best to forget the twin disasters of Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill that brought the Big Easy to its knees.

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Gas prices could detour spring travel plans

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 12:37 PM PST

The rapid ascent of fuel prices will affect travelers planning road and plane trips this spring and summer, and the travel industry is closely watching how vacationers will react.

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The cars that pack the most value for the money

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 04:44 AM PST

The Nissan Versa's suggested selling price is $16,900. It's total estimated cost of ownership is $30,259.Things are looking up for the auto industry this year: Global new car sales are expected to rise 6 percent over 2010, which would beat the record 70 million units sold in 2007.




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Bank stocks push indexes higher; oil prices dip

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 01:55 PM PST

Financial companies pushed stock indexes higher Tuesday on signs that banks may soon raise their dividends.

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