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Palestinians medical sources say Israeli tank fire has killed up to 40 people at a United Nations school in the Gaza Strip. Residents say two tank shells exploded outside the school where people had sought refuge from fighting between Israeli soldiers and Hamas. Hospital officials said several dozen ...
Read moreUp to 40 killed by shellfire at Gaza school - radionz
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s gas company Naftogaz said Tuesday that Russia’s Gazprom slashed natural gas shipments to Europe by about two-thirds, while Balkan nations reported a complete shut off of Russian gas, in a sharp escalation of a struggle over energy that threatens Europe as winter ...
Read moreUkraine: Russia cuts gas to Europe by two-thirds - Sacramento Union
Barack Obama's choice of a veteran political operator to run the Central Intelligence Agency is causing fresh wobbles in what had been, until this week, a sure-footed presidential transition. Critics, both Republican and Democratic, are lining up to pour scorn on the nomination of Leon Panetta ...
Read moreCritics round on Barack Obama choice of Leon Panetta as CIA chief - Times Online
AP Texas quarterback Colt McCoy pulled a John Elway on the Buckeyes with a late, game-winning drive. Any moment now, the Ohio State bashing will begin. After Texas squeaked by the Buckeyes in the Fiesta Bowl, comments on various blogs about the Longhorns' superior speed and about OSU being overrated ...
Read moreWhen will Ohio State bashing start? - Cleveland Plain Dealer Blog
WICOMICO CHURCH, Va. (AP) - A 6-year-old Virginia boy who missed his bus tried to drive to school in his family's sedan _ and crashed. State police say the boy suffered only minor injuries and authorities drove him to school after he was evaluated at a local hospital. Sgt. Tom Cunningham says the ...
Read more6-year-old misses bus, takes family car, crashes - WTOP Radio
Stocks pared their earlier gains today following disappointing readings on pending home sales and factory orders. While investors expected the data to show further deterioration, they were hoping the pace of the declines would slow. The market is eager for signs that the U.S. recession will end this ...
Read moreStock gains erode after reports on home sales, factory orders - Newark Star-Ledger
FREEPORT, Bahamas - Actor John Travolta and his wife, Kelly Preston, have returned to Florida with the remains of their 16-year-old son, Jett, who died at the family vacation home in Grand Bahama. The couple received an urn with his ashes and left the island chain on Monday night, according to Obie ...
Read moreTravolta family returns to US from Bahamas with 16-year-old son's cremated remains - Minneapolis Star Tribune
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple Inc. 's final appearance at the Macworld trade show has opened with a focus on new software for Mac computers. In place of the traditional keynote from CEO Steve Jobs , a top marketing executive, Philip Schiller, showed off improvements in Apple's movie, music and photo ...
Read moreApple's Macworld finale sees updates to photo and video software for Mac computers - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
WASHINGTON (AP) - Health care continued to take up a greater share of the economy in 2007, as spending on hospitals, doctors and other services increased 6.1 percent to $2.2 trillion. There was a silver lining in the numbers: The increase in health spending was the smallest since 1998, thanks ...
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