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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111129/ap_on_bi_ge/us_sec_citigroup"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111128/capt.62bc1f087eeb4be2b871888c32d3b939-62bc1f087eeb4be2b871888c32d3b939-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=i3wCWrNUOoKf6nksgS1Xmw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2010 file photo, the corporate logo for Citigroup is shown, in New York. A federal judge on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011, struck down a $285 million settlement that Citigroup reached with the Securities and Exchange Commission, saying he couldn't tell whether the deal was fair and criticizing regula…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111129/ap_on_re_us/eu_europe_financial_crisis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111128/capt.01678d7910994c26a6db231b7d9af30a-31f68991ea92425c876203bd521a3d41-0.jpg?x=130&y=115&q=85&sig=FNiHQr69J9RzbMczDoiHgw--" align="left" height="115" width="130" alt="A man checks stock indexes on a screen of a bank in Milan, Italy, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. For the second time in as many market days, Italy paid sharply higher borrowing rates in an auction Monday, as investors continued to pressure the eurozone's third largest economy to come up with reforms urgently. (A…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111129/ap_on_el_pr/us_cain"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111128/capt.7812ee30ff474931ab64f80590307425-6fc8e902ce3c4b32a4d18a9e005aae0d-0.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=xA4fMO3Abz0hOBj9B_wtcA--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="Ginger White poses for a photo near Dunwoody, Ga. on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. In an explosive allegation, White said Monday she and Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain had a 13-year extramarital affair that lasted nearly until the former businessman announced his candidacy for the White House several months ago. (AP Ph…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111128/ap_on_bi_ge/ml_syria"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111128/capt.015bd4a1f1c14550aa8adb5d619d57ee-015bd4a1f1c14550aa8adb5d619d57ee-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=BQUxYBWbsigKgayk4udx2Q--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Brazilian Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, who is mandated by the U.N. Human Rights Council to lead an international investigation of allegations of human rights abuses in Syria, gestures during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Monday, Nov 28, 2011. Syrian troops have killed hundreds of children and co…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111128/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_europe_financial_crisis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111128/capt.01678d7910994c26a6db231b7d9af30a-31f68991ea92425c876203bd521a3d41-0.jpg?x=130&y=115&q=85&sig=FNiHQr69J9RzbMczDoiHgw--" align="left" height="115" width="130" alt="A man checks stock indexes on a screen of a bank in Milan, Italy, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. For the second time in as many market days, Italy paid sharply higher borrowing rates in an auction Monday, as investors continued to pressure the eurozone's third largest economy to come up with reforms urgently. (A…
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Well, today is your first day back (if you live in the U.S.) from the long Thanksgiving holiday, and you are likely still suffering through a bit of a food coma hangover and are wondering where your waist went. Trust me, it went on a long vacation and probably won't come out again until summer -- or it may be gone for good. Source: TechWorldNews
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Researchers at Stanford University have used nanoparticles of copper hexacyanoferrate to create electrodes that could lead to large batteries for storing excess power from the electrical grid for future use. These might be best used in wind and solar farms, the researchers stated in a paper published recently. Source: TechWorldNews
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The European Union may begin an overhaul of its 1995 Data Protection Directive next year to provide one single unified body of legislation on this issue. EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding will propose the reform in January, according to spokesperson Matthew Newman. Source: TechWorldNews
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111128/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20111128/i/r1034052171.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Ixz2A8RfdoUwlddo4hOitQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A man walks past burning motorbikes which were set ablaze by an angry mob in Karachi November 27, 2011. REUTERS/Athar Hussain" border="0" /></a>AP - Pakistan says the NATO airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers went on for close to two hours and continued even after local commanders had told the coalition forces to cease the attacks.</p><br clear="all"/…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111128/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111127/capt.118ea3a4deb5470aa4c9131a7955c7da-118ea3a4deb5470aa4c9131a7955c7da-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=sJZ_8_yNBX.LyMltfJ_XRg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A protester wearing the Egyptian flag stands beneath a banner reading,'the street of free eyes,' that hangs over a street where many protesters lost their eyes during clashes near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011. The placard in his hands reads, in Arabic, 'for the sake of peace, justice shall be allo…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111127/ap_on_bi_ge/us_holiday_shopping"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111127/capt.f92fcc763acd491daa0455a54a9776fd-f92fcc763acd491daa0455a54a9776fd-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=m_gdRXnj4wsF8iCHPP_6lg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 25, 2011 file photo, customers shop at a Best Buy store in Burbank, Calif. The official kickoff to the holiday shopping season underscored a big challenge to retailers: shoppers will only come out when they believe they're getting a big discount. Stores' own version of the Super Bowl g…
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AP - Syracuse University fired associate head basketball coach Bernie Fine on Sunday in the wake of an investigation of child molestation allegations against him. More...
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111127/ap_on_el_pr/us_campaign2012"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111127/capt.d89e325948f743c3892422e941263a2a-d89e325948f743c3892422e941263a2a-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=D6WQzfjdd.m4IfAW1dMdbw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2011, file photo, Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during the Republican presidential debate in Washington. Newt Gingrich landed editorial endorsement of NH Union Leader Sunday Nov. 27, 2011, 45 days before GOP primary. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111127/ap_on_go_ot/us_union_leader_gingrich"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111127/capt.d89e325948f743c3892422e941263a2a-d89e325948f743c3892422e941263a2a-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=D6WQzfjdd.m4IfAW1dMdbw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2011, file photo, Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during the Republican presidential debate in Washington. Newt Gingrich landed editorial endorsement of NH Union Leader Sunday Nov. 27, 2011, 45 days before GOP primary. (AP Photo/Evan Vu…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111127/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_syria"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111126/capt.159cf054f30046c59ed2c6acd1809f0f-159cf054f30046c59ed2c6acd1809f0f-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=N3rO_WfHv0g.V2S0df2oXg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="In this photo taken during a government-organized tour for the media, Syrian army officers carry the coffin of one of the 17 army members, including six elite pilots and four technical officers who the military said were killed in an ambush on Thursday during their funeral procession, in Homs province, Syria, on Saturday…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111127/ap_on_re_us/us_egypt_american_students"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111126/capt.48d08cc22b794c9aa98c9857aa401d17-48d08cc22b794c9aa98c9857aa401d17-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=8QxOfNnRRe2o5gLy7_ZueQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Derrik Sweeney, 19, of Jefferson City, Mo., smiles as he walks with his mother, Joy Sweeney, center, and sister Ashley Sweeney after arriving at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, in St. Louis. Derrik Sweeney and two other American students were arrested on the roof of a unive…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111127/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111126/capt.73bacdcdcf534844abad40cc38d584fb-73bacdcdcf534844abad40cc38d584fb-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=4zlRu4K0mQYkaVIrjXzT4w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="An injured protester is aided by others during clashes with Egyptian security forces, not pictured, near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011. Egyptian medical officials say that one demonstrator has been killed outside the country's Cabinet building, where protesters have camped overnight to prevent th…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111127/ap_on_re_us/us_black_friday_what_s_to_blame"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111126/capt.b212798f2a7149948e55951f71cab395-6147529b08144e52b6fb580f56e31d7b-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=kg30Z2nBP6Oy1bg_q7V_rA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="In this Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, photo, shoppers stop to look at a display while shopping at Dadeland Mall, in Miami. As reports of shopping-related violence rolled in this week from Los Angeles to New York, experts say a volatile mix of desperate retailers and cutthroat marketing has hyped the traditio…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111127/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20111127/i/r3727392953.jpg?x=130&y=76&q=85&sig=jdsUI.c9D0kQuxpWOlp.6Q--" align="left" height="76" width="130" alt="Paramilitary forces patrol the streets of Peshawar, in northwest Pakistan November 26, 2011. REUTERS/Khuram Parvez" border="0" /></a>AP - Pakistan's foreign minister has told U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton that an alleged NATO attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers has negated progress in improving the tattered alliance between the two countries.<…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111127/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_nba_labor"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111126/capt.8ae4ec2326df4085aeb10a4e0422b41d-ce018d556a6147cfb49e64ce4b02fd39-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=A_74jnQPVgMZWdqXm85hpA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2011 file photo, NBA commissioner David Stern speaks during a news conference in New York. NBA owners and players reached a tentative agreement early Saturday morning Nov. 26, 2011 to end the 149-day lockout. The league plans a 66-game season and aims to open camps Dec. 9. (AP Photo/John Minc…
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