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A Filipino shoe repairman carries his bicycle out of a boat as it crosses a small river at a flood-prone area in Malabon city, north of Manila, Philippines. Typhoon Mitag slightly weakened but maintained its deadly strength as it blew toward northeastern Philippines, where many residents stayed indoors and disaster agencies braced for the worst. (Photo by Aaron Favila / AP)

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Firefighters make progress against blaze near Malibu

A "dangerous and dynamic" wildfire in southern California that left six firefighters hurt and destroyed dozens of homes grew to 4,650 acres, officials said.

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CNN

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Fast-moving Calif. wildfire

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Yahoo! News

Pakistan tightens security ahead of PM Sharif's return

Pakistan tightened security and detained political workers ahead of the arrival of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

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Bloomberg

Deadly storms threaten Southeast Asia

Typhoon Mitag reached the northeastern Philippines causing floods that killed at least six people, while a deadly storm that flared up earlier headed back, complicating emergency preparations.

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MSNBC

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Twin storms batter south Asia

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Al Jazeera

Taking the second amendment to court

For the first time in 70 years, the Supreme Court will examine the right to bear arms, centering on a Washington, D.C. ban on handguns.

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CBS News

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Court case has big implications

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Detroit Free Press

Indian protest rocks Malaysia

Malaysia's ethnic Indian community staged its biggest anti-government street protest when more than 10,000 protesters defied tear gas and water cannons to voice complaints of racial discrimination.

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Reuters

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Malaysia protests

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BBC

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Malaysia wanted delay in Pakistan suspension

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Reuters

NATION

Company recalls 96,000 pounds of beef

A company recalled nearly 96,000 pounds of ground beef after two people were sickened, possibly by the E. coli bacteria, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said.

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CNN

Biloxi's recovery shows post-Katrina divide along Mississippi coast

The rebound from Hurricane Katrina is gaudier along Mississippi's casino-studded coast. Two years after the storm, the recovery of the Mississippi coast remains a starkly divided phenomenon.

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MSNBC

Retired commander speaks out for Dems

The general who led U.S. forces in Iraq after the invasion launched by Republican President George W. Bush spoke out for Democrats, backing legislation aimed at withdrawing American troops.

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Reuters

POLITICS

In Iowa and N.H., 2008 election more volatile than most

Despite what many political experts and campaign officials keep insisting, there's no frontrunner in either the Democratic or Republican race for the White House.

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McClatchy Newspapers

Plan for crackdown on firms hiring illegals to be modified

The Bush administration says it will modify its planned crackdown on U.S. companies that employ illegal immigrants.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney take gloves off as N.H. race heats up

Rudy Giuliani attacked Republican rival Mitt Romney as weak on crime as both tried to rally support for the state's first-in-the-nation presidential primary on Jan. 8.

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First Lady or World Man?

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Slate

BUSINESS

Black Friday: U.S. sales rose 8.3 percent from last year

U.S. consumers spent $10.3 billion on holiday purchases, an 8.3 percent increase from last year, after retailers promoted electronics and toys to woo shoppers.

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Bloomberg

Europe faults Apple for 'anticompetitive' iPhone deals

Apple's iPhone marketing has been a success at home, but it is running into stumbling blocks in Europe, where the touch-screen handset and music player is making its debut this month.

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Christian Science Monitor

Apple settles iPod lawsuit for $10 million

Apple will pay to license patents from Burst.com, after two years of litigation over compression technology.

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PC World

U.S. stocks post 3rd weekly drop this month; financials decline

U.S. stocks posted their third weekly drop this month after the Federal Reserve reduced its economic growth outlook.

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Bloomberg

SPORTS

A-Rod, Yanks agree to deal based on home run achievements

Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees have agreed on a $30 million marketing package based on home-run achievements that could raise the total value of his new contract to $305 million over 10 years.

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ESPN

Dolphins linebacker Pope hospitalized

Miami Dolphins linebacker Derrick Pope missed practice after being hospitalized for undisclosed reasons.

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Sports Illustrated

HEALTH

Clinton would boost autism funding

Democrat Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton pledged to help autistic families by boosting funding for research and education to $700 million a year. About 25,000 children are diagnosed with autism each year.

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Yahoo! News

FDA staff: Asthma drug safety review needed in children

U.S. Food and Drug Administration drug-safety reviewers are recommending an additional safety review of three asthma drugs in children.

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MarketWatch

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope names 23 new Cardinals

Pope Benedict XVI elevated 23 new cardinals, including the Chaldean patriarch of Baghdad as an expression of solidarity with Iraqi Christians.

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CBS News

Church's mission: cement Africa ties

A Bel Air church's willingness to build a medical clinic in an impoverished and remote area of southern Africa has set off a frenzy of brick-making among the local populace in Zimbabwe.

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GOOD NEWS

Illegal immigrant is boy's guardian angel

A 9-year-old boy looking for help after his mother crashed their van in the Arizona desert was rescued by a man entering the U.S. illegally, who stayed with him until help arrived the next day, an official said.

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CBS News

Dog saves owner from fire — twice

An abused stray dog adopted by an Idaho City resident turned out to be twice a hero.

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Good News Network

WORLD

Boat sinks in the Bay of Bengal

A boat carrying about 100 people sank in the Bay of Bengal off a southern Bangladeshi island bordering Myanmar waters, a police official said.

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MSNBC

Russian riot police arrest dozens

Dozens of Russian opposition activists have reportedly been detained by police ahead of a rally in St. Petersburg.

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BBC

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The Kasparov revolution

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CBS News

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Moscow gas masks

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ABC News

Shipwreck tourists flown to Chile

About half of the tourists and crew who were shipwrecked in the Antarctic have arrived in mainland Chile on a military transport plane.

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BBC

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Rescued tourists recount panic

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ENVIRONMENT

Carbon dioxide at record high

Levels of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas emitted by burning fossil fuels, hit a record high in 2006, accelerating global warming, the World Meteorological Organization said.

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Environmental News Network

'Noah's flood' may have triggered European farming

The flood that is said to have inspired the story of Noah's Ark may also have sparked the rapid rise of agriculture in Europe, a new study says.

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National Geographic

Rudd makes global warming a priority

Newly elected leader Kevin Rudd moved quickly to bring Australia into international talks on fighting global warming, and to head off potentially thorny relations with the United States and key Asian neighbors.

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LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

U2 plays surprise performance

U2 stars Bono and The Edge showed up unannounced and played as a warmup act at a charity concert in London.

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Couples take small steps to 'I Do'

Through a federally funded city program, young, unmarried families with children are armed with the tools to stay together.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

New Japanese lightweight robot on wheels can talk

Japanese engineering giant Hitachi Ltd. unveiled a new lightweight robot, the "EMIEW 2," that can converse while easily scooting around people.

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Yahoo! News

An e-book reader that just may catch on

An e-reader lets you carry hundreds of books, search, or jump to any spot in the text and bump up the type size when your eyes get tired. But the counterarguments are equally persuasive.

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CNET News

Stem-cell science outruns politics

Researchers at two universities announced a feat of biological alchemy this week: They've turned ordinary human cells into cells with all the characteristics and promise of embryonic stem cells.

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San Jose Mercury News

EDUCATION

Colleges cope with bigger classes

There are 18 million American college students, and that number is expected to increase by 2 million over the next eight years, as the value of a college degree continues to climb.

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St. Petersburg Times

Law to ban driving by students during school sought

Assemb. Michael Gianaris (D-Queens) plans to announce his sponsorship of a bill that would end an open campus policy for school districts.

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Newsday

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Women feed jump in college enrollment

Colleges and universities these days are seeing a surge in enrollment -- and it's increasingly driven by young women, according to U.S. Census data.

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Snowball fights break out as children play on a pile of 101 tons of snow trucked in for the annual "Let It Snow" holiday festival in Hallandale Beach, Fla. (Photo by Wilfredo Lee / AP)

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