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Nation/World
Distant, yet so close to health law
Daily picture
The day after Senate Democrats released their version of a health care reform bill, New Hampshire's senators began staking out their positions.
Computer glitch snarls air traffic
For the second time in a little more than a year, a glitch at one of the two centers that handle flight plans for the nation's air travel system set off delays and cancellations for passengers around the country.
Kerry's daughter arrested in DWI
The daughter of Sen. John Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat, was arrested in Hollywood, Calif., early yesterday morning on suspicion of drunken driving.
California
Weekly flu deaths in double digits
California health officials yesterday reported that flu-related deaths and hospitalizations slowed last week but emphasized that the H1N1 strain remains a major problem. Deaths statewide remain in the double digits weekly, and hundreds of people are still being hospitalized each week, authorities said.
Reid digs for health care votes
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada worked yesterday to nail down the votes to move to a final debate on health-care legislation, but a tepid assessment of the public insurance plan he crafted emerged as the latest potential obstacle to the passage of the plan.
Chicago
Oprah to call it quits
The Oprah Winfrey Show, an iconic broadcast that grew from a local Chicago talk show into the foundation of a multibillion dollar media empire, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, Winfrey's production company said last night.
Fort Hood, Texas
Pentagon looks for failure in attack
The Pentagon is launching an urgent review of whether military procedures hinder the identification of servicemembers who pose a threat to their fellow troops.
Peru
Police: Gang killed people for their fat
A gang in the remote Peruvian jungle has been killing people for their fat, the police charged yesterday, draining it from their corpses and offering it on the black market for use in cosmetics. Medical experts expressed skepticism that a major market for fat might exist.
U.N. climate chief has hope for global treaty
The U.N. climate chief has a message for naysayers about the Copenhagen, Denmark, climate conference next month: It will succeed.
Foreclosures hitting people with good credit
The foreclosure crisis likely will persist well into next year as high unemployment pushes more people out of homes, pulls down housing prices and raises concerns about the broader economic recovery.
Los Angeles
Anti-gang turf war
A city-sponsored training academy for gang intervention workers will open at least a year later than Los Angeles officials had hoped after a collision of philosophies and egos - a hitch in the city's effort to modernize its campaign against street violence.
Indonesia
Smoldering problem
Across a patch of pineapples shrouded in smoke, Idris Hadrianyani battled a menace that has left his family sleepless and sick - and has wrought as much damage on the planet as has exhaust from all the cars and trucks in the United States. Against the advancing flames, he waved a hose with a handmade nozzle confected from a plastic soda bottle.
Corps faulted for New Orleans levee breach
A landmark court ruling blaming the Army Corps of Engineers' "monumental negligence" for some of the worst flooding from Hurricane Katrina could lead to a new deluge: billions of dollars in legal action from thousands of storm victims.
Fort Bragg, N.C.
Army to deny press coverage of Palin event
The U.S. Army plans to prevent news media from covering Sarah Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg, fearing the event will turn into political grandstanding against President Obama, officials said yesterday.
AOL asks workers to accept buyouts
AOL LLC, an internet company struggling to adapt to an advertising-driven economy, is looking to shed as much as 36 percent of its work force as it prepares to spin off from Time Warner Inc. next month.
Connecticut
Newspaper faces plagarism suit
A small, family-owned Connecticut newspaper sued the state's largest newspaper yesterday, saying it repeatedly plagiarized stories after cutting its own reporting staff to save money.
Alaska
Postal service 'Grinch-like'
Starry-eyed children writing letters to the jolly man at the North Pole this holiday season likely won't get a response from Santa Claus or his helpers.
U.S., China track greenhouse gases
November 19, 2009
Michigan > Dad allegedly kills son over confession
November 19, 2009
Byrd sets congressional record
Senator has title of longest-serving
November 19, 2009
Canada said to send Afghans to be tortured
Ex-diplomat: Top officials ignored it
November 19, 2009
Afghanistan > Mine official reportedly took $20 million bribe
Denials issued as Clinton visits Kabul
November 19, 2009
Treasury nominee runs into tax problems
Senators repeatedly ask for information
November 19, 2009
Study: Cuba continues to abuse rights
Power transition said to change little
November 19, 2009
New York > Famed bagel shop hit with tax counts
November 19, 2009
Somalia > Pirates attack U.S. ship again
November 19, 2009
Minnesota > Tour bus crashes, 2 dead, 21 injured
November 19, 2009
South Carolina > Sanford to face ethics hearing
November 19, 2009
Senate health care bill floated
CBO: Plan cuts deficit $127 billion by '20
November 19, 2009
California requires more efficient TVs
State attempts to cut energy demand
November 19, 2009
What makes us hate?
College developing new academic field
November 19, 2009
Mellow generation
Boomers find growing public acceptance of pot use
November 19, 2009
storypic 'Golden era' of vaccine research
AIDS, Alzheimer's shots on horizon
November 18, 2009
New York City > Authorities raid newspapers' offices
November 18, 2009
Boston > Man denies being unruly on plane
November 18, 2009
Detroit > GM gets tax break to stay put
November 18, 2009
South Carolina > Lawmaker against impeaching gov.
November 18, 2009


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