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Holdout Sen. Nelson rejects abortion compromise
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A moderate Democrat said Thursday that an attempted Senate compromise on abortion is unsatisfactory, raising doubts about whether the chamber can pass President Barack Obama's health care overhaul by Christmas.
Officials: US missile barrage kills 17 in Pakistan
1 hr 32 mins ago
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Two U.S. missile strikes pummeled targets inside the main sanctuary used by al-Qaida and the Taliban along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, killing 17 people Thursday, local intelligence officials said.
Police: Bengals' Henry dies day after dispute
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Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry died Thursday, a day after falling out of the back of a pickup truck during what police said was a domestic dispute with his fiancee.
Pentagon: Insurgents intercepted drone spy videos
1 hr 52 mins ago
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Insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan have hacked into live video feeds from Predator drones, a key weapon in a Pentagon spy system that serves as the military's eyes in the sky for surveillance and intelligence collection.
Scientists watch deep-sea volcano for first time
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Scientists have witnessed the eruption of a deep-sea volcano for the first time ever, capturing on video the fiery bubbles of molten lava as they exploded 4,000 feet beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean in what researchers are calling a major geological discovery.
Police: Vt. woman killed mom, had son bury remains
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A woman who took in her Alzheimer's disease-suffering mother was charged Thursday with shooting her three years ago, burning her body in the backyard and then having her son - the victim's grandson - bury the remains before reporting her as a missing person.
Monument lifted from Cleopatra's underwater city
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Archaeologists on Thursday hoisted a 9-ton temple pylon from the waters of the Mediterranean that was part of the palace complex of the fabled Cleopatra before it became submerged for centuries in the harbor of Alexandria.
Police: Brazil boy stuck with needles for a ritual
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The stepfather of a 2-year-old boy found with 42 needles in his body confessed to jabbing them into the toddler during weeks of rituals with a woman he claimed received instructions through trances, Brazilian police said Thursday.
Ashanti's mom says crazed fan terrorized her
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A fan obsessed with R&B star Ashanti composed a barrage of creepy text messages detailing his lewd fantasies about the multiplatinum-selling singer, her mother testified Thursday at the man's trial.