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Health Care bill faces key Senate test vote
2 hrs 13 mins ago
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Senate Democrats confidently advanced health care legislation Sunday toward a make-or-break test vote in a push for Christmas-week passage. Republicans vowed to resist what they appeared unable to stop.
Polish police retrieve damaged Auschwitz gate sign
2 hrs 19 mins ago
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Polish police found the infamous "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign that was stolen from the gate of the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz after an intensive three-day hunt and arrested five suspects, police said early Monday. The sign was found cut into three pieces.
Storm crawls into New England, leaving mess behind
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A fierce weekend storm dropped record snowfall and stranded travelers up the coast from Virginia to New England, but its timing helped minimize headache-inducing work commutes and left many with the prospect of a very white Christmas.
Astronauts blast off for Christmas space mission
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A Russian rocket blasted off from a cosmodrome in Kazakhstan lighting up the frigid Central Asian steppe Monday, shuttling an American, a Russian and a Japanese to the International Space Station.
Gas could be the cavalry in global warming fight
2 hrs ago
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An unlikely source of energy has emerged to meet international demands that the United States do more to fight global warming: It's cleaner than coal, cheaper than oil and a 90-year supply is under our feet.
Snowstorm cuts into sales, may mean stronger week
5 hrs ago
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The snowstorm that blanketed the East Coast, closing malls and snowing in shoppers, spelled trouble for retailers, but elsewhere in the country stores saw a strong turnout on the last weekend before Christmas.
Vikings lead Panthers 7-6 at halftime
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Adrian Peterson bounced off two tacklers on the way to a short touchdown run that gave the Minnesota Vikings a 7-6 halftime lead over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday night.