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Gadhafi family reportedly flees to Algeria

By doris | Published: August 29, 2011

Full Story atmsnbc.com TRIPOLI, Libya — Members of Moammar Gadhafi’s family have entered Algeria, Algeria’s state news agency said Monday, but the whereabouts of the ousted Libyan leader were unknown. Libyan rebels claimed to have killed one of his sons. The report by APS news agency cited Algeria’s Foreign Affairs Ministry as saying Gadhafi’s wife [...]

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Winds spread over eastern North Carolina as Irene nears landfall

By doris | Published: August 26, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina (CNN) — Hurricane Irene had coastal North Carolina and metropolitan New York in its sights late Friday, staying on an unusual track that could bring deadly storm surge, heavy rainfall and misery to millions. With winds near 100 mph, Irene churned toward an anticipated 7 a.m. [...]

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First ladies go to Betty Ford funeral; service starts

By doris | Published: July 12, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com PALM DESERT, Calif. — First ladies, past and present, and others who called the White House home remembered Betty Ford on Tuesday, not just for her decades-long work against substance abuse but for contributing to a political era when friendship among lawmakers helped them govern. Former first lady Rosalynn Carter called [...]

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Not the brightest bulb

By doris | Published: June 25, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com Everywhere you look, people are telling you how to go green: Walk. Recycle. Compost. Turn off the water. Turn off the lights. But it looks like there’s one place in America that didn’t get the memo. The firehouse in Livermore, California has a light that’s been on for 110 years. (Yes, [...]

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Is Dad a (wannabe) grill guru? Get him these gadgets for Father’s Day

By doris | Published: June 19, 2011

Full Story at bites.today.cn. Is there a dad in your life who’s a grill master (or thinks he is)? This Father’s Day, get him some cool tools he’ll love using. Kenny Callaghan, executive chef and partner at Blue Smoke restaurant in New York City, shares his picks for some fun grill gadgets that are sure [...]

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Father’s Day: Presents Sure to Wow Dad PHOTO: The Gorilla Torch

By doris | Published: June 18, 2011

Full Story at ABCNews.go.com With Father’s Day right around the corner, maybe you’re scrambling for some great gift ideas for dad. Ties and golf clubs are nice, but maybe this year dad deserves a seriously “cool tool.”

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Paralyzed toddler can now move his legs

By doris | Published: June 10, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com Izaiah Wallis lies on his back, machine tubes hooked to his small body, legs stretched out and toes curled. A white sheet of paper hangs on an aquarium-themed painted wall behind his bed, bearing a request written on his behalf by his grandmother. “If you love me, please don’t kiss me,” [...]

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Warriors who became walking libraries

By doris | Published: May 28, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) — Roland Marbaugh wrote 509 pages of his tales of war — from the swampy Solomon Islands in World War II to the frozen Chosin Reservoir in Korea. His son typed them all up on an electric typewriter in the 1980s but unpublished, Marbaugh’s stories remained largely in [...]

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Gas prices, rising airfares be damned

By doris | Published: May 17, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com Most Americans believe taking a trip this summer is valuable, and many plan to do so despite rising airfares and sky-high prices at the pump, according to data from a spate of recent polls, surveys and predictions. Six in 10 Americans say that going somewhere on vacation this year is important, [...]

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Girl punished after reporting sex on school bus

By doris | Published: May 16, 2011

Full Story at CBS News (CBS/AP) DAYTON, Ohio – A woman said Monday that an Ohio charter school is punishing her daughter for not immediately reporting that she saw two classmates having sex on a school bus and for changing her seat during the bus trip. Saundra Roundtree told The Associated Press that her 14-year-old [...]

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Jindal: Morganza Spillway could open within the next 24 hours

By doris | Published: May 13, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers could open the Morganza Spillway within the next 24 hours, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said Friday. The Corps said it will operate the Morganza Spillway once river flows reach a certain trigger: 1.5 million cubic feet per second. Opening the spillway would lower [...]

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Woman awaits freedom after 17 years behind bars

By doris | Published: May 8, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com SALT LAKE CITY — In her dream, Debra Brown pedals out of a Utah prison on a powder blue bicycle, riding past razor wire that for the last 17 years has kept her from proms and graduations and the birth of seven grandchildren. On Monday that dream figures to become a [...]

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Oil sinks below $100

By doris | Published: May 5, 2011

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Oil prices plunged more than 8% Thursday as weak economic data and a strengthening dollar drove crude to its biggest one-day drop since April 2009. The main U.S. oil contract for June delivery settled down $9.44, or 8.6%, to $99.80 a barrel. That’s its lowest level since [...]

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Royal wedding shows Diana’s influence lives on

By doris | Published: April 27, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com London (CNN) — Just after announcing his engagement, Prince William told the world he had given Kate Middleton the distinctive sapphire and diamond ring belonging to his late mother Diana, Princess of Wales, as “my way of making sure my mother didn’t miss out on today and the excitement.”

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Lost postcard reunites two friends after 24 years

By doris | Published: April 22, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com Joanna Reyes was living in uptown Manhattan in February when she came upon a postcard tucked into a pile of junk mail. “My dear friend. The thought of you inspired me to write,” the note, in flowing cursive, opened. “Dear, how are you doing? The countryside is looking like spring, the [...]

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Panel that works in the dark puts solar on fast track to ubiquity

By doris | Published: April 18, 2011

Full Story at MNN.com First, the CleanTechnica item in brief: A company called New Energy Technologies has received some government funding to move forward with the development of a photovoltaic (PV) coating for windows. This is one of a host of “organic PV” and other nanoparticle technologies pursuing the promise of truly ubiquitous solar power. [...]

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The simple way to ease stress and anxiety

By doris | Published: April 16, 2011

Full Story at aralifestyle.com (ARA) – Do you ever feel down, stressed or anxious? Millions of Americans struggle with stress, anxiety or mood problems. They can wear and tear on your body, leaving you feeling tired, drained and empty inside. Over time stress and anxiety can build causing you to be less productive, anxious, tense [...]

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Japan seeks Russian help to stem nuclear crisis

By doris | Published: April 4, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com TOKYO — Japan has asked nuclear superpower Russia to send a special radiation treatment ship used to decommission nuclear submarines as it fights to contain the world’s worst atomic crisis since Chernobyl, Japanese media said late on Monday.                                                      Japanese engineers at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant have been forced to release [...]

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Cities are going dark for the Earth

By doris | Published: March 25, 2011

Full Story at CosmicLog.msnbc.msn.com Cities around the world are going dark on Saturday night for the annual Earth Hour event, which aims to raise awareness about actions people can take for the environment’s sake. The campaign, now in its fourth year, boasting participation of more than 4,000 cities in 131 countries and territories around the [...]

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180K flee as Japan’s nuke-plant crisis intensifies

By doris | Published: March 13, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com KORIYAMA, Japan – Japanese officials warned of a possible second explosion Sunday at a nuclear plant crippled by the earthquake and tsunami as they raced to stave off multiple reactor meltdowns, but they provided few details about whether they were making progress. More than 180,000 people have evacuated the area, and [...]

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