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Yahoo! News: World News
UN halts Gaza aid shipments, cites Israeli attacks
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AP - The U.N. halted deliveries to the Gaza Strip on Thursday after gunfire from an Israeli tank killed an aid truck driver, and the threat of a wider conflict arose when militants in Lebanon fired rockets into northern Israel.
ICRC: Israel delayed access to wounded for days
(AP)AP - The international Red Cross accused Israel Thursday of "unacceptable" delays in letting rescue workers reach three Gaza City homes hit by shelling where they eventually found 15 dead and 18 wounded, including young children too weak to stand.
Analysis: Lebanese rockets raise fear of 2nd front
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AP - Residents of this northern Israeli town awoke Thursday to one of their country's worst nightmares: Rockets from Lebanon, and the possibility of a second front in a battle that has raged for two weeks in Gaza.
US to head anti-pirate patrols off Somalia
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AP - A new international force to battle pirates off the Somali coast is being formed under American command in a bid to focus more military resources to protect one of the world's key shipping lanes, the U.S. Navy said Thursday.
Official: Attack on US patrol kills 5
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AP - A suicide bomber struck U.S. troops patrolling on foot in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing at least two soldiers and three civilians and wounding at least nine others, officials said.
Yahoo! Sports
Source: Smoltz, Red Sox agree to deal (AP)John Smoltz has reached a preliminary agreement on a contract with the Boston Red Sox, a stunning end to his long career with the Atlanta Braves. A person familiar with the negotiations, speaking on condition of anonymity because the final paperwork had not been completed, said Smoltz will sign a $5 million guaranteed deal with the Red Sox that includes the possibility of earning another $5...
Florida, Oklahoma set to play for No. 1 (AP)Standing next to the crystal football, Bob Stoops was the picture of Mr. Agreeable. Any pose the photographers wanted, the Oklahoma coach gave them. Looking to the right, gazing to the left, smiling straight ahead. That is, until a shutterbug told Stoops to hold up one finger -- a "we're No. 1" shot. No chance, pal.
Browns introduce Mangini as coach (AP)Eric Mangini is starting over where he started out. Mangini, who began his NFL career as a ballboy for the Browns, was introduced as Cleveland's 12th full-time coach on Thursday, less than two weeks after he was fired by the New York Jets. The 37-year-old Mangini signed a four-year deal with the Browns, who are rebuilding once again following a 4-12 season that ended with the firings of coach Romeo...
LT confirms torn tendon, doubtful Sunday (AP)LaDainian Tomlinson confirmed Wednesday that he has a torn tendon in his groin and listed himself as doubtful for the San Diego Chargers' playoff game at Pittsburgh on Sunday. "It's definitely torn," Tomlinson said after sitting out Wednesday's practice. "I can't really elaborate on it because I don't want to give too much information away." Tomlinson was hurt in a 52-21 rout against Denver in the...
BC fires coach for meeting with Jets (AP)The man who fired Jeff Jagodzinski for interviewing with the New York Jets called Wednesday the hardest day in his 12 years as Boston College's athletic director. Athletic director Gene DeFilippo declined to speculate during a 20-minute news conference -- at which he said "I love Jags" -- if the coach preferred the technical, Xs-and-Os job of an NFL coach to the college job with its recruiting and...
Yahoo! News: Business
Stocks flat as stimulus hopes offset Wal-Mart
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Reuters - Stocks were little changed on Thursday as investors took bleak signs of more deterioration in consumer spending as likely to spur Washington to approve a stimulus plan quickly to jolt the economy out of recession.
Jobless rolls at 26-year high, retail sales weak
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Reuters - Unemployment benefit rolls swelled to a 26-year high in the last week of December, data showed on Thursday, while retailers, including market leader Wal-Mart, reported poor sales as the year-long economic slump deepened.
Companies face $409 billion pension deficit: study
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Reuters - Volatile markets have saddled U.S. companies with a $409 billion deficit on pension plans, reversing a $60 billion surplus a year earlier, and will cut into earnings in 2009, consulting firm Mercer said.
Citi mulls endorsing bankruptcy reform: sources
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Reuters - Citigroup Inc could soon agree to principles that would let troubled borrowers save their homes through bankruptcy, sources familiar with the talks said on Thursday, while industry groups are easing their opposition to the plan.
Satyam in crisis as India vows to end company fraud
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Reuters - India's Satyam Computer faces a crisis of "unimaginable proportions," its interim chief executive said a day after the chairman revealed profits had been falsely inflated for years.
Yahoo! News: Most Viewed
Macy's will shutter 11 stores in 9 states
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AP - Department-store operator Macy's Inc. said Thursday it will close 11 underperforming stores in nine states — affecting 960 employees — and lowered its forecast for the fourth quarter after one of the weakest holiday seasons in years.
Extreme Alaska cold grounds planes, disables cars
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AP - Ted Johnson planned on using a set of logs to a build a cabin in Alaska's interior. Instead he'll burn some of them to stay warm.
Obama warns of dire consequences without stimulus
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AP - President-elect Barack Obama warned of dire and long-lasting consequences if Congress doesn't pump unprecedented dollars into the national economy, making an urgent pitch Thursday for his mammoth spending proposal in his first speech since the election.
UN halts Gaza aid shipments, cites Israeli attacks
(AP)AP - The U.N. halted deliveries to the Gaza Strip on Thursday after gunfire from an Israeli tank killed an aid truck driver, and the threat of a wider conflict arose when militants in Lebanon fired rockets into northern Israel.
Shooting by Oakland, Calif., officer sparks anger
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AP - Mayor Ron Dellums urged residents to remain calm after protests turned violent in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a transit police officer.
