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UN Security Council calls for immediate Gaza truce
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AP - The U.N. Security Council called for an "immediate" and "durable" cease-fire in Gaza in a resolution Thursday night even as fighting between Israel and Hamas raged — with early morning airstrikes killing seven Palestinians and pushing the death toll to about 760 in the near two-week conflict.
US abstains from UN vote on Gaza cease-fire
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AP - The United States says it supports a U.N. resolution that calls for a cease-fire in Gaza but abstained from the Security Council vote because it is awaiting the outcome of Egyptian-mediated talks with Hamas and Israel.
Analysis: Syria deals with Gaza, eyeing own peace
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AP - Syria has responded to Israel's Gaza offensive with harsh words for the Israelis and expressions of firm support for Hamas. But it's unlikely to do much more.
Afghan governor says 10 killed by suicide bomber
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AP - A suicide bomber walked into a produce shop in southern Afghanistan on Friday and detonated explosives strapped to his body, killing at least 10 people, the provincial governor said.
Fire in slum in southern Pakistan kills 38
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AP - A fire swept through a slum in Pakistan's largest city, killing 38 people, many of them children, officials and witnesses said Friday.
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Gators earn BCS title in sloppy affair (AP)The game defied expectations. Tim Tebow fulfilled them. He rescued No. 1 Florida, running through and throwing over No. 2 Oklahoma for a 24-14 victory Thursday night that gave the Gators their second BCS championship in three years. It was hardly a high-wattage matchup of Heisman winners -- more a sloppy, choppy affair that the rough-and-tumble Tebow took over at the end.
Utah surges to No. 2 in final poll (AP)Florida is No. 1 in the AP Top 25. Utah is perfect at No. 2, though not perfectly happy. Texas and Southern California also claimed to be the best -- but media voters didn't think so. The Gators received 48 first-place votes and 1,606 points in the poll released early Friday, after they beat Oklahoma 24-14 in the BCS national title game.
Source: Smoltz, Red Sox agree to deal (AP)John Smoltz and Brad Penny are on their way to the Red Sox. Rocco Baldelli was already in Boston, holding up his new jersey. After missing out on Mark Teixeira, the biggest free-agent prize of the offseason, the Red Sox were poised to make a series of smaller deals that would essentially complete their roster.
Browns introduce Mangini as coach (AP)Introduced for the first time as Cleveland's coach, Eric Mangini stepped to the podium and his football life flashed before him. This is where it all began. "I feel like I should be getting some coffee or picking up some towels or something," he joked. The ballboy returned as the boss. Mangini, fired by the New York Jets after their season finished with a December nosedive, took over the rebuilding...
Saves leader Hoffman headed to Brewers (AP)Crank up the AC/DC, Milwaukee: The Brewers have landed career saves leader Trevor Hoffman, solving a shaky closer situation that could have gone into spring training with no clear-cut favorite. Hoffman's agent, Rick Thurman, credited Milwaukee for being "diligent and aggressive" in its pursuit of Hoffman after Brewers players called to recruit him.
Yahoo! News: Business
Asia stocks slip in long wait for U.S. jobs data
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Reuters - Asian stocks edged down and the U.S. dollar drifted higher on Friday, as investors braced for the December U.S. payrolls data, expected to show sharp job losses and dash hopes for a speedy recovery this year.
World waits on jobs data as recession weighs
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Reuters - U.S. employers probably cut the most jobs in at least 34 years last month as the global economic crisis gathered pace and moves by policy makers took time to filter through to struggling companies.
Lehman deal on private equity close: source
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Reuters - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc has reached an agreement in principle to sell its merchant banking business, made up of two private equity funds, to management of the funds, a source familiar with the situation said on Thursday.
Moody's warns on Honda
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Reuters - Credit ratings agency Moody's put Honda Motor Co Ltd (7267.T) on review for a possible downgrade on Friday, while South Korean SUV maker Ssangyong filed for bankruptcy protection as the financial crisis further pounded the global auto industry.
Recession more severe than thought: Fed's Rosengren
(Reuters)Reuters - The U.S. recession looks to be longer and more severe than originally thought, but there are signs that the economy will improve in the second half of 2009, a top Federal Reserve official said on Thursday.
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Madoff 'victims' do math, realize they profited
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AP - The many Bernard Madoff investors who withdrew money from their accounts over the years are now wrestling with an ethical and legal quandary. What they thought were profits was likely money stolen from other clients in what prosecutors are calling the largest Ponzi scheme in history. Now, they are confronting the possibility they may have to pay some of it back.
Ark. funeral home no haven for meth lab
(AP)AP - A funeral home might be a place for eternal rest, but police say an Arkansas man saw an opportunity to build a methamphetamine lab undisturbed by the living.
US abstains from UN vote on Gaza cease-fire
(AP)AP - The United States says it supports a U.N. resolution that calls for a cease-fire in Gaza but abstained from the Security Council vote because it is awaiting the outcome of Egyptian-mediated talks with Hamas and Israel.
Democrats criticize Obama's proposed tax cuts
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AP - President-elect Barack Obama's proposed tax cuts ran into opposition Thursday from senators in his own party who said they wouldn't do much to stimulate the economy or create jobs. Senators from both parties agreed that Congress should do something to stimulate the economy. But Democratic senators emerging from a private meeting of the Senate Finance Committee criticized business and individual tax cuts in Obama's stimulus plan.
Critics' final answer: `Slumdog' wins 5 awards
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AP - The critics have spoken, and "Slumdog Millionaire" is their final answer.
