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Yahoo! News: World News
Latin America fights for drug aid under Obama
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AP - The U.S. government was finally releasing $400 million on Wednesday to support Mexico's police and soldiers in their fight against drug cartels.
Bombs found in Mumbai train station a week later
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AP - Police searching a mound of baggage abandoned amid the carnage of the attack on Mumbai's main train station found two bombs Wednesday — nearly a week after they were left there by gunmen — in a stunning new example of the botched security that has become a major issue in India since the three-day siege.
Russia to send warship through Panama Canal
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AP - Russia said Wednesday it is sending a warship through the Panama Canal for the first time since World War II, a short journey loaded with symbolic weight: the destroyer will dock at a former U.S. naval base, showcasing Russia's growing influence in the region.
Cruise passengers describe 'cheeky' pirate attack
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AP - Ordered to get inside and stay down, Oregon tourist Clyde Thornburg heard the pirates' rifle shots hit the side of the luxury cruise liner — "Pop! Pop! Pop!" — then felt the ship speed up to escape.
92 nations sign cluster-bomb ban; US, Russia don't
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AP - An Afghan teenager who lost both legs in a cluster bomb explosion helped persuade his country to change its stance and join nearly 100 nations in signing a treaty Wednesday banning the disputed weapons.
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Giants end Burress' year, Pierce to play (AP)The New York Giants expect Antonio Pierce to play in Sunday's game against Philadelphia while the team gathers information on the linebacker's involvement in a shooting that led to the season-ending suspension of star receiver Plaxico Burress. Coach Tom Coughlin said Pierce would practice Wednesday with the Super Bowl champions.
Red Sox give Pedroia 6-year, $40.5M deal (AP)Dustin Pedroia has a Rookie of the Year award, an MVP, a Gold Glove and Silver Slugger and, of course, a World Series ring. And now he's got the big-bucks contract befitting one of the most decorated young players in baseball. The Red Sox second baseman, who earned $457,000 last season while winning the AL Most Valuable Player award, agreed Wednesday to a $40.5 million, six-year contract that could...
Notre Dame to bring back Weis in 2009 (AP)Charlie Weis will return for a fifth year as Notre Dame's football coach despite posting his second straight disappointing season. "Though this past season fell short of the expectations that all of us have for our football program, I am confident that Charlie has a strong foundation in place for future success and that the best course of action is to move forward under his leadership," athletic...
Texas Tech, Leach negotiating extension (AP)Texas Tech athletic director Gerald Myers says the school is negotiating a contract extension with Mike Leach, amid reports that the Red Raiders coach has met with the University of Washington about the Huskies' top job. Myers wouldn't confirm or deny newspaper reports that Leach was in Seattle this week to talk to UW officials.
'Canes fire Laviolette, rehire Maurice (AP)Peter Laviolette won more games than any American-born coach in NHL history. But he didn't win enough of them lately to keep his job with the Carolina Hurricanes, so they replaced him with their winningest coach -- the same one Laviolette himself replaced five years earlier. The Hurricanes fired Laviolette on Wednesday, brought back Paul Maurice to take over for him and moved Hall of Fame player...
Yahoo! News: Business
Wall Street jumps on Coke and other defensive plays
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Reuters - Stocks rose for a second day on Wednesday as investors flocked to shares of Coke and other companies that hold up well in recessions following another round of disappointing economic data and corporate outlooks.
All options on table as Congress reviews autos bailout
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Reuters - All options were on the table on Wednesday as congressional committees scrutinized auto company restructuring proposals and an urgent appeal for $34 billion in aid ahead of make-or-break hearings.
Private jobs, services slump show recession toll
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Reuters - Private employers cut 250,000 jobs in November, an unexpectedly large number and the biggest in seven years, while the service sector, which powers most of the economy, posted its worst slump on record.
Paulson said weighing bailout's next $350 billion
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Reuters - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is weighing whether to ask Congress for the remaining $350 billion of the financial bailout fund, with White House aides approaching President-elect Barack Obama's transition team about the idea, an Obama aide said on Wednesday.
Cyber Monday spending rises 15 percent: comScore
(Reuters)Reuters - Online retail spending rose 15 percent on the all-important Monday after Thanksgiving from a year earlier, sounding a positive note in an otherwise bleak holiday season.
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Study illuminates star explosion from 16th century
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AP - More than 400 years after Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe challenged established wisdom about the heavens by analyzing a strange new light in the sky, scientists say they've finally nailed down just what he saw.
Nations sign cluster-bomb ban,US and Russia refuse
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AP - Nations began signing a treaty banning cluster bombs Wednesday in a move that supporters hope will shame the U.S., Russia and China and other non-signers into abandoning weapons blamed for maiming and killing civilians.
Franken pulls closer, but Coleman leads in Minn.
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AP - Democrat Al Franken caught a couple of breaks Tuesday as the recount in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race drew closer to a finish, though not enough to undo Republican Sen. Norm Coleman's persistent lead.
UAW to renegotiate labor terms, suspend jobs bank
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AP - The United Auto Workers said Wednesday it is willing to change its contracts with U.S. automakers and accept delayed payments of billions of dollars to a union-run health care trust to do its part to help the struggling companies secure $34 billion in government loans.
Auditors fault Treasury policing of bailout funds
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AP - Lawmakers want the Treasury to insist that banking institutions sharing in the $700 billion bailout comply with limits Congress imposed on executive salaries and use the money for its intended purposes.
