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 | US Senate passes key health bill The US Senate passes the final version of a historic healthcare reform bill, in a boost to President Barack Obama. |
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| Weather eases for holiday getaway Millions face a final chance to get away for Christmas, with weather easing in most areas but new warnings of ice in Scotland. | |
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| Soldier killed in Helmand named A special forces soldier killed by a bomb in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday is named as Lance Corporal Tommy Brown. | |
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| Stab murder after snowball fight A 20-year-old man is stabbed to death with a kitchen knife after a snowball fight near his home in Denbighshire. | |
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| Archbishop attacks anti-gay bill The Archbishop of York condemns proposals in Uganda to put to death gay people who have sex with a minor. | |
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| WORLD | |
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| US Senate passes key health bill The US Senate passes the final version of a historic healthcare reform bill, in a boost to President Barack Obama. |
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| Dozens killed in Yemen air strike At least 30 suspected al-Qaeda militants, possibly including two commanders, are killed in an air strike in Yemen, officials say. | |
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| 'Humongous' storm hits US Midwest A major winter storm makes its way across the US Midwest, killing six people, snarling holiday travel and cutting power to hundreds of homes. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| US Senate passes key health bill The US Senate passes the final version of a historic healthcare reform bill, in a boost to President Barack Obama. |
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| 'Humongous' storm hits US Midwest A major winter storm makes its way across the US Midwest, killing six people, snarling holiday travel and cutting power to hundreds of homes. | |
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| US-Brazil boy custody battle ends A US man is reunited with his nine-year-old son after a long custody battle with Brazilian relatives that drew in US politicians. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | New state strike begins in India The start of a two-day strike by supporters of a planned new Indian state, Telangana, brings violence to the region. |
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| Deadly explosion rocks Peshawar A big explosion hits a busy road in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, with at least four people reported killed. | |
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| India anger at girl death ruling Outrage grows in India over a six-month jail sentence to a former police officer who is convicted for molesting a 14-year-old girl. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | 'No Tobin link' to unsolved cases Serial killer Peter Tobin was not involved in the murder or disappearance of six young women from Norfolk, police say. |
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| Sara Payne in critical condition Child protection campaigner Sara Payne is critically ill in hospital with complications following brain surgery. | |
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| Weather eases for holiday getaway Millions face a final chance to get away for Christmas, with weather easing in most areas but new warnings of ice in Scotland. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Bargains 'less likely this year' Shoppers searching for bargains in the seasonal sales may find they are a year too late for the best deals, according to experts. |
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| Greece votes for big budget cuts The Greek parliament votes in favour of adopting big public spending cuts that aim to lower the country's high levels of debt. | |
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| Disney chief's pay slips to $29m The pay of Disney's chief executive Robert Iger decreased by 28% to $29m in 2009 as the firm's profit declines. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Sarandon-Robbins split confirmed Hollywood couple Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins have ended their 23-year relationship, the actress's publicist confirms. |
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| 'Grisly' Murphy artwork withdrawn Artwork for a DVD release showing late actress Brittany Murphy lifeless in a bathtub is withdrawn by a US rental chain. | |
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| Strictly star on driving charge Strictly Come Dancing finalist Ricky Whittle is charged with dangerous driving after an incident involving a photographer. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Esa satellite senses Earth's pull Europe's Goce satellite is returning remarkable new data on the way the pull of gravity varies across the Earth. |
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| Chimps use cleavers to chop food For the first time, chimps are seen using tools to chop up and reduce food into smaller bite-sized portions. | |
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| Scientists 'decode' memory making Scientists believe they have uncovered one of the mechanisms that enable the brain to form memories. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | HP camera 'can't see' black faces An online video comparing a webcam's facial recognition response to a white woman and a black man is a big hit on YouTube. |
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| Military tracks Santa's journey A 50-year old tradition has gone hi-tech as children track Santa via Google Maps, Facebook and Twitter. | |
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| Google's Admob plans scrutinised Google's plans to buy mobile phone marketing company Admob are looked at by the Federal Trade Commission. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Alzheimer's may 'ward off cancer' Alzheimer's disease is associated with a reduced risk of cancer and vice versa, a US study suggests. |
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| US Senate passes key health bill The US Senate passes the final version of a historic healthcare reform bill, in a boost to President Barack Obama. | |
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| Another 'bad cholesterol' found Scientists say they have found proof that another "bad" type of cholesterol contributes to heart disease. | |
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| 1962: Bay of Pigs prisoners fly to freedom More than 1,000 men taken prisoner at the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba return to the United States in time for Christmas. | |||
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| 1974: 'Drowned' Stonehouse found alive Former UK minister John Stonehouse has been found in Australia after apparently faking his own death. | |||
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| 1968: First astronauts orbit Moon The Apollo 8 spacecraft and its crew of three astronauts become the first manned space mission to orbit the Moon. | |||
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