N. Korea: Leader visits factories
North Korea’s Kim Jong Il paid visits to machinery and soap-making factories, state media reported Tuesday.
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Journalists targeted in Mexico?s drug war
Attacks against journalists form a new front in the larger war the drug cartels are waging against Mexico’s institutions. The resulting damage is undermining Mexican civil society.
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Pistol-packing soccer mom sues sheriff
A Pennsylvania woman sued a sheriff Monday who revoked her concealed-weapons permit after she upset fellow parents by wearing her holstered pistol to her 5-year-old daughter’s soccer game.
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Restaurant turkeys that turn heads
Restaurant turkeys that turn heads 4.thumb.JPG” alt=”A honey-pecan-flavored, deep-fried turkey from Jive Turkey, Brooklyn, N.Y.” style=”margin:0 5px 5px 0” />Thanksgiving means tradition, so most restaurants are satisfied with serving a standard roasted turkey with all the canonical sides. A few take things in more interesting directions.
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Murder trial opens for ?Sopranos? actor
Both sides in the murder trial of Lillo Brancato agree on one thing: The actor was a junkie who hit bottom on Dec. 10, 2005 ? the night an off-duty police officer was killed during a burglary.
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Sources: Indian navy sank wrong ship
Sources: Indian navy sank wrong ship by the Indian navy, a vessel burns after being attacked. Indian officials initially said the boat was a pirate "mother ship" but U.S. officials said Tuesday it was actually a hijacked ship that was sunk by mistake.” style=”margin:0 5px 5px 0” />The Indian navy accidentally sank a trawler that had been hijacked by pirates, U.S. military sources said on Tuesday.
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Ford, Volvo lead annual list of safest vehicles
Ford, Volvo lead annual list of safest vehicles for Highway Safety selects 72 vehicles as winners of their top safetyaward for 2009 ? more than double the number of vehicles from last year. NBC?s Tom Costello reports. (Today Show)” style=”margin:0 5px 5px 0” />Dozens of new cars and trucks, led by Ford and its Volvo subsidiary, made the insurance industry’s list of the safest vehicles, helped by growing adoption of anti-rollover technology.
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Scoop: Spencer and Heidi tie the knot
The good news: Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt saved us the agony of living through exclusive coverage of a bridal shower, bachelor party and rehearsal dinner.
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$846 million of Katrina aid unclaimed
$846 million of Katrina aid unclaimed alt=”Sandra Marshall of New Orleans is still working her way through programs to help her recover from damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.” style=”margin:0 5px 5px 0” />An $850 million federal program to help thousands of mom-and-pop landlords after Hurricane Katrina sits on a bureaucratic shelf in New Orleans as rents continue to rise.
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Asian stocks rise after Wall Street rally
Asian markets rose robustly Tuesday as investors regained some confidence on Wall Street’s second straight day of day of strong gains, spurred by a U.S. government bailout of banking giant Citigroup.
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