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Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, Obama have intense exchange on tarmac

Chicago Sun-Times -
AP January 26, 2012 5:32AM Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer points at President Barack Obama after he arrived at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, in Mesa, Ariz.

Australian PM escorted out of building

CNN International -
By Hugh Williams, CNN Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is taken out of the Canberra restaurant by security service agents on Friday.

Drama of Romney-Gingrich primary fight goes onstage for last debate before ...

Washington Post -
COCOA, Fla. - A two-man fight for Florida is emerging ahead of the state's final Republican presidential debate, with Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich pounding each other over personal and professional vulnerabilities.

iPhone thieves find Apple support helpful to them, too

Reuters -
By Mitch Lipka (Reuters) - When Apple Inc (AAPL.O) set up its customer service plan for the iPhone, it seems to have had the best intentions of humanity in mind -- any phone under warranty can get serviced because it's the phone that's tied to the ...

RPT-FOCUS-Bernanke has 'finger on trigger' for new bond buys

Reuters -
* US Fed Chairman sets wide latitude for QE3 * Eye on falling inflation, high unemployment * Bernanke 'laying down a very bad future' -Gingrich By Ann Saphir and Jonathan Spicer CHICAGO/NEW YORK, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve has moved closer ...

Memorial service to cap 3 days of mourning at Penn State for Hall of Fame ...

Washington Post -
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - A simple two-word message flashed this week on the electronic signboard outside Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center.

Details emerge of SEAL rescue raid in Somalia

CBS News -
More details are emerging about the rescue by US Navy SEALs of two aid workers, an American and a Dane, in a daring nighttime operation in Somalia this past weekend.

Egypt stocks surge after uprising anniversary

CBS News -
(AP) CAIRO - Egypt's stock market has posted its strongest gains in about 10 months, rallying nearly 7 percent as investors cheered the peaceful passing of the one-year anniversary of the uprising that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak.

Two buildings collapse in Rio de Janeiro

Reuters India -
By Fabio Couto | RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Two buildings collapsed in downtown Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, in the latest incident highlighting the failure of authorities to improve the city's infrastructure amid preparations to host soccer's World ...

Insurgent Bombing in Iraq Kills 10 People

ABC News -
Insurgents bombed a house belonging to two policemen and their families in central Iraq early on Thursday, killing 10 people inside in the latest brazen attack since the US troop withdrawal, officials said.

Sarkozy Rival Hollande Advocates Banks' Split in Campaign Plan

BusinessWeek -
By Helene Fouquet Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Francois Hollande, the frontrunner in France's presidential campaign, advocated forcing banks to separate retail and investment operations while raising taxes on the wealthy.

Key points of president's State of the Union address

CNN -
President Obama pushed for existing and new initiatives during his State of the Union address Tuesday night. Here are key initiatives from President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night:?

Army will cut combat brigades

Dekalb Daily Chronicle -
By LOLITA C. BALDOR - AP WASHINGTON - The US Army plans to slash the number of combat brigades from 45 to as low as 32 in a broad restructuring of its fighting force aimed at cutting costs and reducing the service by about 80000 soldiers, ...

Sara Lee to buy Senseo coffee system rights from Philips

Chicago Tribune -
Sara Lee Corp. said it had agreed to buy full rights of Senseo coffee systems from Philips Electronics NV for $220.5 million, its latest move intended to bolster its international coffee and tea business.

Netflix wins over analysts by adding customers

Reuters -
(Reuters) - Netflix Inc's (NFLX.O) efforts to win back customers after its recent missteps was praised by analysts, after the online video and DVD rental company signed up more US subscribers than expected in the fourth quarter.

Self-Deportation: Fantasy or Reality?

ABC News (blog) -
Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are embroiled in a war of words over โ€œself-deportation,โ€ an idea the former Massachusetts governor proposed as a way to curb illegal immigration.

Nokia Posts Huge Loss

Wall Street Journal -
By ARILD MOEN HELSINKIโ€”Finland's Nokia Corp., the world's largest mobile-phone maker by volume, Thursday posted its third consecutive quarterly net loss, as handset sales dropped 29% on an annual basis.

HP webOS open source begins โ€” what next?

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By James Kendrick | January 26, 2012, 3:55am PST Summary: HP is divulging how the open sourcing of webOS will take place, but there are still some questions to address about the viability of the platform.

Apple rewards staff with $500 Mac cut, $250 iPad saving

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SlashGear -
Apple employees may have to put up with migraine-inducing levels of secrecy and the overspill of โ€œmagicalโ€ product dust getting in their eyes, but up to $500 discounts off new hardware may go some way to alleviating any discomfort.

Apple loses ground to Android in tablet biz

Register -
By Tony Smith โ€ข Get more from this author Apple may have topped the US smartphone chart in Q4 2011, thanks to the iPhone 4S, but it needs a revamped iPad if it's to reverse the trend in the tablet market.

Demi Moore Being Treated For Anorexia?

MTV UK -
Despite reports suggesting that the Ghost actress has exhaustion, The Sun claims that Moore is being treated for problems relating to the potentially fatal eating disorder.

The serious side of making people laugh

Los Angeles Times -
Larry David, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld and Don Rickles are among those discussing the business of being funny for David Steinberg's 'Inside Comedy' series.

Kiefer Sutherland Proud of Eco Initiatives at Fox

Ecorazzi -
by Ali Berman January 26, 2012 For eight year Kiefer Sutherland entertained millions as Jack Bauer on the Fox hit โ€œ24.โ€ Now, the actor is working with Fox again on his new show โ€œTouchโ€ that debuts on March 19th.

Azarenka, Sharapova win, reach Australian Open final

USA TODAY -
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Maria Sharapova overcame Petra Kvitova to set up a women's final against Victoria Azarenka at the Australian Open before the attention quickly shifted to a much anticipated semifinal showdown between Roger Federer and Rafael ...

Roger Federer v Rafael Nadal - live!

The Guardian -
Fourth set: Federer 4-5 Nadal*: Surely, but surely, this is it now? Nadal prevails in a long, long rally at 30-30, dragging Federer back and forth across the baseline until his opponent is finally reduced to jabbing a two-handed backhand into the net ...

Kobe, Gasol lead Lakers' comeback for 96-91 victory over Clippers in testy ...

Washington Post -
LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant scored 12 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, Pau Gasol had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit for a 96-91 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night ...

Woods Opens With 70, Trails McIlroy, Karlsson by 3

ABC News -
Tiger Woods weathered putting woes to open his 2012 season with a 2-under 70 at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship on Thursday, three shots behind clubhouse leaders Rory McIlroy and Robert Karlsson.

Tanzania's Hadza group sheds light on ancient social networks

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Los Angeles Times -
The Hadza, who live primitively in Tanzania, have social networks similar to modern ones. People prefer the company of those with attitudes similar to their own, a study finds.

Britain Ranks Top Risks Posed by Climate Change

ABC News -
Britain says coastlines, wildlife and even the nation's most famous dish are under threat from climate change in its first-ever national assessment of likely risks.

'Cloaking' a 3-D object from all angles demonstrated

BBC News -
By Jason Palmer Science and technology reporter, BBC News Researchers have "cloaked" a three-dimensional object, making it invisible from all angles, for the first time.

Former Head of French Breast Implant Maker Arrested

TIME -
By AP | January 26, 2012 | + The former head of a French company at the center of a breast implant scandal affecting tens of thousands of women worldwide was arrested Thursday in southeast France, an official says.

Study of freakish mystery illness finds no cause

abc13.com -
ATLANTA, GA -- Imagine having the feeling that tiny bugs are crawling on your body, that you have oozing sores and mysterious fibers sprouting from your skin.

Breast Cancer Survival - Why Avastin And Sutent Don't Help

Medical News Today -
Avastin and Sutent, two breast cancer drugs, do not lead to longer survival, probably because they encourage an increase in the number cancer stem cells in breast tumors, according to a study carried out on mice by researchers from the Michigan ...

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