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When Farc leader Alfonso Cano was killed in a military operation on 4 November, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said it was the biggest blow to the guerrilla movement in its 47-year history.
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Use the Reuters Breakingviews stress test calculator to calculate how the Target core Tier 1 capital ratio and sovereign haircut levels affect the amount of capital banks need to pass the stress test.
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Washington Post - 1 hour ago
DES MOINES, Iowa - Republicans in early voting states like Iowa seem to be giving Herman Cain the benefit of the doubt for now - but they also say they need to know more, nearly a week after the disclosure that he was accused of sexually harassing ...
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There will be no two-part Kardashian divorce special on E! ... this according to sources who tell us Kim did NOT want cameras to document the private, emotional moments behind her divorce.
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Los Angeles Times - 29 minutes ago
Steve Williams, longtime caddie of Tiger Woods, seems to have a problem when it comes to talking too much about his former employer.
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Telegraph.co.uk - 3 hours ago
A massive crack is growing wider in the Antarctic ice sheet and could break apart in the coming months, forming an iceberg the size of New York City, Nasa scientists warned.
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Telegraph.co.uk - 30 minutes ago
A senior American general has been relieved of his duties in Kabul after insulting President Hamid Karzai and saying that the Afghan government was ungrateful and out of touch.
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Syria deputy foreign minister tells UK's Daily Telegraph regime will implement Arab League plan to end violence accepted on Wednesday; reports of regime violence continue despite plan acceptance.
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A day after the Navy intercepted two vessels from Canada and Ireland a few dozen kilometers from the Gaza shore, the flotilla organizers vow that more ships will attempt to break the blockade on the Strip.
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By the CNN Wire Staff Traffic braves flood waters in the Lat Phrao shopping and business of Bangkok, Thailan on November 4, 2011. Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Thailand's floodwaters inched toward downtown Bangkok, threatening some subway stations as ...
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MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Wearing white robes to symbolize purity and equality under God, millions of Muslims have begun their annual hajj pilgrimage by climbing a rocky desert hill outside Mecca.
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USA Today - 14 hours ago
With Mississippians poised to vote on the Personhood Amendment next week, the war of competing rallies for and against the measure is escalating.
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Patch.com - 18 minutes ago
You'll get an extra hour of sleep Sunday morning, but does Daylight Savings Time save anything else? By Casey Meserve and Carol Robidoux The clock tower at Post Office Square will be set back soon.
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Los Angeles Times - 4 hours ago
The Republican presidential candidate tells a gathering in Washington that he would trim Social Security, cap the cost of Medicaid and restructure Medicare.
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Patch.com - 23 minutes ago
An estimated 14700 Wisconsinites joined credit unions in October, siting frustration with bank fees and for-profit corporate structures.
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Philadelphia Inquirer - 1 hour ago
Jon S. Corzine made the Wall Street fortune he parlayed into a meteoric rise and fall in New Jersey politics by taking huge financial risks.
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Groupon Chief Executive Andrew Mason poses with his fiancee, pop musician Jenny Gillespie, outside the Nasdaq Market following his company's IPO in New York, November 4, 2011.
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Las Vegas Review - Journal - 1 hour ago
Amy Sancetta/AP A Bob Evans restaurant in Solon, Ohio, advertises job openings Wednesday . The US jobless rate fell to 9 percent from 9.1 percent in October, the first dip since July.
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USA Today - 25 minutes ago
CHICAGO - The buzz about IPOs has mostly faded. The stock market's numerous plunges in recent months saw to that. By Jeff Chiu, AP Zynga creative director Bill Jackson speaks at an event in San Francisco Oct. 11, 2011.
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Google Earth has a built-in flight simulator. It helpfully offers to start you out at Kathmandu for some exciting views of the Himalayan mountains.
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InformationWeek - 18 hours ago
While Apple tinkers with the code in iOS 5 to improve iPhone battery life, here's a selection of battery cases that will extend the usefulness of your device.
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Vancouver Sun - 50 minutes ago
'I just think it's crazy, because every night after the show, I've gone right from the stage, right to my car,' says Justin Bieber in response to claims he fathered a child.
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Los Angeles Times - 9 hours ago
In Hollywood, the holiday season often means releasing animated movies about Santa, rom-coms about the search for that New Year's Eve kiss and even the occasional film about the first Christmas.
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Cinema Blend - 1 hour ago
Let me get this out of the way right now. Tower Heist is stupid. It's so dumb, in fact, that I can't imagine anyone watching it and not mumbling, “Wait—what?
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New York Times - 9 hours ago
At 4 pm Saturday, two groups of weary adversaries will gather once more around a hotel conference table and try to settle the NBA lockout - if they can only hold off the agitating factions behind them.
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By Dave Walker, The Times-Picayune Saturday night TV's been a gassed wasteland for so long, the prospect of some real drama there seems weird.
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Washington Post - 1 hour ago
BOULDER, Colo. - Matt Barkley did Rodney Peete, Carson Palmer, Matt Leinart and Mark Sanchez one better, throwing a school-record six touchdown passes in No.
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By NASCAR Staff Matt Kenseth won at Texas in April, but hard-charging Tony Stewart and consistency king Carl Edwards are looking to separate themselves from the field.
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BBC Sport - 9 minutes ago
Rory McIlroy carded a bogey-free seven-under-par 65 to move within four shots of leader Freddie Jacobson at the WGC Champions tournament in Shanghai.
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Irish Times - 9 hours ago
ASTRONOMERS HAVE come up with a new way to search for advanced life on distant planets: look for the light given off by their cities.
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San Francisco Chronicle - 19 minutes ago
A massive chunk of black rock bigger than four city blocks is speeding toward us from outer space at more than 30000 miles an hour.
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Earthquakes have a bigger impact on health than other natural disasters such as floods and hurricanes, US researchers say. There are more than a million earthquakes, of varying severity, around the world each year.
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Tucson Citizen - 1 hour ago
by HealthDay on Nov. 04, 2011, under USA Today News Some children are not receiving the current recommended 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13), a replacement for the 7-valent vaccine (PCV7) in all children and a supplement for those aged .
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