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Israeli Ground Forces Enter Gaza

posted: ONE MINUTE AGOcomments: 22768

filed under: World News

Israeli troops begin a ground offensive against Gaza as officials vow to target Hamas rocket-launching sites in the region. Hamas leaders say they have prepared a violent welcome. "You need to know that doom will await you and you will be killed, injured and captured," one exiled leader threatens.
Also See: Europeans Protest Gaza Attacks

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Israeli troops prepare to enter Gaza on Saturday.

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Yellowstone Earthquakes Raise Fears

posted: 1 HOUR 36 MINUTES AGOcomments: 388

filed under: National News, Science News

Scientists are working to determine whether a recent wave of more than 400 small earthquakes at Yellowstone National Park is a harbinger of something much bigger. "They're certainly not normal," one geologist says. "We haven't had earthquakes in this energy or extent in many years."

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Obama Urges Congress to Pass Stimulus

posted: 2 HOURS 30 MINUTES AGOcomments: 1258

filed under: The Obama Presidency

The President-elect plans to meet with congressional leaders next week to push his economic stimulus plan. He urges them to pass the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan swiftly after his inauguration, but Republicans say they want more time to review the details.

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Homicides Drop in Many Large US Cities

posted: 2 HOURS 13 MINUTES AGOcomments: 74

filed under: Crime News, National News

While New York and Chicago see a rise in slayings in 2008, other cities including Detroit, Cleveland, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Los Angeles record fewer violent deaths than the prior year.

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Michigan Twins Born in Different Years

posted: 39 MINUTES AGOcomments: 1945

filed under: National News, Weird News

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A Michigan mom gives birth to twin boys -- one in 2008 and the other in 2009. The first baby arrives shortly before midnight on New Year's Eve, while his brother makes his debut minutes into the new year.

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Seattle Police Kill German History Buff

posted: 3 HOURS 56 MINUTES AGOcomments: 370

filed under: National News

A college student dressed in a vintage German military uniform is shot and killed by police, who say the University of Washington senior pointed a rifle with a bayonet at officers. Friends and family say Miles Murphy was a peaceful history buff with a large collection of WWII memorabilia, including Nazi artifacts.

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