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  1. While serving in Iraq, Manning was stationed 40 miles east of Baghdad. He was arrested after video shot from a U.S. military helicopter was posted online.

    Citing unnamed government officials, the AP reports that Bradley Manning, the Army Private suspected of leaking classified government data to WikiLeaks, is being moved out of the Marine Corps base...

  2. Charles Lotter is an operator of Tower Bridge in London and can work all night if a bridge lift is required. Sleep experts say that even people who routinely work night shifts will experience times when they get sleepy in the middle of the night.

    News that air traffic controllers had fallen asleep at their posts has brought a chorus of outrage. But if you think it's easy for humans to stay awake and vigilant when working in the middle of...

  3. wwar

    Gwyneth Paltrow cooks and tells family stories; a sumptuous illustrated biography of Diana Vreeland now in paperback; a comprehensive Latin American poetry anthology; an expose of working at the...

  4. Local TV station KPRC says that "three children were injured [this morning] when a gun brought to an elementary school by a 6-year-old discharged." My Fox in Houston writes that "police and medical...

  5. [Editor's note: A new five-disc box set, The Bristol Sessions, 1927-1928, documents a series of historic recordings made on the Tennessee-Virginia border. Ed Ward has this reflection on the...

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  1. Gwyneth Paltrow cooks and tells family stories; a sumptuous illustrated biography of Diana Vreeland now in...

  2. Deep in far west Texas, about 60 miles north of the Rio Grande, lies a city called Marfa. While the population might...

  3. A week after the Kentucky Democratic Party called on two Republican gubernatorial candidates to release their income...

  4. [Editor's note: A new five-disc box set, The Bristol Sessions, 1927-1928 , documents a series of historic recordings...

  5. Details are still coming in from Houston, where the Chronicle 's main headline at this moment is "Kindergartner's...

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  1. For that reason he said "tweaks" are needed to stabilize the program's finances. "For the vast majority of Americans, every dime you earn, you're paying some in Social Security," Obama said at an... Full Article at Reuters

  2. Syria's cabinet also passed legislation to "regulate the right of peaceful protest" and Interior Ministry permission will be required to demonstrate in Syria, the state news agency said. In light... Full Article at Reuters

  3. Egypt’s top prosecutor has ordered deposed President Hosni Mubarak moved from a hospital at a Red Sea resort to a military hospital for questioning about the deaths of protesters and allegations... Full Article at Washington Times

  4. How to do that, however, remains a major sticking point, and Obama did not indicate any greater flexibility over his demands that taxes go up for the wealthiest Americans while investments... Full Article at Reuters

  5. The Royal Courts of Justice

    Judges at the Court of Appeal said the man had a right to privacy because of how the story could affect his family. They said someone can be protected from prurient news stories if publication... Full Article at BBC News