| Iran acknowledges prisoners were beaten to death (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2009 07:07 AM PST  AP - After months of denials, Iran acknowledged Saturday that at least three people detained in the country's postelection turmoil were beaten to death by their jailers.
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| Dean Sheremet Files for Divorce from LeAnn Rimes Posted: 19 Dec 2009 08:07 AM PST  Us Magazine: Dean Sheremet filed papers on Thursday to divorce LeAnn Rimes, UsMagazine.com has learned. In the petition for divorce, Sheremet asks for Rimes to pay spousal support plus all attorney fees and costs. His lawyer Stacy D. Phillips also requests the court not to grant spousal support to Rimes. The papers were made public on Friday. Sheremet, now 29, married singer Rimes, now 27, in 2002. They separated in July 2009. Reports circulated that Rimes had filed in September to end her marriage, but no court records exist to support the rumor. The singer did release a statement announcin
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| Brandon Jennings fined for positive, ill-timed Twitter post Posted: 19 Dec 2009 11:09 AM PST ![]() Want to see what $7,500 looks like? Of course you do. Boom! Stu Jackson ( @angrysocialist ), the NBA's Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations, announced today that Bucks rookie Brandon Jennings (notes) ( @YUNGBUCK3 ) has been fined $7,500 for posting a message on his Twitter account fo...
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| 'Avatar' Crashes into Theaters Posted: 19 Dec 2009 06:52 AM PST  A $300 million spectacle. Avatar, James Cameron's special effects titanic of a movie about blue warrior cat people from outer space, just might be the biggest cinematic event of the year.
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| Autism Numbers Are Rising. The Question is Why? (Time.com) Posted: 19 Dec 2009 08:02 AM PST  Time.com - Autism rates among American children have risen dramatically in just a few years. Is there truly an increased risk, or are we just looking harder for the condition?
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| China, India, Brazil, Obama reach tentative climate deal in Copenhagen Posted: 18 Dec 2009 01:07 PM PST ![]() You don't think that President Obama was going to travel to Copenhagen and come back with nothing, did you? Word is popping out via the LA Times that some of the most powerful nations in the world have reached a tentative deal on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Details of the agreement were approved in an evening meeting with President Obama, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, sources said. Obama has scheduled a press conference in the host Bella Center to unveil the agreement. A senior administration
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| How to Live Happily on 75 Percent Less Posted: 19 Dec 2009 12:19 PM PST ![]() Nine months after getting laid off, Catherine Goerz once again became part of the rush-hour commute--in a way she'd never anticipated. To pick up extra cash, Goerz took a temporary job handing out fliers touting the benefits of public transportation in the San Francisco subway system.
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| White-collar jobless join FedEx, UPS for holidays (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2009 08:39 AM PST ![]() Ed Gullo never thought he'd be on this side of a package delivery. Gullo, 61, of Newburgh, N.Y., is driving a truck for FedEx during the holiday shipping rush that started after Thanksgiving.
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| Danica Patrick gets taste of NASCAR at Daytona (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 08:31 PM PST  AP - Once IndyCar star Danica Patrick figured out how to get in and out of the stock car, the rest of her testing session at Daytona International Speedway went without any problems.
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| U.S. Companies Shut Out as Iraq Auctions Its Oil Fields Posted: 18 Dec 2009 11:16 PM PST  Antiwar protestors insisted that the U.S. invaded Iraq for its oil, but nobody seems to have told the Iraqis. They've awarded most oil contracts to countries that opposed the war
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| Video Title Posted: 18 Dec 2009 02:33 PM PST ![]() Specific Movie: Watch The Back-Up Plan trailers and video clips, see photos, find showtimes and much more on Yahoo! Movies
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| Chris Henry's family still mum; cops say player died from head trauma Posted: 18 Dec 2009 11:02 PM PST ![]() If Chris Henry's fiance Loleini Tonga had a weakness, it was her inability to say no, a close friend said Friday, the day after ...
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| Greensburg Central Catholic falls, 21-14, in the snow Posted: 19 Dec 2009 08:24 AM PST  Quarterback Kyle Smith scored on a 1-yard run to give Lancaster Catholic a 21-14 lead over Greensburg Central Catholic heading into the fourth quarter in the PIAA Class AA Championship football game, and it was enough for a state title.
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| Senate Dems reach 60 vote threshold on health bill Posted: 19 Dec 2009 06:43 AM PST  WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders secure the support of Sen. Ben Nelson to provide the 60th and deciding vote for sweeping health care legislation in the Senate, capping a year of struggle and a final burst of deadline bargaining on President Barack Obama's top domestic priority. Nelson, D-Neb., said he made his decision after winning fresh concessions to limit the availability of abortions in insurance sold in newly created exchanges, as well as tens of million in federal Medicaid funds for his home state.
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| Tiger Woods Doesn't Want A Divorce Posted: 19 Dec 2009 04:52 AM PST  Close source says Tiger and Elin have opposite feelings on splitting. While the week heated up for Tiger Woods with wife Elin Nordegren reportedly talking to divorce attorneys and heading to Sweden (possibly for good), it's said Tiger is fighting the dissolution of their marriage and is "doing everything he can" to stay with Elin.
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