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Emily M

Obama debt plan: President to unveil $3 trillion in cuts - Sep. 18, 2011 - 0 views

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    NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- President Obama will unveil a plan on Monday to cut the national debt by roughly $3 trillion over the next decade.
Barath P

As U.N. Meets, a Battle Over Generic Biotech Drugs - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    Chinese and Indian drug makers have taken over much of the global trade in medicines and now manufacture more than 80 percent of the active ingredients in drugs sold worldwide. But they had never been able to copy the complex and expensive biotech medicines increasingly used to treat cancer, diabetes and other diseases in rich nations like the United States - until now.
Emily M

In 2nd day of bloodshed, pro-regime forces firing on Yemeni protesters kill at least 23... - 2 views

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    SANAA, Yemen - Pro-regime forces, including snipers picking off protesters from rooftops, killed at least 23 people Monday in a second day of clashes shaking Yemen's capital, medical and security officials said.
Ali M

Netflix renames DVD-by-mail service, adds video games - CNN.com - 0 views

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      This story is interesting to me because I am a user of Netflix so the article directly effects me. 
    • Ali M
       
      This story has impact because it is about drastic changes to a service that many people use. 
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    Netflix is rebranding its 12-year-old movies-by-mail service as Qwikster and adding video games to its catalog, Reed Hastings, the company's CEO, announced Sunday night. The Web-streaming portion will continue to be called Netflix, he wrote on the company's blog.
Ryan M

Deadly Attacks Hit Security Forces and Civilians Across Iraq - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • Multiple attacks killed more than 20 people across Iraq on Wednesday, including in Anbar Province, where violence has emphasized the country’s sectarian fault lines.
    • Ryan M
       
      this article was newsworthy because it talks about the war going on in Iraq. It contains Importance/impact, being that U.S troops are down in Iraq and it affects our whole country. Timeliness: it happened yesterday. And conflict: its an attack.
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    Multiple attacks killed more than 20 people across Iraq on Wednesday, including in Anbar Province, where violence has emphasized the country's sectarian fault lines.
Sara W

And at Long Last, It's Showtime: J.Crew's Runway Debut at New York Fashion Week - Vogue... - 0 views

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      i feel that this article is news worthy because it is giving you information about J.Crews new spring line, which is important to their shoppers. Prominence/Celebrity: J.Crew Importance or Impact: its a new thing for fashion show goers because not until now you would not have seen J.Crew on the runway. Timeliness: this spring collection Meaning: this article lets the reader know about the up coming collections and why J.Crew decided to do so.
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    In the last six or so years, J.Crew has gone from being a preppy brand with a beautifully shot catalogue to a quirkily preppy brand with a beautifully shot catalogue and a significant voice in the conversation on American style. Sure, it might not be pushing capital-F fashion forward, but it is influencing and, one could argue, changing the way real women dress. So why not show in Lincoln Center during New York Fashion Week?
Barath P

503 Service Temporarily Unavailable - 0 views

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    President Barack Obama signed legislation into law early Wednesday that will keep the federal government funded through November 18, the White House said. The measure, called the "Continuing Resolution Act, 2012," ends the latest threat of a government shutdown.
Barath P

Unions endorse, will join Occupy Wall Street protests - CNN.com - 0 views

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    Meanwhile, the Massachusetts Nurses Association says hundreds of the city's nurses will rally with the Occupy Boston protesters on Wednesday. The association says the protest will be part of the opening day activities for a national nursing convention in Boston.
Emily M

U.S. weighs how to pressure Iran in wake of alleged plot - CNN.com - 0 views

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    Washington (CNN) -- With many sanctions already in place, the U.S. government is poised to take an even stronger stance Wednesday against Iran amid allegations that Tehran was behind a plot to assassinate a Saudi envoy on U.S. soil.
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    Washington (CNN) -- With many sanctions already in place, the U.S. government is poised to take an even stronger stance Wednesday against Iran amid allegations that Tehran was behind a plot to assassinate a Saudi envoy on U.S. soil.
Emily M

Obama Vows to Punish Iran in Alleged Plot Against Envoy - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    President Obama vowed on Thursday to push for what he called the "toughest sanctions" against Iran, saying that the United States had strong evidence that Iranian officials were complicit in an alleged plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to the United States.
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    WASHINGTON - President Obama vowed on Thursday to push for what he called the "toughest sanctions" against Iran, saying that the United States had strong evidence that Iranian officials were complicit in an alleged plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to the United States.
Barath P

Occupy Wall Street park cleaning postponed, averts showdown - CNN.com - 0 views

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    New York (CNN) -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday that at midnight Brookfield Office Properties -- the real-estate firm that owns Zuccotti Park -- made the decision not to clear out Wall Street protesters from a Lower Manhattan park after the company was "inundated" with calls from public officials who threatened them.
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    New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday that at midnight Brookfield Office Properties -- the real-estate firm that owns Zuccotti Park
Emily M

U.N. urges 'immediate' world 'measures' to protect Syrians - CNN.com - 0 views

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    (CNN) -- A top U.N. official deplored the "devastatingly remorseless toll of human lives" in Syria on Friday and exhorted the world community "to take immediate measures" to protect citizens.
Emily M

BBC News - Basque group Eta says armed campaign is over - 0 views

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    The Basque separatist group Eta says it has called a "definitive cessation" to its campaign of bombings and shootings.
Emily M

Syria, Yemen opposition warn dictators: You're next - CNN.com - 0 views

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    (CNN) -- Dictators around the Middle East should pay close attention to the fate of Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, opposition activists from Syria and Yemen said Thursday as reports of Gadhafi's death flashed across the world.
Emily M

"7 billionth" babies celebrated worldwide - CBS News - 0 views

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    (CBS/AP) MANILA, Philippines - Countries around the world marked the world's population reaching 7 billion Monday with lavish ceremonies for newborn infants symbolizing the milestone and warnings that there may be too many humans for the planet's resources.
Emily M

BBC News - Fracking tests near Blackpool 'likely cause' of tremors - 0 views

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    It is "highly probable" that shale gas test drilling triggered earth tremors in Lancashire, a study has found.
Emily M

BBC News - Germany warns Greece over eurozone rescue deal - 0 views

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    The eurozone plan to save Greece from bankruptcy is not up for renegotiation, Germany has warned, ahead of emergency talks with Greece and France.
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