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Police: Dad leaves boy and goes into strip club
INDIANAPOLIS – A man was arrested after police said he left his 5-year-old son in a tractor-trailer while he ducked into an Indianapolis strip club to drink. The 39-year-old was arrested at 1:15 a.m. Tuesday on child neglect and public intoxication charges after calling police to report his truck stolen and his child missing. Police said the man was too drunk to remember where he had parked. Full Story;
Obama telephones thanks to 10 US service members
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama enjoyed a quiet first Thanksgiving at the White House, telephoning U.S. servicemen and women stationed around the world and spending time in the company of his family and friends. Full Story;
Americans Toss Out 40 Percent of All Food
While many Americans feast on turkey and all the fixings today, a
new study finds food waste per person has shot up 50 percent since
1974. Some 1,400 calories worth of food is discarded per person each
day, which adds up to 150 trillion calories a year. Full Story;
Touched by NC girl’s death, Shaq pays for funeral
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Basketball star Shaquille O’Neal paid for the funeral of a 5-year-old North Carolina girl after being moved by national news coverage of the case of Shaniya Davis, who police say was kidnapped and killed. Full Story;
World powers demand Iran mothball nuclear site
VIENNA (Reuters) – Six world powers are demanding Iran immediately mothball a uranium enrichment site it hid for years in a resolution to be voted on by U.N. nuclear agency governors, calling it a message to Tehran to change its ways. Full Story;
Dubai request for debt ’standstill’ raises fear
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Just a year after the global downturn derailed Dubai’s explosive growth, the city is now so swamped in debt that it’s asking for a six-month reprieve on paying its bills — causing a drop on world markets Thursday and raising questions about Dubai’s reputation as a magnet for international investment. Full Story;
a.k.a., Return of the Generation Gap Full Story;
IAEA chief: Iran investigation at ‘dead end’
VIENNA – The outgoing head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday his probe of Iran’s nuclear program is at “a dead end” and that trust in Tehran’s credibility is shrinking after its belated revelation that it was secretly building a nuclear facility. Full Story;
Air Force captain wins new car on ‘Jay Leno Show’
NEW YORK – An audience member at “The Jay Leno Show” is especially grateful this Thanksgiving. He won a new car. Full Story;
Iran seizes rights lawyer’s Nobel Peace medal
TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian authorities confiscated Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi’s medal, the human rights lawyer said Thursday, in a sign of the increasingly drastic steps Tehran is taking against any dissent. Full Story;
Car insurance scofflaws raise health mandate doubt
DENVER – Thousands of drivers on the nation’s roads don’t carry auto insurance, despite laws in all but two states requiring it. Critics of President Barack Obama’s health overhaul plan ask: What are the chances scofflaws will treat a requirement to carry health insurance any differently? Full Story;
“Coffee police” fight fraud on shop shelves
GUARAJUBA, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazil's coffee industry is engaged in a tireless battle against rogue roasters who cut corners and costs by bulking up their products with corn, soy or even wood, the ABIC industry association says. Full Story;
New climate targets may not change daily life much
WASHINGTON – Americans’ day-to-day lives won’t change noticeably if President Barack Obama achieves his newly announced goal of slashing carbon dioxide pollution by one-sixth in the next decade, experts say. Full Story;
Brazil: ‘Gringos’ must pay to stop Amazon razing
MANAUS, Brazil – Brazil’s president said Thursday that “gringos” should pay Amazon nations to prevent deforestation, insisting rich Western nations have caused much more past environmental destruction than the loggers and farmers who cut and burn trees in the world’s largest tropical rain forest. Full Story;
Rogers throws 3 TDs in Packers 34-12 win vs. Lions
DETROIT – Aaron Rodgers matched a career high with three touchdown passes and Green Bay beat the Detroit Lions 34-12 on Thursday, giving the Packers three straight wins and improving their playoff prospects. Full Story;
U.S. allies must send more troops to Afghanistan: NATO
BERLIN (Reuters) – Allies of the United States must follow its lead and boost their troop levels in Afghanistan, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Thursday. Full Story;
Obama and GOP differ over recipe for jobs, economy
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and a top House Republican acknowledged in holiday messages Thursday the economic struggles facing Americans this Thanksgiving but offered starkly different recipes for relief. Full Story;
MSNBC EXCLUSIVE: FORT HOOD NEVER HAPPENED!
It’s been weeks since eyewitnesses reported that Maj. Nidal Hasan shouted “Allahu akbar” before spraying Fort Hood with gunfire, killing 13 people. Full Story;
Garmin 301 Forerunner?
Does any one have the Garmin 301 Forerunner and what issues problems have you had specifically with the Heart Rate Monitor HRM, the strap, and the unit in monitoring heart Rate? In reading reviews of this item, the most often mentioned issue with the unit is the HRM function. It's not reliable and gives all sorts of reading that are off base. Some people seem to report lots of issues, others very few. Does any one have one, and what issues have you had with the HRM. I am considering buying one in the near future.
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