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41 stories about "war".
Warrants detail stabbings at Calif. beach house 44 minutes ago.
Recently released court documents provide details of the brutal stabbing deaths of a pregnant woman and her husband at their Southern California beach house last year. (www.newsvine.com)
Calderon: Violence price worth paying in drug war 1 hour 43 minutes ago.
President Felipe Calderon tried to rally frustrated Mexicans behind his increasingly bloody drug war Thursday, saying he knows violence has surged under his watch, but arguing that it is the price of confronting powerful and brutal cartels. (www.newsvine.com)
65th anniversary of World War II's end marked 2 hours 35 minutes ago.
World War II veterans, their families and officials marked the 65th anniversary of the end of that war on board the same ship where Japan formally surrendered in 1945.
World War II - Japan - History - Twentieth Century - Wars and Conflicts (feeds.boston.com)
Gardeners' Legionnaire's warning 3 hours 54 minutes ago.
Gardeners are being warned about the risk of Legionnaire's disease from compost after a pensioner developed the disease after handling compost. (www.bbc.co.uk)
Steward considering 'childhood favorite,' others 5 hours 39 minutes ago.
Tony Steward grew up rooting for Florida State and idolizing linebacker Ernie Sims, two reasons he has the Seminoles at the top of his short list of college choices. (www.newsvine.com)
Ex-US air base in Iceland considered for war games 5 hours 47 minutes ago.
Iceland's government began considering on Thursday a bid by a private military training company to base a fleet of fighter jets at an ex-U.S. air base for hired war game exercises. (www.newsvine.com)
Wary of tea party, GOP attacks Senate candidate 5 hours 48 minutes ago.
Delaware Republicans call Senate hopeful Christine O'Donnell a liar who "could not be elected dog catcher" in a fierce attack that underscores GOP fears of the tea party-backed candidate knocking off top recruit Rep. Mike Castle and winning the nomination. (www.newsvine.com)
Tropical storm warning issued for Long Island and NJ 7 hours 14 minutes ago.
Parts of eastern Long Island and New Jersey's shoreline are bracing for a massive storm this Labor Day weekend as Hurricane Earl continues to pack 125 mph winds as it makes its way up the East Coast.
The National Weather Service issued a Tropical Storm Warning for the Long... (www.nypost.com)
Campaign promotes rail service to Newark airport 7 hours 54 minutes ago.
NEWARK, N.J. — Two transportation agencies have launched a campaign to encourage travelers to take the train to Newark’s airport.
Officials of NJ Transit and the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey announced new promotional discounts and outreach programs on Thursday.
Beginning Friday, passengers traveling between the rail... (www.nypost.com)
Elizabeth Warren schedule shift fuels talk on U.S. consumer job 7 hours 60 minutes ago.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A last-minute change in the fall course schedule of Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren has fueled speculation the White House might soon nominate her to head the newly created U.S. consumer financial agency.
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Calderon touts successes in cartel war 9 hours 13 minutes ago.
Mexican authorities have had significant successes against drug traffickers, President Felipe Calderon said in his fourth annual state-of-the-nation speech Thursday, noting that three major kingpins have been captured or killed in the past year.
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China census highlights growing rights awareness 10 hours 36 minutes ago.
Census takers counting China's more than 1.3 billion people already face a daunting task, and it's getting harder for the latest once-a-decade update. (www.newsvine.com)
World War II: How it ended 11 hours 31 minutes ago.
Sept. 2: Sixty-five years ago, on the deck of the USS Missouri, a Japanese delegation signed the Instrument of Surrender, formally ending World War Two. It was September 2, 1945 -- less than four years after Pearl Harbor. Brian Williams recounts the remarkable story, with rare, long-unseen footage, and tells what happened to "Mighty... (nightly.newsvine.com)
H.P. Wins 3Par as Bidding War Ends 12 hours 5 minutes ago.
Dell on Thursday withdrew from the bidding for 3Par, which agreed to be acquired by Hewlett-Packard for $33 per share.
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Sudan's north-south faultline worries about war 13 hours 5 minutes ago.
Four months before Southern Sudan is scheduled to hold an independence referendum, tensions are already rising in this oil-rich region that sits on the expected future border, with allegations the central government is using violence and ethnic cleansing to sway the vote. (www.newsvine.com)
Russia warns speculators after food prices rise 14 hours 50 minutes ago.
SARATOV, Russia (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev ordered law enforcement agencies on Thursday to prevent speculators driving up food prices after the worst harvest in years and pledged help to ensure affordable food staples.
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Recruitment firm warns on UK jobs 17 hours 20 minutes ago.
Although firms are replacing employees who have left, they are not creating new jobs, the UK's largest recruitment company warns. (www.bbc.co.uk)
IMF Warns on Rising Debt 17 hours 38 minutes ago.
The International Monetary Fund, which has been warning that U.S. and European debt levels are rising dangerously, downplayed the likelihood that Greece would default.
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Indians on warpath at cig tax 19 hours 11 minutes ago.
Gov. Paterson is a wanted man.
Dozens of Native Americans -- including one brandishing a sign showing Paterson, a handgun and the words "I'm Hunting Indians. You See Any?" -- rallied on the side of the Thruway yesterday to protest the governor's plan to tax cigarettes on Indian... (www.nypost.com)
Earl strengthens, heads toward East Coast 19 hours 55 minutes ago.
Hurricane Earl swept toward the Outer Banks of North Carolina early Thursday as hurricane warnings and watches stretched to Delaware and parts of Massachusetts.
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