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Minnesota starts recount for US Senate seat - Lost tool bag forces changes to mission spacewalks - NY jury convicts opera-loving philanthropist. Minnesota starts recount for US Senate seat City and county workers across Minnesota began a laborious recount Wednesday of more than 2.9 million...  

Student grants firm axed over late payments - Rhys: man denies starting chain of events - Impromptu shrine to Baby P growing. Student grants firm axed over late payments The Learning and Skills Council have axed Liberata the student grant firm over the delay of 200,000 allowance payments. Rhys:...  

Oral Roberts University to lay off 100 employees - Residents to inspect Calif. homes charred in fire - Paulson voices opposition to Big 3 bailout bill. Oral Roberts University to lay off 100 employees Oral Roberts University will lay off about 100 employees, days after it agreed to a...  

Eight held over human trafficking - Doctors warned of Baby P`s abuse - Eight held in human-trafficking sting. Eight held over human trafficking Eight people were arrested in the largest crackdown on human trafficking to exploit labour that the UK has ever seen. Doctors warned of Baby P`s...  

Residents inspect devastated LA mobile home park - Burned-out mobile home residents fear for future - Astronauts hitch giant crate to space station. Residents inspect devastated LA mobile home park Anxious residents of a Los Angeles mobile home park are being allowed to inspect their...  

HSBC employee charged with wife's murder - Organ donor law changes shelved - PM paves the way for tax cuts. HSBC employee charged with wife's murder A senior employee of HSBC Holdings, Europe's biggest bank, appeared in court on Monday charged with the murder of his wife. Organ...  

Endeavour heading for space station rendezvous - Smoke is in the air again at Atlantic City casinos - Giuliani leaves option open for NY governor run. Endeavour heading for space station rendezvous Speeding 17,000 miles an hour around Earth, space shuttle Endeavour aimed for a docking with the...  

PM plans pre-Christmas tax giveaway - Three killed in police chase crash - Targets focus 'allowed crime rise'. PM plans pre-Christmas tax giveaway The Government is preparing to unveil multi-billion pound pre-Christmas tax breaks after Gordon Brown claimed world leaders had signed up to...  

Natural gas rush stirs environmental concerns - 30 years after, the legacy of Jonestown - Guilty plea in killings of mom, fetus and toddler. Natural gas rush stirs environmental concerns Advanced drilling techniques that blast millions of gallons of water into 400-million-year-old shale...  

Teen sets sail on solo round-the-world voyage - Man remanded over park shooting - Children 'stabbed in the chest'. Man remanded over park shooting A 19-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a teenager shot dead in a park. Children 'stabbed in the chest' Two young...  

California governor declares emergency in wildfire - Gas leaked eyed in Colorado blast that killed 1 - Report: Illegal immigrant minors mistreated by US. California governor declares emergency in wildfire Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proclaimed a state of emergency in Santa Barbara County,...  

HBOS chief warns of nationalisation - First Pictures Of Baby P Shown - Brown pledge over Baby P case. HBOS chief warns of nationalisation Halifax Bank of Scotland could have to be nationalised if shareholders reject a takeover by Lloyds TSB, the bank's chairman said. First Pictures Of Baby...  

October budget deficit hits record of $237.2B - Jobless claims jump unexpectedly to 7-year high - Jobless claims surge while trade deficit narrows. October budget deficit hits record of $237.2B The federal government began the new budget year with a record deficit of $237.2...  

Shannon Mum Was 'Jekyll And Hyde' - Probes into boys' deaths - Probes into young brothers' deaths. Shannon Mum Was 'Jekyll And Hyde' Karen Matthews was a "Jekyll and Hyde" character during the 24-day search for her daughter Shannon, a court has been told. Probes into boys' deaths...  

Iraqi soldier kills 2 US troops in dispute - Bank of England: Inflation to fall below 2 pct. - Paulson: Government won't buy troubled bank assets. Iraqi soldier kills 2 US troops in dispute An Iraqi soldier opened fire on U.S. troops after a quarrel broke out Wednesday in northern Iraq,...  

Queen's praise seen as endorsement for Charles - Queen praises prince's charity work - 'Shannon Drugged And Tied Up'. Queen's praise seen as endorsement for Charles The Queen has taken the unusual step of speaking publicly of her pride in Prince Charles ahead of his 60th birthday on Friday, a...  

Gov't to announce new loan aid effort - Most in AP poll confident Obama will fix economy - Hotel rooms vanishing quickly for Inauguration. Gov't to announce new loan aid effort The government and the mortgage industry are launching the most sweeping effort yet to help troubled homeowners by...  

Oz Rugby Player Threw Young Queen - Prince Charles and Camilla in Paris on eve of Armistice Day - Bank likely to signal more rate cuts. Oz Rugby Player Threw Young Queen The Queen has been told of how, as a small child, she was tossed into the air by an exuberant Australian rugby player,...  

Obama arrives for White House tour, talk with Bush - Michelle Obama has her own transition to work out. Obama arrives for White House tour, talk with Bush President-elect Obama and President Bush gathered Monday for their first face-to-face meeting, an Oval Office session that comes during a...