Lauren Todd
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Thirty-eight organizations and 199 individuals top last year's figure for nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize. All categories are included.
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In Jos, Nigeria, Red Cross workers are tending to victims of last Sunday's violent rampage on the city. About 5,000 people are receiving much needed assistance. The Nigerian Ex-President says the violence is not due to religious but economic conditions.
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Obama declares that it is time for America to continue assistance to Haiti and help restore the country. $7 hundred million has been distributed already, Obama said more will be available upon request.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown says economy is getting worse for the United Kingdom. Just after getting out of recession, contractions begin.
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Today, In Pakistan a British aid agency was bombed and Islam militants opened fire on mostly Pakistani staff members, killing 5 and injuring 5 others.
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Yesterday, Marie Osmond and immediate family members and close friends, celebrated the life of Marie's son, Michael Bryan.
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Half the food aid sent to Somalia does not reach the hands of the people who are in need. It goes into the hands of corrupt distributors.
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Two United States soldiers have died in a car accident yesterday. The military has not yet notified next of kin. Names will not be released until then.
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3D televisions are headed for the market, even this year. In the United States, Panasonic will sell the its first 3D television at Best Buy in Manhattan sometime this week.
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When Grace Groner passed on, no one expected this secretary from Chicago, to leave a mass fortune to the school that she graduated from in 1931.
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Israeli officials have made a change in policy concerning entrance into the Muslim occupied territory of Gaza. They will open the doors to UN and EU officials.
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A suicide bomber drove his vehicle right into a police building, killing 13 people and injuring dozens more, mostly women and children.
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U.S. soldiers began to pack up and head out, leaving Haiti's administration and the United Nations in charge of restoring the country.
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In Jos, Nigeria last night over 500 of the town's people were massacred by armed factions of a Muslim group of radicals in a massacre sparked by a property right's issue.
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On Sunday, key senators heard from Washington lobbyists concerning a proposal to keep federal oversight on key banks such as Citigroup and Bank of America.
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An earthquake in Turkey on Monday shook the small towns around in the Eastern part of the country. The quake measured about 6.0 on the Richter scale.
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Einstein's famous 46 pages on the theory of relativity goes on display today in Israel. The famed document demonstrates many complexities about the universe.
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The Iranian President Ahmadinejad has made it crystal clear what he thinks about the official U.S. version of 9/11, he called it a "big lie."
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On Tuesday around 10 people complained about Toyota and Lexus cars. By Thursday afternoon, they rose to around 60. The complaints were received after recall repairs were executed on vehicles.
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Bond sales are helping the country of Greece get out of financial turmoil and showing investors confidence, at the time of economic and social upheaval.
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