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December 1st month without US combat death in Iraq

December was the first month since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq nearly seven years ago in which no U.S. forces died in combat in the country

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Iraq takes steps to ‘bring Blackwater to justice’

BAGHDAD (AFP) – Iraq said on Friday it had begun taking steps to “bring Blackwater to justice” over the deaths of 14 civilians in 2007, one of the bloodiest incidents involving a private security firm in the country. A US court decision on Thursday to drop charges against five Blackwater security guards accused of the deaths has unleashed anger in Baghdad. Human Rights Minister Wejdan Mikhail told AFP she was “astonished” by the decision to dismiss the criminal charges against the guards

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Taylor Swift And Taylor Lautner Reportedly Split Up

‘They decided they were better as friends,’ a source says. By Jocelyn Vena Taylor Lautner and Taylor Swift in “Valentine’s Day” Photo: Warner Bros. Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner have broken up , according to sources close to the couple that claim they really weren’t that serious to begin with

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Activists decry wild-horse roundups

Federal officials have begun rounding up at least 2,500 wild horses from Nevada rangeland, triggering protests from animal advocates who say the trapping endangers these symbols of the American West and condemns them to lives in captivity.

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Lady Gaga Tweets Christmas Greeting To Her ‘Monsters’

‘Thank u for never giving up on me,’ she tells her fans on Twitter. By Gil Kaufman Lady Gaga Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images MTV News’ Woman of the Year Lady Gaga has a lot to be thankful for this year: a smash-hit album with The Fame, one of the year’s hottest tours with the Monster Ball and a slew of year-end accolades for her breakthrough 2009

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First case of highly drug-resistant Taburculosis found in US

It started with a cough, an autumn hack that refused to go away. Then came the fevers. They bathed and chilled the skinny frame of Oswaldo Juarez, a 19-year-old Peruvian visiting to study English

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Malcolm Gladwell’s Stickiness Problem

It’s tough out there for science writers following in Malcolm Gladwell ‘s footsteps.

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Brazil: Boy ordered returned to US dad’s custody

… By BRADLEY BROOKS, Associated Press Writer Bradley Brooks, Associated Press Writer – 27 mins ago RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil's chief justice on Tuesday ruled in favor of a U.S. man who has pursued a five-year court battle to gain custody of his son. According to the court's Web site, Chief Justice Gilmar Mendes ruled David Goldman's 9-year-old son must be delivered to him by the boy's Brazilian relatives, as a federal court ordered last week.

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Jessica Simpson Sticks Lit Candle in Her Ear

Not that many years ago, Jessica Simpson was making hit records, starring in movies, and dominating gossip headlines as one of the hottest celebs around.

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Jessica Simpson Sticks Lit Candle in Her Ear

Kim Kardashian Sexes Up Salad

In a new commercial for Carl’s Jr., Kim Kardashian doesn’t just make friends with salad.

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Kim Kardashian Sexes Up Salad