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[16 Nov 2010 | posted by: Charles Glover | No Comment | ]
Two Security Offices in Southern Yemen Attacked by Gunmen

Gunmen have attacked security offices in Yemen in an assault that was seemingly coordinated, in Abyan, a southern province.
Reports from witnesses said that there were heavy clashes about the intelligence and security agency offices in Zinjibar, a coastal town.
The gunmen in large numbers came in motorbikes and continued to open fire, where they left about two police officers dead. Police source indicate the belief is that al-Qaeda could have caused the attacks.
Reports from eyewitnesses also indicated there were many bodies spread across the street after the gunmen attacks, believing the …

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[16 Nov 2010 | posted by: Andres Ruiz | No Comment | ]
Bone in Aruba Tested in the Case of Holloway by Dutch Experts

Forensic experts from Netherlands would be testing a bone that was found in Aruba, an Island in the Caribbean, to ascertain whether it belonged to Natalee Holloway, a missing teenager from the United States, as expressed by a spokesperson.

Holloway Natalee: Bone Found Might be Hers

Initially, the experts would be trying to find out if the bone is from a human being prior to testing its DNA and then making a comparison with that of the missing teenager, as Inge Oevering, a spokesperson from the Netherlands Forensic Institute said.
Holloway was …

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[16 Nov 2010 | posted by: Andres Ruiz | No Comment | ]
Media Swearing Ban Struck Down by Appeals Court

An Appeals court in the US has ruled that the rule to ban profanity broadcasting was unconstitutional and thus struck it down.
Through the policy that came up in 2004, broadcasters were under the threat of being fined in case there were indecent words aired by them. In the judgment, the court expressed that the Federal Communications Commissions or FCC did have a rather “chilling effect” to many broadcasting entities.
Media outlets that had been challenging the 2004 rule were very happy and satisfied that the appeals court did that.
The appeals court …

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[16 Nov 2010 | posted by: Grace Taylor | No Comment | ]
iTunes to Sell Beatles Music, Apple

The Beatles could be in the internet sooner than many might have expected, and in an iTune fashion.
Apple Inc has said, iTunes, one of its services, will be selling music of one of the most famous music groups across the globe. The fabulous Four have been the most noticeable holdout from online music providers, such as iTunes services.
Apple Corps Limited that had been managing the affairs of the band had been resistant to the move, with the situation being exacerbated through disputes in trademark running for a long time between …

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[16 Nov 2010 | posted by: Charles Glover | No Comment | ]
Alaska Continues Counting as Murkowski has 1,706 Lead

In news that would be a bitter pill to Sarah Palin, Senator Lisa Murkowski is showing a strong hold on a lead in a Senate race in Alaska, still undecided, as workers in the election are preparing to continue counting additional write-in ballots.
By Tuesday, 8,800 ballots would have been tallied. However, on Monday, officials from the election had expressed that Murkowski was emerging strong after long days of serious counting to wield a lead of 1,706 over Joe Miller, a GOP nominee.
After losing a GOP nomination in August, Murkowski had …

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[16 Nov 2010 | posted by: Tom Ricardo | No Comment | ]
Eagles Redskins Rematch Closes At 59-28

It appears, the week has started in a great way for the NFL fans, especially for the Philadelphia Eagles fans. In the high tension Eagles Redskins rematch, on Monday, Eagles exhibited stupendous performance. They have made the best use of their quarterbacks and defeated the Washington Redskins with a difference of more than double points. The scoreboard of the Fedex stadium, which ticked on constantly in favor of the Eagles, finally closed at 59-28.
Match reports state, Eagles had played a dominating game from the first quarter of the match and …

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NFL Power Rankings Week 11 Bring Surprise
[16 Nov 2010 | posted by: Tom Ricardo | No Comment | ]
NFL Power Rankings Week 11 Bring Surprise

NFL Power Rankings Week 11 has been declared. The new rankings declared this week has surprised fans as it has multiple ups and downs. Baltimore Ravens, who had claimed number one spot in last week’s list failed to retain their form. To great astonishment, they are now dropped at number seven spot. New England Patriots, who had played a brilliant game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, have removed Baltimore Ravens from the top spot, this week.
New England Patriots’ remarkable game against the Pittsburgh Steelers made them a truly deserving candidate for …