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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Americans pay tribute to the 'spine of this nation'

Americans pay tribute to the 'spine of this nation'
'Pedophile's Guide' pulled from Amazon
Cruise called 'absolutely deplorable'
Cleric linked to 9/11 and new plotters
Iraqi power-sharing deal falters already
U.N. report: N. Korea exported nuke tech
36,000 homeless in Sri Lanka floods
Coach accused of whipping players
Statutory rape case tossed after suicide
'Call of Duty: Black Ops' smashes record

Americans pay tribute to the 'spine of this nation'

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 03:07 PM PST

Americans around the world paused Thursday to pay tribute to the country's military veterans and honor their ongoing sacrifices in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere.

'Pedophile's Guide' pulled from Amazon

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 05:42 PM PST

"The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure: A Child-Lover's Code of Conduct" was pulled from Amazon.com, a spokesman confirmed Thursday, after thousands of users posted angry comments and threats to boycott the site.

Cruise called 'absolutely deplorable'

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 04:55 PM PST

Passengers getting off the crippled Carnival Cruise ship described "deplorable" conditions. One passenger said they endured overflowing toilets, spoiled food and rotten milk.

Cleric linked to 9/11 and new plotters

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 11:23 AM PST

In a quiet leafy suburb of Hamburg there lives a 51-year-old German of Syrian descent named Mamoun Darkazanli. He is a businessman and a preacher, and he is of great interest to the city's intelligence agencies.

Iraqi power-sharing deal falters already

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 07:31 PM PST

A colonel in Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, identified as "Colonel Shcherbakov," gave the United States information on a Russian spy ring in the United States that was broken up this past June, according to a report in the respected Russian newspaper Kommersant.

U.N. report: N. Korea exported nuke tech

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 05:33 PM PST

A U.N. expert panel alleges that North Korea exported banned nuclear and ballistic missile technology to several rogue nations.

36,000 homeless in Sri Lanka floods

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 10:04 AM PST

The heaviest rain in 18 years flooded Sri Lanka Thursday, leaving about 36,000 families homeless, marooning traffic and submerging the country's Parliament in four feet of water.

Coach accused of whipping players

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 03:58 PM PST

A Jackson, Mississippi, high school basketball coach is accused of whipping students for "failing to run basketball plays correctly," according to a federal lawsuit filed this week by three students.

Statutory rape case tossed after suicide

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 04:06 PM PST

A statutory rape charge against an 18-year-old Michigan man who had sex with a 14-year-old girl has been dropped after the girl committed suicide, according to the Wayne County, Michigan, prosecutor's office.