Officials: Teen commits suicide on webcam as others watch
With his webcam trained on him, a Florida teenager died in his bed of a drug overdose while others watched over the Internet, officials said Friday.
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November 21, 2008
3 Houston officers taken off street after claims of beating
Three police officers in Houston, Texas, have been temporarily transferred from patrol duty to desk jobs after claims of assault against the father of Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver, authorities said Friday.
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Sources: Geithner ‘on track’ for Treasury post
President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet is beginning to take shape, as transition team aides say he is closing in on nominations for many of the posts.
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Mortgage meltdown results in pets going to pound
Furry signs of a down-trending economy peer dolefully from every kennel at the Broward County Humane Society shelter in Florida and hundreds of others across the country.
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Soil study hints at climate model revision
A new study investigating the amount of carbon in Australian soil has cast doubt over the accuracy of current climate models in predicting future levels of global warming.
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Verizon fires workers over Obama cell phone records breach
Verizon Wireless has fired employees connected to a breach of records from a cell phone used by President-elect Barack Obama earlier this year, a Verizon source told CNN on Friday.
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Little progress, many holes in kids’ mental health system
As mental health advocates, policy makers, practitioners, educators and researchers gathered at the Carter Center to discuss the progress in addressing American children's mental health needs, a drama of sorts was reaching its conclusion halfway across the country.
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Analysts: Bush, Obama not taking lead in righting economy
As the United States writhes in a collapsing economy, analysts and observers are wondering: Who's skippering the ship?
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U.S. stocks surge on speculation
U.S. markets surged in the final hour of trading as reports surfaced about the man who President-elect Barack Obama is possibly considering for the key post of treasury secretary.
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U.N.: Gunmen kill woman while trying to rape girl at camp
Armed men entered a Congolese camp for displaced people Friday to kidnap and rape a girl, but when the girl screamed, the gunmen fired shots, killing a 20-year-old woman, a U.N. spokesman said.
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