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  Total breaks new ground in Angola UPI LUANDA,  ANGOLA – Authorities at French energy company Total inaugurated its giant Pazflor development off Angola’s coast, which it said is characterized as an “elephant” field. Top-ranking Total executives met in Angola to inaugurate the offshore field. Total estimates Pazflor to hold at least 590 million barrels of […]

Russian TV newscaster gives middle figer gesture during news report containing President Obama Huffington Post Tatyana Limanova, a newscaster for Russia’s REN TV (a privately held network)  raised her middle finger while reading President Barack Obama’s name. The incident occurred during a live broadcast earlier in the month, after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev assumed chairmanship […]

New Zealand, helicopter crash while erecting a giant christmas tree

Malls in U.S. track shoppers’ cell phones on Black Friday CNNMoney NEW YORK- Attention holiday shoppers: your cell phone may be tracked this year. Starting on Black Friday and running through New Year’s Day, two U.S. malls — Promenade Temecula in southern California and Short Pump Town Center in Richmond, Va. — will track guests’ movements […]

Russia outlines response to U.S. missile shield By Steve Gutterman Reuters  MOSCOW- Russia will arm itself with missiles capable of foiling a U.S. shield in Europe and may deploy additional weapons in its west and south to counteract the system the United States is building with NATO allies, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday. Targeting […]

Europe Bans Airport X-Ray Scanners. Should the U.S. Follow Suit? By Meredith Melnick TIME As millions of American travelers take to the airways this Thanksgiving, they will increasingly face the new generation of full-body scanners at airport security — including the kind that Europe just banned for reasons of “health and safety.” In its new […]

London 2012 unveils Games Maker and Technical Official uniforms           London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) today unveiled the designs of the Games Maker and Technical Official uniforms that will be worn by staff and volunteers during the London 2012 Games. The uniforms will be […]

Mitt Romney’s first television ad is set to go on the air in New Hampshire on Tuesday, November 22, 2011

President Barack Obama on Monday pardoned five people The actions mark Obama’s 3rd set of pardons. President Obama has pardoned 22 people since taking office   By Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday pardoned five people convicted of charges ranging from intent to distribute marijuana to running an illegal gambling business. And […]

Tiger Woods on the Comeback Trail, Says He’s ‘Progressing’ By: Gennine Kelly CNBC It’s been two years since Tiger Woods won a major golf tournament, but Sunday he roared back and delivered the winning point for the American team at the President Cup — and with a third-place finish at the Australian Open last week […]