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Obama: Rally the world for climate deal next month 17 Nov 09, 21:23 ET AP - President Barack Obama, with China's leader at his side, lifted his sights Tuesday for a broad interim accord at next month's climate conference that he said will lead to immediate action and "rally the world" toward a solution on global warming. more Health group finds high lead levels in toys 17 Nov 09, 19:08 ET AP - Children's toys carrying the Barbie and Disney logos have turned up with high levels of lead in them, according to a California-based advocacy group — a finding that may give consumers pause as they shop for the holiday season. more Tax credit to steady, not rescue, shaky U.S. housing 17 Nov 09, 17:26 ET Reuters - Don't expect the expanded home buyer tax credit to be a permanent cure for the U.S. housing market. It won't. more Army helps vets with `invisible wounds' find jobs 17 Nov 09, 17:22 ET AP - Richard Martin keeps a rearview mirror on his desk to prevent co-workers from startling him in his cubicle. The walls are papered with sticky notes to help him remember things, and he wears noise-canceling headphones to keep his easily distracted mind focused. more Led by China, carbon pollution up despite economy 17 Nov 09, 16:57 ET AP - Pollution typically declines during a recession. Not this time. Despite a global economic slump, worldwide carbon dioxide pollution jumped 2 percent last year, most of the increase coming from China, according to a study published online Tuesday. more Better not cough: Santas lobby for swine flu shots 17 Nov 09, 16:36 ET AP - Forget cookies and milk. Santa wants the swine flu vaccine. more Chipotle to open first European store in London 17 Nov 09, 16:13 ET AP - Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. plans to open a restaurant in London, its first location in Europe. more Foxwoods fails to make full debt payment 17 Nov 09, 16:01 ET AP - Foxwoods Resort Casino, one of the world's largest, has failed to make a full payment on its debt, leading to a default and another credit-rating downgrade as casinos around the country struggle amid the severe recession. more Vaccines on horizon for AIDS, Alzheimer's, herpes 17 Nov 09, 15:28 ET AP - Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working on a vaccine to prevent it. more Dems, Republicans at odds over BofA, Merrill deal 17 Nov 09, 13:22 ET AP - A senior House Democrat said Tuesday the government didn't force Bank of America to take over Merrill Lynch, but Republicans charged that a committee inquiry was covering up the role of an Obama administration official. more France: GDP stays, happiness too hard to pin down 17 Nov 09, 12:23 ET AP - Gross domestic product — that traditional way of measuring economic growth — has won out over a new happiness index in France. more AP POLL: Tax the rich to pay for health bill 17 Nov 09, 11:33 ET AP - When it comes to paying for a health care overhaul, Americans see just one way to go: Tax the rich. more Swiss target Americans who hid 1M francs at UBS 17 Nov 09, 11:17 ET AP - American clients who each hid more than 1 million Swiss francs in undeclared bank accounts with UBS AG between 2001 and 2008 could have their details turned over to the U.S. government, Swiss officials said Tuesday. more Afghanistan slips in corruption index despite aid 17 Nov 09, 11:17 ET AP - Afghanistan has slipped three places to become the world's second most-corrupt country despite billions in aid meant to bolster the government against a rising insurgency, according to an annual survey of perceived levels of corruption. more Strange Worms Discovered Eating Dead Whales 17 Nov 09, 11:11 ET LiveScience.com - Some truly strange creatures can be found on the ocean seafloor, and boneworms are among the most bizarre - they have no eyes or mouth and feast on the bones of dead whale carcasses. more Twins joined at head successfully separated 17 Nov 09, 11:03 ET AP - A team of 16 surgeons and nurses successfully concluded 25 hours of delicate surgery Tuesday to separate twin Bangladeshi girls who had been joined at their heads, sharing blood vessels and brain tissue. more Home Depot profit beats Street 17 Nov 09, 10:03 ET Reuters - Home Depot Inc posted a higher than expected quarterly profit on Tuesday but warned that there was still a lot of pressure in the U.S. housing and home improvement markets, sending its shares lower. more No Surprise: Coed Dorms Fuel Sex and Drinking 17 Nov 09, 09:35 ET LiveScience.com - It's no secret to students that coed dorms are more fun than same-sex dorms. But they can also fuel very unhealthy behavior that might otherwise be moderated. more Business foes of health care revamp ramp up effort 17 Nov 09, 07:53 ET AP - Business foes of health care overhaul legislation are outspending supporters at a rate of 2-to-1 for TV ads as they grow increasingly nervous over a final bill. more AP IMPACT: Tobacco execs quickly find tax loophole 17 Nov 09, 07:46 ET AP - With a simple marketing twist, tobacco companies are avoiding hundreds of millions of dollars a year in taxes by exploiting a loophole in President Barack Obama's child health law. more Japanese researchers film rare baby fish 'fossil' 17 Nov 09, 07:39 ET AFP - Japanese marine researchers said on Tuesday they had found and successfully filmed a young coelacanth -- a rare type of fish known as "a living fossil" -- in deep water off Indonesia. more

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