Archive for January 3rd, 2010

US, British missions in Yemen shut over security fears (AFP)

Posted by Yahoo in Politics on January 3, 2010

File photo shows Yemeni guards standing outside the US embassy in Sanaa. The American and British embassies in Sanaa remained shut for a second day Monday following indications that an Al-Qaeda branch linked to a botched US airliner bombing is targeting Western interests.(AFP/File/Khaled Fazaa)AFP - The American and British embassies in Sanaa remained shut for a second day Monday following indications that an Al-Qaeda branch linked to a botched US airliner bombing is targeting Western interests.


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US soldiers die in Afghan blast – BBC News

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US soldiers die in Afghan blast
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Four US soldiers have been killed in a roadside explosion in southern Afghanistan, Nato-led forces said. The soldiers died after an improvised explosive device went off on Sunday, a statement by Nato's International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) ...
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With dominant defense, nothing ‘same old’ about these Jets – SportingNews.com

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With dominant defense, nothing 'same old' about these Jets
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — Rex Ryan orchestrated plenty of dominant defensive performances while the Ravens' coordinator, and plenty of the same was expected when he was named the coach of the Jets. Ryan talked a big game from the beginning and, ...
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Snowboarder remains in critical condition in Utah (AP)

Posted by Yahoo in Sports on January 3, 2010

In this photo taken on Sept. 11, 2009, halfpipe snowboarding competitor Kevin Pearce poses for a portrait during the USOC Media Summit in Chicago. A publicist for Pearce says the American snowboarder remains in critical condition at a Utah hospital after sustaining a head injury while training in Park City on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - American snowboarder Kevin Pearce remains hospitalized in critical condition in Utah after sustaining a severe brain injury in a training accident.


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Obama adviser: No smoking gun in airline bomb plot (AP)

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In this photograph released by 'Meet The Press', John Brennan, Deputy National Security Adviser, appears on 'Meet the Press' at the NBC studios Sunday January 3, 2010 in Washington. (AP Photo/Meet The Press, William B. Plowman) NO SALESAP - U.S. intelligence agencies did not miss a "smoking gun" that could have prevented an alleged attempt to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day, President Barack Obama's top counterterrorism adviser said Sunday.


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Jets earn playoff spot with 37-0 rout of Bengals (AP)

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New York Jets' Brad Smith, right, runs for a touchdown past Cincinnati Bengals defenders Chinedum Ndukwe, left, Rashad Jeanty, on ground, and Frostee Rucker during the second quarter of an NFL football game at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)AP - Rex and The Sanchise are headed to the playoffs, lucky breaks and all.


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