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World lacks enough food, fuel as population soars: U.N.

By Nina Chestney LONDON | Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:00am EST (Reuters) – The world is running out of time to make sure there is enough food, water and energy to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population and to avoid sending up to 3 billion people into poverty, a U.N. report warned on Monday. As the [...]

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Romney credits change in tactics for Florida surge

Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at the Emma Lou Olson Civic Center, in Pompano Beach, Fla., Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) POMPANO BEACH, Fla.—Mitt Romney said Monday he has overcome his South Carolina setback and returned to the Republican primary forefront by aggressively returning Newt Gingrich’s fire and by [...]

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Stock futures down as Greek budget issues loom

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Stock futures down as Greek budget issues loom

By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK | Mon Jan 30, 2012 7:30am EST (Reuters) – Stock index futures fell on Monday as concerns grew about the state of Europe’s finances as Greece and Germany sparred over budget measures for Athens. Bank stocks led the way lower after a report that Germany was pushing forGreece to give up control over its budget policy [...]

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Facebook Readies IPO Filing for Next Week

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Facebook Readies IPO Filing for Next Week

By SHAYNDI RAICE And RANDALL SMITH Facebook Inc. could file papers for an initial public offering as early as next week and is currently looking at a deal that would value the social network between $75 billion to $100 billion, said people familiar with the matter. The Internet giant is close to pickingMorgan Stanley as the lead underwriter for [...]

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Connecticut killer sentenced to die for “unimaginable horror”

By Mary Ellen Godin NEW HAVEN, Connecticut | Fri Jan 27, 2012 3:12pm EST (Reuters) – A judge ordered Joshua Komisarjevsky to be executed this summer for the 2007 murders of a mother and her two daughters during a brutal home invasion in Connecticut, saying on Friday that he committed a crime of “unimaginable horror.” Judge Jon [...]

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