MF Global chief missing $1.2B is financial adviser to EPA - Washington Times

MF Global chief missing $1.2B is financial adviser to EPA - Washington Times: "During two days of recent congressional hearings into how as much as $1.2 billion disappeared from MF Global customer accounts, the chief operating officer of the imploding investment firm responded again and again that he did not know."

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Marine Karl Trenker shot in Craigslist sale- turned-heist plugged holes with fingers and told kids he'd be fine | Mail Online

Marine Karl Trenker shot in Craigslist sale- turned-heist plugged holes with fingers and told kids he'd be fine | Mail Online: "A U.S. Marine officer has told the incredible story of how he survived a street robbery by plugging bullet holes in his body with his fingers.

Lieutenant Colonel Karl Trenker, 29, of Miramar, Florida, was shot three times as he confronted two men who had stolen a gold chain from him."

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Movie crowds dip to 16-year low as apathy lingers - Yahoo! News

Movie crowds dip to 16-year low as apathy lingers - Yahoo! News: " An "Avatar" hangover accounted for Hollywood's dismal showing early this year, when revenues lagged far behind 2010 receipts that had been inflated by the huge success of James Cameron's sci-fi sensation."

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SOPA is the end of us, say bloggers - Tim Mak - POLITICO.com

SOPA is the end of us, say bloggers - Tim Mak - POLITICO.com: "The conservative and liberal blogospheres are unifying behind opposition to Congress’s Stop Online Piracy Act, with right-leaning bloggers arguing their very existence could be wiped out if the anti-piracy bill passes."

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Sears closing more stores as holiday sales slide | Reuters

Sears closing more stores as holiday sales slide | Reuters: "Sears Holdings Corp will close as many as 120 of its Kmart and Sears discount and department stores after its holiday sales slumped, sending its shares sliding more than 27 percent to their lowest level in three years"

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Woman's Face Slashed, Man Beaten and Robbed of Air Jordans | NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

Woman's Face Slashed, Man Beaten and Robbed of Air Jordans | NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth: "A 19-year-old Houston-area man says he was beaten and a friend was slashed in the face as a group of men robbed him of his new pair of expensive Air Jordan shoes."

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U.S., Israel Discuss Triggers for Bombing Iran’s Nuclear Infrastructure - The Daily Beast

U.S., Israel Discuss Triggers for Bombing Iran’s Nuclear Infrastructure - The Daily Beast: "When Defense Secretary Leon Panetta opined earlier this month that an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities could “consume the Middle East in a confrontation and a conflict that we would regret,” the Israelis went ballistic behind the scenes."

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Iran warns of closing strategic Hormuz oil route - Yahoo! News

Iran warns of closing strategic Hormuz oil route - Yahoo! News: "TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's navy chief warned Wednesday that his country can easily close the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the passageway through which a sixth of the world's oil flows.
It was the second such warning in two days. On Tuesday, Vice President Mohamed Reza Rahimi threatened to close the strait, cutting off oil exports, if the West imposes sanctions on Iran's oil shipments."

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Girl Scouts ‘MEdia’ Book Encourages Girls to Visit Media Matters’ Web Site | TheBlaze.com

Girl Scouts ‘MEdia’ Book Encourages Girls to Visit Media Matters’ Web Site | TheBlaze.com: "In 2010, the Girl Scouts of the USA published a book called “MEdia.” The publication, designed for girls in grades six through eight, is a guide that apparently offers insight into how young people should process and understand the media messages surrounding them."

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