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PRI's The World - February 09, 2012
Today on the World: Is a civil war brewing in Syria? Also, the Spanish judge who tried to bring Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet to justice now finds himself on the wrong side of Spanish law. And a look at Mexico's top presidential elections, one of whom will become the country's first female president.
PRI's The World - February 08, 2012
Today on the World: Why the Syrian city of Homs is the center of rebellion against the regime of Bashar al-Assad. Then, a closer look at what is behind a spate of major building collapses around the world. And a German company that wants to help Americans carpool more.
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Neuroscience the new face of warfare: experts
LONDON (Reuters) - Directed energy weapons that use wave beams to cause pain, and electrical brain stimulation that boosts a soldier's combat ability - it may sound like science fiction warfare, but experts say advances in neuroscience mean it's on the horizon.
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Syria 'emboldened by UN inaction'
The failure of the UN security council to take action has emboldened Syria to make an "all out assault" on opponents, the UN's human rights chief says.
Israel envoys 'target of attacks'
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blames Iran after bombers apparently targeted diplomats in India and Georgia, injuring four people.
Houston 'was underwater' in bath
Whitney Houston was underwater and unconscious when she was found in a bath at her Los Angeles hotel room on Saturday, according to police.
Microsoft customer accounts hacked by ?evil shadow?
Sinister laughs heard for miles
They Shoot Facebook Posts, Don't They?
Frustrated Dad Shoots Daughter's Laptop
Don't Call it a "Like" Button: Groupon adopts a "thumbs up" button for deals
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called on Monday for aggressive spending to boost growth and for higher taxes on the rich, laying out an election-year vision for America in a budget that was criticized sharply by Republicans for failing to curb the deficit.
ATHENS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe gave Greece until Wednesday to convince skeptical international creditors that it would stick to the punishing terms of a multi-billion-euro rescue package, endorsed by parliament as rioters torched downtown Athens.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Google Inc won unconditional EU regulatory approval on Monday for its planned $12.5 billion purchase of mobile handset maker Motorola Mobility.
Prairie Region News
The president of the North Dakota Bankers Association says lenders want to make home loans in western North Dakota's oil patch. But Rick Clayburgh says there are some issues to work through.
The director of the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency says creating affordable housing in North Dakota's oil patch and in Minot has become a tough issue.
Dickinson is getting ready for a massive population influx.