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Riots in Rome as Berlusconi wins confidence vote

Riot police clashed with protesters last night in Rome’s worst violence for years after Italy’s tainted Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi narrowly won a confidence vote that saved his government from collapse. Despite a damning wave of sleaze scandals and new WikiLeaks allegations about his business dealings, the premier survived the greatest challenge to his hold on power by just three votes, sparking fights inside parliament amid claims of vote rigging. Outside, the authorities blocked off the centre of Rome after masked demonstrators threw flares at the Senate in protest. More than 100 people were injured, including 60 police officers, as…

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Kosovo’s PM linked to trade in human organs

Kosovo’s Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi headed a mafia-style organised crime ring in the late 1990s that engaged in assassinations, beatings, organ trafficking and other crimes, says a draft report released yesterday. Kosovo’s government denounced the Council of Europe draft report as baseless and threatened to take legal and political action in response. The report to the Council’s Parliamentary…

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Lack of Sleep Hurts Your Looks

Get enough sleep tonight and you’ll look better tomorrow — and healthier and more bright-eyed to boot.

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US Army Connecting Soldiers to Digital Applications programs putting smartphones in soldiers’ hands this February

Earlier this year, DARPA put out RFIs with an eye on developing military apps and an app store for iOS and Android , and now the US Army’s Connecting Soldiers to Digital Applications (CSDA) program will put handsets, network equipment, and other equipment including tablets, e-readers, and pico projectors into the hands of the First Army Brigade this February. Additionally, the Army plans to start issuing Common Access Card (the ID cards used to log on to DoD computers and networks) readers for the iPhone in January and for Android in April. According to Rickey Smith of the Army Capabilities Integration Center, “We’re not wedded to a specific piece of hardware. We are open to using Palm Trios, the Android, iPhone or whatever else is out there.” But we must admit — we are encouraged that this time around you haven’t mentioned Celio’s REDFLY . US Army Connecting Soldiers to Digital Applications programs putting smartphones in soldiers’ hands this February originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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Megyn Kelly Blames Democrats’ ‘Class Warfare Narrative’ for Arsonist in Cape Cod

Click here to view this media The hackery over at Fox just never stops. With the economy in the tank and millions of people out of work and fed up with what’s going on in America — the rich getting richer and income disparity we haven’t seen since the Gilded Age — someone gets fed up enough to start lighting rich people’s homes on fire, and of course it’s all the Democrats’ fault. Their sin, in Megyn Kelly’s eyes, is having a “class warfare narrative”. Obviously no one in the Democratic Party is advocating for people to go out there and burn down rich people’s houses. Kelly is ridiculous as she attempts to paint any Democrats who have been honest about the fact that there is class warfare going on, and the fact that the upper class is winning it, as the cause for civil unrest. Pointing out what’s painfully obvious already to the people suffering is not what causes someone to lash out like this. The suffering is. That, or just straight-out mental illness or both, which we won’t know until they catch the suspect[s]. In the meantime, of course, “Fair and Balanced” Fox anchors are free to speculate as wildly as they like. Kelly rounds out her coverage with telling her viewers to go check out Bernard Goldberg’s op-ed, which I already posted about here: Bernard Goldberg Attacks Senator Sanders and Calls for ‘Big Bronze and Granite Monument’ to Honor the Rich Yeah, that’s the ticket, Megyn. I’m sure reading that op-ed will just turn around every American who didn’t realize that their biggest economic problem is that they weren’t building enough monuments to rich people. h/t Media Matters and here’s more on the arson from The Boston Globe. Arson suspected in 2 Cape Cod incidents : State fire officials are investigating a connection between two separate incidents of arson in two Cape Cod towns, authorities said yesterday. In both instances, someone apparently left messages at the scene condemning wealthy people, officials said. State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan said evidence found at both locations has led investigators to believe they might be connected. “There is some commonality to both incidents,’’ Coan said. “There was offensive graffiti that was written and very visibly displayed at both sites.’’ On Nov. 24 at around 3:30 a.m., fire crews responded to Boulder Brook Road in Sandwich, where a heavy fire ripped through an unoccupied home and garage that was still under construction. Coan said State Police assigned to his office and personnel from the Sandwich police and fire departments concluded the blaze was intentionally set, based on physical evidence found. More than a week later in Barnstable, someone attempted to burn down a residence on Trotters Lane in the Marstons Mills section, Coan said. Barnstable police Detective John York said authorities discovered incendiary devices at the home, and someone had spray-painted expletives on the fence. A similar message was found at the house in Sandwich. York said the incendiary devices, which officials would not describe in detail, appear to have burned out before setting the Barnstable home on fire Dec. 2. “Fortunately, no one was injured in either incident,’’ Coan said. He declined to say how investigators determined the incidents to be arson, citing the ongoing investigation. Coan urged anyone with information about either incident to call the state’s 24-hour arson hotline at 800-682-9229.

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Alleged Kidnapper of Girl to Return to Virginia

The accused abductor of a Virginia girl found in San Francisco waived his extradition on Tuesday and will be heading southeast to face kidnapping charges. (Dec. 14)

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Move More, Gain Less Weight With Age

Keep moving as a young adult and you will likely lessen the dreaded middle-age spread, according to a new study that focused on physical activity and weight gain over time.

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Illinois Mayor Found Dead in His Home

Illinois State Police were investigating the death of Springfield’s mayor, whose body was found in his home on Tuesday after he failed to show up for a court hearing in a probate case involving his late cousin’s estate. (Dec. 14)

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Police: Bellagio Robber Took $1.5M in Chips

Police say an armed bandit who escaped on a motorcycle with about $1.5 million worth of casino chips from the posh Bellagio resort in Las Vegas may have pulled a similar caper across town less than a week ago. (Dec. 14)

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Nexus S in stock on Carphone Warehouse’s site a little early

So this is how it was supposed to go : Best Buy would start selling the Nexus S in the States on December 16th, and Carphone Warehouse would follow on a few days later — the 20th, to be exact — in the UK. Looks like the British are going rogue here, though, because Samsung’s Gingerbread -packed slate is showing “in stock” on Carphone Warehouse’s site right this very moment, which should theoretically mean it ships the same day if you order it before 5PM local time. Let us know if you get it in your paws before the 20th, alright? [Thanks, Daniel K.] Nexus S in stock on Carphone Warehouse’s site a little early originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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