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Two men were killed and another was seriously injured in a rollover crash that shut down traffic on Sunrise Boulevard for several hours Thursday night. http://twurl.nl/ynkmh1

Video: Security failures report delivered to Obama: Dec. 31: President Barack Obama on Thursday received a revi.. http://twurl.nl/xlawnu

Dec 31 - Crowds of revelers in Moscow, Berlin and London braved plunging temperatures to usher in 2010 with extravagant displays of fireworks. http://twurl.nl/7n4033

AFP - North Korea early Friday called for an end to hostile relations with the United States, after a year marked by nuclear and missile tests and its rejection of international peace efforts. http://twurl.nl/6jed3h

Dec 31 - The Copalita Eco-Archeological Park opens to the public, featuring a city from 2,600 years ago. Manoush Zomorodi reports. http://twurl.nl/fppuh5

Video: Decade's Top 10 political stories: NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro rank the top 10 political st.. http://twurl.nl/5jwj4h

Dec 31 - Hong Kong's skyline lights up as 2010 makes a colourful and noisy entrance. http://twurl.nl/uxa1po

AP - The Nigerian suspected in the attempted attack on a U.S. airliner had stayed on in Yemen illegally after his visa expired three months ago and should have been stopped by authorities from leaving the country, Yemeni security officials said Thursday. http://twurl.nl/rdclja

Video: Was 9/11 the decade's defining moment?: Dec. 31: Newsweek's Jon Meacham joins the Morning Joe gang to di.. http://twurl.nl/ntr7u6

Dec 31 - Palestinians and Israelis gather to mark one year on from Israel's offensive on Gaza. http://twurl.nl/uommp5

You would think the global recession might have had a humbling effect - especially in a place like Las Vegas. Not so. Despite the fact the city has been devastated economically by the recession, the tanking real estate market and the state has seen its unemployment rate skyrocket to 12.6%, the Las Vegas Sun reports [...] http://twurl.nl/sgf8qo

In an editorial titled, "Failed State," the New York Times this morning calls on New Yorkers to vote out the entire State Legislature next year, saying Albany added "fiscal incompetence" in 2009 to its decades-long creed of "scandal and irresponsibility." The only solace is this: The entire Legislature is up for re-election in 2010. And unless [...] http://twurl.nl/jzdocd

Dec 31 - Al Qaeda's North African wing has said it was responsible for the kidnapping this month of an Italian couple in Mauritania, Al Arabiya television reported. http://twurl.nl/0kx5hh

AP - The phrase "shovel ready," incessantly invoked by the Obama administration this year as a way to sell its $787 billion federal stimulus bill, died Thursday. http://twurl.nl/k8inbf

Dec 31 - Thousands pay their respects to former Indonesia President Abdurrahman Wahid in Jakarta. http://twurl.nl/y7lbox

(AP) A federal judge Wednesday ruled in favor of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in a case brought by animal rights activists who accused the circus of abusing elephants. http://twurl.nl/ynebua

Video: Shameless Cheney ignores own record to cast stones: Dec. 30: Rachel Maddow holds Dick Cheney and Republi.. http://twurl.nl/jhzc8c

AP - Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh was taken to a hospital with chest pains on Wednesday and was in serious condition, a Honolulu television station reported. http://twurl.nl/dneww2

Video: Cashing in on terrorism: Dec. 30: MSNBC political analyst Eugene Robinson talks about Republicans like C.. http://twurl.nl/2pszf1

Unlike last year's event, pro-Palestinian supporters choose not to hold counter-protest Waving Israeli flags and blowing ceremonial horns, dozens of pro-Israel demonstrators converged on a busy downtown street corner Wednesday. http://twurl.nl/f5eg3l

Video: A look back at Glenn Back's year: Dec. 30: Find out why Ed Schulz's final "Eddy Award" goes to the fearl.. http://ping.fm/CZCxJ

Dec 30 - New York City's Times Square gets ready for New Year's Eve amidst renewed security concerns. Manoush Zomorodi reports. http://twurl.nl/5oiot6

Imprisoned former Palm Beach County Commissioner Tony Masilotti shouldn't be released early simply because the federal judge that sentenced him believes the law that put him behind bars is unconstitutional, a federal prosecutor argued in court papers filed this week. http://twurl.nl/076jox

AP - A man savagely killed a dog, ran naked through a tennis club and poured hot coffee on his head before he was finally arrested early Wednesday, Orange County sheriff's deputies said. http://twurl.nl/a2ptre

Dec 30 - From violent protests to the devastation of an earthquake, Julie Gordon brings us part two in our series on the best videos of 2009. Warning: Graphic Content http://twurl.nl/ecdyfg

Treasure Coast grapples with fast-growing pig population Wild hogs are going hog wild along the Treasure Coast and throughout the country, more than doubling in population and range in the past 20 years. http://twurl.nl/k8tqlt