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Monday, December 19, 2011

Morning Digest: North Korea leader dead, son hailed as "Great Successor"

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12/19/2011
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North Korea leader dead, son hailed as "Great Successor"
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died of a heart attack, state media reported on Monday, sparking concern over who is in real control of the nuclear renegade state as his untested youngest son takes over the family dynasty. | Full Article
Egypt clashes move into 4th day, U.S. worried
December 19, 2011 05:50 AM ET
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces fought opponents of army rule in Cairo for a fourth day on Monday and the United States, worried by the violence, urged the generals to respect human rights. | Full Article
Stock index futures signal early gains
December 19, 2011 05:09 AM ET
(Reuters) Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.43 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.26 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.38 percent at 0945 GMT. | Full Article
Saudi's Prince Alwaleed buys Twitter stake
December 19, 2011 03:50 AM ET
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, an investor in some of the world's top companies, on Monday unveiled a $300 million stake purchase in fast-growing microblogging site Twitter, gaining another foothold in the global media industry. | Full Article
NASA revamps, delays commercial space taxi work
December 16, 2011 08:09 AM ET
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Budget cuts in a program to spur commercial space taxis will likely keep the United States dependent on Russia to fly astronauts to the International Space Station until 2017, NASA's head of space operations said on Thursday. | Full Article
San Diego Chargers take charge with big win over Baltimore
December 19, 2011 01:11 AM ET
(Reuters) - Surging San Diego overcame Baltimore 34-14 Sunday to keep alive their postseason hopes while damaging the Ravens' playoff top seed ambitions. | Full Article
Contents of Michael Jackson's final home fetch $1 million
December 18, 2011 08:06 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The contents of the mansion where Michael Jackson's lifeless body was found went under the auction hammer this weekend, reaping three times pre-sale estimates for a total of close to $1 million. | Full Article
British sprinter raises 2012 sponsorship on eBay
December 17, 2011 03:34 PM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - A top British sprinter desperate to run in his home London Olympics next year has raised 32,550 pounds ($50,500) in sponsorship by auctioning himself on eBay. | Full Article
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