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	12/28/2011
Good afternoon LATEST NEWS Whale sperm, orgasmic feet top 2011 bad science list LONDON (Reuters) - From whale sperm to colon cleansers to the shape of a woman's foot when she has an orgasm, celebrities did not disappoint during 2011 with their penchant for peddling suspect science in the world's media. | Full Article Crime scene cleanup ad lifts Handel's Messiah December 27, 2011 12:26 PM ET BOSTON (Reuters) - Who says beautiful music and blood spatter cleanup can't go together. | Full Article Stressed Chinese fight back -- with pillows December 27, 2011 04:39 PM ET SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A whirlwind of pillows bearing the names of bosses and teachers filled the air as hundreds of Chinese gathered to blow off stress in Shanghai, staging a massive pillow battle. | Full Article NORAD's Santa tracking set to launch on Christmas Eve December 23, 2011 02:10 PM ET (Reuters) - With Santa's departure from the North Pole imminent, preparations to track his global trek were underway on Friday at an aerospace command center in Colorado. | Full Article Boston student re-united with $170,000 violin December 25, 2011 11:53 AM ET (Reuters) - Christmas came early for a Boston music student who was reunited with the $170,000 violin she forgot in the overhead compartment of a regional commuter bus she rode last week, police said. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Snow and tears mark funeral for North Korean leader December 28, 2011 11:46 AM ET SEOUL (Reuters) - The world watched anxiously on Wednesday as North Korea staged a huge funeral in the capital, Pyongyang, for former leader Kim Jong-il, searching for signs of what to expect from the isolated nation that may be close to attaining nuclear weapons capacity. | Full Article Obama taps economist, banker as Fed governors December 27, 2011 07:43 PM ET HONOLULU/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will nominate Harvard economist Jeremy Stein and Jerome Powell, an investment banker and former Treasury official, to the two empty seats on the Federal Reserve's policy-setting board of governors. | Full Article Deutsche Boerse, NYSE extend merger deadline to sway Europe December 28, 2011 08:23 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext have extended the deadline for completion of their planned merger to March 31 next year as they seek to convince European regulators to back the $9 billion deal. | Full Article Analysis: China needs new policy course as capital tide turns December 28, 2011 08:11 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - China's economy has surfed for years on a crest of hefty capital inflows, but the tide that brought gains in money supply is turning as global growth slows. | Full Article U.S. Fifth Fleet says won't allow Hormuz disruption December 28, 2011 12:12 PM ET TEHRAN/DUBAI (Reuters) - The U.S. Fifth Fleet said on Wednesday it would not allow any disruption of traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, after Iran threatened to stop ships moving through the world's most important oil route. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall Street drops as focus shifts to cloudy 2012 Whistleblower documents illuminate case against BNY Mellon Italy short-term debt costs halve at auction U.S. says China not currency manipulator; chides Japan Netflix, Gap lag in customer satisfaction online RELATED VIDEO Cushion stress with a pillow fight Mexican women fight for their lives UK Christmas tree shines light on pedi-power A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. » MORE NEWSLETTERS TECHNOLOGY NEWS Hackers could shut down train lines: expert Full Article Huawei CEO's message presages management transition LG Display plant in eastern China hit by strike LCD makers settle price-fixing case for $553 million GSM phones vulnerable to hijack scams: researcher Hackers say to publish emails stolen from Stratfor - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend