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Documenting the Planet's Demise -- One Striking Photograph at a Time

In just about two weeks, world leaders will gather in Copenhagen for a summit to tackle the consequences of climate change. And some of the most compelling evidence they'll consider comes from one man -- and his camera. Daniel Beltra...

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November 20, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (10)

President Obama Answers Questions From Anti-Castro Blogger

ABC's Whitney Lloyd reports from New York: Just 90 miles off the coast of Florida, but a world away in terms of free speech, outspoken anti-Castro blogger Yoani Sanchez published President Obama’s responses to seven questions she asked him about...

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November 20, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (2)

Jim Sciutto: A Tiny Town Salutes Its Fallen

ABC's Senior Foreign Correspondent Jim Sciutto reports: Today, the tiny British town of Wootton Bassett reached a sad milestone: the 100th time residents have saluted the return of fallen British soldiers from Afghanistan. These powerful but unofficial ceremonies began two...

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10 Reasons the Belgians Hate the British

ABC's Stu Schutzman reports from New York: “They are self centered (Literally: they think they are the belly button of the world).” Not sure what I’d think if I were called the “belly button of the world” -- just one...

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November 20, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (13)

Is Swine Flu Ebbing?

Well, it just might be. Our ABC News medical unit has been calling around to hospitals across the country…some 3 dozen in all…and are finding that the worst may be behind us. Remember that hospital in Austin, Texas -- Dell’s...

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November 20, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (5)

Susan Boyle's First Album Makes Amazon CD Sales History

ABC's Christina Babarovic reports from London: Susan’s done it again: taken the world by storm one more time, defying her critics that her success was just a fluke this year. Susan Boyle’s debut album “I Dreamed a Dream” to be...

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Another Day, Another Recommendation to Relax Screening for Women

Today a panel of experts is out with a new recommendation regarding just how often women should get pap smears. We are talking about catching cervical cancer early and the pap smear has of course is the way to do...

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November 20, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (10)

Clem's Chronicles: Hasan's Emails/FAA outage/Afghanistan

Howdy folks-tonight's note......... WARNING SIGNS/HASAN’S EMAILS-Brian Ross reported last Thursday that accused Fort Hood gunman Major Nidal Hasan had corresponded via email with American-born and now Yemen-based cleric Anwar Awlaki. What those emails contained was a mystery…until tonight. Ross reported...

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November 19, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (8)

Herman Who? Unknown Chosen For First EU President

ABC's Jean Fievet reports from London: Europe is asking “Herman who?”, after the leaders of the European Union tonight chose the little-known Herman Van Rompuy to become their first ever president. Even in his home country of Belgium, Mr Van...

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Eight Years Later: 'Most Dangerous Place To Be Born'

ABC’s Nick Schifrin files this sad item from Kabul: In a press conference in Geneva today, the South Asia regional director for UNICEF said this: "Afghanistan today is without a doubt the most dangerous place to be born.” Dan Toole...

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November 19, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (2)