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Washington Post: TOKYO — As radiation levels at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant reached a new high Sunday, workers contended with dark, steamy conditions in their efforts to repair the facility’s cooling system and stave off a full-blown nuclear meltdown. Wearing respirators, face masks and bulky suits, they fought to reconnect cables and restore power [...]

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Politico: The liberal group Media Matters has quietly transformed itself in preparation for what its founder, David Brock, described in an interview as an all-out campaign of “guerrilla warfare and sabotage” aimed at the Fox News Channel. The group, launched as a more traditional media critic, has all but abandoned its monitoring of newspapers and [...]

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New York Times: Facebook is in talks to hire Robert Gibbs, President Obama’s former White House press secretary, for a senior role in helping to manage the company’s communications, people briefed on the negotiations said. Facebook is seeking out Mr. Gibbs ahead of an initial public offering planned for early 2012, these people said. The [...]

BREGA, Libya (AP) – Airstrikes and explosions were heard in the Libyan capital of Tripoli Sunday night, a sign that another round of attacks against strongman Muammar al-Qaddafi’s military is under way. The anti-aircraft fire comes as NATO agrees to take over control of all aerial operations — including ground attacks — in Libya. The [...]

The DC: Amid pressure from left-wing advocacy organization Color of Change, the Huffington Post removed conservative publisher Andrew Breitbart’s blog from its front page last week. But Breitbart is furious that the liberal site’s top brass refused to defend him against the racism allegations made by Color of Change. Color of Change and its founder [...]

Mediaite: The fallout from the short-lived editorial relationship between The Huffington Post and Andrew Breitbart continues as CNN’s Howard Kurtz has now stepped into the conflict. On today’s Reliable Sources, Kurtz criticized Breitbart and agreed with the decision to remove him from the front page of The Huffington Post. Now Breitbart returns the favor with [...]

LONDON (AP) – A British newspaper is reporting that Prince William’s bachelor party has already gone ahead — without any paparazzi in sight. The Daily Telegraph reported Tuesday that the prince and about 20 friends attended a weekend party thrown by William’s brother, Harry, at a country estate in Norfolk, eastern England. The newspaper said [...]

CHICAGO (AP) – Add “Facebook depression” to potential harms linked with social media, an influential doctors’ group warns, referring to a condition it says may affect troubled teens who obsess over the online site. Researchers disagree on whether it’s simply an extension of depression some kids feel in other circumstances, or a distinct condition linked [...]

BEERSHEVA, Israel (AP) — Israel on Sunday stationed the first batteries of its “Iron Dome” short-range missile defence system in the south of the country, but stressed the initial deployment was experimental. The unique multi-million dollar system was stationed outside the southern city of Beersheva, days after it was hit by several rockets fired from [...]

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Tidbit for NY tourists/sightseers interested in important contemporary figures as well as for architecture buffs. If you are either, you might want to put this residence on your sightseeing schedule, I hear it’s quite beautiful: Location: 136 Cantitoe St. Katonah, NY 10536-3804 Lat: 41.2374910 Lon: -73.6520730 Have a look at the house here. And have [...]

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said that Libya did not pose a threat to the United States before the U.S. began its military campaign against the North African country. On “This Week,” ABC News’ Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper asked Gates, “Do you think Libya posed an actual or imminent threat to the United [...]