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VIDEO: Eddie the arthritic otter shoots hoops

BBC - Thu, 2013-02-21 00:02
Eddie the otter is 15 years old and suffers from arthritis in his elbow so his keeper has come up with a novel way for him to improve movement in his joints - basketball.

One Place You May Notice The Sequester: At The Airport

NPR News - Thu, 2013-02-21 00:02

Officials predict that cutbacks at the FAA could lead to takeoff delays and fewer flights. Unless Congress acts, across-the-board spending cuts are scheduled to take effect March 1.

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Secret Menus Give Restaurants A Not-So-Secret Boost

NPR News - Thu, 2013-02-21 00:00

Secret menus aren't new, but more restaurants are trying them out in order to set themselves apart and increase sales. Panera Bread, for instance, has rolled out a new secret menu with low-carb, health-conscious options to appeal to a new group of customers.

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Mexico's 'Crisis Of Disappearance': Families Seek Answers

NPR News - Thu, 2013-02-21 00:00

More than 60,000 people have died in Mexico's war on drugs over the past six years. But that statistic tells only part of the story. Human-rights groups say thousands more, as many as 25,000 people, have vanished — many at the hands of Mexico's security forces.

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Deepest undersea vents discovered

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 23:53
British scientists exploring the ocean floor in the Caribbean have discovered an "astounding" set of hydrothermal vents, the deepest anywhere in the world.

Warning over £133m consultancy bill

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 23:03
The public sector cannot prove it is getting value for money from the £133m it spends on external consultants, a Welsh spending watchdog warns.

VIDEO: Console absent from Sony PS4 launch

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 23:00
The electronics giant Sony has unveiled its brand new gaming console, the PlayStation 4, in New York.

Inside the minds of the England coaches

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 22:56
What are the coaching team that rebuilt England thinking on game day? Stuart Lancaster and co open up to chief sports writer Tom Fordyce

Papers focus on jobs for UK workers

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 22:54
Papers focus on jobs for UK workers

Sony announces PlayStation 4 console

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 22:32
Sony announces the fourth generation of its PlayStation games console featuring a new controller and a "supercharged" processor.

VIDEO: Japan suspends annual whale hunt

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 22:29
Anti-whaling groups are claiming victory after the Japanese whaling fleet suspended its annual hunt in the Southern Ocean.

Religious TV show ‘risking lives’

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 22:10
African charities condemn satellite TV programmes filmed in London that encourage viewers to believe they have been cured of life-threatening illnesses through the "miracle" power of prayer.

VIDEO: Third day for Pistorius bail battle

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 22:04
The bail hearing for South African paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, accused of murdering his girlfriend, is due to enter its third day.

Japan hangs three death row inmates

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 21:38
Japan hangs three death-row inmates, in the first executions under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

PlayStation 4: Reaction from the web

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 21:37
Not seeing, but still believing? The web reaction to Sony's new PS4

Brits 2013: The real winners and losers

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 21:20
14 alternative prizes rewarding the best and worst of the Brit Awards

India strike enters second day

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 21:03
A strike called by India's trade unions over the government's economic reforms enters its second day.

VIDEO: Facebook boss wants 'more heroes'

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 20:50
Some of the world's richest internet entrepreneurs, including Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg, have awarded 11 disease researchers $3m (£1.9m) each.

Third day for Pistorius bail battle

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 19:38
The bail hearing for South African paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, accused of murdering his girlfriend, is due to enter its third day.

Community sentences 'ineffective'

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 19:26
More than three-quarters of criminals sent to prison in England and Wales last year had at least one previous community sentence, figures show.
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