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2:36 PM EST
2/9/2012 Kerber advances to semifinals in Paris, King moves on in ThailandAngelique Kerber advanced to the semifinals of the Open GDF Suezwith a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Monica Niculescu Thursday.

Source:AHN Sports Topics:Sports, Tennis

2:01 PM EST
2/9/2012 Clashes in southern Somalia claim at least seven peopleAt least seven people were killed and six others wounded in battle between government forces backed by Raskamboni fighters--a pro-government militia--and Kenyan Defense Forces against Al-Shabaab insurgents in Badhaadhe and Hosingow districts in the Lower Jubba region, government officials said Thursday.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Armed Conflict, Conflict, Politics, Defense, Armed Forces

1:58 PM EST
2/9/2012 Al-Qaeda leader in Pakistan killed by U.S. drone strikeThe commander of al-Qaeda militants in Pakistan was killed Thursday when a U.S. drone struck his training camp in North Waziristan, according to Pakistani officials and the victim’s followers.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, War, International Military Intervention, Politics, Defense, Security Measures

1:47 PM EST
2/9/2012 Daily diet soda linked to increased heart attack and strokeNew research links daily consumption of diet soda with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, but critics have vocally dismissed the findings.

Source:AHN Topics:Health, Medical Conditions

1:29 PM EST
2/9/2012 Congress considers new foreign guest worker programA congressional committee took on part of the nation’s illegal immigration problem Thursday during a hearing on guest worker programs.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Migration, Labor, Labor Legislation, Employee

1:03 PM EST
2/9/2012 Lady Gaga announces 'Born This Way Ball' tourLady Gaga has unveiled dates for her "Born This Way Ball" tour in Southeast Asia and Australia. Dates for Europe, Latin American and North America will follow shortly.

Source:AHN Topics:Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Music, Rock And Roll Music, Human Interest, People, Celebrity

1:03 PM EST
2/9/2012 "Lin"sanity continues for Knicks in win over WizardsThe New York Knicks are still without Amare Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony and it's no problem because they have Jeremy Lin.

Source:AHN Sports Topics:Sports, Basketball, National Basketball Association

12:51 PM EST
2/9/2012 Rising prices and looming maize shortagesMalawi's maize-growing central and southern regions have not had good rains, prompting concerns about possible shortages of the staple in the coming months.

Source:IRIN Topics:Politics, Foreign Aid, Economy, Business And Finance, Agriculture, Arable Farming, Weather, Statistic

12:41 PM EST
2/9/2012 The Vow ( **1/2 )This sweet-natured strumming of the heartstrings has an interesting premise: an amnesiac cannot remember her husband. It's a romantic melodrama that tries to make us fall in love with a couple for whom the husband has to try to make his wife fall in love with him all over again. Rachel McAdams stars as a sculptor married to a recording studio owner played by Channing Tatum. When they're involved in a tragic car accident, he suffers a few cuts and bruises, but she ends up in a coma. And when she wakes up, she experiences severe memory loss so extreme, she can't remember anything from the last five years -- including her husband.

Source:AHN Topics:Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Reviews, Movie Reviews

12:32 PM EST
2/9/2012 Paul McCartney to finally get his star on Hollywood Walk of FameMusic icon Paul McCartney will finally get his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Feb. 9.

Source:AHN Topics:Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Music, Rock And Roll Music, Human Interest, Award And Prize, People, Human Mishap