Magnet core of the largest superconducting solenoid magnet at European Organization for Nuclear Research's Large Hadron Collider. Full Article at FOX News

BERKELEY, Calif. The day after the University of California Board of Regents approved a 32-percent increase in fees that are the equivalent of tuition, protests continued on several campuses, with students occupying buildings at Santa Cruz and Berkeley. Full Article at The New York Times

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pandemic of swine flu may be hitting a peak in the Northern Hemisphere, global health officials said on Friday, but they cautioned it was far from over. Full Article at Reuters

LONDON A British couple being held hostage by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday that they fear they will be killed or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom is not paid soon. Full Article at FOX News

Former U.S. State Department analyst Kendall Myers and his wife, Gwendolyn, are accused of spying for Cuba. Full Article at CNN

Graduation day should have been a happy one for Tyrone Bailey. Full Article at Newsweek

A 60 day money back guarantee. Its not something you typically get with a new car, but General Motors is betting its new return policy will drive you to take a chance on a new Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, or Cadillac. Full Article at FOX News

Recently, the Center for Responsive Politics found that there are 237 millionaires in the US Congress. Renowned financial author Gail Vaz-Oxlade takes a tough-love approach to helping couples in a financial crisis to face reality. Full Article at CNBC

Two fingers and a tooth belonging to famed astronomer Galileo Galilei have been found more than 100 years after going missing, a museum in Italy says. Full Article at BBC News

Oprah Winfrey has been a daytime talk show mainstay since 1986. Full Article at CNN

ATLANTA Each had crossed the border years before, smuggled across the desert by a coyote, never imagining the journey would lead to a drab and dusty clinic on the ninth floor of Atlanta’s Grady Memorial Hospital. Full Article at The New York Times

GENEVA (Reuters) - Somalia has announced it plans to ratify a global treaty aimed at protecting children, leaving the United States as the only country outside the pact, UNICEF said Friday. Full Article at Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pace of job losses slowed in many U.S. states in October, and the unemployment rate slipped in hard-hit Michigan, the Labor Department said on Friday, hinting the recession may be easing in some areas. Full Article at Reuters

The U.S. Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished a Democratic senator for making "inconsistent, misleading or incomplete" statements about the circumstances surrounding his appointment to the seat once held by Barack Obama. Full Article at FOX News

One person was killed Friday when a tour bus belonging to entertainer Miley Cyrus overturned, but the 16-year-old "Hannah Montana" star wasn't on board, Virginia State Police said. Sgt. Full Article at FOX News

Children as young as 14 could be banned from wearing "gang colours" or having violent dogs, under government plans. Full Article at BBC News

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