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China pushes for talks on NKorea tensions

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=87885123&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The United States and South Korea were finishing up war maneuvers Wednesday aimed at North Korea after a deadly attack and discussing whether to hold more, as China tried to restart the aid-for-nuclear-disarmament talks coveted by the North.

Clinton seeks more European help in Afghanistan

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=87884992&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called on a European security organization Wednesday to play a bigger role in helping stabilize Afghanistan and to do more to strengthen the voice of human rights groups worldwide.

Climate science chief sees `huge gaps’ in research

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=87884981&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK From the methane-laden tundra of the far north to the depths of the oceans, world governments need to spend more on cutting-edge research to "get a handle" on how much and how quickly the world will warm in decades to come, says the head of the U.N. climate science network.

NY pilot expands organ recovery to at-home deaths

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=87884960&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Families choosing whether to donate a loved one's organs usually have days to grapple with their decision, all while the patient lies hooked up to machines in a hospital bed.

Taliban kidnap demining team in east Afghanistan

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=87884958&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Taliban militants are holding eight members of an Afghan demining team after ambushing the group Wednesday in eastern Afghanistan and setting fire to two of their vehicles, officials said.

CT scans best at seeing smugglers’ internal drugs

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=87884935&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The best method for finding narcotics that smugglers, or drug "mules," hide within their bodies is the same CT medical imaging more commonly used to spot cancer, a small study by Swiss researchers suggests.

‘Virtual biopsy’ may detect athletes’ brain injury

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=87884934&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Football players with memory and behavior problems have no way of knowing for sure if getting hit too many times caused brain damage. The only test to diagnose their condition is done after death in an autopsy.

Tuesday’s College Basketball

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=87884932&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK EAST

WikiLeaks: US worried over Pakistani nuke material

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=87884912&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Once-secret U.S. diplomatic cables reveal Western concerns that Islamist militants might get access to Pakistan's nuclear material and American skepticism that Islamabad will sever ties to Taliban factions fighting in Afghanistan.

Taliban kidnap demining team in east Afghanistan

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=87884166&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK An Afghan demining organization says the Taliban are holding eight of its workers after kidnapping a group of 16 in eastern Afghanistan.