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   Executives Eliminate Worker Pensions, Get $350 Million U.S. News & World Report - Mon Nov 23, 4:04 PM ET

   Some executives have received huge compensation packages even as their firms eliminated worker pensions. Ten large U.S. companies paid senior executives a total of $350 million in the 5 years leading up to terminating traditional pension plans for employees, a new Government Accountability Office analysis found.

2. No longer Top Secret: RAF wartime aerial photos Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 9:55 AM ET

   LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Aerial photographs of prisoners in high security Colditz and POWs who worked on the infamous bridge over the River Kwai are among images now available to view online for the first time.

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   The Starting Point: A massive recall & holiday travel plans The Yahoo! Newsroom - 1 hour, 22 minutes ago

   The Starting Point is a snapshot of the news stories that occurred overnight. Look for updates throughout the day on Yahoo! News and in the news box on Yahoo.com.

4. India fears losing US favor even as Obama fetes Manmohan Singh The Christian Science Monitor - Mon Nov 23, 4:00 AM ET

   New Delhi - As India's prime minister Manmohan Singh arrives to a red carpet welcome in Washington Monday – the first state guest of President Barack Obama – commentators in India seemed more preoccupied with the United States' growing friendship with China.

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   Speak up: study shows stifling anger at work can kill Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 11:31 PM ET

   SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - Men who bottle up their anger at being unfairly treated at work are up to five times more likely to suffer a heart attack, or even die from one, than those who let their frustration show, a Swedish study has found.

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   Antarctic ice loss vaster, faster than thought: study AFP - Sun Nov 22, 1:33 PM ET

   PARIS (AFP) - The East Antarctic icesheet, once seen as largely unaffected by global warming, has lost billions of tonnes of ice since 2006 and could boost sea levels in the future, according to a new study.

7. Fed asks U.S. banks to submit TARP repayment plans: report Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 12:36 AM ET

   (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve this month asked nine banks that were part of "stress tests" conducted earlier this year to submit plans to repay money injected under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), Bloomberg said, citing a person familiar with the situation.

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   9 Insider Secrets to Getting Hired U.S. News & World Report - Mon Nov 16, 4:06 PM ET

   While searching for work alongside 16 million people who are angling for the same openings, getting a hiring manager to tell you why you didn't get hired is about as easy as actually getting the job. But one of the best things you can do is examine your job search with a critical eye: Is your résumé really a good advertisement for your skills? Does your nail-gnawing habit turn off prospective employers? Do you tend to make your interviewers a little nervous?

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   Over 100 icebergs drifting to N.Zealand: official AFP - Mon Nov 23, 2:09 AM ET

   SYDNEY (AFP) - More than 100, and possibly hundreds, of Antarctic icebergs are floating towards New Zealand in a rare event which has prompted a shipping warning, officials said on Monday.

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    Obama to announce Afghanistan decision within days Reuters - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will announce his decision on whether to send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan "within days" after he held a final strategy session with top aides, the White House said on Tuesday.