Jack's Newswatch

#1 — BBC | Yanukovych heading to Ukraine election win

Ukraine’s pro-Moscow opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych appears to be heading for a narrow victory in the country’s presidential election.

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#2 — BBC | Connecticut power plant gas explosion kills five people

A huge explosion has rocked a power plant in the US state of Connecticut, killing at least five people and injuring 12, the local mayor has said.

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Fox | Marshals Seek Cause of Deadly Conn. Explosion

#3 — CNN | Snowbound mid-Atlantic gets set for a new round

(CNN) — As the mid-Atlantic tried to dig itself out of a record-setting blizzard, a second weather system lumbered toward it, promising to dump more snow this week.

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#4 — Fox | Obama Hasn’t Ruled Out NYC Trial for 9/11 Planner

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Sunday he has not ruled out a New York federal court trial for Sept. 11 planner Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, but he was taking into account the objections of the city’s mayor and police commissioner.

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#5 — Fox | Palin Urges Obama to Take a ‘Do-Over’ on Emanuel, Holder

Sarah Palin said President Obama needs to take a “do-over” on his choice for White House chief of staff, pressing Saturday for Rahm Emanuel’s firing after he used the word “retarded” to lambast a group of Democrats in a strategy session last year.

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#6 — Fox | Space Shuttle Blasts Off on Last Night Flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Endeavour and six astronauts rocketed into orbit Monday on what’s expected to be the last nighttime launch for the shuttle program, hauling up a new room and observation deck for the International Space Station.

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#7 — DM | White Cliffs of Dover to be sold to the French

For generations Dover has stood as an indomitable symbol of Britain’s freedom and independence.

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#8 — Times | Expenses prosecution MPs cast out of Labour

Three Labour MPs facing criminal charges over their Commons expenses were cast out of the party today amid a row over whether they should be allowed to claim parliamentary privilege to avoid prosecution.

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#9 — Times | Nato starts operation to seize violent regions in Afghanistan

British and Afghan soldiers in Helmand province prepare to take part in a major Nato operation.

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#10 — Telegraph | University funding row: thousands of jobs ‘will be cut’

More than 15,000 university posts could be axed over the next few years as a result of budget cuts, it has been claimed.

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