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Research finds clues to gene disorder blocking hungerFriday, September 10, 2010 @ 2:46AMThe brick house at the end of Orchard Street in Marcus Hook looks perfectly ordinary from the outside. But every time the door opens, a screeching alarm goes off - a warning to keep the three young adults who live there from leaving on their own.

US Marines take back pirate-held ship off SomaliaFriday, September 10, 2010 @ 2:43AMDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - U.S. Marine commandos stormed a pirate-held cargo ship off the Somalia coast Thursday, reclaiming control and taking nine prisoners without firing a shot in the first such boarding raid by the international anti-piracy flotilla, U.S. Navy officials said.

SUDAN: Southern child soldiers "need more opportunities"Friday, September 10, 2010 @ 2:33AMSource: IRIN Southern Sudan's promise to divest its army of all children by November has to be backed by a comprehensive strategy to give them opportunities in civilian life, say analysts.

Euro cops suspended for six monthsFriday, September 10, 2010 @ 2:28AMOmbudsman Ma. Merceditas N. Gutierrez on Thursday ordered the preventive suspension of six officers of the National Police for their alleged anomalous travel to Russia in 2008.

Questions on NoKor’s StabilityFriday, September 10, 2010 @ 2:20AMQUANTICO, Virginia (AFP) — North Korea’s regime has long defied naysayers by persevering through famines, floods, and global opprobrium. But what would happen if the upcoming power transition marks the beginning of the end? In the view of one US military strategist, a collapse of North Korea – a dirt-poor nation with an indoctrinated population and nuclear-armed military – could result in no ...

Marijuana plantations busted in DeckersFriday, September 10, 2010 @ 2:16AMA pot-growing operation in Deckers came to an end in a multi-agency Douglas County investigation that netted more than $8 million in marijuana plants.

Mexican police didn't know they'd caught drug capoFriday, September 10, 2010 @ 2:13AMMEXICO CITY (AP) - The Mexican police officers who arrested infamous drug suspect Edgar Valdez Villarreal, alias "La Barbie," did not initially know who they had caught, according to a booking report obtained Thursday.

Navy special action unit shows off crisis responseFriday, September 10, 2010 @ 2:12AMMANILA, Philippines - After a demonstration on Thursday by the Philippine National Police (PNP) Special Action Force (SAF), it was the Philippine Navy's turn to show off its skills in responding to hostage situations and terrorist threats.

Zuke weighs in on the preseasonFriday, September 10, 2010 @ 2:11AMThe high school season is just three weeks old, but I have seen enough to make some early-season observations.