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Reuters - Holding a red velvet cupcake with white frosting and colored sprinkles, Akon stands atop an extended conference room table at Universal Records' New York headquarters. He's ecstatic.

Reuters - Night terrors, which send children into sudden inconsolable screaming, are at least partially inherited, according to a study published on Monday.

AFP - The Mumbai attackers were all from Pakistan, India's deputy interior minister said on Monday, stopping short of blaming the government in Islamabad for last week's carnage which left more than 170 dead.

Reuters - Cell phone calls distract drivers far more than even the chattiest passenger, causing drivers to follow too closely and miss exits, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

North Korea begins enforcing stricter border controls with South Korea, due to what it calls "relentless confrontation".

North Korea begins enforcing stricter border controls with South Korea, due to what it calls "relentless confrontation".

AP - Laptop, cell phone and iPod owners tired of having their devices run out of charge after a few hours have been patiently waiting for the next portable power source to arrive.

AP - In the push toward more energy independence, massive infrastructure projects that will help to deliver it have clashed with cherished rights of land ownership.

A man is shot dead by police within what are believed to be the grounds of Guildford cathedral in Surrey.

Paul Murdock has come a long way this semester. When the 26-year-old teacher agreed to be profiled by The Washington Post in August, he was a raw rookie. The walls of his fifth-grade classroom at Langley Park-McCormick Elementary School were bare, the desks piled up.