More than 200 Filipinos injured by dangerous firecrackers, gunfire despite scare campaign

MANILA, Philippines ? More than 200 people have been injured by illegal firecrackers and celebratory gunfire in the Philippines despite a government scare campaign against reckless New Year revelries, officials said Saturday.

Stray bullets wounded eight people and 197 were injured by powerful firecrackers from Dec. 21 to 30, Health Assistant Secretary Enrique Tayag said, adding that more than half of the victims were children. At least 14 had to undergo amputations, mostly of fingers, because of their injuries.

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Tools published that exploit router flaw

Researchers have independently developed and made available two tools that exploit the recently discovered flaw in a protocol used to set up secure wireless routers.

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This year, really, save some dough

Saving money is one of the most popular ? and repeated ? New Year?s resolutions, right up there with losing weight. Both of these self-improvement missions take discipline, happen slowly and can be hard to stick with. Still, the new year seems like a great time to try again.

The trick to success is to make smaller promises to yourself. That?s especially true when it comes to saving money. Janet Bodnar, editor of Kiplinger?s Personal Finance magazine, suggests saving in two ways: ?There are the actual moves you can make, then there are the psychological tricks you can play on yourself to get your spending in control,? she said.

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APNewsBreak: Russell Brand, Katy Perry to divorce

Russell Brand and Katy Perry are getting a divorce, the British comedian told The Associated Press Friday.

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?Ben-Gurion? by Shimon Peres

Biography

BEN-GURION

A Political Life

By Shimon Peres in Conversation with David Landau

Schocken. 224 pp. $25.95

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Mayweather pleads no contest in battery case

Attorneys for boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. completed the second part of a plea deal Friday that let the championship fighter pay a $1,000 fine and avoid trial and jail time for a November 2010 scuffle with a homeowner association security guard in an argume

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Obama: The conservative in 2012

At a moment when the nation wonders whether politicians can agree on anything, here is something that unites the Republican presidential candidates ? and all of them with President Obama: Everyone agrees that the 2012 election will be a turning point involving one of the most momentous choices in U.S. history.

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