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Taliban says it attacked UK, UN offices in Kabul Taliban bombers attacked offices belonging to the British Council and the United Nations in the center of the Afghan capital Friday. At least three people were killed, police said. NBC: Gadhafi making plans for Libya departure Moammar Gadhafi is making preparations for a departure from Libya with his family for possible exile in Tunisia, U.S. officials have told NBC News, citing intelligence reports. Video: Rebels feel they have the momentum In Libya, rebels now surround the capital city of Tripoli, and there is a sense that the end game is at hand. NBC’s Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel reports. (Nightly News) HP kills TouchPad, may spin off PC business In a dramatic reshuffling, Hewlett-Packard Co. said Thursday that it will discontinue its tablet computer and smartphone products and may sell or spin off its PC division, bowing out of the consumer businesses. R.I.P. webOS, we hardly knew ye When Palm introduced the Pre, it represented a major threat to the iPhone. Today, after two scant years, the phone and subsequent tablet are dead, and any hope for future webOS products would be foolish. How did good technology fall so far so fast? Video: ‘Skills gap’ hurts employers, job seekers Even with millions of Americans out of work, the industrial giant Siemens is having so much trouble finding qualified workers that, for the first time, it's had to hire recruiters. NBC’s Lisa Myers reports. (Nightly News) Small investors fleeing stock market Wild leaps and plunges in the stock markets have sent individual investors bolting for the exits.  Thursday's sell-off was the latest evidence of a crisis mentality that has taken hold. PhotoBlog: Tornado shelters dominate Joplin's rebuilding plans Inspired by Joplin's deadly May tornado, tornado shelters are popping up from private homes to public spaces 4 die as storm hits Belgium fest; US band safe A storm slammed an open-air music festival east of the Belgian capital Thursday, killing at least three people. Video: Little girl rescued by ‘human chain’ Thanks to the kindness of strangers, three-year-old Maggie Mullin was rescued from the wreckage after the stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair on Saturday. NBC’s Kevin Tibbles reports. (Nightly News) NJ: Criticisms of presidential vacations are a tradition Analysis: In the two centuries since John Adams was the first president to seek solace outside Washington and the 109 years since Theodore Roosevelt invented the modern presidential vacation, the critics have always been there to attack. Israeli aircraft strike targets in Gaza The Israeli military confirmed Friday that its aircraft struck seven targets in Gaza overnight, a day after gunmen who crossed from the Egyptian desert killed eight people in southern Israel. Airport security: You ain't seen nothing yet As America prepares to mark the 10th anniversary the 9/11 attacks, security experts question whether freedom, speed and personal space will one day return to air travel â€" while still maintaining high standards of safety. Jones' HR off Lincecum just enough for Braves Mike Minor pitched six crisp innings to outduel Tim Lincecum, and Chipper Jones homered for the only run as the Atlanta Braves defeated the San Francisco Giants 1-0 Thursday night. Psoriasis may increase stroke risk, study says The skin condition psoriasis may increase the risk of stroke and atrial fibrillation, a condition in which the heart beats irregularly, a new Danish study says. Video: Obama to Assad: ‘step aside’ After months of a brutal crackdown, President Obama explicitly called for President Assad to step down, and he described the last several months as "ferocious brutality" against the Syrian people. NBC’s Andrea Mitchell reports. (Nightly News) First Read: Does Texas teach creationism? Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s comments to a child in New Hampshire that creationism and evolution are taught in public schools created a lot of attention in the blogosphere. So is creationism actually taught in Texas public schools? Ground turkey salmonella toll climbs to 111 At least 111 people in 31 states have been sickened with salmonella in an ongoing outbreak of food poisoning tied to ground turkey manufactured by meat giant Cargill. One person has died. Patriots show midseason form in rout of Bucs Tom Brady looks to be in regular season form after tossing a pair of touchdown passes in the New England Patriots' 31-14 preseason win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday night. Year after 'end' of Iraq combat, peril for Americans World Blog: One year ago, the last of the "combat troops" drove out of in Iraq and into Kuwait, marking the symbolic end of more than seven years of U.S. combat in Iraq. But is that mission really over? Georgetown, Chinese brawl during Biden visit A wild brawl broke out between Georgetown and a Chinese men's basketball team Thursday night, putting an immediate end to a supposed goodwill game that coincided with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's visit to the country. Floating tour bus launches in Amsterdam Passengers with at least five hours to wait at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport now have a new, entertaining and amphibious tour option. Steelers rough up Vick, Eagles Michael Vick threw three interceptions, and Ben Roethlisberger tossed two touchdowns as the Pittsburgh Steelers hammered the Philadelphia Eagles 24-14 in a preseason game Thursday. Drivers see baby in truck bed, call police A Florida baby sitter is charged with child neglect after being accused of allowing an infant to ride in a baby stroller in the bed of a pickup truck. Source: Bravo to delay 'Real Housewives' return The network will push the Sept. 5 premiere at least one week and possibly longer following the apparent suicide of Russell Armstrong, according to a source close to the show. Video: Trained dogs can help detect cancer In the war against cancer, dogs have skills no scientist can match. A study shows trained dogs used their ability to smell to detect people suffering from lung cancer. NBC’s Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports. (Nightly News) Blacks win fewer health research grants in U.S. Black researchers are significantly less likely to win grant funding from the National Institutes of Health than white applicants, according to a new study. The director of the U.S. agency says it will take action to address the potential for "insidious bias" in the review process. Will Europeans and Russians be first on Mars? Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The European Space Agency's chief says ESA and the Russians will take on the first human mission to Mars, but he refrains from naming a date. Palin stalking case leads to arrest of dad, son The FBI said Thursday that a Pennsylvania man and his son were arrested on charges of harassing Sarah Palin's family and lawyers. Israel warplanes strike Gaza after deadly attacks Israeli warplanes bombed southern Gaza on Thursday following a series of deadly attacks by gunmen in southern Israel that left at least eight people dead. At 83, subject of ‘American Girl in Italy’ photo speaks out The iconic 1951 image “American Girl in Italy” turns 60 on Monday. As its anniversary approaches, the stunning woman in the photo â€" Ninalee Craig, now 83 â€" is speaking up about it, explaining what it represents and what it doesn’t. Betty White voted most trusted celebrity in US Seems like former "Golden Girls" actress Betty White really does have the Midas touch. Obama tells Assad to quit, condemns Syria slaughter President Obama called on Syria's President Bashar Assad to quit office Thursday, as a team of U.N. investigators listed the Damascus regime's alleged atrocities in a new report. Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032091/device/rss/rss.xml

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