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Widely used PTSD drug fails test in vets A medication commonly used to treat post traumatic stress disorder in combat veterans may not be effective in reducing overall PTSD severity, a new study shows. Video: Moving beyond the debt deal NBC’s Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd has more on the contentious debt deal no one wants to take credit for. (Nightly News) Senate fails to end costly FAA shutdown A partisan stalemate that has partially shut down the FAA will continue into September, stopping airport construction projects and depriving federal coffers of potentially more than $1 billion. Tornado-proofing homes? $1 straps touted The twister that killed 46 people in Tuscaloosa has provided a national lesson on how to build and reinforce homes, often with just relatively minor changes, a new study found. Debt downgrade still possible despite deal A bill aimed at reducing future deficits by $2.1 trillion, expected to be signed into law,  might not be enough to avert a downgrade of the nation's top-notch credit score. PhotoBlog: Reflecting pools for 9/11 memorial Airlines collect $21 billion in fees in 2010 Global airlines earned $21 billion in ancillary revenues in 2010, according to a report published Monday. Calif. resident died after eating tainted turkey A Sacramento, Calif., resident has died, possibly after eating ground turkey tied to an outbreak of salmonella food poisoning that has sickened at least 76 other people in 26 states, health officials confirmed Tuesday. After autopsy, cause of girl's death still pending Investigators say that the cause and manner of 11-year-old Celina Cass' death remain pending, even after completion of an autopsy. Teixeira HRs from both sides for record 12th time Mark Teixeira set a major league record by homering from both sides of the plate for the 12th time and Phil Hughes pitched six innings to send the New York Yankees to their fifth straight victory, 6-0 over the fading Chicago White Sox in a game called after 6 1-2 innings because of rain. Will Hosni Mubarak show for his trial in Egypt? Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak goes on trial Wednesday over allegations that he conspired to kill protesters who drove him from office on Feb. 11, but his health may keep him from attending. 2012 Watch: 'Death Star' debunked Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Newly published research says there's no basis for believing that an unseen companion to our sun, known as Nemesis or the "Death Star," has caused waves of mass extinctions. 2010 was a big year for (stolen) American cars U.S. automakers are beating their foreign rivals in a new way. For the first time since 2002, American models make up a majority of the top 10 most commonly stolen car models. Damon schools reporter on view of teachers The actor attended a Save Our Schools event in Washington and offered a defense of why he acts and why teachers teach to Reason.TV. HIV epidemics emerging in Middle East, North Africa Epidemics of HIV are emerging among gay and bisexual men in the Middle East and North Africa and high levels of risky sexual behavior threaten to spread the AIDS virus further in the region, researchers said Tuesday. Bald eagle hit, killed by bus on Seattle bridge The eagle soared alongside the bus, then turned and flew into the windshield, breaking it, during the morning commute. Secret Service apprehends White House fence jumper A homeless man was in custody Tuesday night after climbing over the White House fence, the Secret Service said. 20 million-year-old ape skull found in Uganda Ugandan and French scientists have discovered a fossil of a skull of a tree-climbing ape from about 20 million years ago in Uganda's Karamoja region, the team said Tuesday. Sharapova still world's top earning female Maria Sharapova may not have won a grand slam title since 2008, but the Russian tennis player remains unchallenged as the world's highest paid woman in professional sports. Video: Syrian death toll rises in crackdown Syrian security forces continued a brutal crackdown in the Syrian city of Hama, while a fresh wave of unrest spread across Syria. ITV’s Neil Connery reports. (Nightly News) Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032091/device/rss/rss.xml

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