A White House consultant’s report said Friday that the Energy Department should bolster its ability to assess loan guarantee risks in the wake of the Solyndra bankruptcy, and urged the department to “aggressively strengthen its position” before more borrowers turn to the government for relief. Read full article > >

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Sean Penn discusses his new film, “This Must Be the Place,” by Paolo Sorrentino, and his relief work in Haiti.

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Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton is about to start a 500 mile trek across Antarctica to the south pole, to raise money for Sport Relief.

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The ultimate goal of manufacturers who are offering new, less-concentrated infant versions of the painkiller acetaminophen is to provide sick babies with sufficient relief without risking overdose. But in the short term, the changes may perplex parents. In response to incidents in which infants have been severely sickened or died after receiving overdoses of the painkiller and fever reducer, many manufacturers have voluntarily offered less-concentrated versions of their products. The higher-dose versions were considered beneficial they required babies to swallow less liquid. But in some cases babies consuming too much of the over-the-counter medication suffered liver failure, which can be fatal. Read full article > >

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New dosing information for infants’ acetaminophen

How saving baby Umi symbolised East Africa’s drought relief

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In pictures: Saving baby Umi

BAGHDAD — In a sign that Iraq’s political crisis is worsening, Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki demanded Wednesday that officials in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region hand over Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi so Hashimi can face charges that he enlisted personal bodyguards to run a hit squad. Speaking at a news conference on Iraqi national television, Maliki indicated that Hashimi was operating outside the law and thought his position allowed him to do so. Read full article > >

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Maliki tells Kurdistan to hand over Iraqi VP Hashimi

TOPEKA, Kan. — Holiday travelers were breathing a sigh of relief Wednesday after a snowstorm that closed interstates across the Great Plains moved out of the region, allowing crews to plow away snow drifts and let stranded motorists leave roadside hotels. The storm was blamed for at least two fatal car accidents as it crawled from eastern New Mexico and Colorado through the Texas Panhandle, Oklahoma and Kansas. The fierce winds and heavy snowfall closed several major roadways before weakening Tuesday as the weather moved into Missouri and toward the Great Lakes. Read full article > >

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Interstates closed by storm crawling across Great Plains reopen, relieve holiday travelers

Behold! Three comic works of fiction about God have revealed themselves to the publishing world. Can the four horsemen be far behind? None of these super-liberal God-books is likely to shake your faith — or restore it — but together this unholy trilogy is a relief from the “does He or doesn’t He?” debate that generated so many titles a few years ago. We’ve moved, at least a little, from the crucifying condescension of the New Atheists to the zany ribbing of a comic roast. Read full article > >

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Book World: Three comic works of fiction about God, reviewed by Ron Charles

The parents of a 31-year-old Welshman murdered during his honeymoon on Antigua speak of their relief after his killers are jailed for life.

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Parents’ relief as killers jailed

Wal-Mart has agreed to fund job – training programs, open hiring centers and make $21 million in charitable contributions in the District in a package of community benefits as the retailer prepares to open several stores in the city. In the deal , the chain will seek small- and minority-owned businesses in the District for construction of its stores; create and fund training programs aimed at populations suffering from high unemployment rates; and open hiring centers in the wards where the chain opens stores. The donations will fund hunger relief, health programs, education and job-training programs, the retailer and city officials said Tuesday. Read full article > >

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Wal-Mart package for D.C. includes job-training program, $21 million in donations

Parents have been given new instructions about how much pain-relief medicine they can give their children.

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Child paracetamol dosages revised

Eleven states asked the Education Department for relief from some provisions of the No Child Left Behind law, in exchange for adopting higher standards.

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11 States Seek Relief From ‘No Child’ Provisions, in Return for Raising Standards

Relief over “no recession on the horizon.”

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Wall Street Rallies on Euro Deal

Game 6 of the National League series proved a manager’s delight, with 6 home runs in the first three innings, as St. Louis’ deeper relief propelled them past Milwaukee.

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The Occupy Wall Street protests spreading across the country are mobilizing liberal activists who have been largely sidelined in the national debate since helping to elect President Obama three years ago. This should be a relief to the White House, which is eager to excite a Democratic base that has grown disappointed in the president and less excited about reelecting him. Read full article > >

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Occupy Wall Street protests reveal liberal tensions