Director James Cameron made it to the London premier of the new, 3D version of Titanic, after returning from his deep ocean dive in the western Pacific.

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ONE OF THE MOST promising cost-control measures in the new health-care law is an entity called the Independent Payment Advisory Board, or IPAB. To be launched in 2015, IPAB will have the authority, if growth in health-care costs exceeds a certain target, to r ecommend changes to the Medicare program . Those changes would take effect automatically unless Congress came up with equivalent savings elsewhere. Read full article > >

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Editorial Board: This cost-cutting reform deserves a chance

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has decreed that a referendum on the new draft constitution will be held on 26 February, state media report.

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Syria plans vote on constitution

Games company Capcom announce details of the new instalment of the zombie series and release a trailer.

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Resident Evil 6 details revealed

As the long and busy final day of New Jersey’s legislative session was coming to a close, most lawmakers were preparing to head home for a few hours of sleep before the new session got under way.

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Alex DeCroce, New Jersey Assembly’s G.O.P. Leader, Dies at Statehouse

At this very moment, in a hotel in sunny Pasadena, Calif., broadcast TV suits are rhapsodizing about the can’t-miss-ed-ness of the new series they’re going to unveil for midseason — which, in rough numbers, means “between now and late May” — while a crowd of TV critics beams upon them as if they were bringing good news from a distant land. Read full article > >

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2012 midseason TV: Searching for the secret ingredient — audience

Police in Argentina are investigating the wife of a governor who died of a gunshot to the head while celebrating the new year.

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Shot governor’s wife investigated

Thousands of people are expected to gather in Edinburgh to see in the new year at the city’s world-famous Hogmanay street party.

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‘Home of Hogmanay’ ready to party

Michael O’Neill has been confirmed as the new manager of Northern Ireland.

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With many of the headlines this year dominated by the Leveson Inquiry into press standards, Will Self reflects on the new landscape for the media.

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Looking into the tittle-tattle business

A village famous for its land-speed record attempts will see work start in the new year on a £500,000 project to improve the seafront.

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New promenade at land-speed beach

Tottenham midfielder Rafael van der Vaart is expected to be sidelined until the new year with a hamstring injury.

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Van der Vaart out until new year

MSP Johann Lamont is elected as the new Scottish Labour leader, pledging to “make Labour Scotland’s party once again”.

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Lamont is Scottish Labour leader

YouTube has revamped its website, putting the focus on curated video channels, but members complain about the new look.

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YouTube rolls out site redesign

After meeting with the new president, Thein Sein, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday also agreed to discuss exchanging ambassadors.

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U.S. Will Relax Curbs on Aid to Myanmar