Morning Digest: Senate nears key vote on Obama tax package

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Good Morning Bit, MON 13 Dec 2010    Senate nears key vote on Obama tax package UK police search house in link with Swedish blasts Stock index futures little changed Amazon websites outage was due to hardware failure Stem cells used to make pancreas, gut cells Patriots first to post-season with rout of Bears "Glee" throws lifeline to music industry Egypt to reopen beaches after deadly shark attack Finland, Russia linked by supertrain Hurley separates, Narnia opens flat Metrodome roof collapses TOP NEWS Senate nears key vote on Obama tax package December 13, 2010 03:18 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led Congress moved on Monday toward grudging approval of President Barack Obama's deal with Republicans to extend expiring tax cuts, even for the wealthiest Americans. Full Article WORLD NEWS UK police search house in link with Swedish blasts December 13, 2010 05:28 AM ET STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - British police were searching a house in southern England on Monday as part of investigations into two explosions in Stockholm which Swedish authorities said they were treating as an act of terrorism. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Stock index futures little changed December 13, 2010 04:14 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to mixed open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.05 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.03 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.06 percent at 0853 GMT. Full Article INTERNET NEWS Amazon websites outage was due to hardware failure December 13, 2010 12:08 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's websites in Europe suffered an outage for more than half an hour on Sunday night, in what the company said was a hardware failure in its European data center network. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS Stem cells used to make pancreas, gut cells December 13, 2010 12:17 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Stem cells can be transformed into the pancreatic cells needed to treat diabetes and into complex layers of intestinal tissue, scientists demonstrated in two experiments reported on Sunday. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Patriots first to post-season with rout of Bears December 12, 2010 09:07 PM ET DETROIT (Reuters) - The New England Patriots mauled the Chicago Bears 36-7 in a driving snowstorm Sunday to become the first team to qualify for the NFL post-season. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "Glee" throws lifeline to music industry December 13, 2010 01:44 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - To measure the impact of "Glee" on pop music in 2010, just remember this: The misfits of McKinley High now have a place in the history books above the Fab Four. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Egypt to reopen beaches after deadly shark attack December 12, 2010 05:18 PM ET ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Egypt said on Sunday it was reopening its shores to tourists at a popular Red Sea resort after a series of shark attacks over the last two weeks, which killed one person and injured four. Full Article   REUTERS www.reuters.com Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book.Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Send this mailing to a friend or colleague Reuters.com: Help and Contact Us | Advertise With Us | Mobile | Newsletters | RSS | Interactive TV | Labs | Reuters in Second Life | Archive | Site Index | Video Index Thomson Reuters Corporate: Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy | Professional Products | Professional Products Support | About Thomson Reuters | Careers