Morning Digest: North Korea leader dead, son hailed as "Great Successor"

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	12/19/2011
Good Morning Bit LATEST NEWS North Korea leader dead, son hailed as "Great Successor" SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died of a heart attack, state media reported on Monday, sparking concern over who is in real control of the nuclear renegade state as his untested youngest son takes over the family dynasty. | Full Article Egypt clashes move into 4th day, U.S. worried December 19, 2011 05:50 AM ET CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces fought opponents of army rule in Cairo for a fourth day on Monday and the United States, worried by the violence, urged the generals to respect human rights. | Full Article Stock index futures signal early gains December 19, 2011 05:09 AM ET (Reuters) Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.43 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.26 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.38 percent at 0945 GMT. | Full Article Saudi's Prince Alwaleed buys Twitter stake December 19, 2011 03:50 AM ET DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, an investor in some of the world's top companies, on Monday unveiled a $300 million stake purchase in fast-growing microblogging site Twitter, gaining another foothold in the global media industry. | Full Article NASA revamps, delays commercial space taxi work December 16, 2011 08:09 AM ET CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Budget cuts in a program to spur commercial space taxis will likely keep the United States dependent on Russia to fly astronauts to the International Space Station until 2017, NASA's head of space operations said on Thursday. | Full Article San Diego Chargers take charge with big win over Baltimore December 19, 2011 01:11 AM ET (Reuters) - Surging San Diego overcame Baltimore 34-14 Sunday to keep alive their postseason hopes while damaging the Ravens' playoff top seed ambitions. | Full Article Contents of Michael Jackson's final home fetch $1 million December 18, 2011 08:06 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The contents of the mansion where Michael Jackson's lifeless body was found went under the auction hammer this weekend, reaping three times pre-sale estimates for a total of close to $1 million. | Full Article British sprinter raises 2012 sponsorship on eBay December 17, 2011 03:34 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - A top British sprinter desperate to run in his home London Olympics next year has raised 32,550 pounds ($50,500) in sponsorship by auctioning himself on eBay. | Full Article RELATED VIDEO Freed Palestinian prisoners celebrate homecoming Preditor video shows last U.S. convoy leaving Iraq. Migrants await news of the missing A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend