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| 3 Teens Plead Innocent In Burning Of Boy Three Florida teenagers accused of setting fire to a 15-year-old boy pleaded innocent Thursday to attempted second-degree murder. ... More |
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| Pumpkin Pie Shortage Imperils Holiday Heavy Midwestern rains have destroyed much of the U.S. pumpkin crop, putting pumpkin pies in short supply on supermarket shelves,... ... More |
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| Peja Stojakovic Leads Hornets To Second Straight Win Under Jeff Bower Peja Stojakovic had 25 points and 13 rebounds to lead the New Orleans Hornets to a 110-103 upset win over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday. ... More |
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| Chrysler Could Lose More Than 100 U.S. Dealerships More than 100 Chrysler Group LLC U.S. dealerships face possible closure if they cannot reach new financing deals with GMAC Financial Services or another lender. ... More |
| Busy Agenda Clouds Hopes For Immigration Reform Some U.S. Democrats see momentum building for an overhaul of immigration laws that would legalize millions of undocumented workers. ... More |
| House Panel OKs Plan To Open Fed Policy To Audits A U.S. congressional panel on Thursday approved a measure to open the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decisions to government audits. ... More |
| EU Says It Has Solved The Kissinger Question The European Union says it finally has the answer to a question long attributed to former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger: Who do I call if I want to call Europe? ... More |
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| Cash-Poor NY Pushes State Workers To Take Severance Cash-poor New York has extended a severance program that offers its workers $20,000 payments after only 1,089 people were approved in the first round. ... More |
| Wall Street Tax Must Be International: Pelosi Any tax imposed on financial transactions would have to take effect internationally to keep Wall Street jobs and related business from moving overseas. ... More |
| U.S. Civilian Experts Train For The Real Afghanistan They arrive at the meeting by U.S. military helicopter, politely accept a cup of tea and haggle over a U.S.-funded water project gone awry. ... More |
| Venezuela Blows Up Two Foot Bridges To Colombia Venezuelan soldiers on Thursday blew up two makeshift foot bridges that stretched across the border to Colombia in the latest incident to stoke a diplomatic dispute between the... ... More |
| Masked Gunman Kills Russian Priest At Moscow Church A masked gunman entered a church and shot dead a Russian Orthodox priest well-known for his missionary work among the young, investigators said Friday. ... More |
| Obama Praises Dissident Cuban Blogger Yoani Sanchez U.S. President Barack Obama praised dissident Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez and said in a posting on her website on Thursday that he looks forward to the day "all Cubans can... ... More |
| AOL Shows Worst Not Over For Media Job Cuts If AOL's announcement on Thursday of another 2,500 job cuts is anything to go by, the painful layoffs that have ravaged the media industry over the past year are nowhere near over. ... More |
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| Sony To Launch Online Entertainment Service In 2010 Sony Corp said on Friday that its planned entertainment content distribution service for network-compatible TVs and other devices will be launched next year. ... More |
| Smartphone Growth To Continue Strong In 2010 The wireless chip industry expects smartphone market surge to continue, with British microchip designer ARM saying... ... More |
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| China Vows To Punish H1N1 Death Cover-Ups China has promised severe punishment for officials caught concealing deaths from H1N1 swine flu after a medical expert said suspect cases may have been held back by local governments. ... More |
| No Hospital Savings With Electronic Records: Study New electronic record systems installed in thousands of U.S. hospitals have done little to rein in skyrocketing healthcare costs. ... More |
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| U.S. House Votes To Boost Medicare Pay To Doctors Democratic backers said the pay boost was necessary to ensure that the elderly enrolled in the government's Medicare healthcare program did not lose access to doctors. ... More |
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| Bank Bill Delayed In House, Senate Divided Progress toward tighter U.S. financial regulation faltered in the U.S. Congress on Thursday as a House committee postponed a pivotal vote and Republicans on a Senate... ... More |
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| Manny Pacquiao Returns A Hero In Manila, Gears For New Fight Seven-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao returned to a hero's welcome in the Philippines on Friday, with his next fight likely to be in the political ring as he prepares... ... More |
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| John Kerry Daughter Arrested In Hollywood The 36-year-old aspiring filmmaker was stopped by police, jailed briefly on a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence and released on $5,000 bail. ... More |
| David Beckham Says He Never Considered Quitting MLS Beckham will line up against Real Salt Lake in Sunday's MLS Cup final but his first two seasons in the U.S. saw little success for the team and plenty of controversy. ... More |
| L.A's Landon Donovan Named MLS Player Of The Year United States and L.A Galaxy striker Landon Donovan has been named Most Valuable Player in Major League Soccer, the league said on Thursday. ... More |
| Tyson Gay And Sanya Richards Claim Jesse Owens Honors Tyson Gay and Sanya Richards claimed Jesse Owens awards for the second time on Thursday as the United States' top track and field athletes. ... More |
| Lou Dobbs Mulls Run For White House, Senate A week after abruptly quitting his longtime job as a CNN television news host and commentator, Lou Dobbs said on Thursday he is considering career options including... ... More |
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| Philip Morris Ordered To Pay $300 Million To Smoker A Florida jury on Thursday ordered cigarette maker Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million in damages to a 61-year-old ex-smoker named Cindy Naugle who is wheelchair-bound by emphysema. ... More |
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| China Dismisses Request For WTO Panel A Chinese delegation said Thursday China would not form a World Trade Organization panel to help determine possible export limits. ... More |
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| Canadian Healthcare Costs To Surpass $183B The cost of healthcare in Canada is forecast to rise 5.5 percent to $183 billion this year,... ... More |
| Report: 50 Percent Divorce Rate A Fallacy The widely circulated claim that 50 percent of marriages will fail is inflated and inaccurate, a Canadian study released in Ottawa Thursday. ... More |
| IAEA Inspectors Visit Qom Nuke Plant U.N. inspectors Thursday visited an Iranian nuclear power plant that Tehran didn't disclosed until September, ... More |
| U.N. Says Cambodian Troops To Aid In Chad The United Nations said in a release that in addition to facilitating humanitarian aid in the African countries,... ... More |
| Abbas: No Mideast Peace With Me In Office Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he doubted a Middle East peace accord would be reached before the end of his term. ... More |
| Blair Out Of Race To Lead European Council Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair left the inaugural European Council presidential race Thursday as European Union ministers met in Brussels to vote. ... More |
| Navy To Use Dolphins To Defend Wash. Base Other naval bases currently use marine mammals to discover possible intruders, the Sun said. ... More |
| USPS Nixes 'Dear Santa' Letter Response The U.S. Postal Service, in a Grinch-like move, said it no longer will forward "Dear Santa" letters to Santa's letter-writing elves in the North Pole, Alaska. ... More |
| War Against Somali Pirates Heats Up One of the missions of the incoming flotilla, the fourth Beijing has rotated into the region since it joined the anti-piracy campaign in December,... ... More |
| Tim Lincecum Named NL Cy Young Award Winner San Francisco's Tim Lincecum was voted his second consecutive National League Cy Young Award, it was announced Thursday. ... More |
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| Experts: Ancient Crocodile Ate Dinosaurs Two paleontologists said at least one species of crocodiles that existed nearly 100 million years ago in Africa actually fed on dinosaurs. ... More |
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| Authorities: Son-In-Law Pushed Under Jeep Authorities in West Virginia said a mother's argument with her daughter culminated in the mother shoving her son-in-law in front of an oncoming Jeep. ... More |
| Official: Take Pics Of Subway Gropers A New York city councilman is encouraging women to snap cellphone pictures of subway gropers. ... More |
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| FDA Panel Votes Against New Bug-Based Flu Vaccine More safety data would be needed before a new type of influenza vaccine made in insect cells should get approval, federal advisers said on Thursday. ... More |
| Yayita Baby Hammocks Recalled The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Yayita baby hammocks due to fall and strangulation hazards. ... More |
| Perfect Flame Gas Grills Recalled The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Perfect Flame gas grills due to risk of fires and burns. ... More |
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| Grand World Infant Pacifiers Recalled The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Grand World infant pacifiers due to a choking hazard. ... More |
| Century 21 Promotions Sweatshirts Recalled About 17,000 sweatshirts and jackets were imported from China by Century 21 Promotions of Seattle, Wash.,... ... More |
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| Timothy Geithner, Under Fire, Defends AIG Bailout U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner defended on Thursday the costly bailout of insurer AIG and urged swift regulatory reform to safeguard the economy from the... ... More |
| Companies Drop Pensions, Pay Execs $350 Million: Watchdog Ten large U.S. companies paid senior executives a total of $350 million in the few years prior to dropping traditional pension plans for employees. ... More |
| U.S. Cracks Down On Border Meeting Spot For Mexicans The United States has severely restricted access to a spot on the Mexican border where families and lovers divided by illegal immigration could unite briefly to hold hands or... ... More |
| System Glitch Causing U.S. Flight Delays Is Fixed A problem with a flight-processing system disrupted U.S. air travel for several hours on Thursday but was later fixed. ... More |
| LeBron James to Cleveland Browns: I Can Help LeBron James poured in 31 points and racked up 12 assists Tuesday to power the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 114-108 win over Golden State. Maybe he can help the Cleveland Browns. ... More |
| Northern Irish Police Says Bomb Targets Officers Army experts in Northern Ireland have defused a bomb which targeted police officers, police said on Thursday. ... More |
| Prominent Iraqi Sunni Fighter Sentenced To Death Analysts have warned that many insurgents could return to violence if they fear for their safety and feel targeted by the government, or cannot find jobs. ... More |
| Somali Pirates Free UAE-Owned Cargo Ship: Trader Somali pirates have freed a United Arab Emirates-owned cargo ship, a Somali businessman said on Thursday. ... More |
| Sen. Lugar Wife Arrested (Photo) DWI, Hit-And-Run Charlene Lugar Charlene Lugar, the elderly wife of Sen. Richard Lugar (R) of Indiana, has been arrested and charged in a DWI hit-and-run accident... ... More |
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| Senators Seek Probe Into China's Yuan Peg Two senators who authored legislation aimed at pressuring China to lift the value of its yuan said on Thursday they asked the Commerce Department to investigate alleged... ... More |
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| Pentagon Budget Must Rise To Fund Current Plans U.S. defense spending in coming years must rise roughly 6 percent on average from the record sum sought by President Barack Obama this year just to meet current plans. ... More |
| Embattled NY Governor David Paterson Bashed For Visual Impairment New York Governor David Paterson, facing a tough battle to keep his job, has fallen so low in public opinion that even his visual impairment that once earned him respect is... ... More |
| Sen. John Kerry's Daughter Arrested In Hollywood Senator John Kerry's elder daughter, Alexandra, who made a red-carpet splash at the Cannes film festival five years ago in a see-through dress, was arrested in Hollywood on Thursday. ... More |
| Google Shows Off Chrome Operating System Google Inc is opening its much-anticipated Chrome software to external developers, as the search giant prepares to expand its reach into operating systems. ... More |
| Microsoft Says Windows 7 Sales Strong Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday sales of Windows 7 were running at twice the level of any previous version of its operating system. ... More |
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| Afghanistan Is World's Worst Place To Be Born: UN Afghanistan has the highest infant mortality rate in the world -- 257 deaths per 1,000 live births, and 70 percent of the population lacks access to clean water. ... More |
| More Birth Defects Seen With Assisted Reproduction A new study has found a higher rate of birth defects among babies conceived by assisted reproduction compared to babies conceived naturally. ... More |
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| Belgian Herman Van Rompuy, UK's Catherine Ashton Win Top EU Jobs European Union leaders named Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the bloc's first president on Thursday and appointed Briton Catherine Ashton as its foreign affairs chief. ... More |
| Giants' Tim Lincecum Wins NL Cy Young Second Year In A Row Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants won the National League Cy Young Award for the second successive year on Thursday. ... More |
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| Report: Cell Phones Replacing Landlines Census Bureau News, citing latest data, said Thursday the percentage of U.S. households with cell phones increased from 36 percent in 1998 to 71 percent in 2005. ... More |
| Florida Man Charged With Burning Wife Carter said the mother-of-two, who was on fire when she ran from the home, later told a neighbor and police her husband was responsible. ... More |
| 3 Arrested After Fla. Family Terrorized Three men were arrested and a woman was sought for allegedly abducting and terrorizing a Florida couple and their 5-year-old son for two days,... ... More |
| Hezbollah Adopts New Manifesto Hezbollah announced Thursday it has drafted a new political document outlining the nature of the resistance,... ... More |
| Al-Houthi Rebel Leader Killed A leader of the Shiite al-Houthi rebel group was killed and guerrilla forces retreated following clashes with the Yemeni military,... ... More |
| FAA Fixes Flight-Altering Computer Glitch The computer system glitch that caused flight delays across the United States has been corrected,... ... More |
| Afghan Forces Capture Militants, Weapons Ten civilians were killed and 13 wounded when a suicide bomber targeted a police vehicle in southern Afghanistan Thursday,... ... More |
| FAA Looking Into Delay Of Atlanta Flight A Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman said a lengthy delay of a flight from Atlanta to Houston will face an agency investigation. ... More |
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| Patagonian Sea Atlas Published Two conservation groups say they have jointly produced the first atlas of the Patagonian Sea -- a South American marine ecosystem. ... More |
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| U.S. Dollar To Be Reserve Currency For Years: IMF The U.S. dollar will remain the world's primary reserve currency for many years or decades, an International Monetary Fund official said on Thursday. ... More |
| Update: Computer Glitch Causes U.S. Flight Delays A glitch in the computer system that processes U.S. flight plan data was causing delays in the United States but there were no safety issues. ... More |
| Israel, Egypt Squeeze Gaza Tunnel Business Fearing loss of life and money, Palestinians are abandoning tunnels that supply the blockaded Gaza Strip with everything from food to fridges to weapons. ... More |
| U.S. Makes Debut Attendance At Hague War Crimes Court U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues Stephen Rapp made a debut appearance for the United States at the world's war crimes court Thursday and said... ... More |
| India PM Heads To U.S. In Test Of Ties With Obama India's prime minister and U.S. President Barack Obama meet next week to strengthen ties, with the emerging Asian power increasingly playing a bigger role on global issues... ... More |
| John McCain Defends Campaign Team Against Sarah Palin McCain did not get into specific charges leveled by Palin but suggested any frictions were due to the pressures inherent in presidential campaigns. ... More |
| WTO Authorizes Brazil Sanctions Over U.S. Cotton The World Trade Organization authorized Brazil Thursday to impose trade sanctions on the United States over its support for cotton. ... More |
| U.S. Recovery Seen Subdued, Jobless Rate High: OECD The U.S. economic recovery will be weaker than after previous deep recessions, and the high jobless rate will decline only slowly. ... More |
| South Afghanistan Suicide Blast Kills 10 A suicide bomber detonated a vest packed with explosives in a crowded market in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing 10 civilians and wounding 13. ... More |
| Indonesia's Anti-Terrorism Unit Warns Of New Cells Indonesia still faces a key risk of new militant attacks as Islamic radicals have set up new cells in recent years and some bomb experts remain at large. ... More |
| More English Needed As China Steps Up Peacekeeping A lack of proficiency in English has been one of the main factors hindering Chinese peacekeeping forces in their missions overseas. ... More |
| Model Kate Moss Criticized For "Skinny" Remark Eating disorder campaigners criticized British model Kate Moss on Thursday for saying she backed the motto "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels," a slogan popular with pro-anorexia websites. ... More |
| China's Military Says Website Had 2.3 Million Attacks A website set up by China's Defense Ministry said it was hit by 2.3 million hacker attacks in its first month of operation, but none of them were successful. ... More |
| Nokia Sees Corporate Interest For Netbook Top cellphone maker Nokia has seen growing interest among companies for its first netbook or mini-laptop, a company executive said on Thursday. ... More |
| Thierry Henry Gets Hand Slapped Thierry Henry was compared to the great Diego Maradona, although not the way he may have wished, and coach Raymond Domenech faced further criticism after... ... More |
| Details Of Senate Health Care Bill: $849 Billion 'To Start' The U.S. Senate is about to begin debate on sweeping healthcare legislation that congressional budget analysts say will cost about $849 billion over 10 years. ... More |
| Nicole Richie Tweets 'Move On, Cold!' But Hospitalized For Pneumonia Nicole Richie hospitalized: Reality TV star Nicole Richie was taken to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after complaining of feeling unwell... ... More |
| Lee Westwood Starts With 66 In Dubai Cut And Thrust Lee Westwood's six-under-par 66 at the season-ending Dubai World Championship gave him a first-round advantage over money-list rival Rory McIlroy on Thursday. ... More |
| AOL To Cut One-Third Of Workforce Web company AOL plans to cut one-third of its workforce, or about 2,500 jobs, in an effort to trim some $300 million in annual costs as part of its planned spin-off from Time Warner Inc. ... More |
| Deaths Not Linked To H1N1 Vaccines: WHO A small number of people have died after being inoculated against H1N1 pandemic flu, but investigations have shown that the deaths are not due to the vaccines. ... More |
| Liam Gallagher Confident With New Band Songs: 'Better Than Oasis' The 37-year-old singer has been working with every member of Oasis, except brother Noel who quit the group in August, on fresh material and plans to have an album out by July. ... More |
| Ousted Sugababes' Amelle Berrabah Talks Rehab Regime The 25-year-old singer - who was sent to an Austrian rehab centre last month after the pressure of the Sugababes recent line-up change took its toll - just needed a place to go to "make sense of the madness". ... More |
| FDA To Review Actelion's Zavesca For Additional Use Actelion Ltd, Europe's largest biotech company, said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would review use of its drug Zavesca to treat a rare... ... More |
| Amy Winehouse Hospitalized After Breast Implants 'Leak' But her father Mitch Winehouse insists it was because she trouble with her new chest - which cost a rumoured £35,000. ... More |
| Zac Efron To Star In West End Show? Zac Efron, the 'High School Musical' star is ready to move away from the musical roles which have catapulted him to fame and try something different in London's famous theatre district. ... More |
| Kate Moss Controversial Comments To Cause Eating Disorders? Kate Moss has sparked controversy after being accused of making comments which could promote extreme slimming. ... More |
| Hamid Karzai Sworn In As Afghan Leader; Vows To Fight Graft Veteran Afghan leader Hamid Karzai was sworn in as president on Thursday, pledging to fight graft and take control of his country's security before his five-year term end. ... More |
| Jarvis Cocker Improves Hygiene For Mystery Woman He said: "I've got a girlfriend now so my hygiene's improved a bit, but I didn't used to bath that often." ... More |
| Robert Pattinson Talks 'Striptease' For 'Twilight Saga: New Moon' Robert Pattinson felt like he was doing a "striptease" while shooting 'Twilight Saga: New Moon'. ... More |