Sharp rise in alcoholism among Swedish women: report

STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Alcoholism among women in Sweden rose by 50 percent between 2003 and 2007 as beer, wine and spirits have become more accessible in the country long known for its restrictive alcohol policy, a report on Saturday said.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 30 Aug 2008 | 9:25 am

Dad gets time for killing family cat

An Indiana man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after admitting he forced his 7-year-old daughter to stab the family cat to death.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 30 Aug 2008 | 9:16 am

Dire warnings for New Orleans

Police in New Orleans plan to go street to street with a tough message about getting out ahead of Hurricane Gustav: This time there will be no shelter of last resort.  Those who stay will be on their own.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 30 Aug 2008 | 9:07 am

Gustav plows through Caymans

Hurricane Gustav gained strength to become a Category 2 storm with winds near 100 mph, the National Hurricane Center said early Saturday morning.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 30 Aug 2008 | 9:06 am

Egypt opens border crossing with Gaza Strip

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Egypt opened its border crossing with the Gaza Strip on Saturday, allowing hundreds of people to enter and leave in a goodwill gesture before the holy Muslim month of Ramadan begins, officials said....
Source: AP Top International News At 5 a.m. EDT | 30 Aug 2008 | 9:01 am

Palin's hometown residents hail choice

Residents in Sarah Palin's hometown were surprised by her selection as John McCain's running mate, but they say the straight-talking Alaskan could give Washington a dose of what it needs.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Aug 2008 | 8:57 am

Analysis: McCain choice impacts energy debate

If Democrats hoped to paint Republican John McCain a pawn of Big Oil, their task has become a bit more complicated with the selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Aug 2008 | 8:54 am

Bomb blast wounds 45 in Sri Lanka capital+

(Kyodo) _ A bomb blast in the bazaar area of the Sri Lanka capital on Saturday wounded 45, three seriously, witnesses and police said. The government blamed the bomb on Tamil Tiger...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Aug 2008 | 8:51 am

Over $400 M Poured Into Thin-Film Solar Tech In One Week

Don’t think that this is the last you’ll hear about thin film solar funding—the field is projected to produce an estimated $22 billion in revenues by 2015
Source: Digg | 30 Aug 2008 | 8:50 am

Golf: Kitada takes lead at Yonex Ladies+

(Kyodo) _ Rui Kitada moved into a two-shot lead over up-and-coming Erina Hara with a 4-under 68 in the second round of the Yonex Ladies on Saturday. A four-time winner on the Japan...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Aug 2008 | 8:44 am

Capsize in India floods kills 20

At least 20 people in Bihar, India, die when their boat capsizes, amid floods that have stranded hundreds of thousands.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Aug 2008 | 8:40 am

LEAD: Remains of slain Japanese aid worker returned home from Afghanistan+

NAGOYA, Aug. 30 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH ARRIVAL IN JAPAN, ADDING INFO, CHANGING DATELINE) The body of a Japanese aid worker kidnapped and killed in Afghanistan was returned to...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Aug 2008 | 8:40 am

Gustav strengthens off west Cuba

Hurricane Gustav has strengthened into a category two storm as it approaches western Cuba, US forecasters say.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Aug 2008 | 8:38 am

Obama's speech seen by 38 million-plus viewers (AP)

AP - Barack Obama's audience for his acceptance speech likely topped 40 million people, and the Democratic gathering that nominated him was a more popular television event than any other political convention in history.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Aug 2008 | 8:36 am

Weather forecast for Sunday+

(Kyodo) _ Weather forecast for Sunday, Aug. 31: Tokyocloudy/rain Osakarain>cloudy Nagoyacloudy>rain Sapporofair Sendairain>cloudy Niigatacloudy>rain Hiroshimacloudy/fair ...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Aug 2008 | 8:36 am

McCain's choice of running mate is hardly known (AP)

AP - In two short years, Sarah Palin moved from small-town mayor with a taste for mooseburgers to the governor's office and now — making history — to John McCain's side as the first female running mate on a Republican presidential ticket.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Aug 2008 | 8:33 am

Paul Begala: Is McCain out of his mind?

"For months, the McCainiacs have said they will run on his judgment and experience. In his first presidential decision, John McCain has shown he is willing to endanger his country, potentially leaving it in the hands of someone who simply has no business being a heartbeat away from the most powerful, complicated, difficult job in human history."
Source: Digg | 30 Aug 2008 | 8:30 am

Massive evacuation as millions hit by India floods

PATNA, India (AFP) - More than 300,000 people trapped in India's worst floods in 50 years have been rescued but nearly double that number remain stranded without food or water, officials said Saturday.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 30 Aug 2008 | 8:29 am

High waters, heavy rain hamper Indian flood relief

PATNA, India (Reuters) - Indian authorities, hampered by heavy rain and damaged roads, struggled to provide aid to millions of displaced villagers in the eastern Indian state of Bihar that...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Aug 2008 | 8:26 am

Husband of veep choice is snowmobile racer

He's known as a doting, blue-collar husband who stands on the sidelines as his wife blazes a historic trail in politics.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Aug 2008 | 8:17 am

Democratic Candidates Begin Touring Rust Belt - Washington Post

Source: Google News | 30 Aug 2008 | 8:16 am

High waters, heavy rain hamper Indian flood relief - Reuters India

Source: Google News | 30 Aug 2008 | 8:12 am

Twenty feared dead as rescue boat capsizes in India floods

At least 20 people were feared dead after an overloaded rescue boat capsized in flood-hit eastern India, where hundreds of thousands of people are marooned, officials said Saturday.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Aug 2008 | 8:12 am

Gustav become Category 2 hurricane off Cuba

MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Gustav strengthened into a Category 2 storm on Saturday, as it churned across warm Caribbean waters toward western Cuba, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Aug 2008 | 8:08 am

Andy Roddick celebrates birthday with Open win over Ernests Gulbis - New York Daily News

Source: Google News | 30 Aug 2008 | 8:06 am

Philippines says militant leader arrested in Bahrain

MANILA (Reuters) - A founder of an Islamic group blamed for the worst militant attack in the Philippines has been arrested while working at a Philippine embassy in the Middle East,...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Aug 2008 | 8:03 am

Putin in fresh attack on US over Georgia (AFP)

AFP - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin made fresh accusations of US involvement in the Georgia conflict and rejected suggestions Moscow could target Ukraine next, in an interview aired Saturday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Aug 2008 | 8:01 am

Putin in fresh attack on US over Georgia

MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin made fresh accusations of US involvement in the Georgia conflict and rejected suggestions Moscow could target Ukraine next, in an interview aired Saturday.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 30 Aug 2008 | 8:01 am

Thai protesters break into gov't office as PM heads to consult king - AFP

Source: Google News | 30 Aug 2008 | 8:00 am

Hans Reiser Sentenced to 15-to-Life

OAKLAND, California – Linux guru and convicted murdered Hans Reiser was handed a prison sentence of 15-to-life Friday, putting a final capstone on a case that began as a murder mystery, and ended with Reiser leading police to a makeshift grave a short distance from where he strangled his wife.
Source: Digg | 30 Aug 2008 | 8:00 am

Army Experience Center offers simulations at mall

"Heads up! Enemy helicopter inbound!"
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:59 am

Shelters ready for Gustav - Alexandria Town Talk

Source: Google News | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:57 am

20 die as boat sinks in flooded India

A rescue boat filled with panicked flood victims capsized and killed 20 people in northern India, where monsoon flooding grew worse, officials said Saturday.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:54 am

5 mil. Afghans need food aid, Oxfam says+

(Kyodo) _ As many as five million Afghans face serious food shortages this winter, but donors have only put forward less than a fifth of money needed to respond the crisis, Oxfam said...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:54 am

Afghan child mortality linked to uneducated mothers

HONG KONG (Reuters) - High child mortality rates in conservative Afghanistan are linked not just to war but to mothers being uneducated and having little or no say when their children need...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:53 am

Maine artist creates HOPE image decades after LOVE

The Maine artist who brought LOVE to the world is doing the same with HOPE.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:51 am

Maine artist creates HOPE image decades after LOVE (AP)

AP - The Maine artist who brought LOVE to the world is doing the same with HOPE.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:51 am

McCain's VP choice reassures evangelicals

John McCain's running mate was raised in a Pentecostal church, has called herself "as pro-life as any candidate can be" and already has energized conservative religious leaders who worried the Arizona senator would choose an abortion rights supporter.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:49 am

Sri Lankan police, seen here in July, patrolling the streets of Colombo where a bomb has wounded at least 43 people

Sri Lankan police, seen here in late July, patrol the streets of the island state's capital city Colombo. A powerful bomb has ripped through a busy commercial area of the city, wounding at least 43 people,...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:49 am

Bomb blast in Sri Lanka capital wounds 43

A powerful bomb ripped through a busy commercial area of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo on Saturday, wounding at least 43 people, security and hospital sources said. A package...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:49 am

Pressure grows on Thai prime minister to resign

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Pressure mounted on Thailand's prime minister to resign as anti-government protesters occupied his headquarters for a fifth day Saturday and disrupted rail and air service in some of the country's popular tourist destinations....
Source: AP Top International News At 5 a.m. EDT | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:46 am

Dozens injured in Sri Lanka blast

A large explosion has struck Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, with the military saying that dozens have been injured.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:45 am

In White House race, battle of VPs begins

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (AFP) - Barack Obama and John McCain were to hold rival rallies in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania Saturday as the race for the White House intensified with McCain's surprise pick of Alaska's little-known governor, Sarah Palin, as his running mate.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:44 am

Small plane crashes near Calif. airport; 3 injured

A small plane overshot a runway and crashed into some power lines near Bob Hope Airport. Three people inside the aircraft were injured, authorities said.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:43 am

In White House race, battle of VPs begins (AFP)

AFP - Barack Obama and John McCain were to hold rival rallies in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania Saturday as the race for the White House intensified with McCain's surprise pick of Alaska's little-known governor, Sarah Palin, as his running mate.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:43 am

Gustav grows stronger - CNN International

Source: Google News | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:41 am

McCain picks Alaska's governor as VP - Dallas Morning News

Source: Google News | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:41 am

38 Million Watch Obama's Acceptance Speech

Barack Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention was seen by more than 38 million people (not including C-Span and PBS)... Nearly 4 million people more than Olympic Opening Ceremonies.
Source: Digg | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:40 am

Seeing red - Boston Globe

Source: Google News | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:37 am

Blank? Check - Boston Globe

Source: Google News | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:37 am

Hurricane Gustav bears down on Cuba after killing 85

HAVANA (AFP) - Hurricane Gustav closed down on western Cuba early Saturday after ripping through the Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica and leaving 85 people dead in its wake.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:33 am

Ron Paul followers gathering for own convention

There's no room at the Xcel Energy Center for maverick Ron Paul, so his acolytes have packed their cars, hitched rides on "Ronvoys" and will pitch tents at Ronstock '08 in Minneapolis in defiance of next week's GOP convention in St. Paul, Minn.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:31 am

Explosion in Sri Lankan capital wounds at least 44

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- The Sri Lankan military says an explosion has rocked the capital, Colombo....
Source: AP Top International News At 5 a.m. EDT | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:30 am

Explosion in Sri Lankan capital wounds at least 44

The Sri Lankan military says an explosion has rocked the capital, Colombo.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:30 am

Pressure grows on Thai PM after protests escalate (Reuters)

Reuters - Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej was under growing pressure on Saturday as protesters determined to topple him occupied his official compound amid reports the army chief had suggested he step down.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:30 am

Pressure grows on Thai PM after protests escalate

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej was under growing pressure on Saturday as protesters determined to topple him occupied his official compound amid reports the army chief had suggested he step down.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:30 am

Egypt opens border crossing with Gaza Strip

Palestinian officials say Egypt has opened its border crossing with the Gaza Strip, allowing hundreds of people to enter and leave the coastal territory.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:23 am

For 9 Bucks You Can Do Whatever You Want to a Rental Car

This is a classic section of Cky2k where the guys fork over that horrible 9 dollar a day insurance fee to take one lucky rental car to hell and back. Credit to Bam Margera for a clever and costly way to do serious destruction before MTV was footing the bill.
Source: Digg | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:20 am

Bombs, sectarian tensions still scar Iraq's Diyala

BAQOUBA, Iraq (AP) -- The government offices in Iraq's Diyala province are encased in thick blast walls, a shield against suicide bombings. Nearby buildings are pockmarked from fighting between U.S. troops and Sunni insurgents....
Source: AP Top International News At 5 a.m. EDT | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:17 am

Bush's Mideast peace timeline looking unattainable

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- From the Gaza neighborhoods where Hamas radicals now collect money for utilities and mete out justice, President Bush's goal of forging an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal within five months is looking increasingly unattainable....
Source: AP Top International News At 5 a.m. EDT | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:15 am

Muslims combine worship, willpower as Ramadan begins - Seattle Times

Source: Google News | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:10 am

Top 5 Gadgets That Could Get You Arrested

OK, we'll admit it. Some of us are drawn to dangerous gear like bears to a picnic basket. Although we'd never condone breaking the law with these five gadgets, we can't deny our morbid fascination with them. Just remember: If misused, these gizmos could get you slapped with a set of handcuffs along with a criminal record.
Source: Digg | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

With Palin, McCain changes the equation

His choice of running mate -- even she was surprised -- raises hopes and questions.

John McCain's surprise choice of first-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate recasts the fall campaign with a candidate who is virtually unknown on the national stage but makes history as the first woman on a Republican ticket.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

Sea turtles explore new, urban frontier

The massive endangered animals normally spend their lives at sea. Scientists are closely studying the progress of two breakaway colonies that have settled in the San Gabriel River and San Diego Bay.

In the foamy chop of the warm-water discharge flowing into the San Gabriel River from a Long Beach power plant, a green sea turtle, wide as a manhole cover, materialized Friday just a few yards from shore.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

New search for human remains begins at San Marino home

With TV helicopters overhead, cadaver-sniffing dogs and ground-penetrating radar are being used to search the backyard of a home where a young couple vanished in 1985.

"CSI" came to San Marino on Friday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

Private eye Anthony Pellicano, attorney Christensen convicted of wiretap plot

They were accused of monitoring the phone calls of Kirk Kerkorian's ex-wife in a child support case. The federal jury verdicts give a green light to a slew of pending civil lawsuits.

A top Los Angeles attorney known for his hardball tactics and his association with billionaire Kirk Kerkorian was convicted Friday of conspiring with private eye to the stars Anthony Pellicano to wiretap Kerkorian's ex-wife.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

Bid to break state budget impasse falls short

Democrats push the first State Senate floor vote on a budget in 60 days, but it falls three votes short of the two-thirds majority needed. Schwarzenegger had backed the plan.

Democrats in the state Senate tried to break the budget impasse Friday by offering a plan that included some Republican ideas, but Republicans -- sticking to a vow to block new taxes -- voted it down.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

Palin has risen quickly from PTA to VP pick

Alaska's first-term governor and McCain's new running mate is enormously popular in her state, despite some tensions with other Alaska Republicans.

The country, most of it anyway, got its first glimpse Friday of Sarah Heath Palin, John McCain's selection as his running mate, and the reaction was nearly universal:
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

Death penalty upheld for Orange County white supremacist

The California Supreme Court upholds the ruling in the case of Gunner Lindberg, the first person in the state condemned to die for a racially motivated murder. The victim was a Vietnamese American.

The California Supreme Court has upheld the death penalty for a self-proclaimed white supremacist from Orange County who was the first person in the state condemned to die for a racially motivated murder.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am

A missile at a Beijing museum as reports suggest Taiwan is planning to scale back its military spending

File photo shows a couple passing a missile on display at Beijing's Military Museum. Taiwan plans to scale back its military spending in 2009 amid warming ties with its traditional rival China, it has...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 30 Aug 2008 | 6:56 am

Hurricane Gustav plows through Cayman Islands

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) -- Gustav swelled to a Category 2 hurricane early Saturday with winds near 100 mph after plowing through the Cayman Islands toward Cuba, gathering strength on a journey that could take it to the U.S. Gulf Coast as a fearsome Category 3 storm three years after Hurricane Katrina....
Source: AP Top International News At 5 a.m. EDT | 30 Aug 2008 | 6:46 am

Hurricane Gustav plows through Cayman Islands (AP)

AP - Gustav swelled to a Category 2 hurricane early Saturday with winds near 100 mph after plowing through the Cayman Islands toward Cuba, gathering strength on a journey that could take it to the U.S. Gulf Coast as a fearsome Category 3 storm three years after Hurricane Katrina.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Aug 2008 | 6:46 am

Arnaldo Otegi

Arnaldo Otegi, the former leader of Batasuna, the banned political wing of the armed Basque separatist group ETA (seen here in 2007), was released from jail Saturday after spending just over a year behind...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 30 Aug 2008 | 6:41 am

Boat sinks in flooded northern India, killing 20

PATNA, India (AP) -- A rescue boat filled with panicked flood victims capsized and killed 20 people in northern India, where monsoon flooding grew worse because of heavy rain and water flowing from neighboring Nepal, officials said Saturday....
Source: AP Top International News At 5 a.m. EDT | 30 Aug 2008 | 6:40 am

11 Month Old Colombian Baby Weighs 62 Pounds

Colombian doctors are trying to determine why the baby's weight has increased so much in only 11 months.
Source: Digg | 30 Aug 2008 | 6:40 am

New probe urged of Nepal missing

The Red Cross calls on Nepal's new government to clarify the fate of more than 1,000 people missing from the civil conflict.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Aug 2008 | 6:39 am

Gustav become Category 2 hurricane off Cuba (Reuters)

Reuters - Hurricane Gustav strengthened into a Category 2 storm on Saturday, as it churned across warm Caribbean waters toward western Cuba, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Aug 2008 | 6:37 am

Gulf Coast readies for Hurricane Gustav

Gustav has been upgraded to a hurricane in the northwest Caribbean Sea. The storm drenched Jamaica and menaced the Cayman Islands ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 30 Aug 2008 | 6:30 am

Sarah Palin: Hillary Clinton is a whiner

Once onstage, together with Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, Palin talked about what women expect from women leaders; how she took charge in Alaska during a political scandal that threatened to unseat the state's entire Republican power structure, and her feelings about Sen. Hillary Clinton.
Source: Digg | 30 Aug 2008 | 6:30 am

Ex-U.S. Open champ Kuznetsova out

Former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova became the last upset victim at the U.S. Open, beaten by 28th-ranked Katarina Srebotnik 6-3, 6-7 (1), 6-3 in the third round Friday.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 30 Aug 2008 | 6:28 am

Andrea Mitchell: John McCain Only Met Sarah Palin Once

On MSNBC this evening Andrea Mitchell reported on how minimal John McCain's interactions with his choice for vice president, Sarah Palin, have been.
Source: Digg | 30 Aug 2008 | 6:10 am

There Goes the Hillary Votes McCain was Pandering For

McCain's choice of VP is obviously an attempt to rein in those disgruntled Hillary supports, and Palin was quick to praise Clinton it her announcement speech this morning. But, I don't think those Hillary supporters are going to be so quick to vote for McCain and Palin after Palin's comments about Clinton in a back stage interview.
Source: Digg | 30 Aug 2008 | 6:00 am

Federer & Djokovic cruise through

Second and third seeds Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic reach the third round of the US Open in straight sets.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Aug 2008 | 5:53 am

Nothing hot about Pats' warm-up season

In 8 days, the real season begins, and that's just fine with the Patriots. They didn't much care for the preliminaries, and it showed in their performances. ...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 Aug 2008 | 5:50 am

Josh Beckett's elbow OK: Scheduled to return Sept. 5

A doctor in Alabama said yesterday that Josh Beckett's right elbow is fine, a diagnosis that immediately brightened the mood of the Red Sox as well as their chances to...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 Aug 2008 | 5:49 am

79-year-old Wu Dianyuan (left) and 77-year-old Wang Xiuying who have escaped punishment over a planned protest

79-year-old grandmother Wu Dianyuan (left) and her friend, 77-year-old Wang Xiuying, talk to journalists at Wu's home in Beijing on August 22. The two who were grandmothers sentenced to re-education through...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 30 Aug 2008 | 5:47 am

Allston condo complex brings style to student area

The new condo complex at 533 Cambridge St. in Allston is bringing 44 high-end, new-construction units to a neighborhood long dominated by student apartments. Ten condos...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 Aug 2008 | 5:44 am

New delay for Emirates Airbus 380

PARIS (AFP) - Delivery of a second Airbus A380 to Emirates, the airline of the United Arab Emirates, will suffer a further delay of two months, French daily Le Figaro reported Saturday
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 30 Aug 2008 | 5:43 am

Kent State talented enough to shock Boston College

A year ago Jeff Jagodzinski was as uptight as he gets. He was about to coach his first collegiate football game as the head man, and against defending ACC champion Wake...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 Aug 2008 | 5:38 am

Mother of missing Fla. toddler arrested again

The mother of a missing Florida girl was arrested again Friday night this time on check fraud and theft charges just over a ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 30 Aug 2008 | 5:30 am

UMass Minutemen ready to turn it on with Albany

UMass hopes the lights will shine brightly tonight as it opens its 126th football season against nonleague opponent Albany under a new permanent lighting system installed...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 Aug 2008 | 5:29 am

Michael Bowden gets sudden call

Michael Bowden, the top pitching prospect in the Red Sox organization, will make his major league debut tonight, supplanting David Pauley, who had been scheduled to start...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 Aug 2008 | 5:26 am

Cuba punk rocker spared jail term

Outspoken Cuban punk rocker Gorki Aguila is cleared of 'social dangerousness' but fined for playing music too loud
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Aug 2008 | 5:15 am

No cause to worry a bit worrisome

The Red Sox had two pieces of news yesterday regarding Josh Beckett. One, he's OK. Two, he's going on the disabled list. The ace of the Sox staff...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 Aug 2008 | 5:09 am

US surprise and praise for Palin

Democratic rivals say John McCain's running mate Sarah Palin is "admirable" but concerns remain of inexperience.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Aug 2008 | 5:07 am

All-out battle for women's votes

Supporters view John McCain's choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for running mate a sign of gains women are making, but critics see pandering.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 30 Aug 2008 | 4:52 am

NYT: Dems begin selling tour in Pa.

NYT: Obama and Biden set off on their first joint cross-country campaign trek , arriving in the battleground of western Pennsylvania on the opening stop of their formal kickoff to the general election.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 30 Aug 2008 | 4:52 am

Doerr shut by Dustin Pedroia

At the All-Star Game last month at Yankee Stadium, Dustin Pedroia lined up at second base with Hall of Famers Ryne Sandberg, Rod Carew and Bill Mazeroski. Now, Pedroia...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 Aug 2008 | 4:38 am

Hurricane Gustav Continues March To Gulf

Gustav strengthened to a hurricane as it plowed toward Cayman Islands resorts - the start of a buildup that could take it to the U.S. Gulf Coast as a Category-3 storm three years after Hurricane Katrina.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 30 Aug 2008 | 4:30 am

Another solid Dice roll by Daisuke Matsuzaka

The be-all and end-all for the Red Sox' chances to repeat as world champions depends upon the quality of their pitching. So all in all, yesterday was a good day. ...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 Aug 2008 | 4:29 am

National shock

Israel stunned by search for missing four-year-old
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Aug 2008 | 4:28 am

Man under fire

The tainted-meat crisis has put the spotlight on Michael McCain, the CEO of Maple Leaf Foods
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 30 Aug 2008 | 4:25 am

Pakistan's presidential favorite under guard

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistan's presidential front-runner has moved into a tightly guarded government compound over security fears, officials said as a militant campaign against the government led to more violence in the country's volatile northwest....
Source: AP Top International News At 5 a.m. EDT | 30 Aug 2008 | 4:17 am

Pakistan's presidential favorite under guard (AP)

AP - Pakistan's presidential front-runner has moved into a tightly guarded government compound over security fears, officials said as a militant campaign against the government led to more violence in the country's volatile northwest.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Aug 2008 | 4:17 am

David Beckham, Galaxy face huge Revs test

FOXBORO - As a young, hopeful talent, David Beckham watched Revolution coach Steve Nicol play growing up in England. Nicol wasn't one of Beckham's favorite...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 Aug 2008 | 4:08 am

Change you can get a PhD in

With Barack Obama's nomination confirmed, scholars flocked to the Democratic National Convention to analyze how he'd rewritten the history books
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 30 Aug 2008 | 4:05 am

Airliners Miss Colliding By 1 Minute

Two planes came within 60 seconds of colliding over the Atlantic this week, sending off cockpit alarms and forcing at least one of the planes to change course.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 30 Aug 2008 | 4:00 am

Galileo's Dialogue

The Earth is not the centre of the universe?
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 30 Aug 2008 | 4:00 am

Chinese police patrol in the main square in Xinjiang's famed Silk Road city of Kashgar

Chinese police patrol in Kashgar's main square in the famed Silk Road city on August 8. Chinese police have killed six people and arrested three others during a clash in the restive Muslim northwest region...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 30 Aug 2008 | 3:58 am

An ethnic Uighur passes a policeman in Xinjiang's famed Silk Road city of Kashgar in northwest China

An ethnic Uighur passes a policeman on August 8 in Xinjiang's famed Silk Road city of Kashgar in northwest China. Chinese police have killed six people and arrested three others during a clash in the restive...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 30 Aug 2008 | 3:58 am

Molitor defends title

Sarnia, Ont., boxer remains undefeated after beating Ceferino Labarda with TKO Friday night, setting up junior featherweight unification bout
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 30 Aug 2008 | 3:55 am

The request the G-G can't refuse

If Stephen Harper comes calling, and wants an election, Michaelle Jean will have to dissolve Parliament
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 30 Aug 2008 | 3:45 am

Pavano keeps Jays in check

A.J. Burnett deprived of 17th win of the season despite tossing complete game in loss to Yankees Friday night, Robert MacLeod reports
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 30 Aug 2008 | 3:45 am

Experts: Palin chosen for women's votes

John McCain's chose his running mate in an attempt to court women angry about Hillary Rodham Clinton's loss, strategists say. ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 30 Aug 2008 | 3:37 am

Ottawa slashes grants for new media

Telefilm loses $14.5-million program to create and distribute Canadian interactive new media
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 30 Aug 2008 | 3:34 am

A vice-presidential 'Hail Mary'

Virtually unknown until now, the Alaska governor is John McCain's choice as running mate.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 30 Aug 2008 | 3:31 am

Source: Troop Withdrawal Report Submitted

General David Petraeus has given his superiors his initial recommendation on resuming the drawdown of U.S. troops, according to a senior military officer close to the process.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 30 Aug 2008 | 3:30 am

Australia suffering 'man drought'

Census data reveals that some 100,000 young men have left Australia, leading to a serious "man-drought" in many areas.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 Aug 2008 | 2:59 am

Allianz says is in talks to sell Dresdner Bank

FRANKFURT (AFP) - German insurance giant Allianz is in "advanced talks" on the future of its Dresdner Bank unit, "that may or may not lead to a deal," it said Friday in a brief statement to financial markets.
Source: AFP - Wire stories | 30 Aug 2008 | 2:57 am

Als hang on for wild win

Late score and last-second defensive stand give Montreal 30-25 win over B.C. Friday night
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 30 Aug 2008 | 2:56 am

Fairfax journalists call off pickets

MELBOURNE - Fairfax journalists called off their picket lines today and opted to hold committee meetings with union organisers as their three-day strike against job cuts entered its second day. Journalists at Fairfax Media newspapers...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 Aug 2008 | 2:55 am

Two airliners nearly collide over Atlantic

Two airliners were one minute from colliding when at least one of the planes turned away from the other over the Atlantic Ocean ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 30 Aug 2008 | 2:50 am

Canada fails to track food illnesses, expert says

‘If we can't identify the risk, we can't manage it,' professor warns, urging country to improve surveillance and issue more warnings
Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 30 Aug 2008 | 2:46 am

Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej who has briefed the country's king, Bhumibol Adulaydej, on anti-government protests

Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, seen here in late June, at Parliament House in Bangkok. Samak Sundaravej has briefed the country's king, Bhumibol Adulaydej, on the anti-government protests spreading...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 30 Aug 2008 | 2:28 am

Anti-government protesters carry a woman injured from tear gas

Anti-government protesters carry a woman injured from tear gas during a demonstration at the Metropolitan Police Bureau in Bangkok. Thai police have fired tear gas and scuffled with protesters who are...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 30 Aug 2008 | 2:28 am

Tensions continue in Bangkok. Duration: 01:37

Thai protesters scuffled with police Friday as tensions flared at the besieged Bangkok government compound, with signs of escalating turmoil in the kingdom testing the premier's peaceful resolve.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 30 Aug 2008 | 2:28 am

Anti-government protesters lie down on the street to avoid tear gas

Anti-government protesters lie down on the street to avoid tear gas during a demonstration at the Metropolitan Police Bureau in Bangkok. Thai police have fired tear gas and scuffled with protesters who...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 30 Aug 2008 | 2:28 am

McCain picks little-known running mate

DAYTON - Republican presidential candidate John McCain stunned the US political establishment and bolstered his image as a maverick by choosing the little-known female governor of Alaska as his running mate in the race again Democrat...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 Aug 2008 | 2:14 am

Edwards to end seclusion for speech

In a return to the public stage, John Edwards has confirmed plans to talk politics a month after admitting to an extramarital affair. But his wife won't be at his side.

Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 30 Aug 2008 | 12:41 am

6-year-old girl finds abandoned baby

A 6-year-old girl playing hide-and-seek with her grandmother found a newborn baby girl abandoned in a vacant lot next to her home.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 30 Aug 2008 | 12:36 am

Karadzic refuses to enter pleas at U.N. tribunal

Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic made a defiant stand before a U.N. court preparing to try him on genocide charges, refusing ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 30 Aug 2008 | 12:36 am

Euro films target Latin cinemas

European film distribution in Asia and Latin America is to be subsidised in an attempt to tackle Hollywood dominance.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Aug 2008 | 11:55 pm

Friends: VP choice has 'very strong' values

Gov. Sarah Palin's resolve in facing personal challenges shows how she lives her principles and treasures her family, friends ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Aug 2008 | 11:54 pm

Katrina survivors are leaving

No matter where Hurricane Gustav makes its North American landfall, Clara Rita Barthelemy, 61, plans to be far away from New ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Aug 2008 | 11:42 pm

Lenders mulling new offer in Alabama debt standoff (Reuters)

Reuters - Alabama's Jefferson County and lenders pulled back from the brink of a threatened bankruptcy filing on Friday after the county proposed restructuring $3.2 billion of soured sewer debt.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 29 Aug 2008 | 11:31 pm

Lenders mulling new offer in Alabama debt standoff

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County and lenders pulled back from the brink of a threatened bankruptcy filing on Friday after the county proposed restructuring $3.2 billion of soured sewer debt.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Aug 2008 | 11:31 pm

McCain picks Alaska governor for VP

John McCain tapped little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his vice presidential running mate, two senior campaign officials ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Aug 2008 | 11:07 pm

McCain picks Palin as surprise VP

DAYTON, Ohio (Reuters) - Republican John McCain made a surprise choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate on Friday, adding a political unknown to the presidential ticket who could help him appeal to women voters.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Aug 2008 | 10:50 pm

Consumer spending flags, but confidence rises

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Personal income tumbled unexpectedly in July and inflation-adjusted spending shrank as government economic stimulus waned, but consumer spirits rose this month, a hint the economy may muddle through its woes.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Aug 2008 | 10:49 pm

Machinists reject Boeing contract

Leaders of Boeing’s Machinists union called for a strike Friday after deciding a proposed labor contract the aerospace company called its “best and final” offer wasn’t good enough.
Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 29 Aug 2008 | 10:48 pm

Thai Protesters Take On Police

Protesters use golf clubs, sticks to push police off prime minister's compound.
Source: ABC News: International | 29 Aug 2008 | 10:30 pm

Dad jailed for stabbing family cat

INDIANA - A man was sentenced to 18 months in prison after admitting he forced his 7-year-old daughter to kill the family cat by holding a knife in her hand and making her stab the pet. "I am extremely sorry for...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 29 Aug 2008 | 10:25 pm

Chavez backs Russian recognition of Georgia regions

PUERTO ORDAZ, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez backed Russia's recognition of two breakaway regions of Georgia on Friday, making Venezuela only the second nation to support Moscow's stance.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Aug 2008 | 10:25 pm

Iraqi girl tells of ordeal as suicide bomber

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Rania is only 15-years old, but in the past week the softly spoken Iraqi girl has been drugged, strapped with explosives, arrested by men she nearly blew up and then shoved into a detention centre.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Aug 2008 | 10:05 pm

Poland Seeks To Sooth Fears About Base

Poland's prime minister told residents living near a planned U.S. missile defense base that they and the country will be more secure, despite recent threats from Russia.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 29 Aug 2008 | 10:00 pm

Georgia to Sever Russian Diplomatic Ties

Georgia to sever diplomatic ties with Russia; Moscow criticizes move.
Source: ABC News: International | 29 Aug 2008 | 9:59 pm

Georgia to cut diplomatic ties with Moscow

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) -- Georgia severed diplomatic ties with Moscow on Friday to protest the presence of Russian troops on its territory. Russia said the move would only make things worse....
Source: AP Top International News At 5 a.m. EDT | 29 Aug 2008 | 9:57 pm

Big Easy hospitals prep for Gustav

New Orleans' area hospitals have begun activating their disaster plans and stocking up on the medicines, food and fuel.

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Aug 2008 | 9:57 pm

Boy, 15, dies of injuries to become 4th fatality in Eagle Rock car crash

The brother of two sisters who perished in the fiery accident succumbs to multiple injuries at the hospital. A family friend also was killed in the wreck.

A 15-year-old boy injured in a fiery car crash in Eagle Rock today became the fourth person to die from the accident that police suspect occurred as three cars raced down a busy stretch of Colorado Boulevard.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 29 Aug 2008 | 9:38 pm

Obama, Biden Campaign In Pennsylvania

Barack Obama and Joe Biden are campaigning Friday in Pennsylvania. Obama said John McCain's decision to name Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate was an indicator of how the country was moving forward. Earlier, an Obama spokesman had criticized Palin.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Aug 2008 | 8:42 pm

Louisiana's Terrebonne Parish Braces For Gustav

Louisiana's Terrebonne Parish was put under a state of emergency Thursday night in preparation for tropical storm Gustav. Michel Claudet, president of Terrebonne Parish, criticizes the federal government's response to their pleas for help.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Aug 2008 | 8:37 pm

Analysis: McCain gambles with surprise pick

John McCain shook up the presidential race Friday and targeted disaffected supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton with a vice presidential ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Aug 2008 | 8:17 pm

Microwave baby killer convicted

OHIO - A mother was convicted of killing her month-old daughter by burning her in a microwave oven, with jurors rejecting a defence attorney's claims there was evidence that someone else was responsible. China Arnold, 28, showed...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 29 Aug 2008 | 8:14 pm

McCain Picks Alaska Gov. Palin As Running Mate

Republican presidential candidate John McCain has named Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. Palin, 44, is the first woman named to a spot on the GOP ticket. She has been Alaska's governor since 2006.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Aug 2008 | 8:00 pm

Obama vows to reverse Bush-McCain legacy

DENVER (Reuters) - Barack Obama launched a sharp assault on Republican presidential rival John McCain on Thursday with a promise to reverse the economic failures of the past eight years and restore America's global reputation.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Aug 2008 | 7:55 pm

Gustav Swamps Jamaica, 59 Dead in Haiti

Tourists, oil workers, residents evacuate as deadly Gustav swamps Jamaica.
Source: ABC News: International | 29 Aug 2008 | 7:52 pm

Why Do the French Still Dance Le Swing?

How swing traveled from Memphis, Tenn., to the manors of Brittany, France.
Source: ABC News: International | 29 Aug 2008 | 7:45 pm

Obama Makes His Case Before Sea of Thousands

Sen. Barack Obama gave an historic address last night before a record-breaking crowd of thousands, officially accepting the Democratic party's presidential nomination. In a final check in from Denver, NPR's Michel Martin and Cheryl Corley discuss last night's high notes.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Aug 2008 | 7:01 pm

The Top Party School Shoots For A Lower Ranking

The University of Florida in Gainesville is the No. 1-ranked party school. It's a distinction that surprises some students, and administrators hope new policies will help the school change that reputation.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Aug 2008 | 7:00 pm

Pick Of Palin Sets Up Battle For Female Voters

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the first woman picked for a Republican presidential ticket, appeals to social and economic conservatives — and possibly disgruntled Clinton supporters. But it appears that John McCain will forfeit a chance to question Barack Obama's relative lack of experience.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Aug 2008 | 6:41 pm

Iran Says Nuclear Programme Going Strong

Report: Iran has nearly 4,000 centrifuges operating in uranium enrichment plant.
Source: ABC News: International | 29 Aug 2008 | 6:22 pm

Police arrest man in Eagle Rock kidnap and rape

After a monthlong search and a DNA match, Los Angeles police make an arrest in the July 26 assault on a woman who had been waiting at a bus stop.

Los Angeles police have arrested a man who allegedly kidnapped, raped and robbed a woman who had been waiting at an Eagle Rock bus stop, authorities said this morning. The arrest came after a monthlong search that resulted in a DNA match, they said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 29 Aug 2008 | 5:21 pm

John McCain Makes Surprise VP Pick

Republican Sen. John McCain has chosen Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his presidential running mate, a surpise decision that pundits scrambling to learn more about the first-term governor. NPR's John Ydstie offers analysis on Palin's selection and what it means for McCain's prospects in November.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Aug 2008 | 5:16 pm

10 killed in Fiji bus fire

Fiji will ramp up safety checks on buses after an accident left 10 dead and others seriously burned when a bus caught fire on the main island of Viti Levu. Ten people, including a pregnant woman and two of her children, died in...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 29 Aug 2008 | 5:15 pm

Karadzic Refuses to Enter Pleas to Charges

Former Bosnian Serb leader back in court to enter pleas to war crimes charges.
Source: ABC News: International | 29 Aug 2008 | 5:09 pm

Karadzic makes defiant stand before UN court

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic made a defiant stand before a U.N. court preparing to try him on genocide charges, refusing to enter pleas Friday and branding the tribunal a NATO proxy out to "liquidate" him....
Source: AP Top International News At 5 a.m. EDT | 29 Aug 2008 | 5:09 pm

Electric fault spurs big GM recall

DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp is recalling 857,735 vehicles equipped with a heated windshield wiper fluid system for a potential short-circuit problem, according to federal safety regulators.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Aug 2008 | 5:02 pm

Is Palin A Risky Move For McCain?

What was the thinking behind John McCain's pick for vice president? Madeleine Brand talks to Republican strategist Dan Schnur about why McCain chose Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and how much "experience" matters.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Aug 2008 | 5:00 pm

McCain Picks Gov. Palin As Running Mate

Sen. John McCain surprised a lot of people Friday by picking Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate. McCain is in Dayton, Ohio to make the announcement. Madeleine Brands talk to David Schaper who's at the McCain rally in Dayton.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Aug 2008 | 5:00 pm

12 Decapitated Bodies Discovered in Mexico, Heads Not Found

Mexican authorities found 12 decapitated bodies on the Yucatan Peninsula Thursday, but have yet to find the heads, AFP reported.
Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Aug 2008 | 4:53 pm

Phelps Cashes In On Olympic Gold

Record-setting Olympian Michael Phelps made an appearance Thursday in New York to promote a swimming program for inner-city kids. The event was sponsored by Visa, one of seven companies that has commercial ties to the swimmer. Phelps' agent says he could end up earning $100 million in endorsements.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Aug 2008 | 4:18 pm

The day the US found its soul

DENVER - Delegates were buzzing among the empty convention chairs, scavenging for prized Obama/Biden signs on the floor like strange patriotic vultures when I first noticed her. She wasn't hard to miss. She was such a beautiful...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 29 Aug 2008 | 4:00 pm

Noelle McCarthy : Obama the orator has already made history

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." Thus rings out the...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 29 Aug 2008 | 4:00 pm

Paul Thomas : Mamma Mia! The seventies are back with a vengeance

It's more than just a flashback - this is history repeating itself. The seventies are back. The signs are everywhere. The must-see movie of the moment is Mamma Mia. For almost 30 years being an Abba fan has been a Mark of Cain,...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 29 Aug 2008 | 4:00 pm

Three Charged in Plot to Kill British Prime Minister

Three men charged in connection with alleged threats to assassinate Britain's prime minister appeared in court for the first time Friday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Aug 2008 | 3:42 pm

Russia Aims To Absorb Breakaway Region

Russia intends to eventually absorb Georgia's breakaway province of South Ossetia, a South Ossetian official said, three days after Moscow recognized the region as independent and drew criticism from the West.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 29 Aug 2008 | 3:30 pm

Bosnian Serb Won't Plea To Genocide Charge

Karadzic faces a total of 11 charges at the U.N.'s Yugoslav war crimes tribunal. Judge Iain Bonomy, who presided over the hearing, entered not guilty pleas on Karadzic's behalf.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 29 Aug 2008 | 3:00 pm

Prince Harry Desperate to Return to Front Line Battles

Prince Harry has urged Army bosses to return him to the front line in Afghanistan.
Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Aug 2008 | 2:36 pm

Afghan Spider in U.K. Soldier's Luggage Kills Family Dog

A British soldier's family have been scared out of their own home by a dangerous spider who bit their pet dog to death.
Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Aug 2008 | 2:12 pm

Mysterious 'Little Green Man' Lights Spotted Over London

UFO experts in England Thursday called for a probe into this summer’s 'Little Green Man' sightings — as one was spotted above a TESCO supermarket.
Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Aug 2008 | 1:40 pm

Sydney Faked It During Olympics Too

Sydney orchestra admits 2000 Olympics ceremony performance was prerecorded
Source: ABC News: International | 29 Aug 2008 | 1:18 pm

Former Satellite States Turn on Russia

Newer EU members favor sanctions, risking access to Russia's oil distribution.
Source: ABC News: International | 29 Aug 2008 | 12:50 pm

Sydney Orchestra Faked 2000 Olympics Performance

China isn't the only country to fake a musical performance during an Olympic opening ceremony. It turns out that Australia knows a thing about miming music, too.
Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Aug 2008 | 12:40 pm

Doctors say Dalai Lama health not serious

MUMBAI, India (Reuters) - Doctors treating the Dalai Lama say there is no cause for concern despite him being admitted to hospital in India, and the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader will take part in a fast on Saturday, aides said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Aug 2008 | 11:36 am

Oxygen Bottle Burst on Qantas Flight

Air investigator says bursting oxygen bottle caused hole in July Qantas flight.
Source: ABC News: International | 29 Aug 2008 | 11:36 am

Brazil Contracts First Nuclear Sub in Latin America

Brazil will spend $160 million by the end of next year on the development of nuclear-propelled submarine to protect the enormous oil reserves found recently off its coast, the defense minister said Friday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Aug 2008 | 11:02 am

Georgia Cuts Diplomatic Ties With Russia

Georgia severed diplomatic ties with Moscow on Friday to protest the presence of Russian troops on its territory, and its president cast the far-confrontation over his country's fate as "a fight between the civilized and the uncivilized worlds."
Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Aug 2008 | 10:24 am

OUT THERE: Confused Woman Goes Down Baggage Chute

A 78-year-old woman misunderstood instructions and fell down a baggage chute after placing herself, rather than her bags, on the belt.
Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Aug 2008 | 10:07 am

Summit Likely to Announce EU Won't Punish Russia

European Union leaders at a summit next week are not expected to impose sanctions on Russia but may name a special envoy to Georgia to ensure that a cease-fire between there is observed, officials in Paris and Brussels said Friday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Aug 2008 | 9:41 am