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Spanish Soccer Teams Short Of Financial GoooalsSpain's decade-long real estate boom was a gold mine for Spanish soccer. Construction firms paid large sums to have their logos on team jerseys, and real estate moguls lined up to buy teams. Now, with investments failing, struggling teams and owners are looking for buyers — or maybe a bailout. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Dec 2008 | 7:11 pm Economy, Drug Wars Hurt Cross-Border BusinessEl Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juarez in Mexico are economically tightly intertwined. The economic downturn in the U.S. is hurting the hundreds of assembly plants just across the border as a raging drug war that's killed some 1,400 people in Juarez this year is squashing tourism. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Dec 2008 | 6:14 pm Bank cuts interest rates to 2%The Bank of England has cut interest rates by one percentage point to 2%, the lowest level in half a century.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Dec 2008 | 12:01 pm DNA database 'breach of rights'Keeping the DNA of two Britons with no convictions was a breach of their human rights, a European court rules.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Dec 2008 | 12:01 pm Kansas picked for biodefense labWASHINGTON - Kansas has won a three-year competition to land a new $450 million federal laboratory to study livestock diseases and some of the world's most dangerous...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 12:00 pm Folk world mourns legendary OdettaFolk music is a genre too enamored of salt-of-the-earth simplicity to tolerate the full-blown diva attitude. But Odetta, who died Tuesday at 77, was the exception. She became...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:59 am European markets surge ahead of rate decisionsLONDON - European stock markets rose Thursday, despite a mixed performance in Asia, as investors cheered Sweden's Riksbank massive rate cut and predicted aggressive moves...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:58 am Thai king misses traditional birthday eve functionBANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's ailing king failed to deliver his traditional speech to the nation Thursday on the eve of his 81st birthday because of ill health - a stunning...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:57 am Poll: Calif. gay marriage ban driven by religion (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:55 am Pakistan vows 'action' on MumbaiPakistan's president tells the US secretary of state he will take "strong action" against anyone linked to the attacks in Mumbai.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:54 am Not kids' stuff for Rosevelt ColvinFOXBORO - All across America, ex-college football players are looking to earn a paycheck in the game they fell in love with back in the Pop Warner days. They work as bouncers...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:53 am Behind enemy lines: Is grumpiness just an act for Bill Belichick?SEATTLE - Bill Belichick's voice comes over the speakerphone, heavy and gruff like someone who gargles with gravel. It's just the kind of voice you'd expect...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:53 am Dalai Lama in address to Euro MPsThe Dalai Lama makes a speech to EU MPs, but China is angry at his European tour and threatens consequences for trade.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:53 am Michigan gives Maryland a scare, but Wolverines fall at the endCOLLEGE PARK, Md. - Few expected Michigan to beat Maryland on the road Wednesday in what is one of the toughest places to play in college basketball. In fact, the Terrapins...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:53 am North Carolina dominates Michigan StateDETROIT - If North Carolina wants to return here in April, it needs to keep playing like this. Ty Lawson sped, Tyler Hansbrough dominated and UNC rolled to a 98-63 blowout...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:52 am European markets surge ahead of rate decisions (AP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:52 am Indian airport alert after threatIndian authorities put three major airports on high alert after a threat of possible militant attacks.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:51 am Thai king misses traditional birthday eve functionBANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Thailand's ailing king failed to deliver his traditional speech to the nation Thursday on the eve of his 81st birthday because of ill health - a stunning development that is likely to deepen the country's political paralysis....Source: AP Top International News At 7 a.m. EST | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:50 am Thai king misses traditional birthday eve function (AP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:49 am Oil down to $46 after nearly four-year lowLONDON (Reuters) - Oil pared some losses on Thursday after an early fall below $46 a barrel to its lowest in nearly four years, in response to the bleak outlook for the world economy and oil demand.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:49 am Afghan suicide blasts 'kill four'A double suicide attack leaves at least four people dead in the south-eastern Afghan town of Khost, officials say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:49 am U.S. Wants Pakistan Crackdown On MilitantsSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice was flew into Pakistan Thursday to press the country's leaders to take a bold stand against the militants widely suspected of waging the deadly terror siege in Mumbai, India last week.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:47 am Pakistan vows to hunt Mumbai attack plotters (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:46 am Pakistan vows to hunt Mumbai attack plottersISLAMABAD (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday Pakistan had given assurances of its commitment to root out terrorism and round up anyone connected to last week's attack in the Indian city of Mumbai.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:46 am Congresswoman hangs up on Obama
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MarketWatch - By William L. Watts, MarketWatch LONDON (MarketWatch) - The euro and the British pound slipped for a second day Thursday as markets braced for potentially big rate cuts by the European Central Bank and the Bank of England. Sweden Slashes Interest Rate to 2 Percent ECB May Deliver Most Aggressive Interest-Rate Cut Yet (Update2) Source: Google News | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:43 am Sweden, New Zealand make dramatic rate cutsEurope, Britain poised to follow suit later on Thursday; France unveils stimulusSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:43 am UK police DNA bank a 'human rights violation' - CNN International
CNN International - LONDON, England (CNN) -- The British police practice of keeping DNA records of anyone they arrest is a human rights violation, The European Court of Human Rights ruled unanimously Thursday. European court rules DNA database breaches human rights European court: British DNA rules violate rights Source: Google News | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:42 am Lil Wayne leads Grammy noms with 8, Coldplay 7 (AP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:42 am Zimbabwe Declares National EmergencyZimbabwe declares national emergency because of cholera.Source: ABC News: International | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:41 am Zimbabwe declares national health emergencyHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Zimbabwe has declared a national emergency over a cholera epidemic and health care system collapse, and is seeking more international help to pay for food, drugs and hospital equipment, the state-run newspaper said Thursday....Source: AP Top International News At 7 a.m. EST | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:41 am Zimbabwe declares national health emergency (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:41 am Fired Boston firefighter thrown in jailEx-Boston firefighter and bodybuilder Albert Arroyo will be pumping iron behind bars for the time being after his bail was revoked for violating a restraining order three...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:41 am Bulls Pinning Hopes on Lower Rates, Cheaper Oil - Smartmoney.com
Smartmoney.com - US futures pointed to a placid, mildly upbeat start for stocks, meaning almost anything could happen once again after the opening bell. A Rush Into Refinancing as Mortgage Rates Fall Paulson Considers New Plan to Resuscitate US Housing Market Source: Google News | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:40 am Kansas picked for biodefense lab (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:40 am Putin: Russia may cut gas supplies to UkrainePrime Minister Vladimir Putin warned Ukraine on Thursday that Russia will reduce gas supplies to Ukraine if it tries to siphon Russian gas intended for European consumers.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:39 am Obama taps N.M. Gov. Richardson for CommerceNew Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson became the first Hispanic selected by Barack Obama for nomination to his Cabinet Wednesday as ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:38 am Who Masterminded the Mumbai Attacks?Indian officials say evidence shows Lashkar-e-Taiba leaders planned attack.Source: ABC News: International | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:37 am Officials: Pakistan militants masterminded attacksMUMBAI, India (AP) -- India suspects two senior leaders of a banned Pakistani militant group orchestrated the deadly Mumbai attacks, officials said Thursday, as Pakistan's president vowed "strong action" against any elements in his country involved in the siege....Source: AP Top International News At 7 a.m. EST | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:37 am Zimbabwe declares health emergency
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Washington Post - By J. Freedom du Lac Would that the foundering music business could have gone back to the future, when digital piracy and Katy Perry didn't exist and sales were still robust. Coldplay lead UK Grammys charge Lil Wayne, Coldplay rake in Grammy nominations* Source: Google News | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:36 am Credit Suisse, Nomura cut thousands of jobsReports of over 50,000 financial sector job cuts this week; 150,000 since SeptemberSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:36 am LEAD: 3 workers at U.S. bases in Japan, 1 other man arrested over cannabis+AOMORI, Japan, Dec. 4 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: SPELLING OF SUSPECT HERDON IN 2ND GRAF CONFIRMED; REMOVING NOTE '(PHONETIC)' AFTER HIS NAME) Police have arrested three employees of U.S. militarySource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:35 am Briggs: Tigers need big name - Times Daily
Times Daily - By Gregg Dewalt FLORENCE - Florence High School football coach Alvin Briggs said he wasn't shocked Wednesday when he heard that Tommy Tuberville resigned as Auburn's head coach. Tuberville Resigns As Auburn Coach Tuberville is latest coaching victim of ruthless SEC Source: Google News | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:34 am GOP congresswoman hangs up on Obama – twice - CNN Political Ticker
CNN Political Ticker - WASHINGTON (CNN) –A Florida congresswoman - convinced she was being prank-called by a Barack Obama sound-alike - hung up on the actual president-elect Wednesday. Florida Congresswoman Thought Obama Calls Were Pranks Congresswoman Thought She Was Being Punked Source: Google News | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:33 am Thai king misses birthday speechThailand's crown prince says his father is "a little sick" and not able to give his traditional speech on the eve of his 81st birthday.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:32 am Pietersen praises collective moveEngland captain Kevin Pietersen says he did not have to persuade any of his Test squad to return to India following the Mumbai terror attack.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:32 am Suicide bombers hit Afghan southeastKHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Suicide bombers killed at least two police when they attacked two government offices in the southeastern Afghan town of Khost Thursday, a police officer said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:31 am Harper to meet Governor-General this morningIn a final plea to Canadians before asking the Governor-General to shut down Parliament, the Prime Minister appeals to national unity by raising the spectre of separatismSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:30 am Argentina backs airline seizureArgentina's lower house of Congress approve a bill to seize back the country's biggest airline from its Spanish owners.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:29 am Baseball: Yomiuri lefty Takahashi hit with pay cut+(Kyodo) _ Yomiuri Giants left-hander Hisanori Takahashi re-signed on Thursday for an annual salary of 135 million yen, agreeing to a pay cut of 11 million yen after holding his second...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:27 am Keane and Sunderland part companyRoy Keane leaves his post as manager of Sunderland, BBC Sport understands.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:26 am Sweden makes dramatic rate cutLONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) - Sweden cut interest rates by a record 175 basis points on Thursday, prompting speculation of dramatic cuts elsewhere in Europe to try to stop a global slump spreading faster than policymakers had anticipated.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:25 am Gov't-backed Sri Lanka group agrees to free 62 child soldiers: UNICEF+(Kyodo) _ An ethnic Tamil paramilitary group that supports Sri Lanka's government in its fight with the Tamil Tiger rebels has agreed to release 62 more child soldiers, the U.N....Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:24 am Bombardier profit more than doublesSales rise to $4.6-billion from $4.2-billionSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:24 am Toll Brothers 4Q loss narrows, no 2009 forecastLuxury home builder Toll Brothers says its fiscal fourth-quarter loss narrowed slightly as it took fewer write-downs on land values, but it said the economic environment is too uncertain to be able to forecast fiscal 2009 results.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:23 am Disgraced Spitzer debuts as columnist
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:23 am Richard Seymour down with staying on fieldFOXBORO - Richard Seymour said on WEEI Monday he disagreed with the coaches' decision to take him off the field on third down against the Steelers. Yesterday, the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:21 am LEAD: Top gov't spokesman warns against pressure to expand budget spending+TOKYO, Dec. 4 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO) Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura warned Thursday against growing pressure from ruling party lawmakers to expand budgetary spending, ...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:21 am Russia's leaders optimistic about ties with USMOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's leaders expressed hope Thursday that relations with the United States will improve after President-elect Barack Obama takes office, suggesting that the Kremlin would respond quickly if the new U.S. administration attempted to improve relations....Source: AP Top International News At 7 a.m. EST | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:20 am Russia's leaders optimistic about ties with USRussia's leaders expressed hope Thursday that relations with the United States will improve after President-elect Barack Obama takes office, suggesting that the Kremlin would respond...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:20 am Iraq officials: Car bombings in Fallujah kill 10BAGHDAD (AP) -- Two suicide car bombers took aim at police stations in the former Sunni insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Thursday, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than 100, Iraqi officials said....Source: AP Top International News At 7 a.m. EST | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:18 am Iraq officials: Car bombings in Fallujah kill 10Two suicide car bombers took aim at police stations in the former Sunni insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Thursday, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than 100, Iraqi officials...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:18 am 2 foreigners reportedly kidnapped off NigeriaA private security official says unknown gunmen have attacked an oil-services vessel off Nigeria's coast and kidnapped two foreign and one local worker.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:18 am 37 down, 215 to go: Franken edges to victory in recount - Independent
Independent - By Leonard Doyle in Washington AP The former Saturday Night Live comedian Al Franken took the lead yesterday in a recount of the virtually tied US Senate race in Minnesota. Senate recount: Pendulum swings to Franken Franken says he'll drop 633 challenges in recount Source: Google News | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:17 am Mexico Receives $400M For Drug WarMexico's death toll soars as drug-related crimes spill over the U.S. border.Source: ABC News: International | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:16 am Rice satisfied with Pakistan's anti-terror stanceISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday she is satisfied with Pakistan's commitment to fight terrorism and its readiness to pursue any lead in the attacks in India that have sharply raised tensions between the two nuclear powers....Source: AP Top International News At 7 a.m. EST | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:16 am Body of slain Afghan president identifiedA small golden Quran helped Afghan authorities identify the body of a president killed in a coup three decades ago that led to 10 years of Soviet domination, officials said Thursday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:13 am Pound slumps after grim British economic newsThe pound slumped Thursday to a historic low against the euro and to its lowest level against the dollar in over six and a half years after further grim economic news fueled expectations that the Bank of England will slash interest rates later.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:11 am Putin says Russia will survive "difficult period" - ReutersReuters - By Michael Stott MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin predicted Thursday that Russia would weather the global economic crisis with "minimal losses" and he pledged to maintain rises in social spending and avoid a sudden devaluation. Putin: Russia may cut gas supplies to Ukraine US-Russia ties may improve Source: Google News | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:10 am Mozilla-based iTunes rival "Songbird" takes flightA multi-year effort to deliver an open-source and customizable iTunes rival came to fruition this week with the release of Songbird 1.0, but whether it will sway some users from the Apple jukebox software remains to be seen.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:10 am Putin hosts live Q&A broadcastPrime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday assured Russians that their wages and pensions would not plunge as a result of the global financial crisis, which he once again blamed on the United States.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:08 am Serb police search home of Mladic's sonSerbian police say they are searching the Belgrade home of genocide suspect Ratko Mladic's son.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:06 am Court rules against British DNA systemEurope's top human rights court ruled Thursday against British procedures which allow police to retain DNA profiles and fingerprints of people who have been arrested but not convicted of crimes.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:06 am Palestinians recount abuses in West Bank jails - Reuters
Reuters - By Alastair Macdonald and Haitham Tamimi HEBRON, West Bank (Reuters) - Allegations of torture, arbitrary arrest and other abuses of due legal process have long been common from Palestinians in the West Bank. Israel eases Gaza Strip blockade Gaza banks close to take stock of cash crisis Source: Google News | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:02 am Online auctions remain piracy problem for Microsoft - CNET News
CNET News - That's the latest ruse making the rounds on the online auctions. Allegedly it supposed to be some sort of technician version of Microsoft's software that happens not to require a serial number or product activation or any of Microsoft's anti-piracy ... Microsoft Targets Auctions in Counterfeit Crackdown 'Buyer Be Smart' on Online Auctions Source: Google News | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am Kennedy auction offers star-studded experiencesFor those hard-to-please people on your holiday gift list this year, consider some unusual presents: the chance to hang out with Bill O'Reilly, sing with Aretha Franklin or tour the Capitol with Nancy Pelosi.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am Thai king fails to make speechBANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej has a throat infection and is on a drip, the crown princess said on Thursday after he failed to make his traditional birthday eve address amid a crippling political crisis.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am From Humble Beginnings To Championships: Best Of The BullsSource: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am Apple argues only a Fool would Believe its iPhone 3G adsApple isn't lying in television ads that tout the iPhone 3G as twice as fast as its predecessor, but customers would have to be fools to take those claims at face value, the company argues.That's essentially Apple's legal response to a lawsuit filed by San Diego resident William Gillis back in September.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am Back to RealityThe Bush administration's war on science is coming to an end, but can the Obama administration undo all the damage?Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am Big, Small Homebuilders Feeling Housing PinchSmall and mid-sized homebuilders are going out of business while large companies are cutting back. The industry wants any federal stimulus package to include new incentives for homebuyers. But analysts believe the industry won't begin to rebound until there are fewer homebuilders, less inventory and the passage of time. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am Treasury May Intervene In Housing MarketIn another potentially big move to boost the economy, the Treasury Department is said to considering a plan to lower mortgage rates for home buyers to as low as 4.5 percent. That would be for 30 year fixed rate loans. Treasury officials aren't talking about the plan publicly. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am Chrysler No Stranger To BailoutsThe heads of the big three U.S. car companies are back on Capitol Hill Thursday, trying to convince Congress to give them billions in loans so they can avoid bankrupty. For some at Chrysler, there might be a sense of deja vu. Paul Eistenstein, who covers the car industry for the independent news service, The Detroit Bureau, talks to Renee Montagne about the first time Chrysler was bailed out in the 80s. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am Intelligence Positions May Be Difficult To FillWhen President-elect Barack Obama introduced his national security team this week, he left two key positions unfilled: CIA Director and the Director of National Intelligence. That may be because it's hard to find people to fill the jobs who are NOT associated with the controversial intelligence policies of the Bush administration. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am Palestinians recount abuses in West Bank jailsHEBRON, West Bank (Reuters) - Allegations of torture, arbitrary arrest and other abuses of due legal process have long been common from Palestinians in the West Bank.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:56 am Report: India Warned Of Airborne AttacksLocal media reports have quoted the Indian air force chief as saying authorities had received warnings of a possible airborne attack, as police continue finding unexploded munitions thought to have been left behind by the Mumbai attackers last week.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:56 am Iraq: Truck bombings in Fallujah kills 10Iraqi officials say suicide bombers in two explosives-laden trucks targeted police stations in the former insurgent stronghold of Fallujah, killing at least 10 people and wounding dozens...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:55 am Nomura to layoff up to 1,000 employees in LondonNomura Holdings Inc. will layoff up to 1,000 employees in London, less than three months after it bought big chunks of the global business of failed U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:52 am Colbert Relates Prop 8 to Plaxico Burress Shooting [video]Because guns in sweatpants threaten the sanctity of knife-fights.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:50 am So You Want to Be a ManagerThe biggest difference between being a manager and being an employee is that, as a manager, your performance isn’t determined by your personal accomplishments, but by those of your entire team. It would behoove you and your career to consider this among the most important timeless management laws.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:50 am Dog Trapped In A Force FieldSource: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:50 am Russia will cut gas supply if Ukraine does not pay: PutinPrime Minister Vladimir Putin warned Thursday that Russia would cut natural gas supplies that transit through Ukraine to Europe if Kiev does not pay its bills or siphons gas meant for otherSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:47 am Zimbabwe declares national health emergencyZimbabwe has declared a national emergency over a cholera epidemic and health care system collapse, and is seeking more international help to pay for food, drugs and hospital equipment,...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:46 am U.S. gives Mexico $197 million for drug war
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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:43 am Layoffs mount as crisis drags onSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Credit Suisse and Nomura Holdings announced big job cuts on Thursday, further evidence the global financial crisis is unrelenting for an industry battered by heavy losses and weak markets.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:43 am Rice satisfied with Pakistan's anti-terror stanceSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday she is satisfied with Pakistan's commitment to fight terrorism and its readiness to pursue any lead in the attacks in India that have...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:41 am What Attracks A Click?Can you combine creative energy, which is a manual and sort of qualitative exercise, with the raw processing power of computing, which is all about quantitative data and create ads on the fly based on contextual databases that measure the effectiveness of each part of an ad to create an ad on the fly based on target demographics? Interesting read..Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:40 am GM, Chrysler considering bankruptcy to get bailout: report(Reuters) - General Motors Corp and Chrysler LLC are considering accepting a pre-arranged bankruptcy as the last-resort price of getting a multi-billion dollar government bailout, Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with internal discussions.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:35 am India: Evidence shows Pakistani militants linked to Mumbai attackIndia has evidence that two senior leaders of a banned Pakistani militant group orchestrated the 60-hour siege of India's financial ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:32 am Toronto turning up the heat on landlordsTenants of 500 Dawes Road ready with sheaf of complaints as inspectors arriveSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:30 am Shoppers ambivalent about buying fakesSome say rip-offs level playing field; others note child labour may be involvedSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:29 am 'Peer effect' lowering marks of aboriginals: studyNatives perform poorly when they make up a major part of school populationSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:29 am One in 20 tasers fails, CEO acknowledgesCompany says it isn't because of manufacturing defects, but rather general usage where weapons are dropped or electrodes break offSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:25 am Israel's troubled Labor Party struggles to surviveJERUSALEM (AP) -- Not much is going right for Israel's once-powerful Labor Party....Source: AP Top International News At 7 a.m. EST | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:23 am Ship capsized without distress call; searchers scour waters for crewSearchers scour waters for crewSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:21 am Rice satisfied with Pakistan's anti-terror stanceSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday she is satisfied with Pakistan's commitment to fight terrorism and its readiness ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:20 am 2500 Theaters to go 3-D by April 2009Jeffrey Katzenberg boldly predicted Monday that there will be nearly 2,500 screens ready for 3-D in time for the March 27 release of DreamWorks Animation's "Monsters vs. Aliens."Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:20 am The Worst Album Covers Of 2008!Gigwise takes a look at the worst album covers of 2008. Featuring the weird, the tacky and the spectacularly awful...Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:10 am A historically rare event amidst an already strained relationshipThe suspicion has never left the Prime Minister's Office that Governor-General Michaëlle Jean is a somewhat unpredictable loose cannon.Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:10 am Zimbabwe declares national health emergencyZimbabwe has declared a national emergency over its cholera epidemic and the collapse of its health system due the country's ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:08 am Arab-American hate crimes down after 9/11WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hate crimes against Arab Americans have decreased steadily since the Sept. 11 attacks but are still more common than they were before the hijackings, a civil rights group said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Dec 2008 | 8:54 am Gunmen Storm Afghan Security BuildingsTwo suicide bombers have simultaneously attacked the headquarters of Afghanistan's Intelligence Agency and its counternarcotics building in the eastern city of Khost, reports CBS News' Fazul Rahim.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 8:52 am Israelis can't escape troubles in world travelsTEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- After three grueling years of compulsory service in the Israeli military, 21-year-old Arbel Altschuler is heading for some peace and quiet in what has become the most popular haven for thousands of recently discharged Israeli soldiers - India....Source: AP Top International News At 7 a.m. EST | 4 Dec 2008 | 8:42 am Treasury weighs action on mortgage ratesDepartment considers plans to intervene directly to force down rates and stimulate the moribund housing market, according to sources.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Dec 2008 | 8:30 am Thousands of relieved travellers have begun to leave Thailand following a crippling eight day siege of key airportsPassengers board a Thai-Airways Boeing 747 from Suvarnabuhmi international airport in Bangkok on December 3. Thousands of relieved travellers have begun to leave following a crippling eight day siege of...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Dec 2008 | 8:27 am Graphic chart highlights international tourist arrivals in Thailand over the last 10 yearsGraphic chart highlights international tourist arrivals in Thailand over the last 10 years. Thousands of relieved travellers have begun to leave following a crippling eight day siege of key airports, as...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Dec 2008 | 8:27 am Thai Airways planes on the tarmac at Suvarnabhumi international airport in BangkokThai Airways planes on the tarmac at Suvarnabhumi international airport in Bangkok. Thousands of relieved travellers have begun to leave following a crippling eight day siege of key airports, as the nation's...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Dec 2008 | 8:27 am Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej (right) sits next to Queen Sirikit in BangkokThai King Bhumibol Adulyadej (right) sits next to Queen Sirikit as part of the celebration to commemorate his 81th birthday in Bangkok on December 2. Thousands of relieved travellers have begun to leave...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Dec 2008 | 8:27 am Mumbai Jews on edge after attacks in IndiaMUMBAI, India (AP) -- Mumbai's tiny Jewish community feels itself under threat for the first time in hundreds of years in the wake of the deadly attacks by suspected Muslim militants that included a bloody two-day siege at an ultra-Orthodox Jewish center....Source: AP Top International News At 7 a.m. EST | 4 Dec 2008 | 8:07 am Palestinian workers pray near the closed gates of Karni crossing, between the Gaza Strip and IsraelPalestinian workers pray near the closed gates of Karni crossing, between the Gaza Strip and Israel, on November 10. Israel has confirmed it will allow some humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, easing...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Dec 2008 | 8:02 am Possible gang link probed in arrest of Nuñez's sonThe former Assembly speaker's son and three other suspects in a fatal stabbing in San Diego identified themselves as members of The Hazard Crew. Police say the group fits the definition of a criminalReporting from Sacramento and San Diego Patrick Mcgreevy -- Esteban Nuñez, the son of former California Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez, and three other men who were arrested in the fatal stabbing of a college student in San Diego fit the definition of a criminal street gang, police said in search warrants released Wednesday. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am Zimbabwe's deadly diamond feverThe rich Marange diamond field draws illegal miners as well as regime thugs who will gun them down.Ronald seems a sober, respectable, church-on-Sunday type. Not the kind you'd find prospecting for diamonds here in Zimbabwe's wild east, a world of swaggering foreigners, dirty money and shoot-to-kill police. Not the sort who'd utter movie-script lines like this one: "You can make $15,000 or $20,000 in 30 minutes. But you can die within seconds." Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am GM may pull plug on SaturnThe brand was created to compete with efficient imports but has never shown a profit, making it vulnerable as automakers struggle.General Motors Corp. launched its Saturn division in 1985 as a "different kind of car company," one given the task to sell cars in a new way and compete with Japanese juggernauts like Honda and Toyota. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am UAW gives ground to aid Big 3 s chance for bailoutSteps include letting carmakers delay payments to a retiree trustFirst it was the heads of Detroit's Big Three automakers who offered public pledges to cut costs, shrink their vehicle lines, go green and slash their own salaries in the quest for a desperately needed government bailout. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am Split in Episcopal Church hits new levelConservatives who fled liberal views of Scripture have formed a breakaway church in North America.Hundreds of conservative Episcopal congregations in North America, rejecting liberal biblical views of others in the denomination, formed a breakaway church Wednesday that threatened to further divide a global Anglican body already torn by the ordination of an openly gay bishop. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am County faulted in death at King-HarborThe life of Edith Rodriguez could have been saved by proper treatment, a sealed report says. She died May 9, 2007.An official Los Angeles County assessment has acknowledged for the first time that a woman who died shortly after writhing in pain for nearly an hour on the waiting room floor of Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Medical Center could have been saved if she had been properly treated. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am Insurers propose universal, centralized healthcareSeveral consumer groups criticize the early bid by America's Health Insurance Plans, a trade group that fought an overhaul in the 1990s, to take an active role in Obama's effort to revamp the system.Sharpening the emerging debate over how to reshape the country's healthcare system, the major group representing insurers unveiled a proposal Wednesday for covering all Americans in a more centralized insurance market. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am Officials give varying accounts of nine-hour plane diversionTACA airlines says events were out of its control. A statement from Ontario airport says the airline did not request that passengers be allowed to exit the plane. Passengers are still confused.One woman screamed that she might have a heart attack. Another panic-stricken woman clamored for her medicine. The bathroom could not be serviced for nearly six hours and at one point, drinking water was at a premium. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am Autopsy finds no drugs or alcohol in body of train engineer in Chatsworth Metrolink crashEngineer Robert M. Sanchez's cause of death is listed as massive trauma injuries from the accident, which killed 25 peopleNo evidence of illegal drugs, alcohol or medication was found in the autopsy of the Metrolink engineer at the controls of the train that crashed in Chatsworth on Sept. 12, killing 25 people, according to a coroner's report released Wednesday. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am India has put all of its major airports on high alert following warnings of possible attacks using hijacked airlinesAn Indian paramilitary official stands guard at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on December 4. India has put all of its major airports on high alert following warnings of possible...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Dec 2008 | 7:48 am Mexican cartels send messages of death
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Dec 2008 | 7:30 am Israel opens Gaza border to foreign journalistsJERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel has lifted a four-week-old ban on international journalists entering the Gaza Strip....Source: AP Top International News At 7 a.m. EST | 4 Dec 2008 | 7:24 am Map of Zimbabwe and cholera hit regionsZimbabwe has declared a cholera outbreak which has claimed 565 lives a national emergency and appealed for international aid to tackle the epidemic, according to the state-run Herald dailySource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Dec 2008 | 7:17 am Thai rights groups have called for an end to political violence that has left at least seven people deadThai opposition People's Alliance for Democracy leader Chamlong Srimuang (centre) performs funeral rites on the body of a man who was killed after a bomb blast at a demonstration site in Bangkok on November...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Dec 2008 | 7:11 am Analyst: Pakistani Group Behind Mumbai AttacksA radical Islamic group from Pakistan has emerged as the prime suspect in last week's deadly attacks in Mumbai, India. The group known as Lashkar-e-Taiba was thought to have mainly local ambitions, but it shares the jihadi philosophy of al-Qaida. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Dec 2008 | 6:56 am Pakistan group's leaders linked to Mumbai
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Dec 2008 | 6:32 am File photo shows ex-intelligence chief Yeh Sheng-mao (centre) at a district court in TaipeiFile photo shows Yeh Sheng-mao (centre), Taiwan's former intelligence chief, being led away in handcuffs after appearing at a district court in Taipei on October 6. A court on the island has sentenced...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Dec 2008 | 6:03 am Will The Rich Pardon Trip Up Obama's Pick For AG?When Eric Holder served as deputy attorney general under President Clinton, he pardoned Marc Rich, who'd been charged with fraud and tax evasion, and whose ex-wife contributed thousands of dollars to the Clintons. At the time, many considered the move scandalous. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Dec 2008 | 5:43 am Property-tax collections climb as home prices fallProperty taxes are rising across the USA despite the steepest drop in home values since the Great Depression.Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Dec 2008 | 5:07 am Old missile sites hold Cold War mystiqueThe museum, set to open next July, is one of several new uses being found for missile sites, ranging from homes and businesses ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Dec 2008 | 5:06 am Fertility patients unsure what to do with leftover embryosPerhaps half a million embryos lie frozen in U.S. clinics, and many are likely to continue to do so because fertility patients ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Dec 2008 | 5:01 am Economy Whittles Pacific Northwest Timber IndustryAs the housing industry slows down, the demand for wood has dropped. Sawmills in the Pacific Northwest are feeling the pinch. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Dec 2008 | 5:01 am Inauguration must strike right toneAs Barack Obama's inaugural planners begin their work, they face an extraordinary challenge: How should they stage a celebration ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Dec 2008 | 4:55 am Justices give hefty award case a new lookA dispute over a $79.5 million punitive damages award for a smoker's widow took a surprising turn Wednesday at the Supreme Court: ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Dec 2008 | 4:47 am Pranab Mukherjee (right) meets with Condoleezza RiceIndian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee (right) shakes hands with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice prior to a meeting in New Delhi. India warned that all options were open in dealing with Pakistan...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Dec 2008 | 4:27 am Rockefeller Center tree blazes to life
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Dec 2008 | 4:14 am Trial strains the hope of a prisoner's wifePamela Griffin long imagined her husband, Robert Griffin, getting out. His indictment in a federal case targeting the Aryan Brotherhood stunted those dreams. As the trial unfolds, her fears mount.Last of Three Parts Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Dec 2008 | 4:01 am House lawyers challenge Renzi prosecutionThe House counsel argued that federal prosecutors and the FBI repeatedly violated the Constitution's speech or debate clause.Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Dec 2008 | 3:57 am Protesters Party: End of Thai Airport SiegeThailand's airport reopens as protesters end siege with government's ouster.Source: ABC News: International | 4 Dec 2008 | 3:51 am Real fish story about a long-lost ring
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Dec 2008 | 3:01 am Canadian PM Blasts OppositionPrime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday condemned an opposition plan to oust his government in an upcoming confidence vote, calling the effort a threat to Canada's economy and democracy.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 3:00 am Paulson said weighing bailout's next $350 billionCHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is weighing whether to ask Congress for the remaining $350 billion of the financial bailout fund, with White House aides approaching President-elect Barack Obama's transition team about the idea, an Obama aide said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Dec 2008 | 2:37 am U.S., Russia Opt Out of Cluster-Bomb Ban92 nations sign ban; crippled youth persuades Afghanistan to sign.Source: ABC News: International | 4 Dec 2008 | 1:35 am Leftover Explosives Found In Mumbai HubPolice discovered leftover explosives hidden in a bag in Mumbai's main train station. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Islamabad has a "special responsibility" to cooperate with the investigation into the attacksSource: World News: CBSNews.com | 4 Dec 2008 | 1:30 am Bombs found in Mumbai a week after terror attacksMUMBAI, India - Police searching a mound of baggage abandoned amid the carnage of the attack on Mumbai's main train station found two bombs overnight - nearly a week after they were left there by gunmen - in a stunning new example...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 4 Dec 2008 | 12:48 am UK trash man to keep sliced up cashLONDON - British police say a trash collector can hold on to the mound of mutilated cash he found stuffed into a wastebasket in the English town of Lincoln earlier this year. But he'll have to piece the notes back together if he...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:53 pm Some Say Obama Team Forced Out CIA ContenderFormer CIA official John Brennan, once considered the top choice to serve as CIA director in President-elect Barack Obama's administration, was pressured by the transition team to pull his name from consideration, according to friends and former intelligence associates. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:45 pm U.S. Tries Peacemaker Role in South AsiaCondoleezza Rice urges India and Pakistan to cooperate with one another.Source: ABC News: International | 3 Dec 2008 | 11:16 pm Mumbai gunman: 'I was promised money for my family'MUMBAI, India - The only gunman captured during the terror attack on Mumbai says he was promised that his impoverished family would get US$1,250 if he died fighting for militant Islam, security officials have said. The captive,...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Dec 2008 | 10:28 pm WATCH: Rice Arrives in New DelhiSource: ABC News: International | 3 Dec 2008 | 10:18 pm Passengers Recount Terrifying Pirate AttackPassengers on cruise ship attacked by pirates marvel at their boldness.Source: ABC News: International | 3 Dec 2008 | 10:13 pm Crisis in Zimbabwe escalates as cholera deaths reach 565HARARE - Zimbabwe riot police wielding batons broke up protests by union members, doctors and nurses yesterday and the death toll from a cholera epidemic rose to 565 in the spiralling crisis. Trade unions have called protests over...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Dec 2008 | 9:15 pm Iraq Attacks at Lowest Level Since 2003US Cmdr: Attacks in Iraq at lowest level since 2003; despite recent violence.Source: ABC News: International | 3 Dec 2008 | 8:55 pm Military marriages sufferThe divorce rate among soldiers and Marines increased last year as military marriages suffered continuing stress from America's two wars. An estimated 10,200 failed marriages in the active duty Army and 3077 among Marines were recorded...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Dec 2008 | 7:15 pm Passengers Surprised By Brazen PiratesPassengers on a luxury cruise liner attacked by pirates said they were surprised by the assailants' boldness and described hearing the "Pop! Pop! Pop!" of the pirates' rifles firing at the ship.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 7:00 pm Fighting Pirates With High-Seas High-TechAnti-piracy technology steps up to fend off sophisticated maritime hijackers.Source: ABC News: International | 3 Dec 2008 | 6:55 pm Bad Santas hold up Aust bowls clubAustralian police are on the lookout for two bad Santas who held up a Townsville bowls club at knifepoint. The pair were dressed in white beards and Santa hats as they robbed the Cutheringa Bowls Club on Sunday, and police are hoping...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Dec 2008 | 6:15 pm Iraq Attacks Hit Lowest Level Since 2003The number of attacks in Iraq has dropped to the lowest level since 2003 despite a recent spate of high-profile bombings, the No. 2 U.S. commander in Iraq said. Also, an Iraqi journalist was arrested for writing a story about homosexuality.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 5:30 pm Canberra protester douses himself in petrolA Canberra protester yesterday doused himself in petrol and threatened to set himself on fire outside Parliament House. The man, Marat Aminov, 28, was persuaded to put away a cigarette lighter. He is the same man ejected from...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Dec 2008 | 5:15 pm 'Truth Serum' to Be Used on Captured Mumbai GunmanIndian police interrogators are preparing to administer a 'truth serum' on the sole Islamic militant captured during last week's terror attacks in Mumbai to settle once and for all the question of where he is from.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 4:55 pm Body of Former NHL Star Found After Snowmobile AccidentPolice divers recovered the body of four-time NHL All-Star Hubert 'Pit' Martin, who drowned after the snowmobile he was driving plunged into an icy lake near his home.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 4:24 pm Georgia Senator thwarts DemocratsGeorgia Senator Saxby Chambliss handed the Republicans a firewall against Democrats eager to flex their newfound political muscle in Washington, winning a bruising runoff battle. Chambliss' victory thwarted Democrats' hopes of...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Dec 2008 | 4:15 pm Humbled car men cap in handWASHINGTON - Humbled and fighting for survival, Detroit's once-mighty automakers appealed to Congress yesterday with a retooled case for a bailout as large as US$34 billion ($64.3 billion), pledging to slash workforces, car lines...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Dec 2008 | 4:00 pm Teen flees torture terrorTRACY, CALIFORNIA - A Girl Scout leader and her husband were arrested after an emaciated, terrified and nearly naked 17-year-old showed up at a gym with a chain locked to his ankle, saying he had just fled his captors, authorities...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 3 Dec 2008 | 4:00 pm Israel Sends Riot Police To Quell SettlersIsraeli security officials say hundreds of riot police have been sent into the volatile West Bank town of Hebron after several days of unrest.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 4:00 pm 'Leftover' Explosive Devices Found, Defused in MumbaiPolice on Wednesday discovered leftover explosives hidden in a bag in Mumbai's main train station a stunning new example of botched security after the deadly rampage that left the government open to accusations it missed warnings and bungled response.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 3:39 pm Mexican Suspected of Killing Cops Found BeheadedA man suspected of shooting his mother and killing three police officers called to the scene was found beheaded in southern Mexico on Tuesday, authorities said.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 3:20 pm Woman Says Health Benefits Cut Due to Breast SizeA Swedish woman who claims to suffer residual pain from a car accident six years ago says her insurance agency is cutting her disability benefits because her pain is caused by her large breasts, The Local reported Wednesday.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 3:15 pm Japan Hit by 6.1-Magnitude EarthquakeThere were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, nor any apparent danger of a tsunamiSource: FOXNews.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 2:27 pm Reporter in Iraq Jailed for Story on HomosexualityInternational media watchdog groups called Wednesday for the release of a freelance journalist jailed in northern Iraq for violating a public decency law by writing a story about homosexuality.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 2:03 pm Brother of Former Cubs Catcher Shot and KilledThe brother of former Chicago Cubs catcher Henry Blanco has been killed in Venezuela.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 1:36 pm Somali Pirates Release Cargo Ship Without RansomA Somali minister in the semiautonomous northern region of Puntland says pirates have freed a Yemeni cargo ship and its eight crew members without receiving any ransom.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 1:27 pm German Soldiers Deemed 'Too Fat to Fight'Germanys battered military reputation has received another humiliating blow, with official reports that the 3,500 troops in northern Afghanistan drink too much and are too fat to fight.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 12:55 pm Baby Girl Dies After Separation From TwinA British hospital says that a conjoined twin has died after surgery to separate her from her sister.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 3 Dec 2008 | 10:39 am
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