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Mystery Ailment Killing Endangered PelicansHundreds of California Brown Pelicans from Baja to Washington state have been found dead or sick far from their coastal home. One pelican was found in New Mexico, wandering in the snow at an elevation of 7,000 feet. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 19 Jan 2009 | 7:52 pm Tsvangirai goes back to ZimbabweOpposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai returns to Zimbabwe after an absence of more than two months.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Jan 2009 | 1:05 pm Israel puts pressure on Hamas before truce voteGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Israeli forces pounded dozens of Hamas targets early Saturday as the army kept up pressure on the Islamic militant group ahead of a crucial vote on whether to end Israel's punishing three-week-long campaign against Gaza's rulers....Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 17 Jan 2009 | 1:04 pm NYC investigators hunt for jet's lost engines (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Jan 2009 | 1:03 pm Russia, Ukraine set for 'last chance' gas crisis talksMOSCOW (AFP) - Russia and Ukraine on Saturday were to hold gas crisis talks in Moscow that the European Union says are the "last and best chance" to end a row which has left Europe struggling without key gas supplies.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 Jan 2009 | 1:02 pm Live text - Premier LeagueMan Utd can go top of the Premier League by winning at Bolton and there are six other games on Saturday.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:59 pm Suicide bomb kills U.S. service member in Kabul (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:57 pm Suicide bomb kills U.S. service member in KabulKABUL (Reuters) - A suicide car bomb killed a U.S. service member, four Afghan civilians and wounded 19 others in an attack outside a U.S. military base and the German embassy in the Afghan capital on Saturday, officials and witnesses said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:57 pm Russia, Ukraine set for 'last chance' gas crisis talks (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:57 pm N.Korea says plutonium "weaponized" and off-limitsBEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea says it has "weaponized" enough plutonium for four to five nuclear weapons, a U.S. expert said on Saturday after talks in Pyongyang.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:51 pm N.Korea says plutonium "weaponized" and off-limits (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:51 pm KHL bans five following probe of player's deathRussia's Continental Hockey League has banned five team executives and doctors, four of them indefinitely, for at least two years for their roles in connection with the death of Rangers prospect Alexei Cherepanov.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:50 pm Alan Stiles, former Esquire, Men's Fitness publisher deadBOSTON - Alan Stiles, the former publisher of Men's Fitness and Esquire magazines, has died after being struck by a commuter train. He was 54. Stiles parked his Hyundai...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:48 pm Bomb kills 1 US service member, 4 Afghans in KabulKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A suicide car bomb attack Saturday on a heavily guarded road between the German Embassy and a U.S. military base in the Afghan capital killed one U.S. service member and four Afghan civilians, officials said....Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:47 pm Bomb kills 1 US service member, 4 Afghans in KabulA suicide car bomb attack Saturday on a heavily guarded road between the German Embassy and a U.S. military base in the Afghan capital killed one U.S. service member and four Afghan...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:47 pm Investigators hunt for jet's lost enginesDivers and sonar operators hunted for two missing engines from a US Airways jetliner in challenging, nearly impossible conditions ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:47 pm Crises shadow Obama on his slow train to powerPHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (AFP) - Barack Obama warned of "difficult days" ahead before heralding his new era of change Saturday by rolling back the years on a pre-inaugural slow train to Washington.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:47 pm Israel plans ceasefire, Hamas vows to fight onGAZA (Reuters) - Israel plans to halt its Gaza offensive without any agreement with Hamas, a senior Israeli official said on Saturday. Hamas vowed to fight on.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:44 pm Big Chill: Blast of Arctic air stuns eastern USBIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Alabama briefly turned colder than Alaska, water fountains froze into ice sculptures in South Carolina and Florida shivered through its brush with the Arctic...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:43 pm UPI NewsTrack TopNews - United Press International
United Press International - KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Two people, including a child, have been confirmed killed and 23 wounded Saturday by a suicide bombing near the German embassy in Kabul, officials said. Video: Raw Video: Afghan Attack Injures US Troops Suicide bomber kills 2 Afghans, wounds 6 US troops in Kabul Source: Google News | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:42 pm Report: Israel plans unilateral cease-fire
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:41 pm Obama: Orderly change tribute to USWASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama said Saturday his inauguration will be more than simply a transfer of power; it should be a celebration of the American spirit. Obama...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:40 pm ASEAN eyes $700 mil. to aid cyclone victims in Myanmar until 2011+(Kyodo) _ The Association of Southeast Asian Nations estimated Saturday it would need $700 million for the next three years to continue efforts in restoring the livelihoods of people in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:37 pm Major troop decisions for Afghan war await ObamaWASHINGTON - Lingering decisions on how quickly the Pentagon can get U.S. forces out of Iraq and into Afghanistan are being pushed off until after the Obama administration...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:37 pm Israel puts pressure on Hamas before truce voteGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israeli forces pounded dozens of Hamas targets early Saturday as the army kept up pressure on the Islamic militant group ahead of a crucial vote on...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:35 pm Israel plans ceasefire, Hamas vows to fight on (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:34 pm More peanut butter products recalled in USWASHINGTON - What began as an investigation of peanut butter shipped to U.S. nursing homes and cafeterias has broadened with the Kellogg Co. recalling 16 products and federal...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:33 pm Big chill: Blast of Arctic air stuns eastern US (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:33 pm NYC investigators hunt for jet's lost enginesNEW YORK - Divers and sonar operators hunted for two missing engines from a US Airways jetliner in challenging, nearly impossible conditions as investigators made plans to...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:32 pm Vatican to get own YouTube channelVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican will soon have its own channel on the video sharing site YouTube where the Catholic faithful or the curious will be able to see Pope Benedict or Church events, a Vatican source said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:31 pm Vatican to get own YouTube channel (Reuters)Reuters - The Vatican will soon have its own channel on the video sharing site YouTube where the Catholic faithful or the curious will be able to see Pope Benedict or Church events, a Vatican source said on Saturday.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:31 pm Blogger Toolbox: 100+ Tools and ThemesIn an effort to help those devoted Blogger users, we’ve gathered up the best of our lists about tools, themes and shortcuts for your preferred platform. Take a look through and you are sure to find something that will help you, even if you didn’t know you were looking for it!Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:30 pm Buccaneers fire Coach Jon Gruden, GM Bruce AllenThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers Friday said that they have fired head coach Jon Gruden and general manager Bruce Allen. "We will be forever grateful to Jon for bringing us the Super Bowl title, and we thank Bruce for his contributions to our franchise," Buccaneers co-chairman Joel Glazer said in a statement.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:30 pm Kabul bomb kills 4 Afghans, wounds 6 U.S. troopsA suicide car bomb attack Saturday on a heavily guarded road between the German Embassy and a U.S. military base in the Afghan ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:28 pm Mass. businesses protest new ID theft rulesBOSTON - Massachusetts business owners and advocates protested new identity theft regulations at a hearing Friday, saying the rules to protect customers' credit card...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:28 pm EPA to regulate mercury from cement plantsTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Federal regulators have agreed to set standards for mercury emissions from cement plants under a legal settlement with activists and nine states, including...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:26 pm Cops: Men angry about Barack Obama torched churchSPRINGFIELD - Three men who authorities say were angered about Barack Obama becoming the first black president were arrested and charged yesterday for civil rights violations...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:25 pm Downturn hits Romania's tinkersThe scrap metal business is no longer providing a living for many of Eastern Europe's gypsies.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:24 pm Opposition leader returns to Zimbabwe ahead of talksHARARE (AFP) - Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Saturday returned to Zimbabwe for the first time in more than two months, ahead of new talks with President Robert Mugabe on reviving a power-sharing deal.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:23 pm MP makes Israeli troops Nazi link - BBC News
BBC News - A prominent Jewish MP has compared the actions of Israeli troops with Nazis who forced his family to flee Poland. Sir Gerald Kaufman, MP for Gorton in Manchester, drew the parallel during a Commons debate on the Gaza conflict. Video: Gaza-West Bank divide grows - 17 Jan 09 Israeli warplanes pound Gaza targets Source: Google News | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:22 pm NY plane to be lifted from river - BBC News
BBC News - Recovery teams are preparing to lift the fuselage of a plane which crashed minutes after take-off into the Hudson River in New York City. Video: Raw Video: Camera Captures Plane Crash Hudson ferry rescuers hailed as heroes Source: Google News | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:22 pm Obama: Orderly change tribute to US (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:21 pm Spain Animal BlessingA dog watches as a man dances to the music of a brass band, not seen, outside the San Anton church during the feast of St. Anthony, Spain's patron saint of animals, in Madrid, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:20 pm NY plane to be lifted from riverRecovery teams are preparing to lift from the Hudson River the remains of a plane which crashed after take-off in New York City.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:20 pm Prejudice Study Finds Gay is the New BlackA study into prejudice has found homophobic attitudes are more common than racism. The study will be presented today, 16th January 2009, at the British Psychological Society’s Division of Occupational Psychology annual conference in Blackpool.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:20 pm Bomb kills 4 Afghans, wounds 6 US troops in KabulA suicide car bomb attack Saturday on a heavily guarded road between the German Embassy and a U.S. military base in the Afghan capital killed four Afghan civilians while wounding six U.S....Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:19 pm Spain Animal BlressingFather Juan Villar blesses a dog at the San Anton church during the feast of St. Anthony, Spain's patron saint of animals, in Madrid, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2009. The feast is celebrated each year in many...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:12 pm If you get into the NFL playoffs, you can go far - The Associated Press
The Associated Press - TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Just Do It? How about Just Get In, then just do it? The key to the NFL playoffs this decade has been to simply qualify. Cardinals expect Boldin back for NFC title game Sore Boldin upbeat as Cardinals bask in limelight Source: Google News | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:10 pm Russia, Ukraine meet amid hopes of gas deal - Reuters
Reuters - By Guy Faulconbridge and Pavel Polityuk MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) - Russian and Ukrainian leaders were to meet Saturday to try to end the dispute affecting gas supplies to Europe, with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin saying a solution could be close. Putin Seeks Utilities’ Aid to End Ukraine Gas Dispute Putin, Tymoshenko to meet on gas crisis Source: Google News | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:10 pm 13 Questions With Mickey RourkeMickey Rourke explains how his role in The Wrestler transformed him from Hollywood reject to Oscar contender. Personally I would have asked about the amazing ass on Marisa Tomei and what he thought about it, but I guess that's just me.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:10 pm LA Gets Dugg: PICS From Diggnation HollywoodPics from Diggnation live in Hollywood.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:10 pm Tracking Every Global Kill in Halo 3 (Heatmap)Is carnage splattering the walls of Valhalla's hot gates? Should you be adding camping stools into the top of Construct via Forge? Our stats radar is tracking every kill and death in Halo 3. The darker the red, the more frequent the carnage.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:10 pm Bulgaria Police ProtestBulgarian policemen seen behind a metal fence, as they gather in front of Bulgaria's Interior Ministry, during a silent protest in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, as they protest...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:07 pm Report: Tamil rebels kill 51 Sri Lankan soldiersCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- Tamil Tigers killed 51 Sri Lankan soldiers in fierce fighting in the island's north, a pro-rebel Web site reported Saturday. The military denied dozens of troops died and said 20 insurgents were killed....Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:06 pm Sick and poorAdded burden of unequal healthcare in the USSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:05 pm Kabul blast kills two Afghans, wounds US, GermansKABUL (AFP) - A suicide car bomb exploded outside the German embassy in Kabul Saturday, killing at least two Afghans and wounding dozens more people including US soldiers and German nationals, officials said.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:04 pm Aso to vow to pull Japan out of recession in Diet speech+(Kyodo) _ Prime Minister Taro Aso plans to reiterate his determination to "make Japan the first country to overcome the global recession" and stress the need to swiftly enact a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:03 pm Japan ChessIn this image released by the Otsuka Museum of Art, Japanese chess master Yoshiharu Habu, right, and challenger Koichi Fukaura compete at the first round of their Japanese chess match at the Otsuka Museum...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:00 pm Zimbabwe's opposition leader returns homeHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Zimbabwe's main opposition leader returned home Saturday, vowing that he would not be "bulldozed" into joining a lopsided government of national unity....Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 17 Jan 2009 | 11:46 am Zimbabwe's opposition leader returns homeZimbabwe's main opposition leader returned home Saturday, vowing that he would not be "bulldozed" into joining a lopsided government of national unity. Morgan Tsvangirai flew into...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Jan 2009 | 11:45 am India slams British foreign secretary's Kashmir-Mumbai linkage - AFP
AFP - NEW DELHI (AFP) - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband's trip to India, billed as a "solidarity visit" following the Mumbai siege, was dubbed a "disaster" Saturday. Terror attacks designed to hurt soveregnity: Pranab From the PAKISTAN media Source: Google News | 17 Jan 2009 | 11:45 am Much change in Biggie Smalls' neighborhood (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Jan 2009 | 11:43 am Israel puts pressure on Hamas before truce vote (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Jan 2009 | 11:43 am Morgan TsvangiraiZimbabwean Opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai addresses a press conference in Johannesburg on January 15. Tsvangirai returned to Zimbabwe for the first time in more...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Jan 2009 | 11:35 am Opposition leader returns to Zimbabwe ahead of talksOpposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Saturday returned to Zimbabwe for the first time in more than two months, ahead of a new meeting with President Robert Mugabe on a power-sharing deal.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Jan 2009 | 11:35 am Much change in Biggie Smalls' neighborhoodIn rapper Biggie Smalls' old Brooklyn neighborhood, the building that once housed a coin laundry is now a plastic surgeon's office. A block away, a wine bar sells "artisanal" cheeses and meats.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Jan 2009 | 11:33 am 2ND LD: N. Korea has weaponized declared plutonium: U.S. scholar+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING DETAILS) North Korea contends it has weaponized the more than 30 kilograms of plutonium it has declared to its partners in the six-way denuclearization talks,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Jan 2009 | 11:30 am Mideast Lebanon UN GazaU.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, right, speaks with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman at the Presidential Palace in suburban Baabda, Lebanon, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009. Ban Ki-moon has called for an...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Jan 2009 | 11:24 am Researcher: North Korea has `weaponized' plutoniumBEIJING (AP) -- North Korea has hardened its stance on disarmament, saying it has "weaponized" plutonium into warheads, but hopes for better ties with U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, a U.S. researcher who visited the North said Saturday....Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 17 Jan 2009 | 11:24 am Researcher: North Korea has `weaponized' plutoniumNorth Korea has hardened its stance on disarmament, saying it has "weaponized" plutonium into warheads, but hopes for better ties with U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, a U.S. researcher...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Jan 2009 | 11:24 am Tough times temper Obama's party
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Jan 2009 | 11:24 am Ohio man sentenced in nursing home sex abuseA former night shift nurse accused of sexually abusing patients at northwest Ohio nursing homes entered a plea arrangement to avoid trial and has been sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Jan 2009 | 11:21 am BSG's Top "What The Frak" Moments So FarTo help you get ready, we've recapped out favorite "What The Frak" moments from Battlestar Galactica past. Remember, these are just our favorite WTF moments, because if you listed them all out, you'd pretty much be reciting everything Baltar did in season 4 with his crazy cult ladies and all that in and out of the head craziness.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Jan 2009 | 11:20 am Bomb kills 2 Afghans, wounds 6 US troops in KabulA suicide car bomb attack Saturday on a heavily guarded road between the German Embassy and a U.S. military base in the Afghan capital killed two Afghan civilians while wounding six U.S....Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Jan 2009 | 11:15 am Flu outbreak hits 99, kills 3 at Tokyo hospital+(Kyodo) _ A total of 99 people have contracted influenza and three of them have died at a hospital in Machida, Tokyo, the Tokyo metropolitan government's public health bureau said...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Jan 2009 | 11:13 am Emirates GazaVolunteers prepare aid kits during the Dubai Cares' ''Volunteer for the Children of Gaza'' at the DIFC, Dubai International Financial center, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009. Dubai...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Jan 2009 | 11:10 am Smashing Magazine Comic Strip: Episode 1A couple of weeks ago we celebrated Cartoons and Comic Strip Art and, to be honest, there was a good reason why we took some time to research on this topic. The truth is that we are pretty tired of the same kind of content appearing in the Web over and over and over again. We came with the idea for a weekly comic strip. Hope you enjoy it.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Jan 2009 | 11:10 am Black WashingtonCapital's black community on the Obama presidencySource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Jan 2009 | 11:06 am Martial artist accused of defacing Wash. CapitolA mixed martial arts fighter and avowed anarchist has been charged with malicious mischief, accused of spraying graffiti on the state Capitol.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Jan 2009 | 11:05 am Russian Prime Minister Vladimir PutinRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, seen here in Berlin on Janaury 16, said on Saturday he had noted "positive signals" about US president-elect Barack Obama but cautioned against "big expectations...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Jan 2009 | 11:04 am Israeli Cabinet To Vote On Gaza TruceIsrael's Security Cabinet will vote on an Egyptian proposal for a truce to end the 3-week-old offensive against Gaza's Hamas rulers, a senior government official said.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 17 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am Toyota to halve domestic production for three monthsTOKYO (AFP) - Japanese auto giant Toyota Motor Corp. will halve domestic production for three months, reports said Saturday, and will temporarily suspend plant operations to cope with plummeting demand.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 Jan 2009 | 10:51 am Choosing a Rhodes Scholarship over the NFL? That's AdmirableI wish I'd seen the Myron Rolle interview in which he expressed his desire to bring specialized medicine to underdeveloped countries as much as I've seen the grainy footage of Adam "Pacman" Jones frequenting yet another strip club...Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Jan 2009 | 10:50 am Gaza strikes ahead of truce voteIsrael's military carries out 50 air strikes in Gaza overnight, as its cabinet prepares to vote on a proposal for a unilateral ceasefire.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Jan 2009 | 10:48 am Obama set to ride rails to historic inauguration - CNN
CNN - (CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama looks to President Abraham Lincoln for his inspiration, so it's only fitting that the president-elect would retrace Lincoln's 1861 trip from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Washington, DC, to assume the presidency. Video: Obama: Inauguration Celebrates American People Obama: Orderly change tribute to US Source: Google News | 17 Jan 2009 | 10:47 am Divers hunt for Hudson jet's engines
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Jan 2009 | 10:47 am A list of products recalled by Kellogg'sHere's a list of products voluntarily recalled by the Kellogg Co. because they could be contaminated with salmonella from a Georgia peanut processing facility:Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Jan 2009 | 10:41 am Israel again pounds Gaza ahead of ceasefire voteGAZA CITY (AFP) - Israel battered Gaza with new strikes on Saturday, as it was poised to unilaterally halt a 22-day-old war on Hamas that has killed nearly 1,200 Palestinians and left much of the enclave in ruins.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 Jan 2009 | 10:39 am 'Last chance' gas talks in MoscowThe prime ministers of Russia and Ukraine are to meet to try and end a dispute that is disrupting supplies of Russian gas to Europe.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Jan 2009 | 10:34 am Kidnapped Red Cross staff in Philippines are aliveMANILA, Philippines (AP) -- The Red Cross said Saturday that three workers kidnapped on a restive southern Philippine island have called colleagues and said they were unharmed....Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 17 Jan 2009 | 10:33 am Nepal Bird FluA Nepalese vender sells chickens in Katmandu, Nepal, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009. Nepal's government has detected bird flu in chickens near the border with India and ordered thousands of poultry slaughtered,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Jan 2009 | 10:24 am NKorea says may retain nukes even if US relations normalisedSEOUL (AFP) - North Korea said Saturday it may keep its nuclear weapons even after normalising relations with the United States, staking out a tough position three days before President-elect Barack Obama takes office.Source: AFP - Wire stories | 17 Jan 2009 | 10:21 am Kellogg pulls 16 products amid salmonella fearsKellogg Co. on Friday recalled 16 products containing peanut butter due to possible salmonella contamination, adding new urgency to a nationwide outbreak that has killed at least six people.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Jan 2009 | 10:17 am APTOPIX India Hindu RitualMake-shift houses of Hindu devotees are seen at Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati, during the annual month long Hindu religious fair of Magh Mela in Allahabad, India,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Jan 2009 | 9:39 am Inspirational deaf-blind teacher, poet retiresHis memories of Helen Keller are vivid, if not entirely favorable: She had big hands, a forceful personality, and not much of a sense of humor.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Jan 2009 | 9:35 am Inaugural history: The exuberant parade of 1905Theodore Roosevelt loved a parade and on March 4, 1905, Washington gave him one as spirited as the man himself.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Jan 2009 | 9:33 am Cancer-stricken colonel in command at inaugurationLt. Col. Jaime Martinez came close to missing preparations for Inauguration Day and a great honor for those who serve in the Army's oldest infantry regiment.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Jan 2009 | 9:31 am Troop decisions await ObamaLingering decisions on how quickly the Pentagon can get U.S. forces out of Iraq and into Afghanistan are being pushed off until ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Jan 2009 | 9:27 am Hundreds may have perished in Andaman SeaBANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Thailand will investigate reports that the Thai navy abandoned migrants on a barge in the ocean where hundreds of them may have drowned, the government said Saturday....Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 17 Jan 2009 | 9:13 am 5 GIs hurt in blast near U.S. base in KabulA suicide car bomb attack Saturday on a heavily guarded road between the German Embassy and a U.S. military base in Kabul killed two Afghan civilians and wounded five U.S. troops, officials said.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Jan 2009 | 9:13 am Two die in Kabul suicide attackA suicide car bombing near a US military base in Kabul kills at least two people and injures more than a dozen, officials say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Jan 2009 | 9:12 am Philly burnishes claim on Poe legacyEdgar Allan Poe, master of the horror tale, inventor of the modern detective story and a pioneer in the field of science fiction, was also during his life an example of another literary category: the starving artist.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Jan 2009 | 9:09 am DR Congo rebel faction ends fightSenior officers from the main Tutsi rebel group in DR Congo announce an end to hostilities with the government.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Jan 2009 | 9:08 am New York hails pilot who landed jetliner on riverNEW YORK (Reuters) - New York feted its latest hero, the pilot who landed a distressed US Airways jetliner on the Hudson River, saving all 155 on board in what experts called a masterful job under life-or-death pressure.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jan 2009 | 8:56 am Doctor fails to ID badly beaten man as her fatherA doctor working in the intensive care unit of a Honolulu hospital failed to recognize her own father as she helped treat him for what proved to be a mortal head injury.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Jan 2009 | 8:50 am Major troop decisions for Afghan war await ObamaLingering decisions on how quickly the Pentagon can get U.S. forces out of Iraq and into Afghanistan are being pushed off until after the Obama administration takes over next week as military commanders continue to wrangle over where the troops are needed most.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Jan 2009 | 8:42 am If e-mail links on fritz try fixing Windows - Seattle Times
Seattle Times - Q: Not being able to open HTML links embedded in words in my e-mails is a real problem since I have to find them in the source and copy them. EU: Microsoft Illegally Tied ... Opera executive praises EU move Source: Google News | 17 Jan 2009 | 8:30 am Bay Area foodies ask: What will the Obamas eat? - San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle - On Tuesday, Barack Obama and his family will take up residence in the White House. He's already picked important members of his Cabinet: secretary of state, attorney general, director of the CIA, defense secretary. Obama planning Wed. open house For a Power Lawyer, a New High-Wire Act Source: Google News | 17 Jan 2009 | 8:08 am Two U.S. soldiers among four killed in Kabul bomb attackSuicide car bomb explodes on heavily guarded road between embassy and U.S. military baseSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Jan 2009 | 8:08 am 'My Bloody Valentine 3-D' - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times - Technological advances -- and certainly not the plot -- drive the revisiting of an '80s slasher film. By Zip Code: By Mark Olsen Genre fans are nothing if not specific, boiling films down to their bare-bones essence for purposes of classification. "Valentine" gives new dimension to gore Watch Out for That Pickax; It’s Hurtling From the Screen Source: Google News | 17 Jan 2009 | 8:01 am Khadr hearing continues despite joint request for delayLawyers do not believe that military commissions system will survive after Obama becomes presidentSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Jan 2009 | 8:00 am Magic make Lakers disappear in final minute
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Jan 2009 | 7:50 am Israel Sees Gaza 'Endgame' Ahead of Cease-Fire VoteAn Israeli spokesman suggested the offensive in Gaza had nearly disabled Hamas ahead of a Saturday vote on a cease-fireSource: FOXNews.com | 17 Jan 2009 | 7:49 am Vancouver enters talks to borrow $800-millionDescription is not availableSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Jan 2009 | 7:38 am Illegal immigrant nabbed after agent allegedly posed as his lawyerImmigration enforcement officer set up a fake meetingSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Jan 2009 | 7:32 am No common ground at first polar bear summitInuit leaders defend right to hunt giant mammals and accuse environmental groups of using climate-change agenda to interfereSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Jan 2009 | 7:02 am Blood-pressure drug alert issuedHeart and Stroke Foundation warns about dangers of combining two medicationsSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Jan 2009 | 7:00 am How much energy does Googling burn?Asked about its environmental impact, Google was quick to respond: not muchSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Jan 2009 | 6:55 am Canada to seek reactor, uranium business in IndiaOttawa helped India win an exemption from nuclear non-proliferation rules that had banned it for decades from trading in nuclear technologySource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Jan 2009 | 6:50 am Faulty sprinklers blamed for blackoutHydro One to conduct ‘detailed investigation' into defective valveSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Jan 2009 | 6:47 am Governor-General recalls childhood trauma during state visit to Haiti‘I couldn't help but remember the police that I knew as a little girl when I lived here. It was a police force of repression – very violent, very brutal, with no respect for human beings'Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 17 Jan 2009 | 6:18 am Five deaths linked to U.S. salmonella outbreakWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five deaths have been linked to an outbreak of Salmonella food poisoning linked to peanut butter, but the strain involved is not particularly virulent, U.S. health officials said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jan 2009 | 6:08 am Passengers marvel they're aliveThat sentiment was echoed by a number of passengers on the US Airways flight, amazed to be alive after the jet ditched in the ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Jan 2009 | 5:39 am NFL Bucs replace Gruden with Morris as coach
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Jan 2009 | 5:34 am Deal reached on Flight 93 crash siteThe owner of the land in western Pennsylvania where Flight 93 crashed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks reached an agreement Friday to sell the parcel, clearing the way for the development of a memorial.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Jan 2009 | 5:22 am Frigid air blankets East, South
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Jan 2009 | 5:14 am Stress-free move: It helps when you're presidentPresident Bush will leave the White House on Tuesday morning and give way to Barack Obama at noon sharp. By the time the Obamas ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Jan 2009 | 5:11 am Investigation begins in plane's N.Y. splash landingInvestigators hoped to interview the pilots Friday who have been hailed as heroes after ditching a crippled jet into New York's ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Jan 2009 | 4:30 am Group: Thai Navy Left 400 Migrants To DieThailand's navy abandoned hundreds of illegal migrants on a barge in the Indian Ocean where about 300 desperate people with little food and water later drowned, a refugees' advocacy group said.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 17 Jan 2009 | 4:00 am Florida money manager, millions, missing: policeMIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida money manager is missing and police have opened an investigation into the possible disappearance of "hundreds of millions" of dollars, authorities said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jan 2009 | 3:57 am Iran Nukes: Outgoing Intel Director's Top ConcernAlso confirms release of bin Laden's son from Iranian custody.Source: ABC News: International | 17 Jan 2009 | 3:46 am Gaza war doctor grieves 3 daughtersGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- The Palestinian doctor provided Israeli TV viewers with regular updates on Gaza fighting's human toll. But Friday's report was different - with sobs he told how his three daughters and a niece were killed by an Israeli shell....Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 17 Jan 2009 | 1:21 am Intel director: Iran, cyber threats biggest worryIran producing a nuclear weapon and a cyber attack on critical government or private computer networks top the list of concerns of outgoing National Intelligence Director Michael McConnell.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Jan 2009 | 1:14 am DVD teaches autistic kids what a smile meansIt wasn't until Jude met Jenny that the 3-year-old autistic boy understood what happy people look like. Jenny, a green trolley ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Jan 2009 | 1:03 am Search for evidence begins on the Hudson riverInvestigators are today searching for the flight data recorder and the two engines from the US Airways jetliner that crashlanded on the icy Hudson River in New York. Both engines were sheared off by the impact of the aircraft onto...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 17 Jan 2009 | 1:00 am Top U.S. banks post huge losses as BofA gets aidNEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government extended $20 billion of new aid to Bank of America Corp hours before both the largest U.S. bank, and the country's third largest, Citigroup, reported multibillion-dollar losses from the ongoing global credit crisis.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:53 am Inflation slows to half-century low in 2008WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Inflation slowed to a half-century low last year and industrial output fell for the first time since 2002, data showed on Friday, as the recession deepened toward year-end, raising the specter of deflation.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:49 am Court will review school strip search for drugsThe Supreme Court said Friday that it will review whether a strip search for prescription-strength Ibuprofen violated a 13-year-old ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Jan 2009 | 11:46 pm Jakes, Caldwell, Wuerl join inaugural servicesBishop T.D. Jakes, the Dallas megachurch pastor, will preach at the private church service that President-elect Barack Obama ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Jan 2009 | 11:45 pm Losses Shake Citigroup, Bank Of AmericaCitigroup and Bank of America have been losing money at a furious pace. On Friday, Bank of America received an additional $20 billion from the federal government, and Citigroup said it's breaking into two pieces in an effort to contain its own losses. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Jan 2009 | 11:24 pm Steve Jobs's cancer may have recurred: doctorsSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Pancreatic cancer experts say they are puzzled by what is ailing Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs, because it is not clear how serious his health problems are or how directly they relate to his bout with cancer.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Jan 2009 | 10:57 pm I Solemnly Swear To Bundle: Dressing For Cold D.C.It's going to be cold at Obama's inauguration – and elsewhere. Here's some expert advice on dressing with care to survive frigid climes. (And if you plan to view from the comfort of your couch, our winter-weather tips might provide a moment of schadenfreude.) » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Jan 2009 | 10:38 pm Family: Iraqi Shoe-Thrower in 'Good Health'Brother visits Iraqi journalist detained after throwing shoes at President Bush.Source: ABC News: International | 16 Jan 2009 | 10:20 pm Iraqi guards said to throw party for shoe-throwerBAGHDAD (AP) -- The Iraqi journalist jailed since throwing his shoes at President George W. Bush got a visit from his brother Friday and a birthday party from his guards as he turned 30....Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 16 Jan 2009 | 10:19 pm Searching For Vital Signs In A Sick EconomyAs the economy suffers and financial structures collapse, economists point to several indicators to mark the turning point when we'll know the economy is getting better. They single out the jobless rate and the housing market as key indicators. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Jan 2009 | 10:14 pm Interior issues offshore drilling planThe Interior Department on Friday issued a detailed proposal for widespread oil and gas drilling off both the Pacific and Atlantic ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Jan 2009 | 9:15 pm U.S. To Help Israel Shut Down Smuggling TunnelsThe U.S. has promised to provide technology and training to help find and destroy tunnels between Egypt and Gaza. Israel says the tunnels are used to smuggle weapons and explosives to Palestinian militants. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Jan 2009 | 9:09 pm Water Landings Part Of Pilot TrainingA day US Airways pilot safely landed a plane on the Hudson River and saved the lives of more than 150 people. Ben Berman, an airline pilot and chief of major investigations for the National Transportation and Safety Board from 2000 to 2001, talks about how pilots are trained to handle bird strikes and water landings. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Jan 2009 | 9:00 pm Pilot Praised For Role In Miracle LandingIt is a day of thanks and praise for the pilot and rescue workers responsible for what is being called the "Miracle on the Hudson." All 155 people aboard US Airways flight 1549 are alive after the pilot achieved a remarkable splashdown in the Hudson River. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Jan 2009 | 9:00 pm Obama Vows To Create JobsPresident-elect Barack Obama says his administration's will work to "put people back to work" and revive the economy. During a visit Friday to an Ohio factory that makes parts for wind turbines, Obama cited alternative energy as a sector where jobs can be created. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Jan 2009 | 9:00 pm Circuit City To Shut Down OperationsBankrupt Circuit City Stores Inc., unable to work out a sale of the company, said Friday it will close its 567 U.S. stores, eliminating 30,000 jobs. "This is the only possible path for our company," Circuit City's acting Chief Executive James A. Marcum said. "We are extremely disappointed by this outcome." » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Jan 2009 | 8:56 pm Amanda Knox Upbeat at Murder TrialAmerican student accused of killing her roommate faces Italian jury.Source: ABC News: International | 16 Jan 2009 | 8:30 pm Experience, Training Make For Smooth River LandingThe pilot of the US Airways flight that crashed into the Hudson River in New York on Thursday was a seasoned commercial airline and military pilot. Experts say his "textbook ditching" of the jet took his unique combination of extensive training and intuition. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Jan 2009 | 8:30 pm 2,225 Killed by Cholera in ZimbabweCholera kills 2,225 in Zimbabwe, infects 42,600; UNICEF chief visits Harare.Source: ABC News: International | 16 Jan 2009 | 8:18 pm Trial opens for US suspect in Italy slayingPERUGIA, Italy (AP) -- A judge ruled Friday that the trial of an American student accused of killing her British roommate would remain open to the media despite concerns about the indignity of releasing sensitive details of an alleged sexual attack....Source: AP Top International News At 8:05 a... | 16 Jan 2009 | 7:02 pm Iraqi Shoe-Thrower Denied Access To LawyerThe Iraqi journalist detained after throwing his shoes at President George W. Bush is in good shape and was allowed to meet with his brother, although he has been denied access to his lawyer, his family said.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 16 Jan 2009 | 6:30 pm "Israel" to woo female viewers next season?Perhaps public opinion on Israel is starting to change? Glenn Greenwald points to a discussion on MSNBC's Morning Joe, with a a reasoned argument on behalf of Palestinians by American-born Jordanian, Queen Noor. Greenwald also points to a statement made by the IDF last October, about how they will wage their war: "We will wield disproportionate power against every village from which shots are fired on Israel, and cause immense damage and destruction." Um, mission accomplished? Perhaps even United States, the most stalwart supporter of the soap opera that is Israel, is getting a little uncomfortable. We intercepted an email from the US to the producer of the world's longest running series, "Israel."  Source: 23/6 - Some of the News, Most of the Time | 16 Jan 2009 | 6:23 pm Angry white guy says goodbyeTurns out it was harder saying farewell to Bush than we'd thought -- or at least for Dick Cheney, who was so overcome that he may have nodded off. As for the speech itself? This sums it uip: "There is legitimate debate about many of these decisions. But there can be little debate about the results." On that, we all agree. Other than that, it's strange that Bush's presidency was book ended by plane crashes into New York City. The outgoing one seems appropriately happier than the first. So for those that weren't nodding off during the speech, what were you thinking?.... Source: 23/6 - Some of the News, Most of the Time | 16 Jan 2009 | 5:51 pm Israel Boosts Diplomatic Effort For GazaTop Israeli diplomats headed for Egypt and the United States on Friday in what appeared to be a final push toward a cease-fire to end Israel's punishing Gaza offensive against Hamas militants.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 16 Jan 2009 | 5:30 pm N. Korea to Be Led by a 26-Year-Old?Swiss educated and 26 years old: meet Kim Jong-un, Kim Jong-il's youngest son.Source: ABC News: International | 16 Jan 2009 | 4:51 pm The Geese Fight BackThe following e-mail showed up in my box. Its author is Ronald, a Canadian Black Goose, and the only indication as to its origin is the line "Sent from my iPhone." Dear Humans, Once again, history is written by the victors. I'm referring to the flight that had to be ditched in the Hudson because of us geese. Only your species could experience a tragedy where nobody dies and still complain about it. I was part of the gaggle that flew into that plane and nobody says anything about the friends I lost. Until you've seen three Canadian duskies you grew up with get sucked into a jet engine, don't tell me you know what tragedy is. We geese have taken about all the crap we're going to take. We are majestic, serious birds, and yet the phrase "silly goose" has been part of your lexicon for years. You cook us at Christmas and eat our livers as hors d'oeuvres. When you poke someone in the ass, you're "goosing" them. And don't get me started on Duck, Duck, Goose. You rail about a "bird strike" as if we were some sort of rogue fowl, infiltrating the airways illegally. I got news for you. We were flying when the Wright Brothers were still swimming around in Mr. Wright's balls. You're in our way, not the other way around. Your Department of Homeland Security keeps saying things like "We have no indication that this is anything other than an accident." What's that supposed to mean? That secretly you suspect waterfowl of terrorism? Who's our leader? Osama Bird Laden? George W. Bush once said he believed that humans and fish could co-exist peacefully. We believe the same should be true of humans and geese. We have a saying: do not judge another bird until you have eaten his diet of insects and aquatic plants. To avoid problems in the future, we suggest better communication between the FAA and the Department of Fish and Wildlife. We also would like to see an end to goosedown jackets. This doesn't have anything to do with the current crisis, but we wanted to get it in there. Source: 23/6 - Some of the News, Most of the Time | 16 Jan 2009 | 4:50 pm Should Obama be pissed at this Sully guy for stealing his "miracle worker" thunder?The inauguration is just days away, and everything was on track for Tuesday to feel like the second coming of Jesus Christ. At least until some guy crashed his dumb commercial airliner into a river. Stupid Sully. For the past four months or so, the only miracle worker America had was Obama. He could do anything. He could give speeches. He could smile in a way that makes you feel good. Miracles! But now that Capt. Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III is being hailed as a "hero" and a "miracle worker" and a " guy who single-handedly saved 155 people's lives, including some babies," people are going to wonder if we're really swearing in the right guy on Tuesday. Obama has to be pissed. Now that we've seen a real miracle-worker in action, we realize that winning an election when you have a billion dollars at your disposal and a John McCain-Sarah Palin ticket as your opponent doesn't seem all that miraculous after all, blackness or no blackness. Before Obama won the election, did he have to decide whether it was safer to crash a plane on a runway or in a river? Because Sully did. After Obama won the election, did he then run down the aisle of a sinking jetliner twice to make sure everyone had gotten off the plane? Because Sully did. Sorry but if Sully gives a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, Obama's inauguration might get pre-empted. It's just bad timing, and if we were Obama we'd be pretty ticked off that this guy had to go and upstage his big day by saving scores of lives. We're betting if someone took a poll of whether Americans would have voted for Sully to be president in November had they known that two months later he would rescue 155 people from a sinking airplane, at least 95% would've said hell yes. And that imaginary poll result has got to hurt Obama's feelings. Which begs the question, did Sully successfully ditch that plane in the Hudson and save all those lives just to ruin Barack Obama's inauguration? It seems obvious that the answer is "looks that way doesn't it." Indeed it does. Source: 23/6 - Some of the News, Most of the Time | 16 Jan 2009 | 4:33 pm Chat with Capt Sully...LIVE!After successfully (all things considered) landing a distressed plane in the Hudson River, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III has been lauded as a hero by the national media. The former Air Force pilot kept his cool and executed a difficult ditch maneuver with no fatalities, allowing all 150 passengers aboard to make back to terra firma safe and sound. Sullenberger has naturally been inundated with requests for interviews, television spots and semen samples (we assume), but 23/6 was lucky enough to snag the captain for a live online chat. Just type in your question below and get the real scoop on the amazing plane crash from the man whose quick thinking saved lives. Source: 23/6 - Some of the News, Most of the Time | 16 Jan 2009 | 4:33 pm Hail to the chiefBarack Hussein Obama becomes the 44th President of the United States at a time when fear and uncertainty is only matched in scale by hope and expectation. No president since the Great Depression has faced such mountainous economic...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Jan 2009 | 4:00 pm Dealing with the paparazziThey're only 10 and 7, but already designers are angling to dress them. They've been on the cover of People and US Weekly. And there's that standing invitation - unlikely though it is to be redeemed - to the set of Hannah Montana. Malia...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Jan 2009 | 4:00 pm John Roughan : May we never see his like again, pleaseEarly on Wednesday, our time, President Obama will make his inaugural address and George W. Bush will be helicoptered away from power. It is hard to remember a greater sense of relief. All eyes naturally will be on Obama and all...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Jan 2009 | 4:00 pm The rise and fall of Prince HarryIn less than 12 months, Prince Harry has managed a spectacular fall from grace. In February last year, Britain was wild about Harry after news of the soldier Prince's secret mission in Afghanistan was leaked. Harry's was hailed...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Jan 2009 | 4:00 pm Quick-thinking pilot's miracle on the HudsonNEW YORK: Jeff Kolodjay settled into seat 22-A, near the rear of the Airbus A320, glad to be on his way. It had been a frustrating afternoon. First, the Spirit Airways flight Kolodjay, his father and four mates had tickets for...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Jan 2009 | 4:00 pm Nixon in the palm of his handIt was the pivotal moment of the most famous political interview of the century; David Frost, the son of a minister from Beccles in Suffolk, threw down his challenge to the recently deposed leader of the Western world by taking his...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Jan 2009 | 4:00 pm Trial Begins In Italy Student SlayingAn American college student and her former Italian boyfriend were to go on trial in the picturesque medieval city of Perugia, accused of sexually assaulting and murdering a fellow British student in a slaying that shocked Italy.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 16 Jan 2009 | 4:00 pm Americans Held In Romania In Kidnap ProbeThree U.S. citizens have been asked to remain in Romania while authorities investigate the alleged kidnapping of a child that has been the subject of a custody dispute, a Romanian prosecutor said.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 16 Jan 2009 | 4:00 pm Untouched hotspots: the best trekking destinations in the worldClaes Grundsten goes to extraordinary lengths to take his photographs of nature and the people who inhabit it. We bring you a taste of his book Trek! - a celebration of the best trekking destinations in the world. To capture...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Jan 2009 | 4:00 pm Yemen facing starvation fears as world food prices riseThe ancient civilisation that thrived in the mountain valleys of Yemen was famed for cultivating bountiful crops with a system of cisterns and aqueducts. But today the country is threatened with a major food crisis that experts...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Jan 2009 | 4:00 pm All the President's fansHollywood has long maintained a mutual love affair with the presidency. John F Kennedy was famously friendly with Marilyn Monroe, and his father, Joseph, financed movie studios and dallied with Gloria Swanson. Barack Obama's...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 16 Jan 2009 | 4:00 pm HIV Carrier Who Tried to Spread AIDS Gets 18 YearsAn HIV-positive Australian man who tried to spread the virus sought to become his own version of the grim reaper, a judge said Friday.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Jan 2009 | 3:56 pm Mexican Cops Accused of Spray-Painting Teen VandalsFour teenagers say police in a northern Mexican town spray-painted their hair, shoes and buttocks to teach them not to paint graffiti on public property.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Jan 2009 | 3:42 pm Thousands Flee Fighting in Sri LankaSri Lanka says thousands of civilians have fled rebel territory in recent daysSource: ABC News: International | 16 Jan 2009 | 3:24 pm This Week in Cheating: Bernie Madoff Special ReportSource: 23/6 - Some of the News, Most of the Time | 16 Jan 2009 | 3:16 pm WATCH: Hot Wax! Germans Mad for Obama FigureSource: ABC News: International | 16 Jan 2009 | 3:10 pm Healing Camels in India's Desert StateRajasthan is now home to a free mobile clinic for injured and abused camels.Source: ABC News: International | 16 Jan 2009 | 2:57 pm Confirmation hearing floor photographers: A love story[The following is a fictitious imagining of what might have taken place during this week's Senate cabinet confirmation hearings, had anything interesting been allowed to occur] Andy thought he knew the drill. Day after day of sitting Indian style on the floor, some guy's knee drilling into his thigh, cramps running up his leg as he snapped photo after photo of the same damn thing every other snapper on the floor was getting. When Andy took the confirmation hearing assignment, he had no idea that when he would hunker down on that carpet he would find the love of his life. Source: 23/6 - Some of the News, Most of the Time | 16 Jan 2009 | 2:51 pm U.S. Signs Nuclear Cooperation Agreement With Gulf AllyThe Bush administration signed a nuclear cooperation agreement with the United Arab Emirates that sets the legal groundwork for a commercial nuclear trade with the Gulf ally.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Jan 2009 | 2:19 pm Kenya's Urgent Appeal for Food AidKenyan president appeals for $400 million in emergency food aidSource: ABC News: International | 16 Jan 2009 | 2:15 pm CIA Director: Search for Bin Laden 'Hideously Complex'Why haven't we captured bin Laden? It is one of the most common questions CIA Director Michael Hayden gets asked, and one whose answer has eluded him in the years he has headed the Agency. The answer is part of what he calls a 'hideously complex' effort.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Jan 2009 | 2:04 pm Man Jailed For Stealing Pages From Rare BooksA wealthy U.S. businessman with a passion for books about the Middle East was sentenced to two years in jail Friday for stealing pages from rare texts at two of Britain's most venerable libraries.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Jan 2009 | 1:50 pm Baghdad ATMs a Sign of Progress in IraqBy-the-numbers report suggests shattered Iraq slowly being put together.Source: ABC News: International | 16 Jan 2009 | 1:25 pm Woman Who Had Son Strangled Gets Death SentenceA court in central China has sentenced a woman to death for hiring someone to strangle her 9-year-old son so she could have another child with her new husband without violating population laws, a court official and reports said Friday.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Jan 2009 | 1:00 pm Bush Adds 51st State of EmergencyAs his last official duty in office, President George W. Bush announced the induction of America's 51st state. "I would like to welcome everyone to the great State of Emergency," Bush declared. "This state will go down in history as one of America's most influential entities; it will affect the lives of every U.S. citizen, and set the tone of our nation for the next 50 years, or however much longer we have." Source: 23/6 - Some of the News, Most of the Time | 16 Jan 2009 | 12:54 pm Karl Rove's Twitter FeedMy colleague E. Cunningham clued me in to one Karl Rove's Twitter feed (it's the 90's, so of course he's on Twitter.)
You hear that people... NO ATTACHMENTS! George W. is still running Windows Millennium Edition and it might not open. Which is a shame, because between myself and Eric, we have the following things I would have loved to forward:
Starting sending those farewell notes, America. Source: 23/6 - Some of the News, Most of the Time | 16 Jan 2009 | 12:49 pm
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