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Fat Could Help You Lose Weight — SomedayResearchers have always known that babies have a good type of fat that helps them stay warm. These fat cells burn energy instead of storing it. It turns out that most adults also have this so-called brown fat, but in very small amounts. Researchers say the trick will be to find a way to increase brown fat, revving up these internal calorie-burning furnaces. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Apr 2009 | 8:06 pm World Eyes Frail Kim Jong Il at North Korea ParliamentNorth Korean state TV broadcast footage Thursday showing leader Kim Jong Il attending the first session of the country's new parliament.Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:58 pm New jobless claims fall more than expected to 654K (AP)
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I4U The gamers out there may recognize the name Will Wright as the designer of some of the most popular games around including Spore, The Sims, and SimCity. Will Wright to leave Electronic Arts 'Sims' and 'Spore' creator leaves EA Source: Google News | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:46 pm US warship arrives as pirates' options dwindleNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- A U.S. destroyer kept watch Thursday on a drifting lifeboat where Somali pirates were holding an American ship captain hostage, a day after bandits hijacked a U.S.-flagged vessel for several hours before 20 crew members overpowered them....Source: AP Top International News At 8:10 a... | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:46 pm US warship arrives as pirates' options dwindle (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:46 pm Pirate stand-off over US hostageNegotiations are going on for the release of a US cargo ship captain held by Somali pirates in a lifeboat in the Indian Ocean.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:45 pm Anti-doping agency: Armstrong broke the rules
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:45 pm New Jobless Claims Drop; Ongoing Total At RecordNew jobless claims fell more than expected last week, while the number of those continuing to receive unemployment insurance set a record for the 11th straight week. The Labor Department says initial jobless claims fell to a seasonally adjusted 654,000, down from a revised 674,000 the previous week. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:44 pm Feb. U.S. trade deficit down 28.3% to $26.0 billion, over 9-yr low+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: WILL BE LED) The U.S. deficit in global goods and services trade in February tumbled 28.3 percent from the previous month to $26.0 billion due to falling imports amid...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:43 pm Armstrong accused of initially evading drug tester (AP)
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The Associated Press PARIS (AP) - France's anti-doping agency accused Lance Armstrong of violating its rules Thursday for not fully cooperating with a drug tester and says it could punish the seven-time Tour de France champion. Armstrong accused of test breach French agency: Lance Armstrong violated doping rules Source: Google News | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:40 pm 3RD LD: N. Korean leader reelected to top post, begins 3rd term at helm+BEIJING, April 9 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH NEW REPORT BY N. KOREAN MEDIA) North Korean leader Kim Jong Il was reelected Thursday to head of the national defense panel, now the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:40 pm More than 20 Detroit schools face closureThe state overseer of the Detroit Public Schools has proposed closing more than 20 schools and laying off 600 teachers to attack ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:39 pm N.Korea to revise constitution, affirms Kim (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:38 pm Washington Post: Listening to the Dot-CommentersDefense of the anonymous, unmoderated, often appallingly inaccurate, sometimes profane, frequently off point and occasionally racist reader comments that washingtonpost.com allows to be published at the end of articles and blogs.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:37 pm Wells Fargo Projects $3 billion Quarterly ProfitBanking giant Wells Fargo says it expects to report record earnings for the first quarter, easily surpassing analysts' estimates. The news is helping send stock futures higher. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:37 pm Warship nears pirates holding U.S. captainNAIROBI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy destroyer reached waters off Somalia on Thursday to help free an American ship captain taken hostage by pirates in the first seizure of U.S. citizens by the increasingly bold sea gangs.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:34 pm N. Korea's Kim presides over parliamentary sessionKim Jong Il made a triumphant return to parliament Thursday for his reappointment as the leader of North Korea on the heels of ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:34 pm Britain's top anti-terrorism officer quitsSecurity blinder exposes secret documents to photographers, forcing hasty raids on group suspected of plotting attacksSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:34 pm Masters begins with a ceremonial tee shot (AP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:31 pm Italy death toll rises to 275L'AQUILA, Italy - Rescuers removed three more bodies from a collapsed university dormitory in central Italy early Thursday, raising to 275 the death toll in the country's...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:31 pm N Korea leader appears in publicNorth Korea's Kim Jong-il makes his first major state appearance since he had a suspected stroke last year.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:31 pm Wells Fargo First-Quarter Profit Climbed to About $3 Billion - Bloomberg
Bloomberg By Linda Shen April 9 (Bloomberg) -- Wells Fargo & Co., the second- biggest US home lender, said first-quarter net income was about $3 billion and that results at Wachovia Corp. BEFORE THE BELL: US Stk Futures Extend Early Gains Wells Fargo projects record first quarter profits Source: Google News | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:30 pm Pirates' Hostage Volunteered to Spare His CrewCapt. Richard Philips volunteered to be a hostage to spare his crew.Source: ABC News: International | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:30 pm 275 Dead in Italy Quake - Voice of America
Voice of America By VOA News Rescue teams have pulled more bodies from buildings shattered by Monday's deadly earthquake in central Italy as hope for finding more survivors fades. Video: Italy Begins to Bury Its Quake Dead Berlusconi praised despite quake gaffe Source: Google News | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:29 pm Six years on, huge protest marks Baghdad's fallBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of followers of anti-American Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr thronged Baghdad on Thursday to mark the sixth anniversary of the city's fall to U.S. troops, and to demand they leave immediately.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:29 pm Armstrong accused of test breachCycling legend Lance Armstrong could face punishment from the French anti-doping agency (AFLD) over claims he violated its strict drugs testing rules.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:28 pm Wal-Mart same-store sales miss target - MarketWatchMarketWatch By Steve Gelsi , , ) said Thursday March same-store sales in the US rose 1.4%, excluding fuel. Analysts expected an increase of 3.2%, according to a survey of analysts by Thomson Reuters. Wal-Mart sales up less than expected Stein Mart March same-store sales dip 1.4 percent Source: Google News | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:27 pm Obama invites close friends, staff to seder dinnerPresident Obama is inviting close friends and staff to a private White House meal Thursday to mark Passover, a signal that the ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:27 pm Interim Czech premier appointedPresident Vaclav Klaus appoints economist Jan Fischer as the Czech Republic's interim prime minister.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:25 pm Preakness Future May Ride on Maryland Acquisition of Pimlico - Bloomberg
Bloomberg By Jerry Hart April 9 (Bloomberg) -- The 134-year-old Preakness Stakes, the second leg of US horseracing’s Triple Crown, may need a state bailout to keep running. O'Malley, Lawmakers Press Forward With Bill to Help Save Preakness Measure meant to save Preakness threatens its assets, company says Source: Google News | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:25 pm Op-Ed Contributor Iowa’s Family Values - New York Times
New York Times By STEVEN W. THRASHER IF it weren’t for Iowa, my family may never have existed, and this gay, biracial New Yorker might never have been born. Gov. Paterson urges gay nuptials Senate vote  Comment by Evan Wolfson Freedom to Marry, Author of Why Marriage MattersSource: Google News | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:25 pm More bodies pulled from earthquake rubbleDeath toll hits 279 and 17,000 homeless are sleeping in tentsSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:25 pm Albino African seeks Spain asylumThe Spanish government considers an asylum request from an albino African who fears he might be killed if sent home.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:22 pm Family Crushed By Death of Sandra Cantu as Police Continue to Hunt ... - ABC News
ABC News By SARAH NETTER and LAURA MARQUEZ Tracy Police Sgt. Tony Sheneman and Sandra Cantu's aunt Angie Chavez, inset, say the community is... "We want to find out what happened to our little girl," Sandra Cantu's aunt, Angie Chavez, told "Good Morning ... Video: Police Probe Neighbors of Calif. Girl Found Dead Still no suspects in the death of Sandra Cantu Source: Google News | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:22 pm Wells Fargo expects record profit$3-billion quarterly income would top outlook, sending stock futures higherSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:22 pm North Korea parliament renews Kim's leadershipSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea re-elected Kim Jong-il as its supreme military leader at its newly seated parliament on Thursday, marking his return to center stage as the country celebrates what it calls a triumphant satellite launch.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:21 pm Iran to Announce Mastering Final Nuke Fuel StageIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is expected to announce Thursday that the Islamic state has mastered the final stage of nuclear fuel production, Reuters reported.Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:20 pm NYT: Obama eyes new immigration plan
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Washington Post By Stephanie McCrummen and Karen DeYoung NAIROBI, April 9 -- An American warship early Thursday reached the scene of a Somali pirate attack on a US-operated container ship, according to US officials, who said the pirates fled with the captain while the ... Video: Somali pirates take US captain hostage Warship nears Somali pirates holding US captain Source: Google News | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:15 pm Hijacked ship's captain remains a hostageAs the families of two New England natives wait and pray this morning for the safe return of the brave seamen involved in high seas piracy drama, a crew from a U.S. Navy warship...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:15 pm Mortgage Crisis Spawns Spam ScamsSpammers are increasingly using the mortgage crisis to fill up the inboxes of e-mail users. Since the start of the year, there's been an increase in the number of unwanted e-mail messages offering relief from foreclosure. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:15 pm Loss of hopeLittle escape or progress in Gaza aftermathSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:14 pm French lawmakers reject online downloading billIndustry had supported it, but critics said it would be too tough to applySource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:12 pm Fiat CEO Marchionne Back In US For Talks With Chrysler - Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal ROME (Dow Jones)--Fiat SpA (F.MI) Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne has returned to the US for fresh talks with Chrysler LLC, ahead of an April 30 deadline to work out the details of a partnership with the carmaker, the Italian auto firm said Thursday. Fiat CEO again in US for Chrysler talks-source Chrysler-UAW Negotiations on Retiree Health Fund Gain Urgency Source: Google News | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:11 pm NKorea's Kim 'Wins' 3rd Term as LeaderNorth Korea's rubber-stamp parliament appoints Kim Jong Il to a third term.Source: ABC News: International | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:08 pm N. Korea's Kim presides over parliamentary sessionSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Kim Jong Il made a triumphant return to parliament Thursday for his reappointment as the leader of North Korea on the heels of a rocket launch heralded as "historic" at home but assailed elsewhere as provocative....Source: AP Top International News At 8:10 a... | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:08 pm N. Korea's Kim presides over parliamentary session (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:08 pm N. Korea's Kim presides over parliamentary sessionKim Jong Il made a triumphant return to parliament Thursday for his reappointment as the leader of North Korea on the heels of a rocket launch heralded as "historic" at home but assailed...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:08 pm Aftershocks impede Italy earthquake teams as hopes fade (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:07 pm Aftershocks impede Italy earthquake teams as hopes fadeL'AQUILA, Italy (Reuters) - Rescuers pulled more corpses on Thursday from the rubble of Italy's worst earthquake in three decades, braving strong aftershocks in the dimming hope of finding survivors.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:07 pm Obama to tackle immigration reform this year: reportWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama plans to start addressing the thorny issue of immigration reform this year, including the search for a path to legalize the status of millions of illegal immigrants, The New York Times reported on Wednesday, quoting a presidential aide.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:06 pm US warship joins Somali pirates standoff (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:05 pm Gaddafi sues Swiss over detentionLibya is to sue the Swiss authorities and demand compensation over the arrest last year of Colonel Gaddafi's son, Hannibal.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:00 pm The Picasso’s of Chess Boards: 10 of The BestChess is a timeless game. A game of kings. Each of the following sets offers a distinct and exceptional look to chess. Playing on the same generic chess board over and over again can get boring rather quickly.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:00 pm Al Pacino Will Be The Next Napoleon!Hollywood Reporter: Al Pacino, who has long been interested in tackling the character of Napoleon, is on tap to play the French emperor in a screen adaptation of Staton Rabin's children's book "Betsy and the Emperor."Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:00 pm Fears of fraud in Algerian presidential electionGovernment critics say there are plenty of ways to fix Thursday's presidential election despite official assurances that every effort has been made to avert fraud.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:59 am Aso to decide on dissolution on opposition response to extra budget+(Kyodo) _ Prime Minister Taro Aso reiterated Thursday he will decide whether to dissolve the lower house for a general election after examining how the opposition bloc responds to the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:59 am N.L. premier shuffles education minister to new cabinet portfolioST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams has shuffled his education minister to another portfolio after she became involved in a controversy involving a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:59 am Tax checklist: Deadline is a week awayProcrastinators, start your engines. Or at least, fire up your laptops. There's just a week to go before you must file your 2008 tax return.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:58 am Britain's terror police chief quits over blunderBritain's top counter-terror officer resigned Thursday after a major security blunder, in a new blow for police already under fire over a death during G20 protests last week. Assistant...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:58 am The library at John Moores University where several arrests were madeThe Aldham Robarts library at John Moores University in Liverpool where counter-terrorism officers arrested two men on April 08. Britain's top counter-terror officer has resigned after a major security...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:58 am London Mayor Boris JohnsonMayor of London Boris Johnson, seen here in March, accepted the resignation of Britain's top anti-terror police chief, Bob Quick, following a security blunder.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:58 am Police outside a house in Manchester that counter-terrorism officers raidedPolice outside a house in Galsworthy Avenue in Manchester which counter-terrorism officers raided on April 08. Britain's top counter-terror officer has resigned after a major security blunder, in a new...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:58 am Britain has been on high security alert ever since the July 2005 attacks in LondonInvestigators examine the remains of the bombed out bus in Tavistock square in London in July 2005. Britain's top counter-terror officer has resigned after a major security blunder, in a new blow for police...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:58 am Indonesian elections cap decade of democracyJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesians flooded polling stations across the sprawling island nation Thursday, capping a decade of democracy in a parliamentary election that boosted the reform-minded president's chances of re-election....Source: AP Top International News At 8:10 a... | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:56 am Indonesian elections cap decade of democracyIndonesians flooded polling stations across the sprawling island nation Thursday, capping a decade of democracy in a parliamentary election that boosted the reform-minded president's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:56 am 3RD LD: Yudhoyono's party takes preliminary lead in quick count+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH QUICK COUNT'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS, SITUATION IN PAPUA AND ACEH) An Indonesian party that backs President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono took an early lead in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:56 am Georgians rally against presidentThousands gather outside parliament in Georgia saying they will not disperse until the president resigns.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:56 am French agency says Lance Armstrong violated its doping rulesPARIS - France's anti-doping agency says seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong violated its rules and that it could punish him. French doctors say they...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:55 am South Park - 'Fishsticks' (Full Episode)Cartman and Jimmy come up with the funniest joke of all time...Kanye West doesn't understand.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:55 am N. Korea's Kim presides over parliamentary sessionNorth Korean state TV is broadcasting footage showing leader Kim Jong Il attending the first session of the country's new parliament. Kim's attendance marks his first major public...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:54 am French lawmakers reject Internet piracy bill (AP)AP - French lawmakers have unexpectedly rejected a bill that would have cut off the Internet connections of people who illegally download music or films.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:50 am Live text - The MastersChez Reavie and Briny Baird hold the early lead as the 73rd Masters gets under way amid perfect conditions at Augusta.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:50 am UK's top anti-terror officer resigns after blunderLONDON (AP) -- Britain's top counterterrorism officer resigned from London's Metropolitan Police on Thursday - one day after a security blunder forced police to move up a major operation in northern England....Source: AP Top International News At 8:10 a... | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:46 am UK's top anti-terror officer resigns after blunderBritain's top counterterrorism officer resigned from London's Metropolitan Police on Thursday _ one day after a security blunder forced police to move up a major operation in northern...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:46 am US planes, warship watching over pirated vesselThe U.S. Navy is keeping a close watch on the still unfolding pirate drama off the coast of Somalia, using P-3 Orion surveillance aircraft and other equipment.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:45 am Shoppers stay cautious, but sales declines easeConsumers continued to shop cautiously in March amid high unemployment and continued home foreclosures, but there were some glimmers of stabilization in retailer's sales reports on Thursday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:45 am Bomber attacks Afghan anti-drug unitA suicide bomber on foot attacked a police drug eradication unit in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing four officers and a child and wounding seven other officers, police said.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:45 am Congo: Rights group documents mass rapes, killingsAt least 90 women have been raped and 180 villagers killed over the past two months by rebels as well as government forces in volatile eastern Congo, a top human rights group said in a report Thursday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:45 am Some criticize Calif. police in missing girl caseSome California residents and a law-enforcement expert say authorities in Tracy should have publicly expressed more urgency about ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:43 am Reynolds' ChinaThe big mistake of calling anyone in China insaneSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:42 am Japan’s leader unveils ambitious growth planJapanese Prime Minister Taro Aso unveiled a long-term growth strategy Thursday, vowing to refashion the world’s second-largest economy and create millions of jobs.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:40 am Celebs shake off R-rated reputations on 'Dancing'NEW YORK - Not so long ago, rapper Lil' Kim perpetuated an X-rated public image that could make even the baddest girls blush. Her raunchy roster of songs include the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:37 am Water levels along two rivers risingThick ice on Red River and near-flood-stage along St. John River causing flood concernsSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:36 am Italy earthquake death toll rises to 275L'AQUILA, Italy (AP) -- Rescuers removed three more bodies from a collapsed university dormitory in central Italy early Thursday, raising to 275 the death toll in the country's worst earthquake in three decades....Source: AP Top International News At 8:10 a... | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:34 am Final octuplet going home soon
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:34 am Shipping company closely watching standoff at seaThe shipping company Maersk (mersk) says the safe return of the abducted captain is now its top priority.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:25 am U.S. warship arrives as pirates' options dwindleA U.S. destroyer on Thursday reached the waters where Somali pirates held the American captain of a hijacked cargo ship that ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:25 am Shipping company official says captain unharmed, remains a hostageA cargo shipping company official says Capt. Richard Phillip remains a hostage but is unharmed following an attack on his cargo ship by Somali pirates. The pirates took...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:25 am Armstrong accused of violating anti-doping rulesFrance's anti-doping agency accused Lance Armstrong of violating its rules Thursday for not fully cooperating with a drug tester and says it could punish the seven-time Tour de France champion.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:23 am Somali pirates pose another problem for ObamaA tense U.S. hostage standoff with pirates off the coast of Somalia has handed the Obama administration a new foreign policy ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:22 am Amnesty again?Next month President Obama plans on releasing his plan on immigration. It is apparently going to have a provision that allows the 12 million illegal immigrants to stay in...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:20 am Maine city getting armored vehiclesPORTLAND, Maine - The Portland Police Department is getting a pair of armored personnel carriers to bolster local law enforcement. The Portland Press Herald says the track-driven...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:17 am U.S. Warship Arrives; Pirates Still Holding CaptainU.S. destroyer has reached the waters where Somali pirates have taken an American captain hostage. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:17 am Suicide bomber kills 5, wounds 17 in AfghanistanKANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber attacked a police drug eradication unit in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing five people and wounding 17 others, an official...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:14 am AP: Journalist's dad in Iran until she's freedThe father of an American journalist charged by Iran with espionage called on Iran Thursday to free her and said in an exclusive ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:14 am Suicide bomber kills 5, wounds 17 in AfghanistanKANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- A suicide bomber attacked a police drug eradication unit in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing five people and wounding 17 others, an official said. The Taliban claimed responsibility....Source: AP Top International News At 8:10 a... | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:12 am Moldova's helmeted and shield wielding special police troops guard a government building during a rally in ChisinauMoldova's helmeted and shield wielding special police troops guard a government building during a rally in Chisinau on April 8. Russia has warned Romania and the European Union over the use of pro-Romanian...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:10 am Britney Spears' Vancouver concert halted for 30 minutesVANCOUVER, British Columbia - Britney Spears is apologizing to fans after smoky conditions at a concert in Vancouver, Canada, led to a 30-minute delay in her show. According...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:08 am Bank of England holds interest rates steadyThe Bank of England kept official interest rates on hold at 0.5 percent on Thursday and said it will continue its quantitative easing program to boost the money supply.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:05 am Spears' Vancouver concert halted for 30 minutesBritney Spears is apologizing to fans after smoky conditions at a concert in Vancouver, Canada, led to a 30-minute delay in her show.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:02 am Bay State natives grapple with piratesThe desperate families of two Bay State-bred seafarers at the center of a high-seas hostage-taking by Somali pirates have their faith riding on a guided-missile destroyer...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:02 am Economic woes fueling Canadian anti-Semitism, group saysJewish groups are linking the downturn in the economy to a rise in reported incidents of anti-Semitism. In its annual audit of ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:00 am BRITAIN TERROR RAIDSArmed anti-terrorist police apprehend a suspect outside the library of John Moores University in Liverpool England, Wednesday April 8, 2009, during a series of terror raids in Britain's northwest. Twelve...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:00 am Man hit by truck disrupts 401 in TorontoExpress lanes near Pickering are likely to remain closed for a few hoursSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 9 Apr 2009 | 10:59 am Georgia's president under pressure to resignTens of thousands of protesters thronged the streets in front of Georgia's parliament Thursday, calling on the president to step ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Apr 2009 | 10:57 am Factfile on AlgeriaFactfile on Algeria. Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika cast his ballot Thursday as millions in the oil-rich north African country voted in polls in which Bouteflika is red-hot favourite to land a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Apr 2009 | 10:56 am Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika casts his vote at the Sheikh Bashir El Ibrahima school in AlgiersAlgerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika casts his vote at the Sheikh Bashir El Ibrahima school in Algiers as millions in the oil-rich north African country voted in polls in which Bouteflika is red-hot...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Apr 2009 | 10:56 am Handling "bossnappings" poses dilemma for SarkozyPARIS (Reuters) - A spate of "bossnappings" by French workers has put President Nicolas Sarkozy in a tight spot, caught between the need to enforce the law and the risk of exacerbating unrest during the economic downturn.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Apr 2009 | 10:49 am Japan StimulusJapanese Prime Minister Taro Aso speaks during a press conference at Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, April 9, 2009. Aso has outlined an ambitious long-term growth strategy, vowing...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Apr 2009 | 10:47 am Italy rescuer: ‘There are no parents left waiting’
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Apr 2009 | 10:46 am Iran to study atom talks offer from U.S., other powersISFAHAN, Iran (Reuters) - Iran said it would review an offer of talks on its nuclear program from the United States and five other world powers, even as it prepared to declare new progress in its disputed atom activity on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Apr 2009 | 10:46 am Mapping "Coolness" in NYC & LA: Where's the buzz?NY Times heat maps of culture points in NYC & LA.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Apr 2009 | 10:41 am AP Exclusive: Dad in Iran till daughter freeTEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- The father of an American journalist charged by Iran with espionage called on Iran Thursday to free her and said in an exclusive interview with Associated Press Television News that he will not leave the country until she's released....Source: AP Top International News At 8:10 a... | 9 Apr 2009 | 10:35 am 3 Bodies Pulled From Flattened Italy DormRescuers have removed three more bodies from a collapsed university dormitory in central Italy, raising to 275 the death toll in the country's worst earthquake in three decades.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Apr 2009 | 10:30 am Discovery Channel's Prototype This - Gecko Superhuman SuitThis is a live, human test of Lyn climbing up a vertical cinderblock wall with Gecko Claws.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Apr 2009 | 10:24 am Kandinsky gets rare international retrospectiveVassily Kandinsky peers out from a giant photo over the vast hall, welcoming visitors with an impassive gaze to the largest retrospective in two decades years of this nomadic Russian painter's vibrant, ecstatic and groundbreaking artSource: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Apr 2009 | 10:23 am 'Sexting' lands teen on sex offender list(CNN) -- When Vanessa Hudgens' naked photos hit the Internet, the "High School Musical" star quickly apologized. But sending nude or seminude pictures, a phenomenon known as sexting, is a fast-growing trend among teens.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Apr 2009 | 10:23 am Kaka again says he wants to stay at AC MilanAC Milan midfielder Kaka is becoming increasingly tired of the rumors circulating over his future.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 9 Apr 2009 | 10:23 am Italy earthquake death toll reaches 275L'Rescuers removed three more bodies from a collapsed university dormitory in central Italy early Thursday, raising to 275 the ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 9 Apr 2009 | 10:20 am China executes two for pre-Olympics attackTwo minority Uighurs in restive far-west Xinjiang found guilty in deadly attack on policeSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 9 Apr 2009 | 10:17 am Economy leaves millions of drivers uninsured
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Apr 2009 | 10:16 am Who's Watching You?Spies! Yesterday, news broke that the American electricity grid has been compromised by cyberattacks that have left behind malignant computer programs that could be activated in a time of war. The spies are believed to have been Chinese and Russian,...Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story List | 9 Apr 2009 | 10:15 am This Story Will Change Your View on Plastic SurgeonsA powerful story about a girl, afflicted by a physical condition, whose life changed when she was treated by a plastic surgeon. "The day's routine consultations slipped away -- the breast augmentations, face lifts and tummy tucks -- and he began wondering how he would treat her condition and what he could possibly achieve."Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Apr 2009 | 10:10 am Dramatic Image Shows Volcano's LightningFor the first time, scientists have been able to “see” and trace lightning inside a plume of ash spewing from an actively erupting volcano.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Apr 2009 | 10:10 am Iran Diplomacy Push Dealt A SetbackEfforts by the Obama administration to re-engage with Iran advanced a step and skidded backward all in the same day, underscoring the difficulties the new president faces as he tries to improve U.S. relations with its longtime foe.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Apr 2009 | 10:08 am China executes 2 for pre-Olympics attackChina executed two people Thursday for what a court described as an attempt to sabotage the Beijing Olympics with an attack in the far-west region of Xinjiang that killed 17 police, state media reported.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 9 Apr 2009 | 10:06 am A little Office Sex talk isn't all bad (Gasp!)Do you dare share the joke you just heard about the nympho and the office copy machine with your colleagues at work?Ah, better not, because your zero-tolerance officemates will frown on it.Or will they?Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 9 Apr 2009 | 10:04 am Indonesians Vote for New ParliamentIndonesians begin voting for new parliament, pre-election violence kills 6.Source: ABC News: International | 9 Apr 2009 | 10:03 am Shiite rally marks anniversary of fall of BaghdadBAGHDAD (AP) -- Tens of thousands of supporters of an anti-U.S. Shiite cleric rallied Thursday at a main downtown square in Baghdad to protest the U.S. military presence and mark the sixth anniversary of the fall of the Iraqi capital to American forces....Source: AP Top International News At 8:10 a... | 9 Apr 2009 | 10:03 am Former Journalist Heads Obama's Auto Task ForceSteve Rattner was a star reporter who left journalism and became a billionaire on Wall Street. He has little automotive experience, which makes him an interesting choice to head the White House's auto industry task force. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Apr 2009 | 10:03 am Italian Quake Death Toll Climbs To 272Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Wednesday that the death toll in Italy's earthquake had risen to 272.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am Head of the shipping company John Reinhart speaks to the media about the pirate attackMaersk line Ltd CEO John Reinhart speaks to the media about the pirate attack, on US container ship the Maersk Alabama, in Norfolk, Virginia. The ship's crew, ferrying food to African refugees, battled...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 9 Apr 2009 | 9:54 am RCMP seize military-grade weaponsCache uncovered on Vancouver Island was in the hands of organized crime, police saySource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 9 Apr 2009 | 9:35 am Terror raids: 'soft targets' might have included nightclub and shopping centreIn the aftermath of antiterror raids throughout the North West on Wednesday police were thought to be investigating the possibility that a number of 'soft targets' were being looked at by alleged terrorists.Source: Telegraph Major News | 9 Apr 2009 | 9:08 am U.K. Intel Breach Forces Terror RaidsBritish police arrested 12 men in a series of anti-terrorist raids involving hundreds of officers across northwest England. The unusual daylight raid came after a senior counter-terror officer accidentally revealed classified information.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am Australian jailed over deadly lawn-watering fightIncident began when victim tending his front lawn was accused of breaking Sydney's water restrictionsSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 9 Apr 2009 | 8:53 am G20 protest death: new video shows Ian Tomlinson was hit with batonNew video footage shows Ian Tomlinson being forcefully hit by police baton minutes before he died.Source: Telegraph Major News | 9 Apr 2009 | 8:22 am U.S. Navy Arrives on Scene of Hijacked American ShipThe U.S. is gearing up for a standoff with pirates who hijacked a U.S.-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Somalia as a Navy warship reportedly arrived at the scene early ThursdaySource: FOXNews.com | 9 Apr 2009 | 8:19 am Invasion of the American touristCuba might welcome the prospect of U.S. visitors, but some Canadians don't want to shareSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 9 Apr 2009 | 8:17 am U.S. to Attend Group Nuclear Talks With IranU.S. will attend group nuclear talks with Iran in new shift from Bush policy.Source: ABC News: International | 9 Apr 2009 | 8:16 am Moves against Chavez foes denounced in VenezuelaCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- The mayor of Venezuela's capital just lost much of his authority. The mayor of Maracaibo, the country's second-largest city, is in hiding. Soldiers have taken over ports once controlled by governors who are members of the opposition....Source: AP Top International News At 8:10 a... | 9 Apr 2009 | 7:07 am Center highlights Jewish context of Easter storyJERUSALEM (AP) -- The Christian visitors watch their host, a Jewish woman in green robe, orange turban and leather sandals, lift the wine and unleavened bread of Passover, representing the biblical exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt....Source: AP Top International News At 8:10 a... | 9 Apr 2009 | 7:05 am U.S. citizens caught up in immigration sweepsThe detentions, which in some cases have nearly led to the deportation of citizens or legal residents, are drawing increased attention.Rennison Vern Castillo thought his legal troubles were nearly over at the end of a jail stay for harassing his ex-girlfriend. But then a U.S. immigration hold order blocked his release. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am FCC seeks comments on national broadband planThe agency is looking for suggestions on ways to use an Internet system that will reach every American to advance consumer welfare, civic participation and public safety.The Federal Communications Commission opened proceedings Wednesday to discuss the creation of a national broadband Internet system that will reach every American. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am College Hospital to pay $1.6 million in homeless dumping settlementL.A. city attorney's office says the hospital left more than 150 mentally ill patients on skid row streets. The hospital denies wrongdoing in what prosecutors say is their biggest dumping case to dateDoctors at College Hospital diagnosed Steven Davis as suffering from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder. Doctors at the Costa Mesa mental institution prescribed him numerous drugs to deal with paranoid delusions that had led to an earlier suicide attempt. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am Gunman's rampage leaves Korean community reelingResidents of the Kkottongnae Retreat Camp in Temecula recall John Chong, the alleged gunman, as quiet and polite. Authorities have yet to find a motive in the attack that killed one and injured four.Everyone at the quiet Korean religious retreat knew John Chong as the intensely private handyman and welder who worked virtually nonstop and seemed cordial, if at times distant. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am Somalia pirates hold U.S. captainAmerican seamen on the Maersk Alabama cargo ship manage to fend off the attackers, but they escape in a lifeboat with the captain as a hostage.With a U.S. warship on site keeping watch early today, Somali pirates and American seamen engaged in a standoff on the high seas after the crew of a freighter loaded with food for Africa fought off the hijackers -- who fled in a lifeboat with the captain as a hostage. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am Federal officials ban salmon fishing off California coastDwindling populations of Chinook salmon force fishery managers to severely limit commercial salmon fishing in California and Oregon for the second year in a row. Future of the industry is dubious.Federal fishery managers voted unanimously Wednesday to ban commercial salmon fishing off the coast of California for the second year in a row, a move some fishermen fear could imperil the industry's future in the name of saving it. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am Cigarette use in California is in steep declineDepartment of Public Health data show that smoking rates for adults have declined 41% since a 25-cent-a-pack tax on cigarettes was enacted.Anti-smoking advocates are celebrating this week's 20th anniversary of California's groundbreaking tobacco-control effort by releasing new data showing that cigarette use is continuing its steep decline in the Golden State. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am Chinese tourists are the export that California is chasingThe California Travel and Tourism Commission has set up shop in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai, aiming to market the state more aggressively as a destination for foreign visitors.Five years after closing its overseas trade bureau here, California launched a new office Wednesday aimed at getting a bigger share of one of China's biggest exports: tourists. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 Apr 2009 | 5:12 am Aftershocks Still Rock Traumatized RegionIn Italy, rescue workers continue to look for suvivors from Monday's disaster.Source: ABC News: International | 9 Apr 2009 | 4:22 am Italy Surveys Quake Damage To Historic StructuresThe deadly earthquake that rattled central Italy on Monday also took a toll on the region's architectural treasures. Churches and other historic buildings have been destroyed or badly damaged, and the repair costs will put further strain on Italy's overstretched budget. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 Apr 2009 | 4:01 am GM to meet with task force on restructuringDETROIT/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp and Chrysler launched government-backed assistance programs for parts suppliers on Wednesday, and the task force overseeing the carmakers' restructuring was expected to meet with GM this week to speed up the process.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Apr 2009 | 3:31 am Fed sees economy sliding furtherWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve policy-makers, faced with bleaker forecasts for a rapidly worsening recession, decided to buy a "substantial" amount of U.S. Treasury and mortgage debt to halt the slide, minutes of their most recent meeting showed on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Apr 2009 | 2:59 am U.S. Ship Crew: Pirates Holding CaptainThe owner of the Maersk Alabama, the American cargo ship held by Somali pirates, says a U.S. Navy warship has arrived off the coast of Somalia.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Apr 2009 | 2:00 am Navy warship arrives at scene of cargo ship hijackingNAIROBI, Kenya - The owner of the Maersk Alabama, the American cargo ship held by Somali pirates, says a US Navy warship has arrived off the coast of Somalia. A spokesman for the ship company Maersk, Kevin Speers, tells AP Radio...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Apr 2009 | 1:30 am Italy begins burying earthquake victimsL'AQUILA, Italy - Bells tolled in hilltowns across central Italy yesterday as the first funerals got under way for victims of the country's devastating earthquake. The Vatican granted a dispensation so a funeral Mass for most...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Apr 2009 | 1:09 am Gold, silver sinks off Argentina - or does it?BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - The storm set in suddenly, darkening the mid-morning sky. Winds reached 100 kilometres an hour. Waves towered over the refitted fishing trawler, with swells as high as 8 metres. The eight people aboard...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:47 am Indonesians head to the pollsJAKARTA, Indonesia - Voting has begun in parliamentary elections that could determine if Indonesia's president will have enough support to stay in office and push through aggressive economic and institutional reforms. Violence...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:40 am Man shoved by UK police before G20 death (+video)LONDON - A week after a Londoner's sudden death at a rally he apparently never wanted to be part of, his strange case is raising difficult questions for the capital's police. Ian Tomlinson, a burly 47-year-old newspaper vendor,...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Apr 2009 | 12:38 am Terror blunder: 100 officers swoop on Homebase to arrest two security guardsUp to 100 officers swooped on the Homebase store in Clitheroe and arrested two security guards as part of a major terror operation which was launched in the North West of England.Source: Telegraph Major News | 8 Apr 2009 | 11:36 pm ACLU lawsuit calls Laguna Beach's benevolent reputation into questionLocals pride themselves on their tolerance, embracing the homeless and serving them meals in neighborhood parks. But some activists say the city should do much more to provide them shelter as well.It's morning on Main Beach. The volleyball players lather up with sunscreen and the baby strollers roll past. A few dozen feet away, a woman lies in the sand, bundled in a puffy coat and plaid hat, her bags arrayed around her. Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 8 Apr 2009 | 11:27 pm Ex-Butcher Guilty Of Killing, Dismembering N.Y. BossVictor Gonzalez, 46, was convicted of murdering and dismembering Wilfredo Pinto Jr., then bagging the body parts and scattering them on street corners for collection. His attorneys said they would appeal. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Apr 2009 | 11:24 pm Tehran hints at warmer US tiesTEHRAN - Iran's hardline President said last night that his country welcomes talks with the United States should the American President prove to be "honest" in extending its hand toward Iran, one of the strongest signals yet that...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 8 Apr 2009 | 11:00 pm Terror blunder: suspects spoke with Afghan accentsTwo suspected terrorists arrested at a terraced house in the Cheatham Hill area of Manchester had the appearance and accents of Afghans according to locals.Source: Telegraph Major News | 8 Apr 2009 | 10:58 pm Terror blunder: Met antiterror chief's mistakeBritain's most senior antiterrorist policeman Bob Quick is under pressure to resign after making a blunder which forced an operation against a suspected alQaeda cell to be brought forward.Source: Telegraph Major News | 8 Apr 2009 | 10:50 pm Terror blunder: photographer who snapped Bob Quick has embarrassed the Government before in Downing StreetSteve Back the photographer who took the picture of Bob Quick's briefing note on the terror raids in the north west of England has embarrassed the Government before.Source: Telegraph Major News | 8 Apr 2009 | 10:49 pm McCain returns to scene of war ordealHANOI - Senator John McCain yesterday paid a quiet visit to the "Hanoi Hilton" prison where he was held for more than five years during the Vietnam War, making a few deadpan remarks as he made his way through dark corridors and past...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 8 Apr 2009 | 10:00 pm Iran Charges U.S. Journalist With EspionageAn Iranian official said Wednesday that American journalist Roxana Saberi, who has been jailed for more than two months in Iran, had been charged with spying for the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters that the White House is "deeply concerned by the news" of the charges. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Apr 2009 | 9:58 pm Hacker intrusion on US power grid sparks security fearsSAN JOSE, California - Spies hacked into the US electric grid and left behind computer programmes that would let them disrupt service, exposing potentially catastrophic vulnerabilities in key pieces of national infrastructure, The...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 8 Apr 2009 | 9:36 pm Life Insurers May Receive Federal Bailout FundsMany struggling life insurance companies are expected to receive rescue funds from the Treasury Department. Some insurers are struggling to obtain credit, and there are fears that they could run out of money if large numbers of customers redeem policies. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 8 Apr 2009 | 9:33 pm G20 protest victim was 'hit by police officers in three separate incidents'Ian Tomlinson shoved to the floor and hit by police officers with batons witnesses tell investigators.Source: Telegraph Major News | 8 Apr 2009 | 9:17 pm Somalia's lucrative piracy businessNAIROBI, Kenya - For young Somalis, piracy offers a life of adventure and money: At sea, they are armed with automatic weapons, rockets and grenades. On land, they are a cross between a town official and a gangster rapper - with grand...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 8 Apr 2009 | 9:06 pm Has power grid been hacked? U.S. won't sayWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. concerns about the potential for cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure extended to the American electrical power grid on Wednesday and experts pointed the finger anew at Chinese hackers, among others.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Apr 2009 | 8:03 pm Madonna Promises Quake ReliefThe mayor of the Italain town where Madonna's grandparents were born says the pop star has promised him $500,000 in earthquake relief.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 8 Apr 2009 | 8:00 pm Samoa bans gay rights movie 'Milk'APIA - In yet another controversial move by the Samoa Censor Board, the movie Milk based on the life of gay activist Harvey Milk has been banned from Samoa. The movie was rejected by the Censorship Board two weeks ago after it...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 8 Apr 2009 | 7:32 pm Iran Charges U.S. Reporter With EspionageAn American journalist jailed for more than two months in Iran has been charged with espionage, her lawyer said, dashing hopes of a quick release days after her parents arrived in the country seeking her freedom.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 8 Apr 2009 | 7:00 pm Every Chinese Village To Get Health ClinicChina announced plans to build thousands of new hospitals and put a clinic in every village in the next three years, the first steps in a decade-long reform plan to provide universal health care coverage.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 8 Apr 2009 | 6:00 pm Anti-Red Protests A "Twitter Revolution"Moldovan riot police stormed the former Soviet Republic's Parliament and president's office Wednesday that had been taken over by protesters who claimed parliamentary elections were rigged in favor of the ruling party.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 8 Apr 2009 | 5:00 pm Afghan Ministers Sign Petition Against Marital Rape LawA controversial law that critics say legalizes marital rape is unconstitutional and leads toward the 'Talibanization' of Afghanistan's legal system, according to a petition signed by dozens of Afghan ministers, lawmakers and officials.Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Apr 2009 | 4:17 pm Large Aftershock Rocks Italy as Funerals BeginA series of aftershocks disrupted rescuers in central Italy early on Thursday as they picked through rubble for a third night in their search for survivors of Monday's earthquake that killed 272 people.Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Apr 2009 | 4:08 pm Pakistan Says U.S. Strike Kills 2 Alleged MilitantsA suspected U.S. missile strike on a car killed two alleged militants and a civilian in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, intelligence officials said.Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Apr 2009 | 4:00 pm Team Warns of 'Catastrophic' Wiring in IraqMilitary team sent to evaluate electrical problems at U.S. facilities in Iraq finds there's a high risk that flawed wiring could cause further 'catastrophic results.'Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Apr 2009 | 3:24 pm Shooting at Tom Brady"s Wedding?Police in Costa Rica are investigating reports that shots were fired at photographers during the weekend wedding there of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and supermodel Gisele Bundchen.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 8 Apr 2009 | 3:00 pm Small Plane Crashes in Indonesia, 4 DeadThe bodies of the pilot, co-pilot and two other crew members were pulled from the smoldering wreckage, he said.Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Apr 2009 | 2:40 pm Massive Rally in N. Korea to Celebrate Rocket LaunchNorth Korea organized a massive rally Wednesday to celebrate firing a satellite into space, while accusing Japan of trying to provoke conflict and hailing the 'hardening' of its military policy through the widely criticized rocket launch.Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Apr 2009 | 2:15 pm British Cartoon Shows Boy With Cross as IslamophobeChristian groups are outraged after a charity funded by the British government appears to have depicted Christians as Islamaphobes in the latest issue of its youth magazine.Source: FOXNews.com | 8 Apr 2009 | 1:17 pm
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