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Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 1 Jun 2009 | 4:00 am Suspicious Package Forces Return of Iranian AirlinerAn Iranian airliner was forced to return to a southern airport minutes after takeoff because of a suspicious package on board, an incident a security official called a 'sabotage operation.'Source: FOXNews.com | 31 May 2009 | 2:44 pm New test for lung cancer 'could save thousands'British scientists have developed the first blood test for lung cancer which could save thousands of lives.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 31 May 2009 | 2:10 pm SAfricans begin removing bodies of beached whalesCAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- Authorities on Sunday began the grim task of removing the carcasses of 55 whales that beached themselves and had to be shot despite the frantic rescue efforts of hundreds of volunteers....Source: AP Top International News At 10:09 ... | 31 May 2009 | 2:09 pm Cuba accepts US migration talksHavana agrees to resume talks with Washington on immigration by Cubans to the US, the state department says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 May 2009 | 2:09 pm Jewish Congress to honour HarperPrime minister, Ignatieff, Layton and May all to speak at event in Toronto tonight.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 31 May 2009 | 2:08 pm Official: Cuba to resume talks over mail service, immigrationA top State Department official says Cuba has agreed to resume negotiations with the U.S. over immigration and mail service between ...
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 31 May 2009 | 2:05 pm Graham Calls on Sotomayor to Apologize for 'Wise Latina' Statement - FOXNews
FOXNews Sen. Lindsey Graham, RS.C., tells "FOX News Sunday" he's not buying President Obama's attempt to walk back his Supreme Court nominee's controversial statement from 2001. Supreme choice that shatters old stereotypes McConnell: Need time to review Sotomayor's record Source: Google News | 31 May 2009 | 2:02 pm Geithner sees hopeful signs in US economy (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 31 May 2009 | 2:02 pm U.S., Cuba agree to resume migration talks: official (Reuters)Reuters - The United States and Cuba have agreed to resume direct talk on migration that were broken off during the Bush administration, a U.S. official said on Sunday.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 31 May 2009 | 2:02 pm 6 dead in battle between Hamas, Palestinian policeQALQILIYA, West Bank (AP) -- Palestinian forces stormed a Hamas hideout in the northern West Bank, setting off a fierce battle that left six dead Sunday in the bloodiest factional violence since the Palestinian president launched a crackdown on the Islamic militant group two years ago....Source: AP Top International News At 10:09 ... | 31 May 2009 | 2:00 pm 6 dead in battle between Hamas, Palestinian police (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 31 May 2009 | 2:00 pm Tom Brady not top dog in familyNewlywed Tom Brady knows exactly where he stands on the homefront - waaaay behind his wife Gisele Bundchen's little dog, Vida! ...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 May 2009 | 1:59 pm Hamas, Palestinian police clash leaves 6 deadTop Hamas fugitives lobbed grenades and fired automatic weapons Sunday to push back Palestinian security forces storming their ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 31 May 2009 | 1:58 pm Official: US-Cuba talks on immigration to resume (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 31 May 2009 | 1:57 pm Venezuela's Chavez harnesses power of on-air talkThe program begins with upbeat music that sounds like a game show theme. Colors shimmer across the screen, and the title appears: "Hello, President."Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 May 2009 | 1:56 pm Geithner says U.S. committed to pull deficits down (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 31 May 2009 | 1:56 pm After making waves, Jay Severin back on airwavesA kinder, gentler Jay Severin will return to the airwaves Tuesday, the right-wing shock jock said yesterday, just hours after 96.9 WTKK-FM announced the end of a month-long...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 May 2009 | 1:56 pm Pakistan closes in on Swat Valley victory over Taliban - Christian Science Monitor
Christian Science Monitor Government officials say the month-long military offensive is within days of accomplishing its goal. Next up: a second offensive in South Waziristan. Video: Pakistani Army Retakes Town From Taliban Pakistan battles Taliban; Swat offensive "near end" Source: Google News | 31 May 2009 | 1:55 pm Dram Me To Hell (2009) Review - 2SNAPS.TV
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Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 31 May 2009 | 1:50 pm Brothers Die While Trying to Save Puppy From House FireFirefighters say 11 people lived in the home: seven adults and four children. Very little is left to salvage. And this is only the beginning of the family's problems.Firefighters tried to save two young boys who hid in a bathtub to escape the flames, but they just couldn't do it. Mario Angel Cisneros, 5, and David Alexander Cisneros, 4, later died.
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Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 31 May 2009 | 1:50 pm Troops hunt Taliban as Pakistan says victory near (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 31 May 2009 | 1:49 pm Pakistan: Corpses lie exposed in retaken Swat townMINGORA, Pakistan - Corpses lay exposed in the Swat Valley's main town on Sunday, and residents rushed to mostly empty markets in search of food a day after the military...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 May 2009 | 1:47 pm McConnell: Need time to review Sotomayor's recordThe Senate's top Republican says the debate over President Barack Obama's first Supreme Court nominee should not begin with a deadline for a vote, as the president wants.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 May 2009 | 1:45 pm Pakistan 'nearing Swat victory'Pakistan's operation against Taliban rebels in the Swat valley should be over within days, a senior defence official says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 May 2009 | 1:43 pm Egypt: Iran less important than peace processEgypt does not agree with Israel's point of view that Iran's nuclear ambitions are a higher priority for the region than Mideast peace, the presidential spokesman said Sunday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 May 2009 | 1:42 pm Thief gets jump start on Ted Williams auction in NHSWANZEY, N.H. - Someone apparently couldn't wait for the latest auction of Ted Williams memorabilia - his hunting license and personal notes on fishing holes were swiped...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 May 2009 | 1:42 pm Broadway's bright lights shine on first couple
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 May 2009 | 1:42 pm Geithner calls for closer economic ties with ChinaAfter years of acrimonious economic relations with China, the U.S. insists it wants to turn the page and develop closer ties ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 31 May 2009 | 1:41 pm Official: US-Cuba talks on immigration to resumeA top State Department official says Cuba has agreed to resume negotiations with the U.S. over immigration and mail service between the two countries.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 May 2009 | 1:39 pm Obama Sets Table For Congress To ReturnCongress gets back in session this week, and its to-do list reads like a rundown of some of President Obama's top priorities: a major climate change bill, Universal health care legislation. And while lawmakers were away on a Memorial Day recess, the president added one more big task: confirming his Supreme Court nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Host Liane Hansen speaks with NPR congressional correspondent David Welna about what to expect from lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 May 2009 | 1:36 pm Analysis: True Swat victory won't be militaryPakistan says it is close to beating the Taliban in the Swat Valley, but battlefield success alone does not equal victory: militant commanders are still on the run, local governments and police forces have been decimated and millions of residents are displaced from their homes.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 May 2009 | 1:35 pm Majority of GM bondholders agree to swap: source (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 31 May 2009 | 1:35 pm Majority of GM bondholders agree to swap: sourceWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of General Motors bondholders have agreed to a debt-for-equity exchange, a source familiar with the voting said on Sunday, helping pave the way for a bankruptcy filing expected on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 May 2009 | 1:35 pm Bing, Wave, and Other Painful Attempts to Change CultureAnalysis: Compelling announcements from both Microsoft and Google are on the wrong side of two technology-design battles raging in the industry.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 31 May 2009 | 1:30 pm Map of Yemen showing the location of Ad Dali' in the south of the country where one protestor was killedMap of Yemen showing the location of Ad Dali' in the south of the country where one protestor was killed in clashes with police during anti-government prostests. Three others were killed and thirteen wounded...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 May 2009 | 1:26 pm Four killed in Yemen clashesFour Yemenis, including a policeman, were killed and 13 others wounded in two days of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in southern Yemen, medics and witnesses said. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 31 May 2009 | 1:26 pm Majority of GM Bondholders Back Debt-For-Equity Deal - Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal By SHARON TERLEP DETROIT -- A majority of investors holding $27 billion in General Motors Corp. bonds have agreed to forgive the debt for equity in the new company, people familiar with the situation said, smoothing the way for the auto maker as it ... Majority of GM bondholders agree to swap - source GM bondholders back debt-for-equity deal Source: Google News | 31 May 2009 | 1:23 pm Treasury Secretary Geithner: More Durable Stability In Econ) - CNNMoney.com
CNNMoney.com BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner , while here in Beijing this week, is prepared to address any Chinese concerns about the rising deficit and jittery bond market with an encouraging picture of a healing, more stable US ... Geithner Visits China With Reassurances on Deficit, Treasuries Geithner calls for closer economic ties with China Source: Google News | 31 May 2009 | 1:21 pm Why Are Humans Different From All Other Apes?“Catching Fire” is a plain-spoken and thoroughly gripping scientific essay that presents nothing less than a new theory of human evolution.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 31 May 2009 | 1:20 pm 55 Whales Stranded on South African BeachAbout 55 whales were stranded on a beach near Cape Town on Saturday and high waves were hampering efforts by rescue teams to get them back into the water.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 31 May 2009 | 1:20 pm Six die in Hamas, Fatah shootout - United Press International
United Press International JERUSALEM, May 31 (UPI) -- Six people died Sunday in a clash between Hamas militants and Fatah security forces in the West Bank city of Qalqily, witnesses said. Fatah, Hamas trade accusations over W Bank shootout At least six killed as Hamas, Palestinian police clash (Roundup) Source: Google News | 31 May 2009 | 1:16 pm Former Israeli president Katzir diesJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Ephraim Katzir, Israel's fourth president and a biophysicist who co-founded its military's science corps, has died at the age of 93.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 31 May 2009 | 1:13 pm US journalists' trial begins in NKorea this weekSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- As global powers debate how to punish North Korea for its nuclear defiance, two American journalists seized nearly three months ago face a trial this week in Pyongyang on charges that could land them in one of the country's notorious labor camps....Source: AP Top International News At 10:09 ... | 31 May 2009 | 1:10 pm US journalists' trial begins in NKorea this weekAs global powers debate how to punish North Korea for its nuclear defiance, two American journalists seized nearly three months ago face a trial this week in Pyongyang on charges that...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 31 May 2009 | 1:10 pm West Bank fighting kills six PalestiniansSix people have died in a West Bank clash between Hamas fighters and Palestinian policemen, officials say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 May 2009 | 1:09 pm ADVISORY - End of KWS news cycle for May 31+(Kyodo) _ Kyodo World Service now closes the news cycle for Sunday, May 31. The service will reopen at 7 a.m. Monday Tokyo time. We may reopen the service at any moment to cover breaking...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 31 May 2009 | 1:08 pm Calif. gay marriage opponents gear up for ralliesHundreds of gay marriage supporters marched in rural, conservative California, but before the dusty roads could clear, opponents ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 31 May 2009 | 1:04 pm LEAD: Soccer: Japan whip Belgium to win Kirin Cup+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDS MORE QUOTES) Japan wrapped up their preparations for the remainder of the 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign in style Sunday as Takeshi Okada's men whipped a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 31 May 2009 | 1:03 pm RPT-Kennedy plan to outline US healthcare overhaul - Reuters
Reuters By Donna Smith WASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) - Democratic plans for revamping US healthcare are taking shape, with Senator Edward Kennedy soon to announce a proposal which could form the core of the nation's new health system. Kennedy, Baucus Pledge to Coordinate Heath-Care Overhaul Plans 2 Democrats Spearheading Health Bill Are Split Source: Google News | 31 May 2009 | 1:01 pm Geithner sees hopeful signs in US economyU.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the U.S. financial system is in much better shape these days and there is more stability in the overall economy.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 May 2009 | 1:01 pm Geithner calls for closer economic ties with ChinaAfter years of acrimonious economic relations with China, the U.S. insists it wants to turn the page and develop closer ties with the world's third largest economy.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 May 2009 | 1:00 pm Disease: Challenge of the 21st Century?New disease has potential to kill thousands or millions in a single strike.Source: ABC News: International | 31 May 2009 | 1:00 pm A man walks in front of campaign posters glued on a wall ahead of the European parliamentary elections in LyonA man walks in front of campaign posters glued on a wall ahead of the European parliamentary elections in Lyon, southern France. European leaders on Sunday stepped up a desperate battle to persuade people...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 May 2009 | 12:59 pm Cops: Dad, 2 kids die in Ore. murder-suicideA 45-year-old father found dead with his two children along an Oregon hiking trail is believed to have shot them before killing himself, police said.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 May 2009 | 12:57 pm Gay Activists, Black Ministers Seek Common GroundAfrican-American ministers were vocal supporters of Proposition 8, which barred same-sex marriage in California. Now that D.C.'s city council has voted to recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere, gay rights activists hope to rally the city's black ministers to their side. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 May 2009 | 12:55 pm China reports 4 new H1N1 cases, bringing total to 28+(Kyodo) _ China on Sunday reported four new cases of H1N1 influenza, including the second case of domestic infection, bringing the country's total to 28. A 22-year-old woman in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 31 May 2009 | 12:53 pm Nuclear-armed North Korea is 'not acceptable', warns US - guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk A missile-firing drill in an undisclosed location in North Korea. Photograph: KCNA/KCNA/AFP/Getty Images America has warned it "will not accept" a nuclear-armed North Korea as new intelligence data showed that the secretive state was preparing a fresh ... Video: Gates: N. Korea Nukes a Grave Threat US journalists' trial begins in NKorea this week Source: Google News | 31 May 2009 | 12:52 pm LEAD: New-flu cases in Japan total 379, 1st case in Yamanashi reported+TOKYO, May 31 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) The number of new-flu infections confirmed in Japan rose to 379 in 13 prefectures as of Sunday, with the first case in Yamanashi Prefecture ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 31 May 2009 | 12:51 pm 18 Taliban killed in western Afghanistan fightingAfghan and NATO troops killed 18 Taliban militants Sunday after insurgents attacked a joint patrol, while four police were killed in a separate militant ambush, Afghan officials said. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 31 May 2009 | 12:50 pm 18 Taliban killed in western Afghanistan fightingKABUL (AP) -- Afghan and NATO troops killed 18 Taliban militants Sunday after insurgents attacked a joint patrol, while four police were killed in a separate militant ambush, Afghan officials said....Source: AP Top International News At 10:09 ... | 31 May 2009 | 12:50 pm Sudan buries ex-president who imposed Islamic ruleSudan on Sunday buried former president Gaafar al-Nimeiry, the man who imposed Islamic rule on Africa's largest nation, at a funeral attended by ordinary Sudanese, politicians and military...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 31 May 2009 | 12:45 pm Nimeiry came to power in a coup in 1969 with the support of communist and socialist leadersA Sudanese man holds a picture of former president Gaafar al-Nimeiry during his funeral procession in Omdurman, Khartoum's twin city. Sudan on Sunday buried Nimeiry, the man who imposed Islamic rule on...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 May 2009 | 12:45 pm Soccer: Japan whip Belgium to win Kirin Cup+(Kyodo) _ Japan wrapped up their preparations for the remainder of the 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign in style Sunday as Takeshi Okada's men whipped a second-string Belgium 4-0 to winSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 31 May 2009 | 12:44 pm NBA Today - SI.com
SI.com -Dwight Howard, Magic, had 40 points and 14 rebounds as Orlando beat Cleveland 103-90 to wrap up the Eastern Conference finals in six games. Orlando Magic Cleveland Cavaliers Game 6 Predictions Magic 103, Cavaliers 90 Orlando Advances, Ousting Cavaliers Source: Google News | 31 May 2009 | 12:43 pm Diversity "gobsmacked" by UK TV talent show win - Reuters
Reuters By Mike Collett-White LONDON (Reuters) - Street dance troupe Diversity said on Sunday it was still in shock after beating runaway favorite and Internet sensation Susan Boyle in the final of the popular "Britain's Got Talent" television contest. Video: Susan Boyle Places 2nd on 'Britain's Got Talent' Talent results watched by 18.5m Source: Google News | 31 May 2009 | 12:43 pm Risky investmentCreditors face ugly choice as GM bankruptcy loomsSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 May 2009 | 12:43 pm Susan Boyle 'Dreams Dream' ... Falls ShortDespite singing song that shot her to fame, Scotswoman ends up 2nd to dance act.Source: ABC News: International | 31 May 2009 | 12:39 pm Time for Fun: Harry Hits ManhattanPrince Harry gets in a charity polo match on 2nd day of official U.S. trip.Source: ABC News: International | 31 May 2009 | 12:39 pm 18 militants killed in western Afghanistan fightingAfghan and NATO troops killed 18 Taliban militants Sunday after insurgents attacked a joint patrol, while four police were killed ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 31 May 2009 | 12:38 pm Iranian officials defuse bomb in plane toilet (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 31 May 2009 | 12:36 pm Boyle faces the music, takes second in TV showLONDON (AP) -- Susan Boyle may have been beaten by a group of street dancers who jumped, kicked and shook their way to victory against her on "Britain's Got Talent," but her musical career has barely begun....Source: AP Top International News At 10:09 ... | 31 May 2009 | 12:25 pm Boyle faces the music, takes second in TV show (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 31 May 2009 | 12:25 pm Informant's role questioned in U.S. security probesNEW YORK (Reuters) - The arrests of four men in a suspected plot to bomb two New York synagogues have drawn fire from critics who say U.S. law enforcement relies on informants who infiltrate extremist groups that otherwise would be incapable of mounting an attack.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 May 2009 | 12:23 pm NYT: Death in suburbs shows heroin’s spreadA heroin overdose in Ohio highlights how Mexican drug cartels have pushed heroin sales into America’s suburbs.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 May 2009 | 12:22 pm Israel Begins Biggest Civil Defense Drill in HistoryIsrael began the biggest civil defense drill in its history on Sunday, training soldiers, emergency crews and civilians for the possibility of war at a time of rising tensions with Iran.Source: FOXNews.com | 31 May 2009 | 12:21 pm Weather headlines: Warm in the West; stormy in the MidwestThe Northwest will continue to see unusually warm temperatures today, while severe thunderstorms return to parts of the Plains.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 31 May 2009 | 12:20 pm Obama speech to Muslims key to new U.S. strategyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will try to repair America's tarnished image in the Muslim world on Thursday, as he looks to mobilize support for restarting Middle East peacemaking and thwarting Iran's nuclear ambitions.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 May 2009 | 12:14 pm Ex of teen in Berlusconi scandal apologizesROME (AP) -- The ex-boyfriend of an 18-year-old woman at the heart of a scandal involving Premier Silvio Berlusconi has apologized for having fueled speculation about a presumed relationship between the two....Source: AP Top International News At 10:09 ... | 31 May 2009 | 12:10 pm Entrepreneur Makes Fire Dance to the Beat [cool]Just in time for Maker Faire, I read in the San Francisco Chronicle this morning that a local fire artist has created a revolutionary machine: a fire pit, from a company called Live Spark, designed to make flames dance to the beat of music.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 31 May 2009 | 12:10 pm Hong Kong protest over TiananmenThousands march in Hong Kong ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen killings, in one of the few such events on Chinese soil.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 May 2009 | 12:08 pm 'Race' attacks spark Indian rallyAt least 2,000 Indian students and supporters protest in Australia over attacks which they say are racially motivated.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 May 2009 | 12:02 pm In Europe, Demands For Torture AccountabilityThe debate over Guantanamo and the use of torture was the subject of a heated debate at a conference held by New York University's Center on Law and Security in Florence, Italy, last weekend. Europeans called for a public airing of the Bush administration's detention and interrogation policies. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 May 2009 | 12:00 pm A Fateful Day Looms For AutomakersMonday is expected to be a remarkable day in American industrial history. A judge in New York plans to rule on a critical sale that would launch Chrysler out of bankruptcy. And — on the same day — General Motors, once the world's dominant auto-maker, is almost certain to file for bankruptcy in the same courthouse. NPR's Frank Langfitt covers the auto business and speaks with host Liane Hansen about what this means to the American auto industry — and taxpayers. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 May 2009 | 12:00 pm Teens Thwart ID Theft On MySpaceIdentity theft is becoming a problem on social networking sites, especially among teens. Some dishonest users steal images of pretty girls to attract romantic attention. Others grab the photo of someone they dislike to create a fake derogatory profile that makes that person look bad. But for some teens, it's actually a badge of honor. Youth Radio's Asha Richardson reports. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 May 2009 | 12:00 pm Shriners Must Decide Which Hospitals To CloseShriners International faces a tough decision this summer because of the impact the recession has had on its donations. Its board will meet in July to vote on whether to close six of its children's hospitals around the country. From member station WNPR, Lucy Nalpathanchil reports. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 May 2009 | 12:00 pm Pakistan Army Gains Upper Hand In Swat ValleyPakistan's army is in the middle of a major counter-offensive against Islamist extremists in the greater Swat Valley. Government troops claim significant success in their five-week-old offensive against the Taliban, including the recapture of the main city, Mingora. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 May 2009 | 12:00 pm Broadway night for Obamas; GOP boosThe president and first lady jetted to a date in New York late Saturday afternoon, aides and media in tow.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 31 May 2009 | 11:40 am Doctors group: Rape is common against Darfur womenNEW YORK (AP) -- A survey of dozens of women who fled violence in Darfur found that a third of them reported or showed signs of rape, and revealed a widespread fear of sexual violence in their refugee camp in Chad, a human rights group reported Sunday....Source: AP Top International News At 10:09 ... | 31 May 2009 | 11:38 am Sri Lanka rules out outside probeSri Lanka dismissses calls for an independent inquiry into claims of war crimes by the military, saying its own courts will investigate.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 May 2009 | 11:38 am Corpses lie exposed in retaken Swat townCorpses lay exposed in the Swat Valley's main town on Sunday, and residents rushed to mostly empty markets in search of food ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 31 May 2009 | 11:37 am On the Street and On Facebook: The Homeless Stay Wired"You don't need a TV. You don't need a radio. You don't even need a newspaper," says Mr. Pitts, an aspiring poet in a purple cap and yellow fleece jacket, who says he has been homeless for two years. "But you need the Internet."
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 31 May 2009 | 11:30 am Pakistan: Corpses lie exposed in retaken Swat townMINGORA, Pakistan (AP) -- Corpses lay exposed in the Swat Valley's main town on Sunday, and residents rushed to mostly empty markets in search of food a day after the military claimed to have retaken the city from the Taliban....Source: AP Top International News At 10:09 ... | 31 May 2009 | 11:21 am GM bosses discuss bankruptcy planTop executives at General Motors meet to finalise a widely expected filing for bankruptcy protection, the BBC learns.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 May 2009 | 11:15 am China sends large group to buy Taiwanese goodsA group of Chinese computer and home appliance manufacturers arrived Sunday with plans to buy billions of dollars worth of goods and components from Taiwan, officials and news reports said.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 May 2009 | 11:07 am UK Lawmakers should not decide their own salariesLONDON (AP) -- Britain's prime minister, facing a national uproar over lawmakers claiming lavish expenses, promised Sunday to pursue consititutional reforms including a proposal to take away legislators' power to decide their own pay....Source: AP Top International News At 10:09 ... | 31 May 2009 | 11:05 am Cuba debate to dominate OAS meetingA fight over Cuba's possible readmission into the Organization of American States is set to dominate the group's meeting this ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 31 May 2009 | 11:05 am Sri Lanka says it's poised for economic takeoffSri Lanka is poised for an "economic takeoff" now that its military has routed the Tamil Tiger rebels, the country's foreign minister said Sunday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 May 2009 | 11:04 am Ecuador's Correa says AT&T, Sprint, MCI owe feesEcuador's leftist president on Saturday accused U.S.-based telephone companies including AT&T, Sprint and MCI of "swindling" his country out of millions of dollars in long-distance fees that he claims they owe.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 31 May 2009 | 11:01 am BRITAIN POLITICSFILE - This May 19, 2009 file photo shows Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown at his monthly press conference at 10 Downing Street in London. Britain's prime minister, facing a national uproar over lawmakers...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 May 2009 | 10:54 am The president of the rebel Georgian republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity casts his ballotThe president of the rebel Georgian republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity casts his ballot during parliamentary elections in Tskhinvali. South Ossetia voted on Sunday in polls that could secure the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 May 2009 | 10:50 am Extra U.S. troops in Afghanistan by mid-JulyKABUL (Reuters) - The majority of the 17,000 extra U.S. troops being sent to fight a growing Taliban-led insurgency in southern and western Afghanistan should be on the ground by mid-July, the U.S. military said on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 May 2009 | 10:46 am Israel begins its biggest civil defense drillJERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel began the biggest civil defense drill in its history on Sunday, putting soldiers, emergency crews and civilians through rehearsals for the possibility of war at a time of rising tensions with Iran....Source: AP Top International News At 10:09 ... | 31 May 2009 | 10:46 am Has economic twilight come to the Sun Belt?
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 May 2009 | 10:41 am Disputed South Ossetia holds pollElections are taking place in South Ossetia, the first polls since it declared independence from Georgia last year.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 May 2009 | 10:38 am The Only Way To Get Rid Of A Temptation....[Pic]*****
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 31 May 2009 | 10:30 am Pakistan battles Taliban; Swat offensive "near end"ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani forces battled militants in South Waziristan on the Afghan border on Sunday and a government official said an offensive in the Swat valley could be over in two or three days.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 May 2009 | 10:24 am Wanted UK tycoon 'spotted at marina'UK police investigate a sighting of businessman Ian Griffin the day after his girlfriend was found dead in a Paris hotel.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 31 May 2009 | 10:23 am U.S., allies prepare for tougher response to N.KoreaSINGAPORE (Reuters) - The United States and its Asian allies could look at tougher responses should diplomacy fail to get North Korea to abandon its nuclear program, officials at a security conference said at the weekend.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 May 2009 | 10:15 am S. Korea Criticizes N. Korea Over Nuclear, Missile TestsSouth Korea and Thailand criticized North Korea on Sunday, saying the country's nuclear test threatens world peace and stability and harms efforts to prevent atomic proliferation.Source: FOXNews.com | 31 May 2009 | 10:05 am Robots with fins, tails demonstrate evolutionPOUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - Robots wag their tail fins and bob along like bathtub toys in a pool at a Vassar College lab. Their actions are dictated by microprocessors housed in...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 May 2009 | 10:04 am Rebel S. Ossetia votes in post-war test for rulerTSKHINVALI, Georgia (Reuters) - The Russian-backed rebel region of South Ossetia voted in a parliamentary election on Sunday that the opposition say will be used by the local separatist leader to strengthen his grip on power.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 May 2009 | 9:57 am North Korea Journalists HeldFILE - In these undated photos, Laura Ling, right, and Euna Lee, reporters for former U.S. Vice President Al Gore's Current TV media venture, are shown. As global powers debate how to punish North Korea...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 May 2009 | 9:56 am BC, Texas fight into nightRegardless of the result of Boston College's marathon NCAA tournament game last night against host Texas, the Eagles already had a couple of pieces of history. By...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 May 2009 | 9:51 am Texas tops BC in longest game in NCAA historyAUSTIN, Texas - The innings passed by in bunches, and so did the hours. When it was finally over, Texas walked off the field victorious - and exhausted - after beating...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 May 2009 | 9:50 am Myanmar says Suu Kyi trial an internal affairSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Myanmar said on Sunday that the trial of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi was in line with its laws and was a domestic issue other countries should not interfere with. "The legal action against Aung San Suu Kyi is merely the internal affairs of Myanmar, taking action through its legal system in accordance with domestic law," said Major General Aye Myint, Myanmar's Deputy Minister of Defense, at the Asia Security Conference in Singapore.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 May 2009 | 9:49 am Susan Boyle faces the music, takes 2nd in reality showLONDON - She may not have won, but unlikely singing star Susan Boyle showed she could face the music. The 48-year-old church volunteer defied naysayers who doubted her...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 May 2009 | 9:43 am Hundreds in China protest to mark Tiananmen
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 May 2009 | 9:37 am Austria Hardly HaydnFILE - In this undated etching, 18th-century classical composer Joseph Haydn is shown. Haydn was born March 31, 1732 near Vienna, Austria, and died in Vienna on May 31, 1809. Austria has been officially...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 May 2009 | 8:48 am U.S. occupation leaves cultural legacy in Iraq
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 May 2009 | 8:38 am Nearly half the land occupied by Israelis in the occupieed West Bank is Palestinian property, a watchdog group has saidFile photo shows an Israeli settler holding a national flag as Palestinians with flags from their homeland sit on the roof of a building during a protest in the controversial E-1 area located between Jerusalem...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 May 2009 | 7:24 am Texas tops BC in NCAA-record 25 inningsLonghorns' long night ends at 1:05 a.m. with 3-2 victory in regional.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 May 2009 | 7:23 am Pakistan: Swat Valley Ops Have Met 'Almost Complete Success'Taliban fighters clashed with Pakistani troops in a northwest tribal region Sunday, intelligence officials said, an ominous round of battles that killed dozens just as the military savored its victory over insurgents in the Swat Valley's main city.Source: FOXNews.com | 31 May 2009 | 7:18 am NYT: GM plan clears bondholder hurdle
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 May 2009 | 7:05 am U.S. census sparks feud over the counting of illegal immigrantsA national Latino clergy group wants 1 million to boycott the count in an effort to press for legalization. But immigrant activists decry the plan.In a high-stakes battle that could affect California's share of federal funding and political representation, immigrant activists are vowing to combat efforts by a national Latino clergy group to persuade 1 million illegal immigrants to boycott the 2010 U.S. census.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 May 2009 | 7:00 am To this financier, Michael Jackson is an undervalued assetOthers have tried to revive the onetime pop star's performing career. Tom Barrack is convinced he's the 'caretaker' to do it.Tom Barrack, a Westside financier who made billions buying and selling distressed properties, flew to Las Vegas in March 2008 to check out a troubled asset. But his target was not a struggling hotel chain or failed bank.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 May 2009 | 7:00 am When a giver was about to give upAs she neared the end of her rope, Sylvia Franklin found some good Samaritans."I have a serious, painful and hopeless problem," the letter from Sylvia Franklin began. "I'm in extreme need of a dentist."
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 May 2009 | 7:00 am Two sides to Sonia SotomayorThe passion for minority rights that she showed from Princeton onward is scarcely reflected in a review of her judicial decisions. So which way would she lean on the Supreme Court?It did not take long after moving 60 miles from the ethnically diverse neighborhoods of the Bronx to the campus of Princeton University for Sonia Sotomayor to make it clear she was not happy with the way the overwhelmingly white, male school was run.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 May 2009 | 7:00 am Would Sotomayor really be the first Supreme Court Latino?Some say that Justice Benjamin Cardozo, reportedly of Portuguese descent, beat her to it in the 1930s. The debate renews old questions about the labels 'Latino' and 'Hispanic.'When President Obama nominated federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court, ethnic advocacy groups praised the selection of the first Latino to the nation's highest court.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 May 2009 | 7:00 am U.S., Asian allies gear up for tougher stance toward N. KoreaDefense Secretary Robert M. Gates tells South Korea and Japan to consider unilateral measures by the three nations if talks to press North Korea to end its nuclear program continue to founder.The U.S. and its Asian allies are laying the groundwork for a tougher stance toward North Korea should negotiations with China and Russia fail to yield a new strategy to force the government in Pyongyang to give up its nuclear program, defense officials said Saturday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 May 2009 | 7:00 am A baby holds an image of Aung San Suu Kyi at a demonstration in front of the Myanmar embassy in TokyoA baby holds an image of Aung San Suu Kyi at a demonstration in front of the Myanmar embassy in Tokyo. Aung San Suu Kyi "covered up" the truth by failing to report an American man in her home, a senior...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 May 2009 | 6:59 am Opinion: Look out, Lakers — Superman is coming
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 May 2009 | 6:33 am Wooden bat league faces splintering relationshipThe relationship between the Cape Cod League and Major League Baseball always has been mutually beneficial. One in five major leaguers played summer league amateur ball...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 31 May 2009 | 5:49 am Iranian passengers putting their luggage through a security machine at Tehran's Imam Khomeini airportFile photo shows Iranian passengers putting their luggage through a security machine at Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport. Iranian security officials have defused a handmade bomb on board a domestic flight...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 May 2009 | 5:36 am Pakistan retakes key Swat Valley town from TalibanThe Taliban have fled the Pakistani army's advance on the main town in the Swat Valley, delivering the military a strategic prize ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 31 May 2009 | 4:50 am Tiananmen: Shouts That Turned To SilenceTwo decades ago, Xiao Bin, a 42-year-old factory worker, claimed he saw tanks crush student demonstrators in Tiananmen Square. After he spoke to American journalists, he was sent to labor camp — and his story became a well-known cautionary tale. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 May 2009 | 4:49 am Bears claw Moose in Calder Cup openerHershey's Giroux completes hat trick with OT winnner to dump Winnipeg 5-4 in the opening game of the Calder Cup
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 31 May 2009 | 4:26 am Weighing Ethnicity When Picking A SpouseMany college-age children of immigrants in the U.S. say they feel an obligation to their parents to date or marry within their ethnicity. That helps explain Census data showing that fewer American-born children of immigrants are marrying outside their ethnic group. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 May 2009 | 4:22 am Dynamo crush Reds after first half collapseThree goals in nightmarish five minutes of madness help Dynamo dismantle Toronto FC
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 31 May 2009 | 4:14 am Fear Of Inflation Spikes Long-Term Interest RatesIn the past week, interest rates shot up on home mortgages and 10-year Treasury notes as investors looked for signs of inflation on the horizon. But is it too early to worry? » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 May 2009 | 4:05 am Government won’t release wiretap documentsThe Obama administration insists it has no obligation to provide access to a top secret document in a wiretapping case, setting up a showdown next week with the judge who ordered it released.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 May 2009 | 4:02 am Lebron speachless after loss to MagicCavaliers star made inspirational contribution but Cleveland comes up short in Conference Final against Orlando
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 31 May 2009 | 4:01 am Howard leads underdog Magic to NBA Finals against Lakers40-point performance too much for King James and heavily favoured Cavs to handle as Orlando cruise into championship
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 31 May 2009 | 3:43 am Housing dollars to flow soonHot money is on a June announcement for millions in promised funds
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 31 May 2009 | 3:35 am Pair of Thomas homers help Tigers beat OriolesTwo dingers in third and seventh inning difference as Detroit beats Baltimore
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 31 May 2009 | 3:20 am Mexico, Canada to U.S.? Passport Now RequiredStricter passport requirements begin Monday, potentially thwarting travel plans.Source: ABC News: International | 31 May 2009 | 3:15 am Congress told 'inept' Fiji policies risk US interestsAmerican Samoa's member of the US Congress has warned that the "inept policies and heavy-handed actions" of the New Zealand and Australian governments in the Pacific are putting American interests in the region at risk. Eni Faleomavaega...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 31 May 2009 | 2:54 am U.S. Woman Freed From Iran Welcomed HomeJournalist Roxana Saberi's first time back to her hometown since she walked out of an Iranian prison left her fighting back tears as she thanked friends and supporters.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 31 May 2009 | 2:30 am Gates: Tougher N. Korea Sanctions NeededThe U.S. defense chief urged Asian allies to consider tougher sanctions against North Korea, noting that past efforts to cajole the reclusive regime into scrapping its nuclear weapons program have only emboldened it.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 31 May 2009 | 1:30 am Berlusconi Moves to Block Publication of PhotosItalian Premier Silvio Berlusconi moves to block publication of hundreds of young women photosSource: ABC News: International | 31 May 2009 | 1:28 am Thief Pulls Off $8M Jewelry Heist In ParisA lone man carrying a gun stole between euro6 million ($8.5 million) and euro6.5 ($9.1 million) worth of jewels from the Chopard jewelry house on the chic Place Vendome, police and a police union official said.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 31 May 2009 | 12:30 am Gates: NKorea Nuke Progress Sign of `Dark Future'Gates says North Korea's progress on nuclear weapons, missiles is `harbinger of a dark future'Source: ABC News: International | 30 May 2009 | 10:30 pm Susan Boyle beaten in talent show finalLONDON (Reuters) - Street dancers Diversity were the surprise winners of television contest "Britain's Got Talent" on Saturday, beating favorite Susan Boyle who became an Internet phenomenon and global celebrity after appearing on the show.Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 May 2009 | 9:53 pm US paper sorry for Obama assassination adWARREN, Pennsylvania - A small-town newspaper is apologising for running a classified advertisement calling for the assassination of President Barack Obama. Warren Times Observer publisher John Elchert says the ad read: "May...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 May 2009 | 9:27 pm Third of women fleeing Darfur raped, survey saysNEW YORK - A third of women who fled Sudan's Darfur conflict say they were raped, according to a refugee camp survey. The survey by US-based group Physicians for Human Rights also revealed a widespread fear of ongoing sexual violence...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 May 2009 | 9:23 pm Chavez: Next Gift for Obama Authored by LeninChavez's next gift for Obama? A book by Soviet leader Vladimir LeninSource: ABC News: International | 30 May 2009 | 7:44 pm Ex-Iraqi Trade Minister Arrested For GraftIraq's former trade minister was arrested in a burgeoning corruption scandal after his plane was ordered back to Baghdad while en route to the United Arab Emirates, officials said.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 30 May 2009 | 6:52 pm Fugitive Murder Suspect's Porsche FoundBritish businessman disappeared after girlfriend beaten to death in Paris hotel room; his car discovered near his hometown in England.Source: FOXNews.com | 30 May 2009 | 5:25 pm Iran executes threeIran executed in public three men convicted of involvement in a deadly mosque bombing in the southeast of the country, the official IRNA news agency reported yesterday. "Three people convicted of being involved in the recent terrorist...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 May 2009 | 5:15 pm Iran hangs three over deadly mosque bombing: reportTEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran executed in public on Saturday three men convicted of involvement in a bomb attack on a mosque that killed 25 people, the official IRNA news agency reported.Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 May 2009 | 5:12 pm Saudis Behead, Crucify Child Molester, MurdererCondemned man had been convicted of molesting boy, then killing him and boy's father.Source: FOXNews.com | 30 May 2009 | 4:39 pm Pakistani troops reclaim townPakistani troops have retaken the largest town in the Swat Valley from the Taleban as the army presses its offensive against militants in the country's northwest, the army spokesman said yesterday. Government forces had full control...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 May 2009 | 4:15 pm Prince Harry's silent vigilPrince Harry bowed his head in prayer at the site of the September 11 terrorist attacks yesterday as he wrote on a wreath he placed at the site of the destroyed World Trade Centre. The 24-year-old prince, famed for his youthful,...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 May 2009 | 4:00 pm Australia: Swine flu-stricken Pacific Dawn docksPassengers who disembarked from the swine flu-stricken Pacific Dawn cruise ship yesterday appeared to be in high spirits with giving the thumbs up as they walked out of Brisbane's Portside cruise ship terminal. But P&O Cruises...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 May 2009 | 4:00 pm Latvia to Cure Recession Blues With Parade of BlondesUnder banner 'Make the World a Brighter Place,' 2,000 blondes -- led by blonde cheerleaders and an orchestra of blondes -- to parade through Riga, capital of Latvia, one of countries hardest hit by financial crisis.Source: FOXNews.com | 30 May 2009 | 3:58 pm Space Scientist Killed as Hot-Air Balloons CollidePhysicist Kevin Beurle dies as two sightseeing balloons hit each other in skies over Turkish tourist region.Source: FOXNews.com | 30 May 2009 | 3:26 pm If Spector's story is a tragedy, what about the woman he killed?Lana Clarkson always dreamed of being a star. She nearly made it in life, but it was in death that she achieved the most undesirable lasting fame of all. Her shooting, at the home of the music legend Phil Spector, put her face on...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 30 May 2009 | 3:00 pm Hardline Islamist Politician Denounces 'Terrorist' TalibanIndian Kashmiri separatist leader blasts Taliban attacks across border in Pakistan.Source: FOXNews.com | 30 May 2009 | 2:27 pm Dozens Killed In Western Afghan BattleA battle in a militant-controlled region of western Afghanistan killed 30 insurgents and nine Afghan soldiers, while a roadside bomb in the country's north wounded an Afghan governor, officials said.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 30 May 2009 | 2:00 pm Chavez: Next Gift for Obama Authored by Vladimir LeninPresident Hugo Chavez says he has a new book for President Barack Obama: 'What Is to be Done?' by communist Vladimir Lenin, founder of the Soviet state.Source: FOXNews.com | 30 May 2009 | 1:46 pm
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