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With crime in decline, a fragile sense of hopeAs a wide-ranging LAPD injunction restricts gangs on their own turf, seeds of opportunity are taking root in an area that has long felt marginalized.The boys had made no effort to hide the shotgun, so it was found, loaded, right where they'd left it, on the top bunk in their bedroom, next to a pile of clothes and two school books, "Decimals" and "The Language of Literature."
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 7 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Plane 'sent 24 error messages'The Air France plane which vanished over the Atlantic sent 24 error messages soon before it crashed, investigators say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:54 am Obama to meet Sarkozy, pay tribute to D-Day fallenCAEN, France (AP) -- The global recession, Afghanistan, Iran and Mideast peace topped the agenda of talks Saturday between President Barack Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy before the leaders commemorated the D-Day invasion that cemented the trans-Atlantic alliance....Source: AP Top International News At 7 a.m. EDT | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:52 am SKorea: North's nuke, missile threats won't workSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea's president said Saturday his country won't give in to North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, while Pyongyang accused Seoul of sending patrol boats into its territorial waters - the scene of past bloody naval clashes....Source: AP Top International News At 7 a.m. EDT | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:50 am Reports: Landslide in China kills 26A landslide buried an iron ore plant and several homes, killing at least 26 people and leaving dozens missing in a valley in ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:46 am LEAD: Baseball: Kuriyama, Nakamura power Seibu to 4th straight win+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING CHUNICHI-LOTTE GAME) Takumi Kuriyama homered twice and Takeya Nakamura hit his Pacific League-leading 19th home run, leading the Seibu Lions to a 12-7 win over...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:43 am Obama set to pay tribute to D-Day fallen
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:39 am Paterson deal with unions to avoid layoffsGov. David Paterson and two unions reached an agreement to avoid major layoffs of state workers while adding extra payments for those who elect to retire and a lower pension tier for new hires.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:37 am Mexico: 29 kids die in day-care center fireFlames engulfed a day care center in the northern Mexican city of Hermosillo on Friday, killing at least 29 children and sending ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:35 am Obama to meet Sarkozy, pay tribute to D-Day fallen (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:34 am LEAD: Japan to search for remains of WW II personnel off Indonesian island+JAKARTA, June 6 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDS DETAIL) The Japanese government will search waters off Indonesia later this month in an effort to recover the remains of military personnel who ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:29 am Conservatives win Malaysian Islamist party poll+(Kyodo) _ Conservatives in the Malaysian opposition Pan Islamic Party trumped reformists in the party's biennial election Saturday, a result that could slow moves to loosen the party and...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:22 am Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai LamaTibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama gestures as he arrives at Roissy airport north of Paris. The Dalai Lama, arrived in Paris on the latest leg of a European tour that threatens fresh damage to France's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:20 am Dalai Lama in France to get Paris honourTibetan exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, arrived in Paris Saturday on the latest leg of a European tour that threatens fresh damage to France's relations with China. The Dalai...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:20 am Probe: Flight 447 autopilot not on before crashSignals sent by Air France Flight 447 before it disappeared show its autopilot was not on, the head of the French agency leading ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:20 am New round of marathon EU electionVoters in several EU members go to the polls - in the latest round of the elections to the European Parliament.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:18 am D-Day veterans to welcome ObamaD-Day veterans prepare to take part in ceremonies marking the 65th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:17 am Philippine troops seize Muslim rebel camp, kill 30Government troops seized a Muslim separatist rebel camp Saturday following three days of fighting that left 30 guerrillas dead, a Philippine military spokesman said.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:17 am Missing plane sent 24 error messages - CNN International
CNN International PARIS, France (CNN) -- Air France Flight 447 sent out 24 automated error messages -- including one saying the aircraft's autopilot had disengaged -- before it vanished with 228 people on board, aviation investigators said Saturday. Video: Debris Doesn't Match; Flight 447 Mystery Deepens Plane 'sent 24 error messages' Source: Google News | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:17 am GOP says objectivity is key question for Sotomayor (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:11 am GOP says objectivity is key question for SotomayorThe Alabama senator leading the GOP's vetting of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor said the American tradition of impartial courts is "under attack" and the pivotal question in her nomination should be whether she allows personal views to color her decisions as a judge.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:11 am Obama marks D-Day in Normandy (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:10 am Probe: Flight 447 autopilot not on before crashPARIS (AP) -- Signals sent by Air France Flight 447 before it disappeared show its autopilot was not on, the head of the French agency leading the investigation into the crash of 447 said Saturday....Source: AP Top International News At 7 a.m. EDT | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:10 am Probe: Flight 447 autopilot not on before crash (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:10 am Obama speech in Cairo evokes mostly favorable response from ... - Xinhua
Xinhua SRINAGAR, India-controlled Kashmir, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The United Sates President Barack Obama's speech on Thursday at Cairo University in which he expressed his wish to reach out to the Muslims around the world has evoked a mostly favorable response ... Video: Obama speech isolates Indonesian Muslims - 5 Jun 09 Israeli officials: US leaves no choice but to okay Palestinian state Source: Google News | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:10 am Obama to meet Sarkozy, pay tribute to D-Day fallenThe global recession, Afghanistan, Iran and Mideast peace topped the agenda of talks Saturday between President Barack Obama ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:06 am US mil: insurgents using youths in attacks in IraqBAGHDAD (AP) -- The U.S. military says insurgents are increasingly using youths to stage attacks against American and Iraqi security forces....Source: AP Top International News At 7 a.m. EDT | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:06 am US mil: insurgents using youths in attacks in IraqThe U.S. military says insurgents are increasingly using youths to stage attacks against American and Iraqi security forces. The military says at least five teenagers ranging in age...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:06 am Dream hope winning will bring out more fansNo one can blame Atlanta Dream fans for being skeptical about renewing their season tickets — not during a national recession and not after just four wins in the team's first WNBA season.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:05 am Swimming: Irie completes backstroke double at Japan Open+(Kyodo) _ Ryosuke Irie prevailed in the men's 200-meter backstroke final on Saturday to complete a winning double at the Japan Open. Irie, tipped to win gold at the world championships...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:05 am Report: US weighs guilty pleas in some 9/11 cases (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:04 am LEAD: Bodies of 2 missing Japanese alpinists found on Mt. McKinley+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO IN 3RD GRAF) The bodies of two Japanese alpinists who went missing more than a year ago while attempting to scale North America's highest peak Mt. McKinley...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:02 am Obama Urges Effort on Health Care - New York Times
New York Times WASHINGTON - President Obama, signaling the start of his health care push, called on Congress and his government to tackle “the root causes of skyrocketing health care costs. Obama Says Current US Health-Care System Is 'Unsustainable' Obama: 'Time to deliver' on health care Source: Google News | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:01 am Report: Best Buy memo prices Windows 7 upgrades at $50A leaked memo from Best Buy claims that the retail chain will pre-sell Windows 7 upgrades for as little as $49.99 starting June 26, a technology enthusiast site reported today.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am Stressing over summer vacationTo go or not to go this recessionary season? Listen to Tavia Grant's exclusive podcast
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am Required reading: Five essential stories of the weekWhy the Bank of Canada fears the dollar's surge. How Frank Stronach wooed Angela Merkel. And, China gets a status symbol
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 6 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am Ex-Mizuho Bank official nabbed for alleged fraud over fake investments+TOKYO, June 6 (Kyodo) _ A former employee of Mizuho Bank was arrested Saturday on suspicion of swindling 18 million yen from a 69-year-old man in Tokyo over bogus investments in U.S....Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Jun 2009 | 9:58 am Militants attack convoy in northwest PakistanMilitants ambushed a military convoy carrying prisoners in Pakistan's volatile northwest on Saturday, killing two detained aides ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Jun 2009 | 9:55 am Doomed jet’s autopilot ‘wasn’t working’
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Jun 2009 | 9:48 am Officials: Husband-wife spies lured by stranger (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Jun 2009 | 9:47 am UN chief urges war crimes probe in Sri LankaUNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The U.N. chief lent credence Friday to the possibility of war crimes in Sri Lanka, saying an international investigation is needed to examine the military actions of the government and defeated Tamil Tiger rebels during the civil war....Source: AP Top International News At 7 a.m. EDT | 6 Jun 2009 | 9:39 am UN chief urges war crimes probe in Sri LankaThe U.N. chief lent credence Friday to the possibility of war crimes in Sri Lanka, saying an international investigation is needed to examine the military actions of the government and...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Jun 2009 | 9:39 am No. of new-flu infections in Japan rises to 415+(Kyodo) _ The number of people who have been infected with the new strain of influenza rose to 415 on Saturday after a 6-year-old boy in Osaka City was confirmed as having it. The...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Jun 2009 | 9:35 am 29 children killed in fire at day care in MexicoMEXICO CITY (AP) -- A fast-moving fire killed 29 children in a day care center in northern Mexico despite desperate attempts of firefighters who punched through the walls and fought their way through flames to rescue babies, toddlers and others trapped inside....Source: AP Top International News At 7 a.m. EDT | 6 Jun 2009 | 9:32 am Ethier's two-run double gives Dodgers 4-3 winOver their last five games, the Los Angeles Dodgers have scored just four runs in 35 innings against opponents' starting pitchers. Amazingly, they've won three of them — each by one-run.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Jun 2009 | 9:30 am Wine 1.1.23 Released- Support for registering MIME types with the Linux desktop. - FBO mode is now the default for Direct3D. - Support for COM proxy delegation. - Improved support for the Mingw cross-compile. - Proper fullscreen mode for the virtual desktop.and "Wine is not an emulator"
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 6 Jun 2009 | 9:30 am Struggling E. St. Louis sees renewal from parkThe panoramic view of the shimmering Gateway Arch and St. Louis skyline is stirring. But for this struggling city, the debut ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Jun 2009 | 9:23 am Pavano pitches three-hitter in win over White SoxAfter a disastrous four-year stint with the New York Yankees and undergoing Tommy John surgery, many people had written off Carl Pavano.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Jun 2009 | 9:21 am Let's Kick Some Ice (Chilling Dialogue from Mr. Freeze)Some of Governor Schwarzenegger's coolest acting.
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Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 6 Jun 2009 | 9:20 am Brown vows to fight on - AFP
AFP LONDON (AFP) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown went onto the world stage at D-Day commemorations Saturday hoping that a hasty cabinet reshuffle would salvage his premiership. Video: Gordon Brown repaid £180 in expenses 'to avoid doubt' Cabinet reshuffle: 48 hours of drama Source: Google News | 6 Jun 2009 | 9:15 am Report: 26 people killed in China landslideBEIJING (AP) -- A landslide buried an iron ore plant and several homes, killing at least 26 people and leaving dozens missing in a valley in southwestern China, state television said Saturday....Source: AP Top International News At 7 a.m. EDT | 6 Jun 2009 | 9:14 am Smooth Massa tops Turkey practiceFerrari's Felipe Massa is quickest in a tight final practice session for the Turkish Grand Prix.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Jun 2009 | 9:14 am $232.1M jackpot winner: 'Thank the Lord'The nation's newest megamillionaire was identified today as a rancher from a remote part of the wind-swept western South Dakota ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Jun 2009 | 9:13 am Hunt for China landslip survivorsHundreds of rescue workers search for survivors of a landslide in south-western China that has left scores of people missing.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Jun 2009 | 9:11 am Japanese supporters of Aung San Suu KyiHolding pictures and flowers and calling for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, Japanese supporters stage a demonstration in front of the Myanmar embassy in Tokyo on May 30. Myanmar authorities have summoned...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Jun 2009 | 9:11 am A Malaysian supporter of Myanmar opposition democracy leader Aung San Suu KyiA Malaysian supporter of Myanmar opposition democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi attends a demonstration outside Myanmar's embassy in Kuala Lumpur on June 4. Myanmar authorities have summoned members of Aung...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Jun 2009 | 9:11 am Ambush kills aides to pro-Taliban Pakistani clericISLAMABAD (AP) -- Militants ambushed a military convoy carrying prisoners in Pakistan's volatile northwest on Saturday, killing two detained aides of a senior Islamist cleric from the Swat Valley, the army said....Source: AP Top International News At 7 a.m. EDT | 6 Jun 2009 | 9:09 am The Nation's WeatherA low pressure system sweeping through the Rockies into Northern Plains was expected to bring heavy rains and some flooding on Saturday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Jun 2009 | 9:07 am Brown awaits reshuffle responseBritish PM Gordon Brown waits to see if his cabinet reshuffle quells unrest among Labour MPs after a tumultuous week.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Jun 2009 | 8:57 am Jon Stewart Calls Fox News Personalities "Extremists"Jon Stewart committed a lengthy opening segment (June 4 show) to President Obama's speech in the Middle East last night. Then he got to the funny part: Fox News' crazypants coverage of the same events. Watch the video and see for yourself. Thanks @huffpostcomedy for the link.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 6 Jun 2009 | 8:50 am A Quick Recap of the Movers & Shakers at E3The Electronic Entertainment Expo has come and gone, and I was right in the thick of it, checking out all of the new announcements from console and PC game companies.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 6 Jun 2009 | 8:40 am Hallelujah: Beer Hydrates Better Than WaterAt last, I no longer have to act ashamed whenever people discover my hydration bladder is full of Miller High Life—I'm simply ahead of my time. Researchers at Granada University after months of testing 25 student subjects asked to run on a treadmill in grueling temps. They determined that beer drinkers had "slightly better" rehydration effects.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 6 Jun 2009 | 8:40 am Struggling E. St. Louis sees renewal from parkThe panoramic view of the shimmering Gateway Arch and St. Louis skyline is stirring. But for this struggling city, the debut of a new riverfront park offers a vision of far bigger things.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Jun 2009 | 8:33 am Pakistani policemen stand guardPakistani policemen stand guard near Peshawar in September 2008. Investigators were Saturday sifting through a mosque in northwest Pakistan after a suicide bomber killed 38 people, heightening fears of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Jun 2009 | 8:33 am Vital Moreira (left), leading socialist candidate and Jose SocratesVital Moreira (left), leading socialist candidate and Jose Socrates, Secretary-General of the Socialist Party in Lisbon, 2008. Voters in Cyprus, Latvia, Malta and Slovakia head to the polls in the final...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Jun 2009 | 8:32 am Jaime Mayor Oreja, candidate of the Spanish opposition partyJaime Mayor Oreja, candidate of the Spanish opposition party, the Partido Popular, for the upcoming European Elections in Madrid. Voters in Cyprus, Latvia, Malta and Slovakia head to the polls in the final...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Jun 2009 | 8:32 am Thirty children die in Mexico daycare blaze - Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk At least 30 children died when a blaze tore through their daycare centre in north-western Mexico, despite desperate efforts to rescue them. Fire kills at least 29 children at Mexican daycare 29 children killed in fire at day care in Mexico Source: Google News | 6 Jun 2009 | 8:28 am Mexican nursery fire kills manyAt least 29 children die after a fire sweeps through a day-care centre in Mexico's north-western Sonora state, officials say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Jun 2009 | 8:27 am Berlusconi grabs spotlight in Italy's EU voteROME (AP) -- Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has weathered corruption probes and public outrage at his tasteless quips - emerging each time with his popularity intact....Source: AP Top International News At 7 a.m. EDT | 6 Jun 2009 | 8:25 am Berlusconi grabs spotlight in Italy's EU vote (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Jun 2009 | 8:25 am Swine Flu Cases Still Rising - Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal Philippine officials have postponed the start of college classes on concerns over the rising number of swine flu cases in the country, as several nations reported more incidences of the H1N1 virus. Video: Three confirmed cases of Swine Flu City Reports Eighth Death Connected With Swine Flu Source: Google News | 6 Jun 2009 | 8:24 am Picking that special dressFollow 17-year-old Sarah Kassem as she shops for her gown for the Sisters Prom
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 6 Jun 2009 | 8:24 am Borel hoping week in NY ends with Belmont victory (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Jun 2009 | 8:17 am Rescuers search for dozens missing in China landslide (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Jun 2009 | 8:15 am African-American D-Day veterans celebrate Barack Obama's trip to ... - Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk As America's first black president attends D-Day commemmorations in Normandy, the Second World War's forgotten African-American soldiers say they enjoyed more freedom in Britain in the 1940s than in the segregated United States. Not many soldiers left who recall D-Day Inspired by those who served: Korean War vet recalls D-day heroes Source: Google News | 6 Jun 2009 | 8:03 am 50 Celebrities Then And Now (Gallery)The aging process can be cruel, and for many people (and by many people I mean Tara Reid), the aging process can transform the most attractive woman (not Tara Reid) in the world into Sarah Jessica Parker.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 6 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am Rebels 'kill Pakistan Islamists'Two arrested aides to radical cleric Sufi Mohammed are killed in an ambush by militants in Pakistan, the army says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Jun 2009 | 7:56 am NYT: Millions face blank screens in TV switch
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Jun 2009 | 7:56 am Ike's vision now key to US military thinkingWhen Dwight Eisenhower planned the World War II invasion that wrested Europe from Hitler's hands, he believed — as many strategists do today — that victory and a lasting peace required more than military might.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Jun 2009 | 7:55 am Patti Blagojevich plays mom to D-list celebs on TVOnce she was the first lady of Illinois. Now Patti Blagojevich is gagging down bugs and crawling through tropical slime in a race to be named Queen of the Jungle on a reality TV show.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 6 Jun 2009 | 7:53 am Campaigns end in key Lebanon voteCampaigning closes for Lebanon's fiercely-contested elections, with voting set to begin on Sunday amid tight security.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Jun 2009 | 7:49 am Couple indicted on charges of spying for CubaFor three decades, accused spies Walter Kendall Myers and his wife shuffled secrets to their Cuban contacts in such fear of being ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 6 Jun 2009 | 7:46 am Mystery surrounds "Kung Fu" actor's death - Washington Post
Washington Post BANGKOK (Reuters) - Mystery continued to shroud the death of actor David Carradine on Saturday, with rumor and speculation rife about how the star of 1970s-era US television show "Kung Fu" met his demise. Coroners Await Results of Carradine Autopsy Fox's 'Mental' to pay tribute to David Carradine Source: Google News | 6 Jun 2009 | 7:46 am Tetris: 25th Anniversary Documentary [VIDEO]A salute to a true gaming legacy. What does Tetris mean to you?
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 6 Jun 2009 | 7:40 am Obama lacks key leaders in drug cartel crackdown (AP)AP - The Obama administration has unveiled a broad new strategy to fight violent Mexican drug cartels on the border. It only lacks the presidential choices to run the top U.S. agencies battling drugs, border smuggling and illegal guns.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Jun 2009 | 7:29 am Blaze at Mexico day care kills 29 children
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Jun 2009 | 7:27 am Kobe fired up for finals - Washington Post
Washington Post LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant's unusual display of emotion during the NBA playoffs are the result of a burning desire to win the championship and not triggered by a hidden agenda, the All-Star guard said on Friday. It's Going to Get Harder for the Magic 3-Dot Lounge: It's not Magic: Kobe can be shut down Source: Google News | 6 Jun 2009 | 7:19 am Saturn deal is called a new business model - Detroit Free Press
Detroit Free Press BY TIM HIGGINS • FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER • June 6, 2009 Detroit businessman Roger Penske's move to acquire General Motors' troubled Saturn brand and dealer network could be pioneering -- the start of a new strategy for selling cars and trucks in the ... Video: Expert: Penske Saturn purchase 'a steal' Foreign brands gain US entry with GM's dismantling Source: Google News | 6 Jun 2009 | 7:11 am Pavano’s 3-hitter carries Indians past ChiSox
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Jun 2009 | 7:07 am Twins snap Suzuki's 27-game hit streak in win
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Jun 2009 | 7:04 am Rewriting historyStasi spy fired shot that changed GermanySource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Jun 2009 | 7:03 am How the Unknown Digital TV Transition Could Screw YouEven though we all know about the upcoming digital TV transition, a second, less-discussed digital transition with cable companies is already under way (which may cause the loss of channels or more fees for some). This breakdown provides background on what is happening and how 5 of the top cable providers are handling it.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 6 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Veteran detective's arrest in 1986 killing stuns the LAPDPolice allege Det. Stephanie Lazarus, 49, shot her ex-boyfriend's wife, then harbored the secret for more than two decades.Shortly after she sat down at her desk on the third floor of LAPD headquarters Friday morning, Det. Stephanie Lazarus was told a suspect in the basement jail had information on one of her cases. The 25-year police veteran went quickly downstairs.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 6 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Nominee for Homeland Security intelligence chief withdrawsObama's pick, CIA and FBI veteran Philip Mudd, may have faced opposition in a Senate committee over his knowledge of the CIA's interrogations program following Sept. 11.President Obama's pick to be the intelligence chief at the Department of Homeland Security withdrew from consideration on Friday amid signs that he could face opposition on Capitol Hill over his role in the CIA's interrogation of terrorism suspects.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 6 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Stocks end mixed, kept in check by higher jobless rateWith unemployment still rising, investors are questioning whether stocks should be, too.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 6 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Lebanon gears up for general electionsExpatriate Lebanese and observers are flooding into the nation for Sunday's vote. A victory by a coalition led by the militant group Hezbollah could have international ramifications.Along narrow streets and terraced mountain roads, tens of thousands of Lebanese troops have spread out. At Beirut's airport, Lebanese who live abroad continue to flood in, eager to vote in Sunday's general elections.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 6 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am U.S. unemployment rate hits 9.4% in May, highest since 1983The Labor Department report offers some hope, however: The 345,000 jobs lost last month are the fewest since September and half the average of the previous six months.The nation's breathtaking pace of job loss slowed significantly in May, bolstering hopes that the worst of the recession is over. But millions of Americans and their families face continued economic pain with the unemployment rate jumping to 9.4%.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 6 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Esperanza arsonist Raymond Lee Oyler sentenced to deathThe man convicted of setting the 2006 fire in Riverside County that killed five firefighters gets the death penalty. Before the sentencing, families of the deceased asked for justice and closure.Raymond Lee Oyler, the Beaumont mechanic convicted of setting the 2006 Esperanza fire that killed five firefighters, was sentenced to death Friday by a judge who said the serial arsonist had set out to "create havoc."
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 6 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Obama in France to mark D dayThe president will be joined by the great uncle who landed at Normandy and helped liberate a satellite camp of Buchenwald. Then he'll visit Paris with his wife and daughters.Reporting from Paris — President Obama is in France today to attend ceremonies marking the 65th anniversary of the D day landings that led to the liberation of Europe, the last leg of a short but high impact trip through the Middle East and Europe.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 6 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Rock around the blocksBeginning in a Soviet think tank in 1984, a simple, colourful, maddeningly addictive pastime with rows of squares changed the video-game industry forever.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 6 Jun 2009 | 6:46 am A world of TetrisNo description available
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 6 Jun 2009 | 6:03 am Shortstop's strugglesForget David Ortiz. The Red Sox may be reaching the point of no return with Julio Lugo. Lugo butchered a pair of balls last night that turned a potential shutout into...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Jun 2009 | 5:55 am The scream that haunts the forgotten passengers of bus 1170Ten months later, the witnesses of Tim McLean's horrific murder aboard a Greyhound bus have lost the lives they had before
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 6 Jun 2009 | 5:49 am Penguins shift quickCall this one the Fickle Finals. Two games into the Stanley Cup championship series, all signs pointed to a Red Wings redux. They may be older and more worn-down than...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Jun 2009 | 5:47 am Magic hope Superman comes to rescueLOS ANGELES - Back in his Clark Kent days, when he was an 18-year-old rookie, Dwight Howard was welcomed to the league by Kobe Bryant. It wasn't with a fist bump...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Jun 2009 | 5:46 am Best from the past weekThe week in photos
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 6 Jun 2009 | 5:46 am Top-seeded Dover-Sherborn girls capture crownWEYMOUTH - With team tennis going from two to three divisions this season, there was bound to be a new champion. Dover-Sherborn made sure that the first MIAA Division 3 South...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Jun 2009 | 5:45 am Concord-Carlisle stuns mighty Medfield in OTSenior attackman Jon Nessa completed a hat trick with nine seconds to play in overtime to lift Concord-Carlisle to a 6-5 upset victory over defending Division 2 EMass champion...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Jun 2009 | 5:42 am New challenge for Mine That BirdNEW YORK - Jockey Calvin Borel, who has never had a mount in the Belmont Stakes, and Mine That Bird are likely to be faced with a new challenge today at Belmont Park. They...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Jun 2009 | 5:39 am Calvin Borel will respond to 'Bird' callNEW YORK - Having already made thoroughbred racing history by winning this year's Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes on different horses, Calvin Borel will be seeking...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Jun 2009 | 5:38 am Belmont PicksWin: Charitable Man Post Position: 6 Trainer: McLaughlin Jockey: Garcia Odds: 3-1 Comments: Charitable Man is far more seasoned than his four races of experience might...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Jun 2009 | 5:34 am The Walrus is golden at magazine awardsThe Walrus wins five gold medals – the most of any of the 79 magazines in competition – plus one silver. Toronto Life, with 27 nominations, wins four golds and five silvers.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 6 Jun 2009 | 5:34 am Tom Glavine burning about AtlantaTom Glavine said he returned to Atlanta last season because he believed pitching for the Braves while living at home with his family was "the best of both worlds." ...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Jun 2009 | 5:32 am A first step to FenwayIt wasn't long ago that most Red Sox fans did not know about, much less care about, Major League Baseball's amateur draft. OK, they knew the draft was in June,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 6 Jun 2009 | 5:29 am Salma's prom nightBorn and raised in Canada, and faithful to Islam, young Muslim women find the balance that defines their lives at the ‘Sisters Prom' – a party where they can let loose without breaking religious rules
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 6 Jun 2009 | 5:17 am A police officer (L) shoots his assault rifle from atop a roof in BaguaA police officer (L) shoots his assault rifle from atop a roof in Bagua, some 1000 km north of Lima. At least 11 police officers and seven Indians were killed in violent protests in northern Peru over...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Jun 2009 | 5:16 am Riot police vehicles attempt to overrun a road blockage in BaguaRiot police vehicles attempt to overrun a road blockage in Bagua, some 1000 km north of Lima. At least 11 police officers and seven Indians were killed in violent protests in northern Peru over land rights...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Jun 2009 | 5:16 am Local natives clash with police in BaguaLocal natives clash with police in Bagua, some 1000 km north of Lima. At least 11 police officers and seven Indians were killed in violent protests in northern Peru over land rights in the Amazon rainforest,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Jun 2009 | 5:16 am Opinion: It’s no time for Magic’s Howard to vanish
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Jun 2009 | 5:13 am Paraplegic Marathoner Still Has Mountain To ClimbMaj. Phil Packer of the Royal Military Police participated in the London Marathon this spring. He finished last — almost two weeks later — but earned a world of admiration. Now the Iraq vet is ready to climb a mountain — which, in a way, he's already done. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 6 Jun 2009 | 4:05 am Riverdale’s walk of framesLike art? Like Queen Street? But hate nasally hipsters? Then head east of Broadview this weekend for the first al fresco show of the season.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 6 Jun 2009 | 4:01 am 29 Children Die In Mexico Day Care FireA Mexican official said at least 29 children have been killed in a fire that spread from a warehouse to a day care in the northern city of Hermosillo.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 6 Jun 2009 | 4:00 am White House mulls Guantanamo guilty pleas: reportNEW YORK (Reuters) - The Obama administration is considering seeking a change in the special U.S. military trials for Guantanamo Bay terrorism suspects to allow those who face the death penalty to plead guilty without getting a full trial, The New York Times reported on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Jun 2009 | 2:53 am With most now aged 85 or more this may be the last time large numbers of ex-servicemen can attend D-Day ceremoniesA British veteran leaves a remembrance cross on the beach at Colleville-Montgomery where he landed during D-Day. US President Barack Obama joins the leaders of Britain and France and hundreds of World...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Jun 2009 | 2:44 am Final Goodbye to the Abortion DoctorToday, thousands gather in Wichita, Kansas, to bury George Tiller, the late-term-abortion provider who was murdered in his church last week. The Daily Beast looks back at a controversial procedure and one of its last practitioners.Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story | 6 Jun 2009 | 2:40 am Obama to mark 65th D-Day anniversary in NormandyPARIS (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama travels to Normandy Saturday to mark the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings on beaches in northern France that led to the Allied victory over Nazi Germany.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Jun 2009 | 2:14 am Countrywide exec often warned about mortgage risksNEW YORK (Reuters) - John P. McMurray made it clear to his Countrywide Financial Corp bosses that they were playing a dangerous game with risk. But they didn't listen.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Jun 2009 | 1:57 am NYT: Detainee guilty pleas without trials?
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Jun 2009 | 1:50 am Britain's Brown refuses to quit as prime ministerLONDON (AP) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown battled desperately Friday to keep his job, ignoring demands to quit amid a flurry of Cabinet resignations and a swelling rebellion in the ranks of his Labour Party....Source: AP Top International News At 7 a.m. EDT | 6 Jun 2009 | 1:26 am Brazil crews struggle to gather plane wreckagePARIS/RECIFE, Brazil (Reuters) - Search crews in the Atlantic struggled on Friday to recover wreckage from an Air France flight as hopes dwindled of finding bodies from a crash possibly caused by pilots acting on flawed speed readings.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Jun 2009 | 1:23 am School cancels graduation for cheatersAn Ohio school district says it uncovered a cheating scheme so pervasive that it had to cancel graduation ceremonies for its 60 seniors — but will still mail their diplomas.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Jun 2009 | 1:16 am Couple accused of spying for Cuba
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 6 Jun 2009 | 1:04 am U.S. Couple Accused Of Spying For CubaA retired State Department worker with top secret security clearance and his wife have been indicted on charges of spying for Cuba.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 6 Jun 2009 | 1:00 am Obama Blasts Intolerance at BuchenwaldHolocaust survivor Elie Wiesel says he has "high hopes" for Obama.Source: ABC News: International | 6 Jun 2009 | 12:21 am Obama numbed by concentration camp horrorsWEIMAR, Germany - President Barack Obama absorbed the stark horrors memorialised at the Buchenwald concentration camp today (NZT) and said the lesson for the modern world is vigilance against evil, against subjugation of the weak...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 6 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am No luck in search for downed airlinerRECIFE, Brazil - Days after Air France Flight 447 vanished, an intensive international effort has failed to recover any confirmed wreckage and concern grew today about whether searchers were even looking in the right place. Air...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 6 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Ex-U.S. State official, wife face Cuba spy chargesWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former U.S. State Department official and his wife have been arrested for spying for the Cuban government for nearly 30 years, the Justice Department said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jun 2009 | 11:45 pm Obama hopeful of Mideast peace progress this yearDRESDEN, Germany (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama expressed hope on Friday of making serious progress in Middle East peacemaking this year and said Israelis and Palestinians had to "get serious" and make tough compromises.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jun 2009 | 11:43 pm Obama Visits Buchenwald Concentration CampThe eastern city of Dresden, ravaged by Allied bombs and only fully rebuilt after German was reunified, has been chosen as the backdrop for President Obama's visit as much for its symbolism as for its Baroque palaces and soaring stone dome.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 11:30 pm Elliot Morley and David Chaytor face police investigation over expensesElliot Morley and David Chaytor the Labour MPs are facing a Scotland Yard investigation into their expenses claims following disclosures by The Daily Telegraph.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 5 Jun 2009 | 11:22 pm U.S. job losses slow in May, fueling recovery hopeWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pace of U.S. job losses slowed sharply last month, the strongest sign to date that the recession is diminishing, even as the unemployment rate hit its highest in nearly 26 years.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jun 2009 | 11:20 pm GM reaches deal to sell Saturn to PenskeDETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp has reached a preliminary agreement to sell its Saturn brand to Penske Automotive Group in a deal that could preserve more than 350 dealerships and 13,000 jobs, the companies said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jun 2009 | 11:19 pm Lord Mandelson charged to the rescue and made up for 15 years of hurtHe survives. For now. But after a week of barely imaginable chaos in the Labour government Gordon Brown is a weak Prime Minister presiding over a weak Cabinet.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 5 Jun 2009 | 11:18 pm Britain's Brown rejigs cabinet to calm crisisLONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown sought to fend off a challenge to his authority on Friday, reshuffling his cabinet to secure the loyalty of several ministers and averting a government collapse.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jun 2009 | 11:11 pm U.S. couple indicted on charges of spying for CubaA retired State Department worker and his wife have been arrested on charges of spying for Cuba for three decades, using grocery carts among their array of tools to pass U.S. secrets to the communist government in a security breach one official described as "incredibly serious."
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Jun 2009 | 11:01 pm Mattel fined $2.3M for lead paint on toysMattel and its Fisher-Price subsidiary have been hit with a $2.3 million civil penalty for importing toys with unsafe levels ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Jun 2009 | 10:47 pm Employers cut 345,000 jobs; jobless rate jumps in MayWith companies in no mood to hire, the unemployment rate jumped to 9.4% in May, the highest in more than 25 years. But the pace ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Jun 2009 | 10:39 pm MPs' expenses: Gordon Brown billed taxpayer for two second homesExclusive: PM claimed for home in Scotland constituency while billing taxpayer for flat in London.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 5 Jun 2009 | 10:33 pm Caroline Flint launches 'stiletto in the heart' of Gordon BrownPM faces a fight for survival after an unprecedented wave of ministerial resignations catastrophic election results and demands for resignation.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:39 pm Cabinet reshuffle: 48 hours of dramaShortly after 10pm on Thursday night the lights went out in Downing Street. Outside all hell was breaking loose as the broadcasters fired up their cameras and launched into breathless accounts of James Purnell's surprise resignation.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:32 pm Local elections: Labour suffers humiliating defeatElection wipeout after losing control of its last county councils and heading for third place behind the Liberal Democrats.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:31 pm Brit PM hangs on doggedlyLONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was clinging fiercely to his job today, defying calls from some within his beleaguered Labour party to resign. Brown told reporters he never even considered resigning, instead announcing...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:30 pm It Isn't Flight 447: Recovered Debris Adds Even More Mystery to Jet DisappearanceBrazilian military reverses prior reports as jet's maker warns about airspeed.Source: ABC News: International | 5 Jun 2009 | 9:05 pm Gordon Brown writes response to Caroline Flint's stinging resignation letterPrime Minister Gordon Brown offered Caroline Flint former Europe Minister his thanks for her work in Government after receiving her stinging resignation letter.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 5 Jun 2009 | 8:45 pm Tony McNulty quits Government in wake of expenses rowTony McNulty has resigned from the Government in the wake of the controversy over his expenses.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 5 Jun 2009 | 8:27 pm Mystery shrouds Carradine deathBANGKOK - Mystery remained today over the death of American cult actor David Carradine whose naked body was found in a hotel closet in the Thai capital. Carradine was best known for his role in the 1970s TV series Kung Fu . Police...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Jun 2009 | 8:15 pm British PM Fights For Political SurvivalBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown is reshuffling his Cabinet after the shock resignation of another minister. Many ministers are standing beside Brown despite pressure on him to resign. Some are saying this could be the end for the prime minister, but others think it's more likely he carries on. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Jun 2009 | 8:00 pm U.S. Justice Dept to probe Kansas abortion murderWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it is launching an investigation into the murder of Kansas abortion provider George Tiller, who had been reviled by anti-abortion groups.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jun 2009 | 7:27 pm Flight 447 Search Finds Only UncertaintyAs Brazil and France disagreed Friday about whether pieces of a downed Air France jet have been found in the Atlantic, investigators used the last messages from the plane to try to avoid future disasters.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 7:00 pm Cabinet reshuffle was anything but calmEven as Gordon Brown was declaring in his press conference that the reshuffle had been conducted in a "calm" manner another shock resignation came through which proved it had been anything but.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 5 Jun 2009 | 6:51 pm One fifth of Cabinet attendees now drawn from LordsSeven of the 33 ministers entitled to attend Cabinet meetings are now drawn from the House of Lords following Gordon Brown's hectic reshuffle.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 5 Jun 2009 | 6:47 pm Suicide Blast at Mosque in Pakistan Kills 30Bomb explodes at mosque in northwestern Pakistan, killing 10 peopleSource: ABC News: International | 5 Jun 2009 | 6:46 pm Family of Slain Student in Italy for Knox TrialAfter two years, Meredith Kercher's family faces her accused killers.Source: ABC News: International | 5 Jun 2009 | 6:30 pm Obama On Mideast: "Moment Is Now" To ActFollowing his speech to the Muslim world, President Obama has called for a redoubling of efforts toward separate Israeli and Palestinian states, saying "the moment is now for us to act on what we all know to be the truth."Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 6:30 pm U.S. Weighs Its Own Sanctions On N. KoreaThe United States says it is considering slapping its own financial sanctions on North Korea in addition to whatever punishment the U.N. takes against the North's recent nuclear test.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 6:30 pm Air France Replacing Airspeed SensorsAn Air France memo to its pilots Friday about the crash of Flight 447 said the airline is replacing instruments that help measure airspeed on all its medium- and long-haul Airbus jets.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 6:20 pm Veterans Pay Respects Before D-Day CeremonyAmerican and German World War II veterans paid respects to their fallen comrades at a cemetery near a D-Day landing site Friday before an international commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 5:45 pm Long-Term Unemployed Face Hard ChoicesJonel Beach has spent most of the past year looking for work. She's been so strapped for cash, she once found herself trying to make an orange last an entire day. She's just one of the nearly 4 million Americans who have been looking for work for six months or longer. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Jun 2009 | 5:35 pm 5 Police Killed in Peru's Amazon ProtestsPeruvian authorities say five police officers have been killed by Indians protesting against oil and gas exploration on their ancestral lands in Peru's Amazon.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 5:10 pm Companies Hire 'Shipriders' to Prevent Pirate AttacksThere's not a warship for miles, a small pirate skiff is speeding toward you and there's no way the creaking tub you're on can outrun the bandits. How long do you wait before you shoot?Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 4:42 pm Oyler sentenced to death for starting Esperanza fireRaymond Lee Oyler has been sentenced to death for starting the 2006 Esperanza fire in the foothills of the San Jacinto Mountains. The fire killed five firefighters, destroyed 34 homes and charred more than 41,000 acres.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Jun 2009 | 4:36 pm Obama Uses Trip To Push For Guantanamo HelpPresident Obama says he has not asked German Chancellor Angela Merkel to make "hard commitments" on allowing terrorism suspects from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to be transferred to Germany. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Jun 2009 | 4:36 pm Embattled Brown Fights For Political LifeBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown is fighting for his political life, after six cabinet ministers have quit in the last few days, and a move in his own party to dump him is gaining steam.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 4:30 pm Plane may have hit storm at fatal speedRIO DE JANEIRO - Investigators trying to determine why Air France Flight 447 broke apart in a violent storm over the Atlantic are looking at the possibility that speed sensors - or an external instrument key to collecting speed data...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Jun 2009 | 4:00 pm Hong Kong keeps massacre memory alightBEIJING - In Tiananmen Square, police were ready to pounce at the first sign of protest. In Hong Kong, a sea of candles flickered in the hands of tens of thousands who vented their grief and anger. Two starkly contrasting faces...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Jun 2009 | 4:00 pm Sri Lankan navy stops aid ship from British TamilsCOLOMBO: A freighter loaded with aid funded by British Tamils has been intercepted and ordered to anchor by the Sri Lankan navy. At least half of the 884 tonnes of aid on the Captain Ali, a Syrian-registered vessel, has been provided...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Jun 2009 | 4:00 pm Lucky country's dark cornersIt has not been a good week for the Australian soul. Vilified as racist abroad and torn between anger and guilt at home, the nation is once again peering into its dark corners in the wake of a series of bashings of Indian students. The...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Jun 2009 | 4:00 pm On High Seas, No Easy Answers To PiratesThere's not a warship for miles, a small pirate skiff is speeding toward you and there's no way the creaking tub you're on can outrun the bandits. How long do you wait before you shoot?Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 4:00 pm Titanic baby saved by father's nousMillvina Dean, 97, the last survivor of the RMS Titanic. She was just over 2 months old when the Titanic hit an iceberg on the night of April 14, 1912. The ship sank in less than three hours. Dean was one of 706 people - mostly...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Jun 2009 | 4:00 pm Editorial: Olive branch to Islam fulfils hopesPresident Obama has been on the verge of disappointing the high hopes held by many at the time of his election. His first four months have produced positions - on the economy, torture, detainees at Guantanamo Bay, on company bailouts,...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 5 Jun 2009 | 3:59 pm Family of Victim Takes Stand in Amanda Knox TrialThe family of Meredith Kercher, a British student killed while studying abroad in Italy in 2007, has arrived in Perugia, Italy to testify at the trial of an American student and her Italian boyfriend who are charged with murder and sexual violence.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 3:38 pm Fixing Social Security: A Solvable ProblemForecasters say in about seven years, Social Security will start paying out more in benefits to retirees than it's collecting in taxes from workers. President Obama has said the problem is straightforward — and his preferred solution is to extend Social Security taxes to higher incomes. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Jun 2009 | 3:34 pm Topless Women: Berlusconi in Trouble AgainBerlusconi: I'll resign if lied about teen; may sue paper over topless photos.Source: ABC News: International | 5 Jun 2009 | 3:10 pm Regulating AIG: Who Fell Asleep On The Job?The Office of Thrift Supervision oversaw institutions that turned into some of the biggest failures of the economic crisis, from Washington Mutual to AIG. Like other regulators, the OTS courts its eventual clients, who pay the agency for making sure it follows the law. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Jun 2009 | 3:10 pm Officials: Bin Laden Running Out Of Space To HideThe al-Qaida leader's message to President Obama this week shows he's still in the fight. But intelligence officials say the combination of Pakistan's military push, the U.S. troop increase in Afghanistan and stepped-up drone strikes is putting pressure on the terrorist organization. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Jun 2009 | 3:09 pm Italy's Berlusconi: I'll Resign If I Lied About Teen AffairPremier Silvio Berlusconi said Friday he would resign immediately if he were shown to have lied about his relationship with an 18-year-old model at the heart of a scandal that has titillated Italy for weeks.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 3:01 pm Italy PM: I'll Quit If I Lied About TeenPremier Silvio Berlusconi said he would resign immediately if he were shown to have lied about his relationship with an 18-year-old model at the heart of a scandal that has titillated Italy for weeks.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 3:00 pm That's It? Man Gets One Year for Wife's DeathThe woman's family is outraged at the short sentence: "It's a total injustice."Source: ABC News: International | 5 Jun 2009 | 2:27 pm U.K. PM Shakes Up Cabinet in Hopes of Staying in OfficeBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown shook up his Cabinet on Friday in hopes of hanging on to his job in the midst of a scandal over lawmakers' expenses, a string of top-level resignations and catastrophic results expected in local elections.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 2:22 pm Homicide Bombing at Pakistan Mosque Kills 30A homicide bomber killed 30 people attending Friday prayers at a mosque, the latest violence to rock Pakistan's northwest just as the army says it is beating back the Taliban in the Swat Valley.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 1:56 pm Unemployment Rate Rises To 9.4 Percent In MayThe nation's unemployment rate last month is the highest it's been in more than 25 years. However, the pace of layoffs eased. Employers cut 345,000 jobs in May, the fewest since September. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Jun 2009 | 1:37 pm Jobless Rate Rises To 9.4 Percent, But Layoffs SlowThe unemployment rate jumped to 9.4 percent in May, the highest in more than 25 years. But the furious pace of layoffs eased, with employers cutting 345,000 jobs, the fewest since September. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Jun 2009 | 12:30 pm WATCH: Obama's Big-Ear Joke in EgyptSource: ABC News: International | 5 Jun 2009 | 12:20 pm WATCH: Obama to Visit WWII Concentration CampSource: ABC News: International | 5 Jun 2009 | 11:49 am Landslide in Chinese Mining Region Buries 59State media say an estimated 59 people have been buried by a landslide in an iron mining region of southwestern China.Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Jun 2009 | 11:27 am
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