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Hatchback would carry Fiat badge in U.S.Fiat's cutesy 500 hatchback will come to North American shores by the end of 2010; Sky roadster will die; Tata Nano planned for North America
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Jun 2009 | 8:20 pm The E-Book Challenge: Amazon Versus GoogleThe book industry as we know it is changing, and Google, the latest contender eyeing the electronic book market, has the clout to give the Amazon Kindle a run for its money. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Jun 2009 | 7:02 pm Australian Flight Makes Emergency Landing in GuamAn Airbus 330 carrying 203 people made an emergency landing in Guam on Thursday after an electrical problem sparked a small fire in the cockpit, airline officials said. It's the same type of plane that crashed last week.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Jun 2009 | 2:14 pm At the open: U.S. stocks move higherGold drags Canadian stocks down
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:45 pm New jobless claims drop to 601K; retail sales rise (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:45 pm Gunman shoots, kills, guard at Holocaust Museum - San Jose Mercury News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:43 pm Why gold mine takeovers workAura Minerals will be seen in a new light after buying three unwanted mines from Yamana Gold
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:43 pm Clunkers could soon be worth $4,500That 1990 Ramcharger that guzzles gas and leaks oil in your driveway might be worth a lot more than you think. Within the next few weeks, owners of older model "clunker"...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:40 pm A Harvard Psychiatrist Explains Zombie NeurobiologyIn Night of the Living Dead, zombies are brought back from the dead by a "mysterious force" that allows their brains to continue functioning. But how exactly does a zombie brain function? Finally, a Harvard psychiatrist has the answers.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:40 pm 60 Most Stunning Typography Inspiration of All TimeTypography is the art and techniques of arranging type, type design, and modifying type glyphs. The arrangement of type involves the selection of typefaces, point size, line length, leading, tracking and kerning. We have selected 60 Most Stunning Typography Inspiration of All Time.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:40 pm Canadian industries operating well below capacityFalling demand pushing companies to use just two-thirds of their tools to produce, while the other third of capacity sits idle
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:39 pm WHO set to declare first flu pandemic since 1968GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization was poised on Thursday to declare that the new H1N1 virus has caused the first influenza pandemic in more than 40 years, health sources said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:39 pm WHO set to declare first flu pandemic since 1968 (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:39 pm Delta cutting more capacityDelta Air Lines Inc. will shave additional capacity later this year as it warns that more than $6 billion in benefits it expected from lower fuel prices, its merger with Northwest Airlines and previous capacity reductions will be overtaken by declining revenues.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:37 pm Nothing's easy, even seven straightThe Red Sox have the Yankees' number. Anyway, that's the way it's going to play nationally. Folks in Dubuque and Salinas are going to...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:36 pm Tensions rise in run-up to Iran elections - United Press International
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:34 pm Westport police arrest suspect in 'damsel in distress' scamWESTPORT - When money was tight, she would pick a town and visit the local businesses, telling an elaborate sob story to get people to hand over their cash. Once, she used...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:34 pm WHO 'set to declare flu pandemic'The World Health Organization is expected to declare a swine flu pandemic, after holding an emergency meeting.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:34 pm Lululemon profit fallsYoga wear retailer makes $6.5-million in the quarter
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:33 pm Guantanamo detainees released to BermudaFour who have landed on the self-governing British territory are part of a group of 17 Chinese Muslims who have been in legal limbo at the military detention centre
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:33 pm Future for SUVs remains murky
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:32 pm Retail sales up by largest amount in monthsRetail sales rose by the largest amount in four months in May, as a rebound in demand at auto dealerships and gas stations helped to offset continued weakness at department stores.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:31 pm New jobless claims drop more than expectedThe number of newly laid-off Americans filing for jobless benefits fell for the third time in the past four weeks, fresh evidence that companies are cutting fewer jobs.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:31 pm Bank of America exec to testify on Merrill dealBank of America’s chief executive Ken Lewis is scheduled to testify Thursday before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on his bank’s acquisition of Merrill Lynch.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:31 pm Iran's Election: What's At Stake For The U.S.?Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad could be facing strong opposition in his bid for a second term. The outcome of Friday's presidential election will shape U.S.-Iran relations and issues ranging from nuclear proliferation to Iran's support for terrorism. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:31 pm World Record Big Accepted for RonaldoManchester United have accepted a world record £80 million bid from Real Madrid for Cristiano Ronaldo.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:30 pm 5 Movies That Would Make Horrible Video GamesThe movie/video game crossover has been happening for years. While it's debatable as to which movie based off of a video game was worse (has to be Mario Bros.) what isn't discussed is what movie would make a really bad video game. I've been playing the new X-Men Origins: Wolverine video game on the PS3, and it's better than the film.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:30 pm 2ND LD: Baseball: Tanaka sets pace as Rakuten ends losing streak+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING 2 GAMES, CORRECTING STADIUM'S NAME FOR ORIX- YOMIURI GAME) Masahiro Tanaka pitched seven shutout innings as the Rakuten Eagles beat the Chunichi Dragons 3-1...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:29 pm Fresh data suggests recession abatingWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales at U.S. retailers rose in May and the number of workers filing new applications for jobless benefits fell for a fourth straight week last week, according to official data on Thursday that suggested the recession was abating.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:29 pm Fresh data suggests recession abating (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:29 pm Advocacy group says Italy has failed in Africa aidItaly has failed to meet its commitments to reduce poverty in Africa and has lost credibility in its relationship with the region, an aid group backed by Bono and Bob Geldof warned Thursday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:27 pm Jed Lowrie back shortlyOriginally expected back shortly after the All-Star break, sidelined shortstop Jed Lowrie could return to the Red Sox lineup as soon as a three-city road trip later this month. ...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:27 pm 4 Chinese Muslims freed from Guantanamo to Bermuda (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:27 pm Local man goes for the million tonightNEW BEDFORD - When Andrew Nelson graduated from Boston College in 2002, he decided to indulge his passion for travel. Not one for half-measures, his journey led him on a backpacking...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:25 pm WHO recommends declaring new-flu pandemic: sources+(Kyodo) _ The World Health Organization held an emergency meeting over the phone Thursday and recommended that Director General Margaret Chan raise the alert level for the new strain of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:25 pm Fighting intensifies in Pakistan's northwestISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistani forces battled militants on multiple fronts in the country's restive northwest Thursday, including the primary base for the country's Taliban chief, officials said. More than 60 militants were reportedly killed....Source: AP Top International News At 9:26 a... | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:23 pm Troubled mom identified as burn victimThe body found smoldering this weekend at the Blue Hills Reservation was identified as a 42-year-old mother of four who had a history of being at the wrong place at the wrong...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:22 pm Reformists hope Iran vote will unseat Ahmadinejad (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:22 pm Reformists hope Iran vote will unseat AhmadinejadTEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's presidential candidates ended a hard-fought and bitter campaign on Thursday, the eve of an election which reformists hope will prevent hardline Mahmoud Ahmadinejad winning a second term.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:22 pm Mass. woman pleads not guilty to stabbing toddlerA Massachusetts woman charged with stabbing her 2-year-old daughter over 100 times with scissors has pleaded not guilty.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:21 pm Qaddafi Likens U.S. Strikes on Tripoli to Al Qaeda AttacksLibyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi has lashed out at the United States by likening the 1986 U.S. strikes on Libya to Usama bin Laden's terror attacks.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:20 pm 7 Signs That You're an AdultIf you're a Jew or a Mexican girl, there's a specific day where you officially become an adult. For everyone else, becoming a grown-up is a gradual process, and most of the time you don't realize that you've become an adult until it's too late. So, for everyone who doesn't get to have one of those awesome "you're a grown-up now" parties, we've cr
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:20 pm Incredible Shadow Art Created From Junk [PICS]British-born and -based artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster skilfully skirt the boundaries between beauty and the shadowier aspects of humanity, playing with our perceptions as well as our notions of taste.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:20 pm Xceed mortgage records modest profitQuarterly profit drops to $2-million
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:19 pm Why Raitt Didn't Apologize On Tuesday'Feeling sorry for herself'
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:18 pm Italy and France 'failing Africa'Aid pledges made by Italy and France to Africa are not being met, according to a campaign group set up by rock star Bono.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:17 pm China objects to Palau resettling Guantanamo menWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Palau's president said Thursday that his tiny Pacific nation's tradition of hospitality prompted the decision to take in 13 Chinese Muslims in limbo at Guantanamo Bay, but China called them "terrorist suspects" and demanded they be sent home....Source: AP Top International News At 9:26 a... | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:16 pm Pakistan kills scores of Taliban in new combat zonesBANNU, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan unleashed helicopter gunships and artillery to kill scores of Taliban fighters, officials said on Thursday, after opening a second front against militants near their stronghold in the Waziristan tribal region.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:15 pm MPs' expenses: 'further action' against Shahid Malik not ruled out says Gordon BrownGordon Brown has not ruled out "further action" over expenses of Shahid Malik.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:15 pm Holocaust museum remains shutteredInvestigators are trying to determine how a suspect might have acquired a rifle used in an attack that killed a security guard in Washington
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:13 pm China not sending 3 rare golden monkeys to LA ZooThe Los Angeles Zoo will not get a trio of rare golden monkeys from China as promised, after the city spent more than $7 million to build them a new home and hired a feng shui expert to see that it was suitable.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:13 pm Airline Got New Sensors Days Before CrashAir France received replacement airspeed sensors for its Airbus 330s three days before the fatal crash of Flight 447, but the airline's chief executive said Thursday that he is not convinced faulty monitors were the cause.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:11 pm Premarket: Jobs, retail sales and flat indexesLatest economic data fails to inspire
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:11 pm LEAD: Baseball: Tanaka sets pace as Rakuten ends losing streak+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING 2 GAMES) Masahiro Tanaka pitched seven shutout innings as the Rakuten Eagles beat the Chunichi Dragons 3-1 Thursday to end their season-worst losing streak at...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:11 pm Numbers crunchers shape health reformWhether President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats succeed in crafting health insurance legislation may depend as much on faceless analysts in the Congressional Budget Office as it does on the political calculus of the situation.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:11 pm Numbers crunchers shape health reform
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:11 pm Apple Delivers iPhone 3G S and Leaves Out Much MoreThe Apple WWDC keynote address was full of good and surprising announcements, but, as is often the case, it was most notable for what it didn't include.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:10 pm How to Capture Better City Skyline PhotographsMost of us see a city skyline every day of our lives, but capturing a photograph that does justice to it can be a little tricky. Here are a few ideas that can help you get that unforgettable shot of your home town skyline.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:10 pm The French town with Chinese heritageHugh Schofield discovers how a quirk of history led to a small town in France playing a key role in the formation of the Chinese Communist Party.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:09 pm WHO likely to declare first flu pandemic in 41 yearsThe World Health Organization held an emergency swine flu meeting Thursday and was likely to declare the first flu pandemic in ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:07 pm May U.S. foreclosures third highest on recordNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. foreclosure activity for May ebbed from April's record, but mortgages still failed at a staggering pace as President Barack Obama's rescue programs had not had time to fully take root, RealtyTrac said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:07 pm NH man out on bail after arrest on porn chargesCONWAY, N.H - A Wakefield, N.H., electrician is free on bail after being charged with 10 counts of possessing child pornography and growing 40 marijuana plants at his home. Fifty-two-year-old...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:06 pm Tribe posts reward for information on stabbingMASHPEE - With this year's powwow only weeks away, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council leaders hope to clear up an issue that clouded last year's celebration. The...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:05 pm Uighur Detainees Go From Gitmo To BermudaFour Chinese Muslims who were detained for years at Guantanamo Bay have been released and resettled in Bermuda.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:05 pm Jetstar plane makes emergency landing in GuamSYDNEY (AP) -- An Airbus 330 carrying 203 people made an emergency landing in Guam on Thursday after an electrical problem sparked a small fire in the cockpit, airline officials said. It's the same type of plane that crashed last week in the Atlantic....Source: AP Top International News At 9:26 a... | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:04 pm Jetstar plane makes emergency landing in GuamAn Airbus 330 carrying 203 people made an emergency landing in Guam on Thursday after an electrical problem sparked a small fire in the cockpit, airline officials said. It's the same type...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:04 pm Anne Frank museum to display her actual diariesThe Anne Frank House museum says it will permanently exhibit her diaries and other writings as part of activities commemorating the 80th anniversary of her birth on June 12, 1929.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:04 pm Obama takes health agenda on roadPresident Obama, facing challenges to his ambitious health care overhaul from Congress, is visiting supporters outside the capital ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:04 pm Holocaust museum closed for day to mark shootingWASHINGTON - The U.S. Holocaust Memorial and Museum was shuttered Thursday with its flags at half-staff as it mourned a guard who died stopping a rifle attack by a gunman...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:02 pm WHO likely to declare flu pandemic ThursdayGENEVA (AP) -- The World Health Organization held an emergency swine flu meeting Thursday and was likely to declare the first flu pandemic in 41 years as infections climbed in the United States, Europe, Australia, South America and elsewhere....Source: AP Top International News At 9:26 a... | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:01 pm WHO likely to declare flu pandemic Thursday (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:01 pm New jobless claims drop; retail sales riseThe number of newly laid-off Americans filing jobless claims fell more than expected last week and retail sales grew in May for the first time in three months, fresh evidence that the worst of the recession may have past.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:01 pm Amanda Knox Has "Nothing To Hide"For five months, 21-year-old Amanda Knox has sat silently in an Italian courtroom accused of murder. On Friday, her silence will be broken as she takes the stand to defend herself against the charges.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:00 pm Bear with us? Sighting reported in PlymouthPLYMOUTH - A Cedarville woman may have spotted a black bear just three miles from the Cape Cod Canal, local and state officials said. The sighting, which is unconfirmed...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:59 pm Holocaust museum closed to mark shooting
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:58 pm Four Uighur detainees to be resettled in Bermuda: US - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:57 pm Iran's raucous election campaign goes quietTEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's raucous election campaign fell silent a day before the vote as rallies were barred Thursday to give the public time to reflect on whether they want to keep hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in power or replace him with a reformist more open to closer ties with the West....Source: AP Top International News At 9:26 a... | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:55 pm Iran's raucous election campaign goes quiet (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:55 pm Shooting suspect was on anti-hate groups' radarJames von Brunn is alternately described as a decorated World War II PT boat captain, an artist and member of the high-IQ club, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:51 pm Election Fever Grips IranIran's never seen election fever like this before. Technically, there are four candidates running for President, but CBS News correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports, it's really a two-horse race.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:51 pm U.S. skeptical Netanyahu will back down: diplomatsJERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States doubts a policy speech Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to deliver next week will satisfy President Barack Obama's peacemaking demands,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:51 pm WHO set to declare first flu pandemic since 1968 - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:48 pm Dad hopes Brazil custody fight ‘is over soon’Heartened by a Supreme Court ruling in Brazil that rejected a challenge to his custody rights, a New Jersey father hopes that he is finally moving closer to regaining custody of his 9-year-old son after a five-year battle with the Brazilian family that claims the boy as their own.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:46 pm Most banks still weakening, analysis showsAlthough many banks posted surprising profits for the first quarter, most U.S. banks actually saw their financial health weaken, according to a new analysis of data on some 8,000 banks. Msnbc.com's Bill Dedman reports.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:45 pm LEAD: Skiing: Moguls queen Uemura marries Alpine skier Minagawa+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) Japan's moguls queen and Vancouver Olympic medal hope Aiko Uemura married alpine skier Kentaro Minagawa on Thursday. The 29-year-old Uemura, winner of the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:45 pm 4 ex-Gitmo detainees resettled in BermudaFour Chinese Muslims who were detained for years at Guantanamo Bay have been released and resettled in Bermuda.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:44 pm Holocaust museum closed for day to mark shooting (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:43 pm Bosnian TV airs 'Mladic pictures'Bosnian TV broadcasts what it says are videos of the fugitive former Bosnian Serb army commander, Ratko Mladic.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:42 pm Off to the (not so) frozen tundra - USA Today
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:41 pm Baseball: Tanaka sets pace as Rakuten ends losing streak+(Kyodo) _ Masahiro Tanaka pitched seven shutout innings as the Rakuten Eagles beat the Chunichi Dragons 3-1 Thursday to end their season- worst losing streak at six games. Tanaka (8-1)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:40 pm A Sad Giant Awakens in Nantes [PICS]The remarkable French marionette street theatre Royal de Lux unveiled their latest creations this past weekend. As the highlight of the Estuary 2009 arts festival in Nantes, the theater company drew a gigantic crowd to view a gigantic fairytale. Nantes also happens to be the home of Jules Verne.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:40 pm Brazil to begin crash bodies IDThe first bodies recovered from the scene of the Air France crash arrive in mainland Brazil for the purposes of identification.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:37 pm Soccer Star Ronaldo Gets $131M BidManchester United accepted a world-record transfer offer for Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid on Thursday, clearing the World Player of the Year to negotiate personal terms with the Spanish club.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:36 pm China objects to Palau resettling Guantanamo menPalau's president said Thursday that his tiny Pacific nation's tradition of hospitality prompted the decision to take in 17 Chinese Muslims in limbo at Guantanamo Bay, but China called...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:32 pm U.S. resettles 4 Gitmo detainees in BermudaU.S. officials say four Uighur detainees from Guantanamo Bay have been sent to Bermuda.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:29 pm Ah-ah-ah-choo! Orgasms make her nose stuffyWe know orgasms can make your toes curl, but can they make your sinuses swell? Do vasectomies lower a guy's sex drive? And what is the real difference between just having sex and truly making love? Sexploration answers your queries. Got a question? .Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:28 pm Ah-ah-ah-choo! Orgasms make her nose stuffy
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:28 pm Aid crisis amid Pakistan violenceAs violence continues through Pakistan's north-west aid agencies warn of a funding crisis for those who fled the fighting.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:28 pm Pakistan kills scores of Taliban in new combat zones (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:22 pm Which song would you like The Fray to play?To vote again text your choice (1, 2 or 3) to 622639. Standard text messaging rates apply. Tune in to TODAY to see which was the winning song.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:22 pm Sarah Palin thinks David Letterman is a meanie and a creep...Maybe ... - Newsday
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:22 pm Phil Spector Mugshot... or is it Hannibal? (PIC)During his six-year odyssey through court, Phil Spector sported a range of hairstyles, including a gray Afro and a blond bob. But this morning, we get a photo showing how the legendary music producer appears without access to toupees.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:20 pm Air France chief questions sensor role in crashPARIS (Reuters) - Air France is not yet convinced that faulty speed sensors were to blame for the loss of one of its planes over the Atlantic, but it is replacing old sensors as a precaution, the airline's chief executive said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:19 pm Reaction to Real's Ronaldo offerA round-up of reactions to Cristiano Ronaldo's £80m move to Real MadridSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:16 pm Officials: Clashes in Pakistan Tribal Area Kill 23Clashes in Pakistan tribal area kill 23; odds of a new offensive rising.Source: ABC News: International | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:16 pm Fighting intensifies in Pakistan's northwestPakistani forces battled militants on multiple fronts in the country's restive northwest Thursday, including the primary base for the country's Taliban chief, officials said. More than 60...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:16 pm Soccer: Nakamura making Yokohama play waiting game+(Kyodo) _ Yokohama F Marinos club president Masaharu Saito on Thursday admitted "unforeseen problems" have stalled negotiations to bring Celtic midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura back to the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:14 pm Taiwan's 96-Year-Old Grad Student: All-Nighters Work96-year-old graduate student in Taiwan says pulling all-nighters works.Source: ABC News: International | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:13 pm North Korea sanctions won't escalate tension: Russia sourceSEOUL/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia does not expect North Korea to respond to U.N. sanctions for its nuclear test with moves that would further ratchet up tension, Itar-Tass news agency quoted a diplomatic source as saying on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:08 pm North Korea sanctions won't escalate tension: Russia source (Reuters)
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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pm Airbus Jet Makes Emergency Landing In GuamA Jetstar flight from Japan to Australia was forced to make an emergency landing in Guam after a small fire broke out in the cockpit due to an electrical problem, the airline said. There were no injuries.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pm Swine Flu Set To Earn Pandemic LabelThe World Health Organization is gearing up to declare a swine flu pandemic, a move that could trigger both the large-scale production of vaccines and questions about why the step was delayed for weeks as the virus continued to spread.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pm BELGIUM NATO DEFENSE MINISTERSGerman Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung, center, speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday June 11, 2009. NATO defense ministers...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:59 am Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, seen here in 1999, believes her trial by the ruling junta is "politically motivated" as her lawyer lodged an appeal over a ban on two witnesses.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:58 am A Malaysian supporter of Aung San Suu Kyi demonstrate outside the Myanmar embassy in Kuala LumpurA Malaysian supporter of Aung San Suu Kyi demonstrate outside the Myanmar embassy in Kuala Lumpur. Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi believes her trial by the ruling junta is "politically motivated"...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:58 am Supporters hold portraits of Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi during a candlelit vigil in ManilaSupporters hold portraits of Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi during a candlelit vigil in Manila. Suu Kyi believes her trial by the ruling junta is "politically motivated" as her lawyer lodged an...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:58 am Taiwan 96-year-old grad student: All-nighters workA 96-year-old Taiwanese man who will receive his master's degree in philosophy this weekend said he was able to compete with younger students by pulling all-nighters before exams.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:56 am World Powers Agree on UN Sanctions Against North Korea - Voice of America
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:55 am China defends net filtering software amid outcryBEIJING (AP) -- Chinese state media on Thursday issued an unprecedented defense of newly required Internet filtering software that must be packaged with every computer sold in China starting next month, after a public outcry at home and abroad....Source: AP Top International News At 9:26 a... | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:54 am Nicolas Sarkozy welcomes Angela Merkel at the Elysee Palace in ParisFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Elysee Palace in Paris.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:53 am Man Utd accept £80m Ronaldo bidManchester United accept a world record offer of £80m from Real Madrid for Cristiano Ronaldo.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:51 am Gates: NATO allies expect Afghanistan progressNATO allies agree with the United States that progress must be shown in Afghanistan over the next year to 18 months, U.S. Defense ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:48 am Soccer Team Accepts Record $131M Bid for PlayerMan United accepts record $131M transfer bid from Real Madrid for Ronaldo.Source: ABC News: International | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:40 am Airline got replacement sensors days before crashPARIS (AP) -- Air France received replacement airspeed sensors for its Airbus 330s three days before the fatal crash of Flight 447, but the airline's chief executive said Thursday that he is not convinced faulty monitors were the cause....Source: AP Top International News At 9:26 a... | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:38 am Democrats ask court to block NY Senate coup - Newsday
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:30 am Malian al-Qaeda hunter shot deadA Malian military intelligence officer who was investigating al-Qaeda in North Africa is gunned down in Timbuktu.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:27 am Amnesty Says Sri Lanka Fails to Probe War AbusesAmnesty International accuses Sri Lanka of failing to investigate abuses in war.Source: ABC News: International | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:23 am UN concern over Sri Lanka campsMost of Sri Lanka's displaced could still be in government camps in a year, a UN official tells the BBC, quoting army sources.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:19 am North Korea has renounced a truce that ended the Korean War in 1953North Korea soldiers at the truce village of Panmunjom in 2008. China has called for an "appropriate and balanced" UN resolution against North Korea for its recent nuclear test and missile launches after...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:17 am Terrorists on Air France Flight 447?Authorities say suspicious names on passenger list 'just coincidence'.Source: ABC News: International | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:06 am Air France CEO 'not convinced' sensors caused crashAir France received replacement airspeed sensors for its Airbus 330s three days before the fatal crash of Flight 447, but the ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:03 am Air France crash: What do we know? - CNN International
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Jun 2009 | 10:52 am Gitmo Detainee Transfer Plan Angers ChinaBeijing says 17 Chinese Muslims the United States is sending to the Pacific island nation of Palau are terrorists and should be handed back to China instead.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 11 Jun 2009 | 10:45 am Air France Jet Possibly Disintegrated in Mid-AirTwo pieces of new evidence suggest that Air France Flight 447 broke up over a number of minutes, rather than in one catastrophic incident, before plunging into the Atlantic Ocean and killing all 228 people aboard.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Jun 2009 | 10:33 am Obama seeks closer ties with KyrgyzstanPresident Barack Obama has sent a personal message to his Kyrgyzstan counterpart, officials said Thursday, as Washington tries ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Jun 2009 | 10:31 am U.S. Contractors Freed In Iraq MurderThree American contractors detained during an investigation into the slaying of another American have been released on bond, but two others remain in custody on drug charges, Iraqi officials say.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 11 Jun 2009 | 10:30 am The disaster was the deadliest in Air France's 75-year historyThe Brazilian Navy recovers a section of the tailfin from the Air France A330 which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on June 1.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Jun 2009 | 10:25 am Iraqi Official: 3 of 5 US Contractors FreedIraqi official 3 US contractors in Iraq released, 2 held on drug charges.Source: ABC News: International | 11 Jun 2009 | 10:19 am Iraqi official: 3 of 5 US contractors freedBAGHDAD (AP) -- Three American contractors detained during an investigation into the slaying of another American have been released on bond, but two others remain in custody on drug charges, Iraqi officials said Thursday....Source: AP Top International News At 9:26 a... | 11 Jun 2009 | 10:19 am MPs' expenses: Shahid Malik unable to produce receipts or rental agreementShahid Malik unable to back up claims over rent of his constituency home report by Sir Philip Mawer discloses.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 Jun 2009 | 10:04 am Watchdogs urge Iraq to end media harassmentBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Media watchdogs have urged Iraq's government to end harassment and intimidation of journalists and push for the release of a freelance photographer working for Reuters, who is being held by the U.S. military.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Jun 2009 | 10:02 am China demands U.S. send Guantanamo Uighurs backBEIJING (Reuters) - China demanded on Thursday that the United States return 17 Chinese Muslims held at Guantanamo Bay to China and not send them to the Pacific island nation of Palau, which has agreed to accept the detainees.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Jun 2009 | 9:59 am Rising Black Political StarsFrom Newark's Cory Booker to Alabama's Artur Davis, a new generation stands poised to follow in Barack Obama's footsteps. The Daily Beast profiles six up-and-comers who have big elections ahead of them.Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story | 11 Jun 2009 | 9:56 am MPs found guilty of breaching expenses rules to be forced out of ParliamentMPs found guilty of serious breaches of the rules governing their use of expenses will be forced out of Parliament under a new code of conduct proposed by Gordon Brown.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 Jun 2009 | 9:45 am Gates: No sign N. Korea is prepared to retaliateDefense Secretary Robert Gates says it does not appear that North Korea has made military preparations to follow through on its ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Jun 2009 | 9:41 am An Italian policeman stands guard near the US embassy in RomeAn Italian policeman stands guard near the US embassy in Rome. Six people have been arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on next month's Group of Eight summit on the Sardinian island of La Maddalena...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Jun 2009 | 9:40 am Jetstar plane makes emergency landing in GuamA Jetstar flight from Japan to Australia was forced to make an emergency landing in Guam on Thursday after a small fire broke ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Jun 2009 | 9:40 am Officials: Clashes in Pakistan tribal area kill 23Dozens of militants attacked three army posts in a tribal region that serves as the primary base for Pakistan's Taliban chief, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 11 Jun 2009 | 9:32 am U.S. Cautiously Awaits Iran Presidential ElectionThe Obama administration is cautiously watching Iran's presidential election this week for signs that the Islamic Republic may be willing to engage with the United States, but U.S. officials have meager expectations for change.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Jun 2009 | 9:32 am Tour De Convicts: Inmates in Bike RaceFrench convicts get their own 'Tour de France' to build self-esteemSource: ABC News: International | 11 Jun 2009 | 9:15 am Warring Words: NKorea Demands Raise in Wages From SouthNKorea demands 4-fold increase in wages for its workers employed by SouthSource: ABC News: International | 11 Jun 2009 | 9:04 am In Iran, A Reformer Can Only Do So MuchThe Obama administration is cautiously watching Iran's presidential election this week for signs that the Islamic Republic may be willing to engage with United States, but U.S. officials have meager expectations for change.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 11 Jun 2009 | 8:48 am Iraq Official: 3 of 5 Detained U.S. Contractors Free on BondThree of five American contractors detained during an investigation into the slaying of another American have been released on bond after a week in Iraqi custody, a senior Iraqi judicial official said Thursday.Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Jun 2009 | 8:48 am NKorea demands 4-fold raise in wages from SouthSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea demanded Thursday a four-fold increase in wages for its workers employed by South Korean-owned companies at an industrial park at the center of a major dispute roiling their relations, an official said. It also demanded a 31-times increase in the rent for the site....Source: AP Top International News At 9:26 a... | 11 Jun 2009 | 8:35 am Militants show sophisticated tactics in PakistanISLAMABAD (AP) -- Two commando-style assaults in Pakistan in the past two weeks show militants can now pierce the iron-fortified gates, concrete barricades and cordons of armed guards that are meant to secure hotels, housing compounds and even police stations across the country....Source: AP Top International News At 9:26 a... | 11 Jun 2009 | 7:37 am A woman and her child walk toward the Georgian-Abkhazian borderA woman and her child walk toward the Georgian-Abkhazian border. A series of bomb blasts rocked a flashpoint Georgian town in what authorities said was an attempt to destabilize a region still smarting...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Jun 2009 | 7:34 am Supporters of presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi flash the victory sign during a campaign rallySupporters of Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi flash the victory sign during a campaign rally in Tehran. Campaigning for Iran's hotly contested presidential election wrapped up after...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 11 Jun 2009 | 7:09 am 24 charged in crackdown on Native American artifact lootingAll but one are arrested in the theft of ancient artifacts in the Four Corners region. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar calls the investigation the largest targeting of such looting on public lands.Striking at a longtime practice in the Four Corners area, federal authorities Wednesday unsealed indictments against 24 people in what they called the largest investigation ever into the looting of Native American artifacts on public lands.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am 5 world powers agree on North Korea sanctionsThe full U.N. Security Council is expected to approve the resolution Friday, in retaliation for North Korea's nuclear test last month.Key world powers agreed Wednesday on a draft of a United Nations resolution that would sharply increase export and financial sanctions against North Korea as punishment for its recent nuclear weapons and missile tests.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Holocaust Museum suspect's views were knownJames von Brunn, accused of killing a guard, is in critical condition. Hate-group trackers knew of his racist and anti-Semitic rants.An elderly Maryland man with a long history of ties to neo-Nazi organizations walked into the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Wednesday and opened fire, killing a security guard and sending visitors scrambling for cover, law enforcement officials said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Schwarzenegger threatens to shut down state governmentThe governor says that if a budget deal isn't reached, he won't approve emergency borrowing to tide California over.Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vowed Wednesday to let California government come to a "grinding halt" rather than agree to a high-interest loan to keep the state afloat if he and the Legislature do not close the yawning budget gap in coming weeks.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am More than 250,000 Southland households not ready for digital TV switchIf owners of older analog sets don't get converter boxes or cable or satellite service by Friday, their televisions will just show a blue screen.Southern California is home to the major TV producers and studios, but when it comes to getting ready for Friday's transition to all-digital broadcasts, we're among the nation's top slackers.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Executives draw huge salaries at L.A. nonprofit drug treatment centerExperts say the massive pay and side profits earned by Tarzana Treatment Center's board and managers are 'anathema' to the mission of charitable organizations.In an industrial zone a few blocks off the 101 Freeway, the Tarzana Treatment Center relies on government contracts and nonprofit tax status to serve drug addicts in poverty or trouble with the law.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Study finds little risk from a morning sickness medicationThe anti-nausea drug metoclopramide, used more on pregnant women in Europe and Israel, appears to have a statistically insignificant effect on fetuses.As many as 80% of pregnant women suffer morning sickness in the first trimester of pregnancy. For the lucky ones, it can be controlled with saltines and frequent small meals. When such strategies do not work, physicians often prescribe drugs to control the nausea -- even though none are approved for such use in the U.S.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Punishing North Korea won't be easyPast sanctions have failed to rein in Pyongyang's misconduct because Kim Jong Il has ways around the embargoes. That leaves the impoverished public to suffer.Do you cut off the flow of cognac and caviar to Kim Jong Il? Close down the North Korean leader's personal bank accounts? Intercept ships carrying North Korean missiles?
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Iran's Islamic guardians warn reformist wave ahead of electionTEHRAN, Iran - In the final hours of Iran's fierce election campaign, the top pro-reform challenger to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad got a sharp warning that authorities would crush any attempt at a popular "revolution" inspired by...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 11 Jun 2009 | 4:37 am Property Tax Revenue Drop Adds To Counties' WoesIn states like Florida, California and Nevada, the collapse of the housing market has driven down home values dramatically. That means lower property tax revenue for local governments. Counties across the country say property tax collections may decline by 10 percent or more over the next few years. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Jun 2009 | 4:02 am Gunman kills guard at U.S. Holocaust MuseumWASHINGTON (Reuters) - An elderly gunman linked to an anti-Jewish website killed a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington on Wednesday and was wounded when guards returned fire, officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Jun 2009 | 2:57 am How Moran's Early Edge Unwound - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Jun 2009 | 2:44 am Investigation into Jetstar cockpit fireCANBERRA - The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has launched an investigation into a cockpit fire aboard a Jetstar plane bound for Australia from Japan. The aircraft is the same model as the Air France flight which plunged...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 11 Jun 2009 | 2:16 am Surprising Lives of Afghanistan Soldiers Waiting for BattleTroops swarming into Afghanistan kick-back while waiting to fight the Taliban.Source: ABC News: International | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:21 pm Cabinet papers to be exempt from Freedom of InformationSome Cabinet papers and information on the Royal Family are to be excluded from the Freedom of Information Act under new rules unveiled by Gordon Brown.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:07 pm Elderly man opens fire at Holocaust museumWASHINGTON - An elderly gunman, said by authorities to have a violent and virulently anti-Semitic past, stepped inside the crowded US Holocaust Memorial Museum yesterday, opened fire with a rifle and fatally wounded a security guard...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:00 pm North Korea's secretive currency tradersSEOUL, South Korea - Room 39 is one of the most secret organisations in arguably the world's most secretive state. Its mission: Obtain foreign currency for the regime of North Korea's authoritarian leader Kim Jong Il. As the United...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:10 pm Shahid Malik faces new questions over his expensesLess than 48 hours after his return to government Shahid Malik is facing fresh questions about his use of parliamentary expenses.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Jun 2009 | 9:59 pm US officer tasers woman, 72, during traffic stopAUSTIN, Texas - Cursing and belligerent, the 72-year-old woman refused to sign her speeding ticket, got out of her truck and dared a deputy to shock her with a Taser. So he did. Video released by a Travis County Constable's...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Jun 2009 | 9:43 pm MPs' expenses: Shahid Malik admits charging taxpayer for two housesShahid Malik the newly appointed Communities Minister has admitted that the taxpayer had met the costs of office space in his constituency house and his designated second home in London simultaneously.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Jun 2009 | 9:32 pm WHO edges closer to declaring swine flu pandemicGENEVA - The World Health Organization is gearing up to declare a swine flu pandemic, a move that could trigger both the large-scale production of vaccines and questions about why the move was delayed for weeks as the virus continued...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Jun 2009 | 9:14 pm Guard Killed In Holocaust Museum ShootingThe guard shot at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington is dead. Park police say a gunman, identified as James Von Brunn, walked into the museum and exchanged fire with security guards. The suspect is in critical condition. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jun 2009 | 8:50 pm Museum Shooting Suspect Has Long Trail Of VitriolAnti-Semitic writings, arrests and prison time pepper the life of James W. von Brunn. He is the author of a book titled Kill The Best Gentiles and once attempted what he portrayed as a citizen's arrest of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jun 2009 | 8:48 pm Alarm in Baltic as Kremlin seizes control of Soviet pastIn Russia it is not only the future that is unpredictable; often the past is equally in doubt. One minute Leon Trotsky was a hero of the Revolution, the father of the Red Army and a strong contender to succeed Lenin; the next minute...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Jun 2009 | 8:05 pm U.S. Backs Shareholder Voice In Exec PayThe Obama administration is taking new steps to regulate executive pay. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said Wednesday the government will not directly limit compensation, but he did announce the administration will ask Congress to give shareholders a voice in pay levels and to provide a firewall between company management and executive compensation committees. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jun 2009 | 8:00 pm N.Y. Senate At Standstill Over Defection DramaTwo days after a pair of Senate Democrats defected to the GOP, New York's Capitol is in chaos as party leaders argue over who is in control. The latest act in the political drama has the state legislature at a standstill. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jun 2009 | 8:00 pm Health Care Overhaul Opponents Use Selective StatsOpponents of Congress' health care overhaul plan often cite a statistic that a public plan would result in over 100 million people losing their private insurance. But the writers of the oft-cited report say the number of people who would join a public insurance plan varies dramatically depending on how that plan is designed. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jun 2009 | 8:00 pm Bill Gives FDA Control Over TobaccoThe Senate is expected to pass legislation soon that would give the Food and Drug Administration the power to regulate tobacco products and advertising, as well as limit flavorings. But the bill doesn't allow the FDA to ban tobacco or the most popular flavoring, menthol. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jun 2009 | 8:00 pm China to revamp news broadcastsChina's state broadcaster plans to revamp its staid news broadcasts for the first time in a decade to combat a sharp decline in viewership. More human interest stories and critical reporting will be introduced to try to win back...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Jun 2009 | 7:15 pm Investigation launched into fire aboard Jetstar flightCANBERRA - The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has launched an investigation into a cockpit fire aboard a Jetstar plane bound for Australia from Japan. The aircraft is the same model as the Air France flight which plunged...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Jun 2009 | 7:00 pm Gaddafi brings his tent to ItalyLibya's Muammar Gaddafi is making his first visit to Italy, where the "king of kings of Africa" will pitch his trademark tent in a Rome park. Gaddafi will receive guests in the tent in the Villa Doria Pamphili and will sleep in...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Jun 2009 | 6:15 pm Man Offered Free Pizza for Burning Down Rival PizzeriaAn Austrialian heroin addict was promised free pizza for life in return for burning down a rival's pizzeria, a court heard.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Jun 2009 | 5:53 pm Gunman Shoots, Kills Guard At Holocaust MuseumOfficials said an elderly man walked into the museum in Washington, D.C., with a rifle Wednesday afternoon and shot and killed a security guard before being shot. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jun 2009 | 5:51 pm Putin: Russia Willing to Abandon Nukes if Others DoPrime Minister Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia is willing to abandon nuclear weapons if the United States and all other countries that have them do the same.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Jun 2009 | 5:03 pm Administration moves to oversee executive payThe Obama administration will give a new Treasury official power to reject executive pay packages at firms that receive government assistance and wants legislation that would seek to tame compensation across the corporate world, an administration official said today.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jun 2009 | 5:02 pm WATCH: Exploring Dubai's Chinese DragonmartSource: ABC News: International | 10 Jun 2009 | 4:55 pm 11 Dead in Pakistan Hotel Blast, Taliban EyedInvestigators searched a wrecked luxury hotel in northwestern Pakistan for evidence Wednesday after a bold homicide bombing killed 11 people, including aid workers, in what the U.N. condemned as a 'heinous terrorist attack.'Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Jun 2009 | 4:53 pm French Official: Stolen Picasso Notebook Hard to SellA red notebook of 33 pencil drawings by Pablo Picasso stolen from the Paris museum bearing his name will be hard for thieves to sell, France's culture minister said Wednesday.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Jun 2009 | 4:40 pm Video: David Cameron accuses Gordon Brown at PMQs of trying to 'fix' voting systemTory leader accuses Gordon Brown of wanting to reform voting system because he faces losing the next election badly.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Jun 2009 | 4:12 pm Woman Mistakenly Junks Mattress With $1M InsideThe woman told Army Radio that she bought her elderly mother a new mattress as a surprise on Monday and threw out the old one, only to discover that her mother had hidden her life savings inside.Source: FOXNews.com | 10 Jun 2009 | 4:03 pm Indecent images that led to arrest 'taken inside Plymouth nursery'Some of the images which led to arrest of nursery worker Vanessa George were taken inside her day care unit.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Jun 2009 | 3:13 pm Nursery worker charged with sexual assault and making indecent images of childrenVanessa George charged with seven offences including making and distributing indecent images of children.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Jun 2009 | 1:55 pm Gordon Brown bids to clean up Parliament in wake of expenses scandalPrime Minister sets out plans for legislative action in a bid to clean up Parliament in the wake of the expenses scandal.Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Jun 2009 | 12:30 pm
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