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Kyodo economic news summary -3-+(Kyodo) _ ---------- Nikkei hits 3-month closing high above 10,500 on yen, global rallies TOKYO - The key Nikkei stock index rose sharply Thursday to a three- month closing high above...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Dec 2009 | 3:34 am Queen Elizabeth II to Pay Tribute to UK Troops - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 24 Dec 2009 | 3:33 am Hughes axe leaves Ferguson fumingSir Alex Ferguson brands Manchester City's dismissal of Mark Hughes as "unacceptable".Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Dec 2009 | 3:32 am N. Korea exhibits model of Kwangmyongsong-2 satellite+(Kyodo) _ North Korea has begun a public exhibition of a model of an experimental communications satellite it claims to have launched in April. The model of the satellite...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Dec 2009 | 3:28 am Dalai Lama to visit Zenkoji Temple in Nagano next June+(Kyodo) _ The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, will visit Zenkoji Temple in the city of Nagano next June, his liaison office in Tokyo announced Thursday. The temple declined to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Dec 2009 | 3:26 am LEAD: Hatoyama says he will stay in office despite indictment of ex-aides+TOKYO, Dec. 24 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING QUOTES) Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama apologized Thursday over the falsification of his political fund reports that led to indictments earlier inSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am Winter storm starts to spread across Midwest (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Dec 2009 | 3:18 am Obama prepares for family holidayAfter working hard to push a massive health care overhaul plan through the Senate, President Barack Obama will finally get to take a vacation with his family.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Dec 2009 | 3:16 am Obama prepares for family holiday (AP)AP - After working hard to push a massive health care overhaul plan through the Senate, President Barack Obama will finally get to take a vacation with his family.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Dec 2009 | 3:16 am 3RD LD: Hatoyama's ex-secretaries charged over falsified fund reports+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO) Prosecutors indicted two of the former secretaries of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama without arrest Thursday over falsified fund reports in violation of theSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Dec 2009 | 3:16 am Japan's PM Apologizes for Fundraising Scandal - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 24 Dec 2009 | 3:13 am Suicide Bomber Strikes Peshawar - Voice of America
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 24 Dec 2009 | 3:12 am Fencing: Ota wins men's foil at national championships+(Kyodo) _ Beijing Olympic silver medalist Yuki Ota won the men's individual foil title at the national championships on Thursday. The 24-year-old Ota defeated defending champion Yusuke...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Dec 2009 | 3:12 am Queen Elizabeth II to pay tribute to UK troopsQueen Elizabeth II will pay tribute to Britain's armed forces in her traditional Christmas Day message.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Dec 2009 | 3:02 am Yemen says air strike on al-Qaeda hide-out kills 30 - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 24 Dec 2009 | 3:01 am Officials: Suicide bomber kills 4 in NW Pakistan (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:59 am UN action shameful, says EritreaEritrea says sanctions imposed by the UN are shameful and dismisses claims it backs militants in Somalia.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:58 am Japan's PM apologizes for fundraising scandalProsecutors charged two former aides of Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Thursday with giving false reports about political funding, a serious embarrassment for his new government.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:55 am Jackson Attorney: FBI Files Are 'Almost Vindication'A lawyer for the Michael Jackson family said that the now public but heavily redacted FBI file on the late pop superstar show that Jackson was innocent of molestation allegations. "In all these pages, hundreds of pages, many many hours of investigations... there's not one scrap of evidence that Michael Jackson ever harmed a child
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:54 am Ft. Hood Suspect's Cleric Killed in Yemen? - CBS News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:53 am Guantanamo prison may have to stay open until 2011 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:52 am How one odd duck says 'no' to sexWhen it comes to sex, some female ducks have taken "no" to a new level. They have evolved vaginas with clockwise spirals that keep out the oppositely spiraled penises of undesirable males, scientists have discovered.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:52 am Ft. Hood Suspect's Cleric Killed in Yemen?Air Strikes Kill at Least 30 Suspected Militants, Nidal Hasan Associate Reportedly Among the DeadSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:51 am Last-second shot lifts Charleston past SMU, 72-71Donavan Monroe's baseline jumper with 1.1 seconds left rallied the College of Charleston to a 72-71 victory over SMU in the Diamond Head Classic on Wednesday night.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:51 am Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins split after 23 years (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:51 am Baseball: BayStars double Uchikawa's salary+(Kyodo) _ Yokohama BayStars outfielder Seiichi Uchikawa on Thursday saw his salary double to 170 million yen plus performance bonuses. The 2008 Central League batting champion turned...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:48 am Japan PM sorry over funds scandalJapanese PM Yukio Hatoyama has apologised after a former aide was charged with violating laws on political funding.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:47 am Russia-Georgia crossing to reopenRussia and Georgia agree to reopen a border crossing that has been closed since July 2006, Georgia's foreign ministry says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:45 am Kyodo economic news summary -2-+(Kyodo) _ ---------- ANA, United, Continental apply for antitrust immunity with U.S. TOKYO - Japan's All Nippon Airways Co. said Thursday the airline and its two U.S. partners --...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:40 am More Irish bishops 'must quit'The remaining Irish bishops named in a report which exposed how Catholic leaders concealed child abuse must resign, a victims group says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:33 am Dozens killed in Yemen air strikeAt least 30 suspected al-Qaeda militants, possibly including two commanders, are killed in an air strike in Yemen, officials say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:28 am Ex-Playboy Model of the Year guilty of toilet attackA former Playboy Model of the Year who banged another woman's head against a toilet up to 10 times and broke her nose has been found guilty of assault. (Not my typical submission, but too sensational to pass up).
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:25 am Senate faces Christmas Eve vote on health care (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:23 am US Senate votes on landmark health bill (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:22 am Armed Santa Claus robs US bankA US bank has been held up by an armed man dressed as a Santa Claus. According to Metropolitan Nashville Police, a man wearing a Santa Claus suit - including hat, beard and moustache and dark sunglasses - robbed a SunTrust Bank, demanding money from a member of staff at gunpoint.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:22 am Boy in Brazil custody battle to be handed to US dadSean Goldman, the nine-year-old boy at the center of a long and bitter US-Brazil custody battle, was expected to be handed over to his American father early Thursday. If it takes place...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:21 am Police and journalists stand by the main entrance of the US consulate in Rio de JaneiroPolice and journalists stand by the main entrance of the US consulate in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. An American dad was hoping Wednesday for a Christmas Eve reunion with his young son after winning a marathon...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:21 am Sean Goldman, the nine-year-old boy at the center of a US-Brazil custody battle, is to be handed over to his US fatherThe main entrance to the US consulate in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on December 23. Sean Goldman, the nine-year-old boy at the center of a long and bitter US-Brazil custody battle, is to be handed over to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:21 am Hatoyama says will stay in office despite ex-aides' indictments+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: TO BE LED) Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama apologized Thursday over the falsification of his political fund reports that led to indictments earlier in the day of two of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:21 am Yemen claims 30 killed in raid on Qaida hide-outs (AP)AP - Backed by U.S. intelligence, Yemeni forces struck a series of suspected al-Qaida hideouts Thursday, killing more than 30 militants in its stepped-up campaign against the terror network, the government said.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:18 am Angelina Jolie Doubts Fidelity Essential to a RelationshipWith six beautiful children and millions in the bank genetically blessed couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie surely have a great life. But when it comes to their relationship they seem to have a very bohemian attitude to staying faithful to each other.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:15 am AIG fails to keep pledge to return bonusesWhen word spread earlier this year that American International Group had paid more than $165 million in retention bonuses at the division that had precipitated the company's downfall, outrage erupted, with employees getting death threats and President Obama urging that every legal avenue be pursued...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:14 am Italy: court OKs extradition of US fugitive doctorA court in Turin has approved a U.S. extradition request for a fugitive American doctor accused of fraud and malpractice who was found in a tent near Mont Blanc, a prosecutor said Thursday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:14 am China blasts diplomats over dissident's trial - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:09 am Yemen says Fort Hood-linked imam may be deadSANAA (Reuters) - The leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and a Muslim preacher linked by U.S. intelligence to deaths at a U.S. army base are believed to have died in a Yemen air strike, a security official said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:08 am How NOT To Steal A Plasma TV [vid]He wanted to finally play Call of Duty on something bigger than his hand-me-down 13" tv. Planning is not his forte. That's like walking around a music store with an empty guitar case.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:08 am Agility says U.S. court case postponed, no new dateDUBAI (Reuters) - Kuwait's Agility, accused of overcharging the U.S. Army by $60 million, said its court case in the U.S. is being rescheduled and a date and time will be announced soon, a U.S-based spokesman for the logistics firm said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:07 am Agility says U.S. court case postponed, no new date (Reuters)Reuters - Kuwait's Agility, accused of overcharging the U.S. Army by $60 million, said its court case in the U.S. is being rescheduled and a date and time will be announced soon, a U.S-based spokesman for the logistics firm said.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:07 am The New York Times' View of "Journalistic Objectivity"The newspaper accuses Al Jazeera of lacking objectivity for accurately describing what the U.S. did.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:06 am Gal Gamers Geekier Than GuysA study in the Journal of Communication found that women who engage in a role-playing game online actually spend more time in the alternate reality than the guy players do.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:05 am China blasts diplomats over dissident's trialChina on Thursday accused some diplomats of interfering in its internal affairs because they criticized the detention and trial of a prominent dissident who faces up to 15 years in jail for calling for political reform.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:05 am China blasts diplomats over dissident's trial (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:05 am Australian Fossil Unlocks Whale OriginsMuseum Victoria palaeobiologist Dr Erich Fitzgerald has made groundbreaking discoveries into the origin of baleen whales, based on a 25-million-year-old fossil found near Torquay in Victoria, Australia. Dr Fitzgerald's study, which is published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, is centred on Mammalodon colliveri, a primitive...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Dec 2009 | 2:00 am Map of Pakistan locating Peshawar, where a suicide bomb killed at least four peopleMap of Pakistan locating Peshawar, where a suicide bomb attack near an army and police checkpoint Thursday killed at least four people.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Dec 2009 | 1:53 am NH, Maine test transparency with health cost toolsWhen Laura Davie's doctor suggested she go to the hospital next door for her first mammogram last year, she went online instead.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Dec 2009 | 1:51 am File TV grab provided by China's state television a defendant during a trial over Xinjiang ethnic unrestFile TV grab provided by China's state television network shows one of six defendants during a trial over July's ethnic unrest at the Urumqi court, in northwest China's Xinjiang region, in early October...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Dec 2009 | 1:50 am Chinese security forces on patrol in Urumqi, northwest China in mid July amid unrest in the regionChinese security forces on patrol in Urumqi, northwest China in mid July 2009. Five more people have been sentenced to death over the ethnic violence which hit China's Xinjiang region, an official said...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Dec 2009 | 1:50 am A large group of Han Chinese people carry sticks and shovels in Urumqi, Xinjiang province amid the July 2009 unrestFile photo shows a large group of Han Chinese people carrying sticks and shovels in Urumqi, Xinjiang province on July 7 amid unrest which flared in the region. Five more people have been sentenced to death...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Dec 2009 | 1:50 am Brazilian Family Ends Sean Goldman FightFamily's Lawyer Describes Handoff Plans, Visitation Spat in Exclusive Interview with CBS NewsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 24 Dec 2009 | 1:48 am Checkpoint Verkhny Lars (Upper Lars) between Georgia and RussiaThis picture taken in July 2008 shows the construction area of checkpoint Verkhny Lars between Georgia and Russia. Both countries, who fought a brief war last year, have agreed to re-open their land border...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Dec 2009 | 1:39 am 4 Arrests in Mexico Cartel Revenge SlayingMembers of Cartel-Aligned Hit Squad Held in Murder of Family of Marine Killed in Major RaidSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 24 Dec 2009 | 1:35 am Former Taiwanese president indicted on new chargesTaiwanese prosecutors have indicted former President Chen Shui-bian on new bribery and money-laundering charges.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Dec 2009 | 1:33 am Deadly explosion rocks PeshawarA big explosion hits a busy road in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, with at least four people reported killed.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Dec 2009 | 1:29 am Health bill on verge in Senate - Baltimore Sun
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 24 Dec 2009 | 1:22 am Winter Storm Starts to Spread Across Midwest - ABC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 24 Dec 2009 | 1:19 am Major militant attacks in Pakistan since OctoberA look at major attacks in Pakistan since the start of October:Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Dec 2009 | 1:17 am Report: Bin Laden daughter hiding in IranA daughter of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden reportedly has taken refuge in the Saudi Embassy in Tehran after eluding guards who have held her and her family for eight years.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Dec 2009 | 1:17 am Little boy's big legacy teaches others how to liveThe disarming smile of a 4-year-old boy with a buzz cut brightens an otherwise drab newspaper page, where whole lives are summed up in three inches of tiny newsprint.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Dec 2009 | 1:12 am Philadelphia and region get HUD homeless funding | Philadelphia Inquirer | 12 ... - Philadelphia Inquirer
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 24 Dec 2009 | 1:11 am Battle against al-Qaida stepped up in YemenWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Pentagon has poured nearly $70 million in military aid to Yemen this year, a massive financial infusion aimed at eliminating the expanding al-Qaida safe havens in that country....Source: AP Top International News At 9:36 p... | 24 Dec 2009 | 1:08 am 'Nine rebels' killed in ManipurThe government in the Indian state of Manipur orders a judicial enquiry into the killing of a former separatist rebel.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Dec 2009 | 1:03 am Former Mahony aide testifies before grand jury in L.A. church abuse caseMsgr. Richard Loomis, ex-vicar of clergy for the archdiocese, spoke to a federal panel under 'use immunity,' meaning his testimony cannot be used against him in a criminal prosecution, a source says.The former vicar of clergy for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles testified under a grant of immunity last week before a federal grand jury investigating the church's role in sexual abuse by priests, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 24 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Schwarzenegger's plan to again raid transit funds angers rider advocatesThe governor's proposal to help balance California's budget, which would cut as much as $1 billion from public transportation, could trigger more route closures and fare hikes for buses and trains.Mass transit boosters reacted angrily Wednesday to news that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to tap public transportation funds again in an effort to balance California's budget.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 24 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Los Angeles crime rates plunge despite weak economyHomicides decline to levels not seen since the 1960s. 'It's a different world,' Chief Charlie Beck says.Crime in Los Angeles County dropped again in 2009 despite rising unemployment and the bad economy, continuing a slide that has pushed homicides to levels not seen since the 1960s.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 24 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Los Angeles sees sharp rise in red-light camera revenueSince late '07, monthly income grew from about $200,000 to about $400,000, according to estimates. Last year, the city more than doubled the fines it charges for violations.As Los Angeles City Hall has struggled against a sea of red ink, one financial bright spot through the long recession has been the Police Department's red-light camera program, which has seen a sharp rise in revenue, according to court data obtained by The Times.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 24 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Lawsuit against Toyota droppedA lawyer who sought to reopen 17 rollover claims says he cannot prove his case after reviewing documents allegedly showing that Toyota had hidden key evidence.In a victory for Toyota Motor Corp., an attorney has dropped a lawsuit seeking to reopen 17 rollover cases against the automaker based on claims by a former Toyota attorney that the company had hidden key evidence.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 24 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Afghan police mistakenly kill parliament memberThe lawmaker and his son are killed in an ambush that had been set to find a wounded insurgent commander in Baghlan province, in Afghanistan's north.National police hunting for a wounded insurgent commander mistakenly ambushed a vehicle carrying a member of the Afghan parliament, killing him and his son, provincial officials said Wednesday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 24 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Senate positioned to pass healthcare overhaulFinal approval is expected Thursday morning on a simple-majority vote. But the bill is being criticized by Republicans as the work of backroom deals.With Senate Democrats poised to pass a sweeping overhaul of the nation's healthcare system today, Republicans sought to frame the bill as a tarnished product of backroom deals, with some going so far as to declare it illegal.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 24 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am An American Airlines jet is seen after overshooting the runway at Norman Manley International AirportAn American Airlines jet is seen after overshooting the runway at Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, Jamaica. US investigators arrived in Jamaica on Wednesday to investigate the crash of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Dec 2009 | 12:54 am Graphic on the crash landing of an American Airlines plane in Jamaica on WednesdayGraphic on the crash landing of an American Airlines plane in Jamaica on WednesdaySource: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Dec 2009 | 12:54 am The lawyer representing Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobao, is stopped from talking with journalistsShang Baojun (centre), the lawyer for leading Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobao, is manhandled by plainclothes security trying to keep him from talking with journalists. China has slammed what it called "gross...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Dec 2009 | 12:43 am Aide: Brazilian family giving up fight for US boyRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The end seemingly in sight, David Goldman waited anxiously to see if the Brazilian relatives of his 9-year-old son obey a court order to turn over the boy Thursday and end a long, bitter struggle over custody....Source: AP Top International News At 9:36 p... | 24 Dec 2009 | 12:41 am Five sentenced to death by ChinaFive more people are sentenced to death for their part in the violence in China's Xinjiang region in July.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Dec 2009 | 12:28 am Tim Thomas' net bait bites backTim Thomas outfoxed himself during a dangerous encounter with Atlanta sniper Ilya Kovalchuk last night. The last thing any goalie wants to see is Kovalchuk armed with...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Dec 2009 | 11:57 pm Bruins power play, PK deny AtlantaSpecial teams proved to be the difference for the Bruins last night in a thrilling 6-4 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers before 17,565 at TD Garden. The Bruins scored...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Dec 2009 | 11:57 pm Families get into the string of thingsDon't tell these folks the economy has dimmed spirits. From the city to the suburbs, homeowners are lighting up moods with some impressive light displays. The...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Dec 2009 | 11:56 pm A unique family businessFor a father, wanting his son to enter the family business is a natural thing. When the family business is football, however, it is an entirely different matter. The...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Dec 2009 | 11:44 pm Charles T. HansonCharles T. Hanson of Malden, a Korean War veteran and aformer business owner, died Monday at Epoch Senior Health Care in Melrose. He was 79. Born in Revere, Mr. Hanson...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Dec 2009 | 11:40 pm Fred Taylor takes aim at JaguarsFOXBORO - Sometimes, reality hurts. Fred Taylor knows this all too well. When the Jaguars cut the face of their franchise after 11 seasons, telling him they were putting...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Dec 2009 | 11:40 pm Michael E. TrainorMichael E. Trainor of Gloucester, a construction worker, died unexpectedly Friday at Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester. He was 40. He was born in Cambridge. ...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Dec 2009 | 11:39 pm Frances L. DeMoleFrances L. (Storer) DeMole of Weymouth, a homemaker, died Monday at Colonial Nursing Home in Weymouth. She was 106. Born in Topsham, Maine, Mrs. DeMole lived in Dorchester...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Dec 2009 | 11:38 pm Defense gains groundFOXBORO - Vince Wilfork and Ty Warren went back to work yesterday, presumably knocking bodies around at practice after missing all of last week with foot and ankle injuries. ...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Dec 2009 | 11:35 pm Watching flocksShepherds in the West Bank see livelihoods dwindleSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Dec 2009 | 11:29 pm Tom Brady looking for his offenseFOXBORO - With two games left in the regular season, teams aren't usually searching for an identity. But yesterday, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady admitted he's...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Dec 2009 | 11:28 pm Housing crisis cuts U.S. mobilityThe numbers of Americans moving to new states fell sharply this year, a casualty of the collapse in housing prices and the severe ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Dec 2009 | 11:14 pm Aide: Brazilian family abandons battle for custody of U.S. boyA federal court has ordered a Brazilian family to turn over a 9-year-old boy to his U.S. father by Thursday morning.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Dec 2009 | 11:12 pm 2 vessels collide in Philippines; 27 missingMANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Search-and-rescue teams combed the waters of Manila Bay on Thursday for at least 27 people missing after a passenger ferry collided with a fishing boat, the coast guard said....Source: AP Top International News At 9:36 p... | 23 Dec 2009 | 11:10 pm Senate on verge of passing healthcare billWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats cleared the last 60-vote hurdle on President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul on Wednesday, virtually ensuring final passage of its version of the biggest health policy changes in four decades.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Dec 2009 | 11:01 pm Hostage standoff at post office is over - CNN
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Dec 2009 | 10:52 pm Va. post office standoff ends peacefully
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Dec 2009 | 10:51 pm Utah rallies to Poinsettia Bowl winJordan Wynn throws for a career-high 338 yards and three touchdowns and No. 23 Utah comes back from two-touchdown deficit to a 37-27 victory over California
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 Dec 2009 | 10:44 pm Utah strikes another blow for Mountain West
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Dec 2009 | 10:36 pm Blues complete Western Canada sweepSt. Louis beats Calgary 2-1 in a shootout and earns first three-game win streak of the season
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 Dec 2009 | 10:29 pm Snow storm in central U.S. worsening
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Dec 2009 | 10:14 pm Canadian soldier killed by roadside bomb in AfghanistanLieutenant Andrew Richard Nuttall was killed by an IED while on foot patrol in Panjwai District; Afghan soldier also killed
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 Dec 2009 | 10:08 pm 'Twas the night before Christmas (Great Recession edition)A holiday tale, Bay Street style, brought to you by Derek DeCloet
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 Dec 2009 | 10:01 pm Love's pure lightThe apartment and tree were borrowed, and my son was asleep in his wheelchair. Still, we were together
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Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm Pierrette LapointeMother extraordinaire, angel in the making, confidante, rose aficionado. Born Jan. 18, 1920, in Sainte-Rosalie, Que. Died July 18 in Hamilton of heart failure, aged 89.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 23 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm Day-long Va. post office standoff ends peacefullyState police say a day-long standoff at a small-town post office has ended with three hostages being released and a suspect ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Dec 2009 | 9:40 pm Virginia post office standoff ends peacefullyState police say a daylong standoff at a small-town Virginia post office has ended with three hostages being released and a suspect in custody.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Dec 2009 | 9:39 pm 27 Missing in Philippines Ferry CrashAt Least 46 Rescued from Water after Ferry Collides with Fishing BoatSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Dec 2009 | 9:30 pm Yemeni Sheikh: U.S. To Blame For Ft. HoodAnwar Al-'Awlaki Denies Inciting Nidal Hasan, Says American Foreign Policy Responsible For November MassacreSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Dec 2009 | 9:22 pm Many look to the Bible for financial advice, but is it wise?Depending on your view, the Bible is divinely inspired or a collection of tall tales. But many see it as a source of financial ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Dec 2009 | 9:12 pm 'Balloon boy' dad, mom get jail time"Balloon boy" dad Richard Heene was sentenced Wednesday to 90 days in jail for his part in the October hoax that transfixed the ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Dec 2009 | 8:57 pm White Christmas may be nightmarish in PlainsA massive winter storm threatened to spoil Christmas travel plans for much of the nation with road closures forecast for highways ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Dec 2009 | 8:54 pm Schools have trouble tapping stimulus fundsRed tape makes it hard to raise money through a bond program meant to aid schools' construction and repair projects.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Dec 2009 | 8:52 pm South sees new pull via CensusAlthough a decades-old population shift favoring Sun Belt states slowed this year, the South continues to seize political power ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Dec 2009 | 8:36 pm Who's the Health Bill Going to Help?As the Senate heads toward a Christmas Eve health-care vote, The Daily Beast analyzes how the reform will work in practice, who will be covered, who won the day, and what happens next.Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story | 23 Dec 2009 | 8:03 pm Bin Laden's daughter takes refuge in Saudi EmbassyCAIRO - A daughter of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden has taken refuge in the Saudi Embassy in Tehran after eluding guards who have held her, her sister and four brothers under house arrest for eight years, a Saudi-owned newspaper...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 23 Dec 2009 | 8:03 pm Woman arrested in Hawaii for threat to first ladyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities arrested and charged a woman in Hawaii last week for allegedly threatening to kill President Barack Obama's wife, Michelle, days before the Obamas were due to arrive in the state for the Christmas holiday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Dec 2009 | 7:49 pm Gates proposes $2 billion for unstable countriesDefense Secretary Robert M. Gates proposes a major overhaul of the way the Pentagon and State Department do nation-building with the aim of stabilizing strife-ridden countries.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Dec 2009 | 7:09 pm Senate health care bill close to final voteAn unusual day-before-Christmas vote in the Senate to enact health care legislation will end what President Obama described Wednesday ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Dec 2009 | 7:06 pm No match — No. 1 UConn routs No. 2 Stanford
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Dec 2009 | 6:49 pm Christmas miracle: 154 survive Jamaican Boeing crashKINGSTON, Jamaica - Passengers on American Airlines Flight 331 had endured the crowded airports and delays of holiday travel, and were moments from their Caribbean destination. Suddenly, everything seemed to spin out of control.Touching...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 23 Dec 2009 | 6:44 pm Lawmakers keep their holiday escape routes openSenators, scrambling to leave Washington after a Christmas Eve vote on health care, have one tool to make their travel go more ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Dec 2009 | 6:35 pm Bin Laden daughter hides in Saudi embassy in IranCAIRO (AP) -- A daughter of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden has taken refuge in the Saudi Embassy in Tehran after eluding guards who have held her, her sister and four brothers under house arrest for eight years, a Saudi-owned newspaper reported Wednesday....Source: AP Top International News At 9:36 p... | 23 Dec 2009 | 6:12 pm Questions Remain in Jamaica Runway OverrunNo Deaths but More than a Dozen Injured when American Airlines Flight from Miami Crashed through Fence to Edge of OceanSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Dec 2009 | 6:00 pm Obama says disappointment at Copenhagen justifiedWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that disappointment over the outcome of the Copenhagen climate change summit was justified, hardening a widespread verdict that the conference had been a failure.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Dec 2009 | 5:59 pm U.S. plane overshoots Jamaica runway, dozens hurtKINGSTON (Reuters) - An American Airlines Boeing 737 carrying more than 150 passengers and crew overshot the runway while landing in torrential rain in Jamaica late on Tuesday, cracking open its fuselage and halting just short of the Caribbean sea, authorities and eyewitnesses said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Dec 2009 | 5:51 pm Fox wants more ‘Idol’ -- with or without Cowell
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Dec 2009 | 5:48 pm Diplomats shut out of Chinese dissident's trialBEIJING (AP) -- A high-profile Chinese dissident accused of subversion was tried at a two-hour hearing Wednesday that shut out foreign diplomats concerned over a case that reflects the communist government's deep suspicion of calls for political reform....Source: AP Top International News At 9:36 p... | 23 Dec 2009 | 5:47 pm Vessels collide in Philippines; 27 missing
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Dec 2009 | 5:42 pm Panic _ but no deaths _ in jet accident in JamaicaKINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- Passengers on American Airlines Flight 331 had endured the crowded airports and delays of holiday travel, and were moments from their Caribbean destination. Suddenly, everything seemed to spin out of control....Source: AP Top International News At 9:36 p... | 23 Dec 2009 | 5:41 pm Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Dec 2009 | 5:34 pm Brazilian family agrees to hand over boy
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Dec 2009 | 5:34 pm Video: Global Custody FightsAfter 5 years, the Sean Goldman custody battle seems to be over. But, as Jeff Glor reports, the Goldman case is hardly the only international custody fight. Jeff Glor reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Dec 2009 | 5:31 pm Video: Frightening Runway OvershootAn American Airlines flight came extremely close to ending in tragedy as the jet skidded off the runway in Jamaica, nearly going into the sea. Kelly Cobiella has more on the investigation.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Dec 2009 | 5:19 pm Colorado parents sentenced for "balloon boy" hoaxFORT COLLINS, Colo. (Reuters) - A Colorado couple who riveted America with a bogus claim their son had floated away in a balloon received a 90-day jail term for the father on Wednesday, and both face thousands of dollars in restitution.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Dec 2009 | 5:17 pm Video: Rise in Cyber CrimeIf you bank online, be warned that hackers are getting better at stealing money from personal accounts. Last year, Americans filed more than 275,000 complaints about cyber crime. Bob Orr reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Dec 2009 | 5:16 pm Holiday Storm Descends On Plains, MidwestTravelers battled slick, icy roads and scattered flight cancellations and delays on Wednesday as a major winter storm began to spread across much of the nation's midsection. The worst of the weather was still expected to come. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Dec 2009 | 5:11 pm Doctors remove more needles from Brazilian boyBRASILIA, Brazil - Doctors have removed 14 more needles from the body of a 2-year-old Brazilian boy who was stuck in what his stepfather has said was a murder plot to spite his wife.Police on Wednesday formally filed attempted...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 23 Dec 2009 | 5:10 pm U.S. pay czar Feinberg OKs compensation at some bailout firmsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. pay czar Kenneth Feinberg on Wednesday approved compensation plans for several executives and top-paid employees at three firms that have received taxpayer aid.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Dec 2009 | 4:05 pm Obama Defends Health Bill Against Attacks From LeftIn an interview with NPR, the president said that those from the left of his party who criticize the bill are ignoring the "real human reality that this will help millions of people." » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Dec 2009 | 3:52 pm Senate Is One Vote Away From Passing Health BillThe Senate is set to approve a landmark health bill early Thursday morning that would bring President Obama and Democrats a step closer to the most sweeping change in the nation’s health system since Medicare was created more than four decades ago. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Dec 2009 | 3:49 pm Rebuilding Afghanistan: Locals Want More SayMany Afghans complain that the United States and other donor countries are spending billions of dollars creating a hodgepodge of expensive and often shoddy relief and development projects in dangerous areas. A U.N. official says it's time to "let the kid drive," allowing Afghans to direct aid projects. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Dec 2009 | 3:32 pm Iran's Ahmadinejad mocks Obama, "TV series" nuke talksLONDON (Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday mocked U.S. President Barack Obama's "extended hand" offer made earlier this year and said his country's cooperation on its nuclear program had been spurned.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Dec 2009 | 3:15 pm U.S. agencies responsible for nuclear data leak : GAOWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several federal agencies share responsibility for the inadvertent publishing by a government office of sensitive U.S. nuclear power information on the Web last May, Congressional investigators said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:52 pm Senate Clears Path For Health Care Overhaul VoteDemocrats voted 60-39 to end a GOP filibuster and move to a final vote Thursday. All 58 Democrats and two independents hung together against unanimous Republican opposition. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:45 pm Police, protesters clash in southern IranTEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Security forces and hard-line militiamen assaulted opposition protesters, beating men and women and firing tear gas, as thousands gathered in a central Iranian city for a memorial commemorating the country's most senior dissident cleric, who died this week....Source: AP Top International News At 9:36 p... | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:27 pm Video: Super Strength Robot Suit"CBS News RAW": A robotic exoskeleton, developed by a Japanese company Originally developed to assist construction workers, the "Power Loader" may soon be giving humans super strength.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:22 pm Transcript: NPR Interview With President ObamaNPR's Robert Siegel and Julie Rovner talk to President Obama about the health care overhaul legislation making its way through Congress. Read a transcript. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:17 pm Obama Says History Will Be Made On Health CarePresident Obama tells NPR in an exclusive interview that he supports a tax on high-cost health plans and wants liberals to focus on the benefits the bill would provide to the uninsured. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:14 pm Carter Offers Olive Branch To Jews On IsraelFormer President Jimmy Carter apologized for any words or deeds that may have upset the Jewish community in an open letter meant to improve an often-tense relationship over his comments on Middle East tensions. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:12 pm Foie gras given awayFrench producers have given away 14 tonnes of foie gras to charity after hugely overestimating the demand for the delicacy this Christmas. After a decade of growth, sales of foie gras stagnated last year but production levels...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:10 pm Parents of 'Balloon Boy' Get Jail Time, ProbationThe parents who perpetrated the "balloon boy" hoax were sentenced to jail Wednesday in Colorado. Richard and Mayumi Heene will both spend time behind bars. They will be on probation for years afterward, and barred from profiting from the spectacle during that time. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:00 pm What's Wrong With This Snowflake?'Tis the season for images of snowflakes. Unfortunately, many artistic renderings of snow crystals show an eight-sided structure — something that can't occur in nature. So this year, one scientist decided to set the record straight. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:00 pm Arrest over Obama threatA woman accused of telling the Secret Service she would "blow away" Michelle Obama was in federal custody yesterday as the Obama family planned to travel to Hawaii. Kristy Lee Roshia, 35, was charged with threatening a family...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 23 Dec 2009 | 1:40 pm Sausage suicide bomberChinese police were held in a hour-long stand-off with a suspected suicide bomber only to find the man was armed with sausages. Police believed that the straps and bulky items around Sing He's waist were dynamite and detonators. He,...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 23 Dec 2009 | 1:10 pm Bombs target Iraqi Christians, ShiitesBAGHDAD (AP) -- Bombs targeted Iraqi Christians and Shiite Muslims Wednesday, killing at least eight people and wounding four dozen before coinciding religious observances that will take place under heavy guard....Source: AP Top International News At 9:36 p... | 23 Dec 2009 | 1:00 pm Balloon boy's parents jailed over hoaxFORT COLLINS, Colorado - The parents who carried out the balloon boy hoax have been sentenced to jail and given strict probation conditions that forbid them from earning any money from the spectacle for four years.Richard Heene...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 23 Dec 2009 | 12:56 pm Access denied to activist's trialAuthorities barred diplomats from the United States and other countries from attending the trial last night of a high-profile Chinese dissident who has called for sweeping political reforms and an end to Communist Party dominance....Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 23 Dec 2009 | 12:10 pm Renewed Lebanese drug trade hikes Mideast tensionsBAALBEK, Lebanon (AP) -- Lebanon's drug-producing heartland is back in business with a resurgence of marijuana and poppy fields, challenging the country's underpowered security forces and adding another dimension to Israel's war with Hezbollah militants....Source: AP Top International News At 9:36 p... | 23 Dec 2009 | 11:54 am Hutton confessesWhich British Cabinet minister said Gordon Brown would be a "f***ing disaster" as Prime Minister before he had even stepped into 10 Downing St? John Hutton, a former Defence Secretary, made the notoriously unflattering prediction...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 23 Dec 2009 | 11:40 am Moussavi loses postIran's opposition leader, Mir-Hossein Moussavi, was dismissed by the Supreme Council from his last remaining state-funded position as president of the Academy of Art. Moussavi, a former Prime Minister, had headed the academy since...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 23 Dec 2009 | 11:10 am Venice Flooded as Italy's Bad Weather ContinuesAn unusually high tide flooded most of Venice early Wednesday, forcing tourists and residents to wade through knee-high waters or take to improvised, elevated boardwalks set up in St. Mark's Square and other landmarks.Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Dec 2009 | 10:57 am Foreigners entering UK under controversial student visa system treble in 10 yearsThe number of foreigners entering Britain every year under a controversial student visa scheme has trebled since Labour came to power a decade ago, research by the Conservatives has found.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 23 Dec 2009 | 10:34 am 2nd Irish bishop quitting over Dublin abuse reportDUBLIN (AP) -- A second Roman Catholic bishop in Ireland announced Wednesday he will resign in the wake of a damning investigation into decades of church cover-up of child abuse in the Dublin archdiocese....Source: AP Top International News At 9:36 p... | 23 Dec 2009 | 10:14 am Poland Earmarks More Money for Auschwitz SecurityPoland's culture minister has promised the Auschwitz museum money to step up security after the infamous "Arbeit Macht Frei" ("Work Sets You Free") sign was stolen from the site of the former Nazi death camp.Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Dec 2009 | 9:38 am Three Tigers Escape From Mexican CircusAuthorities say three tigers escaped from a circus caravan in southwestern Mexico.Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Dec 2009 | 8:33 am Lebanon: Suspect Detained in Syria Bus ShootingSecurity officials say police have detained a man suspected of shooting this week at a bus heading from northern Lebanon to neighboring Syria.Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Dec 2009 | 7:51 am Bethlehem Gets First Christmas Rock ConcertA young musician who grew up near Jesus' traditional birthplace feels the old-fashioned way of marking the holiday -- hanging around Manger Square and listening to carols -- is a little dull.Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Dec 2009 | 7:14 am Afghanistan: British paratrooper is fourth soldier to die in four daysParatrooper serving with the special forces was killed in an explosion while on foot patrol with Afghan troops.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 23 Dec 2009 | 7:07 am British soldier killed in AfghanistanA third British soldier has been killed in southern Afghanistan this week, the Ministry of Defence has said.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 23 Dec 2009 | 6:09 am Peruvian Woman Trampled to Death During Christmas GiveawayA 60-year-old woman has been trampled to death by a surging crowd at a Christmas giveaway in northern Peru.Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Dec 2009 | 6:03 am Iran Police in Fierce Clashes With Cleric MournersSecurity forces clashed with opposition protesters gathered Wednesday for a memorial for Iran's most senior dissident cleric, beating men and women and firing tear gas, reformist Web sites reported.Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Dec 2009 | 5:59 am Plane Carrying Bolivian President Makes Emergency LandingA plane carrying Bolivian President Evo Moarales had to make an emergency landing Wednesday because of a failure in its hydraulic system, but no one was harmed, a spokesman said.Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Dec 2009 | 5:58 am 'Rent-a-Womb' Business Booming in IndiaCouples desperate for children are turning to India, where relaxed laws on surrogacy means the business of babies is booming.Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Dec 2009 | 5:50 am 2 Passenger Ferries Collide in Philippines; 27 MissingAt least 27 people are missing after a passenger ferry collided with a fishing boat in Manila Bay in the Philippines.Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Dec 2009 | 5:17 am
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