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Afghan attacks kill 4 US troops, British soldierKABUL (AP) -- A roadside bombing killed four U.S. service members, the first American combat deaths of the year in Afghanistan, while a British soldier died during a foot patrol elsewhere in the volatile south of the country, officials said Monday....Source: AP Top International News At 5:29 a... | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:37 am Imai officially named Japan's top representative to Taiwan+(Kyodo) _ Former Ambassador to Israel and Malaysia Tadashi Imai was officially named Monday as Japan's top representative to Taiwan, replacing Masaki Saito who has stirred controversy...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:37 am US, UK Yemen missions remain shutThe US and UK keep their embassies in Yemen closed for another day over what officials call threats from al-Qaeda.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:34 am LEAD: Japan, concerned about terror attack, closes embassy in Yemen+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UDPATING WITH MORE INFO) Japan on Monday closed its embassy in Yemen and suspended the processing of visa applications and other consular services at the embassy. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:32 am Kenyans stranded as buses strikeTens of thousands of Kenyans are left stranded or have to walk to work after matatu minibus taxis go on strike.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:30 am TV Host Live Breast Enhancement FailThe shows producers had already told the host they saw big things in her future.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:30 am China diesel spill prompts water use alertBEIJING (AP) -- Hundreds of thousands of Chinese were told Monday to stop using water from the Yellow River after an upstream pipeline leaked 100 tons of diesel fuel into a tributary....Source: AP Top International News At 5:29 a... | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:29 am China diesel spill prompts water use alertHundreds of thousands of Chinese were told Monday to stop using water from the Yellow River after an upstream pipeline leaked 100 tons of diesel fuel into a tributary. The leak is the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:29 am Bruins look to Miroslav Satan for boostWILMINGTON - And so the Miroslav Satan experiment begins. The newly signed 35-year-old was present and accounted for at Bruins practice yesterday morning at Ristuccia...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:27 am Big chill grips Asia, little economic impact seenBEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) - Heavy snows and biting cold hit parts of Asia on Monday, with unusually harsh winter weather snarling up transport across north China, South Korea and India, but little lasting economic damage was expected.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:26 am Big chill grips Asia, little economic impact seen (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:26 am Bears beat Lions 37-23 to finish disappointing 7-9DETROIT - Jay Cutler matched a career high for a second straight week with four touchdown passes, leading the Chicago Bears to a 37-23 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday. The...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:25 am Brett Favre, Vikings sail to 44-7 victory over GiantsMINNEAPOLIS - Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings did everything right that went wrong in December, aggressively pursuing the swagger they had before the slump - just in...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:25 am Steelers beat Dolphins 30-24 but miss playoffsMIAMI - On the brink of elimination from the playoff race, the Pittsburgh Steelers averted a fourth-quarter collapse to extend their season. It ended three hours later. The...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:24 am South African president to marry third wifeSouth Africa's President Jacob Zuma is set to get married to his third wife, two years after his second, officials say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:24 am Falcons finish with consecutive winning seasonsTAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Atlanta Falcons gained a measure of satisfaction in an otherwise disappointing season. Matt Ryan threw for 223 yards and two touchdowns Sunday, helping...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:24 am Bills snow-blow Colts to win finale, 30-7ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Peyton Manning had a tough time appreciating Mother Nature's picturesque snow-globe backdrop from the bench after he helped ensure a couple of milestones. The...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:24 am Cowboys wins NFC East, Ravens inThe Dallas Cowboys have won the NFC East, routing the Philadelphia Eagles 24-0 Sunday. The victory sets up a rematch at Cowboys Stadium next weekend in the first round...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:24 am Jets roll to playoff spotEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Rex and The Sanchise are in the playoffs, lucky breaks and all. Rex Ryan's top-ranked defense shut down the Cincinnati Bengals and rookie...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:23 am Americans held in Pakistan deny terror plans
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:23 am Chiefs deny Broncos a playoff berthDENVER - Josh McDaniels' first season as Denver coach ended the same way Mike Shanahan's last one did: with a late-season flop and an embarrassing blowout that wasted...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:23 am Titans RB Chris Johnson joins 2,000 clubRunning back Chris Johnson of the Tennessee Titans became the sixth player in league history to rush for 2,000 yards in a season yesterday. The second-year back ran right,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:23 am Two Qaeda militants killed in Yemen clashes: official - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:21 am Greece prepares 2010 economy planGreece is to tell the European Commission how it plans to control its public finances and turn round its economy.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:19 am Afghan roadside bomb kills 4 U.S. troopsA roadside bombing killed four U.S. service members, the first American combat deaths of the year in Afghanistan, officials said.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:18 am Pakistan air security increased after US request - Houston Chronicle
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:17 am Pakistan air security increased after US requestISLAMABAD (AP) -- Airline passengers in Pakistan heading to the United States met increased security screening Monday following U.S. requests for stricter checks after a Nigerian man allegedly tried to ignite explosives on a flight to Detroit....Source: AP Top International News At 5:29 a... | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:12 am Pakistan air security increased after US requestAirline passengers in Pakistan heading to the United States met increased security screening Monday following U.S. requests for stricter checks after a Nigerian man allegedly tried to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:12 am US 'plotters' in Pakistan courtFive US nationals suspected of plotting attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan appear in a Pakistani court.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:12 am Dubai's record tower has high price: $1.5 billionDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Crews in Dubai rushed to complete final preparations for the opening of the world's tallest skyscraper, which the developer said Monday cost about $1.5 billion to build....Source: AP Top International News At 5:29 a... | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:11 am Dubai's record tower has high price: $1.5 billionCrews in Dubai rushed to complete final preparations for the opening of the world's tallest skyscraper, which the developer said Monday cost about $1.5 billion to build. That comes out...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:11 am Dubai's record tower has high price: $1.5 billionCrews in Dubai rushed to complete final preparations for the opening of the world's tallest skyscraper, which the developer said Monday cost about $1.5 billion to build.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:11 am Seoul battles heaviest snow in more than 70 years (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:10 am Japan, concerned about terror attack, closes embassy in Yemen+(Kyodo) _ Japan on Monday closed its embassy in Yemen and suspended the processing of visa applications and other consular services at the embassy. The United States and Britain have...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:10 am Man skirts NJ airport security, delaying flights (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:07 am The elusive G-spot 'doesn't appear to exist'The elusive erogenous zone said to exist in some women may be a myth, say researchers who have hunted for it.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:04 am Kyodo economic news summary -4-+(Kyodo) _ ---------- Japan tax revenues drop 25.6% in November TOKYO - Japan's general account tax revenues in November fell 25.6 percent from a year earlier to 5,297.14 billion yen...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:04 am 52 Malaysia couples face jail for hotel liaisonsKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Fifty-two unmarried Muslim couples face charges of sexual misconduct and possible jail terms after being caught alone in hotel rooms by Malaysia's Islamic morality police during a New Year's Day crackdown, an official said Monday....Source: AP Top International News At 5:29 a... | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:03 am NBA players say owning guns is OK, if done legallyNot only have David Stern's pleas to leave the guns at home been ignored, one player even brought his to work.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:02 am 52 Malaysia couples face jail for hotel liaisonsFifty-two unmarried Muslim couples face charges of sexual misconduct and possible jail terms after being caught alone in hotel rooms by Malaysia's Islamic morality police during a New...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:02 am 52 Malaysia couples face jail for hotel liaisonsFifty-two unmarried Muslim couples face charges of sexual misconduct and possible jail terms after being caught alone in hotel rooms by Malaysia's Islamic morality police during a New Year's Day crackdown, an official said Monday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Jan 2010 | 3:01 am Gabon workers lose long lunchesNew working hours are introduced for civil servants in Gabon, with lunch-breaks slashed from three hours to 30 minutes.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:57 am Tougher checks for US-bound travellers (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:56 am G-Spot May Not ExistThe G-spot, the erogenous zone said to be possessed by some women but not by others, may not exist at all, according to scientists, following the largest study ever of the much touted (but never "proven") body nerve zone.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:51 am New Year Brings Fresh Allied Casualties in Afghanistan - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:51 am Dolphins should be treated as 'non-human persons'Researchers argue that their work shows it is morally unacceptable to keep such intelligent animals in amusement parks or to kill them for food or by accident when fishing. Some 300,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises die in this way each year. Dr.Thomas White has suggested dolphins should have rights
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:50 am Bombs in northern Iraqi city kill threePolice and hospital officials say two roadside bombs in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk have killed three people and wounded ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:49 am Americans detained in Pakistan deny terror plansSARGODHA, Pakistan (AP) -- The defense lawyer for five Americans detained in Pakistan has denied that his clients planned to carry out terrorist attacks inside or outside the country....Source: AP Top International News At 5:29 a... | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:49 am Dubai's "superscraper" makes history in hard timesDUBAI (Reuters) - Started at the height of the economic boom and built by some 12,000 laborers, the world's tallest building will open on Monday in Dubai as the glitzy emirate seeks to rekindle optimism after its financial crisis.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:49 am Americans detained in Pakistan deny terror plansThe defense lawyer for five Americans detained in Pakistan has denied that his clients planned to carry out terrorist attacks inside or outside the country. Attorney Ameer Abdullah...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:49 am NATO: 4 U.S. service members dead in Afghan blastA roadside bombing killed four U.S. service members, the first American combat deaths of the year in Afghanistan, while a British ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:47 am Afghan attacks kill 4 US troops, British soldier (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:46 am Health bills could expand IRS roleInternal Revenue Service agents already try to catch tax cheats and moonshiners. Under the proposed health care legislation, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:43 am The ReplacementsParents and educators should realize that too often their children’s education is in the hands of unskilled, untrained substitute teachers.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:43 am LEAD: Japan tax revenues drop 25.6% in November+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO IN 2ND-3RD GRAFS) Japan's general account tax revenues in November fell 25.6 percent from a year earlier to 5,297.14 billion yen with declines in most tax ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:42 am 1959: The Year That Changed Everything1959 brought the first steps toward the birth control pill, the opening of the Guggenheim Museum, Miles Davis, "Lady Chatterly's Lover", and the birth of the microchip.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:41 am U.S. closes embassy in YemenThe United States took the rare step of closing its embassy in Yemen in the face of what administration officials described as ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:39 am Critics Doubt Latest Jobs Bill Will Really Produce JobsWhen the Senate takes up a jobs bill later this month or early in February, the debate will center on whether it really will create jobs and be worth plunging the government tens of billions of dollars further into debt."Why don't we just put everyone in the United States on the federal government payroll and call it a day?" counters Rep. Jerry...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:38 am TSA lists 'countries of interest'; more screening for some fliersPassengers flying into the United States from Nigeria, Yemen and other "countries of interest" will be subject to enhanced screening ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:37 am Swiss police: Avalanche toll rises to 4; 3 missingDIEMTIGEN, Switzerland (AP) -- Police say a fourth person has died and three people are still missing following a double avalanche in the Swiss Alps on Sunday....Source: AP Top International News At 5:29 a... | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:34 am Suicide attack on CIA base killed father-to-be
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:32 am US, UK close Yemen embassies over al-Qaida threatsSAN'A, Yemen (AP) -- Al-Qaida has several hundred members in Yemen and is actively planning attacks against U.S. targets, the White House said as the U.S. and Britain closed their embassies....Source: AP Top International News At 5:29 a... | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:26 am US, UK close Yemen embassies over al-Qaida threats (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:26 am 4 U.S. Service Members Dead In Afghan BlastA roadside bombing killed four U.S. service members, the first American combat deaths of the year in Afghanistan, while a British soldier died during a foot patrol elsewhere in the volatile south of the country, officials said Monday. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:23 am The man in room No. 14: Motel owner recounts suspect's stay - Boston Herald
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:16 am Evidence lacking for special diets in autism (AP)AP - An expert panel says there's no rigorous evidence that digestive problems are more common in children with autism compared to other children, or that special diets work, contrary to claims by celebrities and vaccine naysayers.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:14 am Cowboys win NFC East; Ravens, Jets reach playoffs (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:13 am Bloody fighting hits Somali townAt least 47 people are killed and 100 injured in fighting in the Somali town of Dhuusa Marreeb, a human rights worker says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:12 am NewsPoliticsHas-been Dick Cheney's rants vs. President Obama politicize war on ... - New York Daily News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:06 am Two earthquakes rock Solomon Islands - The Money Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:06 am 3.3 million acres of Maine land conservedAbout 1.3 million acres of Maine are protected permanently as public reserved lands and as state and national parks or through easements on private land, which guarantee public access for recreation.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:05 am 'Dozens die' in India cold waveDozens of people die in a cold wave sweeping through northern India, the country's state broadcaster Doordarshan says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:01 am Outdoors delight: Maine triples conserved acreageClouds from a light snowfall shroud the peaks of the Bigelow Mountain Range, which reigns over western Maine forest trails, luring snowshoers and cross-country skiers on a winter afternoon.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:01 am German anti-Nazi leader dies aged 98A prominent member of the anti-Nazi resistance in Germany during World War II, Freya von Moltke, dies, aged 98.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:01 am Unreleased Michael Jackson Song Hits the WebAn unreleased song called "Another Day" is making the rounds, an alleged duet with Lenny Kravitz. The verse Michael sings seems to be the same as from an older Kravitz song called "Storm." Kravitz gave an interview with Spinner shortly after Michael's death where he mentioned working with him on a song that hadn't been released.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:00 am WTF? Old Couple Goes Ape ***** On Two Party Girls (video)*****
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Jan 2010 | 2:00 am Passengers on US-bound flights face more screening (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Jan 2010 | 1:58 am Seoul battles heaviest snow in more than 70 yearsSeoul residents battled the heaviest snowfall in modern Korean history after a winter storm dumped more than 10 inches (26 centimeters) Monday, forcing airports to cancel flights and paralyzing traffic in South Korea's bustling capital.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Jan 2010 | 1:56 am Security breach delays thousands of travelers
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Jan 2010 | 1:53 am Passengers board jets after man skips N.J. securityA man walked through a screening checkpoint exit into the secure side of a terminal at one of the nation's busiest airports on ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Jan 2010 | 1:46 am Five Americans to appear in Pakistan courtFive American men suspected of plotting attacks in Pakistan were due to appear in a Pakistani court Monday, with police expected ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Jan 2010 | 1:44 am Dakar Rally Fatality. German Driver Withdraws From RaceGerman driver Mirco Schultis and Swiss teammate Ulrich Leardi have withdrawn from the Dakar Rally after their car accidently barreled into a a crowd of spectators, killing a 28-year-old woman.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Jan 2010 | 1:41 am 4 U.S. troops die in Afghan blastThe bombing victims are the first U.S. deaths of 2010 in Afghanistan.KABUL, Afghanistan — Military officials today reported the year's first U.S. combat casualties in Afghanistan -- four troops killed a day earlier in the country's violent south.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Jan 2010 | 1:41 am NYC-funded handout called how-to for heroin users (AP)AP - A New York City-funded guidebook for heroin users offers information on how to prepare drugs carefully and care for veins to avoid infection.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 4 Jan 2010 | 1:40 am Flooded Australian town declared disaster zoneAuthorities declared two flooded farming regions in southwestern Australia natural disaster zones Monday as residents in one ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Jan 2010 | 1:37 am Texas' US House delegation lacks serious challengers in either party - Dallas Morning News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 4 Jan 2010 | 1:33 am Evidence lacking for special diets in autismAn expert panel says there's no rigorous evidence that digestive problems are more common in children with autism compared to ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Jan 2010 | 1:32 am Angry farmers rally outside Australian parliamentAngry farmers wearing broad-brimmed hats and cracking kangaroo-hide whips rallied outside Parliament Monday as one of their colleagues continued a hunger strike to demand compensation for Australian climate change policy.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Jan 2010 | 1:29 am Census Bureau kicks off once-a-decade head countThe Census Bureau kicks off its $300 million campaign Monday to prod, coax and cajole the nation's more than 300 million residents to fill out their once-a-decade census forms.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Jan 2010 | 1:28 am Japan leader wants equal ties with USTOKYO (AP) -- Japan's prime minister said Monday he will press for more equal ties with Washington this year, the 50th anniversary of a joint security treaty that grants many special privileges to U.S. troops stationed in the country....Source: AP Top International News At 5:29 a... | 4 Jan 2010 | 1:20 am Will Vegetarian Humans One Day 'Emit' More CO2 than Cows ?Could vegetarianism heroics - billions more going mostly meatless - really scale up to save the climate?Propelled by indigestible carbohydrates,we try to explore the feasibility of answering that question.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 4 Jan 2010 | 1:20 am The US is pushing a plan to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks that foresees reaching a final deal in two yearsA Fatah supporter waves a national flag in front of a billboard bearing pictures of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (R) and his successor, current president Mahmud Abbas, during celebrations marking...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Jan 2010 | 1:10 am Jewish settlements in the West Bank protest against their government's settlement freeze policyIsraelis from Jewish settlements in the West Bank protest against their government's settlement freeze policy on January 3 in front of Israeli Prime Minister's office. The Palestinians have demanded a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Jan 2010 | 1:10 am Myanmar chief confirms elections to be held 2010YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar's ruling junta chief confirmed Monday that the country's first general elections in two decades will be held this year but gave no date for the balloting, expected to exclude pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi....Source: AP Top International News At 5:29 a... | 4 Jan 2010 | 1:07 am US soldiers load onto a Chinook helicopter during an operation in Khost provinceUS soldiers load onto a Chinook helicopter during an operation in Khost province where seven US CIA agents were killed recently after a suicide bomber blew himself up on a military base in the east of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Jan 2010 | 1:04 am Four US soldiers serving under NATO's International Security Assistance Force have been killed in a bomb blastA US soldier on patrol in Nuristan Province in late December. Four US soldiers serving under NATO's International Security Assistance Force have been killed in a bomb blast in the south of the country,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Jan 2010 | 1:04 am Snowstorm blasts South Korea - Xinhua
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 4 Jan 2010 | 1:02 am Afghan IED Attack Kills 4 U.S. TroopsFirst American Combat Deaths of 2010 Reported in Southern Part of CountrySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Jan 2010 | 1:01 am O.J. Mayo scandal leads to heavy sanctions for USC basketball; team 'shocked and saddened'Postseason play and Pac-10 tournament? Gone. All 2007-08 victories? Gone. Money from the NCAA tournament? Gone. 'I feel terrible for our players, in particular our seniors,' says Coach Kevin O'Neill.In a long-awaited response to allegations that former basketball star O.J. Mayo received improper cash and gifts while in school, USC will penalize its team by forfeiting victories and money, forgoing postseason play and curtailing recruiting.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am 18 feared drowned in boat capsize in eastern IndiaAbout 18 people are feared drowned after an overcrowded boat capsized on a river in eastern India, an official said on Monday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Jan 2010 | 12:59 am Five Americans in Pakistani court on attack claimsSARGODHA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Five Americans who police say contacted the Taliban over the Internet and plotted attacks inside Pakistan appeared on Monday in court, where they could face terrorism charges.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Jan 2010 | 12:48 am Ivanovic advances at Brisbane InternationalJustine Henin couldn't even reached her first post-match news conference since coming back from retirement before the talk of her winning an eighth Grand Slam singles title began in earnest.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 4 Jan 2010 | 12:35 am 5 U.S. Men Face Pakistan Terror ChargesYoung Men from Washington Area Due in Court, Police Expected to Seek Charges with Possible Life SentenceSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Jan 2010 | 12:08 am U.S., British embassies in Yemen extend closureSANAA (Reuters) - The United States and Britain kept their embassies in Yemen closed for a second day on Monday over concerns about possible militant attacks after the failed Christmas Day bombing of a U.S.-bound airliner, diplomats said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Jan 2010 | 12:02 am Police stand guard during a protest by Indian students at a rally in Melbourne in late MayPolice stand guard during a protest by Indian students at a rally in Melbourne in late May. Indian students have been hit by hundreds of alleged race attacks, prompting street protests in 2009 and damaging...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Jan 2010 | 11:56 pm Thousands of Indian students protest at a rally in MelbourneThousands of Indian students protest at a rally in Melbourne in late May. Australia on Monday "unreservedly" condemned the murder of an Indian national as New Delhi angrily slammed the attack and warned...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Jan 2010 | 11:56 pm Indian student Nitin Garg in Melbourne shortly before he was stabbed to death on January 2Photo, released on January 4, shows Indian student Nitin Garg in Melbourne shortly before he was stabbed to death on January 2. India has condemned the fatal stabbing of the student and warned that the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Jan 2010 | 11:56 pm New U.S. air traveler screening focuses on 14 nationsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Air travelers from Nigeria, Yemen, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia and nine other countries will face full-body pat downs before boarding airliners under new security screening procedures targeting foreign passengers announced by the United States on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Jan 2010 | 11:49 pm Economy subdues inaugurationsNewly elected governors and mayors are swearing off fancy festivities at the swearing-in: Inaugural events across the nation ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 3 Jan 2010 | 11:19 pm Tillman to plead guilty in sexual-assault caseReport: Saskatchewan Roughriders is expected to alter his not-guilty plea in provincial court on Monday
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 3 Jan 2010 | 11:17 pm That all you got? Lakers trounce Mavericks
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Jan 2010 | 11:16 pm Jets earn rematch with BengalsNew York clinches AFC playoff berth with 37-0 win over Cincinnati, two teams to clash again next weekend
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 3 Jan 2010 | 11:08 pm TSA faces full-body scan concernsAs authorities work to close security gaps, they also face privacy questions.
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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Jan 2010 | 10:43 pm Japanese Prime Minister Yukio HatoyamaJapanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. Soon after coming to power in September, Hatoyama's government provoked irritation in Washington by announcing a review of a 2006 agreement to move a US air base...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Jan 2010 | 10:42 pm US military jets seen taking off from the US air base at Futenma in OkinawaUS military jets seen taking off from the US air base at Futenma in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture. Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has pledged to pursue more equal relations with the United States...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Jan 2010 | 10:42 pm Feds probe Obama effigy in Carter's hometownThe U.S. Secret Service says it is investigating an effigy of President Barack Obama found hanging by a noose from a building in the hometown of former President Jimmy Carter.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Jan 2010 | 10:29 pm Obama effigy found hanging in Jimmy Carter's hometown - Fort Worth Star Telegram
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 3 Jan 2010 | 10:27 pm Chinese firms evade U.S. Iran sanctions: reportWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chinese companies accused of selling missile technology to Iran have managed to get around a U.S. trade ban, with millions of dollars worth of goods from these companies shipped to the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Jan 2010 | 10:27 pm Ontario and USA to clash in U17 finalOntario will play for a third straight World U-17 Hockey Challenge title after 6-4 win over Russia in semi-final action on Sunday
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Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 3 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm Death Row Cases Decline In 2009Prosecutors sought the death penalty less often in 2009, while judges and juries handed down fewer death sentences, making it the year with the fewest people sent to death row since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Experts point to the high cost of capital cases and public awareness of exonerations. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm 86-Year-Old At Heart Of Indian Political Sex ScandalAccounts of the escapades of Narayan Dutt Tiwari, a former governor of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, have stunned that nation. He resigned in December, citing health concerns. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm Saving Texas Dance Halls, One Two-Step At A TimeTexas was once home to an estimated 1,000 dance halls — a legacy of the European immigrants who poured into the state in the 19th century. Half of the halls are now gone, and many that remain are moldering away. Enthusiasts say the best way to save the halls is to dance in one. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm Spain Sees Endless Season For Political ScandalHundreds of mayors and other officials across Spain are being investigated for bribery and influence peddling. But experts say that for anything to really change, any new law would have to rein in the nearly dictatorial powers that many Spanish mayors still enjoy. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm MUSEUMSNo description available
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 3 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm U.S. considering lesser term for UBS whistleblower: report(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is considering whether to ask a judge to reduce the jail sentence of Bradley Birkenfeld, the key informant in the U.S. tax fraud case against Swiss bank UBS AG, the New York Times said, citing a person briefed on the matter.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Jan 2010 | 9:43 pm U.S., U.K. Close Embassies in YemenSecurity Threats Cited for Closings, as U.S. Government Steps Up Military Operations Against Militants on Arabian PeninsulaSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 3 Jan 2010 | 9:30 pm Female Marines Reach Out to Afghan WomenMarine Team Military Formed Last Summer Tasked to Gain Intelligence From Afghanistan's Female PopulationSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 3 Jan 2010 | 9:30 pm Cowboys win NFC East, Ravens nab wild cardDallas won a division title, Baltimore and the New York Jets earned wild-card spots, and the Super Bowl champs were eliminated on the final day of the NFL season.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Jan 2010 | 9:28 pm Some Fliers to U.S. Face Tighter SecurityPassengers From 14 Countries Will be Patted Down, Have Carry ons Searched Under New TSA RulesSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 3 Jan 2010 | 9:22 pm File photo shows a series of islands in the remote Western Province of the Solomon IslandsFile photo shows a series of islands in the remote Western Province of the Solomon Islands. A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck near the Pacific island nation on Monday, triggering panic but causing...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 3 Jan 2010 | 8:49 pm Plane crash details revealed on ‘Housewives’
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Jan 2010 | 8:23 pm Newark airport terminal locked down over security: reportWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Terminal C at Newark International Airport near New York City was locked down on Sunday because of a security breach, CNN reported, citing the Transportation Security Administration.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Jan 2010 | 8:19 pm Will the Bubble Pop Again in 2010?The stock market made a historic recovery in the past six months, but can it keep it up for the new year? Some analysts say it's unsustainable, as low interest rates can only do so much, and there are signs that another bubble may be right around the...Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story | 3 Jan 2010 | 7:51 pm Video: New TSA RulesThe U.S. has ordered tough new airport security rules, effective soon, including full body pat-downs targeted at all travelers from 14 countries. Manuel Gallegus has more on the regulations.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 3 Jan 2010 | 7:42 pm Video: Laying Peaceful FoundationWomen of the U.S. Marines are on a special mission to win over the hearts and minds of Afghan women. As Mandy Clark reports, these links with Afghan women are essential.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 3 Jan 2010 | 7:32 pm Video: Cleric Preaching ViolenceU.S. forces are actively pursuing Anwar Al-Awlaki, the Muslim cleric living in Yemen. He has been linked to numerous terror attacks. Elizabeth Palmer has more on his background.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 3 Jan 2010 | 7:31 pm Video: New Terror ThreatThere has been word that the United States and Britain have both closed their embassies in Yemen due to an unspecified al Qaeda terrorist threat. Kimberly Dozier reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 3 Jan 2010 | 7:27 pm Two quakes rock Solomon IslandsTwo earthquakes, one a magnitude 7.2 quake, have struck near Solomon Islands, the US Geological Survey said today, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage.The larger quake, at 9:36 local time was centred 103 kilometres...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 3 Jan 2010 | 6:00 pm Air security ramped up another notchMore security measures have been announced today for passengers flying to the United States.Anyone coming from Nigeria, Yemen and other "countries of interest" will be subject to enhanced screening techniques, such as body scans...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 3 Jan 2010 | 6:00 pm Two Earthquakes Rock Solomon IslandsOne Quake Registers 7.2 on Scale; No Injuries, Damage ReportedSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 3 Jan 2010 | 5:30 pm US to exploit Iran unrest for sanctions - Telegraph.co.uk
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 3 Jan 2010 | 4:18 pm U.S.-Bound Passengers Face More ScreeningThe Transportation Security Administration says passengers flying into the United States from certain countries will be subject to enhanced screening techniques, such as body scans and pat-downs. Travelers from Nigeria, Yemen and Pakistan will be among those subject to enhanced screening. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Jan 2010 | 4:05 pm U.S., Britain Close Embassies In YemenObama's top counterterrorism adviser said Sunday that an active threat from al-Qaida led the U.S. to close its embassy in Yemen, where an al-Qaida affiliate trained and armed the man accused in the Christmas Day plot against a U.S. airliner. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Jan 2010 | 3:56 pm Roadside Bombs Kill 6 In Pakistan's NorthwestA suicide bomber set off an explosives-laden vehicle on a field during a volleyball tournament Friday in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 32 people and wounding more than 70, police said. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Jan 2010 | 3:55 pm U.S., Britain Shutter Embassies In YemenDoors were locked at the U.S. and British embassies in Yemen Sunday as concerns rise about an al-Qaida branch there. Guest host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Richard Clarke, who was the White House counterterrorism chief before and after Sept. 11. He talks about the embassy closings and why terrorists continue to target airplanes. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Jan 2010 | 3:36 pm Missing Somali Case Continues In 2010Over the last few years, nearly two dozen young men from a Somali community in Minneapolis have ended up in an Islamic militia in Somalia called al-Shabab. In the U.S., a dozen people have been arrested so far. Guest host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR's counterterrorism correspondent Dina Temple-Raston about what 2010 is likely to bring for one of the biggest terrorism investigations the FBI has launched since Sept. 11. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 3 Jan 2010 | 2:00 pm Give Homeland Security role in U.S. visas: SenatorWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Homeland Security Department rather than the State Department should handle U.S. visas overseas to meet security threats, the chairman of the Senate homeland security committee said on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Jan 2010 | 11:51 am Eleven injured as explosion destroys town centre building in ShrewsburyBuilding in Shrewsbury town centre collapses after massive blast from suspected gas leak.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 3 Jan 2010 | 11:50 am Alan McMenemy, Briton kidnapped in Iraq, 'could be alive'Body of Alan McMenemy, last of five Britons kidnapped in 2007, will be handed over in the coming days, Iraqi official says.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 3 Jan 2010 | 11:10 am Roadside Bombs Kill Six in Pakistan's NorthwestRoadside bombs struck two vehicles in Pakistan's volatile northwest Sunday, killing a former irrigation minister and three others in one attack and two anti-Taliban tribal elders in the other.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Jan 2010 | 10:46 am Top Obama counter-terrorism official cites human error in airliner attackJohn O. Brennan denies that infighting in the intelligence community is at fault and says there is no 'smoking gun' that would have pointed to the attempted Christmas Day bombing.President Obama's leading counter-terrorism advisor said this morning that human error, not turf battles among federal intelligence officials, allowed an Al Qaeda-trained operative to carry out an attempt to bomb a Detroit-bound passenger plane on Christmas Day.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Jan 2010 | 10:45 am Bernanke calls for stronger regulation against excessive speculationStronger regulation should be the first line of defense against excessive speculation that could send the economy into a new crisis, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Sunday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Jan 2010 | 9:52 am Body of British bodyguard 'to be handed to Iraqis'Body of Alan McMenemy, last of five Britons kidnapped in 2007, will be handed over in the coming days, Iraqi official says.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 3 Jan 2010 | 9:15 am Would-be assassin of cartoonist 'has al Qaeda link'Danish police said yesterday that a Somalian caught breaking into the home of a cartoonist whose work sparked riots across the Muslim world five years ago was a would-be assassin with links to al Qaeda.The 28-year-old had an axe...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 3 Jan 2010 | 9:00 am Bomb fails to deter anti-Taleban militiaTribal elders in a Pakistani village where a suicide car bomber killed nearly 100 people insist residents will keep defying the Taleban, even as the bloodshed laid bare the risks facing the citizens' militias that make up a key piece...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 3 Jan 2010 | 9:00 am Minister prepares for next round in conspiracy sagaBarefoot at his front door, wearing faded shorts and a T-shirt, Roy Bennett looks tired. As well he might. Next week, instead of kicking off the New Year discharging a brief as Deputy Agriculture Minister in Zimbabwe's power-sharing...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 3 Jan 2010 | 9:00 am Sweat lodge guru faces murder investigationA leaked police report has revealed the horrifying final moments of participants in a new age retreat where a "sweat lodge" session killed three and injured 20.The spiritual retreat, where people paid thousands of dollars for...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 3 Jan 2010 | 9:00 am Editorial: Silence wisest response to Iran protestsThe fresh outbreak of violent protests in Iran has created a problem for Western leaders. Perhaps President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's only remaining ace as he clings to power is his ability to play on many Iranians' misgivings about the...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 3 Jan 2010 | 9:00 am Companies coy on costs as cable TV row resolvedMany questions remain for American cable TV viewers nationwide even after Fox and Time Warner Cable settled their noisy spat with a New Year's Day agreement.The deal was good news for more than six million Time Warner customers...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 3 Jan 2010 | 9:00 am India's exports clawing back upIndia's exports rose for the first time in 14 months as recovery in the global economy boosted year-end holiday demand for the South Asian nation's products.Overseas shipments rose 18.2 per cent to US$13.2 billion ($18.1 billion)...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 3 Jan 2010 | 9:00 am Call to ban all adverts of junk food to childrenThe World Health Organisation has suggested that a complete ban on advertising junk food to children is preferable to more limited controls such as those used in New Zealand.A paper to be considered this month in Switzerland by...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 3 Jan 2010 | 9:00 am Peru Court Upholds Ex-President's Prison SentencePeru's judicial system says the Supreme Court has ratified a 25-year prison sentence for ex-President Alberto Fujimori.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Jan 2010 | 8:52 am Pope's Aide Visits Woman Who Attacked HimPope Benedict XVI's personal aide visited the mentally disturbed young woman who jumped over a barrier and knocked the pontiff down in St. Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve, a Vatican spokesman said Sunday.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Jan 2010 | 8:32 am Hamas Leader Claims Progress in Palestinian TalksThe leader of Hamas said Sunday that significant progress has been made in Egyptian-sponsored talks aimed at reconciling his militant Palestinian group with the rival Fatah movement.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Jan 2010 | 8:30 am Iraq to support Blackwater lawsuit in U.S. courtsBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq will help victims of the 2007 shooting of civilians in Baghdad to file a U.S. lawsuit against employees of security firm Blackwater, an incident that turned a spotlight on the United States' use of private contractors in war zones.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Jan 2010 | 8:20 am Iranian Journalist Gets Prison Term, Desert ExileThe wife of a prominent Iranian journalist says an appeals court has upheld his conviction on a charge of spreading propaganda against the ruling Islamic establishment.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Jan 2010 | 7:34 am Serbia Arrests War Crimes Suspect Wanted in 19 KillingsThe war crimes prosecutor's office says Darko Jankovic was apprehended Sunday.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Jan 2010 | 7:33 am Firework Factory Explosion Kills 9 in ChinaA Chinese province halted all fireworks production following a factory explosion that killed nine people, official media reported Sunday.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Jan 2010 | 7:23 am 2 Trains Collide in Northwest TurkeyA passenger train crashed head-on into another train in northwestern Turkey on Sunday, killing one of the engine drivers and injuring 14 other people, an official said.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Jan 2010 | 7:18 am U.S., Britain close embassies in Yemen over threatsA counterterror official says the U.S. "won't take any chances," citing threats from the Al Qaeda affiliate linked to the Christmas Day airline bombing plot.The United States and Britain closed their diplomatic outposts in Yemen today because of unspecified threats from Al Qaeda in the volatile Arabian Peninsula country.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 3 Jan 2010 | 6:38 am U.S. Embassy in Yemen Closes Over Al Qaeda ThreatsBoth the U.S. and Britain have closed their embassies in Yemen, with American officials citing threats by the Al Qaeda group linked to the failed bombing of a Detroit-bound plane on Christmas Day.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Jan 2010 | 6:17 am Plane Skids Off Runway at Airport in GermanyA jet headed for Spain's Canary Islands came off the runway at Dortmund airport in western Germany on Sunday, but no one was injured, authorities said.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Jan 2010 | 6:17 am Gordon Brown ready to 'fight' as election underdogPM said voters faced a ''big choice'' between the Tories promise of ''austerity'' and Labour's plans to encourage ''aspiration''.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 3 Jan 2010 | 4:21 am Peter Moore describes 'delight' at freedomBritish hostage Peter Moore said he was looking forward to ''getting to know'' his family again.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 3 Jan 2010 | 4:00 am
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