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US steps up missile attacks in PakistanISLAMABAD (AP) -- The United States has unleashed an unprecedented number of missile attacks by unmanned drones in northwest Pakistan over the last two weeks, including one Thursday that officials said killed 12 alleged militants in what was once a religious school....Source: AP Top International News At 5:40 a... | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:39 am China tells Web companies to obey controlsBEIJING (AP) -- In China's first official response to Google's threat to leave the country, the government Thursday said foreign Internet companies are welcome but must obey the law and gave no hint of a possible compromise over Web censorship....Source: AP Top International News At 5:40 a... | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:37 am Death sentences for Iraq bombersA court in Baghdad sentences 11 Iraqis to death for their role in multiple truck bombings that killed more than 100 people last August.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:35 am China responds to Google threatChina says foreign internet firms are welcome to do business "according to the law", in its first reaction to the Google row.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:34 am US envoy urges NKorea to follow China, RussiaNorth Korea should follow in the footsteps of Russia and China and open up its economic and political systems to improve conditions for its people, President Barack Obama's point man for...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:31 am Digital music prices: are they illegally fixed?A federal lawsuit against the major music labels calls them a cartel which has banded together illegally to fix the prices of digital music. A New York appeals court has ruled the case can proceed.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:30 am 10 Fish That'll Scare the ***** Out of You [PICS]This collection of scary fish will put your fear of Jaws on the back burner. Turns out there are a lot more sharp-toothed creatures in the sea -- like the fangtooth fish, shown here.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:30 am The Art of Paper Folding [PICS]Eric Joisel is origami artist who started to create paper sculptures in 1983. He has done a lot of work until now and his work really deserve some attention.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:30 am Iraq sentences 11 to death for government bombingsBAGHDAD - A Baghdad court has sentenced eleven Iraqis to death for their roles in a series of deadly attacks that...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:28 am Winning numbers drawn in Megabucks gameBRAINTREE - The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Megabucks"...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:27 am Yemen warns on helping al-QaedaYemen warns its citizens against hiding al-Qaeda militants and asks them to co-operate with security forces, state media say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:27 am LEAD: Wang to visit Africa from Fri., raising doubts of Kim trip to China+BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING DETAIL) Wang Jiarui, head of the Chinese Communist Party's International Department, will visit six African countries from Friday to Jan. 26, ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:27 am N. Korea seeks talks with S. Korea on resuming Mt. Kumgang tours+(Kyodo) _ North Korea on Thursday again proposed holding working-level talks with South Korea on resumption of lucrative cross-border tours to the North's scenic Mt. Kumgang that were...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:24 am No. of students in classrooms to be lowered from 40+(Kyodo) _ The government will lower the maximum number of students per classroom at public elementary and junior high schools from 40, senior vice education minister Kan Suzuki said...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:24 am Bangladesh fears over Haiti quakeOfficials in Bangladesh fear for the safety of six of their police officers in Haiti after the earthquake there.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:23 am U.S. 2009 foreclosures shatter record despite aid (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:23 am HP, Microsoft team up on $250 million cloud computing projectSAN JOSE, Calif. - Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft said Wednesday they will jointly spend $250 million to develop...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:23 am Aerial view of damageView from the air gives grim picture of destruction in haiti
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:22 am USA's Lindsey Vonn has chance to win five skiing medalsPHILADELPHIA - It's that time again. That time once every two years when the greatest athletes rarely in...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:21 am Quavatar [PIC]You will never be one of us!
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:20 am Hope New A-Team Movie Is Better Than The Trailer (video)*****
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:20 am Delta, Continental, United all raise fees for checked luggagePrepare to find space in the overhead bins a little tighter and your wallet a little lighter the next time you...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:18 am Pakistan Taliban chief said targeted by U.S. dronePESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A U.S. drone fired two missiles on Thursday at a compound in northwest Pakistan where Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud was believed to have been, but his fate was unclear, Pakistani officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:18 am Global piracy attacks at 6-yr high, IMB says+(Kyodo) _ Pirate attacks on ships globally shot up 39 percent to 406 cases in 2009, the highest in six years with Somali pirates blamed for more than half the incidents, the InternationalSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:18 am Pakistan Taliban chief said targeted by U.S. drone (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:17 am World mobilizes to help HaitiCountries around the world are rushing aid to quake-devastated Haiti. Search and rescue teams and medical personnel, equipment and facilities were among the top priorities.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:17 am Mongolia suspends death penaltyMongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj announces a moratorium on the death penalty, and calls for it to be abolished.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:16 am Netflix to stream movies on Wii consoleLOS ANGELES - The No. 1 video game console is taking a page out of the playbooks of the ones in second and third...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:16 am Suicide bomber kills 16 people in AfghanistanKABUL (AP) -- Provincial officials say a suicide bomber has killed at least 16 people in a market district in central Afghanistan....Source: AP Top International News At 5:40 a... | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:14 am 'Call of Duty' game sales top $1 billionHOLLYWOOD - The video game industry got a shot of good news Wednesday before what's expected to be a final...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:14 am Suicide bomber kills 16 people in AfghanistanProvincial officials say a suicide bomber has killed at least 16 people in a market district in central Afghanistan. The provincial governor says the attacker blew himself up Thursday...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:14 am TSA: Security fails to spot gun at Mont. airportOfficials say security screeners at a Bozeman-area airport failed to spot a gun in a passenger's luggage last month, but the man turned himself in when he realized his error.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:14 am 76ers' Samuel Dalembert trying to cope with Haiti tragedyPHILADELPHIA - When he was young, growing up in Haiti and walking barefoot most of the time because he couldn't...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:12 am Haiti quake survivors await aidHaiti awaits the arrival of a global rescue effort in the wake of a devastating earthquake that may have killed tens of thousands.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:11 am Five emotions you never knew you hadThere are six emotions that we know everyone feels. But others may also be universal - and for good biological reasons.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:10 am Mets' Carlos Beltran to undergo knee surgerySo much for the Mets' resolution to stay healthy in 2010. Carlos Beltran's status for Opening Day already...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:08 am Can Colts and Saints find the momentum again?KANSAS CITY, Mo. - From his seat in the broadcast booth, CBS' Dan Dierdorf could see the anguish on the faces...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:05 am Pakistan Taliban deny US drone strike killed top leader - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:00 am In Memory: Travels with the late Jay Reatard at SXSWJay Reatard died Thursday at the young age of 29. Here is footage and an interview with the man on the band's Australian tour in 2008 before heading to SXSW.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:00 am China defends censorship after Google threatBEIJING (Reuters) - China defended its extensive censorship and brushed aside hacking claims on Thursday, telling companies not to buck state control of the Internet after U.S. search giant Google threatened to quit the country.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:59 am Emergency talks for Guinea juntaBurkina Faso's president holds emergency talks with Guinea's injured junta leader about his future role.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:59 am US drone kills Pakistan 'militants'The Pakistani Taliban deny their leader Hakimullah Mehsud was killed in a US missile attack near the Afghan border.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:58 am China defends censorship after Google threat (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:57 am Iraq sentences 11 to death for government bombingsBAGHDAD (AP) -- A Baghdad court has sentenced eleven Iraqis to death for their roles in a series of deadly attacks that rocked the country's capital last year....Source: AP Top International News At 5:40 a... | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:54 am Iraq sentences 11 to death for government bombingsA Baghdad court has sentenced eleven Iraqis to death for their roles in a series of deadly attacks that rocked the country's capital last year. Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council spokesman...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:54 am Iraq sentences 11 to death for government bombingsA Baghdad court has sentenced eleven Iraqis to death for their roles in a series of deadly attacks that rocked the country's capital last year.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:54 am Haiti Lies in Ruins; Grim Search for Untold Dead - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:51 am Okada meets German foreign minister over Afghanistan, other issues+(Kyodo) _ Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada and his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle met Thursday in Tokyo to discuss cooperation on issues related to Afghan reconstruction,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:47 am Chavez halts Caracas power cutsVenezuela's Hugo Chavez halts rolling blackouts in Caracas shortly after announcing nationwide energy-saving steps.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:46 am Flat-screen TV sales jump 65.5% in December on gov't sales incentive+(Kyodo) _ Flat-screen television sales in December jumped 65.5 percent year on year in volume and 42.7 percent in value in Japan, supported by a government sales incentive, market...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:45 am AP source: Obama to announce bank fees (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:43 am AP source: Obama to announce bank feesPresident Barack Obama plans to announce a new fee Thursday on the country's biggest financial firms to recover up to $120 billion in taxpayers' money used to prop up corporations during the economic crisis, a senior administration official said.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:43 am Vikings have big edge over Cowboys in kicking gameIf the NFC divisional playoff game on Sunday between Minnesota and Dallas comes down to a big kick in the final minutes, Vikings fans can take solace that they have one of the most reliable units in the game.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:41 am Ravens defense remains solid, thanks to MattisonBaltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Greg Mattison oversees a unit every bit as effective and brash as those that thrived under Rex Ryan.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:40 am Jets rookie RB has been big Greene Machine latelyShonn Greene still thinks about the days when he was lifting couches instead of carrying footballs.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:40 am Earthquake in Haiti (PICS)Tuesday afternoon, January 12th, the worst earthquake in 200 years - 7.0 in magnitude - struck less than ten miles from the Caribbean city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The initial quake was later followed by twelve aftershocks greater than magnitude 5.0. Structures of all kinds were damaged or collapsed, from shantytown homes to national landmarks.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:40 am Big Easy taking it easy on travelErnie Els came all the way from Florida to a small island in the Pacific Ocean to start his PGA Tour season in the Sony Open. Even for a globe-trotter like Els, it seems like a long way to go for one tournament.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:39 am Kiffin promises clean program in return to USC (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:37 am Pakistani Taliban says leader escapes US drone strike (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:37 am Haiti quake: Survivors struggle while awaiting aidPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Turning pickup trucks into ambulances and doors into stretchers, Haitians are frantically struggling to save those injured in this week's earthquake while hoping foreign governments will quickly send in aid....Source: AP Top International News At 5:40 a... | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:36 am Haiti quake: Survivors struggle while awaiting aid (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:36 am Sumo: Hakuho still squeaky clean, Asashoryu falls at New Year sumo+(Kyodo) _ Hakuho stretched his consecutive winning streak to 29 bouts on Thursday but rival grand champion Asashoryu was sent to a shock first defeat at the hands of upstart Goeido at theSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:36 am Singer Pendergrass dies aged 59Soul singer Teddy Pendergrass dies at the age of 59 following "a difficult recovery" from colon cancer surgery, his son tells the AP news agency.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:33 am Panel to hear about effort against financial crime (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:33 am Star Wars Themed Burlesque ShowCheck out this video of a burlesque group performing a sexy Star Wars show.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:30 am Report: Turkey warned Lebanon to beware of Israeli attack - Ha'aretz
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:28 am Tens of thousands feared dead in Haiti quakePORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Traumatized Haitians slept out in parks and streets on Thursday, fearing aftershocks to the catastrophic earthquake that flattened homes and government buildings and buried countless people.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:28 am Tens of thousands feared dead in Haiti quake (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:28 am Google China cyberattack part of spy campaignComputer attacks on Google that the search giant said originated in China were part of a concerted political and corporate espionage effort, security experts said.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:25 am Proof of Life in Three Martian Rocks May Come This YearNASA says advanced instruments will allow it to definitively prove whether three Martian meteorites contain evidence of life.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:20 am DUI trial set in Va. for ex-NFL star Bruce SmithFormer NFL star Bruce Smith is set for trial on a drunken driving charge in Virginia Beach.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:16 am Car crash thwarted Pendergrass, dead in Pa. at 59 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:07 am Map of Malaysia locating the states where attacks on churches have occurredMap of Malaysia locating the states where churches have been attacked in recent days. Malaysia's Catholic Church said its lawyers' offices had been burgled and ransacked in the latest of a spate of attacks...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:03 am Church lawyer Derek Fernandez said a laptop was stolen in the attack on his firm's officesMalaysian forensic experts investigate an incident at a law office in Petaling Jaya, near Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia's Catholic Church said its lawyers' offices had been burgled and ransacked in the latest...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:03 am Texas board to take 1st vote on history curriculum - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:03 am Supplies brought in despite Haiti's main airport getting hitHaiti's battered Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport remained closed to commercial traffic Wednesday as U.S. military ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:58 am Facebook, Twitter 2-way 'lifeline' for HaitiAfter the quake hit, phones in Haiti stopped working and e-mail was unreliable, so Terri Vruggink used a satellite Internet connection ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:50 am US steps up missile attacks in PakistanThe United States has unleashed an unprecedented number of missile attacks by unmanned drones in northwest Pakistan over the last two weeks, including one Thursday that officials said killed 12 alleged militants in what was once a religious school.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:36 am Haiti earthquake: race to provide aid as 100,000 feared deadWith 100,000 feared dead, thousands more who survived the devastating earthquake that flattened most of the Haitian capital could die due to lack of medical care. Sixteen Britons are among those missing.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:35 am HUTCHISON LEADS IN CAMPAIGN CASH - Dallas Morning News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:34 am Perry, Hutchison face gender pitfalls at Texas GOP gubernatorial debate - Dallas Morning News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:33 am European Central Bank to keep rates unchangedMarkets will look for the European Central Bank's views Thursday on the outlook for an uneven recovery amid mounting concerns about the burden placed by indebted governments, particularly that of Greece, on the continent's monetary union.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:29 am Prehistoric building found in modern Israeli cityTEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- When Tel Aviv marked its centennial last year, part of the festivities honoring 100 years since the founding of the first modern Hebrew city included restoration of its oldest buildings....Source: AP Top International News At 5:40 a... | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:27 am Missiles Slam Pakistan Terror CampSources Tell CBS U.S. Airstrike Killed at Least 15; Some say Leader of Pakistani Taliban May be Among DeadSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:21 am Couple 'wanted to make a difference'Haitian-Canadians Georges and Mireille Anglade believed dead, crushed under the concrete rubble of their family home
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:07 am National groups put funds into Mass. raceOutside groups are pouring millions of dollars into Massachusetts' Senate race to replace the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, highlighting ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:06 am Private donations critical to reliefAfter Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma ravaged cities along the Gulf Coast in 2005, private donations by Americans to help ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:06 am The attacks killed 106 people and wounded around 600 othersFile picture shows Iraqi soldiers standing next to floral tributes to victims of a bomb blast outside the foreign ministry in Baghdad. An Iraqi court Thursday sentenced to death 11 men, including Al-Qaeda...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:05 am Top regulators to face U.S. financial crisis panelWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior U.S. regulators, including outspoken Federal Deposit Insurance Corp Chairman Sheila Bair, will tell their side of the story on Thursday to a commission examining the origins of the 2008 financial crisis.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:04 am Ex-IAEA chief injects life into Egypt's politicsCAIRO (AP) -- The U.N.'s former nuclear chief has yet to return home to his native Egypt after almost a quarter century monitoring the world's atomic programs, but the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize winner has already created the biggest political stir in his homeland in years by hinting at a new career in politics....Source: AP Top International News At 5:40 a... | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:04 am Multiple media carry Census message to be countedThe Census Bureau unveils a $133 million national advertising campaign to encourage Americans to take part and fill out their ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:04 am Haitian Americans await wordEvery hour Tuesday night, Kenol Gautier picked up his cellphone and tried to get through to his sisters in Haiti. On Wednesday ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:03 am NYT: Meet Mikey, 8, on U.S. watch list
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:02 am Bodies lining Haiti's roadsides are the grim tally of disasterThe earthquake left some hillside homes demolished while leaving other buildings seemingly untouched. Outside assistance, and relief efforts, appear nonexistent.As darkness fell on Haiti's capital Wednesday, crowds sought out the relative safety of the streets and open spaces.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Tax expansion could pay for healthcare overhaulWhite House and congressional Democratic leaders consider applying the Medicare payroll tax to investment income. The move could bolster Medicare and would affect mainly the wealthy.Democratic congressional leaders are considering a new strategy to help finance their ambitious healthcare plan -- applying the Medicare payroll tax not just to wages but to capital gains, dividends and other forms of unearned income.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Heads of Wall Street firms admit errors but deflect blame for crisisA panel created to investigate the causes of the financial meltdown poses some tough questions to the chairman of Morgan Stanley and the CEOs of JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America.They admitted making mistakes and they regretted the economic devastation their decisions wrought, but the heads of four major financial firms wouldn't take direct blame for the massive meltdown in some tough questioning today by a government panel investigating the causes of the financial crisis.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Supreme Court cites 'irreparable harm' in blocking Prop. 8 trial footageThe justices, by a slim 5-4 majority, say the lawsuit over California's ban on same-sex marriage is 'not a good one for a pilot program' to allow video coverage of federal cases.By a 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court kept in place Wednesday its order blocking video coverage of the trial of California's Proposition 8, with a conservative majority ruling that defenders of the ban on same-sex marriage would likely face "irreparable harm" if the proceedings were broadcast to the public.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Haiti quake survivors sought amid 'unimaginable' destructionEntire hillsides of homes appear to have tumbled during Tuesday's 7.0 earthquake, which may have killed thousands. President Obama says the U.S. will help however it can.Reporting from Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, and Mexico City -- The capital of Haiti lay in ruins Wednesday, shattered by an earthquake it was not built to withstand. With most international aid yet to arrive, bodies lined the streets, the injured gathered at hospitals devoid of doctors or functioning equipment, swaths of the city were reduced to rubble and even the presidential palace -- long a symbol of whatever stability the country could muster -- was damaged and sagging.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Republican has a chance at Ted Kennedy's former Senate seatMassachusetts state Sen. Scott Brown picks up national backing with his talk of sinking the healthcare overhaul. Nervous Democrats and others are stepping up their support for Martha Coakley.For Democrats, it's a nightmarish scenario: A Republican appears to be within striking distance of capturing the Senate seat of the late Edward M. Kennedy.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am U.S. obesity rates reaching a resting point, studies showThe assessments from the CDC indicate that Americans may have turned a corner in fighting weight problems. But health experts say there's more to be done to reverse the trend.Americans may not be collectively doomed to die in their recliners after all, one hand in the chips bag, the other stretching for the remote. Obesity levels seem to be leveling off or slowing across most of the population, according to two new comprehensive studies of the nation's heft.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Ferry service to California military base to be shut downSecurity concerns are cited for terminating the free ride from mainland San Diego to Coronado's North Island Naval Air Station, where 35,000 sailors and civilian employees work.Gliding over San Diego Bay, Manny Goulart and other passengers aboard the ferry Cabrillo enjoyed the skyline view that helps draw millions of tourists a year.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Haiti quake: Telecommunications breakdown 'painful'Call after call from victims seeking help from emergency services in earthquake-shattered Haiti are simply not getting through because systems that connect different phone networks are not working, officials from a telecommunications...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 14 Jan 2010 | 12:57 am Yemen says tribesmen kill 10 Shi'ite rebelsDUBAI (Reuters) - Pro-government Yemen tribesmen have killed 10 Shi'ite rebels after they tried to take up positions in homes in a northern town, the interior ministry said Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Jan 2010 | 12:48 am World scrambles to help quake-hit Haiti - AFP
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 14 Jan 2010 | 12:45 am Chavez suspends rolling blackouts in CaracasCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- President Hugo Chavez indefinitely suspended rolling blackouts in Venezuela's capital just a day after they began, and sacked his electricity minister saying he was responsible for mistakes in the way the rationing plan was applied....Source: AP Top International News At 5:40 a... | 14 Jan 2010 | 12:16 am Map of Malaysia locating the states where attacks on churches occurredMap of Malaysia locating the states where attacks on churches occurred since Friday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Jan 2010 | 11:55 pm Malaysian Muslim volunteers patrol at midnight in front of St. James Church in Kuala LumpurMalaysian Muslim volunteers patrol at midnight in front of St. James Church in Kuala Lumpur on January 12, in order to avert any attack on the church. Malaysia's Catholic Church said Thursday the offices...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Jan 2010 | 11:55 pm Fact file on the UN mission in HaitiFact file on the UN mission in Haiti, comprising of more than 9,000 troops and police deployed in 2004 following an armed insurrection.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Jan 2010 | 11:54 pm A UN soldier walks along a street destroyed by a massive earthquake in Port-au-PrinceA UN soldier walks along a street destroyed by a massive earthquake in Port-au-Prince. Rescuers, sniffer dogs, equipment and supplies headed to Haiti by air and sea Thursday in a global response to a horror...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Jan 2010 | 11:54 pm Much of the capital of the destitute Caribbean nation was reduced to rubble by Tuesday's 7.0-magnitude quakePeople remain on the rubble of their home in Port-au-Prince. Planeloads of rescuers and relief supplies headed to Haiti as governments and aid agencies launched a massive relief operation after a powerful...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Jan 2010 | 11:54 pm Haiti’s latest upheavalFormer Globe foreign correspondent Paul Knox takes your questions
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 Jan 2010 | 11:43 pm Haiti earthquake devastation 'immense'As the scope of the devastation from a magnitude-7.0 earthquake became clearer Wednesday, survivors spoke in terms of all that ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Jan 2010 | 11:31 pm Officials: U.S. missiles kill 10 alleged militants in PakistanA suspected U.S. missile strike killed at least 10 alleged militants Thursday at a compound formerly used as a religious school ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Jan 2010 | 11:20 pm The Spanish and European Union flags seen in MadridThe Spanish and European Union flags seen in Madrid. Spain has quickly shown it intends to play a driving role in the EU during its six-month presidency - at the risk of being snubbed, as happened this...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Jan 2010 | 11:18 pm EU's new president, Herman Van Rompuy, speaks at a press conference in Moncloa Palace in MadridEU's new president, Herman Van Rompuy, speaks at a press conference in Moncloa Palace in Madrid. Before it assumed the presidency on January 1, Madrid had stressed its willingness to bow to the authority...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Jan 2010 | 11:18 pm Soul singer Teddy Pendergrass dies at 59R&B star of the 1970s and '80s later became an inspirational figure after a devastating car accident left him paralyzed
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 Jan 2010 | 11:15 pm Haiti's outlook had been improvingIn recent months, things had actually begun looking up in Haiti, the Western Hemisphere's poorest and most crisis-prone country.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Jan 2010 | 11:08 pm Ailing Kobe nails game-winner to beat Mavs
 Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Jan 2010 | 11:02 pm Haiti draws 'special type of person'Among the thousands there now are university students, missionaries and other aid workers.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Jan 2010 | 11:02 pm Rescuers Search for Haiti Quake VictimsFear Rises that Death Toll Could Reach into the Tens of Thousands; Many Urgently Need Health CareSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 13 Jan 2010 | 11:00 pm Fleury hot as Penguins beat Flames 3-1Pittsburgh goaltender makes 37 saves; Sidney Crosby scores his 30th goal of the season
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 Jan 2010 | 10:41 pm Soul singer Teddy Pendergrass dies at 59
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Jan 2010 | 10:35 pm U.S. 2009 foreclosures shatter record despite aidNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. foreclosure actions shattered all records in 2009 and will do so again this year, with unemployment and wage cuts overcoming programs to remedy failing home loans, RealtyTrac said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jan 2010 | 10:27 pm Rancor between Senate foes rises as vote nears - Boston Globe
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 13 Jan 2010 | 10:10 pm Reserve constable may have committed perjury, police sayJason Walker charged with fraud amid allegations he faked his degrees recognized by judge in court as ‘trained medical doctor'
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 Jan 2010 | 10:02 pm Stuck in snow and waiting for a tow truckAfter burying my van in a tall snowbank, I discovered the vast, secret network of informal emergency services
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm 'I'm not that Peter Robinson': novelistNo description available
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm New Airport Body Scans Don't Detect All WeaponsThe Transportation Security Administration is about to put hundreds of high-tech scanners in U.S. airports to deter terrorists. The scanners use a technology called backscatter X-ray. It's impressive, but some say it's far from perfect » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm Jan. 14: What's in the stars for you today?Your daily horoscope
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 13 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm Haiti's Buildings Weren't Fit To Withstand QuakesThe magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck a country whose buildings were barely built to engineering standards and were hopelessly fragile in the grip of such a strong quake. Haiti has no national building code, and many structures may not have been sound to begin with. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm Logistics A Challenge For Groups Trying To Aid HaitiWhile food, water, shelter and medical supplies are clearly needed following Tuesday's massive earthquake, relief groups are struggling to find the best way to get help to those who need it most. They are hampered by a lack of information from within the country and roads that are not passable. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm U.S., world rush rescue, relief workers to Haiti
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Jan 2010 | 9:47 pm Pennsylvania: State Trooper Is Killed on Duty - New York Times
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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Jan 2010 | 9:34 pm Haiti earthquake: race to provide aid as 100,000 feared deadWith 100,000 feared dead, thousands more who survived could die because they can't get water and proper medical care.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 13 Jan 2010 | 9:08 pm Haiti quake: Toll may reach 50,000, survivor search continuesPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Tens of thousands of people were found dead in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince today, with predictions the death toll could hit 50,000, Reuters reported.Rescuers spent much of the day searching for bodies...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 13 Jan 2010 | 8:56 pm Huge death toll feared in Haiti quake
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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Jan 2010 | 8:03 pm 16 UN personnel killed, 150 missing in HaitiUNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The U.N. chief said 16 U.N. personnel were confirmed dead late Wednesday in the earthquake that decimated Haiti's capital, with 100 to 150 U.N. workers still unaccounted for, including the mission chief and his deputy....Source: AP Top International News At 5:40 a... | 13 Jan 2010 | 8:02 pm Aussies warned: don't be a "drunken ocker"Australians should watch how much they drink on Australia Day, or risk perpetuating the tradition of the "drunken Aussie ocker", NSW Assistant Police Commissioner Denis Clifford says.NSW Police have written to liquor outlets across...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 13 Jan 2010 | 8:00 pm Afghan town may be big battle in bigger war
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Jan 2010 | 7:58 pm 3 charged in alleged plot to ship possible nuclear-weapons items to IranThe suspects include an Iranian-born chemical engineer living in Glendale.Three men, including an Iranian-born chemical engineer living in Glendale, have been charged in a scheme to smuggle sophisticated industrial components into Iran that could be used in the development of a nuclear weapon, authorities said Wednesday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 13 Jan 2010 | 7:54 pm Driver, 11, and two others die in crashCALIFORNIA - Investigators are trying to determine why an 11-year-old boy was driving a car that ran a stop sign in California and crashed into another vehicle, leaving him and two others dead.The collision killed Jose Manuel...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 13 Jan 2010 | 7:42 pm US mum traded daughter, 2, for gunPHOENIX - Authorities say they have arrested an Arizona woman who traded her 2-year-old daughter for a gun.Maricopa County sheriff's deputies arrested 33-year-old Tanya Nareau of Mesa after receiving a tip.Deputies say they...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 13 Jan 2010 | 7:40 pm Video: Grief Unites Haitian-AmericansOver 800,000 Haitians living in the U.S. are now bound by the tragedy which has hit their native land. As Randall Pinkston reports, many have been united in an effort to contact relatives. How To Help HaitiSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 13 Jan 2010 | 6:47 pm Haiti Earthquake: Thousands Feared DeadKatie Couric Reports from Port-au-Prince, Haiti in the Aftermath of the EarthquakeSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 13 Jan 2010 | 6:30 pm Massive Death Toll Feared in Haiti QuakeSome Casualty Estimates are in Six Figures as Haitians Pile Bodies by Fallen Homes; U.S. May Send Ground TroopsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 13 Jan 2010 | 6:30 pm Should 'The Office' Be Used In HR Training?What does Dunder Mifflin — the fictional firm at the heart of television's The Office — have to teach us about workplace diversity? Plenty, according to some human resources experts. And in some cases, the show's dysfunctional comedy is just mirroring real life. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 Jan 2010 | 6:30 pm Video: World Donates Quake ReliefByron Pitts reports that millions of global dollars have already been donated to the emergency relief efforts in Haiti along with U.S. contributions. How To Help HaitiSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 13 Jan 2010 | 6:19 pm Video: Help On the WayThe U.S. military has begun a massive relief effort for Haiti and up to 5,500 U.S. troops are expected within days. CBS News' David Martin reports. How To Help HaitiSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 13 Jan 2010 | 6:18 pm Video: Love in the Face of DisasterAn aid worker was trapped in Haiti under the rubble of her building after the devastating earthquake. However, her husband made a frantic dash across Haiti to save her. Michelle Miller has the story. How To Help HaitiSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 13 Jan 2010 | 6:17 pm Video: Haiti Earthquake Caught on TapeThe CBS News Investigative Unit has acquired video of buildings collapsing in Port-au-Prince, Haiti during the country's worst earthquake since 1770. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.0 and dozens of aftershocks. How To Help HaitiSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 13 Jan 2010 | 6:16 pm Video: Haiti: A Nation in RuinKatie Couric reports from Haiti, an island nation severely devastated by a 7.0 earthquake. Rescue workers desperately search for survivors beneath the rubble. How To Help HaitiSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 13 Jan 2010 | 6:16 pm Haiti Awaits Aid As Crews Search For SurvivorsThe first cargo planes with food, water, medical supplies, shelter and sniffer dogs headed to the Western Hemisphere's poorest nation a day after the magnitude 7.0 quake flattened much of the capital of 2 million people. Haitian President Rene Preval says he believes the death toll stretches into the thousands. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 Jan 2010 | 5:25 pm NZ woman and daughter evacuated from HaitiThe New Zealand woman whose young daughters are missing in Haiti has been evacuated to the neighbouring Dominican Republic with her youngest child.Earlier today Emily Sanson-Rejouis' two-year-old daughter, Alyahna, was found alive....Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 13 Jan 2010 | 5:19 pm Escaped zoo hippo still roaming freePLAVNICA, Montenegro - A 2-tonne hippo who escaped from a flooded private zoo in Montenegro was roaming free Wednesday.Zoo owner Dragan Pejovic said that Nikica now had nowhere to return since the zoo, on a small island in a lake...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 13 Jan 2010 | 4:55 pm Panic, looting and triage after major Haiti quakePORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- The tiny bodies of children lay in piles next to the ruins of their collapsed school. People with faces covered by white dust and the blood of open wounds roamed the streets. Frantic doctors wrapped heads and stitched up sliced limbs in a hotel parking lot....Source: AP Top International News At 5:40 a... | 13 Jan 2010 | 4:42 pm U.S. uses CT scans to check out nuclear stockpileCHICAGO (Reuters) - The same type of scanner used to peer into the body to detect cancers will be put to an even more delicate use -- checking on the viability of the nation's aging nuclear stockpile, the National Nuclear Security Administration said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jan 2010 | 4:29 pm Suspected Al-Qaida Militant Killed In YemenThe governor of Shabwa province said Abdullah Mihzar, who was on a government list of wanted al-Qaida figures, was killed in a raid on a house in the remote mountainous province. Security forces arrested four others in the raid. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 Jan 2010 | 3:55 pm Clinton postpones NZ visit over quake, NZ gives Haiti $1mUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has postponed her visit to New Zealand following the devastating earthquake in Haiti.Foreign Minister Murray McCully said Mrs Clinton had rung him to convey the news and had promised to reschedule...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 13 Jan 2010 | 3:49 pm U.S. says Russia arms deal close, talks resumingWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia and the United States are "really close" to agreement on a landmark treaty to cut their nuclear arsenals, a senior U.S. arms control official said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jan 2010 | 3:25 pm Ex-Qaeda man links motive to alleged U.S. abuse: reportLONDON (Reuters) - A former Guantanamo inmate who fled to Yemen to help lead an al Qaeda branch after his release says he was motivated by the memory of abuse he says he suffered in U.S. custody, the BBC reported on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jan 2010 | 2:50 pm Fox News presents a much paler PalinThe country had barely had time to savour the prospect of the former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin showing up on the Fox News Channel as a "regular contributor" before it was already upon us. There she was on Tuesday night chit-chatting...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 13 Jan 2010 | 2:45 pm Recovery Spreads But Doesn't Spur Hiring, Fed SaysThe economic recovery is spreading to more parts of the country even as a growing number of people can't find full-time jobs, a Federal Reserve survey says. Conditions have improved modestly, but the job market in most regions remained "soft" as the new year began, the Fed said. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 Jan 2010 | 2:39 pm NZer feared drowned off TasmaniaAustralian police hold grave fears for a New Zealand fisherman missing off the coast of Tasmania.Police said Basil Alexander Lee, 40, had been with friends near the Triabunna wharf on the east coast of the island when he went...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 13 Jan 2010 | 2:23 pm U.S. Soccer Star's Turn In Mexican Ad Prompts UproarIn Mexico, a new advertisement featuring American soccer star Landon Donovan is being called racist, insensitive and, by some, hilarious. Donovan appears in a commercial for a new lottery dressed in a gigantic sombrero, a multicolored poncho and a huge fake mustache. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 Jan 2010 | 2:10 pm Standard & Poor's Lowers California's Debt RatingStandard & Poor's on Wednesday lowered its rating on California's $64 billion general obligation debt from "A" to "A-." That's the lowest rating for any state. The move puts pressure on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers to tackle the state's deficit. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 Jan 2010 | 2:06 pm Obesity Rates Level Off, But Health Concerns RemainTwo studies this week suggest that Americans may finally be responding to public health messages warning against problems that result from obesity. Still, with two-thirds of American adults overweight or obese, the problem hasn't gone away. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 13 Jan 2010 | 2:00 pm Al Qaeda linked to rogue aviation networkTIMBUKTU, Mali (Reuters) - In early 2008, an official at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security sent a report to his superiors detailing what he called "the most significant development in the criminal exploitation of aircraft since 9/11."Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jan 2010 | 12:33 pm Yemen: Suspected Al Qaeda Figure Killed in RaidYemeni security forces killed a suspected Al Qaeda figure and arrested four others in a raid on a house in a remote mountainous province, the region's governor said Wednesday.Source: FOXNews.com | 13 Jan 2010 | 10:26 am Keep persistent offenders who are on drugs out of prison, Justice committee saysPersistent offenders who commit crimes to fuel their drug addictions should not be sent to prison, MPs say today.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 13 Jan 2010 | 9:28 am Homes Toppled, Bodies Piled After Massive Haiti QuakeDazed survivors wandered past dead bodies in rubble-strewn streets Wednesday, crying for loved ones, and rescuers desperately searched collapsed buildings as fear rose that the death toll from Haiti's earthquake could reach into the tens of thousands.Source: FOXNews.com | 13 Jan 2010 | 9:01 am Coach of Gender-Tested Runner Says She Can CompeteCaster Semenya's coach says the 800-meter world champion is free to compete internationally despite an ongoing gender test investigation.Source: FOXNews.com | 13 Jan 2010 | 8:05 am Dutch Flier's Bomb Threat Diverts Aruba-Bound PlaneIrish police say they have arrested a 44-year-old Dutch man who claimed he had planted a bomb on a charter aircraft, leading the pilot to divert to Ireland.Source: FOXNews.com | 13 Jan 2010 | 7:59 am 2 U.S. Troops, 4 Afghan Soldiers KilledTwo U.S. service members died and four Afghan soldiers were killed in separate explosions Wednesday in eastern Afghanistan, an area of the nation rife with violence, officials said.Source: FOXNews.com | 13 Jan 2010 | 7:49 am Fugitive Who Taunted U.K. Police on Facebook CaughtAn escaped British convict whose online antics drew an international Internet fan base has been caught after nearly four months on the run, police said Wednesday.Source: FOXNews.com | 13 Jan 2010 | 6:55 am
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