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U.N.: Haiti government calls off search and rescuePORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Haiti's government has declared the search and rescue phase for survivors of the country's devastating earthquake over, the United Nations said Saturday....Source: AP Top International News At 5:24 a... | 23 Jan 2010 | 3:39 am 3RD LD: Sumo: Asashoryu clinches 25th Emperor's Cup at New Year basho+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDS FRESH ASASHORYU QUOTES IN 7TH GRAF, EDITS 8TH GRAF) Asashoryu shrugged off fresh reports of thuggish antics off the raised ring to clinch his 25th Emperor's Cup onSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Jan 2010 | 3:34 am Storm: Arizonans dry out, Californians head home (AP)
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Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Jan 2010 | 3:30 am Guantanamo prisoner plan attackedRights campaigners criticise a recommendation that 47 Guantanamo Bay inmates should be held indefinitely without trial.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Jan 2010 | 3:28 am 2ND LD: Baseball: Taguchi unveiled by Orix+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING OKADA QUOTE) Former major league outfielder So Taguchi, who was released from the Chicago Cubs at the end of the 2009 season, said Saturday he feels ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Jan 2010 | 3:28 am Clashes kill 22 militants, 2 troops in NW PakistanPARACHINAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Militants ambushed Pakistani security forces at checkpoints near the Afghan border Saturday, sparking gunbattles that left 22 insurgents and two troops dead, officials said....Source: AP Top International News At 5:24 a... | 23 Jan 2010 | 3:23 am Diaco seeks to turn around Notre Dame's defenseBob Diaco wants to give Notre Dame's defense a new look, and it goes much deeper than switching from a 4-3 to a 3-4 scheme.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Jan 2010 | 3:23 am Minnesota PG Nolen out vs. Michigan StateTubby Smith grew more terse and agitated by the minute on Friday, and the Minnesota coach had plenty of reasons to be. Off-the-court issues are dragging down a season that started with so much promise.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Jan 2010 | 3:22 am Venus Williams into 4th round at Australian OpenBeing a tennis player in the age of Twitter and Facebook means Venus Williams can communicate with fans like never before.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Jan 2010 | 3:22 am U.S. Marines end role in IraqThe U.S. Marine Corps has wrapped up its role in Iraq, handing over duties to the Army and signaling the beginning of an accelerated withdrawal of American troops.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Jan 2010 | 3:21 am Haiti quake rescue declared overHaiti's government has declared the search for quake survivors over, the UN says, a day after two people are found alive.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Jan 2010 | 3:20 am What happens when an undocumented teen needs a new heartThis 14-year-old is dying. Slowly His doctor told him that he needed a $100,000 down payment to get him on a transplant waiting list for a new heart. Now, the doctor has told her that she needs the full $500,000 for the operation, as well as many hospitals don't accept "international cases."
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Jan 2010 | 3:20 am Pakistan says reaches out to Afghan Taliban - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Jan 2010 | 3:03 am Biden holds talks in Iraq over election blacklistBAGHDAD (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden is holding talks with Iraqi leaders amid growing tensions over plans to ban election candidates because of suspected links to Saddam Hussein's regime....Source: AP Top International News At 5:24 a... | 23 Jan 2010 | 3:01 am Biden holds talks in Iraq over election blacklist (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Jan 2010 | 3:01 am Pakistan says reaches out to Afghan TalibanISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan is reaching out to "all levels" of the Afghan Taliban in a bid to encourage reconciliation in its war-torn neighbor, Pakistan's foreign ministry said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Jan 2010 | 3:00 am Pakistan says reaches out to Afghan Taliban (Reuters)Reuters - Pakistan is reaching out to "all levels" of the Afghan Taliban in a bid to encourage reconciliation in its war-torn neighbor, Pakistan's foreign ministry said on Saturday.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Jan 2010 | 3:00 am Rescues adds glimmer of hope to Haiti's grief (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Jan 2010 | 3:00 am Unemployment Up in 43 States in DecemberUnemployment rates rose in 43 states last month, the government said Friday, painting a bleak picture of the job market and illustrating nationwide data released two weeks ago. The rise in joblessness was a sharp change from November, when 36 states said their unemployment rates fell. Four states -- South Carolina, Delaware, Florida
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Jan 2010 | 3:00 am Haiti quake victim rescue operation declared 'over' - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:59 am Young baseball star quits to join priesthoodOakland Athletics outfielder Grant Desme retires from baseball and will train to become a Catholic priest.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:59 am Federer, Serena Williams stage tennis clinics (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:56 am 2010 Olympic commemorative stamp debuts in UtahA U.S. postage stamp that commemorates the upcoming 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, shows an airborne snowboarder against a snow-capped mountain backdrop.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:55 am Search-and-Rescue Phase Over in HaitiU.N. Says Gov't There Focusing on Ramping Up Efforts to Keep Survivors Alive in Quake-Ravaged NationSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:52 am Armstrong-Contador rivalry "good for cycling"The rivalry between Tour de France champions Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador is healthy and good for cycling, the president of the sport's world body, Pat McQuaid, said Saturday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:52 am Rescues adds glimmer of hope to Haiti's griefHaiti's government has declared the search and rescue phase for survivors of the country's devastating earthquake over, the United Nations said Saturday. The Office for the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:51 am "Guys and Dolls" actress Jean Simmons dies at 80 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:50 am 2ND LD: Sumo: Asashoryu clinches 25th Emperor's Cup at New Year basho+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING QUOTES IN 7TH, 8TH GRAFS) Asashoryu shrugged off fresh reports of thuggish antics off the raised ring to clinch his 25th Emperor's Cup on Saturday with victory...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:50 am Biden seeks to ease Iraq poll rowUS Vice-President Joe Biden holds talks in Iraq to try to mediate in a bitter row over disqualified election candidates.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:49 am Survivors rescued 10 days after quake
 Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:47 am Protest turns violent, 2 wounded in AfghanistanKABUL (AP) -- Militants hiding among demonstrators fired on police Saturday, sparking a gunbattle in the middle of a protest over the deaths of four men in a NATO-Afghan raid, officials said. At least two people were wounded....Source: AP Top International News At 5:24 a... | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:46 am Protest turns violent, 2 wounded in AfghanistanMilitants hiding among demonstrators fired on police Saturday, sparking a gunbattle in the middle of a protest over the deaths of four men in a NATO-Afghan raid, officials said. At least...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:46 am Ten Reasons Why "Lost Boys" Is Cool (Videos)Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It's fun to be a vampire.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:40 am Viloria hospitalized after loss to TamaraHawaiian Brian Viloria was taken to a hospital from apparent exhaustion soon after his TKO defeat by Colombia's Carlos Tamara in Saturday's IBF light flyweight title fight, a boxing official said.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:38 am UN: Haiti gov't declares quake rescue phase overThe United Nations says Haiti's government has declared the search and rescue phase for survivors of the earthquake over.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:37 am Edlington attacks: Parents of sadistic brothers may face inquiryThe estranged parents of the two brothers could face prosecution over the "toxic" upbringing that turned them into "monsters", police have said.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:35 am UN says Haiti government has declared search and rescue phase for quake survivors over.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:31 am LEAD: Sumo: Asashoryu clinches 25th Emperor's Cup at New Year basho+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING QUOTES) Asashoryu shrugged off fresh reports of thuggish antics off the raised ring to clinch his 25th Emperor's Cup on Saturday with victory over compatriot...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:30 am NYT: CIA deaths prompt surge in drone strikes
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:28 am Sumo: Asashoryu clinches 25th Emperor's Cup at New Year basho+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: WILL UPDATE) Asashoryu shrugged off fresh reports of thuggish antics off the raised ring to clinch his 25th Emperor's Cup on Saturday with victory over compatriot...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:26 am HMS Indestructible: UK's Legendary Battle Ship (Infographic)A hull hewn from 5,000 English oak trees. 700 savage fighting men on board - each downing half a pint of rum and a gallon of beer a day.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:20 am Iverson's popularity lands starting spot for East All-StarsDespite only playing in 19 games this season and averaging less than 15 points per game -- not to mention getting cut by the Grizzlies! -- A.I. is starting for the East in the All-Star Game.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:20 am A dead body is carried away following violent clashes in Kuru KaramaA dead body is carried away following violent clashes in Kuru Karama in Nigeria's Plateau State on January 21. At least 150 bodies have been recovered from wells following Muslim-Christian clashes in central...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:18 am UK terror threat level 'severe'The UK terror threat is raised to "severe", but the home secretary says there is "no intelligence to suggest an attack is imminent".Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:17 am Ruthless Federer into round fourWorld number one Roger Federer beats Albert Montanes 6-3 6-4 6-4 to reach the Australian Open last 16.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:16 am Balloon boy mom's interviews contradict husband (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:14 am LEAD: Baseball: Taguchi unveiled by Orix+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: RECASTING WITH QUOTES, MORE INFO) Former major league outfielder So Taguchi, who was released from the Chicago Cubs at the end of the 2009 season, said Saturday he feelsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:12 am Sumo: Results of main bouts for 14th day of New Year sumo+(Kyodo) _ Results of makuuchi division bouts for Saturday, the 14th day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan (+ prefix denotes juryo division wrestler):Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:12 am Clashes kill 22 militants, 2 troops in NW PakistanMilitants ambushed Pakistani security forces at checkpoints near the Afghan border Saturday, sparking gunbattles that left 22 insurgents and two troops dead, officials said. Government...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:11 am Lockheed's HULC Super-Soldier Exoskeleton Gets More JuiceEven the finest super-soldier suit can end up as expensive deadweight if the batteries run out of juice. Lockheed Martin wants to avoid that fate for its robotic exoskeleton by turning to fuel cells that can power the suit for days.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:10 am Democrats hope to recover from a lousy week (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:04 am Biden visits Iraq amid election rowBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden held talks with Iraqi officials in Baghdad on Saturday amid a row over a decision to bar scores of candidates from a March election over suspected links to Saddam Hussein's Baath party.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:04 am Biden visits Iraq amid election row (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:04 am O’Brien on final show: ‘I do not regret a second’
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:02 am Federer, Serena Williams stage tennis clinicsThe self-appointed sports capital of Australia got a feast of tennis on a lazy, sun-drenched Saturday afternoon.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:01 am Democrats hope to recover from a lousy weekA one-two punch of bad news suddenly has Democrats facing an election year with campaign finance rules that favor Republicans and a Senate that can block Democratic initiatives.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:01 am Opposite sides of the street: Dueling abortion marches pass through... - San Jose Mercury News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Jan 2010 | 1:56 am On high court's big issues, 5-4 split is the rule (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Jan 2010 | 1:53 am Official: Rescuers reach stranded Russian shipMOSCOW (AP) -- Rescuers evacuated 11 people by helicopter Saturday morning from a Russian cargo vessel stranded in icy waters off the coast of eastern Russia, an official said....Source: AP Top International News At 5:24 a... | 23 Jan 2010 | 1:50 am Microsoft to delete Yahoo search data after 3 monthsBoth Microsoft and Yahoo have confirmed that Bing will have to delete search data received from Yahoo after three month if the Microhoo search and ad deal goes through.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Jan 2010 | 1:50 am Japan MP quizzed over scandalProsecutors question Japanese political kingpin Ichiro Ozawa, known as the Shadow Shogun, over an alleged funding scandal.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Jan 2010 | 1:46 am BREAKING: Twitter Launches Location-Based Trending TopicsTwitter has begun rolling out location-based trending topics. These pictures, courtesy of @lisabarone, show the new feature. More will be added to this story as it develops. Is it ironic that a story about Twitter has such a short description? No. It's an outcome you'd expect.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Jan 2010 | 1:30 am NBC, Here's Your New Logo (pic)The new peacock logo..
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Jan 2010 | 1:20 am Taliban militants attacked a police patrol in eastern Afghanistan early Saturday, capturing a district police chiefAfghanistan's Taliban fighters are pictured on a hillside at Maydan Shahr in Wardak province, west of Kabul. Taliban militants attacked a police patrol in eastern Afghanistan early Saturday, capturing...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Jan 2010 | 1:10 am The ruling party has denied allegations that it plans to rig the votingA Sri Lankan soldier stands guard next to election posters of President Mahinda Rajapakse in the Colombo suburb of Piliyandala. Sri Lanka's opposition warned on Saturday of possible vote-rigging and violence...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Jan 2010 | 1:09 am The country heads for its first peace-time presidential election on TuesdayA Sri Lankan man reads a newspaper next to election posters of President Mahinda Rajapakse in the Colombo suburb of Piliyandala. Sri Lanka's opposition warned on Saturday of possible vote-rigging and violence...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Jan 2010 | 1:09 am Campaign contributions ruling stymies states - San Francisco Chronicle
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Jan 2010 | 1:09 am Songs, Stars, Sentiment Come Out for HaitiCelebrities from Music, Film, Sports and Politics Join Forces to Raise Money for Quake-Ravaged IslandSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Tiller trial begins with churchgoers' testimonyThe defendant seemed to have stalked the abortion provider months before the slaying, jurors are told. The judge refuses to rule out a voluntary-manslaughter defense.On the first day of testimony in the trial of Scott Roeder, the anti- abortion activist accused of murdering Dr. George Tiller, a Wichita, Kan., jury heard tearful testimony today from a fellow congregant who was 40 feet away when Tiller was shot in his church's vestibule last May.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Aftershock rattles Haitians as aid efforts pick upA magnitude 4.4 temblor jolts Port-au-Prince, but there are no reports of injuries or damage. Officials say the volume of relief supplies being distributed is increasing.The flow of supplies into Haiti by air and sea picked up Friday, and more shops reopened for business, but another sharp aftershock jangled nerves, giving an extra push to those considering leaving the shattered capital city.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Dow Jones industrial average posts triple-digit loss for third straight dayThe stock market sank into its worst three-day slide Friday since the depths of last year's financial crisis as investors fretted about President Obama's bank regulation plan and Ben S. Bernanke's future as chairman of the Federal Reserve.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am U.S. appears to lower expectations in Middle EastAs U.S. envoy George J. Mitchell wrapped up his Mideast trip Friday with little to show for his efforts to kick-start peace talks, the Obama administration was signaling a growing pessimism that Israelis and Palestinians would return to negotiations any time soon.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Jean Simmons dies at 80; radiant beauty was known for stunning versatilityOver a career that spanned more than 60 years, she appeared in about 55 feature films and nearly as many television productions.Jean Simmons, a radiant British actress who as a teenager appeared opposite Laurence Olivier in "Hamlet" and emerged a star whose career flourished in the 1950s and 1960s in such films as "Guys and Dolls, "Elmer Gantry" and "Spartacus," has died. She was 80.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am UK raises its terror threat level to `severe'LONDON (AP) -- Britain raised its terror threat alert to the second-highest level Friday, one of several recent moves the country has made to increase vigilance against international terrorists after a Christmas Day bombing attempt on a Europe-U.S. flight....Source: AP Top International News At 5:24 a... | 23 Jan 2010 | 12:38 am Former Malaysian King Sultan Iskandar of Johore has died aged 77This 1989 file photo shows former Malaysian King Sultan Iskandar of Johore bidding farewell after completing a five-year reign as monarch. The sultan has died aged 77, according to state media.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Jan 2010 | 12:35 am British actress Jean Simmons diesBritish film actress Jean Simmons, who played Ophelia in Laurence Olivier's Hamlet, dies at the age of 80.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Jan 2010 | 12:35 am Ichiro Ozawa, 67, is secretary general of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)Japanese prosecutors have questioned Ichiro Ozawa (pictured on January 18), the kingmaker of the ruling coalition, at a Tokyo hotel after weeks of refusals, over a funding scandal that rocked the centre-left...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 23 Jan 2010 | 12:34 am Style gaffe?Fashion world left cold by ANC leather jacket rebrandSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Jan 2010 | 12:34 am 'Balloon Boy' mom disproves husbands claimsDespite her husband's claims to the contrary, Balloon Boy mom Mayumi Heene repeatedly confessed that the family staged the hoax ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Jan 2010 | 12:30 am Haiti rappers craft new 'Palace' from ration boxesPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Haiti's National Palace lies in ruins, so the boys of Delmas 40 refugee camp built a cardboard substitute....Source: AP Top International News At 5:24 a... | 23 Jan 2010 | 12:10 am The trouble with angelsThe archangel Michael that Paul Bettany plays in the fairly turgid apocalyptic thriller "Legion" is a...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Jan 2010 | 11:55 pm Mistress' revenge billboard seen as sign of Tiger Woods timesThe spurned mistress who outed her married lover on a billboard in Manhattan's Times Square is just one more...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Jan 2010 | 11:51 pm Lakers put Kobe Bryant into 4th gearKobe Bryant scored 13 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter of his return to Madison Square Garden, helping the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Jan 2010 | 11:50 pm Venezuela oil 'may double Saudis'A US study of Venezuela's oil could give the country double the reserves of current world-leader Saudi Arabia.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Jan 2010 | 11:49 pm Conan O'Brien: Walking away was hardIn his final hour as host of NBC's "The Tonight Show", Conan O'Brien confessed that walking...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Jan 2010 | 11:49 pm Losing Hab-it kickedMathieu Darche had the go-ahead goal and an assist, and Jaroslav Halak made 31 saves as the Montreal Canadiens...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Jan 2010 | 11:48 pm That's the Ticket: Kevin Garnett's return gives Celtics a liftKevin Garnett? He's expected to show rust. What's unsettling about the team he rejoined last night is...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Jan 2010 | 11:36 pm Kpnate said Guinea would need assistance to organise the electionsGuinea's interim junta leader General Sekouba Konate said he wants to organise quickly free elections in the beleaguered west African stateSource: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Jan 2010 | 11:35 pm Serena Williams rolls into 3rd roundMELBOURNE, Australia - Serena Williams moved a step closer to successfully defending her Australian Open title...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Jan 2010 | 11:30 pm Miss-and-hit night for Ray AllenRay Allen has gone cold before, even if last night's nine-point, 3-for-14, game-winning performance during...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Jan 2010 | 11:30 pm Big, green injection of confidenceFor a team that just came within a shot of its fourth straight home loss, the Celtics were feeling fairly good...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Jan 2010 | 11:28 pm Glen 'Big Baby' Davis apologizesBaby manned up last night, accepting his league fine for directing inappropriate language toward a fan Wednesday...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Jan 2010 | 11:26 pm Snowe still willing to cooperate with Democrats on health bill - Boston Globe
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Jan 2010 | 11:07 pm Haitians to mourn Catholic leader killed in quakePORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - After more than a week of searching for trapped survivors, Haiti prepared on Saturday to mourn its dead amid signs that daily life in the earthquake-shattered country is beginning to resume.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jan 2010 | 10:56 pm Haiti cruise stops: 'Without this, we don't eat'LABADEE, Haiti (AP) -- With the Celebrity Solstice cruise ship anchored just offshore this beautiful expanse of white sand Friday, vacationers stretched out on beach chairs in the sun, sipped cold beer and pina coladas with pineapple slices on the rim and listened to Haitian folk music....Source: AP Top International News At 5:24 a... | 22 Jan 2010 | 10:50 pm The Haitian government pushed ahead with plans to move people out of the filthy conditions in Port-au-PrinceA young girl plays a guitar in the Delmas 40B camp, home to more than 25,000 people who lost their houses. An elderly woman and a young man were rescued after spending 10 days buried in the rubble of Haiti's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Jan 2010 | 10:41 pm VIDEO France: a new homeland for Haitian orphans Duration:00:59VIDEO A group of 33 Haitian children who have been adopted by French families arrived in Paris on Friday evening. Duration:00:59Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Jan 2010 | 10:41 pm Kobe, Lakers have final word vs. Knicks
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Jan 2010 | 10:32 pm Sexual orientation not a choice, expert says - San Francisco Chronicle
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Jan 2010 | 10:26 pm Bryant leads Lakers to victory over KnicksLos Angeles bests New York 115-105
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 22 Jan 2010 | 10:11 pm Stars rally to shock slumping OilersJames Neal scores winner with just 22.2 seconds remaining
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Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 22 Jan 2010 | 10:02 pm 10 days after quake, 2 rescued from Haiti rubblePORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- An Israeli search team pulled a severely dehydrated 21-year-old man from the rubble of his bedroom a staggering 10 days after an earthquake leveled much of the Haitian capital....Source: AP Top International News At 5:24 a... | 22 Jan 2010 | 10:01 pm Watchdog quits, leaving voidNo description available
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Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 22 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm China eyes grand plan to develop Tibetan regionsBEIJING (AP) -- China's top leaders say Tibet's development must include Tibetan areas in neighboring provinces - a move likely aimed at tying the region tighter to the rest of the country after deadly riots two years ago....Source: AP Top International News At 5:24 a... | 22 Jan 2010 | 9:59 pm KG returns, helps Celtics beat Blazers in OT
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Jan 2010 | 9:57 pm ‘Guys and Dolls’ actress Jean Simmons dies
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Jan 2010 | 9:41 pm Obama Bank Plan Renews Global Push for Regulation - Wall Street Journal
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Jan 2010 | 9:20 pm Like Saints, Superdome making locals proud
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Jan 2010 | 9:15 pm Obama visits Ohio, defends healthcare agenda - Los Angeles Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Jan 2010 | 9:02 pm GOP candidates latch on to Scott BrownA slate of newly energized Republicans liken themselves to the Massachusetts senator-elect, or emphasize their connections to him, hoping to replicate his surprise victory.Republican candidates for Congress are latching onto Scott Brown's bolt-from-the-blue win this week in the Massachusetts Senate race, with political outsiders and longtime office-holders alike casting themselves in a similar mold -- or seeing him in their image.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Jan 2010 | 8:41 pm Celebrities unite to help Haiti in telethon
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Jan 2010 | 8:10 pm Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke's reconfirmation in doubtAmid concerns about voter anger, some Senate Democrats oppose giving him a second term. They say he was an architect of Bush-era policies that helped create the recession and high unemployment.Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke's confirmation to a second term is in jeopardy due to growing opposition from Senate Democrats, who have been battered by public anger about the economy and the surprising loss of a Massachusetts Senate seat to the GOP this week.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Jan 2010 | 8:07 pm Weekend forecast: Storms shift eastwardThe nation's worst weather this weekend will be across much of the central and eastern USA, where the remnants of the western ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Jan 2010 | 8:06 pm Census to launch count in Alaska villageThe U.S. Census Bureau chief is heading to a remote Inupiat Eskimo village to formally begin the nation's 2010 tally on Monday.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Jan 2010 | 7:51 pm Haiti: 10 days on, two found alivePORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Searchers have pulled two survivors from the rubble of Haiti's devastating earthquake, rescuing a man and an elderly woman a staggering 10 days after homes collapsed on top of them.In one part of the capital...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Jan 2010 | 7:47 pm The Queen will address the UN General Assembly for the first time in more than 50 years during a July visit to New YorkBritain's Queen Elizabeth II is pictured during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, in November 2009. The Queen will address the UN General Assembly for...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Jan 2010 | 7:27 pm Dog bites firefighter who rescued it from riverA firefighter splashed into a rain-swollen river Friday to rescue a German shepherd and managed to hang on safely, even after ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Jan 2010 | 7:20 pm Haiti: Aid agencies 'look after own interests', says reportA row has broken out between aid organisations working in Haiti and The Lancet medical journal which claimed the organisations look after their own interests rather than those of the people they claim to help.In an editorial...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Jan 2010 | 7:16 pm Mother and Son Reunited in HaitiAfter Finding his Mother, Seattle Man Realizes There's More to be Done for HaitiSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Jan 2010 | 7:00 pm Miracle Rescues 10 Days after Earthquake22-Year-Old Man in Stable Condition in Field Hospital in Haiti; 84-Year Old Woman May Not SurviveSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Jan 2010 | 7:00 pm United flight forced to land after colliding with birdA collision with a large bird forced a United Airlines plane to return to Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Jan 2010 | 6:49 pm U.K. Ups Terror Threat Level to "Severe"Law Enforcement Source Tells CBS News Threat Level Changed After Qaeda Suspects Spoke of Airline-Related Plot in EnglandSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Jan 2010 | 6:30 pm What's Next for HaitiEfforts to save the ravaged country are entering a new phase, as the international community begins thinking long-term. The Daily Beast presents five transformative visions for Haiti's future.Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story | 22 Jan 2010 | 6:28 pm The message of Air America's end - Los Angeles Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Jan 2010 | 6:22 pm Video: Guantanamo SetbacksA year ago, President Obama promised that the Guantanamo Bay prison would be closed. but that deadline has now passed. As Bob Orr reports, the fate of this controversial facility remains in question.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Jan 2010 | 6:02 pm Hack Attacks Test Google's Link to ChinaWhite House Enters Fray, Saying Obama "Troubled" by Cyber-Attacks Originating From CountrySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Jan 2010 | 6:00 pm Video: A New Life for Haitian OrphansDozens of orphans who survived the disaster in Haiti have found new homes and a new chance at life, throughout the United States. Cynthia Bowers reports on this Road to Recovery.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Jan 2010 | 5:57 pm Video: China behind Google Hack?An international standoff has ensued concerning Google. As Daniel Sieberg reports, the popular online search engine may be pulled from China after email accounts were hacked in that country.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Jan 2010 | 5:55 pm Video: Incredible Survivor StoriesTen days after a massive earthquake devastated Haiti, rescuers there are still finding survivors trapped under the rubble, including an 84-year-old woman. Bill Whitaker reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Jan 2010 | 5:54 pm Obama Signs Tax Break Bill For Haiti DonationsThe bill allows taxpayers to write off donations made by the end of February when they file their 2009 taxes. The hope is to encourage more donations to earthquake relief efforts. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Jan 2010 | 5:31 pm Broadcaster Paul Harvey had close ties to FBIHe was a broadcasting legend, a commentator with a voice instantly familiar to listeners both loyal and sporadic.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Jan 2010 | 5:24 pm US man accused of beheading wifeBUFFALO - The co-founder of an Islam-oriented television station in western New York who is accused of beheading his wife was abused by her for years, his lawyer said.A lawyer for Muzzammil Hassan said after a court hearing that...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Jan 2010 | 5:14 pm 'Prostidude' Puts The Bro In BrothelA brothel in a Nevada desert town has hired the state's first male prostitute, a muscular college dropout who abandoned a brief stint as a porn actor in Los Angeles to become the only legal gigolo in the United States. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Jan 2010 | 4:45 pm British terror threat status raised to 'severe'Britain has raised its terror threat alert to the second-highest level, meaning an attack is "highly likely". It is one of several recent moves the country has made to increase vigilance against international terrorists after...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Jan 2010 | 4:42 pm Feisty Obama: "I won't stop fighting for you"ELYRIA, Ohio (Reuters) - President Barack Obama rejected criticism that he has spent too little time trying to generate jobs and vowed to keep working on healthcare in a speech that showed a feisty tone at the end of a tough week.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jan 2010 | 4:24 pm Britain raises terror threat level to "severe"LONDON (Reuters) - Britain raised its terrorism threat level to 'severe' -- the second highest level -- on Friday, days before London hosts major international meetings on how to deal with militancy in Afghanistan and Yemen.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jan 2010 | 4:23 pm Obama's Crackdown On Banks Sends Stocks SinkingThe stock market suffered its worst setback in more than 10 months as investors reacted to President Obama's plans to restrict big banks and to earnings reports that just weren't good enough. The Dow Jones industrial average had its fourth big drop in five trading days Friday, sliding 217 points. Over the past three days, the Dow lost 552 points, or 5.2 percent. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Jan 2010 | 4:20 pm Judge: Polanski must come to L.A. to be sentenced in sex caseA judge has rejected director Roman Polanski's bid to be sentenced in absentia in a three-decade-old child-sex case.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Jan 2010 | 3:55 pm China, U.S. spar over Internet censorshipWASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - China hit back at U.S. criticism of Internet censorship and hacking on Friday, warning that relations between the two global heavyweights were being hurt by a feud centered on web giant Google.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jan 2010 | 3:53 pm Judge: Polanski Must Return To U.S. For SentencingA Los Angeles judge says film director Roman Polanski cannot be sentenced in absentia — as his lawyers asked — after pleading guilty in 1978 to one count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl. The ruling is likely to be appealed and Polanski, 76, remains under house arrest in Switzerland. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Jan 2010 | 3:53 pm Obama takes jobs message to hard-hit OhioA combative President Obama exhorted Congress on Friday to pass a new job-creation bill, taking a populist appeal to America's ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Jan 2010 | 3:14 pm Europe welcomes Obama bank plan, won't imitate itLONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Major European economies offered support on Friday for U.S. President Barack Obama's plan to limit banks' size and trading activities but indicated they had no plans to follow suit.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:55 pm Evacuations lifted in some foothill communities; snow blankets mountainsResidents evacuated from foothill neighborhoods during this week's rainstorms are being allowed to return to their homes as officials have begun assessing the damage.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:55 pm 'Troubling' Police Brutality Allegations In PittsburghAn 18-year-old black student says he was beaten, kicked and choked by undercover police who wrongly suspected him of carrying a gun. The three white officers who arrested him have been reassigned. His mother says she is considering a lawsuit. Pittsburgh's mayor calls the case "very troubling." » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:52 pm Officer recounts bloody scene of Dr. George Tiller's killingDr. George Tiller gathered with supporters in a tent outside his clinic on the morning of Jan. 22 eight years ago to tell them ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:43 pm U.K. Raises Terror Threat Level To 'Severe'In announcing the change Friday, Home Secretary Alan Johnson said: "This means that a terrorist attack is highly likely, but I should stress that there is no intelligence to suggest than an attack is imminent." "Severe" is the second highest level of alert in Britain; "critical" is highest. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:17 pm Haiti: Homeless masses on the movePORT-AU-PRINCE - Within days, the Government will move 400,000 people made homeless by Haiti's epic earthquake from their squalid improvised camps throughout the shattered capital to new resettlement areas on the outskirts, a top...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:00 pm Manhunt for the all-American radicalA radical American-Yemeni Islamic cleric suspected of ties to al Qaeda is in hiding in the remote mountains of Yemen under the protection of his tribe as he seeks to elude a manhunt, relatives and tribesmen say.Anwar al-Awlaki's...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:00 pm A king looks forward to ending his captivityIt is not every day you interview someone who you have to greet with a bow. "When he walks into the room, you should refer to him as Your Majesty," advises David Dunkley, the King of Tonga's private secretary. "But don't worry...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:00 pm Biden Aims To Ease Election Tensions In IraqWhen an Iraqi committee disqualified more than 500 candidates in the March 7 election for alleged ties to Saddam Hussein's Baath Party, it theatened to reopen a rift between Sunnis and Shiites. Some prominent Sunnis were barred, and concern spread across Sunni Iraq that Shiites in government were trying to cut them out of the race. The vice president aims for a compromise that will allow Iraq to hold a successful election and, in turn, allow the U.S. to begin its planned drawdown of troops. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Jan 2010 | 2:00 pm Stop noisy sex or face jail, woman toldA British woman's rowdy sex sessions could see her sent to prison.Caroline Cartwright - whose noisy bedroom exploits have officially been labelled as anti-social behaviour by a court - has been given an eight-week suspended prison...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:54 pm Russia warns against rushing to Iran sanctionsMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Friday cautioned world powers against rushing toward sanctions to punish Iran for spurning a U.N.-brokered proposal to send its uranium abroad for processing.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:49 pm Los Angeles Gang Tour Puts A Twist On Drive-BysTourists in Los Angeles can now purchase a window into the world of gangs. For $65, LA Gang Tours will provide transportation to some of the city's most notorious gang destinations, lunch and a graffiti demonstration. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:43 pm China Accuses U.S. Of 'Information Imperialism'A day after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized China for engaging in Internet censorship, Beijing issued a statement accusing the U.S. of damaging relations between the two countries. A Foreign Ministry spokesman said the nation's Internet regulations were in line with Chinese law and did not hamper the population's cyberactivities. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:20 pm Militants claim 15 killed in attackKABUL - A US group that monitors Islamic extremist websites says an extremist organisation is reporting 15 of its members were killed in a US missile strike in Afghanistan.The SITE Intelligence Group says the report was posted...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:11 pm First legal U.S. gigolo starts work in NevadaA brothel in a Nevada desert town has hired the state's first male prostitute, a muscular college dropout who abandoned a brief ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:04 pm China slams US criticism of web controlsBEIJING - Beijing has issued a stinging response to Hillary Rodham Clinton's criticism that it is jamming the free flow of words and ideas on the internet, accusing the United States of damaging relations between the two countries...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:03 pm Most evacuations ending in soggy S. CaliforniaAuthorities told thousands of evacuees Friday that they soon would be allowed to return to their foothill homes as Southern California's ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Jan 2010 | 1:01 pm Exodus from Haiti's capital gathers momentumHaitians are fleeing their quake-ravaged capital by the hundreds of thousands, aid officials said Friday, as their government ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Jan 2010 | 12:54 pm California's unemployment rate stays flat at 12.4%The jobless rate remains unchanged from November's revised figure as employers lay off 38,800 workers in December, capping a dismal year in which the state lost more than half a million jobs.California employers cut more workers from their staffs in December, capping a dismal year in which the state lost more than half a million jobs.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Jan 2010 | 12:36 pm U.S. Gets World Airline Support for Tighter Security - FOXNews
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Jan 2010 | 11:24 am Holiday Inn Offers 'Human Bed-Warming Service'Holiday Inn, operator of over 4,000 hotels worldwide, will begin to offer a free five-minute "human bed-warming service" at its London Kensington hotel throughout next week.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Jan 2010 | 10:38 am Miracle Rescues 10 Days After EarthquakeAn Israeli search team has pulled a 22-year-man from the rubble a staggering 10 days after an earthquake leveled much of the Haitian capital.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Jan 2010 | 9:28 am Aftershock Sends Haitians Into the StreetsAnother aftershock has hit the Haiti capital sending some earthquake survivors into the streets in the middle of the night.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Jan 2010 | 9:04 am World Stocks Tumble as Obama Targets BanksWorld markets fell Friday, led by bank stocks after President Obama proposed a sweeping overhaul of Wall Street to avert future financial crises.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Jan 2010 | 8:27 am Edlington attacks: brothers jailed as social services admit failing to prevent tortureTwo brothers, who tortured two children in south Yorkshire, have been jailed by a judge for a minimum five years.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 Jan 2010 | 8:21 am U.K. Couple Says Pirates Set 'Deadline' for ExecutionA British couple kidnapped by pirates while sailing off the east coast of Africa fear that they could be killed within days, the Times of London reported.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Jan 2010 | 8:06 am Report: Britain Botched Attempt to Save Couple Held HostageBritish special forces have attempted to rescue a couple seized by Somali pirates almost three months ago but the mission was aborted amid "bungling" delays, a report said Friday.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Jan 2010 | 7:53 am Splits in Iranian Police Forces Could Spell TroubleFormer police officers in Tehran say they are being replaced by people from villages desperate for money and willing to use violence without hesitation.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Jan 2010 | 7:47 am India Issues Terror Alert Over Al Qaeda Hijack PlotAirline passengers across India went through extra security screenings Friday and sky marshals were placed on flights as the government put its airports on high alert amid reports that Al Qaeda-linked militants planned to hijack a plane.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Jan 2010 | 7:40 am 120 Al Qaeda Suspects Held in TurkeyTurkish police on Friday rounded up 120 people suspected of links to the Al Qaeda terror network in simultaneous pre-dawn raids in 16 provinces, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Jan 2010 | 6:51 am Edlington attacks: case was 'preventable', admits care authorityThe attack of two children by two young brothers was ''preventable'', the authority responsible for the boys' care admitted today, and ''many important lessons'' needed to be learned.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 Jan 2010 | 6:46 am Pakistan Army Kills Militants in North WaziristanPakistani security forces have killed three militants in North Waziristan, their first reported foray for months in a region where America is calling for action against Al Qaeda and the Taliban, intelligence officials said.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Jan 2010 | 5:54 am U.S. warns against having same airport security systemsTOLEDO (Reuters) - The United States does not want countries to use identical airport security systems which could make it easier for potential attackers to elude them, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jan 2010 | 5:54 am From spas to banks, Mexico economy rides on drugsZAPOPAN, Mexico (Reuters) - At a modern factory in a city whose main claim to fame is an image of the Virgin Mary revered for granting miracles, Mexican pharmaceuticals firm Grupo Collins churns out antibiotics and other medicines.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jan 2010 | 5:40 am Edlington attacks: two brothers locked up for 'appalling and terrible' crimesTwo brothers, who tortured two children in South Yorkshire, have been jailed by a judge for a minimum five years.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 Jan 2010 | 4:51 am Haiti earthquake: search and rescue mission comes to an endThe UN has switched the work of its Haiti disaster relief teams from search and rescue to humanitarian and medical aid.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 Jan 2010 | 4:28 am
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