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NATO launches major Afghanistan offensive (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Feb 2010 | 3:34 am NATO launches major Afghanistan offensiveMARJAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S.-led NATO troops launched a crucial offensive on Saturday against the Taliban's last big stronghold in Afghanistan's most violent province and were quickly thrown into a firefight with the militants.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Feb 2010 | 3:34 am 6 Hot New Electric Cars Soon to Hit ShowroomsAnalysts predict many of us will be driving electric vehicles in the near future. Much anticipated models are coming from Nissan, Ford, Chevy, Fisker and others.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Feb 2010 | 3:30 am NKorea gives gifts of love ahead of Kim's birthdayNorth Korea has given "gifts of love" to all its children ahead of leader Kim Jong Il's birthday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Feb 2010 | 3:23 am 2ND LD: N. Korea's nuke envoy returns home after China trip+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH ENVOY'S ARRIVAL IN PYONGYANG, CHANGING DATELINE) North Korea's chief nuclear negotiator arrived in Pyongyang on Saturday, ending a five-day trip to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Feb 2010 | 3:19 am NATO: 3 U.S. troops killed in AfghanistanThree U.S. service members have been killed in southern Afghanistan, NATO officials said Saturday.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Feb 2010 | 3:18 am 3 U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan bomb attackKABUL (Reuters) - Three U.S. soldiers died after a roadside bomb attack in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, NATO said in a statement.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Feb 2010 | 3:17 am Ayalon also accused Saudi Arabia of funding incitement against Israel. - Ha'aretz
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 13 Feb 2010 | 3:09 am Campaigning kicks off in Sudan presidential poll (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Feb 2010 | 3:08 am Boy, 12, accused of killing stepdad
 Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Feb 2010 | 3:06 am 3 US soldiers killed in Afghanistan bomb attack - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 13 Feb 2010 | 3:02 am NATO: 3 US service members die in AfghanistanKABUL (AP) -- NATO says three U.S. service members have been killed in southern Afghanistan, but the international coalition says they did not die in connection with a major offensive under way in the Taliban stronghold of Marjah in Helmand province....Source: AP Top International News At 5:07 a... | 13 Feb 2010 | 3:02 am NATO: 3 US service members die in Afghanistan (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Feb 2010 | 3:02 am Major offensive targets HelmandCoalition troops say they are making good progress in Afghanistan's biggest offensive since the overthrow of the Taliban in 2001.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 Feb 2010 | 3:01 am 3 U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan bomb attack (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am 90 Seconds of 'South Park' to Help Heal a Broken HeartValentine's Day is right around the corner, which means depression and suicide rates are on the rise. Thanks Matt and Trey for putting everything in perspective. Happy Valentine's Day!
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am Probe: Olympic track didn't cause luger's death (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Feb 2010 | 2:53 am U.S., Afghan troops storm Taliban town
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Feb 2010 | 2:48 am Charges in US university shootingA biology professor has opened fire at a university in the southern US state of Alabama, killing three people and wounding three more.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 Feb 2010 | 2:36 am SDP to seek moving Futemma to Guam, PNP eyes integration with Kadena+(Kyodo) _ The Social Democratic Party plans to include Guam among proposed alternative sites for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa, while the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Feb 2010 | 2:32 am Protests on Dresden bombing anniversaryThousands of far-right supporters and counter-demonstrators are expected to converge on Dresden on the 65th anniversary of deadly Allied bombing at the end of World War II.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Feb 2010 | 2:31 am Soccer: Nadeshiko Japan retain East Asian title+(Kyodo) _ Japan's women successfully defended their East Asian title after edging South Korea 2-1 on Saturday. First-half goals from Shinobu Ono and Mami Yamaguchi put Japan up 2-0 ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Feb 2010 | 2:30 am Nickelback Su- ...WTF!? [PIC]What is this I don't even
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Feb 2010 | 2:30 am Major Afghan assault claims first Taliban casualties (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Feb 2010 | 2:29 am Georgia team in mourning — again — at an OlympicsFor the second straight Olympics, athletes from the country of Georgia are in mourning.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Feb 2010 | 2:28 am Olympics' opening day: Not what Canada envisioned (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Feb 2010 | 2:23 am U.S., Afghan and NATO Forces Begin Afgahn OffensiveRoughly 15,000 American, Afghan and NATO forces began an assault late Friday on the Taliban in the central Helmand town of Marjah in what senior military commanders are calling the largest operation since the start of Afghanistan war.Source: FOXNews.com | 13 Feb 2010 | 2:23 am Officials to alter luge track in wake of death
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Feb 2010 | 2:23 am Olympic luger dies after crashingGeorgian luge competitor Nodar Kumaritashvili dies after a crash, casting a shadow over the start of the Winter Olympics.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 Feb 2010 | 2:18 am Transparency in policymaking questioned as private panels formed+(Kyodo) _ Since the change of government in September, many of the government's legally mandated advisory councils have been sitting idle, research by Kyodo News found Saturday, raising...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Feb 2010 | 2:18 am Mixed GOP response to WH health summit invite (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Feb 2010 | 2:14 am Obama nuke plant loan reflects new energy strategy (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Feb 2010 | 2:11 am Flame-lighting marred by mechanical malfunctionD'oh, Canada!Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Feb 2010 | 2:10 am Astronomers Back Chile to host World's Biggest TelescopeFor astronomers, it appears that not only does size really matter but so does an eye-opening location. The project calls for the construction of a huge telescope with a mirror 42 meters (138 feet) in diameter. When complete, the device will be "the world's biggest eye on the sky."
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am Isolated and battered, Israeli doves hold protestJERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel's battered pro-peace camp is showing signs of life with a weekly Jerusalem protest by a motley collection of anarchists, intellectuals and radical rabbis, but they face a public increasingly hostile to their point of view....Source: AP Top International News At 5:07 a... | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:57 am LEAD: Olympics: Luge to be held as scheduled after death of Georgian+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) Vancouver Olympics organizers said Friday the luge competition will begin Saturday as scheduled, despite the death of a Georgian luger in a training accident...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:57 am Flying laser zaps missile in first for U.S.WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A high-powered laser aboard a modified Boeing Co 747 jumbo jet shot down an in-flight ballistic missile for the first time, highlighting a new class of ray guns best known from science fiction.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:55 am New uncertainty surrounds Sept. 11 trial (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:53 am Doubts about adviser snag Americans in HaitiSANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) -- Preparations for the provisional release of 10 Americans detained in Haiti on child kidnapping charges may be on hold after questions arose about a Dominican man who served as their legal adviser....Source: AP Top International News At 5:07 a... | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:52 am New uncertainty surrounds Sept. 11 trial - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:50 am Weather forecast for Sunday+(Kyodo) _ Weather forecast for Sunday, Feb. 14: Tokyofair>cloudy Osakafair>cloudy Nagoyafair>cloudy Sapporofair>snow Sendaifair/cloudy Niigatacloudy Hiroshimacloudy>rain ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:50 am Man convicted in Web model’s rape, death
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:49 am Snowballs did have a chance in the SouthIt doesn't take much snow to shut down the Deep South.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:35 am Google to Buy T-Mobile? Free Phone, Anyone?Bloggers and other Web commenters speculate on the good and bad that could come from a Google acquisition of T-Mobile.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:30 am Somali minister dies of wounds after suicide bombMOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's sports minister has died in hospital in Saudi Arabia weeks after he was critically wounded in a suicide bombing at a medical graduation ceremony in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:27 am Top world surfers in No. Cal for big wave eventA contest drawing some of the world's top surfers is taking shape Saturday with record-breaking tall waves possible — but strong winds could make those breakers dangerously unpredictable.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:27 am Professor charged in university shooting
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:19 am A Decade of Unemployment (Infographic)A look at American unemployment rates by state, 2000-2009.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:10 am Tropical Cyclone Rene hits American SamoaA strong storm with hurricane-force winds slammed into American Samoa Friday even as residents recover from last year's deadly ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:08 am Casualties claimed in Afghan assault: militaryA massive assault force taking on the Taliban in southern Afghanistan claimed its first kills Saturday within hours of launching its biggest operation since US President Barack Obama's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:06 am A playing card decorates a US mortar barrel as Marines battle with Taliban forces on the North East of MarjahA playing card decorates a US mortar barrel as Marines battle with Taliban forces on the North East of Marjah in Afghanistan. A massive assault force taking on the religious militants in the south of the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:06 am A six year-old Afghan girl, injured in crossfire between insurgents and US Marines is treated at a field hospitalA six year-old Afghan girl, injured in crossfire between insurgents and US Marines on the outskirts of Marjah, is treated at a field hospital as her father (left) who carried her in search of help looks...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:06 am Woman, 60, in serious condition after shark biteBRISBANE, Australia (AP) -- A 60-year-old woman is in serious condition after being bitten by a shark off northeastern Australia and losing several pints (liters) of blood....Source: AP Top International News At 5:07 a... | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:03 am Woman, 60, in serious condition after shark biteA 60-year-old woman is in serious condition after being bitten by a shark off northeastern Australia and losing several pints (liters) of blood. A spokeswoman for the Department of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:03 am Reports: N. Korea's nuclear envoy seeks to visit U.S.A top North Korean nuclear envoy wants to visit the United States for rare talks next month, news reports said Saturday, amid ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:02 am L.A. County welfare agency refuses to release files on children's deathsOfficials cite 2007 disclosure law in barring access to data on recent cases.Los Angeles County's embattled child welfare agency has clamped down on the release of information about 12 recent deaths among children who have passed through the child welfare system.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Three killed in shooting at Alabama campusAll three were faculty members at the University of Alabama-Huntsville. A suspect is in custody. At least three others are injured, including two professors and a professor's assistant.Three faculty members were killed, three other people were wounded and a woman was in custody Friday following a shooting during a biology department meeting on the campus of the University of Alabama-Huntsville, a university official said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Marines launch offensive in southern Afghanistan townThe long-discussed operation against the Taliban in Marja is one of the biggest of the war. Along with targeting the insurgents' grip on Helmand province, it's a test of the Afghan army's abilities.Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan, and The Outskirts Of Marja, Afghanistan -- Thousands of U.S., British and Afghan troops moved to seize the Taliban stronghold of Marja early Saturday in what the Marine general leading the assault called a "big, strong and fast" offensive aimed at challenging the insurgency's grip on a key southern Afghan province.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Number of swine flu cases in the U.S. reaches 57 millionThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says about 12,000 have died from H1N1 infection, far fewer than in a typical flu season. Other data suggest the pandemic is waning.An estimated 57 million Americans have contracted pandemic H1N1 influenza since the outbreak began last April, about 257,000 have been hospitalized with complications from it, and nearly 12,000 have died, according to estimates released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 13 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Doubts about adviser snag Americans in HaitiPreparations for the provisional release of 10 Americans detained in Haiti on child kidnapping charges may be on hold after questions ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:55 am Woman, 60, in serious condition after shark biteA 60-year-old woman is in serious condition after being bitten by a shark off northeastern Australia and losing several pints (liters) of blood.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:51 am Carnival erupts in Rio amid scorching heat waveRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Carnival's raucous street parties flooded Rio with drum-beating local revelers and sweaty foreigners escaping snowbound cities....Source: AP Top International News At 5:07 a... | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:49 am Next in lineThe North Koreans being groomed for future leadershipSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:48 am Canadian Olympic team gets rousing welcome on home soil at opening ceremoniesVANCOUVER, B.C. - Canada's Olympic athletes savoured their moment at the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Games on Friday - so much so that they had to be hustled into their seats atSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:46 am Professor charged in Alabama university shooting - CNN
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:42 am Crabzilla! At 5 Feet Tall, World's Largest Crab Heads to UKHail Crabzilla! The Japanese Spider Crab is the biggest arthropod on Earth--their legs are believed to grow up to 12 feet long. But since they live at such great depths (typically 1,000 feet down or so) a full grown spider crab has yet to be caught. So for now, we'll have to make due with the 5 foot long Crabzilla.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:40 am Weekend forecast: Soggy for Olympics, clear for DaytonaWhile the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast dig out from this week's record snowfall, parts of the central and northwestern USA will ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:30 am Pa. police mum on motive in disabled woman's deathThe family of Jennifer Daugherty say there was no reason for the torture and death of the 30-year-old Pennsylvania woman. Daugherty was gentle and trusting, they say, but also was especially vulnerable because she had the mental abilities of a 12 or 14 year old.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:30 am Activists: Whalers hurt by their own pepper sprayADELAIDE, Australia (AP) -- Japanese whalers who complained of injuries from rancid butter thrown at them by an anti-whaling group were actually suffering from their own pepper spray attack, the protesters said Saturday....Source: AP Top International News At 5:07 a... | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:30 am Calm prevailed in northern Yemen on SaturdayYemeni troops gather to meet Defence Minister Mohammad Nasser Ahmad during his visit to the frontline in the northern province of Saada, on February 12. Calm prevailed in northern Yemen on Saturday, the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:23 am Rep. Kennedy lacked 'fire' for another race - Boston Globe
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:20 am Iran's Clock Ticking Towards Nuclear WeaponryChristopher Hitchens may just be the only writer to have recently visited Iran, Iraq and North Korea. Hitchens - known for his keen wit, sharp political insight and often controversial opinions - examines the differences between the countries once linked as the "axis of evil," while revealing intriguing connections between the nations.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:20 am New uncertainty surrounds Sept. 11 trialThe Obama administration appears increasingly unsure what to do with professed Sept. 11, 2001 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:17 am Luge death darkens mood as Winter Games openVANCOUVER (Reuters) - A Georgian luger died in a horrific crash on a training run on Friday, casting a shadow as Vancouver opened the Winter Games with a daredevil snowboarder, an aboriginal welcome, and Wayne Gretzky lighting the cauldron.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:15 am Professor charged in fatal shooting on Ala. campusA biology professor at a southern U.S. university was charged with murder late Friday in the shooting deaths of three fellow ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:14 am Getting Geekier: The Evolution of “The Big Bang Theory”That same oft-mined-nerd-joke-territory feeling comes up all through the early episodes. It's all like rehashed Revenge of the Nerds stuff, and that was already well-worn in the 1980s. Now, contrast that with what we see in seasons two and three, and it’s clear TBBT has totally aimed itself at a geek audience rather than making the easy jokes.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:10 am British general says no casualties in offensiveThe British commander of the massive force of American, British and Afghan soldiers hammering at Taliban insurgents in the strategic south Afghanistan town of Marjah says his troops have made substantial progress without any casualties.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:03 am Reports: NKorea's nuclear envoy seeks to visit USSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- A top North Korean nuclear envoy wants to visit the United States for rare talks next month, news reports said Saturday, amid a push by diplomats to revive negotiations on ending Pyongyang's nuclear program. Officials in Washington said no such trip was planned....Source: AP Top International News At 5:07 a... | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:02 am Chew This Over: A Carnivore Resolves to Eat Less MeatI never make New Year's resolutions. Not my thing. But this year I made one: In 2010, I am resolved to eat less meat.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Reports: Japanese banks may drop merger planJapan's Shinsei Bank Ltd. and Aozora Bank Ltd. — two midsize lenders with major U.S. shareholders — could call off their plan to merge later this year amid differences over management, strategy and system integration, news reports said Saturday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:55 pm Luge goes ahead despite deathThe luge competition at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics will go ahead on Saturday despite the death of Nodar Kumaritashvili.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:55 pm Canada welcomes the world with torch at Winter OlympicsNeither protesters nor the pall of an athlete's death could halt the beginning of a Winter Olympics that host Canada hopes will ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:54 pm A US Marine prepares to fire a mortar round as US forces battle Taliban resistance in the North East of MarjahA US Marine prepares to fire a mortar round as US forces battle Taliban resistance in the North East of Marjah on February 11. US-led troops who stormed a key Taliban stronghold before dawn Saturday in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:50 pm Will Afghan operation be successful?Nato has launched a major offensive against the Taliban. Is it the right strategy?Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:44 pm A US Apache helicopter takes to the air during a military exercise near the border which separates North and South KoreaA US Apache helicopter takes to the air during a military exercise near the border which separates North and South Korea. More talks will be needed to bring North Korea back to nuclear disarmament negotiations...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:41 pm The UN Special Envoy Lynn Pascoe answers a question during a press conference in BeijingUN Special Envoy Lynn Pascoe answers a question during a press conference in Beijing. Pascoe said, after a visit to Pyongyang, that North Korea was "not eager" to return to six-nation nuclear disarmament...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:41 pm Rajon Rondo delivers on pointDALLAS - Rajon Rondo's face never changed expression as he looked forward and even turned to face his inquisitor....Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:34 pm 1 in 3 city workers living outside BostonDespite City Hall's efforts to keep city employees within Boston's borders, nearly one-third of the work...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:33 pm 'Kick' startIf certain scenes from the animated "Kick Buttowski - Suburban Daredevil" look familiar, you might be...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:30 pm William Delahunt, you're next contestant in losing gameBill Delahunt, come on down! The only question is, does he permanently adjourn to Hedonism II now, or in 2012? ...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:29 pm Some Brawl! Pitt upsets No. 5 WVU in 3OT
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:26 pm Eriksson steps down at Notts CountyFormer England and Mexico manager resigns as fourth division club's director of football following takeover
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:26 pm Roddick finds his way in San JoseTop seed advances to semi-finals after victory over No. 5 Tomas Berdych
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:25 pm Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-SaudSecretary of State Hillary Clinton heads Saturday to Qatar and Saudi Arabia to build the US case for tougher sanctions over Iran's nuclear plans in meetings with key Arab and Muslim leaders. During her...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:17 pm Qatari Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-ThaniSecretary of State Hillary Clinton heads Saturday to Qatar and Saudi Arabia to build the US case for tougher sanctions over Iran's nuclear plans in meetings with key Arab and Muslim leaders. During a stop...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:17 pm Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heads Saturday to Qatar and Saudi ArabiaSecretary of State Hillary Clinton (pictured on January 29) heads Saturday to Qatar and Saudi Arabia to build the US case for tougher sanctions over Iran's nuclear plans in meetings with key Arab and Muslim...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:17 pm Theo Epstein's Red Sox look less like team in transitionThe rhetorical shift was barely perceptible at first, but now it's clear as day. Early in the offseason,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:15 pm Red Sox fans just keep on truckin'Let's get right to it: I am a sucker for the annual, mid-February, only-in-Boston photo op that involves a...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:14 pm 2 years, $23M for Tim LincecumTim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants reached a preliminary agreement yesterday on a $23 million, two-year...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:10 pm Tiger Woods' indefinite break continuesPEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - Rampant speculation on Tiger Woods' returning to golf at the Match Play Championship...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:10 pm Best from Feb. 12No description available
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:07 pm UConn coach Jim Calhoun says he still wants to coachSTORRS, Conn. - Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun would not commit to coaching beyond this season, even though his...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:06 pm Kevin Garnett's knee deep in media focusDALLAS - Kevin Garnett arrived prepared for the worst, and that was a good thing, because that's exactly what...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:05 pm Games kick off with grief, then a glitch
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Feb 2010 | 11:01 pm NBA All-Star WeekendA photographic collection of all the action from Friday's NBA All-Star festivities in Dallas
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 12 Feb 2010 | 10:34 pm Brother André a ‘sure thing' to become Quebec's first saintFounder of Montreal's Saint Joseph's Oratory set to make history; Pope will announce dates for canonization Feb. 19
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 12 Feb 2010 | 10:31 pm Baptists' Haiti Lawyer Lacks LicenseDominican Serving as Legal Adviser for Missionaries Held on Child Trafficking Charges Lacks Law License in Home CountrySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 Feb 2010 | 10:30 pm U.S. reviewing terrorism suspects procedures: paperWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is reviewing a plan that would require the Justice Department and FBI to consult with the intelligence community before deciding whether to inform terrorism suspects arrested in the United States that they have the right to remain silent and to consult with an attorney, according to the Washington Post.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Feb 2010 | 10:21 pm McCain: Palin reading from hand no different than using teleprompter - Christian Science Monitor
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 Feb 2010 | 10:10 pm Olympics open after luge tragedyThe 2010 Winter Olympics officially open but the ceremony in Vancouver is overshadowed by the death of 21-year-old Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Feb 2010 | 10:06 pm In Search Of The Elusive Male ShopperShopping is an activity that still is somewhat unnatural for most males. But increasingly, more men are shopping for everything from food to clothing. Marketing experts say stores could persuade men to stay longer and spend more by putting them at ease with free booze. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm Kahnawake conundrumNo description available
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Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 12 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm Rock out. Way outWashington has nixed plans to return to the moon. But that leaves the way open for human flights to asteroids - which just might help save life on Earth
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Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 12 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm Ivory Coast government dissolvedIvory Coast's president dismisses the government and electoral commission, casting doubt on long-delayed elections.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Feb 2010 | 9:38 pm Senate Democrats race to regain bipartisan coalition on jobs bill - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 Feb 2010 | 9:36 pm Death shows risk of high-speed Games
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Feb 2010 | 9:33 pm Millions on the move in China for Lunar New YearBEIJING (AP) -- Train and bus stations overflowed and airports were packed Saturday as tens of millions of Chinese rushed home to be with their families for the start of the Lunar New Year holiday and the Year of the Tiger....Source: AP Top International News At 5:07 a... | 12 Feb 2010 | 9:30 pm A top UN official in Haiti has said many earthquake homeless are unlikely to be provided "good shelter" soonA tent camp set up for homeless survivors of Haiti's earthquake sits below an avenue destroyed by the major January earthquake. A top UN official in the Caribbean nation has said many of those made homeless...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Feb 2010 | 9:19 pm White House formally invites Republicans to health-care summit - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 Feb 2010 | 9:15 pm China says most tainted milk products recalledBEIJING (AP) -- Most of the contaminated milk products that resurfaced in China recently have been recalled and destroyed, the Health Ministry said Saturday....Source: AP Top International News At 5:07 a... | 12 Feb 2010 | 9:08 pm Pakistan says talks with India will go aheadISLAMABAD (AP) -- Senior officials from Pakistan and India will hold talks later this month, the first formal dialogue between the nuclear-armed rivals since the deadly Mumbai siege of 2008....Source: AP Top International News At 5:07 a... | 12 Feb 2010 | 9:03 pm Luger killed in sled crash during Olympic practice runNodar Kumaritashvili of the Georgian republic loses control of his sled and hits a metal pole after being catapulted over the lip of the track, which critics say is too fast. Training is suspended.Just hours before the caldron was lighted to mark the start of these Winter Olympics, a young athlete's life was snuffed out in a horrific crash on the world's fastest luge track.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Feb 2010 | 8:54 pm Attack on Afghan town Marjah launchedHelicopter-borne U.S. Marines and Afghan troops swooped down on the Taliban-held town of Marjah before dawn Saturday, launching ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Feb 2010 | 8:34 pm The ugly gameHow seriously does Italy take racism in football?Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Feb 2010 | 8:11 pm Mountain bikingThe latest craze in one of the world's flattest countriesSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Feb 2010 | 8:02 pm Athlete Deaths Rare During OlympicsFrom Sunstroke to Ski Crashes, at Least 5 Other Olympians Have Died Before Training Accident Claimed Georgian LugerSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 Feb 2010 | 8:00 pm Laser weapon knocks down missile in test
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Feb 2010 | 7:59 pm Video: Terror Chatter on UpswingPotential terrorists are swapping tips and ways to beat security measures via the Internet, CBS News has learned. The spike in terror is "chatter" is cause for concern, reports Armen Keteyian.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 Feb 2010 | 7:18 pm Video: Battle Looms in AfghanistanAmerican and allied forces have launched a major new offensive against the Taliban. About 15,000 U.S. Marines and British and Afghan soldiers are targeting a Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan. Mandy Clark reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 Feb 2010 | 7:15 pm Biden to US athletes: 'Go show them who you are' - USA Today
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 Feb 2010 | 7:10 pm One Month Later, Haiti Works to RecoverSurvivors Flee Flattened Capital as Aide Pours Into CountrySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 Feb 2010 | 7:00 pm Anti-Baath campaign a spur to Iraq Shiite votersBut some experts call claims that the former Baath Party of Saddam Hussein is resurgent an election ploy. They say the two main Shiite blocs feared a public swing away from sectarian politics.Currency trader Ahmad Sharbar, like many of the merchants in the teeming bazaar of this ancient Shiite city, had become disillusioned with Iraq's new democracy.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Feb 2010 | 6:59 pm White House to post health bill before Feb 25 meetingWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday invited 12 Democratic members of Congress and nine Republicans to a February 25 conference on healthcare and said it would post its proposal for a legislative overhaul online before the event.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Feb 2010 | 6:48 pm Clinton back at work on Haiti after heart procedureNEW YORK (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton was back to work on Haiti relief and doing 'very well" on Friday a day after a successful heart procedure to open a blocked artery to his heart that caused him chest discomfort.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Feb 2010 | 6:23 pm Three killed in University of Alabama shootingBIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Three faculty members at the University of Alabama in Huntsville were killed on Friday when a biology professor started shooting during a faculty meeting, police and university officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Feb 2010 | 6:19 pm Four sea lions, one seal shot near SeattleA harbor seal and at least four sea lions, including one listed as endangered, were shot to death near Seattle, authorities said ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Feb 2010 | 5:52 pm South getting hit with rare snow as Mid-Atlantic digs outSchools were shuttered and flights canceled across the South on Friday as snow began falling, bringing a rare white landscape ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Feb 2010 | 5:49 pm $200,000 for cyclone-hit Cook IslandsThe New Zealand Government has made an initial contribution of $200,000 to the cyclone-hit Cook Islands as a second cyclone bears down on neighbouring Pacific Islands.Tropical cyclone Pat blasted the Cooks yesterday, causing widespread...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 Feb 2010 | 5:31 pm Terror Talk Growing Louder on the WebExclusive: U.S. Intel Officials Seeing Spike in al Qaeda-Linked Internet Chatter Focused on Ways to Thwart Airport SecuritySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 Feb 2010 | 5:30 pm Major Offensive against Taliban BeginsMarines and Afghan Troops Swooped Down on Taliban Stronghold of Marjah in Large Combat OperationSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 Feb 2010 | 5:30 pm U.S. To Back Loan For New Nuclear Power PlantPresident Obama next week will announce a loan guarantee to build the first nuclear power plant in the United States in almost three decades, an administration official said. The two new Southern Co. reactors to be built in Burke, Ga., are part of a White House energy plan that administration officials hope will draw Republican support. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Feb 2010 | 5:29 pm One month after quake, Haitians join to mourn deadPORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Thousands of Haitians prayed, wept and danced among tent shelters in the capital's main square on Friday as President Rene Preval asked his people to "dry their eyes" and rebuild a month after the catastrophic earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Feb 2010 | 5:11 pm Video: Preview: DavosNowhere in the world can such a concentration of power be found than at the World Economic Forum's meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Scott Pelley goes behind the scenes this Sunday, Feb. 14, 7 pm ET/PT.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 Feb 2010 | 5:09 pm 3 People Killed In Shooting At Alabama UniversityOfficials at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus say three more people were wounded when a woman opened fire during a biology faculty meeting. A school spokesman says a suspect is in custody. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Feb 2010 | 5:04 pm Obama Administration Shifts Its Tactics On IranEarlier this week, the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions on companies run by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps. As the Obama administration ups the ante, should it frame sanctions in protest of human rights violations or of Iran's nuclear program? » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Feb 2010 | 5:00 pm Maldonado fight takes another strange turnThe long, strange fight over the next lieutenant governor just got a little stranger.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Feb 2010 | 4:31 pm Winter Olympics Open Amid Somber NewsIn time-honored tradition, the show went on. Despite the training-run death earlier in the day of a luger from the country of Georgia, the Olympics' opening ceremonies were launched Friday night with a jubilant countdown by the crowd filling Vancouver's BC Place Stadium. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Feb 2010 | 3:52 pm U.S., Afghan Forces Launch Major Assault On TalibanHelicopter-borne U.S. Marines and Afghan troops swooped down on the Taliban-held town of Marjah before dawn Saturday, launching a long-expected attack to re-establish government control and undermine support for the militants in their southern heartland. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Feb 2010 | 3:40 pm Ivory Coast's Leader Dissolves 'Unity' GovernmentPresident Laurent Gbagbo also disbanded the election commission late Friday, throwing into doubt the political reconciliation process in a divided country that was about to hold elections. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Feb 2010 | 3:36 pm Olympic Torch Rerouted to Avoid ProtestersProtesters Speak out Against Cost of the Vancouver Games as Opening Ceremony LoomsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 Feb 2010 | 3:30 pm Luger dies at Winter OlympicsVANCOUVER, British Columbia ? A men's Olympic luger from the country of Georgia has died after a high-speed crash during training. IOC president Jacques Rogge said the death hours before the opening ceremony "clearly casts a shadow...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 Feb 2010 | 3:28 pm Critics Blast Informant System Cloaked In SecrecyThough movies like the 1990 mob tale Goodfellas put the spotlight on government informants, in reality, the ties between snitches and their handlers are rarely that transparent. Critics say the government often uses, then discards informants — and they want to see more safeguards. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Feb 2010 | 3:14 pm Georgian Luger Dies In Olympics Training CrashA men's Olympic luger from the country of Georgia died Friday after a high-speed crash during training. IOC president Jacques Rogge said the death hours before the opening ceremony "clearly casts a shadow over these games." » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Feb 2010 | 2:27 pm Day in PicturesA Glimpse at the Day's News as Seen Through a Camera LensSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 Feb 2010 | 2:25 pm Obama plays bigger role in picking 9/11 trial siteWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is taking a more direct role in the decision where to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-professed mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks, the White House said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Feb 2010 | 2:21 pm L.A. authorities trying to clarify Swiss position on Polanski extraditionL.A. authorities are trying to clarify the status of Roman Polanski's extradition to the U.S. after a Swiss justice official said the country won't extradite the director to the United States until L.A. courts resolves related legal disputes.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Feb 2010 | 2:06 pm Iraq's Campaign Season Opens With ControversyCampaigning officially began Friday. But an appeals court Thursday banned prominent Sunni candidates from the March 7 parliamentary election, citing alleged ties to Saddam Hussein's Baath party. The move has Iraqis further doubting the legitimacy of the election. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Feb 2010 | 1:56 pm Prince Andrew probed over 'cop collision'LONDON ? British police are investigating an accident in which Prince Andrew allegedly struck a police officer with his car while driving into Buckingham Palace.Media reports said Queen Elizabeth II's second son hit the officer...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 Feb 2010 | 1:39 pm Markets spooked by Greece situationWorries about the worsening financial situation in Greece have spooked European markets, at the end of what had been a mostly positive week.Stocks have closed down in London, Paris and Frankfurt and New York';s Dow Jones index...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 Feb 2010 | 1:25 pm Tongan official in tearsA Tongan official cried as she apologised for her failures over the sinking of the Princess Ashika at a royal commission of inquiry in Nuku'alofa yesterday. Transport Secretary 'Eleni Mone admitted failing to query vital matters...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 Feb 2010 | 9:35 am Britain's compassion all at seaIt is very unlucky for Paul and Rachel Chandler that they are human beings.If they were barrels of crude or frozen carcasses of Australian beef, their ordeal at the hands of the Somali pirates who captured them last October would...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am Toyota's status veers off trackWhen Catherine Block took her Toyota Aygo to her local dealer after a terrifying drive between Folkestone and Canterbury in southern England, she told mechanics: "It was a good job my brakes worked. Otherwise I would be dead." They...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am Germans struggle with Hitler manifestoPublish Hitler's infamous memoir Mein Kampf in Germany? It sounds like the ultimate taboo. But a group of German historians is lobbying to do just that, arguing that it is necessary to get an authoritative annotated edition...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am Made-up comment used to discredit scientistFor climate sceptics it was a key piece of evidence showing that the scientists behind global warming could not be trusted.A quotation by one of the world's most eminent climate scientists was supposed to demonstrate the depths...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am Seychelles new frontline in the piracy fightMention of the Seychelles is typically the cue for flowery sentences in which "palm-fringed", "azure" and "turquoise" are rearranged in brochure variations, but another kind of ship has been arriving here almost daily that darkens...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am N. Korea's Top Nuke Envoy Reportedly Set to Visit U.S.A top North Korean nuclear envoy will visit the United States for rare bilateral talks next month, a news report said Friday as diplomats pushed to revive negotiations on ending Pyongyang's nuclear program.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Feb 2010 | 8:55 am Raid On Arms Smugglers in Iraq Kills 5 VillagersA joint raid by American and Iraqi security forces on suspected weapons smugglers in a village near the Iranian border on Friday has left at least five people dead, the U.S. military and Iraqi officials said.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Feb 2010 | 8:52 am Meg Whitman, Jerry Brown backers launch political arms raceSpooked by the vast personal wealth of Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, Democrats this week launched three independent campaign committees, pledging millions to fight for Jerry Brown's bid. Thursday, the Whitman campaign sent out a fundraising plea from former Gov. Pete Wilson, using the launch of the Democratic committees as a reason for Whitman donors to pony up to her campaign.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Feb 2010 | 8:39 am Clinton Out of Hospital After Heart Surgery - ABC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 Feb 2010 | 8:19 am 40 Dead as Cholera Outbreak Hits Papua New GuineaThe island nation of Papua New Guinea is struggling to contain its first cholera outbreak in 50 years, which has killed at least 40 people and sickened 2,000 over the past several months, a top World Health Organization official said.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Feb 2010 | 7:38 am Activist Who Spent 3 Months in Tokyo Airport Flies HomeFeng Zhenghu arrived on a flight from Narita International Airport, where he stayed from early November until last week to protest China's refusal to let him return home.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Feb 2010 | 7:23 am Iran's Supreme Leader Praises Rally, Warns WestIran's supreme leader has praised the mass turnout at the government-backed rally marking the 1979 Islamic Revolution and warned the West to stop putting obstacles in his country's path, state Press TV reported Friday.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Feb 2010 | 7:14 am Leaders Congratulate Yanukovych in Ukraine ElectionsCongratulations poured in from world leaders for Viktor Yanukovych, the presumptive winner of Ukraine's presidential elections, piling pressure Friday on Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to concede defeat.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Feb 2010 | 7:07 am Carnival Erupts in BrazilCarnival erupted Friday in Rio with raucous street parties that brought together cheering, drum-beating locals with sweaty foreigners escaping snowbound cities.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Feb 2010 | 5:55 am
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