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Dubai to screen Israeli arrivalsDubai will use stricter screening measures and refuse entry to Israeli with dual citizenship, its police chief says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Mar 2010 | 3:18 am GM recalls 1.3m cars over faultGeneral Motors recalls 1.3 million small cars in North America because of a power steering problem linked to 14 crashes.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Mar 2010 | 3:18 am German high court: Telecom data cannot be retainedBERLIN (AP) -- Germany's highest court on Tuesday overturned a law allowing authorities to retain data on telephone calls and e-mail traffic for help in tracking criminal networks....Source: AP Top International News At 5:14 a... | 2 Mar 2010 | 3:13 am Top militant 'killed in Pakistan'The head of militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi died in a drone attack in north-west Pakistan last week, the BBC learns.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Mar 2010 | 3:11 am Fall River cops probe slay-suicideFALL RIVER - Investigators say a Fall River man fatally shot his brother and wounded his aunt before apparently...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Mar 2010 | 3:10 am Six Myths about Modern Employment DispelledHigh schools and community colleges are undertaking career-oriented reforms, while the federal Workforce Investment Act is funding expanded programs for young people and for workers dislocated by economic change. It sounds good, but unfortunately, much of the money and hope will be wasted - unless current myths are replaced with facts...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 2 Mar 2010 | 3:10 am Body Acoustics Can Turn Your Arm Into A TouchscreenNo more fumbling with tiny touchpads: by combining acoustic sensors and a mini-projector, you can now have a keypad on your arm
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 2 Mar 2010 | 3:10 am 15 Must-Have Free Apps For Your MacWe ask ourselves the golden question, “Is this app a keeper?” That’s what this list is all about — those apps that eventually find a permanent place on our Macs to call Home. Everyone should have these installed, regardless of what you use your Mac for.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 2 Mar 2010 | 3:10 am Under blockade, coastal Gaza now a fish importerGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Under a sea blockade, the coastal Gaza Strip has now become a seafood importer. Its desperate fishermen - cut off from plentiful fishing grounds by Israeli patrol boats - have turned to sneaking into Egyptian waters in tiny motorboats to buy their catch and bring it home....Source: AP Top International News At 5:14 a... | 2 Mar 2010 | 3:08 am Senate panel to review Toyota recalls (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Mar 2010 | 3:07 am NHL would be foolish not to let players compete in 2014 OlympicsSAN JOSE, Calif. - Ilya Kovalchuk is Russian, so he understandably is biased. The New Jersey Devils' left...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Mar 2010 | 3:05 am Police: Uganda landslides kill 30; 100 missingKAMPALA, Uganda (AP) -- Landslides in a mountainous region of Uganda killed more than 30 people overnight and left more than 100 others missing in the East African nation, a police commander said Tuesday....Source: AP Top International News At 5:14 a... | 2 Mar 2010 | 3:04 am Police: Uganda landslides kill 30; 100 missing (AP)AP - Landslides in a mountainous region of Uganda killed more than 30 people overnight and left more than 100 others missing in the East African nation, a police commander said Tuesday.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Mar 2010 | 3:04 am Iraq's oil deals dominate PM election campaignBASRA (AP) -- Backed by armed bodyguards, international oil executives have flocked to this southern Iraqi city to survey their potentially lucrative prizes: the fields that they hope will one day be pumping out dramatically greater amounts of cheap, plentiful crude....Source: AP Top International News At 5:14 a... | 2 Mar 2010 | 3:04 am High court looks at reach of Second Amendment (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Mar 2010 | 3:01 am So many gold-medal momentsVANCOUVER, British Columbia - Raindrops on noses and sweaters on kittens, skaters in skinsuits and red woolen mittens....Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Mar 2010 | 3:00 am The Truth Behind the Stimulus Package (PIC)Not sure if this is more funny or sad...but I had to chuckle.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 2 Mar 2010 | 3:00 am Martin Brodeur ready to get back to work with DevilsSAN JOSE, Calif. - Martin Brodeur noted that the Olympic gold medal he picked up in Vancouver on Sunday is larger...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:57 am ArcelorMittal loses court challenge on emissionsThe world's largest steel maker ArcelorMittal SA has lost a legal challenge that sought to exempt it from the European Union's greenhouse gas cap-and-trade system.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:55 am Karadzic: Serbs were targets of state terrorTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic says Bosnia's civil war was caused by the rush to independence by Muslim authorities and their "state-sponsored terrorism" against Serbs....Source: AP Top International News At 5:14 a... | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:55 am Dodgers' Hong-Chih Kuo is taking it in stridePHOENIX - Los Angeles Dodger Matt Kemp walked out of the clubhouse, bat in hand and helmet tucked under his armpit....Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:54 am U.S. Olympic Committee is in reality modeLOS ANGELES - Vancouver has held its closing ceremony. Well done, eh? But the real Olympic sport, political...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:51 am Google buys cloud photo editing site PicnikUntil recently, you had to edit your photos using client software on your computer, but today Google has acquired Picnik, one of the first sites to bring photo editing to the cloud.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:51 am Green businesses in South AfricaGreen businesses and green business practices were the first thing I noticed when I touched down in South Africa 4 days ago. Check out what I found. Sure to blow you away.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:50 am 15 Houseplants for Improving Indoor Air QualityNASA and the Associated Landscape Contractors of America studied houseplants as a way to purify the air in space facilities. They found several plants that filter out common volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:50 am Love Marriage [VIDEO]Witness the most amazing use of auto-tune and a mustache . This song is destined to hit the top of the charts. ..
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:50 am Africans 'can afford World Cup'A Fifa official denies African fans are being priced out of the World Cup, but many on the continent disagree.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:46 am O'Neal has surgery to repair injured thumb (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:45 am Afghanistan bans coverage of Taliban attacksKABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan on Monday announced a ban on news coverage showing Taliban attacks, saying such images embolden the Islamist militants, who have launched strikes around the country as NATO forces seize their southern strongholds.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:40 am Afghanistan bans coverage of Taliban attacks (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:40 am Variety Will Kill a Bad Review of Any Movie For $400,000Last month, Variety panned a thriller called Iron Cross. But the review has been disappeared from Variety's web site, which probably has something to do with the $400,000 Iron Cross' producers paid to Variety for an awards campaign.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:40 am Which Bin Do We Put Port-Au-Prince In?With much of Haiti's capital razed to the ground from the devastating January earthquake, construction firms are looking at the city as a test site for construction recycling technologies.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:40 am Democrat Brown expected to enter Calif. gov's raceAfter months of waiting for a candidate of their own, California Democrats were anticipating an announcement Tuesday from state Attorney General Jerry Brown, who is expected to enter the race for governor.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:39 am Police: Uganda landslides kill 30; 100 missingA police commander in Uganda says landslides in the country's east have killed more than 30 people and left more than 100 missing.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:38 am Pakistan Taliban confirm death of man wanted by USISLAMABAD (AP) -- The Pakistani Taliban confirmed Tuesday that a senior commander wanted in the deadly 2006 bombing of the U.S. consulate in Karachi was killed in a suspected American missile strike in northwestern Pakistan....Source: AP Top International News At 5:14 a... | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:37 am Toyota apologizes to European consumers at showToyota Motor Corporation kept up its worldwide damage-control campaign, apologizing to European customers at the Geneva Auto Show for its safety issues and the concerns they have caused.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:37 am US daredevil smashes Harley-Davidson jump recordSYDNEY (AP) -- An American motorcycle stuntman twice broke the world record for the longest distance jumped on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle Tuesday, sailing through the air near Australia's Sydney Harbour to shatter the previous 10-year-old record....Source: AP Top International News At 5:14 a... | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:36 am Pakistan lays out terror charges for 5 Americans (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:36 am GM triples cash promise to OpelGeneral Motors says it will spend 1.9bn euros to restructure its European unit Opel - three times more than first pledged.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:35 am Tsunami swept away fleeing bus full of retireesPELLUHUE, Chile - The 40 retirees enjoying summer vacation at a seaside campground nestled under pine trees knew...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:34 am Senate panel to review Toyota recallsWASHINGTON - Toyota Motor Corp. faces more questions from Congress over its troubled safety record when top company...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:32 am Pakistan lays out terror charges for 5 AmericansSARGODHA, Pakistan - Prosecutors seeking to indict five Americans on terror-related offenses presented their case...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:31 am President Obama eyes cut in US nuclear weapons arsenal - New York Daily News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:30 am Afghan government tightens coverage of Taliban attacksKABUL - Afghanistan's intelligence service has announced a ban on live media coverage of insurgent attacks,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:30 am President Obama's cholesterol of 209 means too many sweets, cheeseburgers - New York Daily News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:27 am Obama looks to undecided Dems for health backing (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:25 am S Korea jets crash into mountainTwo South Korea fighter jets carrying three pilots crash into a mountain in the east of the country, say military officials.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:16 am Tsunami swept away fleeing bus full of retireesPELLUHUE, Chile (AP) -- The 40 retirees enjoying summer vacation at a seaside campground nestled under pine trees knew they had to move fast after Chile's powerful earthquake struck....Source: AP Top International News At 5:14 a... | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:05 am Tsunami swept away fleeing bus full of retirees (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:05 am Tsunami Swept Away Fleeing Bus Full Of RetireesA massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake capable of tremendous damage struck central Chile early Saturday, shaking the capital for a minute and a half and setting off a tsunami. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Mar 2010 | 2:05 am O'Neal has surgery to repair injured thumbNow that his regular season is all but ended, Shaquille O'Neal promises he'll make it up to Cleveland in the playoffs.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Mar 2010 | 1:56 am Swiss economy grows 0.7 percent in 4th quarterThe Swiss economy recorded a second consecutive quarter of growth in the last three months of 2009, expanding by 0.7 percent, the government said Tuesday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Mar 2010 | 1:55 am Utah: Suspicious Substance at IRS Building - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 2 Mar 2010 | 1:53 am China sticks to diplomatic approach on IranBEIJING (Reuters) - China stood its ground that diplomacy was the best way to resolve the standoff over Iran's nuclear program, as U.S. diplomats arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for talks on Tehran and North Korea's atomic ambitions.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Mar 2010 | 1:53 am China sticks to diplomatic approach on Iran (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Mar 2010 | 1:53 am Australia police head to Israel over Dubai slayingAustralian police and passport officials are being dispatched to Israel to meet with three dual Australian-Israeli nationals whose passports were used in the slaying of a top Hamas operative in Dubai, a spokeswoman for Australia's department of foreign affairs said Tuesday.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 2 Mar 2010 | 1:42 am Australia police head to Israel over Dubai slayingAustralian police and passport officials are being dispatched to Israel to meet with three dual Australian-Israeli nationals whose passports were used in the slaying of a top Hamas operative in Dubai, a spokeswoman for Australia's department of foreign affairs said Tuesday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Mar 2010 | 1:41 am US POSTAL SERVICE PLAN: Delivering for you: 5 days a week - Detroit Free Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 2 Mar 2010 | 1:34 am Can Republican gubernatorial candidates mend the rift by November? - Dallas Morning News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 2 Mar 2010 | 1:32 am Lil Wayne prepares for jail term in NYC gun caseRap star Lil Wayne is leaving his fans and fellow artists with a video blitz as he braces for as much as a year behind bars at the height of his career.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Mar 2010 | 1:30 am Chile curfew extended as troops fail to grasp control after quake - Times Online
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 2 Mar 2010 | 1:30 am China writer blocked from going to German festivalBEIJING (AP) -- An outspoken Chinese writer and government critic says he has been blocked from leaving China for a 13th time, this time taken off a plane as he was setting off for Europe's largest international literary festival....Source: AP Top International News At 5:14 a... | 2 Mar 2010 | 1:27 am Oscar upset?Hopeful Quentin Tarantino thinks he's in the runningSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Mar 2010 | 1:27 am GM to triple funding for Opel restructuringGeneral Motors Co. said Tuesday it would more than triple its funding for the turnaround of European units Opel and Vauxhall to euro1.9 billion ($2.6 billion).Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Mar 2010 | 1:23 am US 'ready to help' on FalklandsSecretary of State Hillary Clinton says the US "stands ready to help" resolve the UK-Argentinian dispute over the Falklands.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Mar 2010 | 1:21 am Irish bank AIB suffers $3.25B loss in 2009Ireland's largest financial institution, Allied Irish Banks PLC, reported its first-ever full-year loss Tuesday as bad debts soared amid the recession.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Mar 2010 | 1:17 am Senate talks close in on deal for Wall Street regs (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Mar 2010 | 1:14 am Chile struggles to stop lootingA curfew in Chile's second city, Concepcion, is extended as troops struggle to contain looting after the earthquake.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Mar 2010 | 1:13 am Egyptian blogger trial criticisedEgypt is strongly criticised by Human Rights Watch for trying a blogger who wrote about corruption before a military court.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Mar 2010 | 1:13 am Pakistan lays out terror charges for 5 AmericansProsecutors seeking to indict five Americans on terror-related offenses presented their case to a Pakistani judge Tuesday, laying out charges including waging war against Pakistan and plotting to attack the country, a defense attorney said.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 2 Mar 2010 | 1:07 am Afghan gov't tightens coverage of Taliban attacksKABUL (AP) -- Afghanistan's intelligence service has announced a ban on live media coverage of insurgent attacks, saying that such broadcasts bolster the cause of militants....Source: AP Top International News At 5:14 a... | 2 Mar 2010 | 1:02 am Children are hungrier for snacks, study findsChips and sweets make up 27% of their average daily calories, research says, suggesting that such treats have become more integral to kids' routines.When American kids reflect upon their childhoods decades from now, snacks may figure more prominently in their memories -- and around their waists -- than meals shared around a table.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 2 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Orange officials sue couple who removed their lawnCity codes require that live landscaping cover 40% of the yard. Quan and Angelina Ha say their water use has dropped 80% since they replaced the grass with wood chips and drought-tolerant plants.Some Southern California cities fine residents for watering their lawns too much during droughts.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 2 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Jerry Brown to announce bid for governor TuesdayCalifornia's attorney general, who was twice elected governor in the 1970s, is expected to officially launch his candidacy online.California Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown is expected to formally announce Tuesday morning that he is running for governor, a job he last held nearly three decades ago.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 2 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Catalina Island wild foxes coming back in a big wayThe animals, placed on the endangered species list in 2004 after being brought nearly to extinction by an outbreak of canine distemper, number about 950 today.The population of endangered wild foxes on Santa Catalina Island soon could recover to levels not seen in a decade since canine distemper decimated them, biologists said Monday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 2 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Businessman agrees to take down Hollywood supergraphicKayvan Setareh, 49, was arrested last week. He agrees to remove the massive sign at Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue, and his bail will be reduced from $1 million to $100,000.After spending three days in jail, a Pacific Palisades businessman agreed Monday to take down an eight-story supergraphic advertisement that had been wrapped around a prominent Hollywood office building just in time to be captured by cameras at next Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony down the street.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 2 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Team overseeing national database of dangerous or incompetent caregivers is removedThe reassignments come in response to a ProPublica-Los Angeles Times story that found the repository was probably missing thousands of serious disciplinary cases against health providers.Federal officials have removed the management team overseeing a national database of dangerous or incompetent caregivers after questions were raised about its accuracy.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 2 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Northeast Amtrak passengers delayed after Del. fatalityHundreds of Amtrak passengers in the Northeast were delayed for hours late Monday evening, following a fatality that halted for ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 2 Mar 2010 | 12:50 am British soldier blinded in Iraq trials new technology to 'see' using his tongueA British soldier who was blinded by a rocket propelled grenade attack in Iraq almost three years ago is trialing a groundbreaking new system that allows him to "see" using his tongue.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 2 Mar 2010 | 12:49 am Dubai Limits Israeli Entry After Killing - Wall Street Journal
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 2 Mar 2010 | 12:41 am GM recalling 1.3 million vehicles over steering problemsDETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co is recalling 1.3 million compact cars in North America to address a power steering problem that has been linked to 14 crashes and one injury, the company said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Mar 2010 | 11:29 pm Chile struggles to keep order in quake-hit cityCONCEPCION, Chile (Reuters) - Chilean authorities extended a curfew in the country's second-biggest city on Tuesday as troops struggled to contain worsening looting and crime in the wake of a devastating earthquake.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Mar 2010 | 11:03 pm Leap year glitch fixed on Sony PlayStation 3
 Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Mar 2010 | 10:47 pm 9 Dems who voted no on health bill may reconsiderNine House Democrats indicated in a survey they have not ruled out switching their "no" votes on President Obama's health care overhaul, brightening the party's hopes in the face of unyielding GOP opposition.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Mar 2010 | 10:32 pm Brown seeks governor's mansion -- or at least the office -- again - CNN
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Mar 2010 | 10:06 pm Former 'No Child Left Behind' Advocate Turns CriticOnce a conservative advocate for the No Child Left Behind Act, Diane Ravitch has had a change in opinion. The former Bush administration education official has written a book spelling out the law's missteps and adverse effects on the U.S. education system. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm Marjah Effort Shows Values, Flaws Of Afghan ForcesAfghan security forces are working alongside U.S. Marines in the offensive in Marjah, a Taliban stronghold in the south. But U.S. and Afghan officials still face huge problems recruiting, training and retaining Afghan soldiers. And that could jeopardize President Obama's plan to begin removing U.S. troops next year. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm Markopolos: SEC Failed To Do The Math On MadoffHarry Markopolos spent nearly a decade on Bernard Madoff's trail. He says his efforts to alert securities regulators about Madoff's schemes were repeatedly ignored. In a new book, he details how the Securities and Exchange Commission still lacks the tools for the job. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm Supreme Court To Hear Chicago Gun Rights CaseAt issue Tuesday will be whether the Second Amendment right to bear arms puts the same constitutional limits on state and local laws as it does on federal laws. The city of Chicago contends that states and local governments should be able to enact regulations that they deem best for their communities. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm In Fossil Find, 'Anaconda' Meets 'Jurassic Park'Scientists have discovered a macabre death scene that took place 67 million years ago. Preserved for eternity are an 11-foot snake and its prey, a newly hatched dinosaur. The discovery is among the rarest of the rare — fossils that reveal how ancient animals behaved. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm Rebuilding A Nest Egg After The Great RecessionAfter sustaining huge losses, Americans are trying to put their retirement investing back on track. Investment experts say people remain slow to adjust the balance of stocks and bonds in their portfolios. Many advocate making investments more conservative as you approach retirement. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm GM to recall 1.3 million compact carsGeneral Motors Co. said Monday it will recall 1.3 million Chevrolet and Pontiac compact cars sold in the U.S., Canada and Mexico to fix power steering motors that can fail.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Mar 2010 | 9:20 pm New ghost towns: Industrial communities teeter on the edgeWhen Henry Kaiser arrived 55 years ago, this place was no place "a rural problem area," the government called it, so poor and ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Mar 2010 | 9:19 pm Internet-savvy Chile taps TwitterSince Saturday's quake, traditional media here have focused on hard news death tolls, rescue efforts, government announcements ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Mar 2010 | 9:05 pm High court hears ex-Enron CEO's appealA lawyer for former Enron executive Jeffrey Skilling urged the Supreme Court on Monday to throw out his conspiracy and fraud ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Mar 2010 | 9:02 pm Obama said poised to offer more healthcare changesWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will offer changes to his healthcare overhaul this week, the White House said on Monday, and Democrats said they were working to include more ideas advocated by Republicans.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Mar 2010 | 8:54 pm Postal Service seeks 5-day deliveryThe U.S. Postal Service will move this month toward reducing mail delivery from six days a week to five, a change Postmaster ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Mar 2010 | 8:53 pm Toyota to announce March incentives in U.S.DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp will roll out an aggressive incentive program for U.S. consumers in March, including zero-percent financing for five years and two-year free maintenance, a source briefed on the matter said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Mar 2010 | 8:48 pm NY prosecutor clears U.S. liberal group ACORN workersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Employees at the U.S. liberal grass-roots group ACORN who were caught on video giving tax advice to a couple posing as a pimp and a prostitute have been cleared of criminal wrongdoing, New York prosecutors said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Mar 2010 | 8:46 pm And the winner of the ‘Bachelor’s heart is ...
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Mar 2010 | 8:32 pm France Hit Hardest By Deadly StormFierce Rain and Hurricane-Strength Winds Kill 62 Across Western EuropeSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 1 Mar 2010 | 8:30 pm Pentagon focuses on brain traumaTroops caught near a roadside blast will be pulled out of combat for 24 hours and checked for a mild traumatic brain injury, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Mar 2010 | 8:29 pm West Australians on alert as wildfire ragesSYDNEY - Officials urged residents of a small Western Australia mining community to be on alert today after an out-of-control wildfire with flames up to 18 metres high burned near their town.The Fire and Emergency Services Authority...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 1 Mar 2010 | 8:15 pm Haiti judge likely to release AmericansPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A Haitian judge says he will likely order the release of the last two Americans detained for trying to take 33 children out of the country after the earthquake.Judge Bernard Saint-Vil told the Associated...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 1 Mar 2010 | 8:13 pm Jay Leno: ‘It’s good to be home’
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Mar 2010 | 8:06 pm Ford won’t run in New York for Senate
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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Mar 2010 | 7:58 pm Clinton ferrying satellite phones to ChileSecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is scheduled to stop in earthquake-stricken Chile today to drop off 20 satellite phones ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Mar 2010 | 7:49 pm Senate moves toward deal on Wall Street rulesSenate negotiators close in on a deal on Wall Street regulations, proposing a new entity inside the Federal Reserve to oversee consumer financial products ranging from credit cards to mortgages.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Mar 2010 | 7:37 pm Sioux Tribe settles tax debt with IRS, buys back landThe Crow Creek Sioux Tribe has settled its tax debt with the IRS and lined up a loan that will enable it to buy back the 11 square ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Mar 2010 | 7:34 pm SeaWorld killer whale death - new details emergeMIAMI - A killer whale which dragged a trainer to her death eluded Florida SeaWorld workers who furiously unfurled nets while it swam pool-to-pool during the attack last week, according to witness statements released today.After...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 1 Mar 2010 | 7:29 pm Tap water contaminant 'castrates' frogsA herbicide that contaminates the water consumed by millions of Americans has been found to produce gender-bending effects in ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Mar 2010 | 7:24 pm Ford Decides Not to Run for Senate Seat - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Mar 2010 | 7:20 pm Ford Won't Challenge Gillibrand For N.Y. Senate SeatThe former Tennessee congressman said he believed he could have won but didn't want to risk a bitter primary that could help a Republican take the seat. Gillibrand was appointed to her seat last year when Hillary Clinton became secretary of state. After challenging her regularly, the race that was not yet a race quickly turned ugly. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Mar 2010 | 7:09 pm Nutrition experts battle industry groups over sugarBefore you chug down another regular soda, or spoon sugar into your tea or coffee, consider this: There's a heated debate about ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Mar 2010 | 7:00 pm Chile: Aid Trickles Out but Looters RemainSurvivors Pulled from Rubble as Death Toll Rises to 723 Monday; U.N., Clinton Promise Aid DeliveriesSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 1 Mar 2010 | 7:00 pm Chile scrambles to distribute aid, quell disorderLooting surges as desperate citizens say they lack any services. President Bachelet, slow to seek international aid, has asked for help.Looting spread in earthquake-leveled parts of Chile on Monday even as government troops deployed in armored vehicles and on horseback to restore order and protect shipments of food and water. Scores of people were arrested for violating an overnight curfew.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Mar 2010 | 6:38 pm Chile Earthquake: How to HelpA List of Charities and Other OrganizationsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 1 Mar 2010 | 6:30 pm Attacker Taunts U.S. in al Qaeda VideoDouble Agent Humam al-Balawi Shown Sitting in Car Preparing for Bombing on CIA Base in AfghanistanSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 1 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm Video: CIA Bomber Tape ReleasedThe propaganda division of al Qaeda has released a video featuring Humam al-Balawi, who launched a deadly suicide bombing on a CIA base in Afghanistan, filmed just before the attack. Bob Orr reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 1 Mar 2010 | 5:19 pm Video: Race against Time in ChileOver 10,000 soldiers have been dispatched throughout Chile in an effort to prevent looting and to search for survivors following the massive earthquake. Mark Strassmann reports from Santiago.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 1 Mar 2010 | 5:19 pm 'Climategate' scientists face UK MPs' questionsLONDON - Academics at the research centre embroiled in the 'Climategate' scandal have faced a grilling in the British Parliament.They defended their work on global warming during cross-examination at Parliament yesterday, rejecting...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 1 Mar 2010 | 5:09 pm Man eats winning ?10,000 scratch cardA man who won ?10,000 (NZ$19,375) on a Ryanair scratch card became so enraged when the crew weren't able to pay him on the spot that he ate the winning ticket.The unnamed man bought the ticket during a flight from Poland to Britain...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 1 Mar 2010 | 4:56 pm Democrats face health care hurdles amid talk of reconciliation - CNN
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Mar 2010 | 4:27 pm Video: Gorilla Playboy at London ZooZookeeper Daniel Simmonds tells us about a hunky new gorilla at the London zoo which has been brought in to mate with the females to continue the captive breeding program.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 1 Mar 2010 | 4:02 pm Chile Imposes Curfew Amid String Of AftershocksPolice fired tear gas and imposed an overnight curfew to control looters who sacked virtually every market in the hard-hit city of Concepcion, as terrifying aftershocks turned more buildings into rubble and forced thousands to set up tents in parks and grassy highway medians. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Mar 2010 | 4:00 pm L.A. businessman agrees to remove Hollywood supergraphicAfter spending three days in jail, a Pacific Palisades businessman agreed Monday to take down an eight-story supergraphic advertisement that was wrapped around a prominent Hollywood office building.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Mar 2010 | 3:52 pm Ex-Bosnian leader arrested in LondonLONDON - British police have arrested a former senior Bosnian leader who Serbian authorities allege committed war crimes.Ejup Ganic, 63, was arrested at London's Heathrow airport following an extradition request from Serbia that...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 1 Mar 2010 | 3:29 pm Pound slumps over fears of election stalemateThe value of the pound fell sharply on Monday as financial markets took fright at the growing possibility of a hung parliament.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 1 Mar 2010 | 3:25 pm Medvedev Wants Russia's Olympic Officials To QuitProof that Russia has traveled far from its Soviet-era past was readily available Monday with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev's open invitation for members of Russia's Olympic committee to resign after the disappointing showing by Russian athletes in the just completed Vancouver games. In the days of Stalin, for instance, the committee members wouldn't have been invited to resign. They would have just found themselves in labor camps. Or worse » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Mar 2010 | 3:08 pm Poll: U.K. Majority Favors Banning BurkasFinancial Times: Heavily-Muslim Areas of U.K. Decry FT/Harris PollSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 1 Mar 2010 | 3:00 pm Al Gore takes aim at climate change skepticsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Vice President Al Gore took aim at skeptics who doubt the reality of human-caused climate change, saying he wished it were an illusion but that the problem is real and urgent.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:51 pm High Court Dismisses Chinese Muslims' CaseJustices Turn Down Appeal of Uighurs Held at Guantanamo Bay Because Other Nations Have Offered AsylumSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:44 pm Medvedev hopes for START successor deal soonPARIS (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday he hopes for agreement very soon on a nuclear arms reduction treaty with the United States.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:38 pm Ex-Bosnian leader arrested at London airportBritish police arrested a former senior Bosnian leader in London Monday on a Serbian warrant alleging he committed war crimes, to the outrage of Bosnian leaders who said the move...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:36 pm Kyodo news summary -7-+(Kyodo) _ ---------- U.S., Russia to resume nuclear talks on March 9 GENEVA - The United States and Russia have put negotiations on a new bilateral nuclear arms control treaty on hold...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:33 pm Russia says it may consider Iran sanctionsPARIS/VIENNA (Reuters) - Russia will back new sanctions against Iran as long as they do not create a humanitarian crisis, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Monday after talks with Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:30 pm U.N.'s Amano defends report on possible Iran bomb workPARIS/VIENNA (Reuters) - Russia will back new sanctions against Iran as long as they do not create a humanitarian crisis, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Monday after talks with...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:22 pm Russia moves closer to Iran sanctions over nukesRussia's president said Moscow was ready to consider new sanctions on Iran for its nuclear defiance on Monday and the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency warned that he cannot...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:15 pm Video: Rescue Efforts Hampered In ChileAftershocks and reports of looting have hampered rescue efforts in Chile after Saturday's earthquake. John Dickerson spoke with Global Post Chile correspondent Pascale Bonnefoy and Craig Kelly with the State Department. Plus; CBS News' David Martin on women serving aboard submarines.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:13 pm Russia moves closer to Iran sanctionsRussia's president said Moscow was ready to consider new sanctions on Iran for its nuclear defiance on Monday and the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency warned that he cannot...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:11 pm Clinton ferrying satellite gear to quake-hit ChileU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday she will bring 20 satellite phones and a technician with her when she visits earthquake-damaged Chile. The gear and expertise...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:11 pm Australian shark attacks rise, US fallThe number of shark attacks in Australia was up last year, according to Shark Attack File statistics. In 2009, Australia had 20 attacks, compared with 12 in 2008 and 13 in 2007.In the US there was better news for beachgoers....Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:01 pm Uruguay inaugurates ex-rebel leader as presidentA former guerrilla leader who won the trust of voters with his homespun manner and promises to govern as a conciliator became Uruguay's new president Monday. Jose Mujica, 74, is the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:49 pm Jose MujicaNewly sworn-in Uruguayan President, Jose Mujica, delivers a speech during his inauguration ceremony at the Plaza Independencia in downtown Montevideo. Mujica, who decades ago tried to topple the "bourgeois...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:38 pm A large crowd of supporters celebrate the inauguration of Jose MujicaA large crowd of supporters of the ruling Frente Amplio (Broad Front) celebrate the inauguration of Jose Mujica as new Uruguayan President in the streets of Montevideo. Mujica, who decades ago tried to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:38 pm Blunt leftist ex-rebel sworn in as Uruguay presidentJose Mujica, who decades ago tried to topple the "bourgeois state" in an armed conflict and went to prison for it, was sworn in Monday as Uruguay's new president. Mujica is locally...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:38 pm Hillary Clinton (R) and Fernando LugoUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) and Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo (L) smile during a meeting in Montevideo. Jose Mujica, who decades ago tried to topple the "bourgeois state" in an armed...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:38 pm Clinton ferrying satellite gear to quake-hit ChileU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she's bringing 20 satellite phones and a technician with her when she visits earthquake-damaged Chile on Tuesday. The gear and the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:37 pm British soldier killed in AfghanistanA British soldier from A Company 4 Rifles has been shot dead while on foot patrol near Sangin in Helmand province.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:34 pm Troops tackle looters as Chile death toll risesCONCEPCION, Chile - Troops and police have been sent in to tackle looting which has followed the Chile earthquake.The move came as the National Emergency Office announced overnight that the death toll had risen to 723, with 19...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:30 pm Woman soldier killed after MoD ignored Snatch Land Rover safety warningCpl Sarah Bryant, the first female soldier to be killed in Afghanistan, was sent out in Snatch Land Rover despite SAS commander's warnings.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:00 pm Karadzic: Cause 'just and holy', Muslims to blameTHE HAGUE, Netherlands - Wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic told judges overnight he was not the barbarian depicted by UN prosecutors, but was protecting his people against a fundamentalist Muslim plot.During a four-hour...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 1 Mar 2010 | 12:00 pm Storms rip through Europe, kill up to 50 in FrancePARIS (Reuters) - Storms swept through western Europe at the weekend, killing up to 50 people in France and threatening further damage as powerful winds and torrential rains moved north, officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Mar 2010 | 11:48 am Ejup Ganic, pictured in 1993Former Bosnian president Ejup Ganic, pictured in 1993 was arrested at London's Heathrow airport on Monday, on an extradition warrant from Serbia for killing soldiers in breach of the Geneva Convention,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 11:27 am French storms declared 'national disaster' by Nicolas SarkozyThe storms which battered France, leaving nearly 60 people dead, have been declared a "national disaster", by Nicolas Sarkozy.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 1 Mar 2010 | 11:12 am Iraqi Christians seek helpAt least 1000 minority Christians, many holding olive branches, marched in protest near Mosul yesterday to urge the Iraqi Government to act after a series of killings. At least eight Christians have been killed in the past two...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 1 Mar 2010 | 10:40 am FRANCE RUSSIARussian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and his wife Svetlana arrive at Paris Orly airport, Monday, March 1, 2010. Medvedev is visiting France as Moscow and Paris pursue a courtship centered around...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 9:45 am Four NATO Troops Killed in Spat of Violence in AfghanistanFour NATO service members died Monday in separate attacks across Afghanistan, including a suicide car bomb that targeted an international military convey as it crossed a bridge in the Taliban-dominated south, the coalition said.Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Mar 2010 | 9:01 am Scientists Defend Tsunami WarningsThe warning was ominous, its predictions dire: Oceanographers issued a bulletin telling Hawaii and other Pacific islands that a killer wave was heading their way with terrifying force and that "urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property."Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Mar 2010 | 8:55 am Remaining 2 U.S. Missionaries Could be Freed This WeekA Haitian judge said American missionaries Laura Silsby and Charisa Coulter will have to wait until at least Tuesday before being freed, Reuters reported.Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Mar 2010 | 8:43 am 100,000 council jobs could go as funding from central Government is slashedAs many as 100,000 jobs - four times the number forecast - could go in the next three years as spending cuts start to bite.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 1 Mar 2010 | 8:32 am Ukraine Cuts Electricity Exports to 3 EU NationsUkraine says it has cut off electricity exports to EU nations Hungary, Romania and Slovakia, for at least a month due to a coal shortage.Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Mar 2010 | 8:10 am Spanish Judge Accuses Venezuela of Rebel LinksA Spanish judge has accused Venezuela of collaborating with Basque separatists and Colombian rebels, and says these two groups plotted to assassinate Colombia's president.Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Mar 2010 | 7:54 am Dubai: Israelis Denied Entry Into United Arab EmiratesDubai's police chief says travelers, suspected of being Israeli will not be allowed into the United Arab Emirates even if they arrive with alternative passports.Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Mar 2010 | 7:41 am Iran Bans 2 Pro-Reform NewspapersA pro-reform newspaper editor says the Iranian government has banned his daily until further notice.Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Mar 2010 | 7:33 am IAEA Chief: Can't Confirm Iran Nuke Work PeacefulThe chief of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said he cannot confirm all of Iran's nuclear activities are peaceful, carefully choosing his words after tensions were sparked by his recent suggestion that Tehran may be working on a secret arms program.Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Mar 2010 | 7:01 am Lottery Winner Eats $15,000 Winning Lottery TicketOne airline passenger became so irate that he could not claim his $15,000 winning scratch card while on board a flight that he took rather odd action he ate his ticket.Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Mar 2010 | 6:19 am In Video, CIA Bomber Said Attack 'Wasn't Planned This Way'The Jordanian triple agent behind the December suicide bombing that killed eight CIA agents in Afghanistan claims in a new video that he lured American and Jordanian intelligence officers into a fatal trap by sending them misleading informationSource: FOXNews.com | 1 Mar 2010 | 5:39 am Radovan Karadzic: war against 'Islamist goals' of Muslims was 'just'The Serb cause in the Bosnia war was a "just and holy" war against the "Islamist goals" of Muslims, Radovan Karadzic has claimed during his trial against United Nations genocide charges.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 1 Mar 2010 | 4:46 am France seeking emergency aid from EU after storms leave 47 deadFrance is seeking emergency aid from the European Union after the fiercest storms in a decade which left 47 people dead.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 1 Mar 2010 | 4:41 am Jose Manuel Barroso (right) shakes hands with Viktor YanukovychEuropean Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (right) greets new Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in Brussels. The EU rolled out the red carpet for Yanukovych, on his first foreign trip, hoping...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 3:03 am The total value of economic damage is likely to range between $15 bln and $30 blnA policeman stands near a collapsed bridge in Santiago following a huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile. Troops fired teargas and imposed a curfew to stop looters running off with trolleyloads of goods...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:54 am VIDEO: Chileans sleep outside in fear of quake-hit homes. Duration: 01:27Thousands of shell-shocked Chileans awakened Sunday after an anxious night spent sleeping out-of-doors, gripped with fear that buildings damaged by a massive earthquake could fall on their heads. Duration:...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:54 am The army has been called in to help the overwhelmed police force deal with looters in ConcepcionA woman carries bags full of toilet paper as people are seen looting a supermarket in Concepcion. Troops fired teargas and imposed a curfew to stop looters running off with trolleyloads of goods from the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:54 am Officials said 1.5 million houses and buildings were destroyed or badly damaged by the quakeChilean rescue workers looks for victims in a wrecked building in Concepcion on February 28. Troops fired teargas and imposed a curfew to stop looters running off with trolleyloads of goods from the wreckage...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:54 am Radovan Karadzic tells UN court the Bosnian war was 'just and holy'Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader, told a UN court that the Serbs' cause in the Bosnian war was "just and holy".Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:06 am John Perez sworn in as Assembly speakerCalifornia's first openly gay Assembly speaker was sworn in to office in Sacramento early Monday afternoon.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:55 am Medvedev demands resignations over Russia's disappointing Olympics performanceOne of the most-anticipated reactions of the Vancouver Games appears to have taken off.
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