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LEAD: Prosecutors question DPJ lawmaker Kobayashi over fund scandal+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING 1ST-2ND GRAFS, ADDING INFO IN 8TH-9TH GRAFS) Prosecutors questioned ruling Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Chiyomi Kobayashi on a voluntary basis Saturday inSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Mar 2010 | 3:10 am Suicide attack in northwest Pakistan kills 13SAIDU SHARIF, Pakistan (AP) -- A suicide bomber driving a motorized rickshaw blew himself up at a security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, officials said, killing at least 13 people, injuring 52 and underscoring the nation's relentless security threat....Source: AP Top International News At 5:10 a... | 13 Mar 2010 | 3:10 am Suicide attack in northwest Pakistan kills 13 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Mar 2010 | 3:10 am Suicide bomber kills 11 in Pakistan's Swat (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Mar 2010 | 3:09 am Joshua Clottey quietly going about his businessGRAPEVINE, Texas - The first punch Joshua Clottey ever took made him barf and he crawled under the boxing ring...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 Mar 2010 | 3:06 am Manny Pacquiao got push to star statusARLINGTON, Texas - With announcer Michael Buffer repeatedly describing the venue as "the Eighth Wonder of...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 Mar 2010 | 3:06 am The Cleveland UFO: What on Earth?For more than a week, a mysterious pulsating light has been appearing each night over Lake Erie east of downtown Cleveland. The unidentified flying object, which shows up at approximately 7:30 pm and zips around in the darkness for about two hours before disappearing, has been captured on film from various angles.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Mar 2010 | 3:00 am Anti-government protesters head for Thai capital - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 13 Mar 2010 | 3:00 am BC holds off UMassPlayoff hockey usually means a defensive style of play but neither Boston College nor UMass acquitted themselves...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:59 am Calif. GOP hopes to turn momentum into votes - San Jose Mercury News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:56 am Irish police free 3 in alleged artist murder plotDUBLIN (AP) -- Irish police say three Muslims arrested over an alleged plot to assassinate Swedish artist Lars Vilks have been freed without charge, but three men and an American woman remain in custody....Source: AP Top International News At 5:10 a... | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:55 am Irish police free 3 in alleged artist murder plotIrish police say three Muslims arrested over an alleged plot to assassinate Swedish artist Lars Vilks have been freed without charge, but three men and an American woman remain in custody....Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:55 am Anti-government protesters head for Thai capitalBANGKOK (AP) -- Thousands of red-shirted anti-government protesters converged on the Thai capital Saturday, giving the government an ultimatum to dissolve Parliament or face mass marches on key spots in the city....Source: AP Top International News At 5:10 a... | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:55 am Anti-government protesters head for Thai capital (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:55 am LEAD: Soccer: Nakamura marks Yokohama homecoming with win+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATES WITH MORE QUOTES, NEW RESULTS) Shunsuke Nakamura marked his homecoming by creating the opening goal as Yokohama F Marinos breezed past promoted Shonan Bellmare...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:54 am Daylight-saving time: It's backWASHINGTON - America is springing forward.Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:51 am Irish police free 3 in alleged artist murder plotIrish police say three Muslims arrested over an alleged plot to assassinate Swedish artist Lars Vilks have been freed without charge, but three men and an American woman remain in custody.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:51 am Schild leads in final women's World Cup slalomMarlies Schild of Austria had a big lead after Saturday's first run of the final World Cup slalom race of the season, while Olympic champion Maria Riesch was ahead of her rivals for the event title.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:50 am HRW: Iran should release or charge famed filmmakerAn international human rights group on Saturday called on Iran to either charge or release an acclaimed Iranian filmmaker who backed the country's opposition.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:45 am MassCash winning numbersBRAINTREE - The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "MassCash"...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:45 am Duke finds sense of urgency, defeats VirginiaGREENSBORO, N.C. - Mike Krzyzewski had to call timeout in the first half Friday to bluntly instill a sense of urgency...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:41 am Soccer: J-League 1st division results+(Kyodo) _ Results of Saturday's J-League first division matches: Yokohama F Marinos 3, Shonan Bellmare 0 Albirex Niigata 1, Jubilo Iwata 1 Shimizu S-Pulse 3, Montedio Yamagata 0 ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:39 am Thousands expected to mourn death of SoCal teen (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:38 am Virginia Tech falls to MiamiGREENSBORO, N.C. - Sitting in the locker room Friday after Virginia Tech's 70-65 loss to Miami in the quarterfinals...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:36 am Innovation on display at Games ConferenceMotion controls and social gaming were the hot topics at this week's Game Developers Conference, the annual convention of game designers, programmers and executives.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:35 am Georgia Tech defeats Maryland to reach ACC tourney semisGREENSBORO, N.C. - As the clock ticked perilously close to zero, a Maryland guard eased the ball up court before...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:31 am The Silly Debate Over Big GovernmentSloganeering only obscures the debate over the proper role of government.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:30 am Suicide attack in northwest Pakistan kills 10A suicide bomber driving a motorized rickshaw blew himself up at a security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 52, officials and a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:29 am Scott Wood, N.C. State torch Florida StateGREENSBORO, N.C. - Across the board, Florida State had more size and speed than N.C. State in the quarterfinals...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:27 am Three freed in Irish 'Vilks plot'Police in the Irish Republic release three of the seven Muslims arrested over an alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:25 am Superb Alonso sets Bahrain paceFerrari new boy Fernando Alonso excels in final practice to go quickest ahead of qualifying at the Bahrain Grand Prix.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:24 am Kazakhstan flooding death toll rises to 35ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) -- The death toll from a massive flood that devastated a village in southern Kazakhstan has soared to 35, the country's president said Saturday....Source: AP Top International News At 5:10 a... | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:22 am Kazakhstan flooding death toll rises to 35The death toll from a massive flood that devastated a village in southern Kazakhstan has soared to 35, the country's president said Saturday. A privately owned dam at a reservoir in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:22 am Tiger Woods Poll: Male Vs. Female PerspectivePoll results show that men are less trusting than women of Tiger Woods.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:20 am Rain cancels Dodgers' exhibition game in TaiwanThe second game of a three-game exhibition series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and a team of Taiwanese All-Stars has been canceled because of rain.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:17 am UMass falls in quartersATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - After halting an eight-game Atlantic 10 tournament slide with Tuesday night's opening-round...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:16 am Mom says daughter held in Ireland in terror plot (AP)AP - A 31-year-old mother from Colorado was one of seven Muslims arrested this week in Ireland in an alleged plot to assassinate Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, the woman's parents said Friday.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:15 am Roadside bomb kills 6 civilians in AfghanistanKABUL (AP) -- A remote-controlled bomb killed six Afghan civilians Saturday as they traveled in a central province, an official said....Source: AP Top International News At 5:10 a... | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:14 am Roadside bomb kills 6 civilians in AfghanistanA remote-controlled bomb killed six Afghan civilians Saturday as they traveled in a central province, an official said. Insurgents detonated the explosives planted in a road as the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:14 am Senators resist Obama over projects in health bill (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:14 am Kazakhstan flooding death toll rises to 30The death toll from a massive flood that devastated a village in southern Kazakhstan has risen to 30, officials said Saturday. A dam at a reservoir in the eastern Almaty region...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:12 am Your Girlfriend from the InternetShe comes from the future!
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:10 am Man Sees Jesus In Burnt Pan Of BaconReligious people say the Lord works in mysterious ways. Example: A British man accidentally fell asleep while making a pan of bacon. He was awoken by all of the smoke and, upon lifting up the pan, saw the image of Jesus Christ burned into it. Behold the awesome power of Bacon.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:10 am Roadside bomb kills 6 civilians in AfghanistanA remote-controlled bomb killed six Afghan civilians Saturday as they traveled in a central province, an official said.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:09 am Roethlisberger's lawyer hires private investigatorAn attorney for Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has hired a private investigator to look into a sexual assault allegation made by a 20-year-old Georgia college student.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:06 am Tanigaki expects anti-LDP leadership moves to end soon+(Kyodo) _ The leader of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party said Saturday he anticipates that intensifying moves toward toppling the party leadership will blow over soon. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:03 am Baseball: Nomi solid in Hanshin shutout of Yokohama+(Kyodo) _ Lefty starter Atsushi Nomi threw six shutout innings as the Hanshin Tigers blanked the Yokohama BayStars 2-0 on Saturday. Nomi allowed four hits, struck out six, including theSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 13 Mar 2010 | 2:01 am Suicide bomb hits Pakistan's SwatA suicide bomber in a rickshaw kills at least 10 people in Pakistan, a day after twin blasts leave dozens dead in Lahore.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 Mar 2010 | 1:58 am Pranger leads in final men's World Cup slalomManfred Pranger of Austria led after the first run of the final World Cup slalom race of the season, while teammate Reinfried Herbst was on course to clinch the overall title in the event.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Mar 2010 | 1:50 am Senators resist Obama over projects in health billPresident Barack Obama says he wants projects helping specific states yanked from the health care bill Congress is writing. Democratic senators, being senators, beg to differ.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Mar 2010 | 1:46 am Suspect held over $331,000 poker heistA suspect has been arrested in connection with a daring $331,000 raid on a poker tournament, according to German media reports.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Mar 2010 | 1:45 am Suspect held over $331,000 poker heistA suspect has been arrested in connection with a daring $331,000 raid on a poker tournament, German media reported.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 13 Mar 2010 | 1:45 am Clinton: US 'insulted' by Israel's settlement announcement - Ha'aretz
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 13 Mar 2010 | 1:45 am Research Reveals Early Signs of Autism in Some KidsSome infants headed for a diagnosis of autism, or autism spectrum disorder as it's officially known, can be reliably identified at 14 months old based on the presence of five key behavior problems, according to an ongoing long-term study.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Mar 2010 | 1:40 am DisconnectCan two Korean families cope without the web?Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 Mar 2010 | 1:33 am The Academy Awards in One PictureI stumbled across this picture in some photo dump gallery that featured a bunch of random stuff and I thought it was a perfect “one way” representation of the Oscars.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Mar 2010 | 1:30 am NYC: Taxi drivers' meter scam bilked riders out of $8.3M-plusThousands of New York City taxi drivers overcharged passengers by more than $8.3 million over the past two years by setting their ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Mar 2010 | 1:29 am Clinton slams Israel on plan for new Jerusalem settlementsSecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday delivered a stinging rebuke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 13 Mar 2010 | 1:26 am Thaksin countrySupporters of ousted Thai PM rally for their manSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 Mar 2010 | 1:21 am Suicide Attacker Kills 10 in Pakistan - Voice of America
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 13 Mar 2010 | 1:20 am 'Red' demonstrators reach BangkokThousands of Thai opposition supporters converge on the capital, Bangkok, to press their demands for elections.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 13 Mar 2010 | 1:19 am Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Mar 2010 | 1:18 am Sex offender nabbed after 33 years on the lamA sex offender has been arrested after 33 years on the run, according to reports.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Mar 2010 | 1:18 am At least ten killed in Pakistan suicide attack (AFP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Mar 2010 | 1:10 am NYC: Taxi drivers overcharged riders by $8.3M-plus (AP)AP - Thousands of New York City taxi drivers overcharged passengers by more than $8.3 million over the past two years by setting their meters at a rate that was supposed to be used for trips to the suburbs, the Taxi and Limousine Commission said Friday.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 13 Mar 2010 | 1:10 am From Porn to Parliament: Director Up For ElectionThe first woman in Britain to direct adult films revealed yesterday, however, that her political colours are of a different hue. Anna Arrowsmith, hailed in some quarters as a champion of 'female-friendly porn', has been chosen as a Liberal Democrat candidate in the General Election.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Mar 2010 | 1:10 am US avoids anti-abortion debate at UN meetingUNITED NATIONS (AP) -- A U.N. meeting to assess progress in advancing the fight for women's equality that ended Friday had a dramatically different slant than a similar session held five years ago: This time, the United States was not trying to make an anti-abortion declaration a crucial theme....Source: AP Top International News At 5:10 a... | 13 Mar 2010 | 1:09 am Leadville mother held in Ireland in terrorism plot - Denver Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 13 Mar 2010 | 1:02 am Venezuela Murder Rate Has Quadrupled Under Hugo ChavezOne person is murdered every two hours in Venezuela. Chavez blames the high crime rates on wealth inequality created under former leaders, but that doesn't explain why the murder rate has exploded during his decade-plus in power.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Disney to shut ImageMovers Digital studioRobert Zemeckis' Bay Area studio has 450 employees and will close by January. It produces the motion-capture animation technology that was used in 2009's 'A Christmas Carol.'In a cost-saving move, Walt Disney Studios is shutting down Robert Zemeckis' ImageMovers Digital studio in Marin County, which employs 450 people. Those employees will be phased out over the course of the year until the facility closes by January.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 13 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Toyota disputes allegations that it withheld evidenceIt tells Congress it has gone to great lengths to share information, but acknowledges the existence of the Books of Knowledge, or troves of technical information about its vehicles.Toyota Motor Corp. on Friday contested allegations that it withheld evidence in lawsuits, telling Congress that it has maintained "the highest professional and ethical standards in its legal and regulatory practices."
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 13 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am 'Vaccines court' rejects mercury-autism link in 3 test casesThe finding supports a broad scientific consensus that the mercury-containing preservative thimerosal does not cause autism, and will likely disappoint parents who are convinced otherwise.The federal "vaccines court" ruled Friday in three separate cases that the mercury-containing preservative thimerosal does not cause autism, a finding that supports the broad scientific consensus on the matter but that greatly disappointed parents who are convinced that their child's illness was caused by vaccines.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 13 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Suicide bomber kills 11 in Pakistan's SwatMINGORA (Reuters) - A suicide bomber targeting security forces in Pakistan on Saturday killed at least 11 people, police said, part of a renewed Taliban push against the government after one of the biggest security crackdowns in years.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Mar 2010 | 12:53 am I'm In My Tank, Bombin Yer Press Conference (pic)*****
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 13 Mar 2010 | 12:50 am Rickshaw bomber kills 10 in PakistanOfficials say at least 10 people were killed at a security checkpoint by a suicide bomber in a rickshaw in the latest of a series of attacks.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Mar 2010 | 12:43 am Obama delays Asia trip to push health care bill - San Francisco Chronicle
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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 13 Mar 2010 | 12:01 am Tropical cyclone headed for FijiA tropical cyclone is expected to hit Fiji tomorrow afternoon, causing heavy swells and flooding.Radio New Zealand reported a gale warning was in place for the islands of Wallis and Futuna, north-east of Fiji, as well as southern...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 Mar 2010 | 11:52 pm Netanyahu's position is "perilous": U.S. officialWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political standing is "perilous" because of divisions within his coalition over efforts to pursue peace with the Palestinians, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Mar 2010 | 11:49 pm Big Ten: Minnesota upsets No. 11 Mich. St. in OT
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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Mar 2010 | 11:19 pm California sues Toyota for faultsProsecutors in California are suing Toyota, claiming the carmaker sold hundreds of thousands of vehicles it knew had defects.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Mar 2010 | 11:15 pm The Philippines is preparing to choose its next president with a new automated voting systemBallot boxes containing tabulated results of the national elections are seen at the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) center as poll workers take a break from the manual election count in Manila, in 2007...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Mar 2010 | 10:54 pm 8 youths die in attack on party in western MexicoCULICAN, Mexico (AP) -- Gunmen burst into a party in western Mexico and killed eight youths and left another person wounded on Friday....Source: AP Top International News At 5:10 a... | 12 Mar 2010 | 10:38 pm Report: NKorea to rejoin nuclear talks in AprilSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea plans to head back to the bargaining table early next month for talks aimed at ending its nuclear weapons program, a news report said Saturday....Source: AP Top International News At 5:10 a... | 12 Mar 2010 | 10:35 pm Landfill search ends, no sign of missing Ariz. boySan Antonio police have called off a landfill search after finding no evidence in the disappearance of an 8-month-old Arizona boy.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Mar 2010 | 10:30 pm Municipality probes racism against ChineseIn massive research effort, New Westminster scours archives, reveals unnerving racist documents
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 12 Mar 2010 | 10:20 pm Lopes-Schliep scorches the track againCanadians move ahead in hurdles at world indoor track championships in Qatar
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 12 Mar 2010 | 10:16 pm Federer to challenge for titleSwiss great targets record fourth Indian Wells crown
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 12 Mar 2010 | 10:15 pm Combat Vet's PTSD Untreated; Blames Her GenderAccording to recent VA statistics, PTSD and depression are the top disability claims among America's female veterans. But many have trouble proving they saw combat — a key to being treated for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. One decorated war veteran's story is emblematic of the struggle to get help. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Mar 2010 | 10:10 pm 8 youths die in attack on party in western MexicoGunmen burst into a party in western Mexico and killed eight youths and left another person wounded on Friday.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 12 Mar 2010 | 10:09 pm EU 'nearing' Greece bail-out dealThe EU is putting the finishing touches to a multi-billion euro bail-out for Greece after weeks of crisis, senior officials tell the BBC.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm Mar. 13 to 14: What's in the stars for you this weekend?Your weekend horoscope
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Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 12 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm Pope under fire for transfer, letter on sex abuseVATICAN CITY (AP) -- Germany's sex abuse scandal has now reached Pope Benedict XVI: His former archdiocese disclosed that while he was archbishop a suspected pedophile priest was transferred to a job where he later abused children....Source: AP Top International News At 5:10 a... | 12 Mar 2010 | 9:41 pm Passengers shortchanged in $8.3m US taxi scamNEW YORK - Thousands of New York City taxi drivers overcharged passengers by more than $8.3 million over the past two years by setting their meters at a rate that was supposed to be used for trips to the suburbs..At least 1.8...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 Mar 2010 | 9:33 pm Ivory and tuna top wildlife talksUN wildlife negotiations begin on banning the trade in bluefin tuna and permitting sales of ivory at a two-week summit in Doha.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Mar 2010 | 9:17 pm Cell for cell: Georgian prisoners can swap jail time for monasteryOfficials in Georgia announce a scheme to let prisoners shorten their jail terms by spending time in a monastery instead.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 12 Mar 2010 | 9:02 pm 2 months after Haiti quake, housing still elusivePORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Trash and sewage are piling up at the squalid tent camps that hundreds of thousands have called home since Haiti's devastating earthquake - and with torrential rains expected any day, authorities are not even close to providing the shelters they promised....Source: AP Top International News At 5:10 a... | 12 Mar 2010 | 8:56 pm Internet fraud losses doubled last yearThe cost of internet fraud doubled in 2009 to about $560 million, the FBI says. The most common type of frauds reported were scams from people falsely claiming to be from the FBI.Individual complaints of internet scams grew...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 Mar 2010 | 8:52 pm Haiti Judge Slaps Baptist With New ChargeLeader of Arrested Americans Accused of Newly Discovered Attempt to Bus Children to Dominican RepublicSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 Mar 2010 | 8:30 pm Second U.S. woman probed in plot to kill Swede: reportWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities in Ireland are investigating whether a second American woman was involved in a suspected international plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist for mocking the Prophet Mohammad, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Mar 2010 | 8:08 pm Jogger jumps off Calif. cliff to flee attackerAuthorities say a man tried to sexually assault a Southern California jogger who escaped by jumping off a cliff and sliding about ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 7:43 pm US Secretary of State Hillary ClintonUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at the State Department in Washington DC. In a rare, sharp rebuke, Clinton Friday chided Israel for plans to build new settler homes saying it sent a "deeply...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Mar 2010 | 7:18 pm Israeli riot police keep position in the Arab east Jerusalem neighborhood of Ras al-AmudIsraeli riot police keep position in the Arab east Jerusalem neighborhood of Ras al-Amud during clashes with Palestinian stone throwers. The Middle East diplomatic Quartet on Friday condemned Israel's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Mar 2010 | 7:18 pm US devotees drank snail mucus in ritualMIAMI (AP) -- Devotees of a Miami man who claims to practice a traditional African religion say they were sickened when they drank the mucus of a giant African snail.Federal authorities in January raided Charles L. Stewart's home...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 Mar 2010 | 7:00 pm Tea Party Avoids Divisive Social Issues - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 Mar 2010 | 6:54 pm Sometimes, good legal help is the best medicineTen medical-legal partnerships in California bring doctors and lawyers together to improve patients' living conditions. The program serving South L.A. and Compton has assisted 866 clients since AugustMaria Perez's fever had climbed to 103, her body ached and she had trouble breathing. After being told in the emergency room that she had pneumonia, Perez went to a clinic in South Los Angeles for a follow-up appointment.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Mar 2010 | 6:46 pm Obama delays Asia trip to push healthcare overhaulStakes also grow for the president as Democrats plan to expand the bill to include a student loan revamp.President Obama on Friday postponed a high-profile trip to Asia, keeping pressure on congressional Democrats to start voting next week on the long-delayed healthcare overhaul legislation and send it to him for his signature before the end of March.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Mar 2010 | 6:44 pm Peru funds tsunami-warning systemLIMA - Peru is creating a tsunami-warning system to help protect 1.6 million residents who live along the South American country's Pacific coast.President Alan Garcia has ordered funding by decree to create an alarm network so...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 Mar 2010 | 6:42 pm Food sector faces sweeping antitrust investigationOfficials are looking into the gaps between what farmers earn and what shoppers pay at the grocery store. The Justice Department and the USDA pledge an examination of alleged monopolistic practices.U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric Holder and a team of top federal officials on Friday pledged a sweeping examination of alleged monopolistic practices in the food sector, and promised to bust those who violate antitrust laws.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Mar 2010 | 6:38 pm Atty. Gen. Holder failed to disclose legal briefs to senatorsHis inaction regarding a handful of briefs to the Supreme Court prior to his confirmation is raising criticism from Republicans. The attorney general says it was an oversight.Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. gave more ammunition to his critics Friday, admitting he had failed to tell a Senate committee about half a dozen briefs to the Supreme Court that he had signed, including two involving a terrorism dispute.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Mar 2010 | 6:37 pm Young veterans face steep unemploymentMore than 20% ages 18 to 24 can't find work, a problem attributed to a lack of education and job experience before entering the service.Young combat veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan have another challenge waiting for them when they return home: steep unemployment.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Mar 2010 | 6:36 pm Obama delays trip for final healthcare pushWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday delayed an overseas trip to focus on the final drive for healthcare reform as the House of Representatives prepared to vote on the sweeping overhaul next week.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Mar 2010 | 6:33 pm Take your royalty checks, SoundExchange begsMoney is piling up from digital music streams, and the nonprofit has to track down artists who don't know. Then it has to convince them it's not a scam.When John Boydston got an e-mail from SoundExchange saying he had several thousand dollars in unclaimed royalties, he did what most sensible people would do. He ignored it.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Mar 2010 | 6:23 pm Two dead in Canadian car yard shootingEDMONTON, Alberta - Police say two men are dead and another is wounded after a gunman fired shots at a car dealership in Western Canada.Inspector Denis Jubinville said that police responding to an emergency call at the Great West...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 Mar 2010 | 6:14 pm At UN, Clinton rallies for more women's opportunities worldwide - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 12 Mar 2010 | 5:53 pm Women on birth control pill may live longerWomen who took the birth control pill beginning in the late 1960s lived longer than those never on the pill, a new study says.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 5:51 pm Pope under fire for priest transfer, letter on sex abusePope Benedict XVI's former archdiocese disclosed that while he was archbishop a suspected pedophile priest was transferred to ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 5:49 pm Pope Under Fire For Handling Of Sex Abuse ClaimsHis former archdiocese acknowledged it transferred a suspected pedophile priest while Benedict XVI was in charge, but said he did not know about the transfer. Criticism is also mounting over a 2001 Vatican directive he wrote instructing bishops to keep abuse cases secret. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Mar 2010 | 5:13 pm Court: Thimerosal in vaccine didn't cause autismThe vaccine additive thimerosal is not to blame for autism, a special federal court ruled Friday in a long-running battle by ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 5:07 pm Slobodan MilosevicThis picture taken in Paris, in 1991, shows Slobodan Milosevic. Police have detained nine people in Serbia suspected of war crimes committed in Kosovo during the 1999 conflict. The atrocities were committed...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:57 pm A policeman arranges packs of a 5.5-ton seizure of cocaineA policeman arranges packs of a 5.5-ton seizure of cocaine in 2008 at the National Maritime Service base in Panama. Panama's Coast Guard on Friday plucked 1.6 tons of cocaine dumped overboard from a motorboat...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:45 pm Democrats pare differences on health billPresident Obama put off the start of a scheduled Asian trip on Friday as the White House and senior Democrats reached for agreement ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:30 pm Swedish cartoonist Lars VilksSwedish cartoonist Lars Vilks poses for a photography in the streets of Stockholm, on March 11. Three of seven Muslims arrested over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who drew the Prophet Mohammed...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:29 pm Swedish artist Lars Vilks (Facing Camera) speaks to journalistsSwedish artist Lars Vilks (Facing Camera) speaks to journalists after appearing on the TV4 morning news show in Stockholm on March 10. Three of seven Muslims arrested over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:29 pm Prom offers flood in for Mississippi studentsAn advocacy group for gay students in Mississippi said it has been fielding dozens of offers from around the nation to hold a ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:26 pm U.N.'s Ban to return to earthquake-devastated HaitiUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Haiti on Sunday to meet the country's leaders and people left homeless by a January earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands, Ban's spokesman said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:18 pm U.S. man arrested in Yemen worked in nuclear plantsSANAA/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yemen said on Friday it was holding a U.S. citizen suspected of being an al Qaeda militant who killed a hospital guard last week, and a U.S. firm said the suspect had worked at nuclear reactors in New Jersey.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:17 pm German Church apologizes, vows action on abuseVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The head of Germany's Catholic Church apologized to victims of child abuse by priests on Friday and met Pope Benedict who encouraged him to press ahead with tough new measures.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:13 pm Fresh blasts kill seven in northwest PakistanLAHORE, Pakistan - A suicide attacker has struck a security checkpoint in northwest Pakistan, killing at least seven people and injuring 26.The attacker - who was in a three-wheeled auto-rickshaw - detonated explosives in the...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:11 pm McConnell's Strategy For Health Care: NoSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is on a search-and-destroy mission for anything that comes from the Democrats. This especially applies to health care, where he has decided that opposition boils down to one word: No. Is this a winning strategy? McConnell and his GOP colleagues are betting on it. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:00 pm Meet The Nation's Only Female H.S. Football CoachNatalie Randolph, a 29-year-old biology and environmental sciences teacher, was introduced Friday as the coach of Washington, D.C.'s Coolidge Colts. She's believed to be the nation's only female head coach of a high school varsity football team. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Mar 2010 | 3:57 pm Cheats at Royal Mail fix delivery timesRoyal Mail's claims that nine out of 10 letters are delivered the next day have been thrown into doubt after an investigation caught staff "systematically" trying to fix figures.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 12 Mar 2010 | 3:52 pm Federal Court: Vaccines Don't Cause AutismThe U.S. Court of Federal Claims has rejected claims in three test cases that tried to show that vaccines preserved with thimerosal contributed to the development of autism. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Mar 2010 | 3:49 pm BA strikes to hit half a million getawaysThe travel plans of at least half a million people are in disarray after British Airways cabin crew announced seven days of strikes.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 12 Mar 2010 | 3:36 pm Clarke, Bingle dumped from ad campaign following breakupLara Bingle and Michael Clarke have been dumped as the faces of an energy drink company following their split.Bingle and Clarke teamed up in a steamy photo shoot for Synergy Drinks to represent the brand in an endorsement deal...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 Mar 2010 | 3:31 pm Pope under fire in sex abuse scandalVATICAN CITY - Germany's sex abuse scandal has now reached Pope Benedict XVI: His former archdiocese disclosed that while he was archbishop a suspected pedophile priest was transferred to a job where he later abused children.The...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 Mar 2010 | 3:30 pm A man cleans the debris around his houseA man cleans the debris around his house which was destroyed by the massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Constitucion, some 350 kms south of Santiago on March 11. Newly installed Chilean President Sebastian...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Mar 2010 | 3:28 pm View of Talcahuano's streetView of Talcahuano's street after quake, Chile, on March 5. Newly installed Chilean President Sebastian Pinera estimated Friday it would cost 30 billion dollars to rebuild the nation after last month's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Mar 2010 | 3:28 pm French families want equal compensation for doomed Brazil flightPARIS - A French support group says it will seek equal compensation for the families of French victims of the crash of Air France Flight 447 after a Brazilian judge awarded more than $1 million for a Brazilian who died in the flight...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 12 Mar 2010 | 3:25 pm Weekend forecast: Powerful spring storm to sock NortheastA dismal weekend is shaping up for much of the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast and New England thanks to heavy rain and strong winds ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 3:20 pm Women on the pill live longer: studyLONDON (Reuters) - One of the world's largest studies of the contraceptive pill has found that women who have taken it can expect longer lives and are less likely to die from any cause, including cancer and heart disease.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Mar 2010 | 3:02 pm Lawyers urge Ground Zero workers to take settlementA settlement that could pay up to $657.5 million to more than 10,000 ground zero rescue and recovery workers sickened by dust ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 3:01 pm FDA Warns Plavix May Be Ineffective In Some PeoplePeople with a weak liver enzyme don't get the blood-thinning benefit of Plavix. Asians are the most like to have the problem. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Mar 2010 | 2:32 pm Will Jerusalem Spat Hamper Peace Talks?Analysis: Israeli Settlement Announcement During Biden Trip May Strain Planned Israeli-Palestinian NegotiationsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 Mar 2010 | 2:30 pm Hollywood's New Battle Tactic: Make War PersonalBack in 2007, Hollywood was suffering from serious battle fatigue. But a new surge of war movies has come out — Green Zone takes on the search for WMDs; The Hurt Locker follows a bomb squad; and The Pacific is a 10-hour HBO World War II epic. These aren't battle-strategy flicks — they explore the brutality of war on an individual scale. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Mar 2010 | 2:25 pm Calif. lawsuit claims Toyota hid defect evidenceSANTA ANA, California (Reuters) - Southern California prosecutors filed the first U.S. consumer protection lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corp on Friday, claiming it had engaged in "fraud" by hiding evidence of dangerous vehicle defects.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Mar 2010 | 2:05 pm Doctor Calls Surgery On Sen. Reid's Wife A SuccessLandra Reid suffered a broken back and neck after the van she was riding in with her daughter was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer truck Thursday. Following surgery Friday, her doctor said Reid was not at risk of paralysis. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Mar 2010 | 2:02 pm Ex-Vienna Choir Boys Say They Were AbusedAustrian Newspaper Reports Two Former Members Say They Were Sexually Abused by SupervisorsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 Mar 2010 | 2:00 pm U.N. Group Considers Ban on Bluefin TunaCITES Will Focus on Proposals to Regulate Shark Trade and Ban on Tuna Prized by Sushi LoversSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 Mar 2010 | 2:00 pm Abortion Language Still Sticking Point For Health BillHouse Democrats say they're closing in on a final vote on a health overhaul. But a few big issues remain to be ironed out before they can muster the votes needed to get the bill over the finish line. The biggest fight of all remains abortion. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Mar 2010 | 2:00 pm Day in PicturesA Glimpse at the Day's News as Seen Through a Camera LensSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 Mar 2010 | 1:59 pm Clinton Rebukes Israel For Housing AnnouncementThe State Department said the secretary of state called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to express frustration about a plan to build 1,600 homes in East Jerusalem. Tuesday's announcement cast a pall over a visit to Israel by Vice President Joe Biden and has endangered indirect peace talks with the Palestinians. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 12 Mar 2010 | 1:32 pm French President Nicolas Sarkozy addresses a press conferenceFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy addresses a press conference with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street in London. Sarkozy snapped at a French journalist who asked about recent rumours...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 12 Mar 2010 | 1:00 pm Iraq PM's Bloc Eyes Coalition Gov'tNouri al-Maliki Appears to Have Early Edge in Election, but Results are Scattered, MurkySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 Mar 2010 | 1:00 pm Video: Cruise Ship Slips ByA $750 Million cruise ship in Germany began its maiden voyage by slipping through a narrow lock.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 Mar 2010 | 12:02 pm Ground Zero workers win £432 million compensationMore than 10,000 workers who say they suffered health problems from the toxic conditions at Ground Zero after the September 11 terror attacks have won compensation of $657.5 million (£432 million) in a deal ending years of legal fighting.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 12 Mar 2010 | 10:17 am Barack Obama's approval rating drops to 46 per centPresident Barack Obama yesterday delayed a trip to Asia amid falling approval ratings and grave doubts that his 11th hour attempt to push health care reform through Congress will succeed.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 12 Mar 2010 | 10:15 am Suicide Attacks Target Pakistan ArmyDozens Killed as Bombs Explode in 2nd Largest City; Official Tells CBS News Militant Group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Is SuspectedSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 Mar 2010 | 10:00 am War Hero Gets Career-Ending ReprimandExclusive: Soldier Decorated for Bravery in the Deadliest Battle of the Afghan War Faulted for Inadequate PreparationSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 Mar 2010 | 9:30 am Iraq's election race tight, results slow to comeBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had a narrow lead over rival Shi'ites, partial results in Iraq's tight election race showed on Friday, but a secularist challenger remained far ahead in minority Sunni areas.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Mar 2010 | 9:29 am Third Bomb Hits Pakistan's Lahore CityPakistani news reports say another bomb has exploded in the eastern city of Lahore, hours after twin homicide bombings killed at least 43 people and wounded about 100.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Mar 2010 | 9:06 am Mandela's Ex-Wife Denies U.K. InterviewWinnie Madikizela-Mandela Calls British Article "Fabricated," But Doesn't Deny Remarks Criticizing Anti-Apartheid IconSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 12 Mar 2010 | 8:44 am Iraqi PM Starts Laying Groundwork for New GovernmentThe Iraqi prime minister's bloc said Friday it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Mar 2010 | 8:14 am 43 Dead, 100 Wounded in Pakistan Bomb AttacksA pair of homicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other Friday, killing at least 43 people in this eastern city and wounding about 100, police said.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Mar 2010 | 8:10 am Brown, Sarkozy Slam U.S. 'Protectionism' Over PlaneThe French and British leaders accused the United States of protectionism on Friday over a contract to build a new Air Force refueling tanker.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Mar 2010 | 7:57 am Yemeni Authorities Seize Broadcast Equipment From Al-JazeeraAl-Jazeera television says Yemeni authorities confiscated broadcasting equipment from the station's San'a offices after complaining of its coverage of the country's restive southern region.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Mar 2010 | 6:18 am Baroness Uddin cleared over expenses scandalBaroness Uddin, the Labour peer, has been cleared of any wrongdoing over her expenses claims.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:01 am Sister raped by father over 30 years was 'too scared' to report itOne of the sisters raped by her father over three decades said she had been ''too scared'' to tell anyone about her ordeal.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 12 Mar 2010 | 3:30 am U.S. Dismayed After Morocco Expels AmericansThe U.S. ambassador to Morocco has expressed dismay over the expulsion of Americans accused of trying to convert Moroccans to Christianity in the North African kingdom.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Mar 2010 | 2:30 am Newsom jumps into lieutenant governor s race,As San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom declared himself a candidate for lieutenant governor Friday morning, he took an important first step in the race -- demonstrating that he now understands what the job entails.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 12 Mar 2010 | 1:45 am 2 Dead After Gunman Opens Fire at Canadian Car DealershipPolice say two men are dead and another is wounded after a gunman fired shots at a car dealership in Western Canada.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Mar 2010 | 1:42 am Peru Funds Tsunami-Warning System on Pacific CoastPeru is creating a tsunami-warning system to help protect 1.6 million residents who live along the South American country's Pacific coast.Source: FOXNews.com | 12 Mar 2010 | 1:22 am
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