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Modern-day battle in Gettysburg gets new life with court rulingPHILADELPHIA - For more than a decade, the Los Angeles architect Dion Neutra has waged a personal battle to save...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Apr 2010 | 4:10 am Israeli Warplanes Bomb Gaza Targets - Voice of America
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 2 Apr 2010 | 4:10 am 5TH LD: 40-yr-old Japanese man 'kidnapped' in Afghanistan: gov't spokesman+TOKYO, April 2 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH TALIBAN DENIAL OF INVOLVEMENT, LOCAL SECURITY CHIEF'S REMARKS) A Japanese journalist who has gone missing in Afghanistan has been ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 2 Apr 2010 | 4:10 am Mega-flood triggered Europe's last big freezeEurope was plunged into a mini ice age 13,000 years ago after global warming caused a mega-flood, geologists said today.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 2 Apr 2010 | 4:10 am Team Fortress 2 - Law Abiding EngineerI proudly present my biggest animating/compositing project I ever did and now it is partially about TF2. Let's say, it is for the upcoming engineer update.Yo...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 2 Apr 2010 | 4:10 am Iran says sanctions will not stop nuclear programme - The Guardian
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 2 Apr 2010 | 4:09 am Florida doctor tells Obama supporters: Go elsewhereMOUNT DORA, Fla. - A doctor who considers the national health care overhaul to be bad medicine for the country...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Apr 2010 | 4:09 am Twins get a dress rehearsal at new Target FieldThe first event at Target Field - the Minnesota Gophers baseball game last Saturday against Louisiana Tech - was...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Apr 2010 | 4:07 am 3 workers missing in Wash. refinery explosion
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 2 Apr 2010 | 4:06 am Stanford women can beat UConn...The If List . . . If you think Connecticut is an absolute lock to win the NCAA women's Final Four, stop...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Apr 2010 | 4:04 am Three Missing In Washington Refinery BlastOfficials say four workers are injured and three are missing in an explosion and fire at the Tesoro Refinery in Anacortes. The Skagit County and Anacortes fire departments sent crews to battle the fire that erupted at 12:40 a.m. Friday, while Airlift Northwest told King-TV that three helicopters were dispatched. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Apr 2010 | 4:04 am 4 hurt, 3 missing in blast, fire at WA refineryOfficials say four workers are injured and three are missing in an explosion and fire at the Tesoro Refinery in Anacortes.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Apr 2010 | 4:03 am Afghan rival: Karzai undermines war on Taliban - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 2 Apr 2010 | 4:01 am Crytek: Developing CryEngine 3 for consoles was challengingCrytek has revealed that developing CryEngine 3 for the consoles as well as PC was not without its challenges.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 2 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am Flash danceA roundup of the week in marketing, including an H&M video that has children shaking their booties and us shaking our heads
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 2 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am Power to the PR peoplePublic relations leader says there's no better time to be ‘influencing influentials'
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 2 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am Scouting report: Rockets at CelticsTONIGHT - 7:30, TD Garden. TV - CSN. Radio - WEEI-AM (850). THE NUMBERS ...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:58 am Sounds heard in China mine where 153 trapped
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:57 am Israeli planes and helicopters mount Gaza attacksGAZA (Reuters) - Israeli planes and helicopters mounted at least seven missile attacks on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Friday, destroying what a military spokesman described as Palestinian munitions sites.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:55 am Afghan Rival: Karzai Undermines War on TalibanAbdullah Abdullah -- the former foreign minister who dropped out of a presidential runoff against Karzai -- also said he was worried about the president's recent behavior, describing it as erratic. Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:53 am Iraq Sadrist supporters vote in PM referendumBAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraqi supporters of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr are turning up for a self-styled referendum on the nation's next prime minister....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:52 am Iraq Sadrist supporters vote in PM referendumIraqi supporters of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr are turning up for a self-styled referendum on the nation's next prime minister. The voting on Friday and Saturday has no legal...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:52 am US 'revamps air security checks'The US is to begin profiling inbound air travellers to determine who should get extra screening, officials are expected to say on Friday.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:52 am Iran nuclear envoy warns West to stop threats (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:52 am Catroulette (Video)Everyone knows what curiosity does to cats, so what happens when it brings them to Catroulette?
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:50 am U.S. urges China to press N. Korea to return to 6-way talks+(Kyodo) _ The United States has asked China to "strongly" encourage North Korea to return to the stalled 6-way denuclearization talks, a senior U.S. official said Friday. "We asked...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:49 am Robert DeLeo's plan: 2 casinos, 3,000 slots at tracksHouse Speaker Robert DeLeo finally showed his hand yesterday, proposing legislation that would authorize two resort...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:48 am AG: Scammer preyed on trusting nunsA Rhode Island fund-raiser is accused of bilking an order of nuns out of $370,000 when he claimed to have found...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:45 am Japan Indicts Anti-Whaling Activist - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:45 am Kenya MPs pass draft constitutionKenya's parliament approves a draft constitution that will check presidential powers, after nearly 20 years of acrimonious debate.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:44 am U.S. to impose new airline security measuresWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will implement new airline security measures this month to replace mandatory screening of air travelers from 14 countries, a step that had angered some allies when it was imposed after a failed bombing on Christmas Day.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:44 am Manchester United's Wayne Rooney to return in 3 weeksMANCHESTER, England - Wayne Rooney will be out for between two to three weeks with minor ligament damage to his...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:43 am Aircraft maker pushing exports of spy dronesTOKYO (AP) -- The U.S.-made RQ-4 Global Hawk spy plane looks like an upside-down double-decker bus with wings, flies slowly, offers zero leg room - and is one of the most coveted pieces of military technology in the world....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:43 am Aircraft maker pushing exports of spy drones (AP)AP - The U.S.-made RQ-4 Global Hawk spy plane looks like an upside-down double-decker bus with wings, flies slowly, offers zero leg room — and is one of the most coveted pieces of military technology in the world.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:43 am Teenage widow 'probable bomber'The 17-year-old widow of a Caucasus militant is suspected of being one of the suicide bombers who attacked the Moscow metro.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:42 am Pakistan tables long-awaited constitutional reforms (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:41 am Pakistan tables long-awaited constitutional reformsISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Pakistani government introduced a constitutional bill in parliament Friday, transferring President Asif Ali Zardari's sweeping powers to the prime minister and possibly ending months of political wrangling.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:41 am Peers poke fun at ex-Blue Cross chief at galaFormer Blue Cross Blue Shield chief Cleve Killingsworth loves his pet chihuahua Lucy and his sprawling home in...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:41 am Man arrested at LHC, claims he's from the futureEloi Cole, a strangely dressed young man, said that he had travelled back in time to prevent the LHC from destroying the world. Plus more technology news in Crave, the gadget blog at CNET UK.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:40 am Sounds heard in China mine where 153 trappedBEIJING (AP) -- Sounds of tapping and maybe shouts were heard Friday coming from the pipes of a flooded Chinese coal mine where 153 workers were trapped more than five days earlier, a rescue official said....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:36 am 'Signs of life' in China flood pitRescuers trying to reach 153 miners trapped in a flooded pit hear "continuous tapping" from inside the pit, state media reports.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:34 am Eastern European Orthodox Christians hold wooden crosses as they walk through the via Dolorosa in JerusalemEastern European Orthodox Christians hold wooden crosses as they walk through the via Dolorosa in Jerusalem's Old City during a Good Friday procession. Thousands of Christian pilgrims from around the world...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:31 am Karzai (R) shakes hands with Election Commission officials in KabulAfghan President Hamid Karzai (R) shakes hands with Election Commission officials as he arrives at their office in Kabul on April 1. Karzai came in for stinging criticism Friday after accusing foreign...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:31 am Ethiopian Orthodox Christian pilgrims walks past wooden crosses in Jerusalem's Via DolorosaEthiopian Orthodox Christian pilgrims walks past wooden crosses in Jerusalem's Via Dolorosa during a Good Friday procession. Thousands of Christian pilgrims from around the world thronged the narrow cobblestone...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:31 am Rooney out for two to three weeksEngland striker Wayne Rooney could return for Manchester United as early as 17 April for the Premier League clash against Manchester City, but he definitely misses their next three games.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:31 am Source: Charlie Sheen wants to bow out of sitcom (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:29 am Kenyan parliament passes draft constitutionKenya's constitutional affairs minister says parliament has unanimously passed a draft constitution that is one of several key reforms steps needed to avoid a repeat of political violence that followed Kenya's disputed 2007 presidential elections.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:28 am Ayla Brown sets down rules for courtingAyla Brown, former "American Idol" wannabe, senatorial daughter and Boston...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:25 am Sadr holds referendum on Iraq PMThe Iraqi political grouping of Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr holds its own a referendum on who should be the country's prime minister.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:24 am Obama urges China's Hu to get behind Iran pushBEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama urged his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao to work together on pressing Iran over its nuclear activities, but Hu did not openly commit to new sanctions on Tehran, according to official reports on Friday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:24 am Leaders call on Guinea-Bissau to maintain democracy - CNN International
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:23 am 2ND LD: Antiwhaling activist indicted on five criminal charges+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING COMMENTS FROM SEA SHEPHERD, GOV'T SPOKESMAN IN LAST 3 GRAFS) Prosecutors on Friday indicted an antiwhaling activist from New Zealand on five counts of criminal...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:21 am Hands on with the iPad: First impressions - BusinessWeek
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:20 am Sheriff Joe Arpaio will make inmates pedal bikes to power TVSheriff Joe Arpaio will make inmates pedal bikes to power TVs, Tent City inmates will only be allowed to watch television if they power the sets by riding bicycles.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:20 am LEAD: Beijing informs Tokyo of plan to execute 3 more Japanese+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) China informed Japan on Thursday that it plans to execute three more Japanese men convicted in drug smuggling cases, Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada said...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:15 am LEAD: U.S., EU call on Tokyo to ensure fair competition against Japan Post+TOKYO, April 2 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING OKADA'S VIEW IN 6TH GRAF) The Japanese government has received a letter from the United States ambassador and his European Union counterpart...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:12 am Baseball: Konan routs Ogaki Nichidai to reach Koshien final+(Kyodo) _ Daisuke Yamakawa went 3-for-5 with a homer and four RBIs as Konan routed Ogaki Nichidai 10-0 on Friday in the semifinals of the national high school invitational tournament. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:10 am Dayton wins NIT, beats North Carolina 79-68 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:09 am Flooding disaster is latest blow for hard-luck RI (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:07 am Obama heads to North Carolina to talk jobs (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:07 am Obama no closer on nuclear test ban ratification (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:07 am Official says new checks set for travelers to US (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:07 am Job creation expected in March as recovery builds (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:06 am Tributes to 'father of computing'Microsoft founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen lead tributes to Edward Roberts, the "father of the PC", who died at the age of 68.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:05 am Dollar briefly tops 94 yen in Tokyo on yen's slide vs. euro+(Kyodo) _ The dollar briefly rose above the 94 yen line in Tokyo on Friday to hit a seven-month high as the euro was bought against the yen. At 5 p.m., the dollar fetched 93.93-96 yen,Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:04 am Rocket blasts off with 2 Russians, 1 AmericanBAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) -- A Russian rocket carrying three astronauts blasted off in southern Kazakhstan on Friday, kicking off a tightly packed schedule at the International Space Station in the coming days....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:04 am Sudan opposition quits electionsMost Sudanese opposition parties join a boycott in a major blow to the credibility of the first multi-party poll in 24 years.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:02 am Korea 'web neglect' couple triedA South Korean couple go on trial charged with allowing their baby daughter to starve to death while they played games online.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:02 am The Canadians who embrace Ann CoulterMeet the merry band of ‘free-speech’ champions, Muslim-bashers and conservatives who brought the U.S. firebrand into our country
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 2 Apr 2010 | 3:00 am Israeli warplanes bomb Gaza Strip
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:57 am New rules for screening fliers in placeThe Obama administration is lifting an emergency order that has required extra airport screening of all passengers flying to ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:57 am China steelmakers meet, mull iron ore price shiftA state-affiliated industry group vowed Friday to tighten control over iron ore trading as Chinese steelmakers discussed strategy for contentious price talks with global miners — the backdrop to last month's commercial spying and bribery convictions of four Rio Tinto employees.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:56 am US presses China on nuclear IranPresident Obama calls China's leader to seek co-operation on Iran's nuclear issue, as Iran says sanctions are "ineffective".Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:55 am Sounds heard in China mine where 153 trappedSounds of tapping and maybe shouts were heard Friday coming from the pipes of a flooded Chinese coal mine where 153 workers were trapped more than five days earlier, a rescue official...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:54 am Filipinos nailed to the cross in Good Friday ritesSAN FERNANDO, Philippines (AP) -- Filipino devotees had themselves nailed to crosses Friday to remember Jesus Christ's suffering and death - an annual rite rejected by church leaders in the predominantly Roman Catholic country....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:53 am Filipinos nailed to the cross in Good Friday ritesFilipino devotees had themselves nailed to crosses Friday to remember Jesus Christ's suffering and death _ an annual rite rejected by church leaders in the predominantly Roman Catholic...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:53 am Israeli Jets Bomb Multiple Gaza Strip SitesMilitary Says Targets were Militant Weapon Factories, Warehouses; Palestinians say Cheese Factory, Movie HouseSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:52 am Sounds Heard in China Mine Where 153 Are TrappedRescuers at the Wangjialing mine in Shanxi province heard what sounded like people knocking on pipes, the first signs of life since the mine was flooded with water Sunday afternoon. Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:50 am An Iraqi book seller displays historical images of Iraqi political figuresAn Iraqi book seller displays historical images of Iraqi political figures for sale at his stall in Baghdad's Shorja market on March 27. Polls have opened in a ballot of Iraq's Sadrists over who should...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:50 am Hazem al-Araji, a leader of the Iraqi Shiite movement of Moqtada SadrHazem al-Araji, a leader of the Iraqi Shiite movement of Moqtada Sadr, shows a sample of the referendum ballot during an interview with AFP. Polls have opened in a ballot of Iraq's Sadrists over who should...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:50 am The vote opened Friday morning and was set to conclude Saturday eveningAn Iraqi man points to the full winner's list from general elections, in Baghdad on March 29. Polls have opened in a ballot of Iraq's Sadrists over who should be the country's leader, while ex-premier...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:50 am Scientists and students try to encourage ladybug loveA healthy ladybug population can keep pests low, protecting corn, soybeans and other crops and reducing the need for insecticide ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:45 am Scandal threatens Pope Benedict's legacyAs his fifth anniversary approached, Pope Benedict XVI had been building on a legacy of a scholarly man who tenderly urged people ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:39 am Farmers set up protest "village" in BangkokBANGKOK (AP) -- It is often said that Thailand's political destinies - its coups and constitutions - are decided by the Bangkok elite while the rural masses stand at distant sidelines to cheer, boo or yawn. Until now....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:36 am Farmers set up protest "village" in BangkokIt is often said that Thailand's political destinies — its coups and constitutions — are decided by the Bangkok elite while the rural masses stand at distant sidelines to cheer, boo or yawn. Until now.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:36 am Weight falls on soldiers who've taken lifeArmy Capt. Grant Speakes had lived through the worst the Iraq war has unleashed: He had heard the screams of a soldier burned ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:36 am Morgantown cautions fans: The world is watchingThe West Virginia town known as America's couch-burning capital is hoping it won't live up to its reputation when the Mountaineers battle Duke in the Final Four.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:32 am Security To Change For U.S.-Bound Air TravelersTravelers from 14 countries that have been home to terrorists will no longer automatically face extra screening before they fly to the U.S. Beginning this month, anyone traveling to the U.S. will instead be screened based on specific information about potential terrorist threats, a senior Obama administration official said. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:31 am Obama: 'Wait and see what happens'President Obama urged Americans not to judge the nearly $1 trillion health care legislation he signed into law last week until ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:30 am George Carlin's Final Interview [Vids]Carlin discusses his upbringing, his career, and his influences. First video here, 7 in total. Part of an ongoing archival project at the Archive of American Television.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:30 am Serbia issues arrest warrant for suspected NaziSerbia has issued an international warrant for the arrest of a naturalized American citizen accused of serving in a Nazi unit that killed thousands of civilians during World War II, a court said Friday.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:28 am Filipinos nailed to the cross in Good Friday rites
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:28 am Filipinos nailed to the cross in Good Friday ritesFilipino devotees had themselves nailed to crosses Friday to remember Jesus Christ's suffering and death — an annual rite rejected by church leaders in the predominantly Roman Catholic country.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:27 am Obama dishes out sarcasm on health care pessimism - New York Daily News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:26 am Israeli unveils tank-defense system of the futureHAIFA, Israel (AP) -- On a dusty, wind-swept field overlooking the Mediterranean, a small team of researchers is putting the final touches on what Israel says is a major game changer in tank defense: a miniature anti-missile system that detects incoming projectiles and shoots them down before they reach the armored vehicles....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:20 am Track an iPad from Shenzhen to youTrace an iPad's journey from China to the customer's home. By monitoring Twitter & tracking reports, Nick Saint has assembled an iPad's typical journey to the US.It starts at the infamous Foxconn factory in Shenzhen, China. That's the "iPad nursery," if you will. From there, iPads destined for the USA fly to Anchorage, Alaska, and then...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:20 am Taiwanese offer ancestors paper Ferraris, iPhonesTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- It seems that fake paper money is no longer good enough for the dead of Taiwan, where relatives traditionally burn make-believe cash to help ease the passage of their deceased loved ones through the byways of the netherworld....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:14 am U.S. airports to adopt ‘tailored’ terror screening
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:11 am Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:11 am Google cracks animal translation riddle … for Android“That’s amazing,” mutters a farmer, after learning through Google Translate for Animals that his porcine wonder, Bella, believes he and/or the Google chap smell just swell. (Of course, it’s unclear whether the farmer is speaking of the technology or the pig’s conclusion, but that doesn’t matter when talking about a breakthrough of this magnitude.)
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:10 am Pakistani lawmakers take up presidential reformsISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan's National Assembly on Friday took up constitutional reforms to strip the president of the power to fire an elected government and reduce it to a more ceremonial role - a move likely to ease political tensions....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:08 am Killer of abortion doctor gets life in prisonKANSAS CITY (Reuters) - An anti-abortion activist who murdered one of America's few late-term abortion providers was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday in a case that galvanized both sides of the bitter U.S. debate over abortion.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:05 am Arizona murder prompts calls to tighten securityDOUGLAS, Arizona (Reuters) - The murder of a prominent Arizona rancher near the Mexican border is spurring charges that Washington is doing too little to stop Mexico's raging drug war from spilling over into the United States.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:05 am Cheap and deadly, homemade bombs plague Afghan roadsKANDAHAR (Reuters) - The signature weapon of the Iraq war has established itself as the Taliban's weapon of choice in Afghanistan as well, where roadside bombs have proven to be rudimentary and cheap -- but deadly as ever.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:05 am Obama touts healthcare reform benefit to businessPORTLAND, Maine (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday touted the immediate benefits small businesses will receive from his healthcare reforms, in his second speech this week promoting the sweeping plan to a skeptical public.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:04 am Japan indicts activist who boarded whaling shipProsecutors Friday indicted an anti-whaling activist from New Zealand for illegally boarding a Japanese harpoon boat as part of a protest against the ship's whale hunting expedition in Antarctic seas in February.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:04 am Obama previews rhetoric for mid-term electionsBOSTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, in a preview of the election campaign Democrats will roll out later this year, recalled on Thursday the economic mess he inherited from the Republicans while saying the change he had promised upon winning the White House is being delivered.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:04 am Census hiring to lift March payrollsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. non-farm payrolls, a key measure of the economy's health, probably rose in March for only the second time since recession struck in late 2007 as hiring for the 2010 U.S. Census added jobs.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:03 am 7 Surprise MLB Teams in 2010These 7 teams aren't just some tiny-market upstart anymore. They are, by all accounts, ready to compete with the top baseball franchises for a World Series.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:00 am Chicago's Catholics Have Varied Opinions On Abuse ScandalNPR's Cheryl Corley speaks with Catholics in Chicago about the latest abuse allegations in the Catholic Church. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:00 am Inside the sponsorship scandal: How the Mounties got their manPart 1: Betrayal and Blind Luck — How Benoît Corbeil became the only Liberal brought to justice in one of the biggest scandals in Canadian history
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 2 Apr 2010 | 2:00 am Taiwanese offer ancestors paper Ferraris, iPhonesIt seems that fake paper money is no longer good enough for the dead of Taiwan, where relatives traditionally burn make-believe cash to help ease the passage of their deceased loved ones through the byways of the netherworld.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Apr 2010 | 1:56 am Christians converge on Jerusalem for Good FridayThe cobblestone alleyways of Jerusalem's Old City are filling up with Christian pilgrims and clergymen commemorating Good Friday, the day of Jesus' crucifixion.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Apr 2010 | 1:51 am Sharp shows 3-D displays for mobile devicesSharp's latest 3-D displays deliver bright, clear imagery without the cumbersome glasses usually required for such technology. Now the bad news: They only work on a 3-inch (7.5-centimeter) screen held one foot (30 centimeters) from the viewer's face.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 2 Apr 2010 | 1:42 am Russian forensic investigators examine the site of a suicide attack in KizlyarRussian forensic investigators and security personnel examine the site of a bomb attack in Kizlyar, Dagestan region. Russian news agencies, citing security forces, said Friday police defused a large bomb...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Apr 2010 | 1:21 am The bomber was named as Dzhennet Abdurakhmanova, the 17-year-old widow of a Dagestani Islamist rebelRelatives cry for a victim of the twin suicide bombings in the metro during a funeral ceremony in Moscow. Russian investigators have identified one of the female suicide bombers who carried out the Moscow...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Apr 2010 | 1:21 am Brown won't prosecute ACORN or those who filmed - San Francisco Chronicle
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 2 Apr 2010 | 1:08 am Nearly 20 rockets have been fired into Israel in the past monthA Palestinian youth (R) installs his national flag on an electricity pole during clashes with Israeli soldiers (background) at the border fence near Gaza City on March 30. Israel on Friday threatened a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Apr 2010 | 1:05 am Three Palestinian children were hit by flying glass in one of six overnight raidsPalestinians inspect the site of a destroyed factory after an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. Israel on Friday threatened a widescale military operation against the Gaza Strip after a string of air strikes...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 2 Apr 2010 | 1:05 am Standards will limit tailpipe emissionsNationwide rules will raise the average fuel economy of new cars and trucks to 34.1 mpg, in the federal government's first action to curb greenhouse gases under the Clear Air Act.Eight years ago, Fran Pavley, an obscure California assemblywoman and former civics teacher, proposed something that no government had ever done before: a law to slash the carbon dioxide spewing from auto tailpipes, a major source of climate change.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 2 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Personal traits will be used to screen U.S.-bound air passengersFliers from abroad will be evaluated based on personal traits rather than nationality.The Obama administration will announce Friday a new screening system for flights to the United States under which passengers who fit an intelligence profile of potential terrorists will be searched before boarding their planes, a senior administration official said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 2 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am DWP-city feud could increase L.A. budget deficitThe utility may withhold $73 million from the general fund unless the City Council backs the larger rate hikes that are being sought by the mayor's appointees.A bruising political fight among Los Angeles' top elected leaders over a proposed hike in electricity rates threatened Thursday to deepen the city's financial crisis while suggesting that Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa had sharply misread the public mood at a time of recession.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 2 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am FBI arrests Commerce councilmanRobert Fierro, his wife and his sister-in-law are accused of trying to hide illegal campaign contributions. Fierro is also charged with telling a friend to lie to the FBI.FBI agents arrested a Commerce councilman early Thursday after a grand jury indicted him and two family members for allegedly trying to hide illegal campaign contributions.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 2 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Abortion provider's killer is sentenced to life in prisonScott Roeder is defiant in a Kansas courtroom as he is sentenced for shooting and killing Dr. George Tiller in a Wichita church last year. He will not be eligible for parole for more than 50 years.Scott Roeder, the antiabortion extremist who murdered George Tiller, one of a handful of American physicians who performed late-term abortions, was sentenced to life in prison in a Wichita, Kan., courtroom Thursday and will not be eligible for parole for more than 50 years.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 2 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am A newborn stars in bid to encourage census participationOfficials and activists gather at an L.A. hospital to point out the billions in federal funds that ride on the decennial count.The moment he was born Thursday, little Isaac Jimenez made his mark on the world, although he didn't seem to be doing much besides snoozing in his bassinet while a phalanx of journalists recorded his every breath and foot wiggle at White Memorial Medical Center in Boyle Heights.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 2 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Charity's Christians-only hiring policy draws fireWorld Relief's rule is legal, but it has caused complaints and resignations by staffers who say it's discrimination.A prominent refugee resettlement organization has enacted a policy that requires new employees to be Christian, triggering staff complaints and departures by those who see it as discrimination.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 2 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am US frigate seizes suspected Somali pirates - Washington Post
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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 2 Apr 2010 | 12:36 am Airline Passenger Screening Changes ComingExtra Screening Implemented for All Passengers from 14 Terror-Linked Countries after Xmas Attack to EndSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 2 Apr 2010 | 12:10 am Drug investigation puts Ontario universities on alertUniversity of Waterloo athletes tested for steroids, HGH as police look into trafficking
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 1 Apr 2010 | 11:23 pm Canucks kept waiting by KingsDespite chance to wrap up playoff berth, Vancouver is routed 8-3 in Los Angeles
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 1 Apr 2010 | 11:23 pm Shooter of Kansas abortion doctor gets life sentenceA zealot who gunned down one of the few U.S. doctors who provided late-term abortions appeared in court Thursday to be sentenced ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Apr 2010 | 11:15 pm R.I. looks to slow recoveryState takes first steps toward normalcy after record floods.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Apr 2010 | 11:10 pm Cardinals defend pope on church sex abuse scandalVATICAN CITY (AP) -- Cardinals across Europe used their Holy Thursday sermons to defend Pope Benedict XVI from accusations he played a role in covering up sex abuse scandals, and an increasingly angry Vatican sought to deflect any criticism in the Western media....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 1 Apr 2010 | 11:00 pm Pettersen has upper hand at first majorNorwegian star leads Lorena Ochoa by one stroke at the Kraft Nabisco Championship
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 1 Apr 2010 | 10:50 pm Percy ties for lead at Houston OpenAustralian extends his country’s dominance in first round of event
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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Apr 2010 | 10:44 pm Hadwin has share of lead at Q-SchoolAbbotsford, B.C., native fires an even-par 72 to tie for lead going into final round of the Canadian Tour's California Q-School
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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Apr 2010 | 10:19 pm Police break up burglary ring that targeted luxury homes in the San Fernando ValleyThe LAPD says the thieves sometimes posed as exterminators, taking electronics, jewelry and other items worth millions of dollars.Los Angeles Police Department detectives and federal authorities have broken up a San Fernando Valley burglary ring behind a string of high-end break-ins that netted several million dollars worth of electronics, jewelry and luxury items.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Apr 2010 | 10:11 pm Obama Visit Comes As Charlotte Tries To ReboundPick an industry that's really struggling right now, and Charlotte's got it: banking, commercial lending, law firms that support those industries, home construction, heavy manufacturing. But the president will touch on a bright spot during his visit Friday: a company that makes parts for electric cars. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm Apartheid-Era Song Swells Racial Tensions In S. AfricaIn South Africa, a judge has ruled that a song once sung by anti-apartheid activists as a rallying cry against the white minority regime is now "unconstitutional and unlawful." The ruling has touched off a bitter debate in a country still grappling with its racist past. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm April 2: What's in the stars for you today?Your daily horoscope
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 1 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm Shanghai's Expo Is Chance For World To Court ChinaShanghai is counting down to the May 1 opening of the 2010 World Expo. And a sign of China's political importance is the millions of dollars countries are spending to tout their national brand to the expo's expected 70 million, mostly Chinese, visitors. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm Long-Term Care Program Debuts In New Health LawThe Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act will help Americans save for long-term assistance and will benefit senior citizens who have difficulty caring for themselves. The voluntary program will operate like Social Security and deduct monthly premiums from participants' paychecks. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm New Clergy Abuse Scandal Hits Old Wounds In BostonBoston was the center of the U.S. clergy sexual abuse scandal that rocked the Roman Catholic Church in 2002. In the wake of a new scandal, this time in Europe, some abuse survivors in Boston say the church failed to follow through on efforts toward reform. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm For Unemployed, Tax Deadline Brings New WorriesFor the millions of unemployed Americans, the April 15 tax deadline can be especially painful — particularly if they didn't hold onto a portion of their benefit checks to pay their taxes. The IRS chief says they should file a return, even if they can't pay now. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm Gates orders overhaul of Pentagon mentor programDefense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday ordered an overhaul of the Pentagon's use of retired senior officers to advise the ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Apr 2010 | 9:42 pm Black farmers still waiting for settlement cashNearly two months since the administration announced a $1.2 billion agreement to settle decades-old racial discrimination claims ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 1 Apr 2010 | 9:09 pm Of lesbian bondage, and Michael Steele - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Apr 2010 | 8:36 pm Census project adds to the job picture when it countsAbout 700,000 are getting temp work. Critics say that's a drop in the bucket.When March employment figures are released Friday by the Department of Labor, analysts are expecting to see the biggest U.S. job gains in more than two years.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Apr 2010 | 8:34 pm US cop uses stun gun on unruly 10-year-oldMARTINSVILLE, Indiana - Two officers called to a home day care to subdue an unruly 10-year-old have been suspended after one used a stun gun on the boy and another slapped him in the mouth, a central Indiana police chief said Thursday.The...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 1 Apr 2010 | 8:09 pm Army: Gays Still Can Be Dismissed If They Speak UpReversing course, Army Secretary John McHugh warned soldiers Thursday that they still can be discharged for admitting they are gay, saying he misspoke earlier this week when he suggested the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy had been temporarily suspended. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Apr 2010 | 6:11 pm Video: Obama's Drilling BacklashPresident Barack Obama gave the green light to offshore oil drilling causing sparks to fly. CBS News foreign analyst Pamela Falk talks with Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon about the backlash.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 1 Apr 2010 | 6:02 pm Murder accused thought wife in New York was 'impostor'NEW YORK - A Cornell University doctoral student from New Zealand who is charged with slashing his wife's throat on a nature trail in central New York plotted the killing and tried to destroy evidence by setting their home on fire,...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 1 Apr 2010 | 5:24 pm Grand jury indicts a top LAUSD officialA grand jury has indicted a top Los Angeles Unified School District manager for allegedly funneling business from the district's massive school-building effort to a company he co-owned, highlighting flaws in the way one of the nation's largest public-works projects has been overseen.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:11 pm Day in PicturesA Glimpse at the Day's News as Seen Through a Camera LensSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 1 Apr 2010 | 1:59 pm Iraq: Key figures since the war beganU.S. TROOP LEVELS: Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Apr 2010 | 1:51 pm Tongan govt, officials to blame for ferry tragedy - reportNUKU'AlOFA - The Tongan ferry that sank last year and claimed 74 lives was aged, overloaded and unfit for the open sea, according to a government inquiry that blames senior government and state shipping officials for the disaster.Three...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 1 Apr 2010 | 1:45 pm UN head tours troubled ex-Soviet Central AsiaU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday began a trip through the countries of former Soviet Central Asia, a region troubled by poverty, oppression and fears of renewed Islamic insurgency.... Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Apr 2010 | 1:38 pm Somali Pirates Fire on U.S. Warship, LoseThe Much Larger USS Nicholas Sinks Pirate Skiff, Confiscates Mother Ship; Navy Personnel Detain SuspectsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 1 Apr 2010 | 1:00 pm Former Greek PM Tzannetakis dies at 82Former Prime Minister Tzannis Tzannetakis, who led a short-lived coalition government in 1989 while the country was rocked by corruption scandals and political turmoil, has died at 82. ...Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Apr 2010 | 12:45 pm Czech politician quits over gay, Jewish commentsDerogatory comments by the Czech Republic's former prime minister about Jews, gays and the Catholic Church led Thursday to his resignation as chairman of his conservative political party. ...Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Apr 2010 | 12:42 pm U.K. Girl, 6, Allegedly Stripped, Sexually Abused by 23 Classmates DailyA six-year-old girl, who claimed that she was being stripped and abused on a daily basis by up to 23 tormentors aged between 6 and 10, has since been moved to another school -- but no action is be set taken against the other children involved after the school waited two years to investigate. Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Apr 2010 | 12:18 pm UK creates world's largest marine reserveBritain says it is creating the world's largest marine reserve around the Chagos Islands, the U.K.-owned archipelago in the Indian Ocean. Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Apr 2010 | 11:34 am Police apologize for Polish man's deathCanada's national police force has apologized and settled a lawsuit involving the case of an unruly Polish traveler who died after being repeatedly zapped with a Taser at Vancouver's airport. Separated children in Haiti often not welcome homeStranded since the earthquake, 9-year-old Ana toes the dusty concrete outside her orphanage and tells a social worker she wants to go back to live with her half-sister. Within hours, the aid wor... Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Apr 2010 | 11:15 am Psychic May Face Beheading in Saudi ArabiaLebanese TV Psychic Could Be Beheaded for Witchcraft if Saudi Leaders Don't Intervene, Lawyer SaysSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 1 Apr 2010 | 10:30 am Alabama governor hits out at Aussie PM's 'redneck' jibeAustralian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is in hot water with the governor of Alabama for his response to comedian Robin Williams' "Australians are basically English rednecks" jibe.Williams made the joke on the Dave Letterman TV talkshow...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 1 Apr 2010 | 10:00 am Papal ally accused of 'ritual beatings'The child abuse scandal rocking the Catholic Church widened this week as a leading German bishop personally appointed by Pope Benedict was accused of ritually beating and punching children at a church-run home during the late 1970s...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 1 Apr 2010 | 10:00 am Unholy row over Indian guru's sex tapeTo his countless thousands of followers across India and around the world, Nithyananda Swami was nothing less than a true guru - a genuine holy man who could lead people to spiritual happiness. A message from the young leader posted...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 1 Apr 2010 | 10:00 am Fiji questions Commonwealth Games snubFiji's Olympic Committee wants to find out why their appeal to compete in this year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi was knocked back.The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) reinforced Fiji's ban from the Commonwealth Games...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 1 Apr 2010 | 10:00 am Furore over apartheid-era song banJOHANNESBURG - A song that advocates the killing of white farmers has ignited debate about race and free speech and raised questions about the sticking power of efforts toward achieving racial reconciliation.After Johannesburg's...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 1 Apr 2010 | 10:00 am British rail union faces legal battle over strike ballotBRITAIN - Leaders of the union behind next week's threatened rail strike will attend court to explain how signalmen purporting to work in a signal box that burnt to the ground a year ago were able to cast their votes in a strike ballot.Network...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 1 Apr 2010 | 10:00 am To Brits, April 1 is No Joke; Just KiddingUK Media Revels in Pranks with Tabloid Promoting Flavored NewspaperSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 1 Apr 2010 | 9:30 am Medvedev Vows Revenge on Terrorist "Scum"Russian President Follows up Putin's Tough Talk with More Threats Against Group Behind Subway BlastsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 1 Apr 2010 | 9:00 am Video: Iceland Volano is Tourist AttractionTourism in Iceland has boomed recently due to the magnificent site of an erupting volcano near a glacier. Betty Nguyen reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 1 Apr 2010 | 8:45 am Pope Considers Sex Abuse Scandal a "Test"Vatican says Pontiff Observing Holy Week of "Humility and Penitence" as European Bishops Try to Make AmendsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 1 Apr 2010 | 8:30 am Leaked report blames Tongan government for ferry sinkingThe final report into the sinking of the doomed Tongan ferry Princess Ashika claims the country's government failed its people by buying a boat that was obviously unseaworthy, according to leaked information.A 54-day Royal Commission...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 1 Apr 2010 | 6:00 am
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