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To every presidency, there is a baseball seasonAfter long winter of discontent and bitter politicking, Obama's ceremonial first pitch harkens to spring fever in Washington
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Apr 2010 | 4:15 am Did you miss the weekend edition?Here's the best from Globe Investor and the Report on Business, in case you missed it because you were busy enjoying the season instead
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Apr 2010 | 4:12 am Teen crash lands plane on highway, then directs trafficThe plane spun out of control for 100m down the highway scattering debris, before crashing into an embankment. Mr Humphrey's then stepped from his plane and ran down the road to stop traffic.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Apr 2010 | 4:10 am More than 10,000 protest in MongoliaULAN BATOR, Mongolia (AP) — More than 10,000 protesters surged through the center of Mongolia's capital Monday to demand that parliament be dissolved and that promised aid be handed out. ...Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Apr 2010 | 4:05 am 'Suicide bomb' at Pakistan rallyAt least 38 people are killed in a suspected suicide attack at a political rally in north-west Pakistan, reports say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Apr 2010 | 4:05 am Thai authorities struggle to end mass street protestBANGKOK (Reuters) - Protesters targeted Thailand's elections watchdog on Monday, at one point storming its office, while ignoring orders to leave Bangkok's main shopping district for a third day in an increasing bold rally to force elections.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Apr 2010 | 4:05 am Thai authorities struggle to end mass street protest (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Apr 2010 | 4:05 am Discovery set for morning launchAstronauts on the space shuttle Discovery are going through their final preparations before launching from Florida.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Apr 2010 | 4:04 am Pakistan attacks kill 38, strike at US consulate (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Apr 2010 | 4:04 am In Hub, 'Naked' ambition aboundsBack by popular demand!!! More tales from the Naked City, where the names are omitted to protect...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Apr 2010 | 4:03 am Analysis: Can tea party spark a real revolution?WASHINGTON - They heeded a pamphleteer's call for "manly opposition to the machinations of tyranny"...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Apr 2010 | 4:02 am Blasts hit close to U.S. Consulate in PakistanSuspected Islamist militants attacked a Pakistani checkpoint near the U.S. Consulate in Peshawar, hours after a suicide bomber killed 38 people elsewhere in the northwest.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Apr 2010 | 4:02 am 5 things to know about the tea party movementFor the past year, a passionate group of Americans have rallied together under the banner of the "tea party,"...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Apr 2010 | 4:01 am Posters playing greatest role in elections since 1992 - Telegraph.co.uk
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am Angel Flight dispute threatens missionBOSTON - The nonprofit organization that flies sick patients to medical appointments at no charge has been imperiled...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am UN: 2 UN personnel killed in north Congo clashesThe United Nations' head of Congo peacekeeping operations says two U.N. personnel have been killed during fighting between the Congolese military and a militia.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:59 am UN: 2 UN personnel killed in north Congo clashesKINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The United Nations' head of Congo peacekeeping operations says two U.N. personnel have been killed during fighting between the Congolese military and a militia. ...Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:59 am Michael Jackson's family to face doctor charged in deathLOS ANGELES - The doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death faces a procedural hearing Monday, but it has...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:57 am Pakistani city hit by explosionsA series of explosions shakes the north-west Pakistani city of Peshawar, apparently targeting the US consulate.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:56 am 10 killed in NATO raid on Afghan militantsKABUL - NATO forces said they killed 10 militants in a raid on a compound near the Pakistani border early Monday,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:55 am Tracked down: Dr. Dre, Tom Werner, Giada De Laurentiis and more...sitting courtside and watching the game between the Celtics and ...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:53 am Gunmen launch attack near U.S. consulate in PakistanViolence in Peshawar comes hours after suicide bomber killed 38 people elsewhere in the country’s northwest
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:53 am Space shuttle crew arrives for pre-dawn launch (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:52 am Red Sox nation growsRed Sox czar John Henry and his bride, Linda, reportedly are expecting. The Henrys, who tied the know last June,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:51 am China quiet on U.S. currency report delayBEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese central bank adviser said Beijing could ease pressure over the yuan by buying more from recession-hit U.S. states, but China had no official reaction on Monday to the Obama administration's delay of a contentious currency report.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:51 am Stephen King plays ball againMaine horror king Stephen King, a huge Red Sox fan, will take us out to...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:51 am 'Miracle' in China: 115 trapped miners rescuedXIANGNING, China (AP) -- More than 100 Chinese miners were pulled out alive Monday after being trapped for over a week in a flooded coal mine, where some ate sawdust and strapped themselves to the shafts' walls with their belts to avoid drowning while they slept....Source: AP Top International News At 5:50 a... | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:49 am 'Miracle' in China: 115 trapped miners rescued (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:49 am NYC doormen may strike April 21
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:49 am 10 killed in NATO raid on Afghan militantsKABUL (AP) -- NATO forces said they killed 10 militants in a raid on a compound near the Pakistani border early Monday, while gunmen seriously wounded an Afghan provincial councilwoman in a drive-by shooting in the country's increasingly violent north....Source: AP Top International News At 5:50 a... | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:48 am 10 killed in NATO raid on Afghan militants (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:48 am 10 killed in NATO raid on Afghan militantsNATO forces said they killed 10 militants in a raid on a compound near the Pakistani border early Monday, while gunmen seriously wounded an Afghan provincial councilwoman in a drive-by...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:47 am Gunmen attack Pakistani post near U.S. consulatePESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants attacked a Pakistani checkpost near the U.S. consulate in Peshawar on Monday, hours after a suicide bomber killed 38 people elsewhere in the northwest, officials said.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:45 am Gunmen attack Pakistani post near U.S. consulate (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:45 am Cuba 'will not cede to blackmail'Cuba's Raul Castro says Europe and the US are waging a media war against Cuba over the death of a hunger striker.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:44 am Blasts Reported Near US Consulate in Pakistan - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:44 am 4 bombs target US Consulate in NW PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Militants exploded four bombs in quick succession Monday close to the U.S. Consulate in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, police and witnesses said....Source: AP Top International News At 5:50 a... | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:44 am 4 bombs target US Consulate in NW Pakistan (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:44 am 4 bombs target US Consulate in NW PakistanMilitants exploded four bombs in quick succession Monday close to the U.S. Consulate in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, police and witnesses said. Gunfire was briefly...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:44 am Mexican drug cartel honcho finally faces sentenceA man who helped make Mexico's Arellano Felix family one of the most powerful Mexican drug cartels is to be sentenced on drug charges, 16 months after he was extradited from Mexico.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:42 am Jackson family to face doctor charged in death (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:42 am Suicide bomber kills 2 police in Russia's IngushetiaKARABULAK, Russia (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least two policemen in Russia's Ingushetia region on Monday, the latest in a spate of attacks that underscore the threat from an Islamist insurgency on Russia's southern flank.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:36 am Neil Diamond Sings 'Sweet Caroline' Live at Fenway ParkNeil Diamond makes a special live appearance to sing "Sweet Caroline" during the seventh-inning stretch during the Yankees @ Boston Red Sox 2010 Opening Day on ESPN.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:30 am Second Moscow bomber 'a teacher'A female teacher from the North Caucasus may have been the second Moscow Metro bomber, a Russian newspaper says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:25 am Ban says Uzbekistan must observe human rightsTASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Uzbekistan on Monday to fulfill its international human rights commitments and take further steps toward improving the repressive political climate in the Central Asian nation....Source: AP Top International News At 5:50 a... | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:22 am Ban says Uzbekistan must observe human rightsU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Uzbekistan on Monday to fulfill its international human rights commitments and take further steps toward improving the repressive political climate...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:22 am New Buck Rogers to get the Iron Man treatmentScreenwriters Art Markum and Matt Holloway are working on a Buck Rogers script, and that's a good sign: They worked on the script to the first Iron Man movie, so they've done well by comics before.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:20 am Brain Distinguishes Memories of Specific FearsThe research suggests the brain distinguishes between fears of, say, a dog and fear of heights, which is a more sophisticated storage and recall capacity than previously thought.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:20 am Retrial postponed for Iraqi in Briton's deathBAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi man convicted in the 2004 kidnapping and slaying of a prominent British aid worker claims he was out of the country at the time of the killing and that he should be relea... Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:14 am 'Compassion club’ providing medicinal marijuana shut down by policeAdvocates for looser pot restrictions are pointing to the raid as a sign of the ineffectiveness of the federal medicinal marijuana program
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:12 am Pregnancy hopes of rare Sumatran rhino Ratu dashedA Sumatran rhino which became pregnant in captivity appears to have had a miscarriage, dashing hopes for the critically endangered animal.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:11 am Shuttle crew strapped in for pre-dawn launch
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:10 am Celtics don't bow to King, CavsIt's a matter of what you believe. Do you hang on the three-game home losing streak that preceded yesterday's...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:09 am Defiant Thai protesters fan out in nervous capitalBANGKOK (AP) -- Thousands of defiant anti-government demonstrators fanned out to other parts of Thailand's capital and threatened businesses with ties to the government Monday after ignoring police orders to leave Bangkok's paralyzed commercial district....Source: AP Top International News At 5:50 a... | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:08 am Disabled parkingDespite crackdown, enforcement efforts seen as inadequate
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:08 am Tea and not much sympathy - Las Vegas Sun
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:06 am China says over 110 rescued from flooded mine (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:02 am Madonna visits Malawi for a charity tourMadonna has arrived in Malawi ahead of her weeklong charity tour.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:02 am Madonna visits Malawi for a charity tourLILONGWE, Malawi (AP) — Madonna has arrived in Malawi ahead of her weeklong charity tour. Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:02 am 4 Blasts Heard Near U.S. Consulate In N.W. PakistanFour bombs exploded in quick succession Monday close to the U.S. Consulate in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, police and witnesses said. Gunfire was also heard close to the heavily guarded and fortified building in Peshawar, said police officer Aziz Khan. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Apr 2010 | 3:01 am SKorean navy pursuing hijacked tanker off SomaliaSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- A South Korean navy destroyer is pursuing an oil supertanker believed to have been hijacked by pirates in the Indian Ocean off Somalia, officials said, in the latest case of suspected piracy that has plagued international shipping....Source: AP Top International News At 5:50 a... | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:59 am U.S. consulate in Pakistan attackedPolice and witnesses say three large explosions have taken place close to the U.S. consulate in the northwestern Pakistani city ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:59 am IPad Likely Beat Estimates, Signaling Tablet Revival - BusinessWeek
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:58 am Ban says Uzbekistan must observe human rightsTASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Uzbekistan on Monday to fulfill its international human rights commitments and take further steps toward improving the repres... Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:57 am The wizard on top of the hillTo write his best-selling psuedo histories, Guy Gavriel Kay turns the believable into the real
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:56 am Strong quake kills 2 in Mexico, rattles US statesTIJUANA, Mexico (AP) -- A powerful earthquake swayed buildings from Los Angeles to Tijuana, killing two people in Mexico, blacking out cities and forcing the evacuation of hospitals and nursing homes. One California city closed off its downtown due to unstable buildings....Source: AP Top International News At 5:50 a... | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:55 am Strong quake kills 2 in Mexico, rattles US states (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:55 am Google to 'update' Buzz privacyGoogle will ask users of its social network Buzz to review their privacy settings, following continuing concerns about the service.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:53 am Israel allows commercial goods into blockaded GazaA Gaza border official says Israel has allowed a commercial shipment of shoes and clothes into the blockaded Palestinian territory for the first time since 2007.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:52 am Israel allows commercial goods into blockaded GazaGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A Gaza border official says Israel has allowed a commercial shipment of shoes and clothes into the blockaded Palestinian territory for the first time since 2007. ...Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:52 am Series of Explosions Rocks Northwest PakistanAt Least 2 Large Blasts Very Near American Consulate in Major City Near Country's Troubled Border with AfghanistanSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:49 am Who killed 24? Barack Obama stands accusedU.S. television is, by commercial necessity, about values that connect the majority
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:47 am Homicide Bomber Kills 2 Police in Russia ProvinceThe attack occurred a week after two homicide bombers killed 40 rush-hour commuters and wounded 121 on the Moscow subway in the first terror attack in the Russian capital since 2004. Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:45 am SAfrica's government says World Cup will be safe - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:44 am NKorea threatens to stop returning US war remainsNorth Korea accused the United States on Monday of ignoring its efforts to return remains of American soldiers who were killed in the Korean War in the 1950s and threatened to stop collecting and returning the bodies.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:41 am NKorea threatens to stop returning US war remainsSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea accused the United States on Monday of ignoring its efforts to return remains of American soldiers who were killed in the Korean War in the 1950s and threat... Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:41 am Hassan murder retrial postponedThe retrial of a man charged with the kidnap and murder of UK aid worker Margaret Hassan is postponed.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:37 am AP NewsAlert, ASPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) ��� Police confirm 2 large explosions have taken place close to US Consulate in NW Pakistan. Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:37 am Rescue of 114 at Chinese Coal Mine Called 'Miracle' - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:37 am Oil price up amid jobs joy in USOil prices extend gains above $80 a barrel amid optimism that improved US job creation will boost economic recovery.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:35 am AP NewsAlert, ASPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) ��� Media reports say blasts in northwestern Pakistani city hit close to American consulate. Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:33 am Deadly quake jolts Mexico and California
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:30 am First Full Iron Man 2 Scene Online And It RocksIt's an extended, complete version of the party scene you've seen only hinted at in the trailer. Get more of the Iron Man dancers, get more Tony Stark, get more Iron Man 2 awesomeness by watching Tony Stark crash his own party.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:30 am NY Court Denies Lawyers Access to Psychiatric PatientsIn a 4-3 decision, the New York State Court of Appeals refused this week to order nursing homes to provide lawyers from the state's Mental Health Legal Services access to psychiatric patients and their medical records. The court found that MHLS do not have jurisdiction over patients in the nursing homes because the homes are not licensed by OMH.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:30 am Red-shirts storm election officesAnti-government protesters force their way into Thailand's Election Commission, amid a blockade of Bangkok's commercial hub.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:29 am SAfrica's government says World Cup will be safeWith its World Cup security plans already under intense scrutiny, South Africa's government has stressed it has taken a "tough stance" against crime and the killing of right-wing leader Eugene Terreblanche will not affect soccer's marquee tournament.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:26 am Suicide bomber kills 2 police in Russia's CaucasusA suicide bomber blew himself up at a police station in a restive Russian province on Monday, killing two officers and wounding two others, officials said.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:21 am Tories snapped up VIP Olympic tickets, opposition avoidsOTTAWA - A newly released accounting shows Tory MPs and senators took advantage of up to 211 reserved VIP tickets for the Vancouver Olympics, which they paid for themselves. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:21 am Father recognizes studious daughter as Moscow suicide bomber - RIA Novosti
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:14 am 7.2 quake rolls across Baja, kills 1The magnitude 7.2 temblor topples buildings and is blamed for at least two deaths. Damage is worst in the border cities of Calexico and Mexicali.A magnitude 7.2 earthquake rocked Mexico's Baja California peninsula Sunday, jolting millions of people from Los Angeles and San Diego to Phoenix and scattering destruction along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:14 am Australia rushes to contain Barrier Reef oil spillROCKHAMPTON, Australia (AP) -- Workers rushed to contain an oil spill Monday from a coal-carrying ship grounded on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, sending two tugboats to stabilize the vessel so that it would not break apart and further damage the fragile coral beneath....Source: AP Top International News At 5:50 a... | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:13 am Australia rushes to contain Barrier Reef oil spillWorkers rushed to contain an oil spill Monday from a coal-carrying ship grounded on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, sending two tugboats to stabilize the vessel so that it would not break...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:09 am Molecular middle managers make more decisions than bossesOrganisms are structured at the molecular level in ways similar to social hierarchies. In some, master genetic regulators call most of the shots, and in others most of life's activities are carried out by more egalitarian collaborations.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:00 am "I Just Won a ***** Load of Money""Yes! Yes! Yes!"
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:00 am Under the bright lights, the Mounties’ get their manPart 3: The Showdown – After two years on Benoit Corbeil’s trail, the RCMP close the sponsorship sting with a dramatic confession, tying a Liberal official to the scandal.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:00 am Critics Debate If New Health Law Will Help UninsuredThe new health bill signed by President Obama includes an incentive for doctors to serve the poorest patients by increasing their federal Medicaid payments. This could be quite a significant inducement, as an additional 16 million people are expected to join the Medicaid rolls in the next 10 years. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:00 am 2 Dead In Quake Around U.S.-Mexico BorderA 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Baja California peninsula of Mexico Sunday. It was one of the strongest to hit the region in decades. The quake was felt by millions of people on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Apr 2010 | 2:00 am Stranded ship "time bomb" to Great Barrier ReefSYDNEY (Reuters) - A stranded Chinese coal ship leaking oil onto Australia's Great Barrier Reef is an environmental time bomb with the potential to devastate large protected areas of the reef, activists said on Monday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Apr 2010 | 1:56 am Up-and-comer Stevens matches wits with Coach KThe differences in age and accomplishment are vast. Brad Stevens would have you believe the gulf is wider still.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Apr 2010 | 1:50 am Police: Blast in NW Pakistan kills 10Police say a suspected suicide attack at a political rally in northwestern Pakistan has killed at least 10 people. Regional police chief Qazi Mohammad Jamil told Geo television that...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Apr 2010 | 1:47 am SKorean navy pursuing hijacked tanker off SomaliaA South Korean navy destroyer is pursuing an oil supertanker believed to have been hijacked by pirates in the Indian Ocean off Somalia, officials said, in the latest case of suspected...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Apr 2010 | 1:46 am Strong quake shakes cities around U.S.-Mexico borderMEXICALI, Mexico (Reuters) - Roads were torn up, buildings cracked and electricity posts toppled on Monday after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook cities in northern Mexico and Southern California, but few casualties were reported.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Apr 2010 | 1:46 am Over 100 pulled alive in China mine "miracle"XIANGNING, China (Reuters) - At least 114 Chinese miners have been pulled alive from a flooded coal mine after more than seven days trapped in the pitch dark, prompting cheers from officials who hailed the rescue a miracle.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Apr 2010 | 1:43 am Welcome to the world's most dangerous cityNot only is Goma located in the midst of a war zone, but it is also the most volcano-threatened city on Earth
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Apr 2010 | 1:41 am We Already Knew, RickyA gallery of celebrities who decided to be open about their sexuality—long after a large segment of the public believed them to be gay.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Apr 2010 | 1:40 am Afghan woman lawmaker badly wounded in shootingGunmen seriously wounded an Afghan provincial councilwoman in a drive-by shooting early Monday in the country's increasingly violent north.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Apr 2010 | 1:25 am Afghan woman lawmaker badly wounded in shootingGunmen seriously wounded an Afghan provincial councilwoman in a drive-by shooting early Monday in the country's increasingly violent north. Nida Khyani was struck by two bullets,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Apr 2010 | 1:25 am A GG must be bilingual and non-partisan?Ed Schreyer and Ray Hnatyshyn were non-bilingual former partisans
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 5 Apr 2010 | 1:11 am Gates unafraid to lock horns with top generalsTop military officers who established a "senior mentors" program filled with retired generals often dismissed questions about ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Apr 2010 | 1:09 am Analysis: Is the tea party brewing a revolution?They heeded a pamphleteer's call for "manly opposition to the machinations of tyranny" — the 60 American colonists who stormed Griffin's Wharf and emptied 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. And with that, a revolution brewed.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Apr 2010 | 1:06 am More than 100 found alive in flooded Chinese mineRescuers cheer as some of the workers trapped for more than a week are brought to the surface.More than 100 Chinese miners were pulled out alive Monday after being trapped for more than a week in a flooded coal mine, sparking cheers among the hundreds of rescue workers who had raced to save them and almost given up hope.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Apr 2010 | 1:05 am Mexican drug lord Ismael Zambada, in a rare interview, says his death wouldn't hurt drug tradeZambada, a fugitive for years, tells a Mexican magazine he would contemplate suicide rather than be taken alive. But he insists the government's war on drugs is unwinnable.One of Mexico's top drug lords, a fugitive for years, has given a clandestine interview to a Mexican magazine in which he says he would contemplate suicide rather than be taken alive.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Great Barrier Reef rammed by Chinese coal shipAustralian officials are attempting to minimize the effect that oil leaking from the vessel might have on the world's largest coral reef.Reporting from Seoul Kenneth R. Weiss and Los Angeles -- Australians on Sunday scrambled to ensure that a Chinese-owned bulk coal carrier that rammed into the Great Barrier Reef would not break apart and seriously damage the planet's largest coral reef.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am 100 Miners Rescued from Flooded China Mine"Miracle Has Finally Happened": Onlookers Cheer as Men Trapped Underground for Week Pulled OutSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 5 Apr 2010 | 12:55 am Defiant Thai protesters fan out in nervous capitalThousands of defiant anti-government demonstrators fanned out to other parts of Thailand's capital and threatened businesses with ties to the government Monday after ignoring police orders...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Apr 2010 | 12:53 am Strawberry prices drop as late harvest hits marketIt's a good spring for strawberry lovers: Prices are unusually low in many places because cold weather delayed Florida's harvest to coincide with California's, and the two states are flooding the market with cheap berries.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 5 Apr 2010 | 12:51 am Strong Quake Kills 2 In Mexico, Rattles U.S. StatesA powerful earthquake swayed buildings from Los Angeles to Tijuana, killing two people in Mexico, blacking out cities, forcing the evacuation of hospitals and nursing homes, and prompting an Arizona border town to shut down its downtown area. The 7.2-magnitude quake centered just south of the U.S. border near Mexicali was one of the strongest earthquakes to hit region in decades. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Apr 2010 | 12:51 am Penny Dome [pic]*****
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 5 Apr 2010 | 12:50 am Near the epicenter, jittery residents tell of quake's powerDavid Serrano was at home in Guadalupe Victoria, Mexico, watching a Star Trek movie with his 3-year-old daughter when the room began to shake.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 5 Apr 2010 | 12:50 am Senator to Stevens: 2010 retirement would lead to 'gridlock'As Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens continues to weigh a possible retirement, Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter said Sunday ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Apr 2010 | 12:44 am 114 miners freed in China ‘miracle’
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 5 Apr 2010 | 12:41 am Mexico stunned: Missing child found dead at homeMEXICO CITY (AP) -- From the billboards lining Mexico City's choked highways, the wisp of a girl is larger than life. One hand holds her face in a shy pose; the other lightly brushes over a pink-and-blue princess dress. Beneath, black block letters make a desperate plea: "Help us find her."...Source: AP Top International News At 5:50 a... | 5 Apr 2010 | 12:36 am Mexico stunned: Missing child found dead at homeFrom the billboards lining Mexico City's choked highways, the wisp of a girl is larger than life. One hand holds her face in a shy pose; the other lightly brushes over a pink-and-blue...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 5 Apr 2010 | 12:36 am Suicide Bomber Kills 2 Police In Russia's CaucasusRussian investigators say two police officers have been killed by a suicide bomber in a restive North Caucasus province near Chechnya. The attacks come a week after twin suicide bombings in the Moscow subway killed 40 and wounded scores of others during rush hour. Authorities blamed militants from Russia's North Caucasus. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 5 Apr 2010 | 12:31 am Suicide bomber kills 2 police in Russian province near ChechnyaRussian investigators say that two police officers have been killed by a suicide bomber in a restive North Caucasus province ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Apr 2010 | 12:24 am Pedestrian deaths by train remain steadyRail safety advocates and federal authorities are trying to determine how to reduce fatalities involving trains and pedestrians, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Apr 2010 | 12:17 am FAA error-reporting program reveals hazards, yields fixesA new error-reporting program in the nation's air-traffic system is revealing thousands of previously unknown hazards such as ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Apr 2010 | 12:16 am Summers, Greenspan Say Economy, Job Creation Gaining Strength - BusinessWeek
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 5 Apr 2010 | 12:09 am 7.2 Earthquake Jolts California-Mexico BorderOfficials Blame 2 Deaths on Powerful Temblor in Mexico, Felt by Millions from Los Angeles to ArizonaSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 5 Apr 2010 | 12:09 am Militia had 'dark hearts and evil intent,' prosecutor saysMilitia leader David Stone "believed that war was approaching" and prepared for it, Assistant U.S. Attorney Ronald Waterstreet ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 5 Apr 2010 | 12:05 am "Dozens" Rescued from Flooded Chinese MineAt Least 90 Expected to be Free Shortly, More Than a after 153 Were Trapped Below GroundSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 5 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am Millions in Calif., Ariz., Mexico feel 7.2 quake; at least 2 killedOne of the strongest earthquakes to hit Southern California in decades shook tens of millions of people in two countries and ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Apr 2010 | 11:52 pm Red Sox open season with wild rally vs. Yankees
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Apr 2010 | 11:52 pm Quake rolls across Baja - Los Angeles Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 4 Apr 2010 | 11:45 pm Celizic: Red Sox, Yanks set stage for amazing race
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Apr 2010 | 11:44 pm Small gains for Bolivia's Morales in state votesLA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) -- Allies of leftist President Evo Morales made modest advances in state and local elections on Sunday, according to independent exit polls....Source: AP Top International News At 5:50 a... | 4 Apr 2010 | 11:23 pm A 'watershed' case in school bullying?The case of Phoebe Prince seems more cloudy and complicated, much like the insidious national problem that may have helped kill ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Apr 2010 | 11:09 pm Possible redistricting lights up state races' fundraisingAs Census workers fan out this month to complete the nation's once-a-decade headcount, leaders of both political parties are ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 4 Apr 2010 | 11:01 pm APTOPIX Australia Coal CarrierA ribbon of oil snakes away on the surface from the Chinese-registered 230m-long bulk coal carrier Shen Neng 1, off the coast of Rockhampton, Australia, Monday, April 5, 2010 . The ship ran aground...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Apr 2010 | 10:05 pm For Hoarders, The Mess Begins In The MindResearchers now believe that compulsive hoarding is an anxiety disorder that first emerges early in life and gets worse with time. For many, therapy that focuses on decision-making skills and reducing anxiety is much more successful than simply cleaning out the home. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm Anti-Foreclosure Program Aims To Spur 'Short Sales'The government is launching a new effort to encourage "short sales" of houses in danger of foreclosure. The Treasury Department will offer more than $3,000 in incentives to lenders and homeowners. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm Marines Tap Social Sciences In Afghan War EffortAs part of the U.S. counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan, the military is using cultural and human behavior research gathered by a Pentagon-run program called Human Terrain System. Some anthropologists argue that it is unethical for scholars in their discipline to provide information for military goals. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm Unemployment Benefits To Run Out For SomeNearly 400,000 jobless Americans are going to see their long-term unemployment benefits cut off. Congress failed to pass a short-term extension before taking a two-week break. Members of the House voted to extend jobless benefits and went home for the spring break. The benefits will run out Monday because the Senate failed to act. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm NASA Slated To Receive Billions To Study EarthA White House budget proposal for NASA includes billions of dollars to pay for tools to study Earth-bound problems, such as climate change. At the top of the space agency's list: replacing aging and damaged satellites that monitor ocean temperatures and atmospheric chemicals. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 4 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Apr 2010 | 9:46 pm Space station arrivals send Easter greetings
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 4 Apr 2010 | 9:46 pm BAJA QUAKE FIXGraphic corrects 7.3-magnitude earthquake to 7.2; shows a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Baja MexicoSource: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Apr 2010 | 8:45 pm Locals are surrounded by journalists and security forces as they inspect the sceneLocals are surrounded by journalists and security forces as they inspect the scene of a massive explosion outside the Iranian embassy in central Baghdad.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Apr 2010 | 8:05 pm Iraqi security forces inspect the damage outside the Iranian embassy in central BaghdadIraqi security forces inspect the damage outside the Iranian embassy in central Baghdad, following a massive explosion. Iraq's security forces were on high alert after three suicide car bombs targeting...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Apr 2010 | 8:05 pm VIDEO: Workers clean up following triple bomb blasts in Baghdad. Duration: 00:52.Three suicide car bombs targeting the Iranian and Egyptian embassies rocked Baghdad on Sunday, killing some 30 people in a surge of violence as Iraqis struggle to form a government four weeks after elections...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Apr 2010 | 8:05 pm The explosions came within minutes of each other, sparking bursts of gunfire and sending plumes of smoke across the cityThree suicide car bombs targeting regional and European embassies rocked Baghdad on Sunday, killing 30 people. The attacks came as Iraqi political parties negotiate to form a government, nearly a month...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Apr 2010 | 8:05 pm Smoke billows from the scene of a blastSmoke billows from the scene of a blast in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Three suicide car bombs targeting regional and European embassies rocked Baghdad on Sunday, killing 30 people in a surge of violence...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Apr 2010 | 8:05 pm Baja EarthquakeThis photo provided by Jorge Rivera aka "cimarron98" via Twitter shows structural damage to the Escomex business school building after an earthquake in Mexicali, Mexico, Sunday, April 4, 2010. The 7.2-magnitude...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Apr 2010 | 7:47 pm Cuba's President Raul Castro has defiantly pledged not to cede to pressure from dissident hunger strikersCuba's President Raul Castro, seen here in 2009, defiantly pledged not to cede to pressure from dissident hunger strikers, calling the actions "blackmail" organized by Europe and the United States.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Apr 2010 | 7:10 pm For U.S. Catholics, a Bittersweet Easter SundayWorshippers Express Sorrow, Anger about Worldwide Sex Abuse Scandal and Apparent Efforts to Cover It UpSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Apr 2010 | 6:30 pm Raul CastroCuba's President Raul Castro, pictured in March 2010, defiantly pledged Sunday not to cede to pressure from dissident hunger strikers, calling the actions "blackmail" organized by Europe and the United...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 4 Apr 2010 | 6:01 pm Mexican cartels cannot be defeated, drug lord saysMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's war on the drug trade is futile even if cartel bosses are caught or killed as millions of people are involved in the illicit business, a senior drug chief said in an interview published on Sunday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Apr 2010 | 5:17 pm Chinese miners rescuedNine miners were pulled to safety early today after spending more than a week trapped in a flooded coal mine in northern China, a rescue that had seemed beyond hope for days before crews heard someone tapping from deep underground.The...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Apr 2010 | 5:07 pm One death confirmed after Mexico-US earthquakesA civil protection official says the earthquake that jolted Mexico's Baja California peninsula killed one man whose home collapsed.Baja California state Civil Protection Director Alfredo Escobedo says the man's home collapsed...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Apr 2010 | 4:54 pm Video: Easter Bittersweet for CatholicsFor American Catholics, Easter Sunday was a bittersweet occasion due to the latest revelation sof sex abuse by priests and cover-ups by the church. As Dean Reynolds reports, the damage is evident this Easter.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Apr 2010 | 4:47 pm Cardinal defends pope, denounces "petty gossip"VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A leading cardinal defended Pope Benedict at an unusual address at the pontiff's Easter Sunday Mass, saying the Church would not be intimidated by "petty gossip" about sexual abuse of children by priests.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Apr 2010 | 4:43 pm Video: Investigating American JihadistsOfficials say a Chicago was a terrorist operative living in our midst while plotting horrific attacks. They also say it's likely that more terror operatives are living among us. Bob Orr reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Apr 2010 | 4:21 pm Video: Pope Defended at Easter MassAt Easter mass, a senior Vatican official bolstered the Pope, who is under pressure from the worldwide pedophile priest scandal. As Allen Pizzey reports, the spotlight remains on the Pope regardless.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Apr 2010 | 4:21 pm Suicide car bombers kill 41 in central BaghdadBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three suicide bombers detonated car bombs within moments of each other in a coordinated attack on foreign embassies in central Baghdad on Sunday, killing as many as 41 people and wounding more than 200.
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 4 Apr 2010 | 2:13 pm Suicide Blasts Target Embassies in BaghdadAt Least 42 Dead, More Than 200 Wounded as Car Bombs Are Detonated Outside German, Egyptian and Iranian EmbassiesSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Apr 2010 | 1:00 pm Baghdad suicide blasts target embassies; 42 deadSuicide attackers detonated three car bombs near embassies in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 42 people and wounding more than 200 in back-to-back bombings. Authorities said they foiled two other attacks aimed at diplomatic targets.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Apr 2010 | 12:40 pm White Supremacists Vow to Avenge Leader's DeathSouth African White Supremacist Leader's Slaying Is a "Declaration of War" by Blacks, Say FollowersSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 4 Apr 2010 | 12:30 pm Gunman kills 5 in US restaurantA lone gunman opened fire inside a Middle Eastern restaurant in North Hollywood yesterday, killing four men and wounding another. The suspect, described by police as a white male in his 30s who was possibly Armenian, fled the...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Apr 2010 | 11:40 am 24 Sunnis die in raidGunmen trying to pass themselves off as US and Iraqi soldiers raided a Sunni village outside Baghdad and killed at least 24 people in an execution-style attack, apparently targeting a Sunni group that revolted against al Qaeda in...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Apr 2010 | 11:10 am South Korea begins salvageSouth Korea started work yesterday to salvage a navy ship, the 1200-tonne Cheonan, that sank following a mysterious explosion near the sea border with North Korea, hours after ending its underwater hunt for dozens of sailors on board,...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Apr 2010 | 10:40 am 4 men killed at Valley Village restaurant were 'targeted,' LAPD saysThe four people killed at a San Fernando Valley restaurant were "targeted," Los Angeles Police Department officials said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 4 Apr 2010 | 10:01 am Archbishop retreats after unholy rowAn extraordinary war of words between the Catholic and Protestant churches culminated yesterday in the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, apologising for remarks that had yet to be broadcast.Catholics in Ireland reacted...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Apr 2010 | 10:00 am Faithful divided as scandal clouds EasterSqueezed into the crowd that gathered at the Colosseum on Good Friday, a young American priest bowed his head as the Pope climbed slowly to a stage to recount the Stations of the Cross, the devotion marking the Passion of Christ."Being...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Apr 2010 | 10:00 am Six nations gather over drying up of MekongLeaders of four countries whose people depend on the Mekong River for their livelihoods get the chance today to confront China over claims that it is draining off their lifeblood with the building of large dams upstream.They meet...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Apr 2010 | 10:00 am Canberra eyes Indian Ocean 'great game'CANBERRA - Australia intends renewing its focus on the Indian Ocean amid warnings of new tensions and an emerging "maritime great game" in which the United States, China, India and other powers are jostling for advantage.At stake...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Apr 2010 | 10:00 am Support crisis for Sarkozy as voters and party revoltPARIS - France's President, Nicolas Sarkozy, is facing an unprecedented crisis as a new poll yesterday showed fewer than 28 per cent of voters had confidence in his leadership, and deputies in his own UMP party launched a revolt against...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 4 Apr 2010 | 10:00 am Pope hailed as 'unfailing' leader at Easter MassA senior cardinal staunchly defended Pope Benedict XVI from "petty gossip" on Sunday as the pontiff maintained his silence on mounting sex abuse cover-up accusations during his Easter message.
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