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Kashmir strike over death penaltyA strike in Indian-administered Kashmir is called after the death penalty was awarded to two Kashmiris for a 1996 Delhi blast.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Apr 2010 | 4:15 am Greece to activate EU-IMF loansGreece is set to announce it is calling on an EU/IMF emergency loan package to try to tackle its debt crisis, reports say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Apr 2010 | 4:13 am Are money woes fueling Jon Gosselin's romance with moneyed galpal?Someone needs to tell Jon Gosselin to shut up, go away and pay attention to those eight kids...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Apr 2010 | 4:11 am Siobhan Magnus got the 'worst' of it - but it's not all badLocal "American Idol" contestant Siobhan Magnus has picked up some new fans. Only she may not want these...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Apr 2010 | 4:09 am LEAD: Domestic PC shipments up 8.3% in FY 2009+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO IN LAST 3 GRAFS) Shipments of personal computers in Japan rose 8.3 percent to 9,518,000 units in fiscal 2009, partly on the back of the release of MicrosoftSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Apr 2010 | 4:08 am Greek PM calls for activation of eurozone-IMF rescue plan to pull country out of debt crisis, EUATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek PM calls for activation of eurozone-IMF rescue plan to pull country out of debt crisis.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Apr 2010 | 4:08 am 2ND LD: China defends navy chopper approach as 'necessary measure': minister+TOKYO, April 23 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO AT LAST 2 GRAFS) China has told Japan that one of its navy helicopters flew around a Japanese destroyer in southern waters off Okinawa...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Apr 2010 | 4:06 am Bakiyev denies Kyrgyz return planOusted Kyrgyzstan President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, in exile in Belarus, says he does not intend to return home as president.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Apr 2010 | 4:06 am Naomi Campbell's diamond studRunway trainwreck Naomi Campbell is refusing to testify about a blood diamond she reportedly...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Apr 2010 | 4:05 am Barack Obama: 'oil spill is No 1 priority' - Times Online
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Apr 2010 | 4:05 am Oil rig blast prompts environmental concerns (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Apr 2010 | 4:04 am Kyrgyzstan's ousted president vows not to returnMINSK, Belarus (AP) -- Kyrgyzstan's ousted president said Friday from exile in Belarus that he does not intend to return to his homeland as its leader, but said his resignation was invalid because he signed it under pressure....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 23 Apr 2010 | 4:03 am Kyrgyzstan's ousted president vows not to return (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Apr 2010 | 4:02 am A day to honor poets? Quoth the raven 'Evermore'PORTLAND, Maine - A former Maine schoolteacher who founded the Dead Poets Society of America and traveled 15,000...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Apr 2010 | 4:02 am Athens to ask for activation of rescue packageATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greece will ask for a joint eurozone-International Monetary Fund financial rescue on Friday, a Greek official said, as market pressure pushed the debt-ridden country's borrowing costs to unsustainable levels....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 23 Apr 2010 | 4:02 am Athens to ask for activation of rescue package (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Apr 2010 | 4:02 am Greek PM announces activation of EU/IMF aid packageATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Friday asked for the activation of an EU/IMF aid package aimed at pulling the euro zone member out of a debt crisis.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Apr 2010 | 4:01 am Greek PM announces activation of EU/IMF aid package (Reuters)Reuters - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Friday asked for the activation of an EU/IMF aid package aimed at pulling the euro zone member out of a debt crisis.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Apr 2010 | 4:01 am Ask AP: Volcanoes and weather, underemploymentThe volcano in Iceland has made a mess of air travel for the past several days. Is it likely to influence global weather in any way?Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am Bradford, Tebow and the Big 12 lead NFL draft (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am A day to honor poets? Quoth the raven 'Evermore' (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:59 am New home sales likely rose in March, US (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:59 am Sarah Palin visits liberal Oregon stronghold (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:59 am Allied leader says Afghan war effort now on trackTALLINN, Estonia (AP) -- NATO's top official said Friday the 28-nation alliance is on track with its new strategy for winding down the war in Afghanistan next year, despite security setbacks and a continuing shortage of foreign trainers for the fledgling Afghan police and army....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:58 am Allied leader says Afghan war effort now on track (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:58 am Report says health care will cover more, cost more (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:58 am Bombs targeting homes of Iraqi policemen kill 7BAGHDAD (AP) -- Homemade bombs planted around the houses of Iraqi policemen killed seven people Friday, including a soldier trying to defuse one of the devices, authorities said, in the latest attack on security personnel working for the Shiite-led government....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:58 am Bombs targeting homes of Iraqi policemen kill 7BAGHDAD (AP) — Homemade bombs planted around the houses of Iraqi policemen killed seven people Friday, including a soldier trying to defuse one of the devices, authorities said, in the latest at...
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:58 am G-20 officials convene for talks on global economyWASHINGTON (AP) -- Finance officials from the world's major countries believe the global economy is in far better shape than it was a year ago, but they are worried that a growing debt crisis in Greece could cause the hard-won gains to unravel....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:58 am Monks 'asked to leave quake zone'Beijing confirms it has asked Tibetan monks to leave Qinghai's quake-hit region so as not to hinder relief efforts.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:56 am BP pledges to clean up Gulf of Mexico spillBP PLC says it is doing everything it can to contain an oil spill from the drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico that exploded into flames before sinking.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:55 am "Score draw" TV debate leaves UK election wide openBRISTOL, England (Reuters) - Britain's election remained wide open on Friday after the three main party leaders were unable to land a knockout punch on their rivals during a combative live televised debate.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:54 am Dr. Oz: More loving equals more livingTV's Dr. Oz says America's No. 1 health problem is not obesity, it's lack of...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:53 am NKorea says it will seize 5 SKorean assetsNorth Korea said Friday it will confiscate five South Korean-owned properties at a jointly-operated mountain resort in the isolated communist country, a development likely to worsen already-soured relations.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:52 am Fall River guardsman died in suicide blastFALL RIVER - A suicide bomber in an Afghan uniform infiltrated the group Army National Guard Sgt. Robert J. Barrett...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:51 am Plagued by Lawsuits, McAfee Founder Hunts for Cures in BelizJohn McAfee, the antivirus-software pioneer, says he's lost most of his fortune -- but doesn't care. To the contrary, he now hopes to give something back by deriving antibiotics from jungle plants in Belize. Really?
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:50 am US envoy aims to renew Israeli-Palestinian talksJERUSALEM (AP) -- A White House envoy tried Friday to get Israelis and Palestinians talking again after more than a year, while confronting a second challenge - navigating the rocky relations between Israel and the U.S....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:50 am US envoy aims to renew Israeli-Palestinian talksA White House envoy tried Friday to get Israelis and Palestinians talking again after more than a year, while confronting a second challenge _ navigating the rocky relations between Israel...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:50 am BP pledges to clean up Gulf of Mexico spillLONDON (AP) — BP PLC says it is doing everything it can to contain an oil spill from the drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico that exploded into flames before sinking.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:50 am G20 plots post-crisis pathWASHINGTON (Reuters) - World finance leaders gather in Washington on Friday hoping to plot a course beyond the financial crisis but Greece's worsening debt woes served as a stark reminder the global economy remains vulnerable.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:50 am NATO talks transfer of responsibility to AfghansTALLINN (Reuters) - NATO ministers on Friday met to discuss how to cut troop numbers in Afghanistan next year, but the alliance is struggling to send enough trainers to help Afghan forces take over security so foreign troops can go home.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:49 am Seven killed in Iraq bomb blastsSeven people in Iraq are killed and at least 10 others wounded in co-ordinated bomb blasts near the western city of Ramadi, officials say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:49 am Thai police confront red shirts after grenade attackBANGKOK (Reuters) - Hundreds of Thai riot police confronted anti-government protesters in Bangkok's business district on Friday but later pulled back without violence, a day after grenades killed at least one person and wounded 88.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:48 am 'Rush Radio' makes big run in ratingsThe new "Rush Radio" station has taken off, nearly quadrupling its audience since flipping from a Spanish...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:48 am Athens to ask for activation of rescue packageA Greek official says Athens is to ask for the activation of a joint eurozone-International Monetary Fund rescue package on Friday. Market pressure has pushed Greece's borrowing costs...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:47 am Athens to ask for activation of rescue packageATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece will ask for a joint eurozone-International Monetary Fund financial rescue on Friday, a Greek official said, as market pressure pushed the debt-ridden country's borr...
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:47 am French tourist 'seized in Niger'A French man and his Algeria driver are reportedly kidnapped in Niger's desert, where al-Qaeda's North African branch operate.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:46 am Rainout Drought: 21/4 weeks, still all clear in MLBNyjer Morgan showed up at the ballpark, ready to play on a sunny afternoon. Another winner for the weather. Told...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:45 am Athens to ask for activation of rescue packageAthens is to ask for the activation of a joint eurozone-International Monetary Fund rescue package on Friday, a Greek official told The Associated Press.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:45 am Pakistan army says militants kill 7 soldiers - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:45 am Britons stranded in airport near riot-hit Bangkok - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:44 am BOJ likely to raise FY 2011 CPI forecast to 0% growth+(Kyodo) _ The Bank of Japan is considering raising its consumer price index forecast for fiscal 2011 to around zero percent growth, up from a 0.2 percent decline projected in January,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:43 am X-37B unmanned space shuttle to be launched tonightIt looks like the space shuttle's more diminutive cousin - but experts say it was created with technology from a generation beyond. The U.S. military is poised to launch the mysterious X-37B unmanned winged spacecraft tonight - but what America plans to do with it there is anyone's guess. The mission has been wrapped in secrecy from the get-go.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:42 am David Stern warns coaches to quit griping about refsOKLAHOMA CITY - NBA commissioner David Stern is tired of coaches and players griping about the officiating, and...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:41 am Movie Studios Threaten Strike On Pirate Bay Nuclear BunkerLast year, The Pirate Bay moved to an ISP that has facilities located in a former NATO nuclear bunker. It has operated with them successfully for some time but we can now reveal that Hollywood movie studios are threatening the ISP with a legal strike over its servicing of TPB and other sites. The ISP’s owner, however, is in no mood to capitulate
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:41 am Prudential to list in Asia for AIA dealBritish insurer Prudential PLC says it plans to list on stock exchanges in Hong Kong and Singapore on May 11 as it prepares to fund its $35.5 billion pound takeover of Asia-based life insurer AIA Group.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:39 am Rules for Planet HackersShould geoengineering tests be governed by the principles of medical ethics?
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:38 am 1 year after swine flu, Mexicans split on responseMEXICO CITY (AP) -- When this city of 8.7 million awoke one year ago to confusing news of a new virus, it sent the world on a wild six-month roller-coaster ride of fear and frantic action....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:38 am 1 year after swine flu, Mexicans split on responseWhen this city of 8.7 million awoke one year ago to confusing news of a new virus, it sent the world on a wild six-month roller-coaster ride of fear and frantic action. But after swine...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:37 am Ben LaGuer tries againConvicted rapist Ben LaGuer - whose pleas of innocence over the past quarter century have sparked national headlines...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:37 am Athens to ask for activation of rescue packageATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece will ask for a joint eurozone-International Monetary Fund financial rescue on Friday, a Greek official said, as market pressure pushed the debt-ridden country's borr...
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:36 am No. of travelers stranded at Narita airport dwindling+(Kyodo) _ The number of travelers stranded at Narita airport outside Tokyo following a volcanic eruption in Iceland has decreased to about 40 as of Friday morning from the peak of some...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:36 am 1 year after swine flu, Mexicans split on responseWhen this city of 8.7 million awoke one year ago to confusing news of a new virus, it sent the world on a wild six-month roller-coaster ride of fear and frantic action.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:35 am 1 year after swine flu, Mexicans split on responseMEXICO CITY (AP) — When this city of 8.7 million awoke one year ago to confusing news of a new virus, it sent the world on a wild six-month roller-coaster ride of fear and frantic action. ...
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:35 am LEAD: Hatoyama stakes job on resolving U.S. base dispute by end of May+TOKYO, April 23 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO) Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama reiterated Friday that he intends to resolve by the end of May a dispute over where to relocate the U.S. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:34 am Beijing wages war on smelly rubbish dumpsThe Chinese capital is using water cannons to fire deodorants on to its foul-smelling dumps in a bid to make life sweeter for nearby residents.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:34 am Reykjavik airport closed, rest of Europe openBRUSSELS (AP) -- The airspace over Europe is almost completely free of any remnants of the volcanic ash cloud that caused massive flight disruptions over the past week, the European air traffic agency said Friday....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:33 am Reykjavik airport closed, rest of Europe openThe airspace over Europe is almost completely free of any remnants of the volcanic ash cloud that caused massive flight disruptions over the past week, the European air traffic agency said...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:33 am Pakistan army: Militants kill 7 soldiersMilitants ambushed a Pakistani army convoy traveling in a tribal region filled with insurgent groups focused on the war in neighboring ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:33 am Volcanic ash cloud: stunning Northern Lights images captured over IcelandAmazing effect above Eyjafjallajökull volcano, thanks to ash plume.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:31 am Ferguson denies retirement rumourSir Alex Ferguson dismisses rumours he will retire as Manchester United boss at the end of next season.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:29 am Briton has death sentence for DR Congo murder overturnedA British former paratrooper and suspected mercenary convicted of murder in the Democratic Republic of Congo had his death sentence overturned.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:29 am Vatican finances adult stem cell researchThe Vatican says it will finance new research into the potential use of adult stem cells in the treatment of intestinal and possibly other diseases.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:29 am Vatican finances adult stem cell researchROME (AP) — The Vatican says it will finance new research into the potential use of adult stem cells in the treatment of intestinal and possibly other diseases.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:29 am Vatican finances adult stem cell researchROME (AP) — The Vatican says it will finance new research into the potential use of adult stem cells in the treatment of intestinal and possibly other diseases.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:29 am Greek official: Athens will ask today for the activation of the eurozone-IMF rescue package, EUATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek official: Athens will ask today for the activation of the eurozone-IMF rescue package.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:29 am Domestic PC shipments up 8.3% in FY 2009+(Kyodo) _ Shipments of personal computers in Japan rose 8.3 percent to 9,518,000 units in fiscal 2009, stirred partly by the release of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows 7 operating system,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:29 am United manager Ferguson says he's not retiringManchester United manager Alex Ferguson says he will not retire at the end of the Premier League season.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:27 am Barak and Mitchell talk peace in TA - Jerusalem Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:27 am Driver wearing Islamic face veil fined in FranceA lawyer says a woman driving her car while wearing an Islamic face veil has been fined by French police for not having a clear field of vision.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:26 am Driver wearing Islamic face veil fined in FrancePARIS (AP) — A lawyer says a woman driving her car while wearing an Islamic face veil has been fined by French police for not having a clear field of vision.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:26 am Belgian Catholic bishop 'resigns'A Belgian bishop resigns in connection with the abuse scandal rocking the Catholic Church, local media reports say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:22 am Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:20 am Condemned Utah killer could face firing squadA condemned killer appears headed for a date with death in Utah that could see him sit before a firing squad — a development that would likely re-ignite protests over an antiquated, Old West-style of justice.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:20 am N Korea 'to seize resort assets'North Korea is to seize five properties owned by the South at the Mount Kumgang tourist resort, reports say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:15 am Euro, equities bounce, expect Greek aid call - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:11 am When Women And Firearms Don't Mix (video)*****
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:10 am U.S. envoy Mitchell meets Israel's BarakJERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. envoy George Mitchell held talks with Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak on Friday in the first round of a new mission to revive Middle East peace negotiations amid strains in U.S.-Israeli relations.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:08 am Tethered but safe: Chinese workers forced to tie their youngUnable to afford even the most rudimentary child care, the parents have to bring their youngsters to work with them.These images were taken in a factory in the city of Jiaxing in the south east of the country where the parents toil for ten hours a day. Heartbreaking pictures of the Chinese toddlers tied up all day because their parents can't afford
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:02 am A day to honor poets? Quoth the raven 'Evermore'A former Maine schoolteacher who founded the Dead Poets Society of America and traveled 15,000 miles to document the graves of poets has a new mission — to create a Dead Poets Remembrance Day on Oct. 7, the date master of the macabre Edgar Allan Poe died.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:00 am China says monks advised to leave quake areaBEIJING (AP) -- Chinese authorities said Friday that Buddhist monks had been advised to leave an earthquake zone in a Tibetan region because specialized personnel were needed for reconstruction work, rejecting accusations that they had been told to leave for political reasons....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 23 Apr 2010 | 2:49 am Iran agrees belatedly to better monitoring-diplomatsVIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has said that it will allow U.N. nuclear officials better monitoring and access to a site where it started enriching uranium to higher levels over two months ago, diplomats said.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Apr 2010 | 2:48 am Tourism row deepens between S Korea and DPRK - Xinhua
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Apr 2010 | 2:45 am Group proposes legal whale hunts
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Apr 2010 | 2:40 am Hubble team marks 20 years with a new viewThe team behind the Hubble Space Telescope is celebrating the orbiting observatory's 20th birthday with a picture that shows a cosmic pillar of gas and dust piled high in the Carina Nebula.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Apr 2010 | 2:39 am Main Street applauds President Obama's tough talk to Wall Street bigs - New York Daily News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Apr 2010 | 2:33 am German business confidence edges higher againA closely watched survey shows German business confidence improved in April, its second such increase in as many months.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Apr 2010 | 2:25 am Picking over prime ministerial debate II - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Apr 2010 | 2:25 am GOP ramps up attacks on SEC over porn surfing - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Apr 2010 | 2:23 am Bangkok business district crippled after attacksBANGKOK (AP) -- The Thai capital's main financial district was partially crippled Friday following deadly grenade attacks and a tense standoff between die-hard, anti-government demonstrators and a government that has yielded vital areas of Bangkok to them....Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 23 Apr 2010 | 2:10 am China's "Robot Dad" Aims to Show Inventions to the WorldWu Yulu, a 49 year old farmer from the outskirts of Beijing, has become a household name in China for his homemade robots. Wu has invented over 47 robots which can pour tea, offer smokers a light, and paint pictures.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Apr 2010 | 2:00 am I Think AND1 Is Running Out Of Ideas (PICS)
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Apr 2010 | 2:00 am Democrats Set Showdown Vote On Wall Street BillA test vote is set for Monday on new regulations meant to prevent another meltdown of the financial industry. Republicans say the chances of a bipartisan deal by Monday's vote are not probable. Journalist Stacy Kaper of American Banker talks to Steve Inskeep about the politics involved in getting a financial overhaul bill through Congress. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Apr 2010 | 2:00 am Whaling commission chairman outlines proposed compromise - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Apr 2010 | 1:57 am Thailand Political Unrest Turns DeadlyAt Least 1 Killed, 78 Wounded as Grenades Hurled Between Pro- and Anti-Government DemonstratorsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Apr 2010 | 1:33 am Black man suspected in death of Miss. white supremacistThe body of white supremacist and attorney Richard Barrett was found in his suburban Jackson, Miss., home Thursday, the victim ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Apr 2010 | 1:15 am 2 suspects in N. Hollywood quadruple slaying chargedProsecutors charged a 26-year-old man with multiple counts of capital murder Thursday in the shooting deaths of four Armenian ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Apr 2010 | 1:12 am N. Korea says it will seize 5 S. Korean assets at joint resortNorth Korea said Friday it will confiscate five South Korean-owned properties at a jointly-operated mountain resort in the isolated ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Apr 2010 | 1:11 am Courage is stronger than weapons (PIC)Courage Comes From Faith"Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest."(Joshua 1:9)
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Apr 2010 | 1:10 am Clinton, NATO plan exit from west AfghanistanSecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is expected to press other NATO nations to provide more trainers for Afghanistan's ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Apr 2010 | 1:03 am Sci-Fi Is Reality at Planned Eco-Intensive City inUAE DesertMasdar City (surrounded by giant walls) will contain 50,000 people and, among other things, get water from human sweat, shuttle people around in pods (no cars allowed) and employ a bunch of other sci-fi-like and energy-conserving tools...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Potentially lethal fungus moves south from CanadaCases are rare, but it can be difficult to diagnose. Officials are on the lookout for it in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California.A potentially lethal fungus normally found only in the tropics has established a foothold on the Pacific Coast of British Columbia and has slowly made its way southward into Washington, Oregon and Idaho, researchers said Thursday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Senate scrambles to unite on finance reform billA regulatory overhaul vote, set for Monday, is a test for President Obama and bipartisanship.As President Obama strikes a firm but conciliatory tone with Wall Street, the Senate steps up negotiations in hopes of a bipartisan deal on regulatory reform ahead of a key vote planned for Monday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Military's health care costs boomingMilitary health care spending is rising twice as fast as the nation's overall health care costs, consuming a larger chunk of ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Apr 2010 | 12:53 am Opinion: Broncos take risky leap of faith with Tebow
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Apr 2010 | 12:51 am Oil rig sinks as 11 workers missingAn oil rig that exploded in one of the worst offshore drilling disasters in recent U.S. history sank into the Gulf of Mexico ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Apr 2010 | 12:43 am Years later, looking for traces of Sept. 11 victimsNEW YORK (Reuters) - While much of New York has tried to return to normal since September 11, 2001, the search for victims of the World Trade Center attacks goes on every day.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Apr 2010 | 12:43 am Home sellers say murder sites draw, repel buyersA dozen bouquets of flowers and a tiny figurine of an angel form a makeshift memorial to Brian Betts, a widely admired middle ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Apr 2010 | 12:36 am First full face transplant performedA Spanish hospital has performed the world's first complete face transplant, according to the AFP news agency.A team of 30 worked for 22 hours to operate on a man who could not swallow, breathe or talk normally following an accident...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 23 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am Thunder shock Lakers for first-ever playoff win
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Apr 2010 | 11:58 pm Tebow steals show after Big 12 rules draft early
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Apr 2010 | 11:54 pm Sea lion pup found on Southern Calif. rooftop deckMike Kai thought one of his surfing buddies was thumping around on his rooftop deck, but it turned out to be a wayward sea lion pup, enjoying the view of Newport Beach at sunrise.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Apr 2010 | 11:16 pm UK family shuns 'coloured' waitstaffA storm is brewing over allegations that a British family staying at a US luxury hotel refused to be served by "coloured" staff, the Telegraph reports.The family allegedly told staff at a five-star Ritz-Carlton in Florida they...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Apr 2010 | 11:08 pm PNG: 18 dead as bus falls off cliffAt least 18 Papua New Guineans are dead after a bus crash at a notorious "death trap" in the country's highlands.PNG's National newspaper reports two more men are fighting for their lives in hospital after the 15-seater bus ran...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Apr 2010 | 10:43 pm Oil rig sinks as 11 workers missingAn oil rig that exploded in one of the worst offshore drilling disasters in recent U.S. history sank into the Gulf of Mexico ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Apr 2010 | 10:41 pm Green Auction nets $2 million for environmentNEW YORK (Reuters) - Art collectors, environmentalists and celebrities packed the salesroom at Christie's on Thursday, the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, and spent nearly $2 million at the Green Auction benefiting the environment.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Apr 2010 | 10:19 pm Financial industry taps D.C. insidersFinancial services companies increased their spending to influence Congress during the first three months of the year, while ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Apr 2010 | 10:12 pm Australians warned against flu vaccineAustralia's chief medical officer has told doctors to stop giving the seasonal flu vaccine to children.The advice follows concerns the vaccine is adversely affecting children's health."We suggest doctors and health professionals...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Apr 2010 | 10:02 pm New Health Law Brings Better Coverage For WomenA 2009 survey found that insurance companies charged women up to 84 percent more than men for the exact same health insurance policy. The new health law is set to improve women's access to health care and even up the cost of health insurance. Among other gains, pregnancy will no longer count as a pre-existing condition. But these changes may also drive up costs in the short term. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Apr 2010 | 10:01 pm A Renewable Energy Debate Heats Up In The MojaveThe Mojave is home to mountain ranges, endangered wildlife and pictographs. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) has proposed a national monument to keep some desert lands off-limits to energy development. But solar developers say there's room for both conservation and renewable energy. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Apr 2010 | 10:01 pm Afghan Deaths Threaten Support For U.S. OffensiveAmerican commanders are deeply concerned that mounting civilian casualties in Afghanistan could undermine public support for the U.S.-led campaign against the Taliban, including a major offensive planned for Kandahar. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Apr 2010 | 10:01 pm Thailand Attacks Kill 3 and Wounds 75Bloody Grenada Attacks Rattle Bangkok after Confrontations during DemonstrationsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm Tax Credit Sweeten Many Homebuyers' DealThe National Association of Realtors reported an increase in existing home sales in March, another indication that buyers are rushing to take advantage of federal tax credits before they expire next week. But it's unclear how long that boost will last. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm Who Determines When Airways Are Safe From Ash?When three volcanoes in Alaska erupted in 2008 — one of them creating an ash cloud that spanned North America — flight disruptions were quite minor. That is a stark contrast to recent events in Europe, owing to both geography and air regulations. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm Your Movie Collection: On A Shelf, Or On A Server?DVD collector Kevin Bonds estimates that he owns more than 3,000 titles — all lined up on shelves in his basement. But he's the exception. DVD sales have dropped dramatically in recent years, and studios are racing to meet the needs of collectors who want to save and access their movies online. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm Experts Say Bills Won't End Too Big Too FailPresident Obama called on Wall Street to back his proposals to rewrite the rules of the financial system. But an informal survey of economists and regulatory experts finds no one convinced that the reforms being proposed can solve the problem. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm Fungal Disease Spreads Through Pacific NorthwestClimate change may be responsible for the spread of a virulent new strain of a mysterious fungal disease. First found on Vancouver Island, B.C., 11 years ago, Crytococcus gattii is spreading south through Washington and Oregon and several dozen people have died. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm Bull run! Chicago holds off LeBron, Cavs
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Apr 2010 | 9:47 pm Report: Health Overhaul Will Increase Nation's TabGovernment economic forecasters say President Obama's health care overhaul law will increase the nation's health care tab instead of bringing costs down. It also says Medicare cuts in the law may be unrealistic and unsustainable. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Apr 2010 | 8:34 pm NFL draft pick-by-pick recapsOklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford is selected first by the St. Louis Rams.1. With the first pick in the 2010 NFL draft, the St. Louis Rams select, as expected, Sam Bradford , quarterback from Oklahoma. Bradford, 6 feet 4, 218 pounds and the 2008 Heisman Trophy winner, started all 31 games in which he appeared for the Sooners, setting school records by completing 67.64% of his passes (604-of-893) for 8,403 yards and 88 touchdowns. Considering Blake Griffin is also from Oklahoma, it marks the second time both the NFL and NBA top picks come from the same school.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Apr 2010 | 8:34 pm U.S. Lawmakers Urge Russia Not To Stop AdoptionsGroup Asks President Medvedev to Intervene to Make Sure Adoptions in Progress Aren't HaltedSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Apr 2010 | 7:54 pm Goldman underwrote, invested in Lloyds refinance: reportNEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc was involved as an underwriter and an investor in Lloyds Banking Group Plc's 23.5 billion pound (US$36.1 billion) refinancing in late 2009, the Financial Times said on Thursday, citing four people involved in the capital raising.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Apr 2010 | 7:40 pm Video: Muslim Youth in AmericaBSNews.com's Heba Kanso takes a closer look at how connections between terrorism and radical Islam brought this religion to center stage, and has some young Muslim Americans fighting for their identity and explaining what they really stand for.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Apr 2010 | 7:29 pm IWC proposes limited commercial whale huntsThe International Whaling Commission has proposed allowing whale hunts with strict limits for minke and other species, replacing a ban in place since 1986.Japan, Norway and Iceland have continued whaling under a variety of exceptions...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Apr 2010 | 7:28 pm Fire chief in deadly Australian wildfires resignsMELBOURNE - The fire chief who was in charge during the deadly wildfires of 2009 has resigned in the wake of criticism that he failed to take an active role in managing the response to the disaster.Russell Rees, chief of Victoria...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Apr 2010 | 7:11 pm UK 3rd Party Leader Clegg Keeps Edge in DebateNick Clegg Keeps Momentum in Britain's Second Election Debate; Poll Gives Him Lead over PM Brown & Conservative David CameronSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Apr 2010 | 7:00 pm Blagojevich wants Obama to testify at his trialCHICAGO - Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's lawyers asked a federal judge on Thursday to issue a subpoena for President Barack Obama to testify as a witness at his corruption trial.Blagojevich said in court papers filed by...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Apr 2010 | 7:00 pm Report: Health overhaul will increase nation's tabGovernment economic forecasters say President Obama's healthcare overhaul will increase the nation's healthcare tab instead of bringing costs down. The report by economic experts at the Department of Health and Human Services, released late Thursday, says the healthcare remake will achieve Obama's aim of expanding coverage.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Apr 2010 | 6:38 pm Video: Plucking CoconutsIt's getting harder to fill traditional roles like the "coconut pluckers" in India as newer, high-paying job opportunities abound. Seth Doane reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Apr 2010 | 6:30 pm India's Progress Leaves Traditional Jobs BehindAs The Next Generation Pursues College and White-Collar Jobs, Who Will Pick The Coconuts?Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Apr 2010 | 6:30 pm Nuremberg prosecutor, 97, diesST. LOUIS - Whitney Harris, who was a member of the US legal team that prosecuted Nazis at Nuremberg after World War II, has died. He was 97.Harris was the last surviving of the three Nuremberg prosecutors, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Apr 2010 | 6:28 pm Deportation thwarted in schoolmate attackSAN FRANCISCO - A 13-year-old boy who faced deportation to Australia after he was arrested for punching a schoolmate and stealing 46 cents was granted legal residency, as his American stepfather criticised the San Francisco immigrant...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Apr 2010 | 6:24 pm Blasts in Thailand kill 1, injure 75Five grenades explode in Bangkok’s business district. An official says they originated in a park occupied by anti-government protesters, though the ‘Red Shirts’ reportedly deny responsibility.The political standoff in Thailand's capital turned deadly for the second time in two weeks Thursday when five grenade blasts in the business district killed at least one person and wounded 75.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Apr 2010 | 5:03 pm Judge turns down plea from Chelsea King's family to keep records secretA San Diego County judge Thursday turned down a plea from the family of murdered teenager Chelsea King to seal documents involving the police investigation and autopsy of their daughter.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Apr 2010 | 5:03 pm Vatican Claims No Role in Abuse of Wis. PriestRome: New Lawsuit Naming Pope and Other Top Officials is Just a Publicity StuntSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Apr 2010 | 5:00 pm Appeals court overturns conviction of Camp Pendleton Marine in 2006 killing of Iraqi man
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Apr 2010 | 4:37 pm Lawmakers: Candidates must prove citizenshipPHOENIX - Arizona lawmakers who still are not convinced President Barack Obama was born in the United States are pushing a bill that would require the president to show his birth certificate to get on the state's 2012 ballot.Opponents...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Apr 2010 | 4:06 pm "No Fly" Passenger Detained in Puerto Rico by US"Potential Person of Interest" Removed From Africa-to-New York Flight for Further QuestioningSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Apr 2010 | 4:00 pm 11 Pirate Suspects Headed for U.S.Suspects Face Prosecution after Allegedly Firing on 2 U.S. Naval Vessels in Recent WeeksSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Apr 2010 | 2:47 pm Man accused of killing Hollywood family may have stalked motherA man arrested in the slaying of a Hollywood family may have been obsessed with one of his victims, according to law enforcement sources.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Apr 2010 | 2:41 pm Doctors in Spain claim to have performed world's first full face transplantA team of 30 Spanish doctors claim to have successfully performed the world's first full face transplant.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 Apr 2010 | 12:40 pm Obama makes a pitch for stronger bank regulationsIn a speech in New York, the president says repeating mistakes that led to the financial crisis is ‘an outcome that is unacceptable’ and rebuts GOP claims that regulations will lead to more bailouts.President Obama made a case for tougher regulation of the nation's large banks Thursday while dismissing Republican charges that he is creating conditions for unending taxpayer bailouts.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Apr 2010 | 12:02 pm Estonia NATO Nuclear ArsenalEstonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet, left, speaks with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, center, during a group photo at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Tallinn, Estonia, Thursday, April...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Apr 2010 | 11:53 am Future of Belgium under threat over language rowThe "survival" of Belgium as a unified country was called into question last night after a row between French and Dutch speakers brought the government to the verge of collapse.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 Apr 2010 | 10:44 am Iceland volcano: stranded passengers face long battle for compensationStranded air passengers warned they could face a lengthy battle to reclaim the cost of hotels.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 Apr 2010 | 10:28 am Somalia ParliamentIn this Saturday April 18 2009 photo, members of the Somali Parliament raise their hands during a vote. Militants promised attacks against the politicians Thursday April 22 1010. Parliament, canceled...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Apr 2010 | 10:21 am General election 2010: Labour leadership defends Liberal DemocratsMinisters attempt to shield Nick Clegg from scrutiny in a sign Labour accepts the party needs Lib Dem help to stay in power.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 Apr 2010 | 9:09 am Belgium Government CrisisBelgian Premier Yves Leterme, left, leaves the royal palace in Laeken, near Brussels, after he met King Albert II, Thursday, April 22, 2010. Leterme's government collapsed Thursday after negotiations...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Apr 2010 | 7:12 am Britain Marmite MiffedA squeezable plastic jar of Marmite is seen in London, Thursday, April 22, 2010. The maker of Marmite spread is demanding that a far-right party stop using the product's image in election ads. Marmite's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Apr 2010 | 7:06 am Aptopix Greece Financial CrisisRiot police spray tear gas against protesters during a rally in Athens on Thursday, April 22, 2010. About 4,000 protesters marched as civil servants staged a 24-hour strike Thursday against austerity measures...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Apr 2010 | 6:33 am Vatican Church AbuseThis Jan. 22, 2010 photo shows Bishop James Moriarty of Kildare, Ireland. Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation Thursday, April 22, 2010 of Bishop Moriarty who admitted he didn't challenge the Dublin...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Apr 2010 | 6:33 am MIDEAST ISRAEL RENAISSANCE MASTERPIECEAn ancient Hebrew manuscript with illuminations made by master Italian artists from the late 1400s is presented to the media after its restoration at a paper laboratory at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Apr 2010 | 6:31 am Britain Election ManufacturingAsbestos is cleared from a closed industrial premises in Langley, central in England Monday, April 19, 2010. The dilapidation in the "Black Country" _ the heart of Britain's once powerhouse industrial...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Apr 2010 | 6:14 am Belgium to vote on Islamic veil banBelgium will today vote on whether to ban on wearing the Islamic burka in public, the first such move in Europe, just a day after the French government promised a similar law.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 Apr 2010 | 4:12 am Walter Mixa has admitted hitting children at an orphanage in the 1970s and 1980sGerman bishop Walter Mixa, seen here in 2007, has tendered his resignation to Pope Benedict XVI after admitting hitting children. The bishop of Augsburg said he hoped his actions would allow a "new start"...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Apr 2010 | 4:10 am Catholic Church child abuse scandal: Archbishop Vincent Nichols expresses 'deep shame'Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, referred to the "inadequate response by some church leaders" to "terrible crimes".Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 Apr 2010 | 4:01 am Sarath Fonseka orchestrated the military victory over the Tamil TigersSarath Fonseka waves as he arrives for the inauguration ceremony at the Sri Lankan parliament in Colombo. The former army chief has told AFP that his ongoing court martial was an attempt by the government...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Apr 2010 | 3:51 am Iceland volcano: Flights resume but ministers face calls for inquiry into shambolic' air banPassengers are still advised not to travel to airports unless their flight is confirmed as unaffected.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 Apr 2010 | 2:39 am
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