ECB's Weber urges swift Greek aid to prevent contagion

BERLIN (Reuters) - ECB Governing Council member Axel Weber said on Thursday the impact of any Greek debt default on other states would be "incalculable" and urged quick approval of an aid package to prevent market upheaval and contagion to other states.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:14 am

Radioactive material in scrapyard that killed 1 person traced to university lab in India

NEW DELHI (AP) — A scrap dealer who dismantled a machine once used by the chemistry class of a major Indian university died of radioactive poisoning, police said Thursday, raising concerns...



Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:14 am

B.C. report calls for reform of fire, rescue services

Report, which took three years to produce, makes 14 recommendations



Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:13 am

'Bigot' row clouds UK debate

Alan Johnson says it is "perfectly legitimate" to debate immigration, after the PM was heard calling a woman who raised it "bigoted".
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:11 am

Ex-Brockton official sentenced to a year in prison

BOSTON - The former head of Brockton's building department has been sentenced to a year in prison for accepting...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:10 am

ECB's Weber urges swift Greek aid to prevent contagion (Reuters)

Reuters - ECB Governing Council member Axel Weber said on Thursday the impact of any Greek debt default on other states would be "incalculable" and urged quick approval of an aid package to prevent market upheaval and contagion to other states.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:07 am

DA: Cape canoeist death was 'tragic accident'

PROVINCETOWN - Cape and Islands First Assistant District Attorney Michael Trudeau yesterday described the April...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:07 am

Ukraine probing alleged misuse of emissions funds from Japan, others+

(Kyodo) _ Ukrainian prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into allegations that senior officials of the previous Yulia Tymoshenko government misused state funds received from
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:06 am

Northern Ireland police arrest 2 suspected IRA dissidents over pipe bombs

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Northern Ireland police say they have arrested two suspected Irish Republican Army dissidents on suspicion of possessing pipe bombs.



Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:04 am

All-star country jam band opens Opry's 85th party

An all-star jam band of Vince Gill, Brad Paisley, Ricky Skaggs and Steve Wariner will kick off the Grand Ole Opry's 85th birthday celebration.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:01 am

Poll: Black teens more optimistic than peers

Bria Fleming has been through a lot in the last year, including her mother's hospitalization and job loss and a fire in their home. It'd be enough to get most 18-year-olds down.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am

Dilemma Of The Week: What To Call Conan’s New Talk Show

Hey, what are they gonna call this thing when it finally airs? That's the one bit of information that hasn’t made its way to the surface. Here are some alternative suggestions.



Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am

Building a better bank branch

Alberta-based ATB does away with the velvet ropes, gives customers a more personal experience



Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am

Are Big Banks jumping the gun?

The Bank of Canada hasn’t started raising rates yet, but Canada’s major lenders have started a cycle of increases



Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am

Warily eyeing the wards of the U.S. state

Of U.S. government-baild out quartet, Citigroup is only probable bet .. unless you go short



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Growth beats value, and when it doesn’t, it’s time to worry

Research shows that value investing approach pays off in bear and bull markets, in recessions and recoveries



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IPOs: You should always find out who's really getting paid

Some cash-out plans by company owners are more successful than others – sometimes surprisingly so



Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am

ETF picks for your portfolio

Esko Mickels, analyst at Morningstar Canada, offers his favourites in this Let's Talk Investing video



Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am

"Bigot" gaffe haunts UK PM before TV poll debate

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown needs a show-stopping performance in a final election debate on Thursday to offset a blaze of bad publicity after he was caught calling a supporter of his Labour Party "bigoted."



Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:58 am

Thai troops struggle to contain Bangkok protests

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai authorities said on Thursday they would intensify efforts to contain anti-government protests in Bangkok, after a soldier was killed in the latest clash of a seven-week old campaign to force early elections.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:55 am

Man stabs 28 children at kindergarten in China

Five of the children were in critical condition after third such rampage at a Chinese school this month



Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:55 am

Thai troops struggle to contain Bangkok protests (Reuters)

thai=Reuters - Thai authorities said on Thursday they would intensify efforts to contain anti-government protests in Bangkok, after a soldier was killed in the latest clash of a seven-week old campaign to force early elections.



Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:54 am

Thai protesters' rivals call for end to 'anarchy'

BANGKOK (AP) -- Thailand's pro-establishment Yellow Shirt activists demanded military action against anti-government Red Shirt protesters Thursday and an end to "anarchy" in the capital, a day after clashes turned a busy expressway into a deadly battle zone....
Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:54 am

Thai protesters' rivals call for end to 'anarchy'

Associated Press Writer BANGKOK Thailand's pro-establishment Yellow Shirt activists demanded military action against anti-government Red Shirt protesters Thursday and an end to "anarchy"...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:54 am

South Asian rival PMs hold talks

The Indian PM is due to meet his Pakistani counterpart in a few hours at a regional summit in Bhutan, India says.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:54 am

Leaking Oil Well Lacked Safeguard - Wall Street Journal


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South Korea Holds Funeral for Sailors - Wall Street Journal


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SEOUL—South Korea on Thursday laid to rest 46 sailors who died in the sinking of the patrol ship Cheonan near the maritime border with North Korea last month, in a series of emotional funeral events attended by President Lee Myung-bak, ...
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Goldman set to settle SEC fraud case soon: report (Reuters)

Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs, delivers testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Investigations Subcommittee hearing on Reuters - Goldman Sachs may soon settle its fraud case with the U.S. regulator, the New York Post reported on Thursday, opting to end a legal fight rather than endure a repeat of the public flogging it received this week.



Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:51 am

Goldman set to settle SEC fraud case soon: report

LONDON (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs may soon settle its fraud case with the U.S. regulator, the New York Post reported on Thursday, opting to end a legal fight rather than endure a repeat of the public flogging it received this week.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:51 am

Tiger Woods' golf rehab takes 2nd step at Quail Hollow

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Tiger Woods hopes his second step back on the PGA Tour is even better than his first. Woods'...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:51 am

South Korea buries sailors killed in ship sinking

DAEJEON, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea laid to rest 46 sailors killed in the sinking of a navy warship during an emotional and solemn burial Thursday, as officials vowed retaliation against those responsible for what many believe was a North Korean attack....
Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:50 am

The Ten Rejected Smurfs You Won't Be Seeing

Just when you thought "Fraggle Rock" was going to be the last childhood property of the '80s to get a comic book revamp comes the announcement that the original Smurf comics are going to be reprinted in America for the first time in years.



Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:50 am

Intel: Pakistan Taliban chief now believed alive

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud is now believed to have survived a U.S. missile strike earlier this year, but has lost clout within the militant network, a senior intelligence official said Thursday....
Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:49 am

Afghan MP says U.S. troops raid home, kill relative

NAZARABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S. troops raided the home of a female member of the Afghan parliament and killed a neighbor who was one of her relatives, the MP said on Thursday, an incident that sparked angry protests in the east.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:48 am

Afghan MP says U.S. troops raid home, kill relative (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. troops raided the home of a female member of the Afghan parliament and killed a neighbor who was one of her relatives, the MP said on Thursday, an incident that sparked angry protests in the east.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:48 am

Palestinians die in Gaza tunnel

Four Palestinians die in a smuggling tunnel under Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medics say.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:46 am

Miss. tornado couple receives wedding dress, trip

Days after a tornado obliterated their home and delayed their wedding, a Mississippi bride and groom say they feel blessed by the kindness of strangers, including the gift of a wedding dress from a jilted bride in Kentucky.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:45 am

Feds probe Boston hospital group

BOSTON - Federal authorities have opened in investigation into possible anticompetitive behavior in the way the...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:45 am

2 killed in attack on rights caravan

Undetermined number of foreigners and Mexican activists missing



Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:44 am

Siobhan Magnus' 'Idol' run comes to an end

It's over. America voted, and Siobhan Magnus is out of the running for Fox's "American Idol." ...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:43 am

Fur flies with Brendan Fraser, Brooke Shields

Together to promote their slapstick comedy "Furry Vengeance," Brendan Fraser and Brooke Shields have...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:43 am

Man stabs 28 children at kindergarten in China

TAIXING, China (AP) -- A knife-wielding man attacked a kindergarten class of 4-year-olds in eastern China on Thursday, slashing 28 children in the third such rampage at a Chinese school this month. Five of the children were in critical condition....
Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:40 am

Man stabs 28 children at kindergarten in China

A knife-wielding man attacked a kindergarten class of 4-year-olds in eastern China on Thursday, slashing 28 children in the third such rampage at a Chinese school this month. Five of the...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:40 am

Facebook Privacy: 8 Ways to Protect Yourself

You want to use Facebook, but you also want to keep your private information from being spread all over the Internet. The key is to understand how Facebook works, where your information is going, and how to navigate the service's labyrinth of privacy controls.



Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:40 am

US oil slick 'five times bigger'

New estimates from US officials suggest the oil spillage in the Gulf of Mexico is five times worse than previously thought.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:38 am

Cape project's cost to feds, Mass. customers still up in air

U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar yesterday approved the Cape Wind project even though he and other officials...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:38 am

Indian radioactive death probed

Authorities at Delhi University investigate how radioactive waste which killed a man was sold as scrap.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:33 am

Golf: Kamii sets early pace at Crowns+

(Kyodo) _ Kunihiro Kamii shot a bogey-free 5-under 65 to take a one- stroke lead after the first round of The Crowns on Thursday. Kamii had three birdies on the front nine and added two
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:33 am

Mass. Cape Wind gets thumbs up, thumbs down (AP)

FILE - In this July 27, 2006 file photo, wind turbines stand clustered offshore in Dronten, the Netherlands.  U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will announce Wednesday, April 28, 2010, his decision whether the Cape Wind project can proceed off the Cape Cod coast in Massachusetts, clearing the way for the construction of a 130-turbine wind farm in the Nantucket Sound. (AP Photo/ Peter Dejong, File)AP - With federal approval behind them, developers of what would be the nation's first offshore wind farm still have a tough journey ahead before finally producing power in the waters off Cape Cod.



Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:30 am

Last chance to woo UK voters in final TV debate - The Associated Press


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Afghan lawmaker's relative killed in night raid

Hundreds of people take to the streets in protest, shouting ‘Death to America!’



Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:30 am

Terror suspect families get aid

A European court says social aid should be given to the spouses of terror suspects, overturning a Treasury ruling.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:28 am

Last chance to woo UK voters in final TV debate

LONDON - Britain's three main candidates in the neck-and-neck parliamentary election campaign will face off...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:26 am

Russia and US to discuss adoption

US and Russian officials are to discuss the suspended adoption of Russian orphans by American families.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:24 am

Europe 'must act fast' on Greece

Greece risks becoming "the Lehman Brothers of the sovereign debt crisis", a senior former minister tells the BBC.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:23 am

Prosecutors investigate Ukraine parliament chaos

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukrainian prosecutors say they are considering filing charges against parliament members who hurled eggs and set off smoke bombs in the chamber as lawmakers ratified a controversial agreement with Russia....
Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:22 am

Prosecutors investigate Ukraine parliament chaos

Ukrainian prosecutors say they are considering filing charges against parliament members who hurled eggs and set off smoke bombs in the chamber as lawmakers ratified a controversial...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:22 am

Prosecutors investigate disorder in Ukraine's legislature during vote on Russian navy deal

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian prosecutors say they are considering filing charges against parliament members who hurled eggs and set off smoke bombs in the chamber as lawmakers ratified a...



Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:22 am

Louisiana coast under threat as oil spill worsens (AFP)

A boat uses a protective boom to collect oil leaking from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico. A giant oil slick threatened Thursday to pollute the fragile wetlands of Louisiana, as officials warned that toxic crude was pouring into the Gulf of Mexico five times faster than previously thought.(AFP/Getty Images/Chris Graythen)AFP - A giant oil slick threatened Thursday to pollute the fragile wetlands of Louisiana, as officials warned that toxic crude was pouring from a ruptured well into the Gulf of Mexico five times faster than previously thought.



Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:21 am

Officials: Leaks spewing more oil into Gulf

NEW ORLEANS - A massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is even worse than officials believed and the federal government...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:21 am

Tough AZ immigration law facing new road blocks - Washington Post


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Tough AZ immigration law facing new road blocks
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AP PHOENIX -- A referendum drive and a lawsuit have emerged as potential road blocks to Arizona's tough new law on illegal immigration that has thrust the state into the national spotlight. ...
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:21 am

Obama to deliver eulogy, present teacher award

President Barack Obama will deliver the eulogy Thursday morning at the funeral of civil rights leader Dorothy Height (hyt).
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:16 am

Golf: The Crowns 1st-round results+

(Kyodo) _ Leading scores Thursday after the first round of The Crowns at Nagoya Golf Club, Wago Course (6,545 yards, par 70) in Aichi Prefecture (Japanese unless noted): Kunihiro Kamii
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:15 am

Yankees defeat Orioles, but Joe Girardi miffed at Orioles' pitcher

BALTIMORE - The last time Joe Girardi was unhappy with Jeremy Guthrie he expressed his frustration from the dugout. Wednesday...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:14 am

Man Stabs 28 Children at Kindergarten in China

Five Students in Critical Condition; Violence Latest in String of Attacks on Children in Schools

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:14 am

Children injured in China attack

At least 28 children and three adults are stabbed at a Chinese pre-school, the third such attack in a month.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:14 am

Top Taliban leader 'still alive'

Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud survived an American drone attack in January, intelligence sources say.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:13 am

Credit-rating agencies loom large in Europe crisis

The rating agencies that sort good investments from junk are once again injecting fear into financial markets. Only this time it's for warning investors about a possible threat — Europe's debt crisis — rather than for failing to see one coming.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:11 am

Afghan lawmaker's relative killed in night raid

KABUL (AP) -- NATO and Afghan forces raided a lawmaker's home and fatally shot the woman's brother-in-law during a nighttime operation in eastern Afghanistan, sending hundreds of people into the streets shouting "Death to America!" in protest, the lawmaker said Thursday....
Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:11 am

Afghan lawmaker's relative killed in night raid

NATO and Afghan forces raided a lawmaker's home and fatally shot the woman's brother-in-law during a nighttime operation in eastern Afghanistan, sending hundreds of people into the streets...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:11 am

India, Pakistan leaders meet, seek diplomatic thaw - Reuters


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India, Pakistan leaders meet, seek diplomatic thaw
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THIMPHU, Bhutan (Reuters) - The prime ministers of India and Pakistan held their first meeting in nine months on Thursday, aiming to end a diplomatic stalemate since the 2008 Mumbai attacks, although hopes of a breakthrough remain muted. ...
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:10 am

Finally! US’ First Offshore Wind Farm OK’d by Interior

In what might signal the end of a nine-year long battle for the first offshore wind farm in the United States, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today announced the approval of the 468-megawatt, Cape Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts.



Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:10 am

Boy to be sentenced in Border Patrol agent's death

A 17-year-old Mexican faces a maximum penalty of life in prison when he is sentenced for killing a Border Patrol agent who was shot eight times in the head, neck and torso in a remote mountainous area.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:08 am

Chinese man stabs children in kindergarten, 31 hurt

BEIJING (Reuters) - A knife-wielding man injured 28 children, two teachers and a security guard in a kindergarten in eastern China, state media reported on Thursday, the fourth such stabbing case in recent weeks.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:08 am

India, Pakistan leaders meet, seek diplomatic thaw

THIMPHU, Bhutan (Reuters) - The prime ministers of India and Pakistan held their first meeting in nine months on Thursday, aiming to end a diplomatic stalemate since the 2008 Mumbai attacks, although hopes of a breakthrough remain muted.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:06 am

Fla. gov. on cusp of independent bid for US Senate (AP)

FILE - In a Tuesday, April 27, 2010 photo, Gov. Charlie Crist speaks  during a news conference in Tallahassee, Fla. Crist appears to be setting the stage to drop out of the GOP Senate primary and run as an independent for the US Senate primary.  Crist will announce his plans at 5 p.m. Thursday in his hometown of St. Petersburg.   (AP Photo/Steve Cannon, File)AP - The very thing that once made Gov. Charlie Crist the clear Republican choice to run for U.S. Senate is also what will perhaps make it inevitable that he will eventually buck the party to run as an independent: his embrace — literally and figuratively — of bipartisanship.



Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:06 am

Hundreds protest death of Afghan lawmaker's kin in NATO raid

The Western alliance doesn't identify the victim, but says he refused commands to drop a weapon.

Hundreds of people shouting, "Death to America!" protested in the streets of eastern Afghanistan on Thursday after a nighttime military raid resulted in the death of an Afghan lawmaker's brother-in-law.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:06 am

Embattled SCLC Struggles To Remain Relevant

Civil rights leaders Dorothy Height and Benjamin Hooks died this month. The organizations they led were in the forefront of the fight for equal rights. Those organizations are struggling to stay relevant. And nowhere is that struggle more evident than in the organization founded by Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:05 am

U.S. extradites Bosnian Serb suspected of genocide (Reuters)

Reuters - The United States has extradited to Bosnia a Serb former soldier under investigation for genocide during the 1995 massacre of Muslims in Srebrenica, Bosnia's state prosecutor said on Thursday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:03 am

U.S. extradites Bosnian Serb suspected of genocide

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - The United States has extradited to Bosnia a Serb former soldier under investigation for genocide during the 1995 massacre of Muslims in Srebrenica, Bosnia's state prosecutor said on Thursday.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:03 am

Deadly school attacks in China

China has witnessed a series of assaults by knife-wielding attackers on schools in recent years. Many have been blamed on personal grudges or people with psychiatric problems:
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:02 am

Deadly school attacks in China

China has witnessed a series of assaults by knife-wielding attackers on schools in recent years. Many have been blamed on personal grudges or people with psychiatric problems:



Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:01 am

Gazprom's Q4 2009 net profit rises tenfold

Russia's largest gas producer Gazprom says its net profit in the fourth quarter of 2009 rose nearly tenfold compared to a year ago as its gas sales picked up.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:01 am

Eurozone economic sentiment up strongly in April

Official figures show economic sentiment in the 16 countries that use the euro rose above its long-term average during April despite mounting concerns about the debt crisis afflicting Greece.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:00 am

Baseball: Kim gets 4 RBIs, Lotte back in 1st place+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: TO BE LED) Kim Tae Kyun went 3-for-5 with four RBIs as the Lotte Marines beat the Seibu Lions 10-5 Thursday to move back into first place in the Pacific League. ...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 29 Apr 2010 | 3:00 am

Thai protesters' rivals call for end to 'anarchy'

Thailand's pro-establishment Yellow Shirt activists demanded military action against anti-government Red Shirt protesters Thursday and an end to "anarchy" in the capital, a day after...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:59 am

Weather forecast for Friday+

(Kyodo) _ Weather forecast for Friday, April 30: Tokyofair Osaka fair Nagoya fair>cloudy Sapporocloudy/rain Sendaifair>cloudy Niigatafair/cloudy Hiroshimafair>cloudy Takamatsufair...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:58 am

"Bigot" gaffe haunts UK PM before TV poll debate (Reuters)

Conservative Party leader, David Cameron, addresses an audience at The Oasis centre in south London April 27, 2010. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown needs a show-stopping performance in a final election debate on Thursday to offset a blaze of bad publicity after he was caught calling a supporter of his Labour Party "bigoted."



Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:53 am

Obama to honor Height as godmother of civil rights

President Barack Obama will deliver the eulogy Thursday for the late Dorothy I. Height, a woman he calls the godmother of the civil rights movement.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:51 am

Last chance to woo UK voters in final TV debate

LONDON (AP) -- Britain's three main candidates in the neck-and-neck parliamentary election campaign will face off for the last time in a TV debate Thursday night, tackling the issue of how to repair the fragile economy....
Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:51 am

Last chance to woo UK voters in final TV debate (AP)

Representatives from a bookmakers walk with greyhound racing dogs and wear masks depicting the main political party leaders, from left to right, Britain's Prime Minister and leader of the Labour party Gordon Brown, the opposition Conservative party leader David Cameron and the Liberal Democrats party leader Nick Clegg, by the Houses of Parliament in London, Monday, April 26, 2010.  Britain will hold a national election on May 6. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - Britain's three main candidates in the neck-and-neck parliamentary election campaign will face off for the last time in a TV debate Thursday night, tackling the issue of how to repair the fragile economy.



Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:51 am

Comcast Wins Worst Company In America Award

Comcast beat runner-up Ticketmaster in the last round of voting by a margin of 59 to 41 percent -- ending a two-year losing streak that saw it crushed by AIG in 2009 and run over by Countrywide Home Loans in 2008.



Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:40 am

Election 2010: Immigration not off limits, says Johnson - BBC News


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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:31 am

Afghan lawmaker's relative killed in night raid, sending hundreds into streets to protest

KABUL (AP) — NATO and Afghan forces raided a lawmaker's home and fatally shot the woman's brother-in-law during a nighttime operation in eastern Afghanistan, sending hundreds of people into the ...



Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:26 am

Pakistan Taliban Leader May be Alive, After All

Renewed Confusion Over Fate of Hakimullah Mehsud as Some Senior Intel Officials say He Survived U.S. Strike

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:26 am

Marlon Byrd Makes Incredible No-Look, Behind-The-Back Catch

First Mark Buehrle makes his incredible play for the White Sox this season. Now a Chicago Cub has answered.



Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:20 am

Australia proposes tough cigarette packaging rules

SYDNEY (AP) -- Tobacco companies would be forced to use plain, logo-free packaging on their cigarettes in a bid to make them less attractive to smokers under legislation introduced Thursday by Australia's government, which dubbed the move a world-first....
Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:18 am

Florida's Gov. Crist on cusp of independent Senate bid

The very thing that once made Gov. Charlie Crist the clear Republican choice to run for U.S. Senate is also what will perhaps ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:16 am

Everyday People Making Thousands as Amateur Paparazzi

Thanks to cell phones, pocket cameras, and the web, MeetTheFamous.com has created a new website for everyday people to upload their candid celebrity photos and make tons of money.



Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:10 am

Olivia Munn on Nude PETA Ad: 'What's the Problem?'

First off, she says, she's not actually nude, she just looks that way. Second, elephants are people, too. Wait. Well, something like that.



Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:10 am

When Celebrities Tweet From 30,000 Feet

As everyone with a tech-savvy friend knows, "I'm writing this from 30,000 feet!" is the "I'm talking to you on my new car phone!" of 2010. As Marshall McLuhan predicted, the medium is truly the message. If celebs aren't simply bragging about using the new technology, they're kvetching about the flight or promoting something.



Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 29 Apr 2010 | 2:10 am

Fla. gov. on cusp of independent bid for US Senate - The Associated Press


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Fla. gov. on cusp of independent bid for US Senate
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The very thing that once made Gov. Charlie Crist the clear Republican choice to run for US Senate is also what will perhaps make it inevitable that he will eventually buck the party to run as an independent: his embrace — literally ...
Florida governor, trailing in Senate primary race, to run as independentBoston Globe
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:54 am

Sarkozy, Bruni hike Great Wall, wander Ming Tombs on sightseeing break during China visit

BEIJING (AP) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, walked the centuries-old Great Wall and wandered the imperial Ming Tombs on a sightseeing stop Thursday d...



Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:53 am

IOC strips 2000 Olympic bronze from China; Gives to US

The International Olympic Committee has stripped China of its bronze medal from the women's team competition at the 2000 Sydney Games for using an underage gymnast.



Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:46 am

Australia May Outlaw Cigarette Pack Art

Legislation Proposed by Government Would Force Generic Packaging, Replace Logos with Health Warning

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:39 am

Knife-wielding man stabs 28 children at kindergarten in China, 3rd such rampage in a month

TAIXING, China (AP) — A knife-wielding man attacked a kindergarten class of 4-year-olds in eastern China on Thursday, slashing 28 children in the third such rampage at a Chinese school this mont...



Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:30 am

Officials: Pakistan Taliban chief now believed to be alive

Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud is now believed to have survived a U.S. missile strike earlier this year, but has lost ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:23 am

Van Hollen Doesn't Want To Repeat 1994 Surprise

As chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, it's Rep. Chris Van Hollen's job to make sure Democrats don't lose control of Congress in November elections. Historically, it's been difficult for a new president's party to hold onto all their seats. Van Hollen tells Steve Inskeep that he doesn't want a repeat of 1994 when Republicans won mid term elections.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:16 am

GOP Gives Life To Bill Overhauling Financial Regs

The financial regulatory bill has made it to the Senate floor for debate. Republicans had successfully blocked it three times. But late Wednesday, under threat of an all night session, they relented and let the bill go forward. Republicans say it was worth it because they have gotten some concessions on the bill, and will attempt to change it on the Senate floor.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:12 am

Down, not out: Nuggets stay alive vs. Jazz

Denver's Carmelo Anthony tries to drive around Utah's Wesley Matthews during Game 5 of their series Wednesday night.Carmelo Anthony got the help he was begging for, J.R. Smith found his long-range touch and the Denver Nuggets avoided elimination with a 116-102 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:11 am

Afghans protest death of lawmaker's relative

Hundreds of people protested Thursday in the streets of eastern Afghanistan after a military raid resulted in the death of an Afghan lawmaker's brother-in-law.

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:06 am

Regional wind farms get boost from Cape Cod approval - Philadelphia Inquirer


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Regional wind farms get boost from Cape Cod approval
Philadelphia Inquirer
Offshore wind developers in New Jersey and Delaware applauded an announcement Wednesday by the Obama administration to allow the Cape Wind project off Cape Cod to go forward. After being mired in bitter battles over its economic ...
Mass. Cape Wind gets thumbs up, thumbs downThe Associated Press
Interior OKs contentious wind farm in NortheastSan Francisco Chronicle
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:06 am

Afghan Taliban getting stronger, Pentagon says

A Pentagon assessment, while expressing confidence in U.S. strategy, says the movement has flourished despite repeated assaults.

A Pentagon report presented a sobering new assessment Wednesday of the Taliban-led insurgency in Afghanistan, saying that its abilities are expanding and its operations are increasing in sophistication, despite recent major offensives by U.S. forces in the militants' heartland.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am

Analysis: Congressional earmarks to colleges $2 billion

Colleges, universities and other academic organizations received just shy of $2 billion in grants directed to them by individual ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am

Republicans agree to debate financial reform in full Senate

A concession by Democrats and the GOP’s growing awareness of public anger over Wall Street’s role in the financial crisis apparently help end a delaying tactic on the proposed regulatory overhaul.

Ending three straight days of solid opposition, Senate Republicans agreed Wednesday to start a full-scale debate on the most far-reaching proposals to toughen regulation of financial institutions since the Great Depression.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am

Calexico schools struggle to recover from quake

Teachers hold classes in the city library and track teams practice at a local park after a 7.2 quake south of nearby Mexicali closed all 13 campuses.

The Calexico High School Bulldogs track team is preparing to defend its league championship at the biggest meet of the season Thursday.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am

Greece's fiscal woes threaten the U.S.

A widening financial crisis in Europe is threatening to put a damper on the economic recovery in the U.S. and abroad just as the American economy is gathering steam.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am

Tensions rise over Haiti tent camps

Three months after the earthquake, schools and businesses want their land back.

Displaced and homeless, the 10,000 earthquake victims crowding the school grounds of the Lycee Jean Jacques are feeling the sting of a new label: unwanted guests.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 29 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am

Intel: Pakistan Taliban Chief Now Believed Alive

Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud is now believed to have survived a U.S. missile strike earlier this year, but has lost clout within the militant network, a senior intelligence official said Thursday.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 Apr 2010 | 12:57 am

Intel: Pakistan Taliban Chief Now Believed Alive

Revelation contradicts initial confidence among U.S. and Pakistani intelligence officials that the brash militant leader had been killed in a mid-January missile attack in Waziristan.



Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 12:52 am

Intel official: Pakistan Taliban chief now believed alive, not killed by US missile in January

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Intel official: Pakistan Taliban chief now believed alive, not killed by US missile in January.



Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 12:35 am

Thailand's rival protest group calls for end to 'anarchy' and military action to restore peace

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's pro-establishment Yellow Shirt activists demanded military action against anti-government Red Shirt protesters Thursday and an end to "anarchy" in the capital, a day af...



Source: FOXNews.com | 29 Apr 2010 | 12:24 am

Chavez foes fielding unified lineup for election

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Foes of President Hugo Chavez have largely put their differences aside and come up with a unified lineup of candidates, hoping to win control of a congress that has done the socialist leader's bidding for years....
Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 29 Apr 2010 | 12:09 am

New health care law traps some in pricey state plans

About 200,000 Americans whose illnesses have kept them from getting regular health insurance will not be allowed to enroll this ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 29 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am

Oil spill five times as large as earlier thought

Another leak has been found near the site where a drilling rig sank last week. Louisiana fishermen fear the effects on their livelihoods.

The amount of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from an oil rig disaster is five times as large as had been believed, the Coast Guard said Wednesday night.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 28 Apr 2010 | 11:56 pm

Crist Expected To Make Senate Run As Independent

Florida Governor Charlie Crist will announce on Thursday whether he'll leave the Republican party and seek election to the U.S. Senate as an independent. The announcement will end weeks of speculation about whether Crist will abandon the GOP after falling far behind conservative Marco Rubio in the polls.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 28 Apr 2010 | 11:39 pm

Coast Guard's new oil-leak estimate higher

The Coast Guard revised the amount of oil spewing from a damaged wellhead at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico to 5,000 barrels ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 28 Apr 2010 | 11:34 pm

Got milk? Only if it comes from a cow, group argues

Producers of soy, almond, rice or hemp milk would have to call it "imitation milk" if the FDA agrees with the National Milk Producers ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 28 Apr 2010 | 11:24 pm

U.S. panel: 13 nations violate religious freedom

A teenager poses for pictures in front of Beijing's East Cathedral, a state-sanctioned Catholic church in a nation criticized by a U.S. panel for violating religious freedom.Saudi Arabia and China are among 13 countries a U.S. government panel named on Thursday as serious violators of religious freedom.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 28 Apr 2010 | 11:19 pm

Coast Guard: New oil leak in Gulf of Mexico

A boat works to collect oil leaked from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico on April 28, near New Orleans.The Coast Guard said a new leak was found at the site where an oil platform exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 28 Apr 2010 | 11:17 pm

Iran, Egypt ready for battle at U.N. nuclear meeting - Reuters


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Iran, Egypt ready for battle at U.N. nuclear meeting
Reuters
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters)- Iran and Egypt are gearing up for battle against the United States and its allies over Israel and developing countries' rights to atomic technology at a major meeting on the Non-Proliferation Treaty. ...
UN Chief Seeks to Strengthen Nuclear PactNew York Times
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 28 Apr 2010 | 11:16 pm

Australia proposes tough cigarette packaging rules

Tobacco companies would be forced to use plain, logo-free packaging on their cigarettes in a bid to make them less attractive to smokers under legislation introduced Thursday by Australia's government, which dubbed the move a world-first.

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 28 Apr 2010 | 11:15 pm

Space balloon launch goes wrong

The launch of a giant space balloon went badly wrong in the Australian Outback when the vehicle and its heavy payload of scientific equipment broke from a mooring and dragged across the desert, overturning an SUV and narrowly missing...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 28 Apr 2010 | 11:13 pm

Iran, Egypt ready for battle at U.N. nuclear meeting

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters)- Iran and Egypt are gearing up for battle against the United States and its allies over Israel and developing countries' rights to atomic technology at a major meeting on the Non-Proliferation Treaty.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Apr 2010 | 11:06 pm

Man stabs 28 kids at kindergarten in China

A knife-wielding man wounded 28 children and three adults Thursday at a kindergarten in eastern Jiangsu province, the second such violent assault at a Chinese school in two days.

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 28 Apr 2010 | 11:06 pm

Hamas: Egypt forces gas, kill 4 tunnel smugglers

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Egyptian forces pumped gas into a cross-border tunnel used to smuggle goods into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing four Palestinians, Hamas officials said....
Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 28 Apr 2010 | 10:58 pm

Man stabs 28 children, 3 adults at kindergarten in China

A knife-wielding man wounded 28 children and three adults Thursday at a kindergarten in eastern Jiangsu province, the second ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 28 Apr 2010 | 10:37 pm

Australia Cigarette Labeling

A woman holds a packet of cigarettes in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, April 29, 2010. Tobacco companies would be forced to use plain, logo-free packaging on their cigarettes in a bid to make them less attractive...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 28 Apr 2010 | 10:32 pm

Bucks ground Hawks, grab 3-2 series lead

Milwaukee's Brandon Jennings drives around Atlanta's Al Horford. Jennings helped the Bucks to a Game 5 win on Wednesday.Brandon Jennings scored 25 points, Kurt Thomas drew a crucial charging foul against Joe Johnson and the Bucks stunned the home team with a 14-0 run late in the game, beating the favored Hawks 91-87 on Wednesday night for a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 28 Apr 2010 | 10:29 pm

South Korea Ship Sinks

Choi Won-il, captain of the sunken South Korean naval ship Cheonan, holds a portrait of a victim during a funeral ceremony at a navy base at Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul Thursday, April 29, 2010. South Korea...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 28 Apr 2010 | 10:24 pm

Six months to November elections, with dates to watch

With six months to go before midterm elections, Republicans boast they can regain control of the House and Democrats argue that ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 28 Apr 2010 | 10:23 pm

Canadiens complete NHL stunner, oust Caps

Montreal's Brian Gionta celebrates a goal by teammate Marc-Andre Bergeron against Washington. The Canadiens stunned the East's No. 1 seed, 2-1, on Wednesday.Led by Jaroslav Halak’s spectacular, acrobatic goaltending, the Montreal Canadiens slowed Alex Ovechkin and the rest of the Washington Capitals’ high-powered offense to complete an unlikely comeback and eliminate the NHL’s best regular-season team in the first round.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 28 Apr 2010 | 10:15 pm

Participation rate has Census officials 'dancing'

Race and ethnicity have less to do with people's willingness to return their 2010 Census forms than social and economic factors ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 28 Apr 2010 | 10:09 pm

Man stabs 28 kindergarteners

A knife-wielding man wounded 28 children and three adults Thursday at a kindergarten in eastern Jiangsu province, the second such violent assault at a Chinese school in two days.Five of the students were in critical condition...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 28 Apr 2010 | 10:04 pm

New Tarmac Rule Gives Air Travelers Exit Privilege

Starting Thursday, airline passengers stuck on the tarmac will have some redress. A new federal rule requires airlines to give passengers the option to exit the plane if it's still on the tarmac three hours after leaving the gate. Airlines face a hefty fine of $27,500 per passenger for failing to comply.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 28 Apr 2010 | 10:01 pm

How Exercise Might Help Keep Alzheimer's At Bay

People who spend their lives exercising their minds and bodies seem to delay the onset of Alzheimer's, according to an expert panel convened by the National Institutes of Health. Now scientists are trying to figure out how activity protects the brain.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 28 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm

European Airlines Must Pay Stranded Passengers

The European Commission says "maximum pressure" will be put on European airlines to reimburse travelers delayed by the volcanic ash disruption. The EU has strict rules requiring passengers be compensated for delayed air travel. Some budget airlines complain that it is unfair to ask them to pay the cost of meals and hotel rooms that far outweigh the original fare.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 28 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm

Supreme Court Rules For Mojave Cross

The court rules that the lower courts went too far in ordering the dismantling of a cross erected on public land to honor the soldiers who died in World War I. It said the Constitution does not require the eradication of all religious symbols in the public realm.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 28 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm

‘American Idol’ loses its most interesting singer

Siobhan Magnus was never the best, but always did enough to keep her out of trouble — until this week.Siobhan Magnus became the seventh singer, and the fifth woman, voted off “Idol” on Wednesday, depriving the show of arguably its most interesting finalist.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 28 Apr 2010 | 9:26 pm

Lester’s 11 Ks baffle Jays; Red Sox sweep series

Boston's Jon Lester throws against the Blue Jays. Lester struck out 11 batters in the Red Sox's win.Jon Lester struck out 11 in seven innings and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 28 Apr 2010 | 9:22 pm

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) speaks with Gillian Duffy

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) speaks with Gillian Duffy during a campaign visit to Rochdale, north-west England. Britain's ruling Labour Party saw their election campaign thrown into disarray...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 28 Apr 2010 | 8:54 pm

VIDEO: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is caught out calling a voter a "bigoted woman". Duration: 00:56

VIDEO: Prime Minister Gordon Brown is caught out calling a voter a "bigoted woman" barely a week before the British general election. Duration: 00:56
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 28 Apr 2010 | 8:54 pm

A mannequin depicting Gordon Brown is used to illustrate a 'Hung Parliament'

A mannequin depicting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is used to illustrate a 'Hung Parliament' outside the London Dungeons. Britain's ruling Labour Party saw their election campaign thrown into disarray...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 28 Apr 2010 | 8:54 pm

Obama to Nominate Three to Fed Board - Wall Street Journal


Reuters

Obama to Nominate Three to Fed Board
Wall Street Journal
President Barack Obama plans to nominate two economists and a lawyer to the Federal Reserve Board on Thursday, reshaping the central bank's top ranks at a critical period for financial regulation and monetary policy. ...
Obama to name Yellen as Fed's No. 2The Associated Press
Obama to nominate three for FedLos Angeles Times
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 28 Apr 2010 | 8:22 pm

UK election gaffe: Brown calls voter a bigot

LONDON - Britain's bedraggled Prime Minister Gordon Brown walked into a political train wreck today after forgetting to turn off his microphone.He described a loyal Labour voter as a bigot for asking about immigration, blamed...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 28 Apr 2010 | 8:20 pm

Police dismiss mental patient link in nurse's murder

Australian police have dismissed speculation that a mentally ill patient may have murdered New Zealand-born nurse Michelle Beets.However, detectives on the case are going through lists of patients, colleagues and friends she has...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 28 Apr 2010 | 8:11 pm

Candidate For Top Union Job Withdraws From Race

The SEIU's No. 2 official, Anna Burger, was backed by retiring President Andy Stern to succeed him, but some analysts immediately questioned how popular Burger would be with the membership. Her move makes it almost certain that Mary Kay Henry, head of the union's health care division, will become its new president next month.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 28 Apr 2010 | 8:07 pm

Fresh oil leak sprung in Gulf of Mexico

A new oil leak has been discovered at the site in the Gulf of Mexico where a drilling rig exploded and sank, and experts now estimate that five times more oil has been spilling into the water a day than previously believed.However,...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 28 Apr 2010 | 8:00 pm

Puerto Rico Squatter Community

Residents sit in the Villas Del Sol community, a settlement of plywood and cement shacks in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Tuesday April 27, 2010. A petition filed Wednesday with the Inter-American Commission...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 28 Apr 2010 | 7:46 pm

Goldman Sachs deal in fraud case involved unsophisticated investors

King County in Washington state is suing IKB, the German bank that sold it securities in the deal, and three big rating firms. IKB says the suit is ‘without merit.’



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 28 Apr 2010 | 7:32 pm

Man left infants in trash bin

A US man who left an infant and a toddler in a plastic trash bin on a hot July day has been sentenced to 17 years in prison.Tommie Johnson Jr., 39, cried and apologised before his sentencing in Toledo, Ohio today.Prosecutors...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 28 Apr 2010 | 7:30 pm

Homeless to hero on an NYC street

Belatedly, Hugo Tale-Yax was honored as a hero for his actions, as family and friends gathered Wednesday to pay their respects ...



Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 28 Apr 2010 | 7:29 pm

Samoa's PM hits out at Fiji

A year after Fiji's suspension from the Pacific Islands Forum, Samoa's prime minister says the forums's Suva headquarters should be moved.Fiji was suspended from the forum after the South Pacific nation's self-elected Prime Minister...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 28 Apr 2010 | 7:15 pm

2 jail escapees are captured in Castaic

Authorities have captured two armed-robbery suspects who escaped early Wednesday from the Castaic jail where they were being held during trial.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 28 Apr 2010 | 7:10 pm

Video: Another Case of the Open Mic

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown made an off-the-cuff remark when calling a campaigner a "bigoted woman". As Mark Phillips reports, an open microphone came back to haunt him.

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 28 Apr 2010 | 6:00 pm

Republicans back down on financial reform

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A three-day Senate standoff over efforts to overhaul financial regulation ended on Wednesday as Republicans dropped efforts to block a Democratic bill in exchange for a handful of concessions.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Apr 2010 | 5:58 pm

Slain nurse 'ambushed'

A New Zealand-born nurse ambushed and killed on the veranda of her home in an upmarket Sydney suburb was possibly the victim of a man who preyed on her.Michelle Beets, a nurse for almost 40 years, had dedicated her life to helping...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 28 Apr 2010 | 5:00 pm

California ready for earthquakes

In a state that averages about five earthquakes a year, it pays to be prepared.California geology officials have today released an updated seismic activity map that they hope will improve earthquake preparedness.The map, an...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 28 Apr 2010 | 4:00 pm

Woman decapitated by chainsaw

Texas police are searching for a man who allegedly used a chain saw to decapitate his wife before leaving her body in the street near their suburban Dallas home.Maria Corona's body was found by a postal worker outside the family's...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 28 Apr 2010 | 3:35 pm

Street Cleaners Paint Over Banksy Art

The Crew Accidentally Painted Over Stencil of Rat Painted by Famed British Graffiti Artist

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 28 Apr 2010 | 3:30 pm

Mexico Caravan Attacked

A bullet-riddled vehicle is parked along a highway near the town of San Juan Copala, Mexico, Wednesday, April 28, 2010. Mexican officials say a Finnish man and a local political activist were killed when...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 28 Apr 2010 | 3:27 pm

Day in Pictures

A Glimpse at the Day's News as Seen Through a Camera Lens

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 28 Apr 2010 | 2:41 pm

Unlikely Result of Gaza Tension: Bodybuilding

Modesty-Concerned Hamas Doesn't Object to Oiled-Up Bodybuilding, As Long as Only Men Are Able to Watch

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 28 Apr 2010 | 1:00 pm

Man Stabs 15 Students, Teacher at Chinese School

Injuries are Serious but Not Life Threatening; Suspect in Custody; Attack Comes Same Day Another School Attacker Is Executed

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 28 Apr 2010 | 1:00 pm

This court sketch made on April 27 shows Panama's former dictator Manuel Noriega

This court sketch made on April 27 shows Panama's former dictator Manuel Noriega at Paris' court house. Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli said Wednesday that his country will ask France to extradite...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 28 Apr 2010 | 12:14 pm

Mexico Drug War

An army soldier stands guard outside a bar in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Wednesday, April 28, 2010. According to police authorities, gunmen dragged 8 men out of this bar in the...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 28 Apr 2010 | 11:57 am

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a meeting at Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia. Chavez vowed Wednesday he would not interfere in Brazil's...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 28 Apr 2010 | 11:36 am

Spain Downgraded as Europe Debt Crisis Widens

Financial Woes Spread Beyond Greece, Portugal as EU Seeks to Reassure Markets

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 28 Apr 2010 | 11:30 am

Laura Bush speaks about car crash which killed friend

Laura Bush, the former US First Lady, has spoken for the first time about causing a car crash in which a high school friend was killed.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 28 Apr 2010 | 11:23 am

Video: U.K. PM Caught Calling Woman 'Bigoted'

Prime Minister Gordon Brown apologized after he was caught on microphone calling a grandmother "bigoted" after the two chatted in front of the media.

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 28 Apr 2010 | 10:27 am

Gordon Brown says he is a 'penitent sinner' as he apologises for 'bigot' remark

Gordon Brown has apologised in person to Gillian Duffy, the Labour voter he called a "bigot", describing himself as a "penitent sinner" as he left her home in Rochdale.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 28 Apr 2010 | 9:31 am

General Election 2010: Gordon Brown versus Gillian Duffy: transcript in full

Here is the exchange in full between Gordon Brown and Gillian Duffy.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 28 Apr 2010 | 8:46 am

Gillian Duffy shocked by Gordon Brown's 'bigot' remark

Labour voter Gillian Duffy learns that the Prime Minister has described her as a "bigoted woman" after an exchange between them.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 28 Apr 2010 | 7:29 am

General election 2010: Gordon Brown's brush with ordinary voters goes horribly wrong

It had all been going fairly well for Gordon Brown as he tentatively tried out a new strategy of meeting ordinary people. Until now.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 28 Apr 2010 | 7:09 am

Gordon Brown apologises over 'bigot' comment

Gordon Brown has made an apology for his unguarded comments branding lifelong Labour voter Gillian Duffy "bigoted".
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 28 Apr 2010 | 6:38 am

Gordon Brown calls voter 'bigoted' in open mic gaffe

Prime Minister overheard describing voter as a "bigoted woman".
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 28 Apr 2010 | 6:18 am

Gordon Brown calls campaigner 'bigoted woman'

PM reacts with dismay after he is played a recording in which he describes a female voter as a ''bigoted woman''.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 28 Apr 2010 | 5:36 am

Thai security forces fire warning shots at protesters

Confrontation with anti-government protesters in the north of Bangkok, which is reeling from weeks of unrest.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 28 Apr 2010 | 2:38 am

Top ten oil spills

Experts have warned that the Gulf of Mexico oil rig disaster could develop into one of the worst spills in US history if the well is not sealed.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 28 Apr 2010 | 2:25 am