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TBS' Steve Koonin earns fan mail for snatching Conan O'BrienNEW YORK In 10 years as a television executive, Steve Koonin had never received fan mail. Until now. The president...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 May 2010 | 4:15 am Japan government denies dropping U.S. base deadlineTOKYO (Reuters) - A top aide to Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama denied a report on Monday that the government had dropped an end-of-May deadline for resolving a row over a U.S. Marine base, though there was still no solution in sight.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 May 2010 | 4:15 am European banks buy bonds after $1 trillion rescue packageBRUSSELS (Reuters) - European central banks began buying euro zone government bonds under a $1 trillion global emergency rescue package agreed on Monday, sending the euro and European stocks and bonds surging on relieved markets.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 May 2010 | 4:15 am EU creates $1 trillion package to save euroBRUSSELS (AP) -- The European Union put up a staggering $1 trillion Monday to contain its spreading government debt crisis and keep it from tearing the euro currency apart and derailing the global economic recovery....Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 10 May 2010 | 4:14 am European banks buy bonds after $1 trillion rescue package (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 May 2010 | 4:13 am 'Iron Man 2' takes in hefty $133.6 million on opening weekendLOS ANGELES - With audience interest already sky high and ads blanketing television and billboards, there was little...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 May 2010 | 4:11 am Rhode Island brothers win 'The Amazing Race'LOS ANGELES - Daniel and Jordan Pious and Jordan Pious slid into first place to win "The Amazing Race." The...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 May 2010 | 4:10 am Kenyan universities turn to e-learningPost-secondary institutions build an electronic relationship between lecturers and students, reaching more students and remote areas
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 May 2010 | 4:10 am Thanks to 'Dot Game Heroes,' the legend of 'Zelda' livesHey, video games, I know how you feel. We're both on the wrong side of 30, with the full weight of adulthood...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 May 2010 | 4:09 am Airports reopen after ash problemEuropean airports have reopened after travellers faced weekend flight disruption caused by the volcanic ash cloud.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 May 2010 | 4:09 am Flock to see 'Gulls' for Orphans' hilarityAfter years of holding the post as the most under-recognized, most hardworking theater company in Boston, the Orphans...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 May 2010 | 4:07 am Legendary singer Lena Horne dies (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 May 2010 | 4:07 am Conservatives 'optimistic' over Lib Dem coalition talks - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 10 May 2010 | 4:06 am 'Dictator' Obiang prize condemnedRights groups condemn Unesco for planning to award a prize sponsored by Equatorial Guinea "dictator" President Obiang.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 May 2010 | 4:06 am CELINE DION"Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert" Grade: DVD A; CD B This Canada-born diva...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 May 2010 | 4:06 am PBS' whale tale is lost at seaRic Burns' whaling documentary is as choppy as the waters off of Nantucket during a summer squall. "Into...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 May 2010 | 4:06 am China sentences 20 to jail for CCTV fireChina sentenced 20 people to jail Monday for their involvement in a deadly fire at the China Central Television's iconic headquarters, state media reported.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 May 2010 | 4:05 am Springfield stabbing victim arrestedSPRINGFIELD - A man stabbed in Springfield over the weekend has been arrested after police discovered he was wanted...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 May 2010 | 4:02 am No end in sight to spill as BP costs mount - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 10 May 2010 | 4:02 am Sandbags to try to block oil blobs in Louisiana (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 May 2010 | 4:01 am Pedestrian hit crossing Rte. 1A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck crossing a highway in Sharon, state police said...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 May 2010 | 4:01 am New law pits guns vs. grizzlies in national parksThe grizzly took Jerry Ruth by surprise, bursting from thick brush and biting his jaw almost completely off.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 May 2010 | 4:01 am Nature loss 'to damage economies'The Earth's loss of biodiversity and ecosystems losses may soon begin to hit economies, according to a major UN report.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 May 2010 | 4:00 am Florida lawmakers vote neigh on banning beastialityRep. Mary Brandenburg, D-West Palm Beach, summed up the topic's unpopularity: "It is yucky.''
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 May 2010 | 4:00 am After U.S. meltdown, international markets step upLab equipment company's emphasis on emerging markets paid off in the wake of the U.S. meltdown
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 May 2010 | 4:00 am Suicide attackers kill 13 in Iraq market
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 May 2010 | 3:59 am Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 May 2010 | 3:59 am Abacha son in Swiss appealAbba Abacha, son of Nigeria's ex-military ruler, launches an appeal against a Swiss court order to return $350m.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 May 2010 | 3:58 am Pols slow to target machine gunsMachine gun ownership in the Bay State is booming, while a bill to tighten ownership and outlaw full-auto free-for-alls...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 May 2010 | 3:56 am Foreign aid subsidizes repression in EthiopiaExpert accuses foreign donors of subsidizing a regime 'that is rapidly becoming one of the most repressive and dictatorial on the continent'
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 May 2010 | 3:55 am Philippines votes amid violence, computer glitchesSenator Benigno Aquino III commands large lead in presidential race, according to last pre-election polls
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 May 2010 | 3:55 am Hung parliament: Nick Clegg promises decision 'as soon as possible'The Liberal Democrat leader says that whilst a decision will be made as quickly as possible, waiting longer is preferable to "rushing into something which won't stand the test of time".Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 May 2010 | 3:54 am EU's trillion dollar package sends markets soaring (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 May 2010 | 3:54 am Zimbabwe court acquits PM's allyZimbabwean ministerial nominee Roy Bennett is acquitted of terrorism charges in a trial which has divided the unity government.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 May 2010 | 3:54 am Judge acquits top aide to Zimbabwe prime ministerA judge acquitted top prime minister's aide Roy Bennett of all charges Monday in a terrorism case that had strained Zimbabwe's struggling coalition government since it was forged more than a year ago.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 May 2010 | 3:54 am A bomb or ‘Good Vibrations’ in your shoes?
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 May 2010 | 3:53 am Judge acquits top aide to Zimbabwe prime ministerHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- A judge acquitted top prime minister's aide Roy Bennett of all charges Monday in a terrorism case that had strained Zimbabwe's struggling coalition government since it was forged more than a year ago....Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 10 May 2010 | 3:52 am Hair used to help soak up Gulf of Mexico oil slickHairdressers and pet groomers worldwide collect hair and fur to help mop up a huge oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 May 2010 | 3:51 am 31% of 'Birthers' Approve of Obama! WTF?ABC News/Washington Post have released a poll today showing the various demographics that remain steadfast in their belief Pres. Barack Obama was not born in the United States. The biggest surprise? A third of these birthers seem totally fine with the idea that the President wasn't born in America.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 May 2010 | 3:50 am Gunmen, bombs kill 30 in broad assault in Iraq - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 10 May 2010 | 3:47 am Bombings, drive-by shootings kill 25 across IraqBAGHDAD (AP) -- Bombings and drive-by shootings killed at least 25 Iraqis on Monday and wounded dozens more in what appeared in part to be a targeted assault on police and army forces around Baghdad....Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 10 May 2010 | 3:47 am Report shows biodiversity loss continues, int'l target missed+(Kyodo) _ Biological diversity continues to be lost worldwide, the secretariat of the biodiversity treaty said in a report released Monday, concluding that an international target to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 May 2010 | 3:47 am UK parties resume talks on power-sharing deal (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 May 2010 | 3:47 am UK parties resume talks on power-sharing dealLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's two biggest opposition parties resumed talks on Monday to reach a deal to govern after an inconclusive election last week that has left markets looking for a swift resolution to political deadlock.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 May 2010 | 3:47 am UK parties resume talks on power-sharing dealBritain's two biggest opposition parties resumed talks on Monday to reach a deal to govern after an inconclusive election last week that has left markets looking for a swift resolution to political deadlock.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 May 2010 | 3:47 am Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 May 2010 | 3:47 am Czech-ing inRetro holidays remake communist CzechoslovakiaSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 May 2010 | 3:46 am What's positive about South Africa?I reckon that there needs to be a balance to the bad news; occasionally we need to look at what is great about this country
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 May 2010 | 3:45 am Bird's eye viewFlying over US oil spill clean-up operation zoneSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 May 2010 | 3:43 am Bennett was arrested in February 2009 over terror chargesRoy Bennett arrives at the High Court in Harare for his trial in November 2009. A judge on Monday acquitted Roy Bennett, a top aide to Zimbabwe's prime minister, in an alleged plot to overthrow President...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 May 2010 | 3:42 am An Open Letter to Magazines (From the Internet)Apparently magazine guys are all hurt at how the super-amazing Internet is f**king DESTROYING them with its awesomeness and unicorns with bacon wings
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 May 2010 | 3:41 am LEAD: Court upholds acquittal of ex-heads of PCI, holding firm+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO IN 4TH GRAF) The Tokyo High Court on Monday upheld a lower court's acquittal of a former president of the holding company of major consultancy Pacific ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 May 2010 | 3:41 am Filipinos vote amid violence, computer glitchesMANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Millions of Filipinos seeking a clean start after a decade of corruption-tainted politics voted in Monday's elections despite scattered violence and glitches with vote-counting machines being used for the first time....Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 10 May 2010 | 3:39 am Filipinos vote amid violence, computer glitches (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 May 2010 | 3:39 am Malaysia's Anwar sodomy accuser admits meeting PM Najib+(Kyodo) _ A former aide of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim who has accused the politician of sodomizing him admitted in court Monday that he met Prime Minister Najib Abdul RazakSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 May 2010 | 3:39 am German changeVoters back the left, and ruling party loses outSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 May 2010 | 3:39 am Sumo: Hakuho rolls Toyonoshima on 2nd day of summer sumo+(Kyodo) _ Grand champion Hakuho dismissed Toyonoshima in dominant fashion on the second day of action at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday. In the day's finale, Hakuho got hisSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 May 2010 | 3:35 am LEAD: Soccer: Profiles of Japan's World Cup squad members+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING DROPPED WORDS FOR HONDA PROFILE, MINOR EDITS) Following are brief profiles of the 23 members of Japan's World Cup squad announced Monday by the Japan Football...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 May 2010 | 3:35 am Judge acquits top aide to Zimbabwe prime ministerA judge acquitted top prime minister's aide Roy Bennett of all charges Monday in a terrorism case that had strained Zimbabwe's struggling coalition government since it was forged more than...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 May 2010 | 3:34 am Abruptly unemployed fishermen struggling to get byManuel Meyer was forbidden from dropping his crab traps in the Gulf, and he couldn't just sit at home. He made his way to Breton Sound Marina, hoping to load up on orange plastic boom and somehow help corral the massive oil spill that could doom his livelihood.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 May 2010 | 3:31 am The assimilated terrorist: An outsider no longerHe was an American citizen with a three-bedroom suburban home, a wife and two kids. He shopped at Macy's and ate Oreos. His picture was on Facebook. He had an MBA and a job as a financial analyst. His wife liked to watch "Friends." And then, authorities contend, Faisal Shahzad tried to set off a bomb in Times Square.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 May 2010 | 3:30 am Mass grave of Kosovo victims found in SerbiaBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- A mass grave containing bodies of ethnic Albanians killed during 1998-99 war in Kosovo has been discovered in Serbia, officials said Monday....Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 10 May 2010 | 3:30 am Mass grave of Kosovo victims found in SerbiaA mass grave containing bodies of ethnic Albanians killed during 1998-99 war in Kosovo has been discovered in Serbia, officials said Monday. Serbia's war crimes prosecutor's office...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 May 2010 | 3:30 am At least 21 dead in Iraq violenceAt least 21 people are killed and scores wounded in early morning drive-by attacks in Baghdad, and a series of bombings outside the Iraqi capital.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 May 2010 | 3:29 am Africa's generation gapMany leaders in Africa are still closely tied to the generation that won independence from white colonial rule, no matter how long ago
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 May 2010 | 3:29 am World Stocks, Euro Soar on EU's $1 Trillion RescueInvestors cheered the European Union's $1 trillion plan to defend the embattled 16-country currency and keep a spreading debt crisis from damaging the global economic recovery.
Source: FOXNews.com | 10 May 2010 | 3:28 am DBJ to provide low-interest loans to support regional industries+(Kyodo) _ The Development Bank of Japan said Monday it plans to begin later this month a three-year program to provide a total of 100 billion yen in low-interest loans to regional...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 May 2010 | 3:27 am Billboard Asks If Obama Voters Are EmbarrassedIn one East Texas town, a billboard is stirring the pot of political argument. On Highway 59 in Marshall you come across a billboard, that simply says, "Vote Obama? Embarrassed yet?" KLTV reports the only indication of who is responsible for the billboard can be found in its lower right-hand corner, where the words "Paid for by EM Citizen" appear.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 May 2010 | 3:25 am Euro remains firm on emergency steps for stability of eurozone+(Kyodo) _ The euro remained firm against the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen Monday in Tokyo on a series of emergency measures to restore financial stability in the eurozone after the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 May 2010 | 3:25 am NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-132)Photographer: Ben Cooper
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 May 2010 | 3:22 am Female Prisoner Sent to Solitary for Reporting Rape by GuardShe was in for one year. The guard was never locked up.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 May 2010 | 3:21 am Bank of England likely to hold ratesThe Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates steady at 0.5 percent and refrain from any further asset purchases when it finishes its monthly Monetary Policy Committee meeting on Monday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 May 2010 | 3:20 am Nintendo may follow Microsoft with paid online gamingThe Japanese company has often been accused of having the poorest online showing among consoles, as its service doesn't integrate as tightly with games or social elements as the PS3 or the Xbox 360.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 May 2010 | 3:20 am 4TH LD: BOJ to restart dollar swap with Fed as central banks seek liquidity+TOKYO, May 10 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING BOJ COMMENTS IN 9TH-11TH GRAFS) The Bank of Japan said Monday it will restart a dollar-swap arrangement with the U.S. Federal Reserve as major...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 May 2010 | 3:19 am The election delivered a hung parliament for the first time since 1974 FLASH GRAPHICBritain's main opposition parties have come under growing pressure to agree a power-sharing deal, four days after a general election left the country politically deadlocked.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 May 2010 | 3:18 am Prime Minister Gordon Brown is still running the countryThe front door of 10 Downing Street is pictured in London. Britain's main opposition parties have come under growing pressure to agree a power-sharing deal, four days after a general election left the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 May 2010 | 3:18 am Lib Dem negotiator Danny Alexander arrives for meetings with the Conservatives on May 9British opposition Liberal Democrat's Chief of Staff to Nick Clegg, Danny Alexander, (C) arrives for meetings with Conservative party representatives at the Cabinet Office in central London, on May 9...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 May 2010 | 3:18 am VIDEO: The opposition parties resume talks to end deadlock. Duration: 00:56The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats held "very positive" power-sharing talks, seeking to break the country's post-election stalemate, they said. Duration: 00:56Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 May 2010 | 3:18 am Pressure grows for power-sharing deal in Britain (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 May 2010 | 3:17 am Ash cloud thinning in mid-Atlantic (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 May 2010 | 3:15 am Ash thins in mid-Atlantic but delays still expected; disperses over EuropeBRUSSELS (AP) — Eurocontrol says a plume of volcanic ash that forced some airports to close and disrupted flights within Europe over the weekend, has now dispersed.
Source: FOXNews.com | 10 May 2010 | 3:15 am Judge acquits top aide to Zimbabwe prime ministerA judge acquitted top prime minister's aide Roy Bennett of all charges Monday in a terrorism case that had strained Zimbabwe's struggling coalition government since it was forged more than a year ago.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 May 2010 | 3:15 am Judge acquits Roy Bennett, aide to Zimbabwe prime minister, in case that strained coalitionHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A judge acquitted top prime minister's aide Roy Bennett of all charges Monday in a terrorism case that had strained Zimbabwe's struggling coalition government since it wa...
Source: FOXNews.com | 10 May 2010 | 3:15 am No end in sight to spill as BP costs mountROBERT, Louisiana (Reuters) - BP Plc said on Monday it had incurred $350 million in costs so far from the huge oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as fears mounted of a prolonged and growing environmental and economic disaster.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 May 2010 | 3:14 am No end in sight to spill as BP costs mount (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 May 2010 | 3:14 am U.S. says Pakistani Taliban behind bomb attemptWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is convinced that a Pakistani Taliban group closely allied with al Qaeda was behind the attempted bombing in New York's Times Square, administration officials said on Sunday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 May 2010 | 3:14 am Lost: Who Will Die?It's open season on The Island! Now that they've thinned the herd, we look at the remaining characters and plays "dead pool."
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 May 2010 | 3:10 am UK parties try to hammer out power-sharing dealLONDON (AP) -- The kingmaker in negotiations to lead Britain's next government says he hopes for a deal soon to avoid a prolonged period of uncertainty....Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 10 May 2010 | 3:07 am U.K. Parties Try to Hammer Out Power-Sharing DealConservatives and the Liberal Democrats are likely to find some common ground on the economy and taxes but are seen to be furthest apart on the issue of voting reform.
Source: FOXNews.com | 10 May 2010 | 3:05 am Judge acquits Roy Bennett, top Zimbabwean prime minister's aide, in terrorism case.HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Judge acquits Roy Bennett, top Zimbabwean prime minister's aide, in terrorism case.
Source: FOXNews.com | 10 May 2010 | 3:04 am German opposition: Merkel faces tougher time nowBERLIN (AP) -- Germany's main opposition party plans to make governing more difficult for Chancellor Angela Merkel after her center-right alliance lost a key state election....Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 10 May 2010 | 3:04 am German opposition says German Chancellor Merkel should learn from her regional election lossBERLIN (AP) — Germany's main opposition party plans to make governing more difficult for Chancellor Angela Merkel after her center-right alliance lost a key state election.
Source: FOXNews.com | 10 May 2010 | 3:04 am German opposition says German Chancellor Merkel should learn from her regional election lossBERLIN (AP) — Germany's main opposition party plans to make governing more difficult for Chancellor Angela Merkel after her center-right alliance lost a key state election.
Source: FOXNews.com | 10 May 2010 | 3:04 am Hung parliament: Lib Dems and Tories meet for new talksConservative and Liberal Democrat negotiating teams have resumed talks in Whitehall this morning amid signs that a deal on a coalition government could be drawing closer.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 May 2010 | 3:03 am Sept. 11 statue in Md. to be auctioned on eBayA 40-foot sculpture in rural Maryland of three New York City firefighters raising the U.S. flag at ground zero is being offered on eBay, but there's a catch: You can't take it home.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 May 2010 | 3:01 am A new Nigerian-ness is infusing the nationThe award-winning writer says nothing exemplifies this growing confidence more than the explosion in Nigerian pop music
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 May 2010 | 3:00 am Pull down the barriers to maternal health care accessI met Lightness in Tanzania, and I see her face in the statistics
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 May 2010 | 3:00 am The scramble for Africa begins anewOxford economist and author says only informed citizens can ensure these assets are harnessed – not plundered
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 May 2010 | 3:00 am Aid makes a difference, but Africans must control their own fateLiberia’s ‘Iron Lady’ – the continent’s first elected female president – says the positive effect of good governance shows in the stark contrast between her country today and when civil war ravaged the land
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 10 May 2010 | 3:00 am EU Crafts $962 Billion Show of Force to Halt Crisis - BusinessWeek
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 10 May 2010 | 2:58 am Palestinians report first Israeli violation of talks to US - Ha'aretz
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 10 May 2010 | 2:56 am Murderer freed after victim found alive in ChinaA man in central China was freed after nearly 10 years in prison for murder after his alleged victim turned up alive, state media reported Monday, in a case that raises concerns about police using torture to extract confessions.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 May 2010 | 2:55 am Convicted killer released from jail in central China after alleged victim returns to villageBEIJING (AP) — A man in central China was freed after nearly 10 years in prison for murder after his alleged victim turned up alive, state media reported Monday, in a case that raises conc...
Source: FOXNews.com | 10 May 2010 | 2:55 am Spain: king recovering from surgeryMADRID (AP) -- Doctors say Spain's King Juan Carlos is recovering well from surgery during which a benign tumor was removed from his right lung....Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 10 May 2010 | 2:53 am The nation's weatherThe first of two Pacific storms were forecast to move out of the West and into the Plains with more unsettling weather activity Monday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 May 2010 | 2:50 am Doctors say Spain's King Juan Carlos recovering from surgery to remove benign tumorMADRID (AP) — Doctors say Spain's King Juan Carlos is recovering well from surgery during which a benign tumor was removed from his right lung.
Source: FOXNews.com | 10 May 2010 | 2:47 am Mass grave of Kosovo victims found in SerbiaA mass grave containing bodies of ethnic Albanians killed during 1998-99 war in Kosovo has been discovered in Serbia, officials said Monday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 May 2010 | 2:42 am Serbia discovers mass grave of Kosovo Albanians killed during the 1998-99 Kosovo warBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A mass grave containing bodies of ethnic Albanians killed during 1998-99 war in Kosovo has been discovered in Serbia, officials said Monday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 10 May 2010 | 2:42 am Violence and Computer Glitches Mar Voting in Philippines - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 10 May 2010 | 2:40 am NBC: Obama to name Kagan for high court
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 May 2010 | 2:35 am Israel: East Jerusalem building will proceedJERUSALEM (AP) -- Two days after talks with the Palestinians resumed, Israel says construction for Jews in disputed east Jerusalem will proceed on schedule....Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 10 May 2010 | 2:35 am AP source: Kagan selected for high court vacancy (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 May 2010 | 2:33 am Shootings and bombings targeting checkpoints in the Iraqi capital and in the western province of Anbar killed 24 peopleAn Iraqi police commando mans a checkpoint in Baghdad in April 2010. A wave of shootings and bombings targeting security forces and a mosque in Iraq killed at least 24 people and wounded dozens more, security...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 May 2010 | 2:23 am Europe Plans Vast Contingency Fund, Racing To Contain CrisisATHENS -- European finance ministers threw a trillion-dollar protective wall around the euro on Sunday, approving an emergency loan program meant to ensure than no other governments come under the same market assault that nearly pushed Greece to a default.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 May 2010 | 2:20 am 32 Pics Caught at Exactly the Right MomentZoom, click, flash - and with that, through luck or skill of the photographer, sometimes an image is captured at just the right second. Here are 32 pictures caught at the perfect moment.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 May 2010 | 2:10 am EU Creates $1 Trillion Package To Save EuroThe European Union spearheaded a $1 trillion plan Monday to contain Europe's spreading debt crisis and keep it from tearing the euro currency apart and derailing the global economic recovery. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 May 2010 | 2:08 am Mahmud Abbas (R) meets with George MitchellPalestinian president Mahmud Abbas (R) meets with US Middle East envoy George Mitchell in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Cracks have appeared in a newly relaunched peace process a day after the start...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 May 2010 | 1:52 am Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in JerusalemIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem. Jerusalem and Jewish settlements are among the thorniest issues in efforts to achieve a peace deal...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 May 2010 | 1:52 am An Israeli soldier stands behind concrete blocks as Palestinian protesters hurl stonesAn Israeli soldier stands behind concrete blocks as Palestinian protesters hurl stones during a protest against Israel's controversial separation barrier in the West Bank village of Nilin, on January 1,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 May 2010 | 1:52 am Israeli soldiers stand opposite Palestinian demonstrators as they empty bottles of juice produced by Jewish settlementsIsraeli soldiers stand opposite Palestinian demonstrators as they empty bottles of juice produced by Jewish settlements during a protest against Israel's controversial separation barrier and the expansion...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 May 2010 | 1:52 am Oil companies fought stricter regulationsThe company that operates the off-shore well spewing crude oil in the Gulf of Mexico and other major oil companies spearheaded ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 May 2010 | 1:45 am NamUs helps solve missing-persons casesNamUs site allows one-stop sleuthing for anyone looking for information on a missing person.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 May 2010 | 1:41 am EU unveils massive defense package for euroGlobal policymakers cobble together a rescue package worth about $1 trillion to stabilize world markets and resolve the Greek debt crisis that threatened to sink the euro.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 May 2010 | 1:36 am In Nashville, a race against 48-hour rainsWhen Mike Ezell left his overnight shift commanding the Old Hickory Dam on the morning of May 1, the lake was resting normally, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 May 2010 | 1:28 am 'Tea Party' success in Utah sends warningThe weekend ouster of Sen. Bob Bennett, a three-term UtahRepublican, represents a triumph for the "Tea Party" movement and a ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 May 2010 | 1:23 am More police, fire recruits flunk fitness testWhen the Jackson Police Department tried to recruit new officers this spring, more than a third of the applicants were not able ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 May 2010 | 1:20 am Lena Horne, Singer and Actress, Dies at 92 - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 10 May 2010 | 1:20 am Obama picks Elena Kagan for Supreme CourtPresident Obama will nominate Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court today, according to a Democrat familiar with ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 May 2010 | 1:18 am Recycling of electronic items a 'success story' with footnotesElectronics are being recycled in record numbers as more states require it and more companies collect and even pay for discarded ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 May 2010 | 1:00 am Pakistani Taliban behind Times Square bombing attempt, White House saysU.S. citizen Faisal Shahzad was trained and funded by a militant group with close ties to Al Qaeda, Atty. Gen. Eric Holder says.The U.S. citizen who attempted to set off a car bomb in New York's Times Square on May 1 was trained and funded by a Pakistani militant group that works closely with Al Qaeda to plot attacks against the U.S., top Obama administration officials said Sunday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 May 2010 | 1:00 am Lena Horne dies at 92; singer and civil rights activist who broke barriersHorne achieved a place in the pantheon of female jazz vocalists and broke ground in Hollywood as an African American star in the '40s. She also won acclaim on Broadway and as a cabaret performer.Lena Horne, the silky-voiced singing legend who shattered Hollywood stereotypes of African Americans on screen in the 1940s as a symbol of glamour whose signature song was "Stormy Weather," died Sunday in New York City. She was 92
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 May 2010 | 1:00 am New national service grads face dim job marketThe tattoo on Christian Berrios' right forearm says "Knowledge is Power." For a high school dropout in a city with shuttered ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 May 2010 | 12:47 am Death toll in Russian mine blasts hits 30
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 May 2010 | 12:43 am Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 May 2010 | 12:43 am Karzai, Obama seek to mend caustic ties in visitWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrives in Washington Monday on a trip aimed at mending recent public spats during a pivotal time in the nine-year war.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 May 2010 | 12:43 am EU, IMF Pledge Almost $1T to Defend EuroEuropean Member Nations, World Monetary Fund Agree to Massive Safety Net to Repel Attacks on Weakest EconomiesSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 May 2010 | 12:36 am Obama to nominate Kagan for Supreme Court: sourcesWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama was poised on Monday to nominate Solicitor General Elena Kagan for the U.S. Supreme Court, choosing a moderate who may not spur a damaging political fight in a congressional election year.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 May 2010 | 12:33 am Obama to nominate Kagan for Supreme Court -sources - Reuters
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 10 May 2010 | 12:27 am 100-ton dome set aside as oil from Gulf spill nears shoreIt could be at least a day before BP can make another attempt at putting a lid on a well spewing thousands of gallons of crude ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 May 2010 | 12:26 am Parents stepping in to help raise more money for schoolsSchool district budget cuts spur more parents to fundraise.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 May 2010 | 12:18 am Death toll in Russian mine blasts hits 30MEZHDURECHENSK, Russia (AP) -- The death toll from two explosions in Russia's largest underground coal mine rose to 30 on Monday, with about 60 people still trapped, the government official heading the rescue operation said....Source: AP Top International News At 5:35 a... | 10 May 2010 | 12:05 am Airports reopen after volcanic ash cloud air disruption - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 9 May 2010 | 11:25 pm Legendary Singer Lena Horne Dies At 92Singer Lena Horne, who broke racial barriers as a Hollywood and Broadway star famed for her velvety rendition of "Stormy Weather," has died at age 92. Hospital spokeswoman Gloria Chin says Horne died Sunday at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 May 2010 | 11:22 pm 30 Dead after Blasts in Huge Russian Coal Mine60 More Remain Trapped; Rescue Workers Who Entered after Initial Explosion are Among DeadSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 9 May 2010 | 11:19 pm EU Launches $900B Backstop for Weaker EconomiesEU Commission and IMF Pledge Aid and Wealthy Countries to Back Loans in Bid to Avoid Repeating Greek CrisisSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 9 May 2010 | 10:30 pm Q&A: Teaching Kids To Take Healthy RisksRisk-taking is a natural part of growing up. But sometimes teens take risks that are unhealthy, and often dangerous. NPR spoke to two experts about the role of risk-taking in growing up, and how parents can minimize dangerous behavior. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 May 2010 | 10:09 pm Rig Blast Survivor: 'I Thought I Was Going To Die'Christopher Choy was one of the youngest men on the crew of the Deepwater Horizon, the oil rig leased by BP and anchored in the Gulf of Mexico. When it exploded on April 20, Choy was convinced he wouldn't make it out alive. "This is it," he thought. "We're not gonna get out of here." » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 May 2010 | 10:00 pm Working To Stop Teens Texting Behind The WheelFor many teens, their cell phones are an extension of themselves. They use their phones while they're at school, while they're in bed — even while they drive. And an increasing number of car crashes are caused by those distracted by cell phones. Experts are developing projects to stop teens and adults alike from texting in the car. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 May 2010 | 10:00 pm Kagan's Views On Military Recruiting And Detainees May Draw QuestionsSolicitor General Elena Kagan is President Obama's choice to succeed retiring Justice John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 May 2010 | 9:48 pm Obama To Nominate Elena Kagan For Supreme CourtThe president has chosen the solicitor general and former Harvard Law School dean for the position, NPR's Nina Totenberg has learned. If Kagan, 50, is confirmed, the court will have three women serving for the first time in its history. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 May 2010 | 9:26 pm Man killed by train in SydneySydney police say a young man killed by a train as he crossed rail lines in the city's inner west early this morning might have been involved in a robbery in the area.The man, who is yet to be identified but is believed to be...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 9 May 2010 | 8:40 pm Holder: Pakistani Taliban helped direct Times Square plot - CNN
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 9 May 2010 | 8:30 pm Who Is Elena Kagan?Now that Obama will nominate the solicitor general to the Supreme Court, what can Americans expect? From her stances on Don't Ask, Don't Tell to executive power, The Daily Beast offers a guide.Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story | 9 May 2010 | 8:17 pm 'No warnings' before NY ferry crashEverything appeared normal just before a New York harbour ferry malfunctioned and slammed into a pier yesterday, injuring dozens of people.Engine conditions appeared fine approaching the terminal and no engine alarms sounded before...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 9 May 2010 | 7:40 pm White House: Taliban Behind Times Square BombShahzad Worked with Militant Terrorist Organization in Pakistan Says White House Adviser John BrennanSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 9 May 2010 | 6:30 pm Enough is enough, say climate scientistsA group of climate change scientists who are convinced mankind is slowly destroying the Earth have written an impassioned plea to be taken seriously.255 members of the US National Academy of Sciences have written an open letter...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 9 May 2010 | 5:00 pm Family rescued after yacht hits icebergAn English family of four had to be rescued by a British warship after their yacht hit an iceberg in the South Atlantic. Carl Lomas and Tracey Worth were sailing with their two daughters when they hit a low-lying iceberg 450km...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 9 May 2010 | 4:45 pm 'I'll never do that again' - Bingle breaks her silenceLara Bingle has broken her silence and spoken to media for the first time since her separation from her fiancé, Australian cricket star Michael Clarke.The model sat down with Grazia magazine during Fashion Week in Sydney last...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 9 May 2010 | 4:45 pm Volcano ash creates new travel chaosBRUSSELS - Eyjafjallajokull in Iceland has reminded the world again that it has the power to disrupt international travel - coughing out a spreading cloud of ash that delayed or cancelled hundreds of flights between Europe and North...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 9 May 2010 | 4:30 pm Video: Rescuing Greece From ChaosTo rescue Greece from a crippling national debt and angry protests, the European Union approved a loan that would put another $40 billion in the bailout package. Richard Roth reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 9 May 2010 | 4:26 pm Oakland's Dallas Braden throws perfect game against the RaysA's left-hander throws first perfect game in majors since Mark Buehrle did it for the White Sox last July.OAKLAND -- Dallas Braden definitely owns the mound now.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 May 2010 | 4:24 pm UK election: Talks but no deal yetThe two parties that could form Britain's next government held hours of closed-door talks today - but no deal was reached.The uncertainty has stoked fears that the political situation could cause market jitters when trading reopens...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 9 May 2010 | 4:00 pm Flights bound for New York delayed by high wind in the NortheastRough weather in the Northeast is delaying flights from Southern California to three airports serving New York City.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 9 May 2010 | 3:50 pm Western Troops March on Moscow's Red SquareRussian Celebrations Marking the 65th Anniversary of the Defeat of Nazi Germany Take an International FlavorSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 9 May 2010 | 3:00 pm Palestinians say indirect talks with Israel have begunRAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinians declared on Sunday the start of indirect talks with Israel mediated by the United States, which said both sides had taken steps to help its peace efforts succeed.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 May 2010 | 2:50 pm Over 80 trapped in Russian mine blastRescue workers are scrambling today to save 83 people trapped in Russia's largest underground coal mine after two explosions killed at least 12 people and injured dozens more, officials said. Among those trapped were rescue workers...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 9 May 2010 | 2:30 pm Shahzad didn't act alone, says White HouseCiting "new evidence", senior White House officials said today that the Pakistani Taleban were behind the failed Times Square car bombing.The attempt marks the first time the group has been able to launch an attack on US soil....Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 9 May 2010 | 2:00 pm NYSE, Nasdaq halt bickering, pledge co-operationNEW YORK (Reuters) - The two largest U.S. stock exchange operators, NYSE Euronext and Nasdaq OMX Group, called a truce and issued a joint statement on Sunday, pledging to co-operate with each other and regulators to get to the bottom of last week's dramatic stock market plunge.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 May 2010 | 1:42 pm Time for Plan B to fix oil spillEmergency crews are desperately trying to put together a new plan to stem the flow of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico after BP's first attempt to use a giant containment box to divert the crude was foiled.There was a renewed...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 9 May 2010 | 1:30 pm N. Korean Sub May Have Sunk S. Korean WarshipAs Investigators Piece Together Clues Over the Sinking of Cheonan, Evidence Points to North KoreaSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 9 May 2010 | 12:30 pm Number of Abandoned Children in Haiti SkyrocketsAid Workers Say Families Abandon Children in the Hope That Rescue Organizations Will Offer Them a Better LifeSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 9 May 2010 | 12:00 pm EU Ministers Agree On Euro Defense PackageUnder the three-year aid plan, the EU Commission will make $75 billion available while countries from the 16-nation eurozone would promise bilateral backing for euro440 billion $570 billion. The EU said the deal "proves that we shall defend the euro whatever it takes." » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 May 2010 | 11:59 am State Vote Curbs Merkel's Power In GermanyThe state election in North Rhine-Westphalia — the first electoral test since Merkel's second term started last October — had loomed over European efforts to tackle the Greek debt crisis. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 May 2010 | 11:56 am U.S. Praises 'Modest' Steps In Mideast Peace TalksAs the initial round of indirect talks ended Sunday, the State Department said both sides offered initial steps to help things along: Israel committed to no building in a housing project in disputed east Jerusalem, and the Palestinians said they would work against incitement. Talks had been set to start in March, but were thrown into disarray when Israel announced plans to build 1,600 homes in Ramat Shlomo in east Jerusalem, above. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 9 May 2010 | 11:54 am Cardinal accuses Vatican official of abuse cover-upVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Internal Catholic Church bickering over the handling of its sexual abuse scandal has escalated to a new level, with one cardinal accusing another of a cover-up.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 May 2010 | 8:34 am The Real Robin HoodWhat the Legends Tell Us About the Fabled Thief of Sherwood Forest - and About the Magic of Legend ItselfSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 9 May 2010 | 8:26 am Mag. 7.4 Earthquake Rattles W. IndonesiaTremor Knocks Out Power, Prompts Brief Tsunami Watch; No Casualties ReportedSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 9 May 2010 | 7:00 am
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