Thai PM offers olive branch to Red Shirts

BANGKOK (AP) -- Thailand's prime minister Friday promised an independent probe into "all events" surrounding the Red Shirt protests, and called for reconciliation to heal deep political divisions that led to widespread violence and 83 deaths in two months....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:08 a... | 21 May 2010 | 4:18 am

Thai PM offers olive branch to Red Shirts (AP)

AP - Thailand's prime minister Friday promised an independent probe into "all events" surrounding the Red Shirt protests, and called for reconciliation to heal deep political divisions that led to widespread violence and 83 deaths in two months.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 21 May 2010 | 4:17 am

Intelligence director knew his days were numbered (AP)

AP - For months, National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair has been a dead man walking — and he knew it. So constant and vicious were the leaks from the White House and Congress of his imminent departure that he opened a recent speech on intelligence reform with a joke that his replacement would be Redskins quarterback Donovan McNabb.

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UC Berkeley plan to test freshmen DNA criticized (AP)

AP - A plan by the University of California, Berkeley to voluntarily test the DNA of incoming freshman has come under fire from critics who said the school was pushing an unproven technology on impressionable students.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 21 May 2010 | 4:17 am

Toyota recalls Lexus cars in Japan, US to follow (AP)

AP - Toyota Motor Corp. began a recall Friday of 4,509 Lexus cars in Japan because of a computer problem affecting the model's steering system, with a similar recall to follow in the U.S.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 21 May 2010 | 4:16 am

AP INVESTIGATION: Texas man faked way into Army (AP)

AP - A Texas man with no military experience managed to trick the Army into letting him enter a reserve unit as a noncommissioned officer earlier this year, putting an untrained soldier in a leadership position in a time of war, an Associated Press investigation has found.

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Thai premier unveils reconciliation plan after chaos - CNN International

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Thai premier unveils reconciliation plan after chaos CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Order has been restored in Bangkok and the rest of Thailand after days of violent clashes that crippled the capital, the country's prime minister said Friday. In a televised address, Prime Minister ... Thai PM committed to reconciliation but no poll offerReuters Experts: Bangkok crackdown no replay of TiananmenThe Associated Press Thailand faces 'huge challenges' after deadly conflictAFP Xinhua -Aljazeera.net -The Press Association all 5,890 news articles »

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A month in, outrage over Gulf oil spill grows (AP)

AP - Thick, sticky oil crept deeper into delicate marshes of the Mississippi Delta, an arrival dreaded for a month since the crude started spewing into the Gulf, as anger and frustration mounted over efforts to plug the gusher from a blown-out well and contain the spill.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 21 May 2010 | 4:15 am

Congress aims to put some discipline in lending (AP)

AP - Congress is getting tougher on both borrowers and lenders blamed for inflating a housing bubble that, when it popped, plunged the nation into a severe recession two years ago.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 21 May 2010 | 4:15 am

Germany to vote on euro bail-out

Germany is to vote on its contribution to a 750bn euro rescue deal designed to counter Europe's escalating debt crisis.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 May 2010 | 4:15 am

Thailand unrest 'under control'

Thailand's PM says order has been restored in the country and calls for reconciliation after dozens die in political violence.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 May 2010 | 4:15 am

3RD LD: Japan, U.S. reaffirm cooperation on S. Korean ship, base row+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH PRESS CONFERENCE) Japan and the United States confirmed Friday their unity in responding to the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship, for which North...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 21 May 2010 | 4:11 am

Stanley Park’s Malkin Bowl getting a retractable door

Will allow stage area to be used as rehearsal space – and even a small performance space – year-round

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Murray to face Gasquet in Paris

British number one Andy Murray will play Richard Gasquet in the first round of the French Open.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 May 2010 | 4:09 am

Scientists make 'artificial life'

Scientists in the US succeed in developing the first living bacterial cell to be controlled entirely by synthetic DNA.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 May 2010 | 4:08 am

Medford Catholic school to close

MEDFORD - A financially struggling Catholic school in Medford is closing after several years of declining enrollment. Archdiocese...
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UN Command to launch armistice violation probe

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- The top U.S. diplomat said Friday that North Korea should face international consequences over the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship, while the South said the U.N. would investigate whether the attack violated the Korean War truce....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:08 a... | 21 May 2010 | 4:08 am

UN Command to launch armistice violation probe (AP)

AP - The top U.S. diplomat said Friday that North Korea should face international consequences over the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship, while the South said the U.N. would investigate whether the attack violated the Korean War truce.

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South Korea vows caution over ship but North sees war

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said after a rare emergency security meeting on Friday it would respond prudently to the sinking of one of its naval ships by the North, but Pyongyang warned the peninsula was being driven to war.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 May 2010 | 4:07 am

Kamenshek Former Rockford Peaches Standout Dies

Dorothy Kamenshek was a hard-hitting first-base player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in the 1940s and 50s. Known as Dottie, she was an all-star with the Rockford Peaches for nearly a decade. The 1992 the film A League of Their Own introduced a new generation to the history of women's baseball.

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Funeral for Ludlow marine killed in Afghanistan

LUDLOW - Gov. Deval Patrick is scheduled to attend funeral service for a U.S. Marine sergeant from Ludlow who was...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 21 May 2010 | 4:03 am

Madrid airport bombers given 1,000-year sentences

MADRID (AP) -- Spain's National Court has convicted three members of the Basque separatist group ETA of murder, attempted murder and participation in a terror attack and sentenced them to 1,040 years in jail each....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:08 a... | 21 May 2010 | 4:03 am

Madrid airport bombers given 1,000-year sentences

Spain's National Court has convicted three members of the Basque separatist group ETA of murder, attempted murder and participation in a terror attack and sentenced them to 1,040 years in jail each.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 May 2010 | 4:03 am

Madrid airport bombers given 1,000-year sentences

Spain's National Court has convicted three members of the Basque separatist group ETA of murder, attempted murder and participation in a terror attack and sentenced them to 1,040 years in...
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Hyannis teen arrested in fatal crash

HYANNIS - The police arrested an 18-year-old Hyannis woman last night in the hit-and-run death of a local woman...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 21 May 2010 | 4:01 am

Ask AP: Immigration bills, sucking up spilled oil

It's a simple idea that makes sense, at least in theory, as a solution to the Gulf oil spill: Why not just suck up the oil with a massive vaccum device?
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 May 2010 | 4:00 am

iPads on Track to Outsell the Mac

Apple is selling more than 200,000 iPads per week, says Mike Abramsky, an RBC Capital Markets analyst. That’s almost twice the rate of Mac computers, which average about 110,000 units sold each week.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 21 May 2010 | 4:00 am

Female Burger King Employee Shoots Would-be Robber

Reminder to any would-be robbers out there: If you're trying to get some quick sheckles, avoid hitting the local Burger King or you may end up like 22 year-old.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 21 May 2010 | 4:00 am

Children's Textbook Refers To "Negroes" & "Pickaninnies"

They also throw in "Poor White Trash", and that's just in the chapter on the American South. It gets better (or should we say worse?) from there. Could this be the most un-PC children's book ever printed?

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 21 May 2010 | 4:00 am

RRSPs are our friends ... or are they?

In part four of our series on secrets from inside the financial services industry, adviser Ted Rechtshaffen calculates when it makes sense to contribute to your retirement, and when it doesn’t

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A disengaged Canada is missing out on Russian opportunities

Greater leadership from the top would vastly improve chances of success for businesses

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 May 2010 | 4:00 am

Viruses, worms and data breaches, begone!

Anti-malware software systems keep computers secure in small organizations

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 May 2010 | 4:00 am

Why flipping is not investing in real estate

Think of each property as a small business in its own right and manage it until it is throwing off cash, author says

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 May 2010 | 4:00 am

EU taskforce in euro crisis meeting

An EU taskforce of finance ministers is to meet in Brussels to brainstorm ways to prevent another crisis like that in Greece.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 May 2010 | 3:59 am

Texas man accused of faking his way into Army

A Texas man with no military experience managed to trick the Army into letting him enter a reserve unit as a noncommissioned officer, an Associated Press investigation has found.



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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 May 2010 | 3:59 am

Inquest into 7/7 deaths will look at spies' role

LONDON (AP) -- Inquests into the deaths of 52 commuters in the July 7, 2005, London transit bombings will look at whether failures by British spies and police contributed to the attacks, a judge ruled Friday....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:08 a... | 21 May 2010 | 3:58 am

Inquest into 7/7 deaths will look at spies' role

Inquests into the deaths of 52 commuters in the July 7, 2005, London transit bombings will look at whether failures by British spies and police contributed to the attacks, a judge ruled...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 21 May 2010 | 3:58 am

Afghan minister: No sign of life at airline crash

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Search teams Friday reached the remote mountain site where a commercial airliner crashed this week and found no sign of survivors among the 44 people aboard, Afghanistan's aviation minister said....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:08 a... | 21 May 2010 | 3:57 am

Up in smoke: Indonesian child-teen smokers rising

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Ardi Rizal, 2, throws a tantrum when his parents refuse him a cigarette. His father gave him his first when he was just 18 months old....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:08 a... | 21 May 2010 | 3:57 am

Clinton Condemns Attack on S. Korean Warship - New York Times

CBC.ca

Clinton Condemns Attack on S. Korean Warship New York Times TOKYO — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton harshly condemned North Korea on Friday for a deadly torpedo attack on a South Korean Navy warship last March, and promised to marshal an international response in the coming week with ... US officials urge measured response in attack on South Korean warshipWashington Post South Korea's Lee Slams PyongyangWall Street Journal Clinton warns North Korea, lauds Japan allianceReuters BusinessWeek -The Guardian -BBC News all 3,936 news articles »

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Clinton warns North Korea on ship

Hillary Clinton warns North Korea faces international consequences for sinking a South Korean warship in March.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 May 2010 | 3:56 am

LEAD: Start of nuclear fuel plant construction delayed until October+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO) Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. filed a plan with the government on Friday that will delay by five months until October the start of constructing in Aomori...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 21 May 2010 | 3:56 am

German business confidence dips amid debt crisis

German business confidence slipped marginally in May, it's first such decline since February, as worries about the debt crisis weighed on financial markets and left the euro reeling.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 May 2010 | 3:55 am

Japan, U.S. agree to cooperate together with S. Korea on ship issue+

(Kyodo) _ Japan and the United States agreed Friday to join hands with South Korea in responding to the deadly sinking in March of a South Korean warship, for which North Korea has been...
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Moms to meet 3 Americans held in Iran again today

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- A lawyer representing three Americans jailed in Iran for 10 months says his clients will meet their mothers again later on Friday....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:08 a... | 21 May 2010 | 3:51 am

Moms to meet 3 Americans held in Iran again today

A lawyer representing three Americans jailed in Iran for 10 months says his clients will meet their mothers again later on Friday. The attorney, Masoud Shafii, told The Associated...
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Lawyer says 3 Americans jailed in Iran and their mothers will meet again today

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A lawyer representing three Americans jailed in Iran for 10 months says his clients will meet their mothers again later on Friday.

Source: FOXNews.com | 21 May 2010 | 3:51 am

2ND LD: Hatoyama to visit Okinawa on Sun. to explain Futemma relocation+

TOKYO, May 21 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING DETAILS, INCORPORATING STORY HEADLINED 'HATOYAMA TO ASK GOVERNORS TO HELP REDUCE U.S. FORCES IN OKINAWA') Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama will visit...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 21 May 2010 | 3:50 am

Most Badass Way To Get Dressed (GIF)

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Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 21 May 2010 | 3:50 am

Courtney Love: Kate Moss & I Had A Lesbian Fling

Courtney Love claims that Kate Moss once chased her around the the room before pinning her down for a sex session.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 21 May 2010 | 3:50 am

Up in smoke: Indonesian child-teen smokers rising

Ardi Rizal, 2, throws a tantrum when his parents refuse him a cigarette. His father gave him his first when he was just 18 months old.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 May 2010 | 3:49 am

Up in smoke: Indonesian child-teen smokers rising

Ardi Rizal, 2, throws a tantrum when his parents refuse him a cigarette. His father gave him his first when he was just 18 months old. The smoking toddler was witnessed by a reporter...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 21 May 2010 | 3:49 am

Child advocates express concern over burgeoning number of child-teenage smokers in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Ardi Rizal, 2, throws a tantrum when his parents refuse him a cigarette. His father gave him his first when he was just 18 months old.

Source: FOXNews.com | 21 May 2010 | 3:49 am

Stocks Flat in Europe After Declines in Asia and US - New York Times

Washington Post

Stocks Flat in Europe After Declines in Asia and US New York Times PARIS — Stocks were mostly unchanged in choppy trading in Europe on Friday following declines in Asia and on Wall Street and amid continued fears that the debt crisis in the euro zone could soon threaten economic ... Stocks set for higher startCNNMoney European Stocks Drop for Third Day; TrygVesta, Lanxess SlideBusinessWeek Stocks slide as euro boosted by short coveringReuters Wall Street Journal -Bloomberg -MarketWatch all 2,834 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 21 May 2010 | 3:49 am

Sumo: Hakuho wins 14th career Emperor's Cup+

(Kyodo) _ Mongolian grand champion Hakuho beat ozeki Kotomitsuki to claim his 14th career Emperor's Cup with two days to spare, maintaining his undefeated record at the Summer Grand Sumo...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 21 May 2010 | 3:46 am

Inquest into 7/7 deaths will look at spies' role

Inquests into the deaths of 52 commuters in the July 7, 2005, London transit bombings will look at whether failures by British spies and police contributed to the attacks, a judge ruled Friday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 May 2010 | 3:44 am

British judge says inquest into 7/7 attack deaths will look at role of intelligence services

LONDON (AP) — Inquests into the deaths of 52 commuters in the July 7, 2005, London transit bombings will look at whether failures by British spies and police contributed to the attacks, a judge ...

Source: FOXNews.com | 21 May 2010 | 3:44 am

US Senate backs Wall St reforms

The US Senate passes a bill providing the most sweeping overhaul of financial regulations since the 1930s.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 May 2010 | 3:42 am

REFILING: Test growing of biofuel plant begins at Narita airport+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: FIXING TYPO IN LEAD GRAF) The operator of Narita airport started to test grow a biofuel feedstock plant on its property Friday, hoping to use the envisioned fuel as an...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 21 May 2010 | 3:42 am

W.Va. mine blast survivor's rehab slow, uncertain

A man injured in an explosion that killed 29 people at a West Virginia coal mine is struggling to form sentences more than a month after the blast.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 May 2010 | 3:41 am

Life questions

What issues are raised by synthetic cell creation?
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 May 2010 | 3:40 am

Mortgage Record--1 in 10 Mortgage Holders Missed A Payment

More than one of every 10 homeowners nationwide missed at least one mortgage payment January through March, a first-quarter record and another blow to the still-reeling economy and hard-hit housing market.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 21 May 2010 | 3:40 am

Scientists Create The First Synthetic Cell

Heralding a new era in biology, scientists for the first time have created a synthetic cell, completely controlled by man-made genetic instructions, which can survive and reproduce itself.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 21 May 2010 | 3:40 am

Wall Street reform bill in detail - The Guardian

Globe and Mail

Wall Street reform bill in detail The Guardian The Wall Street reform bill - the biggest shakeup since the 1930s - was passed late last night. Here are some of the key measures: What we know • There will be a new consumer financial protection bureau set up within the Federal Reserve, ... Senate Passes Finance BillWall Street Journal Major Parts of the Financial Regulation OverhaulNew York Times President's Wall Street crackdown one step closer to realityWCBD Reuters -Salon -Seattle Times all 2,389 news articles »

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Thai PM calls for reconciliation

Abhisit Vejjajiva promises an independent probe into ‘all events’ surrounding the Red Shirt protests

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 May 2010 | 3:38 am

South Korea vows caution over ship but North sees war (Reuters)

Reuters - South Korea said after a rare emergency security meeting on Friday it would respond prudently to the sinking of one of its naval ships by the North, but Pyongyang warned the peninsula was being driven to war.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 21 May 2010 | 3:37 am

At worst, oil spewed already could fill 102 gyms

Drip by drip, day by day, the oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico is adding up to mind-boggling numbers.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 May 2010 | 3:37 am

Hanged child's care is criticised - BBC News

BBC News

Hanged child's care is criticised BBC News Social workers responsible for the safety of a child found hanged after suffering neglect were under-trained and over-worked, inspectors say. Charlotte Avenall, eight, who died after being locked in her "filthy" Nottinghamshire bedroom, had been known ... Social services condemned over death of girl found hangedTelegraph.co.uk 'Inadequacies' in agencies dealing with Charlotte caseThis is Nottingham Notts' safeguarding services are ''poor''Public Service all 11 news articles »

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Britain to hold inquiry into torture complaints

Britain's Foreign Secretary says a judge will lead a formal inquiry into allegations that the U.K. was complicit in torture overseas.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 May 2010 | 3:33 am

Britain to hold judge-led inquiry into allegations it colluded in torture overseas

LONDON (AP) — Britain's Foreign Secretary says a judge will lead a formal inquiry into allegations that the U.K. was complicit in torture overseas.

Source: FOXNews.com | 21 May 2010 | 3:33 am

Oil Gushes From BP Well as Scientists Study Leak Size - BusinessWeek

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Oil Gushes From BP Well as Scientists Study Leak Size BusinessWeek (Adds comments from BP chairman in eighth paragraph (For a map of the oil spill, see {BMAP OILSPILL }.) By Jim Polson and Mark Chediak May 21 (Bloomberg) -- The damaged oil well in the Gulf of Mexico is still leaking even after BP Plc increased the ... Month into Gulf spill, fishermen see bleak futureThe Associated Press BP says it is capturing 5000 barrels of oil a day from gulf spillWashington Post BP: Oil leak could be stopped by next weekCNN Houston Chronicle -Detroit Free Press -Reuters all 8,292 news articles »

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Afghan plane crash site reached

Search teams reach the wreckage of a passenger plane that crashed in Afghanistan on Monday, but there are no signs of life, says the aviation minister.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 May 2010 | 3:33 am

Is Dora the Explorer an illegal immigrant?

In her police mug shot, the doe-eyed cartoon heroine with the bowl haircut has a black eye, battered lip and bloody nose.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 May 2010 | 3:30 am

Us Tennis Player Given 2 yrs Ban For Importing HGH !!

American tennis player Wayne Odesnik was banned for two years on Wednesday, two months after pleading guilty to importing human growth hormone into Australia.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 21 May 2010 | 3:30 am

No Hallmark card for this: Mayor beats wife on Mother's Day

The mayor of a southern Mexico town allegedly beat his wife during a mother's day celebration, sparking national criticism and prompting federal authorities to urge the woman to file a complaint.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 21 May 2010 | 3:20 am

Dow plummets 360 points as worries about the economy rattle

Worries about how the European debt crisis and slump in the euro will impact the global recovery fueled the selling, extending the month-long declines.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 21 May 2010 | 3:20 am

Thai PM offers olive branch to Red Shirts

Thailand's prime minister Friday promised an independent probe into "all events" surrounding the Red Shirt protests, and called for reconciliation to heal deep political divisions that led to widespread violence and 83 deaths in two months.

Thailand - Red Shirt - Prime minister - National United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship - Bangkok
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Iran sanctions won't sink missile sale: Russia - Reuters

The Hindu

Iran sanctions won't sink missile sale: Russia Reuters MOSCOW (Reuters) - A top Russian senator said on Friday that sanctions being discussed by world powers against Iran would not affect current Russian contracts with Tehran, Interfax news agency reported. The statement from Mikhail Margelov, ... Iran nuclear deadline loomsAljazeera.net "Trust gap" lies deep in US-Iran nuclear standoffXinhua Gates: Iran Sanctions Could Lead to Policy ChangeVoice of America Christian Science Monitor -AFP -Times of India all 724 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 21 May 2010 | 3:07 am

IRS issues rules for health tax credits

The Internal Revenue Service on Friday released the guidelines that small companies can use to apply for tax credits to spur medical research.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 May 2010 | 3:05 am

Suspected Taliban blow up "U.S. spies" in Pakistan

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - Taliban militants strapped explosives to two men accused of being U.S. spies and blew than up at a public execution in northwest Pakistan, intelligence officials and residents said on Friday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 May 2010 | 3:05 am

Thai PM committed to reconciliation but no poll offer

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Friday he was committed to national reconciliation but made no offer of fresh elections, two days after troops quelled the worst political violence in modern Thai history.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 May 2010 | 3:03 am

Here’s to government by amateurs

Is there an alternative? Would the bike guy be different?

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 May 2010 | 3:00 am

The answer to our unruly Question Period?

A Conservative MP’s motion aims to elevate decorum in the House of Commons

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 May 2010 | 3:00 am

For an electoral system that works, look Down Under

Britain is, and may end up having an upper house elected by proportional representation and a lower house chosen by alternative vote

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 May 2010 | 3:00 am

When science gets political, long-term knowledge is lost

The problem with Canada’s new research chairs isn’t lack of women, it’s lack of open-ended vision

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 May 2010 | 3:00 am

AP Enterprise: US promises Mexico $1.1 billion in 3 years but gives fraction as violence grows

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The United States has spent a fraction of the $1.1 billion it promised Mexico between 2008 and 2010 to make "an immediate and important impact" on surging drug cartel vi...

Source: FOXNews.com | 21 May 2010 | 2:59 am

Child deaths mother due in Spanish court

The mother of two UK children found dead in a hotel in north-east Spain is expected to appear in a Spanish court later.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 May 2010 | 2:57 am

Pakistan asks Facebook to block 'Draw Mohammed' page, then will consider restoring service

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan acknowledged the "suffering" caused by its bans on Facebook and YouTube, but said it would only consider restoring the websites if they take down pages considered offen...

Source: FOXNews.com | 21 May 2010 | 2:56 am

Clinton NKorea must face international consequences for sinking of SKorean warship

TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says North Korea must face international consequences for the sinking of a South Korean warship.

Source: FOXNews.com | 21 May 2010 | 2:56 am

Clinton: NKorea must face international consequences for sinking of SKorean warship

TOKYO (AP) — Clinton: NKorea must face international consequences for sinking of SKorean warship.

Source: FOXNews.com | 21 May 2010 | 2:48 am

Fresh from France, Lohan comes home to legal woes (AP)

AP - Lindsay Lohan is coming home to a litany of legal woes after a few breezy days at the Cannes Film Festival, where she attended various events to promote her Linda Lovelace film and partied into the wee hours on the day she was supposed to be in court in Beverly Hills.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 21 May 2010 | 2:48 am

Experts: Bangkok crackdown no replay of Tiananmen

BEIJING (AP) -- Before the military crackdown on Red Shirts in Bangkok this week, one Thai protester ominously claimed: "This will end as our Tiananmen Square."...
Source: AP Top International News At 6:08 a... | 21 May 2010 | 2:47 am

Long-range Afghan firefights prompt US Army rethink of reliance on workhorse M-4 rifle

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. military's workhorse rifle — used in battle for the last 40 years — is proving less effective in Afghanistan against the Taliban's more primi...

Source: FOXNews.com | 21 May 2010 | 2:41 am

German Europe Finance Crisis

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle react during the final parliament debate of an euro 750 billion (US $1 trillion) eurozone rescue package...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 May 2010 | 2:34 am

Thai PM offers olive branch to protesters; tensions still smoldering

Thailand's prime minister Friday promised an independent probe into "all events" surrounding the Red Shirt protests, and called for reconciliation ...

Source: USATODAY.com News | 21 May 2010 | 2:31 am

Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf to "join politics" : TV report

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf has said he intends going home to enter politics, perhaps standing to become president or prime minister, CNN reported.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 May 2010 | 2:26 am

Echoes of Tiananmen in Bangkok? Experts say 'no'

BEIJING (AP) — Before the military crackdown on Red Shirts in Bangkok this week, one Thai protester ominously claimed: "This will end as our Tiananmen Square."

Source: FOXNews.com | 21 May 2010 | 2:20 am

British woman accused of killing children in Spain 'planned to kill herself'

A British woman whose two children were found dead in a Spanish hotel room planned to kill herself but could not bear to leave them, it has been claimed.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 21 May 2010 | 2:17 am

Oil fouls Louisiana as BP scrambles to contain spill

BLIND BAY, La (Reuters) - Energy giant BP, accused by the U.S. government of failing to share information in a timely fashion about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, was forging ahead on Friday with efforts to contain the gushing crude.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 May 2010 | 2:14 am

Memorial Day Travelers Get A Break At The Pump

As the beginning of the summer travel season draws near, something strange is happening at the gas pump. Ordinarily gasoline prices go up this time of year and stay up for the summer. This, however, is no ordinary year. The economic crisis in Europe, and other factors, are driving the cost of crude oil down.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 May 2010 | 2:14 am

U.S.-China talks to soothe but not solve troubles

BEIJING (Reuters) - High-level talks between China and the United States next week will not bring big breakthroughs, but may help prevent destabilizing breakdowns as the two powers grapple with North Korea and other contentious global troubles.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 May 2010 | 2:09 am

Intelligence director knew his days were numbered - The Associated Press

The Guardian

Intelligence director knew his days were numbered The Associated Press WASHINGTON — For months, National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair has been a dead man walking — and he knew it. So constant and vicious were the leaks from the White House and Congress of his imminent departure that he opened a recent speech on ... Facing a Rift, US Spy Chief to Step DownNew York Times Intelligence director leaves after feuding with White HouseSeattle Times Analysis: Blair Never Received White House SupportCBS News NPR -Reuters -Austin American-Statesman all 881 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 21 May 2010 | 2:02 am

A global human rights monitor has said it has fresh evidence of possible war crimes committed in Sri Lanka

File photo shows Sri Lankan Army soldiers on patrol in the Jaffna Peninsula during the conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). A global human rights monitor said Friday it had fresh...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 May 2010 | 1:41 am

The Dalai Lama joined Twitter, the popular micro-blogging site, earlier this year.

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is shown at The Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya on January 10, 2010. The Dalai Lama will hold his first online chat with Chinese web users via Twitter on Friday, despite...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 May 2010 | 1:41 am

The Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, will hold his first online chat with Chinese web users via Twitter

A Chinese web surfer checks stories and photos about the Dalai Lama on the Google Chinese search page at an office in Beijing on January 14, 2010. The Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, will...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 May 2010 | 1:41 am

Intelligence chief resigns after scathing report

President Obama's director of national intelligence said Thursday he will step down on May 28. His decision comes just days after a Senate panel ...

Source: USATODAY.com News | 21 May 2010 | 1:25 am

US Senate passes biggest overhaul of big banks since Depression

The US Senate has passed the most far-reaching restraints on big banks since the Great Depression.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 21 May 2010 | 1:11 am

Red roofs invade Chinese city, angering residents

GUANGZHOU, China (AP) -- Their drab concrete apartment buildings are starting to look more like Spanish villas with red-tiled roofs, and that's angering many who live in them....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:08 a... | 21 May 2010 | 1:07 am

Stocks tumble; Dow drops 376 points

Investors worry about Europe's continuing fiscal problems and an unexpected increase in first-time unemployment claims.

The stock market had its worst day in more than a year Thursday, with the Dow industrials tumbling 376 points, as fear intensified that a debt crisis in Europe could jeopardize the global economic recovery.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 21 May 2010 | 1:00 am

Democrats point the finger at Obama's chief of staff for immigration reform's poor progress

Rahm Emanuel, who in the past referred to the issue as the 'third rail of American politics,' has argued privately that it's a bad time to push an immigration bill.

Prospects for an immigration overhaul are fizzling this year and some Democratic lawmakers are focusing blame on the pugnacious Democratic operative who works just down the hall from President Obama.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 21 May 2010 | 1:00 am

Firefighters battle 800-acre blaze near Corona

No structures were immediately threatened, but officials warned nearby residents to be ready to evacuate. The fire was started by mowing equipment, authorities say.

Firefighters were battling an 800-acre brush fire Thursday evening that was burning across dry hillsides in western Riverside County near Corona.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 21 May 2010 | 1:00 am

Venter: Artificial living cell will benefit humanity - BBC News

Telegraph.co.uk

Venter: Artificial living cell will benefit humanity BBC News It is already being described as "one of the most important scientific achievements in the history of mankind" - a new, entirely artificial life form created in a laboratory. It is not a clone, or a genetically modified organism, but a synthetic living ... Scientists Create Synthetic OrganismWall Street Journal Scientists create cell based on man-made genetic instructionsWashington Post Scientists create synthetic cell, version 1.0CNET Los Angeles Times -TG Daily -Tonic all 1,025 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 21 May 2010 | 12:59 am

Google premieres Web television gamble

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Web search king Google Inc on Thursday showed off a risky attempt to marry the Web to television and reach the $70 billion TV advertising market, chasing a dream that has eluded even archrival Apple Inc.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 May 2010 | 12:32 am

Intelligence director Dennis Blair is resigning

National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair says he is resigning, ending a tumultuous 16-month tenure marked by turf wars among the country's spy agencies.

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 May 2010 | 12:28 am

Oil giant BP concedes Gulf spill is bigger than estimated

Oil giant BP conceded Thursday that the Gulf of Mexico oil leak is larger than it originally estimated, adding more worry as portions of the ...

Source: USATODAY.com News | 21 May 2010 | 12:14 am

Jews in Arab east Jerusalem defy Obama peace push

JERUSALEM (AP) -- When Devorah Adler's children go to school, they pass underneath the gun-toting security officer who stands on their roof 24-hours a day, walk down a path dotted by surveillance cameras and get in a van manned by another armed guard....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:08 a... | 20 May 2010 | 11:46 pm

The Celtics' Ray of sunshine

Celtics shooting star Ray Allen has been on target more often than not during this year's postseason run....
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 May 2010 | 11:30 pm

Soldiers pay last respects to war chaplain

In the bloodiest days of Iwo Jima, he spoke the last words over fallen Marines and Navy corpsmen as they were buried...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 May 2010 | 11:26 pm

Firefighters crank up heat on Menino

Angry Hub firefighters are vowing to haul Mayor Thomas M. Menino into court if the City Council rejects their controversial...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 May 2010 | 11:20 pm

Jon Lester gives pen a rest

It took Jon Lester five starts this season to earn his first victory. He gave up a whopping 15 runs in 16 innings...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 May 2010 | 11:18 pm

Jon Lester sweeps up Twins

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