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Israeli-Arabs charged with spyingTwo Israeli-Arab activists are charged with being spies for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 May 2010 | 4:20 am AP source: Obama extends stop on deepwater wells (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 May 2010 | 4:14 am 3RD LD: Hatoyama asks prefectures to share burdens of hosting U.S. forces+TOKYO, May 27 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING COMMENTS, INFO IN 2ND, 7TH, LAST 3 GRAFS) Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama asked prefectural governors Thursday to try to share the burden of hosting...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 May 2010 | 4:13 am Dozens of ships cross the English Channel to mark 70th anniversary of Dunkirk evacuationLONDON (AP) — Dozens of World War II-era ships are crossing the English Channel to mark the 70th anniversary of the Dunkirk evacuation.
Source: FOXNews.com | 27 May 2010 | 4:12 am How to Save ClevelandTurning around America's dying cities is difficult, improbable, and necessary.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 27 May 2010 | 4:10 am Apple now bigger than MicrosoftThe latest share price changes have pushed the total value of Apple past its rival Microsoft for the first time since 1989.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 May 2010 | 4:09 am China boosts euro while Geithner lobbies GermansBEIJING/BERLIN (Reuters) - The euro rebounded on Thursday after China reaffirmed its long-term aim of diversifying currency holdings away from the dollar and denied it was reviewing its holdings of euro sovereign bonds.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 May 2010 | 4:08 am Golf: Diamond Cup 1st-round results+(Kyodo) _ Leading scores Thursday after the first round of the Diamond Cup at Sayama Golf Club (7,159 yards, par 72) in Saitama Prefecture (Japanese unless noted): Toshinori Muto ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 May 2010 | 4:07 am Donors pledge $16.5 million for Khmer Rouge court+(Kyodo) _ Eight governments including Japan and the United States have pledged to provide at least $16.5 million in funding for a U.N.-backed court established to bring former Khmer RougeSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 May 2010 | 4:06 am USAF vehicle breaks record for hypersonic flightAn experimental aircraft has set a record for hypersonic flight, flying more than 3 minutes at Mach 6 — six times the speed of sound.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 May 2010 | 4:04 am China says Europe key marketBEIJING (Reuters) - Europe remains a key investment market for China's foreign exchange reserves, the Chinese central bank said on Thursday, helping to soothe markets unnerved by a report that it was reviewing its euro-zone bond holdings.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 May 2010 | 4:03 am China says Europe key market (Reuters)Reuters - Europe remains a key investment market for China's foreign exchange reserves, the Chinese central bank said on Thursday, helping to soothe markets unnerved by a report that it was reviewing its euro-zone bond holdings.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 May 2010 | 4:03 am Rwandan doctor arrested in FranceFrench authorities arrest a Rwandan doctor accused of involvement in the genocide, a move welcomed by Kigali.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 May 2010 | 4:02 am Amtrak conducts security drill from NH to VirginiaAmtrak passengers will see more police at stations and on trains from New Hampshire to Virginia as part of a drill to test counterterrorism and incident response capabilities.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 May 2010 | 4:02 am Obama security doctrine stresses diplomacy and economy (Reuters)Reuters - The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled a new national security doctrine that would join diplomatic engagement and economic discipline with military power to bolster America's standing in the world.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 May 2010 | 4:01 am Obama security doctrine stresses diplomacy and economyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled a new national security doctrine that would join diplomatic engagement and economic discipline with military power to bolster America's standing in the world.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 May 2010 | 4:01 am Obama Security Strategy Focuses on Managing Threats - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 27 May 2010 | 4:01 am North Korea scraps S Korea pactNorth Korea scraps an agreement on preventing naval clashes with the South, as tensions rise over the sinking of a warship.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 May 2010 | 4:01 am Video: The Butterfly Effect on the Sun’s SurfaceHigh-resolution images of layers of the sun’s surface show how small flares can trigger larger flares and coronal mass ejections hundreds of thousands of miles away.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 27 May 2010 | 4:00 am The euro’s star dims with the decline of its ownersThe European currency was expected to rival the mighty U.S. dollar. And it did until some of the countries that use it became economic basket cases
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 27 May 2010 | 4:00 am Canada's Carolina gets back to natureDozens of endangered species face improved chances for survival after donation allows Nature Conservancy of Canada to purchase sensitive land
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 27 May 2010 | 4:00 am U.S.-based retailer Kohl’s casts its eyes northwardLatest American chain to explore Canadian market, but ‘still very early days’
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 27 May 2010 | 4:00 am CEOs with the largest stock option stockpilesMeet Canada's top 10 chief executives with the largest value of in-the-money, unexercised stock options
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 27 May 2010 | 4:00 am CIBC back in black in second quarterPosts profit of $660-million compared with loss of $51-million a year ago
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 27 May 2010 | 3:58 am REFILING: 3RD LD: Antiwhaling activist pleads guilty to most charges+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: FIXING TYPO IN 2ND GRAF) An antiwhaling activist from New Zealand charged with obstructing the activities of the Japanese whaling fleet in the Antarctic Ocean pleaded...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 May 2010 | 3:57 am Afghans: Pakistani Taliban commander rumored dead - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 27 May 2010 | 3:50 am Oil well plug 'going as planned'BP says a bid to plug its leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico is going to plan, but it is too early to know if it will work.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 May 2010 | 3:50 am 'Gun control' tide is turning in Chicago black communityMany Chicagoans have been upset for some time about violence here, but Wortham's murder has touched a raw nerve in the black community.Now some want to do more than simply call 911 or march for peace in the streets. They want their own gun.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 27 May 2010 | 3:50 am LEAD: Court rules against gender-based compensation in burns case+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO IN 6TH-8TH GRAFS) A man who sustained severe burns to his face at work should be given the same level of compensation as a woman would, a court ruled ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 May 2010 | 3:49 am Russia wants '100% proof' N.Korea sunk ship (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 May 2010 | 3:48 am Strike stalls production at Honda's China plantsHonda's four auto assembly plants in China have ground to a halt after workers at a parts maker went on strike demanding better wages.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 May 2010 | 3:47 am Ishikawa to be retained as president of Kyodo News+(Kyodo) _ Kyodo News decided on a new board of directors Thursday and to reappoint President Satoshi Ishikawa for a fourth two-year term as the leading Japanese news agency's chief. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 May 2010 | 3:47 am Obama faces media on Gulf Coast oil spill - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 27 May 2010 | 3:46 am Singapore oil slick closes beachThe authorities in Singapore close east coast beaches as oil from a tanker which collided with a cargo ship washes ashore.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 May 2010 | 3:45 am Baseball: Yakult closer Lim deactivated with knee injury+(Kyodo) _ The Yakult Swallows said Thursday they have removed closer Lim Chang Yong from the active roster with a right knee injury. The South Korean right-hander complained of pain in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 May 2010 | 3:45 am Turkish shopkeeper saves 4-year-old in mall fallA shopkeeper in Turkey has saved a four-year-old boy after he fell from the side of an escalator at an Istanbul shopping mall.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 May 2010 | 3:42 am Security camera shows shopkeeper saving 4-year-old boy as he falls at Istanbul mallANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A shopkeeper in Turkey has saved a four-year-old boy after he fell from the side of an escalator at an Istanbul shopping mall.
Source: FOXNews.com | 27 May 2010 | 3:42 am Amazing 90-Foot Basketball Hook Shot (No Bank)This guy is either amazingly skilled, really lucky or just has too much time on his hands.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 27 May 2010 | 3:40 am Tensions continue to build as Koreas trade warningsSouth Korea holds navy drill as North scraps sea accord
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 27 May 2010 | 3:39 am LEAD: Stablemasters punished over providing tickets to gangsters+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO) Two sumo stablemasters who were found to have given senior members of an organized crime group tickets for past tournaments have received punishment for...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 May 2010 | 3:38 am Live - England v BangladeshBangladesh win the toss and put England in at Lord's in the first match of a two-Test series.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 May 2010 | 3:34 am Euro rises vs. dollar, yen in Tokyo on buybacks, Asian stock gains+(Kyodo) _ The euro rose against the U.S. dollar and the yen Thursday in Tokyo as market players bought back the European common currency following massive selling against other major...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 May 2010 | 3:34 am Wishing upon a czar: Experts want oil-spill chiefA White House once ridiculed for having too many czars is now being criticized by disaster experts and a former oil company president for not having one: an oil-spill czar.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 May 2010 | 3:33 am Emotional Eating: The Brain-Stomach ConnectionHow the “brain” in your stomach drives mood, outlook, and happiness.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 27 May 2010 | 3:30 am Elton gig goes ahead in MoroccoA concert by British singer Sir Elton John goes ahead in Morocco, despite calls by Islamist groups for it to be banned.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 May 2010 | 3:28 am Afghans: Pakistani Taliban commander rumored deadKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan officials said Thursday they were investigating reports that a leader of the Pakistani Taliban may have been killed in fighting in the remote mountains of eastern Afghanistan....Source: AP Top International News At 5:29 a... | 27 May 2010 | 3:28 am Afghans: Pakistani Taliban commander rumored deadAfghan officials said Thursday they were investigating reports that a leader of the Pakistani Taliban may have been killed in fighting in the remote mountains of eastern Afghanistan. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 27 May 2010 | 3:28 am Afghan police say Pakistani Taliban commander may have been killed in Afghan fightingKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan officials said Thursday they were investigating reports that a leader of the Pakistani Taliban may have been killed in fighting in the remote mountains of ...
Source: FOXNews.com | 27 May 2010 | 3:28 am Air India workers call off strikeAir India staff end a walkout that left tens of thousands of passengers stranded after a court declares the strike illegal.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 May 2010 | 3:26 am Adventurer leaves NY career to walk across USIn these uncertain times, most of us cling to the things that make us feel secure. Those who have jobs give thanks. We hug our children a little tighter. We wait — and hope — for better times.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 May 2010 | 3:25 am Sudan's Bashir to be inauguratedOmar al-Bashir is to be sworn in as president of Sudan, following his controversial win in last month's elections.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 27 May 2010 | 3:23 am Militants storm house, kill 3 in NW PakistanKHAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Insurgents in northwest Pakistan shot and killed a pro-government tribal elder, his wife and a son Thursday, while a clash elsewhere in the volatile region left a police officer and two militants dead, authorities said....Source: AP Top International News At 5:29 a... | 27 May 2010 | 3:23 am Youngest Everest climber sets new goalKATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- The 13-year-old American boy who became the youngest person to climb Mount Everest announced plans Thursday for an ascent later this year of Mount Cho Oyu, the world's sixth highest peak....Source: AP Top International News At 5:29 a... | 27 May 2010 | 3:21 am How DeWyze won 'American Idol' - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 27 May 2010 | 3:20 am Contemporary art museum to open in RomeA huge museum for contemporary arts and architecture opens its doors in Rome this weekend in a bid to draw avant-garde art lovers to a city defined by its ancient monuments and Baroque fountains.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 May 2010 | 3:16 am New contemporary art and architecture museum to open in RomeROME (AP) — A huge museum for contemporary arts and architecture opens its doors in Rome this weekend in a bid to draw avant-garde art lovers to a city defined by its ancient monuments and...
Source: FOXNews.com | 27 May 2010 | 3:16 am New contemporary art and architecture museum to open in RomeROME (AP) — A huge museum for contemporary arts and architecture opens its doors in Rome this weekend in a bid to draw avant-garde art lovers to a city defined by its ancient monuments and...
Source: FOXNews.com | 27 May 2010 | 3:16 am SKorea holds navy drill; NKorea scraps sea accordSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Stung by a surprise underwater attack, South Korea flexed its muscles Thursday with anti-submarine drills and a U.S. general offered strong words of support as the allies sent a clear message to adversary North Korea: Don't try it again....Source: AP Top International News At 5:29 a... | 27 May 2010 | 3:15 am SKorea holds navy drill; NKorea scraps sea accord (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 May 2010 | 3:15 am BP Is 'Big And Important' Says BP ChairmanCarl-Henric Svanberg, the chairman of BP, struck out at critics of his company's response to the Gulf oil spill, and told The Financial Times that BP is "big and important."
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 27 May 2010 | 3:10 am BP monitors "top kill" attempt to plug spewing oil (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 May 2010 | 3:09 am BP monitors "top kill" attempt to plug spewing oilVENICE, Louisiana (Reuters) - BP Plc faces a defining day in its five-week Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster on Thursday when its latest attempt to seal a gushing well deep underwater will be deemed either a success or a failure.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 May 2010 | 3:09 am Amnesty Says Governments Aid Rights Abuses - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 27 May 2010 | 3:04 am Oil spill clean-up boats recalled after crews fall ill - AFP
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 27 May 2010 | 3:02 am The ‘trill’ of investingIssuing a GDP bond would be a better way for governments to raise money
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 27 May 2010 | 3:00 am A tax revolt, an absent PremierDoes Gordon Campbell have the energy to fend off B.C.’s HST uprising?
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 27 May 2010 | 3:00 am Poison pills for Haiti?Haitians desperately need modern seeds and cheaper fertilizer
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 27 May 2010 | 3:00 am Harper has taken the wrong lessons from ChrétienThe old lion’s authoritarian ways were a weakness, not a strength
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 27 May 2010 | 3:00 am North Korea vows to rip up military safeguards with South (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 May 2010 | 2:59 am North Korea vows to rip up military safeguards with SouthSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Thursday it was ripping up military agreements signed with the South in a step seen as a prelude to shutting down a joint factory park, just as Seoul staged anti-submarine drills in tense border waters.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 May 2010 | 2:59 am McCain launches ads blasting opponent on spendingArizona Sen. John McCain's re-election campaign plans to launch new radio and television ads that blast his primary opponent for supporting special funding requests known as earmarks.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 May 2010 | 2:58 am Fox News Consultant Gives 'Analysis' While Asking For MoneyPolitical consultant Dick Morris took advantage of an appearance as a commentator on the Fox News program Fox & Friends on Wednesday to appeal for viewers to donate to Republican candidates through his own website.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 27 May 2010 | 2:56 am Law Firm Asks Alleged File-Sharers To Incriminate ThemselvesLawyers ACS:Law in the UK are now into their second year of threatening alleged pirates with legal action. Since they don’t have a good case when people deny their allegations, for some time now the firm has been sending out questionnaires which allow people to build a case against themselves.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 27 May 2010 | 2:56 am Simon Cowell celebrated on `American Idol' finaleIt took leaving "American Idol" for Simon Cowell to show his softer side.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 May 2010 | 2:56 am Gulf awaits word on latest bid to plug oil leak (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 May 2010 | 2:55 am How DeWyze won 'American Idol' (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 May 2010 | 2:54 am China not assigning blame in South Korea sinking - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 27 May 2010 | 2:50 am What Meg Whitman's money can't buyIf the business acumen and marketing savvy that brought her such fabulous wealth can translate so seamlessly to politics, then why does the former eBay CEO have to spend $80 million and counting, nearly four times as much as her rival Steve Poizner, in pursuit of the Republican nomination?
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 27 May 2010 | 2:50 am Gulf Oil Spill Trajectory (Interactive)A very interesting, day-by-day look at how the spill has grown and moved over the last month or so. Really gives you a feeling for the incredible size of this disaster and how much land and ocean have been tainted.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 27 May 2010 | 2:50 am Bradford prostitute murders: profile of 'Yorkshire Ripper' Peter SutcliffeStephen Griffiths' arrest on suspicion of murdering women on the streets of Bradford evokes memories of Peter Sutcliffe, the serial killer dubbed the "Yorkshire Ripper".Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 27 May 2010 | 2:44 am US security plan switches focus to homegrown terror (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 27 May 2010 | 2:43 am Israel indicts 2 Arab citizens in aiding HezbollahIsrael indicted two prominent activists from its Arab minority on Thursday for allegedly assisting the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 27 May 2010 | 2:37 am Israel indicts 2 Arab citizens for allegedly helping Lebanese Hezbollah militantsJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel indicted two prominent activists from its Arab minority on Thursday for allegedly assisting the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 May 2010 | 2:27 am Report: 19 Kurd rebels killed in attack last weekANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- A Turkish airstrike on Kurdish rebels hideouts in northern Iraq last week killed 19 Kurdish guerrillas and left several others wounded, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported....Source: AP Top International News At 5:29 a... | 27 May 2010 | 2:14 am FDA warned dozens of drug factories since 2009At least 43 drug factories supplying medication to thousands of U.S. consumers have received government warnings in recent months for failing ...
Source: USATODAY.com News | 27 May 2010 | 2:07 am Mud, not oil, appears to gush from Gulf well
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 May 2010 | 1:59 am Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 May 2010 | 1:59 am North Korea says it will scrap naval accord with SouthThe pact is aimed at preventing clashes along a disputed sea border where three bloody battles between the two sides have taken place.North Korea announced Thursday that it will scrap an accord aimed at preventing accidental naval clashes with South Korea in retaliation for Seoul blaming Pyongyang for a torpedo attack that sank a South Korean warship.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 May 2010 | 1:56 am Report: Turkish airstrike last week kills 19 Kurdish guerrillas in northern IraqANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish airstrike on Kurdish rebels hideouts in northern Iraq last week killed 19 Kurdish guerrillas and left several others wounded, the state-run Anatolia news agency r...
Source: FOXNews.com | 27 May 2010 | 1:47 am US Treasury chief to meet German finance minister amid euro-zone debt crisisBERLIN (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is expected in Berlin for talks with his German counterpart as Europe grapples with its debt crisis.
Source: FOXNews.com | 27 May 2010 | 1:44 am China gives no sign of plans to join US in blaming North Korea over sinking of South warshipBEIJING (AP) — China offered no indication Thursday of plans to join the U.S. and its allies in blaming North Korea in the sinking of a South Korean warship, saying the issue remained "extremely...
Source: FOXNews.com | 27 May 2010 | 1:41 am Sudanese president starts new term amid boycott calls - CNN International
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 27 May 2010 | 1:38 am Is oil spill becoming Obama's Katrina?A new USA TODAY/Gallup poll finds that 53% of adults say President Obama is doing a ?poor? or ?very poor? job handling the Gulf oil spill.
Source: USATODAY.com News | 27 May 2010 | 1:36 am N. Korea to scrap anti-clash pact with South
 Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 May 2010 | 1:32 am US sergeant retired his rodeo spurs a decade ago, but bomb blasts have rocked him plenty sinceFORWARD OPERATING BASE FRONTENAC, Afghanistan (AP) — Paul D. Bliss has, in his words, "pretty much destroyed my knees, dislocated my right and left shoulders, busted my left arm, fractured...
Source: FOXNews.com | 27 May 2010 | 1:31 am Singapore closes beaches as oil spill spreadsSINGAPORE (AP) -- Singapore closed beaches along 7.2 kilometers (4.5 miles) of its east coast as an oil spill from a damaged tanker continued to spread Thursday....Source: AP Top International News At 5:29 a... | 27 May 2010 | 1:25 am Tourist route traces footsteps of 'Che' GuevaraBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- In life, Ernesto "Che" Guevara fought to overthrow a corrupt, capitalist elite. In death, he is spawning his own tourism industry - soon to include a three-country "Che Trail."...Source: AP Top International News At 5:29 a... | 27 May 2010 | 1:20 am AP Source: Salazar Delays Arctic Ocean DrillingThe Obama administration is suspending proposed exploratory drilling in the Arctic Ocean. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says in a report to be delivered to the White House on Thursday that he will not consider applications for permits to drill in the Arctic until 2011. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 27 May 2010 | 1:20 am Afghanistan Rodeo CowboyFILE - In this Feb. 21, 2010 file photo, Father Carl Subler, U.S. Cpt. Chaplain from Versailles, Ohio blesses a rosary of U.S. Army Sgt. Paul Bliss from Willits, Calif., of the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 May 2010 | 1:17 am Time will tell on BP's 'top kill' plan for capping oil leakA desperate attempt to plug the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill with millions of gallons of mud is going according to plan, although energy ...
Source: USATODAY.com News | 27 May 2010 | 1:15 am U.S. to suspend new exploratory oil drilling in the ArcticFearful of a disaster worse than the Gulf of Mexico spill, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar plans to postpone consideration of drilling off Alaska. New drilling was to have begun this summer.The Interior Department will announce Thursday that is it postponing oil drilling in the Arctic until at least 2011 amid widening fears that an oil spill there could be many times worse than the blowout in the Gulf of Mexico.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 May 2010 | 1:00 am World waits to see if 'top kill' will stop oil flow in gulfThe company pumps mud into the blown-out underwater wellhead in an effort to force oil and gas back down. Executives say it's too soon to tell if it will work.In an intricate deep-sea operation that was watched as closely and nervously as a high-profile space launch, BP on Wednesday set in motion a crucial effort to stop the flow of crude that for more than a month has fed one of the biggest oil spills in U.S. history.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 May 2010 | 1:00 am Paradise Cove moves closer to deserving its nameThe water at the beach made famous by 'The Rockford Files' goes from a health grade of F last year to B this year. Improvements are seen elsewhere in L.A. County too.Paradise Cove may finally be living up to its name, at least when it comes to the water.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 May 2010 | 1:00 am Cases of whooping cough more than double in CaliforniaTo protect babies too young for vaccination, health officials suggest vaccinating anyone who will come into contact with newborns.California health authorities say that cases of whooping cough reported to the state have more than doubled so far this year — 346 cases from Jan. 1 to April 30, up from 129 cases during the same period last year.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 May 2010 | 1:00 am Angels Gate Lighthouse fans beamingBoosters are expecting the L.A. Harbor commission to give them $1.8 million next month for a repair project.Nearly 100 years of being battered by the waves, winds and rain, to say nothing of the sea gulls, have taken its toll on the Angels Gate Lighthouse at the entrance to Los Angeles Harbor.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 May 2010 | 1:00 am Appeals court sides with L.A. in fight against billboards and supergraphicsA panel upholds the city's ban on new signs, ruling that the City Council did not deny firms' 1st Amendment rights. But the ruling could open floodgates to new billboards in certain areas.Los Angeles officials won a major victory Wednesday in their fight against unpermitted outdoor advertisements, with the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upholding the city's ban on new supergraphics, billboards and freeway-facing signs.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 May 2010 | 1:00 am Bradford prostitute murders: list of Britain's worst serial killersIn the wake of Stephen Griffiths' arrest on suspicion of murdering three prostitutes, here is a list of Britain's other high-profile serial killers.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 27 May 2010 | 12:58 am N. Korea Warns of Naval Strike as Tension BuildsScrapping Accord Aimed at Preventing Skirmishes, North Says Any Intruding Vessels Will Draw "Immediate" FireSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 27 May 2010 | 12:53 am Children's Tylenol plant cited for tainted ingredient in 2009The plant responsible for a current recall of children's liquid Tylenol and other medicines was cited last year by regulators for "knowingly" ...
Source: USATODAY.com News | 27 May 2010 | 12:52 am Anti-whaling activist pleads guilty in Tokyo trialTOKYO (AP) -- An anti-whaling activist from New Zealand who boarded a Japanese whaling ship as part of a protest in February pleaded guilty Thursday to charges including trespassing and destruction of property, but denied that he committed assault....Source: AP Top International News At 5:29 a... | 27 May 2010 | 12:31 am In Paris, Netanyahu will formally accept an invitation for Israel to join the OECDWomen hold a banner calling for sanctions against Israel during a protest in Paris called by the France Palestine Solidarity Association May 26. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left for Paris...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 May 2010 | 12:16 am Persad Bissessar's People's Partnership party won a landslide victory taking 29 out of 41 seatsKamla Persad Bissessar makes a victory gesture after winning elections on May 24. Trinidad and Tobago swore in Persad Bissessar as its first female prime minister Wednesday opening a new chapter for this...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 May 2010 | 12:06 am Baghdad's trade in wildlife anything but tameBAGHDAD (AP) -- A dozen fluffy white kittens with piercing blue eyes frolic in a wire cage, perched perilously atop a pen containing two African lion cubs. Neighborhood schoolchildren stop to feed sunflower seeds to a chained monkey, while three red foxes cower in their curbside enclosure from the street noise....Source: AP Top International News At 5:29 a... | 27 May 2010 | 12:03 am Celtics hurtin' for certainORLANDO, Fla. - Coach Doc Rivers said the Celtics made it tough on themselves by losing Game 4, but this is where...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 May 2010 | 11:56 pm Foxconn hit by 10th jumping deathHONOG KONG/TAIPEI (Reuters) - An employee of iPhone-maker Foxconn jumped to his death late on Wednesday, Chinese state media reported, the tenth suspected suicide this year at the high-tech company's huge production base in southern China.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 May 2010 | 11:53 pm Dwight Howard gets physicalORLANDO, Fla. - A better Dwight Howard is a more physical Dwight Howard. Witness the play - courtesy of a...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 May 2010 | 11:51 pm Paul Pierce bests Vince CarterORLANDO, Fla. - Here in 2010, there is really no debate. Paul Pierce is a former NBA Finals MVP who survived...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 May 2010 | 11:50 pm Cannons take act on roadTonight will mark the first road test of the young season for the undefeated Cannons (2-0), who travel to Long...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 May 2010 | 11:48 pm Kendrick Perkins T's a big issueORLANDO, Fla. - The NBA will render a decision this morning on whether one, both or neither of Kendrick Perkins'...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 May 2010 | 11:47 pm Mariano Rivera, NY twice as niceNick Swisher homered in the top of the ninth inning, allowing Mariano Rivera to record his second save in less...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 May 2010 | 11:46 pm Beating earned in fullORLANDO, Fla. - The Celtics didn't win last night because they didn't deserve to win. For the first...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 May 2010 | 11:45 pm Baby's concussion leaves Big holeORLANDO, Fla. - If there was a question whether Glen Davis would miss any additional time after suffering a concussion...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 May 2010 | 11:42 pm Hooker couture wins out in sexed-up societyThe culture war is over. Hooker-wear has won. Q. How can you tell a hooker from a high-schooler in 2010? ...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 May 2010 | 11:26 pm Tiger Woods back next weekTiger Woods will defend his title next week at the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio, marking his return to the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 26 May 2010 | 11:18 pm U.S. to suspend Arctic drilling: Alaska senatorWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration plans to announce on Thursday a suspension of offshore oil drilling in the Arctic until 2011 as a result of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, an Alaska senator said.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 May 2010 | 11:11 pm Magic make it a series, crush Celtics in Game 5
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 26 May 2010 | 11:01 pm South Korea stages anti-submarine drill amid tensionA fleet of South Korean warships fired artillery and dropped anti-submarine bombs in a large-scale military exercise off the west coast, despite North Korea's warnings that such drills will drive the peninsula to the brink of war.It...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 26 May 2010 | 10:56 pm ADDITION Japan WhalingA Japanese pro-whaling rightist holds up portraits of Sea Shepherd activists Benjamin Potts of Australia, top, and Giles Lane of Britain during a rally outside the Tokyo District Court, where a trial...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 May 2010 | 10:39 pm Okla. gov. vetoes abortion bill on insuranceOklahoma Gov. Brad Henry has vetoed an abortion bill that would limit coverage by private insurers.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 26 May 2010 | 10:38 pm CORRECTION China Koreas Beijing's BindA North Korean soldier waves as a Chinese tour boat pass by the river banks of Sinuiju in North Korea as seen from along the Yalu river near Dandong, northeastern China's Liaoning province, Thursday, May...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 May 2010 | 10:27 pm Ex-Miners Say Massey Skirted Inspection RulesMiners said Massey Energy often fails to take basic safety precautions until an inspector from the Mine Safety and Health Administration approaches underground. Last month's explosion at a Massey mine in West Virginia killed 29 people. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 May 2010 | 10:01 pm Iran Protesters' Twitter Revolution On Display In ParisWhen Tehran banned the media from covering massive protests after the country's presidential election last year, ordinary Iranians used cell phones and social-networking and image-sharing websites such as Facebook and YouTube to communicate. Now, those images are on exhibit. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 May 2010 | 10:00 pm Some Recent Grads Face Health Care Coverage GapDespite a health care overhaul provision that allows young adults to stay on their parents' health plans until age 26, many 20-somethings and their families are discovering that when that coverage begins varies. It creates what the new health care legislation was supposed to eradicate: health care haves and have-nots. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 May 2010 | 10:00 pm Oil From Spill Threatens Louisiana's MarshesThe oil spill from the blown-out well is beginning to destroy the fragile marshes that serve as a critical habitat for birds, mammals and marine wildlife. Officials are considering a range of cleanup options, but many of them may do more harm than good. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 May 2010 | 10:00 pm And this year's 'American Idol' winner is...It was a night of laughs, tears, jaw-dropping performances and surprise appearances, and even if Season 9 didn't quite get your juices flowing, the 2010 finale pulled out plenty of stops. They didn't all make sense -- Alice Cooper, while entertaining backed up by a herd of Season 9ers wearing their Catholic school best, felt like a stretch. Hall and Oates' medley with the Top 6 guys was a better fit, and Crystal Bowersox's duet with Alanis Morissette drove home a notion we'd long reconciled: that she, more than any other Season 9 finalist, deserved to be standing on that stage.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 May 2010 | 9:59 pm China Koreas Beijing's BindA North Korean soldier waves as a Chinese tour boat pass by the river banks of Sinuiju in North Korea as seen from along the Yalu river near Dandong, northeastern China's Liaoning province, Thursday, May...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 May 2010 | 9:56 pm Health insurance rate hikes hitting California small businesses could hurt state's economic recoverySmall firms say they are curtailing plans for hiring and expansion amid rising insurance bills.Small businesses in California are being hit this year with double-digit hikes in health insurance costs that could hurt the state's economic recovery as companies curtail plans for hiring and expansion to pay their insurance bills.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 May 2010 | 9:47 pm Rig mechanic says BP was in a rush despite problemsIn Washington, a clamor grows for tougher action against the agency that polices drilling.Hours before the fatal accident that sank the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, workers for the rig's owner quarreled with BP officials who wanted to finish the drilling job despite problems, a mechanic told a Coast Guard committee in Louisiana on Wednesday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 26 May 2010 | 9:37 pm And the winner of ‘Idol’ is ...
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 26 May 2010 | 9:28 pm NASA: Shuttle Atlantis may have some fire in her yetMission managers and astronauts said Atlantis was in excellent condition following its 12-day flight to the space station and all systems had ...
Source: USATODAY.com News | 26 May 2010 | 9:07 pm Facebook CEO announces revamped privacy settings - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 26 May 2010 | 9:06 pm Cost of Jobs Bill Leaves Some Democrats Leery - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 26 May 2010 | 9:00 pm Somali terror member may be heading to TexasU.S. Homeland Security officials have asked Houston authorities to watch for a member of a Somalia-based terror group who may be coming to Texas through Mexico.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 26 May 2010 | 8:35 pm Pizango faces charges for sedition, conspiracy and leading a rebellionPeruvian indigenous leader Alberto Pizango delivers a press conference in Managua, on May 25. Peruvian police detained Pizango at the Lima airport Wednesday as he returned from 11 months in exile in Nicaragua,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 May 2010 | 8:31 pm Japan WhalingA Japanese rightist hold up portraits of Sea Shepherd activists Benjamin Potts of Australia, top, and Giles Lane of Britain during a rally outside the Tokyo District Court, where a trial for New Zealander...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 May 2010 | 8:28 pm Link between tanning beds, melanoma grows strongerDoctors are especially concerned by use by teen girls.
Source: USATODAY.com News | 26 May 2010 | 7:56 pm Volcano chasers have a red-hot passion for eruptionsPhotographers forgo sleep and sometimes safety to bring back shots of a lifetime.
Source: USATODAY.com News | 26 May 2010 | 7:52 pm Aborted sting sticks to Ohio governor
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 26 May 2010 | 7:45 pm US seeks Pakistan crackdown on TalebanWASHINGTON - Two top Obama administration officials have told Pakistan it has only weeks to show real progress in a crackdown against the Pakistani Taleban, a senior US official said.The US has put Pakistan "on a clock" to launch...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 26 May 2010 | 7:36 pm Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Brazil was the first by a Turkish prime ministerTurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is pictured at the State Industry Federation (FIESP) headquarters, during a meeting with businessmen, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Speaking to the conference, Erdogan...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 May 2010 | 6:30 pm Drugs cast cloud over Mexican paradiseIt's known for its brilliant white beaches, aquamarine waters and party-hearty night life. But the arrest of Cancun's mayor and the extradition ...
Source: USATODAY.com News | 26 May 2010 | 6:06 pm NY man accused of helping al Qaeda denied bailNEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York man accused of pledging allegiance to al Qaeda in Yemen and buying digital watches prosecutors said could be used as explosives timers, was denied bail on Wednesday in Manhattan federal court.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 May 2010 | 6:01 pm BP plays final card to stop leak: sludgeCOVINGTON, Louisiana - BP's top executive says crews trying to plug a massive Gulf oil leak are pumping mud into a blown-out well as effectively and efficiently as they had hoped.BP hoped the mud could overpower the steady stream...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 26 May 2010 | 6:00 pm Facebook boosts privacy controls amid criticismBOSTON (Reuters) - Facebook is beefing up privacy protections on the world's most popular online social network, addressing mounting pressure to better secure personal data exchanged among its nearly 500 million members.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 May 2010 | 5:55 pm U.S. Coach Releases Roster For 2010 World CupBob Bradley assembled players in the middle of the night to let them know who made the cut. Herculez Gomez and Edson Buddle went from long shots to the American roster, joining veterans Landon Donovan, DaMarcus Beasley and Tim Howard on the 23-man U.S. team headed to South Africa. Striker Brian Ching failed to get the nod. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 May 2010 | 5:48 pm Troops not militarizing Mexico border: U.S. envoyMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. troops deployed to the Mexican border will take a backseat role to civilian security forces combating illegal flows of drugs and migrants and will not militarize the frontier, the U.S. ambassador to Mexico said on Wednesday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 May 2010 | 5:35 pm Video series: 'Non-traditional' college students share strugglesA week-long series of videos on usatoday.com features stories of five non-traditional college students in their own words and images.
Source: USATODAY.com News | 26 May 2010 | 5:32 pm Claudio CordoneAmnesty International's Claudio Cordone, pictured in 2005. Amnesty called Thursday for the US, China and Russia to sign up to the International Criminal Court, in a hard-hitting report alleging powerful...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 26 May 2010 | 5:21 pm How Swedes Catch Pirates: Saunas and CivilityLife Aboard a Swedish Pirate-Hunting Ship Is Equal Parts Work and Relaxation: Saunas, Gourmet Meals, SunbathingSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 26 May 2010 | 5:00 pm Italian Mafia coerced Lotto winnersNaples police say local mobsters shook down winners of a 33 million ($40.62 million) lotto, using threats to extort tens of thousands of euros out of some of the 30 winners.Winners of Italy's lottery and number-picking lotto...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 26 May 2010 | 4:32 pm Jamaica: drug kingpin 'may have fled country'Christopher 'Dudus' Coke, the alleged drug kingpin at the centre of the Jamaican unrest, may have fled the country, according to the government.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 26 May 2010 | 4:30 pm GOP Senators Want Sestak's 'Job Offer' ProbedSenate Republicans on the Judiciary Committee are calling for Attorney General Eric Holder to name a special prosecutor to see if laws were broken when the White House offered a job to Joe Sestak to get him out of the Pennsylvania Senate race. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 May 2010 | 4:11 pm Target of bloody raid may have left Jamaica: gov'tKINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- After a slum raid that left nearly 50 people dead in four days of gunbattles, the reputed drug kingpin who was the target may have fled the country, the government said Wednesday....Source: AP Top International News At 5:29 a... | 26 May 2010 | 4:03 pm Parents: Smoking Toddler 'Addicted' to TobaccoThe Tobacco-Addicted 2-Year-Old is the Latest Child in Indonesia To Be Caught on Camera SmokingSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 26 May 2010 | 4:00 pm EPA May Federalize Texas Air ProgramRegional EPA chief Al Armendariz said the agency is studying how to federalize what has always been a state job. The move may intensify a dispute over regulating pollution from the country's largest refineries and petrochemical plants. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 May 2010 | 3:55 pm Bradford prostitute murders: the victimsA 40-year-old Bradford man is questioned by detectives after body parts are discovered in a river.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 26 May 2010 | 3:25 pm Feds Bust Major Child Porn RingMore than 50 people have been arrested in several states since the investigation began in 2008, and authorities are seeking the extradition of suspects from overseas. The group had about 1,000 members at its peak and about 500 when the website was taken down in 2008. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 May 2010 | 3:18 pm Treasury Gets $6.2B From Citigroup SalesThe sales took place over the past month and represented 19.5 percent of the government's holdings of Citigroup common stock. Treasury also triggered a second round of stock sales that will involve an additional 1.5 billion shares. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 26 May 2010 | 3:09 pm Britain Reveals Size of Nuclear StockpileNew Government Discloses Number of Warheads in United Kingdom's Arsenal for First TimeSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 26 May 2010 | 3:00 pm Chelsea Flower ShowQueen Elizabeth II Stops to Smell the Flowers at the Annual London EventSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 26 May 2010 | 2:54 pm Mafia shakes down $60m lotto winnersROME - Naples police say local mobsters shook down winners of a euro33 million (NZ$60.5 million) lotto, using threats to extort tens of thousands of euros out of some of the 30 winners.Winners of Italy's lottery and number-picking...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 26 May 2010 | 2:46 pm Casualties mount in bloody Jamaican stand-offThe same drug gang that is now battling security forces in Jamaica in a bloody urban stand-off was openly used by the island's ruling party to bring supporters to the polls and intimidate opposition voters in elections three years...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 26 May 2010 | 2:40 pm Public colleges, universities grapple with tuition hikesSome schools nix increases, but state money for higher education 'just isn't there.'
Source: USATODAY.com News | 26 May 2010 | 2:37 pm Day in PicturesA Glimpse at the Day's News as Seen Through a Camera LensSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 26 May 2010 | 2:25 pm Police puzzled by headless chooksFAIRBANKS - Alaska State Troopers are puzzled by a gruesome discovery in the city of North Pole: 26 headless chickens carefully arranged at a coop.Police say the fly-infested carcasses found on Monday were arranged in a circular...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 26 May 2010 | 2:10 pm Red Cross defends first aid courses for TalebanGENEVA - The international Red Cross said it would continue giving first aid training and kits to Taleban fighters in Afghanistan, despite drawing angry emails from around the world and criticism from an Afghan official after the...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 26 May 2010 | 1:37 pm Peru Paroles Jailed NY Woman, Lori BerensonConvicted of Aiding Leftist Rebels, Berenson May Serve Out Term Under House ArrestSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 26 May 2010 | 1:30 pm Oil Spill: A Photo DiaryMore than a Month after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Explosion, Containment And Cleanup Efforts ContinueSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 26 May 2010 | 1:23 pm Shiite city of dead roadmap to a tragic historyNAJAF - Pictures of the two brothers stare out, side by side, separated by the gulf of a quarter century. Rahim Jabr died in 1981, a foot soldier in the bloody eight-year war with Iran, while Naeem was a casualty of the savage...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 26 May 2010 | 1:00 pm Prince Andrew forgives FergiePrince Andrew has forgiven his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson for trying to charge a bogus businessman £500,000 to meet him.The Duchess is understood to have made a tearful phone call to the prince begging his forgiveness after a British...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 26 May 2010 | 12:58 pm U.S. Team Finalizes World Cup RosterLong Shots Edson Buddle and Herculez Gomez Make Team, Join Veterans Landon Donovan, DaMarcus Beasley and Tim HowardSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 26 May 2010 | 12:55 pm Foreigners Use the Pill More Than American WomenMore American Woman Choose Sterilization Than Foreigners; Pill Still No. 1 U.S. ContraceptiveSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 26 May 2010 | 12:30 pm Suspected serial killer questioned over murder of three prostitutes in BradfordA 40-year-old Bradford man is questioned by detectives after body parts are discovered in a river.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 26 May 2010 | 7:06 am Tory plans to raise capital gains tax opposed by John RedwoodFormer Cabinet minister has written to Treasury ministers urging them not to go ahead with "unfair" new rates of capital gains tax.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 26 May 2010 | 4:44 am Twins 'snatched by mother' found safe and well as two arrestedTamara Dyson held on suspicion of kidnap after four-year-old Billy and Vixen found in Nottinghamshire.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 26 May 2010 | 3:10 am
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