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'Flotels' await oil spill cleanup workers on Gulf (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:17 am 6TH LD: Hatoyama facing growing pressure to resign, meet with Ozawa+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) Embattled Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama held talks with senior officials of his ruling Democratic Party of Japan in a meeting expected by many to focus on hisSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:16 am 'Al Qaida No. 3 killed in Pakistan' - Jerusalem Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:15 am Al-Qaida: No. 3 official killed with familyWASHINGTON (AP) -- Al-Qaida announced Monday that its No. 3 official, Mustafa al-Yazid, had been killed along with members of his family - perhaps one of the most severe blows to the terror movement since the U.S. campaign against al-Qaida began. A U.S. official said al-Yazid was believed to have died in a U.S. missile strike....Source: AP Top International News At 6:15 a... | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:14 am Al-Qaida: No. 3 official killed with family (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:14 am UN calls for impartial probe of Israeli raid (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:13 am UN calls for impartial probe of Israeli raidUNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The U.N. Security Council called early Tuesday for an "impartial" investigation of Israel's deadly commando raid on ships taking humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and condemned the "acts" that resulted in the loss of at least nine lives....Source: AP Top International News At 6:15 a... | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:13 am New boats headed to Gaza to challenge blockadeJERUSALEM (AP) -- Pro-Palestinian activists promised Tuesday to send two more boats to challenge Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip as international outrage mounted over a botched Israeli raid that left nine people dead....Source: AP Top International News At 6:15 a... | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:13 am New boats headed to Gaza to challenge blockade (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:13 am US flies Afghan troops to recapture district (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:13 am US flies Afghan troops to recapture districtKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. helicopters flew Afghan troops into a remote district overrun by the Taliban and recaptured the main town Tuesday without firing a shot, military officials said....Source: AP Top International News At 6:15 a... | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:13 am Americans may give health care law a chance (AP)AP - Toss it or fix it? Anxious backers of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law are starting to see a flicker of hope.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:13 am US tries to show India it cares (AP)AP - Terrorism and climate change will top discussions at high-level U.S.-India meetings this week. But the real diplomatic test will be whether the United States can ease India's hurt feelings.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:13 am Ft. Hood shooting suspect to appear in court (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:13 am Niemi, Blackhawks beat Flyers 2-1, take 2-0 lead (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:12 am U.S. believes it killed al Qaeda No. 3ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's third-in-command, whose role spanned from operations to fundraising, is believed to have been killed last month in a U.S. missile strike in Pakistan, dealing a serious blow to the embattled group.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:12 am U.S. believes it killed al Qaeda No. 3 (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:12 am LEAD: Man in China shoots 3 dead during court trial before killing himself+BEIJING, June 1 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: MORE DETAILS THROUGHOUT) A 46-year-old man who killed himself after shooting dead three judges and injuring three others at a court in the central...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:12 am LA brings out TruthWALTHAM - Here's a typical LA scene: The sun was out, the summer weather idyllic, and Phil Jackson was...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:11 am Madison Park repeats as champA 10-run third inning propelled Madison Park to its second straight Boston City League championship yesterday with...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:10 am UN urges Israel convoy raid probeThe UN Security Council calls for an impartial inquiry into Israel's raid on Gaza-bound aid ships, in which at least 10 people died.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:10 am Marco Scutaro eager to impress old bossIt was the one phone call that truly perplexed Marco Scutaro last winter. After spending four periodically...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:10 am Anti-Israel does not equal anti-Semitic (PIC)*****
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:10 am Why Venus Williams Will Never Win The French OpenPARIS -- Venus Williams just keeps letting this happen to her, and she throws up her hands as if there is nothing she can do about it. There is a reason that she is right.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:10 am The Worst Chips and DipsConsider the potato: It’s heavy. It’s brown. It’s gnarly. It grows in the dirt. It’s hardly the most appealing food on earth.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:10 am NYPD: Ted Koppel's son found deadNEW YORK - Police say a man found dead in an Upper Manhattan apartment has been identified as the son of former...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:06 am Jay Santos' trip to 'Hell' and backNo one gets out of "Hell's Kitchen" unscathed. So says Melrose native Jay Santos, a competitor...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:05 am Namibians sue over sterilisationThree HIV-positive women in Namibia are suing the state alleging they were sterilised without their informed consent.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:02 am Finance overhaul may aid State StreetState Street Corp. could be a big winner under financial reform proposals now before Congress. While that...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:00 am Will unfaithful employees drown in your moat?Make sure they need to invest significant time or money to build what you created so they realize there’s more to your business than marking up their time
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:00 am Make connections, keep in touchNetworking comes naturally for president of Sotheby’s Canada
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:00 am A banker-heavy Canada has its drawbacksGovernments that promote the country as a financial sector heaven may later have cause to repent
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:00 am David SilcoxNo time clocks for Sotheby's chief
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 1 Jun 2010 | 4:00 am Sony's Move will take on Nintendo's WiiSony is making its Move into motion-controlled video games, but it may be too late to unseat Nintendo's Wii. ...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:59 am 'Losing' propositionHoping to sneak a late-night snack? Not on Jillian Michaels' watch. The ferocious trainer of "The...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:58 am Ted Koppel's son, 40, found dead in NYC apartmentPolice say the 40-year-old son of former ABC anchor Ted Koppel (KAHP'-puhl) has been found dead in a New York City apartment.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:57 am 'Wipeout' makes Jill Wagner fall down laughingJill Wagner gets a kick out of seeing people fall down. On ABC's "Wipeout" (tonight at 8 on...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:56 am Israel processes Gaza activists, eyes new aid shipJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel detained or deported on Tuesday hundreds of activists who were aboard Turkish-backed aid ships it seized en route to Gaza, and faced a U.N. call for an impartial investigation into the deaths of nine people in the takeover.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:54 am U.S. envoy stresses importance of promptly processing Futenma move+(Kyodo) _ U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos emphasized Tuesday the importance of promptly processing the plan to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:54 am Leak woes push BP shares down 15%Shares in oil giant BP fall 15% in initial trading as the company's "top kill" plan to cap a leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico fails.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:50 am Iraq's Supreme Court ratifies election resultsBAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq's Supreme Court on Tuesday ratified the results of the nation's March 7 parliamentary election, officially declaring the secular Iraqiya alliance the vote's biggest winner....Source: AP Top International News At 6:15 a... | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:49 am Iraq's Supreme Court ratifies election resultsIraq's Supreme Court on Tuesday ratified the results of the nation's March 7 parliamentary election, officially declaring the secular Iraqiya alliance the vote's biggest winner. The...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:49 am Iraq high court approves March 7 election resultsBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Supreme Court certified the final results of a March 7 parliamentary election on Tuesday, an important step toward the formation of a new government.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:47 am Naked City tawdry talesBack by popular demand!!!! More tales from the Naked City, where the names are omitted to protect...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:46 am Glitch shows how much US military relies on GPSA problem that rendered as many as 10,000 U.S. military GPS receivers useless for days is a warning to safeguard a system that enemies would love to disrupt, a defense expert says.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:46 am Japan PM faces pressure to quit - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:45 am Ahmadinejad Demands U.N. 'Cut Off' Israel's HandsThe Iranian president on Tuesday demanded a strong U.N. Security Council resolution against Israel over its deadly raid on an aid flotilla bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip.
Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:43 am Venturesome poet Andrei Voznesensky dies at 77Russian news reports say Andrei Voznesensky, one of the most daring and popular poets of the Soviet era, has died at age 77.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:40 am Andrei Voznesensky, poet who pushed Soviet limits of expression, dies at 77MOSCOW (AP) — Russian news reports say Andrei Voznesensky, one of the most daring and popular poets of the Soviet era, has died at age 77.
Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:40 am Actor Eita, singer Kaela Kimura to marry+(Kyodo) _ Actor Eita and singer Kaela Kimura plan to marry as Kimura is pregnant and the baby is due in November, her office said Tuesday. Eita, 27, and Kimura, 25, have been dating...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:40 am Afghans to discuss peace at national conclaveKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan insurgent groups Tuesday dismissed this week's national conference on how to lure fighters off the battlefield, saying the three-day meeting would merely draw government loyalists to rubber-stamp a program that cannot succeed....Source: AP Top International News At 6:15 a... | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:40 am Afghans to discuss peace at national conclaveAfghan insurgent groups Tuesday dismissed this week's national conference on how to lure fighters off the battlefield, saying the three-day meeting would merely draw government loyalists...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:40 am Buick's Image Makeover a Surprise hit for GMRemember the "This isn't your father's Oldsmobile" advertising campaign? It was such a flop, General Motors Co. couldn't save the brand. So why are GM executives so excited about Buick?
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:40 am McCarthy dropped by South AfricaSouth Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira drops West Ham striker Benni McCarthy from his final 23-man squad for this summer's World Cup.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:38 am Al-Qaida: No. 3 Official Killed With FamilyAl-Qaida announced Monday that its No. 3 official, Mustafa al-Yazid, had been killed along with members of his family -- perhaps one of the most severe blows to the terror movement since the U.S. campaign against al-Qaida began. A U.S. official said al-Yazid was believed to have died in a U.S. missile strike. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:33 am Japan PM faces pressure to quitJapanese PM Yukio Hatoyama faces pressure to resign, amid plunging popularity and a row over the Okinawa US base.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:32 am Who you callin' NY?! Super Bowl 2014 is in JerseyIt's a geographical fact: The 2014 Super Bowl will be played in New Jersey — not in New York.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:31 am Obama to meet spill probe leaders as slick moves northVENICE, Louisiana (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet with the leaders of a panel he created to probe the worst oil spill in U.S. history on Tuesday, as a giant slick from BP's blown-out Gulf of Mexico well poses a new threat to the coasts of Mississippi and Alabama.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:31 am Man kills 3 judges in Chinese courtroomThree other people wounded before gunman kills himself
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:30 am Ambassador: US-Japan ties strong despite base flapAmbassador John Roos welcomed last week's U.S.-Japan accord to move a key Marine base to a less crowded part of Okinawa, but said there was still plenty of work to do to carry out the plan — which is vigorously opposed by island residents.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:29 am US ambassador welcomes Okinawa base decision, but says plenty of work remainsTOKYO (AP) — Ambassador John Roos welcomed last week's U.S.-Japan accord to move a key Marine base to a less crowded part of Okinawa, but said there was still plenty of work to do to carry...
Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:29 am Israel Holds Hundreds Seized During Raid on Flotilla - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:28 am Japan industry ministry seeks 5% cut in corporate tax rate+(Kyodo) _ The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry on Tuesday unveiled a plan that calls for Japan to cut its effective corporate tax rate by about 5 percentage points as part of its...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:28 am Iraq's Supreme Court ratifies election resultsIraq's Supreme Court has ratified the results of the nation's March 7 parliamentary election, officially declaring the secular Iraqiya alliance the vote's biggest winner. The televised...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:27 am Iraq's top court ratifies election results, declares secularist Iraqiya bloc biggest winnerBAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's Supreme Court on Tuesday ratified the results of the nation's March 7 parliamentary election, officially declaring the secular Iraqiya alliance the vote's biggest winner.
Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:27 am Iraq's top court ratifies election results, declares secular Iraqiya alliance biggest winnerBAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's top court ratifies election results, declares secular Iraqiya alliance biggest winner.
Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:22 am Judges shot dead at China courtThree judges are shot dead in China's Hunan province by a man armed with a submachine gun who later killed himself, say reports.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:22 am Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:22 am Man kills 3 judges, himself in China courtA man firing a small automatic weapon burst into a court office in central China on Tuesday, fatally shooting three judges and wounding three other people before killing himself, an official said.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:22 am Man kills 3 judges, himself in China courtBEIJING (AP) -- A man firing a small automatic weapon burst into a court office in central China on Tuesday, fatally shooting three judges and wounding three other people before killing himself, an official said....Source: AP Top International News At 6:15 a... | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:21 am Man kills 3 judges, himself in China courtA man firing a small automatic weapon burst into a court office in central China on Tuesday, fatally shooting three judges and wounding three other people before killing himself, an...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:21 am 5TH LD: Hatoyama facing growing pressure to resign, meet with Ozawa+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama faced further pressure Tuesday over his future as Japan's leader, with growing calls within his Democratic Party of Japan for...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:18 am Australia sues Japan over controversial whalingTOKYO (AP) -- Japan said Tuesday it would staunchly defend its research hunt that kills hundreds of whales per year, a day after Australia filed an international lawsuit arguing that the cull does not qualify for a scientific exemption to a 1986 ban....Source: AP Top International News At 6:15 a... | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:12 am The Awesome Power of the Illegal HighHallucinogens as cancer drugs, poppy fields left untouched. Is the focus of the "war on drugs" shifting?
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:11 am Imagining the Sony PlayStation 4 (PS4)We speculate about Sony's next steps forward with the Playstation 4 and what it will take for the PS4 to beat out Microsoft and Nintendo from launch.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:10 am Get Started With Photoshop – 15 Basic Detailed GuidesDoes Photoshop fascinates you but the road to master it seems difficult. Don’t worry,everything can be achieved by having a clear sense of purpose and direction. Its well said that beginning is half way done. Thus clearing your basics are utmost important to master this art.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:10 am The 10 Weirdest Injuries in Sports HistoryKendry Morales, fresh off of hitting the game-winning grand slam, fractured his ankle while celebrating with his teammates. It seems like part of the game to get carried away with your teammates and injure yourself in unorthodox ways.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:10 am U.N. condemns loss of life in Gaza flotilla raid
 Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:08 am Cave of bonesThe bizarre mammal that has survived 76m yearsSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:01 am Taxpayers can’t be the fall guyIf the government opposes a bank tax to fund bailouts, it should recommend a better alternative
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:00 am Oliphant applied the smell test - and Mulroney failedThe conduct of the former prime minister in his relations with arms dealer Karlheinz Schreiber was ‘inappropriate’
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:00 am Canada’s panicky visa apologyIt wasn’t wrong to be wary of India’s security institutions – just to punish everyone who worked for them
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:00 am June 1: Letters to the editorToday’s topics: anger in the Mideast; saving grizzlies; sex and soldiers; children’s mental health ... and more
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:00 am Can China keep its balance in East Asia?If it remains neutral on the sinking of the Cheonan, Beijing risks alienating regional partners
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:00 am Report: Man Held in Canada Is U.S. Terror SuspectDetails emerged Monday about a passenger who was removed from an Aeromexico flight from Paris to Mexico City on Sunday afternoon, including his alleged links to Al Qaeda, NBC reported.
Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Jun 2010 | 2:58 am Technology tourHi-tech bus helps Chile's quake-hit areas reconnectSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jun 2010 | 2:56 am Search for Agatha storm victimsRescuers struggle to help communities in Central America hit by a deadly storm, as the number of dead passes 150.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jun 2010 | 2:50 am Report: Ted Koppel's Son Dies After Drinking Binge - FOXNews
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Jun 2010 | 2:47 am Naomi Campbell War Crimes Summoning a "Stunt"Lawyers for Former Liberian President Charles Taylor Call Model's Input on "Blood Diamonds" Irrelevant to CaseSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 1 Jun 2010 | 2:45 am Not so 'D'oh!' - Homer named greatest TV characterHomer Simpson is named the greatest TV and film character for 20 years, in a survey for US magazine Entertainment Weekly.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jun 2010 | 2:41 am Obama to meet Tuesday with heads of oil spill commission - CNN International
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Jun 2010 | 2:40 am Intel group: Al Qaeda No. 3 man killedAl Qaeda says its No. 3 man and commander of its operations in Afghanistan has died, according to a group that monitors Islamist websites.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Jun 2010 | 2:40 am Man kills 3 judges, himself in China courtA man firing a small automatic weapon burst into a court office in central China on Tuesday, fatally shooting three judges and wounding three other people before killing himself, an official said.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jun 2010 | 2:30 am Man kills 3 judges, himself in central China court shooting spreeBEIJING (AP) — A man firing a small automatic weapon burst into a court office in central China on Tuesday, fatally shooting three judges and wounding three other people before killing himself, ...
Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Jun 2010 | 2:30 am Pru deal near collapse as AIG snubs lower offerLONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Prudential's bid for rival AIG's Asian unit appeared close to collapse after AIG rejected the British insurer's lowered offer of $30.38 billion in cash and shares.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jun 2010 | 2:24 am China 'backs N Korea sanctions' - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Jun 2010 | 2:22 am iPhone OS 4 Beta 4 geotagging feature now works (photos)Apple listed mobile support for its iPhoto Places geotagging feature in the upcoming iPhone OS 4 release, but it hasn't been working until the latest developer build. Here's what it looks like.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 1 Jun 2010 | 2:21 am 'Flotels' await oil spill cleanup workers on Gulf
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Jun 2010 | 2:07 am U.N. Calls for Probe into Israeli Aid Ship RaidSecurity Council Condemns "Acts" that Killed At Least 9 in Gaza-Bound Flotilla; Another Cargo Ship 3 Days AwaySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 1 Jun 2010 | 2:06 am Ryanair back in profit for full yearBudget airline Ryanair said Tuesday that it earned a full-year profit of euro305.3 million ($375.7 million), reversing a loss a year earlier when it took a massive write-off from its failed attempt to take over rival carrier Aer Lingus.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jun 2010 | 1:50 am EU probes Unilever takeover of Sara Lee unitEuropean Union regulators said Tuesday they will closely investigate Unilever's euro1.28 billion bid for Sara Lee Corp's personal care business because they think the deal could give the new company too much power in some markets.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jun 2010 | 1:46 am U.S. Flies Afghan Troops To Recapture DistrictU.S. helicopters flew Afghan troops into a remote district overrun by the Taliban and recaptured the main town Tuesday without firing a shot, military officials said. The move comes ahead of a major conference in Kabul starting Wednesday where Afghan President Karzai will try to build consensus for peace overtures to the insurgents. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 1 Jun 2010 | 1:44 am Massive sinkhole swallows city building - ABC Online
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Jun 2010 | 1:37 am Senators await Kagan papers from Clinton libraryResearchers at the William J. Clinton Presidential Library are working overtime to produce more than 160,000 documents — some of them possibly holding clues to the record of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jun 2010 | 1:17 am Americans may give health care law a chanceToss it or fix it? Anxious backers of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law are starting to see a flicker of hope.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jun 2010 | 1:12 am 1st court appearance for Ft. Hood shooting suspect
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Jun 2010 | 1:09 am Al Qaeda No. 3 Believed Killed in U.S. StrikeAl Qaeda announced Monday that its No. 3 official, Mustafa al-Yazid, had been killed along with members of his family -- perhaps one of the most severe blows to the terror movement since the U.S. campaign against Al Qaeda began.
Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Jun 2010 | 1:03 am Westward ho for AmishDrawn by cheaper land and open spaces, more than 400 Amish have settled in Colorado. More families arrive each month.Custer County Commissioner Jim Austin knew life was changing in his little corner of rural Colorado when they had to put up buggy crossing signs on Highway 69.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Israel criticized over raid on Gaza flotillaAccused of using disproportionate force, Israel defends its raid, saying its soldiers were ambushed as they boarded an aid ship in international waters. Activists say any skirmish was self-defense.Israel faced a global diplomatic firestorm Monday over its deadly raid on a protest flotilla carrying humanitarian aid that was attempting to break through an Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Oil slick is spoiling Gulf Coast's comeback yearVacation havens like Gulf Shores, Ala., have yet to see a drop of oil, but business already is hurting.This was supposed to be the season of recovery.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am PG&E defends backing Proposition 16The utility based in San Francisco says requiring a two-thirds vote to approve a municipal power service is fair. It would also make it easier for the company to defeat such public competition.The state's largest electric utility — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. — says it has lots of good reasons for bankrolling Proposition 16, an initiative on the June 8 ballot that would restrict the way local governments create or expand public power services.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Compton Police Department to make a comeback?City officials are considering reestablishing a local agency 10 years after the L.A. County Sheriff's Department took over. Residents with long memories are divided on the prospect.The final months of the Compton Police Department, defunct for a decade now, are a time that many city residents would rather forget.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 1 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Town shuts Internet cafes to help teens focus for college entrance exams in ChinaBEIJING (AP) — Teenagers tempted by computer games when they should be studying for the national college entrance exam this month won't have anywhere to escape to in central China, where I...
Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Jun 2010 | 12:35 am U.N. Condemns 'Acts' in Israeli Flotilla RaidThe U.N. Security Council called Tuesday for an impartial investigation into the Israeli attack against a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, and the immediate release of all civilians.
Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Jun 2010 | 12:22 am Israel: Battle at sea was provokedIsrael defended itself Monday against accusations it overreacted to a flotilla of pro-Palestinian activists it said provoked a battle with Israeli ...
Source: USATODAY.com News | 1 Jun 2010 | 12:16 am Experts weigh risks of chemical ammo against oil in GulfMost experts agree that the spilled oil presents bigger risks to humans than do the dispersants.
Source: USATODAY.com News | 1 Jun 2010 | 12:10 am Niemi saves the day as Blackhawks go up 2-0
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 1 Jun 2010 | 12:10 am Private citizens take troubles to lobbyistsDozens of private citizens hire lobbyists each year to try to ensure that Congress hears about their issues.
Source: USATODAY.com News | 1 Jun 2010 | 12:06 am Report: Google moving away from Windows - CNET
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 1 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am Military families feel disconnect on Memorial DaySome military families and veterans worry that there's a growing cultural divide between families who sacrifice and serve and those who don' ...
Source: USATODAY.com News | 31 May 2010 | 11:59 pm Nuclear watchdog complains of stonewalling by Iran - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 31 May 2010 | 11:36 pm Al-Qaida's third in command believed killed
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 May 2010 | 11:36 pm Oil to gush until August after BP plan failsROBERT, Louisiana - After failing again to stem the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, BP scrambled to control the spill that the president's top energy adviser said was the biggest environmental disaster the US has ever faced.Six...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 31 May 2010 | 11:28 pm China economy slows on tightening and seasonal factorsBEIJING (Reuters) - The pace of China's factory output eased last month as gradual policy tightening took a toll on new orders, suggesting to some economists that Beijing will take its time before nudging interest rates higher.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 May 2010 | 11:09 pm Tropical Storm Agatha kills 150 in Central AmericaGUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- Flooding and landslides from the season's first tropical storm have killed at least 150 people and made thousands homeless in Central America, officials said....Source: AP Top International News At 6:15 a... | 31 May 2010 | 11:05 pm Al Qaeda's No. 3 believed killed in PakistanThe death of Sheik Said Masri, the terrorist network's operations chief and a relative of Osama bin Laden, would be a blow to Al Qaeda. U.S. officials say he was targeted in a drone strike.Al Qaeda's third-ranking leader — a close associate and relative by marriage to Osama bin Laden — is believed to have been killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan's tribal region, U.S. officials said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 May 2010 | 11:04 pm Diamondbacks game draws immigration protestersSeveral hundred people, many from the SEIU, use a three-game series with the Dodgers to voice opposition to Arizona's controversial law.Politics and sports came together Monday evening when several hundred demonstrators used the opener of the Los Angeles Dodgers' three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks to protest that state's new immigration bill.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 May 2010 | 11:03 pm Mexico Judge OKs Producer's Arrest in DeathFormer "Survivor" Producer Suspected of Killing His Wife While on Vacation in CancunSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 31 May 2010 | 11:00 pm Falcon 9: A Future Space Taxi?A rocket set to launch this week could be the bellwether for President Obama's new vision for NASA. The Falcon 9 rocket was designed by a private company called SpaceX to deliver cargo to the International Space Station. The company is hopeful that one day it will also carry astronauts into space. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 May 2010 | 10:55 pm South Korea probes war rumours ahead of electionsSEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean police are probing leaflets and Internet messages spreading rumours of imminent war and questioning an investigation into the sinking of a naval vessel which they say could affect Wednesday's local elections.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 May 2010 | 10:46 pm Pope appoints panel to investigate Ireland abuseVATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI has appointed nine prelates, including the archbishops of Boston and New York, to investigate child abuse in Ireland's Catholic institutions....Source: AP Top International News At 6:15 a... | 31 May 2010 | 10:42 pm Central America floods, mudslides kill 142
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 May 2010 | 10:41 pm 911 program could ease emergency room problemsNurses help low-risk callers get proper care while cutting costs.
Source: USATODAY.com News | 31 May 2010 | 10:38 pm Rescuers dig after Central America storm kills 146AMATITLAN, Guatemala (Reuters) - Stunned victims of Tropical Storm Agatha wept by destroyed homes and rescue crews dug bodies out of mud in Guatemala on Monday after torrential rain killed at least 146 people across Central America.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 May 2010 | 10:31 pm Al Qaeda Number 3 in Command Believed DeadAP Source: Mustafa Abu al-Yazid Killed by U.S. Predator Drone StrikeSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 31 May 2010 | 10:30 pm Israel's 'gunboat diplomacy' provokes global outrageIsrael was struggling to contain a rapidly mounting diplomatic crisis last night after naval commandos killed at least 10 pro-Palestinian activists in international waters after storming their Turkish passenger ship as it attempted...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 31 May 2010 | 10:30 pm AP Source: No. 3 Al-Qaida Official Believed DeadIn what could be one of the hardest blows to al-Qaida since the U.S. campaign against the terrorist organization began, the group's No. 3, Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, is believed to be dead, killed by a U.S. Predator drone strike, a U.S. official said Monday. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 May 2010 | 10:27 pm U.S., Israeli ties just got more complicated
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 May 2010 | 10:26 pm A 6.1 magnitude earthquake has struck Costa Rica in an area 74 kilometers (46 miles) southwest of the capitalA 6.1 magnitude earthquake has struck Costa Rica in an area 74 kilometers (46 miles) southwest of the capital, the US Geological Survey has said.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 May 2010 | 10:16 pm Arrest warrant for US TV producerCANCUN, Mexico - A judge today issued an arrest warrant for a former Survivor producer suspected in the killing of his wife while on vacation with their children at a Cancun resort, the state attorney general said.Francisco...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 31 May 2010 | 10:15 pm Couple discover they are siblingsA young Irish couple have revealed how they fell in love and had a child - then discovered they were half-brother and sister.The couple, who spoke to the Irish Mail on Sunday on the condition of anonymity, said they were stunned...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 31 May 2010 | 10:05 pm Giant sinkhole swallows Guatemalan streetOfficials say flooding and landslides from the season's first tropical storm have killed at least 144 people in Central America.Dozens are still missing, thousands have lost homes and emergency crews are struggling to reach isolated...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 31 May 2010 | 10:03 pm Aspiring Writer Questions Value Of English DegreeHeather Lefebvre just graduated with top honors from Brandeis University with a degree in English and creative writing. She's leaving school with a diploma in her hand and a mountain of debt. And that has her worried about her academic choices. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 May 2010 | 10:01 pm Compost Start-Up Helps Restaurants Cut CostsA new green start-up business in New Hampshire collects compostable material from local cafes and restaurants. The company's business model is to help restaurants be more eco-friendly -- and save money on trash removal. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 May 2010 | 10:00 pm Physicists unlock mystery of subatomic particleEuropean researchers observe for the first time a transformation in neutrinos, evidence that they have mass. It's an important step in understanding the universe's dark matter.For the first time, physicists have confirmed that certain subatomic particles have mass and that they could account for a large proportion of matter in the universe, the so-called dark matter that astrophysicists know is there but that cannot be observed by conventional means.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 May 2010 | 9:47 pm Tropical Storm Kills 144 in Central AmericaAgatha Causes Flooding, Landslides and Left Thousands HomelessSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 31 May 2010 | 9:30 pm An aerial view of a huge crater caused by a landslide during tropical storm Agatha, in Guatemala CitAn aerial view of a huge crater caused by a landslide during tropical storm Agatha, in Guatemala City. Tens of thousands of people were in shelters, either because their ramshackle homes had been destroyed...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 May 2010 | 9:04 pm A woman cries as she stands on the rubble of the place where four of her relatives were killed by Storm AgathaA woman cries as she stands on the rubble of the place where four of her relatives died along with seven other people, when a landslide destroyed their home in Canaan, in the nortern outskirts of Guatemala...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 May 2010 | 9:04 pm Army machinery is used to fix roads in Comayaguela, Tegucigalpa, following the passage of tropical storm AgathaArmy machinery is used to fix roads in Comayaguela, Honduras, following the passage of tropical storm Agatha. More than 8,000 people were forced to leave their homes in El Salvador, and more than 3,000...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 May 2010 | 9:04 pm Map showing the location of the damage caused by Tropical Storm AgathaA violent storm that walloped Central America over the weekend killed more than 100 people and left a swath of destruction, officials said Monday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 May 2010 | 9:04 pm A car remains buried near the area where 11 people died when a landslide destroyed their homeA car remains buried near the area where 11 people died when a landslide destroyed their home on the northern outskirts of Guatemala City. In Guatemala, which has been under a state of emergency since...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 May 2010 | 9:04 pm Obama's plan for Memorial Day speech in Illinois wiped out by rain, lightning - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 31 May 2010 | 8:53 pm Gunmen attack Pakistan hospital in Lahore, kill 5LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - At least four gunmen attacked a hospital in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday morning, killing up to a dozen people and holding several hostage before escaping, a senior doctor told Reuters.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 May 2010 | 8:44 pm Police drag a protestor during a pro-Palestine demonstration outside the Israeli embassy in AthensPolice drag a protestor during a pro-Palestine demonstration outside the Israeli embassy in Athens on May 31, 2010. As tens of thousands of people protested across the world, UN chief Ban Ki-moon called...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 May 2010 | 8:43 pm Map showing general area where Israel raided a convoy of ships carrying humanitarian supplies to GazaMap showing general area where Israel raided a convoy of ships carrying humanitarian supplies to GazaSource: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 May 2010 | 8:43 pm An image grab taken from a video released by the Israeli navyAn image grab taken from a video released by the Israeli navy shows, according to the Israeli military, passengers of Turkish aid ship Mavi Marmara, one of the ships in the "Freedom Flotilla", attacking...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 May 2010 | 8:43 pm NBC: Man held in Montreal is terror suspectThe man removed from an Aeromexico flight Sunday was the subject of a terror warning issued for the U.S.-Mexico border last week, senior U.S. counterterrorism officials told NBC News on Monday.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 31 May 2010 | 8:43 pm One Marine, Preparing to Go to WarThe Thundering Third: Behind the Scenes of Special Training Inside a Marine Battalion Home BaseSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 31 May 2010 | 8:30 pm 'I had been drinking', claims FergieBritain's Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, has told Oprah Winfrey she was drinking and "in the gutter" during a videotaped sting in which she apparently offered to sell access to her ex-husband, Prince Andrew, Reuters reported today."I'm...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 31 May 2010 | 8:30 pm BP Eyes 'Cut-And-Cap' To Ease Oil Leak FlowThe best-case scenario of sealing the gulf oil leak: two relief wells that are being drilled diagonally into the gushing well. President Obama plans to meet for the first time Tuesday with the co-chairmen of an independent commission investigating the spill. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 May 2010 | 8:24 pm Russia Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) listens to rocker Yuri Shevchuk (R) in St. PetersburgRussia Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) listens to rocker Yuri Shevchuk (R) in St. Petersburg on May 30, 2010. Putin faced unusually direct criticism on human rights when the veteran rock singer attacked...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 31 May 2010 | 8:02 pm Israeli Commandos Storm Aid Flotilla, 9 KilledIsrael Claims Its Forces Acted in Self Defense When Boarding Vessels on Humanitarian Mission to GazaSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 31 May 2010 | 8:00 pm Al Qaeda's top man in Afghanistan dead - reportAl Qaeda says its top leader in Afghanistan, Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, has died, according to a group that monitors Islamist websites.He is better known by the name Saeed (Said) al-Masri.He is said to have argued with his al Qaeda...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 31 May 2010 | 7:38 pm Governments, Protesters Condemn Israeli RaidTurkey Labels Commando Assault on Blockade-Running Humanitarian Flotilla "State Terrorism"; U.N. Holds Emergency MeetingSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 31 May 2010 | 7:30 pm Media react to Israel's gunboat raidThe world's media have reacted to the incident where Israeli naval commandos stormed a flotilla of ships carrying aid and hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists, killing 10. The high number of deaths has led to a inevitable diplomatic...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 31 May 2010 | 6:00 pm Free books block 'summer slide' in low-income studentsStudy shows reading scores improve when kids get a stack of 12 books at the end of the school year.
Source: USATODAY.com News | 31 May 2010 | 5:32 pm Video: World Outrage at Israeli RaidGlobal leaders are strongly condemning a deadly Israeli-led assault against a humanitarian flotilla bound for Gaza. Richard Roth reports that some have branded Israel's actions as "state terrorism."Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 31 May 2010 | 5:22 pm Another dimension to 3-D TVs: The potential health risksDoctors and TV makers warn that viewers may experience eye strain, headaches or worse.
Source: USATODAY.com News | 31 May 2010 | 5:17 pm Veterans Affairs wants to be an advocate, not an enemyAn agency overhaul aims to eliminate a huge backlog of disability claims by 2015 and move to an electronic data system.John Lamie survived six roadside bombings in Iraq, only to have the Department of Veterans Affairs refuse to accept three months' worth of medical tests he underwent for jaw and shoulder wounds — tests performed by VA-approved doctors at VA facilities.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 May 2010 | 5:07 pm Iran expands atom work, U.S. sees defianceVIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is preparing extra equipment to enrich uranium to higher levels and continues to stockpile nuclear material, a U.N. watchdog report said, developments likely to raise tensions with the West over its atomic work.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 May 2010 | 5:03 pm Arabs demand independent probe of Israeli raidUNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting Monday on Israel's deadly commando raid on ships taking humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip, with the Palestinians and Arab nations demanding condemnation...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 31 May 2010 | 5:00 pm California voters back pot legalization, but support is shakySurvey finds 49% support the ballot measure but a third of those only "somewhat" support it. Of the 41% who oppose it, a vast majority believe it will worsen social problems. One in 10 are undecided.California voters, by a modest margin, think they should be allowed to grow and consume marijuana, according to a new poll that also found more than 1 in 3 voters had tried pot and more than 1 in 10 had lit up in the past year.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 31 May 2010 | 4:00 pm Public sector rich list: salaries of civil servants who earn more than PMThe pay of more than 170 senior civil servants who earn more than the Prime Minister have been disclosed as the starting point of a radical move towards more open government.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 31 May 2010 | 3:48 pm Henin's 24-Match Winning Streak Ends In ParisJustine Henin, the four-time French Open champion, lost to No. 7-seeded Sam Stosur of Australia in the fourth round, ending Henin's 24-match winning streak at her favorite tournament. Stosur will now face Serena Williams, the world's No. 1 player. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 May 2010 | 3:45 pm U.N. Holds Emergency Meeting on Israeli RaidPalestinians, Arab Nations Call on Security Council to Condemn, Investigate Deadly Assault Off Gaza CoastSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 31 May 2010 | 2:54 pm Gunmen Disguised As Police Attack Pakistani HospitalThe attackers killed six people and managed to escape after a failed attempt to free a captured militant being treated at the Lahore facility. The militant was part of a group of gunmen who attacked a minority sect in Lahore on Friday and killed 93 people. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 May 2010 | 2:48 pm Gaza aid flotilla: calls to isolate Israel after commando killingsTurkey has led international calls to isolate Israel after its army commandos shot dead at least 10 activists during a pre-dawn raid on ships trying to deliver aid to the Gaza strip.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 31 May 2010 | 2:36 pm Artist Louise Bourgeois, 98, DiesArtist Louise Bourgeois, whose sculptures exploring women's deepest feelings on birth, sexuality and death were highly influential on younger artists, died Monday, her studio's managing director said. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 31 May 2010 | 2:11 pm Kiwi shot dead in front of daughterA New Zealand father of four was shot dead in front of his daughter as they celebrated at a family housewarming on Queensland's Gold Coast.The accused killer - another Kiwi - allegedly turned his gun on other partygoers before...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 31 May 2010 | 1:00 pm Gaza aid flotilla: UN to hold emergency talks after Israeli commandos attack shipsThe Israeli prime minister cancels a meeting with Barack Obama to deal with the diplomatic crisis after the attack which has left at least nine people dead - an incident described by Turkey as "inhumane state terror".Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 31 May 2010 | 10:11 am Moon race ads had the right stuffIn the just-released A nother Science Fiction: Advertising the Space Race, 1957-1962, historian Megan Prelinger takes readers on a tour ...
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