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At Least 421 Die in Chinese Mine Explosion
New York Times - - 1 hour ago
HONG KONG - A gas explosion at a coal mine in northeastern China early Saturday morning killed at least 42 people and left 66 others trapped deep underground, Chinese official media said.
China mine explosion kills 42, traps 66 Daily Times
Coal mine blast kills 42 in China, 66 trapped The Associated Press
Israeli planes strike targets in Gaza
Washington Post - - 14 minutes ago
GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli planes carried out air strikes against targets in the Gaza Strip Sunday, injuring seven Palestinians, Palestinian medical workers said.
President Who?
Washington Post - 47 minutes ago
WHO DO I call if I want to call Europe, Henry Kissinger once famously asked. For eight years European federalists labored to produce an answer to that question -- staging a constitutional convention, ignoring repeated rebuffs by voters and bullying ...
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Ex-Air Force nurse acquitted of killing patients
The Associated Press - - 45 minutes ago
SAN ANTONIO - A court martial acquitted a former military nurse of murder Saturday after he was accused of giving lethal doses of painkillers to hasten the deaths of three terminally ill patients at the Air Force's largest hospital.
Wilford Hall nurse cleared of murder charges San Antonio Express
Berkeley Students Protest Higher Fees
Wall Street Journal - - 13 hours ago
BERKELEY, Calif. -- Students occupied a building Friday on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, in an escalation of protests over large fee increases at UC campuses statewide that echoed the unrest here during the 1960s.
Calif. college student fees on the rise Washington Post
41 arrested in UC Berkeley protest Los Angeles Times
Glenn Beck stakes out a more activist role in politics
Deseret News - - 59 minutes ago
Glenn Beck, the popular Fox News host, says he wants to go beyond broadcasting his opinions on television and start rallying his political base - formerly known as his audience - to take action.
BofA May Name Stopgap CEO If Board Needs More Time for Search
Bloomberg - - 33 minutes ago
Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of America Corp.'s board may extend its search for a new, permanent chief executive officer into 2010 if directors can't settle on a candidate in the next four days, ...
bofa's Lewis May Consider Postponing Retirement Wall Street Journal
Ken Lewis says he could stay on as CEO indefinitely BloggingStocks (blog)
Reliance Makes Cash Offer for Bankrupt LyondellBasell
Bloomberg - - 33 minutes ago
Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Reliance Industries Ltd., owner of the world's largest oil-refining complex, made a cash offer yesterday to buy a controlling stake in closely held LyondellBasell Industries AF, the bankrupt chemicals ...
Reliance Makes Offer for LyondellBasell Wall Street Journal
Stocks could sputter with Black Friday eyed
Reuters - - 22 hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - US stocks could sputter next week as volumes dry up in holiday-shortened trading and with a slew of economic reports likely to illustrate the recovery is still fragile.
Shoppers get ready Detroit Free Press
Hacked Emails Show Climate Science Ridden with Rancor
Wall Street Journal - - 4 hours ago
The picture that emerges of prominent climate-change scientists from the more than 3000 documents and emails accessed by hackers and put on the Internet this week is one of professional backbiting and questionable scientific practices.
Hackers leak e-mails, stoke climate debate The Associated Press
Delayed Spacewalk Ends Successfully
ABC News - - 2 hours ago
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA astronauts completed a spacewalk on Saturday at the International Space Station that had been delayed after a false alarm woke the crews of the station and the visiting space shuttle Atlantis.
Astronauts finish another spacewalk, still no baby The Associated Press
Does Chrome OS Spell the End of Desktop ...
PC Magazine - - 7 hours ago
Until yesterday, Google's Chrome OS was all just theory and speculation. Rumors had been floating around for months, and there have been a couple of false alarms about its source code being available on some obscure site somewhere.
"Twilight" Sequel Sets New Opening-Day Record
ABC News - 7 hours ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" smashed the record for a single-day opening at the North American box office, and was on track to score one of the biggest weekend tallies of all time, according to preliminary data issued on ...
'New Moon' breaks boxoffice record Hollywood Reporter
Exclusive Interview: Edi Gathegi (The Twilight Saga: New Moon) PopStar.com Celebrity News
Losing Winfrey would be big blow for Second City
The Associated Press - - 7 hours ago
CHICAGO - Step outside Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios and into the near west side neighborhood that's been home to her television talk show for two decades, and it's easy to get a sense of what she's meant to Chicago.
Afternoons without Oprah Los Angeles Times
Playgirl Releases (Waist-Up) Levi Johnston Photos
People Magazine - - 6 hours ago
Photos from Levi Johnston's much-anticipated Playgirl pictorial made their debut early Saturday morning, with the father of Sarah Palin's grandson losing his shirt but keeping the poses decidedly PG-13.
Still Trashing Levi Atlantic Online (blog)
Levi Johnston's mother gets 3 years in drug case The Associated Press
NCAA Game Summary - Connecticut at Notre Dame
Sports Network - 16 minutes ago
South Bend, IN (Sports Network) - Andre Dixon scored on a four-yard touchdown run in the second overtime, as the Connecticut Huskies finally pulled out a close game and beat Notre Dame, 33-30 at Notre Dame Stadium.
Dixon's 4-yard TD gives uconn 33-30 win over ND The Associated Press
Notre Dame falls to uconn, 33-30 in OT Chicago Tribune
Mississippi 25, LSU 23
USA Today - - 16 minutes ago
Oxford, MS (Sports Network) - Dexter McCluster ran all over a stout LSU defense and also threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Shay Hodge early in the fourth quarter, as Ole Miss thwarted a late rally to upend the 10th-ranked Tigers, 25-23, ...
Rebels get dramatic win over LSU Jackson Clarion Ledger
FINAL: Tigers' rally comes up short in 25-23 loss - 6:13 pm LSU The Reveille
Ohio State's Kurt Coleman: 'I was just reading Tate the whole time'
SportingNews.com - 52 minutes ago
Ohio State safety Kurt Coleman's career will culminate in classic Buckeye fashion. He picked off two passes in his last Big Ten game, a 21-10 victory over Michigan in The Big House.
The beauty is in the results for Buckeyes' Tressel CBSSports.com
Breast Cancer Guidelines' Impact On Black Women
NPR - 2 hours ago
Audio for this story from All Things Considered will be available at approx. 7:00 pm ET White women have higher breast cancer rates overall, but black women get the disease more often before age 40.
Understanding mammogram guidelines Chicago Tribune
Does task force care about women's health? Connecticut Post
Twin Cities flu clinics set for this weekend
Minneapolis Star Tribune - 7 hours ago
Yes, antibiotics (used against the various forms of the plague and other BACTERIAL infections) kill everything in your immune system.
When to take a sick child to the ER
Los Angeles Times - - 1 hour ago
Children and youths are especially hard-hit by swine flu. It is important to watch for danger signs, as the onset of respiratory failure can be swift.
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Eric Holder's Baffling KSM Decision
Wall Street Journal - - Nov 20, 2009
The attorney general's Senate testimony this week did nothing to reassure the families of 9/11's victims. By DAVID BEAMER On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee met to question Attorney General Eric Holder about his decision to prosecute Khalid ...
Interview with Meb Keflezighi: Running Man
Wall Street Journal - - 6 hours ago
The New York City marathon champion on running, religion and what it means to be an American. By BARI WEISS When Meb Keflezighi finished the New York City Marathon in two hours, nine minutes and 15 seconds the morning after Halloween, he became the ...
A Hamster Is the Season's Hottest Toy
New York Times - - Nov 20, 2009
The hot toy this season for boys is Bakugan Battle Brawlers, a game involving cards and action figures inside small spheres. Jim Silver, the editor in chief of TimetoPlayMag.
Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on 'House,' 'Criminal Minds,' 'Glee,' 'Smallville,' and ...
Entertainment Weekly - - Nov 18, 2009
Got a scoop request? An anonymous tip you're dying to share? Just want to say hi? You can send any/all of the above to ausielloscoop@ew.
'Climate change pushes poor women to prostitution, dangerous work'
GMA news.tv - - Nov 18, 2009
Effects of climate change have driven women in communities in coastal areas in poor countries like the Philippines to risk dangerous jobs, and sometimes even into the flesh trade.