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Prius Tale Prompts New Probe

Wall Street Journal - Neal E. Boudette, Sharon Terlep - ‎59 minutes ago‎
Toyota Motor Corp. and federal investigators probed the latest report of sudden acceleration Tuesday, a dramatic incident on a California highway that ricocheted around the Internet.

Biden meets Abbas amid row over settlements

BBC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
US Vice-President Joe Biden is meeting the Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, in Ramallah. The Israeli government's approval of plans for 1600 more homes in a Jewish settlement in occupied East Jerusalem is expected to dominate the talks.

Afghanistan gets vows of friendship from US and Iran

CNN International - ‎1 hour ago‎
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- America's defense chief thanked Afghanistan's soldiers for their service during a tour of a training camp Wednesday as Iran's hardline president arrived in Kabul with a pledge to purge "occupying forces" from the troubled ...

Obama's visit is the cause of anti-terrorism raids in Indonesia

Telegraph.co.uk - Arlina Arshad - ‎20 minutes ago‎
Barack Obama's planned visit to Indonesia this month has lent new impetus to raids that have left one top militant dead and his band of Islamist extremists on the ropes, analysts say.

Seven held over alleged cartoonist murder plot

RTE.ie - ‎4 hours ago‎
Gardaí are continuing to question seven people arrested yesterday in connection with an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist whose portrayal of the Prophet Muhammad angered many Muslims.

Profiting From Iran, and the US

New York Times - Jo Becker, Eric Owles - ‎Mar 6, 2010‎
The New York Times identified 74 corporations that have done business both in Iran and with the United States government over the last decade, using corporate records filed with the Securities Exchange Commission, company Web sites, news accounts ...

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Baltimore Sun - ‎37 minutes ago‎
With phony travel documents, e-mail intrigue and a burning desire to kill ''or die trying,'' a middle-age Montgomery County woman helped recruit a network for suicide attacks and other terrorist strikes in Europe and Asia, according to a federal grand ...

Senate jobs bill moves toward final vote

Washington Post - ‎4 hours ago‎
The Senate's latest jobs bill cleared a key procedural hurdle Tuesday, with the chamber voting to limit debate on a $150 billion package of tax-break extensions and aid for the unemployed.

Ex-Congressman Massa says groping wasn't sexual

Los Angeles Times - James Oliphant - ‎5 hours ago‎
Former Rep. Eric Massa, a New York Democrat who resigned his seat Monday amid a sexual harassment investigation, goes on TV to defend himself.

BA, American, Iberia Offer To Lease 4 Takeoff, Landing Slots

Wall Street Journal - ‎41 minutes ago‎
By Kaveri Niththyananthan LONDON (Dow Jones)--British Airways PLC (BAY.LN), AMR Corp.'s (AMR) American Airlines and Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana SA (IBLA.

Bank of America Eliminates Overdraft Fees on Debit Buys

Wall Street Journal - Dan Fitzpatrick, Robin Sidel - ‎8 hours ago‎
Bank of America Corp. plans to announce Wednesday that it is eliminating $35 overdraft fees on debit-card purchases as the bank tries to stay ahead of a sweeping round of regulations.

Chile Quake to Cost Up to $7 Billion, Biggest Reinsurers Say

BusinessWeek - Oliver Suess - ‎1 hour ago‎
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- The Chile earthquake, the fifth strongest in a century, may cost insurers $4 billion to $7 billion, according to estimates today from the world's largest reinsurance companies.

Samsung's 3D TVs: Bold and Bright

PC World - Robert S. Anthony - ‎7 hours ago‎
If you watched the Oscars on Sunday, you knew a new wave of Samsung 3D TVs were coming thanks to the commercial that aired, but you didn't know what you'd have to pay for them.

Microsoft Fixes Eight Flaws In Excel, Movie Maker

ChannelWeb - Stefanie Hoffman - ‎12 hours ago‎
Microsoft released two "important" patches for its March Patch Tuesday release, plugging eight vulnerabilities in Windows and Office, while warning users about another zero-day attack in Internet Explorer.

GDC 2010: Power Gig - Rise of the Six String

GamePro.com - Andy Burt - ‎3 hours ago‎
The music game genre is an almost contradictory game category; though these games test the dexterity of players and their ability to color match on the fly, they don't teach gamers anything about playing a real musical instrument.

On `Idol,' Bowersox shines, 3 sink in judges' eyes

The Associated Press - Lynn Elber - ‎3 hours ago‎
LOS ANGELES - If the "American Idol" judges hold sway over viewers, contestants Katie Stevens, Paige Miles and Katelyn Epperly should be nervous about making it into the top 12.

'The Hurt Locker' is Oscars' dream film

Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan - ‎48 minutes ago‎
Critic's Notebook: It's the movie that reminded voters of the time when studios were in the business of making smart, exciting, character-driven films intended primarily for a grown-up audience.

Man accused in David Letterman case pleads guilty to attempted larceny

Los Angeles Times - Matea Gold - ‎7 hours ago‎
Reporting from New York-- A veteran CBS News producer -- whose actions prompted late-night host David Letterman to admit he had had sexual liaisons with members of his staff -- pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted grand larceny and will go ...

1. Lakers Need Some Help To Stop Raptors

ESPN - J.A. Adande - ‎4 hours ago‎
LOS ANGELES -- It says something -- something far from good -- that the Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors thanks to yet another game-winning shot by Kobe Bryant.
Kobe Bryant's time is up Los Angeles Times

Clippers fire Mike Dunleavy

Los Angeles Times - ‎5 hours ago‎
The team severs ties with the general manager, who had stepped down from coaching duties last month. By Lisa Dillman The Clippers put a new twist on that old phrase: They thought Mike Dunleavy was so nice, they fired him twice.

Nation & world Carl Edwards is put on probation

Detroit Free Press - ‎3 hours ago‎
NASCAR has placed Carl Edwards on probation for three races for deliberately causing Brad Keselowski's airborne crash in Sunday's Sprint Cup race in Atlanta.

Vaccinate Kids to Stop Flu in Community

WebMD - Salynn Boyles - ‎1 hour ago‎
March 9, 2010 -- New research confirms that giving flu shots to large numbers of school-age children can protect the community at large.

Good Health Boosts Sexual Life Expectancy

WebMD - Jennifer Warner - ‎1 hour ago‎
March 9, 2010 -- Good health may not only help you live longer, but it could also help you enjoy a longer, more satisfying sex life.

Long-Term Health Risks Low for Kidney Donors

WebMD - Jennifer Warner - ‎1 hour ago‎
March 9, 2010 -- Kidney donors fare just as well as non-donors over the long term, according to a new study. Researchers compared survival rates of kidney donors to healthy adults who were not kidney donors and found kidney donation ...

Parents demand answers from Israel in bulldozer death

CNN - Paula Hancocks - ‎1 hour ago‎
Rachel Corrie tries to prevent a bulldozer razing homes in Rafah in a photo dated March 16, 2003, the day she died. Jerusalem (CNN) -- A 23-year-old American activist stands in front of an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza.

Old Enemy Might Help to Prevent Alzheimer's

New York Times - Gina Kolata - ‎Mar 8, 2010‎
For years, a prevailing theory has been that one of the chief villains in Alzheimer's disease has no real function other than as a waste product that the brain never properly disposed of.

Neglected by 'lazy' nurses, Kane Gorny, 22, dying of thirst rang the police to ...

Daily Mail - Emily Andrews - ‎Mar 5, 2010‎
A man of 22 died in agony of dehydration after three days in a leading teaching hospital. Kane Gorny was so desperate for a drink that he rang police to beg for their help.

'You just don't look disabled'

CNN - Richard Galant - ‎20 hours ago‎
New York (CNN) -- People come up to Aimee Mullins all the time and say, "you know, I have to tell you, you just don't look disabled.

Google's Computing Power Refines Translation Tool

New York Times - Miguel Helft - ‎Mar 8, 2010‎
Franz Och, with a copy of the Rosetta Stone, said Google's translation tool “can make the language barrier go away.” By MIGUEL HELFT MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.
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