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New sanctions urged over Iran move
Aljazeera.net - 24 minutes ago
The United States and France have called for fresh sanctions against Iran after Tehran formally said it would begin enriching higher-grade nuclear fuel to a level of 20 per cent.
'Iran aims to stockpile uranium' Jerusalem Post
Court frees activists, raps West Bank crackdown
Ha'aretz - - 1 hour ago
The High Court of Justice yesterday ordered two pro-Palestinian foreign activists to be freed on bail, and said immigration officers had overstepped their authority by arresting them in the West Bank.
Video: Palestinians battle Israeli wall
Al Jazeera
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Abbas under 'intense' pressure from EU to return to talks Jerusalem Post
British soldier deaths push Afghanistan toll ahead of Falklands
Times Online - 1 hour ago
Three British soldiers have been killed by bombs in Afghanistan during the past two days. The deaths bring the number of British Service personnel who have died in the conflict to 256 - one more than died in the Falkland islands in 1982.
Marines focus on civilian safety in Afghanistan Los Angeles Times
Afghan Official Held for Alleged Aiding Taliban Wall Street Journal
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Blast Probe Looks at Gas-Line Clearing
Wall Street Journal - - 23 minutes ago
MIDDLETOWN, Conn.—Investigators are looking at a range of possibilities, including a procedure that uses natural gas to purge pipes, as the cause of an explosion at a power plant here Sunday.
Explosion Investigation Focusing On Safety Issues Hartford Courant
Sarah Palin Rallies The Tea Partiers
ABC News - - 16 minutes ago
This morning in Houston, fans paid $50 a head to "get motivated" with Sarah Palin and learn how to balance priorities, maintain grace under fire and become a person of influence.
Tea Party: Life imitating art in Nashville Los Angeles Times
Rumors swirl about New York governor
Seattle Times - - 49 minutes ago
People across New York state are gobbling up ugly rumors about the governor involving sex and drugs that the blogosphere is reporting will appear in a newspaper article that has yet to be published - and may never be published, for all anyone knows.
Paterson to Announce Campaign for Governor Wall Street Journal
US Stocks Retreat on Concern Europe Finances to Hurt Recovery
BusinessWeek - - 3 hours ago
Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- US stocks slid and the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed below 10000 for the first time since November amid concern that deteriorating European government finances will derail the economic recovery.
Debt fears drag Dow below 10000 CNNMoney.com
Toyota halts some hybrid shipments,Prius recall looms
Reuters - - 21 minutes ago
TOKYO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) said on Tuesday it has suspended shipments of its Sai and Lexus HS250h hybrids for possible problems in the models' braking systems, as it prepares for a recall of its flagship Prius hybrid.
A Crisis of Sovereignty As Well As Debt
Wall Street Journal - - 52 minutes ago
The veracity of that statement might seem indisputable, as various EU countries, led by Greece, struggle to avoid being crushed by their accumulated debts.
Astronauts Inspect Shuttle for Damage
Space.com - - 2 hours ago
Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour will scan their spacecraft overnight to search for any signs of heat shield damage from their early Monday launch.
Video: Shuttle Endeavour blasts off
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ITN NEWS
NASA's Endeavour launches 'complicated' mission Computerworld
Beijing Heralds Bust of Major Hacker Ring
Wall Street Journal - - 1 hour ago
SHANGHAI—China announced a major bust of computer hackers, with state media saying officials had shut what they called the country's largest distributor of tools used in malicious Internet attacks.
China says it shut down online academy for hackers Los Angeles Times
China Closes Hacker Training Site InformationWeek
Google Touts Search Engine in Super Bowl Commercial
BusinessWeek - - 2 hours ago
Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc., the world's most popular search engine, ran a minute-long commercial during the Super Bowl, marking a rare use of TV advertising for the company.
Will Google's Super Bowl Ad Backfire? Mediapost.com
Google airs 'Parisian Love' ad on most-watched Super Bowl San Jose Mercury News
Jackson doctor pleads not guilty in singer's death
Reuters - - 18 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The doctor hired to care for Michael Jackson was charged on Monday with killing the pop star after a lengthy investigation that found a lethal cocktail of drugs in the singer's system when he died last ...
Do-It-Yourself Super Ads
New York Times - - 2 hours ago
That seems to be the message in the aftermath of the crowded, frenetic advertising bowl that took place inside Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday.
TiVo: Super Bowl plays trumped ads Hollywood Reporter
Charlie Sheen Charged with Assault on Wife
People Magazine - - 2 hours ago
Charlie Sheen was charged Monday with a felony menacing charge and two misdemeanors but the judge eased the terms of a restraining order so the actor may now return home with Brooke Mueller and their two young sons.
Indianapolis Colts are early favorite to take home Super Bowl XLV title
USA Today - 47 minutes ago
Well that was fast. Less than 24 hours after the New Orleans Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts 31-27 31-17 to claim Super Bowl XLIV, a betting website has already turned its attention to next season.
'Lots of love going around' New Orleans as hoarse Who Dat Nation savours win The Canadian Press
Stallworth becomes free agent
ESPN - - 2 hours ago
The Cleveland Browns terminated the contract of wide receiver Donte' Stallworth, the team announced Monday. After a year-long suspension for killing a pedestrian while driving drunk, Stallworth was reinstated Sunday by NFL commissioner ...
Browns release Donte' Stallworth Fantasy Football Toolbox
Chris Kaman named to All-Star team, replacing Brandon Roy
Los Angeles Times - 5 hours ago
NBA Commissioner David Stern named Clippers center Chris Kaman to the All-Star team Monday to replace Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy, who is sidelined with a hamstring injury.
Chris Kaman added to NBA All-Star Game Detroit Free Press
Study Links Soda Consumption To Pancreatic Cancer
WCCO - 52 minutes ago
Taxes are going up beginning Tuesday Sept. 1 on a variety of consumer items, such as soft drinks, to help pay for Illinois' new road program.
Health Buzz: Study Ties Soft-Drink Intake to Pancreatic Cancer U.S. News & World Report
US clears wider use of AstraZeneca cholesterol drug
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca (AZN.L) won US approval on Monday to promote cholesterol fighter Crestor for preventing heart disease in a vast new market of people with healthy cholesterol but other heart risks.
FDA Widens Crestor Approval Wall Street Journal
Age of mother affects child's autism risk: study
Reuters - - 3 hours ago
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Being an older mother significantly increases the risk of having a child with autism, but being an older father only increases the risk when the mother is under the age of 30, US researchers said on Monday.
Both Parents' Ages Linked to Autism Risk New York Times
A writing career becomes harder to scale
Los Angeles Times - - Feb 6, 2010
Authors used to expect to struggle as they gained experience. But now it is sell -- or else. By Dani Shapiro In the late 1980s, when I was a graduate student working on short stories and flirting with the idea of a novel, I came across an essay that ...
Tebow's Super Bowl ad isn't intolerant; its critics are
Washington Post - - Feb 1, 2010
I'll spit this out quick, before the armies of feminism try to gag me and strap electrodes to my forehead: Tim Tebow is one of the better things to happen to young women in some time.
Spray-on liquid glass is about to revolutionize almost everything
PhysOrg.com - - Feb 2, 2010
The fissure was induced in order present an image which shows the characteristics of the coating. The image shows the SiO2 coating on a filament of a microfibre.
Why We Care About Idiot Homeowners
Motley Fool - - Feb 1, 2010
Last week I penned an article titled "Why Are Homeowners Idiots?" that engendered quite a lot of heated debate. The basis of the article was a paper by University of Arizona law professor Brent White.
Lawyer for Americans held in Haiti quits
CNN - 19 hours ago
Edwin Coq, who represented 10 Americans detained in Haiti, speaks to reporters about the case last week. Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- A Haitian attorney representing 10 Americans charged with kidnapping for trying to take 33 children out of Haiti ...