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Thousands protest in Iran, defying crackdown

The Associated Press - Nasser Karimi - ‎40 minutes ago‎
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Thousands of protesters streamed down avenues of the capital Thursday, chanting "death to the dictator" and defying security forces who fired tear gas and charged with batons, witnesses said.

4 accused of digging up bodies for profit in Ill.

The Associated Press - Sophia Tareen - ‎30 minutes ago‎
ALSIP, Ill. (AP) - Four workers were charged Thursday in an elaborate scheme in which hundreds of corpses were dug up at a historic black cemetery near Chicago and strewn in a weeded area or reburied with other bodies so that plots could be resold, ...

Industrialized, Developing Countries Agree on Global Warming

Voice of America - ‎57 minutes ago‎
By VOA News US President Barack Obama says industrialized and developing countries have reached a historic consensus on the need for prompt action to deal with global warming.

Police Quickly Drop News Corp. Inquiry

New York Times - John F. BurnsAlan Cowell - ‎34 minutes ago‎
LONDON - The London police opened then closed a preliminary inquiry Thursday into a report that Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper subsidiary had paid about $1.6 million to settle court cases over allegations that its ...

China's leaders vow to punish Xinjiang rioters

AFP - ‎1 hour ago‎
URUMQI, China (AFP) - China's leaders vowed on Thursday to severely punish those responsible for bloodshed in the nation's far northwest that left at least 156 people dead and exposed deep ethnic tensions.

Q+A: The dispute that led to a coup in Honduras

Reuters - Daniel TrottaGustavo Palencia - ‎1 hour ago‎
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Veteran mediator President Oscar Arias of Costa Rica hosts talks on Thursday between the rivals for power in Honduras following last month's military coup.

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US Marshals sweep up 271 fugitives during June

OregonLive.com - Bryan Denson - ‎22 minutes ago‎
When federal marshals swept into a Gresham apartment complex on June 30 to arrest drive-by shooting suspect Shawn Michael Montgomery, they added another statistic to their annual fugitive apprehension program.

Ensign's parents gave mistress's family $96k

The Associated Press - Kathleen Hennessey - ‎10 minutes ago‎
LAS VEGAS (AP) - US Sen. John Ensign's parents gave the Nevada Republican's mistress and her family nearly $100000 "out of concern for the well being of longtime family friends during a difficult time," an attorney for the senator said Thursday.

Firefighter Ricci to Testify at Sotomayor Hearings

Bloomberg - Christopher Stern - ‎38 minutes ago‎
July 9 (Bloomberg) -- Frank Ricci, a white firefighter who won a Supreme Court ruling on race discrimination last month, has been called by Republicans to testify against Sonia Sotomayor at her confirmation hearings next week.

General Motors Set to Exit Bankruptcy

Washington Post - Peter Whoriskey - ‎33 minutes ago‎
General Motors officials are planning to announce the launch of "the new GM" tomorrow morning, after the automaker was cleared at noon today to emerge from bankruptcy.

Citigroup shakes up top management, replaces CFO

Reuters - Jonathan Stempel - ‎8 minutes ago‎
NEW YORK, July 9 (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc (CN) announced on Thursday its biggest management shake-up since the financial crisis began, replacing its chief financial officer and installing a new banking chief as it prepares to give ...

Lawmakers Are Warned Against Expanding Fed's Power

New York Times - Edmund L. Andrews - ‎29 minutes ago‎
WASHINGTON - Two economists with long-standing ties to the Federal Reserve warned Congress on Thursday that it would be a mistake to give the Fed broad power to supervise “systemic risk” and financial institutions that are deemed ...

Will Google's OS Make the Desktop Safe?

PC World - Robert Vamosi - ‎1 hour ago‎
Google has ambitious plans to make its Chrome operating system ultrasecure, but will it deliver? Google says that its forthcoming Chrome operating system will be so secure that "users don't have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates.

Amazon Launches Web Site For Cell Phones

InformationWeek - Marin Perez - ‎23 minutes ago‎
The e-retailer's AmazonWireless offers customers a way to pick, purchase, and activate more than 120 handsets for AT&T and Verizon.
Amazon Launches Cellphone Site Seattle Post Intelligencer

Sprint Leaves the Networking to Ericsson

eWeek - Roy Mark - ‎12 minutes ago‎
Nation's number three carrier cuts seven-year, $5 billion deal for Ericcson to manage its day-to-day networking services, provisioning and maintenance for Sprint-owned CDMA, iDEN and wireline networks.

'No rush' for new Jackson songs

BBC News - Rodrigo Davies - ‎3 hours ago‎
New music recorded by Michael Jackson before his death is likely to be released - but not yet, the president of his record label Epic has said.

Hayden Panettiere Recalls Her 'Wild' High School Days

MTV.com - Jocelyn VenaSilas Lesnick - ‎26 minutes ago‎
The 'I Love You, Beth Cooper' star didn't let home schooling get in the way of a good time. By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Silas Lesnick Hayden Panettiere, best known as a cheerleader-turned-superhero on "Heroes," took on yet another high school ...

Review: New `Harry Potter' goes to head of class

San Francisco Chronicle - David Germain - ‎56 minutes ago‎
Harry Potter has kept his fans waiting for two years, the longest school break they have had to endure for a new movie adventure about the teen wizard.

SportsNation Blog Archives Xavier Musketeers

ESPN - ‎49 minutes ago‎
With as many minutes as LeBron James spends on our television and computer screens, even in the offseason, you wouldn't think a few missing seconds would be such a big deal.

After Sprint Finish, the Real Showdown Begins

New York Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland, wearing the yellow jersey, and the pack of riders made their way through Stage 6. The Tour's first mountain stage is next.

Rays complete sweep of Jays

Sports Network - ‎15 minutes ago‎
St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - Carlos Pena's two-run double in the fifth proved to be the difference as the Tampa Bay Rays completed a three-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays with a 3-2 win.

20 arrested for Medi-Cal fraud ring

abc7.com - ‎50 minutes ago‎
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Federal agents in Southern California arrested about 20 people linked to a ring accused of defrauding the state out of millions of dollars.
California charges 42 in home nursing scam United Press International

Time For Healthcare Reform

Morgan County Citizen - Celia Murray - ‎43 minutes ago‎
Americans overwhelmingly support substantial changes to the health care system and are strongly behind one of the most contentious proposals Congress is considering, a government-run insurance plan to compete with private insurers, according to the ...

Madison firm CDI generates stem cells from blood samples

Bizjournals.com - ‎Jul 8, 2009‎
Cellular Dynamics International Inc., a firm founded by stem cell pioneer James Thomson of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said Wednesday that its researchers have generated pluripotent stem cells from small volumes of human blood samples.

NY Senate Democrats Reclaim Majority, End One-Month Deadlock

Bloomberg - Michael Weiss - ‎25 minutes ago‎
July 9 (Bloomberg) -- New York Democrats reclaimed the state Senate, ending a one-month leadership deadlock, when Bronx lawmaker Pedro Espada returned to the party.

El Nino conditions return to affect weather

The Associated Press - Randolph E. Schmid - ‎3 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON (AP) - El Nino is back. Government scientists said Thursday that the periodic warming of water in the tropical Pacific Ocean, which can affect weather around the world, has returned.

Democrats Say CIA Deceived Congress

New York Times - Scott Shane - ‎2 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON - The director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Leon E. Panetta, has told the House Intelligence Committee in closed-door testimony that the CIA concealed “significant actions” from Congress from 2001 until late last month, ...
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