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Major makeover of Wall Street regs passes HouseThe Associated Press - - 43 minutes ago WASHINGTON - The House passed the most ambitious restructuring of federal financial regulations since the New Deal on Friday, aiming to head off any replay of last year's Wall Street failures that plunged the nation deep into recession. House close to approving sweeping bank reform MarketWatch House passes sweeping financial regulation MiamiHerald.com UN Envoy: Climate Change Talks Moving ForwardVoice of America - - 3 hours ago First official draft for a deal at the UN climate conference in Copenhagen says the world should at least halve world greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Arrests ahead of Copenhagen protest Aljazeera.net Copenhagen global warming draft points to hard bargaining ahead Christian Science Monitor Drone Strike Kills Qaeda Operative in PakistanNew York Times - - 1 hour ago WASHINGTON - A missile fired this week by a Central Intelligence Agency drone over Pakistan's tribal regions killed a top Qaeda operations planner, according to American counterterrorism officials. AP source: Al-Qaida operative killed by US missile The Associated Press |
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EU climate cash pledge 'not enough' say small nations
BBC News - 6 hours ago
Developing countries and aid agencies have derided the latest pledges by richer states to tackle global warming. EU leaders ended a Brussels summit with a three-year deal to pay 7.2bn euros (£6.5bn; $10.6bn) to help poorer nations cope with climate ...
EU pledges billions to climate change fight CNN International
First new EU summit shows old indecision The Associated Press
Mystery of a Spiral of Light Over Norway Has Been Solved
FOXNews - - 41 minutes ago
The day before President Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, a mysterious spiral of light could be seen in the sky.
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Nobel award in hand, Obama faces hard work at home The Associated Press
Outrage in Cyprus at Tassos Papadopoulos tomb raiders
BBC News - 4 hours ago
Politicians in the Republic of Cyprus have voiced outrage after thieves stole the corpse of former President Tassos Papadopoulos from his grave.
Grave robbers steal body of former Cypriot president guardian.co.uk
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Jenny Sanford Files for Divorce
Seattle Post Intelligencer - - 1 hour ago
After appearing on Barbara Walters' "10 Most Fascinating People of 2009" special, South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford is filing for a divorce, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Sanford's Wife Files for Divorce New York Times
Biden campaigns for Dodd, visits firehouse in Connecticut
NECN - 1 hour ago
(NECN: John Moroney) - Vice President Joe Biden hit the campaign trail in Connecticut today, in support of Senator Chris Dodd. Dodd is seeking re-election in 2010.
In Connecticut, Biden Stumps for Dodd New York Times (blog)
US immigration cracks down on foreign fugitives
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Federal agents in California arrested 280 foreigners with criminal records, most for serious offenses, in their largest such crackdown to date, US immigration officials said on Friday.
Immigration agents arrest 280 with criminal convictions in massive... San Jose Mercury News
Immigration sweep nets 280 with criminal records The Associated Press
us stocks end mostly up for day and week
MarketWatch - - 32 minutes ago
NEW YORK (marketwatch) -- US stocks on Friday finished mostly ahead for the day and week, with only the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEX:INDU) scoring a solid rise, powered in large part by aluminum giant Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA) , its shares up more ...
Stronger retail sales and sentiment boost stocks The Associated Press
US Stocks On Track For 14-Month High; Sales,Consumer Sentiment Wall Street Journal
Four firms hit with new pay-czar rules
MarketWatch - - 2 hours ago
By Greg Robb, marketwatch WASHINGTON (marketwatch) -- The Obama administration's pay czar announced on Friday new limits on the pay of middle-level executives at four firms that received government bailout assistance, capping base cash salaries for ...
Treasury sets pay limits on more GM executives Detroit Free Press
Pay czar issues salary caps for execs CNNMoney.com
Better Tidings for Retailers
Wall Street Journal - - 19 minutes ago
Retailers saw sales rise in November, a turnaround from the battering they took last Christmas and much of this year. The Commerce Department said Friday that sales rose a seasonally adjusted 1.3% last month from ...
Retail sales rise in November, boosted by autos and gasoline Washington Post
Apple fires back at Nokia in patents battle
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
SAN FRANCISCO/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Apple Inc accused Nokia of anti-competitive practices and patent infringement on Friday, escalating a legal battle as they fight for market share in smartphones.
Facebook Changes Privacy Settings Yet Again
PC World - - 1 hour ago
Facebook has again changed how it describes its new privacy options, which began rolling out to the service's 350 million users just two days ago.
After Criticism, Facebook Tweaks Friends List Options San Francisco Chronicle
Facebook Adjusts Friends List Settings PC Magazine
Yahoo Faces Off Against Google In Search War With Microsoft Funds
ChannelWeb - - 51 minutes ago
Yahoo and Microsoft are moving quickly to start acting on their recently-signed agreement to collaborate on search technology, with Microsoft agreeing to increase payments to Yahoo and Yahoo identifying 400 engineers it ...
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Twelve years ago, with the haunting and magnificent soap-opera disaster movie Titanic, James Cameron proved not just that he was king of the world of big-spectacle filmmakers, but that he was a popular artist for the ages.
King of the jungle? Early reviews of 'Avatar' are strong Los Angeles Times (blog)
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How Freeman Got the Groove of Mandela for 'Invictus'
Hollywood Today Newsmagazine - - 32 minutes ago
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 12/11/09 - Once you've played God, where do you go from there as an actor? If you're Morgan Freeman, the answer is easy: Nelson Mandela.
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Duggar Baby Born Prematurely Due to Pregnancy Complication
People Magazine - - 39 minutes ago
Michelle Duggar's 19th baby was born prematurely at 1 lb., 6 oz., because Michelle suffered a rare condition during pregnancy that causes high blood pressure, her doctor says.
Tiger Woods: Indefinite Break From Golf
Rotowire - 37 minutes ago
Woods says he's going to put his golf career on hold while he gets his personal life back in order. "I have decided to take an indefinite break from professional golf," he told his official web site.
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Kelly hits the right notes in introduction
ESPN - - 2 hours ago
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- It isn't so much what Brian Kelly said as how he said it that left a lasting first impression on Notre Dame.
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Tiger Woods and wife Elin Nordegren may leave their home in Windermere ...
New York Daily News - 51 minutes ago
A view of Tiger Woods' home in Florida. CLICK TO SEE A PHOTO TIMELINE OF THE MISTRESS SCANDAL. Do you believe Tiger Woods will recover from the sex scandal?
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Osteoporosis meds may cut breast cancer risk: study
Reuters - - 47 minutes ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Women who took a commonly used class of osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates had significantly fewer invasive breast cancers than women not using the bone-strengthening pills, according to a new analysis of data from the ...
New Drugs, New Combinations Fight Breast Cancer U.S. News & World Report
Swine Flu Infection Rates Continue to Fall
U.S. News & World Report - - 3 hours ago
FRIDAY, Dec. 11 (healthday News) -- Swine flu infection rates continue to drop, US health officials said Friday, with only 14 states reporting widespread H1N1 activity, down from 25 states last week and 48 states at the height of the ...
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White House to help close health bill loophole
The Associated Press - - 33 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - In a victory for people with cancer and other serious medical problems, the White House agreed Friday to help close a loophole in the Senate health care bill allowing annual dollar limits on their care.
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A Decade of Search
Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone - Dec 8, 2009
A lot of news happens in a decade, and as we prepare to close this one, there will be plenty of lists about the top stories from the last 10 years.
Surprise, Surprise, Many Scientists Disagree On Global Warming
FOXNews - - Dec 8, 2009
There is hardly unanimity among scientists about global warming or mankind's role in producing it. But you wouldn't know it if you just listened to the Obama administration.
Celebrating an American trailblazer
CNN - - 9 hours ago
(CNN) -- In 1909, Alice Ramsey blazed a path across America's landscape and society. Millions of women have followed in her tracks, few more precisely than Emily Anderson exactly 100 years later.
Op-Ed Columnist Going Cheney on Climate
New York Times - - Dec 8, 2009
In 2006, Ron Suskind published “The One Percent Doctrine,” a book about the US war on terrorists after 9/11. The title was drawn from an assessment by then-Vice President Dick Cheney, who, in the face of concerns that a Pakistani ...
Chaos In Tigerland: A Deadspin Investigation Into The Sexual Habits Of Pro ...
Deadspin (blog) - Dec 8, 2009
Here's a story about three women and their relationships with Tiger Woods. One is a porn star you haven't met. The other two are rumored mistresses, but they're really much more important than that.