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Swine Flu Declining in Some Parts of USU.S. News & World Report - - 1 hour ago FRIDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Some areas of the United States are seeing declines in H1N1 swine flu activity, a federal health official said Friday, and while the disease remains widespread in 43 states, that's down from the 46 ... Signs That Swine Flu Has Peaked in US New York Times us Senate leader at risk in healthcare battleReuters - - 1 hour ago WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Other than President Barack Obama, perhaps no one's political future is riding more on the US Senate battle to revamp the healthcare system than the chamber's Democratic majority leader, Harry Reid. Senate vote next step on what could be a long road for health care CNN International Girl, 14, dies after skiing accident at Breckenridge in ColoradoLos Angeles Times - 36 minutes ago A 14-year-old girl died late this morning after an accident on the slopes at Breckenridge in Colorado. Vail Resorts, which operates Breckenridge, confirmed the news but did not release the name of the girl. Teenage skier dies at Breckenridge 9NEWS.com |
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Calls from Angela Merkel told Tony Blair he would not get EU's top job
guardian.co.uk - 22 minutes ago
Tony Blair warned Gordon Brown a week ago that his campaign to become the first president of the European Council was doomed after a decisive intervention by the German chancellor Angela Merkel, according to senior Whitehall sources.
Macedonia steps up protection of children's rights
Xinhua - 1 hour ago
TIRANA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Macedonian parliament and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) signed on Friday an agreement on long-term cooperation to protect the rights of children.
Children's Rights Still Violated 20 Years After Convention Voice of America
6 world powers press Iran on nuclear issue
The Associated Press - - 1 hour ago
BRUSSELS - Representatives of six world powers urged Iran on Friday to accept a UN plan aimed at delaying its ability to build a nuclear weapon, as the head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency warned Tehran not to miss the opportunity to resolve the ...
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Students Continue to Protest California Tuition Increases
New York Times - - 26 minutes ago
Paul Sakuma/AP By MALIA WOLLAN and TAMAR LEWIN BERKELEY, Calif. - The day after the University of California Board of Regents approved a 32-percent increase in fees that are the equivalent of tuition, protests continued on several campuses, ...
Berkeley Students Occupy Building in Protest Over Fee Increases Wall Street Journal
UC students occupy buildings to protest fee hike The Associated Press
Attorney: Fort Hood suspect to be held in hospital
CNN - 1 hour ago
Killeen, Texas (CNN) -- Prosecutors have requested a pretrial confinement hearing for accused Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Hasan in his hospital room on Saturday, Hasan's attorney told CNN on Friday.
Obama job approval rating drops under 50 percent
Reuters - - 28 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is suffering from the long healthcare debate and weakness in the economy, Gallup said on Friday.
Obama approval drops below 50% msnbc.com
Obama approval dips below 50 Politico
Report: Hershey may launch bid for Cadbury
The Associated Press - 5 minutes ago
NEW YORK - Hershey Co. may make a $17 billion bid for UK candy company Cadbury PLC, topping the recent $16.5 billion hostile offer by Kraft Foods Inc., the Wall Street Journal reports Friday.
US HOT STOCKS: Hershey, Cadbury Active In Late Trading Wall Street Journal
UPS to hike rates; Dell shares tick higher in late trades
MarketWatch - - 33 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Shares of United Parcel Service Inc. slipped Friday evening after the delivery-services provider said it will raise certain rates.
Video: Nov. 20: Dollar Pushes Stocks Lower Yet Again
The Associated Press
The Associated Press
US Stocks Close Lower As Dell Weighs On Tech Wall Street Journal
California Was Among States With Record Unemployment
Bloomberg - - 28 minutes ago
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- California, Delaware, South Carolina and Florida registered record rates of unemployment in October as weakness in the labor market stretches from coast to coast and limits the economic recovery.
Colo. jobless rate dips to 6.9 percent in October The Associated Press
Microsoft Partners Yawn In Chrome's General Direction
ChannelWeb - - 42 minutes ago
By Kevin mclaughlin, channelweb Hear that snoring sound? That's the collective reaction from Microsoft channel partners to the details Google provided Thursday on its Chrome OS.
Google Chrome OS: A Simple FAQ PC World
Chrome OS: There Will Be Local Storage InformationWeek
Nook sold out for the holidays
CNET News - - 3 hours ago
If you were interested in buying the Barnes & Noble Nook as a holiday gift, strike it off your list. The e-reader is now officially sold out through 2009, according to the B&N Web site.
B&N Nook sells out, too late for holiday orders The Associated Press
Hackers Spur Global Warming Skeptics With Stolen E-mails
ChannelWeb - - 42 minutes ago
The global warming debate took a new twist as attackers allegedly hacked into the e-mail server of a prominent British climate research center and stole more than a thousand messages about global warming to post online, ...
Hacked E-Mails Fuel Climate Change Skeptics New York Times
Hacked E-Mails Fuel Global Warming Debate Wired News
The 'Twilight' at midnight experience: tears, screams, heavy medication
Entertainment Weekly - - 36 minutes ago
Thursday Evening: We're going to see the midnight opening of New Moon. The theater is already half full at 10 pm. Lots of teenagers, lots of females.
Oprah's departure presents problem for TV stations
The Associated Press - - 5 minutes ago
CHICAGO - For more than two decades, Oprah Winfrey has been the inspirational, change-your-life champion who reigned over daytime television much like Johnny Carson once ruled late night.
Video: Emotional Oprah Announces the End of Her Show
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The Associated Press
Oprah Winfrey: is she irreplaceable in daytime? Entertainment Weekly
Heidi Klum Officially Takes Seal's Last Name
People Magazine - - 48 minutes ago
On Friday, a Los Angeles commissioner approved Klum's legal name change to Heidi Samuel, her husband's surname. In her filing, Klum, 36, gave a one-word reason for the change: Marriage.
The Supermodel Formerly Known as Heidi Klum TMZ.com (blog)
Will Tito Ortiz bring out his UFC 84 t-shirt for today's weigh-in?
Yahoo! Sports - - 35 minutes ago
It's still hard to believe an accord was reached between the warring factions from UFC 84. Tito Ortiz is back making money from and for the UFC and president Dana White.
Tito Ortiz Returns at UFC 106 Saturday Night HispanicBusiness.com
Hunters gear up for opening day
WEAU-TV 13 - - 18 minutes ago
Fields and forests all over Wisconsin will be filled with blaze orange on Saturday as the 2009 gun-deer hunting season begins. It's an annual tradition some say in their family is better than Christmas.
Hunting forecast warm, optimistic Olean Times Herald
Johnson takes pole at Homestead
The Associated Press - - 16 minutes ago
HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Jimmie Johnson's run for his fourth straight Cup title starts from the pole. Johnson turned a lap of 173.919 mph on Friday to top qualifying at Homestead-Miami Speedway, a big boost for the Hendrick Motorsports star as he tries to ...
The Hot Pass: Deal puts Johnson on path to history FOXSports.com
Johnson off to fast start at Homestead with pole win SportingNews.com
Costs Played a Role in New Cancer Screening Guidelines
Wall Street Journal - - 34 minutes ago
Worries that widespread screening for breast and cervical cancers can lead to too much unnecessary harm prompted this week's decisions by two medical organizations to recommend less intensive preventive testing for ...
Video: New Advice on Women's Cancer Tests
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The Associated Press
Fox News Poll: Worries About Safety of Swine Flu Vaccine Persist
FOXNews - - 3 hours ago
The H1N1 flu vaccine has been rolling out more slowly than many public health officials had hoped. But a recent Fox News poll suggests that even when the vaccine becomes more widely available, concern over its safety may prevent many at-risk Americans ...
Breast guidelines test American tolerance for risk
Reuters - - 3 hours ago
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The uproar over new breast cancer screening guidelines in the United States underscores the delicate balance scientists and health policy experts face in trying to convince a wary American public that ...
Those Soccer Plays, in Context
New York Times - - Nov 17, 2009
ALBUQUERQUE - Nearly two weeks later, the University of New Mexico soccer player Elizabeth Lambert said she still could not fully explain what led her to yank an opponent from Brigham Young down by her ponytail in what has become a ...
Catalina bison going on birth control
Los Angeles Times - 15 hours ago
The Catalina Island Conservancy has been rounding up the herd so females can get a reversible contraceptive vaccine. The goal: Control the size of the herd to keep it and the environment healthier.
Sarah Palin's publishing and political worlds in collision
CNN - - Nov 18, 2009
Editor's note: Mary Matalin joined CNN as a Republican strategist and political contributor in April 2009 and now appears on a variety of network programs.
Why the Senate Is So Trigger Happy
TIME - - Nov 18, 2009
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said he will include a public option that states can vote to opt out of in his version of the health care reform bill that could be unveiled as early as Wednesday.
Tom Petty: Rock God or Mere Mortal?
Wall Street Journal - - 8 hours ago
As Tom Petty prepares to release a career-spanning anthology next week, an attempt to determine where he falls in the music pantheon.