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Largest US Bank Halts Foreclosures in All States

New York Times - David Streitfeld, Nelson D. Schwartz - ‎4 hours ago‎
Bank of America, the country's largest bank, said on Friday that it was halting foreclosures in all 50 states indefinitely. The action is likely to increase pressure on other lenders to declare their own moratoriums.
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China lashes out at Nobel prize 'obscenity'

ABC Online - Rachael Brown - ‎24 minutes ago‎
Liu Xia, the wife of Liu Xiaobo, has called for her husband's release. (Reuters: Petar Kujundzic ) China has reacted angrily to news that one of its dissidents has won this year's Nobel Peace Prize, labelling it ...
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Southern California -- this just in

Los Angeles Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
A gunman dressed in black and carrying a Halloween jack-o'-lantern wounded two students at an elementary school in Carlsbad, Calif.
AFP - Salon - UPI.com - Inland Empire News

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Breast cancer stories that compel us to think pink

Los Angeles Times - ‎31 minutes ago‎
So much happens during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October: Buildings turn pink, ribbons are worn, races are run and stories are told.

Henry in the House: Woodward book sealed Gen. Jones' fate

CNN - Ed Henry - ‎2 hours ago‎
National Security Advisor Jim Jones was reportedly furious about how he is portrayed in Bob Woodward's new book. Retired Marine Gen.

Rescue near for trapped Chile miners 2 months on

Reuters - Cesar Illiano - ‎23 minutes ago‎
A frame grab shows trapped miners as a drill bit of the T-130 drilling machine digs a 12-inch guide hole at a garage next to the refuge where 33 miners are trapped deep underground inside a copper and gold mine near Copiapo September 17, 2010.

The artistic license of The Social Network

The Guardian - ‎1 hour ago‎
So Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was right after all: The Social Network is fiction. Which is just as well for Zuckerberg, who, with all his nerdy genius, social autism and Nixonian levels of resentment, is the subject of just about the least ...

Self-Imposed Penalty by UConn

New York Times - Pete Thamel - ‎19 minutes ago‎
UConn responded that Jim Calhoun “made it a priority to work hard and within the rules and that he has encouraged compliance.” By PETE THAMEL The University of Connecticut responded on Friday to the NCAA's findings of major violations in its men's ...

Harry Potter Can't Make 3-D Magic

ABC News - Jill Serjeant - ‎17 minutes ago‎
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Warner Bros on Friday said it abandoned plans to convert the next Harry Potter movie to 3-D, bringing mixed reactions from box office watchers and fans of the multibillion-dollar blockbuster franchise.

NFL Is Reviewing Claims About Favre and Jets

New York Times - Judy Battista - ‎34 minutes ago‎
NFL Security is trying to determine the veracity of the claims, including whether the photos and messages were sent by Favre and not somebody impersonating him.

Stocks rise, oddly, on bleak jobs report

Los Angeles Times - ‎26 minutes ago‎
Investors hope the bad employment situation means the government will stimulate the economy further. The Dow breaks 11000 for the first time since May.

Hungary says toxic sludge 'tamed'

Aljazeera.net - ‎3 hours ago‎
Death toll rises to seven but interior minister rules out biological or environmental damage in Danube river. Hungary is claiming to have tamed pollution levels from a red sludge that threatened to contaminate the Danube river, even as the death toll ...

Statement from the Cahill campaign

Boston Globe - ‎2 hours ago‎
Independent gubernatorial candidate Timothy Cahill released this statement after his campaign was accused of coordinating with an adviser to Governor Patrick on negative ad strategy against Republican candidate Charles Baker.

China Central Bank's Chief Backs Gradual Rise in Currency

New York Times - Sewell Chan - ‎10 minutes ago‎
WASHINGTON - The head of China's central bank said Friday that he favored letting the Chinese currency rise in value, but only gradually, as exchange-rate tensions overshadowed an international meeting of finance ministers and central ...

Democrat Bastions Besieged by GOP

Wall Street Journal - Neil King Jr, Peter Wallsten - ‎1 hour ago‎
Republican challengers are suddenly threatening once-safe Democrats in New England and the Northwest, expanding the terrain for potential GOP gains and raising the party's hopes for a significant victory in next ...

Thrashers' Pavelec collapses, taken off on stretcher

NHL.com - ‎19 minutes ago‎
Atlanta goaltender Ondrej Pavelec collapsed on the ice and had to be taken off the ice on a stretcher just 2:35 into the Thrashers' season-opener against Washington on Friday night.

Arab League supports Abbas's decision to halt talks

Jerusalem Post - Herb Keinon, Khaled Abu Toa - ‎3 hours ago‎
Foreign ministers meeting in Libya back PA president's decision to stop negotiations as long as Israeli building in settlements continues; express hope the US will continue to pressure J'lem to renew ...

Long After Death, Lennon Remains An Inspiration

New York Times - Allan Kozinn - ‎3 hours ago‎
John Lennon would have turned 70 on Saturday, and the anniversary has occasioned a flood of events and releases to commemorate the songwriter and his work.

Giants, Braves set for encore of close opener

MLB.com - Matthew Leach - ‎2 hours ago‎
SAN FRANCISCO -- Now for the encore. Game 1 of the Braves-Giants National League Division Series, the last series to start this year, proved to be worth the wait.

RIM: Can't Discuss Confidential UAE Agreement

Wall Street Journal - ‎9 hours ago‎
Following a deal with the United Arab Emirates to avert a ban of key BlackBerry services, Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) said Friday that it can't discuss the details of confidential regulatory matters in specific countries.

5 Female movie inspirations starring Diane Lane in Secretariat

SheKnows.com - Joel D. Amos - ‎3 hours ago‎
Secretariat arrives in theaters October 8 and its star, Diane Lane, portrays the real-life inspiration that is Penny Chenery Tweedy.

Abbott to withdraw diet drug Meridia

Los Angeles Times - Bruce Japsen, Andrew Zajac - ‎2 hours ago‎
The FDA, which requested that the drug be pulled, cites 'clinical trial data indicating an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.

Brown and Whitman muted in budget response

San Jose Mercury News - Steven Harmon - ‎20 minutes ago‎
SACRAMENTO -- Even as the 100-day budget impasse was finally resolved early Friday morning, plenty of problems were left for the next governor to clean up.
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