Car Bomb Explodes in Kabul Outside NATO HQ, Near US EmbassyVoice of America - - 24 minutes ago
A suicide bomber in the Afghan capital, Kabul, blew up a car in a heavily fortified section of the city. At least seven people were killed and 91 others wounded, including children in an attack that comes five days before Afghanistan's ...
Bomb Kills 7 Near NATO's Afghan Headquarters New York Times
Weekly remarks: Hatch and Obama both discuss healthcare reformLos Angeles Times - 21 minutes ago
This week, I've been traveling across our country to discuss health insurance reform and to hear directly from folks like you - your questions, your concerns, and your stories.
Obama visit puts focus on senator for rural state The Associated Press
Controller's role in NY air collision studiedReuters - - 6 hours ago
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Scrutiny of an air traffic controller's actions, including whether a phone call may have distracted him, intensified on Friday as investigators released new details about the deadly collision of a small ...
Air Controller Gave No Warning in Hudson Crash New York Times
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Radical Muslim cleric among 21 killed in Gaza clashes
CNN International - 1 hour ago
GAZA CITY, Gaza (CNN) -- A radical Muslim sheikh called Friday for the creation of an Islamic emirate in Gaza, sparking clashes with Hamas forces that left 21 people dead and injured at least 121 others.
Sen. Webb Holds Historic Meeting With Burma Chief
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Sen. Jim Webb became the first senior Washington official to meet the head of the military regime. US Senator Jim Webb met with Burma junta leader Than Shwe Saturday, becoming the first senior Washington official to meet the head of the military regime ...
US senator holds talks in Myanmar Aljazeera.net
US senator meets Myanmar's democracy leader The Associated Press
1300 still trapped after Taiwan typhoon
CNN International - 26 minutes ago
SHIAO LIN, Taiwan (CNN) -- More than 1300 people are still trapped in remote mountainous villages in southern Taiwan, victims of treacherous mudslides and floods from Typhoon Morakot, the country's semiofficial Central News Agency said Saturday.
Taiwan president offers apology Aljazeera.net
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Bonny Doon holdouts brave fire danger to defend homes
San Jose Mercury News - - 1 hour ago
El Dorado County Department firefighters talk to William 'Bud' Osterberg about his evacuation plans on Friday afternoon. Osterberg owns a ranch on Thayer Road but lives in Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz County fire grows to 5036 acres San Francisco Chronicle
Would-be assassin 'Squeaky' Fromme is paroled
San Francisco Chronicle - - 4 hours ago
Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, the Charles Manson follower who tried to shoot President Gerald Ford outside the state Capitol in Sacramento in 1975, was released Friday from a federal prison hospital in Texas, ending a 34-year stint behind bars.
Woman Who Tried to Kill Ford in '75 Is Paroled New York Times
Kid TV reporter scores presidential interview
MiamiHerald.com - - 5 hours ago
Damon Weaver, who interviewed Vice President Joe Biden last year, has a new `homeboy' -- President Barack Obama. BY MARC FREEMAN Palm Beach County kid TV reporter Damon Weaver on Thursday interviewed President Barack Obama, fulfilling the Pahokee ...
Obama interviewed by 11-year-old USA Today
BB&T buys Colonial bank; 4 other banks fail
CNNMoney.com - - 6 hours ago
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Troubled Colonial BancGroup will be bought by rival BB&T Friday, the government said after state regulators closed the bank whose assets had been frozen by a ...
Colonial BancGroup shut down by federal officials The Associated Press
Bank seized; assets sold to FDIC, then sold to NC-based bank Montgomery Advertiser
Tourism official: Republic's Frontier deal good for Aspen
Aspen Daily News - - 18 minutes ago
Aspen's future as a destination for Frontier Airlines became more secure with Thursday's announcement that Republic Airway Holdings beat out a rival bid from Southwest Airlines to acquire the carrier, ...
HQ staying put in Indy, Republic's CEO says Indianapolis Star
UBS Client to Admit Failure to Report Swiss Account to IRS
Bloomberg - - 5 hours ago
Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) -- A California client of UBS AG agreed to plead guilty to a charge of failing to file a tax report for an offshore bank account holding more than $1 million.
California Man Pleads Guilty To Hiding UBS Account Wall Street Journal
Friday Poll: Awaiting the Zune HD
CNET News - - 11 hours ago
This week, Microsoft let more Zune HD details out of the bag. The black 16GB version of the upcoming touch-screen media player will sell for $219.99, while a 32GB version in a "platinum" shade will cost $289.99.
New Zune Undercuts Apple's iPod Wall Street Journal
Microsoft's Zune HD Could Be Too Little, Too Late CNNMoney.com
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comScore analysis finds 'lighter' searchers most likely to be pried away from reliance on Google for search. By Stuart J. Johnston: More stories by this author: To do that, according to a leading search analytics firm, Bing must break users' Google ...
Search in a Micro-hoo world San Francisco Chronicle
Space review panel says moon, Mars out of reach
Reuters - - 15 hours ago
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The US plan to return astronauts to the moon by 2020 will not happen without a big boost in NASA's budget, leaving only the International Space Station as a viable target for the country's human space ...
Presidential panel concludes NASA can't afford return to moon by 2020 San Jose Mercury News
40 years later, Havens performs iconic Woodstock song
USA Today - - 12 hours ago
By Darryl Bautista, Gannett/Poughkeepsie Journal By John W. Barry, The Poughkeepsie (NY) Journal BETHEL, NY - Nearly 40 years to the day that he christened the crowning achievement of the 1960s counterculture, Richie Havens returned to an open field in ...
Havens performs iconic Woodstock song Herald Times Reporter
A Harsh Hello for Visitors From Space
New York Times - - 3 hours ago
Sharlto Copley in TriStar Pictures' sci-fi thriller District 9., a film directed by Neill Blomkamp. By AO SCOTT For decades - at least since Orson Welles scared the daylights out of radio listeners with “War of the Worlds” back in 1938 - the public has ...
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'District 9' rated a 10 by critics Los Angeles Times
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Aerosmith has canceled its summer tour after band member Steven Tyler fell from a stage last week, breaking his shoulder and cutting his head.
Dusting themselves off, Sox rally in 9th
Boston Globe - - 2 hours ago
ARLINGTON, Texas - Covered in dirt, Clay Buchholz walked back into the dugout, his awkward, facefirst belly flop into home plate having yielded nothing more than an out.
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Woods builds a 4-shot lead in the PGA
The Associated Press - - 2 hours ago
CHASKA, Minn. - Whether it was the annihilation at the '97 Masters or the rout at Pebble Beach, Tiger Woods' highlight reel at the majors is well known.
Tiger takes charge at PGA Detroit Free Press
Tiger puts himself in position to win PGA championship Philadelphia Daily News
Risky business: Eagles will regret signing troubled quarterback ...
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Eagles' Vick exhibits remorse Boston Globe
Schools plan for H1N1 outbreak
Baltimore Sun - - 3 hours ago
As teachers fuss over lesson plans and college freshmen fret over meeting their roommates, K-12 and university administrators are preparing to deal with another, less familiar back-to-school worry: swine flu.
Parents are worried about the swine flu vaccine Telegraph.co.uk
Screening Could Lead to More Potent Cancer Drugs
New York Times - - 17 hours ago
Researchers have discovered a way to identify drugs that can specifically attack and kill cancer stem cells, a finding that could lead to a new generation of anticancer medicines and a new strategy of treatment.
Health Buzz: Compound Kills Cancer Stem Cells and Other Health News U.S. News & World Report
Drug 'attacks cancer stem cells' BBC News
FDA OKs New Schizophrenia, Bipolar Drug
WebMD - - 13 hours ago
Aug. 14, 2009 -- The FDA has approved a new drug called Saphris to treat schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder in adults. "Mental illnesses like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder can be devastating to patients and families, ...
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Mystery remains over cargo vessel
BBC News - 6 hours ago
Mystery still surrounds a missing Russian-manned cargo ship, with a sighting off Africa's Cape Verde islands still to be confirmed.
Presidential Candidate Offers Slew of Proposals to Combat Official ...
Washington Post - - 9 hours ago
The Washington Post's Joshua Partlow speaks to Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani about how he would fix the corruption within the Afghan government .
In Kabul, huge car bomb near NATO headquarters Los Angeles Times
New Poll Shows Afghan President Leading Race for a Second Term Voice of America
NY shopkeeper who defended store recounts shooting
The Associated Press - - 11 hours ago
NEW YORK - The sidewalk outside the Harlem store still was smeared with blood Friday, and the glass on the door still was blown out.
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Irvington man recounts robbery attempt Lower Hudson Journal news