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Japan: new reactor blast unlikely to have caused big leak

Reuters - Elaine Lies, Mark Bendeich - ‎17 minutes ago‎
TOKYO (Reuters) - A fresh explosion at Japan's quake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex on Monday is unlikely to have led to a large escape of radioactivity, the government said.
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Rescues in Japan: 'Thought today was the last day of my life'

CNN International - ‎1 hour ago‎
Hiromitsu Shinkawa, 60, was rescued nine miles at sea on Sunday. He says his wife was swept away by the tsunami. Minami Sanriku, Japan (CNN) -- A 60-year-old Japanese man was rescued Sunday more than nine miles out at sea after clinging to the ...
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Tsunami, quake survivors in Japan cling to hope

USA Today - Calum MacLeod - ‎1 hour ago‎
RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Dozens of corpses are covered by white plastic sheets here on the basketball courts of Shimo Yahagi, an elementary school in northeast Japan forever changed by the monster tsunami.
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Tokyo stocks in slide

CNN - ‎59 minutes ago‎
By CNNMoney staffMarch 13, 2011: 10:56 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The leading Japanese stock index recovered a little after dropping nearly 6% early Monday, the first full day of trading following last week's earthquake, but remained sharply lower.

Official Exits State Dept. After Jabs at Pentagon

New York Times - Mark Landler, Michael D. Shear - ‎12 minutes ago‎
WASHINGTON - The State Department spokesman, Philip J. Crowley, resigned on Sunday, three days after publicly criticizing the Pentagon as “ridiculous and counterproductive and stupid” in its treatment of Pfc.

Box Office: 'Battle: Los Angeles' victorious

Los Angeles Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
Action film wins the weekend count with an estimated $36 million. 'Mars Needs Moms' collects $6.8 million, 'Red Riding Hood' $14.1 milion.

With 11 Teams in Expanded Bracket, Big East Is a Region All Its Own

New York Times - Mark Viera - ‎1 hour ago‎
As the NCAA unveiled the new 68-team format for its men's basketball tournament Sunday, the defining quality of this year's field was not the bracket's redesign, but the record 11 teams from the Big East to earn an invitation.

Chinese Community Devastated After Bus Crash

New York Times - Kirk Semple - ‎26 minutes ago‎
David Karp/AP Emergency personnel at the scene of a bus crash that killed 14 in the Bronx on Saturday. Some of the victims - injured and dead alike - still had not been identified by late Sunday.

Top seeds offer interesting tournament mix

USA Today - Marlen Garcia - ‎39 minutes ago‎
Among the four No. 1 seeds in this year's NCAA men's basketball tournament, there are blue bloods in defending national champion Duke and Kansas and blue collar in Pittsburgh.

Apple May Have Sold 500000 IPad 2 Tablets on Debut Weekend, Analyst Says

Bloomberg - Adam Satariano - ‎2 hours ago‎
Apple Inc. (AAPL) may have sold as many as 500000 iPad 2 computers after retail outlets ran out of the tablet-style device on its debut weekend, said Piper Jaffray Cos.

Libyan forces say marching toward key eastern city

Xinhua - ‎54 minutes ago‎
TRIPOLI, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The Libyan military said Sunday that its troops were pressing onward toward the eastern port city of Benghazi, a key stronghold of rebel forces.

Quake May Cost Insurers $34 Billion; Tsunami Toll Yet to Come

BusinessWeek - Andrew Frye - ‎1 hour ago‎
March 14 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese insurers and global reinsurance companies that backstop their policies may face claims of as much as 2.8 trillion yen ($34 billion) tied to last week's earthquake, AIR Worldwide said.

Stage Dive: Turning Off Julie Taymor's Dark Spider-Man for Good

New York Magazine - ‎58 minutes ago‎
Last Thursday, I returned to the scene of the crime. II was honoring a ticket I'd booked to Spider-man: Turn Off the Dark weeks ago, back when I'd believed that the show's March 15 opening date would stick.

BOJ to debate easing policy further after quake-sources

Reuters - Kim Coghill - ‎11 minutes ago‎
TOKYO, March 14 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will debate on Monday whether to ease monetary policy further after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated the northeast of the country, threatening its economic recovery, sources said.

Watney's victory at Doral exemplifies the rise of young guns

MiamiHerald.com - Armando Salguero - ‎33 minutes ago‎
Come out from behind that cap, Nick Watney. Let us get a good look at you, you bugger. You and your under-30 crew are the face of the PGA Tour right now.

Toyota, Sony Factories Shuttered Amid Earthquake Damage, Power Shortages

Bloomberg - Terje Langeland - ‎32 minutes ago‎
Japanese manufacturers including Sony Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp. closed plants today after the nation's strongest earthquake damaged factories and crippled nuclear power plants, causing electricity ...

Campaigning as All Things to All Republicans

New York Times - Jeff Zeleny - ‎2 hours ago‎
CONCORD, NH - Many aspiring Republican presidential candidates are going to great lengths to avoid the spotlight, but not Tim Pawlenty.

Brent at 2-week low on Japan pessimism, Mideast

Reuters - Alejandro Barbajosa - ‎11 minutes ago‎
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Brent crude fell by almost $3, reaching a two-week low near $111 on investor pessimism that economic growth will slow in the wake of Japan's earthquake and tsunami, while easing unrest in the Middle East ...

GOP spending plan would cost 700000 jobs, new report says

Washington Post - Lori Montgomery - ‎3 hours ago‎
A Republican plan to sharply cut federal spending this year would destroy 700000 jobs through 2012, according to an independent economic analysis set for release Monday.

Unpredictable Washington Huskies are a threat in NCAA tournament

Seattle Times - Jerry Brewer - ‎21 minutes ago‎
Lorenzo Romar, the ever-calm director of this suspenseful Huskies drama, left for Los Angeles last week with a soothsaying proclamation... By Jerry Brewer Seattle, Wa. March 13, 2011 The University of Washington mens basketball team reacts to the ...

Is Jessica Biel Putting On a Brave Face?

E! Online (blog) - Ted Casablanca, Whitney English - ‎1 hour ago‎
Jessica Biel was all smiles at Café Entourage on Saturday, just three days after the big break-up with Justin Timberlake. Throwing her brother a 20th birthday bash, Jess—who just turned 29 (one year away from the dating age death sentence)—seemed in ...

HIGHLIGHTS-Chinese Premier Wen speaks to the media

Reuters - Kevin Yao, Chris Buckley - ‎14 minutes ago‎
BEIJING, March 14 (Reuters) - China's premier, Wen Jiabao, held his annual press conference on Monday outlining his views on issues ranging from Middle East unrest to the challenges confronting the world's second-biggest economy.

2 Virginia Officers and Suspect Killed

New York Times - Elizabeth A. Harris - ‎11 minutes ago‎
A shootout in southwestern Virginia on Sunday left two deputy sheriffs dead and two injured, one critically. The suspected gunman was also killed.

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