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Clinton concern for Pakistan fate

BBC News - ‎18 minutes ago‎
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has accused Pakistan of abdicating to the Taleban by allowing them to control parts of the country.

Agency Agrees to Ease Access to Emergency Contraceptive for 17 ...

New York Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
By GARDINER HARRIS WASHINGTON - Seventeen-year-olds will soon be allowed to buy morning-after contraceptive pills without a doctor's prescription after federal drug regulators complied with a judge's order and lowered the age limit by a year.

UN council voices "deep concern" about Sri Lanka

Reuters - ‎16 minutes ago‎
By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The UN Security Council expressed concern on Wednesday about the humanitarian situation in northern Sri Lanka, where tens of thousands of civilians trapped in rebel territory are in imminent danger.

South Africa vote count under way

BBC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Votes are being counted in South Africa after a high general election turnout led to long queues at polling stations and a shortage of ballot papers.

Pro-Israel activists protest in Geneva

Jerusalem Post - ‎55 minutes ago‎
By TOVAH LAZAROFF, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT Shouting "I'm a Zionist" in English and French, several thousand pro-Israel activists rallied Wednesday in Geneva against the United Nations' week-long anti-racism conference, which opened with a call ...

More Borrowing, Higher Taxes for Rich

Washington Post - ‎20 minutes ago‎
By Kevin Sullivan LONDON, April 22 -- The British government, vowing to spend its way out of the deepening economic crisis, unveiled a budget Wednesday that will increase government borrowing to a record $255 billion this year and impose a 50 percent ...

With new (green) hope, Barack Obama visits old Newton, Iowa -- text

Los Angeles Times - ‎51 minutes ago‎
The president flew all the way out to mid-country in his large airplane to the Hawkeye state to talk about saving the environment and developing green energy, which a 747 isn't.

Calif. Assembly speaker rescinds staff pay raises

San Francisco Chronicle - ‎1 hour ago‎
Assembly Speaker Karen Bass has rescinded pay raises for more than 120 staffers that were granted as the state battles persistent budget deficits.

Reverse-discrimination case splits Supreme Court

Christian Science Monitor - ‎1 hour ago‎
Justice Kennedy appears to be the tiebreaking vote on whether New Haven, Conn., discriminated against white firefighters. By Warren Richey | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Washington - The US Supreme Court divided into sharply defined ...

Apple Beats Estimates on Sales of IPhone, New IPods

Bloomberg - ‎1 hour ago‎
By Connie Guglielmo April 22 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. reported second-quarter profit and sales that topped analysts' estimates after the iPhone and new versions of the iPod helped the company sidestep a slump in consumer spending.

Federal Prosecutors Focusing on Risk Disclosures by Freddie Mac

Washington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
By Zachary A. Goldfarb and Jerry Markon Federal prosecutors in Alexandria are leading a criminal investigation into Freddie Mac, in part focusing on whether the company properly disclosed the risks associated with mortgage-related investments to ...

MySpace co-founders stepping aside as growth slows

MarketWatch - ‎46 minutes ago‎
By John Letzing, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- News Corp. said Wednesday that MySpace co-founders Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson are stepping aside, as the online social networking service they helped build into a phenomenon has begun to ...

AT&T tests speedier 3G network

CNET News - ‎41 minutes ago‎
by Marguerite Reardon An executive at the company told Telephony Online this week that the company is running trials of its upgraded 3G network in two markets.

'Baby Shaker' app pulled from iPhone store

msnbc.com - ‎40 minutes ago‎
By Suzanne Choney A controversial program for the iPhone called "Baby Shaker" was added to, then pulled from, Apple's App Store this week after protests about the program's offensive nature dealing with a deathly serious subject.

'Green jobs' at heart of Obama's Earth Day push on energy

New York Times - ‎7 hours ago‎
By ALEX KAPLUN, Greenwire The Obama administration is using Earth Day for launching another all-out effort to sell the American public and key lawmakers on "green jobs" as the solution for the United States' environmental and economic woes.
Earth Day celebrations for the kids San Francisco Chronicle
Congress, Disney join Earth Day United Press International

American Idol 8: Top 7, Live Results 2.0

BuddyTV - ‎40 minutes ago‎
The time of reckoning is upon us. Two qualified American Idol contestants will walk the Seacrestian Plank of Doom tonight, bidding farewell to the program that has momentarily made them household names.

The 'Earth's' pull

Los Angeles Times - ‎10 hours ago‎
The documentary 'Earth' is the story of three families and their journey across the planet. By Kenneth Turan, Film Critic It would be Pollyannaish to pretend that the documentary "Earth" is without its problems, but the bottom line is, difficulties be ...

Angelina Jolie as Kay Scarpetta

Los Angeles Times - ‎53 minutes ago‎
Angelina Jolie will star as Kay Scarpetta, in a film -- or films -- based on the character created by Patricia Cornwell. Late last year, Cornwell told LA Times Dark Passages columnist Sarah Weinman that Cornwell viewed "Scarpetta," the 16th novel in ...
Patricia Cornwell People Magazine

Yankees Make Last Homer Count, Beating Oakland

New York Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
By TYLER KEPNER The first homestand at the new Yankee Stadium ended appropriately, with a home run to right field. Melky Cabrera's home run in the 14th inning, his second of the game, won it for the Yankees.

Red Sox extend streak to six in opener

MLB.com - ‎4 hours ago‎
By Ian Browne / MLB.com BOSTON -- Before and during the rain that hit Fenway Park in the late innings in Game 1 of Wednesday's day-night doubleheader, the Red Sox provided their own kind of downpour.
No complaints here Boston Globe

Fans can register for shot at All-Star tix

MLB.com - ‎48 minutes ago‎
By BJ Rains / MLB.com ST. LOUIS -- Fans can begin registering online Thursday morning for a chance to purchase tickets for the 2009 All-Star Game and All-Star Summer events in St.

Painkiller 'no Alzheimer's block'

BBC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
A study has found that painkillers such as ibuprofen cannot prevent Alzheimer's disease - but does not rule out that they may delay its onset.

CDC: Swine flu seen in 2 California children

CNN - ‎3 hours ago‎
By Theresa Tamkins The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating two cases of swine flu detected in children in the San Diego, California, area last week.

Fructose-Sweetened Beverages Linked to Heart Risks

New York Times - ‎7 hours ago‎
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR Some research has suggested that consumption of high-fructose corn syrup, used as a sweetener in a wide variety of foods, may increase the risk of obesity and heart disease.

Bills spending stimulus dollars derailed from fast track in ...

Kansas City Star - ‎3 hours ago‎
JEFFERSON CITY | Budget bills identifying projects using federal stimulus dollars have been diverted off the legislative fast track and now face scrutiny from lawmakers and the governor.

Clinton Senate Campaign Paid Millions to Presidential Committee

Bloomberg - ‎3 hours ago‎
By Kristin Jensen April 22 (Bloomberg) -- Before she became secretary of state, Hillary Clinton's Senate fundraising committee paid $2.6 million to the remains of her presidential campaign as it struggled to pay down debt.

Review of Governor's Conviction Sought

New York Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
By JOHN SCHWARTZ and CHARLIE SAVAGE Less than a month after the Justice Department asked a judge to drop the case against former Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska because of prosecutorial misconduct, 75 former state attorneys general from both parties have ...