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European Air Traffic Close to NormalVoice of America - 1 hour ago European air traffic was expected to be almost back to normal Thursday, after a huge cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland turned nearly all of Europe into a no-fly zone for six days. Europe flights back to '100 percent' CNN International Dems, GOP compete for title of bank bailout foeThe Associated Press - - 2 hours ago WASHINGTON - If there's any election-year support in the Senate for future bailouts of the big banks on Wall Street, it isn't immediately apparent. Grassley Backs Derivatives Curbs Wall Street Journal General Election 2010: Nick Clegg under pressure to explain private account ...Telegraph.co.uk - - 59 minutes ago Nick Clegg is under pressure to explain why money from party donors was paid directly into his private bank account. By Robert Winnett and Jon Swaine The Conservatives called on the Liberal Democrat leader to explain the funding arrangement which was ... |
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Netanyahu rejects US demands to freeze Jerusalem construction
Ha'aretz - - 1 hour ago
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the Obama administration's demands to freeze construction in East Jerusalem, his bureau confirmed on Thursday.
Israel to US: No building halt in east Jerusalem The Associated Press
Israel Rebuffs US on Building Wall Street Journal
Moscow says no comeback for ousted Kyrgyz president
RIA Novosti - 1 hour ago
In its relations with Kyrgyzstan, Moscow acts on the assumption that deposed President Kurbanbek Bakiyev has formally resigned, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.
Decrying US, Iran Begins War Games
New York Times - - 1 hour ago
Iran's supreme religious leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, declared that President Obama's new nuclear strategy amounted to “atomic threats against Iranian people,” and Iranian state television reported Thursday that ...
Ahmadinejad departs on Africa tour Press TV
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Police weighing Arizona's immigration bill's impact
Arizona Republic - - 4 hours ago
The nation's toughest immigration effort has yet to be signed into Arizona law, but public-safety and legal experts from across the nation already are debating its ramifications.
Ariz. immigration debate pressures McCain The Associated Press
Dolan bucks immigration checks News & Observer
Gov. Chris Christie says NJ school budget defeats should serve as 'wake up call'
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - - 1 hour ago
By Star-Ledger Staff Sarah Rice/Special to The RecordGov. Chris Christie speaks to reporters after voting at the Brookside Engine Company in the Brookside section of Mendham Tuesday morning.
Now, towns have 4 weeks to decide school budgets Philadelphia Inquirer
Spouting off for the Tea Party
Boston Globe - - 4 hours ago
As chairman of the Tea Party Express, the traveling voice of the insurgent political group, Mark Williams has thrust himself onto the national stage with fiery, polarizing rhetoric that has won him both adoration and scorn, ...
Four 2010 House races to watch for Tea Party impact Daily Caller
The Tea Party: What's so hard to understand? Foster's Daily Democrat
Greek 2009 Deficit Was 13.6% of GDP
Wall Street Journal - - 50 minutes ago
LONDON—The European Union's official statistics agency Thursday said the Greek budget deficit in 2009 was higher than the government had estimated, and added that it has reservations about the accuracy of Greek budget data that may lead ...
Along with SEC, other investigators and suits may target Goldman Sachs
Washington Post - - 8 hours ago
NEW YORK -- As investigators in Massachusetts considered charging Wall Street firms for their role in the financial collapse, they focused on Goldman Sachs because it had bundled and sold the shoddiest of ...
Oil steady below $84 after US inventories soar
Reuters - - 3 hours ago
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil was steady below $84 on Thursday after soaring US inventories signaled demand in the world's top energy user is lagging the recovery in the global economy.
On Earth Day's 40th anniversary, a different world
Los Angeles Times - - 7 hours ago
Denis Hayes, coordinator of the first Earth Day in 1970, discusses the challenges for the environmental movement and prospects for global warming legislation in today's changed political climate.
Obey leads House tribute to Gaylord Nelson Appleton Post Crescent
40 years later, Earth Day continues ElmLeaves
Few Answers After McAfee Antivirus Update Hits Intel, Others
PC World - - 1 hour ago
After distributing a buggy antivirus update that apparently disabled hundreds of thousands of computers on Wednesday, McAfee is still at a loss to explain exactly what happened.
Privacy chiefs keep watch over Facebook
Reuters - - 2 hours ago
A recent sampling of our best pictures from the world of science and technology. Slideshow A woman displays her page on the social networking site Facebook, while attending school in Los Angeles January 26, 2010.
Facebook's bid to rule the web BBC News
American Idol Results: Tim Urban Smiles Through His Elimination
Neon Limelight - 56 minutes ago
On Tuesday night's performance show on American Idol, Ellen DeGeneres compared Tim Urban's weekly performances to the unpredictable “soup of the day” at a restaurant.
'Idol' elimination: Tim Urban says goodbye The Money Times
"Glee's" Madonna album eyes No. 1 on US chart
Reuters - - 11 hours ago
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - The kids from Fox TV's "Glee" could earn their first No. 1 on the US pop album chart next week with "The Power of Madonna" soundtrack.
Fox Takes Tuesday New York Times
From Glee to Shining Glee Vanity Fair
'Melrose Place' actress Heather Locklear may spend time in jail after hit and run
New York Daily News - - 59 minutes ago
Heather Locklear mugshot from a 2008 arrest on the suspicion of driving under the influence. Locklear has been arrested again after allegedly running over a street sign and leaving the scene.
Locklear Cited: Hit & Run Drama RightFielders Women in Sports
Locklear cited for hit & run in 4 am crash The Associated Press
Time to cut ties with Big Ben _ no matter what
The Associated Press - - 1 hour ago
I'm not so sure what "comprehensive behavioral evaluation" means, though the last time I remember one being ordered for a star athlete they came back with the conclusion that, yes, Mike Tyson did have some psychological issues.
NFL NOTES - Roethlisberger gets 6-game suspension San Francisco Chronicle
Tony Grossi's outlook for first round of the 2010 NFL Draft
Plain Dealer - - 1 hour ago
View full sizeSue Ogrocki / Associated PressExpect the St. Louis Rams to look past Sam Bradford's shoulder surgery and make him the top pick in today's first round of the NFL Draft.
NFL draft is not as big as you think Detroit Free Press
Time remains for Hughes to finish bid
MLB.com - - 2 hours ago
OAKLAND -- As Phil Hughes continued deep into another no-hit bid, it was impossible not to think back to the second start of his Major League career, the first time he offered such glimpses of promise and potential on this stage ...
Yankees-Athletics Preview SportingNews.com
No-Hit Bid Is Spoiled, but Streak Isn't New York Times
Should the Food Industry Ban Added Salt and Sugar?
U.S. News & World Report - - 13 hours ago
The pressure is on the food industry to stop poisoning us with all that added salt and sugar that make Oreos, Coke, and Krispy Kreme doughnuts taste oh, so good.
Diabetes drug tied to reduced breast cancer risk
Reuters - 16 hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who have used the diabetes drug metformin for more than five years may have a lower risk of breast cancer than diabetic women on other treatments, a new study finds.
Health Buzz: America's Sweet Tooth Harms Heart Health U.S. News & World Report
School Lunches Are a Threat to National Security, Retired Officials Say
ABC News - - 22 hours ago
Unhealthy school lunches pose a threat to national security, according to a group of retired military leaders. Sen. Lugar and Ag. Sec.
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Retired Officials Tag School Lunches as "Threat to National Security" TopNews United States
Black farmers call on Congress to pay racial bias settlement
CNN - - 3 hours ago
By the CNN Wire Staff Ralph Paige, director of a Southern family farmer nonprofit, says the settlement is about much more than money.
Now GI Jane Is Somebody's Mom
New York Times - - Apr 15, 2010
Demi Moore with David Duchovny in the recently released film “The Joneses,” one of her new spate of movies. THE biceps are smaller.
Top 10 Ways to Access Blocked Stuff on The Web
Lifehacker - Apr 17, 2010
The web is a generally free place, but some sites and services want to make it annoying to navigate and enjoy. Stream any video you'd like, see the sites you need, and get at services you thought were down with these tips.
Looters in Loafers
New York Times - - Apr 18, 2010
Last October, I saw a cartoon by Mike Peters in which a teacher asks a student to create a sentence that uses the verb “sacks,” as in looting and pillaging.
Sarah Palin's Secret, Oprah Winfrey's Bio, and Jim Carrey's Twitter Obsession ...
Buzz Log (blog) - - Apr 16, 2010
This week, two of the country's most visible women came under an unwelcome glare of publicity when some dirty little secrets got out in the open.