The Fremont Democrat becomes interim chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee. - 03/04 17:41 (stark)

Pete Stark grabs House by the purse strings 03/03 14:21

 

Source: Reuters March 5 (Reuters) - Singapore said on Friday it had raised alert levels in the city-state and beefed up security at its airport and new casino resorts after a warning of possible attacks on oil ... - 03/04 23:51 (strategic)

FACTBOX-Malacca Strait is a strategic 'chokepoint' 03/04 02:30

 

Liam Adams, 54, appears in high court in Dublin after handing himself in to police over alleged attacks on daughterThe brother of Gerry Adams, who is wanted on child sex abuse charges in Northern Ireland, will lodge an appeal against his extradition from the Irish Republic, the high court in Dublin heard today.Liam Adams faces of charges of sexually abusing his daughter Aine when she was a child.He was due to appear in court in Northern Ireland in November 2008 to face 23 charges relating to the... - 5 hrs. (fights)

Mutya fights for Sugababes name 03/04 02:56

 

As weeks on the defensive go, this has been a memorable one for Arsène Wenger. As if the Aaron Ramsey injury and all its molten opinion were not enough, there was the delicate matter of Theo Walcott. "No football brain," complained former England winger Chris Waddle. "Not only does he has a football brain," retorted Wenger acidly, "he has a brain."Walcott could have chosen no better way to thank his manager for his unwavering support than the footballing intelligence he showed when Arsenal found... - 03/06 09:18 (gains)

TiVo prevails in patent case against Dish Network 03/04 17:41

 

• January trade gap reaches almost £8bn• Figures cast doubt on export-led recovery• BCC calls for more help over export finance for firmsThe UK's trade deficit with the rest of the world widened in January to its highest level since August 2008 as exports suffered their sharpest drop in three years.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that Britain's trade gap grew to £7.99bn, from a downwardly revised £7.01bn in December. This is well above the £7bn forecast by economists. Exports fell ... - 03/09 02:36 (deficit)

Congressional estimates show grim deficit picture 03/05 21:41

 

Hundreds of business groups today launch a multimillion-dollar ad campaign in an effort to stop health care legislation and fire ... - 18 hrs. (waves)

Partisanship Comes in Waves at US Turning Points 03/06 01:45

 

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Iceland Voters Set to Reject Debt Deal 03/06 06:18

 

CBS' Jill Schlesinger on the 12-Month Recovery, and What Investors Should Do Looking Ahead - 03/09 08:31 (-year)

MPs reject six-year DNA records plan 03/08 04:47

 

slings, babies, carriers, baby bjorn - 21 hrs. (govt)

Should Govt. Tax Soda to Keep People Healthy? 03/08 11:17

 

Former Sprinter Hopes to Launch New Career with Tulsa Shock after Losing 5 Olympic Medals for Doping - 7 hrs. (joins)

Brooke Burke Joins 'Dancing' as New Co-Hos 03/08 07:54

 

A state committee is questioning why so few California consumers are taking advantage of settlements reached between state regulators and health insurers over the controversial industry practice of dropping coverage of members after they got sick. The state... - 12 hrs. (dropped)

Charge Dropped against Bikini Barista 03/04 15:00

 

A first-year charter school is feuding again with the Sequoia Union High School District over facilities, this time rejecting the district's preliminary proposal to house it on Woodside High School's campus in the fall. - 03/04 17:41 (rejects)

SF police commission rejects Tasers 03/04 17:41

 

Emotions ranged from disbelief to despair to downright anger Friday as 15,000 San Francisco city workers received pink slips. But Mayor Gavin Newsom reiterated that his controversial plan to rehire them under shortened workweeks would wind up saving thousands... - 03/06 00:00 (workers)

15,000 S.F. workers given layoff notices 03/05 00:00

 

A special-education aide at a Clawson, Mich., elementary school has sued her former employer, claiming that she was unjustly terminated last year for reporting school violations, including an alleged drug-dealing operation run by a third-grader. - 21 hrs. (fired)

Navy has fired 6 commanders since January, triple i 03/05 21:00

 

An argument over service gets out of hand at a bridal store in Detroit. - 21 hrs. (caught)

WATCH: Newsroom Fight Caught on Tape 03/05 07:19

 

DJ Ruth Flowers is the latest sensation on European nightclub scene. - 03/08 08:42 (british)

Icelanders reject full repayment to British, Dutch 03/07 21:00

 

Government and private healthcare organizations say medical identity theft is on the rise, costing victims their credit and their reputations. - 03/09 06:21 (theft)

1950s gorilla theft finally solved 03/04 06:35

 

Gordon Brown faces questions from David Cameron, Nick Clegg and the rest of the house - 3 hrs. (questions)

Tim Kawakami: Adding David Carr prompts many questio 03/07 21:11

 

Just when we thought no other records would be broken following the culmination of "Avatar's" lengthy reign, we face another round of box office firsts. - 03/08 05:08 (alice)

"Alice" a Box Office Wonder 03/08 03:12

 

Source: Reuters SYDNEY, March 10 (Reuters Life!) - People sensitive to the taste of fat tend to eat less of it and are less likely to be overweight, according to Australian research that found human tongues can ... - 9 hrs. (sixth)

Sixth Street says ooh la la to Passion Cafe 03/09 00:00

 

Judge Said He Was Very Close to Sending Young to Jail for 75 Days for Lying, Withholding Copies of Sex Tape - 20 hrs. (jail)

Contempt: Ex-Edwards Aide Ordered to Jail Over Sex T 22 hrs.

 

People who donate a kidney to a sick friend or relative live at least as long as others in the general population and may, in fact, live somewhat longer because they tend to take better care of themselves after the procedure, researchers reported Tuesday. - 17 hrs. (reveals)

Kidney donors live longer, study reveals 17 hrs.

 

Former MI5 head Eliza Manningham-Buller denies knowing about mistreatment of detainees. Didn't she read the papers?To be fair to Britain's security services, the gathering of intelligence can be the most difficult of jobs.The claim on Wednesday from the former head of MI5, Eliza Manningham-Buller, that the US hid from the UK security services the torture they were meting out to the Muslim men they had labelled terrorists, comes as a bit of surprise. In a lecture given in the Palace of Westminste... - 6 hrs. (papers)

Papers Publish Prophet Muhammad Drawing 8 hrs.

 

WASHINGTON — Minorities make up nearly half the children born in the U.S., part of a historic trend in which minorities are expected to become the U. - 14 hrs. (births)

Slight increase in home births reverses 15-year decl 03/03 13:59

 

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Perry's win reflects influence of conservatives in T 03/03 18:12

 

Elisabeth Leamy offers five tips to save money on insurance. - 5 hrs. (benefits)

Sorting out current unemployment benefits 03/04 00:00

 

Doing your taxes is tedious, but new web tools can help make the process easier and more accurate. - 03/09 04:03 (taxes)

Australia may hike taxes to fund health plan: paper 03/04 13:25

 

BOULDER, Colo. — A Catholic school in Colorado is kicking out a preschooler because the child's parents are lesbians. - 03/05 14:06 (parents)

Girl died while parents raised virtual child 03/05 09:03

 

• Portsmouth Supporters Trust prepare for the worst• Hopes for new side to play in Conference if club foldBrian OliverNext month it is a big day out at Wembley for potless Portsmouth – and next season they could be playing at Westleigh Park, Havant. A "Plan B" has been drawn up whereby, if Pompey go into liquidation, they will drop down to non-League football in a groundshare with near neighbours Havant & Waterlooville.Nobody working on the plan, devised by the Pompey Supporters Trust, wants it ... - 03/06 16:10 (portsmouth)

Portsmouth v Birmingham - live! 03/06 03:16

 

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Can't Have Baby? Maybe It's Man's Fau 03/06 08:26

 

Customers and Employees Locked in Bank's Vault after Shooting; No Word on Victims' Conditions - 03/08 08:30 (wounded)

Wounded pilot flies wounded to safety 03/06 20:19

 

A Cyprus police spokesman has confirmed that a body discovered in a Nicosia cemetery is the stolen corpse of ex-president Tassos Papadopoulos. - 03/09 00:08 (cyprus)

Cyprus Police: Corpse Could Be Politician 03/08 17:00

 

Rock show with Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson goes from 6 Music while Radio 2's Radcliffe and Maconie cut to three nightsBruce Dickinson's BBC 6 Music rock show is to be axed and Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie's Radio 2 show cut to three nights a week in the latest changes to the two stations.Dickinson, the lead singer of Iron Maiden, has presented a rock show on the digital station since it launched in 2002. It is the first 6 Music show to be axed since the BBC announced plans to close the st... - 7 hrs. (drops)

Clifford drops NoW phone hacking action in £1m deal 24 hrs.

 

Source: IRIN Mozambique's National Disaster Management Institute (INGC) has raised the flood alert level to "red" and - 3 hrs. (floods)

Floods of Life 03/03 23:00

 

Anthony Galea, who is under investigation in Canada for possibly smuggling drugs into the United States, said he treated Alex Rodriguez for an inflamed hip last season. - 03/08 15:50 (inquiry)

Bloody Sunday inquiry pointless, says Ulster MP 03/04 04:01

 

After his heart stopped, Jack Grogan campaigned to save lives - 03/04 19:56 (others)

Fisher: A man who used borrowed time to help others 03/04 17:41

 

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WATCH: Packing Heat With Your Latte 03/04 10:59

 

Sixteen outfits were 80% finished at time of Alexander McQueen's death and were completed by his design teamIn pictures: Alexander McQueen's last showFor fifteen minutes today, in a grand Paris drawing room with soaring white ceilings gloriously flounced with gilt, Alexander McQueen came back to life.When the first model walked into the room, there was an audible intake of breath. Four weeks after the designer's death, the collection he had been working was finally unveiled. And his spirit was r... - 24 hrs. (minutes)

60 Minutes Presents 03/05 00:26

 

French president may offer concessions on EDA but urges Conservatives to engage over EU futureNicolas Sarkozy, the French president, is to deliver a firm warning to David Cameron that the Conservatives risk forfeiting vital French co-operation on energy, defence and the economy if they refuse to engage over the future of Europe.In an attempt to lure the Conservatives into a friendlier stance, Sarkozy may be willing to offer concessions over the future of the European defence agency, seen by the ... - 13 hrs. (cameron)

Cameron 'cannot avoid raising taxes' 03/06 16:09

 

Looking for an affordable last-minute getaway? JetBlue Airways is celebrating its 10th birthday with a $10 one-day fare sale Monday on flights from New York to the airline's original 10 destinations. - 03/08 08:02 (offers)

Senator offers Guantanamo Bay deal if 9/11 trials m 03/07 21:00

 

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Jihad Jane: Easy to Spot, but What About the Rest? 7 hrs.

 

Rohie Orukotan, a 37-year-old mother of three went into the Weston MedSpa in Weston, Fla., Sept. 25, 2009, for a liposuction procedure. Something went horribly wrong on the operating table. Orukotan suffered seizures and was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced brain dead. - 03/08 14:49 (suspended)

Air traffic controllers suspended for letting kid di 03/03 12:09

 

Source: IRIN The poorest households in Chad will find themselves with no food reserves in the coming weeks, according to the US famine early - 03/09 10:17 (sets)

Book on Spitzer’s Downfall Sets Off Angry Rep 03/03 18:29

 

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Tuesday criticized President Obama - 17 hrs. (words)

Blunt words for business 03/04 00:00

 

Source: Reuters March 9 (Reuters) - Blacks and Hispanics have far greater risk than whites of developing Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, but they are often never diagnosed, according to a report by ... - 03/08 21:00 (higher)

National debt to be higher than White House forecas 03/05 21:00

 

Facebook and iPhone applications can help you stub out your smoking habitAre you one of the more than 2 million smokers ready to quit on No Smoking Day? Then today is your day! Don't worry, you won't be alone as there is an app for it – well, several. And this is how you can call it a day:First of all, you install the WeQuit Facebook app to let everybody know what your are up to. It's best to grab one of your chain-smoking friends for a competition. The Facebook version of WeQuit helps you to re... - 10 hrs. (smoking)

WATCH: Chimp Sent to Rehab for Smoking, Drinking 03/06 05:48

 

• Top scorer looks set to overcome knee injury• Ryan Giggs out of contention despite run-out in trainingWayne Rooney has provided Manchester United with a timely Champions League boost by taking part in training ahead of tomorrow's encounter with Milan.United's manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, said after Saturday's victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers, which the striker missed, that Rooney was "a big doubt" for tomorrow's game after aggravating a knee injury on England duty last week.However, Rooney'... - 03/09 03:35 (rooney)

Rooney and Fábregas in Euro doubt 03/06 15:58

 

Firefighters are still investigating what sparked a one-alarm Menlo Park blaze over the weekend that damaged a house to the tune of $400,000 and displaced the homeowner and her dog, a fire official said Monday. - 03/08 18:51 (menlo)

Fire rips through Menlo Park home 03/07 11:11

 

Source: AlertNet Poor and vulnerable communities, like those in Myanmar, are proving least prepared for and able to respond to intensifying tropical cyclones. - 03/09 08:19 (lone)

Reaching for the Lone Star State 03/03 12:00

 

The FDA cracks down on 17 manufacturers for misleading claims. - 03/04 05:58 (labels)

FDA: Baby Food Nutrition Labels Misleading 03/03 15:00

 

The kings of presidential comedy were reunited last weekend — with a little nudge from the Congressional Oversight Panel. - 03/05 21:24 (fake)

Fake Weed "K2" Can Cause Hallucinations 03/04 06:10

 

Host John Dickerson speaks with Congressional Correspondent Nancy Cordes and CBS Producer Evelyn Thomas on health care and the prospect of reconciliation between in Congress. - 03/08 13:34 (dems)

Dems have trouble with health care rifts 03/04 16:41

 

• Flanker releases statement on availability issue• Says 'I am very happy in Paris'James Haskell has blamed a misunderstanding with Stade Français over details of his contract for the tug of war between club and country that became increasingly bitter last week.Stade demanded Haskell's release for last Saturday's Top 14 match against Toulouse in Paris, but England told the 24 - 03/08 13:17 (stade)

Haskell in trouble over Stade contract 03/05 14:00

 

• United manager warns 3-2 first-leg lead is precarious• Wayne Rooney will be fit to play despite knee injuryThere are some nights in the Champions League when it is more than just a football match; it is an occasion. Manchester United versus Milan, under the Old Trafford floodlights, is one of them – even if Sir Alex Ferguson is right and David Beckham is left out by the Rossoneri tonight. Milan will have to be bold and adventurous if they are to recover a 3-2 deficit from the first leg and Fer... - 12 hrs. (ferguson)

Ferguson backing bid for Man Utd', say financiers 03/06 16:05

 

New site, allowing users to take aim at the GOP gubernatorial front-runner, called 'first open-source opposition research file in history.' - 03/08 18:21 (whitman)

Site asks public to share dirt on Meg Whitman 03/08 00:00

 

The State Police's first deputy superintendent had been serving as acting superintendent since last Tuesday, when his predecessor resigned. - 20 hrs. (weeks)

A Handy Road Map for the Final Weeks 03/08 05:02

 

Paris visit will attempt to end sniping from France and European Commission resisting cut in powersBritain's Lady Ashton will tomorrow fight back against attacks on her performance as the new EU foreign policy chief, seeking a truce with the French after strong criticism from Paris, and demanding the full backing of the EU's 27 governments.With Brussels embroiled in an intense power struggle over the direction of EU foreign policy and the shape of an ambitious new EU diplomatic service, known as... - 03/04 14:02 (ashton)

Frederick Ashton's guide to dance 03/04 04:42

 

Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his daughter write about the power of kindness in their book "The Difference Goodness Makes." - 8 hrs. (makes)

INTERVIEW-Chinese artist Ai Weiwei makes Internet hi 03/05 04:30

 

FreedomWorks Encourages Conservatives to Organize Town Halls for the Spring to Protest Health Care - 03/05 13:30 (giving)

Tea Partiers Not Giving Up Health Reform Fight 03/05 00:26

 

Lindsay Lohan sues E-Trade for $100M, claiming baby in 'milkaholic' ad is based on her. - 03/09 10:16 (lawsuit)

Yelp Hit With Second Extortion Lawsuit 03/05 16:24

 

An intelligence official says the government has nearly doubled the number of people on the no-fly list since the attempted Christmas ... - 11 hrs. (no-fly)

How You End Up on the U.S. No-Fly List 18 hrs.

 

A British newspaper interview that quotes Nelson Mandela's ex-wife bitterly criticizing the 92-year-old anti-apartheid icon ... - 4 hrs. (criticizes)

Ex-wife criticizes Mandela to UK newspaper 4 hrs.

 

Washington Post: Congressmen and Senators Insist Alleged Incident Between Eric Massa and Rahm Emanuel Is Far From Norm - 4 hrs. (lawmakers)

US lawmakers go ahead with bill on gays in military 03/03 12:12

 

Duvet thrown over corpse was sign of regret, explain judges, but DNA evidence was key to convictionAmanda Knox, the American student convicted for the murder of Meredith Kercher, killed impulsively and nursed no ill will towards her victim, two Italian judges have ruled.In a 427-page document released today explaining why they gave Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito sentences of 26 and 25 years last December, the judges wrote: "It was a murder without planning, without any animosit... - 03/04 12:15 (judges)

Crystal Bowersox Wows "Idol" Judges 03/03 22:30

 

Tax status casts shadow over advice given to monarch as further details emerge about role in overseas meetingsThe row over Lord Ashcroft's donations to the Tory party threatened to erupt into a full-blown constitutional crisis last night as questions were raised over whether the Queen and the former prime minister, Tony Blair, had granted him a peerage under false pretences.As David Cameron's aides confirmed that Ashcroft would be retiring as Tory deputy chairman after the election, the Liberal ... - 03/06 16:05 (blair)

Blair memoirs due in September 03/04 03:38

 

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama plans to appoint a former senior Army official with a career in intelligence to lead the Transportation Security Administration. - 03/08 00:59 (said)

A.I.G. Is Said to Sell Unit to MetLife, but Next Ste 03/07 20:30

 

RICHMOND — A pickup truck caught fire this morning, and fire investigators have been called to examine the blaze because of some suspicious elements, the Richmond Fire Department said. - 03/09 07:06 (truck)

Tow truck in S.F. rolls away, damages cars 03/08 00:00

 

Some people who didn't file a federal tax return for 2006 have more than 1 billion reasons to reconsider, but they need to do it fast, according to the Internal Revenue Service. - 3 hrs. (billion)

AIG sells Alico unit to MetLife for $15.5 billion 03/08 21:00

 

Prime minister also announces pay freeze for doctors, dentists and hospital consultants as well as senior managers across most of the public sectorGordon Brown warned today that Britain's economy is still in "choppy waters" but declared he had the "character" to lead the country to recovery. The prime minister announced a pay freeze affecting doctors, dentists, and hospital consultants as well as senior managers across most of the public sector.Brown stressed the country was at a "crossroads" an... - 9 hrs. (recovery)

UK's recovery is 'false dawn' 03/03 12:46

 

What killed off the dinosaurs? Thirty years ago, UC Berkeley geologist Walter Alvarez offered his revolutionary answer to that question and incited one of the liveliest controversies in modern science. Now, an international team of scientists says today the... - 03/05 00:00 (asteroid)

It's official: An asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs 03/04 11:00

 

The door is not closed yet on the fifth edition of the 'Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.' - 03/07 15:50 (lives)

Private lives 03/04 11:30

 

Senator Blanche Lincoln, a moderate Democrat, is caught between antigovernment ire and the frustrated left. - 03/07 23:50 (senator)

DA: Republican state senator had .14 blood alcohol 03/04 18:11

 

Retrospective for one of 20th century's greatest creators opens in Paris amid more references to 'dark side'Almost two years after he died in Paris and was hailed as one of the greatest creators of the 20th century, Yves Saint Laurent is being given his first full-scale retrospective in the French capital.The exhibition, which showcases more than 300 of his designs from his debut in 1958 to his last collection in 2002, opens tomorrow in the lavish halls of the Petit Palais.But, as fashionistas a... - 29 min. (allegations)

AIG units settle lending discrimination allegations 03/04 21:00

 

Well-Preserved Ships, Some Hundreds of Years Old, Found During Pipeline Construction - 03/09 03:50 (baltic)

Passenger Ferry Freed From Baltic Sea Ice 03/05 01:54

 

Test your knowledge of the weekend's newsAdam Gabbatt - 03/08 05:29 (sunday)

Opinion: Protect 'Bloody Sunday' gains 03/07 07:27

 

At least five homes were destroyed after a tornado touched down in western Oklahoma Monday evening, authorities said. No injuries were immediately reported. - 03/08 18:25 (homes)

Strategic defaults on homes on the rise 03/08 00:00

 

CBS News' Jan Crawford Says Administration Efforts to Get the Last Word After Justice John Roberts' Comments Were Absurd, Ill-Advised - 4 hrs. (supreme)

Supreme Court won't disturb ban on death row intervi 03/08 08:06

 

Cisco says its new router system will make the Internet much, much faster. Computer industry pioneer Charles P. Thacker is the winner of this year's $250,000 Turing Award. Plus: Samsung and Panasonic roll out 3-D TVs; Microsoft redesigns MSN. - 22 hrs. (internet)

Consider the Internet for 2020 census, panel says 03/09 08:55

 

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N.Y. Democrat Retiring From Congress 03/03 13:22

 

A budget Lord of the Rings prequel put together by hundreds of people working for nothing has recorded nearly a million hits on video streaming sitesOn the eastern flank of Epping Forest, a short walk in from the town of Debden, there is a huge tree, lying on its side, upended by a storm. It was in this clearing that independent film-maker Kate Madison, along with dozens of game volunteers, filmed Born of Hope, a homemade prequel to Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy that has caused a gre... - 03/06 16:07 (charity)

Shakira Gets U.N. Award for Charity Work 03/04 04:27

 

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USA to resume aid to Honduras 03/04 15:57

 

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Charging fees for Hulu comes with its own problems 03/04 17:41

 

"Fly Girls" is a reality series premiering March 24 on the CW network about flight attendants. - 03/06 19:49 (girls)

CCS girls soccer: Presentation edges Burlingame 3-2 03/04 22:11

 

Source: Reuters * Armed groups clash with security forces in dawn raid - 03/06 08:02 (troops)

Separatists clash with troops in southern Yemen 03/06 07:27

 

Source: IPS A plan - 03/09 00:06 (europe)

H1N1 seen lying low, then rising again in Europe 03/08 11:01

 

I may be its target audience, but the BBC's attempt to engage young voters didn't tick the right boxesSince I was 12, Dermot O'Leary has been encouraging me to vote for things – first on Big Brother, then on The X Factor. Now at the start of my adult life, I'm preparing to vote in a general election for the first time. And once again, Dermot is on call to hold my hand.Matey and sensible, it seemed a shrewd move to have O'Leary present First Time Voters' Question Time on BBC3 last night. Despite ... - 03/04 03:09 (ballot)

Interactive Ballot: Cast Your Vote 03/03 11:30

 

It's harder than ever for brands to diffuse that bad publicity surrounding recalls because news of recalls spread so quickly through Twitter and blogs. - 03/05 15:08 (struggle)

Transracial Adoption Can Provide a Loving Family and 03/03 17:13

 

Source: IRIN "Empty" increasingly describes the southern Niger town of Tanout in Zinder Region: Water wells and - 4 hrs. (niger)

VIDEO: Niger desertification 03/04 04:01

 

Dozens of same-sex couples plan to marry in the District of Columbia on Tuesday, the first day that such unions will be legal in the nation's capital. - 03/09 04:18 (couples)

150 same-sex couples seek D.C. marriage licenses 03/04 00:00

 

DALY CITY — City leaders hope a new law will further help efforts to conserve water in town.On Monday, the City Council passed an ordinance requiring owners of new construction projects or rehabilitated landscapes to reduce their outdoor water usage by 25 percent. - 16 hrs. (rules)

Australian court rules against U.S. drugmaker 03/04 22:47

 

Source: Reuters * US officials may advise military trial for 9/11 suspects - 03/05 13:18 (trials)

U.S. nearing recommendation for Sept. 11 trials 03/05 08:40

 

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GM to reinstate 600 dealerships slated to be cut 03/05 12:21

 

Election Day 2010 is 8 months away, but here's an update on 10 contests - 7 hrs. (races)

Upper Midwest braces for severe spring flooding 03/05 20:26

 

The move potentially leaves about three million cable customers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut without access to the Academy Awards telecast on Sunday night. - 03/06 21:24 (fails)

Review: SFJAZZ Collective works hard but fails to sh 03/06 18:21

 

Last fall, Eric Alperin, a San Francisco artist, heard about blackberries, plums and loquats growing on public property in his ... - 03/08 14:38 (parks)

State parks get hit in budgets 03/07 21:22

 

Betty White fans, your prayers have been answered. The former "Golden Girl" will appear on "Saturday Night Live" in the near future, she confirmed to PEOPLE at Elton John's annual Oscars viewing party on Sunday night. - 03/08 13:45 (betty)

Betty White to Appear on "SNL" 03/08 13:00

 

Just as you can be slim and sedentary, it's possible to be overweight and active. But which is better for your health?Two months ago, an awful lot of us decided it was time to get off our ever-spreading backsides and do some exercise. This new year's resolution wasn't just about vanity, oh no. The government tells us that obesity has a "severe impact" on our health, and places a "significant burden on the NHS", so slimming is practically our patriotic duty.If the lard is already melting away, th... - 03/09 01:00 (longer)

Are unemployment benefits no longer temporary? 03/08 21:00

 

Source: IRIN It costs more to vaccinate a child in Chad - 4 hrs. (corruption)

US military questions Karzai's steps on corruption 03/03 17:02

 

"You need absolute, passionate commitment to whatever the issue is," says expert Melissa Brown. Also vital: research and planning. - 03/07 15:12 (steps)

MALAYSIA'S MARITIME ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SAYS STEPS UP 03/04 01:08

 

Photographer Graham Turner dons his wellies to film Thames21 volunteers cleaning the Thames at Newham during the lowest daytime tide in five years - 03/05 03:57 (dying)

Why Are More Moms Dying After Childbirth? 03/04 11:04

 

There's truth to the old saw that you are what you drive. San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed drives his own Toyota Prius. - 03/08 17:51 (herhold)

Herhold: The odyssey of a Los Gatos house 03/04 17:41

 

The actor brings his new movie, 'La Mission,' to the film festival and walks away with a Maverick Spirit Award - 03/05 15:26 (cinequest)

Pizarro: The intersection of art and Cinequest 03/04 18:11

 

President Obama plans to appoint a former senior Army official with a career in intelligence to lead the Transportation Security Administration, according to an administration official. - 03/08 10:43 (gene)

Orbital Sciences to buy General Dynamics' satellite 03/04 21:00

 

Man, 22, found dead at Carnegie Mellon University fraternity house after birthday celebration - 03/07 17:26 (fatal)

Fatal bus wreck in AZ 03/05 05:26

 

The cost of a colour TV licence is to rise to £145.50 as part of an ongoing six-year deal between the BBC and the governmentThe cost of the annual BBC colour TV licence fee will increase by 2% to £145.50 per household from 1 April.Next month's licence fee increase was brought into effect by an order laid before the House of Commons today, which will also see the cost of a black and white TV licence increase by £1 to £49.This is the fourth year of a six-year licence fee deal between the BBC and t... - 03/09 07:10 (licence)

Dior's collection has licence to frill 03/05 10:11

 

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UN to start troop withdrawals from Congo in 2010 03/05 17:37

 

Former Head of MI5 says American Officials were "Keen to Conceal" Interrogation Practices from Allies - 11 hrs. (torture)

Torture Suit Naming Rumsfeld Clears Hurdle 03/06 02:30

 

Professor explains the possibility of robots as companions for children with autismLinda NylindElliot Smith - 03/08 16:01 (robots)

Beware robots bearing snacks 03/06 16:05

 

Answers to some questions you may have about President Obama's attempt to pass health care legislation. - 03/07 17:22 (reconciliation)

Graham: Reconciliation Vote "Catastrophic" 03/07 08:34

 

Source: Reuters VIENNA, March 9 (Reuters) - Motorists under the influence of drugs are a growing threat on U.S. roads, while the number who drink and drive has fallen thanks to education and law enforcement, a top U. ... - 21 hrs. (driving)

Word to youth: Texting, driving don't mix 03/07 19:07

 

If the price of sweetened drinks increased 18% people would consume an average of 56 fewer calories a day and lose about 5 pounds ... - 03/08 13:38 (soda)

Tax soda, pizza to cut obesity, US researchers say 03/08 13:09

 

Source: UNHCR High Commissioner António Guterres pledges to help improve living conditions for refugees and internally displaced people in the Central African Republic. - 4 hrs. (visits)

Muhammad Ali visits Giants clubhouse 24 hrs.

 

New Jersey doctors uncovered a black market of cosmetic butt enhancement injections when half a dozen women showed up at hospitals with skin infections and abscesses. - 55 min. (cases)

Philippines HIV cases spike to record in January 03/04 02:20

 

Hundreds Have Applied for Marriage Licenses as Washington Becomes 6th Place in U.S. Permitting Same-Sex Unions - 03/08 23:00 (same-sex)

Same-sex marriage in D.C. follows advocates' long f 03/03 21:00

 

BOSTON — The FBI is hoping advances in DNA technology can help solve a 20-year-old Boston art heist. - 03/04 17:41 (hopes)

Mass. mortuary hopes chili cook-off brings 'life' 03/04 16:53

 

The Interior Department said Friday that the greater sage grouse was facing extinction but would not be designated as an endangered species for now. - 03/05 10:47 (plains)

Plan to restore bison to US plains 03/05 09:41

 

Goals by Dany Heatley and Joe Pavelski prevent an unexpected defeat. - 03/06 22:51 (sharks)

Sharks' Nichol out indefinitely 03/05 21:41

 

The Massachusetts teen sold the nude pictures to classmates for $5 apiece. - 03/08 08:57 (pictures)

Weekend readers' pictures: Maturity 03/05 16:04

 

Questions Linger About Star's Drowning Death - 03/08 15:14 (natalie)

Sister: Reopen Natalie Wood case 03/08 05:04

 

The Cardinals send Freedom Hall out in style; Purdue wins share of Big Ten. - 03/06 20:51 (basketball)

ESPN.com's Lunardi says Cal men's basketball team wi 03/03 14:57

 

The folks on Petain Avenue in Milltown, N.J., have had to confront the legacy of the World War II Nazi collaborator for whom the street is named. - 03/07 19:34 (towns)

Police warn spring breakers to avoid border towns 03/04 12:06

 

Gary Krupp is credited with breaking a logjam in a debate over whether Pope Pius XII did as much as he could have to save Jews from the Holocaust. - 03/08 00:20 (jewish)

A Jewish Ritual Collides With Mother Nature 03/05 11:15

 

Harris Wofford believes that Democrats will be hurt if they don't pass some sort of health reform bill. Rick Santorum argues ... - 03/07 17:24 (efforts)

Peninsula cities consider combining funds on high-sp 03/05 20:26

 

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World Digest: Violence erupts at contested holy sit 03/05 21:00

 

Smoking soon will be snuffed out at sidewalk cafes, restaurant patios, movie and ATM lines, bingo halls and the common areas of housing complexes. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to extend smoking restrictions to those places, along with... - 14 hrs. (tough)

Heart docs say right choices tough for them too 03/06 00:00

 

Source: IRIN Achieving targets to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and halve tuberculosis rates hang in the balance as - 03/08 12:20 (results)

Early results: Iceland voters reject debt deal 03/06 18:51

 

When Phil Velez was growing up in Pico Rivera, Calif., his school was overwhelmingly Latino, but almost every Cub Scout and Boy Scout was white. - 03/08 11:06 (hispanics)

US blacks, Hispanics losing more sleep over worries 03/07 22:00

 

Source: UNOSAT Ukraine - This map illustrates possible tailing ponds of interest near Kropyvnyk, Sivka-kaluska and Kalush. This is a - 03/09 08:31 (tent)

Patents' growing role in battle of mobile 03/08 00:00

 

David Letterman blackmailer Robert Halderman was "delighted, happy, relieved" to take a plea deal and avoid a trial, close friend and former colleague Dr. Bob Arnot said today. - 6 hrs. (plea)

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The women who blazed the way for female air force pilots will be awarded the Congressional gold medal today on Capitol Hill. - 101 min. (pilots)

Female WWII pilots receive medals 16 hrs.

 

The new standards, which experts said could well be adopted by a majority of states, would replace the nation’s motley current checkerboard of locally written standards. - 5 hrs. (standards)

National School Standards on the Horizon? 7 hrs.

 

The Catalan city wakes up to snow-covered streets and houses as blizzards sweep north-east Spain - 03/09 04:09 (snow)

Water supply: so far, snow good 03/04 00:00

 

Source: Reuters U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN APOLOGIZES FOR DISMISSIVE COMMENTS ABOUT LIBYAN LEADER GADDAFI ... - 24 hrs. (spokesman)

N.Y. governor's top spokesman quits amid scandal 03/04 14:08

 

Detroit Piston Rodney Stuckey was taken to a local Cleveland hospital. - 03/05 19:15 (collapse)

Felony Charge Likely in NYC Crane Collapse 03/05 15:52

 

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The Female Factor: Bringing a Softer Approach to Pea 03/05 20:50

 

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey and former defensive lineman Charles Grant are suing ex-teammate Kevin Houser over investments worth hundreds of thousands of dollars tied to a now-defunct movie studio. - 03/08 12:36 (reported)

Boy, 7, reportedly shot, another man stabbed at Wats 03/06 12:36

 

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Loyola Marymount tops USF, will face Gonzaga 03/06 22:51

 

The genius of Mark Linkous, who died tragically on Saturday, was to transform the twisted and cruel into the tender and transcendentMy introduction to Sparklehorse was an ugly and brutal experience. Detuned guitars hammering away relentlessly, as unforgiving as a smithy's forge, with a distorted vocal over the top. I might never have listened again had I not read an interview with Mark Linkous, in which he revealed the inspiration for the song: finding an injured bird and nursing it back to heal... - 03/08 04:05 (making)

A's prospect Carter making noise with his bat 03/07 20:06

 

Former US president urges Tory leader to persuade his unionist allies to vote for transfer of policing powersGeorge Bush has made a direct plea to David Cameron to support the Northern Ireland peace process, amid widespread concern in the US about the Tories' new electoral pact with the Ulster Unionists.In his most active political intervention since leaving the White House, the former US president took the rare step of calling the Conservative leader to ask him to use his influence to press his... - 03/09 02:56 (bush)

Bush to Cameron: don't derail Northern Ireland deal 03/08 13:20

 

A new pitch for a new consumer watchdog agency features a popular reality-TV star poking fun at her controversial cosmetic surgery procedures. - 6 hrs. (self)

What to do if your car floors it by itself 03/09 00:00

 

Critics of the teaching of evolution are gaining ground by linking the issue to global warming, arguing that dissenting views on both should be taught in public schools. - 03/03 19:20 (targets)

 

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Want to seize control of the US government? Just fill out this 'subversive agent' form and pay a $5 fee, thank youWhat would the rest of America do without South Carolina? The state that gave us Governor Mark Sanford's "Appalachian Trail" sex scandal and zany politicians who want to replace the US dollar with gold just keeps on giving.This time it's a law on South Carolina's statute books, called the Subversive Activities Registration Act, allowing anyone wishing to seize or overthrow the govern... - 03/03 23:30 (overthrow)

 

The LAPD exhibition includes evidence from well-known homicide investigations. - 03/04 09:31 (vegas)

 

Source: Reuters * Number of extremist groups more than triples - 03/04 13:14 (surge)

 

The two-time Cy Young Award winner was speechless when Seattle's Ken Griffey Jr. came over to shake hands during an interview with reporters.   Extra Baggs blog | Twitter | More Giants - 03/04 17:41 (debut)

 

Source: IRIN As temperatures rise in Vietnam, a nationwide drought has dried up riverbeds, sparked forest fires and now threatens one of - 03/05 00:42 (vietnam)

 

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) - Switzerland For over two decades, Casamance has suffered violence and insecurity. Thousands of people have been displaced. ICRC microprojects are supporting some of the most vulnerable displaced people, many of ... - 03/05 04:48 (restore)

 

The state High-Speed Rail Authority issued a revised study that continues to recommend that speed trains between the Bay Area and Central Valley travel through the Pacheco Pass instead of the Altamont Pass. The authority, which selected the Pacheco route over... - 03/05 00:00 (rail)

 

Grades awarded to U.S. undergraduates have risen substantially in the last few decades, and grade inflation has become particularly ... - 03/05 10:09 (decades)

 

Deborah Kenny, of Harlem Village Academies, Believes "Education is the Issue that Solves all Other Issues" - 03/05 13:10 (harlem)

 

Author, publisher and literary trendsetter: Dave Eggers is all those, and he's fast becoming the conscience of liberal America too. Here he tells how he went from 'staggering genius' to the man who gives a voice to the downtrodden and dispossessedI'm a little nervous of meeting Dave Eggers. On the way to San Francisco, where he lives and runs his groovy and influential publishing empire, McSweeney's, I consider his reputation. When Eggers published his first book, A Heartbreaking Work of Stagger... - 03/06 16:08 (eric)

 

Analysis: Appeals court verdict likely trouble for Pentagon - 03/06 20:51 (ruling)

 

Police have arrested a South Korean couple whose toddler starved to death while they were raising a virtual child online, authorities said. - 03/07 05:21 (died)

 

Recent bias incidents at University of California campuses: _Feb. 8, UC Irvine: 11 students arrested for aggressively heckling Israeli ambassador. _Feb. 15, UC San Diego: "Compton Cookout" party held off campus. _Feb. 18, UC San Diego: Students appearing on... - 03/07 10:38 (incidents)

 

San Mateo County innovator Warren Slocum is stepping down after 24 years in public office. - 03/08 00:06 (fisher)

 

Do you look away from images of real-life horror, or look closer? A series of shocking photographs from Somalia asks disturbing questions about the ethics of bearing witness"To catch a death actually happening and embalm it for all time is something only cameras can do," writes Susan Sontag in Regarding the Pain of Others, "and pictures taken out in the field of the moment of (or just before) death are among the most celebrated and often reproduced of war photographs."Sontag goes on to describe ... - 03/08 06:23 (ethics)

 

Action film director has broken through the glass ceiling. - 03/08 15:59 (bigelow)

 

How to prevent osteoporosis? For most women, osteoporosis drugs are safe and effective. But many will not need them. Here are eight top ways to protect yourself from bone density loss, including getting enough calcium and vitamin D, getting exercies, drinking only in moderation, and staying away from tobacco. - 03/09 04:04 (tips)

 

• Hank Haney reported to have flown to Orlando on Sunday• World No1 announced 'indefinite break' in DecemberTiger Woods is reported to be working with the coach Hank Haney, the man who has helped the world No1 to win his last six major championships since being asked to rebuild his swing in 2004.Golf Digest is reporting that Haney arrived in Orlando on Sunday afternoon to spend a few days working with Woods near his home in Isleworth, Florida. The move is leading to renewed speculation that Wood... - 03/09 08:32 (tiger)

 

No Specific Brand Recalled, but Safety Agency to Issue Warning about Problem that Has Caused at Least 7 Deaths - 24 hrs. (suffocation)

 

Despite the losses – down to £257m from £1.3bn a year ago – Northern Rock is paying out £15m in bonuses to its staff but chief executive will waive hisMore than 22,500 Northern Rock customers – over 4% - have missed monthly mortgage payments, the nationalised mortgage lender admitted today as it reported a sharp fall in losses for last year.Despite the losses – down to £257m from £1.3bn a year ago – the bank is paying out £15m in bonuses to its staff and will be paying £1.5m to the Treasury to c... - 11 hrs. (customers)

 

Former ITV boss to become executive chairman as troubled firm prepares last-ditch bid to raise £100m from investorsFormer ITV boss Charles Allen is taking control of EMI's music business, home to acts including Coldplay and Robbie Williams, after the surprise departure of chief executive Elio Leoni-Sceti.Leoni-Sceti will be leaving the troubled company at the end of March after just 18 months with the firm. His departure comes at a critical time for EMI, as the cash-strapped business puts the fi... - 6 hrs. (charles)

 

Panera Bread customers around the country soon will be able to tally calories for their smokehouse turkey panini and broccoli cheddar soup with just a glance at the menu board. - 118 min. (stores)

 

Raid on rented Hoxton flat like an episode of Law and Order, says American studentThe flatmate of a former MI6 agent accused of trying to sell secret intelligence files for £2m said today she felt like she was starring in her own episode of Law and Order as counter-terrorism officers raided their shared apartment.Daniel Houghton, who holds joint British and Dutch nationality, was arrested at a London hotel on Monday after an undercover operation involving Scotland Yard and security service agent... - 03/03 12:09 (raid)

 

• Fabio Capello hails centre-back after victory over Egypt• Friendly was good preparation for World Cup, says ItalianFabio Capello praised John Terry's strength of character after the deposed England captain recovered from a nervous start to impose his influence on this contest and help the hosts ease to an ultimately comfortable victory.Terry had been subjected to boos from a minority of the supporters in the national stadium when his name was read out over the public address system prior to ki... - 03/03 23:13 (capello)

 

In the smallest rise since 1989, China will increase its military spending by just 7.5 percent in 2010. - 03/04 02:00 (chinese)

 

Vikram Pandit Says Citigroup Is "Fundamentally Different" as Bailout Watchdog Scrutinize Bank's $45B Government Rescue - 03/04 11:57 (healthier)

 

Two men robbed a 28-year-old Sunnyvale resident of his wallet and keys at gunpoint as he was leaving his workplace in Mountain View early Wednesday morning, police said. - 03/04 20:57 (robbed)

 

A Louisiana man shot by Lee Boyd Malvo before the criminal spree that terrorized the Washington, D.C., area in 2002 has received ... - 03/05 04:03 (apology)

 

Tyler Hicks of The Times accompanied Company K, Third Battalion, Sixth Marines into Marja. Patrick Witty annotates Mr. Hicks's firsthand account. - 03/05 07:07 (marja)

 

Two New York City police officers arrested in $1 million perfume heist. - 03/05 12:29 (cops)

 

Top 10 new family trips and activities, from sailing on the Solent to a wildlife weekend in North Yorkshire1 Eco-camping, GloucestershireDome Garden is a new camp made up of 10 geodesic domes opening in Coleford, in the Forest of Dean, this April. The domes are linked by paths made from recycled glass, and sleep up to six. They are as comfy as they are cool, with big beds, beanbags and woodburning stoves, plus their own kitchen area and en suite shower (heated by a log-powered boiler). On site t... - 03/05 16:05 (days)

 

New by-laws in Dublin mean that horses in the city center will have to wear diapers. The carriage drivers will have to attach the so-called dung-catchers to the rear of the horse in a bid to keep areas such as St. Stephen's Green and the Guinness Store House clean. The same sanitary regulations have caused huge rows in Killarney where jarveys have refused to fit the sanitary devices. - 03/06 06:27 (dublin)

 

Census says U.S. hasfour municipalities with lone resident - 03/06 18:51 (census)

 

Obesity scientist dig deep to find the connection between body fat, white blood cells and a cascade of diseases. - 03/07 15:50 (researchers)

 

Rumors are flying that the sneaker company is behind two videos circulating on You Tube of famous athletes exercising naked. Well, almost naked. The first video shows extreme fighter Chuck Lidell nude, doing pull ups while his girlfriend Heidi Northcott keeps a steady pace on the step machine, also in the buff. The second video features a buff Chad Ochocicno, footballer for the Cincinnati Bengals, running – sometimes bouncing -- naked through the woods and stopping occasionally to stretch... - 03/08 04:05 (marketing)

 

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to referee a dispute between NASA and some of its independent contractors over required security checks, a decision that could affect how the federal government investigates the background of current and future employees.... - 03/08 07:45 (nasa)

 

Couture house Ungaro embarrassed as hired designer actor fails to appear for catwalk show in ParisWhen Emanuel Ungaro hired the actor Lindsay Lohan as artistic adviser last year, they must have hoped the appointment would bring Hollywood glamour to the label. Instead, it has turned the once-venerable couture house, founded in Paris in 1965, into a soap opera.Lohan, who has been a conspicuous front-row presence during Paris fashion week, failed to make an appearance at what should have been her s... - 03/08 14:19 (farce)

 

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide the outer limits of free-speech protection for protests and to rule on whether a dead soldier's family can sue fringe religious protesters who picketed near their son's funeral carrying signs that read: "Thank God for dead soldiers. - 03/08 20:36 (funeral)

 

Tory chairman says his party does not agree with the views of the Young Britons' Foundation, whose officials have described NHS as 'the biggest waste of money in the UK'The Conservative chairman, Eric Pickles, last night appeared to disown the leadership of the Young Britons' Foundation, a rightwing training organisation for young Conservatives whose officials have described the NHS as "the biggest waste of money in the UK" and suggested the waterboarding of prisoners can be justified.Pickles la... - 03/09 01:13 (madrasa)

 

Source: Reuters By Ben Blanchard and Benjamin Kang Lim - 03/09 07:00 (dalai)

 

The rare spirits that went under the gavel at a recent online auction in New Zealand weren't aged brandies or hard-to-find liqueurs. Instead, two glass vials purportedly containing the ghosts of two dead people sold for $2,830 New Zealand dollars ($1,983) at... - 03/08 20:34 (sells)

 

• Former choirmaster did not know of sexual abuse• Pupils claim headteacher was sexual 'sadist'The elder brother of Pope Benedict XVI admitted today that he slapped pupils at a Catholic boarding school where he was choirmaster and was aware of violent incidents that took place at the school, but not the extent of the abuse. He asked victims for forgiveness for his failure to act.Georg Ratzinger, 86, who was choirmaster at the Regensburger Domspatzen in Bavaria between 1964 to 1994, said he occas... - 22 hrs. (pope)

 

Voters in the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District will be asked to approve a $41.3 million bond measure this June, board members decided Monday. - 15 hrs. (alto)

 

Source: IRIN A half-finished two-story building in central Gaza City is one of the few places providing support to - 7 hrs. (injured)

 

Should you be getting an e-reader for the planet's sake? I'd always thought not, but a new study has made me think againThe recent announcement that Foyles are soon to launch the bebook is further proof (as if any were needed) that the e-reader bandwagon is well and truly rolling. News that the New York Times book review will soon be available in e-reader format, meanwhile, also points the way to an increasingly interesting future for what we used to know as the "print industry". The ability to ... - 11 hrs. (colo)

 

Source: Reuters * Nobel Peace Prize winners push for pressure on Myanmar - 03/03 13:21 (winners)

 

Not far from Yosemite's waterfalls and in the middle of California's redwood forests, Mexican drug gangs are quietly commandeering U.S. public land to grow millions of marijuana plants and using smuggled immigrants to cultivate them. - 03/04 17:41 (taking)

 

Striking out at his boss during an election forum Thursday, homicide prosecutor Jeff Rosen called District Attorney Dolores Carr's decision to boycott a judge who angered prosecutors 'un-American.— Rosen's accusation '” which Carr rejected as illogical and untrue '” was the flashpoint in an hour-long forum sponsored by the Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits that highlighted substantial differences between the candidates in the June 8 primary race. - 03/04 18:41 (carr)

 

Fabio Capello has no right to tell his players to behave off the pitch – what they do in private is none of his business, or oursI know practically nothing about the game of football. Paradoxically, however, I have of late become very interested in the social milieu in which the game is played in this country. If football had remained the amateur working-class pastime which was how it began, my concern might have remained confined to its place in the social history of Great Britain. But as we al... - 03/05 02:00 (privacy)

 

Retail Realities: The Federal Trade Commission Proved What Most Suspected: There's Nothing Behind Those Seals - 03/05 07:00 (seals)

 

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Oakland City Administrator Dan Lindheim has told the City Council and the city attorney that unequal enforcement of two parking violations lasted only two weeks - an account that contradicts statements given by the city's parking director, who has said the... - 03/06 00:00 (enforcement)

 

Michael Chatfield, a talented basketball player from the Queensbridge housing project in Queens, was shot dead in October at age 31. - 03/06 12:41 (tale)

 

The Argentinian ballerina and her handsome Brazilian fiance lead busy lives as the Royal Ballet's golden couple. If only they had enough time to get married...Marianela Nuñez arches her spine, closes her eyes, and presses her thumbs into the muscles of her lower back. It's midday, and she's been rehearsing the ballet La Fille mal gardée all morning with Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta. "I love it," she says. "But it's so hard. You have these great big jumps, and in between all this incredibly fast fo... - 03/06 16:06 (latin)

 

Today's Politics Show in London covers the battle for Barking and Dagenham, which in electoral terms mostly means the struggle of the Labour-run Council and Labour MPs Jon Cruddas and Margaret Hodge to keep the BNP at bay. As we know, BNP leader Nick Griffin is contesting the Barking seat. As we also know, he has taken part in BBC television debates before. So why did he turn down an invitation to participate in today's Politics Show discussion with fellow candidates for the Barking seat?A BNP p... - 03/07 01:27 (dodges)

 

Actor Talks with Lara Logan About His Relief Efforts for Haitian Quake Victims - 03/07 10:24 (sean)

 

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Union claims 200,000 workers are taking part in walkout over redundancies but government says impact has been mildCivil servants have begun a 48-hour strike, leaving court hearings postponed, job centres operating a minimum service and 2,000 driving tests cancelled.The action is designed to put maximum pressure on the government just weeks before the general election. The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) said the strike over plans to reduce redundancy payouts saw more than 200,000 publ... - 03/08 09:00 (redundancy)

 

A N.Y. woman is jailed on charges that she beat her 11-month-old dog. - 03/08 05:28 (alleged)

 

The federal agency that protects pensions says New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. is liable for $292 million in benefit payments but has just $161 million in assets, and it wants Toyota Corp. to help make up the difference. Nummi was founded in 1984 as a... - 03/09 00:00 (nummi)

 

• BA accepts partial repeal of staff cuts on flights• Union mulls counter-offer as 5pm deadline for talks loomsBritish Airways has tabled an 11th-hour counter-offer as peace talks over a looming cabin crew strike go to the wire.The airline has responded to the offer of a 2.6% pay-cut by the Unite trade union with its own demands. Unite is considering the proposals but sources close to the talks said the union and representatives from its cabin crew branch, Bassa, harboured serious concerns about... - 5 hrs. (looms)

 

• Manchester United face biggest potential exodus of supporters• Rising living costs behind thoughts not to renew next seasonUp to one in four season ticket holders of Premier League clubs are considering not renewing for next season in a bid to cut costs, according to a survey published today.The Virgin Money's authoritative Football Fans' Inflation Index shows 25% of season ticket holders are thinking of giving up at the end of the season with 4% planning on no longer going to any games while ... - 5 hrs. (seas)

 

GENEVA — Carlos Ghosn, the head of the Nissan-Renault alliance, isn't impressed with competitors' chatter about electric vehicles. - 03/03 11:06 (offensive)

 

Jessica Simpson responds to criticism of her weight and John Mayer's comments. - 03/03 11:47 (simpson)

 

Student on a Texas college campus offer porn for religious materials. - 03/03 12:40 (heist)

 

But the February 2010 total of new registrations was 1.3% below the February 2008 figure and 12.2% below the 10-year average for FebruaryNew car sales accelerated ahead again last month - rising 26.4% on the February 2009 total, it was announced today.But although the February 2010 total of new registrations reached 68,686, this was 1.3% below the February 2008 figure and 12.2% below the average for the month of February from 1999 to 2009.Announcing the figures today, the Society of Motor Manufa... - 03/04 02:18 (registrations)

 

Everyone loves a good tax deduction. Unfortunately, as taxpayers scour their drawers for every last cab receipt, they might be overlooking more powerful deductions and credits that are not widely known. We asked five tax experts to tell us their "tricks of the trade" on deductions and credits. Here are the 10 nifty tips they offered. - 03/04 03:51 (wallet)

 

The San Francisco Police Commission late Wednesday voted down a proposal by police Chief George Gascon to explore the use of Tasers by the department. The 4-3 vote denying Gascon that option was accompanied by disagreement among some commissioners... - 03/04 06:59 (prop)

 

YouTube said Thursday that it will start to automatically caption most videos it uploads, using Google's speech recognition technology to open up a huge share of its video content to people who are hearing impaired. The services is seen as a first step in creating a network of videos that could be subtitled between many languages. - 03/04 17:41 (videos)

 

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Christopher de Bellaigue investigates the bewildering historical entanglements in which Turkey is ensnared. - 03/05 04:56 (armenian)

 

Butters Canyon is so small it's barely a green sliver on the map. But its lush hillsides, roaring creek and forest of bay trees flavor an entire neighborhood, transforming its pocket of the Oakland hills into a rural paradise. "You won't find anything else... - 03/05 00:00 (pays)

 

Jurors have reached a verdict in the aggravated murder trial of an Ohio physician accused of fatally poisoning his wife with cyanide, - 03/05 10:02 (cyanide)

 

The electric version of a light-duty cargo van that has been available globally since 2003 and has sold more than 600,000 units, the Transit Connect Electric is the first of four electrified vehicles the Detroit manufacturer plans to bring to market by 2012. - 03/05 17:06 (rolls)

 

Nightline interviews chef Nobu Matsuhisa about his early years, the Alaska years and the dream he's following. - 03/05 19:47 (sushi)

 

A's new third baseman was never a can't-miss product - 03/06 21:21 (paid)

 

Florida’s plan to reclaim the wetlands is instead on track to rescue the fortunes of United States Sugar. - 03/07 23:44 (deferred)

 

Researchers at the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University asked 484 people what it meant for them to 'have sex' and there was no consensus. - 03/08 05:37 (adults)

 

Price of averting postal strikes could be rise in junk mail as small print of deal to end dispute removes delivery restrictionsRoyal Mail has been given the go-ahead to deliver unlimited quantities of junk mail to British homes after a peace deal with unions ended a long-standing agreement restricting deliveries.Each year, an estimated 4bn pizza flyers, leaflets from local councils and blank envelopes promising the recipient cash prizes are already thrust through letterboxes by its postal worker... - 03/08 12:46 (feared)

 

Sandy Potter, 59 of Queens, New York, was jumping rope with neighborhood children when she felt her thigh bone snap. - 03/08 16:00 (meds)

 

Walmart is raising eyebrows after cutting the price of a black Barbie doll to nearly half that of the doll's white Barbie counterpart at at least one store. - 03/09 03:50 (sold)

 

New justice ministry is created without backing of Conservative allies in StormontNorthern Ireland will have its first justice minister since the Troubles erupted four decades ago, a key vote confirmed today.A cross-community vote with the backing of the Democratic Unionist party and Sinn Féin created the new justice ministry, completing the last act of devolution.Shortly before 5pm, 88 assembly members ranging from Sinn Féin to the DUP along with the SDLP and smaller parties backed the transfer... - 03/09 09:08 (backs)

 

Chief Justice Criticizes President in Q&A With Alabama Law Students; Calls Obama's Speech a "Political Pep Rally" - 20 hrs. (robert)

 

Oxfam GB - UK - 11 hrs. (ethiopia)

 

The chances of a child from a poor family enjoying higher wages and better education than their parents is lower in Britain than in other western countries, the OECD saysChildren from poor families in Britain have a greater chance of struggling on low incomes than their counterparts in the west's other rich countries, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said today.Highlighting the UK's lack of social mobility, the Paris-based thinktank said the chances of a young pe... - 6 hrs. (mobile)

 

Cisco Systems unveiled hardware Tuesday that will greatly speed up the delivery of data over broadband networks and will serve as the foundation for a next-generation Internet. The Cisco CRS-3 triples the capacity of its 2004 predecessor, delivering up to 322... - 12 hrs. (cisco)

 

Federal regulators announced a proposal to protect credit card customers from unreasonable fees for paying late or exceeding their limit. - 03/03 15:51 (fees)

 

Source: IRIN As Burundi approaches elections designed to cap the country's democratic transition after years of civil - 03/04 07:18 (elections)

 

John Gaeta received a letter of apology this week from the man who shot him point-blank in the neck at a Louisiana mall in 2002 -- Lee Boyd Malvo. - 03/04 06:54 (apologizes)

 

Team new ace in near perfect in two innings against New York Yankees and CC Sabathia. - 03/04 21:11 (baseball)

 

For her final Oscars special, Barbara Walters sits down with Mo'Nique to talk about the star's unorthodox grooming habits and her open marriage. - 03/05 06:55 (refuses)

 

Associated Press NEW YORK — Microsoft has said its new software for smartphones, Windows Phone 7 series, is a "clean break" with the past. - 03/05 09:51 (microsoft)

 

The novelist explains to Nicholas Wroe why he's chosen to grapple with climate change in his new book, SolarJust inside the front door of Ian McEwan's London home, the one in the shadow of the BT Tower made famous in his novel Saturday, is the obligatory recycling box full of paper, plastic and glass. "Of course we recycle," he laughs. "Who doesn't? And I'm all in favour of cutting 10% off our carbon. And of domestic solar panels. Anything that slows our consumption is useful. But ultimately I d... - 03/05 16:08 (mcewan)

 

No party can muster a voting majority in the State Senate, the governor is notable mostly for his absence and a $9 billion budget gap must be plugged in three weeks. - 03/05 19:11 (distracted)

 

Woman trying to feed bear at Wis. zoo bitten, loses fingers after ignoring barriers, warnings - 03/06 00:57 (fingers)

 

Villegas rallies for a 67 for a cushion in Honda Classic over Vijay Singh and Nathan Green after three rounds. - 03/06 19:06 (battles)

 

When parents complained that a convicted sex offender was living across from an elementary school, the authorities said there was nothing they could do. - 03/06 21:59 (officials)

 

Anarchic plotlanders from London's East End once found their country idyll in Essex, albeit sans mod consThe philosophical anarchist Colin Ward, whose obituary the Guardian carried the other day, nursed a special dislike and distrust for the kind of bureaucrat who wants to make everything orderly. He was thus a natural enthusiast for the often disparaged group known as plotlanders; the somewhat disorderly souls who in the 1920s and 30s sought out territory where they could live as they wished in... - 03/07 12:30 (heaven)

 

White Castle hosted lunchtime nuptials at a local Indianapolis. - 03/05 09:05 (urge)

 

Medical billing advocates could help you save big on your medical bills. - 03/08 04:09 (advocates)

 

The top U.S. general in Iraq says the Iraqi military performed superbly on Sunday's mostly peaceful election day and that President Barack Obama's plan to remove American combat troops from that country by Sept. 1 is proceeding on schedule. Gen. Ray Odierno... - 03/08 04:26 (schedule)

 

NEW YORK — JetBlue and Delta want temporary exemptions from a new government rule that will limit the time passengers can be held on the tarmac. - 03/08 15:21 (jetblue)

 

Gaels earn NCAA tournament berth. - 03/08 20:36 (gonzaga)

 

With a massive budget crunch looming, Mayor Gavin Newsom appears to be genuinely concerned about leaving San Francisco in a lurch if he runs for lieutenant governor. "Hey Gavin," I said when we met the other day. "You've been mayor for six years. It's a... - 03/07 00:00 (worries)

 

Extra money for National Heritage Memorial Fund found soon after announcement that cash was to be cut by 50%The government today said it would maintain the National Heritage Memorial Fund's grant of £10m a year – a week after the fund was told the grant was being slashed by 50%.The change of heart came after the fund's chief executive, Carole Souter, warned that treasures of the kind the fund had helped rescue in the past – including the medieval Mappa Mundi and the Flying Scotsman locomotive – ... - 03/09 10:19 (reprieve)

 

A former Ohio doctor was sentenced to life in prison for poisoning his wife with cyanide five years ago. The judge lamented that she could not hand down a stiffer sentence. - 20 hrs. (ohio)

 

The concept of turning Mountain View's McKelvey Park into a 15-foot-deep reservoir for floodwaters was approved by the city council Tuesday, but with some hesitation from council members and the park's neighbors. - 11 hrs. (flood)

 

World Emergency Relief (WER) - UK Earlier this month Jeremy Horner of World Emergency Relief (WER) and Reverend Phil Andrew from St. Mary's Reigate travelled to Gitega in Burundi to mark the opening of a new health and nutrition ... - 4 hrs. (opening)

 

Similar to stop and search, it seems that Elidor's privacy before boarding a plane can only be protected with a legal challengeElidor asks:"What are my rights when I refuse to submit to a recorded electronic strip search at an airport? Do they have any right to detain me? Could they single me out for scanning a second time, or are they forced to stick to their alleged "random" sampling?I'm not going to put up with this sort of harassment from the authorities, but as long as they're still at the... - 03/04 03:44 (strip)

 

Veterinarian Marty Becker visited "Good Morning America" today to discuss ways to help protect your pet this winter. He said the basic rule is if you're not comfortable in the cold, your pet probably isn't either. - 03/04 03:54 (anger)

 

A federal appeals court barred California on Wednesday from lowering Medi-Cal payments to doctors and hospitals by 5 percent and from cutting in-home care workers' wages by nearly 20 percent, saying the state's budget crisis doesn't justify violating federal... - 03/04 00:00 (payments)

 

Iraqi City Was Site of Major 2004 Offensive; Military Says No Study Supports Claim - 03/04 11:25 (weapons)

 

The west's moral didacticism now grates more than the realpolitik of China and the eastThere were chuckles and sniggers in Qatar last month when Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, warned that a military dictatorship was imminent in Iran. Threatening America's most intransigent adversary, Clinton seems to have been oblivious to her audience: educated Arabs in the Middle East where America's military presence has long propped up several dictators, including such stalwart allies in renditi... - 03/04 11:00 (absurd)

 

Every day, workers at Devils Slide get 5 feet of rock closer to conquering the longest, most-ambitious tunnel project in modern California highway history. They detonate dangerous explosives, mine rock, lay rebar, spray concrete '” over and over again, in rotating shifts 24 hours a day. - 03/04 17:41 (slide)

 

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Jaycee Dugard, who police say was kidnapped at 11 and held captive for 18 years, said she is "doing well" as she speaks out in a new home video. - 03/05 15:05 (dugard)

 

In response to a federal court ruling, the Palo Alto Police Department has changed its policy on Taser use, while Mountain View has opted to leave its written guidelines unchanged. - 03/05 18:51 (changes)

 

A Rhode Island school board’s decision to fire the entire faculty of a failing school may have lasting ripples on the nation’s education debate. - 03/06 13:15 (embrace)

 

Laura Marling tells Sarah Boden about her second album, I Speak Because I Can, and about seeing her personal life dissected in the press"I'm almost an entirely different person to the one I was when I wrote the first album," says Laura Marling, smoking prodigiously on the patio of a King's Cross pub. Then, the singer-songwriter was a pale-faced, chronically shy 17-year-old keen on grungy T-shirts, mulishly determined not to be gussied up for popular consumption. Her 2008 Mercury-nominated debut,... - 03/06 16:07 (things)

 

Open-carry advocates, who bring guns into places like Starbucks, are a wild card for the gun-rights movement. - 03/07 20:53 (lock)

 

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Three species thought extinct, including a caddisfly and yellow-spotted bell frog, have been sighted in the UK and AustraliaThree species thought to be extinct have been found again, to the delight of conservationists.In the UK, the rare ghost orchid, declared extinct in this country just last year, has been found in England, and a caddisfly – a small flying insect – last seen more than a century ago has been discovered again in Scotland. On the global stage the yellow-spotted bell frog, presume... - 03/08 09:10 (extinction)

 

Making the leap from reactor-grade nuclear fuel to bomb-grade is like the rich getting richer: really fast. - 03/08 13:19 (easier)

 

Gay and lesbian groups are attacking a decision by the archdiocese of Denver, Colorado, not to re-enroll a child in a Catholic school in Boulder, Colorado, next year because the child's parents are lesbians. - 03/08 18:01 (lesbians)

 

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A Catholic priest is defending his decision to deny re-enrollment to a preschool student with lesbian parents, saying he's standing up for the principles of his faith. - 03/09 06:19 (priest)

 

Job openings rose sharply earlier this year, a sign that employers might be preparing to step up hiring. The number of openings in January rose about 7.6 percent, to 2.7 million, compared with December, the Labor Department said. And the job openings rate... - 03/09 08:21 (january)

 

New Study Shows Alarming Uptick in Overweight Baseball Players, Death Risk - 03/09 08:05 (weigh)

 

WASHINGTON — The White House and Democratic congressional leaders said Tuesday that they were bracing for a key procedural ruling that could complicate their effort to approve major health care legislation, by requiring President Barack Obama to sign the bill into law before Congress could - 16 hrs. (parliamentary)

 

Source: Reuters * Accuses Washington of trying to stall economy - 8 hrs. (trying)

 

A runway closure at John F. Kennedy International Airport has prompted JetBlue Airways and Delta Air Lines to ask for a temporary exemption at JFK to a rule designed to keep planeloads of passengers from getting stranded on the tarmac. - 19 hrs. (delay)

 

Cardinal deplores initiative for 'trivialising sexuality' as headmaster of Kepler school urges others to followFor its critics in the Vatican, it is a matter of "deep concern". For its proponents, it is "evidence of great courage".Amid national controversy, the Kepler scientific secondary school today became the first in the Italian education system to install condom vending machines for students. The machines, in the girls' and boys' toilets, will sell cut-price condoms just a few miles from t... - 16 min. (rome)

 

Source: Reuters BISHKEK, March 4 (Reuters) - A series of avalanches across Central Asia has severed access to 20,000 villagers in Kyrgyzstan and killed at least three people in neighbouring Tajikistan, emergency ... - 03/04 02:48 (asia)

 

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Insists He Was in Dark about Tiger's Affairs; Says He's "Mad" about Them, but Feels His Role as Friend Is to Be There for Him - 03/03 17:00 (angry)

 

Entangled bald eagle stays unruffled as man unravels rope to liberate it. - 03/04 05:44 (frees)

 

And if Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-NC, has his way, Diddy may soon be singing about "Ronnies," in honor of the nation's 40th president, Ronald Reagan. - 03/04 04:53 (congressman)

 

The House Foreign Affairs Committee voted to condemn as genocide the mass killings of Armenians early in the last century, defying a last-minute plea from the Obama administration. - 03/04 13:38 (condemns)

 

LOS ANGELES — The California Fish and Game Commission has approved a ban on imports of non-native turtles and frogs for food markets. - 03/04 17:41 (bans)

 

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If this week's primary election in Texas is any indicator, incumbent Republicans can breathe a little easier. - 03/05 05:00 (flash)

 

Source: Reuters * Concern over Islam, globalisation drive Wilders' support - 03/05 07:48 (dutch)

 

Vegas display drawing crowds to see evidence in major crimes including assassination of robert Kennedy, oj simpson case, manson family, and patty hearst and symbionese liberation army. - 03/05 10:00 (homicide)

 

Source: Reuters By Jeremy Clarke - 03/06 05:07 (sanctions)

 

Press F5 for the latest news, or let the auto-refresh thing take the strain. Email rob.smyth@guardian.co.uk, and click here for the latest scores around Europe19 min Nani kicks Zubar in the head, albeit completely by accident. Nani stuck h is foot out a long way to control the ball, and he simply didn't know that Zubar was behind him. As a consequence he studded him right in the face. Peter Walton gives only a free-kick but that wasn't especially dissimilar to the incident for which Middlesbroug... - 03/06 08:31 (wolves)

 

Parents seeking lessons on evolution find fare lacking - 03/06 22:06 (evolution)

 

• Since the scheme began, 224m bulbs have been distributed• Government plan fails to meet cavity-wall insulation targetForty-two million energy-saving lightbulbs were sent out by utilities companies in the three months before Christmas under the government's £3bn energy-efficiency scheme, even though many are unlikely to be used.Since the scheme began less than two years ago, 224m bulbs have been distributed – almost 10 for each household. According to a survey by the Energy Saving Trust last ye... - 03/07 07:20 (saving)

 

President Obama Will Nominate Retired Gen. Robert Harding, an Intelligence Expert, to Head the Agency, Source Says - 03/07 18:24 (tapped)

 

Source: IRIN Warnings have been raised over food security in the Philippines as the El Niño phenomenon wreaks havoc across - 03/08 02:19 (philippines)

 

Lil' Wayne was sentenced Monday to a year in prison. - 03/08 12:43 (wayne)

 

Source: ECHO ECHO Flight: 40 destinations in support of 180 humanitarian projects, 1,500 passengers each month, 100 humanitarian partners benefiting, 50 tonnes of transported freight - 03/08 21:43 (lying)

 

Strasbourg tells government to overturn ban ruled illegal in landmark case or face thousands more compensation claimsThe Council of Europe has issued an unprecedented warning to the British government to take urgent steps to enable prisoners to vote in the forthcoming general election or face thousands more compensation claims.The committee of ministers issued the warning six years after a former prisoner, John Hirst, won a landmark case in the European court of human rights in which Britain's b... - 03/09 03:37 (warned)

 

Source: Reuters March 9 (Reuters) - Venezuela's worsening electricity crisis, caused in part by a drought linked to the El Nino climate phenomenon, puts its $300 billion economy at risk of contraction and may cut the ... - 23 hrs. (facts)

 

A new election law issued by Myanmar's ruling military has barred pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from joining a political ... - 18 hrs. (myanmar)

 

Source: IRIN Competing pressures in Cambodia's Khmer Rouge war crimes tribunal could work against the victims it is - 10 hrs. (demands)

 

Cesarean births are at an all-time high and fewer women are giving birth vaginally following a cesarean section, spurring the National Institute of Health to reassess current recommendations on birthing practices. - 6 hrs. (c-sections)

 

New law prohibits parties taking part in this year's election from having members with a court convictionBurma's military government is to force Aung San Suu Kyi's political party to expel her if it wants to participate in the upcoming election, under the terms of a new law announced today.The political parties registration law, published in official newspapers, requires the National League for Democracy (NLD) and other parties to re-register within 60 days with a new election commission.It proh... - 5 hrs. (tells)

 

• Group's proposal would not work, says chief executive• Keith Harris dismissed as a publicity seekerManchester United's chief executive, David Gill, last night rounded on the figurehead of the Red Knights group that claims to be preparing a bid for the club. Keith Harris, the former Football League chairman whose Seymour Pierce stockbroker has been at the centre of several club takeovers, was dismissed by Gill as a publicity seeker."Keith Harris will go anywhere there is publicity and we accept... - 03/03 12:14 (going)

 

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A monkey that has eluded capture in the Tampa Bay area for more than a year has again escaped from Florida wildlife officials. - 03/04 17:41 (defies)

 

D-Leaguer wants to show he can play - 03/04 22:11 (toll)

 

The Texas student is faces robbery charges after bringing the gun to school. - 03/04 10:57 (robs)

 

Microsoft Corp. has said its new software for smart phones, Windows Phone 7 series, is a "clean break" with the past. Now it's clear just how clean that break is: The new phones, expected late this year, won't run any applications written for older versions... - 03/05 08:11 (phones)

 

A group of guards at the Metropolitan Museum of Art has started Sw!pe, a journal meant to highlight their own art. - 03/05 20:00 (guard)

 

What happened when the English Defence League met Unite Against FascismJohn Domokos - 03/05 13:39 (english)

 

Soil deposits of CO2 'not fuelling global warming yet – but will in future'A major study for the UK government has cast doubt over claims that rising temperatures are causing soil to pump greater amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, further fuelling global warming.In 2005 it was reported in the science journal Nature that over the past 25 years 100m tonnes of carbon dioxide had been released by the soil of England and Wales. The figure cancelled out all emissions cuts in the UK since 1... - 03/06 16:06 (dispute)

 

Species' development might be more complex than thought - 03/06 19:21 (indonesia)

 

Nazis' bid to forge ties with Lord Baden-Powell and boy scouts rang government alarm bellsCycling tours by Hitler Youth groups and Nazi attempts to establish close links with the Boy Scout movement caused a security panic in prewar Britain, according to MI5 files released today.Police officers were alerted to monitor German students on bicycle holidays in the late 1930s as they stopped at schools, Rotary clubs, factories and church services.An effusively amicable meeting between Lord Baden-... - 03/07 16:05 (targeted)

 

Ohio woman drives on to train tracks, told police GPS led her there. - 03/05 08:41 (narrowly)

 

Officials at SanWild sanctuary in South Africa warn animals could be put down if money to feed them cannot be raisedSixteen lions on a South African game reserve are facing death because of a shortage of funds to feed them, it emerged today.The SanWild sanctuary, in Limpopo province, has issued an urgent appeal for donations to save the three prides of 14 adults and two cubs.Officials have warned that if the sanctuary cannot meet the 45,000 rand (£4,000) monthly cost of meat to keep the lions he... - 03/08 04:28 (reserve)

 

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Before the trendy apparel chains, frozen yogurt shops and fusion eateries arrived, Old Town Pasadena was a bohemian neighborhood where the rent was cheap, the bars were dives and one could peruse the Free Press bookstore after attending a folk dance class. - 03/08 11:06 (indie)

 

STOCKTON — Northbound Interstate 5 just south Stockon near Farmington Road remains partially shut down this afternoon after a truck hauling dead cows overturned. - 03/08 15:36 (blocking)

 

Bears coach Montgomery calls honor 'testament to our team performance - 03/08 21:36 (pac-)

 

Mary Josephine Ray, 114; Daisey Bailey, 113 - 03/08 15:14 (oldest)

 

Simon Cowell scowling -- typical. Simon Cowell blushing? Indeed. - 03/09 07:34 (firms)

 

Conservative Radio Host Says if Bill Passes and Provisions are Implemented He Will "Go to Costa Rica" - 03/09 09:30 (rush)

 

Quarantine on fruit, plants covers parts of Napa, Sonoma and Solano counties. - 20 hrs. (issues)

 

Live coverage as the shadow foreign secretary makes a foreign policy speech at Royal United Services Institute11.44am: William Hague is giving a big speech today. It's on the "foreign policy framework of a new Conservative government" and Hague is delivering it at 1pm at the Royal United Services Institute in Whitehall. The Tories have already released some excerpts in advance and my colleague Nicholas Watt has already written a blog about what Hague's speech means for the Foreign Office, while ... - 8 hrs. (hague)

 

The search for a hiker who vanished while camping alone on the cliffs of Maui, Hawaii, has been suspended, but police say their investigation is still going full force. - 03/03 11:22 (hike)

 

DAVIS — Three more swastikas have been found spray-painted around the University of California, Davis. - 03/03 16:06 (davis)

 

The rash of adoptions following the Haiti earthquake sparks a heated debate. - 03/03 16:23 (options)

 

Actor says he's "feeling great" after heart operation in Florida. - 03/04 06:13 (burt)

 

Source: Reuters * Whaling group faces diplomatic crisis, negotiator says - 03/04 14:56 (limits)

 

WASHINGTON — Thousands of processed foods — including many varieties of soups, chips, frozen dinners, hot dogs and salad dressings — may pose a health threat because they contain a flavor enhancer that could be contaminated with salmonella, the Food and Drug Administration said - 03/04 18:56 (massive)

 

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NEW YORK — An initial public offering by Sensata Technologies Holding will give investors a chance to bet on a rebound in the auto industry as well as consumer spending in emerging markets, but they may balk at the price. - 03/05 12:21 (resident)

 

Handouts by taxpayer-owned bank may reignite row over city bonusesNine top bankers at the Royal Bank of Scotland, which is now majority state-owned, have been handed free shares worth some £10m in a decision that could reignite the row over City bonuses.The biggest single award has been given to John Hourican, the new boss of the investment arm of the loss-making bank, as a reward for improving performance at his division. He has been granted 15.5 million shares, which are currently worth £5.9m.... - 03/05 15:28 (shares)

 

Six thousand deaths over the last decade could have been avoided if Americans drank less soda and sugary beverages, according to an analysis from the University of California, San Francisco. - 03/06 06:29 (drinks)

 

A heavily armed group stormed a poker tournament in a German luxury hotel Saturday afternoon and made off with a jackpot, a police spokesman said. - 03/06 13:48 (gunmen)

 

England's star batsman, under pressure and out of sorts, needs to go back to his basics against BangladeshOn Friday England and Bangladesh lock horns in Chittagong for the first Test in their two-match series. As Test matches go – and they come and go with relentless regularity nowadays – this one is a long way down the pecking order. At best we are in Hull v Everton territory.Despite all the optimistic noises there probably will not be many watching in Chittagong. Bangladesh, while they are inc... - 03/06 16:10 (needs)

 

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Why do models insist on branching out to be acrtors or clothes designers? And what's with all the striped scarves on News at Ten?What on earth are we to make of Kate Moss's upcoming ballet debut?Sharon, by emailWe are to assume that the end is nigh, Sharon. But I'm not sure if news that Kate is to appear in a ballet movie with Mikhail Baryshnikov is more or less depressing than the fact that Baryshnikov was identified in the Daily Mail report of this news event as "Sex and the City star" (Kate, ... - 03/07 11:00 (moss)

 

Report identifies thousands of potential small-scale hydropower sites in English and Welsh rivers that could power 850,000 homesThousands of small-scale hydroelectric schemes could power 850,000 homes and produce 1.5% of the UK's electricity needs, according to an Environment Agency study (EA) published today (pdf).The agency mapped the energy hotspots of English and Welsh rivers and identified almost 26,000 locations where turbines could be installed to generate electricity from the water.Not a... - 03/08 03:19 (maps)

 

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Workers to vote on pay rise and workplace changes after marathon talks in wake of last year's walkoutsA deal aimed at ending the long-running postal workers' dispute was agreed today, including a 6.9% pay rise over three years.The working week will be cut and postal workers will have greater job security, while agreeing to deliver a "transformation" of the business.The Communication Workers Union said members would also receive lump sums of about £2,500 as well as weekly basic pay supplements an... - 03/08 09:25 (strikes)

 

New York Times is latest to report on allegations of violence within the Church of Scientology. - 03/08 17:06 (defector)

 

Family of Slain Trainer Dawn Brancheau Also Want to Prevent Public Airing of Attack Caught on Park's Cameras - 03/09 01:58 (whale)

 

A moderate Democrat who had vowed to oppose any effort by party leaders to push a health care bill through the Senate with a simple majority vote is rethinking her position. Sen. Blanche Lincoln said Tuesday that she wants to see what is in the companion bill... - 03/09 07:39 (moderate)

 

Police in four cities are testing small cameras that officers wear on their head. - 22 hrs. (came)

 

Weather forecasters say the wetter-than-usual El Nio winter that has blasted much of the United States could be followed by an ... - 17 hrs. (tornado)

 

"Late Show" Host Narrated Saga of Sex and Extortion; "Joe" Halderman Pleads Guilty to Blackmail Attempt - 9 hrs. (letterman)

 

The car company that is off to the worst start of 2010 isn't Toyota. It's Chrysler Group. - 5 hrs. (analyst)

 

She reads in bed, on the bus, while cooking dinner. So what happened when she went cold turkey?Going to the loo without a book! It is a profound shock. Instead of reading, I stare at the walls and notice that there are still two empty nails on which I meant – a year ago – to hang pictures. Also, I notice the dust on the floor and the cobwebs on the ceiling. I sense that I will be doing a lot more housework than usual this week.Going to bed is bizarre. If there is one time of day I always, alway... - 03/03 14:00 (books)

 

A comedic Davos? SNL 'presidents' gather for Web video summit on Funny Or Die - 03/03 14:11 (summit)

 

Federal health authorities on Thursday announced the recall of hydrolyzed vegetable protein, commonly used to enhance flavor in processed foods, after samples were found to contain salmonella. - 03/04 16:49 (prompts)

 

Carole Jahme shines the cold light of evolutionary psychology on readers' problems. This week: bad boysIrresistible rascalsFrom a nice girl, aged 37Dear Carole, Why do girls – even nice girls – fall for bad boys, even when the girls in question are 37 and should know much better? My friends and I don't understand ourselves.Carole replies:The "dark triad" of human behaviour consists of narcissism (or self-obsession), psychopathy (including callous, impulsive, thrill-seeking, risk-taking behaviour... - 03/05 09:57 (boys)

 

Source: Reuters * Western bird gets protection but not full listing - 03/05 14:21 (restrict)

 

No confirmation from Ministry of Justice that Straw is willing to discuss details of Jon Venables's return to jailThe Justice secretary Jack Straw has agreed to meet the mother of James Bulger after one of the toddler's killers was returned to custody. Denise Fergus wrote to Straw after hearing that Jon Venables, one of the two youths convicted of murdering the two-year-old in Merseyside in 1993, was back in custody after breaching the terms of his release.Fergus has demanded to know why details... - 03/05 17:17 (bulger)

 

Hazardous muck transported to sites 500 miles away - 03/05 22:06 (spilled)

 

Federal Agents Arrest Man Who Allegedly Made Threat; Entrance of Base Outside Las Vegas Closed for More Than 3 Hours - 03/06 02:30 (shuts)

 

Teen describes how he used Internet to plot burglary at Paris Hilton's house. - 03/05 20:25 (hollywood)

 

Fifty-six years after its founding by the science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, who died in 1986, the church is fighting off calls by former members for a reformation. - 03/06 15:30 (breaking)

 

Source: AlertNet The Maldives, an island nation that lies less than a metre above sea level, face enormous expense to try to hold back rising seas. - 03/08 02:29 (rising)

 

Conservative California State Senator Had Been Arrested for Drunk Driving After Leaving Gay Bar; Says Anti-Gay Votes Reflected Constituents' Beliefs - 03/08 09:30 (lawmaker)

 

Beta amyloid, which was once thought to be a chief villain in Alzheimer’s, may be part of the brain’s normal defenses, researchers at Harvard suggested. - 03/08 15:06 (defense)

 

In Napa Valley, 2010 may be a vintage year for foreclosures as the wine industry is squeezed by falling land values and a consumer shift to cheaper brands. As many as 10 wineries and vineyards in Napa, where the most expensive U.S. wines are produced, will... - 03/08 21:55 (closure)

 

Average carbon emissions of new cars reduced by 5.4% in 2009 as drivers trade in their old car for cleaner modelsThe average emissions from a new car dropped at the fastest rate in 13 years last year because of the UK government's "cash for bangers" vehicle scrappage scheme, it was announced today.On average, new cars emitted 149.5g of CO2 per kilometre in 2009 – a 5.4% reduction on the average 2008 figure, according to a report from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). This wa... - 03/09 02:40 (emissions)

 

Mark Linkous, the Virginia-born indie-rock fixture best known for his work in the lo-fi pysch-folk project Sparklehorse, as well as for collaborations with artists ranging from Danger Mouse to Tom Waits, Iggy Pop and PJ Harvey, died March 6 of a self-inflicted gun shot wound. - 03/09 07:59 (sparklehorse)

 

Today is the first day same-sex weddings will be performed in the District of Columbia. - 22 hrs. (gays)

 

A-23-year-old American activist stands in front of an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza. The bulldozer drives over her, crushing her to death. These are the facts. - 9 hrs. (answers)

 

BURBANK) — The Los Angeles coroner's office says "The Lost Boys" actor Corey Haim is dead at 38. - 5 hrs. (lost)

 

Flying in and out of New York -- which is usually no picnic -- is likely to get worse this spring and summer. A new nationwide rule on tarmac delays, possible exemptions to that rule and a runway closure may create a perfect storm for air travelers when bad weather is added to the mix. - 87 min. (storm)

 

Innovative educational games can be a powerful tool for helping children learnAs any good teacher knows, education is only partly about delivering information to young minds; the rest is helping children to work things out for themselves. Trying to solve a problem often helps to cement knowledge in the learner's mind far more effectively.It's no wonder, then, that one of the earliest uses for computers was creating educational games. I vividly recall playing an anti-litter computer game at prim... - 03/03 13:00 (praise)

 

Law enforcement struggles with what to do when sex offenders finish their sentences. - 03/03 19:33 (violent)

 

“Somebody’s got to do something,” the former mayor said of the coalition he is forming to plot a purge of any New York legislators resisting change. - 03/04 09:50 (albany)

 

Source: Reuters * Sudan's U.N. envoy criticizes U.S. Ambassador Rice - 03/04 13:03 (darfur)

 

Sir Martin Sorrell's marketing services group says pre-tax profits fell 16% to £812m last year, but revenue decline has haltedPre-tax profits fell 16% to £812m at WPP in 2009, with like-for-like revenues falling 8% as Sir Martin Sorrell's marketing services company weathered what it describes as a "brutal" year.WPP, the world's largest marketing services group and owner of ad agencies including JWT and Ogilvy, said that earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation fell 3.7% to £1... - 03/04 23:56 (brutal)

 

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) - Switzerland All around the world, thousands of women suffer sexual violence every year. On the occasion of International Women's Day (8 March), two Congolese women talk about their suffering and about the hope ... - 03/05 04:44 (rebuild)

 

"Click It or Ticket" -- so goes one of America's most successful enforcement initiatives, the seat belt campaign. But, the tragic death of a teenager this year has many wondering why the slogan doesn't apply to children on school buses. This week, Connecticut's governor weighed in and the Transportation Committee is working on legislation. - 03/05 06:33 (buckle)

 

Three conservative regions of Spain defended bullfighting on Friday and pledged legislation to enshrine it as a pillar of their cultural heritage, as another area of the country considers banning the sport. Bullfighting remains very popular in some regions of... - 03/05 08:45 (spain)

 

Dealers Previously Slated for the Chopping Block Will Have Option to Remain in Automaker's Network - 03/05 02:48 (gives)

 

Chicago, normally one of the more conservative spending franchises, went on a shopping spree Friday, adding Julius Peppers, Chester Taylor and Brandon Manumaleuna. - 03/05 16:43 (bears)

 

The tribe, which controls a mail-order cigarette empire, prevailed in its campaign to fight off a ban on sales. - 03/05 21:00 (comeback)

 

Skippers being axed at triple the usual rate so far this year - 03/06 20:06 (officers)

 

Source: Reuters DEATH TOLL IN BLOWN UP BUILDING IN BAGHDAD RISES TO 25, SAYS INTERIOR MINISTRY SOURCE ... - 03/07 06:07 (baghdad)

 

• Manager's 'serious words' inspired Villa fightback• We don't fear Chelsea in semi-final, says O'NeillMartin O'Neill delivered what John Carew described as "some serious words" at half-time to inspire Aston Villa to recover from a two-goal deficit against Reading yesterday and set up an FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea at Wembley next month.In an absorbing contest that saw Shane Long score twice for Reading before the interval, Villa eventually triumphed 4-2 after a second-half hat-trick from ... - 03/07 12:23 (martin)

 

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With cell phone spying software, your private life can be tracked through your cell phone. One woman says it led to years of cyberstalking. - 03/08 04:08 (nightmare)

 

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Michael Gove's plans for 'socially comprehensive' schools are simply a way to offer public funds to ailing private schoolsSo Michael Gove wants to encourage the creation of more "socially comprehensive" schools and is hoping to recruit more private schools into the state system in order to do so.This is not the first time that Gove has bandied the term "comprehensive" about. In fact, he's always doing it. In a major speech last November, A Comprehensive Programme for School Reform, he set out fi... - 03/08 11:00 (tory)

 

Veteran wide receiver Javon Walker and veteran defensive end Greg Ellis were released by the Raiders on Monday, according to league records, as part of the team's offseason makeover. - 03/08 21:36 (aide)

 

Stock Market's Comeback Creates Higher Expectations for Investors - 03/08 23:00 (marks)

 

Stocks traded in a tight range Tuesday, a year after major market indexes hit 12-year lows. With little in the way of economic reports or earnings to help drive shares higher, investors are taking a breather after major indexes rose the past few weeks. Stocks... - 03/09 07:17 (mixed)

 

Source: Reuters March 9 (Reuters) - The Northern Ireland Assembly on Tuesday voted in favour of taking control of its own police and justice system. - 24 hrs. (ireland)

 

The green, matey, ethical stuff went down well for a while. But the new Tory brand can't survive many more ugly revelationsDuring a recent half-term break, my family and I were trudging around Dorset. Great fun it was too, though we did run into a series of barriers. Every now and again we would come up against a gate or fence, informing us that this was the "Property of the Drax Estate". Beyond the Bond-villain name, I didn't give it much thought. Until, in a pub near Corfe Castle, I spotted a ... - 22 hrs. (innocent)

 

Behind the scenes, crafting the US no-fly list: A delicate, high-stakes and imperfect effort - 11 hrs. (scenes)

 

With only 93 days to go before the start of the 2010 World Cup, residents in Mamelodi townships are threatening to disrupt the tournament. They are demanding that the government immediately supply them with houses, electricity, running water and flushing toilets - 7 hrs. (tens)

 

With CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric Giving Moral Support, Early Show's Harry Smith Has Colonoscopy on Live TV - 4 hrs. (colonoscopy)

 

The House of Lords has a momentous decision to make: Should it get cats to chase the mice that have infested one of Britain's ... - 03/03 12:14 (london)

 

But a scientist who led the study said it was too soon to say whether the findings suggest the potential for a dangerous release of methane — a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide. - 03/04 11:30 (undersea)

 

For her final Oscars special, Barbara Walters sits down with Sandra Bullock to talk about competing against Meryl Streep and how her husband surprised her when they first met. - 03/04 11:28 (bullock)

 

Today: Consumers returned to the malls in February. Plus: TiVo stock soars nearly 62 percent after the San Jose DVR pioneer wins a ruling by a federal appeals court. - 03/04 17:41 (nordstrom)

 

Officer Demoted Not for High-Speed Race, Navy Says, but for Abusive Behavior Toward Crew - 03/04 18:00 (navy)

 

Richmond city officials will watch closely next week when Chevron Corp. hosts its annual security analysts meeting. The event is when the publicly held company reviews the results of the previous fiscal year and discusses its plans, goals and projections for... - 03/05 00:00 (chevron)

 

A foray into the webcam-based social network Chatroulette brings with it some disturbing encountersOK, skip this piece if you don't like expletives. I am only lukewarm about them myself, but there's no other way of describing this. So anyway, I had reservations about even signing into Chatroulette, because apparently one in 10 of your chat partners is wanking. My boyfriend, C, said: "That's just the odds of life, though, isn't it? One in 10 …""WHAT? What life? Do I even know you?" We eyeballed e... - 03/05 16:05 (odds)

 

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A U.S. Park Police officer is facing disciplinary action after lying to The Chronicle and the New York Times by identifying himself as a former officer and in an unseemly manner, according to the San Francisco field office commander for the U.S. Park Police.... - 03/06 00:00 (posed)

 

Police opened an ex-convict’s warehouse and found 170 boxes packed with expensive designer shoes, all believed to have been stolen. - 03/06 14:30 (shoes)

 

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A federal judge has ordered a bus company involved in an Arizona crash that killed six people and injured more than a dozen others ... - 03/07 12:21 (interstate)

 

Source: ECHO There are an estimated 108,000 refugees who have fled across the Ubangui from the DRC as a result of what began as an inter-ethnic clash over fishing rights, but which has the potential to grow into another conflict between insurgents and the government. - 03/08 04:11 (refugees)

 

President Obama tapped a former Army general Monday to lead the Transportation Security Administration. - 03/08 09:57 (ex-army)

 

In fiscal year 2008, 215 federal programs used Census data to guide the distribution of about $1,469 a person, according to a ... - 03/08 18:49 (details)

 

CBS' Dr. Jennifer Ashton disusses the Most Common Labor and Birthing Myths - 03/08 18:00 (docs)

 

In a heavily promoted announcement, Cisco Systems this morning said it has developed a new high-speed routing system which it boasted will serve as "the foundation of the next-generation Internet. - 03/09 09:51 (announces)

 

The RSS feed for AlertNet - 21 hrs. (alert)

 

By at least one amusing new metric, Michelangelo has been bumped from his perch atop the Italian art charts by Caravaggio, a hyperrealist whose art is instantly accessible. - 17 hrs. (abroad)

 

From Petronius to John Steinbeck and Evelyn Waugh, the novelist considers books that have mastered the art of dialogue, ensuring that 'they always speak to us, not least between the lines'Born in Chicago but educated in England, Frederic Raphael is probably best known as the author of Glittering Prizes, and its sequel Fame and Fortune, both of which he adapted into acclaimed TV and radio series starring Tom Conti as writer Adam Morris. This month, he publishes a third volume in this series, Fina... - 8 hrs. (gifts)

 

The removal of a Palestinian family has touched two nerves: the fate of East Jerusalem and the grievances of refugees from the 1948 war. - 11 hrs. (jerusalem)

 

He is a murderer in a mask but audiences love him. As The Phantom of the Opera sequel Love Never Dies opens, I sneak backstageWhat has made The Phantom of the Opera Andrew Lloyd Webber's most successful musical? Why, since 1986, have 100 million people gone along to listen to The Music of the Night, bagging the show £3.3bn in worldwide sales? Why do I have a postcard of the Phantom strangling an ingenue on my fridge? And how much of the Phantom – the... - 03/03 13:35 (phantom)

 

In a rare demonstration of opposition to the sitting district attorney, the Santa Clara County Deputy Sheriffs Association has endorsed incumbent Dolores Carr's challenger, prosecutor Jeff Rosen. - 03/03 15:51 (endorse)

 

It's not cuisine, but kitchen crews in low-end restaurants care about the food they churn outThese days, no one is a cook any more. Everyone is a chef. Culinary pride is measured in Michelin stars, magazine centrefolds and the number of local farms name-checked on the menu. There is an all too common belief that dignity in cooking comes from a starched white jacket, perfect teeth, a publicist and a TV contract.But that, of course, is untrue. Well-coiffed celebrity chefs take pride in their intri... - 03/04 00:00 (passion)

 

Supermarket giant will require its suppliers to stop practice of paying migrants less than native workersThe supermarket group Asda announced today that it has reached agreement with the union Unite to tackle discrimination against migrant workers in its UK meat and poultry factories.Under the deal Asda will require its suppliers to stop the practice of paying migrants less than indigenous employees for the same work and to eradicate the culture of bullying and harassment that has characterised ... - 03/04 06:28 (bias)

 

This awards season has had as much narrative sweep as a made-for-television mini-series. - 03/05 07:33 (drama)

 

Amber Dubois search picks up after Chelsea King case casts light on evidence. - 03/06 11:55 (took)

 

Philippine marines have killed at least seven al-Qaeda-linked militants in an attack on a coastal hide-out, but they failed to ... - 03/06 22:16 (qaeda)

 

• Lloyd to consider position as Davis Cup captain• Rusedski admits shock at Great Britain defeatThe Lawn Tennis Association this morning denied a report that it has approached Greg Rusedski about taking over from John Lloyd as Great Britain's Davis Cup captain following yesterday's loss in Lithuania.Lloyd became the first GB captain to oversee five consecutive defeats as Britain crashed to a 3-2 loss at the hands of a country with only three world-ranked singles players, all of them teenagers.Br... - 03/08 02:25 (denies)

 

After years of debate, delay and endless controversy, the San Francisco school board will vote Tuesday on a new student assignment system - a hybrid plan that offers choice, prioritizes proximity to a school and addresses the needs of struggling students. It'... - 03/08 00:00 (assignment)

 

LOS ANGELES — The remains of some of the nation's earliest Chinese settlers, whose graves were discovered five years ago during construction of a light rail line, will soon be reburied in a cemetery that once denied them entry. - 03/08 17:06 (remains)

 

Prospective jurors in the case of the 2008 killing of a 37-year-old Ecuadorean in Patchogue, N.Y., have brought up issues about the treatment of immigrants in Suffolk County. - 03/08 20:50 (jury)

 

GlobalPost: French Bloggers Buzzing with Rumors of Infidelity, But France's Mainstream Media Remains Silent - 03/09 01:58 (sarkozy)

 

Sony Corp. said Tuesday it will start selling 3-D televisions in June, joining a competitive industrywide push to convince consumers to embrace the technology for their living rooms. The Japanese electronics giant, known for its PlayStation 3 game consoles... - 03/09 00:41 (june)

 

The State Department is failing to properly oversee nearly $2 billion in contracts to battle the drug trade, build infrastructure ... - 18 hrs. (kabul)

 

Source: Reuters * Mozambique issues red alert in some flooded areas - 9 hrs. (areas)

 

Free-standing Model of Venetian Casino in Macau, China Breaks Guinness World Record Using 218,792 Cards - 77 min. (cards)

 

Source: Reuters (Please be advised that paragraph 16 contains language that might be objectionable to some readers) - 03/03 12:46 (retire)

 

A growing number of police departments are turning to mobile camera systems to fight motor vehicle theft and identify unregistered ... - 03/03 19:52 (license)

 

The City forward has always been seen as 'one of the good guys', but he too seems to have an inflated sense of self-importanceThe first reaction on hearing that Shaun Wright-Phillips feels under-appreciated to be offered a new contract worth £70,000 a week is one of weary acceptance. This is England, after all – a country where football enjoys excess in all areas. Or at least at clubs such as Manchester City, where the rich get richer and the players might like to imagine that what they ask for ... - 03/05 06:20 (shows)

 

The European Union's anti-piracy mission destroyed a pirate ship and a skiff in the Indian Ocean on Friday and took nearly a dozen suspected pirates into custody, the mission said. - 03/05 12:14 (french)

 

Study finds that females who do appear on television are often in soaps or on news to discuss 'softer' topicsAlthough there are more females, by a head or two in every 100, than there are males in the British population, on television women are still a distinct minority. Only one woman appears on the small screen for every two men, according to a comprehensive study unveiled tomorrow.The new research, commissioned by Channel 4 to mark International Women's Day, will also reveal that younger wome... - 03/06 16:09 (gender)

 

For some people, losing their jobs is an opportunity to make their dreams come true by reinventing themselves. - 03/06 18:36 (being)

 

One of the most contentious issues in Congress, after health care, is the proposed creation of an independent consumer protection agency for financial products such as bank accounts, credit cards, mortgages and some student and auto loans. Many Democrats and... - 03/07 00:00 (battling)

 

• Arsenal manager says playing captain would be a gamble• Tight hamstring forced Spaniard off after goal against BurnleyArsène Wenger says it would be a gamble to play Cesc Fábregas in Tuesday night's Champions League last-16 second-leg tie against Porto at the Emirates Stadium and one that he will not be prepared to take if there is too great a risk of the Arsenal captain suffering another serious hamstring injury.Fábregas was forced off with tightness to the musclein the 39th minute of Saturda... - 03/07 14:30 (fábregas)

 

Source: Reuters By Miral Fahmy - 03/07 23:44 (matt)

 

• Spaniard picked up injury in win over Burnley• Sol Campbell trains after groin problemCesc Fábregas has been ruled out of Arsenal's Champions League clash with Porto tomorrow because of a hamstring problem.The midfielder limped off after scoring the opening goal in the 3-1 win over Burnley on Saturday. The tightness was in the same hamstring he injured earlier in the season, which kept him out at the turn of the year.The Arsenal manager, Arsène Wenger, said: "We cannot even take a gamble, so h... - 03/08 05:15 (clash)

 

US food conglomerate's promise to reverse closure of Bristol plant will be examined by inquiry into UK confectioner's takeoverThe Takeover Panel is investigating whether Kraft broke its strict rules during the battle to win control of Cadbury, as the sale of one of Britain's best-loved firms to a foreign predator continues to rankle.The inquiry stems from Kraft's decision to close Cadbury's Somerdale plant in Keynsham, near Bristol, despite the American firm's chief executive, Irene Rosenfeld, p... - 03/08 10:00 (scrutiny)

 

Plan to extend dangerous dogs law to cover attacks on private property and to require third-party insuranceAll dogs are to be compulsorily microchipped so that their owners can be more easily traced under a crackdown on dangerous dogs to be unveiled today.The package will include extending the dangerous dogs law to cover attacks by dogs on private property to protect postmen, and making third-party insurance compulsory so that victims can be financially compensated.The measures will be set out b... - 03/08 16:05 (dogs)

 

Team's scouting director from 1995-2001 is back after harsh exit - 03/08 21:36 (adviser)

 

"Good Morning America's" weather trivia for March 9, 2010. - 03/09 03:52 (trivia)

 

Source: IRIN Global funding shortfalls for fighting AIDS could make it impossible for developing countries to implement new - 03/09 08:38 (funding)

 

Michael Ferguson, 44, fell from third level of cell house - 24 hrs. (inmate)

 

Ancient DNA has been extracted from the fossilised eggshells of birds for the first time, and will eventually yield clues about their physiology, diet and how they went extinctScientists have collected DNA from the fossilised eggshells of birds that died hundreds and in some cases thousands of years ago.The oldest eggshell to yield DNA came from an Australian emu that died around 19,000 years ago. It is the first time that scientists have succeeded in extracting ancient DNA from the fossilised e... - 19 hrs. (extinct)

 

Demographers say 48% of Kids Born in 2008 Were Minorities, and This Year Could be the "Tipping Point" - 12 hrs. (toward)

 

Is it fair to criticize lawyers for having represented Guantanamo detainees? - 7 hrs. (lawyers)

 

A man was shot and killed in Rodeo, authorities said today. The victim, whose name withheld pending notification of his family, was found lying on the porch of a home on the 1300 block of Tullibee Road shortly after 11 p.m. Tuesday, said Jimmy Lee, Contra... - 4 hrs. (rodeo)

 

The NCAA men's basketball tournament starts this month, and millions of people will be filling out their brackets, trying to pick the winner from the 65-team field. - 03/03 13:39 (expand)

 

Aftershocks rattled southern Taiwan in the hours after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook the island, but left it relatively unscathed. - 03/03 23:51 (taiwan)

 

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Liam Adams is wanted in Northern Ireland on suspicion of attacking his daughter in the 1970s and 80sLiam Adams, the brother of the Sinn Féin leader, today handed himself over to Irish authorities as he faces an extradition bid over alleged sexual abuse of his daughter.Liam Adams, who is wanted in Northern Ireland on suspicion of attacking Aine Tyrell in the 1970s and 80s, presented himself to Garda officers in Dublin city centre.He was initially detained at Bridewell Garda station after the high... - 03/04 06:47 (gerry)

 

The hardest fighting is over, but the battle for Marjah is just beginning. - 03/04 11:48 (marjah)

 

Efforts to connect evolution andclimate change - 03/04 17:41 (warming)

 

Source: Reuters STRONG AFTERSHOCK OF 6.8 MAGNITUDE STRIKES NEAR CONCEPCION, CHILE, USGS REPORTS ... - 03/05 03:59 (aftershock)

 

Amid growing acrimony, Greek leader calls for German support for Greece to borrow on better termsBerlin and Athens will seek to smooth over rising tensions later today when Greek prime minister George Papandreou travels to Germany to meet chancellor Angela Merkel.The two leaders meet as comments from both sides grow increasingly acrimonious, with Greeks boycotting German goods and politicians in Berlin calling for the heavily indebted nation to sell off islands and ancient artefacts.Papandreou w... - 03/05 03:27 (leaders)

 

Robin Roberts is looking for a dress to wear to the Academy Awards. She has narrowed down her choices to three finalists but wants help deciding which one to wear. - 03/05 08:34 (carpet)

 

56-year-old Michigan man is charged with illegally practicing medicine. - 03/06 06:59 (illegal)

 

Conservationists say rate of new species slower than diversity loss caused by the destruction of habitats and climate changeFor the first time since the dinosaurs disappeared, humans are driving animals and plants to extinction faster than new species can evolve, one of the world's experts on biodiversity has warned.Conservation experts have already signalled that the world is in the grip of the "sixth great extinction" of species, driven by the destruction of natural habitats, hunting, the spre... - 03/07 14:59 (beating)

 

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          VALLEJO — Solano County Superior Court Judge Robert Bowers this morning denied a defense request to relocate the murder trial of a city councilman to another county. - 03/08 15:06 (councilman)

 

The federal agency in charge of $8 billion in economic stimulus spending on high-speed-rail projects doesn't have the staff or ... - 03/08 19:12 (draws)

 

Staff at Department for Work and Pensions claim managers instructed them to give mock recorded messages during strikeCivil servants who continued working during yesterday's national strike have revealed they were told to pretend to be answering machines to cope with an overload of calls from the public.Staff at the Department for Work and Pensions in Carlisle said today they were given a brief script to read out before hanging up, in the style found on telephone answering machines.The instructio... - 03/09 06:30 (told)

 

Conan O'Brien's "Tonight Show" Sidekick Calls the Late-Night TV Battle That Left Him Out of Work "Frustrating" - 03/09 08:05 (slams)

 

NEW YORK — Breast milk cheese, anyone?A Manhattan chef has posted a recipe on his blog for what he calls "My spouse's mommy milk cheese. - 20 hrs. (breast)

 

Take a walk on the odd side - 7 hrs. (wednesday)

 

Studies show that in some cases the devices can quickly begin to wear, generating metallic debris with effects that include groin pain, death of tissue in the hip joint and loss of surrounding bone. - 03/03 18:15 (concerns)

 

James Meikle tests just how closely you are monitoring events in the land of the long white cloudJames Meikle - 03/04 06:32 (quiz)

 

Seven robbers tied up two employees and stole money out of the cash register early Wednesday at an upscale restaurant along San Francisco's waterfront, police said. The holdup happened at Chaya Brasserie at 132 The Embarcadero at 12:15 a.m., after the... - 03/04 00:00 (robbers)

 

LOS ANGELES — A woman has been sentenced to life in prison for dousing a bikini dancer with gasoline and setting her on fire in Los Angeles. - 03/04 17:41 (sent)

 

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Source: Reuters * Growing public praise of Stalin sharpens bitter debate * Nation divided over leader's legacy after half-century - 03/05 02:32 (liberals)

 

What you can learn from the nasty Twitter spat between financial gurus Suze Orman and "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" co-author Robert Kiyosaki. - 03/05 08:08 (showdown)

 

Over the past 15 years, my feelings about vaccination have not changed. The evidence of their benefits and safety has grown even stronger. However, I think I've matured in my approach. - 03/05 09:39 (notebook)

 

Reality Star, Cookbook Author Tries To Make Meal Low in Calories on "Shoestring" Budget - 03/05 13:30 (frank)

 

Veterans, ill-served by middle men, arrive in debt to find their life here is far from goodA culture that prefers fast food to home-cooked meals and Twenty20 cricket to five-day Tests cannot endure the long haul of political struggle. Boredom sets in. Fickle eyes flick away. "Been there, done that," we say, a crass cliche at the best of times that turns delusional when we apply it to a political world in which very few causes are done within a decade, let alone a news cycle.For those who like th... - 03/06 16:10 (ending)

 

George Will, Donna Brazile, Torie Clarke and Robert Reich. - 03/07 08:15 (roundtable)

 

Source: Reuters (Mary Mitchell has written several books on the subject of etiquette, including "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Etiquette" and "Class Acts." She is also the founder of executive ... - 03/08 03:00 (deserve)

 

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A low-pressure system will move through the Southwest and the Rockies on Monday, then on to the Plains, bringing widespread precipitation ... - 03/08 08:31 (monday)

 

Renewed violence in Mexican cities bordering Texas has ignited fear among nearby residents, some of whom have turned to social media despite cartels' efforts to limit information. - 03/08 10:25 (sites)

 

New device lets people control electronics with a tap of their skin. - 03/08 05:23 (electronics)

 

Source: IRIN Serious efforts are under way to respond to the impact of climate change in Vietnam but a lack of capacity and resources remains a challenge, experts - 03/09 05:41 (leads)

 

Investors who had the guts to invest in U.S. stocks one year ago today are feeling pretty smug now. As well they should. Unless things take another major turn for the worse, March 9, 2009, will mark the bottom of one of the worst bear markets in history. The... - 03/09 00:00 (investors)

 

Bob Schieffer spoke with Jonathan Krohn, the 15 year-old wunderkind about his new book, "Defining Conservatism". Plus; Unplugged gives a health care primer with Norm Ornstein and Keli Goff. - 03/09 00:12 (-year-old)

 

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Source: Reuters PARIS, March 10 (Reuters) - Israeli plans to build 1,600 Jewish homes in the occupied West Bank are illegal and their announcement ill-timed just after Palestinian-Israeli agreement on indirect peace ... - 5 hrs. (using)

 

So far, low interest rates have shielded the heavily mortgaged homeowner from trouble. But a shaky recovery puts that in doubtWhen the nation's top financial watchdog tells banks to brace themselves for a worst case scenario of 4 million unemployed and a fresh collapse in the housing market, it is worth paying attention. The Financial Services Authority might have been asleep at the wheel before the great crash, but it has been uncanny in spotting potential potholes ever since.The doomsday scena... - 37 min. (lies)