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US carriers cancel Europe flights due to ashReuters - - 2 hours ago ATLANTA, April 15 (Reuters) - US airlines canceled half their trans-Atlantic service on Thursday because of a gigantic ash cloud spewing from a volcano in Iceland that has closed airports in northern Europe, industry officials said. Obama insists new plan will spur deep space explorationCNET - - 3 hours ago KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.--President Barack Obama flew to the Kennedy Space Center Thursday to sell his new space policy, a radical change of course for NASA that would cancel the Constellation moon program and shift manned launches ... Video: Fla. Town Adjusts to Changes in Space Program 
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Polish pilots on Kaczynski jet 'saw crash coming'
BBC News - 45 minutes ago
A black box voice recording from the Polish jet which crashed in Russia shows the pilots knew they were about to crash, Polish officials say.
Election debate: Nick Clegg emerges victorious
Telegraph.co.uk - - 1 hour ago
Nick Clegg has emerged as the winner of the first televised leader's debate ahead of the general election, according to polls.
Poll says Clegg is runaway winner Times Online
Kyrgyz president Bakiyev flees, ending standoff
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
TEYYIT, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - Ousted President Kurmanbek Bakiyev fled Kyrgyzstan on Thursday and a government source said he had quit, a week after an uprising against his five-year rule sparked fears of civil war.
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Reviewing Mine Safety, Obama Faults Company and the White House
New York Times - - 50 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - President Obama on Thursday ordered a fresh round of coal mine inspections and a far-reaching review of mine safety, and said the federal government was partly to blame for the explosion that claimed 29 lives at the ...
Video: Obama Launches Sweeping Mine Safety Review
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Obama Blasts Mine Owners Los Angeles Times
Senate votes to extend jobless benefits
Los Angeles Times - - 1 hour ago
The measure passes along partisan lines, with most Republicans opposed. Quick House approval is expected. By Richard Simon The Senate approved an extension of unemployment benefits Thursday, ending a partisan stalemate that highlighted election-year ...
Video: "Too Big To Fail"- Never Again
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4.9 quake shakes Utah, Wyo., Idaho
The Associated Press - 29 minutes ago
SALT LAKE CITY - A magnitude 4.9 earthquake has rattled parts of Utah, Wyoming and Idaho. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in what is largely a sparsely populated area.
5.0 magnitude earthquake at Utah-Wyoming border Deseret News
Google's Profit Jumps
Wall Street Journal - - 1 hour ago
Google Inc.'s first-quarter earnings jumped 37% as the Internet search giant's revenue rose 23%, highlighting how the online-ad market continues to rebound.
Google 1Q profit rises 37 pct but stock slides The Associated Press
Google revenue jumps 23 percent San Jose Mercury News
AMD revenue beats Street but shares fall
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
A new AMD Opteron 6000 series processor is seen on a motherboard during a product launch in Taipei April 14, 2010. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices Inc reported better-than-expected first-quarter revenue as PC and server spending ...
AMD swings to first-quarter profit MarketWatch
S&P places Mariner Energy on CreditWatch
BusinessWeek - 59 minutes ago
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Thursday placed all of its ratings on Mariner Energy Inc. on CreditWatch with positive implications, given Apache Corp.
Apache Goes Gulfing Forbes
Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigation on Behalf of ... MarketWatch (press release)
"Major," Green Meteor Lights Midwest Night Sky
National Geographic - 5 hours ago
Filmed accidentally by a police dashboard camera in Iowa, the April 14 meteor ignites in the sky. Photograph courtesy Howard County Sheriff's Department via AP A large meteor blazed across the midwestern US sky Wednesday night.
Video: Raw Video: Dash Cam Catches Meteor's Fall
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Israel's iPad Ban At Odds With Strong Overseas Demand
ChannelWeb - - 36 minutes ago
While the rest of the world is clamoring for iPads they cannot get, Israel's government has banned the new Apple devices in that country.
The Apple iPad Printing Secret PC World
Israel Bans iPad Imports Over Wi-Fi Issue PC Magazine
It's Incredible! New Droid on its way to Verizon
Computerworld - - 3 hours ago
HTC's Droid Incredible has a better camera than Google's Nexus One, but is this an iPhone killer? By Matt Hamblen Computerworld - HTC's Droid Incredible will hit Verizon Wireless on April 29 for $200 after rebate and a two-year contract, ...
Review: That's 'Kick-Ass' entertainment
San Francisco Chronicle - 27 minutes ago
Action comedy. Starring Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Nicolas Cage, Mark Strong and Chloe Moretz. Directed by Matthew Vaughn.
'Death's' humor takes a holiday
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
Chris Rock seems miscast and director Neil LaBute never finds the proper tone in the multicultural comedy. By Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times Film Critic Director Neil LaBute's new comedy, "Death at a Funeral," which stars a posse of comics headed by ...
Death at a Funeral Entertainment Weekly
Larry King seeks 8th divorce
CNN - - 1 hour ago
Shawn and Larry King attend a party in February. Both cite "irreconcilable differences" in their filings. Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- CNN talk show host Larry King and his wife, Shawn King, each filed for divorce Wednesday in Los ...
Larry King's Wife -- My Sis Kept Getting Gifts TMZ.com (blog)
Blazers take day off before prep for playoffs, wait on word about all-star ...
The Canadian Press - 23 minutes ago
PORTLAND, Ore. - Thanks to the Colorado Avalanche, the Portland Trail Blazers can give Brandon Roy an extra day of rest. So just how did the NHL and the NBA teams collide?
Blazers Guard Roy Will Miss First Round KPTV Portland
Ben Roethlisberger accuser says she told him 'no'
Boston Herald - 50 minutes ago
By AP MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - The young woman who accused Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault said she tried to get away from the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback and told him "no, this is not OK," according to police documents released Thursday.
GBI report: Accuser claims Roethlisberger forced her to have sex Atlanta Journal Constitution
Pelfrey's Performance Helps Mets End Losing Streak
New York Times - - 2 hours ago
DENVER - If there had been one thing the Mets desperately needed, and lacked, over their recent four-game losing streak, it was a dominating pitching performance.
E. Coli Infections Dropped Last Year
Wall Street Journal - - 1 hour ago
Infections from a dangerous form of E. coli bacteria dropped significantly last year, in a sign new food-safety measures are starting to pay off, federal health officials reported Thursday.
Health insurers shifting costs ahead of law: report
Reuters - - 7 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some of the largest US health insurers are changing their accounting practices to book administration costs as medical costs in an attempt to circumvent new industry reforms, according to a US Senate panel's report released on ...
Senate Report Warns Against Health-Insurer Accounting Moves Wall Street Journal
Rockefeller Promises Close Watch on Health Insurers BusinessWeek
Study: Insurance Companies Invest in Fast Food
CBS News - 3 hours ago
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Hallucinogens Have Doctors Tuning In Again
New York Times - - Apr 11, 2010
As a retired clinical psychologist, Clark Martin was well acquainted with traditional treatments for depression, but his own case seemed untreatable as he struggled through chemotherapy and other grueling regimens for kidney cancer.
Finding love online, despite health problems
CNN - Apr 14, 2010
By Michael Slenske, Health.com (Health.com) -- Lana, a 38 year-old publicist in Los Angeles, California, was diagnosed with genital herpes in 1997.
The KFC Double Down: One Sandwich To Kill You All (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Huffington Post (blog) - Apr 11, 2010
There are many horrible jobs in this life. Emergency room janitor. Sow inseminator. Earwax collector. Sarah Palin's grammar checker.
The Queen of Talk Declined to Speak
New York Times - - Apr 11, 2010
Kitty Kelley's name will not be showing up on any of Oprah Winfrey's lists of her favorite things. Here's one reason: If Ms.
I Admit It, The iPad Is A Kindle Killer. I Just Wish It Weren't Going To Kill ...
TechCrunch (blog) - - Apr 11, 2010
For one reason or another, I've spent the past few weeks down at the TechCrunch offices. As a result, it's proved almost impossible to avoid iPad fanboy hysteria.