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Jet carrying first lady aborts landing

USA Today - Alan Levin, Richard Wolf - ‎53 minutes ago‎
WASHINGTON - A jet carrying first lady Michelle Obama came too close to a military transport plane and was ordered to abort its landing at a military base near here, the government said Tuesday.
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Pentagon to Transfer WikiLeaks Suspect to New Prison

Wall Street Journal - Julian E. Barnes - ‎46 minutes ago‎
The Defense Department said Tuesday it would transfer the Army private accused of providing classified documents to WikiLeaks to a new detention facility at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas from the brig at Quantico, Va.
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Tacoma man charged in "bondage room" rape

The Seattle Times - Cathy McLain - ‎25 minutes ago‎
A 66-year-old Tacoma man has been arrested and charged after police discovered a “bondage room” in his home. The man was accused of kidnapping, raping and assaulting a 24-year-old woman in the home on April 2. The woman was on Aurora Avenue North when ...

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Anthony Gives His All, but It Isn't Enough

New York Times - Howard Beck - ‎42 minutes ago‎
Celtics guard Rajon Rondo drives to the basket between Knicks guards Landry Fields (6) and Toney Douglas (23). Rondo led the Celtics with 30 points.

Charlie Sheen -- Losing in DC

TMZ.com - ‎51 minutes ago‎
Charlie Sheen's got another bomb on his hands -- our spies in DC tell us people are pouring out of his show early tonight. Maybe it has something to do with Charlie's long day -- after a child custody showdown with Brooke Mueller in LA court, ...

Wildfires continue to rage across Texas

Los Angeles Times - Stephen Ceasar - ‎41 minutes ago‎
Texas firefighters continued to battle rampant wildfires that have burned 1.4 million acres, destroyed hundreds of homes and prompted the evacuation of communities across the state.

Pia Toscano to perform on 'Dancing With the Stars'

Entertainment Weekly - Lynette Rice, Carrie Borzillo - ‎1 hour ago‎
That date with Mark Ballas sure paid off. Former American Idol contestant Pia Toscano will perform on Dancing With the Stars next Tuesday, and Ballas will dance to her tune.

Obama begins selling 'balanced' deficit plan

USA Today - Richard Wolf - ‎42 minutes ago‎
ANNANDALE, Va. - President Obama began a coast-to-coast sales pitch Tuesday for something that may prove tough to sell: spending cuts and tax increases.

Intel's Quarterly Profits Are Lifted by Sales of Chips for High-End Servers

New York Times - Laurie J. Flynn - ‎2 hours ago‎
Despite facing one challenge after another in the first quarter, Intel posted strong profits on higher sales across its product line.

2011 NFL on FOX broadcast schedule

FOXSports.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
The 18th season of the NFL on FOX premieres Sunday, Sept. 11 with doubleheader coverage of seven games including an NFC East showdown between Eli Manning's New York Giants and the Washington Redskins.

Samsung Galaxy S Gingerbread update pulled by Google

Unwired View - Dakota Torres - ‎1 hour ago‎
European Samsung Galaxy S users were recently issued an update over the weekend that updated their OS to Android 2.3(Gingerbread).

White House Launches Nationwide Crackdown On Prescription Drug Abuse

NY1 - Kafi Drexel - ‎44 minutes ago‎
For the first time ever, the White House is launching a nationwide plan to fight prescription drug abuse, which officials say is currently spiraling out of control, and every local, state and federal agency will be involved.

Send to a friendSarah Palin: Don't pick on Donald Trump

Politico - Andy Barr - ‎40 minutes ago‎
Even though Donald Trump has wholeheartedly embraced the wall-to-wall media coverage that's come with his promotion of the widely discredited “birther” issue, Sarah Palin argued Tuesday that the press is treating him ...

Ex-Taylor Bean Chairman Farkas Found Guilty on All 14 Counts in Fraud Case

Bloomberg - Tom Schoenberg - ‎2 hours ago‎
A federal jury in Alexandria, Virginia, today returned the verdict after one day of deliberations. Farkas, who was free during the trial, was taken into custody.

A model performer is dismissed from 'Dancing'

The Associated Press - ‎39 minutes ago‎
LOS ANGELES (AP) - She was praised as a "golden goddess" on Monday, but now Petra Nemcova is a "Dancing With the Stars" reject.

Misurata rebels show ingenuity in Libya war

Los Angeles Times - Ned Parker - ‎58 minutes ago‎
Young gangs living on borrowed time use wits and captured weapons to protect streets from Moammar Kadafi's forces. By Ned Parker, Los Angeles Times The five rebel gunmen crept tensely along the side road's shuttered storefronts, past the dark furniture ...

New Alzheimer's Guidelines: Will They Help Doctors Spot the Disease Earlier?

TIME - Alice Park - ‎7 hours ago‎
For the first time in nearly three decades, experts have created a set of guidelines to better diagnose Alzheimer's disease in the clinic.

Cuba's New Guard Borrows From the Old Guard

Wall Street Journal - Nicholas Casey - ‎1 hour ago‎
MEXICO CITY—Cuba's ruling Communist Party named President Raúl Castro as its new leader and chose an aging former guerrilla as second-in-command Tuesday, dashing hopes the party might choose younger politicians to implement key ...

Thousands show up to apply for fast-food "McJobs"

Reuters - Larry Downing, Greg McCune - ‎1 hour ago‎
A ''Now Hiring'' sign is seen in front of a McDonald's restaurant in FairOaks, Virginia April 19, 2011. By Eric Johnson CHICAGO (Reuters) - They may be mostly the kind of low-wage positions disparaged by some highly paid economists and politicians as ...

UN talks fail to agree on Yemen

BBC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
UN Security Council members have called for restraint and dialogue between protesters and authorities in Yemen. But the Council's first talks on the crisis ended in New York without an agreed public statement, with diplomats saying Russia objected.

Treasuries Fall, Snap Three-Day Gain, as Asian Stocks Extend US Advance

Bloomberg - Wes Goodman - ‎34 minutes ago‎
Treasuries fell, snapping a three- day advance, as Asian stocks extended gains in US shares and a gauge of trader inflation expectations approached the highest level since 2008.

Lady Gaga's Born This Way Cover Is 'Polarizing,' Perez Hilton Says

MTV.com - Jocelyn Vena - ‎6 hours ago‎
Was it a joke? Was it for real? Well, it was for real, and even days later, everyone's still talking. "They were definitely divisive and it was a polarizing image," Gaga's pal Perez Hilton told MTV News.
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