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Palm hands HP entry into pivotal smartphone marketReuters - - 34 minutes ago SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co's $1.2 billion acquisition of struggling smartphone maker Palm Inc gives the company a foothold in a market it cannot afford to ignore, but HP will have to spend more to make its bet on the company pay off. Hewlett-Packard Will Acquire Palm for $1.2 Billion BusinessWeek Palm unlikely to get higher bid, analysts say MarketWatch Republicans allow vote on financial reform billCNN International - 10 minutes ago Washington (CNN) -- Republicans ended their filibuster of Wall Street reforms Wednesday when the Senate agreed without a vote to begin debate on a financial regulations bill. Republicans agree to debate financial reform in full Senate Los Angeles Times Justice Department considers suing Arizona to block immigration lawWashington Post - - 1 hour ago Officials in the Obama administration are urging the extraordinary step of suing Arizona over its new immigration law, and the Justice Department is considering such an action to block the legislation from taking ... Welcome to Arizona, Desert Outpost of Contradictions New York Times |
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Thai troops struggle to contain Bangkok protests
Reuters - - 24 minutes ago
BANGKOK (Reuters) - The Thai army said on Thursday it would step up efforts to stop anti-government protesters in Bangkok getting more weapons, a day after a soldier died in the latest clash in a seven-week campaign to force early elections.
Video: More casualties as security forces open fire on Red Shirts
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Ahmadinejad seeks to address UN conference on nuclear weapons
Washington Post - - 6 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has requested a visa to travel next week to New York to address a UN conference aimed at stemming the spread of nuclear weapons, a move that sets the stage for a potential ...
'Hizbullah more armed than most gov'ts' Jerusalem Post
Why West struggles to rein in Iran's nuclear program Christian Science Monitor
Gordon Brown 'bigot' row overshadows last TV debate
BBC News - 33 minutes ago
Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg are preparing for the third and final prime ministerial debate. But the Labour leader's preparations have been overshadowed by the fall out and negative headlines after he called a pensioner he had met ...
Video: Brown sorry for 'bigot' gaffe
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Cape Cod Residents Don't Expect One Ruling to End Long Fight
New York Times - - 2 hours ago
Allen Rencurrel said he worried that future wind turbines would interfere with the routes he takes to some of his clam beds. By KATIE ZEZIMA HYANNIS, Mass.
Video: Feds Approve 1st US Offshore Wind Farm
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The Associated Press
Cape Wind means business for Mass. Boston Globe
Calif. boy's death attributed to 'choking game'
Washington Post - 24 minutes ago
AP SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Police say a 12-year-old Southern California boy is dead after he apparently asphyxiated himself for thrills in the so-called "choking game.
SoCal youth dies apparently playing 'choking game' San Jose Mercury News
Gov. Crist Appears Set to Bolt Party in Senate Bid
New York Times - - 1 hour ago
MIAMI - Gov. Charlie Crist appears all but certain to announce Thursday that he is leaving the Republican Party and running independently for the United States Senate, setting up an unprecedented three-way contest ...
Crist Looks to Go It Alone Wall Street Journal
Merkel Tested as Escalating Greek Crisis Hurts Euro
New York Times - - 2 hours ago
BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel's strategy for dealing with Greece's untenable debt problem was to stall and hope the crisis did not demand action until after a critical state election in early May.
Asian markets mixed after Spain's debt downgraded The Associated Press
Goldman Death Fight May Explain Lloyd's Words: Jonathan Weil
BusinessWeek - - 2 hours ago
April 29 (Bloomberg) -- If we are to take Lloyd Blankfein's word for it, and that's always a big if, then there must be a lot worse behavior by Goldman Sachs that has yet to be discovered, beyond what was publicly unearthed at this week's Senate ...
Goldman Sachs lends an assist to Wall Street reform Washington Post
Bid to Burn Oil on Untried Scale
Wall Street Journal - - 15 minutes ago
VENICE, La.—Crews in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday set fire to a portion of the oil spreading from the site of a sunken rig, a technique experts said was the safest, cheapest way to limit environmental damage but ...
Coast Guard: New oil leak in Gulf of Mexico Houston Chronicle
Gizmodo's iPhone Saga: Fact vs. Speculation
PC World - - 5 hours ago
The high drama of Gizmodo and the iPhone prototype it acquired could be heading to the courtroom, as prosecutors try to determine who should face charges.
Lost prototype may not dim excitement over new iPhone San Jose Mercury News
Microsoft, HTC Agreement Could Alter Apple Patent Battle
eWeek - - 26 minutes ago
Microsoft and HTC's April 27 announcement of an IP agreement, which will see the phone manufacturer license Microsoft's patented technology for use in Google Android-powered smartphones, could have a substantial effect on Apple's lawsuit against HTC.
Apple lawsuit fails to slow HTC smartphone sales BusinessWeek
Apple Buys Siri, a Small Victory in Mobile Web War With Google
eWeek - - 26 minutes ago
Siri Co-founder Norm Winarksy confirmed Apple has acquired startup Siri, whose virtual personal assistant application lets users of the Apple iPhone 3GS book restaurant tables, buy movie tickets and several other tasks all by speaking into their device ...
Apple Buying Siri Mobile Search Tool PC Magazine
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How did Sandra Bullock's secret baby stay that way?
USA Today - - 58 minutes ago
By Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY By Maria Puente, USA TODAY Talk about being blindsided. Today, every celebrity probably is thinking the same thing: If Sandra Bullock can do it, why can't I? Not just adopt a baby - movie stars have been doing that for ...
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Siobhan Magnus Voted off "American Idol"
ABC News - - 28 minutes ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The music of country singer Shania Twain spelled Siobhan Magnus' downfall on Wednesday, leaving only one woman among the five remaining finalists on "American Idol.
Glass-blower Magnus, 20, cut from 'American Idol' The Associated Press
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Bret Michaels Undergoing Tests, Hopes To Resume Tour In Summer
MTV.com - - 3 hours ago
'We will then continue with all scheduled dates throughout the summer and fall,' a statement says. By Kelley L. Carter The cause of rocker Bret Michaels' brain hemorrhage from last week hasn't been discovered, but his return to the stage is already in ...
Bret Michaels: Is the Media Ignoring Good News on Purpose? Hollywoodnews.com
Canadiens Complete Comeback From 3-1 Deficit and Oust the Capitals
New York Times - - 58 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - When Alex Ovechkin finally found a way to shoot the puck past the steely Montreal goaltender Jaroslav Halak early in the third period, he was bathed in spotlights as he dashed across the ice and the capacity crowd roared.
Halak lifts Canadiens past Capitals 2-1 in Game 7 The Associated Press
Astros dig hole that they can't get out of against Reds
Houston Chronicle - - 25 minutes ago
Just when it seemed that the Astros were going down gently, with little fight, they awoke. But the hole they dug themselves early on proved too much to overcome as one bad inning and one critical error spelled doom for them on Wednesday ...
Reds 6, Astros 4 ESPN
Guthrie, Orioles rocked in 8-3 loss to Yankees
Baltimore Sun - - 12 minutes ago
The mistake-prone Jeremy Guthrie from last season had been noticeably absent through four starts, but he reappeared Wednesday night in time to wipe out the Orioles' hopes of building on an all-too modest winning ...
Sabathia leads Yankees over Orioles 8-3 The Associated Press
It's a sad day for Happy Meals in Santa Clara County
Los Angeles Times - - 19 hours ago
County officials vote to ban toys and other promotions that restaurants offer with high-calorie children's meals. By Sharon Bernstein, Los Angeles Times Happy Meal toys and other promotions that come with high-calorie children's meals will soon be ...
Santa Cruz County air quality rated among the best in the nation
San Jose Mercury News - - 1 hour ago
SANTA CRUZ - The air in Santa Cruz County is among the cleanest in the nation, according to a report released Wednesday by the American Lung Association.
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List of areas with worst, best air quality The Associated Press
Study finds many unpaid tasks in a primary-care doctor's workday
Washington Post - - 1 hour ago
In addition to seeing patients, a primary-care physician each day must address more than three dozen urgent but uncompensated tasks, according to a study that provides a rare, quantitative look into the mechanics of office practice.
Activists call foul on KFC bucket campaign
CNN - - 15 hours ago
Susan G. Komen for the Cure says partnering with KFC helps educate, treat cancer patients (CNN) -- Can chicken breasts help beat breast cancer?
More American Expatriates Give Up Citizenship
International Herald Tribune - - Apr 25, 2010
WASHINGTON - Amid mounting frustration over taxation and banking problems, small but growing numbers of overseas Americans are taking the weighty step of renouncing their citizenship.
Stephen Hawking: Humans Should Fear Aliens
Huffington Post (blog) - Apr 25, 2010
World renowned scientist Stephen Hawking believes extraterrestrial life almost certainly exists -- and humans should be extremely cautious about interacting with it.
NTSB: Pilot of plane had mere seconds to see rising helicopter
CNN - - 4 hours ago
Washington (CNN) -- The pilot of a small plane that collided with a sightseeing helicopter over New York's Hudson River last summer had scant seconds to see the helicopter as it rose to his altitude, but the plane pilot ...
Not Even in South Park?
New York Times - - Apr 25, 2010
Two months before 9/11, Comedy Central aired an episode of “South Park” entitled “Super Best Friends,” in which the cartoon show's foul-mouthed urchins sought assistance from an unusual team of superheroes.