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Stocks, Oil Drop on US, Europe Growth Concern; Euro RalliesBusinessWeek - - 47 minutes ago May 21 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks around the world plunged and commodities slumped as reports cast doubts on the strength of the US economic recovery and European leaders struggled to contain the region's debt crisis. Stocks dive on world economic worries Cincinnati.com Fear spikes, stocks tank CNNMoney Senate approves historic overhaul of financial regulationWashington Post - - 40 minutes ago The Senate approved a far-reaching financial regulation bill Thursday evening, paving the way for enactment of the most extensive reworking of financial oversight in generations and a second major legislative victory of the year for ... Senate is poised to vote on overhaul of financial regulations Los Angeles Times Intel chief Blair announces resignationReuters - - 55 minutes ago Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair delivers a speech on ''the future of the US intelligence community'' to the US Chamber of Commerce National Security Task Force in Washington July 22, 2009. Intelligence chief stepping down after rocky tenure Los Angeles Times |
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US officials urge measured response in attack on North Korean warship
Washington Post - - 4 hours ago
Seoul's dramatic accusation this week that North Korea torpedoed one of its warships, killing 46 sailors, sets up what could be one of the most combustible situations in the peninsula in years -- one that could force South Korea and ...
Pentagon won't say ship sinking is an act of war The Associated Press
Iran sanctions likely to be delayed
Jerusalem Post - - 53 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - The progress on getting an Iran sanctions resolution through the UN Security Council will likely delay approval of unilateral US sanctions pending in Congress, members have told The ...
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America's new 'dual track' approach to Iran nuclear program Christian Science Monitor
Thai banks, businesses count cost of deadly protests
Reuters - - 3 hours ago
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Banks were set on fire. A major department store nearly collapsed. The stock exchange was attacked. Tourists were trapped in hotels.
Video: Thailand Mops Up After Protest Quelled
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Bangkok Grows Calm, but Social Divisions Remain New York Times
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EPA Orders Use of Milder Dispersant; Scientists Fear Extensive Damage
Wall Street Journal - - 1 hour ago
AP NEW ORLEANS—Federal and local officials stepped up their criticism of BP PLC Thursday as the oil company's own data suggested that far more than 5000 barrels a day of crude is leaking into the Gulf ...
Agency Orders Use of a Less Toxic Chemical in Gulf New York Times
EPA demands a less toxic dispersant in Gulf spill The Associated Press
Rand Paul comments about civil rights stir controversy
Washington Post - - 16 minutes ago
Two days after becoming the newest symbol of "tea party" politics, Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul of Kentucky thrust himself, his party and the movement into an uncomfortable conversation about the federal ...
Tea Party Pick Causes Uproar on Civil Rights New York Times
Tea Party Candidiate Faces Civil Rights Controversy Los Angeles Times
White House Gate Crashers Return To The Scene
Los Angeles Times - 48 minutes ago
Washington -- Infamous party crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi may not have finagled their way into Wednesday's state dinner, but they didn't exactly steer clear of the event either.
Video: State Dinner Crashers Stopped Near White House
The Associated Press
The Associated Press
Oil Industry Recommends New Offshore Safety Measures
Wall Street Journal - - 1 hour ago
An oil-industry task force is planning to recommend major changes to offshore safety procedures in the wake of the disastrous blowout of a BP PLC oil well in the Gulf of Mexico last month, according to a draft report.
Video: Congressman: Oil Leak Estimate 'Dead Wrong'
The Associated Press
The Associated Press
Obama takes tougher line on oil spill The Guardian
Electric Car Agreement for Toyota and Tesla
New York Times - - 46 minutes ago
In a press conference late Thursday in Palo Alto, Calif., attended by Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla Motors, and Akio Toyoda, the president of the Toyota Motor Corporation, the companies announced they would cooperate on the ...
Toyota to Acquire $50 Million Stake in Tesla Motors BusinessWeek
Dell 1Q Net Jumps 52% On Higher Sales; Shares Slide
Wall Street Journal - - 3 hours ago
Dell Inc.'s (DELL) fiscal first-quarter profit improved 52% as shipments jumped and revenue grew in each product segment, although margins again fell.
Dell fiscal 1Q net income jumps 52 percent The Associated Press
Calling on Sony and Others, Google Makes a TV Move
New York Times - - 59 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO - Google recruited a solid lineup of high-tech companies on Thursday to help it introduce Google TV, a new service that merges the predictable world of television programming with the more chaotic expanse of the Web.
Google TV aims to bring order to programming chaos Los Angeles Times
Google TV focuses on the big picture San Francisco Chronicle
Scientists Create Synthetic Organism
Wall Street Journal - - 25 minutes ago
Heralding a potential new era in biology, scientists for the first time have created a synthetic cell, completely controlled by man-made genetic instructions, researchers at the private J. Craig Venter Institute announced Thursday.
Scientists create cell based on man-made genetic instructions Washington Post
Artificially created cell called a scientific feat Los Angeles Times
Free speech vs. hate speech on Facebook
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By Helen AS Popkin Despite its 400 million-plus active users, Facebook seems like it could really use a friend. Four senators are demanding the Federal Trade Commission do something over the social network site's increasingly open ...
Pakistan Blocks YouTube, 450 Web Links in Crackdown BusinessWeek
Lohan faces arrest after missing court date
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
BEVERLY HILLS (Reuters) - Lindsay Lohan on Thursday had a representative post bail, resulting in authorities lifting an order for the actress to be arrested for missing a probation hearing because she was in France.
Warrant Is Issued For Lohan's Arrest New York Times
Lindsay Lohan No Longer Facing Arrest People Magazine
Bret Michaels suffers 'warning stroke'
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Bret Michaels has suffered what doctors call a "warning stroke," or a transient ischemic attack, according to his Web site.
Bret Michaels hospitalized after 'warning stroke' The Associated Press
Bret Michaels back in hospital, suffers 'warning stroke' The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
'Shrek Forever After': No roar, no more
USA Today - - 6 minutes ago
Once upon a time, in a kingdom far, far away, there was an endearing ogre, an adorable donkey and a slew of storybook characters come to witty life.
Review: 'Shrek Forever After' San Francisco Chronicle
Disgraced Rider Admits Doping, and Implicates Top US Cyclists
New York Times - - 20 minutes ago
Floyd Landis riding past the Arc de Triomphe on his way to victory in the 2006 Tour de France. By JULIET MACUR VISALIA, Calif. - The cyclist Floyd Landis once was a commanding presence at the Tour of California, an eight-day race that started last ...
Armstrong crashes, gets stitches The Associated Press
Celtics and the Lakers Try Not to Look Ahead
New York Times - - 36 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES - The question, after the Lakers had rolled to their second consecutive victory against the defenseless Suns, came from Lamar Odom's left.
Suns head home looking for defensive answers against Lakers' scoring machine The Canadian Press
Jordan Farmar provides a fourth-quarter spark for Lakers Los Angeles Times
Hawks pressing edge on line changes
Chicago Tribune - - 1 hour ago
Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville and his Sharks counterpart Todd McLellan have been matching wits as they try to get their preferred matchups on the ice during the NHL's Western Conference finals.
Sharks' challenge: Keeping their cool Chicago Daily Herald
Blackhawks' Bolland a bother for Sharks' top line The Associated Press
Study Finds Certain Drugs Can Keep Some Forms of Cancer in Remission Longer
New York Times - - 1 hour ago
Using certain anticancer drugs for years at a time can help keep some types of cancer in remission longer, doctors reported Thursday.
Ovarian cancer screening shows promise in study The Associated Press
'Autism Diet' May Not Improve Symptoms
WebMD - - 16 hours ago
May 19, 2010 --The so-called autism diet -- a gluten-free, casein-free eating plan -- does not appear to improve the symptoms of children with the group of neurodevelopmental disorders known as autism spectrum disorder or ASD, ...
Congressional report prompts fear and anger over lead in DC water
Washington Post - - 39 minutes ago
Federal and local political leaders, DC parents and health advocates reacted yesterday with a mixture of anger and fear to news that a federal agency misled them about the harm that lead in the District's water had caused -- and ...
Report: CDC used bad data to judge DC water safety The Associated Press
Harry Jaffe: Lead in DC water is a public health disaster Washington Examiner
Marijuana Fuels a New Kitchen Culture
New York Times - - May 18, 2010
By KIM SEVERSON EVEN preschool teachers unwind with a round of drinks now and then. But in professional kitchens, where the hours are long, the pace intense and the goal is to deliver pleasure, the need to blow off steam has long involved substances ...
I'm a criminal and so are you
CNN - - May 19, 2010
Editor's note: America's 300 million-plus people are declaring their identity in the 2010 Census this year. This piece is part of a special series on CNN.
The Limbaugh Victory
New York Times - - May 19, 2010
THERE are many theories for why very conservative Republicans seem to be doing so well lately, taking their party's Senate nominations in Florida, Kentucky and Utah, and beating Democrats head-to-head in Massachusetts, New Jersey and ...
Ex-Hacker Adrian Lamo Institutionalized for Asperger's
Wired News - - 2 hours ago
Last month Adrian Lamo, a man once hunted by the FBI, did something contrary to his nature. He picked up a payphone outside a Northern California supermarket and called the cops.
Nation remains vulnerable, 9/11 commission chiefs say
CNN - - 20 hours ago
Washington (CNN) -- Almost six years after issuing a landmark report on terrorism, the heads of the 9/11 Commission on Wednesday expressed frustration that more progress hasn't been made on several of the commission's key ...