To cover both wars, Senate passes $91.3B billThe Associated Press - 38 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate is backing President Barack Obama's efforts to ramp up the war in Afghanistan, granting his request for $91.3 billion for military and diplomatic operations there and in Iraq.
Afghan war funding gets Senate OK Chicago Tribune
UN in $543m Pakistan aid appealBBC News - 1 hour ago
The UN has appealed for a total of $543m in humanitarian aid to help more than 1.5 million people displaced by fighting in north-west Pakistan.
UN seeks $543 million for Pakistan war refugees The Associated Press
4 Accused of Bombing Plot at Bronx SynagoguesNew York Times - 4 hours ago
By AL BAKER and JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ David Williams, one of the men arrested in an alleged terrorism plot, was escorted by federal agents from 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan.
Details emerge of alleged terror plot Austin American-Statesman
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Obama and Cheney in a duel for hearts and minds
Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago
Speeches by the president and former vice president represent the latest round in a large and fast-changing fight for the public's confidence on national security.
SPIN METER: Obama vs. Cheney The Associated Press
UN chief to urge humanitarian access in Sri Lanka
AFP - 28 minutes ago
COLOMBO (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon is to arrive in Sri Lanka on a 24-hour mission to press for unrestricted humanitarian access to an estimated 280000 civilians displaced by the war on Tamil rebels.
UN official calls for Sri Lanka reconciliation The Associated Press
Iran's Missile Test: A Message to Obama and Netanyahu
TIME - 1 hour ago
By Tony Karon Friday, May. 22, 2009 This image from Iranian Al-Alam TV shows what the station said was the test-firing of a new medium-range missile, Sejil-2, at an undisclosed location.
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House Panel Passes Limit on Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
Washington Post - 5 hours ago
By David A. Fahrenthold A bill to create the first national limit on greenhouse-gas emissions was approved by a House committee yesterday after a week of late-night debates that cemented the shift of climate change from rhetorical jousting to a subject ...
House Panel Clears Plan to Cut Greenhouse Gases Wall Street Journal
Memorial Day weekend events
Allentown Morning Call - 31 minutes ago
Fountain Hill American Legion Post 406, memorial service, 1:30 pm, Fountain Hill Plot, next to Little League field. State Rep. Joseph F. Brennan will be guest speaker.
Memorial Day Services York News-Times
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Coast Guard suspends search for survivors in helicopter crash
CNN International - 57 minutes ago
(CNN) -- The Coast Guard suspended its search Thursday for two crewmembers of a Navy helicopter that went down Tuesday in the waters off Southern California.
Poway man among crew of downed helicopter San Diego Union Tribune
Rescue efforts halted for downed Navy helicopter; five dead are ... Los Angeles Times
BankUnited sold to private equity
BBC News - 29 minutes ago
Private equity firms paid $900m (£568m) to rescue the bank, whose closure will cost the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp $4.9bn. BankUnited, the largest bank in Florida, had about $13bn of assets and $8.6 billion of deposits.
Regulators Seize and Sell Florida's Biggest Regional Bank New York Times
US to work with GM ahead of June 1 deadline
Reuters - 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has no plans to push General Motors Corp into bankruptcy next week and the outcome of the automaker's restructuring efforts may not be known until a June 1 deadline, a source familiar with the situation ...
US Reportedly Steering GM to Bankruptcy TheStreet.com
US to Steer GM Toward Bankruptcy Washington Post
British Airways Posts 375 Million-Pound Loss on Travel Slump
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Steve Rothwell May 22 (Bloomberg) -- British Airways Plc, Europe's third- largest carrier, reported its first full-year loss since 2002 as passenger traffic slumped amid the global recession and the airline's fuel bill rose.
British Airways reports loss as fares fall MarketWatch
BA nosedives into massive losses BBC News
NASA waits for dry weather to bring shuttle home
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA is waiting for a break in Florida's rainy weather so the space shuttle Atlantis can return home on schedule.
Atlantis ready to return to Earth BBC News
Shuttle Crew Prepares for Return Trip New York Times
Apple tablet speculation rekindled in Wall Street report
San Francisco Chronicle - 3 hours ago
The rumor that Apple is preparing for 2010 a tablet-like netbook with a 7- to 10-inch multi-touch screen and a price tag of less than $700 has gained a new lease on life, based on a Wall Street analyst?
Apple Could Find Healthy Market For $700 Touch-Screen Tablet InformationWeek
Apple Tablet Coming in 2010? PC World
Microsoft Withdraws Request For Antitrust Hearing
CNNMoney.com - 21 minutes ago
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) has withdrawn its request for an oral hearing to respond to antitrust charges that it abused its market position in keeping rivals out of the Internet browser markets, the European Commission said Friday.
Marketers weigh in on cachet of 'American Idol' finalists
USA Today - 8 hours ago
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"Terminator Salvation" opens strong
Reuters - 2 hours ago
By Carl DiOrio LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The witching hour was anything but a horror show for "Terminator Salvation.
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'Terminator' vs. 'Museum' in battle of the box office
Los Angeles Times - 3 hours ago
Ben Stiller portrays museum guard Larry Daley in "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian." The film is expected to gross more than $80 million over the Memorial Day weekend.
Review: 'Night at the Museum,' the sequel, is not a night to remember San Jose Mercury News
PR Victory May Be at Hand, But Creatively, 'Battle' Is Lost Washington Post
Nuggets play role reversal with Lakers
FOXSports.com - 1 hour ago
by Todd Behrendt Todd Behrendt is deputy managing editor for FOXSports.com. He also writes frequently on the stranger side of sports on his blog, The Weird World of Sports.
Suddenly, Kobe vs. LeBron Final Doesn't Seem Inevitable Washington Post
Padres' Peavy rejects deal
San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour ago
AP Jake Peavy turned down a trade to the Chicago White Sox, choosing Thursday to remain in the National League. The Padres and White Sox had reached an agreement, but needed the 2007 Cy Young Award winner to waive his no-trade clause.
Chicago White Sox take a pounding Boston Herald
Bay's early homer steers Sox to sweep
Boston Globe - 2 hours ago
By Amalie Benjamin Because of the lights in right field, Jason Bay couldn't see what happened to the ball he lofted in the direction of the Blue Jays' Alex Rios.
Everything going Jason Bay's way Boston Herald
Study Detects Flu Immunity in Older People
Washington Post - 5 hours ago
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Santa Clara County reports 14 more probable cases of swine flu San Jose Mercury News
Key events in the case of Daniel Hauser
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January: Complaining of shortness of breath, Daniel visits the family doctor in Sleepy Eye, who refers him to Children's Hospital in Minneapolis.
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Chicago Tribune - 1 hour ago
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Four more schools closing due to swine flu concerns Boston Globe
EU should lend Ukraine money: Medvedev
AFP - 28 minutes ago
KHABAROVSK, Russia (AFP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev urged the European Union to lend Ukraine money he said Kiev needed to meet its gas payment obligations.
Fighting rocks Somali capital
Washington Post - 22 minutes ago
By Abdi Sheikh and Abdi Guled MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali government forces attacked rebel strongholds in Mogadishu on Friday, triggering battles across the capital that killed at least 11 people.
Deadly clashes in Somali capital Aljazeera.net
New Indian cabinet to be sworn in
BBC News - 1 hour ago
Manmohan Singh is set to be sworn in at the head of a new Indian government in the capital, Delhi. Mr Singh will be taking charge for a second term, only the second PM after Jawaharlal Nehru to be returned to power after a full five-year term.
Manmohan Singh to be sworn in for second term Reuters India