North Korea Sentences 2 US Journalists to 12 YearsVoice of America - 1 hour ago
By VOA News North Korea's state news agency says a court has sentenced two female American journalists to 12 years of hard labor.
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UKIP targets assembly electionsBBC News - 25 minutes ago
The UK Independence Party says it will now target seats in the Welsh Assembly after securing its first MEP in Wales. The party took 12.8% on the vote in Wales, up 2.3% on last time and enough to send candidate John Bufton to Brussels as one of four ...
UK's Brown Pressured As Labour Polls 3rd In Europe Ballot Wall Street Journal
SCENARIOS - After election, what next for Lebanon?Reuters - 7 hours ago
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A US-backed alliance of Lebanese factions successfully defended its parliamentary majority in an election on Sunday, defeating an alliance including the Iranian- and Syrian-backed Hezbollah.
Counting under way in Lebanon poll Aljazeera.net
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Conservatives score wins in EU parliament voting
The Associated Press - 48 minutes ago
BRUSSELS (AP) - Right-leaning parties hailed European Parliament victories as a vote against stimulus spending and corporate bailouts, pledging Monday to forge ahead with conservative approaches to the economic crisis.
Crews find more bodies from Air France crash
Reuters - 7 hours ago
By Fernando Exman and Tim Hepher RECIFE, Brazil/PARIS (Reuters) - Searchers found 15 more bodies from a crashed Air France jet on Sunday and retrieved a large amount of debris from the plane that plunged into the Atlantic ocean in the worst air ...
Video: Brazil Finds 3 More Bodies Near Jet Crash Site
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15 from Air France flight recovered Atlanta Journal Constitution
Frantic parents rammed cars into burning day care
CNN International - 2 hours ago
HERMOSILLO, Mexico (CNN) -- Parents in northern Mexico on Sunday began to bury the children who died in a horrific day-care fire as Mexican authorities raised the death toll from the blaze to 41.
Death Toll Reaches 41 in Fire at Day Care Center in Mexico New York Times
Fire at day care center kills 40 San Francisco Chronicle
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Details of Calif.'s proposed social service cuts
San Jose Mercury News - 13 hours ago
By AP Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed eliminating or severely cutting spending for non-federally mandated social programs for the poor, elderly and disabled.
The Conversation: Governor: 'Everything' is on the table Sacramento Bee
Mini Ethanol Brewer Gets Governor's Blessing Domestic Fuel
Jill Duman: Until computers rule courtrooms, human beings will do
Sacramento Bee - 1 hour ago
By Jill Duman In the not-so-distant past, I worked as a reporter for a newspaper intended for legal professionals. One of the best parts of the job was interviewing judges for the written profiles we published each week.
For Sotomayor and Thomas, Paths Diverge at Race New York Times
Short takes: Sonia Sotomayor StarNewsOnline.com
10 immigrants killed in SUV crash
Atlanta Journal Constitution - 16 minutes ago
Ten undocumented immigrants “stacked like wood” in the back of a sport utility vehicle crammed with at least 22 people were killed when the driver lost control and rolled over on a remote southern Arizona highway, authorities in Sonoita, Ariz.
10 Die in Arizona Crash New York Times
Air New Zealand Expects Travel Demand to Fall 10%, Fyfe Says
Bloomberg - 24 minutes ago
By Angus Whitley June 8 (Bloomberg) -- Air New Zealand Ltd., the nation's biggest airline, expects travel demand to fall 10 percent in the next fiscal year as the global recession cuts leisure and business trips.
Airlines 'to lose $9bn' as they fight to survive recession guardian.co.uk
Chrysler-Fiat to head to Supreme Court
CNNMoney.com - 12 minutes ago
Troubled automaker moves closer to deal with Italian company, but Indiana pension funds appeal to Supreme Court in last attempt to stay sale.
Video: Opponents Move to Block Chrysler-Fiat Deal
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High Court Asked to Delay Fiat Deal Wall Street Journal
Barclays Gets Other Offers For Its iShares, BGI Ops
Wall Street Journal - 11 minutes ago
By Vladimir Guevarra Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--UK bank Barclays PLC (BCS) said Monday it has received additional proposals for its iShares business and the broader Barclays Global Investors unit that owns it, including from BlackRock ...
Barclays says has had iShares, BGI proposals MarketWatch
Enterprise Apps May Flourish With iPhone 3.0 Software
InformationWeek - 18 minutes ago
The anticipated addition of push-notification and in-app purchases is expected to lead to a new grade of business-grade apps for the iPhone.
Apple's annual developers conference: Don't expect a new iPhone San Jose Mercury News
Apple's CEO Conundrum BusinessWeek
Migrate Your Palm OS Data to the Palm Pre
PC Magazine - 3 hours ago
If you're a Palm Treo, Centro, or PDA loyalist, here's how to move your life over to the Palm Pre. by Jamie Lendino Whether you're a Palm person or not, you've probably been salivating for months now over the Pre's slick design, slide-out QWERTY ...
Much Awaited Palm Pre Launched Techtree.com
Palm Pre Draws Crowds, but Less Hubbub Than iPhone New York Times
Google Founders' Mentor Dies
Techtree.com - 2 hours ago
Rajeev Motwani, a Stanford University computer science professor, who played a mentor to Google founders' Sergey Brin and Larry Page, died in a swimming accident at his home in Palo Alto, California on June 5. Motwani, 47, is survived by his wife Asha ...
Investigation pending on death of Stanford computer science ... San Jose Mercury News
The Tonys had all the right moves, from the speeches to the ...
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
By ROBERT LLOYD, Television Critic There is something stubbornly old-fashioned about the Tony Awards, the 63rd edition of which was broadcast Sunday night over CBS.
A Big Night for Broadway, and Especially for Billy New York Times
`Billy Elliot' wins 10 Tonys; `Carnage' best play The Associated Press
Television Review | 'Nurse Jackie'
New York Times - 3 hours ago
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Falco tries humor in 'Nurse Jackie' Chicago Tribune
'The Hangover' leaves 'Land of the Lost' feeling dizzy
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
Ralph Nelson / AP Will Ferrell stars with Danny McBride and Anna Friel in “Land of the Lost,” which took in only $19.5 million at the box office and is likely to be a money loser.
'Hangover' Rages, as 'Land of the Lost' Thuds New York Times
Is America over Will Ferrell? msnbc.com
History is against teams trailing 0-2 in finals
SI.com - 29 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) -History, not just the Los Angeles Lakers, is against the Orlando Magic. Only three teams have ever come back from an 0-2 deficit to win the NBA finals.
Magic had good play, but a bad shot by Courtney Lee Boston Herald
Magic show improvement in Game 2 but still lose FOXSports.com
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Atlanta Journal Constitution - 16 minutes ago
6 Men who have won the career Grand Slam (all four major tennis tournaments: Wimbledon, French Open, Australian Open and US Open) are Roger Federer, Andre Agassi, Rod Laver, Fred Perry, Don Budge and Roy Emerson.
Wait off shoulders at last for Federer Chicago Tribune
GIANTS 3, MARLINS 2 Lucky to leave with win
San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour ago
There are some games a team should lose out of principle. Sunday night's qualified for the Giants. That they beat the Marlins 3-2 was a testament to the determination and skill of Tim Lincecum and a good bullpen, plus a third-base coach who is allergic ...
Giants' Tim Lincecum wins again Los Angeles Times
Lincecum maintains unbeaten streak as Giants edge Marlins Sports Network
Democrats stoke grassroots US healthcare campaign
Reuters - 2 hours ago
By Carey Gillam KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 8 (Reuters) - From a living room in Kansas to a bagel shop in New York to an Alabama church, Democrats have started mobilizing support for President Barack Obama's healthcare reform plans.
The Caucus Bipartisan Health Bill Is Possible, Leaders Say New York Times
Confirmed A/H1N1 flu cases continue to rise worldwide
Xinhua - 3 hours ago
BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Influenza A/H1N1 continued to spread on Sunday and Monday with more confirmed cases reported worldwide.
Fourth confirmed swine flu case BBC News
China Quarantines New Orleans Mayor Nagin on Swine Flu Concerns
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
By Bloomberg News June 8 (Bloomberg) -- New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was quarantined in Shanghai yesterday after another passenger on his flight was suspected by Chinese authorities of having swine flu.
Video: New Orleans Mayor Quarantined in China
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US mayor quarantined in Shanghai BBC News
Iran's yr/yr inflation falls to 15 pct - central bank
guardian.co.uk - 1 hour ago
TEHRAN, June 8 (Reuters) - Iran's annual inflation rate fell to 15 percent in May, the central bank said, continuing a downward trend days before an election where reformists are challenging President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's economic record.
Old Port on a roll at festival
Kennebec Journal - 4 hours ago
BY ANN S. KIM 06/08/2009 PORTLAND -- Mayor Jill Duson studied the yellow measuring tape and the sandwich next to it. "Let's look at it, think it over," she said to her fellow judge.
Giant lobster roll rolls into Portland, Maine The Associated Press
Hanover Park reeling from spate of homicides
Chicago Tribune - 8 hours ago
By Liam Ford and Azam Ahmed | Tribune reporters A spate of killings in recent days has set Hanover Park officials on edge as the suburb is faced with another possible homicide after two murders in as many days.
Recent violence clouding progress in Hanover Park Chicago Daily Herald