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Obama announces BP's $20B compensation fundUSA Today - 12 minutes ago By Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images By Brendan Smialowsk, Getty Images President Obama announced Wednesday that energy giant BP will finance a $20 billion fund to compensate people whose livelihoods have been damaged by the devastating oil spill in the ... Video: Raw Video: BP Officials Arrive at White House 
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US announces unilateral Iran sanctions
Los Angeles Times - - 1 hour ago
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner unveils a list of Iranian organizations and individuals to be targeted in an effort to isolate Iran from the international financial sector.
US extends sanctions list aimed at Iran's nukes The Associated Press
US adds new sanctions aimed at Iran's nuclear program CNN International
Gaza flotilla raid: Will it change Turkey's regional role?
Christian Science Monitor - - 2 hours ago
Anger with Israel over the Gaza flotilla raid, which ended in the deaths of nine Turkish activists, has illustrated the difficulty of Turkey's effort to bridge East and West.
Goods Flow into Gaza Despite Israeli Blockade Voice of America
French flash floods kill 20
CNN International - - 1 hour ago
By the CNN Wire Staff Paris, France (CNN) -- Flash floods killed at least 20 people in the southern French region of Var, French authorities said Wednesday.
Video: Floods in France Leave 15 Dead, 12 Missing
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Amy Bishop charged with murder for 1986 shooting of her brother
Boston Globe - - 3 hours ago
CANTON -- Amy Bishop has been charged with murder for the 1986 shotgun slaying of her 18-year-old brother in their Braintree home, Norfolk District Attorney William R. Keating said this afternoon.
Ala. prof charged in brother's 1986 shooting death The Associated Press
Lawmaker asks state police to probe SC primary
The Associated Press - - 24 minutes ago
COLUMBIA, SC - South Carolina state police should investigate how the unemployed winner of the state's Democratic US Senate primary paid his filing fee of more than $10000, after claiming indigency and being appointed a public defender to represent him ...
Greene incompetent, but better than DeMint The Gamecock
SC Democrats To Deliberate Mystery Nominee's Fate Vermont Public Radio
Feds: Woman took 506 pounds of pot to Ohio on jet
The Associated Press - - 3 hours ago
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A California woman traveling with a bodyguard on a private jet was arrested at an Ohio airport with 506 pounds of marijuana stashed in 13 suitcases, federal authorities said.
Apple selling unlocked iPhones in the UK, France, and Canada
Ars Technica - 1 hour ago
By Iljitsch van Beijnum | Last updated June 16, 2010 3:58 PM If you buy an iPhone 4 or 3GS from Apple in the US or another country where the iPhone is only available on a single mobile network, that iPhone will only work with the carrier in question.
Fannie, Freddie Delisting Signals Firms Have No Value
Wall Street Journal - - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--The regulator for Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) ordered them to voluntarily delist their shares from US stock exchanges Wednesday, underscoring that the once-mighty mortgage behemoths ...
BP's Hayward Says Multiple Failures Led to Gulf Spill
BusinessWeek - - 13 minutes ago
(Adds Waxman letter in fourth paragraph. See {SPILL } for more on the oil spill.) By Jeff Plungis and Jim Snyder June 16 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward said multiple failures led to the explosion at a Gulf of Mexico well ...
Oil has become the new tobacco Financial Times
Nintendo sees life yet in the Wii
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
Attendees wait in line at the Nintendo display at the E3 Media & Business Summit in Los Angeles on June 15, 2010. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd, confident that its Wii will stand up against rivals Microsoft Corp and Sony Corp, says it feels ...
Video: E3 2010 Nintendo 3DS LAUNCH BREAKING NEWS
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Faster Forward: At E3, Nintendo woos gamers Washington Post
San Francisco Approves Cellphone Radiation Law
PC World - 2 hours ago
Graphic: Diego AguirrePreferring to err on the side of caution, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted 10-1 to require cell phone makers to post notices in their stores with details on the level of radiation each model emits.
Supes back posting of cell phone emission levels San Francisco Chronicle
SF Law Puts Cellphone Radiation Info Front and Center TechNewsWorld
Sony Playstation: The Kitchen Sink Approach Continues
PC World - 9 hours ago
Sony pumps up 3D and improved motion control technology with its Playstation 3 game console at E3. Marketing taglines usually serve as little more than memory triggers, but there's actually some truth to Sony's claim that the Playstation "only does ...
Sony announces $200 PS3-friendly sound bar CNET (blog)
Why Did Megan Fox And Brian Austin Green Call Off First Engagement?
MTV.com - - 1 hour ago
On Wednesday (June 16), Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green confirmed they were giving engagement another try, after calling off their first betrothal in February 2009.
Megan Fox Is Engaged… Again Access Hollywood
EXCLUSIVE: Megan Fox Is Engaged Again! Us Magazine
Chris Klein -- Animal Group Furious Over DUI
TMZ.com (blog) - 38 minutes ago
An animal rights group is unleashing on Chris Klein over his DUI arrest this morning -- claiming nobody should ever drive around wasted ... especially when a pet is on board. TMZ spoke with a rep for the group "In Defense of Animals" -- who tells us, ...
Chris Klein Arrested For DUI MTV.com
AirTran adds 'Harry Potter 1' to USA's line-up of unique aircraft designs
USA Today - - 8 hours ago
Yes, that's Harry Potter's wand on the side of an AirTran Boeing 717. The airline officially unveiled its "Harry Potter 1" aircraft this morning, part of a promotional effort between AirTran and Universal Orlando Resort's ...
Orlando Philharmonic welcomes Harry Potter with John Williams Orlando Sentinel
Desperate teams should make for epic Game 7
FOXSports.com - 1 hour ago
In a series that has been completely unpredictable, there was a certain inevitability to Tuesday night's outcome as if the NBA Finals were destined to go the distance.
Video: Lakers Force Game 7 With Rout of Celtics
The Associated Press
The Associated Press
No doubts for Celtics fans facing 7th game Boston Globe
Kragthorpe: Utah-BYU split will make rivalry stronger
Salt Lake Tribune - - 26 minutes ago
Moving to this level of college football is evidence that a program that only occasionally lived up to its potential in the previous century truly has arrived in 2010.
Utah invited to join Pac-10 Sports Network
Utah receives invite to join the Pac-10 The Associated Press
World Cup 2010: Uruguay beats South Africa, 3-0
Washington Post - - 1 hour ago
PRETORIA -- All day long families cooked in Soweto so they could celebrate together in victory or weep together over a loss following South Africa's all-important match against two-time World Cup champion Uruguay.
Video: Flowers Laid to Mark Soweto Uprising
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Flibanserin Failure: Female Viagra Drug Disappoints
U.S. News & World Report - - 5 minutes ago
A new drug designed to boost sexual desire in women is controversial for some and eagerly awaited by others, but it's hit a potentially serious snag.
Boehringer Sex Pill May Not Aid Women, FDA Staff Say BusinessWeek
In U.S., 15 percent lack health insurance: survey
Reuters - - 3 hours ago
Victoria Will (L) has her blood pressure checked by nurse practitioner Sapana Patel during a routine physical in New York in this March 22, 2010 file photo.
More Adults Uninsured MedPage Today
US to invest $250M to boost ranks of health-care providers
Washington Post - - 48 minutes ago
In an attempt to address the nation's health-care workforce shortage, US Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday that the government will invest $250 million in programs to increase the number of doctors, ...
The Bad News About ObamaCare Keeps Piling Up Wall Street Journal
$250 million marked for primary-care training ModernHealthcare.com
Making the most of 'The Hangover'
CNN - - Jun 14, 2010
A year ago, the low-budget comedy about three groomsmen trying to recall a wild night in Las Vegas and find their missing pal (the groom) -- made with a mostly little-known cast and a dependable director (Todd Phillips, ...
'Shady' porn site practices put visitors at risk
BBC News - Jun 11, 2010
Visitors to porn sites are at serious risk of being exploited by cyber criminals, a study has suggested. It found that many sites harboured malware or used "shady" practices to squeeze money out of their visitors.
After the oil spill
Los Angeles Times - - 15 hours ago
Disturbing trends from the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska are being repeated in the Gulf of Mexico disaster. After spending around half a billion dollars, scientists paid by the government to study the Exxon Valdez oil spill over the last two decades ...
Woman accused of using cruise line job for burglaries
CNN - - Jun 11, 2010
Miami, Florida (CNN) -- A former Royal Caribbean Cruise Line employee has been arrested and charged with burglarizing the homes of 24 vacationers who were spending time at sea.
Hummus Catches On in America (as Long as It's Flavored)
New York Times - - Jun 15, 2010
Fatima Wadi with her sons, Majdi, left, and Samer at Holy Land, their store. Its flavored hummus is sold in the Midwest, but the family plans wider distribution.