Vick finally finds taker, signs two-year deal to join EaglesUSA Today - - 2 hours ago
By Matthew Emmons, US Presswire By Nate Davis, USA TODAY Michael Vick, who spent 18 months in federal prison on dogfighting charges, returned to the NFL on Thursday, signing a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Put doubts aside: Vick signing works for Eagles SportingNews.com
Michael Vick Signs With Eagles Kansas City Star
Taiwan mudslide death toll risesBBC News - 40 minutes ago
More than 390 people are believed to have been buried alive in the village worst affected by a massive mudslide caused by Typhoon Morakot.
Video: Raw Video: Typhoon Survivors Pulled to Safety 
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Karzai Rival Tells Crowd Afghan Race Not OverNew York Times - - 28 minutes ago
By REUTERS MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai's main rival drew a huge crowd to a rally on Thursday but violence still loomed as a threat, with a former leader escaping an assassination attempt a week before the vote.
Karzai rival campaign wins momentum Aljazeera.net
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Myanmar official media on Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence
Xinhua - - 54 minutes ago
YANGON, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- An article in the name of Mahn Tha Sein published in the official newspaper New Light of Myanmar Friday about the court sentence on Aung San Suu Kyi said that he hopes the two sides turn to forgive and forget attitude with ...
US senator in Myanmar for meetings Aljazeera.net
France, Germany Fend Off Recession
Washington Post - - 3 hours ago
Spain and other European nations have yet to return to growth, but their economic contractions are moderating. (By Mikel Laburu -- Bloomberg News) By Anthony Faiola Fresh signs of a nascent economic recovery came from hard-hit Europe on Thursday, ...
Video: France and Germany report economic growth
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Europe Outlook Brightens Wall Street Journal
In Africa, Clinton Balances Criticism, Praise
Wall Street Journal - - 2 hours ago
NAIROBI, Kenya -- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, midway through her swing across Africa, on Monday met with Angola's President José Eduardo dos Santos, who has ruled the oil-rich country for the past three ...
Clinton Says Liberia Making Progress in Fighting Corruption Voice of America
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Controllers Suspended in Air Crash
Wall Street Journal - - 2 hours ago
The Federal Aviation Administration suspended two air traffic controllers in the wake of Saturday's fatal midair collision over the Hudson River, but the agency said their actions didn't contribute to the accident ...
Video: FAA: 2 Employees Investigated in Mid-air Crash
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'Ominous feeling' as California fire burns unchecked
CNN - 13 minutes ago
(CNN) -- Thousands of residents fled ahead of a raging wildfire near northern California's Santa Cruz Mountains, and one man said he had an "ominous feeling" as ashes descended on him.
Video: Growing Calif. Blaze Forces Thousands to Flee
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2400 people evacuated as wildfire grows San Francisco Chronicle
BART strike set for Monday
San Francisco Chronicle - - 12 minutes ago
BART train operators and station agents vowed to strike after regular service ends at midnight Sunday, which effectively would shut down the regional rail agency and force hundreds of thousands of Bay Area commuters to find alternate ways to travel ...
Roadshow: BART strike will have major impact on traffic San Jose Mercury News
San Francisco area rail union sets Monday strike The Associated Press
After Early Errors, Wal-Mart Thinks Locally to Act Globally
Wall Street Journal - - 2 hours ago
SÃO PAULO -- Having powered its way to the top in US retailing, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has struggled to extend its dominance across the globe.
Wal-Mart profit exceeds forecast, but revenue falls MiamiHerald.com
Retail Sales: How to Get Consumers Spending Again
BusinessWeek - - 7 hours ago
Consumers need more money in their pockets and confidence that the paychecks will keep coming. That might not be so easy, say economists By Esmé E. Deprez What will it take to get retail sales moving again?
Sony, Nintendo Lead Drop in US Video-Game Market Last Month
Bloomberg - - 2 hours ago
Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Sony Corp. and Nintendo Co. sales led a fifth-straight monthly decline in the US video-game market, adding to pressure to reduce prices for players as the consumers to cut spending on consoles ...
Videogame Industry Revenue Takes a Fall Wall Street Journal
Video game sales continue to slump in July MarketWatch
Zune HD gets the grand tour on video
CNET News - - 6 hours ago
We were lucky to have Microsoft's Brian Seitz visit us this past Tuesday to talk all about the Zune HD on the MP3 Insider podcast.
Microsoft's Zune HD Could Be Too Little, Too Late CNNMoney.com
Samsung camera keeps vanity in focus
Los Angeles Times - - 27 minutes ago
The DualView camera, due to hit stores next month, features view screens on the front and back. The idea is to simplify taking self-portraits for social networking sites.
Samsung TL225 Camera Sports 2 LCDs InformationWeek
Tear Down Those Office Walls, Microsoft
PC World - - 7 hours ago
My first reaction to Microsoft's Thursday announcement that it will release a new version of its Office suite for the Mac in 2010 can be summed up in one word: Why?
'District 9': In Many Ways, It's a Perfect 10
Washington Post - - 3 hours ago
Sci-fi thriller about the escalating tensions between humans and a secret race of aliens who have been relegated to living in South Africa's District 9. By John Anderson The poison that permeates the phenomenal "District 9" is the same toxin that has ...
Pieces of a movie Philadelphia Inquirer
'District 9' action-packed sci-fi ride Boston Herald
As teen musicals go, 'Bandslam' rocks
Boston Globe - - 39 minutes ago
Imagine the shock of “High School Musical'' fans, Disney Channel addicts, their parents, and their deeply unwilling older siblings who sit down for “Bandslam'' and are confronted with .
'Bandslam' truly rocks Boston Herald
Review: 'Bandslam' offbeat but tame teen comedy San Francisco Chronicle
Les Paul, guitar innovator, dies at 94
San Francisco Chronicle - - 4 hours ago
Les Paul, the virtuoso guitarist, entertainer and relentless innovator whose drive to produce the sounds he wanted from his recordings and instruments helped pave the way for rock 'n' roll, died Thursday.
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Guitar virtuoso Concord Monitor
Mickelson frets over his putts after opening-round 74
USA Today - - 26 minutes ago
By Charles Neibergall, AP By Jerry Potter, USA TODAY CHASKA, Minn. - Phil Mickelson went to the practice putting green, not the practice tee, after shooting 74 Thursday in the PGA Championship.
Woods, Harrington are up to speed in first round Boston Globe
Tiger roars out of the gate San Francisco Chronicle
Brady passes first test
Boston Herald - - 1 hour ago
PHILADELPHIA - Last night, we hoped to have an idea on how to answer the final pivotal question, to solve the last remaining mystery with respect to Tom Brady [stats]'s recovery from major knee surgery.
Passing grade Boston Globe
Two TD tosses show Brady is recovering well Kansas City Star
Michael Phelps uninjured in 2-vehicle crash
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
BALTIMORE - Michael Phelps was driving an SUV that collided with another car in Baltimore Thursday night, but the Olympic gold medal swimmer was not injured, police said.
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Obama to Take On Health-Care Critics
Washington Post - - 4 hours ago
The president is heading to town hall meetings in Montana and Colorado to discuss the administration's plans for health-care reform.
Schools prepare teachers to detect flu symptoms
Grand Junction Sentinel - - 1 hour ago
Vaccinations for the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, should be distributed and administered in Mesa County by mid-October, at its earliest date, according to Mesa County Health Department ...
The young are first in line for H1N1 flu shot The Union Leader
Mutation Tied to Need for Less Sleep Is Discovered
New York Times - - 6 hours ago
Researchers have found a genetic mutation in two people who need far less sleep than average, a discovery that might open the door to understanding human sleep patterns and lead to treatments for insomnia and other sleep disorders.
6 hours of sleep? It's not enough USA Today
Gene Cuts Need for Sleep WebMD
Bill Clinton: The Time Is Now
New York Times - - 1 hour ago
AP Bill Clinton speaking Thursday night to the Netroots convention PITTSBURGH - At times fiery with his familiar finger-pointing repeatedly jabbing the air, former President Bill Clinton implored an audience of bloggers and activists ...
Bill Clinton: GOP promotes fear over health care The Associated Press
Exxon to pay $600000 fine over birds
Boston Globe - 2 hours ago
By Bloomberg News WASHINGTON - Exxon Mobil Corp. , the largest US oil company, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Denver to violating a law protecting migratory birds and agreed to pay $600000, the Justice Department said.
ExxonMobil pleads guilty to killing protected birds Los Angeles Times
Heads up | ExxonMobil pleads guilty to bird law violations Kansas City Star
Cheney vs. Bush: Former Vice President Writing Tell-All Memoir
ABC News - - 5 hours ago
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, left, and former President George W. Bush are seen in these file... On cable news and in speeches, he has, more than any other member of the Bush administration, vigorously defended his legacy.
Cheney vs. Bush New Yorker