Top StoriesElop Brings Knack for Software, Shaking Up Businesses to NokiaBusinessWeek - - 37 minutes ago Sept. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Stephen Elop, Nokia Oyj's new chief executive officer, brings a history of iconoclastic decisions that may benefit the Finnish mobile-phone maker as it competes with nimbler ... New CEO hopes to bring Nokia out of slump Minneapolis Star Tribune Elop's Exit Adds To Microsoft's Mounting Challenges Wall Street Journal Iran Halts Release of American Held for a YearNew York Times - - 56 minutes ago BEIRUT, Lebanon - Iran on Friday postponed the release of an American woman who has been detained along with two friends for more than a year, in an abrupt shift that suggested divisions within the Iranian government. Video: Iran Postpones US Woman Hiker's Release
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Obama defends economic initiatives Washington Post Stocks Gain Ground in Afternoon TradesTheStreet.com - - 5 hours ago NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Stocks strengthened in Friday afternoon trading with burgeoning investor optimism following the recent economic data so far keeping September's rally on track. Stocks continue September rally; Dow gains again The Associated Press Obama names Austan Goolsbee to chair White House Council of Economic AdvisersWashington Post - - 55 minutes ago These leaders have been a driving force behind the nation's economic policies since the financial crisis of 2008. By Lori Montgomery President Obama named Austan Goolsbee to chair the White House Council of Economic Advisers on Friday, choosing one of ... Economic Pick Signals Steady Course Wall Street Journal Guests for Sunday news shows The Associated Press Why Afghanistan has reacted so sharply to threat of Quran burningChristian Science Monitor - - 7 hours ago Afghanistan's history is replete with examples of insults against religion -- real or imagined -- fueling uprisings against foreign powers. Protests Against Quran Burning Threats Sweep Afghanistan Voice of America Quran burning threat fuels protests Aljazeera.net Proposed FAA regulations would enable pilots to get more sleepWashington Post - - 1 hour ago One pilot last slept in an airport lounge and the other took an overnight cross-country flight before they teamed up in the cockpit for a flight from Newark to Buffalo. Obama: Israeli-Palestinian peace talks might focus first on possible borderWashington Post - - 2 hours ago Muslims across the Middle East react to a Florida pastor's plan to burn Korans on September 11th. By Glenn Kessler President Obama on Friday signaled that Israeli and Palestinian negotiators might begin their peace talks by focusing on the potential ... Obama has urged Netanyahu to extend partial construction freeze Los Angeles Times Adobe Resumes Work on iPhone Flash ToolPC Magazine - - 3 hours ago In the wake of Apple's decision to relax restrictions on the tools its developers can use, Adobe announced that it would resume development on Flash for the iPhone. HEARD ON THE STREET: Apple Gets Paranoid About Android Wall Street Journal Twins blanked by Indians' CarmonaMLB.com - - 49 minutes ago CLEVELAND -- The Twins have figured out ways to win close games over the last couple weeks, but on Friday night they just couldn't manage to solve Indians right-hander Fausto Carmona. Gartner: Android & Symbian Tops in Smartphones by 2014The Mac Observer - - 2 hours ago Google's Android platform will have passed both Apple's iOS and Research In Motion's BlackBerry platforms to be the #2 smartphone platform by the end of 2010, according to new projections released by research firm Gartner. Google's Android leapfrogging over iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows San Jose Mercury News Android operating system is expected to surge past rivals Los Angeles Times Golfers criticize Cog Hill; Charlie Wi, Matt Kuchar leadLos Angeles Times - - 15 minutes ago Phil Mickelson, Stewart Cink are among those unhappy with the condition of the course after the second round of the BMW Championship. Kuchar Fights Off Illness for Share of Lead New York Times Yahoo Revamps Mail ServiceWall Street Journal - - 1 hour ago Yahoo Inc. is redesigning its email service to help stem a user decline and counter offerings from longtime rivals Microsoft Corp. Watch out Google, here comes Facebook Computerworld Federal stem cell funding wins temporary reprieveWashington Post - - 18 hours ago An appeals court Thursday allowed the federal government to resume funding human embryonic stem cell research while the court reviews whether it violates a ban by Congress on spending taxpayer money for experiments that ... NIH to resume funding stem cell research for now The Associated Press |
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