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At Least 200 Die as Quake Hits Indonesia IslandNew York Times - - 27 minutes ago
Dita Alangkara/AP Residents walked through an area damaged by the earthquake in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, on Thursday. By MARK McDONALD and LIZ ROBBINS HONG KONG - The Indonesian city of Padang was in chaos on Thursday - fires burning, ...
Video: Indonesia Hit by Another Powerful Quake 
The Associated Press
Indonesia Rocked by Another Big Quake as Death Toll Rises
Voice of America
Show of force for China anniversaryAljazeera.net - 40 minutes ago
China has been marking the 60th anniversary of communist rule with a show of military might in the form of a massive parade through central Beijing.
Video: Re-enacting the making of Mao's China
guardian.co.uk
US Won't Push for Sanctions in Nuke Talks With IranFOXNews - - 1 hour ago
Administration officials say that while gaining access to inspect Iran's uranium enrichment facility near Qom is "critically important," the US won't walk away from negotiations if Iran refuses.
Iran's difficult talks in Geneva
Aljazeera.net
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Samoa quake exposes tsunami warning limitations
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Successive tsunamis which pounded South Pacific islands, killing more than 100 people, have exposed the limitations of early alert systems set up since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, an expert said on Thursday.
Video: American Samoans Scramble to Help Relatives
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War Council Divided on Afghan Strategy
FOXNews - - 17 minutes ago
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is confronting a split among his closest advisers on Afghanistan, reflecting divisions in his own party over whether to send in thousands more US troops and complicating his efforts to adopt a war policy he can sell ...
Obama, war council review Afghanistan strategy
Los Angeles Times
Gates Doubts U.S.'s Afghan Strategy
Wall Street Journal
Toll from Typhoon Ketsana climbs
BBC News - 2 hours ago
The death toll from Typhoon Ketsana in Vietnam has risen to at least 85, a relief official has said. The official from the national flood and storm control committee said 24 of the deaths occurred in the mountainous inland province of Kon Tum.
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Health bill survives GOP attacks
Boston Globe - - 52 minutes ago
Max Baucus, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, conferred with Senator Olympia Snowe during a hearing yesterday. (Win McNamee/ Getty Images) By David Espo Associated Press / October 1, 2009 WASHINGTON - A White House-backed overhaul of the ...
Nation Digest: Rep. Grayson Won't Apologize for 'Die Quickly' Remarks
Washington Post - 31 minutes ago
House Republicans on Wednesday demanded an apology from Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) for saying from the floor of the chamber, "Republicans want you to die quickly," and brandishing a sign with a similar message.
GOP seeks apology from Grayson
Boston Globe
Mich. shutdown ends, lawmakers OK interim budget
The Associated Press - 39 minutes ago
LANSING, Mich. - Michigan's brief partial government shutdown is over after lawmakers voted to adopt a temporary 30-day budget.
State officially shut down
Detroit Free Press
Bank of America's Lewis Resigns After Betting on US Rebound
Bloomberg - - 1 hour ago
Lewis, 62, said yesterday he will resign as chief executive officer at the end of the year, leaving his successor to capitalize on, or salvage, the acquisitions that led to his downfall.
Bank of America: End of the Lewis Era
BusinessWeek
Comcast, GE Said to Discuss NBC Universal Stake Sale
Bloomberg - - 58 minutes ago
Oct. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Comcast Corp., the largest US cable network, is in talks with General Electric Co. to buy a stake in NBC Universal Inc., said three people with knowledge of the discussions.
Comcast Denies Deal to Buy NBC Universal
TheStreet.com
Subdued recovery ahead, IMF warns
MarketWatch - - 20 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The global economy will grow next year, but it will be a sluggish recovery that could stall out if policymakers declare victory too soon, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday in its ...
IMF Warns Countries to Sustain Stimulus
Wall Street Journal
IMF Upgrades Forecast for World Economies
New York Times
Apps From The Serious To The Fun Go Google Wave
ChannelWeb - - 7 hours ago
A wave of developers ranging from giants like SAP and salesforce.com to small companies like personalized Web gadget and game developer LabPixies are building extensions to the new Google Wave tool.
What's Next for Google Wave
Wall Street Journal
Internet governance goes global as US loosens grip on ICANN
Los Angeles Times - - 1 hour ago
A deal with Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers allowing the US to review the group expired Wednesday. ICANN now will be reviewed by a group of stakeholders from around the world.
US signs agreement with ICANN to 'internationalize' Internet ...
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Laliberte Takes Clown Act to ISS
eWeek - - 12 hours ago
Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte blasts off for the International Space Station aboard a Russian spacecraft for what he calls a poetic social mission.
Canadian circus billionaire heads to space station
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In Roman Polanski case, is it Hollywood vs. Middle America?
Los Angeles Times - - 3 hours ago
From Michael Moore's politics to on-screen sex and violence, the movie business is constantly being assailed for not sharing the country's values.
Excerpts of grand jury testimony in Polanski case
The Associated Press
Pay or Be Blamed for Son's Death, Travolta Told
ABC News - - 10 hours ago
NASSAU (Reuters) - Actor John Travolta testified in a Bahamian extortion trial on Wednesday that he was told that unless he paid $25 million, stories would be sold to the news media implying his son's death was intentional and he was ...
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel have split
New York Daily News - - 13 hours ago
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel had been dating for the past three years before their split. Are you surprised that Justin and Jessica's relationship didn't last?
Fresh Dish on Justin and Jessica
E! Online
New Photos Show Timberlake And Biel Together
San Francisco Chronicle
Contenders to Host the 2016 Summer Olympics
Washington Post - 31 minutes ago
Pros: A victory for Chicago means an influx of money to the Olympic movement with increased value of rights fees; the United States has not hosted a Summer Games since 1996 in Atlanta.
Ex-Bear Morrow more than a one-hit wonder?
San Francisco Chronicle - - 44 minutes ago
Were it not for a tricky bouncer toward the middle and Rajai Davis' speed, former Rancho Cotate High School and Cal pitcher Brandon Morrow might have had a no-hitter spinning into the late innings at Safeco Field on Wednesday.
Morrow marvelous in win over A's
MLB.com
Griffey homers, Morrow pitches Mariners past A's
The Associated Press
Manuel shows faith in Lidge
MLB.com - 48 minutes ago
PHILADELPHIA -- This should tell you something about Charlie Manuel, not the Phillies manager, but Charlie Manuel the compassionate human being.
Recap: Philadelphia vs. Houston
Kansas City Star
Swine flu shots delayed for most
Boston Globe - - 52 minutes ago
Vials of the vaccine for H1N1 were packaged before they were shipped at a plant in Swiftwater, Pa. Massachusetts is expected to receive 1.1 million doses by early November.
Flu-like symptoms on rise
Alamogordo Daily News
Breast cancer deaths falling
Boston Globe - - 52 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES - US breast cancer deaths have declined about 2 percent a year since 1990, according to the American Cancer Society. Its report estimates 192370 women will be diagnosed with the disease in 2009 and 40170 will die from ...
CHS will host Lawrence County for Dig Pink event Thursday
Columbia Daily Herald
Number of People Getting Lifesaving HIV Drugs Rises
Washington Post - - 3 hours ago
In a significant advancement, about 42 percent of people in the developing world who are infected with the AIDS virus and should be taking antiretroviral drugs are now receiving them, according to a new report.
In danger: AIDS funding for San Francisco
San Francisco Chronicle
Non-AIDS-Related Cancers Growing Among HIV Patients
U.S. News & World Report
Snap Judgments: Zorn's security, the other 'Wildcat' guy in Philly
SI.com - - Sep 27, 2009
AP MINNEAPOLIS -- Musings, observations and the occasional insight as we try to fathom the latest comeback miracle, and undoubtedly one of the greatest, in Brett Favre's long and eventful 19-year NFL career.... • In today's NFL, it's never too early ...
Biblical Adversity in a '60s Suburb
New York Times - - Sep 25, 2009
Michael Stuhlbarg plays a put-upon professor and Adam Arkin his divorce lawyer in “A Serious Man,” directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen.
Thinking literally
Boston Globe - - Sep 26, 2009
WHEN WE SAY someone is a warm person, we do not mean that they are running a fever. When we describe an issue as weighty, we have not actually used a scale to determine this.
Confessions of a home-schooler
Salon - - Sep 27, 2009
By Andrew O'Hehir Sept. 28, 2009 | It's a Sunday night at the tail end of summer, and I've dragged two squawky kids out of the minivan and into a half-closed rest stop on the Garden State Parkway in search of non-dreadful dinner options.
Barf City: Clip From The Human Centipede (One of the Grossest ...
/FILM (blog) - - Sep 27, 2009
Over the summer, I briefly heard about a torture-pornish horror movie entitled The Human Centipede (First Sequence) but didn't give it (or the title) a second thought.