Top StoriesA New Bid to Prop Up the Economy Brings Shrugs in JapanNew York Times - - 58 minutes ago Masaaki Shirakawa, the governor of the Bank of Japan, announced lower interest rates, to virtually zero, on Tuesday in Tokyo. FOR years, Japan has flooded its moribund economy with money: interest rates near zero, asset purchases by ... Video: Gain in Services Powers Stocks; Dow Up 193
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'Glee' countdown: Gotta have faithEntertainment Weekly - - 2 hours ago After covering controversial subjects like sexuality, body image, and pregnancy, the Glee cast will explore their spirituality (I'm predicting Sue will wear a habit? Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade hurts leg early in preseason openerMiamiHerald.com - - 1 hour ago The Miami Heat's new Big 3 was reduced by one in a hurry in Tuesday's preseason opener against Detroit. Heat guard Dwyane Wade left the court less than four minutes into the game with an apparent right leg injury. Microsoft Marshals Dealmakers, Lawyers to Take On AndroidWired News - - 4 hours ago As it gets ready to unveil its own operating system next, Microsoft is taking careful aim at its closest competitor: Android. Through patent licensing deals and lawsuits, the Redmond-based computer giant is trying to cover all its ... Ballmer Promises Windows Slates For The Holidays InformationWeek In Cheshire, Relieved To Hear A Guilty VerdictHartford Courant - - 1 hour ago "I hope he gets the death penalty," said Jackie Washington. "It was a horrendous crime." She was referring to Steven Hayes, convicted Tuesday on 16 of 17 charges related to the 2007 home invasion that resulted in ... Google TV hopes to change how you watch, how you surfUSA Today - - 48 minutes ago By Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Upstairs in one of the main buildings at the Googleplex headquarters here, engineers are putting the finishing touches on Google TV, the company's latest attempt to ... In Fact and Song, Fiendish YankeesNew York Times - - 1 hour ago MINNEAPOLIS - Until Tuesday, the Minnesota Twins shortstop JJ Hardy had never heard of “Damn Yankees,” the hit Broadway musical from 1955 that was made into a movie starring Tab Hunter and Gwen Verdon. Video: Minnesota Twins ALDS workout: Oct. 5, 2010
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Gates gives $35 million to Obama's community college overhaulChristian Science Monitor - - 55 minutes ago At the first ever White House community college summit Tuesday, President Obama announces new grants to help community colleges prepare Americans for new jobs. Video: Obama: Community Colleges Essential
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Vikes close to acquiring Pats' MossFOXSports.com - 1 hour ago Senior NFL Writer Jay Glazer is one of the NFL's top insiders. He provides breaking news, columns and video content to FOXSports. No joke: Bieber may be the next 'Punk'd' hostmsnbc.com - 51 minutes ago MTV is reportedly bringing back the celebrity prank show with The Biebs lined up as the new host, according to New York Magazine's Vulture blog. Video: Justin Bieber Hosting Punk'd!
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People: Justin Bieber eyed to host new version of MTV s 'Punk d San Jose Mercury News 'Test tube babies': God's work or human error?USA Today - 12 hours ago Do you think a baby conceived in test tube is still a child in the eyes -- or mind or hands, depending on your theology/philosophy -- of God? Motorola and Verizon to sell Droid business phoneReuters - - 25 minutes ago SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Motorola Inc said on Tuesday Verizon Wireless would sell the Droid Pro, the mobile phone maker's first device for business customers based on Google Inc's popular Android operating system. Verizon intros Motorola Droid Pro (Android) IntoMobile Verizon announces the Droid Pro Android Community Summary Box: Ex-trader must pay $6.7BBusinessWeek - 33 minutes ago By AP SENTENCE IN BIG TRADING SCANDALE: Ex-trader Jerome Kerviel was convicted on all counts in the biggest rogue trading scandal yet, sentenced to at least three years in prison and ordered to pay $6.7 billion to the French bank. Video: French Trader to Pay Big Fraud Damages
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French trader ordered to repay nearly $7 billion Los Angeles Times Prince William takes part in first RAF air-sea rescue missionTelegraph.co.uk - - 11 hours ago Prince William has undertaken his first air-sea rescue mission with the RAF in an offshore operation off Cumbria to help a stricken oil-rig worker. Phillies boast three aces in Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt and Cole HamelsWashington Post - - 35 minutes ago PHILADELPHIA - For the better part of a decade, they traveled in concentric orbits, two brilliant satellites circling the same moon, but rarely crossing paths. Hungary sludge flood called 'ecological disaster'The Associated Press - - 47 minutes ago KOLONTAR, Hungary - A lethal torrent of toxic red sludge from a metal refinery engulfed towns in Hungary, burning villagers through their clothes and threatening an ecological disaster Tuesday as it swept toward the Danube River. Will Hungary's flood of red sludge bolster environmentalists' warnings? Christian Science Monitor TARP losses now estimated at $51 billionLos Angeles Times - - 2 hours ago Two days after the $700-billion bailout program ended, the Treasury Department reports that it will recoup most of those taxpayer funds. Bank bailout supporters struggling for re-election The Associated Press NATO Supply Trucks Remain Idle in PakistanNew York Times - - 38 minutes ago Qazi Rauf/AP A driver of Afghanistan-bound NATO truck sleeps as vehicles are parked at Pakistani border post Torkham in northwest of Pakistan. CNN's "Parker Spitzer" Debuts to Scathing ReviewsABC News - 6 hours ago LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - CNN's primetime talk show anchored by disgraced ex-New York governor Eliot Spitzer and journalist Kathleen Parker debuted to scathing reviews, with comments on Tuesday ranging from "unbearable" to "icky" and "obnoxious". Parker/Spitzer struggles through good intentions and weird moments Christian Science Monitor CNN's Parker Spitzer debut draws only 460000 viewers New York Post Netanyahu on Tightrope With Peace Talks in JeopardyNew York Times - - 4 hours ago JERUSALEM - As the Palestinians consider withdrawing from peace talks with Israel unless a freeze on Jewish settlement building in the West Bank is extended, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is engaged in his own ... Israeli settlers respond to mosque burning allegations Christian Science Monitor Rabbis replace Korans at burned mosque in West Bank Washington Post |
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