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  • New information surfaces in 'Catholic abuse' case
    Developments across Europe on Tuesday have intensified a damaging scandal over allegations of child molestation and physical abuse at Catholic-run schools.

  • Bomb attack kills two NATO troops in Afghanistan
    At least two NATO soldiers have been killed in a bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan, eyewitnesses say.

  • Climate change aggravates pollen allergies
    Apart from its various environmental effects, climate change can extend the pollen seasons, making allergy symptoms last longer, a new study finds.

  • Iran tries 12 policemen in Kahrizak case
    Iran has put 12 police officers on trial over last summer's post-election incidents in Kahrizak detention facility, south of Tehran.

  • 'Somali pirates' seize Kenya-flagged fishing boat
    A maritime watchdog says suspected Somali pirates hijacked a Kenyan-flagged fishing boat with European and African crew last week.

  • Too much or too little sleep ups belly fat
    Sleeping too little or too much can place young adults at an increased risk of putting on weight along their waistlines, a new study finds.

  • Esteqlal, Al Jazira draw in AFC-CL
    Esteqlal has disappointed fans following a goalless home draw with the UAE's Al Jazira in the AFC Champions League.

  • Israel OKs 1,600 more homes in Jerusalem al-Quds
    Israel has approved the construction of hundreds of new housing units in the occupied East Jerusalem al-Quds amid reports of US-led resumption of talks between Tel Aviv and the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority (PA).

  • Iranian photographer Abutaleb Emam dies
    Veteran Iranian photographer Kourosh Seyyed Abutaleb Emam has passed away at the age of 56 in the capital city of Tehran.

  • Sunshine vitamin boosts immunity: Study
    While vitamin D had long been known for its influence on the bones, a new study finds its vital role in boosting the immune system and fighting infection.

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  • Car detectives crowd around Monday's runaway Prius (AP)

    Driver James Sikes talks about his experiences in his Toyota Prius during a news conference held at Toyota of El Cajon Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in El Cajon, Calif. Sikes' 2008 Toyota Prius raced out of control on a San Diego freeway Monday. A California Highway Patrol officer helped him stop the car.  (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)AP - A Toyota Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway was towed to a dealership Tuesday while federal and company inspectors converged on the car to determine whether a stuck gas pedal was to blame.




  • A policy change on abortion, but how radical? (AP)

    President Barack Obama speaks about health care reform at Arcadia University in Glenside, Pa. on Monday, March 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama's health care bill would change federal policy on abortion, but it would not open the spigot of taxpayer dollars as some abortion opponents fear.




  • Ohio State janitor's gunfire kills co-worker, self (AP)

    In this ID photo released by Ohio State University, is shown Nathaniel Brown. Brown, a university custodial employee, reportedly shot two co-workers in a campus maintenance building, killing one of them, and then fatally shot himself, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in Columbus, Ohio, according to officials. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Ohio State University) NO SALESAP - An Ohio State University janitor who was about to lose his job walked into a maintenance building for his early morning shift Tuesday and shot two supervisors, killing one of them and fatally shooting himself. No students were hurt.




  • Pope's brother: I ignored physical abuse reports (AP)

    FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2006 file picture Pope Benedict XVI, right, walks with his brother priest Georg Ratzinger in Regensburg, southern Germany. The pope's brother says in a newspaper interview that he slapped pupils across the face after he took over a renowned German boys' choir in the 1960s. He also says he was aware of allegations of physical abuse at an elementary school linked to the choir, but did nothing about it.  In an interview with the Passauer Neue Presse published Tuesday March 9, 2010 , he said 'repeatedly administered a slap in the face' to pupils at the Regensburger Domspatzen boys choir. He says it was common then and he stopped after Germany banned corporal punishment in 1980. (AP Photo/Diether Endlicher,File)AP - The pope's brother said in a newspaper interview published Tuesday that he slapped pupils as punishment after he took over a renowned German boys' choir in the 1960s. He also said he was aware of allegations of physical abuse at an elementary school linked to the choir but did nothing about it.




  • Massa denies he sexually groped male staffer (AP)

    FILE - This Tuesday Oct. 14, 2008 picture shows Eric Massa, Democratic candidate for New York's 29th Congressional District in Rochester, N.Y. On Wednesday, March 3, 2010, Rep. Eric Massa, a freshman Democrat from New York, said that he will not seek a second term after a recurrence of cancer late last year, dismissing blog reports that he had harassed a staffer.  He was elected in 2008. (AP Photo/David Duprey)AP - Former New York Congressman Eric Massa, who resigned from Congress amid sexual harassment allegations, acknowledged Tuesday groping a staffer but denied it was sexual.




  • Biden condemns new Israeli settlement plan (AP)

    U.S Vice President Joe Biden, left, shakes hand  with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 9, 2010.  Biden said there is a 'moment of opportunity' for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.(AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)AP - Vice President Joe Biden condemned an Israeli plan to build hundreds of homes in disputed east Jerusalem on Tuesday, casting a cloud over a high-profile visit that had been aimed at repairing ties with the Jewish state and kickstarting Mideast peace talks.




  • Pa. woman charged with recruiting jihadists online (AP)
    AP - A suburban Philadelphia woman "desperate to do something" to help suffering Muslims has been charged with using the Internet to recruit jihadist fighters and help terrorists overseas, even agreeing to move to Europe to try to kill someone, prosecutors said Tuesday.

  • Judge considers sending ex-Edwards aide to jail (AP)

    Andrew Young, former aide to former Senator John Edwards, and his wife Cheri Young listen to the prosecutions' arguments during a hearing at the Chatham County Superior Court House in Pittsboro, N.C., Tuesday, March 9, 2010.     (AP Photo/Sara D. Davis)AP - A judge said Tuesday he is considering whether to send a former John Edwards aide to jail for contempt over his handling of a purported sex tape showing the former presidential candidate.




  • Producer admits to attempted Letterman shakedown (AP)

    FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2009 file photo, Robert J. Halderman is arraigned in State Supreme Court in New York on charges of trying to blackmail David Letterman for $2 million to keep quiet about the comic's sexual affairs. Halderman, a CBS producer, pleaded guilty Tuesday, March 9, 2010 to attempted grand larceny. He is being sentenced to six months in jail and 1,000 hours of community service. (AP Photo/Steve Hirsch, Pool, File)AP - A former television producer pressured by debt and riven by jealousy admitted Tuesday he tried to extract vengeance and money by shaking down David Letterman in a case that bared the late-night icon's affairs with staffers.




  • Woman delivers surprise baby, picks up other son (AP)
    AP - A 32-year-old Kentucky woman who said she didn't know that she was pregnant delivered her newborn son on the floor of her laundry room by herself and even cut the umbilical cord. Kelly Bottom told The Advocate-Messenger that she also picked up her other son from school and stopped in at the baby's grandmother's house to show her the infant before going to the hospital Thursday.

  • Toyota finds no flaw with safety electronics (Reuters)

    A Toyota Tundra is seen on the floor of the Chicago Auto Show in this February 9, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/John GressReuters - Toyota Motor Corp said it had found no flaw with its throttle controls as it seeks to dismiss an external study critical of its electronic safety systems.




  • Visiting Biden condemns new Israel settlement plan (Reuters)

    U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden arrive at Ben Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv, March 8, 2010. REUTERS/Ronen ZvulunReuters - Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned Israeli plans to build 1,600 more homes on occupied land where Palestinians seek statehood, announced in the middle of his visit to help revive peace negotiations.




  • Decisive phase of Afghan war looms: Gates (Reuters)

    A U.S. soldier with 4th Brigade combat team, 2-508, 82nd parachute infantry Regiment waits for a Black Hawk helicopter to land in the Arghandab valley in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, February 20, 2010. REUTERS/Baz RatnerReuters - Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told troops in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday they would soon be part of a "decisive phase" in the war -- an operation to impose control over the Taliban heartland of Kandahar province.




  • Obama targets insurers, sells reform plan (Reuters)

    President Obama as he holds a bipartisan meeting to discuss health reform legislation with lawmakers at Blair House in Washington, February 25, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama launched a sharp attack on health insurers on Monday and called on his fellow Democrats to rise above politics and pass a healthcare overhaul in the next few weeks.




  • Nigeria urged to end impunity after village massacre (Reuters)

    A woman cries during a funeral for victims in the Dogo Nahawa village, about 15 km (9 miles) to the capital city of Jos in central Nigeria, March 8, 2010. Soldiers patrolled the central Nigerian city of Jos on Monday and aid workers tried to assess the death toll after attacks on outlying communities in which several hundred people were feared to have been killed. REUTERS/Akintunde AkinleyeReuters - Nigeria must prosecute those behind a weekend massacre and address underlying issues of poverty and discrimination if it is to end a cycle of violence in the zone between its Muslim north and Christian south, rights groups and diplomats said.




  • Accused Letterman extortionist pleads guilty (Reuters)
    Reuters - A television producer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to trying to extort $2 million from U.S. talk show host David Letterman by threatening to reveal his affairs with women who worked on his late-night program on CBS.

  • Britain heads for inconclusive election: poll (Reuters)
    Reuters - No political party has enough support to win outright control of parliament in Britain's forthcoming election, raising the prospect of a period of unstable minority government, opinion polls showed on Tuesday.

  • 9/11 suspects should face civilian court, U.N. envoys say (Reuters)

    In this photo of a sketch by a courtroom artist, and reviewed by the U.S. military, family members of victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks, (R) observe courtroom proceedings during hearings for the five alleged September 11 co-conspirators, inside the courthouse at the Camp Justice compound for the U.S. war crimes commission, at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, July 16, 2009. REUTERSJanet Hamlin/PoolReuters - United Nations human rights investigators called on the Obama administration on Tuesday to prosecute the accused September 11 masterminds in a civilian court, declaring that U.S. military tribunals would not be fair.




  • In former Afghan 'ghost town,' Gates gauges US war effort (AFP)

    US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates (C) walks off a V-22 Osprey as he arrives to tour through the town of Now Zad, Afghanistan. Gates on Tuesday said a new strategy in the Afghan war showed promise after he visited a former ghost town where American forces recently cleared out Taliban militants.(AFP/Pool/Jim Watson)AFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday said a new strategy in the Afghan war showed promise after he visited a former ghost town where American forces recently cleared out Taliban militants.




  • Biden slams Israel settlement plan (AFP)

    US Vice President Joe Biden speaks alongside wife Dr. Jill Biden following a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem. Israel approved on Tuesday building 1,600 new settler homes in east Jerusalem, announcing the move as Biden met top Israeli officials to boost renewed peace efforts.(AFP/David Furst)AFP - Israel approved on Tuesday building 1,600 new settler homes in east Jerusalem, announcing the move as US Vice President Joe Biden met top Israeli officials to boost renewed peace efforts.




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  • Massa on Beck: 'You can take anything out of context' - Washington Post

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  • Biden pledges US commitment to Israeli security - Los Angeles Times

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    Biden pledges US commitment to Israeli security
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    But the vice president also condemns Israel's announcement of new construction in East Jerusalem, saying it 'undermines the trust we need right now' as peace talks are set to begin. By Paul Richter Reporting from Jerusalem - Vice President Joe Biden on ...
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  • David Letterman Blackmailer Pleads Guilty - ABC News

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    David Letterman Blackmailer Pleads Guilty
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    The television news producer accused of trying to blackmail David Letterman for $2 million by exposing the talk show host's extramarital affairs pleaded guilty today in a Manhattan court. ...
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  • LaRose Charged With Using The Internet to Help Terrorists Overseas - ABC News

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    LaRose Charged With Using The Internet to Help Terrorists Overseas
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    A suburban Pennsylvania woman known by the alias "Jihad Jane" has been arrested and charged with trying to recruit Islamic fighters and for plotting to assassinate a Swedish cartoonist who made fun of the Prophet ...
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    Prosecutors reveal terrorism charges against 'Jihad Jane'Washington Post
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  • Michelle Obama Donates Inaugural Gown to Smithsonian - CBS News

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    Michelle Obama Donates Inaugural Gown to Smithsonian
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    Continuing a long tradition, First Lady Michelle Obama donated her inauguration dress on Tuesday to the Smithsonian National Museum on American History in Washington. The white chiffon, one-shoulder gown created by designer Jason Wu will be displayed ...
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  • First same-sex marriages celebrated in DC - Washington Post

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    First same-sex marriages celebrated in DC
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    In a joint ceremony at the Human Rights Campaign, three of the first gay couples to marry under the city's new law said their vows in emotional services that underscored the historic significance of the day for Washington, DC Angelisa Young and ...
    As gay marriage begins in Washington, opponents vow to fightChristian Science Monitor
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  • Man charged with leading student visa fraud operation - Los Angeles Times

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    Man charged with leading student visa fraud operation
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    Foreigners in the US on student visas allegedly hired Eamonn Daniel Higgins to attend classes, write papers and take exams for them, authorities say. Eamonn Daniel Higgins spent seven years in college. Between 2002 and 2009, he attended 10 different ...
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  • Ohio State Employee Kills Co-Worker, Then Self, Police Say - New York Times

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    An Ohio State University employee killed a co-worker and wounded another before killing himself early Tuesday morning at a university maintenance building, officials said. The campus police said that they believed the gunman, ...
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  • Scholar Diane Ravitch: 'We've lost sight' of schools' goal - USA Today

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    Scholar Diane Ravitch: 'We've lost sight' of schools' goal
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  • Nigerian army 'ignored warning of massacres' in Jos - BBC News

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    Nigerian army 'ignored warning of massacres' in Jos
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    The governor of Nigeria's Plateau state has accused military commanders of ignoring warnings of an attack on Sunday near the city of Jos. Hundreds died during attacks on three villages in the area between the mainly Christian south and Muslim north. ...
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  • Niger: Constitution Crisis Turned Coup

    NIAMEY, Feb 18 (IRIN) - Small vendors abandoned their stalls as the typical lunch hour break opened with gunfire at the presidential palace shortly after 1pm local time in Niger's capital, Niamey. Firing continued intermittently with the military blocking all roads leading to the palace. Government helicopters were circling the city and fired in the afternoon, according to residents.

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  • People of 2009: Malalai Joya

    for putting her own life at great risk to speak loudly against the forces -- domestic and international -- that are keeping the Afghan people from living in security

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  • People of 2009: Paul Sullivan

    for exposing the disgraceful treatment of soldiers returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan and for his work to protect civil liberties for all Americans

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  • Madagascar Government Cuts Hit Education Hard

    ANTANANARIVO, Feb 15 (IRIN) - Madagascar's unresolved political crisis is causing havoc in its education system after steep cuts increased the island state's inability to meet schoolchildren's basic needs, bringing a spike in child labour.

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  • Across U.S., Ethnic Media Call for Climate Action

    SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 15 (New America Media) - U.S. public concern about climate change has waned. But climate change is foremost among the concerns of our communities. It is our responsibility, as the media that serve them, to call for action on this urgent matter.

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  • People of 2009: Shai Reshef

    for adapting social networking principles in an effort to make higher education accessible to everyone, regardless of where they were born or how much money they have

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  • People of 2009: Ian Fry and Mohamed Nasheed

    for shifting the goalposts in the global climate negotiations to give people in vulnerable African and small island nations a better chance of surviving the impacts of worldwide climate change

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  • People of 2009: A.T. Ariyaratne

    for over 50 years leading and embodying a mass movement rooted in peace, mutual respect, and village development, and for promoting reconciliation and recovery in the face of this year's ferocious end to Sri Lanka's nearly-30-year-long violent conflict

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  • Leaders Walk in the Shoes of a Refugee

    WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (OneWorld.net) - Some of the world's most influential leaders had the chance to experience life as a refugee during an annual economic summit last week -- for one hour they shared the suffering of 42 million people who have been forced to leave their homes by conflict or natural disaster.

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  • People of 2009: Neipamei Ngodia and Kakenya Ntaiya

    for forging their own path out of an oppressive, patriarchal society, and then returning to provide new opportunities for the girls in their community

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  • Massa Suspected Of Groping 'Multiple' Male Staffers
    The Washington Post is reporting that there was more than the single allegation that Massa had harassed a male staffer staffer. Indeed, the WaPo reports, Massa was being investigated "for allegations that he groped multiple male staffers working in his office, according to three sources familiar with the probe."

  • Rove's Memoir: 'The Empire Strikes Back'?
    Karl Rove released a memoir Tuesday that many reviewers criticized as being more defense of George W. Bush-era policies than revealing look at the legendary operative once dubbed "Bush's Brain." But most political memoirs share a similar aim: to get a jump on shaping history as it's written.

  • Suspect In Airport Security Breach Pleads Guilty
    Haisong Jiang said he slipped under a rope barrier at Newark Airport to say goodbye to his girlfriend. The Jan. 3 breach led TSA to shut down the terminal for six hours, stranding thousands of passengers and costing airlines millions. Jiang agreed to pay a $500 fine, plus additional court costs, and perform 100 hours of community service.

  • Official Condom Design: New York's New Sex Symbol
    You've heard of official state flowers, but an official condom? New York City's health department, which distributes 40 million free condoms a year, held a contest for a new limited-edition wrapper. The winning design, announced Tuesday, will likely become one of the most recognized logos in New York.

  • States Square Off Against Amazon Over Sales Tax
    The Supreme Court has said that retailers can't be expected to collect sales taxes in states where they don't have a physical presence. But as states struggle with huge budget deficits, they want to collect on the billions of dollars of taxes they say online shoppers owe.

  • In Florida, Gay Adoption May No Longer Be Banned
    Florida is the only state with an outright ban against adoptions by gay people, but that may not be true for long. State courts have overruled Florida law in three cases and approved gay adoptions. The state, however, has appealed the court rulings and says it will continue to fight to uphold the law.

  • For Quake Scientists, Chile Becomes A Unique Lab
    Following the massive earthquake that struck on Feb. 27, scientists have flocked to Chile with the goal of picking up enough clues to one day predict when the next big one will strike.

  • Arrests Throw Afghan Taliban Into Disarray
    Pakistani security forces have arrested about half of the Afghan Taliban's leadership over the past few weeks, throwing the group's leadership into disarray. That could hamper the Taliban's operations against U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, stall any potential peace negotiations and usher in more hard-line replacements.

  • Charities Spend Millions On Census Outreach
    Charitable foundations and nonprofits are taking an unusually active role this year in trying to get an accurate census count. They say the people they serve have the most to benefit but are also among the least likely to participate. One group has created a mobile phone application designed to encourage Latinos to fill out the forms.

  • Gates Tours Former Taliban Area In Afghanistan
    Defense Secretary Robert Gates visited U.S. troops in Kandahar and Helmand provinces on Tuesday. He handed out Purple Hearts and Silver Stars, and toured an Afghan market.

  • Students 'Stand And Deliver' For Former Teacher
    Former students of Jaime Escalante, the math teacher portrayed in the 1988 movie Stand and Deliver, are raising money for the man who worked tirelessly to teach them what he believed was the portal to success.

  • Scientology Pays Reporters To Probe Newspaper
    The Church of Scientology has hired two big names in journalism to investigate coverage in the St. Petersburg Times critical of the secretive religion. As newsrooms downsize, will we see more cases in which the target of a newspaper investigation pays reporters to turn the tables?

  • Gates Tours 'Reborn' Town In Southern Afghanistan
    The defense secretary aimed to show progress in the expanded war against insurgents in south Afghanistan. Now Zad was the scene of first significant military push following President Obama's announcement in early December that he would add 30,000 troops atop 17,000 reinforcements he had already sent into the flagging war.

  • Producer Admits Trying To Shake Down Letterman
    Robert "Joe" Halderman pleads guilty to attempted grand larceny in trying to shake down David Letterman over sexual affairs. Halderman's lawyers initially said he was just offering to sell Letterman a thinly veiled screenplay about the comedian's life.

  • Democratic Governors At Risk In November
    The president's party typically loses about a half-dozen seats in midterm elections. With 37 governorships at stake this year, that may mean bad news for the Democrats.

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  • Toyota finds no flaw with safety electronics
    DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said it had found no flaw with its throttle controls as it seeks to dismiss an external study critical of its electronic safety systems.


  • Visiting Biden condemns new Israel settlement plan
    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned Israeli plans to build 1,600 more homes on occupied land where Palestinians seek statehood, announced in the middle of his visit to help revive peace negotiations.


  • Decisive phase of Afghan war looms: Gates
    FORWARD OPERATING BASE FRONTENAC, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told troops in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday they would soon be part of a "decisive phase" in the war -- an operation to impose control over the Taliban heartland of Kandahar province.


  • Obama targets insurers, sells reform plan
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama launched a sharp attack on health insurers on Monday and called on his fellow Democrats to rise above politics and pass a healthcare overhaul in the next few weeks.


  • Nigeria urged to end impunity after village massacre
    JOS, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria must prosecute those behind a weekend massacre and address underlying issues of poverty and discrimination if it is to end a cycle of violence in the zone between its Muslim north and Christian south, rights groups and diplomats said.


  • Accused Letterman extortionist pleads guilty
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - A television producer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to trying to extort $2 million from U.S. talk show host David Letterman by threatening to reveal his affairs with women who worked on his late-night program on CBS.


  • Britain heads for inconclusive election: poll
    LONDON (Reuters) - No political party has enough support to win outright control of parliament in Britain's forthcoming election, raising the prospect of a period of unstable minority government, opinion polls showed on Tuesday.


  • 9/11 suspects should face civilian court, U.N. envoys say
    GENEVA (Reuters) - United Nations human rights investigators called on the Obama administration on Tuesday to prosecute the accused September 11 masterminds in a civilian court, declaring that U.S. military tribunals would not be fair.


  • U.S. and Russia in final push to clinch new START treaty
    GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. and Russian arms control officials began on Tuesday what both sides hope will be a final push to clinch a treaty cutting their strategic nuclear arsenals, officials said.


  • EU policy makers play down monetary fund idea
    LUXEMBOURG/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European policy makers played down on Tuesday the idea of creating a European Monetary Fund, saying it was at most a long-term project that did not offer a solution to Greece's immediate debt problems.


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  • Ex-mayor suspected in deadly police shootout
    Fred Preston, the former mayor of Ontario's Joly Township, has been identified as the suspect in a shootout that killed provincial police Const. Vu Pham.

  • Toyota denies Prius recall coming
    Toyota Motor Corp. Tuesday denied reports by the Wall Street Journal that the automaker plans to recall the Prius model involved in Monday's high-profile case of unintended acceleration in San Diego.

  • Harper downplays Afghan torture memo
    Prime Minister Stephen Harper downplayed revelations of a "contingency plan" to deal with accusations that prisoners handed over to Afghan authorities were tortured.

  • Ex-MP Jaffer fined for careless driving
    Drunk driving and drug possession charges are dropped against former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer as he pleads guilty to the lesser offence of careless driving.

  • Minorities to rise significantly by 2031: StatsCan
    About one-third of Canada's population - up to 14.4 million people - will be a visible minority by 2031, Statistics Canada projects.

  • NAFTA pullout bill fails to scare Ottawa
    Fresh off a recent skirmish over "Buy American," some Canadian cabinet ministers are expressing confidence that a new protectionist push from some U.S. politicians won't succeed.

  • Letterman extortionist pleads guilty
    A TV producer has pleaded guilty to attempted grand larceny for trying to extort $2 million from David Letterman over the comedian's sexual affairs.

  • Alberta Children's Hospital errors revealed
    Failures to implement recommendations from previous incidents and poor communication led to unrelated errors - including two non-fatal drug overdoses - at the Alberta Children's Hospital, a review has concluded.

  • NHL GMs closer to penalizing head shots
    Eight GMs in the NHL have come up with a proposal for a stiffer penalty to curb head shots in the league during the second day of annual meetings in Boca Raton, Fla.

  • Sex.com goes on auction block
    Sex.com, a popular domain name on the internet, will be auctioned off in New York this month after its owners defaulted on debt payments.

  • U.S. telemarketer wakes up Calgarians
    A California telemarketing campaign had dozens of Calgarians jumping out of bed in the early-morning hours.

  • Nigeria urged to probe death of hundreds
    International officials called on Nigeria on Tuesday to investigate the deaths of hundreds of unarmed civilians over the weekend in the latest incident of sectarian violence in the region.

  • Alleged plot to kill Muhammad cartoonist foiled
    Police in Ireland have arrested seven people over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who depicted the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog.

  • Palin ridiculed for Canadian health care use
    Sarah Palin's weekend admission that her family once travelled to Canada to receive treatment under the public health-care system she's so often demonized prompted skepticism and ridicule Monday among her critics in the U.S.

  • Sony to start selling 3-D TVs in June
    Sony says it will start selling 3-D televisions in June, joining a competitive industrywide push to convince consumers to embrace the technology for their living rooms.

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  • PM hails 'historic' justice vote
    The devolution of policing and justice powers to Northern Ireland marks the end to decades of strife, Gordon Brown says.

  • Troop bomb training 'inadequate'
    The coroner at an inquest into the death of four soldiers in an Afghan blast says there were training "inadequacies".

  • US attacks East Jerusalem plans
    US Vice-President Joe Biden condemns Israel's approval of 1,600 new homes for ultra-Orthodox Jews in East Jerusalem.

  • Facebook killer monitoring probed
    Merseyside Police refers its monitoring of the sex offender who murdered teenager Ashleigh Hall to the police watchdog.

  • UK trade gap unexpectedly widens
    The UK goods trade deficit with the rest of the world widens in January, causing the pound to dip below $1.50.

  • Man admits blackmailing Letterman
    A US TV producer pleads guilty to attempting to blackmail US chat show host David Letterman over his affairs.

  • Medal honours Holocaust 'heroes'
    A new medal to honour the courage of ordinary people who helped others escape the Nazis has been given to two men at Downing Street by Gordon Brown.

  • Dutch bishops order abuse inquiry
    Dutch bishops order an inquiry into alleged sexual abuses of children by Catholic priests, threatening a new scandal.

  • Two dead British soldiers named
    The Ministry of Defence names two British soldiers killed in separate incidents in Afghanistan on Sunday.

  • Fraudster ran £34m pyramid scheme
    A professional gambler is found guilty of running a £34m pyramid scam which targeted people on low incomes.

  • BNP rules 'still discriminatory'
    Planned new BNP constitution allowing non-white members may still be discriminatory, a court is told.

  • Nanotech 'fuse' could give batteries mighty punch
    A never-before-seen reaction in nanotubes could make for batteries that pack a mighty punch, say researchers.

  • UK gives condom aid ahead of World Cup 'festivities'
    The UK donates £1m ($1.5m) to South Africa to buy 42m condoms, as the nation builds up to the football World Cup.

  • Bendtner shines as Arsenal progress
    Nicklas Bendtner silences his recent critics with a hat-trick as Arsenal see off Porto in emphatic fashion to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.

  • Portsmouth 1-2 Birmingham
    Two goals from Cameron Jerome inspire Birmingham to a battling win against bottom-club Portsmouth at Fratton Park.

  • Sunderland 4-0 Bolton
    Darren Bent scores a hat-trick as Sunderland claim their first league win of 2010 against ten-man Bolton.

  • Does the UK need fewer graduates?
    Targets for getting young people into university should be scrapped, say graduate recruiters. What do you think?

  • Taking a chance
    Can we write off the rehabilitation of offenders?

  • Tracked down
    Paedophile priest left alone by Church and state

  • Art 'crime'
    UK painter defiant despite Turkish conviction

  • CNN.com
  • Missing executive's body found in river, police say
    The body of a missing energy executive was pulled from the Mississippi River in New Orleans on Tuesday, four days after he disappeared, police said.


  • Man pleads guilty in Letterman case
    A CBS news producer accused of trying to blackmail comedian David Letterman pleaded guilty to second-degree grand larceny at a hearing Tuesday.


  • U.S.: Terror charges for 'Jihad Jane'
    A Pennsylvania woman has been indicted for conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and kill a person in a foreign country, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.


  • Police: Ohio State shooter killed himself
    A gunman apparently angry over a poor evaluation entered an Ohio State University maintenance building today, killing a manager and then himself, police said.


  • U.S. condemns new Israel housing units
    Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the United States condemns Israel's decision to build 1,600 housing units in a Jerusalem neighborhood, calling it "a step that undermines the trust we need right now."


  • Prius hit 90 mph on its own, driver says
    The driver of a Toyota Prius says he was taken on a wild ride Monday after the car's accelerator became stuck, reaching speeds in excess of 90 mph.


  • Chile quake moves city over 10 feet
    The magnitude-8.8 earthquake that rocked the west coast of Chile last month was violent enough to move the city of Concepcion at least 10 feet to the west and the capital, Santiago, about 11 inches to the west-southwest, researchers said.


  • Obama meets leader of ailing Greece
    Global financial reform is expected to top the agenda Tuesday as President Obama huddles with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, whose country is at the center of Europe's debt crisis.


  • Rahm Emanuel in political cross hairs
    White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is accustomed to working in the shadows, but he now finds himself on newspaper front pages.


  • Cowell (sort of) confirms he's engaged
    Simon Cowell scowling -- typical. Simon Cowell blushing? Indeed.


  • NYT > Home Page
  • Public Pension Funds Are Adding Risk to Raise Returns
    Even as big companies are moving their pension funds out of stocks, state governments are chasing higher returns for their plans by making riskier investments.



  • Biden Calls Ties Between U.S. and Israel ‘Unshakable’
    Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. opened talks with Israeli leaders on Tuesday, part of a concerted U.S. effort to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.



  • Experts Urge Keeping Two Options for Terror Trials
    Former national security officials say eliminating civilian trials for foreign terrorism suspects would tie the government’s hands.



  • Uproar in India Over Quota for Female Lawmakers
    A plan to reserve a third of the seats in India’s legislatures for women plunged Parliament into chaos and threatened the governing coalition.



  • Mexico Oil Politics Keeps Riches Just Out of Reach
    The country, which kicked out oil firms in 1938, now needs assistance to get its oil out of the ground.



  • Pressed by Charters, Public Schools Try Marketing
    Principals in Harlem are hiring firms to help lure students with Web sites, brochures and open houses.



  • In Chile’s Capital, Damage Is Inside and Invisible
    Santiago’s streets appear mostly unscathed, but many people do not know if their lives will ever be the same.



  • China and India Join Climate Accord
    The countries are the last two major economies to sign up to join the agreement reached in December, which calls for limiting the rise in global temperatures.



  • Christian Science Monitor | All Stories
  • As gay marriage begins in Washington, opponents vow to fight

    Gay marriage officially became legal in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. Many same-sex couples embraced the opportunity to get married, but some opponents want to put gay marriage on the ballot through the District’s initiative process.




  • Poll: Republican resurgence among young adults

    A new poll shows 18- to 29-year-old Republicans are more politically energized than young Democrats and are more inclined to vote in this fall's elections. Young adults are also extremely concerned about the economy.




  • Is 'Power Gig' the next step for music video games?

    As sales of 'Guitar Hero' and 'Rock Band' continue to slip, Seven45 studios introduces 'Power Gig: Rise of the Sixstring," which ships with a real electric guitar.




  • Mortgage 'Half' Payments: How Much Do They Save?




  • Through the literary looking glass with "Alice in Wonderland"

    Will there ever be another heroine with the staying power of Alice?




  • The Greek debt crisis: How the international community can help

    To help end the Greek debt crisis Europe and America must jointly step in to shore up global financial regulation.




  • If Conservative donor is a non-dom, shouldn't all Brits be non-doms?

    Lord Ashcroft, a leading Conservative donor, has revealed he's a non-domiciled resident or non-dom, who doesn't have to pay UK taxes on overseas income.




  • From bartering to paper money – an allegory for cloud computing




  • Attack of the 3D TVs!

    Sony, Samsung, and Panasonic are among the companies expected to release 3D TVs in 2010. But how many consumers will welcome the 3D revolution into their own living room?




  • Pringles recall: Are your chips on the list?

    The Pringles recall is the latest in a string of recalls due to salmonella contamination in a popular ingredient.




  • The Cult of the New




  • Teach kids to be entrepreneurs? Nations aren't up to the task.

    The world's efforts to train the next generation of entrepreneurs is inadequate, a new report warns.




  • Cisco announcement disappoints, and Apple is to blame

    The promise of a major Cisco announcement fell flat. Why? Because Apple ruined it for everyone else.




  • New wrinkle in Joe Biden agenda: 1,600 units in Israeli settlement

    As US Vice President Joe Biden prepares to meet Palestinians tomorrow, the Interior Ministry announced 1,600 new housing units in an Israeli settlement today. The move could disrupt a newly agreed restart of Israeli-Palestinian talks.




  • Women reservation bill: India sets quota for female lawmakers

    The women reservation bill passed Tuesday night in India's upper house of parliament, setting the stage for women to hold one-third of all legislative seats.




  • How many o's in 'ka-booom'?

    The Monitor’s language columnist takes a look at a website devoted to written sound effects – a sort of Roget’s Thesaurus for comic book writers.




  • Can you gauge the economy with just one number?

    A group of economists are creating the Financial Conditions Indicator to chart the economy's direction.




  • In a Mexico City barrio a foreigner finds fellowship

    An American resident discovers a sense of community and camaraderie in the Tepito quarter's famous flea market.




  • Found in a cat food dish

    A poem.




  • My son

    A poem.




  • ABC News: ABCNews
  • Breaking: Letterman Blackmailer Pleads Guilty


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  • 'I Won't Drive That Car Again': Driver's Horror as Prius Runs Away
    Driver brings Prius to stop with officer's aid; car not covered by pedal recall.

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  • WH: Massa's Health Care Charges 'Ridiculous'
    The White House today dismissed claims by retiring Democratic Rep. Eric Massa, who says he was forced out of Congress as part of a "setup" staged by the White House.

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  • Top 3 Reasons Fat May Not Be Your Fault
    As more scientists and sociologists look at our bulging waistlines, some unusual explanations for the increasinb obesity rate in the last 30 years are popping up.

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  • DuBois' Family Disagrees on Who Killed Her
    Father believes it was jailed sex offender, grandmother thinks someone else

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  • Ohio St. Employee Kills 1, Wounds Another
    Janitor opens fire at Ohio State, killing self and 1 supervisor, injuring another

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  • Roethlisberger's Lawyer: 'Ben is Innocent'
    Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger Accused of Sexually Assaulting College Student

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  • Pack Your Tent, Supplies and Fly out to Haiti
    Entrepreneurial Haitian Americans are working outside the charity agencies to bring relief to their relatives.

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  • Priest Boots Child of Lesbians From School
    A Catholic priest is defending his decision to deny re-enrollment to a preschool student with lesbian parents, saying he's standing up for the principles of his faith.

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  • Woman: Surgeon Gave Me 'Four Breasts'
    Women may not know about a the risk for a 'double bubble deformity' when they have surgery for breast augmentation. A woman from Staten Island, N.Y., is now suing her doctor for what she describes as four breasts.

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  • Tracking the Dow One Year After Rock Bottom
    We now know that March 9, 2009 was the Dow's rock bottom close of the Great Recession. One year later, the DJIA is up more 60 percent from its fear-of-another-Great Depression-low.

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  • Samsung, Panasonic Go 3-D: Will You?
    TV makers Samsung and Panasonic makers unveil 3-D TVs this week.

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  • Black Barbie Sold for Less Than White Barbie?
    Walmart is raising eyebrows after cutting the price of a black Barbie doll to nearly half that of the doll's white Barbie counterpart at at least one store.

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  • Mag: Brangelina Dressing Shiloh Boyish
    With a new, boyish-short haircut and boys clothes, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt is looking more like famous dad Brad Pitt than equally famous mom Angelina Jolie. And that has some criticizing the parents and Life & Style magazine, asking whether Jolie is turning Shiloh into a boy.

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  • WATCH: Video Saves Dog From Alleged Abuse
    A N.Y. woman is jailed on charges that she beat her 11-month-old dog.

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  • WATCH: Lion Crawls Through Doggie Door
    The Colorado family escapes lion through a bedroom window.

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  • WATCH: Boy Sells Girlfriend's Sexting Pictures
    The Massachusetts teen sold the nude pictures to classmates for $5 apiece.

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  • WATCH: Touch Your Skin to Run Electronics
    New device lets people control electronics with a tap of their skin.

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  • washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights
  • Massa investigated for allegedly groping staffers
    Allegations surrounding ex-lawmaker date back at least a year, and involve "a pattern of behavior and physical harassment," says one source.



  • Massa denies action was sexual
    Former N.Y. congressman says misconduct is limited to using inappropriate language with staff.



  • Prosecutors charge 'Jihad Jane'
    Pa. woman allegedly used Internet to recruit men and women across globe to "wage violent jihad."



  • Republicans work to split Dems
    As the GOP tries to block the bill, it is scrambling to exploit divisions in the House and Senate.



  • NASA strategy met with outrage
    Amid furious blowback to administration's plans, Obama to headline April 15 conference on policy.



  • FOXNews.com
  • Pa. Woman Charged With Recruiting Jihadist Fighters
    A Pennsylvania woman has been charged in federal court with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, conspiracy to kill in a foreign country, making false statements to a government official and attempted identity theft.

  • New Toyota Case Probed
    Feds reportedly looking into incident in which Prius driver called police for help saying his accelerator was stuck
    Class-Action Lawsuits Could Cost Toyota $3B or More


  • Rush to Rewrite History?
    LIVESHOTS: Shannon Bream on freelance writers replacing historians and authors to churn out textbooks
    Full Coverage of Texas Textbook Battle
    YOU DECIDE: The Frontline of a Culture War?
    LIVESHOTS: Doocy on Battle Lines Drawn Over History
    LIVESHOTS: Ravve on Schools Getting In Last Word


  • Senate Gatekeeper: Beware of Drudge
    E-mail is circulating warning Senate staffers not to view one of the most popular news sites on the Web
    Legislation to Extend Unemployment Clears Hurdle
    Reid Welcomes Third Party Senate Contenders


  • SeaWorld Trainer's Family Wants Video Suppressed
    The family of a SeaWorld Orlando trainer who was drowned by a killer whale after a Feb. 24 performance, is gearing up for a legal battle to prevent video footage of the incident from appearing online or on television, the Orlando Sentinel reported.

  • Assisted Suicide Network Members Indicted in Georgia
    A Georgia grand jury has indicted four members of an assisted suicide group on charges they helped a 58-year-old with cancer kill himself.

  • Teacher Backs SUV Into Mich. School, 6 Kids Injured
    A teacher trying to park her SUV Tuesday backed through a large window and into a classroom at the suburban Detroit school where she taught, slighting injuring several preschool students, authorities said.

  • Pa. Gas Pumper Dies After Static Electricity Starts Fire
    Authorities in Pennsylvania say a gas station patron died when static electricity ignited a fire as he filled up his tank.

  • Cops: Missing Oil Exec's Body Found in Mississippi River
    Police confirm the body pulled from the Mississippi River Tuesday is missing Houston oil executive Douglas Schantz.

  • Dozen Centuries-Old Shipwrecks Found in Baltic Sea
    A dozen centuries-old shipwrecks — some of them unusually well-preserved — have been found in the Baltic sea by a gas company building an underwater pipeline between Russia and Germany, Swedish experts said Tuesday.

  • Rivals Israel, Syria Want to Build Nuclear Power Plants
    Mideast rivals Israel and Syria on Tuesday each announced ambitions to develop nuclear energy, with Israel facing the prospect that its plan could bring new attention to its secretive nuclear activities.

  • Ohio Doctor Gets Life Sentence in Wife's Poison Death
    Relatives of the victim sobbed and held each other as a judge in Ohio handed down a life prison term for a doctor convicted of killing his wife with cyanide.

  • Judge Issues Gag Order in Calif. Teen Murder Case
    A convicted sex offender charged with murdering one teen and suspected in the disappearance of another appeared in court Tuesday as a judge issued a gag order and delayed a key hearing in the case.

  • Ohio Death Row Inmate on Suicide Watch After Overdose
    Officials say an Ohio inmate who intentionally overdosed on pills hours before his scheduled execution has returned to prison and is on suicide watch.

  • Producer Pleads Guilty in Letterman Extortion Case
  • Hoyer Denies Massa Pushed Out Over Health Vote- Stupak 'More Optimistic' Abortion Fight Will End
  • LIVESHOTS: Springer on Fight Against Aryan Nations
  • Teens Look to Reagan at Conservative Conference
  • LIVESHOTS: Fox on the Front Lines With Sec. Gates
  • Immigration Plan Requires New ID for U.S. Workers- Unemployment Insurance Extension Faces Key Vote



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