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30.09.2009., srijeda
Obama announces $5 bln for new medical research
The end of the Chicago handgun ban Chicago Tribune Washington Post - The Associated Press - FOXNews - USA Today WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama announced a plan on Wednesday to spend $5 billion on medical and scientific research, medical supplies and upgrading laboratory capacity, which he said would create tens of ... |
'Twilight' Producers To Adapt Lauren Conrad's Novel Into A Movie
ProFootballTalk - Canton Repository - NFL News - WTAM.com This is the start the Twins and Carl Pavano have been awaiting since his arrival. As the sweet music of late-season tension hits play again Wednesday in Motown, Pavano will step to the mound against the Tigers' Eddie Bonine ... Minnesota Twins (82-75) at Detroit Tigers (84-73), 7:05 pm MiamiHerald.com |
Google Invites Developers To Ride Its Wave
U.S. Loosens Control Over ICANN Wall Street Journal US to share Internet review amid worldwide growth The Associated Press PC World - ZDNet UK - IT News Online - CircleID
Microsoft on Tuesday was able to upend a jury verdict that would have forced the software company to pay $388 million in damages. A Rhode Island federal judge overturned what would have been one of the largest awards ever handed out in a US civil ... |
US climate control debate heats up in Senate
For the second time this month, a publisher has decided to delay the electronic-book release of a major new title in hopes of maximizing hardcover sales, as the beleaguered industry works out how e-books fit into its ... 'Going Rogue' New York Times |
Obama to announce $5 billion for new healthcare jobs
Russia and Georgia blamed over war Aljazeera.net AFP - Telegraph.co.uk - Bloomberg - Reuters India WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama announced a plan on Wednesday to spend $5 billion to create new jobs for medical and scientific research, medical supplies and improved laboratory capacity. |
Microsoft's Must-Have Software Release
The conference, long known for wide-open offense, this season has become known for strong defense, and its national reputation has been burnished as a result. USC vs. Cal: So much for that game-of-the-decade hype Seattle Times |
Democratic Donor Gets 24-Year Term
InformationWeek - CNET News - ChannelWeb - Reuters Thinking of upgrading your tiny portable to Windows 7? Microsoft promises that the new OS will run smoothly on netbooks. But is it really worth taking the plunge? |
NY health care workers protest mandatory H1N1 flu shots
The Facebook poll is just one of many examples of increasing vitriol and threats against Obama and the government. By Linda Feldmann | Staff writer/ September 29, 2009 edition The news that someone had posted a poll on Facebook asking if Barack Obama ... Secret Service investigates Obama poll on Facebook Los Angeles Times Chicago Tribune - CNN International - CNN Political Ticker - Bizjournals.com
PHILADELPHIA -- Education Secretary Arne Duncan invited an odd pair of allies to classrooms in this city to help tout his multibillion-dollar bid to shake up the country's education system: the liberal Rev. |
Bijou Phillips 'Heartbroken' Her Family Left Her Alone With ...
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ALBANY - Several hundred health-care workers, civil libertarians and members of anti-vaccine groups on Tuesday railed against a mandate that medical professionals get seasonal and swine-flu vaccines. How the First Family Can Lead on Swine Flu Wall Street Journal Q& A: Safety of the Swine Flu Vaccine Washington Post |
Ballmer: Windows 7 Worth the Investment
eWeek - The Associated Press - Reuters - Slippery Brick TLC said on Tuesday that it would remove Jon Gosselin's name from “Jon & Kate Plus 8” and reduce his role on that rocky family reality show, three months after the couple said they were separating. POLL: Will You Watch Kate Plus 8? People Magazine 'Kate Plus Eight': What will Jon Gosselin do now? Entertainment Weekly |
Senate Democrats see opportunity in Texas
FDIC insurance plan is no long-term solution The Associated Press FDIC seeks $45B prepayment on bank deposit coverage Bizjournals.com 123Jump.com - Motley Fool - CNNMoney.com
A surprise drop in consumer confidence pushes markets into the red; CIT shares soar on rescue rumors. Stocks lost more ground on Tuesday as the markets reacted to surprisingly weak consumer confidence figures. Drop in consumer confidence weighs on stocks The Associated Press |
At Labor Party conference, Brown implores Britain to 'dream big'
BRIGHTON, England - Pro-Palestinian activists sought Tuesday to have Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak arrested in Britain, they said, as they staged a protest against his visit here. Turkey to push UN for debate on Gaza report Jewish Telegraphic Agency UN Report Calls for Investigation Into Alleged War Crimes in Gaza Voice of America |
29.09.2009., utorak
Eagles sign four-time Pro Bowl LB Trotter
U.S. News & World Report - Wall Street Journal - Los Angeles Times - Times Online Federal health reforms under discussion in Congress have spurred hundreds of questions. Starting today, a team of Free Press reporters will answer your questions. |
'Giant iPhone' May Be Next From Apple
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - Pardon Lamar Odom for looking tired. Maybe it was the early hour, so soon after his weekend wedding to reality starlet Khloe Kardashian. Lakers' Lamar Odom looks, sounds happy Los Angeles Times California Chronicle - Belleville News Democrat - Celebuzz
NEW YORK - A New York court on Tuesday dismissed Dan Rather's $70 million breach of contract lawsuit against CBS Corp., noting that the network continued to pay the anchor $6 million a year even after he left the evening news broadcast. |
FDIC Proposes Banks Prepay Deposit Fees Through 2012
US Stocks Pare Declines, But Remain Lower On Confidence Data Wall Street Journal BusinessWeek - Washington Post - New York Times - MarketWatch
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) said Tuesday it would carry out its largest safety recall ever after reports that accelerator pedals had become trapped under floor mats, causing vehicles to speed ... Toyota to recall 3.8M vehicles over floor mats The Associated Press |
China's Number Two Leader Plans Visit to North Korea
US Tightens South Korean Ties Wall Street Journal New York Times - Reuters - BBC News - CNN International BEIJING - Beijing virtually closed its downtown Tuesday, shuttering the Forbidden City along with shops and hotels near Tiananmen Square, in preparation for an extravaganza to mark 60 years of communist rule that is expected to rival the Olympic ... |
Jerry Jones worried about knee of Cowboys' Felix Jones
Reuters - Pioneer Press - WebMD - Los Angeles Times NEW YORK (Reuters) - The chief executive officer of Sanofi-Aventis SA said on Tuesday his company has begun US shipments of its H1N1 swine flu vaccine ahead of schedule. Sanofi-Aventis Shipping H1N1 Vaccine To US Government Tuesday Wall Street Journal First swine flu shots shipped Los Angeles Times |
'Kate Plus Eight': What will Jon Gosselin do now?
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'All the powers that be are really trying to facilitate my artistic vision,' 'American Idol' alum says. By Jocelyn Vena As he prepares to release his debut album, Adam Lambert wants fans to know that he's in charge of his own career, contrary to what ... Adam Lambert burns up the pre-sale album charts Entertainment Weekly |
Home Prices Post Monthly Increase
By Carla Mozee, marketwatch LOS ANGELES (marketwatch) - Canadian equities rose Tuesday, with oil and gas stocks clawing out of the red, and as gold stocks gained despite a modest fall in gold futures. US Stock Indexes Little Changed After Opening Bell Wall Street Journal Stocks bounce back CNNMoney.com |
Typhoon leaves 31 dead in Vietnam
It's the climate, stupid guardian.co.uk Radio Australia - Voice of America - Jakarta Post - The Associated Press September 29, 2009 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- Community leaders are asking for the public's help as police look for more suspects in the beating death of a high school student. 4 Teenagers Charged in Youth's Beating Death New York Times |
Starbucks begins selling instant coffee nationally
Newegg reveals Windows 7 OEM prices Ars Technica Windows 7 Review PC World Bloomberg - Houston Chronicle - CNNMoney.com - Computerworld About as slim as the Adamo and just half a pound heavier, Dell's new slim laptop is a PC intended for business users who crave beauty and are willing to pay whatever it takes to get it. |
Mark Kirk: Census shouldn't involve SEIU because of its links to ACORN
Politico - Washington Post - Progress Illinois (blog) - San Bernardino Sun One San Diegan knows all the details of Sarah Palin's soon-to-be released memoir, but don't ask her about it. She can't tell. Sarah Palin's Book 'Going Rogue: An American Life' Right Pundits Palin finishes memoir, 'Going Rogue,' out Nov. 17 The Associated Press |
Secret Service investigates Obama poll on Facebook
Secret Service Investigates Facebook Poll The New American Facebook poll asked if Obama should be assassinated Cape Cod Times ABC News - CNN International - The Daily Voice - AFP
More than one in four District children were living in poverty last year, even as the region was weathering the recession's onset better than most metropolitan areas, according to census data released Tuesday. |
28.09.2009., ponedjeljak
'Mad Men' characters abound on Twitter
ATLANTA - NBC Sports says the Tour Championship earned a 3.3 overnight rating, an 83 percent increase from a year ago when Tiger Woods wasn't playing and the FedEx Cup had already been decided. Lefty's trying summer ends with emotional win Kansas City Star |
New standards to limit Apple iPod volume in Europe
Los Angeles Times - Bizjournals.com - PC World - Mobile Burn The launch of the touch-screen smartphone dovetails nicely with China Unicom's rollout of 3G services. By Marin Perez China Unicom said Monday it will begin selling Apple's iPhone in October, and the touch-screen handset will retail for about $732. China Unicom Ready To Sell iPhone CIO Today |
Palestinian "moderate" govt slams Israel on mosque
H1N1 Fears Reach Close to Home Harbus Online The New American - Inter-County Leader - ADVANCE - Jefferson City News Tribune
JERUSALEM, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Palestinians' Western-backed government hailed on Monday people who fought Israeli police in Jerusalem as defenders of a Muslim holy site, and accused Israelis of trying to wreck US-sponsored peace ... Anger at Jerusalem shrine clash BBC News |
Xerox to Buy Affiliated Computer in Its Biggest Deal
Xerox to buy ACS in $6.4 billion deal MarketWatch Bizjournals.com - Forbes - Wall Street Journal - VentureBeat
BRIGHTON, England (Reuters) - Opinion polls cast gloom over Britain's ruling Labor Party on Monday at its last annual conference before a general election which the opposition center-right Conservatives are forecast to win. |
Banks earns Big 12 honor
(Sports Network) - With one week remaining in the regular season, the American League Central title remains very much up for grabs. Detroit Free Press - River Ave. Blues - Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Times
Americans are bracing for flu season and while many are preoccupied with the spread of the H1N1 virus, medical experts are urging people to protect themselves also from the seasonal flu. |
Sony's PSPgo launch plans: 16000 pieces of content
AT & T urges FCC probe of Google Voice service Los Angeles Times Bizjournals.com - Mobile Burn - PC World - Computerworld
It was a fairytale wedding for Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom - and the couple's lavish nuptials were magical for Kim Kardashian too. 'Keeping Up' and 'Miami' star Khloe Kardashian weds Lamar Odom Reality TV World |
Troops raid Honduran media
BBC News - Reuters India - Boston Herald - PRESS TV WASHINGTON - Democratic US Senator John Kerry said Monday that President Barack Obama and the Congress should not automatically grant the top US military commander in Afghanistan's request for more troops. US 'says' Hamid Karzai likely to be re-elected Telegraph.co.uk US, Allies Vow Support for Karzai Washington Post |
Dallas Cowboys seek strong end to September
Americans are bracing for flu season and while many are preoccupied with the spread of the H1N1 virus, medical experts are urging people to protect themselves also from the seasonal flu. Supplies arrive for seasonal flu shots Mcalester News Capital |
Abbott's Solvay Deal: Don't Get Too Excited
Sept. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Johnson & Johnson bought an 18 percent stake in Crucell NV for 301.8 million euros ($442 million), to form a partnership on flu shots and therapies, eight months after Wyeth abandoned a deal with the Dutch ... Johnson & Johnson buys 18 percent stake in Crucell The Associated Press Wall Street Journal - Wall Street Journal (blog) - Globe and Mail
The cost of a gallon of regular gasoline dropped 4 cents to $2.40 in metro Orlando during the week ended Sunday, a reflection of falling crude oil prices and a seasonal drop-off in demand. |
UN Climate Talks Open in Bangkok Amid Concerns
US, Allies Vow Support for Karzai Washington Post Reuters - Xinhua - New York Times - Los Angeles Times
United Nations talks on climate change have opened in Bangkok with more than 4000 participants from 177 countries trying to narrow differences on ways to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. |
Roman Polanski Lawyers Will Fight Extradition
As Persian Jews pray for their souls on Yom Kippur, they scope out ... Los Angeles Times The Associated Press - Chicago Tribune - Atlantic Online - Houston Chronicle
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will travel to Denmark to support Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics, projecting the highest-ever White House profile in lobbying for the international event. Obama will make Olympic bid in Denmark Washington Times |
US Stock-Index Futures Climb on Mergers; Abbott Shares Gain
On the surface, Sony's PSP Go doesn't really look like anything radically new for the PSP franchise. Yes, it's more compact than the three earlier generations of the portable gaming and multimedia handheld device. Sony PSP Go (white) CNET Reviews PSP Go review engadget (blog) |
Pope says fall of communism proved man needs God
Wall Street money rains on Chuck Schumer HedgeCo.net New York Times - Washington Post - Wall Street Journal - Zikkir World (blog) ALLENTOWN, Pa. - An eastern Pennsylvania man trying to parallel park a minivan pinned his identical twin brother, who later died at a hospital. Police: Pa. man strikes, kills twin with minivan Philadelphia Inquirer |
F-bomb starts 'SNL' season with a bang
Obama to Make Olympic Pitch Washington Post Reuters - WKOW-TV.com - MarketWatch - ABC News
ATLANTA -- A few years back, when the FedEx Cup playoffs were but a gleam in Tim Finchem's eye, when the idea of such a format was just beginning to take shape, there were plenty of meetings among PGA Tour executives at Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Lefty wins Tour Championship, Tiger gets FedEx Cup The Associated Press |
Orange UK to Sell IPhone, Ending Exclusivity for O2
China Unicom Ltd. (NYSE: CHU) has had a busy start to the week with news of its impending iPhone launch and a share buyback, while there's 3G and revenue projection news from Thailand, expectations of lower mobile prices in South Korea, ... China Unicom to get iPhone 3G in October SlashGear |
Climate Envoys Meet Anew as Time 'Has Almost Run Out'
AP in Tegucigalpa Honduras' ousted president Manuel Zelaya gestures during a news conference at the Brazilian embassy. Photograph: Edgard Garrido/Reuters Honduras's interim leaders suspended key civil liberties last night in response to "calls for ... Honduras restricts liberties to prevent rebellion The Associated Press World Digest: OAS Officials Expelled From Honduras Washington Post Los Angeles Times - Bloomberg - ABC Online - Reuters
STARA BOLESLAV, Czech Republic (Reuters) - Pope Benedict, ending a trip to this highly secular nation, said on Monday the fall of communists who tried to erase religion was proof that God cannot be excluded from public life. |
26.09.2009., subota
Prosecutor: Terror plot focus was 9/11 anniversary
The Associated Press - Ivan Moreno, Solomon Banda - 21 minutes ago DENVER - Claims that an Afghan immigrant was on the verge of unleashing a terrorist attack on New York City on the anniversary of the Sept. Video: Raw Video: Terror Suspect Flown Back to New York The Associated Press Terror suspect Najibullah Zazi arrives in New York over 9/11 ... New York Daily News New York Times - Washington Post - ABC News - Voice of America all 7,280 news articles »Email this story |
