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Madoff Kickbacks Alleged In Austria: WSJ
Madoff Kickbacks Alleged In Austria: WSJ
Asian Markets Hit By Weak U.S. Job Losses Data
Asian Markets Hit By Weak U.S. Job Losses Data
Stocks In Focus For Monday
Stocks In Focus For Monday
Three More Banks Fail Bringing Year's Total To 51
Three More Banks Fail Bringing Year's Total To 51
Al Lewis: Getting Religion in Market Of Shattered Trust
Feeling spiritually bankrupt after watching Bernie Madoff's sentencing, I took the subway uptown to the Union Theological Seminary, where they teach a class called "Christianity and the U.S. Crisis."
U.S. Regulators Shut Down Three Small Illinois Banks
U.S. bank regulators Thursday said they closed three small Illinois banks, bringing the total of U.S. bank failures so far this year to 48.
Illinois' Rock River Bank Year's 48th Bank Failure
Illinois' Rock River Bank Year's 48th Bank Failure
Art
Grosvenor House fair scrapped after 75 years: dealers react
London. The Grosvenor House Art and Antiques Fair, London’s grandest and most traditional art fair, ...
Haunch of Venison to close Zürich gallery
London. Contemporary art dealer Haunch of Venison has announced the closure of its 3,500 sq. ft ...
Doig and Boetti shine at London contemporary art sales
London. Peter Doig’s reputation as one of the highest-priced living artists was further enhanced in ...
Fate of historic Scottish houses under severe threat
london. The future of one of Scotland’s most prestigious mansion house collections, belonging to ...
Historic Dutch country house at risk
amstenrade. An important historic house and estate in Amstenrade, a small, semi-rural village in ...
Decentralisation poses a threat to the selection and protection of sites and buildings
In 2011 we will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the foundation of Bond Heemschut, the ...
New private museum on Venice’s Murano island
Venice. Dealer Adriano Berengo, who organised “Glass Stress”, an official collateral exhibition at ...
World
U.S. Marines Try to Retake Afghan Valley
Almost 4,000 Marines moved to clear Taliban fighters from the volatile Helmand River valley.
U.S. Faces Resentment in Afghan Region
A new American military operation in southern Afghanistan may ignite further tensions among a weary population, residents and local officials warn.
U.S. Soldier May Be Held By Taliban, Military Fears
A young American soldier who walked off his remote combat outpost in eastern Afghanistan is believed to be in the hands of the Taliban network headed by Sirajuddin Haqqani, American military officials said Thursday.
Bomber Strikes Government Bus in Pakistan
A suicide bomber riding a motorbike rammed into a government bus in Rawalpindi, police officials said, killing at least one person and injuring 28 others.
Yemenia Crash Stirs Calls to Fortify Aviation Watchdogs
Bahia Bakari arrived in Paris on Thursday for an emotional reunion with her father, just as the French media raised new concerns about air safety.
French Jet Hit Ocean Intact, Officials Say
The Air France jet that crashed into the Atlantic, killing all 228 people aboard, did not break up in the air but rather hit the water intact, investigators said.
Sport
Ben Gordon agrees to five-year deal with Pistons
The courtship was short. The contract was sweet. Ben Gordon's whirlwind trip to Detroit on Wednesday ended with the now former Bulls star verbally agreeing to a five-year, $55 million deal with the Pistons. Gordon, who led the Bulls in scoring each of the last four seasons, was wooed by Pistons president Joe Dumars when the two met throughout the day at the team's practice facility in Auburn Hills, Mich.
Soriano out of lineup, Fuld will lead off
Cubs left fielder Alfonso Soriano is absent from manager Lou Piniella's lineup for the second straight night. Sam Fuld, who was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday will lead off. Fuld collected the first two hits of his major-league career last night against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He batted leadoff in most of his games with Triple-A Iowa, and some in the No. 2 spot.
Mark Buehrle: Upcoming weeks will tell Sox' story
Mark Buehrle takes the baseball and goes to the mound every fifth day. He was thankful Wednesday about that being his only job description. ''We're playing good right now, and that's always good,'' the face of the starting rotation said when asked about the pulse of the White Sox. ''It's fun when you come to the park, and we feel like we're going to win every game. But I still can't forget that we've gone back and forth. We've had a good week or two, and then it seems like we can't win a game and nothing goes right. I really don't know.''
Hossa keeps his eyes on the prize
Neil Hayes: He was being pushed around the ice, the Memorial Cup balanced on his lap, his left knee throbbing. That's how much the moment meant to him. That's how much he meant to his teammates. It happened 11 years ago when Marian Hossa was playing for the Portland (Ore.) Winter Hawks in the Western Hockey League.
Obama: Kobe Bryant no match for Michael Jordan
WASHINGTON -- Sorry, Kobe.
SPORTS WIRE: Marathon win propels Roddick into semifinals
A five-set grind that began under a bright Wednesday sun and concluded in shadows, 3 hours, 50 minutes later, produced a riveting 6-3, 6-7 (10), 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-4 victory for Andy Roddick over Lleyton Hewitt that vaulted Roddick into the Wimbledon men's semifinals.
Cubs get infielder Jeff Baker from Rockies
The Chicago Cubs have acquired infielder Jeff Baker from the Colorado Rockies for minor league right-handed pitcher Al Alburquerque and designated infielder Ryan Freel for assignment.
U.S.
Statue of Liberty gets her view back
It's a quintessentially American tradition, suspended since Sept. 11, 2001: to climb to the crown of the Statue of Liberty and ...
Study: Few survive cardiac arrest, even with hospital CPR
The odds of surviving cardiac arrest after getting CPR in a hospital are slim and have not improved in more than a decade, a ...
'Incredibly unethical': Federal probe finds problems in chelation study
A federal investigation has found that heart attack survivors enrolled in a study of a controversial alternative medicine treatment ...
$2.7B in stimulus money released for schools
Education Secretary Arne Duncan is releasing $2.7 billion in stimulus dollars earlier than planned to help states confront increasingly ...
Spiritual adviser: 'Darkness' gripped Sanford
Each Sunday afternoon in May, Gov. Mark Sanford and his wife hosted five other couples at the executive mansion for a spiritual ...
Science
Limbs Regrow Without Pluripotency
The cells responsible for the salamander's famed ability to regenerate amputated limbs aren't pluripotent, as scientists have thought, a study published online in Nature reports.
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Treat Killing Like a Disease to Slash Shootings
Shootings and killings in deprived areas of Chicago and Baltimore have plummeted by between 41 and 73 percent thanks to a programme that treats violence as if it is an infectious disease. Pioneers of the programme, called CeaseFire, say it relies on simultaneously changing attitudes and behaviour and will work anywhere.
from New Scientist
Myanmar Fossil May Shed Light on Evolution
BANGKOK, Thailand (Associated Press) — Fossils recently discovered in Myanmar could prove that the common ancestors of humans, monkeys and apes evolved from primates in Asia, rather than Africa, researchers contend in a study released Wednesday.
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Solar Orbiter Ulysses Ends Mission After 18 Years
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The interplanetary space probe Ulysses officially ceased operations on Tuesday after an 18-year voyage of roughly 5.5 billion miles and nearly three complete orbits around the sun, NASA said.
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EPA to Let California Set Own Auto Emissions Limits
The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday granted California's request to set its own limits on greenhouse gases from autos -- a long-sought victory with limited impact now that the federal government has pledged to impose national limits.
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