Saturday, May 17, 2008
Breaking news: Sen. Kennedy hospitalized
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts has been
hospitalized in Boston after suffering stroke-like symptoms, The
Associated Press has learned.
Friday, May 16, 2008
News Alert!
Saudis Rebuff Bush As Oil Hits New High
President's Appeal For Increased Oil Production Again Rejected; Price Of
Crude Tops $127
Treasury Secretary Paulson says he expects 'faster pace of growth' by the end of the year, despite housing market challenges.
Treasury Secretary Paulson says he expects 'faster pace of growth' by
the end of the year, despite housing market challenges.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Breaking News Thu., May 15, 2008
CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS BAN ON GAY MARRIAGE, PAVING WAY FOR
STATE TO BECOME SECOND TO ALLOW GAY NUPTIALS, THE AP REPORTS
Fewer Americans will travel this Memorial Day due to surging fuel prices, AAA reports.
Fewer Americans will travel this Memorial Day due to surging fuel
prices, AAA reports.
News Alert!
China: Quake Death Toll Could Hit 50,000
State TV Says Cabinet Members Predicted Deaths From 7.9 Earthquake Could
More Than Double
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Breaking News Wed., May 14, 2008
FORMER CANDIDATE JOHN EDWARDS HAS ENDORSED BARACK OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT.
China quake toll could reach 20,000
NEWS
W.Va. blowout bolsters Clinton's resolve
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Hillary Rodham Clinton crushed Barack Obama by more than 2-1 in the West
Virginia primary Tuesday a victory that was surely personally satisfying
but came as the Democratic presidential nomination is nearly in the
grasp of her rival.
China earthquake death toll could reach 20,000
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China began airlifting aid to the areas worst hit by a massive
earthquake Wednesday, while state media reported several thousand deaths
near the epicenter that accounted for 80% of one town's population. The
new figures appeared certain to push the death toll well beyond the
reported 12,000.
Bush opens Mideast tour, marks Israel's 60 years
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President Bush on Wednesday opened a celebratory visit to Israel where
he'll make a new push for peace in the long-troubled Middle East. "We
consider the Holy Land a very special place, and we consider the Israeli
people our close friends," Bush said.
MONEY
Taco Bell's new menu goes for a cheap fill
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Taco Bell may be emerging from taco hell. It hasn't been easy. There was
the E. coli outbreak in late 2006 that sickened 70 and closed dozens of
restaurants. Then, the rat infestation at a New York City unit in 2007
that became an Internet must-see.
Smart puts 'high level of safety into very small package'
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The tiniest car sold in the USA posted some of the best crash-test
results, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety will announce
today.
FBI warns of escalating mortgage fraud
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The sinking housing market is fertile ground for mortgage fraud, the FBI
warns in a new report. The agency said Tuesday that reports of suspected
mortgage fraud rose 31% to 46,717 from 35,617 in the previous fiscal
year ending Oct. 31.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Clinton wins West Virginia
Clinton wins West Virginia
Hillary Rodham Clinton has won the West Virginia Democratic primary.
U.S. stocks slide after early flood of economic data
U.S. stocks slide after early flood of economic data
NEW YORK
U.S. stocks struggle in mixed action after the government said soaring
fuel prices did not prevent consumers from shopping as much as
expected.
The Fed: Financial markets 'still far from normal,' Fed's Bernanke says
Despite some signs of improvement, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke
says financial markets remain severely stressed.
Hewlett-Packard to buy EDS for $13.9B to create IT giant
Hewlett-Packard Co. will buy information-technology giant for $13.9
billion in a deal that will significantly expand its services business
and help it challenge IBM.
Economic Report: U.S. retail sales drop; April weakness is concentrated
in autos
U.S. retail sales fall for the third time in the past five months in
April, led by a big decline in auto sales. But the overall drop of 0.2%
isn't as much as many recession-minded economists had been looking for.
Wal-Mart net rises 6.9%, but company cautions uncertain outlooks
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer and discounter, says
its first-quarter profit rose 7%, driven by international growth and
penny-pinching U.S. consumers seeking value.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Tornado season deadliest in a decade
NEWS
U.S. first airlift relief arrives in Burma
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The first U.S. relief airlift has arrived in Burma carrying emergency
supplies for last week's cyclone victims.
Tornado season deadliest in a decade
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A near-record number of tornadoes that has pushed the U.S. death toll --
including 47 killer twisters over the weekend -- to a 10-year high.
Gates praises MRAPs as lifesavers
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Few troops have been killed or wounded by roadside bomb attacks in Iraq
while riding in new armored vehicles, Defense Secretary Robert Gates
said, evidence of the value of the vehicles he made the military's top
priority.
MONEY
Hybrids recoup higher cost in less time
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Rising fuel prices and competition among a proliferation of
gasoline-electric hybrids have sliced the payback period for hybrids to
two or three years in some cases, instead of five years or more that
made hybrids harder to justify at lower fuel prices.
States remove local barriers to eco-friendly homes
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States eager to promote renewable energy are increasingly passing laws
that allow homeowners to overcome local opposition to home solar panels
and wind turbines.
Bush, Congress set for clash over $300B farm bill
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Congress and the White House this week head toward a collision over a
five-year, $300 billion farm bill that the Bush administration says is
stuffed with wasteful handouts to wealthy growers, but that supporters
defend as a needed rural safety net that also expands nutrition aid for
the poor.
Breaking news: Up to 5,000 feared dead in China earthquake
BEIJING - A powerful earthquake struck central China on Monday and state
media reported that as many as 5,000 people were killed in a single
county. Nearly 900 students were trapped after their school collapsed.
China quake kills 5 children, injures over 100: Xinhua
China quake kills 5 children, injures over 100: Xinhua
May 12, 2008 05:46 AM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - Five children were killed and more than 100 injured
in a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck China's Sichuan province on
Monday, causing buildings to sway and residents
rushing out into the streets.
