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$657mln deal for sick Ground Zero workers Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 6:13AMMore than 10,000 people who worked in the toxic chaos of New York's Ground Zero after 9/11 could receive compensation totaling 657 million US dollars for health problems under a deal reached Thursday.
$657mln deal for sick Ground Zero workers Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 5:47AMNEW YORK (AFP) - More than 10,000 people who worked in the toxic chaos of New York's Ground Zero after 9/11 could receive compensation totaling 657 million dollars for health problems under a deal reached Thursday.
Facebook considers legal action against Daily Mail over underage sex claims Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 5:44AMThe world’s biggest social networking site Facebook is today considering legal action against the Daily Mail, after the newspaper published false claims that a criminologist who had posed on the site as a teenage girl had found himself immediately inundated with sexual messages from adult men.
Culture Briefs Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:54AMElitism on TV "When I was growing up, 'The Honeymooners' had a reputation as television at its best: sentimental, spontaneous, and side-splitting. And like the best art, the show has always been a tangle of contradictions. ... When [Jackie] Gleason settled on a working-class public servant as his primary mouthpiece, it seemed in a way like a triumph of populism, giving a voice to the people ...
Instant Ads Set the Pace on the Web Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:45AMSTEPHANIE CLIFFORD Companies like Google, Yahoo and Microsoft let advertisers buy ads in the milliseconds between the time someone enters a site's Web address and the moment the page appears.
Seeing double Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:19AMHusain Essop is talking about the opening of his new exhibition: "Somebody overheard a lady talking to a child. The child asked the mother, while looking at the Missile Crisis photograph: "What is that? What are they doing?" She replied: "This is what they use to blow up Israel."
This weeks major auto races Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:14AMSite: Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Midwest Poker Invitational deals kids winning hand Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:02AMJohn G. Brokopp has his finger on the pulse of the suburban Chicago gambling world.
Pac-10 Conference Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 3:51AMPac-10 Conference-Around the Pac 10
Public Affairs spreading the word Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 3:41AMIn today's world of instant communication via the Internet, e-mail and cell phones, it still remains a challenge to reach an audience of more than 10,000 people who have different preferences of how they receive information.
Mummy of Egypt's monotheist pharaoh to return home Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:40AMThe DNA tests that revealed how the famed boy-king Tutankhamun most likely died solved another of ancient Egypt's enduring mysteries - the fate of controversial Pharaoh Akhenaten's mummy. The discovery could help fill out...
Mummy of Egypt's monotheist pharaoh to return home Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:36AMCAIRO (AP) - The DNA tests that revealed how the famed boy-king Tutankhamun most likely died solved another of ancient Egypt's enduring mysteries - the fate of controversial Pharaoh Akhenaten's mummy.
Discovery of monotheist pharaoh's mummy provides clues about unique time in ancient Egypt Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:34AMCAIRO (AP) — The DNA tests that revealed how the famed boy-king Tutankhamun most likely died solved another of ancient Egypt's enduring mysteries — the fate of controversial Pharaoh Akhenaten's mummy. The discovery could help fill out the picture of a fascinating era more than 3,300 years ago when Akhenaten embarked on history's first attempt at monotheism.
Right To Life Monument Brings Attention To Abortion Debate Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:13AMThose stopping at the stop light at Gallia and Offnere streets will likely notice a symbolic monument of sorts in the lot adjacent to Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. Along with a large sign, are ...
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Dangerous Foreign Influences Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:03AMMarch 11, 2010: The popular anger against the government is still growing, and still backed by a minority of the population. While most Iranians are unhappy with the economy and how the country is run, most (about 55 percent) consider the current government legitimate.
COMMUNITY COMMENTARY: Landmark Preservation Commission Reviews Mobilized Women of Berkeley Designation Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 10:58AMReview of the expansion of one historic branch public library building, likely demolition of another, and affirmation of the landmark designation of the old Mobilized Women of Berkeley building at 1007 University Avenue were major issues before the Berkeley Landmarks Preservation Commission at its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, March 4, 2010. The Commission also considered several shorter ...
Is Buffett, Not Carlos Slim, the Richest Man? Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 10:41AMWarren Buffett slips to third in the annual Forbes ranking of world's billionaries -- but that list fails to take into account charitable giving. Add that to the list, and Buffett is arguably tops.
Biggest Question for the Next two Months Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 10:38AMThe biggest question for the next several months for markets is what?
The Clanton Advertiser Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 10:36AMBro. Shannon brought our morning message from Acts 1:8. He spoke on how we often get confused with the commandment to be a witness with going places to witness.
Letters to the Editor: March 9, 2010 Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:36PMLetter of the Day: Work done, work to doEditor, Daily News:Last week Northern Trust Bank held its 12th-annual appreciation reception for the volunteers of Collier Harvest, with 90 volunteers in attendance.As Northern Trust President John Fumagalli commented, “We, as well as the hungry they feed in our neighborhoods, appreciate what these volunteers do for the needy.”Collier Harvest is an all ...
Dinosaur extinction followed asteroid impact 65 million years ago, panel says Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:12PMIt's official: The extinction of the dinosaurs and a host of other species 65.5 million years ago was caused by a massive asteroid that crashed into the Gulf of Mexico, creating worldwide havoc, according to an international team of researchers.
Students pitch in to produce mural Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:06PMStudents at Spencer Loomis Elementary School in Hawthorn Woods hope the blue of their new vast mural results in blue, cool, clean water for thirsty people around the world.
CDC Corporation Reports a 56 Percent Increase in the Fourth... Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:04PMCDC Corporation Reports a 56 Percent Increase in the Fourth Quarter 2009 Adjusted EBITDA from the Third Quarter 2009 and a Full Year 2009 Net Income Attributable to Controlling Interest of $16.8 milli
A rare peek inside Google's HQ Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:02PMJust what makes this mighty media organisation tick? An exclusive extract from a new book about the company offers some insights To visit Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California, is to travel to another planet. The natives wander about in T-shirts and shorts, zipping past volleyball courts and organic-vegetable gardens while holding their open laptops at shoulder height, like waiters ...
Ask the doctor: Suffer from heartache? It's vital you see your GP Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:59PMDr Martin Scurr has been treating patients for more than 30 years and is one of the country's leading GPs. Here he tackles angina and complex regional pain syndrome...
Has blogging peaked? Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:36PMThe demands of blogging have pushed many to abandon the form for faster, simpler word bursts on Twitter or Facebook.
Democratic leaders want me out, says resigning lawmaker Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:35PM(CNN) -- House Democratic leaders on Monday refuted embattled Rep. Eric Massa's allegation that they want to get rid of him because of his opposition to health care legislation.
BBC holds firm over Ethiopia famine funds report Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:23PMBob Geldof and charities deny aid was spent on weapons but corporation executives say reports are credible The BBC is standing by a report that 95% of the $100m aid raised to fight famine in northern Ethiopia in 1985 was diverted by rebels and spent on weapons, despite denials by Bob Geldof and leading charities. A programme broadcast last week by the BBC World Service's Africa editor, Martin ...
Plans to revive 'Copperopolis' Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:03AMA project is trying to revive a copper works founded 200 years ago, which helped earn Swansea the nickname Copperopolis.
Local coffee company a pick-me-up for literacy Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:53AMSUMMERDALE, Ala. — This community is no stranger to crops but coffee beans are something else. Yet, there are tons of Indonesian coffee beans right here just waiting to be roasted and turned into one of the four types of coffee that Tändük Coffee Co. makes available. (It’s pronounced Taan Dook.)
N.Y. Dem resigns over harassment claim Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:53AMWASHINGTON (AP) — New York Democratic Rep. Eric Massa, facing a harassment complaint by a male staffer, said Friday that he is stepping down from his seat with “a profound sense of failure.”
C.A.L.L. class helping writers publish and market work Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:49AMAPACHE JUNCTION – Marketing and publishing a work of fiction may be as daunting a task for a burgeoning writer as scripting the opening paragraph of that first chapter.
Genealogical Web Site Official To Talk Research Methods Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:19AMBy COSHANDRA DILLARD
Navistar seeks to placate its opponents Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 11:03PMWith Navistar presenting its revised proposal to develop the former Lucent property at 2600 Warrenville Road to Lisle officials Thursday, opponents of the planned development are cautiously optimistic.The new Environmental Impact Study indicates that Navistar's proposal to bring its world headquarters to Lisle has addressed at least some concerns.
Letter from the West Bank: In Hebron, renovation of holy site sets off strife Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 11:00PMHEBRON, WEST BANK -- The Tomb of the Patriarchs -- a site revered by Jews, Muslims and Christians as the burial place of their common forefather, Abraham -- needed bathrooms and a new roof over an outdoor prayer area. To the spokesman for Hebron's Jewish settler community, that should not have been...
'Precious,' 'Crazy Heart' win top Independent Spirit Awards Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 11:00PMThe Independent Spirit Awards -- which celebrated its 25th anniversary Friday night in a new Los Angeles venue but with the same old joyously casual approach to honoring the best in low-budget cinema -- played out in some ways like a rehearsal for Sunday's Academy Awards.
Anne Midgette reviews Mariinsky Opera's 'War and Peace' at Kennedy Center Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 11:00PM"War and Peace," the opera, arrived at the Kennedy Center freighted with expectations. Terms like "sprawling" and "masterpiece" are often applied to Prokofiev's score, in keeping with its literary model, Tolstoy's novel. Add in the curiosity value of the opera, seldom done in the West until the Mariinsky Opera and Orchestra began taking it on the road. Then there's the buzz surrounding the ...
Book world: Maureen Corrigan reviews 'The Winter Thief' by Jenny White Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 11:00PMTHE WINTER THIEF
The fight on the beaches Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:13PMIn the winter darkness a chill wind is blowing over Hastings Pier. Wild waves, like shape-shifting monsters of the deep, lash at its iron struts. Not far away, in the warmth of Hastings Town Hall, the politicians are bickering over the future of this local icon of the great seaside era.
Three Injured in Crash on Route 52 in Burlington Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:52PMDispatchers say the road is not closed, but traffic may be slow moving.
Team notes: NASCAR drivers on fast track to Atlanta Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:01PMNASCAR team reports as the Sprint Cup Series makes its first stop of the season at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Police: Drunk Driver Drives into Church Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:52PMA drunk driver took a turn off the road, and straight into a church.
I-64 Accident Slows Traffic in Cabell County Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:37PMAn accident Sunday afternoon on Interstate 64 has traffic backed-up.
Food Collections in Kanawha County This Week Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:23PMA local pastor is helping the hungry in the area this week and you can too.
Huntington Pumps Thousands of Dollars Down the Drain Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:22PMOfficials in Huntington say an underground water leak cost the city tens of thousands of dollars in utility bills.
Iraqis defy blasts to cast votes Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:41PMBAGHDAD — An election that many Iraqis hope will prove a turning point began with a stark reminder of the past on Sunday as a series of explosions tore across Baghdad, leaving at least 38 dead and raising pillars of black smoke over the city.
On killer whale and raptor shows Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:39PMNo matter how well you train them, wild animals cannot be domesticated, including birds of prey
Google sheds light on Chrome OS Netbook security Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:22PMGoogle's Chrome OS Netbook will feature a host of built-in security technologies designed to protect users from malware and other threats, a Google engineer said at the RSA Conference Thursday.
Planners freeze Palestinians out of Jerusalem Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:22PMIn the brochure handed out by the mayor's office in Jerusalem last week, there were pretty sketches illustrating a development that would turn a poor, crowded area into a park, with streams, restauran...