Tuesday, March 15, 2011

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Radiation levels drop at Japanese plant

CNN - Stan Grant, Steven Jiang - ‎40 minutes ago‎
By the CNN Wire Staff "The level has come down to the level to cause no harm to human health, according to the report I have received," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano told reporters, describing reading taken at the plant's front gate.
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Iran objects to foreign troops in Bahrain

Reuters - Hossein Jaseb, Robin Pomeroy - ‎50 minutes ago‎
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran called the arrival of Saudi troops in Bahrain unacceptable on Tuesday and urged the island kingdom to respond to pro-democracy demonstrators peacefully and without foreign intervention.
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Diplomacy Stalls as Libya Rebels Face Pro-Qaddafi Forces

New York Times - Anthony Shadid, Kareem Fahim - ‎1 hour ago‎
AJDABIYA, Libya - Military forces loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi cranked up military and psychological pressure on the rebels on Monday, offering amnesty to those who surrendered their weapons but bombing a ...
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Reinsurer Rates May Reverse Two-Year Decline After Japan Quake

Bloomberg - Oliver Suess, Kevin Crowley - ‎30 minutes ago‎
Insurance losses from the Japanese earthquake may be large enough to turn prices for catastrophe cover that have been falling for two years, according to analysts, ...
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Heat summon their inner villains, gain vengeance on Spurs

FOXSports.com - Bill Reiter - ‎1 hour ago‎
Follow the Heat and Lakers as these favorites shoot for the NBA Finals. » Visit Heat or 3Peat Central By BILL REITER MIAMI - The win wasn't enough.

Apple iPad 2: 10 Reasons Customers Pounced on It

eWeek - Don Reisinger - ‎5 hours ago‎
Apple's iPad 2 has sold almost 1 million units, according to some analysts. But what made the device such a success? Read on to find out.

Rock Hall inducts Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper

Reuters - Lucas Jackson - ‎2 hours ago‎
Singer Neil Diamond performs after being inducted during the 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York March 14, 2011.

Ophadell Williams, the 'devil' bus driver in horrific crash, did prison time ...

New York Daily News - John Lauinger, Simone Weichselbaum - ‎20 minutes ago‎
Ophadell Williams' driving privileges were suspended after he ignored tickets for speeding and driving without a license in 1995, The Associated Press reported.

WORLD FOREX: Dollar Rises Against Euro, Asian Currencies On Japan Fears

Wall Street Journal - Enda Curran, Sam Holmes - ‎23 minutes ago‎
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--The US dollar rallied against the euro and higher-yielding Asian currencies amid wild trade Tuesday as panic gripped investors on mounting worries over Japan's escalating nuclear emergency.

Facts on Alzheimer's disease in the U.S.

Reuters - Julie Steenhuysen, Doina Chiacu - ‎3 hours ago‎
(Reuters) - Nearly 15 million Americans are now caring for a family member or friend with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias, a figure that is expected to climb steadily unless new treatments are found, according to a new report released on ...

Backlash on new stopgap bill | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-03-15

Philadelphia Inquirer - Lisa Mascaro - ‎1 hour ago‎
WASHINGTON - Growing numbers of Republicans and Democrats are showing signs of resistance to another stopgap spending measure to avert an approaching government shutdown, complicating political equations even more in advance of votes ...

Stanford a top seed in wide-open tournament

San Francisco Chronicle - Tom FitzGerald - ‎1 hour ago‎
Gus Ruelas / AP Two-time defending champion Connecticut might be favored going into the women's NCAA Tournament, but Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said the Huskies aren't nearly as big a favorite as they were last year.

The Bachelor finale: Brad Womack proposes to Emily Maynard in tear-jerker

Daily Mail - ‎25 minutes ago‎
By Daily Mail Reporter He caused major controversy when he rejected DeAnna Pappas and Jenni Croft in his first Bachelor spell, but Brad Womack finally found the woman of his dreams when he proposed to Emily Maynard, last night.

France struggling to get G8 accord on Libya no-fly

Reuters Africa - ‎43 minutes ago‎
PARIS, March 15 (Reuters) - France is struggling to persuade its Group of Eight partners to support a push for the UN Security Council to impose a no-fly zone in Libya, with Russia and Germany showing resistance at talks in Paris.

Why Disney's 'Mars Needs Moms' Bombed

Hollywood Reporter - Pamela McClintock - ‎4 hours ago‎
Robert Zemeckis' motion-capture animated film cost $150 million to produce but earned only $6.9 million in its debut at the domestic box office.

China Shares End At More Than 2-Week Low On Japan Nuclear Concerns

Wall Street Journal - ‎42 minutes ago‎
SHANGHAI (Dow Jones)--China's shares ended at a more than two-week low Tuesday, tracking declines in markets around Asia, due to concerns about the economic impact of the deepening crisis in Japan following a series of explosions at a nuclear power ...

Crude Oil Drops as Loss of Demand in Japan Outweighs Middle East Tension

Bloomberg - Christian Schmollinger - ‎1 hour ago‎
Oil fell in New York as concern damage from Japan's earthquake will limit crude demand outweighed speculation that escalating tension in the Middle East will disrupt supplies.

Sharks lose to Blackhawks after giving up five second-period goals

San Jose Mercury News - David Pollak - ‎3 hours ago‎
Any thoughts the Sharks entertained Monday night of sweeping their season series with the Chicago Blackhawks disappeared well before the end of a second period that saw San Jose give up five goals en route to a 6-3 thumping.

Ryan Phillippe: I'll 'Gladly' Take a DNA Test

TMZ.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
Ryan Phillippe will "gladly" take a DNA test to determine if he's the baby daddy of a woman he had been seeing ... this according to sources directly connected to Ryan.

Dwight Howard or Andrew Bynum? A Lakers issue right out of central casting

Los Angeles Times - Mark Heisler - ‎1 hour ago‎
Orlando's Howard, the NBA's best center, can be a free agent in 2012, and rumors have him perhaps going to LA But Bynum, the Lakers' current center, is pretty good himself, as he proves by holding his own against Howard in 97-84 win over Magic.

Israeli family stabbed to death in West Bank

National Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
JERUSALEM . Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian President, Monday described as "abominable" a weekend stabbing attack that killed five Israelis, including a baby, in their beds in a West Bank settlement.

Hewlett-Packard outlines strategy

Reno Gazette Journal - ‎17 minutes ago‎
AP • March 15, 2011 SAN FRANCISCO -- Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday it plans to raise its dividend for the first time in more than a decade and one day soon sell "cloud computing" services to the public.

Japan crisis: four-month-old girl offers rare glimmer of hope

Telegraph.co.uk - John Bingham - ‎2 hours ago‎
A four-month-old baby who survived for three days amid the devastation of Japan's worst ever earthquake offered a rare moment of hope yesterday as rescuers engaged in a race against time to save lives.

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