XML Top StoriesBrush fire consumes 540 acres in southern NJpublished about 11 hours ago
A large brush fire that's damaged about 540 acres in southern New Jersey has been fully contained.
Woolstencroft to carry flag at closing ceremoniespublished about 11 hours ago
Alpine skier Lauren Woolstencroft has been named Canada's flag-bearer for Sunday night's closing ceremonies of the Winter Paralympic Games.
Health-Care Clincher: The Importance Of Being Stupakpublished about 11 hours ago
The pro-life Michigan Democrat held out until he got a deal with the President -- and now allows historic legislation to take a critical step forward
McKeever wins 3rd Paralympic goldpublished about 11 hours ago
Brian McKeever of Canmore, Alta., won his third gold medal on the last day of the Paralympics Sunday with a victory in the one-kilometre cross-country sprint for the visually impaired.
The Trouble with North Sinai: Egypt's "Mexico" Problempublished about 12 hours ago
After a story about Bedouins stirred controversy, a TIME reporter is invited back to a restive region to get more "balanced" information. She receives quite the reception
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Soham murderer Huntley back in prison after attack (AFP)published less than 1 hour ago
AFP - Soham murderer Ian Huntley was back in jail on Monday after receiving hospital treatment following an attack by a fellow prisoner.
Egypt frees Israeli journalist (AP)published less than 1 hour ago
AP - Egypt has freed an Israeli journalist arrested last week as he tried to smuggle himself across the Israeli-Egyptian border with a group of ... more
Park's big-game impact impress Ferguson (AFP)published about 1 hour ago
AFP - Alex Ferguson believes Park Ji-sung is fast becoming Manchester United's man for the big occasion after the South Korean scored the decisive goal ... more
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China begins trial of 4 Rio Tinto employees (AP)published about 3 hours ago
AP - An Australian executive and three other employees of Rio Tinto went on trial Monday on charges of stealing secrets and offering bribes, as ... more
House passes Democratic changes to health bill (AP)published about 6 hours ago
AP - The House has passed key changes to its just-approved overhaul of health care legislation. The changes are part of a prearranged agreement to ... more
House backs Obama's bid to revamp student loans (Reuters)published about 6 hours ago
Reuters - The Democratic-led House of Representatives on Sunday approved President Barack Obama's bid to implement what would be the biggest overhaul in decades of ... more
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Chinese shrug shoulders at possible Google pull-out (Reuters)published about 1 hour ago
Reuters - With speculation swirling that Google Inc will soon announce the closure of its China-based Internet portal, the reaction from some Chinese has been ... more
Michigan State urges community to woo Google (AP)published about 17 hours ago
AP - Add Michigan State University and the surrounding area to the cast of thousands of communities competing for Google's experimental, high-speed broadband network.
Apple Files Patent for Mobile Social Networking (NewsFactor)published 2 days ago
NewsFactor - Apple is tapping into the social arena with plans to launch a social-networking application. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company has filed a patent with ... more
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Jimmie Johnson wins for 1st time at Bristol (AP)published less than 1 hour ago
AP - The record book is pretty clear when it comes to Bristol Motor Speedway: Kurt Busch is good at the bullring, Jimmie Johnson is ... more
Thrashers sweep Flyers for weekend, seasonpublished less than 1 hour ago
ONCE UPON a time, as in last year, the Flyers used to own the Atlanta Thrashers. They were another struggling expansion franchise in the South ... more
CBS says five minutes with Woods not enough (AP)published about 6 hours ago
AP - CBS turned down an interview with Tiger Woods after being told the network would be limited to five minutes of questions.
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Box Office: Alice and Wimpy Kid Whip Jenni-Buttpublished about 11 hours ago
No stars but lots of good grades vaults the movie version of Jeff Kinney's work over Jennifer Anistor and Gerard Butler
Bridge: Surprising Strength? Don’t Discount Offensepublished 2 days ago
At the Spring North American Championships in Reno, Nev., when the premier event, the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams, ends on Sunday, a team that has never ... more
Dance Review | Elaine Summers Film and Dance Company: Elaine Summers Film and Dance at Danspace Projectpublished 2 days ago
Elaine Summers Film and Dance Company presented a film and work by Ms. Summers on Thursday at Danspace Project.
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Cops: Burglar logs into MySpace on store computerpublished Thu, Mar 18 2010 16:35 GMT
A burglar who spent about five hours on a store's computer after breaking into the business gave police all the clues they needed to track ... more
Drive a Porsche? Up your status with a phone (Reuters)published Wed, Mar 17 2010 08:57 GMT
Reuters - As if a Porsche isn't enough of a status symbol, the German luxury sports car company's subsidiary, Porsche Design, is marketing a mobile ... more
Thief replaces stolen car wheels with worn tires (AP)published Tue, Mar 16 2010 20:09 GMT
AP - Police said a central Pennsylvania thief who stole the wheels off a car was nice enough to replace them — albeit with worn ... more
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Music Review: Johnny A. - One November Night (CD + DVD)published less than 1 hour ago
I’m a sucker for guitarists and doubly so for good guitarists. Johnny A falls into the very good guitarist category.
Tonight's TV Hot List: Monday, March 22, 2010published less than 1 hour ago
Dancing with the Stars8/7c ABC Eleven celebrities are on hand as Season 10 opens, running the gamut from those who recently made headlines (gold-medal-winning Olympic ... more
'Sex doesn't always sell'published about 3 hours ago
Director Dibakar Banerjee gets candid with his fans about his latest movie, Love Sex Aur Dhoka and much more.
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Correction: WHO drug-resistant TB storypublished 2 days ago
In a March 18 story about drug-resistant tuberculosis, The Associated Press reported erroneously that there were no U.S. cases in 2008 of extensively drug-resistant TB. ... more
Type 2 Diabetes Study: Drugs Don't Cut Heart Disease Risk (Time.com)published 2 days ago
Time.com - New data suggest that aggressive drug treatments to reduce known heart-disease risk factors don't actually help Type 2 diabetes patients. Why? And what ... more
10 Ways Women Turn Men Offpublished Thu, Mar 18 2010 23:20 GMT
Written by Brendan Tapley Find out which female habits drive guys crazy…and not in a good way It’s not easy for a man to tell ... more
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