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XML Top StoriesHousehold winter heat costs to rise 15 percent (Reuters)published about 4 hours ago
Reuters - Average household heating fuel costs this winter will be 15 percent higher than last year, with heating oil and natural gas users taking the biggest hit due to more expensive crude oil and colder weather than last winter, the government's top energy forecasting agency said Tuesday.
Household winter heat costs to rise 15 percentpublished about 4 hours ago
Average household heating fuel costs this winter will be 15 percent higher than last year, with heating oil and natural gas users taking the biggest hit due to more expensive crude oil and colder weather than last winter, the government's top energy forecasting agency said Tuesday.
Tata announces new plant for Nanopublished about 4 hours ago
India's Tata Motors is to build the world's cheapest car, the Nano, in Gujarat state following a row over land for its original site.
German cabinet votes to extend Afghan mission: officialpublished about 4 hours ago
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her cabinet voted on Tuesday to extend the country's participation in a NATO-led military mission in Afghanistan for 14 months, a government official said.
Canada dropped from F1 calendarpublished about 4 hours ago
The Canadian Grand Prix has been dropped from the 2009 Formula One calendar, leaving North America without a round.
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Prophet bride novel published in USpublished about 1 hour ago
US publication of controversial book about child bride of Prophet Mohammed has been brought forward after its British publisher's office was bombed.
Fed creates commercial paper-buying facilitypublished about 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Tuesday announced it would create a special-purpose facility, with the Treasury Department's blessing, to begin buying commercial paper ... more
China slams U.S. arms sale to Taiwanpublished about 1 hour ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - A $6.5 billion U.S. arms sale to Taiwan has ruined years of work building trust with China, China said on Tuesday as ... more
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Credit markets ease a bit on Fed move to buy paper (AP)published less than 1 hour ago
AP - The credit markets saw some slight easing Tuesday after the Federal Reserve said it would buy commercial paper, the unsecured short-term debt that ... more
Money Box Live Specialpublished less than 1 hour ago
Paul Lewis and a panel of experts will be taking your questions about the safety of savings during a time of financial turbulence.
Fed creates commercial paper-buying facilitypublished about 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Tuesday announced it would create a special-purpose facility, with the Treasury Department's blessing, to begin buying commercial paper ... more
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Why I can't wait for the iPod to diepublished less than 1 hour ago
Don Reisinger wants to see the iPod die as soon as possible. Apple fans may not like that, but would it make things better?
If the economy tanks, will subscriptions become a panacea?published less than 1 hour ago
Zuora debuts online payment service with PayPal connection, the second product from a start-up focused on the software-as-a-service business.
Apple's 'Brick' manufacturing rumors--not so revolutionary?published about 1 hour ago
Featured links from the CNET Blog Network Apple's "Brick" manufacturing rumors--not so revolutionary?--Rumors are buzzing that Apple has been working on a manufacturing process involving ... more
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Finance and politics again eclipse the gamespublished about 3 hours ago
Sepp Blatter, the president of FIFA, visited Brussels and told the European Union to make it more difficult to buy a soccer club. He also ... more
Red Sox and Rays advance to AL Championship Series (AP)published about 3 hours ago
AP - The American League Championship Series will be an all-East Division affair. The Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays closed out their respective ... more
Rays eliminate White Soxpublished about 5 hours ago
Tampa Bay, for 10 years the designated doormat of the American League, made its first postseason appearance a joyous one. With a 6-2 victory over ... more
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Dyslexic pupils wins £25,000 compensationpublished about 2 hours ago
Council pays out after school fails to identify his condition
David Duchovny Checks Out of Sex Rehabpublished about 3 hours ago
David Duchovny has checked out of a rehabilitation center for sex addiction, his lawyer, Stanton "Larry" Stein, told People magazine.
School admissions: would you break the rules?published about 3 hours ago
Some parents are reading the admissions rules and then flouting them, says Jessica Shepherd
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Nepal appoints 3-year-old as new living goddess (AP)published about 3 hours ago
AP - Hindu and Buddhist priests chanted sacred hymns and cascaded flowers and grains of rice over a 3-year-old girl who was appointed a living ... more
Naked swimmer evades police in Tokyo palace moat (Reuters)published about 7 hours ago
Reuters - A bald, naked man who said he was Spanish went swimming in the moat of Japan's Imperial Palace on Tuesday, climbing the palace ... more
Malaysia critics say giant Anwar cut-out an idol (Reuters)published about 11 hours ago
Reuters - A huge cut-out of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim in a suburb just outside Kuala Lumpur has drawn fire as idolatrous and a ... more
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Esquire names Halle Berry 'sexiest woman alive' (AP)published less than 1 hour ago
AP - Alongside a photo spread that shows her in little more than a T-shirt, Halle Berry talks about being the sexiest woman alive, a ... more
Fed creates commercial paper-buying facilitypublished about 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Tuesday announced it would create a special-purpose facility, with the Treasury Department's blessing, to begin buying commercial paper ... more
China slams U.S. arms sale to Taiwanpublished about 1 hour ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - A $6.5 billion U.S. arms sale to Taiwan has ruined years of work building trust with China, China said on Tuesday as ... more
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Drug companies: No cold medicines for kids under 4 (AP)published less than 1 hour ago
AP - Children under 4 should not be given over-the-counter cough and cold remedies, drug companies said Tuesday in a concession to pediatricians who doubt ... more
Health Tip: Symptoms of a Drug Allergy (HealthDay)published less than 1 hour ago
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Some drugs cause unpleasant side effects in
many people, including nausea, dizziness or fatigue.
Health Tip: When Earwax Builds Up (HealthDay)published less than 1 hour ago
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Earwax isn't a sign that your ears aren't
clean or healthy. It actually helps to protect your ears.
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