Archive for July 27th, 2009

Derivatives Bill To Clamp Down On Speculation

Monday, July 27th, 2009
Derivatives Bill To Clamp Down On Speculation

WASHINGTON (Reuters) –
Congress will consider steps to curb speculation in the $39 trillion credit default swaps market and could prohibit investors from speculating on a borrower's credit quality,(…)

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Crowded Space Station Has International Flair Astronaut Says

Monday, July 27th, 2009
Crowded Space Station Has International Flair Astronaut Says

The
International Space Station may feel a bit crowded with 13 people aboard, but
the population boost has also given it a multicultural flair, an astronaut said
Sunday.
NASA
astronaut Dave Wolf, who(…)

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Rocket Launchers Sold To Venezuela Went To FARC

Monday, July 27th, 2009
Rocket Launchers Sold To Venezuela Went To FARC

BOGOTA – Swedish-made anti-tank rocket launchers sold to Venezuela years ago were obtained by Colombia’s main rebel group, and Sweden said Monday it was demanding an explanation.
Colombia said its(…)

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Sarkozy Health Scare What Is Vasovagal Syncope

Monday, July 27th, 2009
Sarkozy Health Scare What Is Vasovagal Syncope

LONDON, EnglandFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy’s collapse while jogging and subsequent hospitalization prompted speculation and concern Monday in France over the 54-year-old’s state of health.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy(…)

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NFL Reinstates Michael Vick On Conditional Basis

Monday, July 27th, 2009
NFL Reinstates Michael Vick On Conditional Basis

Nearly two years after he pleaded guilty to a federal charge of bankrolling a dogfighting operation at a home he owned in Virginia, Michael Vick was reinstated to(…)

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GPs poor At Spotting Depression

Monday, July 27th, 2009
GPs poor At Spotting Depression

GPs ‘poor at spotting depression’
GPs have difficulty spotting depression among their patients, a review of research suggests.The overview of studies involving more than 50,000 patients found substantial numbers were(…)

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Australia Offers Swine Flu Test Case

Monday, July 27th, 2009
Australia Offers Swine Flu Test Case

Australia offers swine flu test case
By Nick Bryant
BBC News, Sydney
Australia is currently living through what the northern hemisphere will soon have to confront: a winter with swine flu.Public health(…)

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Dairy For Children extends Life

Monday, July 27th, 2009
Dairy For Children extends Life

Dairy for children ‘extends life’
Children who eat plenty of dairy foods such as milk and cheese can expect to live longer, a study suggests.Some 4,374 UK children from a(…)

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Joe Jonas And Camilla Belle Are Officially Over

Monday, July 27th, 2009
Joe Jonas And Camilla Belle Are Officially Over

GOP Headache The Birther Issue

Monday, July 27th, 2009
GOP Headache The Birther Issue

When lawmakers return home for recess in August, they can expect to hear tough questions from constituents on the economy, health care and government spending.
But Republicans are preparing(…)

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NJ Man Charged In American Idol Contestant Death

Monday, July 27th, 2009
NJ Man Charged In American Idol Contestant Death

TOMS RIVER, N.J. – A man has been charged with drunken driving following a New Jersey shore car accident that killed an “American Idol” contestant whose angry rejection rant(…)

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Muslim Rebels Expand Attacks At Least 80 Dead

Monday, July 27th, 2009
Muslim Rebels Expand Attacks At Least 80 Dead

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) –
Muslim rebels on Monday expanded their attack on Nigerian security forces to three northern states, with at least 80 people dead in two days of(…)

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US Turns Off Havana News Ticker

Monday, July 27th, 2009
US Turns Off Havana News Ticker

US turns off Havana news ticker
A news ticker which broadcast from the US offices in the Cuban capital, angering authorities, has been turned off, American officials say.The 1.5m-high (five-foot)(…)

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US Turns Off Havana News Ticker That Angered Cuba

Monday, July 27th, 2009
US Turns Off Havana News Ticker That Angered Cuba

HAVANA (Reuters) –
The United States has turned off a news ticker at its diplomatic mission in Havana that long had irritated the Cuban government, the U.S. State Department(…)

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Sharp Jump In US New Home Sales

Monday, July 27th, 2009
Sharp Jump In US New Home Sales

Sharp jump in US new home sales
The annual rate of US new home sales jumped 11% in June, government figures have shown, a further indication that the housing sector(…)

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US Rules On Abusive Short Selling

Monday, July 27th, 2009
US Rules On Abusive Short Selling

US rules on abusive short selling
US stock market regulators have made permanent a rule aimed at reducing abusive short-selling.The emergency rule on “naked short-selling” was introduced at the height(…)

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Farc Camps had Swedish Weapons

Monday, July 27th, 2009
Farc Camps had Swedish Weapons

Farc camps ‘had Swedish weapons’
Officials in Sweden are investigating reports that Swedish weapons were found in camps of Colombia’s Farc rebels.The Colombian government says it believes the rocket launchers(…)

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Obama Allows US To See Color

Monday, July 27th, 2009
Obama Allows US To See Color

Barack Obama did not herald in a “post-racial America.” In fact, the trope betrayed how we confine race to superficial terms. It's the same reason Stephen Colbert has made(…)

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Plans Unveiled For Worlds First Super-green Superyacht

Monday, July 27th, 2009
Plans Unveiled For Worlds First Super-green Superyacht

LONDON, EnglandA 23-year-old British student has designed a “super-green superyacht” built using only sustainable materials and which produces virtually no carbon emissions.
600sq/m of solar panels and three(…)

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NFL Commissioner Conditionally Reinstates Vick

Monday, July 27th, 2009
NFL Commissioner Conditionally Reinstates Vick

NEW YORK – Michael Vick was reinstated by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday and could play in regular-season games as early as October.
Vick can immediately participate in preseason(…)

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American Al-Qaida Sentenced To Life For Bush Plot

Monday, July 27th, 2009
American Al-Qaida Sentenced To Life For Bush Plot

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A U.S. man who became an al-Qaida terrorist while attending college in Saudi Arabia and plotted to assassinate then-President George W. Bush was defiant Monday as(…)

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Iran Feisty Opposition Starts New Protest Campaign

Monday, July 27th, 2009
Iran Feisty Opposition Starts New Protest Campaign

Phase 2 has begun. Six weeks after millions took to the streets to protest Iran’s presidential election, their uprising has morphed into a feistier, more imaginative and potentially enduring(…)

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Contador – I Will Never Admire Armstrong

Monday, July 27th, 2009
Contador - I Will Never Admire Armstrong

Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has launched a stinging attack on Astana teammate Lance Armstrong after returning as a hero to his native town of Pinto near(…)

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Choreographer Merce Cunningham Dies At 90

Monday, July 27th, 2009
Choreographer Merce Cunningham Dies At 90

NEW YORK (Reuters) –
U.S. choreographer and dancer Merce Cunningham, credited by many with revolutionizing visual and performing arts, has died at age 90, his foundation and dance company(…)

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Deluge Of Records Broken At Unique Worlds

Monday, July 27th, 2009
Deluge Of Records Broken At Unique Worlds

ROME (Reuters) –
Swimming's short-term experiment with hi-tech suits prompted the expected flood of records at the world championships on Sunday with Federica Pellegrini among those setting new marks(…)

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