World News
A Big, Fat Eu $34b Bailout
New York Post
European officials inched toward a bailout pact to ease the crisis that has engulfed debt-ridden Greece, at the end of a week that saw unrest in Athens escalate to new heights. Yesterday, European fin...
Buyers Using More Cash
New York Post
Consumers are shopping more, and for the first time in a decade they're using cash more than credit cards. Retail sales jumped by 0.3 percent in February, the fourth month of gains, according to the C...
Kkr Files To Get Listing On Nyse
New York Post
KKR & Co., the private-equity firm run by Henry Kravis and George Roberts, filed to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange, as it seeks a wider investor base in the US. KKR filed to regist...
If Left Up To Levy A Safe & Sound Ny?
New York Post
* It is refreshing to read Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy's comments on the bankrupting of the taxpayers in this state by the public-employee unions (" 'No' to a Billion-Dollar Class of Cops," Po...
Send Nyc A Space Shuttle
New York Post
to put one in New York. The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum has applied to house and display one of the spacecraft on Manhattan's West Side -- a spot that already boasts the World War II-era carr...
How To Not Hike Taxes
New York Post
State lawmakers, take note: Budgets can be balanced without raising taxes or borrowing billions. For proof, look at two recently elected suburban county executives, who campaigned against ever-higher ...
Yellen Is Spellin' Inflation Ahead
New York Post
The new Obama Fed is going to be very dov ish when it comes to fighting future inflation and defending the value of the dollar. The president has nominated Janet Yellen to be vice chair of the Federal...
Why Our 'post-modern Presidents' Fail
New York Post
Since the end of World War II, our country has had three great presidents: Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan. Their politics varied, but these giants stand in sharp contrast to o...
Clinton Rebukes Israel Over Settler Homes
Channel News Asia
WASHINGTON: In a rare sharp rebuke, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton chided Israel for plans to build new settler homes, saying it sent a "deeply negative signal" about Israel's ties to its top a...
Tropical Cyclone Headed For Fiji
New Zealand Herald
A tropical cyclone is expected to hit Fiji tomorrow afternoon, causing heavy swells and flooding. Radio New Zealand reported a gale warning was in place for the islands of Wallis and Futuna, north-ea...
Weir Snubbed By Ice Tour; Glaad Upset
CNN
Olympic skater Johnny Weir left off Stars on Ice Tour GLAAD officials says Weir was excluded because he is not "family friendly" Tour officials say GLAAD had inaccurate info; claims show did...
Call To Raise Age Of Criminality
BBC
The age of criminal responsibility should be raised from 10 to 12, says England's children's commissioner.Maggie Atkinson said the killers of James Bulger should have undergone "programmes" ...
Eu 'nearing' Greece Bail-out Deal
BBC
The EU is poised to reach agreement on a multi-billion euro bail-out for Greece after weeks of crisis, senior officials have told the BBC.The rescue package would provide loans and guarantees for Gree...
Acquaintances Reflect On S. Jersey Mans Terror Arrest
Philadelphia Daily News
Acquaintances of Sharif Mobley, the South Jersey native arrested in Yemen on homicide charges and for possible links to al-Qaeda, described him Friday as a playful youth who grew increasingly private ...
N.j. Al-qaeda Suspect Worked At Area Nuclear Sites
Philadelphia Daily News
The American arrested in a sweep of al-Qaeda members in Yemen last week had worked as a laborer at five nuclear complexes in South Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, federal officials said Friday. S...
Cavs 100, Sixers 95
Philadelphia Daily News
Cavs 100, Sixers 95 LeBron James and the league leading Cleveland Cavaliers came to town to show the Sixers why they have the best record in the NBA.
Mgm Mirage, Nj Agree On Sale Of Half Of Borgata
New York Post
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- MGM Mirage said Friday it will sell its 50 percent interest in Atlantic City's top casino and stop doing business in New Jersey rather than cut ties with the family of an Asian ...
Passengers Shortchanged In $8.3m Taxi Scam
New Zealand Herald
NEW YORK - Thousands of New York City taxi drivers overcharged passengers by more than $8.3 million over the past two years by setting their meters at a rate that was supposed to be used for trips to ...
Funeral Van Towed With Body Inside
CNN
On Monday, the New York City Police Department towed an illegally parked van carrying a body. The van, parked outside Redden's Funeral Home on West 14th Street, was to transport the body to Newark for...
Gop Trying To Keep Massa Probe Alive
CNN
"Calls for additional investigations are ways to say that some people knew and they didn't act quickly enough -- particularly the Speaker," said Stuart Rothenberg, editor and publisher of th...
Strike 'will Not Hit Rugby Fans'
BBC
Rugby fans travelling to the Scotland v England match at Murrayfield should not be affected by the rail strike, train operator First ScotRail has said.RMT members will walk out over plans to run the n...
Ivory And Tuna Top Wildlife Meet
BBC
Sales of ivory and a possible ban on trading bluefin tuna top the agenda for the two-week CITES meeting that opens this weekend in Doha, Qatar.CITES - the Convention on International Trade in Endanger...
Runaway Prius Driver's Story Stirs Skeptics
CBS News
New Toyota-Blamed Crashes Jim Sikes called 9-1-1 after his Toyota Prius' accelerator became stuck and police assisted him in stopping the vehicle. As Ben Tracy reports, he is not the only driver blami...
Sixers Lose A Battle With Cavs
Philadelphia Daily News
Or would it be the 76ers, whose scoring surprisingly matched high-powered Cleveland bucket-for-bucket? Although the gap between these teams in the Eastern Conference standings is wide, they were sepa...
Fda Warning: Some Patients Cannot Process Plavix
Philadelphia Daily News
FILE - In this July 28, 2006 file photo, blood thinner medication Plavix is shown in New York. The Food and Drug Administration is adding its strongest warning to the label for Plavix Friday, March 12...
Septa Seeks First Fare Hike In 3 Years
Philadelphia Daily News
SEPTA wants to raise fares by about 6 percent for most bus, rail, subway and trolley passengers, starting July 1. The proposed fare increases would be the first since 2007 and are designed to match i...
Israel Widely Condemned Over New Jewish Housing
RadioFreeEurope
Israel has been condemned internationally for approving new Jewish housing in occupied east Jerusalem, where the Palestinians hope to build their future capital. The United States, United Nations, Rus...
Iraq Election May Leave Status Of Kirkuk Uncertain
International Herald Tribune
election results appear to reflect a hardening of divisions between Kurds, Arabs and Turkmens in northern Iraq, potentially complicating efforts by the United States and the
Arrest Stokes Concerns About Radicalized Muslims
International Herald Tribune
Al Qaeda is the latest in an alarming string of cases involving radicalized American Muslims, a trend some experts link to the duration of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Internet Fraud Losses Doubled Last Year
New Zealand Herald
The cost of internet fraud doubled in 2009 to about $560 million, the FBI says. The most common type of frauds reported were scams from people falsely claiming to be from the FBI. Individual complai...
Jogger Jumps Off Calif. Cliff To Flee Attacker
USA Today
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) Authorities say a man tried to sexually assault a Southern California jogger who escaped by jumping off a cliff and sliding about 100 feet down a steep hillside.
Tips Pour In On Serial Killer's Photos
CNN
(CNN) -- Dozens of tips have poured in after California authorities released more than 100 photos of women and children on Thursday that are believed to have been taken by a serial killer who appeared...
Opera To Seek Ok For Iphone Browser
CNN
Austin, Texas (CNN) -- The company behind the Web browser Opera is weeks away from submitting it to Apple's iPhone store for approval, a spokesman said Friday.
Meat Processing Workers 'abused'
BBC
An inquiry into the treatment of agency and migrant staff at meat and poultry processing firms has found "widespread evidence" of abuse and exploitation.The abuse was both verbal and physica...
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