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US wants Israel to cancel Jerusalem building plan
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 AP - The U.S. is pressing Israel to scrap a contentious east Jerusalem building project whose approval has touched off the most serious diplomatic feud with Washington in years, American and Israeli officials said Monday.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:27:38 GMT
| Rocket attack kills 1 at NATO base in Afghanistan
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 AP - A rocket attack on the largest U.S. military hub in Afghanistan killed one person Monday, NATO said, while Afghan authorities in the country's east prevented three would-be suicide bombers from attacking a security post.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:44:48 GMT
| Gangs blamed for killing 3 with US consulate tie
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 AP - Suspected drug gang hit men separately ambushed two cars carrying families with ties to the U.S. consulate in this violent border city, killing an American couple and a Mexican man. Three young children survived, although two suffered wounds.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:16:00 GMT
| SAfrican youth leader convicted of hate speech
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AP - A court convicted the governing party's youth leader of hate speech Monday after he said the woman who once accused South Africa's president of rape had had a "nice time" because she stayed the night and asked for taxi money.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:43:35 GMT
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Kansas, Kentucky, Orange, Duke top seeds (AP)
The selection committee made its choices. Now, it's America's turn. The country's biggest office pool, otherwise known as March Madness, serves up the usual smorgasbord of choices, starting with Kansas, the overall top seed in the 65-team NCAA tournament bracket released Sunday. "It's a blessing, it's a burden," Kansas coach Bill Self said of being No.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:55:27 PDT
| Tomlinson signs 2-year deal with Jets (AP)
LaDainian Tomlinson is bolting for the Big Apple. Tomlinson's agent, Tom Condon, said Sunday that the New York Jets signed the former Chargers running back to a two-year contract. The Jets confirmed that they have agreed to a deal, adding the aging star to the NFL's top-ranked rushing offense last season.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:40:27 PDT
| Browns trade QB Quinn to Broncos (AP)
Brady Quinn will get a chance to start over in Denver. Whether he'll get to start is up in the air. The Broncos acquired the former first-round draft pick from the Cleveland Browns for fullback Peyton Hillis, a 2011 sixth-round draft pick and a conditional pick in 2012. The teams announced the trade Sunday and said the deal is pending physicals.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:40:16 PDT
| Beckham tears Achilles', will miss Cup (AP)
David Beckham checked into a Finnish hospital Monday for surgery on his torn left Achilles' tendon, hoping for a "swift and full recovery" from an injury that is expected to keep him out of the World Cup. Using crutches, Beckham hobbled out of a private jet at Turku airport in southwestern Finland at about 4 p.m.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:18:31 PDT
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Stocks fall on concern about US credit rating
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 AP - Concerns about China's economy and a warning about the U.S. credit rating hit stocks.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:06:28 GMT
| Boston Scientific suspends defibrillator sales
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AP - Medical device maker Boston Scientific said Monday it is suspending sales of its heart-shocking defibrillator implants after uncovering a documentation error with the manufacture of the top-selling devices.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:55:15 GMT
| Calvin Klein parent to buy Tommy Hilfiger for $3B
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 AP - Two iconic American clothing labels — preppy Tommy Hilfiger and classic Calvin Klein — are coming together under one roof after Phillips-Van Heusen said it will purchase Tommy Hilfiger for about $3 billion in cash and stock.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:53:15 GMT
| FCC unveiling sweeping national broadband plan
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 AP - Communications regulators are unveiling a sweeping proposal to overhaul U.S. broadband policy. Their aim: to bring affordable, high-speed Internet connections to all Americans and make access much faster for people who already have broadband.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:19:46 GMT
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AP Exclusive: Pentagon gun was from Tenn. police
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 AP - Two guns used in high-profile shootings this year at the Pentagon and a Las Vegas courthouse both came from the same unlikely place: the police and court system of Memphis, Tenn.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:37:03 GMT
| NASA finds shrimp dinner on ice beneath Antarctica
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 AP - In a surprising discovery about where higher life can thrive, scientists for the first time found a shrimp-like creature and a jellyfish frolicking beneath a massive Antarctic ice sheet.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:11:29 GMT
| Health Care 101: A consumer primer on Obama's bill
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 AP - It took lawmakers a year to shape President Barack Obama's health care bill. If it finally passes Congress, it'll take the better part of a decade to write the user manual for consumers and doctors, employers and insurance companies.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:35:09 GMT
| Social Security to start cashing Uncle Sam's IOUs
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 AP - The retirement nest egg of an entire generation is stashed away in this small town along the Ohio River: $2.5 trillion in IOUs from the federal government, payable to the Social Security Administration.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:57:39 GMT
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