Thursday, September 30, 2010

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CNN.com Recently Published/Updated

1,200 NASA workers to be laid off

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 10:45 PM PDT

More than 1,200 NASA workers will be laid off Friday, despite Congress passing a $19 billion budget for the space agency two days earlier.

Deportation hearing set for Nobel laureate in Israel

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 10:38 PM PDT

An Israeli court will hold a deportation hearing Friday for an Irish Nobel Peace Prize winner, who was detained this week when she tried to visit the Jewish state and the Palestinian territories.

Deportation hearing set for Nobel laureate in Israel

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 10:35 PM PDT

An Israeli court will hold a deportation hearing Friday for an Irish Nobel Peace Prize winner, who was detained this week when she tried to visit the Jewish state and the Palestinian territories.

Whitman's husband says it's 'possible' he saw Social Security letter

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 10:34 PM PDT

The husband of Meg Whitman, California's Republican nominee for governor, said "it was possible" he saw a 2003 letter that questioned his housekeeper's Social Security number, but he insisted it did not make him suspect she was an undocumented worker.

Memorial service for actor Curtis set for Monday

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 10:32 PM PDT

The memorial service for screen legend Tony Curtis will be held Monday at the Palm Mortuary and Cemetery, Green Valley in Las Vegas, Nevada, his manager said.

Former Sri Lankan army chief moved to high security prison

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 10:29 PM PDT

Sarath Fonseka, Sri Lanka's former armed forces chief who led troops to defeat Tamil Tiger rebels last year, has been moved to a high security prison, officials said Friday.

Obama's chief of staff to depart White House Friday, sources say

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 10:27 PM PDT

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel will step down Friday to run for mayor of Chicago, two sources told CNN Thursday.

Report: 3 expected to return to Japan after release by China

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 10:14 PM PDT

Three Japanese nationals will return home on Friday after being freed by China a day earlier, the Kyodo news service said.

Ecuador's president defiant after hospital rescue

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 09:57 PM PDT

A defiant Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa returned safely to the presidential palace late Thursday after spending hours held by police inside a hospital room outside Quito.

Will China's billionaires share the wealth?

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 09:37 PM PDT

At a recent Beijing dinner, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, the world's richest philanthropists, tried to convince some 50 of the 189 known Chinese billionaires (in US dollars) that "it's good to give."

Ecuador declares emergency as police protest, president is attacked

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 09:35 PM PDT

Ecuador's government appeared teetering on the verge of collapse Thursday, as national police took to the streets of Quito, the capital, and physically attacked the president over what police said was the cancellation of bonuses and promotions.

North and South Korea meet for 3rd time to discuss reuniting families

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 09:31 PM PDT

North and South Korea on Friday held a third round of talks on reuniting families separated by the Korean War nearly 60 years ago, the Yonhap news agency said.

Gates, Buffett encouraged by Chinese response to philanthropy calls

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 09:23 PM PDT

In the end, few Chinese tycoons could resist the rare opportunity to dine with Bill Gates and Warren Buffett in a chateau-style resort on the outskirts of the capital.

Business students prepare to tackle the 'new normal'

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 09:09 PM PDT

The new generation of business students settling in at graduate programs around the world give a snapshot of larger trends in the world of aspiring executives.

Wallis Simpson's jewels dazzle in London

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 08:20 PM PDT

Theirs was a royal love affair immortalized in diamonds and gold.

City guide: Cutting-edge cool in cultural, hip Berlin

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 08:16 PM PDT

Once a city split in two, Berlin is now a thriving culture capital. Ever since the wall came down, it has flourished as a creative hot-spot, drawing artists and art lovers in droves.

Nigeria's Goodluck: No violence over presidential bid

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 07:56 PM PDT

Nigeria will not fall into violence over his decision to stand for elections next year, President Goodluck Jonathan said in an exclusive interview with CNN.

That's a penguin of a different color

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 07:55 PM PDT

Penguins didn't always come in black and white, paleontologists said Thursday, citing the discovery of a 36-million-year-old fossil of a bird that, in its day, waddled nearly 5 feet tall.

Transcript: CNN interviews Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 07:49 PM PDT

Isha Sesay: President Jonathan, thank you, so much for sitting down to speak to CNN. Nigerian is celebrating 50 years of independence. I want to get your thoughts on what you think the country has achieved in that time.

Father: Frustrated in trying to raise alarm about soldiers

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 07:36 PM PDT

Christopher Winfield said he tried to raise the alarm about an alleged thrill-kill cult inside the U.S. military in Afghanistan but that his calls went to voice mail and his warnings were ignored.
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