Monday, October 4, 2010

Japan warns about Europe terror; tourists are calm (AP)

Japan warns about Europe terror; tourists are calm (AP)

Japan warns about Europe terror; tourists are calm (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 12:51 PM PDT

Tourists visit the Horse Guards Parade in London, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. The U.S. government has warned its citizens to be vigilant while traveling in Europe because of the threat of an al-Qaeda commando-style attack, in a new travel advisory. The state department advised nationals to take care while in tourist areas. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - Japan and Sweden joined the U.S. and Britain on Monday in warning citizens about traveling in Europe because of concerns about a terror attack. Pakistani intelligence officials said five German militants were believed killed in an American missile strike close to the Afghan border.

In vitro UK pioneer Edwards wins medicine Nobel (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 12:50 PM PDT

In this 2008 photo made available by the Bourn Hall Clinic, British physiologist Robert Edwards attends the 30th birthday party of the world's first 'test tube' fertilization baby Louise Joy Brown, at the Bourn Hall, in Bourn, England. A British scientist who developed test tube fertilization and gave thousands of infertile couples the chance to have children, has received the 2010 Nobel Prize in medicine, it was announced on Monday, Oct. 4, 2010. Starting in the 1950's, Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe developed the so-called IVF technology where egg cells are fertilized by sperm outside the body. Steptoe died in 1988. (AP Photo/Bourn Hall Clinic) ** ONE TIME USE ONLY, NO ARCHIVE, NO LIBRARY RETENTION**AP - Robert Edwards of Britain won the 2010 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for developing in vitro fertilization, a breakthrough that has helped millions of infertile couples have children but also ignited an enduring controversy with religious groups.

Kagan asks questions at first high court argument (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 12:23 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2010 file photo, Elena Kagan smiles as she is applauded during a ceremony with President Barack Obama to mark her confirmation to become the next Supreme Court justice, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. First Amendment cases top the Supreme Court's docket as it begins a new term with a new justice and three women on the bench for the first time. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP - This time Elena Kagan got to ask the questions. With her confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court now a part of history, the court's newest justice — and third woman — took a direct role for the first time in a case before the court.

Arsonists torch mosque in West Bank village (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 12:19 PM PDT

Palestinians pray inside a partially burned mosque in the West Bank village of Beit Fajjar, near Bethlehem, Monday Oct. 4, 2010. Arsonists torched a mosque in a Palestinian village in the West Bank on Monday, scrawling 'revenge' on a wall in Hebrew and charring copies of the Muslim holy book in a blaze that threatened to stoke new tensions over deadlocked Mideast peacemaking. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)AP - Arsonists torched a mosque in a West Bank village Monday, scrawling "revenge" on a wall in Hebrew and charring copies of the Muslim holy book in an attack that threatened to stoke tensions over deadlocked Mideast peacemaking.

O'Donnell said China plotting to take over US (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 12:17 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2010 file photo, Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell gestures during an interview, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Rob Carr, File)AP - Republican Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell of Delaware said in a 2006 debate that China was plotting to take over America and claimed to have classified information about the country that she couldn't divulge.

Conn. Senate race heats up ahead of first debate (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 12:20 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 18, 2010 file photo, Connecticut Democratic Senate candidate, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal speaks in West Hartford, Conn. The dirty laundry is piling up this campaign season. The revelations about the personal and professional lives of congressional candidates aren't just fodder for 'Saturday Night Live' parodies and Twitter feeds. They can become campaign wild cards, yanking the spotlight from big issues like the economy and impacting races as the midterm election nears. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)AP - The campaigns and supporters of Connecticut's two Senate candidates on Monday traded accusations about years-old embarrassments, just hours before Democrat Richard Blumenthal and Republican Linda McMahon were scheduled to meet for their first face-to-face debate.

Jimmy Carter helps build DC homes after illness (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 12:22 PM PDT

Former President Jimmy Carter, 86, leads Habitat for Humanity volunteers as they help build and repair houses in Washington's Ivy City neighborhood, Monday, Oct. 4, 2010. Carter spent two days in a Cleveland hospital last week where he was treated for an apparent viral infection. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Former President Jimmy Carter strapped on a tool belt Monday to help build and rehabilitate homes in Washington, just days after a viral infection landed him in a hospital.

Emanuel hits Chicago streets, makes case for mayor (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 12:29 PM PDT

Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel acknowledges a well wisher in the crowd at Izola's Restaurant while he campaigns for Chicago mayor Monday, Oct. 4, 2010, in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP - Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel began campaigning for Chicago mayor on Monday with the standard fare — greeting surprised commuters at a downtown train station, listening to voters' ideas for improving the city and posing for cell phone photos.

Census shows connectedness of world's marine life (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 12:14 PM PDT

A hydrothermal vent snail (Alviniconcha sp.) found in Suiyo Seamount, Tokyo Hydrothermal Vent, is seen in this undated handout picture. Scientists completed a 10-year census of marine life on October 4, 2010, after finding thousands of exotic new species in a project that will help assess threats to the oceans ranging from climate change to BP's oil spill. The $650 million international census, by 2,700 experts in 80 nations, discovered creatures such as a hairy-clawed AP - The world's oceans may be vast and deep, but a decade-long count of marine animals finds sea life so interconnected that it seems to shrink the watery world. An international effort to create a Census of Marine Life was completed Monday with maps and three books, increasing the number of counted and validated species to 201,206.

Mets fire manager Manuel, GM Minaya in shake-up (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 12:11 PM PDT

AP - The New York Mets fired manager Jerry Manuel and general manager Omar Minaya on Monday, an expected shake-up of the big-spending ballclub after its second straight losing season. The Mets said a search is under way for a new GM, who will work with the team to hire a new manager.

U.S., UK raise terrorism threat level in Europe (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 10:43 PM PDT

British anti-terror police patrol the streets of London. Japan became the latest country after Britain and the United States to issue a travel alert for its citizens amid growing fears of a major Al-Qaeda attack on landmark sites in Europe.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)Reuters - The United States and Britain warned their citizens on Sunday of an increased risk of terrorist attacks in Europe, with Washington saying al Qaeda might target transport infrastructure.

Housing shows stability but factory orders fall (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 10:33 AM PDT

Chart shows seasonally adjusted annual rate of pending U.S. home salesReuters - Pending sales of previously owned U.S. homes hit a four-month high in August, a sign the housing market was stabilizing at very low levels after falling sharply after a home-buyer tax credit expired.

Racial predatory loans fueled U.S. housing crisis: study (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 09:17 PM PDT

Reuters - Predatory lending aimed at racially segregated minority neighborhoods led to mass foreclosures that fueled the U.S. housing crisis, according to a new study published in the American Sociological Review.

DOJ suing AMEX, settling with Visa, Mastercard (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 12:16 PM PDT

An American Express sign is seen on a restaurant door in New York July 22, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - The Justice Department sued American Express Co on Monday for allegedly violating antitrust law over credit card acceptance rules, and settled with Visa and MasterCard on the same issue.

NATO chief apologizes, Pakistani Taliban vow revenge (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 08:03 AM PDT

Fire fighters try to extinguish burning oil tankers, transporting fuel to foreign forces in Afghanistan, after they were attacked by unidentified gunmen in the outskirts of Islamabad on October 4, 2010. REUTERS/Faisal MahmoodReuters - NATO's chief expressed regret on Monday for the deaths of Pakistani soldiers last week and said he hoped Pakistan's border would reopen for NATO supplies to Afghanistan as soon as possible.

Obama says fiscal situation "untenable" (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 12:17 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama on Monday said the United States was facing an "untenable fiscal situation" and would have to get serious about tackling its federal deficit.

Korans burnt in West Bank mosque attack (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 07:52 AM PDT

Reuters - Jewish settlers opposed to a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians were accused of setting fire to a mosque in the West Bank on Monday, burning the Koran and scrawling threats in Hebrew on its walls.

IVF pioneer wins medicine Nobel prize (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 09:38 AM PDT

FILE- Professor Robert Edwards, the British pioneer of IVF treatment, sits with two of his 'test-tube-babies', Sophie and Jack Emery who celebrate their second birthday in London in this file photo dated Monday July 20, 1998. Test-tube baby pioneer Robert Edwards of Britain has won the 2010 Nobel Prize in medicine it is announced Monday Oct. 4, 2010. Edwards and some of his IVF test-tube children gatherd to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the birth of Louise Brown, the world's first 'test tube' baby born in 1978. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)Reuters - British physiologist Robert Edwards, whose work led to the first "test-tube baby", won the 2010 Nobel prize for medicine or physiology, the prize-awarding institute said on Monday.

Europe on alert after attacks warning (AFP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 09:53 AM PDT

A French soldier patrols the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Japan became the latest country after Britain and the United States to issue a travel alert for its citizens amid growing fears of a major Al-Qaeda attack on landmark sites in Europe.(AFP/File/Fred Dufour)AFP - Japan and Sweden on Monday became the latest countries to issue travel alerts for their citizens amid growing fears of a major Al-Qaeda attack on landmark sites in Europe.

Father of the 'test tube baby' Edwards wins Nobel Prize (AFP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 12:23 PM PDT

Robert Edwards of Britain has won the Nobel Medicine Prize for the development of in vitro fertilisation. AFP - IVF pioneer Bob Edwards, who brought the joy of parenthood to millions of infertile couples, won the Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday, more than three decades after the first test tube birth.
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