Wednesday, December 29, 2010

AP-GfK Poll: Baby boomers fear outliving Medicare (AP)

AP-GfK Poll: Baby boomers fear outliving Medicare (AP)

AP-GfK Poll: Baby boomers fear outliving Medicare (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 12:28 PM PST

Realtor Lynn Barlow poses for a portrait in her home in Canton, Ga., in this photo taken Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. Barlow believes she and her husband, who have paid into the Medicare program their whole working lives, and are entitled to collect benefits. At the same time, she's willing to make some sacrifices to preserve the level of services. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)AP - The first baby boomers will be old enough to qualify for Medicare Jan. 1, and many fear the program's obituary will be written before their own. A new Associated Press-GfK poll finds that baby boomers believe by a ratio of 2-to-1 they won't be able to rely on the giant health insurance plan throughout their retirement.

Airlines play huge game of catch-up in NYC area (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 12:28 PM PST

Front loaders clear snow from Broadway in preparation of the Times Square New Year’s Eve 2011 celebration, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - Big cot encampments and huge lines gave way to orderly, single-file queues and thawing tensions as flights left New York-area airports on time Wednesday, but clusters of tired, resigned passengers were still camped out waiting to go home.

3 suicide bombers used to kill tenacious Iraqi cop (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 12:28 PM PST

An Iraqi policeman stands guard while hundreds of vehicles are in queue, waiting to be searched, at a checkpoint in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010. Security officials are investigating the possibility of removing some of the hundreds of checkpoints across the city, in a sign of the improving security situation. The checkpoints are designed to catch insurgents, but they also slow down traffic in the already congested city. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - Police commander Lt. Col. Shamil al-Jabouri knew al-Qaida wanted him dead. He was renowned in the tense northern city of Mosul for his relentless pursuit of the terror group, and insurgents had tried at least five times to kill him for it. On the sixth attempt, al-Qaida left little to chance.

Denmark: Attack over prophet cartoons thwarted (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 01:05 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2009 file photo, the exterior of a building housing the Jyllands-Posten Copenhagen office is seen. Denmark's intelligence service on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010 arrested four people suspected of planning an 'imminent' terror attack against a newspaper that printed the controversial Prophet Muhammad cartoons. (AP Photo/Polfoto, Niels Hougaard, File) DENMARK OUTAP - Police in Denmark and Sweden said they thwarted a terrorist attack possibly hours before it was to begin Wednesday, arresting five men they say planned to shoot as many people as possible in a Copenhagen building housing the newsroom of a paper that published cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.

Feds probe Christine O'Donnell's campaign spending (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 12:28 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2010 file photo, Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell delivers remarks at Values Voter Summit in Washington. Federal authorities have opened a criminal investigation of O'Donnell to determine if she broke the law by using campaign money to pay personal expenses, according to a person with knowledge of the investigation. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)AP - Federal authorities have opened a criminal investigation of Delaware Republican Christine O'Donnell to determine if the former Senate candidate broke the law by using campaign money to pay personal expenses, according to a person with knowledge of the investigation.

Wind found to be a factor in Maine lift accident (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 01:10 PM PST

This photo provided by Betsy Twombly shows a skier being taken down the mountain on a toboggan, left, as other skiers remain on the slope, rear, and on lift chairs, right, after a lift derailed on the state's tallest ski mountain at the Sugarloaf resort in Carrabassett Valley, Maine, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Betsy Twombly) NO SALESAP - High wind contributed to a chair lift accident at the Sugarloaf ski area that caused skiers to plummet 25 to 30 feet, sending eight to hospitals and stranding others for more than an hour, state investigators said Wednesday, but they're not ruling out other factors.

Donor in 1st successful transplant dies in Maine (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 12:28 PM PST

FILE - In this June 4, 1955 file photo, Richard Herrick, left, and his twin brother Ronald, from Northborough, Mass., sing at the annual meeting of the Mended Hearts Club at a hotel in Boston. The identical twin brothers made medical history when Ronald donated one of his kidneys to Richard for a Dec. 23, 1954 kidney transplant that was recognized as the world's first successful organ transplant. Richard lived eight years after receiving the transplant. Ronald died Monday, Dec. 27, 2010, in Augusta, Maine. He was 79. (AP Photo/File)AP - Ronald Lee Herrick, who donated a kidney to his dying twin brother 56 years ago in what's recognized as the world's first successful organ transplant, has died of complications following heart surgery. He was 79.

2 trapped, another critical in Mich. store blast (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 01:23 PM PST

Emergency personnel are on the scene after an explosion and collapse at the William C. Franks furniture store in Wayne, Mich, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010. (AP Photo /The Detroit News, Daniel Mears) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT, NO MAGS, NO SALES, NO TABS, MANDATORY CREDITAP - A family-owned furniture store in suburban Detroit exploded and collapsed in what appeared to be a natural gas explosion Wednesday, trapping three people in the rubble.

Real-life member of 'Sound of Music' family dies (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 12:28 PM PST

Agathe von Trapp, whose family's story became the basis for 'The Sound of Music,' is seen in an undated photo provided by Mary Louise Kane. Longtime friend Kane said Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010 that Agnes von Trapp died Tuesday at a hospice in the Baltimore, Md. suburb of Towson after suffering congestive heart failure in November. She was 97. Von Trapp was the oldest daughter of Austrian naval officer Capt. Georg Ritter von Trapp. (AP Photo/Mary Louise Kane)AP - Agathe von Trapp, a member of the musical family whose escape from Nazi-occupied Austria was the basis for "The Sound of Music," has died, a longtime friend said Wednesday.

NFL fines Favre $50K for 'failure to cooperate' (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 12:43 PM PST

Minnesota Vikings injured quarterback Brett Favre takes a whiff of smelling salts on the sidelines during the Vikings' NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Miles Kennedy)AP - Brett Favre has been fined $50,000 by the NFL for a "failure to cooperate" with its investigation into inappropriate messages and lewd photos he allegedly sent to former Jets employee Jenn Sterger, a decision her lawyer called extremely disappointing.

California woman arrested in insider trading case (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 12:58 PM PST

Reuters - U.S. prosecutors charged a California woman with leaking secrets about technology companies to two hedge funds in exchange for illegal payments, expanding their probe into insider trading.

Mayor Bloomberg under fire for handling of blizzard (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 12:58 PM PST

The word 'HELP' is written on the window of a car covered in snow on West 73rd Street on December 28, 2010 in New York City. Two days after a blizzard pounded the city many of the city's streets remain unclear. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)Reuters - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a political independent whose reputation was built on competence, may have been defeated this time by a blizzard.

Blizzard delays $1 billion in holiday sales (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:36 AM PST

Holiday shoppers carry their packages, as they walk down Michigan Avenue, during heavy snowfall, in Chicago December 24, 2010. REUTERS/Frank PolichReuters - A blizzard in the U.S. Northeast this weekend postponed about $1 billion in holiday retail sales by keeping shoppers out of stores in the days after Christmas, research firm ShopperTrak said on Wednesday.

China's rare earths export cut raises trade concerns (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:16 AM PST

Reuters - China's move to slash export quotas on rare earth minerals -- vital in a slew of high-tech products -- has raised fresh international trade concerns, and Japan's Sony Corp vowed on Wednesday to reduce its reliance on the minerals.

Microsoft co-founder relaunches tech patent suit (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 08:44 AM PST

Reuters - Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen relaunched a wide-ranging patent lawsuit against Apple Inc, Google Inc, Facebook and others with specific allegations that the companies are illegally using technology owned by his company.

Judge clears way for Murkowski Alaska Senate win (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 10:27 PM PST

U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R), U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (2nd R), and U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg (3rd R) talk after meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama and a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators to discuss passing comprehensive energy and climate legislation in Washington in this June 29, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by conservative Tea Party favorite Joe Miller that challenged his loss in Alaska's election for a Senate seat, clearing the way for state officials to certify Lisa Murkowski's historic write-in victory.

Home foreclosures jump in 3rd quarter: regulators (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:02 AM PST

Reuters - U.S. home foreclosures jumped in the third quarter and banks' efforts to keep borrowers in their homes dropped as the housing market continues to struggle, U.S. bank regulators said on Wednesday.

China to continue property tightening in 2011: report (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 01:12 AM PST

Reuters - China will not relax curbs on property speculation in 2011 and will reinforce the implementation of measures to contain rising home prices, domestic media reported on Wednesday, citing Housing Minister Jiang Weixin.

West Africa struggles to resolve Ivory Coast crisis (AFP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:26 AM PST

Ivorian strongman Laurent Gbagbo (L) chats with the Sierra Leone president Ernest Koroma following their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Abidjan on December 28. West African leaders sought to negotiate an end Wednesday to the crisis in the Ivory Coast, even as they planned for a possible military intervention to force Gbagbo to cede power.(AFP/File/Sia Kambou)AFP - West African leaders sought to negotiate an end Wednesday to the crisis in the Ivory Coast, even as they planned for a possible military intervention to force Laurent Gbagbo to cede power.

'Mumbai-style' massacre plot foiled in Denmark (AFP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 12:09 PM PST

The building which houses the Jyllands-Posten newspaper in Copenhagen. Scandinavian intelligence agencies said they had foiled a plot Wednesday to kill staff at a Danish newspaper which published caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed and had arrested five suspects.(AFP/Scanpix/Martin Sylvest Andersen)AFP - Scandinavian intelligence agencies on Wednesday said they had foiled a "Mumbai-style" plot by Islamic extremists to massacre staff at a Danish newspaper which published caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed.
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