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New Wisconsin budget due as state tries to patch old one
Unmoved by sultan's offer, Oman protesters to continue demonstrations
Opposition groups in Yemen call for fresh demonstrations
Self-help author to stand trial in sweat lodge deaths
Opposition in Iran to protest leaders' reported detention
'Wizard of New Zealand' leaving Christchurch because of quake
Mexico targets cell accused of agent's killing
HSBC lifts pay-out but cuts profitability
IBM's Watson takes on congressmen in a game effort
Screen legend Jane Russell dead at 89
Charlie Sheen: 'I'm on a quest to claim absolute victory'
New York governor looks to cap school superintendents' salaries
Seattle farmers market features medical marijuana
4 die in daylight shooting in Mexico
BMW and Peugeot team up for hybrid components
DEA imposes "emergency" ban to control synthetic marijuana
China pollution 'threat to growth'
New Zealand marks devastating quake with 2 minutes of silence
Citigroup under fire over disclosure

New Wisconsin budget due as state tries to patch old one

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 11:01 PM PST

Facing a flood of red ink and embroiled in an effort to curb the collective bargaining rights of most public workers, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is scheduled to unveil his new state budget on Tuesday.

Unmoved by sultan's offer, Oman protesters to continue demonstrations

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 10:54 PM PST

A fourth day of demonstrations are expected in Oman on Tuesday, this time in the capital Muscat.

Opposition groups in Yemen call for fresh demonstrations

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 10:42 PM PST

Youth groups, opposition leaders and even members of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's powerful tribal group are expected to take to the streets Tuesday to protest his continued rule.

Self-help author to stand trial in sweat lodge deaths

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 10:30 PM PST

Opening arguments are set to begin Tuesday in the trial of self-help author and speaker James Arthur Ray who is charged with three counts of reckless manslaughter in the death of three people at a sweat lodge in Arizona. He could face up to 10 years in prison on each count if convicted.

Opposition in Iran to protest leaders' reported detention

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 10:22 PM PST

Supporters of Iranian opposition leaders Mir Hossein Moussavi and Mehdi Karrubi have called for demonstrations Tuesday to protest the two men's reported imprisonment.

'Wizard of New Zealand' leaving Christchurch because of quake

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 09:20 PM PST

Christchurch may come back now that the earth-rumbling monster that devoured the city's downtown is gone, but the pointy-hatted, black-robed man who preached almost daily outside the cathedral on his "theory of everything" will not.

Mexico targets cell accused of agent's killing

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 09:10 PM PST

Mexican authorities are tightening the noose around the drug cartel cell allegedly responsible for the killing of a U.S. immigration agent this month.

HSBC lifts pay-out but cuts profitability

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 09:04 PM PST

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IBM's Watson takes on congressmen in a game effort

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 09:02 PM PST

Some brave -- and curious -- members of Congress made their way to a Capitol Hill hotel Monday evening to square off against a recent "Jeopardy!" sensation named Watson, the IBM-powered supercomputer that handily defeated the game show's two most successful contestants in history.

Screen legend Jane Russell dead at 89

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 08:49 PM PST

The 1940s and '50s movie bombshell, whose name was synonymous with voluptuousness, died Monday morning at her home in Santa Maria, California, her family said. Jane Russell was 89.

Charlie Sheen: 'I'm on a quest to claim absolute victory'

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 08:06 PM PST

Capping a day of bombastic assertions and harsh accusations on the airwaves and internet, embattled actor Charlie Sheen lashed out Monday at addiction specialists and sitcom executives while proclaiming himself clean and focused thanks to an "epiphanous awakening."

New York governor looks to cap school superintendents' salaries

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 07:51 PM PST

After proposing a $1.5 billion cut in state aid to schools for the upcoming academic year, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is targeting the salaries of the state's school superintendents.

Seattle farmers market features medical marijuana

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 07:28 PM PST

The crops for sale carry labels like "dark vader," "uk cheese" and "white russian."

4 die in daylight shooting in Mexico

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 07:13 PM PST

A brazen daylight shooting in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Monday afternoon left four people dead and injured two others, including a 5-year-old boy, a Juarez municipal police spokesman told CNN.

BMW and Peugeot team up for hybrid components

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 06:43 PM PST

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DEA imposes "emergency" ban to control synthetic marijuana

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 06:38 PM PST

Effective Tuesday, "Spice" will not be a legal alternative to pot. The Drug Enforcement Administration is making the sale and possession of synthetic marijuana illegal for at least one year.

China pollution 'threat to growth'

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 06:33 PM PST

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New Zealand marks devastating quake with 2 minutes of silence

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 06:12 PM PST

New Zealanders paused at 12:51 p.m. Tuesday for two minutes of silence, marking the time a week ago when a shallow, 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch, toppling historic buildings and killing more than 150 people.