Friday, September 23, 2011

Palestinians submit UN statehood bid (AP)

Palestinians submit UN statehood bid (AP)

Palestinians submit UN statehood bid (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:05 PM PDT

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas holds a letter requesting recognition of Palestine as a state as he addresses the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 23, 2011 at UN Headquarters. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - Defying U.S. and Israeli opposition, Palestinians asked the United Nations on Friday to accept them as a member state, sidestepping nearly two decades of failed negotiations in the hope this dramatic move on the world stage would reenergize their quest for an independent homeland.

Senate blocks House disaster aid bill (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:09 PM PDT

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, after the House rejected a measure Wednesday providing $3.7 billion for disaster relief as part of a bill to keep the government running through mid-November. Pelosi holds a letter of support for her efforts from the Chamber of Commerce. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - The Democratic-led Senate blocked a House bill Friday that would provide disaster aid and keep government agencies open, escalating the parties' latest showdown over spending and highlighting the raw partisan rift that has festered all year.

Yemen president's return hikes fear of escalation (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 12:43 PM PDT

FILE - In this file image taken from a prerecorded video and broadcast July 7, 2011 on Yemen state TV from Saudi Arabia, Yemen's embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh makes his first public appearance since he was injured in a blast at his palace compound in June, 2011. President Ali Abdullah Saleh returned Friday to the violence-torn Yemeni capital after more than three months of medical treatment in Saudi Arabia in a surprise move certain to further enflame battles between forces loyal to him and his opponents. (AP Photo/Yemen state TV, File) YEMEN OUTAP - President Ali Abdullah Saleh abruptly returned home to Yemen on Friday after more than three months of being treated in Saudi Arabia for wounds from an assassination attempt, in a move apparently aimed to ensure his grip as his loyalists and opponents wage urban warfare in the capital.

Pope meets with German sex abuse victims (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:18 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI, 2nd right, meets with representatives of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, after his speech in the German Bundestag, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011. Pope Benedict XVI is on a four-day official visit to his homeland Germany. Right is Robert Zollitsch, chairman of the German Bishop's Conference. (AP Photo/Wolfgang Radtke, pool)AP - Pope Benedict XVI met with German victims of sexual abuse by priests and expressed "deep compassion and regret" at the suffering of those abused by members of the clergy, the Vatican said Friday.

Obama lets states opt out of federal school rules (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 12:52 PM PDT

President Barack Obama delivers remarks on No Child Left Behind reform, Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. From left ate, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, and Rhode Island Gov. Gov. Lincoln Chafee.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Nearly everyone agrees the fix needs fixing. The No Child Left Behind law that was supposed to improve American education has left schools grumbling at being labeled "failures," state officials fuming and complaints everywhere about required testing.

APNewsBreak: Exxon Mobil to restart Mont. pipeline (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:21 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 10, 2011 file photo, a sheen from spilled oil in the Yellowstone River is seen from above a back channel, near Billings, Mont., after a July 1 oil spill caused by an Exxon Mobil Corp. pipeline failure near Laurel, Mont. The failed pipeline was expected to restart operations Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, after getting approval from federal officials. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)AP - A failed Exxon Mobil pipeline that spilled an estimated 42,000 gallons of oil into the Yellowstone River was expected to restart operations Saturday after getting approval from federal officials.

AP IMPACT: Hospital drug shortages deadly, costly (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 09:15 AM PDT

In this Aug. 29, 2011 photo, Erin Fox, manager of the Drug Information Service at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, stands by a board listing drugs in short supply. At hospitals across the country, 'scoring drugs' has taken on a new meaning. Hundreds admit buying medicines at exorbitant prices from 'gray market' dealers taking advantage of, and possibly exacerbating, a record shortage of life-saving prescription medicines. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)AP - A severe shortage of drugs for chemotherapy, infections and other serious ailments is endangering patients and forcing hospitals to buy life-saving medications from secondary suppliers at huge markups because they can't get them any other way.

Falling satellite slows down, Earth strike delayed (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:28 PM PDT

FILE - In this file image provided by NASA this is the STS-48 onboard photo of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) in the grasp of the RMS (Remote Manipulator System) during deployment, from the shuttle in September 1991. NASA's old research satellite is expected to come crashing down through the atmosphere Friday afternoon, Sept. 23, 2011 Eastern Time. The spacecraft will not be passing over North America then, the space agency said in a statement Wednesday evening. (AP Photo/NASA)AP - A 6-ton NASA satellite on a collision course with Earth clung to space Friday, apparently flipping position in its ever-lower orbit and stalling its death plunge.

Physicists wary of junking light speed limit yet (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 12:06 PM PDT

This undated file photo shows famed physicist Albert Einstein. Scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, the world's largest physics lab, say they have clocked subatomic particles, called neutrinos, traveling faster than light, a feat that, if true, would break a fundamental pillar of science, the idea that nothing is supposed to move faster than light, at least according to Einstein's special theory of relativity: The famous E (equals) mc2 equation. That stands for energy equals mass times the speed of light squared. The readings have so astounded researchers that they are asking others to independently verify the measurements before claiming an actual discovery. (AP Photo)AP - Physicists on the team that measured particles traveling faster than light said Friday they were as surprised as their skeptics about the results, which appear to violate the laws of nature as we know them.

NBA postpones camps, cancels 43 preseason games (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 09:49 AM PDT

FILE - This May 17, 2011 file photo shows NBA deputy commissioner Adam Silver during a news conference before the 2011 NBA Draft Lottery, in Secaucus, N.J. The NBA postponed training camps indefinitely and canceled 43 preseason games Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, because it has not reached a new labor deal with players. 'We have regretfully reached the point on the calendar where we are not able to open training camps on time and need to cancel the first week of preseason games,' Silver said in a statement. 'We will make further decisions as warranted.' (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)AP - The NBA postponed training camps indefinitely and canceled 43 preseason games Friday because it has not reached a new labor deal with players.

Europe, under fire, seeks to get ahead of crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 12:39 PM PDT

Reuters - European policymakers showed signs they were preparing new steps to cope with the region's debt crisis even as talk of a possible Greek default gained pace on Friday.

Congress delays budget fight until Monday (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 12:51 PM PDT

President Barack Obama receives a standing ovation as he addresses a Joint Session of Congress inside the chamber of the House of Representatives on Capitol Hill in Washington September 8, 2011. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - The Congress set the stage for another last-minute budget showdown as lawmakers delayed action on a broad spending bill until Monday, shortly before disaster relief funds will run out completely.

Gold slumps record $100; stocks volatile (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:00 PM PDT

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange September 22, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Gold prices slumped more than $100 on Friday, the biggest fall on record in dollar terms, as traders sold to cover losses, while global stocks edged up on talk the European Central Bank could take new measures to contain the euro zone debt crisis.

Abbas stakes Palestinian claim to state at U.N. (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 11:22 AM PDT

A girl has the Palestinian flag painted on her face during a rally in support of President Mahmoud Abbas' bid for statehood recognition at the United Nations, in Gaza City September 22, 2011. REUTERS/Mohammed SalemReuters - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asked the United Nations on Friday to recognize a state for his people, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said U.N. resolutions could not deliver peace.

Greece says not seeking new way out of crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 09:28 AM PDT

Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos pauses as he attends a parliament session in Athens September 20, 2011. REUTERS/John KolesidisReuters - Greece sought to play down reports on Friday that it was considering a solution to its debt crisis involving bigger losses for its banking creditors, while a fresh round of strikes gripped the country in protest against new austerity measures.

Bill Gates backs financial transaction tax to aid poor (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:04 PM PDT

Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp co-founder and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, attends a podium discussion at the 61st Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings in Lindau at Lake Constance June 26, 2011. REUTERS/Miro KuzmanovicReuters - A report by Microsoft founder Bill Gates to Group of 20 ministers on Friday proposes raising new funding for poorer countries by taxing financial transactions, tobacco, and shipping and aviation fuels, according to details of a G20 report obtained by Reuters.

Libya NTC to announce "crisis" government in days (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 10:26 AM PDT

Anti-Gaddafi fighters man a checkpoint in the north of the besieged city of Bani Walid September 23, 2011. REUTERS/Saad SalashReuters - Libya's interim rulers will announce a "crisis" government within the next few days, signaling a breakthrough in efforts to form a more inclusive administration after the war that ousted Muammar Gaddafi.

UK lawyer to start News Corp action in U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 09:54 AM PDT

People leave the News Corporation building in New York, June 26, 2007. REUTERS/Keith BedfordReuters - A British lawyer acting for phone-hacking victims said on Friday he is planning to launch legal action in the United States against directors of the News of the World newspaper's parent company News Corp.

GOP debate: Did Rick Perry survive the attacks of his fellow Republicans? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 09:35 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The Republican presidential debate in Orlando, Fla., Thursday night wasn’t all about Rick Perry. But at this point in the long, grueling pre-primary campaign, all eyes were on the Texas governor.

Why tax code appears to offer deficit 'super committee' rare common ground (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 04:55 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Congress’s bipartisan deficit “super committee” began public discussions of the federal tax code Thursday amid doubts that its mandate to cut at least $1.2 trillion from federal deficits over the next 10 years is still attainable.
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