Sunday, October 2, 2011

Wall Street protesters: We're in for the long haul (AP)

Wall Street protesters: We're in for the long haul (AP)

Wall Street protesters: We're in for the long haul (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 01:19 PM PDT

Michael Pellagatti, of Jersey City, N.J., holds the plastic handcuffs police used to arrest him for disorderly conduct while marching on the Brooklyn bridge along with the resultant court summons, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011, in New York. Over 700 protestors from the Occupy Wall Street protests camping in nearby Zucotti park were arrested when they marched on the Brooklyn bound lanes while protesting against corporate greed. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)AP - Protesters who have been camping out in Manhattan's Financial District say their movement has grown and become more organized, and they have no intention of stopping as they move into their third week, following the second weekend in a row of mass arrests.

Syria opposition launches national council (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 01:33 PM PDT

In this citizen journalism image made on a mobile phone and provided by Shaam News Network, anti-Syrian President Bashar Assad protesters flash V-victory signs as a woman in the foreground displays her hands with the Arabic word reading: 'leave', during a demonstration against the Syrian regime, in Edlib province, Syria, on Friday, Sept. 30, 2011. Syrian security forces opened fire on protesters Friday as thousands rallied across the country to call for the downfall of President Bashar Assad's regime, activists said. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTOAP - Syrian dissidents on Sunday formally established a broad-based national council designed to overthrow President Bashar Assad's regime, which they accused of pushing the country to the brink of civil war. Syrians took to the streets in celebration, singing and dancing.

Gadhafi son denies Interpol allegations (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 12:17 PM PDT

FILE - In this undated photo made available Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011, al-Saadi Gadhafi, son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, watches a military exercise by the elite military unit commanded by his brother, Khamis, in Zlitan - 90 miles (140 kilometers) southeast of Tripoli, Libya. Moammar Gadhafi's son, al-Saadi, has denied allegations of corruption and intimidation and says an Interpol decision to put him on the equivalent of its most-wanted list is political. Al-Saadi Gadhafi is under house arrest in Niger, where he fled after Tripoli fell to revolutionary forces. His father and two of his brothers are in hiding.(AP Photo/Abdel Magid al-Fergany, File)AP - Moammar Gadhafi's son, al-Saadi, denied allegations of corruption and intimidation and called Interpol's decision to put him on the equivalent of its most-wanted list political, according to an email sent Sunday.

Long road from farm to fork worsens food outbreaks (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 10:11 AM PDT

Cantaloupes rot in the afternoon heat on a field on the Jensen Farms near Holly, Colo., on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. The Food and Drug Administration has recalled 300,000 cases of cantaloupe grown on the Jensen Farms after connecting it with a listeria outbreak. Officials said Wednesday more illnesses and possibly more deaths may be linked to the outbreak of listeria in coming weeks. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)AP - The recent listeria outbreak from cantaloupe shows that large-scale occurrences of serious illnesses linked to tainted food have grown more common over the years, partly because much of what we eat takes a long and winding road from farm to fork.

Yemeni official: Al-Qaida bomb maker not killed (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 12:23 PM PDT

AP - Al-Qaida's top bomb maker in Yemen did not die in a drone strike on a convoy, a top Yemeni official said Sunday, a report that dashed the hopes of U.S. officials who thought the attack might have killed a trio of top al-Qaida personnel.

Filipinos still trapped on roofs; typhoons kill 59 (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 05:50 AM PDT

Residents evacuate to safer grounds as massive flooding continues for the second day Saturday Oct. 1, 2011 at Calumpit township, Bulacan province north of Manila, Philippines. Typhoon Nalgae, the second typhoon in a week to hit the rain-soaked northern Philippines, added misery to thousands of people, some of whom are still perched on rooftops while several other Asian nations also reeled from flooding. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)AP - Rescuers scrambled Sunday to deliver food and water to hundreds of villagers stuck on rooftops for days because of flooding in the northern Philippines, where back-to-back typhoons have left at least 59 people dead.

Cain: Perry insensitive over name of hunting camp (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 09:18 AM PDT

AP - Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain on Sunday criticized rival Rick Perry as being insensitive for not acting sooner in removing the racially offensive name from a rock outside the Texas hunting camp his family once leased.

Beatles photographer Robert Whitaker dies at 71 (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 08:09 AM PDT

AP - Photographer Robert Whitaker, who shot some of the most famous — and infamous — images of The Beatles, has died at the age of 71.

'Dolphin' deposes 'Lion' with $14.2M to grab No. 1 (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 10:41 AM PDT

AP - A dolphin has dethroned "The Lion King" at the weekend box office.

Bowe, Succop lead Chiefs to 22-17 win over Vikings (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 01:10 PM PDT

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe (82) catches a touchdown pass during the second half of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)AP - The Kansas City Chiefs are winless no more.

Greece confirms it will miss deficit targets (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 11:41 AM PDT

Reuters - Greece will miss 2011 and 2012 budget deficit targets set by the EU and the IMF, according to figures published by the finance ministry on Sunday after the cabinet adopted the draft 2012 budget.

Obama's healthcare law tops new Supreme Court term (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 08:36 AM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama's sweeping healthcare overhaul will top the agenda in the new Supreme Court term that opens on Monday and could be the most momentous in decades.

Cook's time to shine with new Apple iPhone (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 08:27 AM PDT

Reuters - Tim Cook finally gets his chance to stride out from under Steve Jobs' shadow, and he could not have picked a better time or device to mark his unofficial debut as Apple Inc's CEO.

Pride may be a problem when Bloomberg testifies in court (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 12:47 PM PDT

Reuters - Defense lawyers are hoping New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's famous self-confidence will be his downfall when he testifies on Monday against the political consultant accused of stealing more than $1 million from him, legal and political experts say.

Anti-Wall Street protesters vow to keep up fight (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 12:47 PM PDT

Reuters - Anti-Wall Street protesters vowed to keep up their fight on Sunday despite the arrests of more than 700 people the previous day for blocking traffic lanes on the Brooklyn Bridge in an unauthorized protest.

Insight: Brokers point fingers over "naked access" rule (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 10:29 AM PDT

Reuters - Broker-dealers are taking very different approaches to a new rule that requires them to scrutinize customers' credit positions and block reckless orders before trades are executed, setting off finger-pointing and new challenges for regulators.

Senators court 2012 voters with China currency bill (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 01:14 PM PDT

Reuters - For lawmakers eyeing their re-election prospects next year, this week provides a chance to show they mean business about cracking down on China's currency practices and returning jobs to America.

Shortages "killing patients" in Libya siege hospital (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 10:57 AM PDT

Doctors treat the children of families fleeing from the fighting in Sirte at a medical center in Herawa, 70 km (43 miles) east of Sirte, October 1, 2011. REUTERS/Esam Al-FetoriReuters - People wounded in fighting in Libya's besieged city of Sirte are dying on the operating table because fuel for the hospital generator has run out, medical workers fleeing a worsening humanitarian crisis in the city said on Sunday.

Chris Christie sources say he still may run (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 02:06 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Oh, dear. After issuing all but Shermanesque statements about not running for president â€" “I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected,” as Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman put it back in 1884 â€" it looks like New Jersey Governor Chris Christie still may enter the rocky race for the Republican nomination.

Hispanics leave school in face of Alabama's tough immigration law (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 12:01 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Hispanic students did not show up for school in noticeable numbers Thursday and Friday in Alabama following a federal judge’s ruling Wednesday that upheld several provisions of a harsh state law restricting illegal immigration in the state.
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