Thursday, November 3, 2011

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Greece's embattled leader hails from a political dynasty

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 11:09 PM PDT

Greece's economic turmoil threatens to topple the eurozone, shake the global financial markets and bring down the antagonist in the political drama: embattled Prime Minister George Papandreou.

Herman Cain accuser may issue statement

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 10:59 PM PDT

One of the women who reportedly accused Republican presidential contender Herman Cain of sexual harassment could issue her first statement on what happened as early as Friday. The controversy has dominated Cain's front-running campaign but a defiant Cain said he will not let it deter him.

Aid ships head for Gaza

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 10:58 PM PDT

Israeli warships have begun shadowing two aid boats bound for the embargoed Palestinian territory of Gaza but are taking no action, a spokesman for the aid mission said.

Greek PM appears to back off referendum plans

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 10:54 PM PDT

Prime Minister George Papandreou said Thursday that a controversial proposal to hold a referendum on an international bailout for his country would not be necessary if the opposition were to support the tough austerity measures that accompany it.

China's Ai Weiwei receives support from fellow activist over tax bill

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 10:40 PM PDT

Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has received support and financial aid from a fellow activist after Beijing this week ordered him to pay 15 million yuan ($2.3 million) in back taxes.

Texas man says he'll join Anonymous in fight against cartel

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 10:36 PM PDT

A Texas man who is a self-proclaimed supporter of Anonymous says he's joining the hacking ring's purported fight against one of Mexico's most violent drug cartels.

Campaign ramps up in economically embattled Spain

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 10:33 PM PDT

Spain's parliamentary campaign formally begins Friday, after which voters appear poised to make opposition conservative candidate Mariano Rajoy the next prime minister of the economically embattled nation.

Diplomats: France, Britain to abstain from Palestinian-UN vote

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 10:10 PM PDT

France and Britain plan to abstain from a Security Council vote on the Palestinians' bid for statehood, two U.N. diplomats said Thursday.

How the 8th-largest cell carrier beat T-Mobile to the iPhone

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 08:52 PM PDT

The three largest U.S. cellular carriers by subscribers sell the latest iPhone, and next week, eighth-place C Spire Wireless will join the group.

Report: Russia and China are top thieves of U.S. technology

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 08:30 PM PDT

For the first time, the United States is publicly accusing China and Russia of being the top offenders in the theft of U.S. economic and technology information, according to an intelligence report released Thursday.

Japan says no new reaction at Fukushima plant

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 08:13 PM PDT

A rare type of radioactive decay, not a renewed chain reaction, appears to have produced the radioactive xenon gas discovered this week at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, its owner said Thursday.

DA: Statute of limitations prevents charges in judge's beating of daughter

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 07:59 PM PDT

A district attorney in Texas said Thursday that the statute of limitations prohibits the filing of charges against a judge shown in a 2004 video repeatedly beating his then-teenage daughter.

Freak snowstorm blamed for at least 22 deaths

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 07:43 PM PDT

The freak snowstorm that pounded the eastern United States late last week, cutting power to hundreds of thousands of people, killed at least 22 people, officials said Thursday.

Polar icebreaker dispute ties up Coast Guard appropriations

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 07:37 PM PDT

With the nation's only two heavy-duty polar icebreakers broken and out of service, the Obama administration and congressional Republicans are clashing on how best to put the U.S. Coast Guard back into the ice-busting business.

JetBlue refunding passengers stranded on Connecticut tarmac

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 07:23 PM PDT

JetBlue has begun refunding the passengers of five flights who were stranded on the tarmac of a Connecticut airport for as long as eight hours on Saturday, a spokeswoman for the airline told CNN on Thursday.

Competing infrastructure spending measures fail in Senate

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 07:03 PM PDT

In a pair of votes aimed more at making political points than law, the Senate rejected competing Democratic and Republican proposals to boost construction of roadways and other infrastructure projects.

Aircraft carrier to be site of unique college basketball tip-off

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 06:45 PM PDT

The start of the college basketball season is always a big deal, and this year even more so, what with the NBA riding the bench. But this year's first big game will make history, the first ever played on an aircraft carrier.

Cain: Sexual harassment claims 'will not deter me'

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 06:23 PM PDT

A defiant Herman Cain on Thursday continued to deny allegations of sexual harassment in his past and said he won't be deterred by the controversy that has dominated his front-running campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.

5 voices on the Greek crisis

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 06:06 PM PDT

The Greek government is facing enormous pressure to resolve the country's debt crisis. On Wednesday the finance minister of Greece came out against Prime Minister George Papandreou's plan for a referendum on the debt deal Europe is offering for Greece. Then Thursday he said he was backing off that plan, saying there is no need for it given opposition support for the tough austerity measures which accompany it. It is not clear if that meant he was canceling the referendum, the announcement of which sparked chaos in the markets.

Tottenham fail to cheer absent Redknapp

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 06:00 PM PDT

English Premier League high-fliers Tottenham failed to offer some cheer to absent manager Harry Redknapp as they suffered their first Europa League defeat of the season, losing 1-0 to Rubin Kazan in Group A.
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