Friday, November 20, 2009
 
 
U.S. government liable for some Katrina damage: judge
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was negligent in maintaining a key navigational channel in New Orleans and was liable for some damage caused by massive flooding from
 
Iran rejects talk of sanctions over nuclear fuel deal
MANILA (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister on Thursday dismissed the possibility of sanctions over Tehran's rejection of a deal to send enriched uranium abroad for further processing.
 
New York inspired tales win U.S. National Book Awards
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A novel about life in New York City in the 1970s and a biography of U.S. tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt were among the winners at the United
 
Official says mammograms policy unchanged
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health officials distanced themselves on Wednesday from controversial new breast cancer screening guidelines that recommend against
 
California sets tough limits on energy-gulping TVs
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California regulators gave final approval on Wednesday to the first mandatory U.S. energy curbs on television sets, a growing but often ov
 
Obama ends Asia tour with talks on North Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will discuss luring North Korea back to nuclear talks and finishing by next year a long-delayed tr
 
German union to represent T-Mobile USA workers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and German labor leaders announced a transatlantic alliance on Wednesday aimed at persuading Germany's giant Deutsche Telekom AG to al
 
Karzai to take oath, future of Afghan war at stake
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai is to be sworn into office for a second full term on Thursday as he struggles to rebuild a tarnished reputation an
 
Regulation, suspicion slow U.S. flu response: hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vaccine makers praised the U.S. response to the swine flu pandemic on Wednesday but said regulatory delays and pub
 
Half of children in 17 U.S. counties live in poverty
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At least one in two children in 17 small counties in the United States is living in poverty, according to a U.S. Census survey measuring income and poverty in small areas and school districts.
 



California sets limits on energy-gulping TVs
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California regulators on Wednesday gave final approval to the nation's first mandatory energy curbs on television sets, a growing but ofte
 
NYC's cash-poor MTA needs shake-up, new chief says
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's cash-poor Metropolitan Transportation Authority needs a top-to-bottom shake-up and must restore its credibility with the deficit-st
 
Senate Democrats to unveil healthcare bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After weeks of closed-door negotiations, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid plans to unveil broad healthcare reform leg
 
Accused Ponzi schemer Petters downplays daily role
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (Reuters) - Tom Petters, on trial as the alleged mastermind of a $3.65 billion Ponzi scheme, took the witness stand in his own defense on Wednesday, trying to portray himself as a "big picture" exec
 
Obama suggests 9/11 suspect will get death penalty
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama suggested on Wednesday the self-professed mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks would be
 
U.S. official says mammograms policy unchanged
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Wednesday distanced themselves from controversial new breast cancer screening guidelines that recommend against
 
Thanksgiving travel to tick up
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans will travel 1.4 percent more this Thanksgiving holiday weekend compared to last year as consumer sentiment improves after the global economic crisis, travel and auto group AAA said Wednes
 
Guantanamo suspect denied military lawyers in N.Y.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The first detainee transferred from Guantanamo Bay to face charges in a U.S. civilian court will not be represented by military lawyers as he had requested, a U.S. judge in New York ruled on Wednes
 
Obama criticizes Israel over settlement-building
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama warned Israel Wednesday its approval of new construction in a Jewish settlement could prove "very dangerous" b
 
U.S. residents fight for the right to hang laundry
PERKASIE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Carin Froehlich pegs her laundry to three clotheslines strung between trees outside her 18th-century farmhouse, knowing that her
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
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