Syrian forces occupy central Hama square: residents Reuters - 36 mins agoAMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian tanks occupied the main square in central Hama Wednesday after heavy shelling of the city, residents said, taking control of the site of some of the largest protests against President Bashar al-A … More »Syrian forces occupy central Hama square: residents
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian tanks occupied the main square in central Hama Wednesday after heavy shelling of the city, residents said, taking control of the site of some of the largest protests against President Bashar al-Assad.
Private sector added 114,000 jobs in July: ADP Reuters - 4 mins 40 secs agoNEW YORK (Reuters) - The pace of private sector job growth slowed in July with employers adding 114,000 positions, a report by a payrolls processor showed on Wednesday. More »Private sector added 114,000 jobs in July: ADP
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The pace of private sector job growth slowed in July with employers adding 114,000 positions, a report by a payrolls processor showed on Wednesday.
Obama campaign expects lower summer fundraising AP - 2 hrs 14 mins agoPresident Barack Obama's campaign expects to raise tens of millions of dollars less this summer than it did in the spring because negotiations over the nation's debt limit forced Obama to cancel several fundraisers. More »Obama campaign expects lower summer fundraising
President Barack Obama's campaign expects to raise tens of millions of dollars less this summer than it did in the spring because negotiations over the nation's debt limit forced Obama to cancel several fundraisers.
In Nordics, ethnic tensions beneath placid surface AP - 3 hrs agoHe feared immigrants, kept a victims' list that included a famous black hip-hop artist, and allegedly stalked his targets with a gun. More »In Nordics, ethnic tensions beneath placid surface
He feared immigrants, kept a victims' list that included a famous black hip-hop artist, and allegedly stalked his targets with a gun.
Biggest-ever series of cyber attacks uncovered Reuters - 1 hr 29 mins agoBOSTON (Reuters) - Security experts have discovered the biggest series of cyber attacks to date, involving the infiltration of the networks of 72 organizations including the United Nations, governments and companies around … More »Biggest-ever series of cyber attacks uncovered
BOSTON (Reuters) - Security experts have discovered the biggest series of cyber attacks to date, involving the infiltration of the networks of 72 organizations including the United Nations, governments and companies around the world.
- Tropical Storm Emily on path toward Haiti AP - 49 mins ago
Tropical Storm Emily brushed past Puerto Rico and headed Wednesday toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti, where more than 630,000 people are still without shelter after last year's earthquake.
- Prosecution set to rest case against Warren Jeffs AP - 1 hr 41 mins ago
Texas prosecutors are done calling witnesses in the trial of a polygamist leader accused of sexually assaulting two girls he took as brides during so-called "spiritual marriages."
- For Somalis fleeing famine, a new crisis at refugee camps Time.com - 2 hrs 10 mins ago
We have been driving around the world's largest refugee complex, late for an appointment with an NGO, as we are lost amid seemingly endless rows of ramshackle huts built of sticks and discarded packaging from aid organizations. The driver is making me nervous as he steers recklessly through women in hijabs, children with …
- Democrat, State Dept end impasse on Cuba money AP - 21 mins ago
A senior Democratic senator and the State Department have resolved their dispute over U.S. aid to a program that promotes democracy in communist Cuba, clearing the way for the Obama administration to spend $20 million in assistance.
- Wife's video among new revelations in Dugard case AP - 2 hrs 54 mins ago
A day after releasing disturbing footage videotaped by one of Jaycee Dugard's captors and a report highlighting law enforcement failures in the case, a California prosecutor plans to join a state lawmaker Wednesday to develop ideas for improving supervision of parolees.
- Global airline profits hit by sky-high fuel costs AP - 37 mins ago
Sky-high fuel prices have hit the profits of the world's airlines though Europe's carriers recovered after suffering last year from a volcanic ash cloud that brought traffic to a standstill, the industry's main lobby group said Wednesday.
- Carpenters join work stoppage at WTC site AP - 1 hr 54 mins ago
More than two dozen carpenters have joined hundreds of laborers in a job action at the World Trade Center site and other New York City projects.
- Oprah Winfrey, James Earl Jones to receive Oscars AP - 2 hrs 47 mins ago
Oprah Winfrey, James Earl Jones and makeup artist Dick Smith have been picked to receive honorary Oscars.
- Wild mustangs spared roundup in Wyoming for now Reuters - 10 hrs ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wild horses on the vast rangelands of Wyoming can continue to roam free, for now, after the U.S. government's Bureau of Land Management postponed a planned roundup, horse advocates said on Tuesday.
- Earth Once Had Two Moons, Scientists Say Time.com - 4 hrs ago
Earth must have felt pretty inadequate a week or two ago when astronomers announced that distant Pluto has yet another moon. Pluto! Recently demoted to a dwarf planet! And yet it boosted its satellite total to four, while we remain forever stuck at one. True, Earth is ahead of Mercury and Venus, which have no moons at all. …
Shanahan: Redskins' Buchanon suspended for 4 games AP - 19 hrs ago
Washington Redskins cornerback Phillip Buchanon will be suspended for the first four games of the regular season, coach Mike Shanahan said Tuesday. More »Shanahan: Redskins' Buchanon suspended for 4 games
Washington Redskins cornerback Phillip Buchanon will be suspended for the first four games of the regular season, coach Mike Shanahan said Tuesday.
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