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General News Update
Sports News Update
Business News Update
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General News Update

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

  • An Egyptian boy gets his face painted in the colors of his national flag during a protest in Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. Islamists appear to have taken a strong majority of seats in the first round of Egypt's first parliamentary vote since Hosni Mubarak's ouster, a trend that if confirmed would give religious parties a popular mandate in the struggle to win control from the ruling military and ultimately reshape a key U.S. ally. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)
    Egypt's election: As hardliners gain, a power struggle with the military begins Time.com - 4 hrs ago

    The Muslim Brotherhood is Egypt's political mainstream, and its most significant challengers are the more extreme Islamists of the Salafi movement rather than the secular liberal forces that dominate the Tahrir Square protest … More »Egypt's election: As hardliners gain, a power struggle with the military begins

    An Egyptian boy gets his face painted in the colors of his national flag during a protest in Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. Islamists appear to have taken a strong majority of seats in the first round of Egypt's first parliamentary vote since Hosni Mubarak's ouster, a trend that if confirmed would give religious parties a popular mandate in the struggle to win control from the ruling military and ultimately reshape a key U.S. ally. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

    The Muslim Brotherhood is Egypt's political mainstream, and its most significant challengers are the more extreme Islamists of the Salafi movement rather than the secular liberal forces that dominate the Tahrir Square protest movement. That appears to be the not-exactly-surprising verdict of the electorate, according to …

  • Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev.,  center, accompanied by, from left, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters about extending the payroll tax cut, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
    Can Republicans steal Obama’s thunder on payroll tax cut? ABC News - 2 hrs 42 mins ago

    President Obama has spent the past few weeks trying to shame Republicans for their reluctance to embrace a payroll tax cut extension for workers. Now Republicans are trying to turn the tables. Conceding that the tax break … More »Can Republicans steal Obama’s thunder on payroll tax cut?

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev.,  center, accompanied by, from left, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters about extending the payroll tax cut, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

    President Obama has spent the past few weeks trying to shame Republicans for their reluctance to embrace a payroll tax cut extension for workers. Now Republicans are trying to turn the tables. Conceding that the tax break will ultimately pass the Congress with bipartisan support – last...

  • Myanmar's pro-democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, right, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton embrace while speaking to the press after meetings at Suu Kyi's residence in Yangon, Myanmar Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)
    Clinton, Suu Kyi promote closer US-Burma ties AP - 3 hrs ago

    U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi vowed on Friday to work together to promote democratic reforms in Suu Kyi's long-isolated and authoritarian homeland. More »Clinton, Suu Kyi promote closer US-Burma ties

    Myanmar's pro-democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, right, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton embrace while speaking to the press after meetings at Suu Kyi's residence in Yangon, Myanmar Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)

    U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi vowed on Friday to work together to promote democratic reforms in Suu Kyi's long-isolated and authoritarian homeland.

  • U.S. soldiers leaving Al Faw palace at Camp Victory, one of the last American bases in this country where the U.S. military footprint is swiftly shrinking, after a special ceremony in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. Vice President Joe Biden thanked U.S. and Iraqi troops for sacrifices that he said allowed for the end of the nearly nine-year-long war, even as attacks around the country killed 20 people, underscoring the security challenges Iraq still faces. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
    Iraq: Last day at Camp Victory ABC News - 1 hr 49 mins ago

    “Is there really a California Pizza Kitchen in the Green Zone?” I get that question a lot. I don’t know how it got started–an across the fence, around the water cooler internet urban myth. As a television journalist I’ll … More »Iraq: Last day at Camp Victory

    U.S. soldiers leaving Al Faw palace at Camp Victory, one of the last American bases in this country where the U.S. military footprint is swiftly shrinking, after a special ceremony in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. Vice President Joe Biden thanked U.S. and Iraqi troops for sacrifices that he said allowed for the end of the nearly nine-year-long war, even as attacks around the country killed 20 people, underscoring the security challenges Iraq still faces. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

    “Is there really a California Pizza Kitchen in the Green Zone?” I get that question a lot. I don’t know how it got started–an across the fence, around the water cooler internet urban myth. As a television journalist I’ll lay the blame for the California...

  • Palm fronds line a street in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 after high winds flipped over trees and trucks and knocked out power to more than 300,000 California customers early Thursday before moving inland, where schools in a Utah town closed because of 100 mph wind gusts. (AP Photo/Alicia Chang)
    Violent wind storm leaves path of destruction AP - 43 mins ago

    Several overturned semis on a Utah highway. Hundreds of thousands without power in California. A wind gust reaching 123-mph in Colorado. More »Violent wind storm leaves path of destruction

    Palm fronds line a street in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 after high winds flipped over trees and trucks and knocked out power to more than 300,000 California customers early Thursday before moving inland, where schools in a Utah town closed because of 100 mph wind gusts. (AP Photo/Alicia Chang)

    Several overturned semis on a Utah highway. Hundreds of thousands without power in California. A wind gust reaching 123-mph in Colorado.

  • Cain admits payments to Ginger White, edges toward quitting Christian Science Monitor - 43 mins ago
    Cain has denied wrongdoing, saying he was only friends with his latest accuser

    Herman Cain says he’s considering dropping out of the presidential race.

  • Treasury Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David S. Cohen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing to examine US strategic objectives towards Iran. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

    Congress and the White House are headed for a showdown over a massive, $662 billion defense bill that would require the military to hold suspected terrorists linked to al-Qaida or its affiliates, even those captured on U.S. soil, and detain some indefinitely without trial.

  • Penn State, Syracuse Universities Consult With Crisis Managers

    Colleges Seek Professional Help

  • House Republicans have launched their most ambitious, pro-business effort yet to rein in Obama administration regulators, triggering a furious debate over the value of new rules for clean air, workplace safety, children's toys and many other categories.

  • Mitt vs. Newt: Now it’s a real race The New Yorker - 17 hrs ago

    The contest for the Republican primary started in earnest on Monday, when Mitt Romney attacked Newt Gingrich…

  • What war zone on the border? The Daily Beast - 3 hrs ago
    What War Zone on the Border?

    Republicans want a fence to keep out the cartels. That won’t work, writes Larry Kaplow in Laredo, Texas.

  • FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2010, file photo, Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., talks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington. Kirk is blocking President Barack Obama's nominee for ambassador to Russia over concerns that the U.S. might provide Moscow with sensitive missile defense information. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

    A Republican senator is blocking President Barack Obama's nominee for ambassador to Russia over concerns that the U.S. might provide Moscow with sensitive missile defense information.

  • There's little doubt President Barack Obama has won high esteem among Native Americans by breaking through a logjam of inaction on issues that matter to them.

  • Russian President Dmitry Medvedev prepares for recording of a nation-wide TV address at the Gorki residence outside Moscow, on Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. Medvedev says the nation's political parties enjoyed "free and equal competition" ahead of Sunday's parliamentary election, while voters complain of record violations of election law by the main pro-Kremlin party.(AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service, Pool)

    Russia's political parties enjoy "free and equal competition" ahead of this weekend's parliamentary election, President Dmitry Medvedev insisted Friday, even as voters complained of record violations by the Kremlin party and the only independent election monitoring group faces prosecution.

  • Video: History changing books Who Knew? - Wed, Nov 30, 2011
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    The EPA turns 41 Friday, with a tip of the hat to author Rachel Carson, whose "Silent Spring" helped spark the modern environmental movement, joining other influential books that have changed the nation.

  • This undated photo shows Japan's oldest person, 115-year-old Chiyono Hasegawa.  Hasegawa, who was born Nov. 20, 1896, died at a facility in southern Japan on Friday, Dec. 2, 2011.  (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA

    Japan's oldest person, 115-year-old Chiyono Hasegawa, has died.

  • A posse hopes to soon catch Waldo, a bull that escaped from a farm in July and has been on the loose in the coastal city of Milford, Conn.

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Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

  • EPL Preview: Aston Villa - Manchester United @ Yahoo! Sports - 6 mins ago

    PROBABLE LINEUPS ASTON VILLA GivenHutton, Collins, Dunne, WarnockPetrov, HerdN’Zogbia, Heskey, AgbonlahorBentMANCHESTER UNITED De GeaJones, Ferdinand, Vidic, EvraNani, Carrick, Fletcher, YoungRooney, HernandezAlex … More »EPL Preview: Aston Villa - Manchester United

    PROBABLE LINEUPS ASTON VILLA GivenHutton, Collins, Dunne, WarnockPetrov, HerdN’Zogbia, Heskey, AgbonlahorBentMANCHESTER UNITED De GeaJones, Ferdinand, Vidic, EvraNani, Carrick, Fletcher, YoungRooney, HernandezAlex McLeish has a wealth of options to choose from in midfield, with Barry Bannan, Stephen Ireland, Fabian Delph …

  • Bundesliga roundup-Bayern's Kroos doubt for Werder derby @ Yahoo! Sports - 6 mins ago

    BERLIN, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Brief news from theBundesliga ahead of this weekend's matches (times GMT): More »Bundesliga roundup-Bayern's Kroos doubt for Werder derby

    BERLIN, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Brief news from theBundesliga ahead of this weekend's matches (times GMT):

  • AP Exclusive: Beckham visits abused kids in Manila @ Yahoo! Sports - 6 mins ago

    In this photo released by UNICEF in Manila, British soccer player of the Los Angeles Galaxy and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham poses with former Filipino street children during his visit to a … More »AP Exclusive: Beckham visits abused kids in Manila

    In this photo released by UNICEF in Manila, British soccer player of the Los Angeles Galaxy and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham poses with former Filipino street children during his visit to a UNICEF-supported government center for children rescued from the streets Friday Dec. 2, 2011 in a suburb of Manila in the …

  • Black at Sunderland helm this weekend @ Yahoo! Sports - 6 mins ago

    SUNDERLAND, England (AP) -- Assistant coach Eric Black will take charge ofSunderland for Sunday's Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderersfollowing the firing of Steve Bruce. More »Black at Sunderland helm this weekend

    SUNDERLAND, England (AP) -- Assistant coach Eric Black will take charge ofSunderland for Sunday's Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderersfollowing the firing of Steve Bruce.

  • Euro 2012 key for Ukraine's reputation in Europe @ Yahoo! Sports - 6 mins ago

    KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukrainian football leader Hrihoriy Surkis says hosting the2012 European Championship is important for his country's political integration. More »Euro 2012 key for Ukraine's reputation in Europe

    KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukrainian football leader Hrihoriy Surkis says hosting the2012 European Championship is important for his country's political integration.

  • EPL Preview: Wigan - Arsenal @ Yahoo! Sports - 17 mins ago

    PROBABLE LINEUPS WIGAN Al HabsiBoyce, Caldwell, Gohouri, FigueroaMcCarthy, Diame, WatsonMoses, GomezRodallegaARSENAL SzczesnyKoscielny, Vermaelen, Mertesacker, SantosRamsey, Song, ArtetaWalcott, Van Persie, … More »EPL Preview: Wigan - Arsenal

    PROBABLE LINEUPS WIGAN Al HabsiBoyce, Caldwell, Gohouri, FigueroaMcCarthy, Diame, WatsonMoses, GomezRodallegaARSENAL SzczesnyKoscielny, Vermaelen, Mertesacker, SantosRamsey, Song, ArtetaWalcott, Van Persie, GervinhoWigan have no new injury worries for this game; only third choice goalkeeper Chris Kirkland is unavailable.Arsenal …

  • EPL Preview: Manchester City - Norwich City @ Yahoo! Sports - 27 mins ago

    PROBABLE LINEUPS MANCHESTER CITY HartRichards, Kompany, Lescott, ClichyMilner, Yaya Toure, Barry, SilvaBalotelli, AgueroNORWICH CITY  RuddyNaughton, Martin, Barnett, TierneyBennett, Fox, Johnson, PilkingtonHoolahanMorisonManchester … More »EPL Preview: Manchester City - Norwich City

    PROBABLE LINEUPS MANCHESTER CITY HartRichards, Kompany, Lescott, ClichyMilner, Yaya Toure, Barry, SilvaBalotelli, AgueroNORWICH CITY  RuddyNaughton, Martin, Barnett, TierneyBennett, Fox, Johnson, PilkingtonHoolahanMorisonManchester City manager Roberto Mancini welcomes Mario Balotelli back into the the squad after the striker …

  • Chelsea facing tough test at Newcastle @ Yahoo! Sports - 27 mins ago

    Chelsea's Romelu Lukaku reacts after missing a shot against Chelsea, during their English League Cup quarter final soccer match at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. More »Chelsea facing tough test at Newcastle

    Chelsea's Romelu Lukaku reacts after missing a shot against Chelsea, during their English League Cup quarter final soccer match at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011.

  • Euro 2012 offers pure treat for football fans @ Yahoo! Sports - 49 mins ago

    KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Forget the World Cup for now. Many soccer purists gettheir quadrennial international kicks from the European Championship. More »Euro 2012 offers pure treat for football fans

    KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Forget the World Cup for now. Many soccer purists gettheir quadrennial international kicks from the European Championship.

  • Bundesliga Preview: Borussia Monchengladbach - Borussia Dortmund @ Yahoo! Sports - 1 hr 8 mins ago

    PROBABLE LINEUPS BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH ter StegenJantschke, Stranzl, Dante, DaemsNordtveit, NeustadterHerrmann, ArangoReus, HankeBORUSSIA DORTMUND WeidenfellerPiszczek, Santana, Hummels, SchmelzerLeitner, … More »Bundesliga Preview: Borussia Monchengladbach - Borussia Dortmund

    PROBABLE LINEUPS BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH ter StegenJantschke, Stranzl, Dante, DaemsNordtveit, NeustadterHerrmann, ArangoReus, HankeBORUSSIA DORTMUND WeidenfellerPiszczek, Santana, Hummels, SchmelzerLeitner, KehlGotze, Kagawa, GrosskreutzLewandowskiLucien Favre will have a nearly full-strength squad at his disposal with …

  • Ukraine women activists strip to protest Euro 2012 @ Yahoo! Sports - 1 hr 8 mins ago

    KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukrainian women's rights activists have staged atopless demonstration at Kiev's Olympic Stadium to protest what they say areattempts to legalize prostitution during the 2012 European … More »Ukraine women activists strip to protest Euro 2012

    KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukrainian women's rights activists have staged atopless demonstration at Kiev's Olympic Stadium to protest what they say areattempts to legalize prostitution during the 2012 European Championship.

  • Serie A Preview: Inter - Udinese @ Yahoo! Sports - 1 hr 8 mins ago

    PROBABLE LINE-UPSINTER Julio CesarZanetti, Samuel, Ranocchia, Nagatomo Cambiasso, Thiago Motta, StankovicAlvarez, Pazzini, ZarateUDINESE HandanovicBenatia, Danilo, DomizziBasta, Isla, Pinzi, Asamoah, ArmeroFloro … More »Serie A Preview: Inter - Udinese

    PROBABLE LINE-UPSINTER Julio CesarZanetti, Samuel, Ranocchia, Nagatomo Cambiasso, Thiago Motta, StankovicAlvarez, Pazzini, ZarateUDINESE HandanovicBenatia, Danilo, DomizziBasta, Isla, Pinzi, Asamoah, ArmeroFloro FloresDi Natale

  • Adrien Broner wins WBO junior lightweight title @ Yahoo! Sports - 2 hrs 5 mins ago

    CINCINNATI (AP) -- Hometown fighter Adrien Broner underlined his claim to be theworld's best junior lightweight by taking the vacant WBO title Saturday,stopping Argentina's Vicente Rodriguez in the third … More »Adrien Broner wins WBO junior lightweight title

    CINCINNATI (AP) -- Hometown fighter Adrien Broner underlined his claim to be theworld's best junior lightweight by taking the vacant WBO title Saturday,stopping Argentina's Vicente Rodriguez in the third round at U.S. Bank Arena.

  • Margarito not worried if Cotto aims punches at eye @ Yahoo! Sports - 2 hrs 5 mins ago

    Boxer Miguel Cotto, left, of Puerto Rico, gestures during a news conference as he looks towards boxer Antonio Margarito, of Mexico, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Cotto … More »Margarito not worried if Cotto aims punches at eye

    Boxer Miguel Cotto, left, of Puerto Rico, gestures during a news conference as he looks towards boxer Antonio Margarito, of Mexico, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Cotto will defend his WBA Super World junior middleweight title against Margarito on Saturday, Dec. 3, in New York.

  • Ex-heavyweight contender Ron Lyle dies at 70 @ Yahoo! Sports - 2 hrs 5 mins ago

    DENVER (AP) -- Former heavyweight contender Ron Lyle, who fought Muhammad Ali forthe title in 1975 and later battled George Foreman, has died in Denver at age70. More »Ex-heavyweight contender Ron Lyle dies at 70

    DENVER (AP) -- Former heavyweight contender Ron Lyle, who fought Muhammad Ali forthe title in 1975 and later battled George Foreman, has died in Denver at age70.

  • Boswell targets American heavyweight dream @ Yahoo! Sports - 2 hrs 5 mins ago

    HELSINKI (AP) -- Cedric Boswell is looking to become the first American infour years to hold any of the world heavyweight belts when he meets WBA championAlexander Povetkin on Saturday. More »Boswell targets American heavyweight dream

    HELSINKI (AP) -- Cedric Boswell is looking to become the first American infour years to hold any of the world heavyweight belts when he meets WBA championAlexander Povetkin on Saturday.

  • Rankings: Mayweather takes over top spot @ Yahoo! Sports - 2 hrs 5 mins ago

    Floyd Mayweather Jr. received 29 first-place votes, nine second-place votes and six third-place votes. More »Rankings: Mayweather takes over top spot

    Floyd Mayweather Jr. received 29 first-place votes, nine second-place votes and six third-place votes.

  • Grant KOs Botha in 12th round for WBF heavy title @ Yahoo! Sports - 2 hrs 5 mins ago

    JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- American Michael Grant stopped South Africa's FrancoisBotha in the 12th round of their heavyweight fight to claim the vacant WBF titleSaturday night. More »Grant KOs Botha in 12th round for WBF heavy title

    JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- American Michael Grant stopped South Africa's FrancoisBotha in the 12th round of their heavyweight fight to claim the vacant WBF titleSaturday night.

  • Cotto, Margarito differ on warrior's code @ Yahoo! Sports - 2 hrs 5 mins ago

    Veterans Miguel Cotto (left) and Antonio Margarito are getting ready for their rematch. More »Cotto, Margarito differ on warrior's code

    Veterans Miguel Cotto (left) and Antonio Margarito are getting ready for their rematch.

  • USADA bans boxer for 6 months after drug test @ Yahoo! Sports - 2 hrs 5 mins ago

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Boxer Damon Allen has been suspended for sixmonths by the United States Anti-Doping Agency. More »USADA bans boxer for 6 months after drug test

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Boxer Damon Allen has been suspended for sixmonths by the United States Anti-Doping Agency.

  • Boxer Remillard gets 5 years for Conn. beating @ Yahoo! Sports - 2 hrs 5 mins ago

    HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Featherweight boxer Matt Remillard was sentenced tofive years in prison Tuesday for fracturing a Connecticut man's skull with analuminum baseball bat last year in what police say … More »Boxer Remillard gets 5 years for Conn. beating

    HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Featherweight boxer Matt Remillard was sentenced tofive years in prison Tuesday for fracturing a Connecticut man's skull with analuminum baseball bat last year in what police say was a fight over a woman.

  • Cotto taking charge of his career affairs @ Yahoo! Sports - 2 hrs 5 mins ago

    For years, Miguel Cotto was the consummate company man. He did his work, usually better than just about anyone else. He fought who he was told and where he was told. He trained fanatically, fought ferociously … More »Cotto taking charge of his career affairs

    For years, Miguel Cotto was the consummate company man. He did his work, usually better than just about anyone else. He fought who he was told and where he was told. He trained fanatically, fought ferociously and quickly became one of the elite boxers in the world.

  • Rematch promises plenty of fireworks @ Yahoo! Sports - 2 hrs 5 mins ago

    Unheralded Pawel Wolak (above) could steal the show Saturday in his undercard bout against Delvin Rodriguez. More »Rematch promises plenty of fireworks

    Unheralded Pawel Wolak (above) could steal the show Saturday in his undercard bout against Delvin Rodriguez.

  • Golden Boy, Top Rank need to stop the nonsense @ Yahoo! Sports - 2 hrs 5 mins ago

    The bantamweight division has some of boxing's best talent, with elite fighters like Nonito Donaire, Abner Mares, Joseph Agbeko, Vic Darchinyan and Anselmo Moreno at the top of a deep list. More »Golden Boy, Top Rank need to stop the nonsense

    The bantamweight division has some of boxing's best talent, with elite fighters like Nonito Donaire, Abner Mares, Joseph Agbeko, Vic Darchinyan and Anselmo Moreno at the top of a deep list.

  • Cotto-Margarito mixup a preventable mess @ Yahoo! Sports - 2 hrs 5 mins ago

    Antonio Margarito took tremendous punishment in the eye last year from Manny Pacquiao, which leaves his planned Dec. 3 bout with Miguel Cotto in doubt. More »Cotto-Margarito mixup a preventable mess

    Antonio Margarito took tremendous punishment in the eye last year from Manny Pacquiao, which leaves his planned Dec. 3 bout with Miguel Cotto in doubt.

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

  • Man on stage at the Zynga Unleashed event at the company's headquarters in San Francisco.
    Zynga IPO values company as high as $9.04 billion Reuters - 6 mins ago

    (Reuters)- Zynga Inc plans to sell an 11.1 percent stake in a scaled-back initial public offering that would value the Facebook game maker at as much as $9 billion on … More »Zynga IPO values company as high as $9.04 billion

    Man on stage at the Zynga Unleashed event at the company's headquarters in San Francisco.

    (Reuters)- Zynga Inc plans to sell an 11.1 percent stake in a scaled-back initial public offering that would value the Facebook game maker at as much as $9 billion on a fully diluted basis. The leading social games maker plans to sell 100 million new shares at between $8.50 and $10 each, according to a U.S. regulatory filing …

  • The sign marking the MF Global Holdings Ltd. offices at 52nd Street in midtown Manhattan is seen in New York
    Analysis: MF Global proves Enron-era accounting lives on Reuters - 1 hr 23 mins ago

    (Reuters) - The off-balance-sheet accounting methods that Enron and Lehman Brothers made famous in their epic failures years ago have a modern-day poster child: MF Global. … More »Analysis: MF Global proves Enron-era accounting lives on

    The sign marking the MF Global Holdings Ltd. offices at 52nd Street in midtown Manhattan is seen in New York

    (Reuters) - The off-balance-sheet accounting methods that Enron and Lehman Brothers made famous in their epic failures years ago have a modern-day poster child: MF Global. Like its predecessors, the bankrupt brokerage formerly run by Jon Corzine took advantage of an accounting maneuver to keep certain financial obligations …

  • Boxes of RIM PlayBooks are seen on a shelf in Toronto
    RIM to book PlayBook charge in quarter Reuters - 53 mins ago

    TORONTO (Reuters) - Research in Motion said on Friday it would take a big charge in its third quarter to write down the value of its poorly received PlayBook tablet computers, … More »RIM to book PlayBook charge in quarter

    Boxes of RIM PlayBooks are seen on a shelf in Toronto

    TORONTO (Reuters) - Research in Motion said on Friday it would take a big charge in its third quarter to write down the value of its poorly received PlayBook tablet computers, in a fresh setback for the struggling BlackBerry maker. The Waterloo, Ontario based company said it no longer expects to meet its forecast for full-year …

  • Bank of England governor Mervyn King presents the Financial Stability Report in London
    Ten days of secret planning to rescue markets Reuters - 25 mins ago

    LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Britain orchestrated this week's bold move by central banks to stave off a cash crunch in global markets, helping drive a plan that began … More »Ten days of secret planning to rescue markets

    Bank of England governor Mervyn King presents the Financial Stability Report in London

    LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Britain orchestrated this week's bold move by central banks to stave off a cash crunch in global markets, helping drive a plan that began to take shape around 10 days ago. For months, central bankers have tracked with growing concern how the deleveraging among European banks, hurt by the tumbling …

  • The Olympus logo on its camera is seen in this illustrative photograph taken in Tokyo
    Analysis: Japan's silent majority may find voice over Olympus Reuters - 26 mins ago

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Some big Japanese shareholders in disgraced firm Olympus Corp may support ex-CEO Michael Woodford's campaign to return to the helm -- a once-unthinkable … More »Analysis: Japan's silent majority may find voice over Olympus

    The Olympus logo on its camera is seen in this illustrative photograph taken in Tokyo

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Some big Japanese shareholders in disgraced firm Olympus Corp may support ex-CEO Michael Woodford's campaign to return to the helm -- a once-unthinkable step for investors that are more usually known for their discreet, hands-off approach. Experts say that outcome, though still uncertain, would be a rare …

  • Volkswagen employees inspect a Passat in the assembly finish department in Chattanooga Tennessee
    Auto sales rise to near two-year high Reuters - 15 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - U.S. auto sales rose 14 percent in November, paced by gains at Chrysler Group LLC and Volkswagen AG, as consumers returned to showrooms even without the lure … More »Auto sales rise to near two-year high

    Volkswagen employees inspect a Passat in the assembly finish department in Chattanooga Tennessee

    (Reuters) - U.S. auto sales rose 14 percent in November, paced by gains at Chrysler Group LLC and Volkswagen AG, as consumers returned to showrooms even without the lure of a big year-end sale. Chrysler and VW posted the highest percentage gains at 45 percent and 41 percent, respectively. Others posting double-digit gains …

  • Gucci sales not slowing yet, has plan B ready Reuters - 6 hrs ago

    PARIS (Reuters) - Luxury brand Gucci has not seen any impact on its business from global economic woes but it would be prepared to react quickly and cut costs if sales … More »Gucci sales not slowing yet, has plan B ready

    PARIS (Reuters) - Luxury brand Gucci has not seen any impact on its business from global economic woes but it would be prepared to react quickly and cut costs if sales slowed, its chief executive said in a newspaper interview. Patrizio di Marco told Le Figaro that Gucci, part of French luxury and retail group PPR, had a …

  • RIM writes off value of tablet inventory AP - 14 mins ago

    Research In Motion Ltd., the struggling maker of the BlackBerry phones, is writing off much of its inventory of PlayBook tablets, since it has to sell them at a deep … More »RIM writes off value of tablet inventory

    Research In Motion Ltd., the struggling maker of the BlackBerry phones, is writing off much of its inventory of PlayBook tablets, since it has to sell them at a deep discount.

  • Minister: China wants to invest in US roads, rails AP - 23 mins ago

    China's commerce minister says his government wants to convert some of its huge holdings of U.S. government debt into investment in American roads and railways. More »Minister: China wants to invest in US roads, rails

    China's commerce minister says his government wants to convert some of its huge holdings of U.S. government debt into investment in American roads and railways.

  • World stocks up as Merkel calls for EU changes AP - 1 hr 52 mins ago

    Stocks rose Friday around the world as markets unnerved by the eurozone's debt crisis welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel's call for changes to EU treaties to enforce … More »World stocks up as Merkel calls for EU changes

    Stocks rose Friday around the world as markets unnerved by the eurozone's debt crisis welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel's call for changes to EU treaties to enforce fiscal discipline.

  • Zynga plans to raise up to $1.15B in IPO AP - 1 hr 19 mins ago

    Online game maker Zynga says it plans to raise up to $1.15 billion in an initial public offering of 115 million shares in the latest in a spate of Internet IPOs More »Zynga plans to raise up to $1.15B in IPO

    Online game maker Zynga says it plans to raise up to $1.15 billion in an initial public offering of 115 million shares in the latest in a spate of Internet IPOs

  • FILE - In this file photograph taken Nov. 30, 2011, specialist Dermot Bermingham, left, and trader Edward Radziewcz work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks rose Friday, Dec. 2, 2011, around the world as markets unnerved by the eurozone's debt crisis welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel's call for changes to EU treaties to enforce fiscal discipline. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
    Stock futures rise on Merkel talk; jobs data eyed AP - 26 mins ago

    U.S. stocks appear headed for gains after overseas markets welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel's call for stronger rules to enforce fiscal discipline in the European … More »Stock futures rise on Merkel talk; jobs data eyed

    FILE - In this file photograph taken Nov. 30, 2011, specialist Dermot Bermingham, left, and trader Edward Radziewcz work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks rose Friday, Dec. 2, 2011, around the world as markets unnerved by the eurozone's debt crisis welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel's call for changes to EU treaties to enforce fiscal discipline. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

    U.S. stocks appear headed for gains after overseas markets welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel's call for stronger rules to enforce fiscal discipline in the European Union.

  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures during her speech at the German Federal Parliament, Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
    Merkel: Financial crisis solution to 'take years' AP - 1 hr 40 mins ago

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel pushed for stronger rules against overspending as the long-term answer to Europe's debt crisis, saying fixes for the euro's flaws need … More »Merkel: Financial crisis solution to 'take years'

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures during her speech at the German Federal Parliament, Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel pushed for stronger rules against overspending as the long-term answer to Europe's debt crisis, saying fixes for the euro's flaws need to be written into changes in the basic EU treaty.

  • Study confirms many of us go online for no reason AP - 1 hr 1 min ago

    For anyone who needed official word, a new study confirms that many of us — and the majority of young adults — go online for no good reason at all. More »Study confirms many of us go online for no reason

    For anyone who needed official word, a new study confirms that many of us — and the majority of young adults — go online for no good reason at all.

  • Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair's former spin doctor, arrives at the High Court in London to give evidence to judge Brian Leveson's inquiry, which was established to examine media ethics and practices and recommend changes to Britain's system of media self-regulation, Wednesday Nov. 30, 2011. Campbell told Britain's media ethics inquiry Wednesday that a minority of journalists have turned the country's press "putrid" and tarnished the whole industry. (AP Photo/Stefan Rousseau, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT
    UK media inquiry a lesson in tabloid skullduggery AP - 8 mins ago

    Hacking into celebrity phones was just the sleazy tip of the iceberg. More »UK media inquiry a lesson in tabloid skullduggery

    Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair's former spin doctor, arrives at the High Court in London to give evidence to judge Brian Leveson's inquiry, which was established to examine media ethics and practices and recommend changes to Britain's system of media self-regulation, Wednesday Nov. 30, 2011. Campbell told Britain's media ethics inquiry Wednesday that a minority of journalists have turned the country's press "putrid" and tarnished the whole industry. (AP Photo/Stefan Rousseau, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT

    Hacking into celebrity phones was just the sleazy tip of the iceberg.

  • Honda announces global recall for air-bag problems AP - 2 hrs 10 mins ago

    Honda Motor Co. is recalling 304,000 vehicles globally for air-bags that may inflate with too much pressure in a crash, send metal and plastic pieces flying and cause … More »Honda announces global recall for air-bag problems

    Honda Motor Co. is recalling 304,000 vehicles globally for air-bags that may inflate with too much pressure in a crash, send metal and plastic pieces flying and cause injuries or deaths.

  • Sanju Catalano, left, a recruiter with 3M Communications speaks with job seeker Darrin Baker about his resume during a career expo in Las Colinas, Texas, Monday, Nov. 14, 2011. Economists forecast that employers added a net 125,000 jobs in November, an improvement from October's gain of 80,000.   (AP Photo/LM Otero)
    Slow growth likely fueled modest November hiring AP - 7 hrs ago

    Employers likely added more jobs in November, encouraged by signs of modest economic growth. But the gains aren't expected to be enough to lower the unemployment rat … More »Slow growth likely fueled modest November hiring

    Sanju Catalano, left, a recruiter with 3M Communications speaks with job seeker Darrin Baker about his resume during a career expo in Las Colinas, Texas, Monday, Nov. 14, 2011. Economists forecast that employers added a net 125,000 jobs in November, an improvement from October's gain of 80,000.   (AP Photo/LM Otero)

    Employers likely added more jobs in November, encouraged by signs of modest economic growth. But the gains aren't expected to be enough to lower the unemployment rate.

  • Customer walks into the Scotiabank in Halifax
    Scotiabank profit rises 10.7 percent on wealth management Reuters - 7 mins ago

    (Reuters) - Bank of Nova Scotia's fourth-quarter profit rose 10.7 percent as its acquisition of DundeeWealth boosted its wealth management income, it said on Friday. … More »Scotiabank profit rises 10.7 percent on wealth management

    Customer walks into the Scotiabank in Halifax

    (Reuters) - Bank of Nova Scotia's fourth-quarter profit rose 10.7 percent as its acquisition of DundeeWealth boosted its wealth management income, it said on Friday. Canada's third-largest bank earned a net profit of C$1.24 billion ($1.22 billion) or C$1.07 a share, in the quarter ended October 31. That compared with a …

  • Baseball players ratify labor deal through 2016 AP - 9 mins ago

    Major League Baseball players have ratified a five-year collective bargaining agreement that runs through the 2016 season and ensures 21 consecutive years of labor p … More »Baseball players ratify labor deal through 2016

    Major League Baseball players have ratified a five-year collective bargaining agreement that runs through the 2016 season and ensures 21 consecutive years of labor peace.

  • Utah Jazz point guard Devin Harris works out at the team's training facility, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, in Salt Lake City. Exactly one month after the regular season was to have opened, players finally are allowed to enter their team facilities. (AP Photo/Lynn DeBruin)
    NBA players authorize return of union AP - 10 mins ago

    NBA players have authorized the return of the players' association, with more than 300 submitting the necessary signatures to a third-party accounting group. More »NBA players authorize return of union

    Utah Jazz point guard Devin Harris works out at the team's training facility, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, in Salt Lake City. Exactly one month after the regular season was to have opened, players finally are allowed to enter their team facilities. (AP Photo/Lynn DeBruin)

    NBA players have authorized the return of the players' association, with more than 300 submitting the necessary signatures to a third-party accounting group.

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