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  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel reacts during a news conference with Afghan President Afghan President Hamid Karzai where she has to answers questions about the the news that Standard & Poor's is examining the credit rating of 15 eurozone countries for a possible downgrade, at the chancellery in Berlin, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. Merkel told reporters Tuesday that 'what a rating agency does is the responsibility of the rating agency' but that European leaders would plot a course to 'regain confidence' when they meet later this week. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
    Merkel downplays possible S&P downgrade AP - 1 hr 50 mins ago

    Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday downplayed Standard & Poor's warning that it might cut the credit rating of 15 eurozone countries, including Germany's, because the region's financial crisis is worsening without any imminent … More »Merkel downplays possible S&P downgrade

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel reacts during a news conference with Afghan President Afghan President Hamid Karzai where she has to answers questions about the the news that Standard & Poor's is examining the credit rating of 15 eurozone countries for a possible downgrade, at the chancellery in Berlin, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. Merkel told reporters Tuesday that 'what a rating agency does is the responsibility of the rating agency' but that European leaders would plot a course to 'regain confidence' when they meet later this week. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

    Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday downplayed Standard & Poor's warning that it might cut the credit rating of 15 eurozone countries, including Germany's, because the region's financial crisis is worsening without any imminent fix.

  • House Speaker of the House John Boehner of Ohio gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
    The "do-nothing" Congress really did nothing this year The Atlantic Wire - 2 hrs 43 mins ago

    With just a few short weeks remaining before the end of the 2011 session, Congress has passed its fewest number of bills in at least the last 10 non-election years. According to The Washington Post, the 326 bills passed by … More »The "do-nothing" Congress really did nothing this year

    House Speaker of the House John Boehner of Ohio gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

    With just a few short weeks remaining before the end of the 2011 session, Congress has passed its fewest number of bills in at least the last 10 non-election years. According to The Washington Post, the 326 bills passed by the House of Representatives is roughly one-third of the number they passed in 2009 (970) and nearly …

  • Is this what the Republican candidates need to see in Iowa? Share your pictures. The Ticket - 20 mins ago

    We have asked Yahoo! readers to share their photographs of what the Republican candidates need to see before (or during) the Saturday debate in Des Moines. Andrea K. Swank sent in this picture of a homecoming parade in Stanton, … More »Is this what the Republican candidates need to see in Iowa? Share your pictures.

    We have asked Yahoo! readers to share their photographs of what the Republican candidates need to see before (or during) the Saturday debate in Des Moines. Andrea K. Swank sent in this picture of a homecoming parade in Stanton, Iowa. She wrote: Residents look on, wondering will this be the last school homecoming parade …

  • FILE - In this July 26, 2010, file photo, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, left, and his wife Patti, right, arrive at the federal courthouse with their daughters Annie, front holding Patti's hand, and Amy, in Chicago, during his first trial on corruption charges. Convicted on multiple counts of corruption, Blagojevich is scheduled for his sentencing hearing beginning Tuesday, Dec,. 6, 2011, at federal court in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)
    After crime, punishment awaits ex-Gov. Blagojevich AP - 2 hrs 51 mins ago

    Rod Blagojevich's days of reckoning arrive Tuesday when a federal judge opens a sentencing hearing for the disgraced former Illinois governor on 18 corruption counts, including trying to auction off President Barack Obama's … More »After crime, punishment awaits ex-Gov. Blagojevich

    FILE - In this July 26, 2010, file photo, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, left, and his wife Patti, right, arrive at the federal courthouse with their daughters Annie, front holding Patti's hand, and Amy, in Chicago, during his first trial on corruption charges. Convicted on multiple counts of corruption, Blagojevich is scheduled for his sentencing hearing beginning Tuesday, Dec,. 6, 2011, at federal court in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

    Rod Blagojevich's days of reckoning arrive Tuesday when a federal judge opens a sentencing hearing for the disgraced former Illinois governor on 18 corruption counts, including trying to auction off President Barack Obama's old Senate seat.

  • BP is seeking to unlock US$30 bn to meet costs linked to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill
    BP says Halliburton destroyed Gulf spill evidence Reuters - 2 hrs 9 mins ago

    (Reuters) - BP Plc accused Halliburton Co of destroying evidence that the oilfield services company did inadequate cement work on the Gulf of Mexico oil well that blew out last year, and asked a federal judge to punish Halliburton. … More »BP says Halliburton destroyed Gulf spill evidence

    BP is seeking to unlock US$30 bn to meet costs linked to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill

    (Reuters) - BP Plc accused Halliburton Co of destroying evidence that the oilfield services company did inadequate cement work on the Gulf of Mexico oil well that blew out last year, and asked a federal judge to punish Halliburton. The accusation, in a BP court filing, raises the stakes ahead of a trial, expected in late …

  • Trump's strange new power The Daily Beast - 3 hrs ago
    Trump's Strange New Power

    David A. Graham on The Donald’s strange hold over the GOP field.

  • Romney staff spent nearly $100,000 to hide records Reuters - 13 hrs ago
    Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney campaigns at a rally in Manchester, New Hampshire

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney spent nearly $100,000 in state funds to replace computers in his office at the end of his term as governor of Massachusetts in 2007 as part of an unprecedented effort to keep his records secret, Reuters has learned. The move during the final weeks of Romney's administration was legal but …

  • Newt, fired up in New York The Daily Beast - 3 hrs ago
    Newt, Fired Up in New York

    The soaring Gingrich was having fun, courting Trump, zinging Romney and Pelosi—and brushing off protests.

  • Sandusky lawyer: Ready to question alleged victims AP - 4 mins 35 secs ago

    Jerry Sandusky's lawyer said he's looking forward to questioning the witnesses against his client — including any alleged victims who testify at next week's preliminary hearing.

  • Dozens of bodies dumped in Syria, activists say AP - 3 hrs ago
    This is an undated photo provided late Sunday Dec. 4, 2011 by the Syrian official news agency SANA, which they claim shows Syrian soldiers kneeling next to a multiple rocket launcher as they fire missiles during a maneuver at an unknown location, in Syria. Syria's state-run media say the country's military has held war games during which the army test-fired missiles and the air force and ground troops conducted operations "similar to a real battle." The maneuvers come as Syria is under Arab and international pressure to end a crackdown on an eight-month uprising that the U.N. says has killed more than 4,000 people. State TV said Monday the exercise was meant to test "the capabilities and readiness of missile systems to respond to any possible aggression." It says the war games were held on Sunday. (AP Photo/SANA) EDITORIAL USE ONLY

    A surge in violence in the restive Syrian city of Homs has killed up to 50 people in the past 24 hours, leaving dozens of bodies in the streets, activists said Tuesday.

  • MF Global workers sue Corzine, other execs Reuters - 4 mins 47 secs ago
    A man exits the office complex where MF Global Holdings Ltd have an office on 52nd Street in midtown Manhattan New York

    (Reuters) - Past and present MF Global employees sued ex-CEO Jon Corzine and other executives over alleged misrepresentations they say destroyed the value of the company's stock. Two former employees are seeking class-action status on behalf of any current or former MF Global worker who bought company shares through stock …

  • Winter storm blasts New Mexico with snow, cold AP - 32 mins ago
    Motorists tackle snow and ice on their morning commute in Corrales, N.M., as the state was slammed with severe winter weather Monday, Dec. 5, 2011. Heavy snow, up to a foot in some parts of New Mexico, closed dozens of schools Monday and forced authorities around the state to respond to a number of minor accidents. A winter storm warning remains in effect in New Mexico until Tuesday. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)

    A severe winter blast has struck most of New Mexico, closing schools and shutting down major highways across the state.

  • Putin promises changes, faces protests Reuters - 44 mins ago
    Russia's PM Putin meets with regional leaders of public offices of United Russia party in Moscow.

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin responded to an election setback and protests by promising on Tuesday to reshuffle the government next year but his spokesman warned the opposition that any unsanctioned rallies would be stopped. Under pressure after his party won only a slim majority in parliament …

  • Bill would make drug price gouging a federal crime AP - 2 hrs 40 mins ago

    Price gouging on prescription drugs already in short supply would become a federal crime under legislation about to be introduced.

  • Despite attacks, pilgrims in Iraq mark holy day AP - 1 hr 55 mins ago

    Iraqi police have boosted security as hundreds of thousands of Shiite pilgrims converge on the city of Karbala for the holy day of Ashoura.

  • Radiation found in Japan baby formula AP - 1 hr 34 mins ago

    Traces of radiation spilled from Japan's hobbled nuclear plant were detected in baby formula Tuesday in the latest in a string of contaminated food turning up in the nation.

  • Biologists monitor crocodiles at nuclear plant AP - 1 hr 11 mins ago
    In this Nov. 28, 2011 photo, a wildlife biologist holds a small crocodile that will be released into one of the cooling canals adjacent to the Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant during a nighttime crocodile survey in Homestead, Fla. The crocodile monitoring program began in 1978, a year after employees stumbled upon a crocodile nest in the plant’s cooling canal system. The initial goal was to ensure that the plant did no harm to the species but over the last three decades it has helped raise the number of crocodiles to more than 1,500 today. It is now classified as threatened, a small step toward the specie’s survival. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

    An unexpected but fruitful relationship has blossomed between two potent forces in the swamps of South Florida: the American crocodile, and a nuclear power plant.

  • Austrian Prosecutor investigates Hitler Schnapps AP - 1 hr 46 mins ago

    A prosecutor is investigating whether a man selling wine and schnapps with pictures of Adolf Hitler on the labels is breaking a law prohibiting displays glorifying the Nazi era.

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  • Customers use ATM machines inside of a Bank of America branch in Times Square in New York
    BofA Merrill unit in $315 mln mortgage settlement Reuters - 22 mins ago

    (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp agreed to pay $315 million to settle claims by investors who said they were misled about mortgage securities offerings by its Merrill … More »BofA Merrill unit in $315 mln mortgage settlement

    Customers use ATM machines inside of a Bank of America branch in Times Square in New York

    (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp agreed to pay $315 million to settle claims by investors who said they were misled about mortgage securities offerings by its Merrill Lynch unit, a court filing shows. The settlement requires court approval. (Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Derek Caney)

  • Experts work at their screens in the NYSE Euronext cash markets operations room in Paris
    D.Boerse, NYSE must sell assets for merger: report Reuters - 45 mins ago

    PARIS (Reuters) - European competition authorities are ready to block the merger of NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Boerse unless the companies agree to new asset sales, Le … More »D.Boerse, NYSE must sell assets for merger: report

    Experts work at their screens in the NYSE Euronext cash markets operations room in Paris

    PARIS (Reuters) - European competition authorities are ready to block the merger of NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Boerse unless the companies agree to new asset sales, Le Monde newspaper reported on Tuesday. EU regulators were set to tell the exchanges at a meeting on Tuesday whether rivals and users felt that their proposals …

  • Oil clean up stations sit along East Grand Terre near Grand Isle, Louisiana
    BP says Halliburton destroyed Gulf spill evidence Reuters - 2 hrs 9 mins ago

    (Reuters) - BP Plc accused Halliburton Co of destroying evidence that the oilfield services company did inadequate cement work on the Gulf of Mexico oil well that blew … More »BP says Halliburton destroyed Gulf spill evidence

    Oil clean up stations sit along East Grand Terre near Grand Isle, Louisiana

    (Reuters) - BP Plc accused Halliburton Co of destroying evidence that the oilfield services company did inadequate cement work on the Gulf of Mexico oil well that blew out last year, and asked a federal judge to punish Halliburton. The accusation, in a BP court filing, raises the stakes ahead of a trial, expected in late …

  • A model home built by Toll Brothers is for sale in a housing development in Broomfield
    Toll Brothers results beat Street, margins strong Reuters - 17 mins ago

    (Reuters) - Luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc reported higher-than-expected quarterly sales and earnings as gross margins topped forecasts. "Overall, we believe these … More »Toll Brothers results beat Street, margins strong

    A model home built by Toll Brothers is for sale in a housing development in Broomfield

    (Reuters) - Luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc reported higher-than-expected quarterly sales and earnings as gross margins topped forecasts. "Overall, we believe these results represent a modest net positive due to the company's modestly better-than-expected gross and operating margins," JPMorgan analyst Michael Rehaut …

  • A banner showing a Euro coin ahead of a European Union heads of state summit in Brussels.
    Insight: Conflicting visions at core of euro zone crisis Reuters - 9 mins ago

    PARIS (Reuters) - Same bed, different dreams. Since the inception of the euro, France and Germany have pursued divergent visions of European economic and monetary union. … More »Insight: Conflicting visions at core of euro zone crisis

    A banner showing a Euro coin ahead of a European Union heads of state summit in Brussels.

    PARIS (Reuters) - Same bed, different dreams. Since the inception of the euro, France and Germany have pursued divergent visions of European economic and monetary union. In two decades, the French have become a little more German, the Germans a little more French. But the gulf remains. With the fate of the 17-nation single …

  • A man exits the office complex where MF Global Holdings Ltd have an office on 52nd Street in midtown Manhattan New York
    MF Global workers sue Corzine, other execs Reuters - 5 mins ago

    (Reuters) - Past and present MF Global employees sued ex-CEO Jon Corzine and other executives over alleged misrepresentations they say destroyed the value of the company's … More »MF Global workers sue Corzine, other execs

    A man exits the office complex where MF Global Holdings Ltd have an office on 52nd Street in midtown Manhattan New York

    (Reuters) - Past and present MF Global employees sued ex-CEO Jon Corzine and other executives over alleged misrepresentations they say destroyed the value of the company's stock. Two former employees are seeking class-action status on behalf of any current or former MF Global worker who bought company shares through stock …

  • Chief Executive Officer of British oil giant BP Robert Dudley speaks during the 20th World Petroleum Congress in Doha
    High oil prices may threaten growth: BP Reuters - 42 mins ago

    DOHA (Reuters) - The fragile economic recovery could be negatively affected by high oil prices, especially in the United States, BP's chief executive said on Tuesday. … More »High oil prices may threaten growth: BP

    Chief Executive Officer of British oil giant BP Robert Dudley speaks during the 20th World Petroleum Congress in Doha

    DOHA (Reuters) - The fragile economic recovery could be negatively affected by high oil prices, especially in the United States, BP's chief executive said on Tuesday. Despite the looming threat of a sharp economic slowdown in Europe affecting demand for oil around the world, oil prices have remained above $100 for most …

  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel reacts during a news conference with Afghan President Afghan President Hamid Karzai where she has to answers questions about the the news that Standard & Poor's is examining the credit rating of 15 eurozone countries for a possible downgrade, at the chancellery in Berlin, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. Merkel told reporters Tuesday that 'what a rating agency does is the responsibility of the rating agency' but that European leaders would plot a course to 'regain confidence' when they meet later this week. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
    Germany and France downplay possible S&P downgrade AP - 12 mins ago

    Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday downplayed Standard & Poor's warning that it might cut the credit rating of 15 eurozone countries, including Germany's, because the … More »Germany and France downplay possible S&P downgrade

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel reacts during a news conference with Afghan President Afghan President Hamid Karzai where she has to answers questions about the the news that Standard & Poor's is examining the credit rating of 15 eurozone countries for a possible downgrade, at the chancellery in Berlin, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. Merkel told reporters Tuesday that 'what a rating agency does is the responsibility of the rating agency' but that European leaders would plot a course to 'regain confidence' when they meet later this week. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

    Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday downplayed Standard & Poor's warning that it might cut the credit rating of 15 eurozone countries, including Germany's, because the region's financial crisis is worsening without any imminent fix.

  • Trader Edward Curran, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, Dec. 5, 2011. Stocks rose broadly in early trading Monday on hopes for a plan to restore long-term confidence in the euro. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
    Markets muted after S&P threatens euro debt rating AP - 1 hr 4 mins ago

    Global markets were muted on Tuesday after a rating agency warned it could downgrade the debt of most eurozone countries, raising pressure on European leaders to find … More »Markets muted after S&P threatens euro debt rating

    Trader Edward Curran, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, Dec. 5, 2011. Stocks rose broadly in early trading Monday on hopes for a plan to restore long-term confidence in the euro. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

    Global markets were muted on Tuesday after a rating agency warned it could downgrade the debt of most eurozone countries, raising pressure on European leaders to find a lasting solution to their crisis this week.

  • Oil falls to near $100 after S&P warning AP - 5 hrs ago

    Oil prices fell to near $100 a barrel Tuesday in Asia after a U.S. credit rating agency warned it may cut the debt ratings of 15 eurozone countries. More »Oil falls to near $100 after S&P warning

    Oil prices fell to near $100 a barrel Tuesday in Asia after a U.S. credit rating agency warned it may cut the debt ratings of 15 eurozone countries.

  • Home builder Toll Brothers' town homes are offered for sale at the Vistas at Indian Oak community in Chatsworth, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 5, 2011. Toll Brothers Inc. said Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, its fiscal fourth-quarter net income slid 70 percent, partly because last year's quarter was helped by a large tax benefit. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
    Toll Brothers' 4Q profit falls, tops Wall St. view AP - 1 hr 42 mins ago

    Toll Brothers Inc.'s fiscal fourth-quarter net income slid 70 percent, partly because last year's quarter was helped by a large tax benefit. More »Toll Brothers' 4Q profit falls, tops Wall St. view

    Home builder Toll Brothers' town homes are offered for sale at the Vistas at Indian Oak community in Chatsworth, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 5, 2011. Toll Brothers Inc. said Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, its fiscal fourth-quarter net income slid 70 percent, partly because last year's quarter was helped by a large tax benefit. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

    Toll Brothers Inc.'s fiscal fourth-quarter net income slid 70 percent, partly because last year's quarter was helped by a large tax benefit.

  • FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011 file photo and Apple logo is seen during an announcement at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif.. The European Union's antitrust watchdog announced Tuesday Dec. 6, 2011, is probing whether Apple and five major publishing houses have colluded to restrict competition in the market for e-books. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
    EU in antitrust probe of Apple, e-book publishers AP - 3 mins 56 secs ago

    The European Union's antitrust watchdog is probing whether Apple helped five major publishing houses illegally raise prices for e-books when it launched its iPad tablet … More »EU in antitrust probe of Apple, e-book publishers

    FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011 file photo and Apple logo is seen during an announcement at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif.. The European Union's antitrust watchdog announced Tuesday Dec. 6, 2011, is probing whether Apple and five major publishing houses have colluded to restrict competition in the market for e-books. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)

    The European Union's antitrust watchdog is probing whether Apple helped five major publishing houses illegally raise prices for e-books when it launched its iPad tablet and iBookstore in 2010.

  • In this Dec. 5, 2011 photo, specialist Christopher Culhane, left, works with traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stocks sank Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, after Standard and Poor's warned 15 countries using the euro that it could downgrade their credit ratings. Skepticism over a new plan to prevent a breakup of the common currency also dragged markets lower. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
    Stock futures rise despite S&P's warning to Europe AP - 50 mins ago

    Wall Street appears headed for a slightly higher opening, shrugging off a Standard & Poor's warning about European credit ratings that sent most world markets lower. More »Stock futures rise despite S&P's warning to Europe

    In this Dec. 5, 2011 photo, specialist Christopher Culhane, left, works with traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stocks sank Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, after Standard and Poor's warned 15 countries using the euro that it could downgrade their credit ratings. Skepticism over a new plan to prevent a breakup of the common currency also dragged markets lower. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

    Wall Street appears headed for a slightly higher opening, shrugging off a Standard & Poor's warning about European credit ratings that sent most world markets lower.

  • Verizon Wireless nixes Google Wallet in new phone AP - 4 mins 26 secs ago

    Verizon Wireless is blocking the new flagship phone running Google Inc.'s Android software, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, from running Google's in-store payment application, … More »Verizon Wireless nixes Google Wallet in new phone

    Verizon Wireless is blocking the new flagship phone running Google Inc.'s Android software, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, from running Google's in-store payment application, the Wallet.

  • Mail carrier Zack Wyscarver delivers mail in freezing temperatures in Omaha, Neb., Monday, Dec. 5, 2011. Unprecedented cuts by the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service will slow first-class delivery next spring and, for the first time in 40 years, eliminate the chance for stamped letters to arrive the next day. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
    First-class mail: Just a little bit s-l-o-w-e-r AP - 8 hrs ago

    Already mocked by some as "snail mail," first-class U.S. mail will slow even more by next spring under plans by the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service to eliminate more … More »First-class mail: Just a little bit s-l-o-w-e-r

    Mail carrier Zack Wyscarver delivers mail in freezing temperatures in Omaha, Neb., Monday, Dec. 5, 2011. Unprecedented cuts by the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service will slow first-class delivery next spring and, for the first time in 40 years, eliminate the chance for stamped letters to arrive the next day. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

    Already mocked by some as "snail mail," first-class U.S. mail will slow even more by next spring under plans by the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service to eliminate more than 250 processing centers. Nearly 30,000 workers would be laid off, too, as the post office struggles to respond to a shift to online communication and …

  • In this photo taken Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, a canned powdered milk for infants Meiji Step, manufactured and sold by Japan's major food and candy maker Meiji Co., is shown. Traces of radiation spilled from the hobbled Japanese nuclear plant were detected in baby formula Tuesday in the latest in a string of contaminated food turning up in this nation. Meiji recalled the canned powdered milk, with expiration dates of October 2012. But the company said the levels of radioactive cesium found were so low that they would not affect health. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA
    Radiation traces found in Japanese baby formula AP - 19 mins ago

    Traces of radiation spilled from Japan's hobbled nuclear plant were detected in baby formula Tuesday in the latest case of contaminated food in the nation. More »Radiation traces found in Japanese baby formula

    In this photo taken Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, a canned powdered milk for infants Meiji Step, manufactured and sold by Japan's major food and candy maker Meiji Co., is shown. Traces of radiation spilled from the hobbled Japanese nuclear plant were detected in baby formula Tuesday in the latest in a string of contaminated food turning up in this nation. Meiji recalled the canned powdered milk, with expiration dates of October 2012. But the company said the levels of radioactive cesium found were so low that they would not affect health. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA

    Traces of radiation spilled from Japan's hobbled nuclear plant were detected in baby formula Tuesday in the latest case of contaminated food in the nation.

  • Evidence of child labor in Mali gold mines AP - 38 mins ago

    Gold mined by children living in poverty in Mali is making its way into the international supply chain where it has been purchased mainly by trading houses in Switzerland … More »Evidence of child labor in Mali gold mines

    Gold mined by children living in poverty in Mali is making its way into the international supply chain where it has been purchased mainly by trading houses in Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates, Human Rights Watch said in a report Tuesday.

  • Traders are pictured at their desks in front of the DAX board at the Frankfurt stock exchange
    Hopes rise for euro zone deal after S&P warning Reuters - 2 mins 56 secs ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - Global stocks halted their rally and most euro bond yields rose on Tuesday after rating agency Standard & Poor's threatened to downgrade 15 euro nations, … More »Hopes rise for euro zone deal after S&P warning

    Traders are pictured at their desks in front of the DAX board at the Frankfurt stock exchange

    LONDON (Reuters) - Global stocks halted their rally and most euro bond yields rose on Tuesday after rating agency Standard & Poor's threatened to downgrade 15 euro nations, but the euro drew some support from the view that the bloc's leaders might now be spurred into more decisive action. The unprecedented warning by S&P, …

  • FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011 file photo and Apple logo is seen during an announcement at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif.. The European Union's antitrust watchdog announced Tuesday Dec. 6, 2011, is probing whether Apple and five major publishing houses have colluded to restrict competition in the market for e-books. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
    EU in antitrust probe of Apple, e-book publishers AP - 3 mins 56 secs ago

    The European Union's antitrust watchdog is probing whether Apple helped five major publishing houses illegally raise prices for e-books when it launched its iPad tablet … More »EU in antitrust probe of Apple, e-book publishers

    FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011 file photo and Apple logo is seen during an announcement at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif.. The European Union's antitrust watchdog announced Tuesday Dec. 6, 2011, is probing whether Apple and five major publishing houses have colluded to restrict competition in the market for e-books. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)

    The European Union's antitrust watchdog is probing whether Apple helped five major publishing houses illegally raise prices for e-books when it launched its iPad tablet and iBookstore in 2010.

  • Verizon Wireless nixes Google Wallet in new phone AP - 4 mins 26 secs ago

    Verizon Wireless is blocking the new flagship phone running Google Inc.'s Android software, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, from running Google's in-store payment application, … More »Verizon Wireless nixes Google Wallet in new phone

    Verizon Wireless is blocking the new flagship phone running Google Inc.'s Android software, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, from running Google's in-store payment application, the Wallet.

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