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  • NJ widow exposes mishandling of troop remains AP - 1 hr 49 mins ago

    It took Gari-Lynn Smith more than four years to learn what happened to the final remains of her husband, an Army sergeant killed in Iraq. More »NJ widow exposes mishandling of troop remains

    It took Gari-Lynn Smith more than four years to learn what happened to the final remains of her husband, an Army sergeant killed in Iraq.

  • Gov. Andrew Cuomo, right, listens to State Senate Minority Leader John Sampson during a conversation, before a jobs bill signing ceremony held at Medgar Evers College on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 in Brooklyn, N.Y. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
    NY, California hitting up millionaires, again AP - 4 hrs ago

    Hollywood moguls and Manhattan stock brokers are facing a slap by the Occupy Wall Street movement as California and New York again target high-wage earners to address a continued fiscal crisis in the states. More »NY, California hitting up millionaires, again

    Gov. Andrew Cuomo, right, listens to State Senate Minority Leader John Sampson during a conversation, before a jobs bill signing ceremony held at Medgar Evers College on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 in Brooklyn, N.Y. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

    Hollywood moguls and Manhattan stock brokers are facing a slap by the Occupy Wall Street movement as California and New York again target high-wage earners to address a continued fiscal crisis in the states.

  • Protesters hold a night vigil as talks at the climate change summit stall in Durban, South Africa, Friday, Dec 9, 2011. Negotiators from Europe, small islands threatened by rising oceans and the world's poorest countries sought to keep alive the only treaty governing global warming and to move on to the next stage, struggling against an unlikely alliance of the United States, China and India. Poster reads: Africa will burn. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)
    Conference in overtime on future of climate talks AP - 1 hr 32 mins ago

    Deep into overtime, negotiators from 194 nations worked straight through a second night, parsing drafts and seeking compromises to map out the future pathway to fight global warming. More »Conference in overtime on future of climate talks

    Protesters hold a night vigil as talks at the climate change summit stall in Durban, South Africa, Friday, Dec 9, 2011. Negotiators from Europe, small islands threatened by rising oceans and the world's poorest countries sought to keep alive the only treaty governing global warming and to move on to the next stage, struggling against an unlikely alliance of the United States, China and India. Poster reads: Africa will burn. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)

    Deep into overtime, negotiators from 194 nations worked straight through a second night, parsing drafts and seeking compromises to map out the future pathway to fight global warming.

  • Pakistani paramilitary soldiers examine their damaged truck at the site of a bomb blast in Karachi, Pakistan on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. A police official said a roadside bomb hit the vehicle carrying paramilitary soldiers, killing three of them. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
    Pakistan Taliban commander confirms peace talks AP - 49 mins ago

    The Pakistani Taliban is in peace talks with the Pakistani government, a senior commander in the militant group said Saturday. He said negotiations were "progressing well" and could soon end in a formal agreement. More »Pakistan Taliban commander confirms peace talks

    Pakistani paramilitary soldiers examine their damaged truck at the site of a bomb blast in Karachi, Pakistan on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. A police official said a roadside bomb hit the vehicle carrying paramilitary soldiers, killing three of them. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

    The Pakistani Taliban is in peace talks with the Pakistani government, a senior commander in the militant group said Saturday. He said negotiations were "progressing well" and could soon end in a formal agreement.

  • This photo provided by the Virginia State Police shows Ross Truett Ashley, age 22. Police identified the Virginia Tech gunman on Friday as Ross Truett Ashley, a part-time college student from nearby Radford University, though they still have not been able to say what led him to kill a police officer and then himself. (AP Photo/Virginia State Police)
    Va. Tech gunman called quiet; went to small school AP - 5 hrs ago

    The man who authorities say killed a Virginia Tech police officer was described as a typical college student in many ways, making it difficult to understand why he would commit an armed robbery and then, apparently at random, … More »Va. Tech gunman called quiet; went to small school

    This photo provided by the Virginia State Police shows Ross Truett Ashley, age 22. Police identified the Virginia Tech gunman on Friday as Ross Truett Ashley, a part-time college student from nearby Radford University, though they still have not been able to say what led him to kill a police officer and then himself. (AP Photo/Virginia State Police)

    The man who authorities say killed a Virginia Tech police officer was described as a typical college student in many ways, making it difficult to understand why he would commit an armed robbery and then, apparently at random, target the patrolman before killing himself.

  • Gaga gives a naughty and nice concert in NYC AP - 7 hrs ago
    Singers Kelly Clarkson, left, and Demi Lovato perform together at Z100's Jingle Ball concert at Madison Square Garden on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)

    Lady Gaga was in the Christmas spirit at Z100's annual Jingle Ball concert, but her version of "White Christmas" would have made Bing Crosby blush.

  • Criticism of NBA squashing Paul trade pouring in AP - 9 hrs ago
    New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul reacts during the first day of their NBA basketball training camp in Westwego, La., Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

    NBA teams went back to work Friday, which for Chris Paul meant going back to New Orleans.

  • Russians stage mass protests against Putin Reuters - 5 mins ago
    Policemen detain an activist during a rally to protest against violations at the parliamentary elections in St. Petersburg

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Russia on Saturday to demand an end to Vladimir Putin's rule and a rerun of a parliamentary election in the biggest opposition protests since he rose to power more than a decade ago. Protesters waved banners such as "The rats should go!" and "Swindlers …

  • Europe pushes ahead with fiscal union, UK isolated Reuters - 18 hrs ago
    Britain's Prime Minister Cameron looks at Germany's Chancellor Merkel at a European Union summit in Brussels.

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe secured an historic agreement to draft a new treaty for deeper economic integration in the euro zone on Friday, but Britain, the region's third largest economy, refused to join the other 26 countries in a fiscal union and was left isolated. The outcome of a two-day European Union summit left …

  • MF Global clients to get $2.2 billion Reuters - 15 hrs ago
    A woman leaves the office complex where MF Global Holdings Ltd have an office on 52nd Street in midtown Manhattan

    NEW YORK, Dec 9 (Reuters) - A judge approved a $2.2 billion transfer to U.S. commodities customers of fallen brokerage MF Global on Friday as a trustee acknowledged there were suspicious transfers leading up to its October 31 collapse. The judge overruled several objections to the transfer at a hearing on Friday in U.S. …

  • Gingrich vs Romney rivalry in Iowa debate spotlight Reuters - 1 hr 38 mins ago
    Republican presidential candidate Gingrich speaks at a forum in Greenville

    DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - The budding rivalry between surging Republican Newt Gingrich and former frontrunner Mitt Romney will take center stage on Saturday in the first of two presidential debates in Iowa over the next five days. Gingrich, Romney and four other White House contenders will make their case to voters in …

  • Olympus ousted CEO to visit Japan Reuters - 1 hr 29 mins ago
    Former Olympus chief executive Michael Woodford leaves after meeting with members of the Justice Department and the FBI in New York

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympus Corp's ousted CEO, Michael Woodford, flies to Japan on Tuesday to press on with a battle to win back his job, as media reported that prosecutors plan to raid the homes of suspects in a $1.7 billion accounting fraud at the camera maker. Woodford wants to meet potential candidates for a new management …

  • Nobel peace panel says Assad can't evade history Reuters - 1 hr 25 mins ago
    Nobel Peace Prize winner Johnson-Sirleaf talks during an interview in Oslo

    OSLO (Reuters) - Awarding this year's Nobel Peace Prize, the head of the selection panel forecast that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would succumb to a "wind of history" blowing through the Arab world and be forced to accept democratic change. Presenting the prize in Oslo to three women who include a Yemeni activist …

  • Tax fight heads toward expected deal: aides Reuters - 8 hrs ago
    Obama speaks from the White House in Washington

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic and Republican lawmakers skirmished on Friday over plans to extend a payroll tax cut seen as crucial to a fragile U.S. economic recovery, but aides predicted a last-minute deal. While independent economists say extending the tax cut would boost the economy at a critical time, both parties …

  • Gingrich fuels more Mideast conflict: Palestinians Reuters - 46 mins ago
    Erekat, the Palestinian Authority's chief negotiator, speaks at a Institute for National Security Studies forum in Tel Aviv

    RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian leaders said on Saturday U.S. Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich had invited more conflict in the Middle East by calling the Palestinians an "invented" people who want to destroy Israel. Saeb Erekat, a senior Palestinian official, described his comments in an interview …

  • Obama says economic fix could take years Reuters - 12 hrs ago
    Obama speaks from the White House in Washington

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite some recent signs the sluggish U.S. economy might be improving, President Barack Obama warns it could be years before the country is on a sound footing. In excerpts from an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes" program that will air on Sunday, Obama was asked whether he underestimated how difficult …

  • Host struggling to save U.N. climate talks Reuters - 17 mins ago
    Delegates continue debating into the night during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP17) in Durban

    DURBAN (Reuters) - South Africa struggled on Saturday to find a compromise deal that could save U.N. climate talks from collapse. Ministerial negotiations in the South African port city of Durban were put off until Saturday afternoon but with many delegates due to head home there was a strong chance real decisions would …

  • Plane crashes into Philippines slum, 13 dead Reuters - 3 hrs ago
    Fire-fighters spray water as investigators examine the site of an aircraft crash in Paranaque City, Metro Manila

    MANILA (Reuters) - A light aircraft crashed into a crowded slum near Manila's international airport on Saturday, killing 13 people, including three children. Three people were unaccounted for and about 10 others were injured after the twin-engine, four-seater plane crashed shortly after take-off, police inspector Enrique …

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  • Falcone testifies before a US House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the regulation of hedge funds, on Capitol Hill in Washington
    Regulators could sanction Falcone over trading Reuters - 16 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - Philip Falcone, a hedge fund manager who became an overnight billionaire by betting on the collapse on the U.S. housing market, is now fighting to keep his … More »Regulators could sanction Falcone over trading

    Falcone testifies before a US House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the regulation of hedge funds, on Capitol Hill in Washington

    (Reuters) - Philip Falcone, a hedge fund manager who became an overnight billionaire by betting on the collapse on the U.S. housing market, is now fighting to keep his career afloat. The investor, who has since bet much of his Harbinger Capital Partners money on a cash-strapped wireless telecom company, said on Thursday …

  • Former Olympus chief executive Michael Woodford leaves after meeting with members of the Justice Department and the FBI in New York
    Olympus ousted CEO to visit Japan Reuters - 1 hr 29 mins ago

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympus Corp's ousted CEO, Michael Woodford, flies to Japan on Tuesday to press on with a battle to win back his job, as media reported that prosecutors … More »Olympus ousted CEO to visit Japan

    Former Olympus chief executive Michael Woodford leaves after meeting with members of the Justice Department and the FBI in New York

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympus Corp's ousted CEO, Michael Woodford, flies to Japan on Tuesday to press on with a battle to win back his job, as media reported that prosecutors plan to raid the homes of suspects in a $1.7 billion accounting fraud at the camera maker. Woodford wants to meet potential candidates for a new management …

  • Children run past a storefront decorated for the holidays in New York
    Consumer sentiment up, trade gap narrows Reuters - 18 hrs ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - An index of consumer sentiment rose to its highest in six months in early December and the trade deficit narrowed in October in the latest signs … More »Consumer sentiment up, trade gap narrows

    Children run past a storefront decorated for the holidays in New York

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - An index of consumer sentiment rose to its highest in six months in early December and the trade deficit narrowed in October in the latest signs that the U.S. economy's health is slowly improving. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary December reading on consumer confidence on Friday …

  • A view shows the AT&T store sign in Broomfield, Colorado
    AT&T strategy annoys judge in T-Mobile case Reuters - 15 hrs ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - AT&T's decision to focus on its antitrust battle with the U.S. Justice Department for its purchase of T-Mobile may have backfired, irritating the … More »AT&T strategy annoys judge in T-Mobile case

    A view shows the AT&T store sign in Broomfield, Colorado

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - AT&T's decision to focus on its antitrust battle with the U.S. Justice Department for its purchase of T-Mobile may have backfired, irritating the judge overseeing the case and laying the groundwork for a possible deal-killing delay. The Justice Department said on Friday it would seek to stay or dismiss …

  • Lockheed in $4 billion U.S. F-35 fighter deal Reuters - 12 hrs ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp is being awarded a $4 billion fixed-price U.S. Navy contract for 30 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, the fifth batch of … More »Lockheed in $4 billion U.S. F-35 fighter deal

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp is being awarded a $4 billion fixed-price U.S. Navy contract for 30 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, the fifth batch of low-rate initial production, the Defense Department said on Friday. The deal would provide 21 conventional models for the Air Force, six carrier variants …

  • IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde arrives at a news conference in Tokyo
    Worries grow over IMF loans to Europe Reuters - 1 hr 18 mins ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The prospect of European heavyweights like Italy or Spain turning to the IMF for rescue loans is worrying the United States and other nations that … More »Worries grow over IMF loans to Europe

    IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde arrives at a news conference in Tokyo

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The prospect of European heavyweights like Italy or Spain turning to the IMF for rescue loans is worrying the United States and other nations that fear they could suffer losses on funds they have extended to the IMF. The International Monetary Fund cannot be expected to step in as a substitute for …

  • A woman leaves the office complex where MF Global Holdings Ltd have an office on 52nd Street in midtown Manhattan
    MF Global clients to get $2.2 billion Reuters - 15 hrs ago

    NEW YORK, Dec 9 (Reuters) - A judge approved a $2.2 billion transfer to U.S. commodities customers of fallen brokerage MF Global on Friday as a trustee acknowledged there … More »MF Global clients to get $2.2 billion

    A woman leaves the office complex where MF Global Holdings Ltd have an office on 52nd Street in midtown Manhattan

    NEW YORK, Dec 9 (Reuters) - A judge approved a $2.2 billion transfer to U.S. commodities customers of fallen brokerage MF Global on Friday as a trustee acknowledged there were suspicious transfers leading up to its October 31 collapse. The judge overruled several objections to the transfer at a hearing on Friday in U.S. …

  • Protesters hold a night vigil as talks at the climate change summit stall in Durban, South Africa, Friday, Dec 9, 2011. Negotiators from Europe, small islands threatened by rising oceans and the world's poorest countries sought to keep alive the only treaty governing global warming and to move on to the next stage, struggling against an unlikely alliance of the United States, China and India. Poster reads: Africa will burn. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)
    Conference in overtime on future of climate talks AP - 1 hr 33 mins ago

    Deep into overtime, negotiators from 194 nations worked straight through a second night, parsing drafts and seeking compromises to map out the future pathway to fight … More »Conference in overtime on future of climate talks

    Protesters hold a night vigil as talks at the climate change summit stall in Durban, South Africa, Friday, Dec 9, 2011. Negotiators from Europe, small islands threatened by rising oceans and the world's poorest countries sought to keep alive the only treaty governing global warming and to move on to the next stage, struggling against an unlikely alliance of the United States, China and India. Poster reads: Africa will burn. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)

    Deep into overtime, negotiators from 194 nations worked straight through a second night, parsing drafts and seeking compromises to map out the future pathway to fight global warming.

  • French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, speaks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a round table session at an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. The president of the European Council said Friday that a new intergovernmental treaty meant to save the euro currency will include the 17 eurozone states plus as many as six other European Union countries, but not all 27 EU members. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
    Europe forges fiscal union, sees way out of crisis AP - 9 hrs ago

    Working almost to exhaustion and persuading countries one by one, European leaders agreed Friday to redefine their continent — hoping that by joining their fiscal fortunes … More »Europe forges fiscal union, sees way out of crisis

    French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, speaks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a round table session at an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. The president of the European Council said Friday that a new intergovernmental treaty meant to save the euro currency will include the 17 eurozone states plus as many as six other European Union countries, but not all 27 EU members. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

    Working almost to exhaustion and persuading countries one by one, European leaders agreed Friday to redefine their continent — hoping that by joining their fiscal fortunes they might stop a crippling debt crisis, save the euro currency and prevent worldwide economic chaos.

  • Hungarian sculptor Erno Toth works on a bronze statue of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in his foundry in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. The statue will be inaugurated in the Graphisoft Park, Budapest, Dec. 21. (AP Photo/MTI,Zsolt Szigetvary)
    Steve Jobs to be remembered with statue in Hungary AP - 2 hrs 18 mins ago

    In the Hungarian capital, Steve Jobs has been cast in bronze. More »Steve Jobs to be remembered with statue in Hungary

    Hungarian sculptor Erno Toth works on a bronze statue of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in his foundry in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. The statue will be inaugurated in the Graphisoft Park, Budapest, Dec. 21. (AP Photo/MTI,Zsolt Szigetvary)

    In the Hungarian capital, Steve Jobs has been cast in bronze.

  • Specialist Michael Gagliano, foreground right, works at a post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during the IPO of Rose Rock Midstream, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. U.S. stock indexes rose in early trading Friday after 26 European nations agreed to consider tying their economies together more closely in hopes of preventing another debt crisis. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
    Stocks close higher as Europe nears budget pact AP - 15 hrs ago

    A deal to forge stronger ties between most of Europe's economies sent stocks sharply higher Friday as hopes grew that the region is close to resolving its debt crisis. … More »Stocks close higher as Europe nears budget pact

    Specialist Michael Gagliano, foreground right, works at a post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during the IPO of Rose Rock Midstream, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. U.S. stock indexes rose in early trading Friday after 26 European nations agreed to consider tying their economies together more closely in hopes of preventing another debt crisis. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

    A deal to forge stronger ties between most of Europe's economies sent stocks sharply higher Friday as hopes grew that the region is close to resolving its debt crisis. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 186 points.

  • FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2011, file photo, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko speaks to members of the media in Atlanta. Jaczko said Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, he is worried that U.S. nuclear plant operators have become complacent, just nine months after the nuclear disaster in Japan. He said recent instances of human error and other problems have endangered workers and threatened safety at a handful of the 65 nuclear power plants in the United States. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
    APNewsBreak: NRC panel: Nuke chief damages agency AP - 10 hrs ago

    Four Nuclear Regulatory commissioners from both parties say they have "grave concerns" about the panel's chairman, charging that the actions of Gregory Jaczko are "causing … More »APNewsBreak: NRC panel: Nuke chief damages agency

    FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2011, file photo, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko speaks to members of the media in Atlanta. Jaczko said Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, he is worried that U.S. nuclear plant operators have become complacent, just nine months after the nuclear disaster in Japan. He said recent instances of human error and other problems have endangered workers and threatened safety at a handful of the 65 nuclear power plants in the United States. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

    Four Nuclear Regulatory commissioners from both parties say they have "grave concerns" about the panel's chairman, charging that the actions of Gregory Jaczko are "causing serious damage" to the commission and creating a "chilled work environment at the NRC."

  • FDA panel backs birth control patch despite risks AP - 15 hrs ago

    A panel of federal health advisers said Friday that a birth control patch from Johnson & Johnson probably carries a higher risk of blood clots than older drugs, but should … More »FDA panel backs birth control patch despite risks

    A panel of federal health advisers said Friday that a birth control patch from Johnson & Johnson probably carries a higher risk of blood clots than older drugs, but should remain available as an option for women who have trouble taking a daily pill.

  • Paul Vander Tuig, trademark licensing director at Kansas University, pose for a photograph by the gift store at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan. With the launch of the first public sale of .xxx domains, Kansas University has purchased .xxx domains to protect its school and brand from being linked to pornographic sites. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
    To thwart porn, colleges are buying up .xxx sites AP - 15 hrs ago

    The University of Kansas is buying up website names such as www.KUgirls.xxx and www.KUnurses.xxx. But not because it's planning a Hot Babes of Kansas site or an X-rated … More »To thwart porn, colleges are buying up .xxx sites

    Paul Vander Tuig, trademark licensing director at Kansas University, pose for a photograph by the gift store at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan. With the launch of the first public sale of .xxx domains, Kansas University has purchased .xxx domains to protect its school and brand from being linked to pornographic sites. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

    The University of Kansas is buying up website names such as www.KUgirls.xxx and www.KUnurses.xxx. But not because it's planning a Hot Babes of Kansas site or an X-rated gallery of the Nude Girls of the Land of Aaahs.

  • FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2011 file photo, shopping carts are photographed outside the Wal-Mart store in Mayfield Hts., Ohio. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has started an internal investigation into whether its overseas operations complied with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in matters including permitting, licensing and inspections. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)
    Wal-Mart discloses internal investigation AP - 21 hrs ago

    Wal-Mart has opened an internal investigation to determine whether its overseas operations have complied with U.S. federal law as it pertains to permitting, licensing … More »Wal-Mart discloses internal investigation

    FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2011 file photo, shopping carts are photographed outside the Wal-Mart store in Mayfield Hts., Ohio. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has started an internal investigation into whether its overseas operations complied with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in matters including permitting, licensing and inspections. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)

    Wal-Mart has opened an internal investigation to determine whether its overseas operations have complied with U.S. federal law as it pertains to permitting, licensing and inspections.

  • In this Oct. 18, 2011 photo, crew members look on as containers are offloaded from the cargo ship Stadt Rotenburg at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in October to its lowest point of the year as Americans bought fewer foreign cars and imported less oil. Exports of American-made autos also fell. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
    Trade deficit shrinks for fourth straight month AP - 18 hrs ago

    The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in October to its lowest point of the year after Americans bought fewer foreign cars and imported less oil. More »Trade deficit shrinks for fourth straight month

    In this Oct. 18, 2011 photo, crew members look on as containers are offloaded from the cargo ship Stadt Rotenburg at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in October to its lowest point of the year as Americans bought fewer foreign cars and imported less oil. Exports of American-made autos also fell. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

    The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in October to its lowest point of the year after Americans bought fewer foreign cars and imported less oil.

  • Small corn surplus likely to keep food prices high AP - 15 hrs ago

    The U.S. government barely changed its estimate for next year's corn surplus, which is expected to stay small and keep high food prices high. More »Small corn surplus likely to keep food prices high

    The U.S. government barely changed its estimate for next year's corn surplus, which is expected to stay small and keep high food prices high.

  • IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde arrives at a news conference in Tokyo
    Worries grow over IMF loans to Europe Reuters - 1 hr 18 mins ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The prospect of European heavyweights like Italy or Spain turning to the IMF for rescue loans is worrying the United States and other nations that … More »Worries grow over IMF loans to Europe

    IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde arrives at a news conference in Tokyo

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The prospect of European heavyweights like Italy or Spain turning to the IMF for rescue loans is worrying the United States and other nations that fear they could suffer losses on funds they have extended to the IMF. The International Monetary Fund cannot be expected to step in as a substitute for …

  • Britain's Prime Minister Cameron arrives at an European Union summit in Brussels
    Sarkozy, Draghi winners in EU rift, Cameron loses Reuters - 1 hr 32 mins ago

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Napoleon dreamed of it, De Gaulle fought for it, but Nicolas Sarkozy may have achieved it -- a Europe of Nations with France in the cockpit and Britain … More »Sarkozy, Draghi winners in EU rift, Cameron loses

    Britain's Prime Minister Cameron arrives at an European Union summit in Brussels

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Napoleon dreamed of it, De Gaulle fought for it, but Nicolas Sarkozy may have achieved it -- a Europe of Nations with France in the cockpit and Britain on the sidelines. The French president emerged as one of the big winners of a European Union summit on Friday which ended with up to 26 member states …

  • Protesters hold a night vigil as talks at the climate change summit stall in Durban, South Africa, Friday, Dec 9, 2011. Negotiators from Europe, small islands threatened by rising oceans and the world's poorest countries sought to keep alive the only treaty governing global warming and to move on to the next stage, struggling against an unlikely alliance of the United States, China and India. Poster reads: Africa will burn. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)
    Conference in overtime on future of climate talks AP - 1 hr 33 mins ago

    Deep into overtime, negotiators from 194 nations worked straight through a second night, parsing drafts and seeking compromises to map out the future pathway to fight … More »Conference in overtime on future of climate talks

    Protesters hold a night vigil as talks at the climate change summit stall in Durban, South Africa, Friday, Dec 9, 2011. Negotiators from Europe, small islands threatened by rising oceans and the world's poorest countries sought to keep alive the only treaty governing global warming and to move on to the next stage, struggling against an unlikely alliance of the United States, China and India. Poster reads: Africa will burn. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)

    Deep into overtime, negotiators from 194 nations worked straight through a second night, parsing drafts and seeking compromises to map out the future pathway to fight global warming.

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