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This edition was generated on Thu Jan 5 08:45:01 EST 2012

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General News Update

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

  • A flyer advertising holiday job listings is seen at the North Metro Department of Labor Career Center in Atlanta
    Jobless claims fall 15,000 last week Reuters - 6 mins ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New claims for unemployment benefits fell by 15,000 last week in the latest sign the labor market was improving and could help the country resist the effects of a likely euro zone recession. Initial … More »Jobless claims fall 15,000 last week

    A flyer advertising holiday job listings is seen at the North Metro Department of Labor Career Center in Atlanta

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New claims for unemployment benefits fell by 15,000 last week in the latest sign the labor market was improving and could help the country resist the effects of a likely euro zone recession. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped to a seasonally adjusted 372,000, the Labor Department …

  • LA Arson Suspect: Bail Set at $2.85 Million
    LA arson suspect: Bail set at $2.85 million ABC News - 5 hrs ago

    Man Accused of Igniting Dozens of Fires Across LA Charged with 37 Counts of Arson More »LA arson suspect: Bail set at $2.85 million

    LA Arson Suspect: Bail Set at $2.85 Million

    Man Accused of Igniting Dozens of Fires Across LA Charged with 37 Counts of Arson

  • Police officers and emergency crew are seen near 3268 Jackson Street in Ogden, Utah where 6 police officers were shot, including those from the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force and the Ogden Police Department, while serving a warrant Wednesday Jan. 4, 2012. The suspect was also shot.  (AP Photo/Erin Hooley - Standard-Examiner)
    Police: Utah officer dies following shootout AP - 1 hr 32 mins ago

    Gunfire erupted as anti-drug police served a search warrant in an Ogden neighborhood, fatally wounding one officer and injuring five other police and a suspect, authorities said. More »Police: Utah officer dies following shootout

    Police officers and emergency crew are seen near 3268 Jackson Street in Ogden, Utah where 6 police officers were shot, including those from the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force and the Ogden Police Department, while serving a warrant Wednesday Jan. 4, 2012. The suspect was also shot.  (AP Photo/Erin Hooley - Standard-Examiner)

    Gunfire erupted as anti-drug police served a search warrant in an Ogden neighborhood, fatally wounding one officer and injuring five other police and a suspect, authorities said.

  • British Foreign Secretary Hague meets with Mann, speaker of parliament and number three in the former junta, in Naypyitaw
    Myanmar approves Suu Kyi's party for election AP - 27 mins ago

    Myanmar's government on Thursday approved the National League for Democracy to run in upcoming by-elections that will return Aung San Suu Kyi's party to mainstream politics after two decades, the opposition leader said. More »Myanmar approves Suu Kyi's party for election

    British Foreign Secretary Hague meets with Mann, speaker of parliament and number three in the former junta, in Naypyitaw

    Myanmar's government on Thursday approved the National League for Democracy to run in upcoming by-elections that will return Aung San Suu Kyi's party to mainstream politics after two decades, the opposition leader said.

  • Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak lies on a gurney bed while leaving the courtroom at the police academy in Cairo
    Prosecutor wants death for Mubarak, security boss AP - 3 mins 37 secs ago

    The prosecutor in the Hosni Mubarak trial on Thursday demanded the death penalty for the ousted Egyptian leader on charges of complicity in the killing of protesters during last year's uprising against his rule. More »Prosecutor wants death for Mubarak, security boss

    Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak lies on a gurney bed while leaving the courtroom at the police academy in Cairo

    The prosecutor in the Hosni Mubarak trial on Thursday demanded the death penalty for the ousted Egyptian leader on charges of complicity in the killing of protesters during last year's uprising against his rule.

  • Pro-unification activists chant slogans at a rally denouncing the United States and South Korean government's policy toward North Korea in front of the foreign ministry in Seoul

    SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reached out to rival North Korea on Thursday, nearly three weeks after the death of the North's iron-fisted ruler Kim Jong-il, saying it wanted to reopen dialogue despite the North's vitriolic outbursts. "We are open to dialogue with North Korea," Foreign Minister Kim Sung-Hwan told a news …

  • The euro slumped to $1.2831 early Thursday, its lowest level since September 14, 2010

    The euro fell to a fresh 15-month low against the dollar Thursday while stock markets continued to give up some of their early-year gains as European debt concerns offset mounting optimism over the state of the U.S. economy.

  • A pro-Syrian regime protester kisses a portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad during a demonstration in support of their President, in Damascus, Syria, on Wednesday Jan. 4, 2012. Activists accused President Bashar Assad's regime on Wednesday of misleading Arab League observers by taking them only to areas loyal to the government and changing street signs to confuse them. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)

    Syria's state-run TV says authorities have released 552 prisoners who were involved in anti-regime activities during the nine-month uprising against President Bashar Assad.

  • Farmers were told Thursday to evacuate a village in the Netherlands' low-lying north after days of driving rain and strong winds sparked fears of a dike breach.

  • In this photo released by the Philippine Army, residents dig through the rubble following a landslide that occurred at the small-scale mining community of Pantukan, Compostela Valley in southern Philippines Thursday Jan. 5, 2012. The landslide tore through a small-scale gold mining site in the southern Philippines on Thursday, months after government officials warned miners that the mountain above them was guaranteed to crumble. (AP Photo/Philippine Army, Senior Police Officer 4 Zoilo Molles Jr.) NO SALES, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

    A landslide tore through a small-scale gold mining site in the southern Philippines on Thursday, killing at least 25 people and burying dozens more, months after government officials warned miners that the mountain above them was guaranteed to crumble.

  • Mayan ruins in Georgia? Archeologist objects @ Good Morning America - 48 mins ago
    Mayan Ruins in Georgia? Archeologist Objects

    Story Goes Viral as Examiner and Facebook Users Pile On

  • Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Buffett shouts slogan "Never give up, Iwaki" in Japanese at end of his news conference after opening ceremony of Tungaloy Corp's new plant in Iwaki

    BEIJING (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett will reach out to millions of Chinese in the most curious of ways: singing for the online version of China's annual Spring Festival gala. The Berkshire Hathaway chief executive, best known in China for his investment in automaker BYD Co Ltd, has recorded a video specially …

  • Swedish home furnishings firm IKEA is recalling safety belts for some 1.2 million highchairs after some children fell out of their seats when buckles unexpectedly opened.

  • Man Claims He Used iPad to Cross Into US

      A Canadian man traveling by car to Vermont claimed his iPad helped save the day after he realized he left his passport, which is required to cross into the United States, at his home in Quebec. Martin Reisch, 33, said he  arrived at Canada’s Stanstead crossing...

  • Biological Mom Kept From Child in Lesbian Legal Case

    Appeals Court Overturns Florida State Law That Recognizes Birth Mother as Outdated

  • FILE    In this June 19, 2006 file photo Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking speaks at an international gathering of scientists on the origins of the universe at Beijing's Great Hall of the People in China.  British scientist Stephen Hawking has decoded some of the most puzzling mysteries of the universe but he has left one mystery for others to explain: How he managed to survive so long with such a crippling disease. The physicist and cosmologist was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, or motor neuron disease, when he was a 21-year-old student at Cambridge University. Most people die within a few years of the disease being identified. On Sunday, Hawking will turn 70.(AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel-File)

    British scientist Stephen Hawking has decoded some of the most puzzling mysteries of the universe but he has left one mystery unsolved: How he has managed to survive so long with such a crippling disease.

  • A stamp featuring a dragon is sold with a souvenir envelop and cachets at a post office ahead of the Chinese New Year, or the Year of the Dragon, in Huaibei, in central China's Anhui province, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. The stamp designed to depict China's Year of the Dragon and growing confidence that went on sale Thursday has been criticized as looking too ferocious. (AP Photo)  CHINA OUT

    A stamp designed to mark China's upcoming Year of the Dragon is drawing unusual criticism for its fang-bearing monster.

  • If the price of premium tuna is any indication of the country’s economic state, then Japan’s finances are in good order for 2012. At Tokyo’s Tsukiji Fish a bluefin tuna caught off the northern coast of Japan fetched a record 56.49 million yen, or $736,000,...

  • She's married into the royal family, and now the former Kate Middleton is moving to take on her new role by choosing the charities she will support.

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  • French and European flags are displayed during a news conference at the Hotel Matignon in Paris
    French costs rise but demand solid at debt sale Reuters - 2 hrs 17 mins ago

    PARIS (Reuters) - French borrowing costs rose slightly when the euro zone's second-largest economy sold debt for the first time this year on Thursday but demand was solid … More »French costs rise but demand solid at debt sale

    French and European flags are displayed during a news conference at the Hotel Matignon in Paris

    PARIS (Reuters) - French borrowing costs rose slightly when the euro zone's second-largest economy sold debt for the first time this year on Thursday but demand was solid despite concerns the country could lose its AAA credit rating. With a heavy schedule of debt redemptions in the first quarter, market fears about euro …

  • The sign marking the MF Global Holdings Ltd. offices at 52nd Street in midtown Manhattan is seen in New York
    Exclusive: KPMG plans return of MF Global assets Reuters - 29 mins ago

    (Reuters) - MF Global UK administrator KPMG plans to start returning to clients the $1.2 billion of cash and assets frozen at the defunct broker as early as this month … More »Exclusive: KPMG plans return of MF Global assets

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

    (Reuters) - MF Global UK administrator KPMG plans to start returning to clients the $1.2 billion of cash and assets frozen at the defunct broker as early as this month in a move that will placate customers ahead of their showdown with KPMG next week. Richard Heis, joint special administrator of MF Global UK, told Thomson …

  • Bottles of Pepsi cola on display at PepsiCo's 2010 Investor Meeting event in New York
    Pepsi mulls 4,000 job cuts: report Reuters - 28 mins ago

    (Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc is considering cutting about 4,000 jobs and reducing pension contributions in order to boost its earnings, the New York Post said, citing sources … More »Pepsi mulls 4,000 job cuts: report

    Bottles of Pepsi cola on display at PepsiCo's 2010 Investor Meeting event in New York

    (Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc is considering cutting about 4,000 jobs and reducing pension contributions in order to boost its earnings, the New York Post said, citing sources close to the situation. Pepsi currently offers a pension plan and a scheme where it matches contributions to 401(k) retirement savings accounts, and believes …

  • Wall Street gurus find predictions game getting harder Reuters - 52 mins ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - With every new year come a new round of bold predictions for financial markets. Bill Gross, the manager of the world's largest bond fund, kicked … More »Wall Street gurus find predictions game getting harder

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - With every new year come a new round of bold predictions for financial markets. Bill Gross, the manager of the world's largest bond fund, kicked off the year calling the current market "paranormal." He forecast a 2012 characterized by "credit and zero-bound interest rate risk." Blackstone Vice Chairman …

  • Lilly projects sharp drop in 2012 profit Reuters - 19 mins ago

    (Reuters) - Eli Lilly & Co forecast a steeper-than-expected decline in profit for 2012, the first full year without exclusive rights to its big-selling Zyprexa schizophrenia … More »Lilly projects sharp drop in 2012 profit

    (Reuters) - Eli Lilly & Co forecast a steeper-than-expected decline in profit for 2012, the first full year without exclusive rights to its big-selling Zyprexa schizophrenia treatment. Shares fell 3.5 percent after Lilly announced its forecast on Thursday. The drugmaker projected earnings in the range of $3.10 per share …

  • France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon attends the 4th annual New World conference in Paris
    March EU summit to discuss size of the ESM: French PM Reuters - 4 hrs ago

    PARIS (Reuters) - A March summit of European Union leaders will discuss increasing the firepower of the bloc's permanent rescue fund, the European Stability Mechanism, … More »March EU summit to discuss size of the ESM: French PM

    France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon attends the 4th annual New World conference in Paris

    PARIS (Reuters) - A March summit of European Union leaders will discuss increasing the firepower of the bloc's permanent rescue fund, the European Stability Mechanism, to cope with an upcoming glut of sovereign debt maturities, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said on Thursday. "We need to ratify the treaty establishing …

  • Corporate logo is displayed in Helsinki
    Nokia prospects brighten as chairman search narrows Reuters - 40 mins ago

    HELSINKI (Reuters) - Struggling phone maker Nokia Oyj basked in brightening prospects for its much-hyped Windows phone on Thursday as it prepared to strengthen the hand … More »Nokia prospects brighten as chairman search narrows

    Corporate logo is displayed in Helsinki

    HELSINKI (Reuters) - Struggling phone maker Nokia Oyj basked in brightening prospects for its much-hyped Windows phone on Thursday as it prepared to strengthen the hand of new boss Stephen Elop by replacing its old-guard chairman. Shares in the Finnish company, which has been losing ground to rivals in the fast moving market …

  • A job seeker looks at a bulletin at the Texas Workforce Commission's Workforce Solutions of Greater Dallas job resource center in Richardson, Texas Tuesday, July 5, 2011. The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in seven weeks, although applications remain elevated.  (AP Photo/LM Otero)
    Fewer people sought unemployment aid last week AP - 6 mins ago

    The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell further in the final week of 2011, a positive sign for hiring one day ahead of Friday's December employment r … More »Fewer people sought unemployment aid last week

    A job seeker looks at a bulletin at the Texas Workforce Commission's Workforce Solutions of Greater Dallas job resource center in Richardson, Texas Tuesday, July 5, 2011. The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in seven weeks, although applications remain elevated.  (AP Photo/LM Otero)

    The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell further in the final week of 2011, a positive sign for hiring one day ahead of Friday's December employment report.

  • Retailers report solid finale to holidays AP - 26 mins ago

    Many retailers are reporting solid sales gains for December, capping a decent holiday season. More »Retailers report solid finale to holidays

    Many retailers are reporting solid sales gains for December, capping a decent holiday season.

  • Eli Lilly 2012 profit forecast misses expectations AP - 6 mins ago

    Eli Lilly and Co. forecasts a steeper-than-expected earnings drop this year due to the expiration of a patent protecting its top-selling drug, the antipsychotic Zypr … More »Eli Lilly 2012 profit forecast misses expectations

    Eli Lilly and Co. forecasts a steeper-than-expected earnings drop this year due to the expiration of a patent protecting its top-selling drug, the antipsychotic Zyprexa.

  • Fiat gets another 5 percent of Chrysler AP - 1 hr 55 mins ago

    Fiat has added 5 percent to its majority ownership of Chrysler. More »Fiat gets another 5 percent of Chrysler

    Fiat has added 5 percent to its majority ownership of Chrysler.

  • Euro hit as investors fret over Europe's banks AP - 1 hr 37 mins ago

    The euro fell to a fresh 15-month low against the dollar Thursday while stock markets continued to give up some of their early-year gains as European debt concerns offset … More »Euro hit as investors fret over Europe's banks

    The euro fell to a fresh 15-month low against the dollar Thursday while stock markets continued to give up some of their early-year gains as European debt concerns offset mounting optimism over the state of the U.S. economy.

  • In this photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, wines from Constellation Brands are displayed at a Little Rock, Ark., store. The maker of Robert Mondavi wine and Svedka vodka said Thursday, Jan. 5, its third-quarter profit fell 25 percent on weaker wine and beer sales in North America.  (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)
    Constellation Brands' profit slumps in 3Q AP - 27 mins ago

    The maker of Robert Mondavi wine and Svedka vodka says its third-quarter profit fell 25 percent on weaker wine and beer sales in North America. More »Constellation Brands' profit slumps in 3Q

    In this photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, wines from Constellation Brands are displayed at a Little Rock, Ark., store. The maker of Robert Mondavi wine and Svedka vodka said Thursday, Jan. 5, its third-quarter profit fell 25 percent on weaker wine and beer sales in North America.  (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

    The maker of Robert Mondavi wine and Svedka vodka says its third-quarter profit fell 25 percent on weaker wine and beer sales in North America.

  • Tata Sons Chairman Ratan Tata, center, and deputy chairman Cyrus Mistry, left, pose near a Tata Safari during a press preview at the India Auto Expo, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. The five day long automobile event begins Saturday. (AP Photo/ Manish Swarup)
    Tata chief says cheap, everyman Nano is no flop AP - 37 mins ago

    The Tata Nano, the dirt-cheap everyman's car that started with great fanfare but faced seemingly endless troubles, will eventually prove itself a strong product, the … More »Tata chief says cheap, everyman Nano is no flop

    Tata Sons Chairman Ratan Tata, center, and deputy chairman Cyrus Mistry, left, pose near a Tata Safari during a press preview at the India Auto Expo, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. The five day long automobile event begins Saturday. (AP Photo/ Manish Swarup)

    The Tata Nano, the dirt-cheap everyman's car that started with great fanfare but faced seemingly endless troubles, will eventually prove itself a strong product, the outgoing Tata chairman said Thursday. But he acknowledged the company had not handled its rollout well.

  • Spain: banks need up to $65 billion in provisions AP - 1 hr 18 mins ago

    Spain's new conservative government expects the country's banks to find up to euro50 billion ($65 billion) to shore up balance sheets weakened by exposure to a burst … More »Spain: banks need up to $65 billion in provisions

    Spain's new conservative government expects the country's banks to find up to euro50 billion ($65 billion) to shore up balance sheets weakened by exposure to a burst real estate bubble.

  • Hungary open to discuss standby deal with IMF AP - 36 mins ago

    Hungary's top financial negotiator said his nation is open to working out a standby loan with the International Monetary Fund but insisted Thursday that Hungary was still … More »Hungary open to discuss standby deal with IMF

    Hungary's top financial negotiator said his nation is open to working out a standby loan with the International Monetary Fund but insisted Thursday that Hungary was still able to finance its debts from the markets.

  • FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2012 file photo, Robert Tuccillo, Jr., a Barclays Capital trader, is surrounded with stock market information monitors as he works at the New York Stock Market. The euro fell to a fresh 15-month low against the dollar Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, while stock markets continued to give up some of their early-year gains as European debt concerns offset mounting optimism over the state of the U.S. economy. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
    Stock futures fall on concern over Europe's banks AP - 29 mins ago

    U.S. stock futures are falling Thursday as the European debt crisis again becomes the key driver of market sentiment. More »Stock futures fall on concern over Europe's banks

    FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2012 file photo, Robert Tuccillo, Jr., a Barclays Capital trader, is surrounded with stock market information monitors as he works at the New York Stock Market. The euro fell to a fresh 15-month low against the dollar Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, while stock markets continued to give up some of their early-year gains as European debt concerns offset mounting optimism over the state of the U.S. economy. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

    U.S. stock futures are falling Thursday as the European debt crisis again becomes the key driver of market sentiment.

  • Oil boosts November industrial, raw materials prices Reuters - 3 mins 54 secs ago

    OTTAWA (Reuters) - Higher oil prices helped boost industrial product and raw materials prices in November from October, Statistics Canada said on Thursday. The industrial … More »Oil boosts November industrial, raw materials prices

    OTTAWA (Reuters) - Higher oil prices helped boost industrial product and raw materials prices in November from October, Statistics Canada said on Thursday. The industrial product price index rose 0.2 percent on the month and 4.2 percent on the year, while raw materials prices were up 3.8 percent on the month and 11.7 percent …

  • Target cuts outlook after Dec. misses expectations AP - 4 mins 10 secs ago

    Target Corp. lowered its earnings expectations Thursday after a key revenue figure rose less than expected in December as consumers waited until the last minute to shop … More »Target cuts outlook after Dec. misses expectations

    Target Corp. lowered its earnings expectations Thursday after a key revenue figure rose less than expected in December as consumers waited until the last minute to shop and electronics sales were weak.

  • President Barack Obama waves after stepping off Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, after returning from a trip to Cleveland. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
    Obama unveiling strategy for slimmed-down military AP - 6 mins ago

    President Barack Obama is putting his personal stamp on a rejiggered Pentagon strategy for absorbing hundreds of billions of dollars in defense budget cuts, marking a … More »Obama unveiling strategy for slimmed-down military

    President Barack Obama waves after stepping off Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, after returning from a trip to Cleveland. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

    President Barack Obama is putting his personal stamp on a rejiggered Pentagon strategy for absorbing hundreds of billions of dollars in defense budget cuts, marking a turning point in U.S. security policy after a decade of war.

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