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General News Update
Sports News Update
Business News Update
Miscellaneous Daily Information
Boston Area Weather


General News Update

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

Democrats to address King Day rally AP - 39 minutes ago

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Three of the Democrats seeking their party's presidential nomination speak today at a Martin Luther King Day rally at the South Carolina statehouse.

PRI/YAHOO! NEWS INTERACTIVE

Airport misery

Where is this familiar scene? See the world's worst airports.

The Week in Photos

Editor's picks

Surfing giant waves, enduring in Kenya, a wind-inspired car, and more.

Election 2008

Contentious week

Clinton tries to seize the momentum after winning in Nevada.

Pakistan

On killers' trail

A 15-year-old confesses to joining team of Bhutto assassins.

  • An investor sleeps in a brokerage firm in Hong Kong as the city's benchmark Hang Seng Index drops 1,383.01 points, or 5.49 percent, to 23,818.86 Monday, Jan. 21, 2008. ( AP Photo/Lo Sai Hung )
    US recession fears sink global markets AP - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago

    TOKYO - Asian and European stock markets plunged Monday following declines on Wall Street last week amid investor pessimism over the U.S. government's stimulus plan to prevent a recession.

  • Saudi women can now stay in hotels alone AP - 24 minutes ago

    RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Women in Saudi Arabia can now stay in a hotel or a furnished apartment without a male guardian according to decision by the Ministry of Trade, reported the local press Monday.

  • Kiefer Sutherland arrives at a party in Los Angeles in this Sept. 24, 2007 file photo. Sutherland, who plays the hard-as-nails agent of TV's '24,' was a softy during his 48 days in jail on a drunken-driving charge. Sutherland, scheduled to be released Monday, has spent his sentence cleaning sheets, pillowcases and blankets on laundry duty, police Officer John Balian said Friday, Jan. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
    Sutherland out of jail after 48 days AP - 15 minutes ago

    LOS ANGELES - Kiefer Sutherland has been released from jail after serving 48 days on a drunken driving charge, according to a police official.

  • A file photo provided by TriStar Pictures shows Lindsay Lohan in 'I Know Who Killed Me.' The film, in which Lohan plays two characters who may or may not be the same person, received a leading nine Razzie nominations Monday Jan. 21, 2008, among them worst picture of 2007.   (AP Photo/TriStar Pictures/Tracy Bennett/file)
    Lohan, Murphy lead Razzie worst-of noms AP - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago

    LOS ANGELES - Advice for actors looking to get nominated for worst performance: multiple roles help. Lindsay Lohan and Eddie Murphy scored multiple nominations Monday for the Razzies, which sort out the worst that Hollywood dredged up the previous year.

  • New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick hoists the Lamar Hunt trophy after his team defeated the San Diego Chargers 21-12 to win the of the AFC Championship football game in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, and advance to the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
    Patriots heavy favorites against Giants AP - 38 minutes ago

    LAS VEGAS - New England Patriots fans who want to bet on their team in the Super Bowl will face a significant point spread against the underdog Giants as quarterback Tom Brady aims for a 19-0 record and fourth championship ring.

  • Pedestrians walk past a stock index board in Tokyo January 21, 2008. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)
    World stocks tumble on economy fears Reuters - 19 minutes ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks tumbled on Monday as fears gripped investors that a sliding U.S. economy would drag others down with it.

  • Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney greets supporters in Jacksonville, Florida January 19, 2008, after winning the Nevada primary. (Mark Wallhesier/Reuters)
    Romney in battle of attrition in White House race Reuters - 34 minutes ago

    JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - Voters had a glimpse into Mitt Romney's marathon strategy for winning the Republican nomination and the White House when he leapt up onto the back of a flatbed truck shortly before he won in Nevada.

  • Palestinians wait to buy cooking gas from a station in Gaza Strip January 20, 2008. Gaza's main power plant began shutting down on Sunday due to a fuel shortage caused by Israel's closure of the Hamas-controlled territory's borders, a move taken in response to Palestinian rocket attacks. (Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters)
    Israeli blockade deepens hardship in Gaza Reuters - 2 hours, 9 minutes ago

    GAZA (Reuters) - Gaza hospitals will run out of drugs and fuel for generators within a few days unless Israel eases the border blockade it imposed on the Hamas-controlled territory, international organizations said on Monday.

  • Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain celebrates at his South Carolina primary election night rally in Charleston, South Carolina January 19, 2008. McCain won the South Carolina primary on Saturday, strengthening his claim to the Republican presidential nomination by beating rivals in a Southern state that traditionally has favored their socially conservative message, media projected. (Joshua Lott/Reuters)
    White House race shifts to next battles Reuters - Sun Jan 20, 9:30 PM ET

    COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - The presidential race shifted to new battlegrounds on Sunday, as Republican John McCain looked for momentum from a big win and top Democrats paid homage to slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King.

  • A Luo tribe member shouts at stone-throwing Kikuyu tribe members during ethnic clashes in Nairobi's Huruma neighborhood, January 20, 2008. (Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)
    Kenya govt turns on critics, Odinga hailed Reuters - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago

    NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki's government went on the offensive against critics on Monday, condemning opposition economic boycott plans as "sabotage" and summoning the British ambassador for a ticking off.

  • A cup of coffee is seen in this undated file picture. (file/Reuters)
    Caffeine doubles miscarriage risk: study Reuters - 14 minutes ago

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Pregnant women who drink two or more cups of coffee a day have twice the risk of having a miscarriage as those who avoid caffeine, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

  • Ann Mara (R), wife of deceased former owner of the New York Giants Wellington Mara, greets Eli Manning (L) after the Giants defeated the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship game in Green Bay, Wisconsin, January 20, 2008. (John Gress/Reuters)
    Giants and Patriots win to set up Super Bowl clash Reuters - 24 minutes ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New England Patriots will face one more challenge in their bid for a perfect season: a Super Bowl meeting with the surprising New York Giants.

  • NATO soldiers in southern Afghanistan, June 15, 2007. An explosion killed a soldier from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in southern Afghanistan and wounded five others, the force said on Monday. (Ahmad Masood/Reuters)
    Explosion kills NATO soldier in Afghanistan Reuters - Mon Jan 21, 3:09 AM ET

    KABUL (Reuters) - An explosion killed a soldier from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in southern Afghanistan and wounded five others, the force said on Monday.

  • Serbian ultranationalist Radical Party acting leader Tomislav Nikolic smiles as he speak to media. Nikolic won the first round of Serbia's presidential race, partial results showed, but still faces a runoff with incumbent reformist Boris Tadic.(AFP/Dimitar Dilkoff)
    Hardliner Nikolic leads in Serbian presidential race AFP - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago

    BELGRADE (AFP) - Nationalist hardliner Tomislav Nikolic won the first round of Serbia's presidential race, partial results showed Monday, but still faces a runoff with incumbent reformist Boris Tadic.

  • Residents of the Mathare slum run away from tear gas during an incident where police were trying to clear a street during ethnic violence in Nairobi. Five people were hacked to death in ethnic clashes in Nairobi slums, police said, as mediators prepared a fresh bid to break the deadlock that followed President Mwai Kibaki's re-election.(AFP/Tony Karumba)
    Five hacked to death ahead of mediation mission in Kenya AFP - 2 hours, 12 minutes ago

    NAIROBI (AFP) - Five people were hacked to death in ethnic clashes in Nairobi slums, police said Monday, as mediators prepared a fresh bid to break the deadlock that followed President Mwai Kibaki's re-election.

  • A Palestinian family eats by candlelight, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. Gaza has endured a fourth day of hardship as Israel vowed to maintain a punishing blockade in response to rocket fire from the Hamas-run territory, despite increasing international concern over a developing humanitarian crisis.(AFP/Said Khatib)
    Gaza endures fourth day of Israeli blockade AFP - 40 minutes ago

    GAZA CITY (AFP) - Gaza endured a fourth day of hardship Monday as Israel vowed to maintain a punishing blockade in response to rocket fire from the Hamas-run territory, despite increasing international concern over a developing humanitarian crisis.

  • Two lattes wait to be delivered at a cafe in Seattle, Washington. US researchers said Monday that they have conclusive proof to show that women who drink a lot of caffeine on a daily basis in the early months of pregnancy have an elevated risk of miscarriage, settling a longstanding debate over the issue.(AFP/GettyImages/File/Ron Wurzer)
    Study confirms the link between caffeine and miscarriage AFP - 2 hours, 40 minutes ago

    CHICAGO (AFP) - US researchers said Monday they have conclusive proof to show that women who drink a lot of caffeine on a daily basis in the early months of pregnancy have an elevated risk of miscarriage, settling a longstanding debate over the issue.

  • A businessman walks past a share chart in Tokyo. Global stock markets plunged -- with Tokyo tumbling to its lowest level in more than two years -- as US President George W. Bush's tax plan to revive the world's largest economy disappointed investors.(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)
    World shares tumble as Bush fails to calm US recession fears AFP - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago

    LONDON (AFP) - Global stock markets plunged Monday, with Tokyo tumbling to its lowest level in more than two years as US President George W. Bush's tax plan to revive the world's largest economy disappointed investors.

  • A Northern Rock branch in central London.  The British government has unveiled plans to keep Northern Rock -- the bank severely damaged by the squeeze on global credit -- in the private sector but admitted it could still be nationalised.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)
    Britain unveils private buyout plan for Northern Rock AFP - 9 minutes ago

    LONDON (AFP) - The British government on Monday unveiled plans to keep Northern Rock, the bank almost sunk by the squeeze on global credit, in the private sector but admitted it could still be nationalised.

  • Serbia's Novak Djokovic hits a return against Australia's Lleyton Hewitt during their fourth round at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Djokovic won 7-5, 6-3, 6-3.(AFP/Greg Wood)
    Federer, Venus back on track in Australian Open AFP - 30 minutes ago

    MELBOURNE (AFP) - It was back to business as usual for Roger Federer on Monday as he clinically moved into an Australian Open quarter-final against James Blake, with Venus Williams also working up a head of steam.

Most Popular Top Stories

  • This image released by NASA in 2002 shows Antarctica.  A powerful volcano erupted under the icesheet of West Antarctica around 2,000 years ago and it might still be active today, a finding that prompts questions about ice loss from the white continent, British scientists report on Sunday.(AFP/NASA-HO/File)
    Massive volcano exploded under Antarctic icesheet, study finds AFP - Sun Jan 20, 1:35 PM ET

    PARIS (AFP) - A powerful volcano erupted under the icesheet of West Antarctica around 2,000 years ago and it might still be active today, a finding that prompts questions about ice loss from the white continent, British scientists report on Sunday.

  • Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney greets supporters at a campaign stop in Jacksonville, Florida January 19, 2008, hours after winning the Nevada primary. Romney's wife Ann is at left. (Mark Wallhesier/Reuters)
    Mitt Romney's economic record questioned Reuters - Sun Jan 20, 5:41 PM ET

    JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney is touting his revival of the Massachusetts' economy in a pitch to voters in Florida, a state that could make or break his White House bid, but some experts dispute that record.

  • Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah is seen in the crowd during an Ashura ceremony held in Beirut's suburbs January 19, 2008. (Issam Kobeisy/Reuters)
    Hezbollah has Israeli soldiers' body parts: Nasrallah Reuters - Sat Jan 19, 1:06 PM ET

    BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, making a rare public appearance, said on Saturday his guerrilla group possessed body parts of Israeli soldiers left on southern Lebanon's battlefields during the war in 2006.

  • Young supporters of US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama listen to a speech at a campaign rally on January 7, in Concord, New Hampshire. People under 30 are flocking to the polls and leaving their mark on the 2008 White House race. America's youth are undergoing a political rebirth, and politicians have noticed.(AFP/File/Michal Czerwonka)
    Candidates take note as young Americans re-embrace politics AFP - Sun Jan 20, 10:07 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - America's youth are undergoing a political rebirth, and politicians have noticed.

  • A former Australian polo player dubbed the nation's "runaway groom" has finally tied the knot with his model girlfriend at the sixth attempt, a report said Sunday.(AFP/Getty Images/File)
    'Runaway groom' finally ties the knot at sixth attempt: report AFP - Sat Jan 19, 6:41 PM ET

    SYDNEY (AFP) - A former Australian polo player dubbed the nation's "runaway groom" has finally tied the knot with his model girlfriend at the sixth attempt, a report said Sunday.

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

Perfect Pats, Giants head to Super Bowl

AP - 1 hour, 12 minutes ago

The New England Patriots' path to perfection has one last hurdle: a New York team of road warriors hoping for a Giant upset.

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

US recession fears sink global markets

AP - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago

TOKYO - Asian and European stock markets plunged Monday following declines on Wall Street last week amid investor pessimism over the U.S. government's stimulus plan to prevent a recession.

Miscellaneous Daily Stuff

Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - January 21, 2008
I have too much respect for the idea of God to make it responsible for such an absurd world.
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Georges Duhamel (1884 - 1966)
Abortion is advocated only by persons who have themselves been born.
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Ronald Reagan (1911 - 2004)
Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
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Leo Tolstoy (1828 - 1910), Anna Karenina, Chapter 1, first line
Art is science made clear.
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Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963)

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