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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:

Romney, McCain: Tight race As Fla. votes
AP - 17 minutes ago

TAMPA, Fla. - After hammering each other on the economy and national security for a week, all that was left for Republicans John McCain and Mitt Romney to do Tuesday was urge their supporters to turnout as voting began in Florida's presidential primary.

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The repo bus

Could you benefit from the mortgage crisis?

PRI/YAHOO! NEWS INTERACTIVE

Economic crisis

In Gaza, Palestinians are blaming their growing troubles on infighting and Israel.

Space & Politics

Rogue satellite

A large U.S. spy satellite has lost power and could hit the Earth next month.

The Week in Photos

Editor's picks

A rising star falls, Martin Luther King Jr. is honored, markets tremble, and more.

  • Pakistani army soldiers patrol the town of Darra Adam Khel in North West frontier Province. Heavily-armed Islamic militants took around 250 children hostage at a school in northwest Pakistan following a shoot-out with police.(AFP/Tariq Mahmood)
    Missile kills 12 militants in Pakistan AP - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago

    MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan - A missile destroyed a suspected militant hideout in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 12 people inside, officials said, as hundreds of students protested Pakistan's support for the U.S.-led war on terror.

  • Bicycles are seen buried in snow in Nanjing, in eastern China's Jiangsu province, Monday, Jan. 28, 2008. A new round of blizzards threatened Chinese provinces Monday as they tried to dig out from snow and ice storms that have stranded hundreds of thousands of people during the nation's busiest holiday travel season. (AP Photo/EyePress)
    Bus crash on icy road in China kills 25 AP - 2 hours, 5 minutes ago

    GUANGZHOU, China - Some of the worst winter weather to hit southern China in decades took 25 more lives Tuesday when a bus plunged off an icy road, adding to the chaos the snow storms have caused during the nation's peak travel season.

  • Pedia Care Infant Drops Long-Acting Cough and Concentrated Tylenol Infants' Drops Plus Cold & Cough are shown in a medicine cabinet at the home of Carol Uyeno in Palo Alto, Calif., in this Oct. 11, 2007 file photo. Parents should not give babies and toddlers over-the-counter cough and cold medicines they're too risky for tots so small, the government will declare Thursday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
    Cold meds send 7,000 kids to hospitals AP - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago

    ATLANTA - Cough and cold medicines send about 7,000 children to hospital emergency rooms each year, the U.S. government said Monday in its first national estimate of the problem.

  • Rapper Akon looks on as singer Fergie reacts as she receives a Grammy nomination as the nominations for the 50th annual Grammy Awards are announced in Hollywood, December 6, 2007. Hollywood's striking writers said on Monday they will grant an 'interim agreement' to organizers of the Grammy awards allowing the ceremony to be written by union members. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)
    Grammys get interim deal with writers AP - 2 hours, 1 minute ago

    LOS ANGELES - The Grammy Awards will be in full voice next month, with the striking writers guild agreeing Monday to allow its members to work on the show.

  • With his right ankle taped to just under his calf New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) runs a drill at the start of football practice at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz., Monday, Jan. 28, 2008. The Patriots will play the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII on Feb. 3. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
    Brady gets taped up for Patriots workout AP - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago

    PHOENIX - Looks like Tom Brady will be true to his word. One day after promising his ankle injury wouldn't keep him from preparing for and playing in the Super Bowl, Brady was back where he belongs Monday. He practiced with the New England Patriots for the first time since he was hurt against San Diego in the AFC championship game more than a week ago.

  • President Bush, with Vice President Dick Cheney and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi looking on, delivers the final State of the Union address of his presidency to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, January 28, 2008. (Jim Young/Reuters)
    Bush seeks to ease Americans' fears over economy Reuters - Mon Jan 28, 10:13 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush sought to calm Americans' fears about the economy on Monday while charting a course he hopes will keep him relevant in his final year in office.

  • Republican presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani gets a hug from a supporter as he arrives for a rally at the Italian American Club in Vero Beach, Florida, January 27, 2008. (Molly Skipper/Reuters)
    Giuliani in trouble as Florida votes Reuters - 23 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Rudy Giuliani's White House quest could be in deep trouble as he lags far behind the leaders in a Florida presidential primary he counted on winning, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.

  • Thousands of displaced people board police trucks to be transported to a holding centre during ethnic clashes in Naivasha, January 29, 2008. (Antony Njuguna/Reuters)
    Helicopters swoop on Kenyan mob Reuters - 47 minutes ago

    NAIVASHA, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenyan military helicopters swooped to break up machete-wielding mobs on Tuesday as the killing of an opposition legislator stoked bloody protests across the east African country.

  • Daniel Bouton, chairman of Societe Generale, at a news conference at the bank's headquarters in La Defense, outside Paris, January 24, 2008. (Benoit Tessier/Reuters)
    France says SocGen in crisis Reuters - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago

    PARIS (Reuters) - France's economy minister said Societe Generale , reeling from losses blamed on a rogue trader, is a bank in crisis and may need to ditch its chairman.

  • Iraqi soldiers drive tanks during a handover ceremony in Basra, 550 km (340 miles) south of Baghdad, December 16, 2007. (Atef Hassan/Reuters)
    Severed heads, bodies found in Iraq field: police Reuters - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Nine bodies and 10 severed heads were found on Tuesday in an abandoned field north of Baghdad in a region where U.S. and Iraqi forces are pressing ahead with offensives against al Qaeda forces.

  • Cindy Mizzel in an undated screengrab courtesy of Reuters TV. Afghanistan's government said it had no information on Tuesday about the fate of a kidnapped U.S. female aid worker, but added a search was going on to find her. (Reuters TV/Reuters)
    No word on U.S. aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan Reuters - Tue Jan 29, 4:40 AM ET

    KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's government said it had no information on Tuesday about the fate of a kidnapped U.S. female aid worker, but added a search was going on to find her.

  • Palestinians pass through the destroyed border wall into Egypt near the Rafah border crossing January 28, 2008. (Mohammed Salem/Reuters)
    Israel won't resist Abbas control at Egypt crossing Reuters - 2 hours, 17 minutes ago

    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will not stand in the way of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas taking control of Gaza's breached border with Egypt as part of a deal to sideline Hamas Islamists who rule the enclave, officials said on Tuesday.

  • People and vehicles make their way amid snowfall in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, January 28, 2008. (Sean Yong/Reuters)
    Wild China weather kills 25 Reuters - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago

    SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese premier Wen Jiabao took a bullhorn in hand to encourage stranded passengers in the snow-bound city of Changsha, as unusually severe winter weather snarled transport throughout the south amidst the country's worst power crisis.

  • A member of the Kikuyu tribe ransacks a home during ethnic clashes in the Rift Valley town of Naivasha. Kenyan military helicopters opened fire above feuding gangs in a western town while 13 died in fresh clashes as the murder of an opposition lawmaker sparked new chaos.(AFP/Roberto Schmidt)
    Helicopters open fire above Kenya town, 13 die in fresh clashes AFP - 34 minutes ago

    NAIVASHA, Kenya (AFP) - Kenyan military helicopters opened fire Tuesday above feuding gangs in a western town, and 13 died in fresh clashes as the murder of an opposition lawmaker sparked new chaos.

  • Republican presidential hopeful John McCain speaks to supporters during a campaign rally in Tampa, Florida. Republican presidential hopefuls McCain and Mitt Romney are preparing for a fierce battle in Florida, as ex-New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani faces a high stakes gamble in his bid for the state's primary.(AFP/Getty Images/Alex Wong)
    Republicans fight key presidential contest in Florida AFP - 58 minutes ago

    MIAMI (AFP) - Republican presidential hopefuls John McCain and Mitt Romney dug in for a fierce battle in Florida on Tuesday, as ex-New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani faces a high stakes gamble in his bid for the state's primary.

  • Chinese workers remove snow from Shanghai's historic Bund district. Premier Wen Jiabao has rushed to oversee disaster relief as China buckled under its harshest winter for half a century, which has affected tens of millions of people and paralysed many areas.(AFP/Mark Ralston)
    Strains show as China buckles under harsh winter AFP - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago

    BEIJING (AFP) - Premier Wen Jiabao rushed Tuesday to oversee disaster relief as China buckled under its harshest winter for half a century, which has affected tens of millions of people and paralysed many areas.

  • An Iraqi soldier inspects a car at a checkpoint in Baghdad. Iraqi police have found the remains of 19 executed men in the volatile northeastern province of Diyala, including 10 heads removed from their bodies.(AFP/Sabah Arar)
    Iraqi police find remains, heads of 19 executed men AFP - 39 minutes ago

    BAQUBA, Iraq (AFP) - Iraqi police said they found the remains of 19 executed men in the volatile northeastern province of Diyala on Tuesday, including 10 heads removed from their bodies.

  • A person asleep in a bed. People who snore regularly are more likely to develop chronic bronchitis, according to a study published Monday.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)
    Snorers more likely to develop chronic bronchitis: study AFP - Mon Jan 28, 10:04 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - People who snore regularly are more likely to develop chronic bronchitis, according to a study published Monday.

  • The French government has said that Societe Generale is in "crisis" after huge losses caused by a rogue trader but vowed to defend it against hostile takeover bids.(AFP/File/Martin Bureau)
    France vows to defend 'crisis' bank Societe Generale AFP - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago

    PARIS (AFP) - The French government said Tuesday that Societe Generale is in "crisis" after huge losses caused by a rogue trader but vowed to defend it against hostile takeover bids.

  • European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, seen here in 2007, has said that the European Commission will next month lower its eurozone growth projections, but the EU is not facing a recession.(AFP/File/Dominique Faget)
    Eurozone growth forecast to be lowered but no recession: Barroso AFP - 2 hours, 55 minutes ago

    BRUSSELS (AFP) - The European Commission will next month lower its eurozone growth projections, but Europe is not facing a recession, Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Tuesday.

Most Popular Top Stories

  • A young girl builds a structure with giant rubber Lego bricks at Berlin's Legoland Discovery Centre in 2007. Lego's colourful bricks that have inspired kids' imaginations worldwide celebrated their 50th anniversary Monday after resisting fierce competition from high-tech computer games that nearly brought the company down a few years ago.(AFP/File/John MacDougall )
    At 50, Lego still going strong despite high-tech toy world AFP - Mon Jan 28, 4:54 PM ET

    COPENHAGEN (AFP) - Lego's colourful bricks that have inspired kids' imaginations worldwide celebrated their 50th anniversary Monday after resisting fierce competition from high-tech computer games that nearly brought the company down a few years ago.

  • A worker clears snow on the debris of a car shop which collapsed due to heavy snow in Wuhan, Hubei province, January 28, 2008. (China Daily/Reuters)
    Wild China weather kills 25 Reuters - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago

    SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese premier Wen Jiabao took a bullhorn in hand to encourage stranded passengers in the snow-bound city of Changsha, as unusually severe winter weather snarled transport throughout the south amidst the country's worst power crisis.

  • Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) smiles beside Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) at a rally at American University in Washington January 28, 2008. (Mike Theiler/Reuters)
    Kennedy endorses Obama Reuters - Mon Jan 28, 5:42 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, a Democratic icon and a leading liberal voice, endorsed Barack Obama on Monday for the party's presidential nomination and called the young lawmaker an inspirational uniter.

  • US President George W. Bush is applauded by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) and Vice President Dick Cheney (L) as he delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in 2007. Bush delivers his final State of the Union speech Monday, its agenda-setting powers diluted by pressing, unfinished business abroad and the fight to succeed him at home.(AFP/Pool/File/Larry Downing)
    In State of the Union, Bush to begin framing legacy The Christian Science Monitor - Mon Jan 28, 3:00 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - On Monday evening, President Bush will stand before a joint session of Congress and give a speech about the state of the Union – and perhaps about the state of his place in history, as well.

  • Indonesian soldiers carry the coffin of former president Suharto during an official military sendoff at his private residence in Jakarta. Suharto was laid to rest with full military honours, ending a controversial chapter in the history of the nation he ruled with an iron fist for 32 years.(AFP/Ahmad Zamroni)
    Former Indonesian president Suharto laid to rest AFP - Mon Jan 28, 5:36 AM ET

    MATESIH, Indonesia (AFP) - Former Indonesian president Suharto was laid to rest with full military honours Monday, ending a controversial chapter in the history of the nation he ruled with an iron fist for 32 years.

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

Brady gets taped up for Patriots workout

AP - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago

PHOENIX - Looks like Tom Brady will be true to his word. One day after promising his ankle injury wouldn't keep him from preparing for and playing in the Super Bowl, Brady was back where he belongs Monday. He practiced with the New England Patriots for the first time since he was hurt against San Diego in the AFC championship game more than a week ago.

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

Countrywide swings to 4Q loss

AP - 24 minutes ago

CALABASAS, Calif. - Countrywide Financial Corp., the nation's largest mortgage lender, said Tuesday it swung to a loss in the fourth quarter due to rising loss provisions and impairment charges.

Miscellaneous Daily Stuff

Lateshow Top Ten List

Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - January 29, 2008
The world is my lobster.
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Henry J. Tillman
Trying to be a first-rate reporter on the average American newspaper is like trying to play Bach's 'St. Matthew's Passion' on a ukulele.
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Bagdikian's Observation
Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our equations. But to me our equations are far more important, for politics are only a matter of present concern. A mathematical equation stands forever.
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Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork.
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Mae West (1892 - 1980)

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