Obama raises $45 million in February AP - 1 hr 5 mins agoPresident Barack Obama has raised about $300 million for this election cycle, his campaign said Monday. More »Obama raises $45 million in February
President Barack Obama has raised about $300 million for this election cycle, his campaign said Monday.
Romney easily wins Puerto Rico’s Republican primary The Ticket - 16 hrs agoMitt Romney scored a major win over Rick Santorum in Puerto Rico's Republican presidential primary, taking all of the territory's 20 delegates that were up for grabs Sunday. With 52 percent of precincts reporting, Romney … More »Romney easily wins Puerto Rico’s Republican primary
Mitt Romney scored a major win over Rick Santorum in Puerto Rico's Republican presidential primary, taking all of the territory's 20 delegates that were up for grabs Sunday. With 52 percent of precincts reporting, Romney led with 83 percent of the vote, compared to Santorum's 8 percent. Newt Gingrich trailed with just 2 …
Lawyer prepares to meet Afghan killings suspect AP - 2 hrs 33 mins agoA Seattle defense attorney prepared to meet Monday with Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who is facing formal charges in an attack on two slumbering Afghan villages that left 16 people dead, including nine children. More »Lawyer prepares to meet Afghan killings suspect
A Seattle defense attorney prepared to meet Monday with Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who is facing formal charges in an attack on two slumbering Afghan villages that left 16 people dead, including nine children.
Apple to decide fate of its $98B cash hoard @ Yahoo! Finance - 9 hrs agoApple Inc, the world's most valuable company, is poised on Monday to confront one of the biggest questions in corporate America: what it plans to do with its $98 billion cash hoard. More »Apple to decide fate of its $98B cash hoard
Apple Inc, the world's most valuable company, is poised on Monday to confront one of the biggest questions in corporate America: what it plans to do with its $98 billion cash hoard.
Surprise state tops list for fighting corruption Reuters - 8 hrs agoA Northeast state with a well-deserved reputation for scandals is among the leaders in combating official misconduct, according to a wide-ranging study released on Monday. More »Surprise state tops list for fighting corruption
A Northeast state with a well-deserved reputation for scandals is among the leaders in combating official misconduct, according to a wide-ranging study released on Monday.
South Korea says North wants rocket for nuclear weapon Reuters - 7 hrs agoSouth Korea on Monday condemned rival North Korea's planned rocket launch as a "grave provocation", saying it was a disguised attempt to develop a long-range ballistic missile capable of delivering nuclear weapons. More »South Korea says North wants rocket for nuclear weapon
South Korea on Monday condemned rival North Korea's planned rocket launch as a "grave provocation", saying it was a disguised attempt to develop a long-range ballistic missile capable of delivering nuclear weapons.
Omar Sharif Jr. comes out as gay, half-Jewish ABC News - 14 hrs agoThe grandson of two-time Golden Globe winning actor Omar Sharif “hesitantly confessed” in an article published Sunday that he is gay and half Jewish, and worried about being welcome in Egypt. More »Omar Sharif Jr. comes out as gay, half-Jewish
The grandson of two-time Golden Globe winning actor Omar Sharif “hesitantly confessed” in an article published Sunday that he is gay and half Jewish, and worried about being welcome in Egypt.
- Why Syria won't get Libya treatment from the West Time.com - 8 hrs ago
One year ago, on March 19, 2011, Western leaders, alarmed by the disaster unfolding in Libya, voted in the U.N. Security Council to intervene militarily with "all necessary means," arguing that they could not stand by and watch civilians get massacred. As a result of the U.N. resolution, NATO launched a bombing campaign, …
- UPS to buy TNT Express for $6.77 billion AP - 4 hrs ago
United Parcel Service Inc. said it has agreed to buy TNT Express NV, Europe's second-largest express delivery company behind DHL, for $6.77 billion in a deal supported by TNT's boards.
- Starbucks opens first juice bar in biggest move outside coffee Reuters - 5 hrs ago
Starbucks Corp will open the first store in its new Evolution Fresh juice bar chain on Monday, its biggest move outside coffee and one it hopes will boost the company's position in the $50 billion health food sector.
- Why Europe's long vacations may make economic sense Time.com - 4 hrs ago
On March 11 in Switzerland, voters did something rather unusual for Europeans: they turned down two extra weeks of vacation per year. The union-backed proposal -- which would have brought the country in line with Germany's six-week paid break -- was defeated with two-thirds of the population voting no in a national ref …
- New twists in case of teen shot dead by neighborhood watchman ABC News - 15 hrs ago
A self-appointed neighborhood watchman who pursued and then shot dead an unarmed 17-year-old outside his stepmother's Florida home, reportedly wanted to be a police officer and had called 9-1-1 50 times in the last year.
- Chaleo Yoovidhya, Red Bull creator and billionaire, dies Time.com - 5 hrs ago
With a caffeine-filled concoction originally targeted at Thailand's rough-hewn working class, Chaleo Yoovidhya, who died of natural causes in a Bangkok hospital at age 89 on Saturday, created something most Thai entrepreneurs only dream about: a global brand.
- The 'choking game': 1 in 7 college kids has tried it Time.com - 2 hrs 3 mins ago
College students aren't necessarily renowned for their good judgment, and a new study reinforces that, finding that nearly one in seven co-eds has played the Choking Game, which is every bit as dangerous as it sounds.
- Nurses charged in 16 'mercy' killings in Uruguay AFP - 6 hrs ago
Prosecutors in Uruguay have filed murder charges against two nurses for at least 16 'mercy' killings, and jailed the suspects.
- Amid sabre-rattling, Israelis and Iranians reach out via Facebook The Atlantic Wire - 13 hrs ago
Israel has shifted its language in discussing nuclear arms proliferation in Iran, with senior government and military officials now agreeing with the U.S.'s stance that Tehran has not yet "decided on the actual construction of a nuclear bomb," the AP reports.
- Missing balloon pilot saved others before crashing AP - 7 hrs ago
Authorities searched Sunday for a hot air balloon pilot from North Carolina who went missing in the South Georgia woods when his balloon crashed during a weekend thunderstorm.
- Solar power station in Spain works at night AFP - 22 hrs ago
A unique thermosolar power station in southern Spain can shrug off cloudy days: energy stored when the sun shines lets it produce electricity even during the night.
- Cuba arrests activists ahead of papal visit AFP - 5 hrs ago
With a visit by Pope Benedict XVI looming, police in Cuba arrested over 50 activists, including members of the Ladies in White group, amid a surge in anti-government protests.
- Fund for victims of Ohio school shooting swells to $500,000 Reuters - 10 hrs ago
A fund set up to aid victims of the February 27 attack on students in Chardon, Ohio has swelled to $500,000 in the three weeks since the rampage, the deadliest U.S. high school shooting in six years. In the first few days after the fund was established, a handful of local businesses and some anonymous donors quickly gifted …
Real draw gives Barca sliver of hope Reuters - 1 hr 13 mins ago
MADRID (Reuters) - Barcelona can trim Real Madrid's lead at the top of La Liga to five points when they host Granada on Tuesday after the Real juggernaut took a skid in a 1-1 draw at home to Malaga on … More »Real draw gives Barca sliver of hope
MADRID (Reuters) - Barcelona can trim Real Madrid's lead at the top of La Liga to five points when they host Granada on Tuesday after the Real juggernaut took a skid in a 1-1 draw at home to Malaga on Sunday. The setback for Jose Mourinho's side, after a brilliant last-minute freekick from Santi Cazorla, halted their 11-match …
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