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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:

US: Rocket, mortar fire in Iraq at low
AP - 11 minutes ago

BAGHDAD - Rocket and mortar attacks in Iraq have decreased to their lowest levels in more than 21 months, the U.S. military said Monday.

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Wear underwear?

The culture shock with young workers.

AUDIO SLIDESHOW

Life and limb

A Pakistani doctor finds a unique way to help earthquake victims.

The Week In Photos

Editor's picks

Mexican deluge, Pakistan in crisis, Sarkozy visits and more.

Health

HIV risk

New data links the AIDS vaccine failure to a cold virus.

  • Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf addresses the international media in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007. Musharraf said that parliamentary elections should be held on schedule, but that emergency rule would remain in place to ensure that the polls would be free and transparent. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
    Pakistan's opposition mulls vote boycott AP - 46 minutes ago

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's opposition called on Gen. Pervez Musharraf to lift a state of emergency, threatening Monday to boycott upcoming parliamentary elections unless citizens' rights were fully restored and he stepped down as army chief.

  • Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, center, with cabinet ministers and top officials ride during a campaign promoting the use of bicycles to reduce carbon emission ahead of U.N. conference on climate change, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007. Indonesia will host the conference next month on the island of Bali to decide the future course of the worldwide push to curb greenhouse gas emissions after the 2012 expiration of the first phase of the Kyoto Protocol. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
    Experts to complete final climate report AP - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago

    VALENCIA, Spain - The U.N.'s top climate official challenged world policymakers Monday to map out a path to curb climate change, charging that to ignore the urgency of global warming would be "nothing less than criminally irresponsible."

  • Stagehands and members of Local One union walk the picket lines in front of a Broadway theater in New York, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007.  From 'Wicked' to 'The Phantom of the Opera,' from 'Mamma Mia!' to 'Rent,' most shows did not go on Saturday as Broadway stagehands walked off the job, shutting down more than two dozen plays and musicals.  (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
    Theaters dark on Broadway for 3rd day AP - 11 minutes ago

    NEW YORK - Striking stagehands and theater producers traded accusations but not much else as the work stoppage that has shut down more than two dozen Broadway plays and musicals entered its third day Monday.

  • Intel launching new chip lineup AP - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago

    SAN FRANCISCO - Intel Corp. plans to roll out its newest generation of processors Monday, flexing its manufacturing muscle with a sophisticated new process that crams up to 40 percent more transistors onto the company's chips.

  • San Diego Chargers Antonio Cromartie leaps in front of Indianapolis Colts' Reggie Wayne to make his third interception of the first half during their football game Sunday Nov. 11, 2007 in San Diego.  (AP Photo/Chris Park)
    Chargers escape on Manning's worst day AP - Mon Nov 12, 12:18 AM ET

    SAN DIEGO - Peyton Manning was poised to turn one of his worst games into one of his most memorable. Then Adam Vinatieri missed a 29-yard field goal attempt with 1:31 left, and the San Diego Chargers held on for a wild 23-21 win over the defending Super Bowl champion Colts on Sunday night.

  • Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf gestures during a news conference in Islamabad, November 11, 2007. (Faisal Mahmood/Reuters)
    Bhutto urges all Pakistanis to join Musharraf protest Reuters - 47 minutes ago

    LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Monday urged Pakistanis of all shades to join a motorcade protest against President Pervez Musharraf's emergency rule and vowed it would go ahead even if police try to block her.

  • A plume of smoke hangs in the air behind St Pauls Cathedral, central London, November 12, 2007. (John Voos/Reuters)
    Firefighters battle London blaze Reuters - 38 minutes ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - A big fire at a warehouse sent out a pall of black smoke over east London on Monday, but there were no reports of casualties and police said there was nothing to suggest it was anything more than a fire.

  • A man helps a wounded Palestinian who was injured during clashes in Gaza, November 12, 2007. (Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters)
    Five dead in gunfire at Fatah rally in Gaza Reuters - 58 minutes ago

    GAZA (Reuters) - Gunfire killed at least five people on Monday at a Fatah memorial rally for Yasser Arafat that drew hundreds of thousands of supporters of the defeated faction in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, a medic said.

  • A girl looks at a local resident manning a machinegun at a checkpoint in Baghdad's Adhamiya Sunni neighbourhood in Baghdad, November 12, 2007. (Stringer/Reuters)
    Iraq hopes to end Baghdad security plan soon Reuters - 42 minutes ago

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's government hopes it will soon be able to declare an end to a U.S.-Iraqi security operation in Baghdad following a sharp drop in insurgent attacks in the capital, a military spokesman said on Monday.

  • A tourist takes a photo of a portrait of former Khmer Rouge foreign minister Ieng Sary on display at Toul Sleng genocide museum in Phnom Penh November 12, 2007. Rifle-toting police and foreign security guards from Cambodia's 'Killing Fields' tribunal surrounded the home of Ieng Sary on Monday. A foreign official outside Ieng Sary's Phnom Penh villa said he would be arrested, although a court spokesman declined to confirm it. (Chor Sokunthea/Reuters)
    Justice catches up with two more Pol Pot henchmen Reuters - Mon Nov 12, 4:37 AM ET

    PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia's "Killing Fields" court charged former Khmer Rouge Foreign Minister Ieng Sary and his wife on Monday with crimes against humanity, the latest members of Pol Pot's inner circle to face justice.

  • Al Qaeda suspects arrested in Nigeria: police Reuters - Mon Nov 12, 4:04 AM ET

    LAGOS (Reuters) - A group of Islamist militants with suspected links to al Qaeda have been arrested in three states in northern Nigeria and explosives were seized from them, a spokesman for the State Security Services (SSS) said on Monday.

  • Children wait with their parents for trucks to flee the capital Mogadishu November 10, 2007. Residents fled the Somali capital Mogadishu on Monday, adding to a growing humanitarian crisis as government forces backed by Ethiopian tanks stepped up efforts to crush Islamist-led insurgents. (Feisal Omar/Reuters)
    Residents flee Mogadishu as government battles rebels Reuters - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago

    MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Residents fled the Somali capital Mogadishu on Monday, adding to a growing humanitarian crisis as government forces backed by Ethiopian tanks stepped up efforts to crush Islamist-led insurgents.

  • An Afghan National Army soldier jumps down from a mud wall during a mission to hunt for weapons caches near the Taliban stronghold of Panjwaii town, Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, November 12, 2007. (Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)
    18 die in Afghan operation Reuters - Mon Nov 12, 12:46 AM ET

    KABUL (Reuters) - U.S.-led coalition forces killed around 15 militants, but also a woman and two children, during an operation in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, the U.S. military said in a statement on Monday.

  • Palestinians carry a wounded youth during clashes at a huge gathering in Gaza city. Five people died when gunfire erupted in Gaza City as hundreds of thousands gathered to mark the death of Yasser Arafat in the biggest rally organised by the Fatah party since its ouster by Hamas.(AFP/Mahmud Hams)
    Deadly gunfire mars massive Arafat rally in Gaza AFP - 40 minutes ago

    GAZA CITY (AFP) - Five people died when gunfire erupted in Gaza City on Monday as hundreds of thousands gathered to mark the death of Yasser Arafat in the biggest rally organised by the Fatah party since its ouster by Hamas.

  • Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto addresses a news conference in Lahore. Bhutto ruled out any more power-sharing talks with Pervez Musharraf, setting herself on a direct collision course with the military ruler.(AFP/Aamir Qureshi)
    Bhutto sets collision course with Musharraf AFP - 2 hours, 14 minutes ago

    LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) - Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto Monday ruled out any more power-sharing talks with Pervez Musharraf, setting herself on a direct collision course with the military ruler.

  • Cambodian policemen stand guard as they block a road in front of the house of former Khmer Rouge leader Ieng Sary in Phnom Penh. Ieng Sary and his wife Ieng Thirith were arrested, bringing to four the number of regime leaders now facing Cambodia's UN-backed genocide court.(AFP/File/Tang Chhin Sothy)
    KRouge husband and wife arrested by genocide court AFP - Mon Nov 12, 5:13 AM ET

    PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Former Khmer Rouge foreign minister Ieng Sary and his wife Ieng Thirith were arrested Monday, bringing to four the number of regime leaders now facing Cambodia's UN-backed genocide court.

  • A photo by the Ukrainian Emergencies Ministry shows the Russian-owned "Vera Voloshina" cargo ship near the Crimean resort of Sudak. The bodies of three sailors washed ashore and 20 more were missing after a ferocious Black Sea storm sank five ships, including an oil tanker, raising environmental fears.(AFP/Pool)
    Ecological disaster fears after Black Sea storm AFP - 4 minutes ago

    PORT KAVKAZ, Russia (AFP) - The bodies of three sailors washed ashore on Monday and 20 more were missing after a ferocious Black Sea storm sank five ships, including an oil tanker, raising environmental fears.

  • Stem cell cultures are held up in a US lab. South Korean scientists have said they used human embryonic stem cells to treat mice suffering from a vascular disease, in an experiment that could lead to cures for strokes and other ailments.(AFP/Getty Images/File)
    SKoreans use human stem cells in experiment AFP - Mon Nov 12, 5:30 AM ET

    SEOUL (AFP) - South Korean scientists said Monday they used human embryonic stem cells to treat mice suffering from a vascular disease, in an experiment that could lead to cures for strokes and other ailments.

  • Investors anxiously gaze at a share prices board in Tokyo. London shares have risen, pushing to one side a tumble by Asian stocks and more pain on Wall Street caused by a global credit crunch.(AFP/Yo0shikazu Tsuno)
    London stocks rally after Asian rout AFP - Mon Nov 12, 5:02 AM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - London shares rose on Monday, pushing to one side a tumble by Asian stocks and more pain on Wall Street caused by a global credit crunch.

  • Airbus sales chief John Leahy gives a press conference at the 2007 Dubai Air Show. European aircraft manufacturer Airbus hailed a record year for orders with well over 1,100 on its books, after emerging from the most turbulent period in its history.(AFP/Haider Shah)
    Airbus hails record year in battle of the skies AFP - 32 minutes ago

    DUBAI (AFP) - European aircraft manufacturer Airbus on Monday hailed a record year for orders with deals for well over 1,100 on its books, after emerging from the most turbulent period in its history.

Most Popular Top Stories

  • Japan's toy giant Tomy employee displays a cubic moneybox with LCD display "Bank of Life", only for Japan's 500yen (5 USD) coin and to save up to 100,000 yen (1,000 USD) in the box. The piggy bank "explodes" and scatters coins if users fail to save for a long time.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)
    Exploding piggy-bank aims to scare Japanese into saving AFP - Thu Nov 8, 10:19 AM ET

    TOKYO (AFP) - Greying Japan has a new weapon to scare people into saving for their retirement -- an exploding piggy bank.

  • Egyptian soldiers stand on a sector of the Al-Qursaya island in the middle of Cairo in October 2007. Al-Qursaya island is home to 5,000 people, mostly farmers who have lived there for generations. It is one of the last undeveloped pieces of land in the mega-city's ever-expanding concrete sprawl.(AFP)
    Cairo farmers fight army for land AFP - Sun Nov 11, 4:30 PM ET

    CAIRO (AFP) - Bayonets fixed, the soldiers scrambled onto the island in the middle of Cairo, rolled out barbed wire and set up camp. The reasons why they did so are as murky as the Nile waters that flow around them.

  • Al Qaeda suspects arrested in Nigeria: police Reuters - Mon Nov 12, 4:04 AM ET

    LAGOS (Reuters) - A group of Islamist militants with suspected links to al Qaeda have been arrested in three states in northern Nigeria and explosives were seized from them, a spokesman for the State Security Services (SSS) said on Monday.

  • A vendor carries blankets through the streets of the Senegalese capital Dakar in this May 25, 2005 file photo. For Senegalese street sellers from Manhattan to the Vatican, selling fake Prada purses and Chinese-made Gucci sunglasses is as much a question of religious devotion as of making a quick buck. (Finbarr O'Reilly/Files/Reuters)
    Fake Prada fuels Senegal's Muslim brotherhood Reuters - Sun Nov 11, 9:24 PM ET

    TOUBA, Senegal (Reuters) - For Senegalese street sellers from Manhattan to the Vatican, selling fake Prada purses and Chinese-made Gucci sunglasses is as much a question of religious devotion as of making a quick buck.

  • Rocket propelled grenade launchers and mortar rockets, believed to be Iranian-made, are seen on display during a news conference at a U.S. military base in Baghdad, February 26, 2007. The quantity of Iranian bomb-making components being found in Iraq is increasing despite a fall in attacks and 20 Iranian-trained agents are still operating south of Baghdad, a top U.S. general said on Sunday. (Ali Jasim/Reuters)
    Military finding more Iranian arms in Iraq Reuters - Sun Nov 11, 3:04 PM ET

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The quantity of Iranian bomb-making components being found in Iraq is increasing despite a fall in attacks and 20 Iranian-trained agents are still operating south of Baghdad, a top U.S. general said on Sunday.

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

Cowboys slow Giants, widen NFC East lead

AP - Sun Nov 11, 7:49 PM ET

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Once they stopped beating themselves with penalties, the Dallas Cowboys beat the New York Giants and took command of the NFC East. Tony Romo hit Terrell Owens on two of his four touchdown passes and Dallas opened a three-game lead in the division by ending the Giants' six-game winning streak with a 31-20 victory on Sunday.

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

IBM in $5B deal for Cognos

AP - 21 minutes ago

BOSTON - In hopes of keeping pace with rivals in the field of "business intelligence" software, IBM Corp. said Monday it plans to buy Cognos Inc. for $5 billion in cash.

Miscellaneous Daily Stuff

Lateshow Top Ten List

Top Ten Good Things About Being Elected To The National Baseball Hall Of Fame Presented By Tony Gwynn And Cal Ripken, Jr.

10. While traveling the country, I can shower with any team I choose

9. Can now advertise my garage sales as "Hall of Fame garage sales"

8. George Steinbrenner just offered me $20 million to play again

7. On Bobblehead Day, guess who gets two bobbleheads?

6. At any moment, there's a good chance Bob Costas is boring someone with stories about me

5. It's nice to be mentioned in the same breath as Arky Vaughan, Burleigh Grimes, and Gabby Hartnett

4. Free chalupa from Taco Bell if I mention them in my induction speech

3. Made all those years playing in southern California's lousy climate worth it

2. I can now admit I broke my streak in 1998 because I had tickets to "Les Mis"

1. Get to be on national television-- even if it is this show

Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - November 12, 2007
I am not young enough to know everything.
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Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.
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James Thurber (1894 - 1961)
Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious.
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Brendan Gill
Those who agree with us may not be right, but we admire their astuteness.
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