Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

• Motor City named nation's most dangerous AP - 2 hours, 23 minutes ago

  DETROIT - In another blow to the Motor City's tarnished image, Detroit pushed past St. Louis to become the nation's most dangerous city, according to a private research group's controversial analysis, released Sunday, of annual FBI crime statistics.

• Housing, credit markets may hurt economy AP - 50 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - The painful collapse of the housing market along with the credit crunch will weigh down economic growth in the final three months of this year and cause economic activity to lag in 2008.

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  Japan fleet sets off to hunt humpbacks AP - 51 minutes ago

  SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - A Japanese whaling fleet sailing toward waters off Antarctica to kill protected humpback whales was itself the target of a hunt Monday by environmental activists who vowed to disrupt the expedition.

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  'Idol' alums win 3 American Music Awards AP - 51 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - "American Idol" alumni came out on top at the American Music Awards as Daughtry, the band fronted by ex-"Idol" loser Chris Daughtry, shared the triple-winner spotlight with "Idol" champ Carrie Underwood.

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  Browns win after reversed call AP - 52 minutes ago

  One of the weirdest plays in NFL history played a huge role in Cleveland's 33-30 overtime victory at Baltimore on Sunday. Phil Dawson's tying 51-yard field goal at the end of regulation hit an upright, then tapped the center support behind the crossbar before bouncing back onto the field. Initially called no good, officials held a long discussion, then ruled the kick went through the uprights and called the teams back onto the field.

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  Bangladesh storm toll over 3,000 Reuters - 34 minutes ago

  DHAKA (Reuters) - Four days after super cyclone Sidr killed more than 3,000 people in Bangladesh, rescuers struggled on Monday to reach isolated areas along the country's devastated coast and give aid to millions of survivors.

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  Pakistan court bulldozes through rulings for Musharraf Reuters - 2 hours, 53 minutes ago

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Supreme Court, packed with government-friendly judges since the imposition of emergency rule, dismissed on Monday the main challenges to President Pervez Musharraf's re-election last month.

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  Olmert acts to bolster Abbas before meeting Reuters - 15 minutes ago

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert sought wide Arab support on Monday for a U.S.-led peace conference by agreeing to release 441 Palestinian prisoners and reaffirming a pledge not to build new Jewish settlements.

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  Prison system a costly and harmful failure: report Reuters - Mon Nov 19, 12:42 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans in prison has risen eight-fold since 1970, with little impact on crime but at great cost to taxpayers and society, researchers said in a report calling for a major justice-system overhaul.

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  Cambodian police arrest Khmer Rouge president Reuters - 22 minutes ago

  PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Rifle-toting Cambodian police arrested ex-Khmer Rouge president Khieu Samphan on Monday, the latest member of Pol Pot's inner circle to be detained by the U.N.-backed "Killing Fields" tribunal.

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  Rescue teams battle Ukraine mine fire, 70 dead Reuters - 2 hours, 20 minutes ago

  DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Rescue teams battled a tenacious fire in a Ukrainian colliery on Monday as they strove to locate 30 miners missing underground after a methane blast that killed at least 70 miners.

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  Nobel laureate urges Iran to halt atom work Reuters - 2 hours, 3 minutes ago

  TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi called on the Islamic Republic on Monday to suspend sensitive nuclear activities to avert a "serious" threat of a U.S. military attack.

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  OPEC summit ends in division over weak dollar Reuters - Mon Nov 19, 2:59 AM ET

  RIYADH (Reuters) - An OPEC summit ended on Sunday in sharp political division over whether to take action over the weak dollar, as heads of state vowed to keep providing Western consumers with an "adequate" supply of oil.

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  Bangladesh in race to get aid to cyclone survivors AFP - 53 minutes ago

  MAJHER CHAR, Bangladesh (AFP) - Soldiers and relief workers raced Monday to get aid to millions left destitute by the cyclone in Bangladesh, where the official death toll has topped 3,100 and is certain to rise.

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  Pakistan court dismisses key challenges to Musharraf AFP - Mon Nov 19, 5:37 AM ET

  ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan's top court dismissed five of six challenges to Pervez Musharraf's re-election as president Monday, edging him closer to a victory that could help end the country's political crisis.

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  Khmer Rouge leader arrested by Cambodian genocide court AFP - 57 minutes ago

  PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan was arrested Monday by Cambodia's UN-backed genocide tribunal, becoming the latest member of the former regime to face justice.

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  Israel to halt settlement expansion, free prisoners AFP - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago

  JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel said on Monday it would freeze construction of new settlements in the occupied West Bank and planned to free hundreds of Palestinian prisoners ahead of a key US peace meeting.

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  Japan under fire for humpback hunt AFP - 2 hours, 56 minutes ago

  TOKYO (AFP) - Japan came under a storm of criticism Monday for going ahead with its largest whale hunt yet, with Australia's resurgent opposition calling for the military to be brought in.

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  Reinsurance group Swiss Re predicts billion dollar losses AFP - Mon Nov 19, 5:11 AM ET

  ZURICH (AFP) - The world's largest reinsurance group, Swiss Re, predicted Monday losses of 1.2 billion Swiss francs (1.07 billion dollars, 732 million euros) due to the US subprime mortgage crisis.

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  Northern Rock shares dive 23 percent on bid news AFP - 2 hours, 8 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - The share price of Northern Rock tumbled almost a quarter in value Monday after the beleaguered British bank said takeover proposals received undervalued the company.

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  Israel haven for new Bahai world order AFP - Sun Nov 18, 6:06 PM ET

  HAIFA, Israel (AFP) - Dominating a holy mountain in Israel is the nerve centre of the world's fastest growing major religion, preaching global unity and world peace from one of the most troubled countries on earth.

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  Auto sales could hit 15-year low Reuters - Sun Nov 18, 8:10 PM ET

  DETROIT (Reuters) - Three top investors in the automotive industry painted a grim picture on Sunday for the sector in 2008, with one executive predicting a possible slump in U.S. sales to levels not seen in 15 years.

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  Illicit migration, a boon for Senegalese village AFP - Sun Nov 18, 5:57 PM ET

  ELINKINE, Senegal (AFP) - This sleepy, southern Senegalese coastal village is quietly thriving thanks to illegal emigration, with the boom undeterred by survivors' harrowing tales of death and danger at sea.

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  Could U.S. military gains in Iraq outlast Bush? Reuters - Sat Nov 17, 8:42 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With an intensifying White House race drawing attention to his legacy, President George W. Bush could leave office without the baggage of complete failure in Iraq thanks to new U.S. military gains, some analysts say.

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  Clinton camp fires back over column Reuters - Sat Nov 17, 5:50 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Democratic rivals for president tore into each other on Saturday after a conservative columnist asserted front-runner Hillary Clinton claimed to have damaging information about Barack Obama.