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General News Update
Sports News Update
Business News Update
Miscellaneous Daily Information
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General News Update

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

Petraeus to appear before Congress today
U.S. military commander in Iraq General David Petraeus gestures during a news conference in Baghdad March 8, 2007. Petraeus has told President George W. Bush he wants to maintain heightened troop levels in Iraq well into next year but could accept the pullback of about 4,000 troops beginning in January, The New York Times reported on Thursday. REUTERS/Chris Hondros/Pool
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AP - 33 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Democrats and moderate Republicans in Congress have tough questions for a top military commander in Iraq who is warning against major changes to President Bush's war strategy.

60 MINUTES ON YAHOO! NEWS

Tennis 

greats

From great rivalries to great tantrums.

THE WEEK IN PHOTOS

Images of the week

A visible lunar eclipse, tomatoes fly at the Tomatina festival and more.

PEOPLE OF THE WEB

The real reality TV

Meet "lifecasters" who live their lives in front of mobile webcams.

60 MINUTES ON YAHOO! NEWS

The people's princess

Hear from the sole survivor of the deadly car crash.

  • FDA considers additional food labels AP - 2 hours, 50 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - If an increasingly overweight America's eyes are bigger than its stomach, then placing more nutritional information in plain sight could allow shoppers to see their way to more healthy choices while scanning food labels.

  • Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Christopher Cox answers a question while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this Tuesday, June 26, 2007 file photo, before a House Financial Services Committee hearing. An investigation by federal and state regulators of 'free lunch' investment seminars aimed at seniors has uncovered pervasive fraud and high-pressure sales pitches for unsuitable products. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
    Probe of seminar for seniors finds fraud AP - 2 hours, 52 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - An investigation by federal and state regulators of "free lunch" investment seminars aimed at seniors has found high-pressure sales pitches masquerading as educational sessions, pervasive misleading claims for unsuitable financial products, and even fraud.

  • A technician of computer microprocessors maker AMD poses for the media with a wafer at the chip plant in Dresden in this file photo from October 24, 2006. dvanced Micro Devices  (Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters)
    AMD to unveil new server chip today AP - 2 hours, 11 minutes ago

    SAN FRANCISCO - Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is set to launch its highly publicized new server chip Monday, delivering the biggest jolt to its product lineup in four years.

  • Britney Spears performs at the MTV Video Music Awards held at the Palms Hotel and Casino on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
    MTV Awards flourish despite Britney bomb AP - 1 hour, 49 minutes ago

    LAS VEGAS - As in most train wrecks, it was hard to focus on just one thing as the Britney Spears disaster unfolded. There was just so much that went wrong.

  • Roger Federer of Switzerland kisses the championship trophy after winning the men's finals against Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the US Open tennis tournament in New York, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007.(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
    Federer wins US Open for 12th Grand Slam AP - 2 hours, 57 minutes ago

    NEW YORK - Roger Federer beat Novak Djokovic 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-4 for his fourth consecutive U.S. Open championship and 12th Grand Slam title overall.

  • Pakistani supporters of Nawaz Sharif, the former prime minister of Pakistan, chant slogans from a police van as they were detained in Islamabad September 10, 2007. (Faisal Mahmood/Reuters)
    Former Pakistani PM arrested and deported to Saudi Reuters - 7 minutes ago

    ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif was arrested and deported to Saudi Arabia on Monday within hours of arriving home from exile vowing to end the rule of President Pervez Musharraf.

  • The U.S. military commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus (L), is pictured alongside President Bush during Bush's unannounced visit to the Al-Asad Air Base in Anbar Province, Iraq, September 3, 2007. (Jason Reed/Reuters)
    Petraeus to argue against big Iraq troop cuts Reuters - 2 hours, 31 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a report considered crucial to U.S. strategy in the highly unpopular war in Iraq, the top U.S. commander there is expected to tell Congress on Monday that U.S. troop levels should not be cut deeply.

  • Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden speaks in a video released on a web site September 7, 2007. With Osama bin Laden's ability to grab attention undiminished six years after the September 11 attacks, al Qaeda is bleeding the U.S. military in Iraq while regrouping with aims of another strike on the United States. REUTERS
    Al Qaeda threat to U.S. rebounds despite lull Reuters - 10 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With Osama bin Laden's ability to grab attention undiminished six years after the September 11 attacks, al Qaeda is bleeding the U.S. military in Iraq while regrouping with aims of another strike on the United States.

  • Kate McCann, mother of missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann, arrives at East Midlands International airport, central England September 9, 2007. Kate and her husband Gerry, named as suspects in the disappearance of their daughter Madeleine in Portugal, flew home on Sunday insisting they were innocent. (Rui Vieira/Pool/Reuters)
    Portuguese police hand Madeleine case to prosecutor Reuters - 15 minutes ago

    LISBON/ROTHLEY (Reuters) - Portuguese police said they would hand evidence against the parents of missing 4-year-old Madeleine McCann on Monday to the public prosecutor, who would decide whether to charge them.

  • Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (R) gestures during his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Jerusalem September 10, 2007, in this picture released by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO). (Moshe Milner/GPO/Handout/Reuters)
    Olmert, Abbas seek common ground Reuters - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago

    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met on Monday to see if they can narrow differences over Palestinian statehood ahead of a U.S.-sponsored conference in November.

  • International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ElBaradei smiles at the beginning of a board of governors meeting in Vienna September 10, 2007. The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said on Monday Tehran must take measures well beyond a limited plan for atomic transparency in order to remove distrust of its nuclear intentions. (Herwig Prammer/Reuters)
    Iran urged to go beyond nuclear cooperation plan to gain trust Reuters - 32 minutes ago

    VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said on Monday Tehran must take measures well beyond a limited plan for atomic transparency in order to remove distrust of its nuclear intentions.

  • Russia's President Vladimir Putin participates in the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Dialogue during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders summit at the Sydney Opera House September 8, 2007. Putin said on Monday he still hoped to reach a compromise with the United States over its plans to deploy a missile shield in Eastern Europe. (John Pryke/Reuters)
    Putin hopes for deal on U.S. missile plan Reuters - 19 minutes ago

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he still hoped to reach a compromise with the United States over its plans to deploy a missile shield in Eastern Europe.

  • A U.S. soldier of Bravo company, 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment stands in an open area during a night operation at Zafraniya neighborhood in Baghdad, September 8, 2007. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)
    Pentagon planning base near Iraq-Iran border: report Reuters - Mon Sep 10, 3:05 AM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Pentagon is preparing to build a military base near the Iraq-Iran border to try to curtail the flow of advanced Iranian weaponry to Shiite militants across Iraq, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday in its online edition.

  • Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif waves as he lands at Islamabad airport. Pakistan has deported Sharif to Saudi Arabia, just hours after he returned from exile hoping to ignite a popular campaign to oust military ruler President Pervez Musharraf.(AFP/Richard Beeston)
    Pakistan sends former premier Sharif back into exile AFP - 11 minutes ago

    ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan deported former premier Nawaz Sharif to Saudi Arabia Monday, just hours after he returned from exile hoping to ignite a popular campaign to oust military ruler President Pervez Musharraf.

  • US soldiers return to their base following a night patrol along the outskirts of Baghdad. Lawmakers are preparing for a week of political clashes as the US war commander in Iraq is set to plead for more time to pacify the fractured nation.(AFP/David Furst)
    US commander in Iraq set to plead for more time AFP - 32 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - Lawmakers are preparing for a week of political clashes as the US war commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, is set to plead Monday for more time to pacify the fractured nation.

  • Afghan President Hamid Karzai gives a press conference in Kabul, 09 September 2007. The Taliban has said it was ready for talks with the Afghan government after Karzai offered negotiations in a bid to end the rebels' nearly six-year bloody insurgency.(AFP/Shah Marai)
    Taliban says 'ready for talks' with Afghan govt AFP - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago

    KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AFP) - The Taliban said Monday it was ready for talks with the Afghan government after President Hamid Karzai offered negotiations in a bid to end the rebels' nearly six-year bloody insurgency.

  • Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers his policy speech during the first day of the extraordinary Diet session at the Lower House in Tokyo. Abe has refused to resign and defied calls to end a controversial military mission overseas as he faced down a resurgent opposition in parliament.(AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi)
    Defiant Japanese PM vows to stay on amid row over Afghan mission AFP - 36 minutes ago

    TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's embattled Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday refused to resign and defied calls to end a controversial military mission overseas as he faced down a resurgent opposition in parliament.

  • Gerry and Kate McCann arrive back in Britain after their flight from Faro airport to East Midlands airport, 09 September 2007. Portuguese police will imminently send a report on the disappearance of toddler Madeleine McCann to prosecutors who will decide if the parents should be charged.(AFP/Pool/Rui Vieira)
    Portuguese prosecutors to decide Maddie charges against parents AFP - 33 minutes ago

    PRAIA DA LUZ, Portugal (AFP) - Portuguese police will imminently send a report on the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann to prosecutors who will decide if the parents should be charged, a spokesman said Monday.

  • A house for sale in North Aurora, Illinois. European Central Bank (ECB) chief Jean-Claude Trichet has warned that the crisis in the US housing market risks spreading to the whole of the nation's economy. Trichet made the comments on behalf of world central bankers.(AFP/File/Jeff Haynes)
    Central bankers warn housing crisis could hit whole US economy AFP - 18 minutes ago

    BASEL, Switzerland (AFP) - The crisis in the US housing market risks spreading to the whole of the nation's economy, European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet said Monday on behalf of world central bankers.

  • A Japanese businessman walks past a share prices board in Tokyo. Asian stock markets have ended mostly weaker, hit by heavy losses on Wall Street after a surprise drop in US payrolls sparked fears the world's largest economy may be heading for recession, dealers said.(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)
    Asian stocks wobble as markets fret over US economy AFP - 2 hours, 56 minutes ago

    TOKYO (AFP) - Asian stock markets ended mostly weaker Monday, hit by heavy losses on Wall Street after a surprise drop in US payrolls sparked fears the world's largest economy may be heading for recession, dealers said.

Most Popular Top Stories

  • An image purported to show al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden speaking in a new videotape, is seen on a Web site September 6, 2007. The U.S. government has obtained a copy of a purported new videotape of Osama bin Laden and is studying it, U.S. officials said on Friday. An Islamist Web site said earlier on Friday it would soon show a new video of bin Laden -- the first in nearly three years -- to mark the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States. (SITE Intelligence Group/Handout./Reuters)
    Bin Laden video stirs Arab world Reuters - Sun Sep 9, 12:35 PM ET

    DUBAI (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden's first video in almost three years has drawn enthusiastic support from al Qaeda supporters but other Muslims in the Arab world seem less impressed, and wary of new violence.

  • Pope Benedict XVI kisses the altar before celebrating mass at the 850-year-old pilgrimage site of Mariazell, Austria. Tens of thousands of devout Catholics Saturday braved pelting rain and chilly temperatures to join Pope Benedict XVI in a pilgrimage at Austria's historic Mariazell basilica.(AFP/Vincenzo Pinto)
    Thousands join Pope Benedict XVI on Austrian pilgrimage AFP - Sat Sep 8, 2:49 PM ET

    VIENNA (AFP) - Tens of thousands of devout Catholics Saturday braved pelting rain and chilly temperatures to join Pope Benedict XVI in a pilgrimage at Austria's historic Mariazell basilica.

  • The White House is seen in Washington early September 10, 2007. U.S. General David Petraeus, the top commander in the war in Iraq whose testimony is considered crucial to U.S. strategy in the highly unpopular war in Iraq, is expected to tell Congress on Monday that U.S. troop levels should not be cut deeply. The report could be a turning point in the conflict and is considered vital to any decisions by President George W. Bush on force levels as he faces demands from Democrats and some senior Republicans for U.S. troops to start leaving Iraq.  REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst   (UNITED STATES)
    Pentagon planning base near Iraq-Iran border: report Reuters - Mon Sep 10, 3:05 AM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Pentagon is preparing to build a military base near the Iraq-Iran border to try to curtail the flow of advanced Iranian weaponry to Shiite militants across Iraq, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday in its online edition.

  • A Big Mac displayed at a McDonald's restaurant in Tokyo. A Japanese government website crashed Wednesday as people raced to take up an offer of a half-price McDonald's hamburger in exchange for pledging to fight global warming.(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)
    Half-price Big Mac to fight global warming proves big hit in Japan AFP - Wed Sep 5, 9:45 AM ET

    TOKYO (AFP) - A Japanese government website crashed Wednesday as people raced to take up an offer of a half-price McDonald's hamburger in exchange for pledging to fight global warming.

  • A man throws a stick to his dogs in the fountain at Washington Square Park in New York June 25, 2005. Federal health experts declared a small victory against a fatal and untreatable virus on Friday, saying canine rabies has disappeared from the United States. (Chip East/Reuters)
    U.S. is now free of canine rabies virus Reuters - Fri Sep 7, 6:12 AM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal health experts declared a small victory against a fatal and untreatable virus on Friday, saying canine rabies has disappeared from the United States.

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

Federer wins US Open for 12th Grand Slam

AP - 2 hours, 57 minutes ago

NEW YORK - Roger Federer beat Novak Djokovic 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-4 for his fourth consecutive U.S. Open championship and 12th Grand Slam title overall.

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

Probe of seminar for seniors finds fraud

AP - 2 hours, 52 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - An investigation by federal and state regulators of "free lunch" investment seminars aimed at seniors has found high-pressure sales pitches masquerading as educational sessions, pervasive misleading claims for unsuitable financial products, and even fraud.

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Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - September 10, 2007
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)
I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am.
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Joseph Baretti, quoted in Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson
You have to know how to accept rejection and reject acceptance.
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Ray Bradbury (1920 - ), advice to writers
A joke's a very serious thing.
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Charles Churchill, "The Ghost", 1762

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