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This edition was generated on Sun Sep 14 08:45:01 EDT 2008

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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:

It's race against time to save Ike stalwarts
AP - 21 minutes ago

GALVESTON, Texas - Rescue crews canvassed neighborhoods inundated by Ike's storm surge early Sunday morning, racing against time to save those who spent a second harrowing night trapped amid flattened houses, strewn debris and downed power lines.

  • Leaving his campaign headquarters for the day, Republican presidential candidate, Sen., John McCain, R-Ariz., gives a thumbs up to supporters Saturday afternoon, Sept. 13, 2008 in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
    McCain visit to Granite State could help in South AP - 1 hour, 6 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - John McCain defied all sense of geography Sunday by going north and south at the same time.

  • A gas station roof is seen laying on gas pumps caused by high winds from Hurricane Ike, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, in Beaumont, Texas. The storm blew out skyscraper windows, cut power to millions and swamped thousands of homes along the coast. Yachts were carried up onto roadways, buildings and homes collapsed and cars floated in floodwaters. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
    Far from Ike's path, an aftershock is felt: $5 gas AP - 1 hour, 6 minutes ago

    HOUSTON - From Florida to Tennessee, and all the way up to Connecticut, people far from Hurricane Ike's destruction nonetheless felt one of its tell-tale aftershocks: gasoline prices that surged overnight — to nearly $5 a gallon in some places.

  • Field manager Julio Aleman stands beside a pepper field  in Hidalgo, Mexico, where U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials have checked for and found salmonella, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. While some Mexican producers grow fruits and vegetables under strict sanitary conditions for export to the U.S., many don't and they can still send their produce across the border easily.  (AP Photo/ Monica Rueda)
    Few safeguards for Mexican produce heading north AP - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago

    ALLENDE, Mexico - At the end of a dirt road in northern Mexico, the conveyer belts processing hundreds of tons of vegetables a year for U.S. and Mexican markets are open to the elements, protected only by a corrugated metal roof.

  • In this photo provided by NBC, actress Tina Fey, left, plays Governor Sarah Palin, and actress Amy Poehler plays Senator Hillary Clinton on 'Saturday Night Live' Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008 in New York.  (AP Photo/Dana Edelson, NBCU Photo Bank)
    `SNL' debuts with Fey as Palin, Phelps as host AP - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago

    NEW YORK - Live from New York ... it's Tina Fey as Gov. Sarah Palin.

  • Southern California wide receiver Damian Williams 918) celebrates in the end zone after catching touchdown pass against Ohio State during the third quarter ofan NCAA college football game in Los Angeles, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008. USC won 35-3. (AP Photo/Mark Avery)
    Sanchez, McKnight lead USC past Ohio State 35-3 AP - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago

    LOS ANGELES - Southern California turned the game of the year into another Trojans' victory march. Mark Sanchez threw four touchdown passes, Joe McKnight rushed for 105 yards on 12 carries, and the top-ranked Trojans crushed No. 5 Ohio State 35-3 Saturday night in a matchup of two of college football's most successful programs.

  • The Lehman Brothers headquarters in New York is seen September 10, 2008. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)
    Lehman talks extend to third day Reuters - Sun Sep 14, 12:27 AM ET

    NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Regulators and bankers failed on Saturday to reach a deal to end the crisis at investment bank Lehman Brothers , and emergency talks were extended to a third day as authorities seek to calm jittery financial markets.

  • A person on a bicycle rides along a portion of the sea wall which was cleared of debris from Hurricane Ike in Galveston, Texas September 13, 2008. Hurricane Ike slammed the Texas and Louisiana coast on Saturday with ferocious winds and a wall of water that flooded hundreds of miles, cut power to millions and caused billions of dollars in damage. (Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters)
    Storm Ike moves on leaving extensive damage in Texas Reuters - Sun Sep 14, 4:11 AM ET

    HOUSTON (Reuters) - A weakened storm Ike barreled northward on Sunday after slamming into the Texas coast as a hurricane, flooding seaside towns, cutting power to millions and paralyzing the oil hub of Houston.

  • Firefighters work at the site where a Russian airliner crashed next to a railway tack outside the Ural city of Perm September 14, 2008. (Alexei Zhuravlev/KP-Perm/Reuters)
    Russian airliner crashes killing 88 people Reuters - 15 minutes ago

    PERM, Russia (Reuters) - An Aeroflot Boeing 737-500 plane crashed in Russia on Sunday, killing all 88 passengers and crew including 21 foreign nationals.

  • U.S. in push for foreign arms deals: report Reuters - Sun Sep 14, 12:36 AM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Bush administration is pushing through a wide range of foreign weapons deals in a bid to rearm Iraq and Afghanistan and contain North Korea and Iran, The New York Times reported.

  • Major General Raymond Odierno (L), commanding officer of the U.S. Army 4th Infantry Division, is presented an American flag during a deployment ceremony at Fort Hood, Texas, in this March 27, 2003 file photo. (Jeff Mitchell/Files/Reuters)
    Petraeus to leave behind a very different Iraq Reuters - 2 hours, 53 minutes ago

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - When General David Petraeus took over as U.S. military commander in Iraq in February 2007, the country was on the brink of all-out civil war.

  • North Korean President Kim Jong-il looks from a limousine window as he leaves Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok in this August 23, 2002 file photo. (Itar Tass/Reuters)
    North Korea's Kim fell seriously ill in April: report Reuters - Sun Sep 14, 5:15 AM ET

    TOKYO (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il fell seriously ill in April, sometimes losing consciousness at work and unable to rule on important policy matters, the Mainichi daily reported on Sunday, citing a "reliable" Chinese source.

  • Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari speaks during a joint news conference with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in the heavy fortified Green Zone in Baghdad August 21, 2008. (Ali Abbas/Poo/Reuters)
    Iraq ready for new talks with U.S. and Iran: minister Reuters - Sun Sep 14, 5:22 AM ET

    GENEVA (Reuters) - Iraq is prepared to restart talks with the United States and Iran, and is checking with both sides to see if a fresh round can be scheduled, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Sunday.

  • Rescuers stand at the site of a village buried by a rain-triggered mudslide in Xiangfen county, Shanxi province September 13, 2008. (Aly Song/Reuters)
    Shanxi governor resigns as China mudslide toll climbs Reuters - 2 hours, 1 minute ago

    BEIJING (Reuters) - The governor of China's northern province of Shanxi resigned on Sunday as the death toll from a mudslide caused by the collapse of a mine waste reservoir climbed to 254, state media reported.

  • The wreckage of an Aeroflot Boeing-737 is seen at the site of a crash in Perm, Russia. The jet crashed near a Ural mountains city killing all 88 passengers and crew on board, after reportedly catching fire in the sky, the airline said.(AFP/KOMSOMOLSKAYA PRAVDA/Alexey Zhuravlev)
    Russian jet crash kills all 88 on board AFP - 57 minutes ago

    PERM, Russia (AFP) - An Aeroflot Boeing-737 jet crashed Sunday on the outskirts of Perm in Russia's Ural mountains killing all 88 passengers and crew on board, the airline said.

  • A child injured in a string of coordinated bomb attacks near the site of a blast in New Delhi. Indian police are hunting for Muslim militants behind coordinated bomb attacks against busy shopping areas in the nation's capital that left 20 dead and close to 100 injured.(AFP/Manpreet Romana)
    India hunts Islamic militants after Delhi market attacks AFP - 39 minutes ago

    NEW DELHI (AFP) - Indian police hunted Sunday for Muslim militants behind coordinated bomb attacks against busy shopping areas in the nation's capital that left 20 dead and close to 100 injured.

  • During the Pope's visit to Lourdes, he will visit each of the four locations frequented by Bernadette - the peasant girl whose visions of the Virgin Mary in 1858 led to the town becoming the world's most important Christian shrine. Duration: 02:05(AFPTV)
    Pope lauds 'power of love' at Lourdes mass AFP - 2 hours, 1 minute ago

    LOURDES, France (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI celebrated an open-air mass in the French town of Lourdes on Sunday, leading more than 150,000 faithful in prayer at one of the most revered Roman Catholic shrines.

  • A resident kayaks through his flooded neighborhood in League City, Texas. US President George W. Bush was set to meet with his top disaster relief aides to discuss assistance to victims of Hurricane Ike.(AFP/Getty Images/Dave Einsel)
    Bush to discuss aid to victims in wake of Hurricane Ike AFP - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago

    GALVESTON, Texas (AFP) - US President George W. Bush was set to meet with his top disaster relief aides Sunday to discuss assistance to victims of Hurricane Ike, the White House said.

  • A driver passes through Beijing's Olympic Lane near the National Stadium in the Chinese capital in July 2008. Beijing has decided not to make measures that limited car use during the Olympics permanent, state media has said, despite considerable public backing of curbs that brought the cleanest air in years.(AFP/File/Teh Eng Koon)
    Beijing Olympic car ban 'will not be made permanent' AFP - 2 hours, 54 minutes ago

    BEIJING (AFP) - Beijing has decided not to make measures that limited car use during the Olympics permanent, state media said Sunday, despite considerable public backing of curbs that brought the cleanest air in years.

  • French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (centre) gives a press conference with European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet (left) and Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Joaquim Almunia in Nice, southern France. The crisis roiling the financial sector will probably grind on for some time, but European banks should be able to avert serious trouble, EU finance chiefs said.(AFP/Stephane Danna)
    EU finance chiefs still see no end in sight to crisis AFP - Sun Sep 14, 12:57 AM ET

    NICE, France, (AFP) - The crisis roiling the financial sector will probably grind on for some time, but European banks should be able to avert serious trouble, EU finance chiefs said.

  • Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan waves at the end of the US-China Strategic Economic Dialogue in Washington, DC in mid June. The USA and China are set to hold cabinet-level trade talks in California this week amid tensions over China's massive export surplus and worries about the slowing global economy.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)
    US, China to hold top-level trade talks Tuesday AFP - Sat Sep 13, 11:47 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States and China hold cabinet-level trade talks in California this week amid tensions over China's massive export surplus and worries about the slowing global economy.

Most Popular Top Stories

  • Beach goers are seen on Miami Beach, Florida August 29, 2006. (Joe Skipper/Reuters)
    Miami residents are most attractive in U.S.: poll Reuters - Thu Sep 11, 6:54 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - If you live in Miami, consider yourself among the most attractive people in the United States.

  • Spectators watch the Champion Hurdle Trophy race on the first day of the Cheltenham National Hunt Festival meeting in Gloucestershire, March 15, 2005. (Mike Finn-Kelcey/Reuters)
    Taller people have the edge when it comes to happiness Reuters - Thu Sep 11, 10:43 AM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Taller people are happier on average than shorter people, with each extra inch in height giving as much satisfaction as a four percent increase in income, according to a U.S. study.

  • Bolivia's President Evo Morales addresses the media during a news conference at Palacio Quemado Government Palace in La Paz, September 13, 2008. (Ivan Alvarado/Reuters)
    Bolivia, opposition eye compromise to end violence Reuters - Sat Sep 13, 4:25 PM ET

    LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia's government and a main opposition leader voiced hope for reconciliation on Saturday after overnight talks to end a wave of political violence that killed at least 17 people and prompted martial law.

  • The exterior of the world headquarters for Lehman Brothers is seen in New York September 12, 2008. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
    Fed holds emergency meeting on market developments Reuters - Fri Sep 12, 10:28 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve Bank of New York held an emergency meeting on Friday evening with top financial market representatives to discuss recent market developments, a Fed official said.

  • Members of the pop music group Jonas Brothers pose at Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles, March 29, 2008. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)
    Purity rings enter world of sex, drugs, rock'n' roll Reuters - Fri Sep 12, 6:32 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Teen star Miley Cyrus wears one, so does "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks and the members of the hit boy band The Jonas Brothers.

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

Sanchez, McKnight lead USC past Ohio State 35-3

AP - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES - Southern California turned the game of the year into another Trojans' victory march. Mark Sanchez threw four touchdown passes, Joe McKnight rushed for 105 yards on 12 carries, and the top-ranked Trojans crushed No. 5 Ohio State 35-3 Saturday night in a matchup of two of college football's most successful programs.

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

Feds, Wall Street race to try to save Lehman

AP - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago

NEW YORK - The field of possible buyers for Lehman Brothers narrowed Saturday, but the parties involved in the discussions over the wounded investment bank's future were at loggerheads over how to finance the rescue.

Miscellaneous Daily Stuff

Lateshow Top Ten List

Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - September 14, 2008
One of the first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to take medicine.
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Sir William Osler (1849 - 1919), Aphorisms from his Bedside Teachings (1961) p. 105
I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to quit going to those places.
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Henny Youngman (1906 - 1998)
I have long been of the opinion that if work were such a splendid thing the rich would have kept more of it for themselves.
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Bruce Grocott (1940 - )
If there were no God, there would be no Atheists.
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G. K. Chesterton (1874 - 1936)

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