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AIDS breakthrough as vaccine cuts infections

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A world first: Vaccine helps prevent HIV infection AP – 1 hr 13 mins ago

BANGKOK – For the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result. Recent failures led many scientists to think such a vaccine might never be possible. Full Story »

Video: Kenya uses 'gaming' strategy to fight AIDS in slums AFP

President Barack Obama is the last one to leave the room after his meeting with

Obama asks more economic balance from G-20 nations AP – 2 hrs 1 min ago

Feds probe US Census worker hanging in Kentucky AP – 59 mins ago

Video: 'Fed' scrawled on Census worker, found hanged AP

Obesity could become top cancer cause
AP – Thu Sep 24, 5:28 am ET
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LONDON - Being fat could become the leading cause of cancer in women in Western countries in the coming years, European researchers said Thursday. Full Story »
- Video: Soda Tax Aims to Fight Obesity ABC News
US-Russian sanctions would put pressure on Iran
AP – 1 hr 52 mins ago
AP
NEW YORK - A unified U.S.-Russian stance on sanctions against Iran would put added pressure on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to yield some ground on his nation's nuclear program. Full Story »
- Video: U.S., Russia discuss Iran sanctions Reuters
- Slideshow: Iran Nuclear Issues
Beyonce won't be 'naughty girl' at Malaysia show
AP – Thu Sep 24, 5:01 am ET

AP

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Beyonce Knowles has sung about partying like a "naughty girl," but Malaysians can expect her to be on her best behavior for a concert in this Muslim-majority country next month, the event's organizer said Thursday. Full Story »
Twins top White Sox 8-6 to finish key 3-game sweep
AP – 2 hrs 10 mins ago

AP

CHICAGO - Minnesota's pursuit of the Detroit Tigers got a big boost when the Twins swept three games against the Chicago White Sox to start a challenging 10-game road trip. Full Story »
Merkel warns against lost momentum at G20
Reuters – 17 mins ago
Reuters
BERLIN/PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The Group of 20 summit will be key for financial reforms, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, warning that efforts to make the world less prone to financial disasters may lose momentum. Full Story »
- Video: Will the G20 Summit yield any results? AP
- Slideshow: G20 Summit
Iran hit with new demand as U.N. meets
Reuters – Thu Sep 24, 4:52 am ET
Reuters
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States and other major powers on Wednesday told Iran to prepare a "serious response" by October 1 to demands it halt its nuclear program or risk the consequences. Full Story »
- Video: Obama calls for new era at U.N. Reuters
AIDS vaccine "important step" against disease
Reuters – 2 hrs 43 mins ago
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An experimental AIDS vaccine made from two older versions has made major progress in finding an effective way to combat the illness, researchers said on Thursday. Full Story »
- Slideshow: HIV/AIDS

Netanyahu, Abbas say talks hinge on moves by other
Reuters – 2 hrs 9 mins ago
Reuters
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders demanded Thursday that the other shift negotiating positions that risk thwarting President Barack Obama's demand that the two sides resume peace talks soon. Full Story »
- Video: Mr. Obama Meets With Netanyahu, Abbas At U.N. CBS 2 New York
China says pressure won't help Iran nuclear solution
Reuters – 1 hr 18 mins ago
Reuters
BEIJING (Reuters) - Stepping up pressure on Iran was not an effective way to persuade the country to halt its nuclear programme, Beijing said on Thursday, even as China joined other major powers to demand a "serious response" from Tehran. Full Story »
- Slideshow: Iran Nuclear Issues
MRI, solar cells, aging work lead Nobel predictions
Reuters – Thu Sep 24, 12:30 am ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists who discovered the secrets of how cells age, who made efficient solar cells possible and whose work led to real-time imaging of the brain are all leading contenders for Nobel prizes, Thomson Reuters predicted on Thursday. Full Story »
U.S. Senate panel rejects Republican healthcare moves
Reuters – Wed Sep 23, 10:56 pm ET
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Finance Committee battled over insurance plans for seniors on Wednesday and rejected a Republican effort to delay a final vote on a broad healthcare overhaul as it slowly waded through a crush of amendments. Full Story »
- Slideshow: Health Care
Obama won't change terror detention system: report
Reuters – Wed Sep 23, 11:04 pm ET

Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has decided not to seek legislation to establish a new detention system to hold foreign terrorism suspects, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday. Full Story »
AIDS breakthrough as vaccine cuts infections
AFP – 1 hr 18 mins ago

AFP/File

BANGKOK (AFP) - An experimental AIDS vaccine has for the first time cut the risk of infection in humans in what scientists Thursday called a "breakthrough" in the quarter-century fight against the epidemic. Full Story »

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FILE - In this April 7, 2008, file photo, Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox sits

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Next season will be last for Braves skipper Cox

AP – Thu Sep 24, 4:58 am ET

NEW YORK – Bobby Cox spent the afternoon shaking hands, accepting congratulations and smiling enough to look almost comfortable as the center of all that attention. Full Story »

Minnesota Twins shortstop Orlando Cabrera, top, watches his throw to first after

Twins top White Sox 8-6 to finish key 3-game sweep

AP – 2 hrs 10 mins ago

St. Louis Cardinals and fans watch the ninth inning against the Houston Astros

Astros delay Cards' NL Central party with 3-0 win

AP – Thu Sep 24, 5:40 am ET

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In this Sept. 10, 2009 photo, Robbin Williams, second from left, of Moorestown,

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New jobless claims drop unexpectedly to 530K

AP – 1 min ago

WASHINGTON – The number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits fell for the third straight week, evidence that layoffs are continuing to ease in the earliest stages of an economic recovery. Full Story »

Rite Aid posts smaller 2Q loss, cuts forecasts

AP – 10 mins ago

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

Stock futures move slightly higher after jobs data

AP – 2 mins ago

Slideshow: Stock Markets

Oil stays below $69 as US crude supplies jump AP – 1 hr 34 mins ago
Obama asks more economic balance from G-20 nations AP – 2 hrs 1 min ago
Energy shares power TSX to higher close Reuters – Tue Sep 22, 5:12 pm ET

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Fed slows housing market plan; rates to stay low
AP – Wed Sep 23, 6:58 pm ET

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WASHINGTON - Signaling confidence in a recovery, the Federal Reserve decided Wednesday to stretch out the pace of a program intended to lower mortgage rates and prop up the housing market. Full Story »
McCormick & Co. 3Q profit climbs on acquisition
AP – 26 mins ago

SPARKS, Md. - Food and seasonings maker McCormick & Co. said Thursday that its third-quarter profit rose 10 percent, helped by the acquisition of Lawry's and cost cuts. Full Story »
EU unveils blueprint to overhaul policing of banks
Reuters – Wed Sep 23, 11:30 am ET

Reuters

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union unveiled its blueprint for an overhaul of the way banks and financial markets are policed, a central plank in new rules designed to prevent a repeat of the global economic crisis. Full Story »
Fed says recovery is underway, holds interest rates low
Reuters – Wed Sep 23, 4:46 pm ET

Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday upgraded its assessment of the U.S. economy, saying growth had returned after a deep recession, while reiterating its promise to hold interest rates very low for a long time. Full Story »
PlayStation 3 sales hit one million in three weeks
AFP – Thu Sep 24, 3:40 am ET

AFP/File

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's Sony said Thursday that global retail sales of its latest, cut-price model of the PlayStation 3 videogame console had hit one million in the three weeks since its launch. Full Story »

UK home builder Barratt raising 720.5M pounds
AP – Wed Sep 23, 1:34 pm ET

LONDON - Major British home builder Barratt Developments PLC announced a rights issue Wednesday to raise 720.5 million pounds ($1.18 billion) to beef up its balance sheet and prepare for new land acquisitions. Full Story »
Ahead of the Bell: Rise in gas reserves expected
AP – 21 mins ago

NEW YORK - The Energy Department on Thursday is expected to report a build of 66 billion to 70 billion cubic feet of natural gas storage inventories for the week ended Sept. 18, according to a survey of analysts by Platts, the energy information arm of McGraw-Hill Cos. Full Story »
Small business angst rises as tax deadline nears
AP – Wed Sep 23, 2:02 pm ET

NEW YORK - These are anxious times for some small business owners who face an Oct. 15 due date for their 2008 income tax returns. These owners got extensions of the deadline for filing their returns back in April but aren't ready to file. Or, they can't pay the government the money they owe. Full Story »
Most Like Tax Credits for First-Time Home Buyers, But 47% Oppose Continuing Them
Rasmussen Reports – Wed Sep 23, 12:59 pm ET

Most Americans favor the soon-to-expire program that provides first-time home buyers with tax credits of up to $8,000, at least until they hear how much it costs. Full Story »
Wealth Summits Keep Financial Plans in Line
BusinessWeek – 36 mins ago

Coordinated meetings with attorneys, accountants, and financial advisers are common among ultrarich families. These so-called wealth summits enable a team of trusted advisers to share information and brainstorm with their clients on a wide range of legal and financial issues. Full Story »

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Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - September 24, 2009

I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses.: Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885)
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The best way to predict the future is to invent it.: Alan Kay
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If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door.: Paul Beatty
Coming home from very lonely places, all of us go a little mad: whether from great personal success, or just an all-night drive, we are the sole survivors of a world no one else has ever seen.: John le Carre (1931 - ), "The Chancellor Who Agreed To Play Spy", The New York Times, May 8, 1974

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