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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:

Myanmar soldiers fire weapons into crowd
AP - 26 minutes ago

YANGON, Myanmar - Soldiers fired automatic weapons into a crowd of anti-government protesters Thursday as tens of thousands defied the ruling military junta's crackdown with a 10th straight day of demonstrations.

60 Minutes on Yahoo! News

The pot shops

Has California's medical marijuana gone too far?

HOT ZONE

'A World of Conflict'

Kevin Sites traces a yearlong journey through the world's war zones.

THE WEEK IN PHOTOS

Images of the week

A typhoon strikes South Korea, O.J. Simpson released from jail and more.

YAHOO! NEWS EXCLUSIVE

Build a debate

A unique "mashup" allows you to build your own Democratic debate.

  • Economy rebounds but woes darken outlook AP - 4 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - The economy rebounded with a good head of steam in the spring before a credit crisis raised new fears about longer-term business health.

  • All types of alcohol raise cancer risk AP - 3 minutes ago

    BARCELONA, Spain - All types of alcohol — wine, beer or liquor — add equally to the risk of developing breast cancer in women, American researchers said Thursday.

  • A technician adjusts a spotlight at the exhibition stand of Microsoft in preparation for the CeBIT computer fair in the northern German town of Hanover March 12, 2007. 'Halo 3', the highly anticipated video game from Microsoft Corp  (Christian Charisius/Reuters)
    Microsoft touts new 'media extenders' AP - 53 minutes ago

    NEW YORK - Microsoft Corp. and its hardware partners are trying to bridge the divide between home computers and TV sets this holiday season with the release of several "media extenders."

  • Music producer Phil Spector sits next to his attorney Linda Kenny Baden, right, after his murder trial ended in a mistrial Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007  at the Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles  (AP Photo/ Fred Prouser, pool)
    Mistrial declared in Phil Spector case AP - 54 minutes ago

    LOS ANGELES - In the first tense hours of deliberations, jurors in Phil Spector's murder trial re-enacted the death of Lana Clarkson, trying to duplicate the angle at which she was shot and determine which way her blood splattered.

  • New York Mets' Carlos Delgado tosses his bat after striking out stranding two runners to end the fourth inning in their baseball game the Washington Nationals against at Shea Stadium in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007. Nationals  catcher Brian Schneider, left, trots back toward the dugout. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
    Free-falling Mets get swept by Nationals AP - 54 minutes ago

    NEW YORK - With their pitching staff in tatters, the free-falling Mets are flirting with an historic collapse.

  • A riot policeman charges at a crowd attempting to disperse after police and military officials fired upon protesters taking to the streets of Yangon's city center September 27, 2007. Crowds of protesters in central Yangon scattered on Thursday after more then 200 soldiers and police marched through the streets with loudspeakers, ordering people to go home or risk being shot, a witness said. (Stringer/Reuters)
    Myanmar troops threaten to shoot Reuters - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago

    YANGON (Reuters) - Troops cleared the streets of central Yangon on Thursday, telling protesters they had 10 minutes to go home or be shot, as the Myanmar junta intensified its two-day crackdown on the largest uprising in 20 years.

  • U.N. climate envoy Gro Harlem Brundtland in Geneva, Switzerland, May 21, 2003. The world's biggest greenhouse gas polluters -- including the United States and China -- sent envoys to the U.S. State Department on Thursday for discussions on climate change and what to do about it. REUTERS SCHWEIZ/Denis Balibouse (Reuters)
    U.S. climate talks draw world's biggest polluters Reuters - Thu Sep 27, 1:17 AM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world's biggest greenhouse gas polluters -- including the United States and China -- sent envoys to the U.S. State Department on Thursday for discussions on climate change and what to do about it.

  • Pakistan's Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz (C), Pakistan Muslim League (PML) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain (L) and Secretary of PML Mushhahid Hussain Sayed (R) leave the Election Commission after Aziz submitted the nomination papers on behalf of President Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad September 27, 2007. Pakistan's military president Musharraf, registered on Thursday to run in an Oct. 6 presidential election as the Supreme Court prepared to rule on whether his bid for power is legal. (Mian Khursheed/Reuters)
    Pakistan's Musharraf nominated for presidential vote Reuters - 35 minutes ago

    ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's military leader, President Pervez Musharraf, filed nomination papers on Thursday to run for re-election on October 6, while the Supreme Court prepared to rule on the army chief's eligibility to stand.

  • Some cancers spur divorce risk: study Reuters - Thu Sep 27, 4:22 AM ET

    BARCELONA (Reuters) - The risk of divorce increases if one partner suffers from testicular or cervical cancer, but other types have no effect on whether a couple stays together, Norwegian researchers said on Thursday.

  • Democratic presidential candidates (L-R) U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL), former U.S. Senator John Edwards (D-NC), U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich, (D-OH), and U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) pose for photographers before their debate at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire September 26, 2007. (Lisa Hornak/Reuters)
    In a Democratic debate, rivals assail Clinton Reuters - 2 hours, 2 minutes ago

    HANOVER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidates pounced on rival Hillary Clinton for her positions on Iraq and Iran in a debate on Wednesday as they sought to undercut her status as the campaign front-runner.

  • A vehicle belonging to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) enters their main office in Kabul September 27, 2007. Taliban insurgents have kidnapped four staff of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) southwest of the Afghan capital Kabul, but will release them soon, a Taliban spokesman said on Thursday. (Ahmad Masood/Reuters)
    Taliban kidnap Red Cross staff in Afghanistan Reuters - 15 minutes ago

    KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents have kidnapped four staff of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) southwest of the Afghan capital Kabul, but will release them soon, a Taliban spokesman said on Thursday.

  • Top U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill waits for the start of the six-party talks in Beijing September 27, 2007. The six-party talks involve the two Koreas, China, Japan, Russia and the United States. (Claro Cortes/Reuters)
    U.S. hopeful for roadmap as North Korea talks open Reuters - 18 minutes ago

    BEIJING (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy to talks on disarming North Korea was hopeful that a new negotiating session that opened on Thursday could set targets for the complete disabling of the country's nuclear programs.

  • NASA's Dawn spacecraft is shown in the clean room at Astrotech in Titusville, Florida June 20, 2007. Dawn, a pioneering spacecraft that could serve as a blueprint for future interplanetary transport blasted off aboard an unmanned Delta rocket on Thursday on a mission to explore two giant asteroids between Mars and Jupiter. (Charles W Luzier/Reuters)
    NASA asteroid probe launched from Florida Reuters - 37 minutes ago

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A pioneering spacecraft that could serve as a blueprint for future interplanetary transport blasted off aboard an unmanned Delta rocket on Thursday on a mission to explore two giant asteroids between Mars and Jupiter.

  • Protesters gathering in the streets of central Yangon. Myanmar security forces swept through Yangon's city centre, arresting hundreds of people and warning of "extreme" action in a crackdown on protesters who took to the streets in their thousands.(AFP/Moemaka Media)
    Security forces tighten grip in Myanmar AFP - 45 minutes ago

    YANGON (AFP) - Myanmar security forces swept through Yangon's city centre Thursday, arresting hundreds of people and warning of "extreme" action in a crackdown on protesters who took to the streets in their thousands.

  • The skyline of Los Angeles is enveloped in smog shortly before sunset. The United States on Thursday was launching talks among the world's biggest greenhouse-gas polluters in the quest to spur action against dangerous climate change.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David McNew)
    Biggest polluters gather for US-led climate forum AFP - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States on Thursday was launching talks among the world's biggest greenhouse-gas polluters in the quest to spur action against dangerous climate change.

  • Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf addresses the Corps Commander Conference in Rawalpindi, August 2007. Musharraf formally applied to run in October 6 presidential polls, despite a looming Supreme Court ruling that could yet ruin his bid for five more years in power.(AFP/ISPR/File)
    Pakistan's Musharraf files to run for president AFP - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago

    ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf Thursday formally applied to run in October 6 presidential polls, despite a looming Supreme Court ruling that could yet ruin his bid for five more years in power.

  • North Korean nuclear envoy Kim Kye-Gwan is seen in Beijing, July 2007. North Korea signalled it would push ahead with nuclear disarmament as envoys from six nations reopened talks aimed at setting a timeline for ending the communist state's atomic programme.(AFP/File/Teh Eng Koon)
    NKorea raises hopes at new nuclear talks AFP - 1 hour, 58 minutes ago

    BEIJING (AFP) - North Korea signalled it would push ahead with nuclear disarmament as envoys from six nations reopened talks Thursday aimed at setting a timeline for ending the communist state's atomic programme.

  • Artist concept showing the Dawn spacecraft at Ceres. The US space agency NASA launched the space probe Dawn on an eight-year mission to unlock the secrets of the solar system and how it was born.(NASA)
    NASA launches Dawn probe on solar system discovery AFP - 8 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US space agency NASA on Thursday launched the space probe Dawn on an eight-year mission to unlock the secrets of the solar system and how it was born.

  • British Airways aircraft at Heathrow airport. British Airways says it has ordered 12 Airbus superjumbo A380s and 24 Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes.(AFP/File/John D McHugh)
    British Airways orders Airbus superjumbos and Dreamliners AFP - 2 hours, 44 minutes ago

    LONDON (AFP) - British Airways said on Thursday it has ordered 12 Airbus superjumbo A380s and 24 Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes.

  • File photo shows a clock at a Siemens AG office building in Erlangen, southern Germany. An internal probe at the German engineering group Siemens has raised the amount of suspicious transactions the company is investigating to about 1.6 billion euros (2.3 billion dollars), a press report said Thursday.(AFP/DDP/File/Timm Schamberger)
    Siemens scrutinizing 1.6 billion euros in dubious deals: report AFP - Thu Sep 27, 2:34 AM ET

    FRANKFURT (AFP) - An internal probe at the German engineering group Siemens has raised the amount of suspicious transactions the company is investigating to about 1.6 billion euros (2.3 billion dollars), a press report said Thursday.

Most Popular Top Stories

  • Two visitors in costume pose during a "manga", or Japanese animation expo in Taipei in July.  A growing number of Taiwanese youth, who call themselves "cosers", follow a fashion that aims to combine costume and roleplay based on characterisations in Japanese animation, or "manga".(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)
    Japanese 'cosplay' draws huge following in Taiwan AFP - Tue Sep 25, 12:24 AM ET

    TAIPEI (AFP) - Sporting a blue wig, an eye patch and a white lace gown embellished with a pair of wings, 15-year-old Candice Chen looks ready to hit a costume party.

  • A fence built by the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps stands near the U.S. and Mexican border near Naco, Arizona December 6, 2006. A routine city hall appointment threatens to turn Kansas City into a new front in the U.S. debate over illegal immigration, even though the closest Mexico border crossing is hundreds of miles away. (Jeff Topping/Reuters)
    Border war over immigration comes to Midwest Reuters - Wed Sep 26, 2:58 PM ET

    KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - A routine city hall appointment threatens to turn Kansas City into a new front in the U.S. debate over illegal immigration, even though the closest Mexico border crossing is hundreds of miles (kilometers) away.

  • A group of tourists visit the Jumeirah Mosque in the Gulf emirate of Dubai, 18 September 2007. The tour is organized by Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding, which was established a decade ago to raise awareness of and understanding between the estimated 150 nationalities living in the emirate.(AFP/File/Karim Sahib )
    Living the expat way in Dubai during Ramadan AFP - Tue Sep 25, 9:32 AM ET

    DUBAI (AFP) - Several mainly Western expatriates sit down for lunch at a popular cafe in a well-heeled Dubai district. An unremarkable scene for the cosmopolitan free-wheeling Gulf emirate -- except the diners entered by a back door.

  • Bundles of US dollar bills are moved through the wrapping machine at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, DC.  The dollar's weakness and the euro's rise to record highs have raised questions about confidence in the US currency following a surprising Federal Reserve half-point rate cut, analysts say.(AFP/File/Shawn Thew)
    How the falling dollar affects Americans The Christian Science Monitor - Mon Sep 24, 4:00 AM ET

    New York - The saga of the sagging dollar continues.

  • A protester from Myanmar's National League for Democracy shouts a slogan during a rally against Myanmar's military rulers in front of the Myanmar embassy in Seoul. Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007. Myanmar security forces raided two Buddhist monasteries early Thursday, beating up and hauling away more than 70 monks after a day of violent confrontation with monk-led protesters that left at least one dead, Buddhist clergy said.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    Three killed as Myanmar troops battle protests Reuters - Wed Sep 26, 5:10 PM ET

    YANGON (Reuters) - Seething crowds of Buddhist monks and civilians filled the streets of Myanmar's main city on Wednesday, defying warning shots, tear gas and baton charges meant to quell the biggest anti-junta protests in 20 years.

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

Free-falling Mets get swept by Nationals

AP - 54 minutes ago

NEW YORK - With their pitching staff in tatters, the free-falling Mets are flirting with an historic collapse.

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

Economy rebounds but woes darken outlook

AP - 4 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - The economy rebounded with a good head of steam in the spring before a credit crisis raised new fears about longer-term business health.

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 - September 27, 2007
Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all.
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Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742 - 1799)
No human thing is of serious importance.
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Plato (427 BC - 347 BC)
A neurosis is a secret that you don't know you are keeping.
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Kenneth Tynan
A liberal is a person whose interests aren't at stake at the moment.
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