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Protests mar groundbreaking for NJ Nets' NYC arena
(AP)
 AP - Officials broke ground Thursday on a much-delayed 22-acre development project that will bring the NBA's New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:48:12 GMT
| Slowly, Americans are regaining their lost wealth
(AP)
 AP - Americans are recovering their shrunken wealth — gradually. Household net worth rose last quarter, mainly because the healing economy boosted stock portfolios. But the gain was slight. And it was less than in the previous two quarters.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:25:26 GMT
| Citigroup CEO says bank on path to profitability
(AP)
AP - Citigroup Inc. says it's heading back toward sustained profitability after two years that saw the bank lose billions of dollars and be bailed out by the government.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:55:10 GMT
| Gov't may seek more authority on vehicle safety
(AP)
 AP - Government vehicle safety regulators may seek greater authority to investigate defects in cars and trucks and are weighing a range of new safety requirements in response to Toyota's recall of more than 8 million vehicles over brake and acceleration problems.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:15:54 GMT
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Woods likely to return at Masters (AP)
Tiger Woods intends to remain out of golf at least until the Masters, two people with knowledge of his plans have told The Associated Press. Woods has been practicing at Isleworth near his Orlando home the last two weeks, and swing coach Hank Haney flew there during the weekend to work with him. That led to speculation Thursday he was close to playing again.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:43:31 PST
| Hoyas beat top-seeded Orange in quarters (AP)
Arinze Onuaku crashed to the floor and clutched his right knee, writhing in pain at Madison Square Garden. Suddenly, top-seeded Syracuse had more to worry about than a loss in its Big East tournament opener. Chris Wright scored 27 points and No. 22 Georgetown sailed past the third-ranked Orange with an impressive second-half surge that yielded a 91-84 victory in the quarterfinals Thursday.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:11:26 PST
| Pro Football Hall of Famer Olsen dies (AP)
Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen, who helped form one of the NFL's greatest defensive lines before embarking on a successful career in television, died Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 69. Olsen was a member of the Los Angeles Rams' "Fearsome Foursome" along with Deacon Jones, Lamar Lundy and Rosey Grier in the 1960s.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:04:26 PST
| Mets SS Reyes told to rest 2-to-8 weeks (AP)
All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes has been told to rest and refrain from athletic activity for 2-to-8 weeks until his thyroid levels normalize, another blow to the New York Mets before opening day. Center fielder Carlos Beltran already is expected to miss the first month of the season following right knee surgery Jan.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:56:15 PST
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Strong quakes torment Chile as president sworn in
(AP)
 AP - The earth shook and shook Thursday as dignitaries walked in for the swearing-in of Sebastian Pinera as Chile's president. It shook some more as they waited for him.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:26:17 GMT
| Early Iraq results: PM battling secular challenger
(AP)
 AP - First results from Iraq's parliamentary election showed the prime minister and his secular rival locked in an extremely tight contest Thursday amid fraud allegations by rival parties and a chaotic, unpredictable vote count.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:56:35 GMT
| Greece hit by strikes, clashes over austerity plan
(AP)
 AP - Clashes between riot police and rock-throwing, masked youths broke out during a demonstration Thursday in central Athens by tens of thousands of striking workers protesting austerity measures that the Greek government has said it has no choice but to implement.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:47:09 GMT
| UN food agency welcomes any probe into Somalia aid
(AP)
AP - A U.N. food agency said Thursday it will cooperate with any independent probe into its food operations in Somalia, after a report found that up to half the food aid intended for the nation's hungry people does not reach its destination.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:25:25 GMT
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Lesbian teen sues over prom flap; back at school
(AP)
 AP - Constance McMillen didn't believe her Mississippi school district would really call off her senior prom rather than allow her to show up with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:43:22 GMT
| First Lady marks International Women’s Day with Hillary ‘President’ joke
(The Newsroom)
 The Newsroom - In a fitting show of solidarity for International Women's Day, First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made light of the brutal 2008 battle Clinton conducted to defeat Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination. As Michelle Obama launched a State Department commemoration of International Women's Day, she briefly stumbled over Clinton's job title. "Let me thank my dear friend, Senator - Secretary Clinton. I almost said, 'President Clinton,' " said the first lady to laughter and applause. "But let me thank you for that kind introduction, and most of all thank you for your friendship, thank you for your support, and thank you for your indispensable advice in getting me through this first year and helping me figure out how to get my family settled in our new life in D.C."
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:50:31 GMT
| Reid's wife, daughter injured in accident
(AP)
 AP - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife and daughter were being treated in a hospital Thursday for serious injuries they sustained when their vehicle was rear-ended by a truck, a spokesman said.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:35:44 GMT
| 'Jihad Jane': How does Al Qaeda recruit U.S.-born women?
(The Christian Science Monitor)
 The Christian Science Monitor - The case of Colleen R. LaRose – also known as “Jihad Jane” and “Fatima Rose” – raises troubling questions about the ability of Al Qaeda to attract US-born women to terrorism.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:58:00 GMT
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