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Foreclosure rates up by smallest amount in 4 years
(AP)
 AP - The foreclosure crisis isn't over, but the pace of growth may finally be slowing down.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:10:22 GMT
| Report: Airbus, engine consortium seek damages
(AP)
AP - A German newspaper reports that Airbus' military arm and the engine-making consortium for the A400M transporter plane are seeking hundreds of millions of euros from each other in a dispute over delays to the project.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:54:49 GMT
| HSBC: data on 24,000 Swiss account holders stolen
(AP)
 AP - Information on 24,000 HSBC customers with Swiss accounts has been stolen, the British bank said Thursday, potentially exposing large numbers of international clients to prosecution by tax authorities in their home countries.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:07:33 GMT
| BP to pay $7 billion for exploration rights
(AP)
AP - Oil company BP PLC said Thursday it will pay $7 billion to acquire exploration rights from US-based Devon Energy Corp. that will strengthen BP's dominant position in the Gulf of Mexico and give it access to a promising region off Brazil.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:53:51 GMT
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Hunter: Black Latino players 'impostors' (AP)
Los Angeles Angels center fielder Torii Hunter insists he meant no harm toward Latino players when he referred to them as "impostors" while discussing the number of African-Americans in the major leagues. Hunter's original comments were made two weeks ago in one of a series of USA Today roundtables about baseball and published in Wednesday's editions.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:42:25 PST
| Cubs GM Hendry lashes out at Bradley (AP)
Cubs general manager Jim Hendry says Milton Bradley should stop blaming the team, manager and fans for his failure to produce during his tumultuous season in Chicago. "I think it's time maybe Milton looked himself in the mirror," an agitated Hendry said Wednesday in response to Bradley's latest charges that he was mistreated by the Cubs.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:55:21 PST
| Mavericks extend win streak to 13 (AP)
Top scorer Dirk Nowitzki was struggling, and the Dallas Mavericks needed points from other sources. Jason Kidd, Caron Butler, rookie Roddy Beaubois and Shawn Marion picked up the slack. Kidd had 20 points and nine assists, hitting 5 of 8 from 3-point range, and the Mavericks recovered from a lethargic start to match the NBA's longest winning streak this season with their 13th straight victory,...
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:54:42 PST
| Cincy ousts Louisville, will face WVU (AP)
Cincinnati has rebounded quite well in getting comfortable at the Big East tournament. The 11th-seeded Bearcats again used a huge advantage on the boards to beat sixth-seeded Louisville 69-66 on Wednesday night to advance to the quarterfinals. They are the only team to play in the opening round still playing, and it was rebounding that keyed both close wins.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:39:33 PST
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Greece hit by strikes over austerity plan
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 AP - Savage street clashes erupted between rioting youths and police in central Athens Thursday as more than 30,000 people demonstrated during a nationwide strike against the cash-strapped government's austerity measures.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:26:36 GMT
| Biden implores Israel, Palestinians to make peace
(AP)
 AP - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday implored Israelis and Palestinians to move beyond a diplomatic spat that has marred his trip to the region, urging the sides to waste no time in resolving their decades-old conflict despite daunting obstacles.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:11:45 GMT
| Tapestry of violence haunts central Nigeria
(AP)
 AP - Christians and Muslims once shared their lives together in Nigeria's fertile central belt, buying each other's goods in mixed neighborhoods and cultivating each other's farms across a sun-baked plateau.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:08:03 GMT
| Law bars Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi from voting
(AP)
AP - Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is barred from running in upcoming elections and won't even be allowed to vote, according to laws published Thursday.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:24:43 GMT
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Mass school closures approved in Kansas City, Mo.
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 AP - Facing potential bankruptcy, the board that governs the once flush-with-cash Kansas City school district is taking the unusual and contentious step of shuttering almost half its schools.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:56:10 GMT
| NJ man accused of raping, beating 5 daughters
(AP)
AP - A New Jersey man with apocalyptic visions is accused of years of terrorizing his family, raping his five daughters and impregnating three, beating his children with wooden boards and even moving at one point to avoid child welfare investigators.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:11:04 GMT
| CDC uses shopper-card data to trace salmonella
(AP)
 AP - As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used a new tool for the first time — the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:03:10 GMT
| Eric Massa on Glenn Beck: Battle on Fox Over Controversy
(Time.com)
 Time.com - Many conservatives had warned Fox News superstar Glenn Beck to steer clear of aggrieved Democratic Congressman Eric Massa, but he just couldn't resist
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:35:00 GMT
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