Thursday 30 June 2011

Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez says 2nd surgery in Cuba removed cancerous tumor

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told his countrymen Thursday night he underwent surgery in Cuba to remove a cancerous tumor but is recovering, seeking to cool growing questions about his health and ability to govern. Chavez said in a televised talk that the operation took out ...


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Chinese vice president visits picture show for CPC 90th anniversary

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (C) visits an photo exhibition marking the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing, capital of China, June 30, 2011. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing) Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Thursday visited a picture show to mark the 90th ...


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Greece backs austerity despite violent protests

ATHENS -- Greece approved more austerity measures needed to avert default next month, in a vote Wednesday that calmed markets but triggered a second day of riots that left dozens injured and the capital blanketed with tear gas. The passage of the bill was a decisive step for the country to get the ...


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Syrian military raids villages; protests in Aleppo

(CNN) -- Syrian tanks and helicopters opened fire and killed at least two civilians as the military advanced through a series of villages in northwestern Syria on Thursday, a push that sent residents running for the hills, several villagers said in phone calls with CNN. "I can see smoke rising from ...


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Casey Anthony will not testify in murder trial

ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - Accused child killer Casey Anthony told a judge on Thursday that she would not testify at her murder trial, and the defense team rested its case. Judge Belvin Perry asked Casey whether the decision to forgo testifying was hers alone. "Yes sir," Casey said in an Orlando ...


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Consumer spending in May weakest in a year

WASHINGTON (AP) -- For the first time in a year, Americans have stopped spending more. Consumer spending failed to budge from April to May, evidence that high gas prices and unemployment are squeezing household budgets. When adjusted for inflation, spending actually dropped 0.1 percent last month ...


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Killer returned from Mexico begins Conn. sentence

HARTFORD, Conn. -- A man captured in Mexico after 22 years on the run from a Connecticut murder conviction was sent to prison Thursday, hours after he was flown back to the United States from Mexico City. Adam Zachs, whose legs and hands were shackled, did not say a word during a brief appearance in ...


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Obama awards Gates the Medal of Freedom

President Obama pulled another military surprise today during Defense Secretary Robert Gates' farewell ceremony. Obama awarded Gates the Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. A moved and surprised Gates told Obama: "You're getting pretty good at this covert opps stuff." We think ...


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NM fire poised to be largest in state history - AP

A wildfire that is threatening the nation's premier nuclear weapons laboratory and a community in northern New Mexico is poised to become the largest fire in state history. The fire near Los Alamos has charred nearly 145 square miles, or 92,735 acres. The blaze has been growing by tens of thousands ...


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Greek parliament starts vote on second austerity law

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's parliament began voting on Thursday on an implementation law for a five year austerity plan needed to secure a vital 12-billion-euro tranche of EU/IMF financing. On Wednesday, lawmakers approved by 155 votes to 138 a framework law for the 28 billion euro program of tax ...


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Nadal's injury keeps Murray fans hopeful

WIMBLEDON, England -- Rafael Nadal 's left foot is bothering him, and that alone is giving just about every tennis fan in Britain hope that Andy Murray can finally end the nation's Wimbledon drought. They will play each other in the semifinals on Friday. "I'm not worried about my foot," said Nadal ...


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Casey Anthony's defense expected to rest case - AP

Attorneys for Casey Anthony, who's accused of killing her toddler, are wrapping up their defense with their final witnesses. Anthony's defense team is expected to rest its case Thursday. It's still not known if the 25-year-old mother will take the stand to answer questions about whether she killed ...


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Pain Therapeutics and Neoprobe Present Promising Pipelines

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Cell Therapeutics and Oncothyreon Eager to Crush "Urban Legends"

Recent studies suggest that the FDA has begun approving cancer drugs at a faster rate. This is welcome news for early stage drug developers -- many of which struggle to secure the necessary capital to maintain operations. The Bedford Report examines the outlook for companies in the Healthcare Sector ...


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UN court issues indictment in Hariri assassination

BEIRUT (AP) -- Lebanon's opposition says a U.N.-backed court has delivered indictments in the 2005 assassination of the country's former prime minister Rafik Hariri. The office of Saad Hariri, the former prime minister's son, says the indictments were handed over Thursday. The names of the accused ...


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BEIRUT (AP) -- Lebanon's opposition says a U.N.-backed court has delivered indictments in the 2005 assassination of the country's former prime minister Rafik Hariri. The office of Saad Hariri, the former prime minister's son, says the indictments were handed over Thursday. The names of the accused ...


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Skyrim: Fewer but 'more substantial' DLC updates planned

The days of £1.50 horse armour are long gone, and will never return we can safely assume. Todd Howard, director of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has said Bethesda wants to deliver fewer but more substantial download updates for the epic RPG. Discussing DLC packs, Howard said: "They've been really ...


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Judge: Prison can forcibly medicate Tucson suspect

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Tucson shooting rampage suspect can be forced to continue taking anti-psychotic drugs, rejecting a plea by defense attorneys that the decision by prison doctors merited more scrutiny. U.S. District Judge Larry Burns' decision came after ...


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Greece to vote on cuts after riots

ATHENS, Greece -- Greek lawmakers are set to pass a bill to implement more austerity measures demanded by creditors, following two days of rioting in Athens that left some 200 people injured. The vote is expected around 3 p.m. (1200GMT) Thursday - on the day of a deadline set by European countries ...


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ATHENS, Greece -- Greek lawmakers are set to pass a bill to implement more austerity measures demanded by creditors, following two days of rioting in Athens that left some 200 people injured. The vote is expected around 3 p.m. (1200GMT) Thursday - on the day of a deadline set by European countries ...


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Wednesday 29 June 2011

Is Deluged Minot, N.D., Ready for Drought?

Mayor Curt Zimbelman of Minot, N.D., sat in his office yesterday for the first time in more than a week after battling the worst flood of the Souris River his town has seen since 1881. Zimbleman oversaw an emotional, voluntary evacuation of his town when the crests last week were forecast to be 7 ...


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TSA denies making 95 year-old woman remove adult diaper

"While every person and item must be screened before entering the secure boarding area, TSA works with passengers to resolve security alarms in a respectful and sensitive manner," TSA Spokesman Greg Soule said in an email to Reuters. "We have reviewed the circumstances involving this screening and ...


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Fire chief says Los Alamos lab is safe from wildfire

(CNN) -- The Los Alamos National Laboratory in the New Mexico town of the same name will be spared from a fire raging in the vicinity, the Los Alamos fire chief told CNN Wednesday. "We feel very comfortable that material is secure," Chief Doug Tucker said. Concerns were raised that the wildfire ...


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Attack on Kabul Hotel Raises Doubts About Afghan Security Forces

KABUL, Afghanistan — Nazir Amini, an Afghan visiting from his home in Germany, had just come back from the buffet with a bowl of ice cream when he saw two men armed with an AK-47 and a machine gun emerge and start shooting at guests seated around the pool at the Kabul Intercontinental Hotel, one ...


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Airplane deployed to monitor air over NM fire

LOS ALAMOS , N.M. (AP) — The government sent a plane equipped with radiation monitors over the Los Alamos nuclear laboratory Wednesday as a 110-square-mile wildfire burned at its doorstep, putting thousands of scientific experiments on hold for days. Lab authorities described the monitoring as a ...


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Greek Parliament approves austerity plan

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- In a move that could pull Greece back from the brink of defaulting on its debt, the nation's Parliament voted Wednesday to implement another round of austerity measures. The measure was approved with 155 votes in favor, out of a 300-person parliament. The plan would reduce the ...


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Peter Falk, TV's rumpled Columbo, has died

NEW YORK (AP) -- The best way to celebrate Peter Falk's life is to savor how Columbo, his signature character, fortified our lives. Thanks to Falk's affectionately genuine portrayal, Lt. Columbo established himself for all time as a champion of any viewer who ever felt less than graceful, elegant or ...


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Lagarde selected as IMF’s next managing director

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde was selected Tuesday as the next managing director of the International Monetary Fund, ending a month of debate about who should run the institution. Lagarde, 55, was selected by consensus without a formal vote. Earlier Tuesday ...


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