Archive for June, 2009

Racial profiling of minorities persists in U.S.: ACLU

ATLANTA (Reuters) - U.S. authorities detain thousands of people each year solely on the basis of religion, race or nationality despite efforts by senior law enforcement officials and the government to stop it, the American Civil Liberties Union said.

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Authorities: Girl survives jet crash

A girl is found alive after a passenger jet carrying 153 people crashes into the Indian Ocean  while trying to land during howling winds on the island nation of Comoros.

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Sanford: ‘Crossed lines’ with women

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he “crossed lines” with a handful of women other than his mistress — but never had sex with them.

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Marines, Taliban fight in ghost town

Three years after its residents fled, the once bustling Afghan town of Now Zad is the scene of a stalemate between a company of newly arrived Marines and a band of Taliban fighters.

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Public viewing of Jackson planned

Santa Barbara County officials are in a meeting about Michael Jackson plans, and E! Online reports they are discussing a possible memorial service at his Neverland Ranch.

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FDA panel votes to eliminate Vicodin, Percocet

Government experts say prescription drugs like Vicodin and Percocet that combine acetaminophen with narcotics should be eliminated because of their role in deadly overdoses.

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Broke smokers struggle with habit

This year, smokers have been hit with the double-whammy of the economic downturn and an increased federal tax.

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U.S.-tracked N. Korean ship alters course

A U.S. official says a North Korean ship has turned around and is headed back the way it came, after being tracked for days by American vessels on suspicion it was carrying illicit weapons.

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Proposals stop short of CEO pay caps

Politicians are vowing to take a hard line on executive pay without actually imposing limits. Experts say that’s because such pay caps prove unpopular, and rarely work.

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Venus, Serena roll into semis, close in on duel

Williams sisters still haven’t lost set during Wimbledon this year

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