Archive for October, 2009

Secret operation resettles Yemeni Jews in U.S., report says (Reuters)

Reuters – About 60 Yemeni Jews have moved to the United States since July under a clandestine operation by State Department officials to escape anti-Jewish attacks in their homeland, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
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Abdullah poised to quit Afghan run-off (AFP)

AFP – Abdullah Abdullah was poised Saturday to quit Afghanistan’s run-off presidential election unless incumbent Hamid Karzai has a last minute change of heart and bows to a series of demands from his rival.

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No Philly transit union strike during World Series (AP)

AP – The Philadelphia transit system’s largest union agreed Saturday not to go on strike as contract talks continued hours before the start of Game 3 of the World Series, Pennsylvania’s governor and the city’s mayor said.

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Three hurt after shots fired in mass brawl

Three shots were fired and three people injured during a wild brawl on Hindley Street, in Adelaide’s CBD, early this morning.
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U.S. sends 6 Uighurs from Guantanamo to Palau (Reuters)

Reuters – The Obama administration has sent six Uighur Chinese detainees from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the Pacific island nation of Palau, an administration official and a rights group said on Saturday.
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Abdullah plans runoff boycott to delay Afghan vote (AP)

AP – President Hamid Karzai’s challenger plans to call for a boycott of next weekend’s runoff election in an attempt to force the vote’s postponement until spring, his campaign manager said — a move that would dim U.S. hopes for a stable Afghan government for months.

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Bodies found in rapist’s home

Up to six bodies, many of them badly decomposed, have been found in the United States home of a convicted rapist arrested on Saturday, police say.
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Clinton urges swift resumption of Mideast peace talks (AFP)

AFP – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday pressed for a swift resumption of Middle East peace talks despite the Palestinian insistence that Israel first stop all settlement activity.

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Agassi admits mane was a wig (AFP)

AFP – Former tennis star Andre Agassi has admitted the lion mane-style hairstyle he sported during the 1990s was actually a wig, in extracts from his autobiography published in British newspapers Saturday.

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‘Idol’ host Ryan Seacrest gets restraining order (AP)

AP – A judge granted “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest a temporary restraining order against a man arrested on suspicion of stalking the radio and television host outside his workplace on Friday, court records show.

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Madonna leaves Malawi after week’s charity tour (AP)

AP – Madonna has left Malawi after a nearly weeklong visit with her family, airport and charity officials said Saturday.

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Bush, Gorbachev, Kohl mark Berlin Wall’s fall (Reuters)

Reuters – George Bush, Mikhail Gorbachev and Helmut Kohl paid their respects to the ordinary people who were behind the peaceful revolution of 1989 that brought down the Berlin Wall at an emotional ceremony in Berlin on Saturday.

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Is There a ‘Bad Driver’ Gene? (HealthDay)

HealthDay – THURSDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) — Are you a bad driver? Maybe
you can blame it on your genes.
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Triumphant return to ice for Shen, Zhao after two-year layoff

Chinese pair Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo won the gold medal Saturday at the Cup of China, their first figure skating competition …

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PGA Tour officials declare a washout, cancel Viking Classic

PGA Tour officials canceled the weather-stricken Viking Classic on Saturday because of unplayable course conditions. There will …

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Poulter plummets, falls into three-way tie at Singapore Open

England’s Ian Poulter slipped into a tie with Thomas Levet and KUday Ichihara for the clubhouse lead before thunderstorms cut …

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Kim downs Allenby, will meet Fisher in World Match Play final

Anthony Kim reached his first World Match Play Championship final by beating Robert Allenby 5 and 4 on Saturday. Kim, who beat …

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Choi, Tseng shrug off weather, set LPGA pace in South Korea

Na Yeon Choi of South Korea shot a 71 and Yani Tseng of Taiwan had a 70 Saturday to share the lead at 5-under par after a wet …

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Hamilton’s fast lap edges Vettel for Abu Dhabi pole

McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton put in a stunning final lap in qualifying Saturday to claim pole position for Sunday’s Abu Dhabi …

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Arizona, Carolina rematch of pivotal playoff game (AP)

AP – The date was Jan. 10, 2009. Upstart Arizona stunned Carolina 33-13 in Charlotte, sending the Cardinals to the NFC championship game and Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme on a downward spiral that hasn’t stopped.
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Nowitzki scores 21 in Mavs’ 94-80 victory over LA (AP)

AP – Dirk Nowitzki scored 21 points and the Dallas Mavericks were 25 of 32 from the free throw line in routing the Los Angeles Lakers 94-80 Friday night for their first win of the season.

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Cycling in Chinese city is anything but leisurely (AP)

AP – A friend sent me a YouTube link to a video called “Insane Cycling — New York City.” I clicked on it, hoping to glean a few tips for my own cycling on the anarchic streets of China.

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Regulators Close 9 Banks, Mostly in West

FDIC Shuts Branches in Ariz., Calif., Ill., and Texas; No. of Failed U.S. Banks This Year Now 115

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Founder of Dead Poets Society visits bards’ graves

Founder of Dead Poets Society visits bards’ graves, resurrects their works with readings
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Book: White House ‘the American house next door’

New White House book calls famed 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. address ‘the American house next door’
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