Jumat, 06 November 2009

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Army post shooting rampage leaves 12 dead, 31 hurt (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 01:02 AM PST

Soldiers from the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment storm the grounds of the Soldier Readiness Center in a show of force as they help in the apprehension of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan Thursday Nov. 5, 2009. Hasan, a psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post Thursday, authorities said, a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded in the worst mass shooting ever at a military base in the United States. (AP Photo/David Morris, Killeen Daily Herald) MANDATORY CREDITAP - Military officials were starting Friday to piece together what may have pushed an Army psychiatrist trained to help soldiers in distress to turn on his comrades in a shooting rampage that killed 12 people and wounded 31 in Texas.

Troubling portrait emerges of Fort Hood suspect (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 12:37 AM PST

This photo from the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress Web Site shows Nidal Malik Hasan. Military officials say the suspected shooter at Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday Nov. 5, 2009 was Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan. (AP Photo/The Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress)AP - His name appears on radical Internet postings. A fellow officer says he fought his deployment to Iraq and argued with soldiers who supported U.S. wars. He required counseling as a medical student because of problems with patients.

Unemployment nears 10 pct. as rebound remains slow (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 12:38 AM PST

A recruiter is seen working at a Costco booth at a holiday job fair at Skyline College in San Bruno, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. The number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits last week fell to the lowest level in 10 months, evidence that job cuts are easing as the economy slowly heals.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - The economy is rebounding from its deepest slump since the 1930s, but it probably won't seem that way when the government releases its monthly employment report on Friday.

Emotional Fla. sheriff celebrates baby's survival (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 12:20 AM PST

FILE --This undated file photo provided by the Washington County Sheriff's Office shows Shannon Dedrick. Washington County Sheriff Bobby Haddock said early Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, that investigators found 7-month-old Shannon Dedrick in a box at her babysitter's home in Chipley, Fla. (AP Photo/Washington County Sheriff's Office)AP - Sheriff Bobby Haddock knew time was running out for a 7-month-old girl missing in the Florida Panhandle.

Obama, House Dems press for health care votes (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 12:40 AM PST

The US Capitol dome is seen in Washington, DC. The US House of Representatives was on course Wednesday to vote this weekend on sweeping legislation to overhaul US health care, President Barack Obama's top domestic priority, officials said.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)AP - President Barack Obama and House Democrats scrambled on Thursday to secure the votes to pass a historic health care overhaul initiative, working to ease disagreements with rank-and-file lawmakers over abortion and illegal immigrants.

Congress votes for more aid to jobless, homebuyers (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 12:39 AM PST

Graphic shows the rate of unemployment benefit extension exhaustions, by state, per 1,000 populationAP - Congress took further steps to right the staggering economy by expanding a popular tax credit for homebuyers and extending unemployment checks for the growing legions of people running out of benefits with few job prospects.

Mistrust hinders ID of Cleveland slaying victims (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 12:14 AM PST

A board with flyers for missing persons is hung on a frnce across from the home of Anthony Sowell in Cleveland Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The remains of 11 women were found in Sowell's home. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)AP - Police say there's only one way for the families of missing women to know for sure if their loved ones are among the victims found in suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell's house: Give DNA samples. But relatives with checkered pasts in the hardscrabble neighborhood seem reluctant to come forward.

Salmonella victims upset no prosecutions yet (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 12:29 AM PST

AP - At the height of the nationwide salmonella outbreak nearly a year ago, FBI agents raided two peanut plants and carried away boxes of evidence. FDA inspectors found roaches, mold and a leaky roof. Then, Congress revealed e-mails from the peanut company's top executive that seemed to suggest the pursuit of profits over ensuring public safety.

Calle 13 wins 5 Latin Grammys in Las Vegas (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 12:12 AM PST

Rene Perez , also known as Residente, of the musical group Calle 13, performs at the 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)AP - Puerto Rican duo Calle 13 won all five awards it was nominated for Thursday at the Latin Grammys in Las Vegas, including two of the top awards of the night and honors in both urban and alternative categories.

No. 22 Hokies beat East Carolina 16-3 (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 12:57 AM PST

Virginia Tech quarterback Tyrod Taylor (5) dives for a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against East Carolina in Greenville, N.C., Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)AP - Virginia Tech put the game in Ryan Williams' hands again. This time, he held on to it. The freshman ran for a season-high 179 yards and the 22nd-ranked Hokies avoided their first three-game losing streak in six years, holding off East Carolina 16-3 on Thursday night.

Gunman kills 12 at Fort Hood Army base, suspect alive (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 10:44 PM PST

Emergency personnel carry the wounded at the U.S. Army post in Fort Hood, Texas, November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Department of Defense/HandoutReuters - An Army psychiatrist opened fire with two handguns at the Fort Hood Army post on Thursday, killing 12 and wounding 31 others, Army officials said, adding the suspect was shot several times but survived.

Insider trading probe ensnares 14 more (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 04:06 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2009 file photo, Raj Rajaratnam, billionaire founder of the Galleon Group, a major hedge fund, is led in handcuffs from FBI headquarters in New York. Federal prosecutors in New York say Rajaratnam, charged in a $25 million insider trading case, must remain held under a $100 million bail because he has the money and the incentive to flee. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano, file)Reuters - Fourteen people were charged with fraud and conspiracy in a dramatic widening of an insider trading scandal that has ensnared hedge fund managers, top Silicon Valley executives and a bevy of white-shoe advisers.

Sparring over evidence at Wall Streeters trial (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 04:40 PM PST

Reuters - In closing arguments in the trial of the first high-profile Wall Streeters on fraud charges stemming from the financial crisis, a U.S. prosecutor said two hedge fund managers told "black and white lies," but a defense lawyer attacked the government for "misleading" the jury.

SPECIAL REPORT: Are doctors what ails U.S. healthcare? (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 05:08 PM PST

Reuters - Nowhere in the United States has more doctors at its beck and call than White Plains, one of the wealthiest cities in the nation.

Pakistani forces enter major Taliban base (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 12:30 AM PST

Pakistan troops seize a Taliban militant during an ongoing military offensive in the tribal district of South Waziristan, November 2. Gunmen on a motorbike on Friday wounded an army brigadier and soldier in Pakistan's capital Islamabad before escaping in the third such attack in two weeks, officials said.(AFP/ISPR/Ho)Reuters - Pakistani soldiers have entered an important militant bastion in South Waziristan, security officials said on Friday, as gunmen wounded an army brigadier and his driver in a drive-by shooting in the capital.

Okinawans split over U.S. military base's future (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 11:16 PM PST

Reuters - Idyllic beach resorts jostle for space with U.S. military bases on Japan's subtropical island of Okinawa, at the center of a feud that may cast a shadow over U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Japan next week.

Zimbabwe proposes local ownership of foreign firms (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 01:00 AM PST

Reuters - Zimbabwe's government has proposed that Zimbabweans take 51 percent ownership of all foreign companies in the country, including mines and banks, according to a draft law seen by Reuters on Friday.

China blasts U.S. duties ahead of Obama visit (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 10:25 PM PST

Reuters - China denounced as protectionist new U.S. anti-dumping duties on steel pipes on Friday and called for Washington's swift recognition that it is a market economy, a week before a visit by U.S. President Barack Obama.

12 dead, 31 hurt in Texas military base rampage (AFP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 11:48 PM PST

This undated photo obtained from www.cstsonline.org shows Major Malik Nidal Hasan. The Muslim army officer about to be deployed to Iraq shot dead 12 people and wounded 31 others at a sprawling Texas military base before being gunned down himself and captured.(AFP/HO)AFP - A Muslim army officer about to be deployed to Iraq has gunned down 12 people and wounded 31 others at a sprawling Texas military base before being shot and taken into custody.

Honduran agreement has failed: Zelaya aide (AFP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 12:06 AM PST

Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya holds a meeting at the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa. A deal aimed at ending Honduras' months-long crisis has AFP - A deal aimed at ending Honduras' months-long crisis has "failed," an aide to ousted President Manuel Zelaya said Friday, after the interim leader formed a government without his participation.
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