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• Soul singer Teddy Pendergrass dies in Pa. at 59 (AP)
• Across US, outpouring of grief and help for Haiti (AP)
• Tight penalties weighed for air security scofflaws (AP)
• Pa. state trooper shot, killed, suspect found dead (AP)
• Consumer chief warns: take cheap jewelry from kids (AP)
• Stiller, Pitt, other celebs urge quake relief (AP)
• Networks rush personnel into Haiti (AP)
• Why Haiti keeps getting hammered by disasters (AP)
• Former minister in Texas on trial for wife's death (AP)
• Perry: Texas won't seek federal education funding (AP)
• Are Leno, O'Brien going at it? (AP)
• Maine man convicted in fatal sex dungeon shooting (AP)
• NY's Tavern on the Green restaurant items for sale (AP)
• More than 100 neglected animals found at Nev. farm (AP)
• Texas debates the way history will be taught (AP)
• High court: No cameras at gay marriage trial (AP)
• Government decides not to seek 5th Gotti trial (AP)
• SpaghettiOs creator Donald Goerke dies at 83 (AP)
• Standard & Poor's lowers ratings on Calif. debt (AP)

Soul singer Teddy Pendergrass dies in Pa. at 59 (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 10:21 PM PST AP - Teddy Pendergrass, who became R&B's reigning sex symbol in the 1970s and '80s with his forceful, masculine voice and passionate love ballads and later became an inspirational figure after suffering a devastating car accident that left him paralyzed, died Wednesday at age 59.

Across US, outpouring of grief and help for Haiti (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 04:13 PM PST AP - Hans Mardy has dialed the numbers hundreds of times, praying someone — his father, his sister, one of four brothers — will pick up the phone.

Tight penalties weighed for air security scofflaws (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 02:59 PM PST AP - A Georgia man dashes through a checkpoint at the Atlanta airport and gets 10 days in jail. A hairdresser in a hurry bypasses security in Philadelphia and gets a $500 fine. A drunken man stumbles onto a Chicago airfield and gets 18 months' supervision. All caused major air travel delays costing millions of dollars — and all got what critics call a slap on the wrist.

Pa. state trooper shot, killed, suspect found dead (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 07:53 PM PST AP - Pennsylvania state police believe a man fatally ambushed a state trooper responding to a domestic dispute, and also killed his wife before turning the gun on himself, investigators said Wednesday.

Consumer chief warns: take cheap jewelry from kids (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 07:12 PM PST AP - The nation's product safety agency issued an unprecedented warning Wednesday to parents: Don't give your children cheap metal jewelry. And if they already have some, toss it because it could contain hazardous levels of heavy metals such as lead and cadmium.

Stiller, Pitt, other celebs urge quake relief (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 05:48 PM PST AP - Oprah Winfrey, Paris Hilton, Ben Stiller, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are among the celebrities and artists urging support for survivors of the earthquake in Haiti.

Networks rush personnel into Haiti (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 07:04 PM PST AP - Television news divisions raced to get into Haiti to report on the devastation wrought by a powerful earthquake, a journey made more difficult by the story they were trying to cover.

Why Haiti keeps getting hammered by disasters (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 04:30 PM PST AP - When it comes to natural disasters, Haiti seems to have a bull's-eye on it. That's because of a killer combination of geography, poverty, social problems, slipshod building standards and bad luck, experts say.

Former minister in Texas on trial for wife's death (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 05:42 PM PST AP - A minister's wife told her therapist a few days before she died that she thought her husband was going to kill her and was having an affair, her therapist testified Wednesday at his murder trial.

Perry: Texas won't seek federal education funding (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 03:21 PM PST AP - Texas won't compete for up to $700 million in federal stimulus money for education because the program "smacks of a federal takeover of our public schools," Republican Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday.

Are Leno, O'Brien going at it? (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 08:42 PM PST AP - Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien have mined NBC's late-night mess for plenty of jokes about their employer. Now they seem to be turning on each other.

Maine man convicted in fatal sex dungeon shooting (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 06:15 PM PST AP - A gun collector who introduced several weapons into sexual play with two other men contended the weapons were intended to fulfill a sexual fantasy. Instead, a lethal combination of drugs, extreme sex and Russian roulette put him on trial for manslaughter.

NY's Tavern on the Green restaurant items for sale (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 09:55 PM PST AP - Tavern on the Green has put everything inside the bankrupt restaurant up for auction — from the kitschy chandeliers of capitalism to a banner touting the motto of communism.

More than 100 neglected animals found at Nev. farm (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 12:55 PM PST AP - In one of the worst cases they can remember, Nevada agriculture officials have cited a woman for animal cruelty for neglecting more than 100 barnyard animals, including 35 starving horses and a goat that died from eating wool off a sheep carcass.

Texas debates the way history will be taught (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 03:52 PM PST AP - Students, parents and lawmakers lobbied Wednesday for more diversity in Texas' social studies curriculum, before the state board of education adopts new classroom standards that will determine how history is taught for the next decade.

High court: No cameras at gay marriage trial (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 05:28 PM PST AP - The Supreme Court on Wednesday indefinitely blocked cameras from covering the high-profile federal court trial on the constitutionality of California's ban on same-sex marriage.

Government decides not to seek 5th Gotti trial (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 05:12 PM PST AP - The federal government decided Wednesday not to seek a fifth racketeering trial against John "Junior" Gotti, son of the notorious Gambino family crime boss who also was noted — for a time — for avoiding conviction.

SpaghettiOs creator Donald Goerke dies at 83 (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 03:44 PM PST AP - The Campbell Soup Co. executive who was behind the enduring brands SpaghettiOs and Chunky Soup has died.

Standard & Poor's lowers ratings on Calif. debt (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 02:14 PM PST AP - A major credit-rating agency lowered California's debt rating Wednesday, putting pressure on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers to start tackling the state's $20 billion deficit.

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• Haitians in U.S. wait for news and worry - CNN
• Organizations accepting donations to help Haiti - Washington Post
• Obama and health care: Quiet meetings - USA Today
• Report: Turkey recalls ambassador after Israel says no second apology - Ha'aretz
• The China Calculation - Wall Street Journal
• Jay Leno's Future: Five Options For His Next Step - MTV.com
• Reporter for Conservative Magazine Attacked Outside of Democratic Fundraiser - FOXNews
• NYC trial of reputed al-Qaida associate begins - Washington Post

Haitians in U.S. wait for news and worry - CNN Posted: 13 Jan 2010 10:06 AM PST Globe and Mail Haitians in U.S. wait for news and worry CNN A damaged house in Haiti. Many Americans from Haiti are anxiously awaiting word from relatives. (CNN) -- With phone lines down and communication cut, Haitians living in America are "sick with worry" and scrambling for information about loved ones who ... Haiti Quake Devastation Prompts Global ResponseVoice of America Agencies help quake rescue effortBBC News At Least 150 UN Workers Missing in HaitiWall Street Journal Reuters -Bloomberg -ABC Online all 7,983 news articles »

Organizations accepting donations to help Haiti - Washington Post Posted: 13 Jan 2010 10:46 AM PST National Post Organizations accepting donations to help Haiti Washington Post By AP AP -- Want to help victims of the earthquake in Haiti? Here's a list of organizations accepting donations: - InterAction, a coalition of US-based international non-governmental organizations, has a list of agencies responding and how to donate to ... FAST FACTS: Haiti EarthquakeFOXNews Online masses text their way to Haitian quake reliefCNET How to help victims of the Haiti earthquakeUSA Today Los Angeles Times (blog) -CBC.ca -NEWS.com.au all 732 news articles »

Obama and health care: Quiet meetings - USA Today Posted: 13 Jan 2010 09:43 AM PST Boston Globe Obama and health care: Quiet meetings USA Today Another congressional delegation went to the White House today to talk with President Obama about a health care bill -- and another congressional delegation left without talking to reporters. What this means for the fate of Obama's health care ... Rangel Considers Capital Gains Tax for Health PlanBusinessWeek Ind. Senate OKs Bill to Delay Jobless Tax HikesABC News Labor Campaigns Against Tax on Health PlansNew York Times Boston Globe -Washington Post -The Faster Times all 2,044 news articles »

Report: Turkey recalls ambassador after Israel says no second apology - Ha'aretz Posted: 13 Jan 2010 09:46 AM PST MiamiHerald.com Report: Turkey recalls ambassador after Israel says no second apology Ha'aretz Ankara warned it would recall envoy if Israel declined to issue formal apology for 'humiliating' treatment by deputy FM. The Turkish media reported Wednesday that Ankara has recalled its ambassador to ... Ayalon: Israel will benefit from Turk's humiliationYnetnews Turkey Threatens to Pull Israel Envoy Over RowVoice of America Slight Strains Israeli-Turkish RelationsWall Street Journal Reuters -Jewish Telegraphic Agency -Xinhua all 625 news articles »

The China Calculation - Wall Street Journal Posted: 13 Jan 2010 10:49 AM PST CBC.ca The China Calculation Wall Street Journal To many CEOs, China seems a land of immense opportunity. That's tempered, of course, by the many difficulties of actually doing business there—the regulatory strictures and caprice, corruption and the myriad quirks that come with ... Yahoo sides with Google over China cyber attackCNNMoney.com Google Attacks May Presage Internet Battle Between China, USBusinessWeek Chinese surprise at Google pull-out threatBBC News Bloomberg -Los Angeles Times -Ars Technica all 2,731 news articles »

Jay Leno's Future: Five Options For His Next Step - MTV.com Posted: 13 Jan 2010 10:32 AM PST Globe and Mail Jay Leno's Future: Five Options For His Next Step MTV.com Yup, things are not going well for Jay at the moment. No surprise, then, that folks in his camp are beginning to hint that their guy might walk away from NBC as well. "They have put Jay in a terrible position," an anonymous insider told ... Jimmy Kimmel puts on a big chin and mocks Jay Leno [Updated]Los Angeles Times Late-night comics pounce on Leno-O'Brien messMiamiHerald.com Reality check: What NBC needs to do after Conan leavesChicago Tribune New York Daily News -ABC News -Radar Online all 2,289 news articles »

Reporter for Conservative Magazine Attacked Outside of Democratic Fundraiser - FOXNews Posted: 13 Jan 2010 08:17 AM PST Kansas City Star Reporter for Conservative Magazine Attacked Outside of Democratic Fundraiser FOXNews The rough-and-tumble world of politics was on full display Tuesday night when longtime Democratic strategist Michael Meehan was caught on videotape shoving a reporter for the Weekly Standard into a metal railing, reportedly giving him a large tear in ... Reporter falls, clashes with aide while trying to question Democrat seeking ...Los Angeles Times Reporter takes stumble chasing Mass. candidateBoston Globe Reporter roughed up outside Coakley fund-raiserBoston Herald Big Government (blog) -True/Slant -The AtlanticWire (blog) all 83 news articles »

NYC trial of reputed al-Qaida associate begins - Washington Post Posted: 13 Jan 2010 10:42 AM PST DAWN.com NYC trial of reputed al-Qaida associate begins Washington Post AP NEW YORK -- A US-trained scientist allegedly linked to al-Qaida and charged with shooting at FBI agents in Afghanistan greeted potential jurors at her attempted murder trial Wednesday with a white scarf covering her face and an impromptu ... Pakistani neuroscientist says boycotting NY trialReuters Woman Accused of al-Qaida Ties Wants Lawyers FiredNew York Times Pakistani Scientist Pleads Not Guilty to Terror ChargesLaw.com DAWN.com -Associated Press of Pakistan -Geo TV all 372 news articles »

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• Quake devastates Haiti, many casualties feared (AP)
• Bipartisan panel to grill Wall Street CEOs (AP)
• 2 US troops, 4 Afghan police killed in Afghanistan (AP)
• White House credits stimulus with up to 2M jobs (AP)
• Obama, congressional Democrats meeting on health (AP)
• Obama wants record $708 billion for wars next year (AP)
• Mexico-US cooperation cited in 2nd druglord arrest (AP)
• Wii becomes third console to stream Netflix (AP)
• Duncan, Parker lead Spurs over Lakers, 105-85 (AP)
• Iran blames US, Israel after bomb kills physicist (AP)
• Thousands feared dead as major quake strikes Haiti (Reuters)
• Google may quit China over censorship (Reuters)
• Yemeni al Qaeda cell leader killed: state media (Reuters)
• White House says stimulus has saved two million jobs (Reuters)
• Cash-short North Korea opens up to U.S. tourists (Reuters)
• Iran blames U.S. "agents" for scientist's murder (Reuters)
• U.S. urges Japan to keep commitment on military base (Reuters)
• Florida citrus growers reel under prolonged freeze (Reuters)
• Hundreds feared dead as 7.0 quake strikes Haiti (AFP)
• Google threatens to quit China over activist attacks (AFP)

Quake devastates Haiti, many casualties feared (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 11:06 PM PST AP - A powerful earthquake struck Haiti's capital on Tuesday with withering force, toppling everything from simple shacks to the ornate National Palace and the headquarters of U.N. peacekeepers. The dead and injured lay in the streets even as strong aftershocks rippled through the impoverished Caribbean country.

Bipartisan panel to grill Wall Street CEOs (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 12:30 AM PST AP - Top bank executives can expect a grilling when they appear before a congressionally appointed panel investigating the causes of the 2008 financial collapse.

2 US troops, 4 Afghan police killed in Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 12:35 AM PST AP - Two U.S. service members died and four Afghan policemen were killed in separate explosions Wednesday in eastern Afghanistan, an area of the nation rife with violence, officials said.

White House credits stimulus with up to 2M jobs (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 12:42 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama is trumpeting a new White House estimate that his top economist calls "stunning": His stimulus plan has already created or saved up to 2 million jobs.

Obama, congressional Democrats meeting on health (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 12:20 AM PST AP - With congressional negotiators starting to make decisions on a final health overhaul bill, top Democrats are hoping a White House session with President Barack Obama will narrow differences between the House and Senate.

Obama wants record $708 billion for wars next year (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 12:21 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama will ask Congress for an additional $33 billion to fight unpopular wars in Afghanistan and Iraq on top of a record $708 billion for the Defense Department next year, The Associated Press has learned — a request that could be an especially hard sell to some of the administration's Democratic allies.

Mexico-US cooperation cited in 2nd druglord arrest (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 11:28 PM PST AP - The capture of a brutal druglord accused of ordering massacres, beheadings and the dissolving of bodies in caustic soda marks the second time in less than a month Mexico has taken down one of its most powerful traffickers.

Wii becomes third console to stream Netflix (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 09:03 PM PST AP - It's a triple crown for Netflix. Beginning in the spring, the Wii will become the last of the three current video game consoles to get instant viewing of Netflix movies and TV shows over the Internet.

Duncan, Parker lead Spurs over Lakers, 105-85 (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 12:55 AM PST AP - Tim Duncan had 25 points and 13 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs showed they can still hang with their Western Conference rivals in a 105-85 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.

Iran blames US, Israel after bomb kills physicist (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 06:32 PM PST AP - A senior physics professor who publicly backed Iran's opposition leader was killed when a bomb-rigged motorcycle exploded as he left for work Tuesday. The government blamed the U.S. and Israel for the attack.

Thousands feared dead as major quake strikes Haiti (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 12:14 AM PST Reuters - A major earthquake rocked Haiti, killing possibly thousands of people as it toppled the presidential palace and hillside shanties alike and leaving the poor Caribbean nation appealing for international help.

Google may quit China over censorship (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 12:00 AM PST Reuters - Internet giant Google Inc has made a shock threat to quit China, the world's biggest Internet market by users, after hackers accessed human rights activists' e-mail accounts.

Yemeni al Qaeda cell leader killed: state media (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 10:36 PM PST Reuters - The leader of a Yemeni al Qaeda cell has been killed in clashes with security forces, Yemen's state news agency reported on Wednesday.

White House says stimulus has saved two million jobs (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 10:53 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama's emergency spending measures last year saved up to 2 million U.S. jobs, the White House said on Wednesday, but it warned that the outlook for the economy remained uncertain.

Cash-short North Korea opens up to U.S. tourists (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 10:51 PM PST Reuters - North Korea appears ready to welcome visitors from the United States year-round, increasing the trickle of tourists from its sworn enemy who provide the reclusive state with hard cash.

Iran blames U.S. "agents" for scientist's murder (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 01:24 PM PST Reuters - A remote-controlled bomb killed a Tehran University scientist on Tuesday, official media reported, in an attack Iran blamed on the United States and Israel.

U.S. urges Japan to keep commitment on military base (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 10:52 PM PST Reuters - The United States urged Japan on Tuesday to keep its commitment to move a U.S. military base on Okinawa island but the two vowed not to let the row derail their security alliance in the face of rising Chinese power.

Florida citrus growers reel under prolonged freeze (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 11:30 AM PST Reuters - Central Florida citrus growers, already reeling from an unusually long freeze, reported more overnight ice damage to their orange fruit and groves on Tuesday, which they feared could also hurt the 2010/11 crop.

Hundreds feared dead as 7.0 quake strikes Haiti (AFP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 11:57 PM PST AFP - The strongest earthquake to hit Haiti in over a century rocked the impoverished Caribbean nation Tuesday, toppling buildings and triggering fears that hundreds have been killed in widespread destruction.

Google threatens to quit China over activist attacks (AFP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 10:29 PM PST AFP - Google has vowed to defy Chinese Internet censors and risk banishment from the lucrative market in outrage at "highly sophisticated" cyberattacks aimed at Chinese human rights activists.

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