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27 Nov 2009 09:29
Updated 5 minutes agoBlack Friday Shoppers Crowd Best Buy, Target in Pursuit of `Elusive' Gifts
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Shoppers gathered at Best Buy Co., Target Corp. and Toys “R” Us Inc. stores from New Jersey to Texas well before midnight yesterday to take advantage of Black Friday deals on televisions, ...Black Friday Begins as Bargain Hunters Turn Out Wall Street JournalDubai Woes May Reach 'Sovereign Default,' BofA Says
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Dubai's debt woes may worsen to become a “major sovereign default” that roils developing nations and cuts off capital flows to emerging markets, Bank of America Corp.Video: World Markets Tumble on Dubai Debt, Weak Dollar
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Time running out for Iran on nuclear issue: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Friday time was running out for Iran to meet its obligations over its nuclear program and said a vote by the UN's nuclear watchdog to rebuke Iran showed the world's unity on the issue.Recommended for you »
Sign in to add a section with stories recommended for you, by using search history.UK's Brown backs $10 billion climate change fund
PORT OF SPAIN, Nov 27 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on Friday for the creation of a $10 billion a year fund to help developing countries battle climate change.Sarkozy Wins Bid to Install Ally as EU Financial-Services Chief
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy won his bid to install an ally as the European Commission's next financial-services regulator, fueling British concern that traders and hedge funds will face stricter rules.Merkel Names Von Der Leyen As Labor Min In Reshuffle
BERLIN (Dow Jones)--Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel Friday announced a reshuffle of her cabinet, which has been in power just four weeks, naming Ursula von der Leyen to become Germany's new labor minister.German Minister Resigns Over Afghan Airstrike New York TimesGerman minister quits over raid Aljazeera.netLocal News »
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Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- The Secret Service is reviewing whether a criminal investigation is warranted into how a Washington-area couple got past security to crash a state dinner at the White House, a spokesman for the agency said.4 relatives shot dead at Fla. Thanksgiving party
JUPITER, Fla. - Police were searching Friday for a man suspected in the Thanksgiving shooting deaths of his twin sisters, aunt and a 6-year-old cousin during a family celebration.Armed services divorce rate up
WKOW-TV.com - 1 hour agoWASHINGTON (WKOW) -- The divorce rate is up again this year for those in the armed forces. At the end of the budget year on September 30, there were an estimated 27312 divorces among the nearly 765000 married members of active duty.Military Divorces Edge Up Again in 9th Year of War New York TimesMilitary divorces edge up again in 9th year of war The Associated PressMd. Shoppers Line Up For Black Friday Deals
WJZ - 36 minutes agoThe information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications.Black Friday is here! See what stores are open the earliest ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)Faltering Climate Deal Prodded by US, China Pledges
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Pledges by China and the US to set numerical targets for their greenhouse-gas emissions through 2020 may reignite stalled progress for a global climate agreement at negotiations next month in Copenhagen.China Signals More Climate Measures Unlikely Wall Street JournalCrude Oil Futures Tumble to Six-Week Low on Dubai Debt Crisis
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil fell to the lowest level in six weeks as Dubai's attempt to reschedule its debt bolstered the dollar and prompted investors to sell commodities.OIL FUTURES: Crude At 6-Week Low On Dubai Debt Concern Wall Street JournalShuttle Atlantis Ends 11-Day Mission
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - The shuttle Atlantis glided to a flawless Florida landing on Friday, wrapping up an 11-day space station delivery mission and bringing a flight engineer, Nicole P. Stott, back to Earth after 91 days in ...Video: Raw Video: Shuttle Atlantis LandsThe Associated Press
UPDATE 1-Activision says "Call of Duty" series tops $3 bln
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc (ATVI.O) said on Friday its "Call of Duty" video game franchise pushed past the $3 billion mark in global retail sales.Activision: Call of Duty Franchise Sales Top $3 Billion Barron's (blog)Call of Duty Franchise Surpasses $3 Billion In Revenue Terminal GamerKT Corp Brings iphone to South Korea
South Koreans finally have the chance to purchase Apple's iphone, available this Saturday from KT Corporation, the country's second largest mobile carrier.iphone Tries to Crack Korea Wall Street JournalSwiss: Polanski in jail until at least Monday
GENEVA - Roman Polanski will remain in a jail outside Zurich for at least three more days until he meets the security conditions of his bail, a Swiss official said Friday.More Adam Lambert Fallout
When CBS had Adam Lambert as a guest on its “Early Show” Wednesday morning, it may have believed it would placate viewers who were upset when Mr.'Avatar' video game to expand film's alien world
James Cameron was thinking beyond the big screen when he created the alien world of Pandora. The "Titanic" director worked in tandem with video game developer Ubisoft Montreal on ...Avatar: Making A Scene Featurette Screen RantBruins LW Lucic sidelined up to 4 weeks
USA Today - 21 minutes agoBOSTON (AP) - Boston Bruins left wing Milan Lucic is out again, sidelined up to four weeks with a sprained left ankle. "Hopefully this is the last of his injuries this year," Bruins coach Claude Julien said before Friday's game against New Jersey.Bruins Milan Lucic expected out for four weeks Boston HeraldMilan Lucic: High Ankle Sprain RotowireTalk Tide vs. Tigers and more
ESPN - 19 minutes agoAlabama's in the hunt for a national title. Year 1 of the Gene Chizik era is going well at Auburn. But no season is complete for either team without an Iron Bowl win.Get yer picks here: Gators, 'Bama will stay undefeated Orlando SentinelFriday Look Ahead: uconn-Duke a marquee MSG matchup
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Mike Krzyzewski vs. Jim Calhoun on Friday afternoon, then Tom Izzo vs. Billy Donovan on Friday night. That's four men with a total of eight national championships facing each other.Connecticut-Duke Preview SportingNews.comHuskies and Blue Devils meet for NIT Season Tip-Off title San Luis Obispo TribuneDiabetes Cases Expected to Double in 25 Years
The number of people with diabetes in the United States is expected to double over the next 25 years, a new study predicts. Dr. Richard Besser has the latest on a significant new diabetes study.Drug resistant H1N1 no major change in virus-WHO
GENEVA, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Tamiflu resistance in some H1N1 patients with badly weakened immune systems does not seem to reflect a major change in the virus' susceptibility to the frontline drug, the World Health Organisation said ...Swine Flu Tied to Rise in Pneumonias Among Young U.S. News & World ReportH1N1 flu clinics slated by health department next week
Gaylord Herald Times - 16 minutes agoNORTHERN MICHIGAN -- H1N1 flu may have peaked for now, but the illness is still circulating in Northern Michigan. The virus is causing mild to moderate disease, with most people sick for about a week.Flu watch update Omaha World-HeraldH1N1 vaccinations start for high school students Shoshone News PressHacked e-mails fuel climate change debate
(WIRED) -- An online debate over global warming science has broken out after an unknown hacker broke into the e-mail server at a prominent climate-research center, stole more than a thousand e-mails about global warming and posted them ...Exploring a Low-Acid Diet for Bone Health
The science of osteoporosis and its resultant fractures has long been plagued by some vexing observations. Why, for example, are osteoporotic fractures relatively rare in Asian countries like Japan, where people live as long or longer ...PSA: Smoking is so bad it voids your computer warranty
Yahoo! Tech - Nov 23, 2009Heads up, schmokers: Lighting up near your computer is heresy enough that Apple says it voids your warranty should you need to bring a smoke-exposed computer in for repair.How to Forge a Consensus
Wall Street Journal - 20 hours agoThe impression left by the Climategate emails is that the global warming game has been rigged from the start. The climatologists at the center of last week's leaked-email and document scandal have taken the line that it is all much ado about nothing.36 Hours in Austin, Tex.
THE city's unofficial motto, “Keep Austin Weird,” blares from bumper stickers on BMWs and jalopies alike, on T-shirts worn by joggers along Lady Bird Lake and in the windows of independently owned shops and restaurants.
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