A probe sent some 2,257 feet deep into the collapsed mine early in the morning came back with a handwritten note: “All 33 of us are fine in the shelter.” » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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33 Trapped Chilean Miners Alive After 17 Days
Wyclef Jean To Appeal Haiti Electoral Decision
The singer said Sunday that he is not abandoning his presidential bid just yet. Haiti’s elections board rejected Jean’s candidacy Friday night, presumably because it decided he had not met residency requirements, although the board did not cite a specific reason. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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BYD Q2 net up 2.6 percent (Reuters)
Reuters – BYD Co Ltd (1211.HK), a Chinese carmaker backed by U.S. billionaire Warren Buffett, posted lower-than-expected second quarter earnings, which fell substantially from the previous quarter as China’s booming car sales lost steam in a slowing economy.
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China Premier Wen calls for political reform: report (Reuters)
Reuters – China has to pursue political reform to safeguard its economic health, Premier Wen Jiabao said during a visit to the booming town of Shenzhen, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
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A Slow Rebirth, Across Town From ‘Treme’
Many areas along the Gulf coast are still struggling to recover from the ravages of Hurricane Katrina. Among them is New Orleans’s Pontchartrain Park, a neighborhood that Wendell Pierce — the actor who plays trombone player Antoine Batiste in HBO’s N’awlins-set Treme — is working to revive. He tells NPR’s Audie Cornish it hasn’t...
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Wall Street gloom set to stretch (AFP)
AFP – Wall Street stocks ended mostly lower the past week despite positive company earnings and corporate activity as pessimism over the US economic recovery prevailed.
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Van Gogh Painting Stolen From Cairo Museum
The theft marks the second time that the painting by the Dutch-born postimpressionist has been stolen from Egypt’s Mahmoud Khalil Museum. The work is valued at $50 million. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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More Than Half A Billion Eggs Recalled
More than a half-billion eggs have been recalled in the nationwide investigation of a salmonella outbreak that Friday expanded to include a second Iowa farm. The outbreak has already sickened more than 1,000 people and the toll of illnesses is expected to increase. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Hopping Goes Extreme At Pogopalooza
The pogo stick has gone extreme. It used to be enough to hop up and down on simple stick. Now, it’s pneumatic pistons and compressed air firing bouncers high into the sky on space-age tubes that look like jackhammers. Thirty jumpers from around the world compete in Pogopalooza, the extreme pogo sticking festival, this...
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Gov’t: 23K workers affected by Gulf oil drill ban (AP)
AP – The deepwater drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico costs at least 23,000 jobs, according to a federal document that weighed the economic impact and alternatives to the drilling ban.
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In Lawsuit, Students Claim College Deceived Them
A for-profit college is facing a lawsuit filed on behalf of students who say the school ripped them off. It’s the latest in a series of hits the for-profit higher education industry has taken recently. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Business Highlights (AP)
AP – Recession hits smart-phone makers in the chips
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