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Large Hadron Collider works again
The Large Hadron Collider experiment, designed to shed light on the cosmos, restarts after 14 months of repairs. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:21:09 GMT
US sets marker on Afghan corruption
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says foreign aid donors must use their influence to tackle corruption in Afghanistan. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:57:33 GMT
Chinese mine gas blast traps 139
An explosion at a coal mine in north-eastern China traps 139 miners underground, report state media. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:31:21 GMT
Childhood abuse 'quickens ageing'
Physical or emotional abuse during childhood could speed up the body's ageing process, US research suggests. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:48:10 GMT
Drug-resistant swine flu hits UK
Health officials in Cardiff say a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu has spread between hospital patients. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:14:49 GMT
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Authorities: Man tied lizards to chest at airport
Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:33:43 +0000
Syracuse runs away from No. 6 North Carolina
Brandon Triche and Arinze Onuaku combined for 13 points in Syracuse's 22-1 run to open the second half and the Orange went on to a 87-71 victory over No. 6 North Carolina on Friday night in the championship game of the 2K Sports Classic. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:35:27 +0000
Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote
Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:19:32 +0000
Levin: May be more troubling emails from Hasan
There may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the Fort Hood shooter before he went on his deadly rampage, the chairman of the Senate Armed Forces Committee said Friday. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:05:16 +0000
GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care
Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care — and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:09:29 +0000

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Prosecutor: Amanda Knox taunted, killed roommate
Accompanied by two smitten men, a resentful Amanda Knox toyed with a knife and plunged it into her roommate's neck, a prosecutor charged in closing arguments.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:09:25 EST
H1N1 cases down; vaccine access up
Health officials on Friday reported a slight decrease in H1N1 flu activity nationwide.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:21:41 EST
Riots in Cairo follow World Cup defeat
Hundreds of angry demonstrators in Egypt's capital fought with police near the Algerian Embassy early Friday, the Interior Ministry said.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:59:19 EST
Plea deal reached in Wal-Mart trial
A woman accused of cutting a Wal-Mart line and striking police officers reached a plea deal after taking the stand and denying all charges in the racially charged case.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:11:54 EST
Suspect in slayings dies in shootout
A suspect in the killing of five people in Arkansas last week has been killed in a shootout with officers, authorities said.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:37 EST

NYT > U.S.
Pain Spreads as Credit Vise Grows Tighter
Lenders have become even less willing to part with their money, further crimping budgets and family spending.

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:43:45 GMT
For Rivals, Finance Crisis Is Posing on-the-Fly Tests
The presidential race has turned into an audition for who could best handle a national economic emergency.

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:44:12 GMT
Drug Label, Maimed Patient and Test for Court
At issue is whether plaintiffs have the right to sue when the products that hurt them had met federal standards.

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:39:18 GMT
After Impasse, New California Budget Agreement
California legislative leaders and the governor have come to an agreement on the state budget, which is now roughly three months late.

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:20:47 GMT
California Bans Texting by Operators of Trains
After investigators said an engineer in last week’s collision had been texting on the job, regulators temporarily banned the use of all cellular devices by anyone at the controls of a moving train.

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:01:46 GMT

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Woman Who Claims Sexual Assault Wins $3 Million From Former Halliburton Division
Woman says U.S. gov. employee assaulted her in Iraq; feds refused to prosecute.

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:23:06 -0500
Ex-Marine Faces 6 Murder Charges in 'Cathouse' Star Slaying
David Allen Tyner, 28, accused of shooting, stabbing, burning bodies.

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:44:13 -0500
Museum Claims to Find Galileo's Finger, Tooth
Items removed from famed scientist's corpse in 1737, 95 years after his death.

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:38:46 -0500
Dad: Shaniya's Mom Trafficked Her to Settle Drug Debt
Antoinette Davis, charged with child prostitution, is pregnant again.

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:29:52 -0500
Swine Flu II? Tamiflu-Resistant Version Strikes
First such U.S. cluster, though there have been other drug-resistant cases.

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:21:02 -0500

The Weather Channel: Your Local Weather Outlook--Emeryville, CA (94608)
Current Weather Conditions In Emeryville, CA (94608)
Mostly Cloudy, and 53 ° F. For more details? Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:49:58 GMT
Your Local Doppler Radar
This map shows the location and intensity of precipitation in your area. The color of the precipitation corresponds to the rate at which it is falling. This map is updated every 15 minutes. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:49:58 GMT
Pollen Trend for Emeryville, CA (94608)
Steady. View complete PollenCast? Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:49:58 GMT

Quotes of the Day
Jessamyn West
"A taste for irony has kept more hearts from breaking than a sense of humor, for it takes irony to appreciate the joke which is on oneself."


Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Carl Sagan
"Where we have strong emotions, we're liable to fool ourselves."


Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Oscar Wilde
"Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing."


Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT
B. F. Skinner
"Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten."


Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Heywood Broun
"Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anyone else."


Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT