US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard WASHINGTON — Prosecutors say they’ll drop manslaughter charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide contractors charged in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting. In court documents Friday, prosecutors said they have asked that the case against Nicholas Slatten of Sparta, Tenn., be dropped
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Terror plot ringleader gets 13-year prison term MIAMI — The ringleader of a group of men convicted of plotting to destroy Chicago’s Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices has been sentenced to 13½ years in prison. U.S. District Judge Joan Lenard issued the sentence Friday in Miami for 35-year-old Narseal Batiste
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Convicted ringleader of plot to destroy Sears Tower, bomb FBI offices gets 13-year prison term
Flurry of IPOs signals IPO rebound to continue NEW YORK — The flurry of initial public offerings this week is confirmation that this fall’s rebound in the market wasn’t a fluke and sets the stage for more companies to raise money through IPOs in 2010. But the response to two of the newly public companies shows …
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UPS sets new rates for 2010 ATLANTA — UPS Inc., the world’s largest shipping carrier, is hiking 2010 rates for ground packages by an average of 4.9 percent. The company, based in Atlanta, said Friday there also will be an average net rate increase of 4.9 percent next year on all air express and U.S. origin international [..] Read the original article: here .
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UPS rates for ground, air express to increase in 2010; Fuel surcharge tables to be adjusted
Q&A: Debut CD from Wale taps into his emotions NEW YORK — Wale wanted to infuse his debut album with a woman’s touch, so the rapper recruited singing divas like Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Chrisette Michele and Jazmine Sullivan to get that feeling across. “I need a woman to help me convey the message because they’re more emotional … Original source on Gaea Times at : Q&A: Rapper Wale recruits Lady Gaga, Chrisette Michele to convey emotions on debut CD .
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Planes ready to leave Brunswick, Maine Navy base BRUNSWICK, Maine — The rumble of Navy patrol aircraft flying overhead will soon be a thing of the past as the remaining P-3 Orions depart from Brunswick Naval Air Station. While much of the nation prepares for Thanksgiving, air crews from VP-26 are prepping to ship out for a … Read : End of an era: Brunswick Naval Air Station’s planes to depart as base readies for closing .
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New questions arise in Pequot trading probe WASHINGTON — A new development related to the government’s investigation of possible insider trading at a major hedge fund has raised questions in the case and caught the attention of two key senators. The Securities and Exchange Commission has been investigating whether the now-liquidated core hedge fund of Pequot Capital ….
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Lawyer: Ohio’s legal injection a human experiment COLUMBUS, Ohio — An attorney for a condemned killer says Ohio’s new lethal-injection plan is so untested it would amount to human experimentation if used for the first time next month. Lawyer Tim Sweeney said Friday there’s no reason for federal courts to allow the scheduled execution of Kenneth Biros ..
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AP changes roles for 6 news editors, 4 photo eds NEW YORK — The Associated Press has named six news editors to oversee expanded multistate territories and has assigned four interim regional photo editors as part of a restructuring of U.S. news management to ensure the continuing strength of the news cooperative’s state reports. The six news ….
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In restructuring, AP changes roles for 6 news editors and assigns 4 regional photo editors
Mumbai still vulnerable 1 year after attack MUMBAI, India — The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bullet holes. Dozens of holes, blasted by grenades, pockmark the linoleum floors. One year after the terror attack that left 166 people dead, the Chabad House — a …
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Mumbai Jewish center struggles to rebuild, city still vulnerable 1 year after terror attack
Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates may kill them LONDON — A retired British couple snatched from their yacht by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday they fear they could be killed within a week or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom demand is not paid. Paul and Rachel Chandler were kidnapped last month …
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Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates are losing patience over ransom demand, may kill them
Swedish Soprano Elisabeth Soderstrom dies at 82 STOCKHOLM — Swedish soprano Elisabeth Soderstrom, an international opera star, has died, her husband Sverker Olow says. Olow says Soderstrom died in Stockholm early Friday morning of complications from a stroke. Soderstrom, who was 82, made her debut in 1947 at the Drottningholm Palace Theatre, singing in one of Mozart’s lesser-known ….
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Former Metropolitan soprano Elisabeth Soderstrom dies in native Sweden, aged 82
Pa. university students upset about fitness class PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania university’s requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts. Officials at historically black Lincoln University said Friday that the school is simply concerned about high rates of obesity ….
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Overweight students at university in Pennsylvania told to take fitness class or risk diplomas
Eye doc may lose license after calling patient fat RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina doctor could lose his medical license after a patient complained he made cutting criticisms, including telling her she was fat. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported the North Carolina Medical Board will decide if Dr
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Boeing breaks ground for historic SC plant NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Work has officially started on building Boeing’s $750 million aircraft assembly plant in South Carolina — the largest industrial investment in state history. Multiple media outlets reported that officials scooped ceremonial shovels full of dirt Friday at the site near the Charleston International Airport where Boeing …
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Cleared for take off: Boeing breaks ground for new South Carolina assembly line for 787 jets
FBI investigating use of stun gun on 10-year-old OZARK, Ark. — The FBI has dispatched investigators to Arkansas to look into a police officer’s use of a stun gun on a 10-year-old girl who refused to take a shower. Ozark Mayor Vernon McDaniel and Police Chief Jim Noggle announced the FBI’s investigation Friday and said they’re pleased [..] Read the original article: here .
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Emergency landing on tundra as smooth as runway BETHEL, Alaska — An air taxi with eight people aboard made an emergency landing on tundra when the engine failed near Alaska’s Bering Sea coast. Passengers told The Anchorage Daily News the Yute Air pilot remained calm on the flight from Bethel to Kipnuk, and the landing Wednesday was … Read more : Air taxi emergency landing in Alaska smooth as runway; pilot kept his cool on tundra .
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Air taxi emergency landing in Alaska smooth as runway; pilot kept his cool on tundra
Goldman Sachs to take out garbage at Thanksgiving NEW YORK — The Salvation Army plans to serve 10,000 free dinners across the city this Thanksgiving — meals planned by a star chef, cooked by one of New York’s ritziest caterers and cleaned up by employees of one of Wall Street’s most vilified financial firms. The number of ….
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Goldman Sachs employees to collect garbage at ritzy Thanksgiving meals for hungry NYers
Idaho gets $115,000 from Sanofi-Aventis settlement BOISE, Idaho — Idaho’s Medicaid Division is getting nearly $115,000 as its share from a nationwide settlement with French drug giant Sanofi-Aventis. Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said Thursday the settlement resolves allegations that the company’s Aventis Pharmaceutical unit knowingly misreported the lowest prices for three nasal sprays, Azmacort, Nasacort and Nasacort …
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Idaho gets nearly $115,000 as share of nationwide $95.5 million settlement with Sanofi-Aventis
more images more images Pakistan demands US share Afghan blueprint ISLAMABAD — Pakistan expressed fear Friday that a large increase in foreign troops in Afghanistan could push militants across the border into its territory and called on the U.S. to factor in that concern as part of its new war strategy. Meanwhile, a suspected U.S
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Met-Pro 3Q profit plunges as markets remain weak HARLEYSVILLE, Pa. — Met-Pro Corp., which makes pollution control technologies, said Friday its third-quarter profit plunged two-thirds on weak markets, surprising Wall Street. Net income of $1 million, or 7 cents per share, was down from $3 million, or 20 cents per share, in the same period last year.
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Met-Pro 3rd-quarter profit falls sharply, though orders begin rising, company says
Ugandan army kills 34 tribesmen on cattle raids KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan officials say the army has killed 34 tribesmen who were stealing cattle in Uganda’s volatile northeastern region. Kabong district commissioner Godfrey Kiwanda said Friday soldiers tried to stop some 200 armed Karamojong warriors trying to raid two settlements in mid-November.
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Ugandan army kills 34 tribesmen in 2 gunbattles over cattle raids in NE Uganda
UN committee targets Iran’s rights violations UNITED NATIONS — A United Nations committee has approved a resolution urging Iran to stop harassing political opponents in the wake of disputed presidential elections. Citing arbitrary arrests, detentions and the disappearance of Iranians exercising their right to freedom following the June 12 presidential election, the General Assembly’s human rights committee …
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UN committee targets Iran’s human rights violations and crackdown on election opponents
Alaska’s jobless rate jumps to 8.9 pct in October ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska’s unemployment rate jumped to 8.9 percent last month. State labor officials on Thursday said that’s 0.6 percentage point increase over the adjusted rate of 8.3 percent in September. Alaska’s jobless rate has increased 0.8 percentage points over the last two months
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Alaska’s unemployment rate increases to 8.9 percent in October from previous month
Global Defense Technology shares little changed HARTFORD, Conn. — Global Defense Technology & Systems shares were little changed after its initial public offering priced below expectations. The McLean, Va., defense contractor sold 3 million shares and selling stockholders sold 1.6 million shares for $13 each, raising $59.8 million
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W.Va.’s Capito troubled by EPA response on permits WASHINGTON — Rep. Shelley Moore Capito says she’s troubled by what she heard in a meeting with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson. The West Virginia Republican met with Jackson Thursday to discuss delays in the mine permitting process in Appalachia
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Winfrey: Prayer, careful thought influenced exit CHICAGO — Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying prayer and careful thought led her to her decision. Winfrey told the audience that she loved “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” that it had been ..
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Winfrey: Show will end in 2011 after 25 seasons CHICAGO — Oprah Winfrey says her powerhouse daytime television show will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air. Winfrey said Friday that her decision to end “The Oprah Winfrey Show” came “after much prayer and careful thought.” Winfrey held back tears as she talked to …
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Winfrey says show will end in 2011, decision came ‘after much prayer and careful thought’
Ohio AG sues credit agencies for public pensions COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s attorney general has sued the three credit ratings agencies alleging that they gave unjustifiably high ratings to mortgage-backed securities that lost at least $457 million for five Ohio public pension funds. Attorney General Richard Cordray filed the suit Friday in U.S. District Court in Ohio.
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Ohio AG sues 3 credit rating agencies over high ratings given to mortgage-backed securities
Natural gas plunges 15 percent this month NEW YORK — Natural gas prices have dropped by more than 15 percent in the past month as the country continues to sip at its energy reserves and a balmy November allowed many homeowners to leave the heat off. Retail prices for natural gas, or what many consumers will pay …
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Good news for home heating: With the most natural gas in storage, prices plunge by 15 percent