Monthly Archives: May 2011

Ala. town hit by tornadoes bans FEMA trailers (AP)

CORDOVA, Ala. – James Ruston’s house was knocked off its foundation by tornadoes that barreled through town last month and is still uninhabitable. He thought help had finally arrived when a truck pulled up to his property with a mobile … Continue reading

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Clashes erupt in Belgrade to protest Mladic arrest (AP)

BELGRADE, Serbia – Protesters throwing stones and bottles clashed with baton-wielding riot police Sunday in Belgrade after several thousand Serbian nationalist supporters of jailed war-crimes suspect Ratko Mladic rallied outside the parliament building to demand his release. By the time … Continue reading

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Lockheed attack highlights rise in cyber espionage (AP)

NEW YORK – This cyber attack didn’t go after people playing war games on their PlayStations. It targeted a company that helps the U.S. military do the real thing. Lockheed Martin says it was the recent target of a “significant … Continue reading

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US soldiers in Afghanistan mark Memorial Day (AP)

KABUL, Afghanistan – Nearly a decade later, after more than 1,400 killed in combat, some U.S. troops paused for a moment Sunday to remember what brought America to Afghanistan and to honor the lives that continue to be lost. Blackhawk … Continue reading

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Obama tours twister-ravaged neighborhood in Joplin (AP)

JOPLIN, Mo. – Face to face with the legions of homeless and the bereaved, President Barack Obama on Sunday toured the apocalyptic landscape left by Missouri’s killer tornado, consoled the community and committed the government to helping rebuild shattered lives. … Continue reading

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Greenpeace climbers occupy Arctic oil rig (AFP)

COPENHAGEN (AFP) – Two Greenpeace activists occupied a drilling platform in southwestern Greenland Sunday to protest oil prospecting in the Arctic, causing the government to issue an angry reaction. The activists, who arrived by rubber dinghy, climbed the 53,000-tonne “Leif … Continue reading

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Israel’s Fischer interested in IMF job (AP)

JERUSALEM – Israel’s central bank chief, Stanley Fischer, is interested in the top job at the International Monetary Fund and has received a number of phone calls in recent days from around the world encouraging him to apply, a person … Continue reading

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EU, IMF expected to judge Greece as protests swell (Reuters)

ATHENS (Reuters) – European and IMF officials are expected to deliver their verdict this week on Greece’s faltering drive to bring its budget deficit under control, but ordinary Greeks have warned that their patience is running thin. Tens of thousands … Continue reading

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Beware a manufacturing slowdown (Reuters)

BERLIN (Reuters) – Add a manufacturing slowdown to the growing risks facing the world economy. High input prices, supply chain disruptions from the tsunami disaster in Japan and slowing demand from China have combined to brake manufacturing momentum in Europe, … Continue reading

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Why safe corporate bonds aren’t so smart anymore

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