Monthly Archives: October 2011

Palestine becomes member of UNESCO (AP)

Written on October 31, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

PARIS – Palestine became a full member of UNESCO on Monday, in a highly divisive breakthrough that could cost the agency a fifth of its budget and that the U.S. and other opponents say could harm renewed Mideast peace efforts. … Continue reading →

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FBI releases video, papers on Russian spy ring (AP)

Written on October 31, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

WASHINGTON – FBI surveillance tapes, photos and documents released Monday show members of a ring of Russian sleeper spies surreptitiously passing information and money during a decade-long counterintelligence probe that ended in the biggest spy swap since the Cold War. … Continue reading →

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Power restoration in snowy East could take days (AP)

Written on October 31, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

HARTFORD, Conn. – Residents across the Northeast faced the prospect of days without electricity or heat Monday after an early-season storm dumped as much as 30 inches of wet, heavy snow that snapped trees and power lines, closed hundreds of … Continue reading →

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Wall Street futures fall; signal lower open for shares (Reuters)

Written on October 31, 2011 by Editor - Stock Markets News

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures pointed to a weaker open for equities on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the SP 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 down by between 0.6 and 0.9 percent. Troubled … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s NFL roundup (AP)

Written on October 31, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

PITTSBURGH – Ben Roethlisberger passed for 365 yards and two touchdowns as the Pittsburgh Steelers finally found a way to beat Tom Brady and the New England Patriots 25-17 on Sunday. Roethlisberger completed 36 of 50 passes and led the … Continue reading →

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Stanford moves up BCS standings after big win (AP)

Written on October 31, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

Stanford’s first win of the season against a ranked team helped Andrew Luck and the Cardinal move up in the BCS standings. While LSU (8-0), Alabama (8-0) and Oklahoma State (8-0) remained locked into the top three spots in the … Continue reading →

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Column: Broncos fans may regret calling for Tebow (AP)

Written on October 31, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

They were Tebowing in Israel and Australia, from on top of horses and on the bottom of swimming pools. Protesters on Wall Street paused to make a pose, and so did someone underneath the billowing dress of Marilyn Monroe’s statue … Continue reading →

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Lions batter Tebow, beat Broncos 45-10 (AP)

Written on October 31, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

DENVER – Tim Tebow wasn’t on one knee in prayer this time. He was on the ground in misery. The Detroit Lions (6-2) sacked Tebow seven times and turned his two turnovers into touchdowns as they snapped a two-game skid … Continue reading →

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Vick, McCoy lead Eagles to 34-7 win over Cowboys (AP)

Written on October 31, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

PHILADELPHIA – LeSean McCoy spotted Howard Mudd standing on crutches on the sideline and slowed up to give the 69-year-old assistant coach a pregame chest bump. No one else could stop McCoy. Michael Vick threw two touchdown passes, McCoy had … Continue reading →

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Rams shock Saints 31-21 (AP)

Written on October 30, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

ST. LOUIS – Nothing in the St. Louis Rams’ first six games indicated they were capable of even keeping this one close. Maybe the crosstown Cardinals’ pregame appearance with the World Series trophy inspired them to pull off a shocker … Continue reading →

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