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FoxNews.comEnergy Secretary Hospitalized in Massachusetts
Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman admitted himself into Massachusetts General Hospital on Tuesday night, suffering from an elevated heart rate, the Department of Energy announced Wednesday.
MSN HealthSpeed diet: Women using ADD drugs to get thin
A growing number of women in Hollywood are abusing the ADD drug Adderall in their quest to be thin. But along with the rapid weight loss, they may be gaining a dangerous addiction.
CNN Top StoriesPlane crashes in Madrid, injuries feared
Should corporal punishment be banned in schools? Yes No
The OnionFamily Comes First, Reports Man Trying To Get Out Of Work
EDINA, MN—Frank Noller, married father of two and advertising copywriter for Harton & North, extolled the virtues of family and parental...
CNN Top StoriesWho should pay for mom and dad's care?
When Stephen Leach gave up his Rockaway, New Jersey, condo at age 48 to move back in with Mom and Dad, it was out of need -- his parents', not his.
CNN Top StoriesAbandoned baby whale might be put to death
An abandoned baby whale that has been trying to suckle from yachts in an Australian harbor appeared to be weakening Wednesday as wildlife workers considered ways to save it.
The OnionDarling, There's Something I've Been Hiding From You I'm Jimmy Buffett
Darling, I know we've been together for over 30 years, and we've always promised that we would never keep any secrets from each other. But I think...
New York Times - InternationalRice Signs Missile Deal With Poland
The agreement to place an American missile defense base on Polish territory is fiercely opposed by Russia.
CNN Top StoriesPoland signs missile shield deal with U.S.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Poland's foreign minister Wednesday signed a formal agreement to base U.S. ballistic missile interceptors in the country.
CNN Top StoriesSpanking kids can lead to violence, group says
More than 200,000 children were spanked or paddled in U.S. schools during the past school year, human rights groups reported today. "Corporal punishment discourages learning, fails to deter future misbehavior and at times even provokes it," wrote Alice...
SlatePrice increases the worst since 1981.
A sky-high producer price index, which hit its highest point in 27 years last month, is the centerpiece of today's NYT business coverage. With businesses paying more for raw materials, commodities and oil, the inflationary impact can be felt across the...
New York Times - NationalTropical Storm Fay on Florida’s Coast
Tropical Storm Fay moved north along the Florida coast on Wednesday, as residents in Florida and Georgia prepared to endure the storm.
New York Times - InternationalIn Beijing, No Making Heads or Tails of a New Building
A mysterious dragon-shaped building called the Pangu Plaza has Chinese newspapers abuzz with rumors about important guests residing within.
CNN Top StoriesChapman 'ashamed' of killing John Lennon
New York Times - InternationalNew Bombings Reported in Algeria
A double bombing in Algeria killed at least 11 people on Wednesday a day after an attack that killed 43 people at a military academy, according to reports.
CNN Top StoriesEx-rocker Gary Glitter held in Thailand
Thai authorities detained British rock star Gary Glitter at an airport in Bangkok shortly after he was freed from a Vietnamese prison, having served nearly three years there for child molestation.
Wall Street Journal BusinessMurdoch Earned $27.1 Million
News Corp. Chairman Murdoch's salary, bonus and stock compensation rose about 9% to $27.1 million, but overall compensation fell.
Wall Street Journal BusinessWind-Power Sector Faces Delay of Key U.S. Support
Global demand for wind energy will continue to soar despite short-term issues such as delays renewing a financial support mechanism in the U.S., and economic slowdowns in Europe and the U.S., the chief executive of the world's largest wind-turbine make...
New York Times - NationalHigher Costs Are Taking a Toll on Business
Businesses have been passing the costs on to consumers, just as joblessness expands and spending power shrinks.
Wall Street Journal BusinessDebt Costs Stoke Fears for Freddie
Freddie Mac was forced to offer unusually rich terms in a $3 billion auction of its debt, fueling concerns about a possible bailout for the mortgage giant and its sibling, Fannie Mae.
The Onion[audio] China Bans Release Of Carbon Dioxide By Citizens
Onion Radio News - with Doyle Redland
New York Times - NationalNational Briefing | South: Georgia: Dr. King’s Son Sues Siblings
Two of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s children have been sued by the institution that their mother founded and their brother heads.
New York Times - NationalNational Briefing | West: Arizona: Delay on Virtual Fences
Construction of virtual-fence projects planned on the state’s border with Mexico has been suspended indefinitely because the Interior Department has not signed off on use of its lands.
New York Times - NationalNational Briefing | West: California: Bigfoot? Just Rubber, Folks
A California Bigfoot promoter said a supposed frozen carcass of the mythical beast allegedly found last month has turned out to be a fake.
New York Times - InternationalOp-Ed Contributor: Russia Never Wanted a War
The planners of the crisis in Georgia clearly wanted to make sure that Russia would be blamed for worsening the situation.
Wall Street Journal BusinessEBay Reduces Fee for Fixed-Price Listings
EBay said it will lower the fees it charges for products listed for sale at a fixed price, in a bid to become more competitive with rival Web sites such as Amazon.com.
New York Times - NationalThe Evidence Gap: Drug Makers’ Push Leads to Cancer Vaccines’ Fast Rise
Drug makers call the rapid deployment of a vaccine against cervical cancer education, but their critics call it marketing.
New York Times - InternationalIraq Poised to Revive Oil Contract With China
The 11-year-old contract with China, worth $1.2 billion, is Iraq’s largest oil deal since the invasion in 2003, an Oil Ministry official said.
New York Times - NationalCellmate Describes Pain of Detainee Who Died
Complaints about health care at a detention center in Rhode Island are similar to accounts of how the center treated a Chinese New Yorker who died in immigration custody.
New York Times - InternationalWorld Business Briefing | Asia: China: Olympics Help Tsingtao Sales
Tsingtao Brewery, China’s largest beer company by sales, said first-half profit rose 32 percent after publicity from sponsoring the Beijing Olympics increased demand.
New York Times - NationalObama’s Ads in Key States Go on Attack
Barack Obama has started a hard-hitting ad campaign against John McCain in vital states, painting Mr. McCain as disconnected from middle-class struggles.
New York Times - InternationalSpotlight on Local Laws Turns La Dolce Vita a Bit Sour
What began as a bit of summer fun in the Italian news media spun into an incident after a London newspaper wrote: “Tourists beware: if it’s fun, Italy has a law against it.”
New York Times - NationalThe Ad Campaign: Portraying McCain as Out of Touch
An ad for Barack Obama being broadcast in Indiana uses quotes from John McCain about the economy but leaves out the context.
New York Times - InternationalRocket From Gaza Lands in Israel
A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed in southern Israel, prompting Israel to order border crossings with the Hamas-ruled enclave closed temporarily.
MSN Celebrity NewsScoop: Will Jamie Lynn's fairy tale end in tears?
Teenage mom Jamie Lynn Spears isn't talking about it, but rumor has it that her relationship with baby daddy Casey Aldridge may be crumbling.
MSN Celebrity NewsTidbits: Beard dating Phelps? ‘Ew, no!’
Millions of fans may be admiring Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps from afar, but Playboy pinup and fellow Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard isn't one of them.
New York Times - InternationalWorld Briefing | Asia: Kashmir: Muslims Call for Break From Protests
After weeks of separatist protests in Indian-administered Kashmir that virtually closed the region, Muslim leaders called for three days of calm.
New York Times - InternationalWorld Briefing | The Americas: Bolivia: 5 Provinces Strike Over Fuel Revenue
Five provinces in Bolivia carried out a general strike to demand more revenue from natural gas and oil production, which takes place mainly in their territory.
New York Times - InternationalWorld Briefing | United Nations: African Union Force Extended in Somalia
The United Nations Security Council authorized the presence of an African Union force in Somalia for an additional six months.
New York Times - InternationalLevy Mwanawasa, Zambia President, Dies at 59
In Zambia, Mr. Mwanawasa may best be remembered as a crusader against corruption.
New York Times - InternationalChina Won’t Lend Artworks to Asia Society Exhibition
The Chinese Ministry of Culture had originally agreed to allow the society to borrow works for “Art and China’s Revolution,” promoted as among the first shows devoted to that era.
New York Times - InternationalSurvivors in Georgia Tell of Ethnic Killings
Now that the fighting between Georgia and Russia has subsided, killings will be grist for competing claims of ethnic cleansing.
New York Times - NationalCourt Rejects E.P.A. Limits on Emissions Rules
The federal appeals court ruling is the most recent in a series of judicial setbacks to the Bush administration’s efforts to reshape federal policies under the Clean Air Act.
CNN Top StoriesPatient dies after 22 hours in chair, officials say
New York Times - NationalTexas Panel Rejects Plea to Halt Execution of Accomplice in 1996 Murder
Jeffrey Lee Wood is sentenced to die this week for the murder of a store clerk during a robbery, even though he was sitting in a truck outside the convenience store when it happened.
CNN Top StoriesNATO debate: What to do with an angry bear?
What do you do with an angry bear? Growl back at him, face him down or threaten to take away his honey? It is a debate the NATO countries are patently having trouble resolving.
Los Angeles Times - EntertainmentOriginal 'Rings' team returns for 'The Hobbit'
Peter Jackson and his co-writers will collaborate with Guillermo del Toro on the screenplays.
Los Angeles Times - EntertainmentBeard vs. Donaldson: Who'll win Phelps' heart?
Michael Phelps has been romantically linked with two beautiful women. Lucky dog.
Los Angeles Times - EntertainmentReview: 'The Rocker'
Rainn Wilson's 'Rocker' finds his rhythm, but his film misses a beat. IT'S BEEN 20 years since Robert Fishman (Rainn Wilson), the metal-head hero of "The Rocker," lost his chance to live the dream, and he's been half asleep ever since. Back in the days...
SlateContemplating the media presence of Michael Phelps.
Earlier this week, in the immediate wake of Michael Phelps' gold rush, Today host Matt Lauer sat the swimmer down for a chat. This was a conversation between a newsreader recently named to the International Best-Dressed List and an athlete so single-mi...
FoxNews.comRep. Tubbs Jones Unconscious in Cleveland Hospital
U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, one of Hillary Clinton's biggest supporters during the primaries, remained unconscious Wednesday in a Cleveland area hospital.
CNN Top StoriesMartin: Get involved in kids' education
Today was my first day in elementary school.
The OnionBasketball Rolls To Stop At Cheney's Foot
NEW YORK—Adding to the tension was the agreement that if Cheney won, he would regain control of the park he played on as a boy and finally have it bulldozed.
Wall Street Journal BusinessBargain Hunting Buoys BJ's
BJ's Wholesale Club eked out a quarterly rise in net income and the discount warehouse chain boosted its full-year outlook again.
New York Times - InternationalHua Guofeng, Mao’s Successor, Dies
Hua Guofeng, who briefly ruled China as communist founder Mao Zedong’s successor, died Wednesday, state-run media reported.
CNN Top StoriesGas prices down nearly 40 cents
Gasoline prices have fallen nearly 40 cents a gallon from their record highs after 34 straight days of declines, according to a daily survey released Wednesday.
The OnionGranite Countertops May Contain Uranium
Many homeowners are having to remove their new countertops because the granite in them has been found to emit hazardous levels of radon. What do...
CNN Top StoriesFannie, Freddie may need rescue
CNN Top StoriesCar bombs hit Algerian military base, hotel
Two car bombings in eastern Algeria killed at least 11 people Wednesday -- a day after a blast near a military school in a neighboring region claimed 43 lives.
CNN Top StoriesAnalysis links diabetes to arsenic in water
SlateTwo major attacks in Afghanistan and no word on a running mate
The Washington Post and New York Times lead with dual Taliban assaults, one that killed ten French soldiers and another on a NATO base, as the death toll continues to climb in Afghanistan; the Times New York City-edition headline highlights the base as...
New York Times - InternationalRice Signs Missile Deal With Poland
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice signed a deal to build a U.S. missile defense base on Polish soil.
New York Times - InternationalBombings in Algeria Kill 11
Two car bombs killed at least 11 people and wounded 31 others a day after a suicide bombing killed 43 people, according to the Algerian Interior Ministry.
CNN Top StoriesNATO, Russia in war of words over Georgia
NATO and Russia remained at loggerheads Wednesday as senior figures within the military alliance accused Moscow of failing to honor the full terms of the cease-fire agreement brokered by the European Union last week aimed at ending the fighting in Geor...
CNN Top StoriesFay may 'boomerang' and hit Florida again
Tropical Storm Fay moved off the east coast of Florida early today after spawning at least seven tornadoes, the National Hurricane Center reported. The storm is expected to get stronger and make a hard left back into the northeastern part of the state....
CNN Top StoriesFLDS leader's alleged bride, 14, in foster care
A 14-year-old girl believed to have married jailed polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs was ordered to foster care by a Texas judge on Tuesday.
Wall Street Journal BusinessCargill's Net Income Jumps 67%
Cargill reported a 67% rise in fiscal-fourth-quarter net income as the company said it encountered "the most volatile agricultural and energy markets in decades."
Wall Street Journal BusinessGeneral Dynamics to Buy Jet Aviation
General Dynamics is paying $2.25 billion for Jet Aviation, a Swiss air-services company with facilities world-wide.
Wall Street Journal BusinessWachovia Unloads Troubled Loans
A venture headed by LandCap is buying $40 million in troubled land and construction loans from Wachovia.
Wall Street Journal BusinessCCMP Taps a 'Hired Gun'
CCMP named turnaround specialist Greg Brenneman, the CEO of Quiznos, as chairman of the buyout firm.
CNN Top StoriesSurging inflation scorches U.S. economy
New York Times - NationalNational Briefing | Midwest: Michigan: AARP Is Sued in Age Dispute
New York Times - NationalNational Briefing | Southwest: Arizona: Hikers Found After Flooding
11 people from two families were the last to be accounted for after rain-swollen creeks washed away trails, stranding dozens of tourists in a remote part of the Grand Canyon.
New York Times - NationalNational Briefing | West: California: Activist Sentenced to 4 Years.
A Muslim activist and frequent critic of the Los Angeles police was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to trying to bribe a witness in a criminal case involving his daughter.
Wall Street Journal BusinessSUVs Show Improvement in Crash Tests
Four small SUVs received top scores in crash tests conducted by the insurance industry, a sign of improvement compared with SUVs built earlier in the decade.
Wall Street Journal BusinessSalesforce.com Acquires InStranet
Salesforce.com acquired InStranet which makes call-center optimization software, for $31.5 million, which includes the assumption of $4.2 million in cash.
New York Times - NationalDrug Makers’ Push Leads to Vaccines’ Fast Rise
The rapid deployment of a vaccine to protect women from cervical cancer represents a triumph of what the manufacturers call education and their critics call marketing.
New York Times - InternationalIraqi Government Raid Threatens to Inflame Province’s Tensions
Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki ordered an investigation into a violent government raid that left one provincial official dead and another under arrest.
New York Times - NationalJack C. Landau, Who Fought for Rights of News Reporters, Is Dead at 74
Mr. Landau called himself a “First Amendment guerrilla,” and used his education as a lawyer in advocacy for journalists around the country.
CNN Top StoriesDave Matthews Band saxophonist dies
LeRoi Moore, saxophonist and founding member of the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday from complications stemming from injuries he sustained in an ATV accident, the band's publicist said.
New York Times - International5 Americans Are Arrested for Protest in Beijing
Chinese authorities arrested five Americans on Tuesday after they spelled out “Free Tibet” with blue L.E.D. lights near the National Stadium.
New York Times - NationalCheck Point: Obama’s 2003 Stand on Abortion Draws New Criticism in 2008
Barack Obama is coming under fire from anti-abortion groups because of his position as an Illinois state senator on legislation regarding the status of fetuses that survive abortion procedures.
New York Times - InternationalSome Democrats Urge Delay in Building a U.S. Missile System in Eastern Europe
While Republicans in Congress intend to push for an immediate start of construction, some Democrats say that the system has not been adequately tested.
New York Times - NationalTalk of McCain’s No. 2 Concerns Conservatives
Some social conservatives expressed alarm that John McCain might ask a candidate who favors abortion rights to join him on the ticket.
New York Times - NationalThe Prospects: One Hand on Her Job, the Other Across the Aisle
Of all those said to be on the short list for the Democratic vice-presidential nomination, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas best embodies the kind of bipartisanship that Barack Obama has hailed.
New York Times - InternationalJerusalem Journal: Israel Fears a Thief Stole Bits of Its Musical Legacy
In Israel’s national library, the search for missing musical archives is just getting started.
New York Times - InternationalWorld Briefing | Europe: Serbia: Publisher Pulls Novel About Prophet
A novel about the Prophet Muhammad was pulled from bookstores in Serbia to avoid conflict with the country’s Muslim minority, its Serbian publisher, Beobook said.
New York Times - InternationalWorld Briefing | Africa: Egypt: Fire Damages Parliamentary Palace
Fire ravaged a 19th-century palace in Cairo that is home to the upper house of the Egyptian Parliament on Tuesday.
New York Times - InternationalWorld Briefing | Africa: Zimbabwe: Parliament to Open Next Week
Zimbabwe’s government said that it planned to convene Parliament next week despite a deadlock in talks to end a postelection political crisis.
New York Times - InternationalIn Uruguay, at Home on the Beach, and in the Country
Despite Punta del Este’s expensive reputation, real estate prices vary enormously.
FoxNews.comSan Francisco Bans Tobacco Sales at Pharmacies
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that bans the sale of tobacco in pharmacies. He says the city is the first in the United States to take this step.
CNN Top StoriesTaliban attack survivor recalls 'pure chaos'
A soldier who survived a Taliban attack that killed nine U.S. troops in Afghanistan last month described to CNN a scene of "pure chaos" in which he watched buddies die. Nine Americans were killed and 12 -- including Stafford -- were wounded in the dead...
New York Times - NationalFlorida Man Is Held in Killing of Woman After Fender-Bender
Police say the man arrested claimed to be high on crack when he slashed and stabbed a young couple and then ran over and killed a woman.
New York Times - NationalMcCain Takes Case for Drilling to the Gulf
John McCain toured an oil rig and called for more offshore drilling, while Barack Obama struck back while at a Veterans of Foreign Wars convention.
CNN Top StoriesDad accused of shooting teen at his kids' party
New York Times - NationalJudge Orders Girl in Sect to Foster Care
A 14-year-old girl believed to have been married at age 12 to the jailed polygamist sect leader Warren S. Jeffs with her parents’ blessing was ordered back into foster by a Texas judge.
New York Times - NationalAfter Kite Boarder’s Accident, Some Say Winds Were Too Much
Experts said that Tropical Storm Fay brought conditions to the beach in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., that resulted in a kite surfer’s critical injury.
Wall Street Journal BusinessReliance Eyes Cellphone Game Makers
India's Reliance ADA is hunting for U.S. acquisitions in the mobile-content market, seeking to extend its U.S. foothold beyond movies.
Los Angeles Times - Entertainment'The Rocker's' Teddy Geiger finds harmony
The singer whose album 'Underage Thinking' put him on the 'tween radar finds satisfaction on-screen as well. Hiding behind his floppy, jet-black hair, Teddy Geiger looks like any other kid making the uncomfortable transition between teenager and young ...
Wall Street Journal BusinessInsiders Bet Energy-Stock Bull Will Resume
Oil and gas insiders have been buying more shares lately, betting the historic run-up in energy stocks isn't over.
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