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 Reuters: Top News 6 Oct 2008 at 1:40pm NEW YORK (Reuters) - Governments and central banks around the world grasped at measures to contain the fast-spreading financial crisis on Monday but global stocks still plummeted as investors bet a... Global rout sinks stocks; Dow below 10,000 6 Oct 2008 at 1:34pm NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Monday, with the Dow diving more than 500 points to below 10,000 for the first time in four years, as investors feared the widening fallout from the credit crisi... Lilly bids $6.5 billion for ImClone 6 Oct 2008 at 12:15pm BOSTON (Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co has agreed to acquire ImClone Systems Inc for $6.5 billion, outbidding Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and potentially bringing to a close one of the most colorful corpo... Fed to boost auctions, pay interest on reserves 6 Oct 2008 at 12:51pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Monday announced a series of steps to funnel massive amounts of liquidity through clogged credit markets, including boosting the sizes of cash auctions... AIDS pioneers and cancer scientist win Nobel prize 6 Oct 2008 at 1:39pm STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Two French scientists who discovered the AIDS virus and a German who bucked conventional wisdom to find a virus that causes cervical cancer were awarded the 2008 Nobel prize f... Fed moves to broker deal for Wachovia: sources 6 Oct 2008 at 9:45am WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve is brokering discussions between Wells Fargo & Co and Citigroup Inc over which of the banks will buy Wachovia Corp's assets, people familiar... Poverty still plagues U.S. cities: survey 6 Oct 2008 at 12:20pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most U.S. mayors and city officials say poverty is a growing problem, with many families unable to get by, according to a survey released on Monday. Obama urges swift action on markets 6 Oct 2008 at 1:28pm ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Monday urged the Bush administration to move swiftly to address the financial crisis, saying contagion was sp... Paulson to name adviser to oversee U.S. bailout: report 6 Oct 2008 at 9:15am PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is expected to name Neel Kashkari to oversee the $700 billion program to buy distressed assets from financial institutions, The Wall Street... Afghan war cannot be won militarily: U.N. 6 Oct 2008 at 1:02pm KABUL (Reuters) - The war in Afghanistan cannot be won militarily and success is only possible through political means including dialogue between all relevant parties, the United Nations' top offic... AP Top Headlines At 2:11 p.m. EDT Wall Street tumbles amid global sell-off6 Oct 2008 at 2:11pm NEW YORK (AP) -- Financial markets took a bleak view of the future Monday, seeing contagion in a credit crisis that threatens to cascade through economies globally despite government efforts to... Congress opens hearings on financial meltdown 6 Oct 2008 at 2:14pm WASHINGTON (AP) -- Days from becoming the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history, Lehman Brothers steered millions to departing executives even while pleading for a federal rescue, Congress was tol... Palin criticizes Obama's ties to Wright, Ayers 6 Oct 2008 at 12:19pm CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) -- Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin expanded her attack on Democrat Barack Obama's character Monday to include his relationship with an incendiary former... Paulson picks interim head for rescue effort 6 Oct 2008 at 1:54pm WASHINGTON (AP) -- The administration has selected a former Goldman Sachs executive to be the interim head of its $700 billion rescue effort for financial institutions.... Bus driver in fatal California crash is arrested 6 Oct 2008 at 2:00pm WILLIAMS, Calif. (AP) -- The driver of a casino-bound charter bus that crashed and killed eight people was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs, the California Highway ... Cigarette suit first up in new court term Monday 6 Oct 2008 at 12:11pm WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court opened its new term Monday suggesting it would side with tobacco companies in their fight to block lawsuits over deceptive marketing of "light" cigarettes.... Ford feature will let parents set limits for teens 6 Oct 2008 at 1:49pm DETROIT (AP) -- So you think junior is a little too lead-footed when he drives the family car? Starting next year, Ford Motor Co. will give you the power to do something about it.... 3 share Nobel prize for work on AIDS and cancer 6 Oct 2008 at 11:26am STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- Three European scientists shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer, breakthroughs that... Miley Cyrus celebrates Sweet 16 at Disneyland 6 Oct 2008 at 7:42am ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Miley Cyrus' 16th birthday party was more boisterous than sweet. Cyrus celebrated the hallmark birthday at an over-the-top Disneyland celebration Sunday - even though sh... Both American League series play game 4 today 6 Oct 2008 at 7:41am CHICAGO (AP) -- The American League Division Series resume today with the Tampa Bay Rays playing the White Sox in Chicago and the Los Angeles Angels facing the Red Sox in Boston. Both are game ...  USATODAY.com News - Top Stories 6 Oct 2008 at 12:25pm Home health care costs charged to Medicare in the Miami area have risen 20 times the national average in the past five years, ... Hungary: Four dead, 26 injured after train collision 6 Oct 2008 at 12:14pm A local passenger train ran into the back of an long-distance train Monday near Budapest, killing four people and injuring 26. Bus driver in fatal California crash is arrested 6 Oct 2008 at 12:30pm The California Highway Patrol says it believes the driver of a casino-bound charter bus that crashed and killed eight people ... Court clears way for Ariz. 'choose life' license plates 6 Oct 2008 at 12:01pm An anti-abortion group has won its long legal fight to force Arizona to issue "choose life" license plates, after the Supreme ... Jury hears taped Allen-Stevens phone conversations 6 Oct 2008 at 11:50am Jurors have begun hearing secretly recorded phone calls between Sen. Ted Stevens and the government's star witness at the Alaska ... Bodies found on houseboat, carbon monoxide blamed 6 Oct 2008 at 11:47am Authorities in western Illinois say they found four bodies on a houseboat along the Mississippi River over the weekend. Small diet tricks seem to work, say experts at Obesity Society 6 Oct 2008 at 11:43am There's no magic bullet for dropping pounds and keeping them off, but there are many practical ways to approach weight loss. ... Russia steps up preparations for Georgia pullout 6 Oct 2008 at 11:20am Russian forces stepped up preparations Monday to withdraw from bases and checkpoints surrounding two separatist regions in Georgia, ... Road salt shortage puts cities in a pinch 6 Oct 2008 at 11:13am Road salt shortages have cities and states across the USA scrambling to stock up before the snow hits. As they do, they are finding ... Ford feature will let parents set limits for teens 6 Oct 2008 at 11:10am So you think junior is a little too lead-footed when he drives the family car? Starting next year, Ford Motor Co. will give you ...  CNN.com 6 Oct 2008 at 10:26am Sen. Barack Obama's campaign is trying to draw a parallel with Sen. John McCain's involvement in the "Keating Five" scandal and the current economic crisis. Rollins: McCain, turn up the heat! 6 Oct 2008 at 11:02am With four weeks to go till Election Day, the road ahead for John McCain is straight up the side of an ice-covered mountain. Palin advisers to give statements in probe 6 Oct 2008 at 10:41am Seven employees of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's administration have agreed to give statements in the state Legislature's investigation into her firing of the state's public safety commissioner, lawmak... High court allows 'choose life' license plates 6 Oct 2008 at 12:24pm Read full story for latest details. Sources: Taliban split with al Qaeda, seek peace 6 Oct 2008 at 12:24pm Taliban leaders are holding Saudi-brokered talks with the Afghan government to end the country's bloody conflict -- and are severing their ties with al Qaeda, sources close to the historic discussi... Global warming -- seeing may cause believing 6 Oct 2008 at 9:49am For a long time -- the first 15 years that we knew about global warming and did nothing -- there were no pictures. That was one of the reasons for inaction. 1 in 4 critters may vanish 6 Oct 2008 at 12:24pm Read full story for latest details. Evel Knievel FBI file has assault probes 6 Oct 2008 at 11:19am Read full story for latest details. Scientist: Holographic TV to become reality 6 Oct 2008 at 12:05pm Picture this: you're sat down for the Football World Cup final, or a long-awaited sequel to the Sex and the City movie and you're watching all the action unfold in 3D on your coffee table. Dead athlete's relatives star in Ice Cube video 6 Oct 2008 at 9:28am Read full story for latest details. ?> |