NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
US military ready to engage in a conflict with Iran
It's official: Housing market was sicker than we thought
Russia to build 100-ton ICBM to penetrate US missile defenses
Smart Meters Interfering With Home Electronics
HEALTH/MEDICAL
15 Companies Whose Products Contain ‘Wood Pulp’ Ingredient.
French breast implant fears spread around world. Fears over the safety of silicone breast implants made by a now defunct French firm spread to Australia, South America and across Europe on Thursday as French officials prepared to decide if thousands of women should have their implants surgically removed.
Studies Suggest an Acetaminophen-Asthma Link
TECH
U.S.
Our Photographer (& His Lens) Busted @Occupy Wall Street Greg Palast
Don’t Mute Newt. By Joel S. Hirschhorn
AMERICAS
"Chavez Nativity" creates controversy in Venezuela.
On the Defense: Harper Bullish on Border Deal.
CANADA
Toronto goes TOU - Smart Grids in Canada
MIDDLE EAST/ASIA
Report: Girl thought to be swept away during tsunami found alive
Philippines declares national calamity as flood death toll reaches 957
Multiple blasts rip through Baghdad. A series of bombings hit Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 63 people in the first big assault attack on Iraq's capital since a sectarian crisis erupted within its government just days after the U.S. troop withdrawal.
Vladimir Putin points to US drones, special forces in killing of Gaddafi. Vladimir Putin, firing back after a critical John McCain tweet, has accused the US of involvement in the death of Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi.
AFRICA
Nigeria on alert as Shell announces worst oil spill in a decade. The oil company says up to 40,000 barrels of crude oil was spilled 75 miles off the coast of the Niger delta.
Abbas, Mashaal meet again in Cairo
MARKETS/BUSINESS
Home sales during housing bust worse than thought
The Size of the Bank Bailout: $29 Trillion
SC/ENVIRONMENT
A Severe Decrease in Oil Supply Could Devastate the World Population
