News Highlights
Soldier found guilty of murdering Afghans sentenced to life. "He said they were all dirty savages," prosecutor Maj. Andre Leblanc said at Gibbs' sentencing hearing. "He is the savage, not the innocent Afghans he murdered. It is monstrous. What kind of savagery does it take to do this? To cut a finger off a victim and show it to people? This is a savage being".
At least 3 dead in quake in eastern Turkey, and 50 more remained buried under rubble from a magnitude 5.7 earthquake that struck eastern Turkey Wednesday night, officials said.
CANADA
Obama postpones Keystone decision until after election
U.S. seeks new Keystone pipeline route
AMERICAS
Confidence in Cuban market confirmed. 3,000 exhibitors from 60 countries • Economic growth for 2011 estimated at 2.9%
First Nations Trade Mission to China a Multicultural Celebration
AFRICA
The Politics of Sex. As many gender activists feared, there has been a backsliding on gender equality under Jacob Zuma's administration. Taking their cue from the top, even men who consider themselves to be politically progressive lapse into questionable sexual conduct, rather than promoting just and respectful human relationships.
TECH
The Tweaker: The real genius of Steve Jobs. In the eulogies that followed Jobs’s death, last month, he was repeatedly referred to as a large–scale visionary and inventor. But Isaacson’s biography suggests that he was much more of a tweaker. Malcolm Gladwell reports.
The Digital Promise [Infographic]
HEALTH/MEDICAL
Baxter, same company that unleashed tainted avian flu vaccines, recalls 300,000 flu vaccines for serious adverse reactions. Baxter Healthcare Corp. has announced it is recalling roughly 300,000 doses of its Preflucel influenza vaccine due to what it says is an excessive number of adverse events. Baxter is the same drug company that was caught inserting Avian Flu Virus into flu vaccines in 2009.
The biggest secret in prostate health
Healthy Foods to Feed Your Brain
Clinical trial finds vitamin D increases telomerase activity
Shock finding: More than 75 percent of all 'honey' sold in grocery stores contains no honey at all
U.S.
Maine farmer heads group challenging genetics giant
Husband finds wife's lost $10K ring at the dump
Now that’s what an election night is supposed to feel like!
Danny Schechter wrote a new post Mic Check: You Say You Wanna Revolution.
MIDDLE EAST/ASIA
Turkey rocked by second deadly earthquake in weeks
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Japan’s
Emperor hospitalized: "He appeared fatigued and has lost some resistance to fight his illness"
MARKETS/BUSINESS
Here's How to Tell the Deals From the Duds at a Dollar Store
It's Official: Wall Street Firms May Legally Steal From Their Customers - Rationalizations to Follow
Apparently, Any Transaction Can Be 'Foreign'
Corporations Hate Regulation, Until They Love It
Flood impact on Honda spreads, Toyota slowly recovers
Bahrain Bourse regains some ground
Sc/Environment
Smart Meters & WR~ Christine Carleton
Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Raises Concern
Super Beetle Destroying Entire Monsanto GM Bt-Corn Crops!. By Andrew Black - NYTimes.com These mosquitoes are genetically engineered to kill their own children.
