News Highlights
Greek Protestors Clash With Police. Angry protesters vowed to bring Greece to a standstill on the second day of a general strike on Thursday while disgruntled lawmakers vote on the details of a deeply unpopular austerity package needed to stave off bankruptcy.
Greece: National Strike Largest In Years
Putin lays out case for Kremlin return. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin laid out his case for a return to Russia's top office in a televised interview on Monday, casting himself as the best guarantor of a bright future in a country haunted by upheaval in the recent past.
US Hunger Rate Triples That in China. American workers are now three times more likely than Chinese workers to lack the means of feeding their families, according to a startling new report from the Gallup organization.
CANADA
Massive windfall as B.C.'s Seaspan wins $8-billion shipbuilding contract. Seaspan Marine Corp., has been granted a massive $8-billion non-combat contract with the federal government.
Salmon-Killing Virus Seen for First Time in the Wild on the Pacific Coast
AMERICAS
Central America Death Toll at 45 From Heavy Rains. TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Torrential rain in Central America this week that forced thousands to abandon their homes and trapped many more has killed at least 45 people, with Guatemala the worst hit, authorities said on Saturday.
AFRICA
Obama Sends 100 Troops to Fight Ugandan Rebels.
UGANDA: 25 Years of Development
TECH
Google Skynet takes on Facebook social networking
Online shopping, banking at risk from increased hacking
Can Twitter Beat Facebook and Google+?
PSYCHOLOGY
One in Four Children Exposed to Some Form of Family Violence
Voters view tall people as better suited for leadership
HEALTH/MEDICAL
Obama opposes repeal of healthcare program suspended last week
U.S.
Occupy Wall Street Visited ~ Joel S. Hirschhorn
Clinton in Tripoli; Gaddafi forces counter–attack
Cindy Sheehan arrested at Wall Street protest in Sacramento
MIDDLE EAST/ASIA
Italian priest shot dead in southern Philippines
Used-car salesman as Iran proxy? Why assassination plot doesn't add up for experts.
MARKETS/BUSINESS
HOLY BAILOUT – Federal Reserve Now Backstopping $75 Trillion Of Bank Of America’s Derivatives Trades. This story from Bloomberg just hit the wires this morning. Bank of America is shifting derivatives in its Merrill investment banking unit to its depository arm, which has access to the Fed discount window and is protected by the FDIC.
GLOBAL MARKETS-German comments, China slowdown drag stocks lower
French credit review threatens euro-zone rescues
IBM shares fall as tech-spend worries loom
Steve Jobs and the Seven Rules of Success. Over the years, I've become a student of sorts of Jobs' career and life. Here's my take on the rules and values underpinning his success. Any of us can adopt them to unleash our "inner Steve Jobs."
Nikkei slips from 6-wk high, hurt by euro zone doubts
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