Iran pursuit of nukes ‘futile’: ClintonWASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that Iran will never achieve its goal of obtaining a nuclear weapon, declaring to Tehran: “Your pursuit is futile.” Hard Rock hotel expands as Vegas operators struggle to fill rooms above fire-sale pricesLAS VEGAS — As a 490-room tower opens at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino just east of the Las Vegas Strip this week, hotel operators citywide are struggling to fill existing rooms and staggering at the prospect of 10,000 more coming online this year and next. With rally restarted, investors begin search for latest signs of economic recoveryNEW YORK — A stock market that resumed its rally on upbeat earnings reports gets another batch of numbers this week — and must decide whether to keep going or backtrack. Hindutva agenda will not be dropped, asserts RajnathLUCKNOW - The Bharatiya Janata Party will not drop its Hindutva agenda at any cost, BJP president Rajnath Singh said here Sunday, adding there was no “need for making those factors public” that led to the “party’s unsatisfactory performance” in the Lok Sabha elections. Tripura newspapers demand change in media policyAGARTALA - The Tripura Newspapers Society (TNS), an apex body of the newspapers owners and publishers, has urged the state’s Left Front government to modify what they called an “anti-media” advertisement policy. Internet shows way to to gauge collective happinessWASHINGTON - What if you had a remote-sensing mechanism that could record how millions of people worldwide were feeling on any particular day? Seattle police arrest 23-year-old man in fatal stabbing of woman, wounding of anotherSEATTLE — A 23-year-old man with a violent history has been arrested in a brutal attack that killed one woman and injured another as they slept in their home. Financier says he gave $5.5M to Jackson executors that was ’secret between Michael and me’LOS ANGELES — A former financial advisor to Michael Jackson said Friday that he was the person who recently turned over to executors $5.5 million, which had been “a secret between Michael and me.” Fla. governor’s office mistakenly praises anti-Semitic DVD sent by white supremacy groupTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Despite the content of a letter bearing his signature, Gov. Charlie Crist does not want to share an anti-Semitic movie with all Floridians. Woman accused of confining children to hotel bathroom writes of enduring ‘a thousand beatings’DALLAS — In letters to her mother from jail, a woman accused of starving three of her children in a hotel bathroom for at least nine months says she felt so hopeless and ineffective that she was willing to endure “a thousand beatings.” Text of Obama’s remarks on the arrest of black scholar Henry Louis GatesText of President Barack Obama’s remarks at a White House briefing Friday, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions. Sibal asks states to submit their vision report on higher educationNEW DELHI - Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal on Friday asked all state governments to provide a detailed report of their objectives in the field of higher education by 2020 within a three month deadline. Fla. jury begins deliberations in case of Guatemalan man illegally deported by hospitalSTUART, Fla. — The case against a South Florida hospital that quietly chartered a plane and sent a seriously brain injured illegal immigrant back to Guatemala over the objections of his family and legal guardian was in the hands of a jury Thursday. W.Va. high school principal fired for jumping on pile of students during cafeteria food fightBUCKHANNON, W.Va. — A high school principal who admitted jumping atop a pile of students during a cafeteria food fight has been fired. The Upshur County Board of Education voted Tuesday to oust Brenda Wells from Buckhannon-Upshur High School. She’d been suspended since late May. Florida town’s mayor defends firing of manager after learning his wife is a porn actressThe mayor of a small southwest Florida town on Thursday defended the town council’s decision to fire its city manager after officials learned his wife is an adult film actress. Texas cleaning up big blobs of gooey oil that are washing up on South Padre Island beachesSOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — Gooey oil blobs as big as basketballs have been washing up on the sandy beaches of South Padre Island in Texas, officials said Thursday. Anger as Dutch government hands back severed head of Ghanaian chief slain 171 years agoTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — The descendants of an African chief who was hanged and decapitated by a Dutch general 171 years ago reluctantly accepted the return of his severed head Thursday, still angry even as the Dutch tried to right a historic wrong. Georgia asks Biden for advanced US weapons, observers; US makes no promises on military aidTBILISI, Georgia — Georgia’s president asked U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday for advanced U.S. weaponry, military aid and unarmed observers to monitor a cease-fire along the boundaries of two Moscow-backed breakaway regions, a senior U.S. official said. Paddy crops affected by delayed monsoon in Uttar PradeshKUSHINAGAR - With clouds nowhere to be seen on the horizon, farmers in Kushinagar of Uttar Pradesh are on their knees praying for the mercy of weather gods. Schwarzenegger introduces latest Twitter video about Calif. budget crisis with giant knifeSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ever the entertainer, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has posted a Twitter video related to the state’s budget crisis in which he picks up an oversized knife and jokes about autographing state vehicles that will be auctioned to raise cash. Jurors listen to Phoenix Serial Shooter suspect’s apology to survivors of random attacksPHOENIX — Jurors mulling the death penalty for one of two men convicted in a series of random shooting deaths that terrified Phoenix listened Tuesday to his letter to a victim, in which he apologized but said he would make “no cries for mercy.” Concerns raised Myanmar may be moving toward nuclear status with North Korean helpBANGKOK — The recent aborted voyage of a North Korean ship, photographs of massive tunnels and a secret meeting have raised concern that one of the world’s poorest nations may be aspiring to join the nuclear club — with help from its friends in Pyongyang. This IAF pilot chased the sun’s shadowNEW DELHI - For an Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter pilot chasing a target at Mach 2.5 or more than twice the speed of sound and yet not managing to play catch seems like something out of a sci-fi film. But for Air Marshal S. Mukerji, chasing the sun’s shadow during the total solar eclipse on Oct 24, 1995, that’s exactly what happened. Battle between White House and Congress over F-22s heads toward Senate voteSenate heads toward vote on F-22s WASHINGTON — The Senate debated Tuesday whether to spend $1.75 billion on seven additional F-22 jets, a decision that pits the possible loss of thousands of defense jobs against Obama administration assertions that the Pentagon has enough of the fighters and the program should be terminated. With North Korean help, is Myanmar moving toward nuclear status?BANGKOK — The recent aborted voyage of a North Korean ship, photographs of massive tunnels and a top secret meeting have raised alarm bells that one of the world’s poorest nations may be aspiring to join the nuclear club — with help from its friends in Pyongyang. No one expects military-run Myanmar, also known as Burma, to obtain an atomic bomb anytime soon, but experts have the Southeast Asian nation on their radar screen. US underplays differences with India over climate changeWASHINGTON - Seeking to underplay differences with India over climate change, the US says it is “encouraging” that both countries are committed to do whatever they can to reach an agreement on a new UN climate treaty at Copenhagen. Schwarzenegger signs bill that could forestall judge’s order to remove La Jolla harbor sealsSAN DIEGO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill that may allow federally protected harbor seals to stay in the Children’s Pool at La Jolla beach, despite a judge’s earlier order to begin chasing them away. Notre Dame and Army to play 1st football game at new Yankee Stadium in November 2010NEW YORK — Charlie Weis remembered when he met with George Steinbrenner at Legends Field during spring training two years ago. John Barry, former CEO who helped WD-40 become household name, dies at 84 in La JollaSAN DIEGO — John S. Barry, the former president and chief executive of WD-40 Co. Inc., who is credited with helping turn the rust-preventer for missiles into a household brand, has died. He was 84. Watchdog: Government potential support of financial sector could approach $24 trillionWASHINGTON — The federal government has devoted $4.7 trillion to help the financial sector through its crisis, a watchdog report said Monday. |
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