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Florida Oil Spill Law

• Fukushima updates now being posted at EnergyNews: http://enenews.com - 3 hours agoLink after jump ... Read more
• Evidence of “significant hole or crack” in No. 4 reactor pool given by key contractors who were at Fukushima: NRC - 8 hours agoLos Angeles Times, March 18, 2011 at 4:50 am EST ... Read more
• Japan concedes that Fukushima reactors may be buried in sand and concrete like Chernobyl - 9 hours agoReuters, March 18, 2011 at 4:47 am EST ... Read more
• Nuclear power defender now says “I think we are facing another Chernobyl” - 21 hours agoAnalysis: Even nuclear defenders begin to have their doubts, March 17, 2011 at 6:23 pm EST: Even the most ardent defenders of nuclear power are starting to admit the situation in Japan looks bad. … On...
• Garlic, ginger, ginko biloba, melatonin, magnesium recommended for radiation exposure: Retired Neurosurgeon (VIDEO) - 22 hours ago

Gawker

• HuffPo to Unpaid Writers: We Dare You to Boycott Us [Media] - 39 minutes agoIn your lovely Friday media column: HuffPo dares its unpaid writers to do something, James O'Keefe is a hypocrite, a magazine investor has some m...
• Bahrain Demolishes Massive Monument Where Protesters Gathered [Video] - 1 hour agoBahrain's government is destroying the Pearl roundabout, a major plaza in the capital Manama that had become the central gathering place for pr...
• Kate Middleton's See-Through Dress Sells for $125K [Royals] - 1 hour agoA transparent dress that princess-to-be Kate Middleton wore to a 2002 fashion show has sold at auction for about $125,000. More »
• The Internet Made Rebecca Black Cry [Video] - 1 hour agoTeen meme Rebecca Black was on Good Morning America today talking about the ridicule and fame brought by her "Friday" music video. She...
• Bridge and Tunnel Traps Set on the Lower East Side [Street Art] - 1 hour ago

Green Life

• Daily Roundup: March 17, 2011 - 19 hours agoLess Time: The recent Japan-centered earthquake was strong enough to shorten the Earth's day by 1.8 microseconds. National Geographic Eerie Comparison: A key expert is calling the nuclear ...
• Search Engines Give Back - 20 hours agoSearch engines already perform a valuable service by helping us access a wealth of information with just a few keystrokes. But that's not all they have to offer.  Earlier this month, Carbonfund laun...
• The Giving Effect: New Website Connects Donors and Nonprofits - 1 day agoSpring cleaning doesn’t have to be a chore this year. A new website, the Giving Effect , makes it easier to donate unnecessary items to your choice of more than 1,000 organizations. With a few clicks,...
• Green Your St. Patrick's Day: Pour Yourself a Drink - 1 day agoToday is St. Patrick's Day! This week's tips, then, are about how to celebrate that greenest of holidays in the greenest of ways. Tip #4: Warm up with an Irish coffee. If cloudy March weather ha...
• Daily Roundup: March 16, 2011 - 1 day ago

Merco Press

• EU/Mercosur negotiations stumble, but both sides determined to continue - 3 hours agoThe fourth round of European Union/Mercosur negotiations for a trade agreement concluded in Brussels Friday with no major advances which could be a setback for the original plan...
• US, UK, France prepare to implement UN Security Council no-fly zone over Libya - 16 hours agoUnited States President Barack Obama called his British and French counterparts on Thursday and the three agreed Libya must comply with a new U.N. Security Council resolution, t...
• Argentine truckers strike to protest Swiss justice investigation of their leader - 16 hours agoArgentina’s powerful truck drivers’ union called for a strike to be held on Monday to show their support to the head of the CGT Labour confederation, Hugo Moyano and his family ...
• Wikileaks: Argentina’s self centred attitude almost had her thrown out of G20 - 16 hours agoDisappointed and shocked with the self-centred performance of President Cristina Kirchner at the G-20 summit in Washington in 2008, a group of powerful countries seriously consi...
• If power is restored and if pumps work Fukushima reactor could be cooled - 16 hours ago

UK News

• Japan nuclear situation 'not deteriorating'
• Shocking new images of Japan's nuclear plant
• Japan considers burying nuclear plant
• RAF jets to enforce Libya no-fly zone
• Japan disaster triggers global safety alarm
• Katie Price denies proposal rumours
• Father convicted of killing daughter
• Rio taps spiritual help for sunny Obama visit 
• Making new Strokes album "awful"; reviews to rescue
• Celebrities open their wallets for Japan

BBC

• Bird 'chatted' to shooting victim - 2 hours agoCumbria gunman Derrick Bird asked a tourist if she was having a nice day before shooting her in the face, the inquest into the deaths of him and his victims hears.
• Brothers jailed over Lapland park - 5 hours agoTwo brothers found guilty of misleading thousands of customers over a "winter wonderland" theme park are jailed.
• TV dentist suspended over affair - 2 hours agoA celebrity dentist who had an affair with a patient he met through his clinic in central London is suspended for "a serious breach of standards".
• Reggae singer 'stabbed himself' - 7 hours agoBritish reggae star Smiley Culture stabbed himself with a kitchen knife during a police raid on his home in Surrey, an inquest is told.
• River plunge father found guilty - 6 hours ago

• Libya's Gaddafi given ultimatum - 36 minutes agoUS President Barack Obama says the Gaddafi regime must follow the UN's ceasefire demands or face military action.
• Japan raises nuclear alert level - 2 hours agoJapan raises the alert level at its stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, one week after the quake and tsunami which triggered the atomic crisis.
• 'Dozens killed' in Yemen shooting - 2 hours agoYemen's president declares a state of emergency after gunmen in the capital reportedly kill 39 people and injure 200 at a protest rally.
• Pakistan fury over drone deaths - 4 hours agoTribal leaders in the Pakistani region of North Waziristan vow revenge against the US after drones killed more than 40 people near the Afghan border.
• School crucifixes 'legal', court rules - 2 hours ago
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 Headlines

• Obama warns Gaddafi to comply with U.N., halt advance  - 1 hour agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama warned Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Friday to comply with U.N. demands for a cease-fire or else face consequences that include military action.
• Yemen calls state of emergency after protest massacre  - 1 hour agoSANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's beleaguered president declared a state of emergency Friday after gunmen including snipers shot dead at least 25 protesters at an anti-government rally, but denied his police ...
• UK says will judge Libya's Gaddafi by his actions  - 2 hours agoLONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron said Britain would judge Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi by actions on the ground after Libya said it was declaring a cease-fire to comply with a United N...
• Libya set to release NY Times journalists - report  - 3 hours agoNEW YORK (Reuters) - Four New York Times journalists who were captured by Libyan forces while covering the conflict there will be released on Friday, the Times reported.
• Japan battles nuclear crisis, power effort crucial  - 3 hours ago

• President Obama: Israel, Please tell me what to do about Egypt? - 0 minutes ago"Since you’ve been in office there has been no peace anywhere, but more war, more killing, more drone butchering, more destruction and devastation of Muslim lives and lands, and more debt and deficit ...
• Will Turkey's soft revolution become a model for Egypt? - 0 minutes ago"Egyptians also showed the same kind of courage, resolution and frustration in their struggle, and toppled Mubarak. However, they are only half way in their struggle for freedom. If they want to succe...
• Peace is not yours to give, Mr. President. But hope is certainly yours to take away :: An Open Letter to President Obama :: - 0 minutes ago"Peace is not yours to give to Afghanistan, Mr. Obama, and it never will be, no matter if you stay there until kingdom comes. Peace is a choice and it is a choice you have no standing to make in that ...
• Is Obama even worse than Bush? - 0 minutes ago"Obama should be impeached and convicted and removed from office. Obama should be prosecuted for his crimes. So should his subordinates. So should his predecessor, his subordinates, and all corporate ...
• Wanting an end to the split - 0 minutes ago

Voltaire

• American and British arms used to kill peaceful Bahrainis - 2 hours agoCommunique from Bahrain Freedom Movement The use of the American-made and supplied Apache helicopter gunships, the British-made and supplied tear gas canisters and guns and various other weapons has e...
• Israel fears Sushi shortage after quake - 2 hours agoIncredible but true: Ynet reported on 15 March that “Israel fears sushi shortage after quake.” As Japan faces a nuclear catastrophe and the rest of humanity prays for a safe end to this unfolding disa...
• The Invasion of Bahrain - 4 hours agoIn the Western press, the Saudi invasion of Bahrain is politely called a “troop movement” or an “arrival” – and the reaction from Washington and other Western capitals is similarly muted, even as pro-...
• UN human rights chief alarmed by military takeover of hospitals in Bahrain - 1 day agoUN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Thursday she was deeply alarmed by the escalation of violence by security forces in Bahrain, in particular the reported takeover of hospitals and...
• UN security council resolution 1973 in favour of a no-fly zone and air strikes against Libya - 1 day ago

Kerkuk.net

• UN authorises no-fly zone over Libya - 5 hours agoSecurity Council imposes a no-fly zone over Libya and authorises "all necessary measures" to protect civilians.
• Saudi king to announce reforms - 5 hours agoKing Abdullah expected to announce government reshuffle and anti-corruption measures in address to the nation.
• Things Change in Libya - 22 hours agoGaddafi forces take over cities one by one
• Premier Erdoğan visits Kazan, Tatarstan - 22 hours agoTurkey's Prime Minister Erdoğan is paying a visit to the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, after he ended his contacts in Moscow.
• Hasan Turan is candidate for Head of Kirkuk Province Assembly - 23 hours ago

Transcend

• Satellite Images Reveal True Scale of Japan’s Devastation - 4 days agoWhile reports and pictures from on the ground in Japan reveal the human side of the tragedy the tsunami has caused, these before-and-after aerial photographs indicate the sheer scale of devastation th...
• Fresh Blast at Japan Nuclear Plant - 4 days agoMon 14 Mar 2011 - A second explosion rocked Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex, sending a plume of smoke into the air and touching off fresh concerns of radioactive leak in the q...
• India ‘World’s Biggest Arms Buyer’ - 4 days agoIndia has overtaken China to become the world's largest importer of weapons, according to a Swedish think-tank that monitors global arms sales. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute rep...
• Nuclear Melt-Down? The Government to the Rescue - 4 days ago14 Mar 2011 - As of the writing of this article, the situation at the nuclear power plants keeps getting worse as it has been reported that after the first nuclear power plant’s dome cracked, exploded...
• Rachel Corrie – Last Interview (VIDEO OF THE WEEK) - 4 days ago

BPS Research

• New gadget provides fresh insight into goose-bumps - 1 day agoMy most recent experience of goose-bumps (aka goose-flesh) was watching the latest episode of Being Human, the BBC's supernatural drama. This rather odd form of emotional reaction, in which a chill is...
• The Special Issue Spotter - 2 days agoWe trawl the world's journals so you don't have to : Raising healthy children (Child Development). Special Section on Work Engagement (European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychol...
• A preliminary psychology of homework - 3 days agoOlder pupils, especially boys, prefer to do homework, at home, alone The beneficial effect of homework, if they get round to it, on pupils' subsequent academic grades has been shown before. It's...
• A real study of magicians' fake movements - 4 days agoMagicians trick us with their sleights of hand, reaching for objects that aren't there and pretending to drop others that they've really kept hold of. This ability is all the more remarkable because r...
• Extras - 4 days ago

Top Documentary Films

• Trudell - 1 day agoAt its most basic level, Trudell is an eye-opening documentary that challenges belief systems. At its loftiest, Trudell will inspire you to reawaken your spirit. In the telling of...
• Inside Job - 3 days agoAs he did with the occupation of Iraq in No End in Sight , Charles Ferguson shines a light on the global financial crisis in Inside Job . Accompanied by narration from Matt Damon, Ferguson...
• Manga Mad - 4 days agoManga Mad gives insight into contemporary Japanese culture through the iconography of its biggest pop culture and explains why comics are not just for children, as depicted by the compulsi...
• Human Resources - 4 days agoIt's a documentary about Social Control, examining the history, the philosophy and ultimately the pathology of elite power. Overall, Human Resources is rough around the edges but still ove...
• Future Intelligence - 5 days ago

Red Tape Chronicles

• Why 'Plan B' often works out badly - 10 hours agoEngineers used to talk about guarding against the “single point of failure” when designing critical systems like aircraft control systems or nuclear power plants. But rarely does one mistake or event ...
• Whiskey sales boom lifts Irish spirits - 1 day ago(Cooleywhiskey.com) The news out of Ireland these days is nearly all bad.  A decade ago, its so-called Celtic Tiger expansion was considered one of the economic miracles of our time, and fo...
• New concern: The social media divide - 2 days ago"The Digital Divide" has vexed and worried researchers for at least a decade, raising concerns that entire groups of Americans might be left behind, unable to afford the gadgets of the 21st Century. ...
• The credit card of the future: It 'talks' to you - 1 week agoCLICK TO PLAY VIDEO: On MSNBC cable today, talking with Chuck Todd and Savannah Guthrie. There have been repeated attempts to make old-fashioned plastic credit cards "smart" by putting comp...
• The death of the magnetic stripe credit card - 1 week ago

Frontier Post

• Drone strikes claim 41 lives - 17 hours agoMIRANSHAH (Agencies): US unmanned aircraft fired two pairs of missiles in quick succession Thursday killing at least 41 people in Kharah Tangi village ...
• Countrywide protests against Davis? release US closes embassy, consulates Anwer Abbas - 17 hours agoISLAMABAD: The US embassy in Islamabad and its consulates in Pakistan will remain close on Friday in the wake of country-wide protests after the release ...
• Strikes intolerable, unjustified: Kayani Tahir Khan - 17 hours agoISLAMABAD: Army Chief General, Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, on Thursday strongly condemned the US drone aircraft strike in North Waziristan tribal agency resulting ...
• CIA not to scale back covert operations or supply spies list - 17 hours agoWASHINGTON (INP): Raymond Davis?s release appears to have temporarily cooled frictions between the two wary allies, but it left unresolved many of the ...
• England victory keeps Cup hopes alive - 17 hours ago

PRESS Core

• UN imposed no-fly zone over Libya an act of war. A pretext to ignite another US war of aggression. - 9 hours agoThe Defense Intelligence Agency chief has declared that an imposition of a “no-fly” zone over Libya or any country that involved military force would be a textbook definition of an act of war.  “
• Nuclear reactor core injection of a high concentration of CO2 can save Japan. - 1 day agoThe situation in Japan is getting worse by the hour. The 9.0 earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011 has created a doomsday scenario for the Japanese people and perhaps the World as the nuclear rea...
• HAARP Magnetometer data shows Japan earthquake was induced. - 3 days agoThe United States Air Force and Navy has provided a visual insight into what caused the 9.0 magnitude off of Japan on March 11, 2011 at 05:46:23 UTC.  The image above was downloaded from the High Fr...
• Link between HAARP earth-penetrating tomography technology and earthquakes. - 4 days agoThe High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) is a congressionally initiated program jointly managed by the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy. The United States Congressional records show t...
• Scientific proof that solar flares didn’t cause Japan earthquake. - 5 days ago

CagePrisoners

• KNCHR ropes in ex-Guantanamo detainee in case - 1 day agoThe Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) is working with an international organisation to ensure Kenyans held in Uganda over a terrorist attack get justice.
• The American Muslim Witch Hunt: an inglorious statistic - 3 days agoMuslim Americans should resist the tendency to fall into line with such gross rhetoric and inform themselves about how trully well integrated they are - specifically in light of their...
• Guantánamo: Obama turns the clock back to the days of Bush’s kangaroo courts and worthless tribunals - 3 days agoAndy Worthington on President Obama's distressing decision to endorse indefinite detention at Guantanamo - and to revive military trials.
• Entrapment perfected: the many ways we’ve failed to see the Newburgh Four through the lens of racial (in)justice - 4 days agoWhen I heard about this case, I became obsessed - I couldn’t stop talking about it. I wondered why at first, but then I realized: it exemplifies the extent to which the War on Terror – its tactics, ...
• Moazzam Begg On Fire - 1 week ago

China Digital Times

• Zheng Yun: How to Prevent Your Website from Getting Shut Down - 14 hours agoZheng Yun, a social media pioneer in China, gives valuable insight into surviving in China’s online world. Zheng discusses the surprisingly cordial antics of Internet monitors and the consequences of ...
• Rural China Virus Identified - 14 hours agoA virus which killed as many as 30% of its early victims in rural China has been tentatively identified, and is believed to be borne by ticks. From MedPage Today : Since June 2009, investigators h...
• Photo: Worth your Salt, by drift would - 14 hours agoWorth your Salt, by drift would . © Samuel Wade for China Digital Times (CDT) , 2011. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Download Tools to Circumvent the Great Fire...
• Chinese AIDS Rights Website Shut Down - 14 hours agoThe Committee to Protect Journalists reports the closure on Tuesday of Aizhi.net the website of AIDS rights group, the Aizhixing Research Foundation. The municipal information office informed the ...
• Is China’s Government Overrated? - 14 hours ago

RAWA

• Recount shows vote massively rigged in Paktia - 23 hours agoPAN: A recount of votes in southeastern Paktia province showed massive rigging had taken place in last year’s parliamentary election, an official said on Thursday. The recount, completed on Wednesday,...
• Sawakai residents announce 3-day mourning for victims of a coalition airstrike - 1 day agoPAN: Residents of the Sawakai district in eastern Kunar province on Thursday declared a three-day mourning period for victims of a coalition airstrike. They also announced suspension of work in public...
• Night raids by US Special Forces anger Afghans - 1 day agoGlobalPost: It was two o’clock in the morning on Feb. 15. Mullah Abdul Khaliq, who taught at a local school here in Nawa district, was asleep with his family when the helicopters began circling overhe...
• Waiting To Exhale In Kabul - 2 days agoRFE/RL: Seventeenth-century Persian poet Saeb Tabrizi famously sang the praises of Kabul’s lush gardens and sparkling water, extolling “the beauty of her trees” and “colorful tulips” and beseeching Al...
• Afghans rely heavily on foreign advisers as transition looms - 3 days ago

Yahoo!

• Today in Tech: Why I hate Verizon's iPhone, Yahoo selling Delicious - 7 hours agoAlso: Another iPhone 5 rumor, and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin invests in another startup.
• Kentucky's Kanter tells Yahoo Sports about frustration of sitting out - 1 day agoAs Kentucky's first-year players prepare for their initial NCAA Tournament, one UK freshman can only watch.
• American Idol, The Day After: Top 13 Results Show Dish - 2 days agoLast night, Ashthon Jones was the first 'Idol' finalist to be eliminated, and while this wasn't a shocker of Daughtry-esque proportions, we still have plenty to discuss today.
• Yahoo Botches Nate Dogg Obit Photo, Attorney Releases Statement On Death [Photo] - 1 hour agoYahoo came under fire after posting the wrong photo along with late hip-hop crooner's Nate Dogg's online obituary.
• Charlie Sheen's 'My Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat is Not an Option' Show Comes to Houston - 3 hours agoCOMMENTARY | Charlie Sheen is coming to Houston. His "My Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat is Not an Option" show, which will apparently consist of a live rant by the insane actor, will appear at the Ve...
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• EV Worldwire 
• Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 Snapped Up in Nine Days - 2 days agoCompany to produce an initial 300 of the first full hybrid diesel sedans.
• 600 Nissan LEAF Electric Cars Escape Earthquake - 2 days agoShipment left Japan one day before the 9.0 earthquake, but some owners are reporting reduced range.
• Brooklyn Bridge Park Gets Electric Vehicle Solar Charging Station - 2 days agoSolar-powered station will charge park's electric service equipment.
• BMW to Show 5-series Plug-In Hybrid at Shanghai Auto Show - 2 days agoSystem mates straight-6 IC engine with a 40kW electric motor and an eight-speed automatic transmission.
• Batteries Ready to Replace Gasoline Tanks - 2 days agoA123 System's David Vieau contends that batteries are already good enough to allow electric vehicles to compete with ICE age automobiles.

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Afghanistan Sun

• Brit Army to get supergun to counter Taliban snipers - 8 hours agoThe British Army is testing rifles fitted with a "gunfire locator" pod which uses sonar to calculate an enemy's position within 1.3 seconds in order to counter Taliban snipers in ...
• Afghan warlord on US payroll accused of terror campaign - 9 hours agoAn Afghan warlord backed by US special forces is facing persistent allegations that he launched a two-year spate of violence involving burglary, rape and murder of civilians, desecration of mosques ....
• Soldier dies of Afghan blast wounds - 45 minutes agoA British soldier from 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment has died after he was fatally wounded in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said.The serviceman was injured in a blast while on patrol .....
• UK soldier killed by Afghan bomb - 1 hour ago

 

Jurist - U.S. legal news

• Wisconsin judge temporarily blocks union bargaining law - 1 hour ago[JURIST] A judge for Wisconsin's Dane County Circuit Court [official website] on Friday issued a temporary restraining order blocking the state's new Budget Repair Bill [Senate Bill 11 text, PDF]. Jud...
• Rights group criticizes US immigrant detention system - 1 hour ago[JURIST] US immigration enforcement agencies are overly reliant on a flawed detention system, according to a report [PDF] released Thursday by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACH) [off...
• Obama administration contests en banc review of health care law - 1 hour ago[JURIST] The Obama administration on Thursday filed a brief [PDF] in the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit [official website] contesting a request by plaintiff states to have the health car...
• Top DOD lawyer urges civilian trials for Guantanamo detainees - 1 hour ago[JURIST] General Counsel for the US Department of Defense (DOD) [official website] on Thursday urged Congress to allow civilian trials [hearing video] of Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainees...
• Oklahoma Senate approves Arizona-style immigration bill - 1 hour ago

 

GlobalPost

• Japan tsunami: Scenes from a shelter - 48 minutes agoOne week after Japan's earthquake and tsunami, there are 265,000 evacuees at 2,200 centers and thousands more without adequate shelter, heat, food or water. read more
• Saudi king ignores calls for political reform, gives out money - 1 hour agoRetreating from trademark reformist approach, King Abdullah announced measures to strengthen the religious establishment, while ignoring calls for political reform. read more
• Scores dead in Yemen after snipers open fire on protesters - 2 hours agoHundreds of thousands of protesters gathered in cities across Yemen on Friday, from the southern port city of Aden to Hodeida in the west. read more
• Bahrain: Pearl Square monument destroyed - 2 hours agoCNN reported that pieces of the modern white structure lay scattered Friday in the center of the Pearl roundabout, mentioning pictures broadcast on Bahrain state television. read more
• Earthquake, tsunami, nuclear disaster, and now this… - 2 hours ago

No Quarter 

• Libya, Too Little, Too Late? - 17 hours agoScore one for Hillary. This is not a victory for Barack Obama. The UN voted tonight to impose a no-fly zone on Libya. The huge surprise is that neither China nor Russia used their veto to quash the...
• I Am Sickened - 20 hours agoI feel sick to my stomach. Literally. Sickened and mournfully furious with our so-called president. I am watching the DVR’d edition of today’s Special Report of Bret Baier . During the sho...
• Global Nukes (& Open Thread) - 21 hours agoListenFrom our friend John Batchelor whose show airs nightly, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. ET. Tsunami wave March 11-12, 2011. Update on the status of the four crisis units at Fukushima suggests that there is work to b...
• National Popular Vote - 1 day agoWhen a system works for a cause, the cause is good for the victors. When supporters of a cause lose, under a system, then the loser attacks the system. Controversy and History of Presidential Elector...
• Last Exit to Bahrain - 1 day ago

World News

• Anglican bishop fights Israel’s denial of visa - 5 hours agoThe Anglican bishop in Jerusalem has gone to court to seek a renewal of the Israeli residency permit that allows him to live and work in the ancient city. ...
• British, French and US military strikes on Libya being prepared - 19 hours agoWestern governments are planning air strikes against the Gaddafi regime in Libya, which has reasserted its rule after weeks of protest, say analysts. ...
• Average Norwegian goes to church once a year, statistics show - 19 hours agoThe average Church of Norway member went to church once a year in 2010, Statistics Norway reported in the annual statistical report it sends to the church. ...
• Churches urge NATO to remove all nuclear weapons from Europe - 1 day agoThe WCC and church organisations on both sides of the Atlantic are urging NATO to remove all United States nuclear weapons still based in Europe. ...
• International Ecumenical Peace Convocation pre-launched in Jamaica - 1 day ago

Yahoo! Politics

• Congress sets new D-day for government shutdown: April 8 (The Christian Science Monitor) - 20 hours agoThe Christian Science Monitor - With a robust, bipartisan vote, the Senate passed a stopgap measure to fund government through April 8, amid signals that neither side will be willing to do it again.
• Obama to Gadhafi: Stop or face military action (AP) - 20 minutes agoAP - President Barack Obama demanded Friday that Moammar Gadhafi halt all military attacks on civilians and said that if the Libyan leader did not stand down the United States would join other nations...
• The Fast Fix: Brackets over business? (The Newsroom) - 6 hours ago

Yahoo! Business

• Wall Street gains on G7 yen action and bank shares (Reuters) - 2 hours agoReuters - Stocks advanced on Friday after the Group of Seven intervened to support the Japanese yen and major banks were cleared to pay dividends again, but investors are unlikely to make big bets hea...
• Fed joined G7 in yen intervention: NY Fed spokesman (Reuters) - 7 hours agoReuters - The U.S. Federal Reserve joined other Group of Seven central banks in intervening in currency markets to help weaken the Japanese yen on Friday, a New York Federal Reserve spokesman told Reu...
• JPMorgan, Wells Fargo boost payouts after Fed tests (Reuters) - 1 hour ago

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