For Thursday, February 5, 2009

Townspeople prep for volcano's eruption

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/02/04/alaska.volcano.preps/index.html

Mount Redoubt

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Redoubt_(Alaska)

Global Warming May Delay Recovery Of Ozone

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204131625.htm

109 journalists died on assignment in 2008: report

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/media/story/2009/02/04/media-deaths.html


Somali pirates 'free arms ship'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7871510.stm

Killing of doctor’s kids ‘reasonable’, says Israel

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29018112/

Israel seizes Gaza-bound aid ship

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7871874.stm

Israel Deals With An Image Problem, Again

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/05/world/main4776954.shtml

Israel ambassador is latest shoe-throwing target

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090205/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_israel_sweden;_ylt=AirVwS3xioD_xpPfzX1PK7qs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTJoanNtNDJnBGFzc2V0A25tLzIwMDkwMjA1L291a29lX3VrX2lzcmFlbF9zd2VkZW4EcG9zAzE0BHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcnkEc2xrA2lzcmFlbGFtYmFzcw--

UK reduces interest rates to 1%

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7871932.stm

Research debate call sparks fears

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7870742.stm

Lord Drayson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Drayson

U.S. jobless claims surge to 26-year high

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51439x-us-usa-economy-jobless/

New jobless claims jump more than expected to 626K

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090205/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/economy;_ylt=AmC2TCemdHYbJKJNmkBWpUWs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTIxdjM4bDlnBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwMjA1L2Vjb25vbXkEcG9zAzYEc2VjA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yeQRzbGsDbmV3am9ibGVzc2Ns

Bombardier Aerospace laying off 1,360 workers

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/02/05/bombardier.html

Bombardier Aerospace

http://www.aerospace.bombardier.com/

Commentary: Jumpstart jobs without spending

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/05/miron.libertarian.stimulus/index.html

US Senate eases 'trade war' bill

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7871219.stm

U.S. needs investment plan for bank shares

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5140sn-us-financial-bailout-report/

Retailers report dismal January sales

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29030664/

President to Pay Political Price for Bailout

http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/02/the-note-020509.html


Obama warns of irreversible recession

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29030192/

Madoff Whistle Blower Is Finally Heard

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/04/cbsnews_investigates/main4776338.shtml

A 'Who's Who' of Madoff Victims Revealed

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=6809575


Koufax thrown a curve by Madoff

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29030373/

Sandy Koufax

http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers/detail.jsp?playerId=117277

Banking and investment complaints up 43% in 2008: ombudsman

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/02/04/bankombuds.html



Katrina-flooded Homes May Contain Harmful Levels Of Contaminants

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204112229.htm

Hurricane Katrina

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katrina

Study: 9/11 lung problems persist for years

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29022239/

9/11

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9/11

FDA defends its handling of salmonella outbreak

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090205/ap_on_go_co/salmonella_outbreak;_ylt=Ai7EZoTFYtQTz8SU7otNanas0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTJlb3BmaWg0BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwMjA1L3NhbG1vbmVsbGFfb3V0YnJlYWsEcG9zAzE1BHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcnkEc2xrA2ZkYWRlZmVuZHNpdA--

Peanut recall a headache for food banks, too

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29021845/

FEMA Meals May Have Tainted Peanut Butter

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/05/health/main4777259.shtml

Poultry inspection changes could pose health risk, say veterinarians

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/02/05/poultryvets-cfia.html

Geneva hospital's open doors let cockroaches into ICU

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/02/04/cockroach-icu.html

China declares drought emergency


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7871964.stm

China drought leaves 4 million thirsty

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29028406/

Scientist says dam may have triggered China quake

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090204/ap_on_re_as/as_china_quake;_ylt=AqTMpBu_jRUc6BAIyg_.utys0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFla3Q1a3AyBHBvcwMxMDcEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9zY2llbmNlBHNsawNzY2llbnRpc3RzYXk-

Soaked Northern Australia Braces for More Rain

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=6809189

Video: Deep freeze hits Fla. crops

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Sweden aims to lift nuclear ban

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7871824.stm

UK to scrap 'toxic' carrier

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tees/7866993.stm

Clemenceau (R 98)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clemenceau_(R_98)

Protesters attack New Zealand PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7871557.stm

John Key

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Key

Tracking friends (and others?) with Google

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7871541.stm

Privacy fears over Google tracker

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7872026.stm

Google's Latitude

http://www.google.com/latitude

Gadgets to save energy in LA

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7869626.stm

Cyber army base attracts recruits with high-tech gizmos

http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technology/newsid_7871000/7871438.stm

What fallout will Monster face following hack?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29017452/

Congress postpones digital TV transition to June

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090204/ap_on_hi_te/tec_digital_tv_transition;_ylt=AiPlkSOChMeh6e4HfOIu14.s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFobmJtbmd2BHBvcwMxMjMEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl90ZWNobm9sb2d5BHNsawNjb25ncmVzc3Bvc3Q-

1st deep sea observatory looks at climate change

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090204/ap_on_sc/deep_sea_observatory;_ylt=AiMLD5vzu0vDERzs2y2gmSsPLBIF


Pranks with electronic road signs stir worry

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29017293/

Happy Employees Are Critical For An Organization's Success, Study Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090203142512.htm

Young workers scrimp to live on $15/wk

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/business/2009/02/04/chang.china.living.cheap.cnn


Don't make these layoff medical mistakes

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/05/ep.health.insurance.loss/index.html

Global Scientists Draw Attention To Threat Of Ocean Acidification

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090201124553.htm

Ecologists Report Quantifiable Measures Of Nature's Services To Humans

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090202102930.htm

Buying Local Isn't Always Better For The Environment

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090202113553.htm

EU gives shark protection teeth

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7872032.stm

Activists, circus square off over elephants

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29020334/

Video: Judd vs. Palin over animal rights

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Connectivity Illuminates Risk Of Spread Of Crop Pests, Diseases

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090202074854.htm

New Way To Measure Asteroids' Sizes And Shapes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204085309.htm

WATCH: 2nd-Graders Caught With Heroin

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6805792

Meth Use Costs U.S. $23 Billion a Year

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=6800146


Kin asked to pay Santa massacre victim's rent

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29025876/

Bird remains in both engines of US Airways jet

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5137f0-us-crash-newyork-birds/

Czechs criticized over castration

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7871783.stm

For Saturday, January 10, 2009

Israel warns Gaza of escalation

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7822049.stm


Accord signed in Russia gas row

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7822093.stm


Economists see longest recession since World War Two

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5090ql-us-usa-economy-forecast/


Flu Strain Resistant to Leading Flu Treatment


http://abcnews.go.com/Health/CuttingEdge/story?id=6614633&page=1


Is a 'Katrina-Like' Space Storm Brewing?

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/JustOneThing/story?id=6615005&page=1


Bush readies request for rest of bailout cash

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28589265/

Obama releases analysis of economic plan

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28590554/


Grim job outlook turns bleaker

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28565918/

Obama, Dems look to revamp bailout

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28577991/


Stocks end sharply lower on bleak jobs data

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/

Feds plan 'surge' if Mexico drug war spills over

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28589917/

Quakes feed fears of Yellowstone eruption

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28591072/

Salmonella outbreak linked to peanut butter

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5090hm-us-salmonella-usa/

CDC director is out, government e-mail says

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28585195/

Report: NASA inspector general not effective

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28582463/

Consumer group blasts FDA melamine decision

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28582585/

China honors scientists to spur innovation

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28576914/

Troubled GM cleans out its garage

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28581960/

U.S. advisers back 1st drug from DNA-altered animals

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre50873t-us-gtc-atryn/


China officials 'lost millions'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7821747.stm

Lloyds pays $350m to end US case

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7821600.stm

Baltimore Mayor Charged With Theft

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/09/politics/main4710709.shtml

Sheila Dixon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_Dixon

Zimbabwe troops 'eat elephants'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7820885.stm

Zimbabwe introduces new $50 billion note

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/10/zimbawe.currency/index.html

Best-selling writer among Madoff victims

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/09/madoff.alexandra.penney/index.html

For Friday, January 9, 2009

UN ceasefire call goes unheeded

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7820027.stm

Air strikes after ceasefire call

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7819453.stm

Gaza aid held as U.N. truce plan rejected

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28404637/

Israeli Jets Continue To Punish Gaza

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/09/world/main4709370.shtml

U.N. human rights chief wants investigation of Gaza abuses

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1013290

World Watch : Obama To Open Dialogue With Hamas?


http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/09/link/main4709220.shtml

Oak. Mayor: "I Don't Want Anybody Killed"

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/09/national/main4709360.shtml

Could Toxic Spill Be Warning Sign?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/08/eveningnews/main4708740.shtml

Toxic coal ash piling up in ponds in 32 states


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090109/ap_on_go_ot/coal_ash;_ylt=Au0z1m_.MqfKVNkTJ9b543.s0NUE

Illinois House votes to impeach Blagojevich

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28539642/

Questions loom over use of Treasury bailout

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28577991/

Salmonella outbreak: 1 in 5 victims in hospital

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28567096/

Unemployment rate jumps to 7.2 percent

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28574446/

US job losses hit record in 2008

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7820164.stm

Mechanic? Barista? Trader? Jobs on All Fronts Slashed in 2008

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=6606593&page=1

Canada's jobless rate up to 6.6% in December

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/01/09/unemploymentdec.html

Did Bush cause the financial crisis?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7814704.stm

Obama team prepares bailout overhaul

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28574416/

Democrats attack Obama on economy

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7819941.stm

FDA scientists complain to Obama of 'corruption'

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090108/ap_on_go_ot/fda_dissidents;_ylt=AlnerMv5NcxjfMjXXVZGSFus0NUE

Ford learning to 'think like an electronics company,' Mulally tells CES crowd

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/01/09/tech-ces-ford.html

S Korea cuts rates as woes deepen

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7819706.stm

Half Of World's Population Could Face Climate-induced Food Crisis By 2100

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090108144745.htm

Heat may spark world food crisis

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7817684.stm

Campaigners highlight 'toxic TVs'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7820229.stm

TV stations to broadcast to mobile devices

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28566256/

Chip maker aims to connect home media

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28560357/

A web of intrigue as Obama appears in Spider-Man comic

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7819726.stm

Animals in Bulgaria zoo shiver without gas heating

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090109/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_russia_ukraine_gas_zoo;_ylt=ArcvhOosbaCOB_.iYjaZVJwPLBIF

UK e-mail law 'attack on rights'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7819230.stm

Activist blog closed amid China's porn sweep

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28577927/

Obama urges delay in digital TV transition

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28562781/

EU gas monitors arrive in Ukraine

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7820315.stm

Saudi tanker 'freed off Somalia'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7820311.stm

Spanish industrial output plunges

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7819569.stm

Pakistan al-Qaeda leaders 'dead'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7819305.stm

Canada expels US woman deserter

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7817078.stm

Madoff had $173 million in checks ready, U.S. says

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_madoff_bail;_ylt=AhsYZxDRBtqa4.UGYP1SrjMDW7oF

Floods To Become Commonplace By 2080

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090108101627.htm