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Landmark health bill passes House on close vote
AP – 3 mins ago Sent 976 times

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WASHINGTON - The Democratic-controlled House has narrowly passed landmark health care reform legislation, handing President Barack Obama a hard won victory on his signature domestic priority. Full Story »
Jobless: 10 percent is tougher than it used to be
AP – Sun Nov 8, 12:00 am ET Sent 281 times

WASHINGTON - It hurts more to be unemployed now than the last time the jobless rate hit 10 percent. Full Story »
Holiday airfares close to last year but climbing
AP – Sun Nov 8, 8:02 am ET Sent 114 times

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If holiday travelers on the same plane compare what they paid to fly, they're likely to find quite a spread, depending on when they bought their tickets. Full Story »
G-20 finance officials: Too early to end stimulus
AP – Sat Nov 7, 8:13 pm ET Sent 78 times

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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - Finance officials from rich and developing countries have pledged to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change. Full Story »
Banks in Ga., Mich., Minn., Mo., Calif. closed
AP – Fri Nov 6, 10:11 pm ET Sent 51 times

CHARLOTTE, N.C - Regulators on Friday shut banks in Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and California, bringing the number of bank failures this year to 120 amid the struggling economy and a cascade of defaults on loans. Full Story »
What recovery? Unemployment shoots past 10 percent
AP – Fri Nov 6, 6:39 pm ET Sent 42 times

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WASHINGTON - Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only the second time since World War II and warnings that next year will be even worse than previously thought. Full Story »
Obama signs bill assisting homebuyers, jobless
AP – Fri Nov 6, 6:56 pm ET Sent 33 times

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WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama signed a $24 billion economic stimulus bill into law Friday, giving tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and additional jobless benefits to those idled by the business slump. Full Story »
The Many Mysteries of Neanderthals
LiveScience.com – Sat Nov 7, 8:51 am ET Sent 30 times

Editor's Note: This is Part 6 in a 10-part LiveScience series on the origin, evolution and future of the human species and the mysteries that remain to be solved. Full Story »
Prized mushroom collection returns to China
AP – Sat Nov 7, 8:26 am ET Sent 29 times

BEIJING - A Chinese scholar persecuted during the Cultural Revolution for smuggling a rare collection of mushrooms out of China before World War II was honored Saturday when the collection was returned more than 70 years later. Full Story »
Newborn Babies Cry in Native Tongue
LiveScience.com – Thu Nov 5, 12:18 pm ET Sent 26 times

From their very first days, the cries of newborns already bear the mark of the language their parents speak, scientists now find. Full Story »
Teaching the Facebook Generation
BusinessWeek – Fri Nov 6, 8:08 am ET Sent 22 times

Our goal as college professors is to open students minds to new experiences so they can grow intellectually while they mature through the traditional four-year process. But we are also challenged to give students the immediate skills they will need once they graduate so that they can begin their professional careers and move away from the fry-o-later to the cubicle and beyond. Full Story »
Obama set to sign a big tax break for homebuyers
AP – Thu Nov 5, 8:43 pm ET Sent 21 times

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WASHINGTON - Missed out on Cash for Clunkers? Congress has another deal for you: Buy a home before May 1 and collect up to $6,500 from the government. If you're a first-time homebuyer, get up to $8,000. Full Story »
Giant Crack in Africa Will Create a New Ocean
LiveScience.com – Mon Nov 2, 5:43 pm ET Sent 21 times

A 35-mile rift in the desert of Ethiopia will likely become a new ocean eventually, researchers now confirm. Full Story »
House votes strict ban on abortion subsidies
AP – Sun Nov 8, 4:24 am ET Sent 14 times

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WASHINGTON - A bipartisan House coalition voted Saturday to prohibit coverage of abortions in a new government-run health care plan that Democrats would establish to compete with private insurers. Full Story »
Berkshire Hathaway's net income triples
Reuters – Fri Nov 6, 6:47 pm ET Sent 13 times

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) (BRKb.N) on Friday said quarterly earnings tripled, as rising stock markets boosted its investment holdings and a quiet hurricane season contributed to higher insurance profit. Full Story »
Japan eyes solar station in space
AFP – Sun Nov 8, 6:20 am ET Sent 13 times

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TOKYO (AFP) - It may sound like a sci-fi vision, but Japan's space agency is dead serious: by 2030 it wants to collect solar power in space and zap it down to Earth, using laser beams or microwaves. Full Story »
Berkshire Hathaway says 3Q profit triples to $3.2B
AP – Fri Nov 6, 8:31 pm ET Sent 12 times

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OMAHA, Neb. - Paper gains on derivative contracts helped Berkshire Hathaway Inc. triple its third-quarter profit as its insurance businesses did well, but Warren Buffett's company said Friday that many of its other operating businesses struggled. Full Story »
Another reason to cover your cough: pets at risk
Reuters – Fri Nov 6, 4:56 pm ET Sent 10 times

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who think they may have H1N1 flu need to stay away from work, avoid sneezing on their spouses and children and now, they have someone else to worry about infecting too -- their pets. Full Story »