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A British man wanted in connection with a failed plot to blow up transatlantic airliners is killed by a missile in Pakistan, reports say.
US President George W Bush meets China's Hu Jintao, ahead of an Asia-Pacific summit dominated by the financial crisis.
Somali Islamist rebels search for pirates who hijacked a Saudi oil tanker, saying seizing a Muslim-owned ship is a crime.
A Florida teenager commits suicide in front of a webcam streaming live video
A vote to choose the leader of France's Socialist opposition is won by Martine Aubry, the architect of the 35-hour-week.
US shares rise sharply on reports that President-elect Barack Obama has chosen his treasury secretary, reassuring investors.
A grenade blast wounds eight protesters in Thailand, amid rising tension between the government and demonstrators.
Nebraska adds a 30-day age limit to a safe-haven law that has led to the abandonment of nearly three dozen children.
Excessive drinking by children is causing a health time bomb, with record levels of liver disease in the under-30s, a charity warns.
Malaysia's top Islamic body has banned Muslims from practising yoga, saying it contains corrupting elements of Hinduism.
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin "pardons" a turkey for Thanksgiving - with birds being slaughtered in the background.
Formula One driver Mark Webber is seriously injured after colliding with a car while riding his bike at a charity event in Tasmania.
Australia are red-hot favourites to be crowned world champions for the 10th time in Saturday's World Cup final against New Zealand.
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GulfNewsGeithner: Obama's Likely Treasury Choice
BusinessWeek - 50 minutes ago
By Theo Francis President-elect Barack Obama appears set to nominate New York Federal Reserve Bank chief Timothy Geithner as his Treasury Secretary, proposing to put in the critical post a professional bureaucrat who hasn't worked for Wall Street but ...
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Seattle Post IntelligencerBush, on His Final Trip Abroad, Goes to Peru for Asia-Pacific Summit
Washington Post - 2 hours ago
By Dan Eggen LIMA, Peru, Nov. 21 -- President Bush arrived in Peru's capital on Friday for his last scheduled overseas trip, taking a final chance to mingle with world leaders as they struggle with a worsening economic crisis and other looming threats.
Bush pushing economy, North Korea progress The Associated Press
Bush, in Peru, Will Press Plans to Avert Future Financial Crises New York Times
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Times OnlineSomali pirates vow to resist assault on super-tanker
ABC Online - 22 minutes ago
Somali pirates holding an oil-laden Saudi super-tanker will fight back, should any military intervention to free the ship be attempted, a member of the pirate group told said.
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Boston Globe (registration)'US missile strike' hits Pakistan
BBC News - 1 hour ago
At least three people have been killed in a suspected US missile strike on a tribal district in north-west Pakistan, security officials have said.
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Canada.comGrenade hits protesters at Thai PM compound
CNN International - 2 hours ago
(CNN) -- The second grenade attack in three days targeted protesters occupying the Thai prime minister's compound in Bangkok early Saturday, local officials said.
Grenade wounds 8 Thai protesters ahead of Sunday rally Reuters
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ABC NewsFla. teen commits suicide with live Web audience
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MIAMI (AP) - A college student committed suicide by taking a drug overdose in front of a live webcam as some computer users egged him on, others tried to talk him out of it, and another messaged OMG in horror when it became clear it was no joke.
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ABC NewsAnother Triumph for Clinton, Many Women Agree
New York Times - 4 hours ago
By JODI KANTOR Hillary Rodham Clinton, a first lady turned senator turned almost-president, is now transforming herself again, this time into the nation?s top diplomat.
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BBC NewsAG Mukasey gets a clean bill of health
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KEVIN WOLF AP Attorney General Michael Mukasey, with his wife Susan, leaves George Washington University Hospital on Friday. WASHINGTON - Attorney General Michael Mukasey left George Washington Hospital early Friday afternoon, apparently headed for his ...
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Downey Seized, Sold to US Bancorp as Mortgages Fail (Update1)
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By Ari Levy and Finbarr Flynn Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Downey Financial Corp., the California thrift crippled by bad mortgages, and smaller PFF Bank & Trust were closed by regulators today and taken over by US Bancorp at an estimated cost to the FDIC of ...
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The Associated PressCitigroup Shares Keep Sinking
BusinessWeek - 50 minutes ago
By Mara Der Hovanesian Citigroup's shares continued their breathtaking decline on Friday, Nov. 21, despite a broader market rally, indicating that time is quickly running out for Chief Executive Officer Vikram Pandit.
Citigroup May End Up With Government Rescue After Stock Skids Bloomberg
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Vancouver SunGM cuts output, jets as US demands turnaround plans
Reuters - 7 hours ago
By David Bailey and John Crawley DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Detroit automakers began work on turnaround plans demanded by Congress in return for $25 billion in aid as General Motors Corp said it would cut production more and give up two of its ...
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Canada.comDigital Gear: IPhone Clone Tries to Whip up a Storm
PC World - 5 hours ago
The iPhone has stolen the hearts of millions, but nowadays it's far from the only slick-looking touch-screen phone in town. Two recent additions to the pack are T-Mobile's G1, which launched last month, and Research In Motion's BlackBerry Storm, ...
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Voice of AmericaObama's Breached Account Inactive
Washington Post - 3 hours ago
By Cecilia Kang None of President-elect Barack Obama's voice mails were listened to nor were his e-mails viewed by Verizon Wireless employees who accessed his personal cellphone account, a spokesman on the transition team said yesterday.
Video: President-elect Obama's Cell Phone Record Hacked AssociatedPress
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New York TimesApple releases iPhone update
VNUNet.com - 3 hours ago
The 2.2 version update adds several features to both devices, as well as a host of security and stability improvements. Users will now be able to use the Google street view function on the built-in Maps application for both handsets.
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ABC News'Twilight' Countdown: Fans sound off on 'Twilight'
Los Angeles Times - 9 hours ago
We're here! Today's the day! By now, many of you have already crossed the finish line. Congrats! But was it worth the wait?
'Twilight' a vampire flick with heart Cape Cod Times
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AP - President-elect Barack Obama intends to name Timothy Geithner, president of the New York Federal Reserve, as his treasury secretary to confront the nation's intense economic turmoil, senior Democratic officials said Friday.



AP - Gov. Dave Heineman signed into law Friday a bill adding a 30-day age limit to a safe-haven law that allowed 35 children — including teenagers as old as 17 — to be abandoned at state hospitals. The law, approved hours earlier by the Legislature in a 45-3 vote, goes into effect Saturday, and makes Nebraska the 14th state with a 30-day age cap. It had been the only state with a safe-haven law without an age limit.



AP - A college student committed suicide by taking a drug overdose in front of a live webcam as some computer users egged him on, others tried to talk him out of it, and another messaged OMG in horror when it became clear it was no joke. Some watchers contacted the Web site to notify police, but by the time officers entered Abraham Biggs' home — a scene also captured on the Internet — it was too late.
AP - Federal regulators on Friday shut down two big thrifts based in Southern California, saying they fell victim to the acute distress in the housing market in that state.

AP - Democratic leaders ordered Detroit's Big Three automakers Friday to submit what amounts to a detailed loan application to Congress so lawmakers can decide whether to give the beleaguered industry an emergency $25 billion lifeline.



AP - In a last dash of diplomacy, President George W. Bush on Friday sought China's help in pinning down North Korea to keep its shaky promises of nuclear disarmament.



AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he would like to add significant U.S. forces to the war in Afghanistan before national elections scheduled for next year, and that grim depictions of backsliding in the seven-year-old war are "far too pessimistic."



AP - Germany is dropping its pursuit of a ban on Scientology after finding insufficient evidence of illegal activity, security officials said Friday.



AP - The New York Knicks traded Zach Randolph and Jamal Crawford in separate deals Friday, parting with their two top scorers to free up coveted salary-cap space for the summer of 2010. Crawford was sent to Golden State for forward Al Harrington. Hours later, Randolph was shipped to the Los Angeles Clippers along with reserve guard Mardy Collins for Cuttino Mobley and Tim Thomas.



AP - Standing in the center of a sun-drenched 18th green, as waves of cheers rippled from a packed gallery, Annika Sorenstam hugged caddie Terry McNamara and took the flag from his hand.



Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama on Friday moved toward nominating Timothy Geithner as Treasury secretary and charging the respected head of the New York Federal Reserve with helping pull the United States out of an economic nosedive.



Reuters - Citigroup Inc has begun talks with the U.S. government as its plummeting share price raises doubts about the bank's ability to survive, a person familiar with the matter said.



Reuters - Detroit automakers began work on turnaround plans demanded by Congress in return for $25 billion in aid as General Motors Corp said it would cut production more and give up two of its controversial corporate jets.



Reuters - The board of directors of embattled U.S. automaker General Motors Corp is considering "all options" including bankruptcy, according to a report on the Wall Street Journal's website late on Friday.



Reuters - U.S. stocks stormed higher in a late rally on Friday to cap another volatile week as investors welcomed reports that President-elect Barack Obama has chosen his point person to combat the U.S. economic crisis, instilling confidence about the administration's ability to take action.




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CHICAGO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama on Friday moved toward nominating Timothy Geithner as Treasury secretary and charging the respected head of the New York Federal Reserve with helping pull the United States out of an economic nosedive.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc has begun talks with the U.S. government as its plummeting share price raises doubts about the bank's ability to survive, a person familiar with the matter said.
DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Detroit automakers began work on turnaround plans demanded by Congress in return for $25 billion in aid as General Motors Corp said it would cut production more and give up two of its controversial corporate jets.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The board of directors of embattled U.S. automaker General Motors Corp is considering "all options" including bankruptcy, according to a report on the Wall Street Journal's website late on Friday.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks stormed higher in a late rally on Friday to cap another volatile week as investors welcomed reports that President-elect Barack Obama has chosen his point person to combat the U.S. economic crisis, instilling confidence about the administration's ability to take action.
CORNWALLIS, Nova Scotia (Reuters) - The Pentagon is considering a plan to send more than 20,000 troops to Afghanistan over the next 12 to 18 months to help safeguard elections and quell rising Taliban violence, officials said on Friday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. banking regulators seized California banks Downey Savings and Loan and PFF Bank & Trust late Friday as the housing crisis claimed two more victims from the financial crisis.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A missile strike believed to have been launched by a U.S. drone aircraft killed at least five people in the North Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan on Saturday, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
LIMA (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush held talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program with Chinese leader Hu Jintao on Friday, the first in a series of meetings U.S. officials hope will lead to a renewal of six-party talks by early December.
HOUSTON (Reuters) - NASA is having problems with a $250 million system it just delivered to the International Space Station to recycle urine and other wastewater into drinking water for astronauts.

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