Extension of Benefits for the Jobless Clears Senate Hurdle

Extension of Benefits for the Jobless Clears Senate Hurdle


Extension of Benefits for the Jobless Clears Senate Hurdle

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 12:34 PM PDT

With the bare minimum of votes required to avoid a filibuster on the procedural vote, the bill advanced to a final vote in the Senate, where it is expected to pass.


Panel Urges F.D.A. to Revoke Approval of Drug for Breast Cancer Treatment

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 12:43 PM PDT

The advisory panel said Avastin did not help breast cancer patients. But the drug may still be used for treatment of other cancers.


Emergency lifted in Thai provinces

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 11:19 AM PDT

State of emergency lifted in three provinces but strict laws remain in much of the country.


Dutch sailor Laura Dekker may be moored for another year

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 12:15 PM PDT

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch welfare authorities on Tuesday requested a year's extension to their supervision of teenage sailor Laura Dekker, which could scuttle her plans to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe solo.


Police finish Tobin house search

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 11:38 AM PDT

Police searching for bodies in two of serial killer Peter Tobin's former homes rule out one of the properties.


Turkey meets with Hamas leader

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 08:50 AM PDT

Turkey's foreign minister meets with a Hamas leader in Syria, a move that could threaten relations with Israel further.


U.S.: Cuba dissedents can apply to immigrate

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 11:19 AM PDT

Freed Cuban political prisoners and their families are invited to "explore their options" for possible immigration to the United States, a U.S. official told CNN on Tuesday.


Spanish lawmakers reject plan for burqa ban study

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 11:54 AM PDT

MADRID (Reuters) - A proposal for a study of a ban on full-length Islamic veils in public places was thrown out by the Spanish parliament Tuesday, weeks after France and Belgium outlawed the wearing of the garments.


Footballer charged for underage sex

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 11:29 AM PDT

Franck Ribery charged over involvement in underage prostitution ring.


Rwanda's Kagame vows free polls

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 12:52 PM PDT

President kicks off campaign against backdrop of assassinations and arrests.


News Media Seek Loosening of Guantánamo Rules

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 11:35 AM PDT

The dispute between news organizations and the Pentagon flared after the expulsion of four reporters in May.


French minister to be questioned

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 11:44 AM PDT

French prosecutors ask to question Labour Minister Eric Woerth over a political scandal linked to France's richest woman.


US actress Lohan begins jail term

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 11:01 AM PDT

Actress Lindsay Lohan has started a 90-day prison sentence for violating her probation relating to a 2007 drug case.


Soldiers and Royal Marine repatriated

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 11:31 AM PDT

Four servicemen killed in Afghanistan on the same day have been repatriated back to the UK.


Emergency lifted in Thai provinces

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 11:19 AM PDT

State of emergency lifted in three provinces but strict laws remain in much of the country.


Homes 'cut off' by city flooding

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 11:42 AM PDT

Serious flooding in parts of Swansea cuts off houses and closes roads after a river burst its banks, according to fire crews.


James S. Snyder’s Facelift of the Israel Museum

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 11:08 AM PDT

A facelift at the Israel Museum should enhance its links across cultures and their histories.


China is 'number one energy user'

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 10:54 AM PDT

China overtakes the United States to become the world's biggest energy consumer for the first time, a new report says.


Cuts in Home Care Put Elderly and Disabled at Risk

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 10:16 AM PDT

States facing deficits have cut home-care services, even though they save money by keeping people out of nursing homes.


Senate Judiciary Committee Backs Kagan Nomination

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 12:09 PM PDT

President Obama's nominee for a vacancy on the Supreme Court, Solicitor General Elena Kagan, was endorsed by the Senate Judiciary Committee in a 13-6 vote on Tuesday.


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