Australia's Stosur wins U.S. Open final

Australia's Stosur wins U.S. Open final


Australia's Stosur wins U.S. Open final

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 10:47 PM PDT

Australia's Samantha Stosur produced one of the biggest shocks in U.S. Open final history, beating Serena Williams in straight sets to secure her first grand slam success.


Oil below $86 amid growing Europe debt crisis (AP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 10:27 PM PDT

A helicopter flies over a rig looking for 10 oil industry contractors who remain missing after they had evacuated the rig in the Bay of Campeche, September 10, 2011. State oil company Pemex evacuated 473 workers from five sea platforms as a precaution as a strengthening Tropical Storm Nate marched towards Mexico's southwest coast on Saturday. Nate is expected to ramp up to near hurricane force for a Sunday landfall, forecasters said.  REUTERS/Stringer (MEXICO - Tags: DISASTER ENERGY ENVIRONMENT)AP - Oil prices fell to below $86 a barrel Monday in Asia as investor concern about Europe's debt crisis undermined confidence in equities and commodities.



Australian PM stands by asylum swap plan

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 10:37 PM PDT

Gillard says court-blocked deal to send asylum seekers to Malaysia in return for accepting refugees remains best answer.


HP Might Use Autonomy to Build a Search Engine - For Everything

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 10:15 PM PDT

HP & Autonomy are reportedly working on a search engine that is able to search for related images, voicemails, emails, web pages, documents - pretty much everything.


Indonesia sends troops to quell sectarian clashes (AP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 10:15 PM PDT

AP - Indonesia deployed security forces to an eastern region after gangs of Muslims and Christians armed with rocks and machetes clashed in violence that left three people dead and 80 others injured, officials said Monday.


UK's Cameron meets Medvedev, Putin in rare visit (AP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 09:31 PM PDT

AP - British Prime Minister David Cameron insisted Monday that Russia and Britain can overcome sharp differences in their relations — including the 2006 poisoning death of a Kremlin critic in London — and seal new trading ties.


A Flying Robot Learns How to Chart Its Own Course

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 09:45 PM PDT

Researchers have developed a robot that learns how to fly the right course through practice and experience.


Bush Initiative Targets Cervical Cancer

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 09:02 PM PDT

George W. Bush is making the first major foray of his post presidency into global health, with a partnership to combat cervical and breast cancer in the developing world.


Thailand Wagers on Rising Rice Prices

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 09:01 PM PDT

The Thai government sees its planned rice-buying program as a way to generate more income for the country's farmers and help push international prices higher. But some economists say the effort carries risks.


The Day We Lost Our Innocence - My September 11, 2001

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 08:49 PM PDT

The Day We Lost Our Innocence September 11, 2001 by Marc de Swaan Arons It's been ten years precisely. And I still cannot think about that day, and the aftermath, for more than a minute without crying at least a little. 2001 was the best and the worse year of my life. My business partner ...


Retired general has early lead in Guatemala election (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 10:19 PM PDT

Soldiers stand guard in Fraijanes, in the outskirts of Guatemala City, September 10, 2011. In this zone, the Guatemalan authorities said they are alert for possible threats in this area during the political elections. REUTERS/Jorge Dan LopezReuters - Right-wing retired general Otto Perez took an early lead in Guatemala's presidential election on Sunday, promising a crackdown on rampant crime in the Central American nation.



China says cooling inflation still top priority (AP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 08:54 PM PDT

AP - China's central bank said Monday that cooling surging prices still is its top priority even after inflation eased slightly in August.


Australia furthers plans to expel asylum seekers (AP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 09:06 PM PDT

AP - The Australian government plans to forge ahead with its policy of sending asylum seekers overseas despite the country's highest court scuttling a refugee swap deal with Malaysia.


Retired general has early lead in Guatemala election

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 10:19 PM PDT

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Right-wing retired general Otto Perez took an early lead in Guatemala's presidential election on Sunday, promising a crackdown on rampant crime in the Central American nation.


Will Upgraded Payroll Tax Holiday Translate Into Jobs This Time?

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 08:41 PM PDT

The last payroll tax holiday didn't lead to hiring. Will this steeper one do the trick?


AdVoice: Our Memories Are Cloudy

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 08:26 PM PDT

In graduate school I conducted a psychology study on sports recall that showed participants could remember every Super Bowl/World Series/Final Four team over the previous 10 years.?? What's more, with a little work, some of them could remember the score, the most valuable player, or even the date the game took place.?? While I was ...


9/11 Remembered On Day 4 Of New York Fashion Week

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 08:24 PM PDT

My fourth day at the spring 2012 shows started at Lela Rose. The designer thoughtfully placed pins on the seats commemorating the attacks on the World Trade Center. Sadly, mine was snapped by a youngster who tried to take my seat (there seems to be a lot of them this season). Before Lela Rose?s show ...


The Post I Swore I Wouldn't Write

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 08:10 PM PDT

I wasn?t going to write this post. I thought about it long and hard and I had promised myself that I wouldn?t write it because I didn?t feel that I had anything meaningful to add to the conversation of the day. And I didn?t want to appear self-serving. And I didn?t want this to be ...


Slideshow: World Corporate Tax Rates From Lowest To Highest

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 08:02 PM PDT

Except for the tax havens, corporations of all natioanalities believe that their tax load is bigger than the competitors across the border. In March 1999, corporate tax reform was under the spotlight for the first tiem when Bob Perlman, then Vice President of Taxes for Intel Corporation, told the Senate Finance Committee that if he ...


Support Grows for EU Integration Treaty

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 07:11 PM PDT

U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Osborne acknowledged a new EU treaty giving the euro zone greater fiscal integration was likely in the next two years.