All The Cool Kids Are Night Trading Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:34 PM PDT Remember when people used to day trade? That activity ? of buying and selling stocks, options  
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(AP) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:58 PM PDT AP - Opposition group says police detain four prominent members of Shiite bloc in Bahrain crackdown.  
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Romance bodice-ripper novels get S.African flavour (AFP) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:53 PM PDT AFP - Hate and passion flares in rural South Africa when Thuli meets the gorgeous Jake in a locally flavoured romance novel with a feisty black heroine and a hunky Zulu in shining armour.  
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China to execute Philippine drug mules: envoy (AFP) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 11:03 PM PDT AFP - Three Filipino drugs mules on death row in China will eventually be executed despite winning a rare reprieve amid intense Philippine lobbying, the Chinese ambassador in Manila said Thursday.  
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VIDEO: Japan steps up cooling operation Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:17 PM PDT Japan is stepping up efforts to cool reactors at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, amid increasing US alarm at radiation leaks.  
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Nine Habits That Make Contagious Startup Leaders Posted: 16 Mar 2011 11:30 PM PDT Startups provide business leadership with new products, services, and new revenue models, but leader  
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New York Times Journalists Missing in Libya Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:33 PM PDT Four New York Times journalists covering the fighting in Libya were reported missing Wednesday, and the newspaper held out hope that they were alive and in the custody of the Libyan government.  
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Prince William stunned at Christchurch quake damage (AFP) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:14 PM PDT AFP - Prince William expressed shock at the devastation in earthquake-hit Christchurch Thursday after walking amid the rubble of the stricken New Zealand city to see the damage first hand.  
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US OKs 'voluntary' exit of Japan embassy families (AFP) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:38 PM PDT AFP - The US State Department authorized the voluntary departure of embassy family members in quake-damaged Japan, which is battling to avert a nuclear disaster.  
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Japan dumps water on stricken reactors Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:35 PM PDT Military helicopters undertake new attempt to avert meltdown in quake-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.  
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Will the Chinese Government Be Able to Manage the Future? Posted: 16 Mar 2011 11:19 PM PDT The next five years will be crucial for China to develop a larger and more stable middle class. Will  
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Arrests follow deadly Bahrain crackdown Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:28 PM PDT Several opposition figures arrested hours after security forces dispersed pro-democracy protesters from Manama centre.  
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Nuclear Crisis Mounting, Japan Sends In Helicopters To Douse Reactor Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:39 PM PDT At 9:48 a.m. on Thursday morning (7:48 p.m. EST), Japanese military helicopters started dumping sea  
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The New York Times documents the success of eight high school Posted: 16 Mar 2011 09:38 PM PDT The New York Times documents the success of eight high school students who were given the chance to  
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'Now or never' for England World Cup dream (AFP) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 09:44 PM PDT AFP - Weary England could see their exhausting five-month global road trip end on Thursday when they tackle a resurgent West Indies in a do-or-die World Cup showdown.  
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Shanghai Icon Vincent Lo Steps Down As CEO Of Shui On Land Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:19 PM PDT Vincent Lo, an icon of modern Shanghai and one of China's most influential real estate developers, h  
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Using the Oil Reserve: If Not Now, When? Posted: 16 Mar 2011 09:32 PM PDT With gasoline prices skyrocketing and America's fragile economic recovery at risk, isn't it time to  
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After catastrophes, vibrant city of Tokyo turns somber Posted: 16 Mar 2011 09:04 PM PDT In the days since the earthquake and the tsunami, and with Japan now in the middle of a radiation scare, many feel certain that something has been lost: A part of Tokyo that they loved.  
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U.S. troops kept away from Japan plant Posted: 16 Mar 2011 08:34 PM PDT Concerned about potential radiation exposure, the U.S. military will not allow troops to get within 50 miles of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, Col. David Lapan, a Pentagon spokesman, said Wednesday.  
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Airlines monitor radiation, adjust in Japan Posted: 16 Mar 2011 03:42 PM PDT Air carriers are watching the situation at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant closely, making contingency plans and routing adjustments to keep operations running smoothly and protect passengers and crew from radiation risks.  
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