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Breaking News Fri, 3 Sep 2010
Taliban diplomats flee Khabul
Arab   Photos   Taliban   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Taliban  
 Zeenews 
Taliban facing financial crisis: US General
Washington: Noting that the Taliban has been driven to desperation around Marjah in southern Afghanistan, a top US general stationed there has said that the terrorist outfit is facing an acute financi... (photo: WN (c))
The boy is choosing pencil that he will going to use for the opening of their class on june 2009.
Consumers   Kids   Photos   School   Wikipedia: Back to School  
 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
Back-to-school deals get shoppers in stores
| Consumers went back-to-school shopping in August -- the kids did need a few things, after all -- but they insisted on getting the best deals for the money, according to monthly sales reports from ma... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
 KLdy1 - oil prices - British Petroleum - BP Petrol Kiosk - petrol station. (dy1)  The Examiner 
BP to sell Malaysian ethylene and polyethylene interests to Petronas
| BP today announced that it has agreed to sell its interests in ethylene and polyethylene production in Malaysia to PETRONAS. The agreement concerns BP’s 15 per cent interest in Ethylene Malaysia S... (photo: WN / deniseyong)
British   Business   Malaysia   Oil   Photos  
An investor checks the share index at a investment bank in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, March 3, 2009.  The Star 
Analysts see new high for Malaysia's main market index
| PETALING JAYA: With four months to go before 2010 ends, a number of brokerages have unveiled their 2011 year-end targets for FTSE Bursa Malaysia KL Composite Index (FBM KLCI). | Quite a few predicte... (photo: AP / Lai Seng Sin)
Business   Malaysia   Market   Photos   Stock  
Top Stories
Food - Nutrition The Times Of India
More than 49 million Americans 'food insecure': Study
WASHINGTON: More than 49 million people in the United States do not have regular access to nutritious meals, putting them at risk of a raft of physical, psychological and... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Malnutrition   Nutritious   Photos   Washington   Wikipedia: Food  
This undated image taken from Al-Arabiya TV Wednesday, July 14, 2010 shows failed Times Square car bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad holding a Quran. Al-Arabiya broadcast excerpts showing Shahzad saying he planned a "revenge attack" against the U.S. that he hoped would touch the hearts of Muslims. Shahzad appears in the clips sitting on the ground in a black turban and military fatigues, with a gun next to him. NZ Herald
US puts Pakistan Taleban on official terrorist register
5:30 AM Friday Sep 3, 2010 Share Email Print | WASHINGTON - United States officials launched a broad legal offensive against Pakistan's Taleban yesterday, placing the gro... (photo: AP / Al-Arabiya via AP Television Network)
Pakistan   Photos   Terrorism   US   Wikipedia: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan  
Back to school shoppers crowd an isle at the Wal-Mart in Fenton, Mo., Thursday, Aug. 12, 2004. The New York Times
U.S. Retailers Depended on Discounts in August
| Back-to-school season started off on sale, with retailers receiving new merchandise in August, and then marking it down to get it out the door. Mary Altaffer/Associated... (photo: AP / Charles Rex Arbogast)
Business   Economy   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Retailing  
Vehicle - Motorists - Gasoline Station - Fuel Post-Bulletin
AAA: More people will hit the road this Labor Day
Tweet | 9/2/2010 3:09:54 PM Associated Press | DENVER - More Americans will get away for the Labor Day weekend this year, yet stick closer to home as they try to get the ... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Labor   People   Photos   Road   Wikipedia: Labor Day  
Houses - Building - Mortgage - Housing estate Ohio
Mortgage rates hit decades-low of 4.32 percent
| WASHINGTON: Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in decades for the tenth time in 11 weeks, as investors worried about the economy. | The average rate for a 30-year ... (photo: WN / Akgun Semra)
About   Photos   Rates   Time   Wikipedia: Mortgage  
 Stocks higher after drop in oil prices, reassuring words on economy  The Guardian
US economic data damp down fears of new recession
* Pending home sales rise 5.2 percent in July * New jobless claims fall 6,000 but still high * Second-quarter productivity revised downward * Unit labor costs up 1.1 pct,... (photo: WN)
Data   Fears   Home   Photos   Wikipedia: Economic  
US STOCKS The Guardian
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Housing, jobless claims data lift Wall St
NEW YORK, Sept 2 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on low volume on Thursday as data showed improvement in housing and the job market a day ahead of the critical monthly payro... (photo: WN)
Housing   Market   Payrolls   Photos   Wikipedia: Stocks  
Burger King - Fast Food The Guardian
Burger King agrees to $3.3 bln sale to 3G Capital
* Deal with 3G Capital reached at $24/shr * Valued at $4 billion, including debt * Tender offer expected to start by Sept. 17 * Price is a 46 pct premium vs pre-rumor sha... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Burgerking   Investment   Photos   Prices   Wikipedia: Burger King  
James Cameron speaking at TED 2010. The Examiner
Avatar Director James Cameron Has Some Biting Comments About Piranha 3-D
| It seems that Hollywood bigwig James Cameron is out to tear into anyone who he deems unworthy. Not long after his tear into manmade global warming skeptics, calling the... (photo: Creative Commons / Steve Jurvetson)
Cameron   Future   Hollywood   Photos   Warming  
Restaurant PhysOrg
Businesses see advantage in green buildings
--> | The Subway sandwich shop on Chicago's State Street may look like any other new restaurant, but its tile, crown molding and most wall coverings are made from recycle... (photo: WN / Julie Adnan)
Chicago   Green   Look   Photos   Wikipedia: Restaurant  
Skype CBC
Skype surges as TV interview tool
Barbara Walters, shown on screen at back, gave a health update to her View co-hosts via Skype earlier this summer. Shown from left are Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sherri ... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Computer   Health   Photos   Technology   Wikipedia: Skype  
Onions The Examiner
Good for you food of the week: onions
| Onions are the good for you food of the week. Sweet onions like Vidalia and Walla Walla varieties are easy to find on Treasure Valley grocery shelves and farmers’ mar... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Diabetes   Food   Health   Photos   Wikipedia: Onion  
Tax Issues Finance & Investments
- 'Crocodile Dundee' to return to US amid tax fray
- White House considers new stimulus - tax breaks
- 'Crocodile Dundee' to return to US amid tax fray
- 'Crocodile Dundee' to return to US amid tax fray
Smoking - Cigarette - Tobacco
NY's reservation cigarette tax case back in court
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- Reclusive New Zealand billionaire unwraps packaging ambition
- Paul Hogan reaches agreement with tax office to allow him to
- Equity firm investing in Oklahoma's PostRock
- Devon, others investing in Oklahoma
This undated image taken from Al-Arabiya TV Wednesday, July 14, 2010 shows failed Times Square car bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad holding a Quran. Al-Arabiya broadcast excerpts showing Shahzad saying he planned a "revenge attack" against the U.S. that he hoped would touch the hearts of Muslims. Shahzad appears in the clips sitting on the ground in a black turban and military fatigues, with a gun next to him.
US puts Pakistan Taleban on official terrorist register
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Currency Banking
- Dollar consolidates against greenback
- Rupee gains 7 paise against dollar in the early trade
- Heavy in dollars, China warns of depreciation
- Rupee gains 7 paise against dollar in the early trade
Japanese Yen - Currency
Dollar, yen recover losses; ECB eyed
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- Metropolitan Bank Posts U.S.$1,15 Million Net Profit
- N.C. hunkers down as weaker Hurricane Earl buffets Outer Ban
- U.S. Treasury Department urged to prop up troubled Afghan ba
- Karzai's brother calls on US to help avert Afghan bank r
Tiger Woods
Deutsche Bank Championship not a guarantee for wayward Tiger Woods
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Finance Oil & Energy
- Bellzone Convention and Exclusive Infrastructure Rights secu
- Bob Ford: Now it's reality for Birds
- Annette John-Hall: Mega-block party seeks to engage
- Tell Me About It: Terse person has tips for coworkers
Chicken Meat  -  Poultry Product  -  Food Commodity
World meat prices likely to rise as demand gains, Rabobank says
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- Oil platform explodes in gulf; crew rescued
- 13 oil workers pulled from sea after second offshore rig exp
- BP Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Costs Hit $8 Billion
- Another gulf oil rig accident raises anxiety
Boats are seen spraying water on an oil and gas platform that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana., Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. All 13 crew members were rescued.
Oil sheen spreading after rig blast, fire
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Industries Technology
- NZ tycoon unwraps packaging ambitions with US deal
- Asia stocks rise on slight improvement in US data
- Business coalition unites against pro-labor bill
- Metro State to issue bonds
An investor checks the share index at a investment bank in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, March 3, 2009.
Analysts see new high for Malaysia's main market index
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- Cigarette smoke may cause inflammation through a new chemica
- Consumers Still Gear Up, Camp Out In Recession
- 'Recovery Summer' Ends With Economic Pothole
- New US threa warning system in tested
Cellphone - Texting
Texting in US: Not just for teens anymore
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