Israeli strike at Gaza school 'kills 30'
At least 30 people are killed and 55 injured when Israeli shells land near a United Nations-run school in Gaza, UN officials say.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:45:46 GMT
European gas supplies disrupted
Several EU countries report major disruption to their gas supplies from Russia as Moscow accuses Ukraine of shutting pipelines.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:16:59 GMT
Senate snub as US Congress opens
The new US Congress opens amid a row over the man chosen to fill Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:18:39 GMT
Ethiopia imposes aid agency curbs
Ethiopia's parliament passes a bill imposing restricting aid work, for example promoting the rights of children.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:28:17 GMT
German billionaire kills himself
German billionaire Adolf Merckle commits suicide after his business empire runs into trouble in the global economic slowdown.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:14:02 GMT
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Coleman sues over Minnesota Senate recount result
Republican Norm Coleman said Tuesday he is suing to challenge Democrat Al Franken's apparent recount victory in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race, delaying a resolution of the contest for weeks or months.
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 21:01:46 +0000
CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general post
President-elect Barack Obama has approached CNN's chief medical correspondent, Sanjay Gupta, to be the country's next surgeon general, the cable news network said Tuesday.
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 21:08:05 +0000
Obama's CIA pick unlikely to face Senate challenge
President-elect Barack Obama is defending his unexpected CIA nominee Leon Panetta, who faced a surge of skepticism in Congress on Tuesday but is not expected to draw serious opposition when his confirmation reaches the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 20:40:06 +0000
Rockies bolster rotation, get Marquis from Cubs
The Colorado Rockies have bolstered their starting rotation, acquiring right-hander Jason Marquis from the Chicago Cubs for reliever Luis Vizcaino.
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 21:42:25 +0000
Brain pacemaker helps Parkinson's, but with risks
Parkinson's sufferers who had electrodes implanted in their brains improved substantially more than those who took only medicine, according to the biggest test yet of deep brain stimulation. The study, which followed patients for six months, offers the most hopeful news to date for Parkinson's sufferers. The new technique reduced tremors, rigidity and flailing of the limbs and allowed people to move freely for nearly five extra hours a day.
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 21:00:52 +0000
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CNN's Gupta approached for surgeon general
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, has been approached by Barack Obama's transition team about the U.S. surgeon general's post, according to sources inside the transition and at CNN. Gupta, a neurosurgeon, has served as a White House fellow and as a special adviser to then-first lady Hillary Clinton.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:38:21 EST
Civilians crowd Gaza hospital, doctors say
Far more civilians than Hamas fighters are arriving for treatment of war wounds at Gaza's main hospital as Israel's military incursion into the territory continues, two doctors say.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:15:55 EST
Israel says it responded to fire from school
The Israeli military said Hamas militants positioned in a U.N. school in northern Gaza fired mortar shells at Israeli forces today, prompting Israeli forces to return fire, according to its initial investigation. Three artillery shells believed to have been fired by the Israeli forces struck near the perimeter of the school in Jabalya, killing at least 30 people and wounding 55, according to a U.N. official.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:34:41 EST
Video of police shooting spurs inquiry
A New Year's Day shooting in which a subway police officer fires a deadly shot into the back of an unarmed man has the San Francisco Bay Area demanding answers as authorities appeal for patience.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:49:32 EST
German billionaire kills self, family says
German billionaire Adolf Merckle, one of the richest men in the world, committed suicide Monday after his business empire got into trouble in the wake of the international financial crisis, Merckle's family said Tuesday in a statement.
California Bans Texting by Operators of Trains
After investigators said an engineer in last week’s collision had been texting on the job, regulators temporarily banned the use of all cellular devices by anyone at the controls of a moving train.
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Kurt Vonnegut
"Thanks to TV and for the convenience of TV, you can only be one of two kinds of human beings, either a liberal or a conservative."
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Aldous Huxley
"Maybe this world is another planet's hell."
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Adolf Hitler
"What luck for rulers that men do not think."
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Anatole Broyard
"There was a time when we expected nothing of our children but obedience, as opposed to the present, when we expect everything of them but obedience."
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Robertson Davies
"Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular. But it is not something that can be demanded from life, and if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness."
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