WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama intends to name Timothy Geithner, president of the New York Federal Reserve, as his treasury secretary to confront the nation’s intense economic turmoil, senior Democratic officials said Friday. The stock market soared on the news. Word of Geithner ...
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Abraham Biggs Jr., 19, a young college student from Florida killed himself by taking a drug overdose in front of a live webcam. He broadcasted his final hours via Justin.tv, a website which allows users to broadcast live, to other content-sharing sites. After it was clear that Abraham Biggs Jr. is ...
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Somali pirates have released a Greek-owned tanker that was hijacked in September, a Greek government spokesman said Saturday. The tanker MV Genius was released Friday with its cargo of refined oil intact and the crew of 19 safe, Merchant Marine Ministry spokesman Constantine Gialelis said. He said ...
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BEIJING -- A college student in southern China was bitten by a panda after he broke into the bear's enclosure hoping to get a hug, state media and a park employee said Saturday. The student was visiting Qixing Park with classmates on Friday when he jumped the 6.5-foot (2-meter) -high fence around ...
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LOS ANGELES -- The Screen Actors Guild said Saturday it will ask its members to authorize a strike after its first contract talks in four months with Hollywood studios failed despite the help of a federal mediator. The guild said it adjourned talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television ...
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KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine is commemorating the start of the 1930s famine that was engineered by Soviet authorities and killed millions of people. President Viktor Yushchenko is trying to win international recognition of the 1932-33 tragedy as an act of genocide against the Ukrainian nation. Ukraine ...
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Yangon - Myanmar's opposition party Saturday called for the immediate release of thousands of political prisoners to mark Myanmar's 88th National Day, while the ruling junta called for unity in moving towards democracy with "flourishing discipline."The National League for Democracy, Myanmar's main ...
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