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Obama vows nominee will be in touch

2009-05-01T22:12:43+00:00

Obama vows his nominee to the Supreme Court will be in touch with challenges facing ordinary Americans.

Pipe Leak at Nuclear Plant Raises Concerns

2009-05-01T22:09:35+00:00

The water leak at the Indian Point 2 plant in Buchanan, N.Y., is stirring concern about its underground pipes.

DealBook: What Would You Ask Warren Buffett?

2009-05-01T22:08:20+00:00

NYT_VideoPlayerStart({playerType:"article",videoId:"1194839805298",adxPagename:"dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/video"});I left Friday morning for Omaha, where I'll be attending Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting this weekend. Each year, this event attracts throngs of Berkshire shareholders and admirers of Warren Buffett, the renown investor who runs the company. I'll be posting updates throughout the weekend on DealBook and on Twitter (@andrewrsorkin and @nytimesdealbook). The meeting begins [...].

ArtsBeat: Final Rulings on Eligibility for Tonys

2009-05-01T22:08:19+00:00

In its final meeting before the Tony Awards nominations are announced, the administration committee for the Tonys decided on the eligibility of several actors and one play revival, "The Norman Conquests," for possible nominations.

Bloomberg Proposes Sales Tax Increase

2009-05-01T22:06:59+00:00

The 2010 budget plan also calls for 2,270 more layoffs of city employees, on top of 10,000 the mayor had already recommended.

New book says FDR tried to save Jewish refugees

2009-05-01T22:06:51+00:00

NEW YORK (AP) -- A new book disputes widely held assumptions that President Franklin D. Roosevelt was insensitive to the plight of European Jews under the Nazis, and instead concludes that he tried to arrange resettlement for thousands of refugees in the late 1930s, only to be thwarted by his own State Department....

After 341 Years, a Woman Is British Poet Laureate

2009-05-01T22:06:47+00:00

With the choice of Carol Ann Duffy, the post held by such poets as Dryden, Tennyson, Wordsworth and Ted Hughes went to a woman for the first time. <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=a6f1e1d5dcdca9cef61a18d9850b49ff&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=a6f1e1d5dcdca9cef61a18d9850b49ff&p=1"/></a>

Swine flu virus starting to look less threatening

2009-05-01T22:03:45+00:00

ATLANTA (AP) -- The swine flu virus that has frightened the world is beginning to look a little less ominous. New York City officials reported Friday that the swine flu still has not spread beyond a few schools. In Mexico, very few relatives of flu victims seem to have caught the virus....

Swine flu virus starting to look less threatening

2009-05-01T22:03:45+00:00

Obama's high court choice could be Hispanic, woman

2009-05-01T22:03:36+00:00

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama pledged Friday to name a Supreme Court justice who combines "empathy and understanding" with an impeccable legal background to succeed liberal David Souter, whose abrupt retirement announcement set off speculation the next justice could be a woman, a Hispanic or both....

April deadliest month for US in Iraq in 7 months

2009-05-01T22:03:33+00:00

BAGHDAD (AP) -- The U.S. death toll for April rose to 18, the military said Friday, making it the deadliest in seven months for American forces in Iraq. The sharp increase from the previous month came as a series of bombings also pushed Iraqi deaths to their highest level this year....

Hong Kong isolates hotel after 1st swine flu case

2009-05-01T22:03:18+00:00

HONG KONG (AP) -- Hong Kong quarantined hundreds of hotel guests and workers Friday after a tourist from Mexico tested positive for swine flu, Asia's first confirmed case of the disease. With memories of 2003's deadly SARS outbreak still fresh, the government moved quickly to track those exposed to the infected man and contain the potential spread of the disease....

Obama, House Energy and Commerce to meet

2009-05-01T22:01:53+00:00

He'll meet with the committee Dems to discuss climate change legislation and possibly health care.

Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, Book 9)

2009-05-01T22:00:58+00:00


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2009-05-01T22:00:58+00:00

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Denise Austin: Get in shape, Congress!

2009-05-01T22:00:19+00:00

Can we achieve bipartisanship through our biceps? Absolutely, says fitness guru Denise Austin.

Can Swine Flu Be Blamed on Industrial Farming?

2009-05-01T22:00:08+00:00

[Below is the original script. Some changes may have been made during the recording of this audio podcast.]

Amidst the hubbub surrounding the current pandemic threat from swine flu, an epidemiological mystery has been unfolding. Authorities have designated Edgar Hernandez, a 5-year-old from La Gloria in the Mexican state of Veracruz as "Patient Zero" – at least he is the earliest case they have found so far. Virologists have determined that the mutating flu is a combination of several older flu strains, commonly associated with pigs. And La Gloria is home to nearly a million pigs on a nearby factory farm. [More]

4 More Confirmed Cases Of Swine Flu In Mass.

2009-05-01T21:59:30+00:00

There are four more cases of H1N1 influenza, also referred to as swine flu, in the state of Massachusetts, the Department of Health said Friday, bringing the total to six cases.

Hong Kong confirms Asia's 1st swine flu case

2009-05-01T21:57:39+00:00

HONG KONG (AP) -- Hong Kong quarantined hundreds of hotel guests and workers Friday after a tourist from Mexico tested positive for swine flu, Asia's first confirmed case of the disease....

City development committee in JP rules reporters are not citizens

2009-05-01T21:57:00+00:00

The Jackson Square Citizens Advisory Committee, which is supposed to give the BRA citizen input on development in the area, decided last week to ban the press from all its meetings, the JP Gazette reported.

The BRA says it would prefer the meetings be open but that it has no control over the committee.

Immigrants push for reforms at rallies across US

2009-05-01T21:55:59+00:00

MIAMI (AP) -- Immigrants and their families gathered at rallies across the country Friday to push for changes to U.S. immigration policy, but as a swine flu outbreak continued to spread, attendance at some events was smaller than organizers had hoped....

Immigrants push for reforms at rallies across US (AP)

2009-05-01T21:55:55+00:00

Al-Qaida used Hotmail, simple codes in planning

2009-05-01T21:54:21+00:00

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In the days following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, alleged al-Qaida operations mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed intended to use his free Hotmail account to direct a U.S.-based operative to carry out an attack, according to a guilty plea agreement filed by Al Saleh Kahlah al-Marri in federal court....

Al-Qaida used Hotmail, simple codes in planning (AP)

2009-05-01T21:54:18+00:00

New book says FDR tried to save Jewish refugees

2009-05-01T21:53:12+00:00

New book says FDR tried to save Jewish refugees (AP)

2009-05-01T21:53:08+00:00

Afghan attack kills Isaf troops

2009-05-01T21:52:39+00:00

Five coalition soldiers have been killed after coming under attack from insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, Nato says.

May Day crowds call for immigration reform

2009-05-01T21:52:15+00:00

Hundreds of immigrants and their allies braved the rain today in San Francisco to join a spirited march, calling for an end to immigration raids and legalization for the nation's estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants. They were among tens of thousands...

NASA's eNose Sniffs Out Brain Cancer

2009-05-01T21:51:00+00:00

ScienceDaily is reporting that an electronic nose developed by NASA for monitoring potential leaks on the ISS may be able to sniff out brain cancer. "The electronic nose, which is to be installed on the International Space Station in order to automatically monitor the station's air, can detect contaminants within a range of one to approximately 10,000 parts per million. In a series of experiments, the Brain Mapping Foundation used NASA's electronic nose to sniff brain cancer cells and cells in other organs. Their data demonstrates that the electronic nose can sense differences in odor from normal versus cancerous cells. These experiments will help pave the way for more sophisticated biochemical analysis and experimentation."

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Second UK flu transfer case found

2009-05-01T21:49:41+00:00

A second person in the UK catches swine flu without having visited Mexico, tests have confirmed.

Second UK flu transfer case found

2009-05-01T21:49:41+00:00

A second person in the UK catches swine flu without having visited Mexico, tests have confirmed.

Boston Globe Union Asks For Deadline Extension

2009-05-01T21:49:05+00:00

Leaders of The Boston Globe's largest union have asked the newspaper's owners to extend the deadline for millions of dollars worth of concessions after discovering what they are calling a $4.5 million accounting error.

Michelle Obama Wears $540 Designer Sneakers to Feed the Poor - FOXNews

2009-05-01T21:48:57+00:00

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Michelle Obama Wears $540 Designer Sneakers to Feed the Poor
FOXNews
It's a first lady faux pas -- wearing expensive, high-fashion French designer sneakers to a food bank. Michelle Obama wore the sneakers, made by Lanvin, while helping feed the poor at a Washington food bank on Wednesday.
Michelle Obama Sneakers Lanvin Shoes ! LALATE
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Obama's high court choice could be Hispanic, woman

2009-05-01T21:48:41+00:00

President Barack Obama pledged Friday to name a Supreme Court justice who combines "empathy and understanding" with an impeccable legal background to succeed liberal David Souter, whose abrupt retirement announcement set off speculation the next justice could...

Girl in infamous kidnapping badly hurt in crash

2009-05-01T21:48:14+00:00

The Vallejo girl who made national headlines when she escaped from kidnapper Curtis Dean Anderson in 2000 was seriously injured early today in a pickup truck crash, authorities said. Midsi Sanchez, 16, was ejected from the passenger side of a 2006 Toyota...

Obama's high court choice could be Hispanic, woman (AP)

2009-05-01T21:47:46+00:00

US Supreme Court Vacancy An Early Test For Sen Specter - Wall Street Journal

2009-05-01T21:47:32+00:00

FOXNews

US Supreme Court Vacancy An Early Test For Sen Specter
Wall Street Journal - Brent Kendall
By Brent Kendall Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--President Barack Obama's first nomination to the US Supreme Court could be an early test for Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter as a newly minted Democrat.
Specter's Defection Could Help Republicans Block a Nominee to ... FOXNews
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3 U.S. Troops Are Killed in Iraq

2009-05-01T21:47:17+00:00

Two American marines and a sailor were killed during a military operation in Anbar, the vast province west of Baghdad where combat operations and violence have declined dramatically.

Women and Minorities Seen as a Focus of Search

2009-05-01T21:46:42+00:00

The news that President Obama will nominate a judge to the Supreme Court fanned the speculative flames in legal and political circles.

Brazil clears Indian reservation

2009-05-01T21:45:08+00:00

Brazil begins clearing residents from an area designated indigenous territory by a landmark court ruling.

Brazil clears Indian reservation

2009-05-01T21:45:08+00:00

Brazil begins clearing residents from an area designated indigenous territory by a landmark court ruling.

A grown-up Matthew McConaughey faces his "Ghosts" - Reuters

2009-05-01T21:43:18+00:00

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A grown-up Matthew McConaughey faces his "Ghosts"
Reuters - Cristy Lytal
By Cristy Lytal LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Moviemaking has finally collided with real life for formerly freewheeling actor Matthew McConaughey, not only in his new romantic comedy "The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past," but in his career choices, too.
Video: Matthew McConaughey's Loves CBS
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Swine flu virus starting to look less threatening

2009-05-01T21:42:39+00:00

The swine flu virus that has frightened the world is beginning to look a little less ominous. New York City officials reported Friday that the swine flu still has not spread beyond a few schools. In Mexico, very few relatives of flu victims seem to have...

Swine flu virus starting to look less threatening (AP)

2009-05-01T21:42:30+00:00

US carriers cutting service to Mexico - The Associated Press

2009-05-01T21:41:03+00:00

MiamiHerald.com

US carriers cutting service to Mexico
The Associated Press
DALLAS (AP) - Continental Airlines Inc. and Delta said Friday they will reduce service to Mexico, as swine flu fears keeps many US travelers from venturing south of the border.
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April deadliest month for US in Iraq in 7 months (AP)

2009-05-01T21:40:47+00:00

New jury problem surfaces in Fla. terror trial (AP)

2009-05-01T21:40:40+00:00

AP - A new jury problem surfaced Friday in the terrorism conspiracy trial of six men when panel members asked a federal judge to remove a juror because she supposedly refused to deliberate.

Derby Long Shots Don't Let the Odds Get Them Down - New York Times

2009-05-01T21:38:57+00:00

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Derby Long Shots Don't Let the Odds Get Them Down
New York Times - Joe Drape
By JOE DRAPE LOUISVILLE, Ky. - By now, almost everyone knows the story of Tom McCarthy and General Quarters. He was a retired high school principal who had owned and trained horses for four decades.
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Bolivia takes over BP subsidiary

2009-05-01T21:38:36+00:00

Bolivian President Evo Morales takes over a subsidiary of British oil company BP, as part of his nationalisation campaign.

Bolivia takes over BP subsidiary

2009-05-01T21:38:36+00:00

Bolivian President Evo Morales takes over a subsidiary of British oil company BP, as part of his nationalisation campaign.

WSU budget plan includes 370 job cuts

2009-05-01T21:37:33+00:00

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Washington State University will cut 371 jobs and eliminate several academic programs to make up a $54 million deficit in its budget for the next two years, the school said Friday....

Woman's Flu Symptoms Divert Plane To Logan

2009-05-01T21:37:08+00:00

A flight coming from Germany was diverted to Boston after a woman on the plane complained of flu-like symptoms.

Mexico sees flu outbreak easing (Reuters)

2009-05-01T21:37:02+00:00

Bank stress test results delayed - CNNMoney.com

2009-05-01T21:36:36+00:00

Financial Post

Bank stress test results delayed
CNNMoney.com - Jennifer Liberto, Scott Spoerry
Wall Street will have to wait until May 7 to find about how 19 big banks did on the stress tests as regulators push back release of results by three days.
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Meet the New Valleywag: Ryan Tate

2009-05-01T21:35:28+00:00

After terrorizing tech managers, Owen Thomas has decided to join 'em. Emerging from the shadows to replace him as the Valleywag, is Ryan Tate who's already relishing the idea of life in the sunshine.

Owen took the Valleywag reins from our overlord Nick Denton himself and has fiercely worked his Silicon Valley sources for gossip and scoops. In December, Valleywag was merged into Gawker, and when we tried to talk him into staying he said he misses the management headaches of running his own site. He's keeping mum on his new gig, but we hear it involves the letters N, B, and C and will focus on Bay Area news.

As night editor, Ryan lets me sleep easier at night. But it's time for him to rejoin the land of the living and the tech beat is a natural for him. Based in San Francisco, he started his journalism career at mags like Upside and Business 2.0 before the dot-com boom went bust. He joined Gawker last year from San Francisco Business Times. The night gig is by design one for a generalist, but he's come up with plenty of news at the intersection of business and media, such as Bloomberg's premature obituary for Apple CEO Steve Jobs and exposing the underbelly of Arianna Huffington's blog empire. Now part of the larger Gawker family, he'll still have room to write about his other areas of fascination, like military aviation shills and Fox News' slimy PR shop.

And that means there's a job opening at Gawker. I'm looking for a new night editor who's primarily responsible for keeping track of any breaking news after about 7 p.m. East Coast time, as well as getting a jump on the dawn's news stories. Since hours pretty brutal in the U.S., I'm especially interested in hearing from people who live in Australia or Europe. If you're reading this from overseas or are nocturnal by nature, email me.

VA: 5th HIV case linked to unsterile equipment

2009-05-01T21:34:39+00:00

MIAMI (AP) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs says a fifth patient has tested positive for HIV and another seven have tested positive for hepatitis after being exposed to contaminated medical equipment at three VA hospitals....

FDA says dieters should stop using Hydroxycut now

2009-05-01T21:34:39+00:00

Government health officials warned dieters and body builders Friday to immediately stop using Hydroxycut, a widely sold supplement linked to cases of serious liver damage and at least one death. The Food and Drug Administration said the company that makes the...

VA: 5th HIV case linked to unsterile equipment (AP)

2009-05-01T21:34:33+00:00

AP - The Department of Veterans Affairs says a fifth patient has tested positive for HIV and another seven have tested positive for hepatitis after being exposed to contaminated medical equipment at three VA hospitals.

FDA says dieters should stop using Hydroxycut now

2009-05-01T21:33:59+00:00

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Government health officials warned dieters and body builders Friday to immediately stop using Hydroxycut, a widely sold supplement linked to cases of serious liver damage and at least one death....

Homeless Man Accused In 2 Violent Hotel Rapes

2009-05-01T21:33:58+00:00

A homeless man accused of raping two women at the Radisson Hotel on Stuart Street was ordered held on $1 million bail during his arraignment on Friday.

FDA says dieters should stop using Hydroxycut now (AP)

2009-05-01T21:33:54+00:00

AP - Government health officials warned dieters and body builders Friday to immediately stop using Hydroxycut, a widely sold supplement linked to cases of serious liver damage and at least one death.

Dispute over Mexico's early response to swine flu

2009-05-01T21:33:31+00:00

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- A top Mexican medical officer accused the World Health Organization of responding too slowly to early signs of the swine flu scare. The world agency said it was Mexico that failed to respond to its request to alert other nations to the first hints of the outbreak....

Bryan Kearney: Facebook and Class Reunions

2009-05-01T21:33:22+00:00

Facebook may be the old persons social network, but it is a great way to help organize a class reunion. My wife and I are having the 19th / 20th class reunion for James Monroe High School in Fredericksburg Virginia. With minimal effort, and with no killing of trees, the group has found almost 30-40% of the class. Not too bad a result.

Now.. someone smart cookie needs to create a class reunion app. The funny thing is, this is what Classmates.com was supposed to do. Interesting how charging for premium content pretty much killed that site.

Hong Kong confirms Asia's 1st swine flu case (AP)

2009-05-01T21:32:21+00:00

Freed bank robber tries, fails again

2009-05-01T21:32:06+00:00

A woman recently released after serving time in federal prison for a series of San Francisco bank robberies has pleaded guilty to holding up one of the same banks she targeted the first time around, authorities said today. Elisa Monique Lipkins, 43, admitted...

PNM posts 1Q profit, reversing loss - Forbes

2009-05-01T21:31:19+00:00

PNM posts 1Q profit, reversing loss
Forbes
AP , 05.01.09, 05:21 PM EDT Energy holding company PNM Resources Inc. said Friday it posted a first-quarter net profit of $95.4 million, reversing a loss from a year earlier, driven mainly by the sale of its natural gas utility.
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FDA to dieters: Don't use supplement Hydroxycut - The Associated Press

2009-05-01T21:31:01+00:00

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FDA to dieters: Don't use supplement Hydroxycut
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Government health officials warned dieters and body builders Friday to immediately stop using Hydroxycut, a widely sold supplement linked to cases of serious liver damage and at least one death.
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Idaho Names Highway Stimulus Projects - LocalNews8.com

2009-05-01T21:30:48+00:00

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Idaho Names Highway Stimulus Projects
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BOISE - Idaho Governor CL "Butch" Otter today announced that eight shovel-ready highway projects - creating 2800 jobs and injecting $148 million into Idaho's economy - will be advertised for bid in May and June.
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Chevron 1Q profit falls 64 pct as oil prices drop - Forbes

2009-05-01T21:30:06+00:00

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Chevron 1Q profit falls 64 pct as oil prices drop
Forbes - John Porretto
By JOHN PORRETTO , 05.01.09, 05:16 PM EDT The top international oil companies were expected to deliver the ugliest first-quarter results in several years, and there were few surprises.
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Mixed Reviews For ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine' - MTV.com

2009-05-01T21:29:55+00:00

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Mixed Reviews For ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine'
MTV.com
FROM MTV.COM: “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” leaked online on April 1 for all to watch on their computer screens. A month later, the full version has arrived on bigger screens in movie theaters across the country.
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Pa. social workers charged after starvation death

2009-05-01T21:28:38+00:00

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- By all accounts, there is blame to go around for the 2006 starvation death of disabled teenager Danieal Kelly. Her mother pleaded guilty to murder this week for criminally neglecting the once-vivacious girl. Her case worker and a supervisor are charged with involuntary manslaughter for alleged "ghost visits" to the family's squalid home....

Developments on swine flu worldwide

2009-05-01T21:28:38+00:00

Key developments on swine flu outbreaks, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization and government officials: _Deaths: 15 confirmed in Mexico and one confirmed in U.S., a toddler from Mexico who died in Texas....

Pa. social workers charged after starvation death (AP)

2009-05-01T21:28:36+00:00

AP - By all accounts, there is blame to go around for the 2006 starvation death of disabled teenager Danieal Kelly. Her mother pleaded guilty to murder this week for criminally neglecting the once-vivacious girl. Her case worker and a supervisor are charged with involuntary manslaughter for alleged "ghost visits" to the family's squalid home.

Obama Vows ‘Independent’ Replacement for Souter

2009-05-01T21:28:19+00:00

Justice David H. Souter formally told the White House on Friday that he will retire from the Supreme Court at the end of the current term. <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=c5f90479dec30b18b70f8eacf379a7e9&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=c5f90479dec30b18b70f8eacf379a7e9&p=1"/></a>

Woman accused in Maine of bid to bite flight crew (AP)

2009-05-01T21:27:56+00:00

AP - A British woman accused of downing prescription drugs, two or three bottles of wine and liquid soap from a London-bound jetliner's lavatory before scuffling with flight attendants will remain in jail in Maine over the weekend.

Las Vegas Strip performer Danny Gans dead at 52

2009-05-01T21:27:40+00:00

Singer, actor and impressionist Danny Gans, a one-time minor league baseball player who spent more than a decade as one of the most popular entertainers in Las Vegas, died suddenly Friday, authorities said. He was 52. Gans was pronounced dead in his bed...

Drug smugglers from Mexico move into NM town

2009-05-01T21:27:23+00:00

COLUMBUS, N.M. (AP) -- This dusty little border town with almost no visible means of support has been seeing something of a boom in the past year: Brand-new Lincoln Navigators and Cadillac Escalades with flashy hubcaps are parked just off the bleak main drag. Homes are selling quickly, sometimes for cash. The source of this sudden wealth? An influx of Mexican drug smugglers, investigators say....

Drug smugglers from Mexico move into NM town (AP)

2009-05-01T21:27:14+00:00

Chronicle names new senior VP of advertising

2009-05-01T21:27:01+00:00

A Gannett Co. executive on Friday was named senior vice president of advertising for The San Francisco Chronicle/SFGate.com. Jeff Bergin, 47, was most recently vice president of sales for Gannett's U.S. Community Publishing Division. He has worked in a...

'Junior' Gotti's mother speaks out in NYC court

2009-05-01T21:27:00+00:00

NEW YORK (AP) -- The mother of John "Junior" Gotti interrupted a hearing on her son's racketeering case Friday by telling a federal judge that the government is trying to kill him before he even gets to trial....

US factory output continues fall

2009-05-01T21:27:00+00:00

US manufacturing activity fell further in April - but at a slower pace than in March - figures suggest.

'Junior' Gotti's mother speaks out in NYC court (AP)

2009-05-01T21:26:54+00:00

AP - The mother of John "Junior" Gotti interrupted a hearing on her son's racketeering case Friday by telling a federal judge that the government is trying to kill him before he even gets to trial.

Souter's home state glad to have him back (AP)

2009-05-01T21:26:49+00:00

U.S. Justice Souter resigns (Reuters)

2009-05-01T21:26:48+00:00

Alleged Nazi Demjanjuk cleared for deportation

2009-05-01T21:24:32+00:00

CLEVELAND (AP) -- A federal appeals court opened the way again Friday for the Justice Department to deport alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk to Germany to face 29,000 counts of accessory to murder. The three-judge ruling from the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati denied a stay of deportation for the 89-year-old retired autoworker from his suburban Cleveland home....

Alleged Nazi Demjanjuk cleared for deportation (AP)

2009-05-01T21:24:25+00:00

Las Vegas entertainer Danny Gans dead at 52

2009-05-01T21:22:12+00:00

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Danny Gans, one of the most popular entertainers on the Las Vegas Strip for the last decade, died in his sleep Friday. He was 52. Gans was found dead about 3 a.m. by his wife, Julie, at their home in Henderson, said Wynn Resorts spokeswoman Jennifer Dunne....

Popular Las Vegas entertainer Danny Gans dies at 52 (AP)

2009-05-01T21:22:04+00:00

Forest Service closes caves to stop bat fungus

2009-05-01T21:21:36+00:00

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- The U.S. Forest Service is closing thousands of caves and former mines in national forests in 33 states in an effort to control a fungus that has already killed an estimated 500,000 bats....

Hydroxycut Diet Supplements Recalled

2009-05-01T21:21:35+00:00

Federal drug regulators warned consumers to stop using the Hydroxycut line of popular weight-loss products, citing reports of a death due to liver failure and other serious health problems.

Forest Service closes caves to stop bat fungus (AP)

2009-05-01T21:21:30+00:00

Repairman accused of peeping at woman in shower

2009-05-01T21:21:16+00:00

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) -- A furnace repairman was accused of poking holes in a bathroom wall where he was working in order to invade a woman's privacy. The thirty-five-year-old man was charged with disorderly conduct and invasion of privacy....

Repairman accused of peeping at woman in shower (AP)

2009-05-01T21:21:03+00:00

AP - A furnace repairman was accused of poking holes in a bathroom wall where he was working in order to invade a woman's privacy. The thirty-five-year-old man was charged with disorderly conduct and invasion of privacy.

Microsoft Says All Windows 7 Versions Run on Netbooks - NewsFactor Network

2009-05-01T21:20:01+00:00

The Age

Microsoft Says All Windows 7 Versions Run on Netbooks
NewsFactor Network - Mark Long
By Mark Long While Microsoft will allow manufacturers to install Windows 7 Starter on low-cost netbooks, Windows General Manager Mike Ybarra said all versions of Windows 7 may work on many netbooks.
Microsoft to give away Windows 7 for almost 13 months DVICE
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How a "smart charger" could ease transition to electric cars

2009-05-01T21:20:00+00:00

Imagine all the folks on the waiting list for the Chevy Volt or a plug-in Toyota Prius plugged in their cars at once. The result? Blackout, as the world's largest machine (otherwise known as the electric grid) is overloaded. [More]

Now more than 140 swine flu cases in US

2009-05-01T21:19:45+00:00

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama voiced hope Friday that the swine flu virus will run its course "like ordinary flus" as officials reported more than two dozen new cases and scores more schools shut down....

Now more than 140 swine flu cases in US (AP)

2009-05-01T21:19:44+00:00

A look at potential Obama nominees to high court

2009-05-01T21:19:37+00:00

Court watchers think President Barack Obama will choose a woman for his first nomination to the Supreme Court, where only one of nine seats is held by a female _ Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. With Justice David Souter expected to retire this year, here are the...

Space Shuttle Layoffs Begin - eWeek

2009-05-01T21:17:01+00:00

ABC News

Space Shuttle Layoffs Begin
eWeek - Roy Mark
Despite concerns in Congress, NASA begins the first steps in decommissioning the space shuttle fleet with 160 layoffs. By September 2010, more than 900 shuttle employees are expected to be lose their jobs.
NASA Begins Job Cuts for Shuttle Retirement Space.com
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Gates reluctant to bolster U.S. Afghan force further (Reuters)

2009-05-01T21:16:56+00:00

Airman in Alaska charged with forced miscarriage

2009-05-01T21:16:36+00:00

A court-martial is under way in Alaska for an airman on charges he laced his wife's food with ulcer medication to force her to miscarry. Airman 1st Class Scott Boie of Milton, Wis., is charged with assault and causing the death of the unborn child. Boie's...

Politi-quotes: The week in one-liners

2009-05-01T21:16:16+00:00

Beauty contenstant on gay marriage, and other gems in this week's top ten best quotes.

Vikings draft pick Harvin hospitalized in Atlanta - The Associated Press

2009-05-01T21:15:44+00:00

CharlotteObserver.com

Vikings draft pick Harvin hospitalized in Atlanta
The Associated Press
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Vikings first-round draft pick Percy Harvin has been hospitalized due to severe dehydration Coach Brad Childress says Harvin became ill Thursday on a flight to Atlanta.
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White House joins FaceBook, Twitter, MySpace - The Associated Press

2009-05-01T21:15:43+00:00

Telegraph.co.uk

White House joins FaceBook, Twitter, MySpace
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - OMG. The White House is joining the popular social network sites of Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. The White House on Friday added the features to its main Web page, whitehouse.
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HOWTO bake awesome pizzas by lining your oven with bricks - Boing Boing Gadgets

2009-05-01T21:15:35+00:00

Over on Boing Boing Gadgets, our Steven's leveled up his pizza stone by building a cheap, effective refractory brick enclosure in his oven that lets him attain very high temperatures and kick-ass pizzas.

You're going to pre-heat to 500F. But how do you know when the stone is ready? You could give it maybe 30 minutes and hope for the best. Or, splurge a little. A $45 infrared digital thermometer is not only a fun toy, it's the perfect way to assess surface temp from a safe distance.
Open the oven and quickly shine the beam onto the stone every 15 minutes. Any more often than that will a) let more heat escape, and b) lower your spirits. Compared to when I pre-heated the pizza stone all by its lonesome, getting the stone up to 470F when surrounded by the brick house took 30 minutes longer. Makes sense, you've just added twice as much ceramic or terra cotta to the mix.

How To: build the ultimate, cheap home pizza oven

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Cartoon For May 01, 2009

2009-05-01T21:15:00+00:00

Cartoon for Today, May 01, 2009

John Muir's clockwork desk

2009-05-01T21:13:23+00:00

Molly sends us this clockwork study desk built by naturalist John Muir while at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1861-1863:

I invented a desk in which the books I had to study were arranged in order at the beginning of each term. I also made a bed which set me on my feet every morning at the hour determined on, and in dark winter mornings just as the bed set me on the floor it lighted a lamp. Then, after the minutes allowed for dressing had elapsed, a click was heard and the first book to be studied was pushed up from a rack below the top of the desk, thrown open, and allowed to remain there the number of minutes required. Then the machinery closed the book and allowed it to drop back into its stall, then moved the rack forward and threw up the next in order, and so on, all the day being divided according to the times of recitation, and time required and allotted to each study.

(Thanks, Molly!)

Pig Flu: Et Tu, Pooh?

2009-05-01T21:11:51+00:00

Click for larger size. (Thanks, Sebastian, Mark K., and Stefanie.)

NYMEX-Crude ends up on technicals, economic data - Reuters

2009-05-01T21:10:18+00:00

The Money Times

NYMEX-Crude ends up on technicals, economic data
Reuters
NEW YORK, May 1 (Reuters) - US crude futures rose 4 percent on Friday to settle above $53 a barrel in what sources called a technical breakout as improved consumer confidence and the dollar's weakness versus the euro helped lift prices.
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Apple's push into chips could unnerve suppliers - Reuters

2009-05-01T21:10:18+00:00

ITProPortal

Apple's push into chips could unnerve suppliers
Reuters - Gabriel Madway, Clare Baldwin
By Gabriel Madway and Clare Baldwin - Analysis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) appears to be pushing toward designing its own microchips for the iPhone, a move that would give it greater control but inevitably affect its base of suppliers.
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iPhone's killer app: eBooks? - CNET News

2009-05-01T21:09:54+00:00

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iPhone's killer app: eBooks?
CNET News - Dave Rosenberg
by Dave Rosenberg O'Reilly's Ben Lorica took a look (slides below) at the developers behind the most successful applications on the iPhone and found that eBooks may be the killer app, simply because there is a such of wealth of offerings.
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Manufacturing declines at slower rate in April - The Associated Press

2009-05-01T21:09:41+00:00

BBC News

Manufacturing declines at slower rate in April
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - US manufacturing activity in April posted its best showing since September, when the financial crisis erupted. The performance was driven by a rise in new orders reflecting higher business and consumer spending.
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Fla. deputy missed 2nd tip in Caylee Anthony case

2009-05-01T21:08:42+00:00

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The sheriff's deputy who was criticized for his poor response to a tip that eventually led to the discovery of Caylee Anthony's remains had failed to follow up on a call from another tipster who thought the missing toddler's remains would be found in woods near her home, according to documents released Friday....

Fla. deputy missed 2nd tip in Caylee Anthony case (AP)

2009-05-01T21:08:33+00:00

AP - The sheriff's deputy who was criticized for his poor response to a tip that eventually led to the discovery of Caylee Anthony's remains had failed to follow up on a call from another tipster who thought the missing toddler's remains would be found in woods near her home, according to documents released Friday.

Flu Models Predict Pandemic, But Flu Chips Ready

2009-05-01T21:08:00+00:00

An anonymous reader writes "Supercomputer software models predict that swine flu will likely go pandemic sometime next week, but flu chips capable of detecting the virus within four hours are already rolling off the assembly line. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which has designated swine flu as the '2009 H1N1 flu virus,' is modeling the spread of the virus using modeling software designed by the Department of Defense back when avian flu was a perceived threat. Now those programs are being run on cluster supercomputers and predict that officials are not implementing enough social distancing--such as closing all schools--to prevent a pandemic. Companies that designed flu-detecting chips for avian flu, are quickly retrofitting them to detect swine flu, with the first flu chips being delivered to labs today." Relatedly, at least one bio-surveillance firm is claiming they detected and warned the CDC and the WHO about the swine flu problem in Mexico over two weeks before the alert was issued.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Washington Post Swings To 1Q Loss; Ad Slump Deepens - Wall Street Journal

2009-05-01T21:07:10+00:00

AFP

Washington Post Swings To 1Q Loss; Ad Slump Deepens
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Washington Post Co. (WPO) reported Friday that it swung to a first-quarter loss and higher charges as its struggling newspaper and magazine units continued to weigh on results, with the advertising slump worsening at its namesake newspaper.
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Obama wants Supreme Court nominee with 'a sharp and independent mind'

2009-05-01T21:06:00+00:00

The president says he'll consult with both parties in replacing retiring Justice David Souter, whose replacement is unlikely to alter the court's ideological balance.

With the announced retirement of Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, President Obama said today that he would seek a replacement with "a sharp and independent mind."

Mexico confirms 15 deaths, 358 cases of A/H1N1 flu - Xinhua

2009-05-01T21:04:45+00:00

New York Times

Mexico confirms 15 deaths, 358 cases of A/H1N1 flu
Xinhua - Mu Xuequan
MEXICO CITY, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova reported on Friday that 15 people have died of and 358 were infected with influenza A/H1N1 virus, after the analysis of 776 samples.
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Kraske: Is Sebelius the true bipartisan queen? Brownback survives ... - Kansas City Star

2009-05-01T21:04:02+00:00

fox4kc.com

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What was striking about a visit to the Capitol last week was just how relieved - to use a form of that word again - many lawmakers were to have Gov.
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Djokovic sets up Federer meeting

2009-05-01T21:03:36+00:00

Reigning champion Novak Djokovic will play Roger Federer in the semi-final of the Rome Masters, while Rafael Nadal also reaches the last four.

Kabul spectacle

2009-05-01T20:59:49+00:00

English visitors bring cricket delight to Afghanistan

U.S. to Drop Spy Case Against Pro-Israel Lobbyists

2009-05-01T20:59:27+00:00

Two former lobbyists had been charged under the Espionage Act for disseminating sensitive information. <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b3280448db1236af8e5a4d45f2d6807b&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=b3280448db1236af8e5a4d45f2d6807b&p=1"/></a>

Higgins stumbles closer to final

2009-05-01T20:58:45+00:00

John Higgins leads 15-9 and needs two frames to reach his fourth World Championship final after a brave fightback by Mark Allen.

Chrysler's 48% Drop in Sales Is Industry's Worst - New York Times

2009-05-01T20:58:28+00:00

Globe and Mail

Chrysler's 48% Drop in Sales Is Industry's Worst
New York Times - Nick Bunkley
By NICK BUNKLEY DETROIT - Chrysler said Friday that its sales fell 48 percent in April, the steepest drop in the industry, as the company descended into bankruptcy.
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openSUSE News: openSUSE 11.1 KDE4 Reloaded: Includes KDE 4.2.2 and 11.1 Updates

2009-05-01T20:57:31+00:00

While 11.2 is still months away there’s still plenty of activity going on with openSUSE. In addition to last week’s milestone release, you can also get your hands on openSUSE 11.1 Reloaded. This is a respin of openSUSE 11.1, including KDE 4.2.2 packages and updates to 11.1.

This is an installable live CD that features the KDE 4.2.2 packages from the openSUSE Build Service repo. The live CD was created by Stephan ‘Beineri’ Binner, and is useful for people who want to test out KDE 4.2 and users who are doing new installs and want the most recent openSUSE updates straight out of the box.

See the KDE 4.2.2 announcement for more information on the improvements and new features in KDE 4.2.2.

Some features in openSUSE’s distribution of KDE differ slightly from a stock install of KDE. The “cashew” (Toolbox) is not enabled by default. It ships with the “Aya” theme and includes some bugfixes and enhancements over the stock 4.2.2 release. The Reloaded live CD also defaults to the KDE4 versions of Amarok (2.0.2) and Digikam (0.10).

A Note of Caution

Please note that this is not an “official” openSUSE release, and has not undergone the same kind of testing that stable releases receive.

Additional openSUSE KDE News

As Will Stephenson points out, if you’re following the KDE:KDE4:Factory:Desktop repository, you’ll soon start getting KDE 4.3 packages. If you want to keep on with the KDE 4.2 packages, use the new KDE:42 repo. The live CD is pre-configured to use this repository, so no need to worry about getting moved to 4.3 unless you change it.

See Important news for openSUSE KDE4 users for more information about KDE repos in the openSUSE Build Service and package naming changes.

Chrysler’s 48% Drop in Sales Is Industry’s Worst

2009-05-01T20:56:58+00:00

The preliminary estimates raise doubts about the likelihood of even a modest recovery in the months ahead.

'Flu' profiteering

2009-05-01T20:56:48+00:00

Mexicans face price hikes amid swine flu panic

Chrysler to close 5 more plants; court case begins (AP)

2009-05-01T20:56:40+00:00

Attorneys for Chrysler LLC said the company will file a motion by Saturday morning to sell substantially all of its assets to Italian automaker Fiat Group SpA, but that won't include eight plants, including five that the automaker revealed it will shutter by the end of next year.

Swine flu or not, many workers can't stay home

2009-05-01T20:55:28+00:00

NEW YORK (AP) -- You wake up one morning and you're feeling achy and feverish. The directions from health officials battling swine flu are clear: Stay home from work. Don't risk infecting others. And certainly don't send a sick kid to school....

Swine flu or not, many workers can't stay home (AP)

2009-05-01T20:55:26+00:00

Brazil ADRs Rally on Economic Outlook; Petrobras, Vale Gain - Bloomberg

2009-05-01T20:55:18+00:00

Upstream Online

Brazil ADRs Rally on Economic Outlook; Petrobras, Vale Gain
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By Allen Wan May 1 (Bloomberg) -- Brazilian stocks trading in the US rose to the highest in seven months, led by Cia. Vale do Rio Doce and Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as commodity prices rallied on the prospect the global recession will end later this year ...
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Swine flu lowers pomp level at college graduations

2009-05-01T20:50:47+00:00

BOSTON (AP) -- Miranda Smith is an only child and an honor student. So it was with great anticipation that her mom, aunt and grandparents planned to drive for hours to her graduation ceremony at Cisco Junior College in central Texas....

Swine flu lowers pomp level at college graduations (AP)

2009-05-01T20:50:43+00:00

GM, Chrysler Woes Weigh On Industry; Recovery Hopes Delayed - CNNMoney.com

2009-05-01T20:48:14+00:00

FOXNews

GM, Chrysler Woes Weigh On Industry; Recovery Hopes Delayed
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DETROIT -(Dow Jones)- US vehicle sales were worse than expected in April, muting optimism that the beleaguered auto industry is poised to rebound even amid turmoil at General Motors Corp.
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Research: Birds can dance to music - United Press International

2009-05-01T20:45:59+00:00

CBBC Newsround

Research: Birds can dance to music
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SAN DIEGO, May 1 (UPI) -- Two US studies suggest parrots and other species of bird can keep rhythm with musical beats. Dr. Aniruddh Patel, a researcher at The Neurosciences Institute in San Diego and lead author of one of the studies, said he and his ...
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Major wholesale bank shuttered - CNNMoney.com

2009-05-01T20:44:48+00:00

WJBF-TV

Major wholesale bank shuttered
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By Catherine Clifford, CNNMoney.com staff writer The government is engaged in a far-reaching - and expensive - effort to rescue the economy.
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Sailor From Freetown Killed In Iraq

2009-05-01T20:44:20+00:00

A sailor from Freetown has been killed in Iraq.

Keith Packard: SDCC-Bug-Fixing

2009-05-01T20:40:50+00:00

To build code for TeleMetrum, we’re using SDCC, the Small Device C Compiler as the CPU inside the cc1111 is an 8051 clone, an 8-bit microprocessor for which SDCC has excellent support (more about the flight software later).

SDCC version 2.9.0 was recently uploaded to Debian unstable, and when I built our flight software with the new version, I discovered a bug in the display of strings formatted by printf. First assuming that the bug was in my source code, I tried to figure out what I’d done wrong, but then I eventually looked that the 8051 assembly output (ick) and discovered that the compiler was generating the wrong code for pointers when passed to a varargs function. A bit of hacking and I soon had a short test case that demonstrated the bug:

extern void f(char *x, ...);

void
func(__xdata char *s)
{
    f("hi", s);
}

I filed a brief bug report and attached the test case, then went to download the current source code to see if I couldn’t uncover the source of the bug. I have to say that reading through the SDCC source code was reasonably pleasant; a competent compiler in very little code that was easy to grasp. I eventually located the bug, and discovered that it was from a change made last December as part of a pointer-related optimization, and I posted a patch that I found would fix the specific problem I had found.

The nicest part came next — once I’d posted the patch, a reasonably lively discussion between Maarten Brock, Borut Ražem and Raphael Neider came to a quick concensus about what the desired behavior in this case would be.

Then, Maarten Brock applied my patch to the project and, much to my amazement, he included a regression test that verified the desired behaviour in both the case that I had uncovered and several other cases as well.

I just want to applaud these developers for building a great compiler and running a great project.

US car sales continue to suffer

2009-05-01T20:40:33+00:00

US car sales continued to struggle in April as cash-conscious consumers remained reluctant to buy new vehicles

US car sales continue to suffer

2009-05-01T20:40:33+00:00

US car sales continued to struggle in April as cash-conscious consumers remained reluctant to buy new vehicles

The Aporkalypse: Researchers Want Your Help

2009-05-01T20:39:36+00:00

Maggie Koerth-Baker is a guest blogger on Boing Boing. A freelance science and health journalist, Maggie lives in Minneapolis, brain dumps on Twitter, and writes quite often for mental_floss magazine.

A Stanford team that's studying the public's knowledge of, and response to, H1N1 flu, has a survey and they're looking for willing participants to fill it out. Here's team member Marcel Salathé:

There is a possibility that the situation might develop into a pandemic if the virus continues to spread around the globe. The news media report excessively about this threat, and while health officials urge people to stay calm, there is an increased level of anxiety in the population.
Models have predicted that when a disease breaks out, changes in behavior in response to an outbreak, and in particular in response to information about an outbreak, can alter the progression of an epidemic. While this makes intuitive sense, there is no good data to test such a hypothesis. One of the major problems is that emotional reactions and behavioral response to an epidemic is generally assessed quite some time after the epidemic has fizzled out."

Short version: They're trying to figure out whether the info dump about H1N1 flu that you're getting from the media and the Web might really be enough to educate us all right out of a pandemic. I know that theory has come up in the comments threads on my previous flu postings. Let's help find out it if it works!

Take the survey here

EDIT: Marcel Salathé answers a couple of reader questions from the comments thread here. First, about when the results will come out and how you can see them:

There are a number of options. We will collect data while the epidemic runs its course - how long that's going to take is unpredictable, so I cannot really say more about the timeline - we just don't know yet. But we're constantly monitoring the data, and once we start finding interesting patterns we will certainly publish those quickly and make them open access. Feel free to publish my Stanford email address, and people who want to the results can send me an email."

Second, are Boing Boing readers completely screwing up the data by virtue of their savvyness? Salathé says it's a concern, but he doesn't think it will mess things up too badly, and he needs the volume of response more:

I am relatively confident that once we have a large enough sample we will get a good feeling for the average level of concern in the population. Yes, it might be that the ones responding to the survey are not the ones most panicky. On the other hand, one could also make the argument that people who are absolutely unruffled and calm might not be bothered to take the survey either. There can always be bias in any direction. In principle, any online survey has the potential for bias (by the fact alone that the survey is online) - but with a large enough sample one can avoid most of the problems regarding bias."

Boing Boing also isn't the only large-volume return place Salathé has published the survey link, so he's confident his results won't be all-BB, all the time. He does say that if you've got suggestions on more places to publish the survey link that are likely to be BB's polar opposite, you should contact him.

Can't see the video? Click here

Army: 55 militants killed in Pakistan fighting

2009-05-01T20:38:57+00:00

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistani troops backed by attack helicopters stepped up an operation to push the Taliban farther away from the capital Friday, saying they killed at least 55 fighters. But the government was resisting Western pressure to expand the crackdown and abandon peace talks with militants who want to impose their brand of Islam across this nuclear-armed country....

Souter's home state glad to have him back

2009-05-01T20:38:42+00:00

WEARE, N.H. (AP) -- When U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter retires this summer, you won't find him living in a beachfront condo or lakeside retreat....

Is Mobile Next For Hulu? - ChannelWeb

2009-05-01T20:37:08+00:00

ABC News

Is Mobile Next For Hulu?
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Hulu's deal with Disney, in which Disney bought a 30 percent stake in Hulu, adds a powerhouse to the online video site's already formidable content lineup -- so where does Hulu go from here?
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Asia Reports First Case of Swine Flu, in Hong Kong

2009-05-01T20:35:23+00:00

The arrival of a Mexican traveler with the flu at a Hong Kong hospital re-awoke memories of the SARS outbreak. <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e4da274075fca687346ee6792288ab1e&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=e4da274075fca687346ee6792288ab1e&p=1"/></a>

New jury problem surfaces in Fla. terror trial

2009-05-01T20:34:32+00:00

MIAMI (AP) -- A new jury problem surfaced Friday in the terrorism conspiracy trial of six men when panel members asked a federal judge to remove a juror because she supposedly refused to deliberate....

Forest Service closes caves to stop bat fungus

2009-05-01T20:33:47+00:00

$300K settlement in discrimination suit against Gov. David Paterson - New York Daily News

2009-05-01T20:32:45+00:00

New York Daily News

$300K settlement in discrimination suit against Gov. David Paterson
New York Daily News
AP ALBANY, NY - A racial discrimination suit stemming from Gov. David Paterson's takeover of the state Senate's Democratic minority in 2003 has been settled for $300000.
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Obama to host Afghan, Pakistan summit Wednesday - AFP

2009-05-01T20:31:13+00:00

AFP

Obama to host Afghan, Pakistan summit Wednesday
AFP
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama will host a summit with his Afghan and Pakistani counterparts on Wednesday amid growing US concern over the deteriorating situation in the region, the White House said.
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Arsenal battle lines drawn

2009-05-01T20:29:29+00:00

US sports entrepreneur Stan Kroenke became Arsenal Football Club's largest shareholder after spending up to £50m to lift his stake to 28.3 per cent

Stocks rise on day, week - CNNMoney.com

2009-05-01T20:29:10+00:00

Boston Globe

Stocks rise on day, week
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Wall Street manages modest gains on the first day of May as investors consider economic news, profit reports. By Alexandra Twin, CNNMoney.
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Swine Flu Ancestors Born on U.S. Factory Farms

2009-05-01T20:29:00+00:00

Even if epidemiologists never find "the smoking pig" that originated the swine flu outbreak, genetic analysis shows that the disease sweeping across the world is derived from viruses that arose in American factory farms.

CWU students rally to protest tuition hike

2009-05-01T20:28:47+00:00

ELLENSBURG, Wash. (AP) -- About 300 students at Central Washington University marched across the campus in Ellensburg today and rallied to protest a likely tuition increase....

Hiking editor missing from Va. Appalachian Trail

2009-05-01T20:27:23+00:00

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- More than 100 people are searching for a visually impaired man from Michigan who disappeared while hiking the Appalachian Trail in Virginia....

Hiking editor missing from Va. Appalachian Trail (AP)

2009-05-01T20:27:18+00:00

AP - More than 100 people are searching for a visually impaired man from Michigan who disappeared while hiking the Appalachian Trail in Virginia.

Swine flu vaccine

2009-05-01T20:27:15+00:00

How the humble egg plays a vital role in manufacture

YouTube meme becomes scientific study!

2009-05-01T20:26:00+00:00

You may have seen him before: Snowball the Dancing Cockatoo. ScienceNOW Daily News reports on a Current Biology study - a neurobiologist went to study the bird and sees dancing as a phenomenon connected to the ability to imitate sounds. A companion paper looks for dancing ability in a number of animals, but only found it in animals that were able to vocally mimic sounds.

If you haven't watched the video you definitely have have to. If you have... it's worth watching some again. :-)

Pirate Party Banned From Social Networking Site

2009-05-01T20:26:00+00:00

An anonymous reader writes to tell us that as the European Parliament elections loom StudiVZ, Germany's largest social networking site, has opened up to political parties for election campaigning. That is, if you aren't the Pirate Party. "The other political parties were allowed to have a special account to show they are an organization and not an individual. The Pirate Party, however, was not allowed to have one and instead operated on a standard user account registered by an individual. StudiVZ noticed that the Pirate Party account was not a "real person" and despite it having a thriving network with hundreds of followers, it was summarily deleted. This means that it is impossible for the Pirate Party to have a presence at all on the largest social networking site in Germany."

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Couple accused of cheating 9-11 fund get new trial (AP)

2009-05-01T20:23:52+00:00

AP - Federal prosecutors are going to try again to convict a former naval officer and his wife of defrauding a fund for the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.

US Supreme Court judge to retire

2009-05-01T20:22:35+00:00

US Supreme Court Justice David Souter is to step down at the end of the court's term in June, President Barack Obama confirms.

Tomboy, Gnote, and the limits of forks

2009-05-01T20:22:34+00:00

Your editor has long been a user of the Tomboy note-taking tool. Tomboy makes it easy to gather thoughts, organize them, and pull them up on demand; it is, beyond doubt, a useful productivity tool. But all is not perfect with Tomboy. Some people have complained about its faults for a while; Hubert Figuiere, instead, chose to do something about it in the form of the Gnote utility. So now, of course, people are complaining about Gnote instead. Click below (subscribers only) for a look at Gnote and the discussion it has started.

BB Video: "Manifestations," An Animated Love Story, by Giles Timms

2009-05-01T20:22:19+00:00

(Download the MP4 here, or watch on YouTube.) Today's edition of Boing Boing Video is an animated short by Giles Timms -- "Manifestations" stars a cartoon critter named Mr. Chip who seeks anime love in a psychedelic, ever-morphing virtual world. The music is by Welsh composer Ceri Frost. Mr. Chip also stars in a mini Flash game which you can play here.

RSS feed for new episodes here, YouTube channel here, subscribe on iTunes here. Get Twitter updates every time there's a new ep by following @boingboingvideo, and here are blog post archives for Boing Boing Video. (Special thanks to Boing Boing's video hosting partner Episodic).

BB VIDEO Q&A: ANIMATOR GILES TIMMS

BBV: Where are you based, and what do you do?

Giles: At the moment I live in Santa Monica, LA and attend the Animation Workshop at UCLA's Department of Theater, Film and Television. So I'm a student in the MFA program, but I also work freelance, such as the recent Deathcab for Cutie "Grapevine Fires" video with Walter Robot Studios.

BBV: What is the story behind this lovely animation?

Giles: That it's important for us to find love in this world, whoever and wherever we may be. And that love can exist between the most unlikely of characters, such as the cartoon creature Mr. Chip and the Tadahiro Uesugi inspired girly girl. Love knows no boundaries.

BBV: I love the cute little boxy central character. Who is he, and what's his story?

Giles: The little green guy is Mr. Chip. He originally appeared as the central character in a mini puzzle flash game that I made. Mr. Chip is quite small and unassuming, but he has the heart of a lion and isn't afraid to go after what he seeks. And he can be very resourceful in a MacGyver sort of way. It was these qualities that led to his development as the main character in Manifestations.

(Interview continues after the jump)

BBV: What are some of the sources of visual or cultural inspiration that drive your work?

Giles: Visually I'm inspired by work that is textural, stylized and painterly. So for animators I like Yuriy Norshteyn, Igor Kovalyov and Koji Yamamura. I also reference a lot of comic book artists and illustrators, such as Rhode Montijo, Mike Mignola and Ashley Wood for similar stylistic inspiration.

Culturally, history and its motifs are important so that my work can seem grounded in something real even if quite surreal. I'm particularly inspired by history that shows us the indomitable human spirit rising above tragedy.

Recently I've met lots of people both in LA and at UCLA who have helped me find my voice as an artist and filmmaker but the four biggest influences have been Ceri Frost, Walter Robot, Celia Mercer and Howard Suber. Ceri is a Welsh composer who has been very generous with his music and support, both of which have helped me grow as an artist. I also had the good fortune to take a class from Bill, of Walter Robot Studios, at UCLA and work first hand with him and Chris on their 'Grapevine Fires' music video. Celia Mercer is the Area Head of the MFA program at UCLA and has been very supportive of my trials in animation and filmmaking. Also, Howard Suber, Professor Emeritus at UCLA, is an amazing guy whose lectures, anecdotes and insights inspire me as an artist (I like to think of him as the Yoda of UCLA).

And lastly, my girlfriend =)

BBV: What are you working on now?

Giles: Another animated short with music by Ceri Frost, for a song called 'Dead All Along' with dancing bones and skeletons. And trying to graduate in June!

Tamiflu stockpiles vary widely throughout world

2009-05-01T20:19:55+00:00

LONDON (AP) -- Poor countries likely to suffer most in a swine flu outbreak have the smallest stockpiles of antiviral medicines to fight it....

Tweexchange Is The Ultimate Twitter Name Marketplace - Washington Post

2009-05-01T20:19:33+00:00

BBC News

Tweexchange Is The Ultimate Twitter Name Marketplace
Washington Post
Twitter handles are quickly becoming as desirable as domains and Tweexchange hopes to capitalize on this by providing a marketplace for Twitter members to exchange, buy or find Twitter usernames from other existing members.
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Recession fires worldwide May Day rallies (AFP)

2009-05-01T20:19:10+00:00

Couple arrested for sex on lawn at Windsor Castle

2009-05-01T20:17:51+00:00

LONDON (AP) -- Queen Elizabeth II was at home at Windsor Castle, the sentries who guard her were on duty, and the large park surrounding the magnificent building was full of tourists on a Sunday afternoon. So it didn't take long for people to realize that something was out of order when an inebriated couple arrived from a nearby restaurant and began having sex on a grass bank outside the castle, according to witnesses....

Paul W. Frields: Presto change-o.

2009-05-01T20:15:49+00:00

# yum update Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, presto, refresh-packagekit … Size of all updates downloaded from Presto-enabled repositories: 2.4M Size of updates that would have been downloaded if Presto wasn’t enabled: 24M This is a savings of 90 percent

Now that’s sweet. That was an update from yesterday’s Rawhide to today. The Presto feature in Fedora 11 will allow your software updates to simply take less time than ever before. The above may not be representative of every single usage, but I didn’t take any time to craft a scenario from scratch. All I did was to run this command:

su -c 'yum install yum-presto'

Then I ran a yum update as usual. Of course, the graphical utility PackageKit also picks up this improvement, since it’s an elegant wrapper around yum. In future releases, we may turn on the Presto feature by default.

Yet another reason to look forward to Fedora 11!

Paratrooper to be tried in another soldier's death

2009-05-01T20:14:03+00:00

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- One of seven soldiers accused in the death of a fellow paratrooper who had to be restrained after becoming unruly outside a Fayetteville bar will go on trial, Fort Bragg officials said Friday....

Thomas Vander Stichele: Hidden Track One Audio: check

2009-05-01T20:12:01+00:00

After another day of on-and-off hacking, wrapping cdrdao and cdparanoia binaries in my task interfaces I mentioned before, I inserted a CD by Bloc Party called ‘Silent Alarm’, ran a command, and saw the following output on my screen:
[gst-git] [thomas@ana trunk]$ PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:`pwd` python examples/readhtoa.py Found Hidden Track One Audio from frame 0 to 15220 runner done Checksums match [gst-git] [thomas@ana trunk]$ ls -l track00.wav -rw----- 1 thomas thomas 35797484 2009-05-01 21:56 track00.wav

I’m going to guess this is the first piece of Linux code that is able to automatically find and rip the hidden track at the start of a CD. (Feel free to correct me using your choice of alliterative insult if I am wrong!)

It’s time to start collecting all my new-found wisdom in something more permanently written down, but that will be for tomorrow.

Shuttle program shutdown means hundreds of pink slips, starting today

2009-05-01T20:12:00+00:00

The space shuttle, the iconic orbiter that has been at the core of NASA's manned spaceflight program for decades, is headed into retirement next year, a shutdown process that will likely mean thousands of job losses. The formal phaseout process resumed today after a temporary hold initiated last year to give the incoming president time to reconsider the shuttle's fate. But the Obama administration has not intervened, and NASA announced that about 160 pink slips will be handed out today with many more to come over the next few months. [More]

Regular flu shots this fall, maybe swine jab too - The Associated Press

2009-05-01T20:11:14+00:00

MiamiHerald.com

Regular flu shots this fall, maybe swine jab too
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans might have to line up twice next winter for flu shots - once for the regular jab and again later for swine flu protection.
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In Focus: Mexicans Sweeping The Nation

2009-05-01T20:10:32+00:00

News In Photos

Bank stress tests to clarify U.S. credit crisis (Reuters)

2009-05-01T20:09:45+00:00

The true dimensions of the U.S. credit crisis will become much clearer next week with the release of results from unprecedented government "stress tests" of the nation's 19 largest banks and their capital needs.

Man killed outside prison gates

2009-05-01T20:07:46+00:00

A major police hunt has begun after a man was shot dead outside Wandsworth Prison in south-west London.

Fedora Videos: Ubuntu Podcast Episode #26

2009-05-01T20:06:34+00:00

David Nalley, a Fedora Ambassador, joins us to discuss the upcoming SouthEast Linux Fest, and getting a free OLPC to help develop a 4th grade math curriculum on them..

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L.A. teachers union to announce one-day strike to fight layoffs - Los Angeles Times

2009-05-01T20:05:38+00:00

MyFox Los Angeles

L.A. teachers union to announce one-day strike to fight layoffs
Los Angeles Times - Howard Blume
The union representing Los Angeles teachers is moments away from announcing plans for a one-day strike on May 15 to protest the pending layoffs of as many as 3500 teachers.
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Chrysler in doomsday jobs warning

2009-05-01T20:04:55+00:00

Chrysler began its stint in bankruptcy court wiith a plea for haste and a warning that hundreds of thousands of jobs could be lost if it cannot execute its proposed restructuring within two months

Allergan to Tend to Botox Label; Net Falls 64% - Wall Street Journal

2009-05-01T20:02:32+00:00

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Allergan to Tend to Botox Label; Net Falls 64%
Wall Street Journal - Kelly Nolan
By KELLY NOLAN Allergan Inc. said Friday it will work with the US Food and Drug Administration to update labeling on Botox, a day after the agency ordered stronger warnings for the anti-wrinkle drug.
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Washington cuts swimming programs

2009-05-01T20:01:41+00:00

SEATTLE (AP) -- The University of Washington is cutting its men's and women's swimming programs....

Mobile Phone Sales Figures Not Pretty - BusinessWeek

2009-05-01T20:00:20+00:00

ITProPortal

Mobile Phone Sales Figures Not Pretty
BusinessWeek - Andy Reinhardt
Two market research companies, IDC and Strategy Analytics, released their figures on Apr. 30 for first-quarter mobile phone sales.
Global Q1 mobile mkt shrank at fastest ever pace Reuters
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Game-changing call to college football: Playoff

2009-05-01T19:59:44+00:00

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tackling an issue sure to rouse sports fans, lawmakers pressed college football officials Friday to switch the Bowl Championship Series to a playoff, with one Texas Republican likening the current system to communism and joking it should be labeled "BS," not "BCS."...

Extreme penalties for garden variety crimes hurt taxpayers

2009-05-01T19:59:31+00:00

Extreme penalties for garden variety crimes hurts Texas and Texas taxpayers

WSU budget plan includes 370 job cuts - Seattle Post Intelligencer

2009-05-01T19:57:34+00:00

KLEW

WSU budget plan includes 370 job cuts
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Nicholas K. Geranios
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS AP WRITER SPOKANE, Wash. -- Washington State University will cut 371 jobs and eliminate several academic programs to make up a $54 million deficit in its budget for the next two years, the school said Friday.
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Are war casualties morally equivalent to abortion deaths? - USA Today

2009-05-01T19:57:17+00:00

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Are war casualties morally equivalent to abortion deaths?
USA Today
My post yesterday on the latest developments in the Notre Dame commencement flap, has prompted an instructive range of responses. Two in particular take me to task for an observation about former ambassador to the Vatican Mary Ann Glendon.
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Obama Vows ‘Independent' Replacement for Souter - New York Times

2009-05-01T19:56:24+00:00

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Obama Vows ‘Independent' Replacement for Souter
New York Times - Jim Wilson
President Obama, with, from left, his chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, White House Counsel Greg Craig and Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, spoke on Friday about the upcoming retirement of Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter.
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Manufacturing declines at slower rate in April (AP)

2009-05-01T19:53:31+00:00

U.S. manufacturing activity in April posted its best showing since September, when the financial crisis erupted. The performance was driven by a rise in new orders reflecting higher business and consumer spending.

Swine Flu Suspected in Thousands, With ‘Less Severe' Illness - Bloomberg

2009-05-01T19:53:12+00:00

New Zealand Herald

Swine Flu Suspected in Thousands, With ‘Less Severe' Illness
Bloomberg - Tom Randall
By Tom Randall May 1 (Bloomberg) -- Swine flu reached 14 countries on three continents, killing at a slower rate than past global outbreaks, world health officials said.
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Flir's 1st-quarter profit jumps 49 pct on sales - Forbes

2009-05-01T19:52:57+00:00

Flir's 1st-quarter profit jumps 49 pct on sales
Forbes
AP , 05.01.09, 03:40 PM EDT Flir Systems Inc., which makes infrared imaging cameras for commercial and military use, said Friday its fourth-quarter profit rose 49 percent on higher sales, and reaffirmed its 2009 profit outlook.
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Alleged Nazi Demjanjuk cleared for deportation

2009-05-01T19:52:22+00:00

Tchenguiz calls EGM at Bramdean fund

2009-05-01T19:52:20+00:00

The property entrepreneur, through his Elsina vehicle, has called an extraordinary general meeting at Bramdean Alternatives, the investment fund managed by Nicola Horlick's Bramdean Asset Management

Fed to launch program bolstering commercial loans - MarketWatch

2009-05-01T19:51:24+00:00

AFP

Fed to launch program bolstering commercial loans
MarketWatch - Ronald D. Orol
By Ronald D. Orol, MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Reserve announced Friday it will take a key consumer-lending program and expanded it to help jump-start the commercial real-estate lending industry.
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Chrysler to close 5 more plants; court case begins

2009-05-01T19:48:18+00:00

NEW YORK (AP) -- Attorneys for Chrysler LLC said the company will file a motion by Saturday morning to sell substantially all of its assets to Italian automaker Fiat Group SpA, but that won't include eight plants, including five that the automaker revealed it will shutter by the end of next year....

Thieves steal sheep worth £20,000

2009-05-01T19:48:16+00:00

More than 100 sheep worth a total of about £20,000 are stolen from a farm near Ballygally in County Antrim.

Stocks rise after mixed economic, earnings news (AP)

2009-05-01T19:47:38+00:00

Traders put in more of the "buy" orders Friday that propelled the market in April to its best one-month performance in nine years.

Bank ‘Stress Test’ Results Due Next Thursday

2009-05-01T19:46:18+00:00

The release was pushed back, in part because some of the banks still disagree with the government’s conclusions.

Obama's Press Conference Draws 28.8 Million - Television Broadcast

2009-05-01T19:45:22+00:00

E! Online

Obama's Press Conference Draws 28.8 Million
Television Broadcast
NEW YORK: Nielsen said the president's Wednesday prime-time press conference drew an audience of 28.8 million people. The event marked his 100 th day in office and pulled in an 18.8 household rating on 10 TV networks at 8 pm Eastern Standard Time.
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Stores see shelves empty of sanitizers, face masks (AP)

2009-05-01T19:44:24+00:00

Health officials are saying prevention and preparation are key to fighting swine flu, and if empty store shelves where disinfectants and face masks once sat are a sign, consumers are taking that advice to heart.

AP: Most states have fewer drugs than feds suggest

2009-05-01T19:43:58+00:00

BALTIMORE (AP) -- With a swine flu outbreak spreading across the nation, more than half the states have yet to stockpile the number of flu-treatment doses recommended by the federal government, an Associated Press survey found....

AP: Most states have fewer drugs than feds suggest (AP)

2009-05-01T19:43:43+00:00

DryShips posts Q1 profit before items, shares rise - Forbes

2009-05-01T19:43:40+00:00

DryShips posts Q1 profit before items, shares rise
Forbes - Sakthi Prasad, Ajay Kamalakaran
By Sakthi Prasad BANGALORE, May 1 (Reuters) - Greek dry bulk carrier DryShips Inc posted a quarterly profit, before one-time items, beating maket estimates, helped by lower operating costs, and also due to long-term charter contracts that partly ...
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Gov't official: bank test results to come Thursday (AP)

2009-05-01T19:43:25+00:00

The Federal Reserve will release results Thursday of "stress tests" for the 19 large banks at the center of the nation's financial crisis. The results will shed light on which banks may need government support to withstand a more severe recession.

Fresh signs of recovery bolster Wall Street (Reuters)

2009-05-01T19:42:07+00:00

U.S. stocks rose on Friday as surging oil prices pushed energy shares higher and fresh economic data suggested key parts of the economy could be stabilizing.

FTC Backs Off Red Flag Rules Again

2009-05-01T19:41:00+00:00

coondoggie writes to tell us that the Federal Trade Commission has backed off of the new Red Flag Rule designed to protect consumer information yet again. Complaining about cost of implementation, the enforcement date of the rule has been pushed back to August 1, 2009 to give businesses and institutions time to implement identity theft prevention programs. "The FTC, federal bank regulatory agencies, and the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) issued the Red Flags Rules as part of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions (FACT) Act of 2003. The final rules require financial and credit institutions that hold any consumer account, or other account for which there is a reasonably foreseeable risk of identity theft, to develop and implement an Identity Theft Prevention Program for combating identity theft in connection with new and existing accounts, the FTC said."

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New Justice may reignite abortion fight

2009-05-01T19:40:50+00:00

Obama’s first pick could reignite abortion fights.

Study Links Air Pollution and Poisoned Seafood

2009-05-01T19:38:00+00:00

A federal study released today explains for the first time the link between global mercury emissions and the contamination of tuna and other marine life in the North Pacific Ocean. [More]

Apple: The low-price leader? - Macworld

2009-05-01T19:37:29+00:00

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Apple: The low-price leader?
Macworld - Jason Snell
by Jason Snell, Macworld.com This morning all the ads on my radio were about sales, deals, and other ways to save money (by spending it).
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Feds drop charges against pro-Israel lobbyists

2009-05-01T19:34:01+00:00

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- Prosecutors moved Friday to dismiss all charges against two former pro-Israel lobbyists accused of disclosing U.S. defense secrets, ending a four-year legal battle that promised to put former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other Bush administration insiders on the witness stand....

Feds drop charges against pro-Israel lobbyists (AP)

2009-05-01T19:33:56+00:00

Swine flu hits Asia as Mexico shuts down to halt spread (AFP)

2009-05-01T19:30:36+00:00

UK slides down tax-friendly rankings

2009-05-01T19:29:25+00:00

The UK is rapidly sliding down the ranks of the world's tax-friendly destinations as new higher rates mean entrepreneurs and business owners could be better off in traditional offshore havens and many other countries around the world

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Obama vows nominee will be in touch

Pipe Leak at Nuclear Plant Raises Concerns

DealBook: What Would You Ask Warren Buffett?

ArtsBeat: Final Rulings on Eligibility for Tonys

Bloomberg Proposes Sales Tax Increase

New book says FDR tried to save Jewish refugees

After 341 Years, a Woman Is British Poet Laureate

Swine flu virus starting to look less threatening

Swine flu virus starting to look less threatening

Obama's high court choice could be Hispanic, woman

April deadliest month for US in Iraq in 7 months

Hong Kong isolates hotel after 1st swine flu case

Obama, House Energy and Commerce to meet

Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, Book 9)

The Lost Symbol

Denise Austin: Get in shape, Congress!

Can Swine Flu Be Blamed on Industrial Farming?

4 More Confirmed Cases Of Swine Flu In Mass.

Hong Kong confirms Asia's 1st swine flu case

City development committee in JP rules reporters are not citizens

Immigrants push for reforms at rallies across US

Immigrants push for reforms at rallies across US (AP)

Al-Qaida used Hotmail, simple codes in planning

Al-Qaida used Hotmail, simple codes in planning (AP)

New book says FDR tried to save Jewish refugees

New book says FDR tried to save Jewish refugees (AP)

Afghan attack kills Isaf troops

May Day crowds call for immigration reform

NASA's eNose Sniffs Out Brain Cancer

Second UK flu transfer case found

Second UK flu transfer case found

Boston Globe Union Asks For Deadline Extension

Michelle Obama Wears $540 Designer Sneakers to Feed the Poor - FOXNews

Obama's high court choice could be Hispanic, woman

Girl in infamous kidnapping badly hurt in crash

Obama's high court choice could be Hispanic, woman (AP)

US Supreme Court Vacancy An Early Test For Sen Specter - Wall Street Journal

3 U.S. Troops Are Killed in Iraq

Women and Minorities Seen as a Focus of Search

Brazil clears Indian reservation

Brazil clears Indian reservation

A grown-up Matthew McConaughey faces his &quot;Ghosts&quot; - Reuters

Swine flu virus starting to look less threatening

Swine flu virus starting to look less threatening (AP)

US carriers cutting service to Mexico - The Associated Press

April deadliest month for US in Iraq in 7 months (AP)

New jury problem surfaces in Fla. terror trial (AP)

Derby Long Shots Don&#39;t Let the Odds Get Them Down - New York Times

Bolivia takes over BP subsidiary

Bolivia takes over BP subsidiary

WSU budget plan includes 370 job cuts

Woman's Flu Symptoms Divert Plane To Logan

Mexico sees flu outbreak easing (Reuters)

Bank stress test results delayed - CNNMoney.com

Meet the New Valleywag: Ryan Tate

VA: 5th HIV case linked to unsterile equipment

FDA says dieters should stop using Hydroxycut now

VA: 5th HIV case linked to unsterile equipment (AP)

FDA says dieters should stop using Hydroxycut now

Homeless Man Accused In 2 Violent Hotel Rapes

FDA says dieters should stop using Hydroxycut now (AP)

Dispute over Mexico's early response to swine flu

Bryan Kearney: Facebook and Class Reunions

Hong Kong confirms Asia's 1st swine flu case (AP)

Freed bank robber tries, fails again

PNM posts 1Q profit, reversing loss - Forbes

FDA to dieters: Don&#39;t use supplement Hydroxycut - The Associated Press

Idaho Names Highway Stimulus Projects - LocalNews8.com

Chevron 1Q profit falls 64 pct as oil prices drop - Forbes

Mixed Reviews For ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine&#39; - MTV.com

Pa. social workers charged after starvation death

Developments on swine flu worldwide

Pa. social workers charged after starvation death (AP)

Obama Vows ‘Independent’ Replacement for Souter

Woman accused in Maine of bid to bite flight crew (AP)

Las Vegas Strip performer Danny Gans dead at 52

Drug smugglers from Mexico move into NM town

Drug smugglers from Mexico move into NM town (AP)

Chronicle names new senior VP of advertising

A grown-up Matthew McConaughey faces his "Ghosts" - Reuters

Derby Long Shots Don't Let the Odds Get Them Down - New York Times

FDA to dieters: Don't use supplement Hydroxycut - The Associated Press

Mixed Reviews For ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine' - MTV.com

Apple's push into chips could unnerve suppliers - Reuters

iPhone's killer app: eBooks? - CNET News

Chrysler's 48% Drop in Sales Is Industry's Worst - New York Times