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Premium news related to O'Rourke Looks on the Sunny Side of Death
Search Magazine | Sep 30, 08 9:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - A cancer diagnosis with a 95% chance of survival, while it might not let one “stare death in the face,” at least gives PJ O’Rourke a chance to muse on the end of the road. At first, he “cursed God, as we all do when we get bad news and pain,” he writes in Search magazine. But then he reconsidered: perhaps death really...

Premium news related to ChiSox Win Playoff for AL Central
Chicago Tribune | Sep 30, 08 8:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jim Thome’s seventh-inning home run propelled the Chicago White Sox to a 1-0 victory tonight over the visiting Minnesota Twins in a one-game playoff to decide the American League’s Central Division. The White Sox bullpen made it stand up in clinching the South Siders a berth in a first-round series against Tampa Bay, to begin Thursday in...

Premium news related to Mugabe Demands Threaten to Torpedo Zimbabwe Pact
Guardian (UK) | Sep 30, 08 8:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - New demands from President Robert Mugabe have the power-sharing deal in Zimbabwe on the ropes, the Guardian reports tonight. Mugabe told Morgan Tsvangirai, the opposition leader slated to be prime minister under the pact, that he wanted the right to appoint all key cabinet ministers—a move that would render the Movement for Democratic Change...

Premium news related to Flash Coming to iPhone, and It's a Must
TechCrunch | Sep 30, 08 8:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Signs are pointing to a Flash plugin coming to the iPhone sometime soon, Jason Kincaid writes on TechCrunch—but he’s of two minds about the benefits of finally getting “the real web” on Apple’s shiny gadget. Flash is absolutely essential for the internet, he writes, but making its processor work harder “is the last...

Premium news related to Senate Will Vote on Bailout Tomorrow
Associated Press | Sep 30, 08 7:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a surprise move to resurrect President Bush's $700 billion Wall Street rescue plan, Senate leaders slated a vote on the measure for tomorrow—but added a tax cut plan already rejected by the House. The Senate plan would also raise federal deposit insurance limits to $250,000 from $100,000, as called for by the two presidential nominees only...

Premium news related to Bush OKs $25B for Car Giants
Wall Street Journal | Sep 30, 08 7:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush today approved the $25 billion in low-interest loans aimed at helping US automakers in their transition to building more fuel-efficient vehicles, the Wall Street Journal reports. The industry long pushed for the package, estimating the total cost of the makeover at $100 billion. It’s now up the Energy Department to set eligibility...

Premium news related to US Rep Heads to North Korea With New Nukes Proposal
Associated Press | Sep 30, 08 7:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The chief US nuclear negotiator with North Korea will propose a face-saving compromise during a trip tomorrow to the isolated communist nation to try to salvage the derailed disarmament pact, officials said. Envoy Christopher Hill said his goal was to persuade North Korea to agree to a verification system to account for the North's nuclear arsenal.

Premium news related to Ballpark Grass Is Artful Work
New York Times | Sep 30, 08 6:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amid the pageantry sure to accompany tomorrow’s opening of the Major League Baseball playoffs, the increasingly intricate patterns mown into stadium grass is sure to catch fans’ eyes. Red Sox groundskeeper David Mellor pioneered the technique as an assistant in Milwaukee in 1993, the New York Times reports, and disciples coast to coast...

Premium news related to Pentagon Seeks $15.2B Fighter Sale to Israel
Associated Press | Sep 30, 08 6:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Defense Department said today it wants to sell up to 75 fighter jets to Israel in a $15.2 billion deal for the aircraft expected to be the mainstay of air power in the US and several other nations for decades. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said it notified Congress on Friday that Israel has asked to buy 25 of the F-35s made by Lockheed...

Premium news related to India Readies Smoking Ban; Unruly Public Shrugs
Wall Street Journal | Sep 30, 08 5:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - India is about to institute a ban on smoking in public places, including bars, restaurants, hotels and hospitals, the Wall Street Journal reports. The ban, which begins Thursday, is being greeted warmly by health officials, with skepticism by smokers on the ground. “Such rules are made and broken every day," one said. “The ban will...

Premium news related to Recruit Drops and Gives the Army 100 ... Pounds
Dallas Morning News | Sep 30, 08 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Texas woman shed 113 pounds to join the Army, saying she was startled into action after being told she was too heavy to qualify. “I’ll never see her again,” a recruiter says he thought on meeting 263-pound Ashley Barrett-Carter, the Dallas Morning News reports. Now in basic training, the 21-year-old says of the weighty accomplishment:...

Premium news related to Vertical Farming Puts Pigs High in the Sky
Scientific American | Sep 30, 08 4:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - They're not the most traditional tenants, but pigs, poultry, and crops might be reared in city skyscrapers of the future, drastically reducing environmental damage caused by traditional farms, Scientific American reports. Engineering airflow inside glass towers remains tricky, but the potential for a year-round growing season in the face of a booming...

Premium news related to Taliban Leader Suspected in Bhutto Killing Dead
CNN | Sep 30, 08 4:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Taliban leader suspected in the December assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto died today, officials tell CNN. Baitullah Mehsud, believed to be 34, succumbed to kidney failure, sources in his native tribal region of South Waziristan said; though Pakistani military officials also claimed Mehsud had died, some Taliban representatives...

Premium news related to Friend Fingers Stevens at Trial
Associated Press | Sep 30, 08 4:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - A longtime friend of Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens crossed the powerful lawmaker and testified today as the star witness in the Republican senator's gift-giving trial. The fiercely loyal Stevens did not acknowledge Bill Allen when he entered the courtroom. The two men barely looked at each other as Allen prepared to testify that he gave the senator $250,000...

Premium news related to Bloomberg Wants Third Term
New York Times | Sep 30, 08 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - New York insiders say Mayor Michael Bloomberg will attempt to change existing laws and run for a third term, the Times reports, with his announcement to come Thursday. After long supporting term limits, Bloomberg, 66, has softened, with the financial crisis seen as a significant motivator. If successful, Bloomberg would be the fourth three-term mayor...

Premium news related to Hefty Carbon Tax Raised Norway's Emissions
Wall Street Journal | Sep 30, 08 4:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - In 1991, Norway enacted a punishing carbon tax, but things haven’t turned out quite as expected, the Wall Street Journal reports. Greenhouse-gas emissions have actually risen 15%, and industries deemed vital to the nation’s economy or image were spared the tax or given sweet deals. Though the oil and gas industry has become more eco-friendly,...

Premium news related to 10 Most-Buzzed-About Schools
Global Language Monitor | Sep 30, 08 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Institutions of higher learning care about their brand as much as any business, so the Global Language Monitor has ranked universities and colleges for the amount of buzz they command on the internet. The winners: Harvard University Columbia University University of Michigan, Ann Arbor University of California, Berkeley ...

Premium news related to Leading Supplements Don't Slow Arthritis: Study
USA Today | Sep 30, 08 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Popular nutritional supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate don’t slow the progression of arthritis, a 2-year study finds. Though a combination of the two is the nation's sixth-highest-selling dietary supplement, they didn’t cut cartilage loss any better than sugar pills in osteoarthritis patients, reports USA Today , confirming...

Premium news related to Dow Up 485 in Recovery Rally
Wall Street Journal | Sep 30, 08 3:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks surged toward the end of today’s session to recover much of yesterday’s losses, but still finished September down, the Wall Street Journa l reports. The markets rallied on confidence that lawmakers would reach agreement on a bailout plan by week’s end, with the Dow up 485.21 at 10,850.66. The Nasdaq climbed 98.60 to 2,082.33,...

Premium news related to Ike Returnees Battle Chronic Mold Outbreak
Houston Chronicle | Sep 30, 08 3:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Initial relief that their Texas property survived Hurricane Ike quickly dissipated for many returning to Galveston Island who discovered colorful mold breeding wildly on virtually everything left standing. Damp, hot buildings were left sealed for two weeks when residents evacuated, giving the fungus plenty of time to nestle into the foundations and...

Premium news related to It's Official: Raiders Fire Kiffin
ESPN | Sep 30, 08 3:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Oakland Raiders today fired head coach Lane Kiffin, who had been told he would be released following the team's 24-23 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sept. 21, ESPN reports. Team owner Al Davis called Kiffin, whose 5-15 record with the team included fourth-quarter leads in 11 games, to relieve him of his duties. 

Premium news related to Dems Cringe as Gaffe Express Rolls Onward
Washington Post | Sep 30, 08 3:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Biden’s freewheeling style makes him a big hit on campaign stops, and he usually draws front-page headlines in the towns he visits. But often, those stories carry word of the VP hopeful’s latest slip-up. Biden has lived up to his reputation as a gaffe machine, contradicting his running mate and misstating facts time and again, the ...

Premium news related to China Sees First Tainted-Milk Lawsuit
Wall Street Journal | Sep 30, 08 3:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Parents of a sick 1-year-old filed the first lawsuit in China's melamine scandal today, reports the Wall Street Journal . The case, yet to be accepted by China's courts, seeks $21,900 from the makers of Sanlu milk powder for expenses related to the kidney stones they say their son developed from drinking Sanlu. China’s courts are under government...

Premium news related to Latinos Hold Trump in Obama's Nev. Strategy
Salon | Sep 30, 08 2:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is gambling that Latino voters in Nevada’s big cities—Reno and Las Vegas—can deliver the state’s five electoral votes, Dan Hoyle writes in Salon. Economic woes, immigration crackdown, and the costly Iraq war are the draws in Reno, where Latinos make up 12% of voters. “I want Obama because the other ‘huey’...

Premium news related to Euros Eat Their Words as Own Bailouts Loom
Bloomberg | Sep 30, 08 2:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - European leaders are eating their words a week after criticizing the US for allowing its banks to run dry and engineering a system-wide bailout for financial firms, Bloomberg reports. Governments across Europe, including Germany, the UK, Belgium and France bailed out banks across the continent and pledged support for others as Europe faces its own...

Premium news related to College Does This to You, and Aims to Fix It
Boston Globe | Sep 30, 08 2:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - New research on the connection between sleep and performance has colleges scrambling to get their students to bed, the Boston Globe reports. According to a university doctor, “pulling an all-nighter is the equivalent of driving drunk and is detrimental to reaction time and memory.” But some habits are hard to break, and information campaigns...

Premium news related to Cops Made Mistake in Taser Death: NYPD Commish
New York Daily News | Sep 30, 08 2:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Last week's Tasering of an emotionally disturbed man that led to his death was a "mistake" by New York police officers, commissioner Raymond Kelly admitted yesterday. Two cops involved in the incident have been put on desk duty, and the entire 440-member Emergency Service squad will undergo a retraining session on tactics for dealing with...

Premium news related to Beer-Loving Mare Banned From UK Bar
Evening Chronicle (UK) | Sep 30, 08 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A beer-swigging mare has been kicked to the curb following renovations at her favorite British watering hole, reports the Evening Chronicle . Peggy, a regular at the establishment since following her owner into the pub years ago, has been told to keep her hooves off the new carpeting. “Although she is probably cleaner than some of my customers,...

Premium news related to How Much Is Main St. Willing to Suffer to Punish Wall St.?
Washington Post | Sep 30, 08 1:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - If people understood how bad the financial situation is, there would be less hostility toward the bailout, writes Steven Pearlstein in the Washington Post . Americans haven't owned up to having helped create the credit bubble that is now deflating, and Wall Streeters haven't owned up to their "greed, arrogance, and incompetence," either....

Premium news related to Senate to Tweak Bailout —But not Much
Bloomberg | Sep 30, 08 1:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Senators are scrambling to revive legislation for the financial bailout after its surprise failure in the House yesterday, but must strike the right balance to attract new House votes without driving away initial supporters, Bloomberg reports. House Republicans want an expanded role for the FDIC in the bailout and for the SEC to assess the real value...

Premium news related to McCain Accuses Couric of 'Gotcha!' Journalism
Time | Sep 30, 08 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain and Sarah Palin sat down for a joint interview with Katie Couric last night, and it was hard to avoid the impression that McCain was chaperoning his running mate “to keep her out of trouble” writes Time TV critic James Poniewozik. McCain accused Couric of “gotcha journalism,” when she confronted Palin with a statement...

Premium news related to Eat Less, Or the Icecaps Melt
Guardian (UK) | Sep 30, 08 1:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - To avoid catastrophic global warming, people need to cut way down on their meat and dairy consumption, a new report on climate change says. Four modest servings of meat and about a quart of milk a week are all we should be consuming, the Guardian reports. And the report urges government programs to limit emissions, because consumers won’t make...

Premium news related to Forces Key to Iraq Security Lose Steam as US Hands Off
Washington Post | Sep 30, 08 1:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - As Iraq's Shia-led government assumes greater control of security, US soldiers fear the sudden disintegration of the 54,000-strong Sunni force that had been key to improving conditions there, the Washington Post reports. The government has pledged to hire 20% of the so-called Sons of Iraq, but that still leaves the haunting prospect of thousands...

Premium news related to Don't Pity This Woman
Salon | Sep 30, 08 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - The media seems to be lining up to feel sorry for poor Sarah Palin, forced to endure these deer-in-headlights interviews. “I guess I’m one cold dame,” Rebecca Traister writes in Salon , because “when you stage a train wreck of this magnitude…I don’t feel bad for you.” To her, Palin isn’t some wilting...

Premium news related to Views on the Meltdown From Across the Pond
Financial Times (UK) | Sep 30, 08 12:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - The banking crisis isn’t limited to the US—it’s a cross-continental phenomenon. Here’s what the British press saying about the mood: France and Germany are livid, reports Charles Wyplosz of the Financial Times. There, individualism isn’t seen as a virtue, and free markets are greeted with suspicion. Both Nicolas...

Premium news related to Tainted Tea Pulled in Hong Kong
CNN | Sep 30, 08 12:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lipton Milk Tea is the latest product to be recalled in the melamine scare that started with tainted infant formula in China. Unilever is recalling the tea brand from stores in Hong Kong and Macau after finding traces of the industrial chemical in it, CNN reports. Company officials described the recall as precautionary and said no other products were...

Premium news related to In Poll, More Blame GOP, Bush for Bailout Failure
Washington Post | Sep 30, 08 12:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - A poll shows that 44% of Americans blame Republicans and 21% Democrats for the failed bailout, though a majority thought the plan didn't go far enough to protect the public, reports the Washington Post . Respondents were split on the bill: 45% were for it, 47% against it. Still, almost 90% of 520 adults polled were concerned that the bill's failure...

Premium news related to 12 Bodies Dumped Near Tijuana School
Los Angeles Times | Sep 30, 08 12:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - A dozen bodies were found piled up near an elementary school in a working-class Tijuana neighborhood yesterday, signaling a rare instance of the city's rampant drug war spilling over into a residential area. Police found a bag full of severed tongues nearby and a message indicating the violence was between rival cartel groups, reports the Los Angeles...

Premium news related to 'Nihilist' House GOP Doomed US to Recession
New York Times | Sep 30, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - When FDR became president, writes David Brooks, his first priority was to give Americans faith in their leadership, to show that someone was running the show. Now that the US is facing the greatest financial crisis since the Depression, today's political leaders "have failed utterly and catastrophically to project any sense of authority, to give...

Premium news related to Gray Wolf Back on Endangered List
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Sep 30, 08 11:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - A federal court restored gray wolves to the endangered species list in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin yesterday, again making it not OK to kill wolves that attack livestock or pets, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. In answer to a lawsuit by environmental groups, a judge said the wolves couldn’t be dashed from the list in those states...

Premium news related to Fed, Treasury Fall Back on Existing 'Inadequate' Tools
New York Times | Sep 30, 08 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - With yesterday’s failure of the $700 billion bailout, the Fed and Treasury are reconsidering their options, the New York Times reports. Fearful of cutting interest rates, they're back to rescuing struggling institutions on a case by case basis, and printing money—offering $150 billion in emergency loans to banks and $330 billion to foreign...

Premium news related to Somali Pirates: Uh, Hey, We're 'Misunderstood'
New York Times | Sep 30, 08 11:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Somali pirates currently surrounded by US warships aboard a Ukrainian weapons freighter say they didn’t mean to steal the massive heavy weaponry shipment, they tell the New York Times , calling in by satellite phone. “We just saw a big ship,” said the leader. “So we stopped it.” They promise they’re not out...

Premium news related to Sure, I'm Vegetarian. Just Not on Thanksgiving
Newsweek | Sep 30, 08 11:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sticking to a plant-based diet without denying yourself grandma's pot roast has a name—flexitarian. And whether it's to live longer, save a buck, or because there are better meatless offerings at restaurants, a growing number of Americans are becoming part-time vegetarians, Newsweek reports. "It's not that meat is some sort of evil,"...

Premium news related to Janet Jackson Hospitalized
Associated Press | Sep 30, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Janet Jackson was rushed to the hospital last night after "falling ill" during a sound check onstage before a concert, AP reports. The 42-year-old singer canceled her Montreal performance and remains under observation. Jackson, last hospitalized in March with the flu, is on a North American tour.

Premium news related to In His Encore, Brokaw Again a Heavy-Hitter for NBC
New York Times | Sep 30, 08 10:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - NBC is preparing for a post-Brokaw Meet the Press, but replacing the elder statesman won’t be easy, the New York Times reports. Brokaw has exceeded expectations as a fill-in for Tim Russert, keeping NBC’s Sunday show atop the ratings. Less publicly, he’s been a crucial diplomat between the network and the McCain campaign, which...

Premium news related to Papers Frothing Over 'No' Vote
Wall Street Journal | Sep 30, 08 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Monday’s “no” vote resounded down Wall Street, editorial writers across the country fired up their typewriters. Here’s what the country’s top papers are saying:  Congress earned its 10% approval rating yesterday, the Wall Street Journal says, particularly Nancy Pelosi ...

Premium news related to Hedge Funds in Hot Seat After Market Plunge
Wall Street Journal | Sep 30, 08 10:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - At a time when markets need their money more than ever, the $2-trillion hedge fund industry could fall victim to bad timing, as yesterday's plunge coincides with today’s deadline for many investors to withdraw before year’s end, the Wall Street Journal reports. Funds may be forced to sell off stocks before they have a chance to recover,...

Premium news related to 5 Reasons Dirty Keeps Dancing
Chicago Tribune | Sep 30, 08 10:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Baby is back, but her teen spirit never really left us. With the stage version of Dirty Dancing already a hit in London and starting a US tour this weekend, the Chicago Tribune runs down 10 reasons why fans are still having the time of their lives. It features "dirty" dancing. It's a how-to on having sex with your clothes on....

Premium news related to Woody Allen: Audience Tastes Are a Matter of Coarse
New York | Sep 30, 08 9:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mention Woody Allen and people think of the Big Apple. In an interview with Adam Moss in New York , the 72-year-old filmmaker talks about movies, psychoanalysis and, most of all, the city for which he's "always had an irrational love." Allen, who's made 39 films, grew up with a romanticized view of Manhattan. "I got my idea of New York...

Premium news related to Voters Tanked the Bailout
Wall Street Journal | Sep 30, 08 9:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - The bailout plan was defeated by a 1-2 punch from angry voters and special interest groups on both ends of the political spectrum, reports the Wall Street Journal . House members were overwhelmed into voting “no” by a flood of liberals crying elitism and conservatives shouting about the sanctity of the free market, the combined din of...

Premium news related to Boehner Speaks Softly, Forgets the Stick
Politico | Sep 30, 08 8:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - House Republican leader John Boehner was one of the biggest losers in yesterday's rout of the Wall Street bailout bill; his inability to deliver his party’s votes reveals the weakness of his position in the caucus, reports Politico. Boehner was unable to switch votes by leaning on wavering members, as his predecessors could. “You can’t...

Premium news related to New Rescue Hopes Lift Stocks
Wall Street Journal | Sep 30, 08 8:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks rose at the open today, as traders bet on a new rescue plan and picked over the wreckage of yesterday’s record-setting drop. The Dow rose almost 218 points, while the Nasdaq and S&P were up 2.5% and 2.6% respectively. “After the absolute carnage we had yesterday there's inevitably going to be some bargain hunting,” said...

Premium news related to Obama Wants to Hike Deposit Insurance
Politico | Sep 30, 08 8:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama today proposed to revive the $700 billion bailout lying bloodied on the House floor with a provision increasing federal insurance to $250,000 from the current $100,000, Politico reports. The presidential hopeful called it “a step that would boost small businesses, make our banking system more secure, and help restore public confidence...

Premium news related to Plant: No Zep Reunion Tour for Me
Billboard | Sep 30, 08 8:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Robert Plant denies he ever planned to join a Led Zeppelin reunion tour, saying "it's been both frustrating and ridiculous" to hear such rumors, Billboard reports. Plant says he won't be touring with anyone for at least two years, but wishes guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist John Paul Jones, and late drummer John Bonham's son Jason "nothing...

Premium news related to Ex-Wife: Abuse Drove Me From Rockefeller
Boston Herald | Sep 30, 08 8:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Clark Rockefeller repeatedly abused his ex-wife before she finally left him last year, prosecutors alleged yesterday during the con man’s trial for the kidnapping of his young daughter. Sandra Lynne Boss tried to leave Rockefeller— actually Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter of Germany—in 1999 but was “wooed back” and became...

Premium news related to Her Star Falling, Palin Crams for Debate
New York Times | Sep 30, 08 7:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Things don't look good for Sarah Palin: her popularity is slipping, conservative columnists are turning on her, and in two days she faces Joe Biden in a debate she is widely expected to lose. After her roundly derided interview with Katie Couric, Palin has been awake into the wee hours cramming for the debate, reports the New York Times , and yesterday...

Premium news related to French Muslims Find Freedom in Catholic Schools
New York Times | Sep 30, 08 7:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - France has Western Europe's largest Muslim population, but its strict separation of church and state means that Muslim girls are forbidden from wearing the headscarves in public schools. In response, many Muslims have turned to an unlikely solution: the nation's large network of Catholic schools. "There is respect for our religion here,"...

Premium news related to Bailout Vote Shows Bush's Power Waning
Washington Post | Sep 30, 08 6:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The bailout bill’s failure to pass the House—due in large part to defectors from his own party—demonstrates President Bush’s flagging influence in Washington, observes the Washington Post . Bush’s “biggest legislative defeat” as president, it highlighted his tendency to rely on alarmist rhetoric—repeated...

Premium news related to Lehman's Asset Management Arm Sold on Cheap for $2B
Financial Times (UK) | Sep 30, 08 6:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two private equity firms will acquire Neuberger Berman, the largest and most prestigious component of Lehman Brothers, for $2.15 billion. Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman will pay in cash for the wealth management firm—an indication of just how stultified credit markets have become. Only a month before Lehman collapsed several potential...

Premium news related to 177 Killed in India Temple Stampede
Times (UK) | Sep 30, 08 5:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - A stampede killed at least 177 worshipers at a Hindu temple in western India today, the Times of London reports. Early theories for the crush included a bomb scare and a broken barricade, but police are blaming the steep, slippery path that leads to the temple. Similar stampedes have killed more than 400 people in India during the last 4 years.

Premium news related to 'Killer' Mom Stored Kids' Bodies in Freezer
WBAL TV | Sep 30, 08 4:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Maryland woman is being held without bail after admitting she stored the corpses of her adopted 9- and-11-year old daughters in a basement freezer, WBAL TV reports. Police came to her house after a third daughter was found wandering the streets, covered in cuts and bruises. The woman has been charged with child abuse. Police are awaiting autopsy...

Premium news related to It's Snowing on Mars
Washington Post | Sep 30, 08 4:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Snow has been falling nightly in the Mars atmosphere for about a month now, giving scientists more reason to believe that life may have once existed in the red planet's polar regions. Lasers onboard the Phoenix lander have tracked icy snow falling for a mile from clouds drifting 2.5 miles above the planet’s surface, but they can’t tell...

Premium news related to European, Asian Markets Edge Up After Dive
Bloomberg | Sep 30, 08 3:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Europe markets edged back up after an early drop today as the failure of the US bailout package continued to sap confidence worldwide, Bloomberg reports. Asia's markets went into freefall on opening this morning but gradually recouped some losses on hopes of a fresh deal. The Nikkei index was down nearly 5% before closing 4.12% lower, Reuters reports,...

Premium news related to Taliban Chief to America: Let's Make a Deal
Reuters | Sep 30, 08 3:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Taliban boss Mullah Omar has warned that the US will suffer defeat just like the Soviet Union if it fails to withdraw from Afghanistan, Reuters reports. In a message posted on extremist websites, the defiant leader offered American forces "safe passage" out of Afghanistan if officials reconsider their "wrong decision of wrong occupation."

Premium news related to How to Protect Your Money
New York Times | Sep 30, 08 2:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - After the biggest single-day's loss in Wall Street's history, even Americans whose sole investment is a bank account are nervously scratching their heads. Here are some guidelines to the failed-bailout crisis from the New York Times: What happens next? The market's deep dive may scare Congress into passing the bailout or a new bill, at which...

Premium news related to As Stocks Tank, Campbell's Proves Hearty
Reuters | Sep 30, 08 2:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - As investors stampeded to sell stocks as confidence plunged yesterday, lonely cans of Campbell's soup stood supreme. By the time the dust cleared, Campbell's was the only one of 500 firms in the Standard & Poor's index whose stocks rose, Reuters reports. The soup's shares jumped 12 cents. Some analysts believe investors were betting on a consumer...

Premium news related to Heart Disease Linked to Depression
San Francisco Chronicle | Sep 30, 08 2:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - People suffering from heart disease are three times more likely to be depressed, according to a study that found young women particularly at risk. Researchers urged doctors to monitor heart patients for depression, reports the San Francisco Chronicle , noting that it not only affects quality of life but can adversely a patient's prognosis. Some 80...

Premium news related to OJ Prosecution Rests After Witness Waffles
AFP | Sep 29, 08 8:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Prosecutors rested their case in the OJ Simpson robbery-kidnapping trial today after a state witness waffled under cross-examination, AFP reports. Michael McClinton admitted that he had not told police about Simpson's request to bring a gun to rob memorabilia dealers in Las Vegas last year. But he testified last week that Simpson had asked him to bring...

Premium news related to Ramirez Slam Lifts Chisox Into 1-Game Playoff
Associated Press | Sep 29, 08 8:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Alexei Ramirez spread his arms wide and raced around the bases like a little kid. The White Sox would play one more day. Ramirez set a rookie record with his fourth grand slam of the season, and Chicago beat Detroit 8-2 in a rainout makeup today, forcing a one-game tiebreaker against Minnesota for the AL Central title, the AP reports.

Premium news related to Countdown to Failure: How Bill Unraveled
Los Angeles Times | Sep 29, 08 8:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - As members of the House of Representatives cast their ballots on the $700 billion bailout package yesterday morning—the negative votes piling up even as the market plummeted—the Los Angeles Times was blogging. Kicked off by Majority Leader Steny Hoyer's final words to the House—"The alternative is nothing and that is not acceptable"—it...