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Unified Democrats push health care bill past Senate hurdle, clearing way for full-scale debate

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:42:00 -0500

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bruising debate on health care awaits the Senate after Thanksgiving now that the historic legislation has cleared a key hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama.

More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving after last year's drop; most opt for car

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:58:00 -0500

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club.

Oprah's departure from broadcast TV leaves huge void for network affiliates

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:04:00 -0500

CHICAGO (AP) — For more than two decades, Oprah Winfrey has been the inspirational, change-your-life champion who reigned over daytime television much like Johnny Carson once ruled late night.

President Obama says his trip to Asia helped build steps toward US economy's recovery

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:13:00 -0500

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create thousands of job and open new markets for American goods in the future.

CDC: 4 people in NC test positive for Tamiflu-resistant swine flu, first such US cluster

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:18:00 -0500

ATLANTA (AP) — Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday.

Scientists get Big Bang machine working again, now plan to explore the depths of matter

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:06:00 -0500

GENEVA (AP) — Scientists are preparing the world's largest atom smasher to explore the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year of repairs.

UC Santa Cruz building still occupied in 3rd day of protest over fee hike, budget cuts

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:36:00 -0500

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Dozens of protesters are occupying the main administrative building at University of California, Santa Cruz in the third straight day of protest over fee hikes and cuts to campus services.

Death toll in northeast China coal mine blast jumps to 87, rescuers try to save 21 trapped

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:34:00 -0500

HEGANG, China (AP) — Rescuers worked in frigid cold to reach 21 miners trapped underground Sunday as the death toll from a huge gas explosion in a northern Chinese mine jumped to 87 — the deadliest blast to hit the beleaguered industry in nearly two years.

Atlantis astronaut finishes 1st spacewalk, still waiting for birth of daughter back on Earth

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:01:00 -0500

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday.

Miley Cyrus' tour bus crashes, driver dead; Cyrus not on board

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Driver's family tells KEYE-TV in Austin, Tx, William Douglas died of a heart attack at the wheel of a Miley Cryus tour bus.

The family of the driver of one of Miley Cyrus' tour buses says Wiliam Douglas died of a heart attack while heading south on I-85 Friday morning. They told KEYE-TV in Austin, Tx, that they worried about the stress from the long hours he logged as a bus dirver.