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Residents and rescuers inspect a building destroyed by earthquake in Padang, Indonesia. The massive 8.2-magnitude quake killed at least 9 people, injured 100 and triggered a small tsunami. (Photo by Abdilla / AP)

Indonesia quake kills at least 9

At least nine people have died as a result of an earthquake that struck western Indonesia, a spokesman for the country's Social Affairs Department said.

CNN

Big quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra region

Reuters

Japan's prime minister says he'll resign

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced he will resign, ending a year-old government that has suffered a string of damaging scandals.

Guardian

Chronology of Abe's rise and fall

CNN

Mattel chief apologizes to Congress

The chief executive of Mattel apologized to Congress for failing to stop lead-laced toys from entering the global marketplace, vowing to take immediate steps to prevent it from happening again.

International Herald Tribune

U.S., China set new rules on toy safety

Seattle Times

Detroit officers win $6.5 million suit against mayor

A jury found Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and the city liable for unfairly punishing two police officers and awarded them $6.5 million, plus interest from 2003.

Detroit News

Mayor Kilpatrick's reaction

WXYZ

Tropical depression strengthens in Gulf

A tropical storm warning was issued for parts of the Texas and Louisiana coasts as a tropical depression intensified in the Gulf of Mexico.

CNN

NATION

Tennessee uses electric chair for first time since 1960

A man convicted of murdering four children with an assault rifle was executed, becoming the first Tennessee inmate put to death by electrocution since 1960.

CNN

Mother of woman who was raped, tortured speaks out

A Charleston, W. Va., woman was recovering after police said she was kidnapped, beaten, tortured and held against her will.

WBOY

Mother of victim speaks out

WOWK

POLITICS

High drama over highly skilled workers

After failing over the summer to overhaul rules for all kinds of immigrants, Congress is gearing up to take on the narrower task of reforming immigration laws for highly skilled workers.

BusinessWeek

Senate votes against trucks from Mexico

The U.S. Senate voted to block a one-year experiment allowing Mexican trucks to haul cargo beyond a commercial zone along the border, setting up a potential veto showdown with President Bush.

Arizona Republic

Inside the hidden world of earmarks

Thanks to disclosures prompted by recent scandals over congressional earmarks, it's possible for the first time to shed light on at least that corner of the lobbying world.

BusinessWeek

A questionable earmark

CBS News

BUSINESS

Economy nearing cusp of recession

Over the next six months, the U.S. economy will be at a near-recessionary stall, with unemployment rising and the real estate market still staggering, according to projections.

San Diego Union Tribune

Oil rises to record close

Crude oil rose to a record close of $78.23 a barrel in New York on speculation that OPEC's agreement to increase production by 500,000 barrels a day will be insufficient to meet demand.

Bloomberg

HEALTH

U.S. life expectancy rises to 78 years

Life expectancy for children born in the U.S. rose to a record in 2005, the latest year for which data is available, while the death rate fell to a new low, according to a report.

Bloomberg

Diabetes meds' heart risks in focus

New research reviewing important concerns about heart-related risks of two leading diabetes drugs is prompting renewed calls for one to be pulled from the market.

CBS News

SPORTS

Pats coach apologizes for spying flap

A tight-lipped New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick apologized amid accusations his team spied on the New York Jets during last weekend's season-opening game.

Boston Channel

Report on sign-stealing scandal

Yahoo! News

Belichick issues apology, says he's spoken with Goodell

New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick apologized to his team and said he spoke to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell about his "interpretation" of league rules that ban videotaping of the opposing sideline.

ESPN

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Wiesenthal Center starts Web site about Judaism for Muslims

The Simon Wiesenthal Center has launched a Web site to inform Muslims about Judaism through a forum that allows visitors to post live questions in Arabic, Farsi, Urdu, Bahasa and English.

Beliefnet

Dobson's politics won't affect Focus' tax-exempt status

Focus on the Family chairman James Dobson's endorsement of 2004 Republican candidates did not disqualify his conservative media ministry from tax-exempt status, the IRS ruled.

Denver Post

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GOOD NEWS

Knight Foundation and MTV partner on global grant program

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and MTV announced the Knight News Challenge "Young Creators Award," a new digital journalism grant program for anyone in the world up to age 25.

PNN

Congress passes bill to forgive student loan debt for charity workers

Some charity workers would be able to get their student loan debt forgiven under legislation that was recently adopted by both houses of Congress.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

WORLD

Vladmir Putin names Zubkov premier, dissolves government

Russian President Vladimir Putin replaced his prime minister, naming a little-known financial regulator to the post and setting off speculation over how he intends to wield power after leaving office next year.

Bloomberg

Russian army says it tested 'the father of all bombs'

Telegraph.co.uk

Former Philippines president found guilty of plunder

Joseph Estrada, the former president of the Philippines, has been found guilty of plunder and sentenced to life imprisonment for taking the equivalent of $81 million in bribes and kickbacks.

Al Jazeera

Estrada jailed for corruption

BBC

Officials: terrorism seen as biggest threat to Beijing Olympics

Terrorism is the biggest threat to next year's Beijing Olympics, a state newspaper cited top Chinese security officials as saying, a concern echoed by the head of Interpol.

Guardian

ENVIRONMENT

Gorillas head race to extinction

Gorillas, orangutans, and corals are among the plants and animals which are sliding closer to extinction.

BBC

'Killer bees' descend on New Orleans

Africanized honeybees, a fierce hybrid strain sometimes referred to as "killer bees," appear to have established themselves in the New Orleans area, the state agriculture commissioner said.

Google News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Led Zeppelin to reunite for concert

The rumors are true: On Nov. 26 Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham will perform at a tribute to late Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun in London.

Rolling Stone

Rock group Led Zeppelin 'to reunite'

Led Zeppelin, the British rock group that disbanded 27 years ago, are expected to announce that they will reunite.

Daily Telegraph

Led Zeppelin set for reunion gig in London

Reuters

Stage frightened: 37 Arts theater faces liens of up to $20 million

A state-of-the-art off-Broadway theater owned and operated by two of Broadway's top producers is riddled with debt and faces possible foreclosure and bankruptcy.

New York Post

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Yahoo sells ads for Bebo

Yahoo Inc. will sell display advertising for Bebo Inc., the first such deal Yahoo has secured with a social networking site, the companies said.

PC World

Worm winds its way into Skype for Windows computers

In a high-profile reminder of the security pitfalls that still exist with PC-based communications, eBay's Skype is warning users of a fast-spreading worm affecting Windows users.

TechNewsWorld

EDUCATION

Women feed jump in college enrollment

Colleges and universities these days are seeing a surge in enrollment — and it's increasingly driven by young women, according to U.S. Census data.

USA Today

Colleges build Web sites to enable campus comparisons

College associations and a national organization are building or planning five free, Web-based platforms that may reduce the impact of U.S. News and World Report's "America's Best Colleges" list.

Education Week

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