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South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon waves as he enters the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations. The General Assembly adopted a resolution by acclamation Friday appointing Ban to succeed (Photo by Stephen Chernin/AP)

Nobel Peace Prize goes to anti-poverty economist, and bank he founded

The 2006 Nobel Peace Prize goes to economist Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh and the Grameen Bank, which provides loans to poor people.

BBC

U.S. formally proposes sanctions against North Korea

The United States and Japan are pressing the U.N. Security Council for a vote as early as Friday on sanctions against North Korea for its reported nuclear test.

USA Today

Korea blast sets off shock waves of doubt

Chicago Tribune

Air patrols tighten security over cities

After the single-engine plane slammed into the New York City high-rise, military and other federal officials were assessing the situation and fighter aircraft were circling at least a half-dozen cities.

Times-Picayune

Head of British army calls for Iraq pullout

The London Independent

Experts say Iraq death estimate in the ballpark

Chicago Tribune

For Bush, many questions on Iraq, North Korea

New York Times

Pope poised to revive Latin Mass

Pope Benedict XVI has drafted a document allowing wider use of the Tridentine Mass, which was largely replaced in the 1960s by Masses in English and other modern languages.

Washington Post

TECHNOLOGY

Political 'Tracker' is looking for err time

Video cameras are now a valued campaign tool, as a foe's gaffes can land on YouTube in a flash.

LA Times

China drafts law to boost unions and end labor abuse

China plans to adopt a new law that seeks to crack down on sweatshops and protect workers by giving labor unions real power for the first time in twenty years.

New York Times

Midwest gets an early blast of winter

The first winter storm of the season brought record snowfall to parts of Michigan today and the earliest snowfall in Chicago since record-keeping began in 1871, according to the National Weather Service.

USA Today

HEALTH

Avastin approved by FDA for lung cancer combination treatment

The FDA has approved the use of Avastin for lung cancer combination treatment with carboplatin and paclitaxel chemotherapy.

Medical News Today

Atypical antipsychotics get poor grade for Alzheimer's

A multicenter trial finds that two of three atypical antipsychotic drugs were no better than placebo at quieting aggression, psychosis, and agitation in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

MedpageToday

HEALTH

Study: Decaf coffee has some caffeine

A new Study by the University of Florida study shows almost all decaf coffee contains some caffeine.

USA Today

BUSINESS

AT&T purchase of BellSouth close, but not in clear yet

The Federal Communications Commission delayed a planned vote on AT&T's $79 billion buyout of BellSouth.

TechNewsWorld

Fed finds cooling in housing market

The economy continued to grow in the early fall despite a "widespread cooling" in the once-hot housing market, the Federal Reserve reported Thursday.

Washington Post

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GOOD NEWS

Google Docs has some real competition

Writely and Google may be surprised that they has some serious competitors in the online office productivity space.

iTWire

Why WiMax could hit the hotspot

Business Week

NATION

Court weighs effect of victim's image on trial

Supreme Court justices appeared divided Wednesday over whether a convicted murderer's right to a fair trial was violated when spectators in court wore buttons showing a picture of the victim.

USA Today

Population projected to hit milestone

The Census Bureau said the country's population will reach 300 million people on Tuesday.

Detroit Free Press

ENVIRONMENT

Oil spill from pipeline near Slave Lake contained

A 1,200-barrel oil spill from a ruptured pipeline has been contained and does not pose a threat to the waters of Slave Lake, officials say.

Canada

ENTERTAINMENT

Booker winner had author mother for strength

Prize-winning novelist Kiran Desai said long talks and travelling with her daughter helped her defeat self-doubt and go on to win an award on three occasions.

Reuters

Troubling times for Dr. McDreamy

Dr. McDreamy and Dr. McSteamy bump heads on and off the set.

ABC News

TECHNOLOGY

New Palm device is unveiled

Palm unveils the Treo 680 in an attempt at a more user-friendly product.

San Francisco Chronicle

Power is key to what the next chips might do

One of the technologies that could become possible in two years due to new designs for semiconductor chips would be to detect if you are nervous or smiling in airport security lines.

San Jose Mercury-Times

GOOD NEWS

Microchip gets dog back to owners after 1,400-mile trek

Kobe the terrier is back with his family after the small white pooch vanished from his California home last month and was found by a stranger 1,400 miles away in Denton, Texas.

USA Today

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