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Katy Perry supreme as 'Divas' salutes troops

jafari@irbar.com (yahoo news) — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 11:45:53 +0000

SAN DIEGO – Katy Perry loves a man in a uniform.

The pop superstar met dozens of service members while working on the special "VH1 Divas Salute the Troops" this weekend near San Diego.

Clinton tour showed limits of WikiLeaks damage

jafari@irbar.com (yahoo news) — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 11:37:42 +0000

MANAMA, Bahrain – Two things about the WikiLeaks effect on U.S. foreign relations were apparent on U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's first overseas trip since the publication of a trove of secret State Department messages.

Stocks' rally set to run as fear fades

jafari@irbar.com (yahoo news) — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 11:35:32 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Europe's sovereign debt crisis will still hang over global markets next week, but on Wall Street, investors will not be afraid to bet on stocks.

US cable: China leaders ordered hacking on Google

jafari@irbar.com (yahoo news) — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 11:31:49 +0000

BEIJING – Contacts told American diplomats that hacking attacks against Google were ordered by China's top ruling body and a senior leader demanded action after finding search results that were critical of him, leaked U.S. government memos show.

Depp says Disney hated his Captain Sparrow

jafari@irbar.com (yahoo news) — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:18:02 +0000

NEW YORK – Johnny Depp's flamboyant portrayal of Jack Sparrow in "Pirates of the Caribbean" was good enough for an Oscar nomination, but the actor says Disney was less than thrilled.

Toyota to fix 650,000 Prius hybrids for heat risk

jafari@irbar.com (yahoo news) — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:11:06 +0000

DETROIT/TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp will pay to fix about 650,000 Prius models worldwide for a coolant pump glitch that could cause the top-selling hybrid to overheat and lose power, the automaker said.

6 killed in Pakistan suicide blast

jafari@irbar.com (yahoo news) — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:08:35 +0000

PESHAWAR, Pakistan – A suicide bomber blew himself up close to a police van in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing six people and wounding 17 others, police said.

Pentagon study: Gays could serve with no harm

jafari@irbar.com (yahoo news) — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:03:04 +0000

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon study that argues that gay troops could serve openly without hurting the military's ability to fight is expected to re-ignite debate this month on Capitol Hill over repealing the 17-year-old "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

Snowstorm causes 400 Minn. crashes; 2 die in Wis.

jafari@irbar.com (yahoo news) — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 08:59:34 +0000

Parts of the Upper Midwest dug out from a heavy snowfall Saturday that caused more than 400 traffic accidents in Minnesota, and wintry conditions also were being blamed for a collision in northern Wisconsin that killed two people.

Korea's Seongnam look forward to Club World Cup

jafari@irbar.com (yahoo news) — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 08:55:39 +0000

TOKYO (AFP) – Newly-crowned Asian champions Seongnam Ilhwa of South Korea will have to prove whether they can cope with the Europeans when they take part in the Club World Cup next month for a chance to play Inter Milan.