Bank of Japan cuts key interest rate

"Friday October 31, 2:18 am ET By Tomoko A. Hosaka, Associated Press Writer Japan's central bank cuts key interest rate to 0.3 percent in close vote; first cut in 7 years TOKYO (AP) -- The Bank of Japan voted Friday to cut its key interest rate for the first time in more...

Woman found guilty of microwaving baby

"DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- A mother was convicted Friday of killing her month-old daughter by burning her in a microwave oven, with jurors rejecting a defense attorney's claims there was evidence that someone else was responsible. ...

US Federal Reserve slashes rates

Amid concerns over the state of the US economy and jittery financial markets, the US Federal Reserve has cut interest rates by three quarters of a percentage point." The central bank lowered rates to 2.25% from 3%, but the cut was smaller than financial markets had expected....

'Big Bang Machine' ready to go

Let's hope the Big Bang Machine won't unlock the secrets of the universe by accidentally destroying the earth."GENEVA - A 100-tonne wheel, the last piece of an ambitious experiment that scientists hope will...

Ancient boats surface as Florida Lakes Dry

A drought that has bared parts of the bed of Florida’s largest lake has exposed human bone fragments, pottery and even boats — and archaeologists are trying to evaluate the artifacts before water levels rise...

New Utah Mine Images Instill Hope

"CBS) HUNTINGTON, UtahCurtain Could Indicate That Miners Were Able To Find Good Air Images from a video camera lowered Wednesday into the mine where six men were trapped 10 days ago showed an undamaged shaft...

Drill reaches Utah mine chamber where 6 trapped

Those men, their families, I can't imagine what they are going through."Drill reaches Utah mine chamber where 6 trapped James Nelson, Reuters Published: Friday, August 10, 2007 HUNTINGTON, Utah -- Rescue crews drilled into a deep chamber where six miners are trapped in a...

Australian Food Critics Told to Hold Their Tongues

The critic's job is made clear by her description, or so one would think. Australian food critics are now being told, however, that their  words can be construed as "defamation", a ruling that will no doubt reverberate throughout the industry."THE High Court left a bad...

Abbas and Olmert Meet for Talks on Peace Talks

"Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas have met, amid pressure from the US to find a way to restart peace talks. The meeting in Jerusalem was the first in a series of fortnightly talks they agreed on during a visit last month by US Secretary...

Sirius Cuts Year-End Subscriber Forecast: Auto Units To Blame?

"Sirius lowered expectations on the number of folks out there it plans on having as subscribers at the end of the year -- from an initial estimate of 6.3 million subscribers to somewhere between 5.9 and 6.1...

The IIT-K letter and my comments

"I received a copy of the letter written by 125 faculty members of IIT Kanpur to the President of India and the Prime Minister of India. I respect the faculty members of IIT Kanpur. They are all accomplished individuals. However I must say that I was disappointed with the...

Today's Nun Has A Veil--And A Blog

"More young women are entering convents. How they are changing the sisterhood. For the iPod generation, it doesn't get more radical than wearing a veil. The hijab worn by traditional Muslim women might have people talking, but it's the wimple that really turns heads. And in...

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