Stocks plunge anew as recession worries resurface

"Wall Street falls sharply as investors, worrying about recess, ponder Obama impact on economy NEW YORK (AP) -- A case of postelection nerves sent Wall Street plunging Wednesday as investors, looking past Barack Obama's presidential victory, returned to their fears of a deep...

REJECTED!!!!! 206 Yea / 227 Nay

"As the vote was shown on TV, stocks plunged and and investors fled to the safety of the credit markets, worrying that the financial system would keep sinking under the weight of failed mortgage debt. The markets were highly volatile, with the Dow regaining ground to trade...

31 MILF rebels yield, turn over 8 firearms

"DAVAO CITY -- Thirty-one followers of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leader Abdullah Saber Macapaar alias Kumander Bravo surrendered to the military Wednesday night. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has stepped up its operations against rogue MILF rebels...

Report: GE getting out of appliance business

"General Electric Co. plans to auction off its appliances business, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.GE has hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to run an auction for the appliance division, according to the newspaper, which quoted unidentified sources. The sale could...

British wreck could yield $1bn in treasure

"Up to a billion dollars worth of gold and silver on a sunken 17th-century English warship may soon be recovered following an agreement with Spanish authorities."

US, Britain and Israel - Harassing Syria and Iran

"By George S. Hishmeh The US, Britain and Israel are on record saying they are not planning any military action against Iran because of its ambitious nuclear programme, which may ultimately yield a nuclear weapon, probably not on the same scale as Israel, Pakistan and...

Drug busts yield millions of dollars worth of pot, nine arrests

"King County sheriff's deputies seized nearly $5 million worth of marijuana from homes in Southeast King and Pierce counties this week. The plants and processed marijuana, most of which is the highly-potent strain of BC Bud, were located after firefighters were called to a...