Global News Project

Google faces Texas AG inquiry, settles privacy suit (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Top Stories — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:01:26 +0000

Reuters - Google Inc said on Friday it was the target of an investigation by the Texas Attorney General's office into the fairness of its search engine rankings.

As School Year Starts Some Low Income Students Will Graduate, Many Others Will Drop Out — Summer Search Seattle’s Transformative Mentoring Program Making a Difference

Marketwire - Breaking News Releases (English Only) — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:04:00 +0000

SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - September 2, 2010) - Summer Search supports low-income, at risk high school students through year-round mentoring, life-changing summer experiences, college advising, and a lasting support network. 97% of Summer Search students graduated last year, and all of them went on to college. Mentoring is one antidote to the nation's high school drop out rate.

Apple TV takes aim at Web-connected living room (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Top Stories — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:21:00 +0000

Reuters - Apple Inc unveiled a smaller, cheaper version of its Web-to-TV device on Wednesday, stepping up a battle with Google Inc and Microsoft Corp for control of the digital living room.

Antimony Prices Soar; Silverado Drill Core Examination Shows Mineralized Widths Over 60 Feet

Marketwire - Breaking News Releases (English Only) — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:08:00 +0000

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 31, 2010) - Silverado Gold Mines Ltd. (OTCBB:SLGLF)(FRANKFURT:SLGL) (www.silverado.com) (the "Company" or "Silverado") noted that the antimony markets have advanced from $4,000 per tonne (2200 lbs.) in early 2009 to $9,800 per tonne in July 2010 according to Martin Hayes, chief correspondent of TheBullionDesk.com, a London metals trading company.

US grapples with bedbugs, misuse of pesticides (AP)

Yahoo! News: Top Stories — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:08:13 +0000

AP - A resurgence of bedbugs across the U.S. has homeowners and apartment dwellers taking desperate measures to eradicate the tenacious bloodsuckers, with some relying on dangerous outdoor pesticides and fly-by-night exterminators.

SIU Investigates Firearm Death of Man in Scarborough

Marketwire - Breaking News Releases (English Only) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:02:00 +0000

MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Aug. 29, 2010) - Ontario's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is probing the circumstances surrounding the firearm death of a man today in Scarborough. He has been identified as 25-year-old Reyal Jensen Jardine-Douglas of Pickering. The Toronto Police Service (TPS) reported the following information to the SIU:

Based on information received by the TPS, officers began following a TTC bus traveling southbound on Victoria Park Avenue shortly after 3:00 p.m.
A short time later, officers pulled over the bus, and Mr. Jardine-Douglas exited the bus.
There was an interaction between him and the officers, and he was shot more than once.
Mr. Jardine-Douglas was taken to Sunnybrook Hospital for treatment, whe

Chile, divided by quake, unites around miners (AP)

Yahoo! News: World News — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:07:28 +0000

AP - Just six months ago, one of the largest earthquakes in a century tore Chile apart, physically ripping the ground, triggering a deadly tsunami and leaving in the wreckage a divided society and government trying to decide whom to blame.

Richmond Fed Publication Examines the Effects of Budget Deficits

Marketwire - Breaking News Releases (English Only) — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:16:00 +0000

RICHMOND, VA--(Marketwire - August 27, 2010) - Economists have long debated how important deficit spending is to macroeconomic outcomes. Most economists now agree that deficits are not inherently inflationary, but they differ on the effects of fiscal imbalances on interest rates and other economic variables. The cover story of the latest issue of Region Focus takes a look at this important policy issue.

WesternU Celebrates New Buildings

Marketwire - Breaking News Releases (English Only) — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:02:00 +0000

POMONA, CA--(Marketwire - August 26, 2010) - Western University of Health Sciences is addressing California's dire need for more health care workers thanks to visionary leadership, California State University Chancellor Charles Reed, EdD, said during his keynote address for the dedication of the Health Education Center and Patient Care Center on Aug. 25, 2010.

Tecella Releases Pico — Miniature USB-Powered Patch Clamp Amplifier

Marketwire - Breaking News Releases (English Only) — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000

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