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Northern England Hit by Floods After Heavy Rain

NYT International  | Links  | Related | Nov 20, 2009 04:50 PM EST   [*New!*]

The military deployed intense rescue efforts to conduct house-to-house searches for people trapped in their homes.

Crist fundraiser accused of fraud

UPI  | Links  | Related | Nov 20, 2009 04:47 PM EST   [*New!*]

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- An attorney who was a major fundraiser for Florida Gov. Charlie Crist allegedly conducted an investment scam that cost investors millions, a lawsuit alleges.

6 world powers press Iran on nuclear issue

AP Top International News  | Links  | Related | Nov 20, 2009 04:46 PM EST   [*New!*]

BRUSSELS (AP) -- Representatives of six world powers urged Iran on Friday to accept a U.N. plan aimed at delaying its ability to build a nuclear weapon, as the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency warned Tehran not to miss the opportunity to resolve the dispute....

US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard

AP Top Political News  | Links  | Related | Nov 20, 2009 04:44 PM EST   [*New!*]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Prosecutors say they'll drop manslaughter charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide contractors charged in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting....

UC students occupy buildings to protest fee hike

AP Top California Headlines  | Links  | Related | Nov 20, 2009 04:43 PM EST   [*New!*]

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) -- Students barricaded themselves inside buildings on University of California campuses to protest a 32 percent increase in student fees and budget cuts that have led to slashed programs and lost jobs....

Police: Dye pack ruined bus escape

UPI  | Links  | Related | Nov 20, 2009 04:41 PM EST   [*New!*]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A suspected bank robber in St. Petersburg, Fla., who fled on a city bus was arrested not long after the dye pack in his haul exploded, police said.

Terror plot ringleader gets 13-year prison term

Associated Press - National Security  | Links  | Related | Nov 20, 2009 04:40 PM EST   [*New!*]

MIAMI (AP) -- The ringleader of a group of men convicted of plotting to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices has been sentenced to 13 1/2 years in prison....

LAPD arrests man for 1982 Koreatown killing

AP Top California Headlines  | Links  | Related | Nov 20, 2009 04:40 PM EST   [*New!*]

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Los Angeles cold-case detectives have arrested a man charged with murdering a 65-year-old woman nearly three decades ago....

Video: Reid Seeks Momentum in Health Debate

CBS News: Politics  | Links  | Related | Nov 20, 2009 04:40 PM EST   [*New!*]

Bob Schieffer hears from Washington correspondent Nancy Cordes on the votes Democratic senators will need to start a formal debate on their healthcare bill. And, how did Ronald Reagan really get elected?

Grain futures mixed Friday

UPI  | Links  | Related | Nov 20, 2009 04:39 PM EST   [*New!*]

CHICAGO, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Grain futures closed mixed on the Chicago Board of Trade Friday as Wall Street equities spent the entire day in negative territory.

Health care rhetoric heats up before key vote

CNN.com - Politics  | Links  | Related | Nov 20, 2009 04:38 PM EST   [*New!*]

Traditional Senate decorum yielded to brass-knuckle politicking on the eve of a key procedural vote.

Charges filed in deadly street race

UPI  | Links  | Related | Nov 20, 2009 04:34 PM EST

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Two men were charged Friday in a street racing accident in San Jose, Calif., that claimed the life of a 20-year-old woman, police said.

Petraeus gives commencement at Officer Candidate School

mcclatchydc.com: Nation  | Links  | Related | Nov 20, 2009 04:33 PM EST

Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. Central Command, was in town Thursday for Fort Benning's Officer Candidate School graduation of 152 newly minted second lieutenants.

Flu tests: H1N1 may have peaked in Oct.

UPI  | Links  | Related | Nov 20, 2009 04:31 PM EST

MADISON, N.J., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Data from a laboratory testing company suggests the H1N1 flu may have peaked in October in the United States, company officials said.

French Soccer Player Admits Foul, Calls for Rematch

FNC Latest Headlines  | Links  | Related | Nov 20, 2009 04:29 PM EST

Ireland has 'thrown down the gauntlet' to France Thursday to replay a World Cup qualifier match after Les Bleus striker Thierry Henry handballed before a crucial goal, Sky News reported.