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Taylor Swift, Beyonce make Grammy history

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Country-pop starlet Taylor Swift, who rocketed to stardom with ballads of teen love that she wrote on her bedroom floor, Sunday became the youngest artist to win the coveted Grammy for album of the year.

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |

Accused 9/11 plotter likely to face execution

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Accused September 11 plotter Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be tried and convicted and is likely to be executed, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said on Sunday.

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |
 

Williams eyes more success after winning in Australia

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Serena Williams jetted out of Australia on Sunday with a suitcase full of trophies and her heart set on stockpiling even more silverware.

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |

U.S. satisfied with recall fix, Toyota chief apologizes

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. safety regulators are satisfied with a Toyota Motor Corp. plan for fixing an accelerator problem that is part of a widening global recall and unprecedented sales and production halt, a government official said on Saturday.

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |
 

Brilliant Kurt Warner retires

TEMPE, Arizona (Reuters) – Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner retired on Friday after a 12-year NFL career that yielded a Super Bowl championship and established him as one of the game’s elite players.

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |

California lists moon junk as historical resource

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Seeking to preserve the site where humans first set foot on the moon, a California state panel on Friday registered a collection of 106 objects left by the Apollo 11 mission as an historical resource.

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |
 

North Korea holding second U.S. citizen, U.S. says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea has informed the United States it is holding a second U.S. citizen, the State Department said on Friday.

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |

The Beaver goes under | Richard Adams

The sad story of an innocent Canadian magazine colliding with the internet’s collectively filthy mindA sad day in the proud tradition of Canadian publishing: the country’s second-oldest magazine has been forced to change its name because of the internet. As of April, the venerable Beaver magazine will be renamed Canada’s History.The first question that springs [...]

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |

Economy soars 5.7 percent, fastest in 6 years

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The economy grew at its fastest pace in more than six years in the fourth quarter, surprising economists, as businesses curbed their aggressive cut in stocks and stepped up spending.

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |

Brilliant Warner retires

TEMPE, Arizona (Reuters) – Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner retired on Friday after a 12-year NFL career that yielded a Super Bowl championship and established him as one of the game’s elite players.

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |