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CBS News | Bernanke sends stocks, bonds skittering CBS News (MoneyWatch) Although Federal Reserve pledged Wednesday not to take away the easy-money punch bowl immediately, Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank would likely begin easing back on its stimulus later in the year. That sent a chill of fear ... US STOCKS-Wall St drops after Bernanke hints at slowing stimulus Bernanke Says Fed on Course to End Asset Buying in 2014 Fed Votes to Maintain Stimulus Program |
CBS News | It works: HPV vaccine reduces infections by 56%, CDC says Los Angeles Times The HPV vaccine may be controversial, but it works, new research shows. The rate of HPV infection among teenage girls dropped from 11.5% in the “pre-vaccine era” to 5.1% in the “vaccine era,” researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and ... Cancer-Causing Sex Virus Reduced in Teen Girls by Vaccines (1) US: Cervical Cancer Vaccines Cut Rates of HPV Infections CDC: HPV vaccine reduced disease rates in teen girls by 56 percent |
San Francisco Chronicle | Obama urges 'bold' nuclear cuts in Berlin speech San Francisco Chronicle BERLIN (AP) — Summoning the harsh history of this once-divided city, President Barack Obama on Wednesday cautioned the U.S. and Europe against "complacency" brought on by peace, pledging to cut America's deployed nuclear weapons by one-third if ... Obama praises Berliners, calls for nuclear warhead cuts WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Obama Ditches Jacket Russia could stand in way of Obama's nuke cuts |
U.S. News & World Report | Former TWA Flight 800 Investigators Urge New Look at Crash U.S. News & World Report FBI agents and New York state police guard the reconstruction of TWA Flight 800 in Calverton, N.Y. in 1997. Flight 800 exploded and crashed July 17, 1996, while flying from New York to Paris, killing all 230 people aboard. Former investigators of the 1996 ... What brought down TWA Flight 800? Group wants investigation reopened Investigators want missile theory probed in '96 TWA Flight 800 crash Filmmaker asserts new evidence on crash of TWA Flight 800 |
ABC News | NFL's Aaron Hernandez questioned about possible homicide Fox News Three police -- hours of the home of an NFL star new England's patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez. Police found the body of a man they -- an associate of his about a mile from his home. Only lines -- -- story she's live in Boston now Molly good -- Good ... Aaron Hernandez, Tangled in Murder Probe, Also Sued for Allegedly Shooting ... Aaron Hernandez: Sued For Shooting Man in the FACE Police at Patriots tight end's home for 2nd day |
ABC News | FBI tells Congress it uses drones in US Fort Worth Star Telegram WASHINGTON — FBI Director Robert Mueller acknowledged Wednesday that the bureau has used unmanned aerial drones for surveillance in the United States and suggested that government needs to develop guidelines as their use grows. Testifying ... FBI director urges caution by Congress before making any changes to NSA ... Poll: How do you feel about the FBI using drones? FBI is using drones inside US, director tells Congress |
FOXSports.com | Serena Williams apologises for Steubenville rape quotes BBC News World tennis number one Serena Williams has apologised after reportedly appearing to criticise the victim in a high-profile US rape case. Rolling Stone magazine quoted her as saying the teenager in the Steubenville, Ohio, case "shouldn't have put herself in ... Serena Williams: Steubenville rape comments in Rolling Stone "insensitive and ... Serena Williams Steubenville Victim Blaming Prompts Awkward Backpedal ... Serena Williams: Built Like a Monster Truck? |
CBS News | Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies Wall Street Journal LOS ANGELES — Michael Hastings, the war correspondent whose unflinching reporting from Afghanistan led to the resignation of a top U.S. army general, has died in a car accident in Los Angeles, according to his employer and family. Hastings, who was 33, ... Missing Michael Hastings Remembering Michael Hastings Coroner has not determined if crash victim is Michael Hastings |
Wall Street Journal | Attack on UN Compound in Somalia Leaves 15 Dead Wall Street Journal A soldier fired a rocket propelled grenade after gunmen attacked the United Nations compound in Mogadishu Wednesday. Reuters. Al Qaeda-backed militants attacked a United Nations compound in Somalia's capital on Wednesday, leaving at least 15 ... Militants storm UN compound in Somalia; 20 killed Al Shabaab suicide attack on UN office in Somali capital Mogadishu leaves 16 ... Attack on UN compound in Somalia called 'barbaric' |
Telegraph.co.uk | US talks with Taliban likely to take place within 'next few days': US official Reuters WASHINGTON | Wed Jun 19, 2013 4:57pm EDT. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. talks with the Taliban are likely to be held within the "next few days" in Qatar, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday, after delays caused by tensions over the naming of a new ... Kabul suspends security talks with US Afghanistan Rejects Talks With Taliban and the US Taliban talks not scheduled |