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Wall Street Journal | Stocks tumble as Bernanke discusses tapering USA TODAY Stocks plunged Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke laid out a possible roadmap for reducing and then ending the Fed's bond-buying program. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 206 points, or 1.4%, to 15,112, according to ... Fed expects to begin pullback this year if recovery is steady US Stocks Extend Losses in Late Trading Fed suggests it's closer to slowing bond purchases |
AFP | What brought down TWA Flight 800? Group wants investigation reopened Los Angeles Times Federal officials are weighing a request to reopen the investigation of the 1996 explosion and crash of TWA Flight 800 that went down off the coast of Long Island, killing all 230 people aboard. A group of former investigators, interviewed in a documentary to ... Former investigators question 1996 US-France crash Filmmaker asserts new evidence on crash of TWA Flight 800 TWA Flight 800 gets another look 17 years later |
Boston Globe | Berliners Turn Out Again for Obama, but Less Enthusiastically Wall Street Journal BERLIN—Five years after President Barack Obama's last rock-star visit to Berlin, Germans embraced him like an old friend who hasn't called in a while: still with heartfelt warmth, but with questions about what he's been up to. Sasha Quodt, a longtime Berlin ... Obama pushes big cut in nuclear weapons. Is that a good idea? Obama, in Berlin, calls for US, Russia to cut nuclear warheads Russia could stand in way of Obama's nuke cuts |
CBS News | CDC: HPV vaccine reduced disease rates in teen girls by 56 percent CBS News Rates of HPV strains related to genital warts and some cancers have decreased 56 percent among American teen girls since a vaccine was introduced in 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday. The government health ... HPV infections on the decline since cervical cancer vaccine was introduced ... Study: Vaccine against sexually transmitted HPV cut infections in teen girls by half Big Drop in HPV, Vaccine Gets Credit |
CNN | Hernandez's background scrutinized by NFL teams before draft CNN NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. -- Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, who has been connected to a possible homicide this week near his home in North Attleboro, Mass., has been dogged by off-field issues dating at least to his time at the University of Florida, ... Aaron Hernandez home searched: Do NFL players have a problem with the law? Lawsuit claims Patriots' Aaron Hernandez shot man in face Police at Patriots tight end's home for 2nd day |
New York Daily News | FBI director tells Congress that agency uses drones to spy on US citizens New York Daily News The FBI is using drones to conduct surveillance within the U.S., agency Director Robert Mueller said Wednesday. Mueller, during testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the FBI has rarely used the controversial practice within the U.S. and is in ... FBI director acknowledges domestic drone use FBI director: Bureau uses drones for surveillance on US soil Mueller tells lawmakers FBI has used drones in US |
Brisbane Times | Attack on UN compound in Somalia called 'barbaric' CNN Mogadishu, Somalia (CNN) -- At least 14 people died and 15 others were wounded in an attack on the U.N. headquarters in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Wednesday. Seven militants, four U.N. employees and three female civilians were killed, said ... Al-Qaeda-linked fighters attack UN base in Somalia At least 22 dead following Islamist attack on UN in Somalia Al Qaeda-allied suicide team blasts UN compound in Mogadishu |
5 California Things to Know for Wednesday San Jose Mercury News Your daily look at late-breaking California news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday: 1. JOURNALIST KILLED. A car crash in Los Angeles has killed journalist Michael Hastings, whose profile on U.S. Army Gen. Stanley ... |
ABC News | FBI: Search for Jimmy Hoffa at Oakland Township field ends; no remains found Detroit Free Press The FBI has called off the latest search for the remains of Jimmy Hoffa after a nearly three-day excavation of an Oakland Township field. Just before 11 a.m., Detroit FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert Foley III announced investigators had not found evidence ... FBI Calls Off Latest Search For Jimmy Hoffa Informant still believes Hoffa's remains are in Detroit field Latest Hunt For Hoffa Ends |
Indiana's NewsCenter | Best-Selling Author Vince Flynn Dies Indiana's NewsCenter According to media reports from Minnesota, best-selling author Vince Flynn died on Wednesday morning following a battle with prostate cancer. He was 47. Digital Daily – subscribe to our daily newsletter. Browse the coverage below for more on Flynn. Best-selling author Vince Flynn dies at age 47 |