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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Thousands celebrate freed Palestinian prisoners (AP)

Thousands celebrate freed Palestinian prisoners (AP)

Thousands celebrate freed Palestinian prisoners (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 11:22 AM PDT

Palestinians celebrate the release of prisoners at the Rafah border crossing in southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. The Hamas militant group released an Israeli soldier Tuesday more than five years after his capture, turning him over to Egyptian mediators in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)AP - Tens of thousands of flag-waving Palestinians celebrated the homecoming Tuesday of hundreds of prisoners exchanged for an Israeli soldier, with the crowd and a freed Hamas leader exhorting militants to seize more soldiers for future swaps.

Israeli soldier freed in swap for 1,000 prisoners (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 11:21 AM PDT

In this photo released by the Israeli Defense Ministry, released Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit, second right, walks with his father Noam, right, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, second left, and Defense Minister Ehud Barak, left, at the Tel Nof Air base in southern Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. Looking thin, weary and dazed, an Israeli soldier returned home Tuesday from more than five years of captivity in the Gaza Strip in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners whose joyful families greeted them with massive celebrations. (AP Photo/ Defense Ministry, Ariel Hermoni, HO) EDITORIAL USE ONLY:AP - Looking thin, weary and dazed, Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit emerged Tuesday from more than five years in captivity, surrounded by Hamas militants with black face masks who handed him over to Egyptian mediators in an exchange for 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. Israeli officials said Schalit showed signs of malnutrition and his father said he needed time to recover from psychological and physical wounds.

Social Security to hand out first raises since '09 (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 10:42 AM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2005 file photo, trays of printed social security checks wait to be mailed from the U.S. Treasury's Financial Management services facility in Philadelphia. Social Security recipients will get a raise in January — their first increase in benefits since 2009. Experts expect the increase will be about 3.5 percent. Some 55 million beneficiaries find out for sure Wednesday when an inflation measure that determines the annual cost-of-living adjustment is released. (AP Photo/Bradley C. Bower, File)AP - Social Security recipients will get a raise in January — their first increase in benefits since 2009. It's expected to be about 3.5 percent.

ICE deports record number of immigrants in year (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 01:45 PM PDT

AP - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton said Tuesday his agency deported nearly 400,000 individuals during the fiscal year that ended in September, the largest number of removals in the agency's history.

Debate night: Cain's in the hot seat for the GOP (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 01:54 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain gestures during a news conference with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, not seen, at Arpaio's office Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Paul Connors))AP - Former pizza magnate Herman Cain had a chance Tuesday night to convince voters he's not just the latest fad, debating fellow Republican presidential candidates in economically hard-hit Nevada as he enjoyed his new standing atop opinion polls.

Obama on NC, VA bus tour: 'I'm the president' (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 10:46 AM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks at West Wilkes High School in Millers Creek, N.C., Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. Obama is on a three-day bus tour promoting the American Jobs Act. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - President Barack Obama sought Tuesday to recapture some of the bipartisan appeal that helped get him elected, while using the opportunity to assail GOP lawmakers for blocking his jobs bill.

EU court: No patents for some stem cell techniques (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 12:36 PM PDT

AP - The European Union's top court ruled Tuesday that scientists cannot patent stem cell techniques that use human embryos for research, a decision some scientists said could threaten major medical advances if it prevents biotech companies from turning a profit.

Clinton in Libya to offer new aid package (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 12:41 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets Libyan soldiers at the steps of her C-17 military transport upon her arrival in Tripoli in Libya, Tuesday Oct. 18, 2011. The Obama administration on Tuesday increased U.S. support for Libya's new leaders as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made an unannounced visit to Tripoli and pledged millions of dollars in new aid, including medical care for wounded fighters and additional assistance to secure weaponry that many fear could fall into the hands of terrorists. (AP Photo/Kevin Lamarque, Pool)AP - The Obama administration offered millions of dollars in new aid to Libya as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton encouraged the country's unsteady new leadership to commit to a democratic future free of retribution, and acknowledged in unusually blunt terms that the United States would like to see former dictator Moammar Gadhafi dead.

Philly police: Disabled victimized by theft scheme (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 12:38 PM PDT

Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey waits to address the media on Monday, Oct. 17, 2011 in front of the Philadelphia apartment building where four weak and malnourished mentally disabled adults, one chained to the boiler, were found locked inside a sub-basement room on Saturday. Police arrested three adults staying in an apartment upstairs, including the person accused of being the ringleader, Linda Ann Weston, in what authorities say is a scheme to steal the Social Security disability checks of defenseless and vulnerable people. (AP Photo/Ron Cortes, Pool)AP - A woman convicted in the starvation death of a man nearly 30 years ago is facing charges of kidnapping and false imprisonment for allegedly preying on four mentally disabled adults, locking them in a basement and wresting control of their Social Security disability checks.

Truck with equipment for Obama tour stolen in Va. (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 01:09 PM PDT

AP - At least no one left the keys to Air Force One in the ignition.

Apple results fall short, shares hammered (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 01:45 PM PDT

An Apple logo is seen with its light switched off to mourn the death of former Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs, at an Apple store in Tokyo October 6, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko NakaoReuters - Apple Inc reported a rare miss in quarterly results after sales of its flagship iPhone fell well short of Wall Street expectations, hammering its shares.

Central banks may need to burst bubbles: Bernanke (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 11:48 AM PDT

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke listens during an open meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council at the Treasury Department in Washington, October 11, 2011. REUTERS/Hyungwon KangReuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday that central banks may need to resort to monetary policy to combat asset bubbles, although regulation should be a first line of defense.

France, Germany near 2 trillion euro rescue fund deal: report (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 01:27 PM PDT

Reuters - France and Germany have agreed to boost a euro zone financial rescue fund to two trillion euros ($2.76 trillion), part of a plan to resolve the bloc's debt crisis that should win support at Sunday's EU crisis summit, Britain's Guardian newspaper said on Tuesday.

Yahoo Q3 revenue, profit slip (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 01:24 PM PDT

The Yahoo! offices are pictured in Santa Monica, California April 18, 2011. Yahoo! will report its quarterly results on Tuesday. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniReuters - Yahoo Inc's net revenue and profit slipped in the third quarter, as the Internet company struggled to revive its online advertising business.

Israeli soldier Shalit, Palestinians freed in captive swap (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 12:53 PM PDT

Palestinian women walk past a mural depicting captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip October 15, 2011. REUTERS/Mohammed SalemReuters - Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and hundreds of Palestinians crossed Israel's borders in opposite directions on Tuesday as a thousand-for-one prisoner swap brought joy to families but did little to ease decades of conflict.

Goldman posts only its second quarterly loss (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 10:43 AM PDT

A trader works in the Goldman Sachs booth on the main trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange July 29, 2011. REUTERS/Mike SegarReuters - Goldman Sachs Group Inc posted its second quarterly loss as a public company on Tuesday as its investment portfolio lost billions of dollars in value.

RIM aims to rebuild franchise on new BBX platform (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 11:21 AM PDT

Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO of Research In Motion, speaks about the line of BlackBerry 7 phones during BlackBerry's DevCon at the Moscone West Center in San Francisco, California, October 18, 2011. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TELECOMS)Reuters - Research In Motion will introduce souped-up operating software for its BlackBerry smartphone and PlayBook tablet designed to make both more formidable competitors to Apple and Google devices.

Clinton brings unity message on visit to new Libya (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 09:40 AM PDT

Anti-Gaddafi fighters return fire during clashes with Gaddafi forces in the centre of Sirte October 17, 2011. REUTERS/Thaier al-SudaniReuters - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Libya on Tuesday to urge its disparate militias to unite around their new leaders, while loyalists of ousted Muammar Gaddafi launched a counter-attack in his hometown of Sirte.

October unemployment rate to fall below 9 percent, predicts Gallup (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 10:16 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - There is a caveat, to be sure, but Gallup recently reported that by their calculations, the official unemployment rate could be headed below 9 percent in October.

Hillary Clinton arrives in Libya for an American victory lap (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 10:01 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who was a key proponent of military intervention in Libya last March, took something of a victory lap Tuesday with an unannounced trip to Tripoli.
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