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British workers strike over retirement benefits CNN LONDON– Mass strikes swept across the United Kingdom Wednesday, with public sector workers walking off jobs in schools, hospitals and police stations to protest proposed pension reforms. As of lunchtime, the strike appeared to be having a limited impact on many public services, the government said, although more […]

Raw Video: Perry Confuses Voting Age in New Hampshire By Steve Peoples The Huffington Post MANCHESTER, N.H. — You might say Rick Perry courted the youth, but not the whole youth, in a campaign appearance at a New Hampshire college. Speaking at Saint Anselm on Tuesday, he appealed to students who will be at least 21 […]

A daring Swiss pilot has completed his latest dramatic stunt by flying with just a jet-propelled wing alongside two planes over the Swiss Alps.

S&P Hits Biggest US Banks With Credit Rating Downgrades By Mark Gongloff The Wall Street Journal S&P has reviewed its credit ratings for 37 of the world’s biggest banks, cutting the ratings of several, including all of the Big Six. This is not the most shocking news in the world, but it is not good […]

Jaguars being sold to Illinois businessman Shahid Khan Jaguars owner Wayne Weaver, without a succession plan, sold the Jaguars to a businessman who is expected to keep the team in Jacksonville. By Tania Ganguli Times-Union JACKSONVILLE- For the first time ever, the Jaguars will have a new owner. One day before the 18-year anniversary of […]

American Airlines, AMR file for bankruptcy By Kyle Peterson and Matt Daily Reuters American Airlines and its parent company AMR Corp filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday to cut costs and combat soaring fuel prices and dampened travel demand. American Airlines was once the largest U.S. carrier, but is now third behind United Airlines and Delta […]

China’s first aircraft carrier starts second trial AFP BEIJING — China’s first aircraft carrier began its second sea trial on Tuesday after undergoing refurbishment and testing, the government said, amid heightened regional tensions over maritime territorial disputes. The 300-metre (990-foot) ship, a refitted former Soviet carrier called the Varyag, underwent five days of trials in […]

Russia sending warships to its base in Syria By Thomas Grove Reuters  MOSCOW- Russia is sending a flotilla of warships to its naval base in Syria in a show of force which suggests Moscow is willing to defend its interests in the strife-torn country as international pressure mounts on President Bashar al-Assad’s government. Arab League […]

Pakistan buries troops amid fury over NATO strike By Aftab Ahmed Reuters Pakistan on Sunday buried 24 troops killed in a NATO cross-border air raid that has pushed a crisis in relations with the United States toward rupture. The attack was the latest perceived provocation by the United States, starting with the secret raid which […]