Usable News Aggregation. http://cloudgate.1080degrees.net Stories are owned by their respective publishers. Aggregation techniques copyright 2008 CloudGate. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:28:12 GMT A Vermont man accused of being drunk and on drugs when his car hit two pedestrians -- killing one -- is changing his plea. Hit and run - United States - Business and Economy - Driving under the influence - Sheriff (feeds.boston.com) http://feeds.boston.com/click.phdo?i=f85bb158a49b2e7d62ff596d25447a21 http://feeds.boston.com/click.phdo?i=f85bb158a49b2e7d62ff596d25447a21 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:44:26 GMT KABUL (Reuters) - India led calls on Thursday for the United States to intervene to halt a small church's plan to burn copies of the Koran in commemoration of the September 11 attacks and urged a media blackout to calm tensions. (feeds.reuters.com) http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/XISwJ-BNqrk/idUSTRE68709M20100909 http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/XISwJ-BNqrk/idUSTRE68709M20100909 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:33:00 GMT Rapper Tinie Tempah leads the way in the nominations for this year's Mobo Awards in Liverpool with four nods. (www.bbc.co.uk) http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11241067 http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11241067 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:59:48 GMT NEW ORLEANS -- BP blames itself, other companies' workers and a complex series of failures for the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the drilling-rig explosion that caused it, an internal report released yesterday reveals. The 193-page report was posted on the company's Web site, although investigators have... (www.nypost.com) http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/bp_spreads_spill_blame_3ZUHxc0aFkQpAV6dgfJQTO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/bp_spreads_spill_blame_3ZUHxc0aFkQpAV6dgfJQTO?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:51:51 GMT A roadside bomb kills nine people in Pakistan's Kurram tribal region on the Afghan border, reports say. (www.bbc.co.uk) http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11240497 http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11240497 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:16:45 GMT The HinduIn its report on the gulf oil spill, BP spreads the blameWashington PostOil giant BP laid much of the blame for the rig explosion and the massive Gulf of Mexico spill on workers at sea, other companies and a complex series of failures in an internal report Wednesday. By Steven Mufson and David Hilzenrath BP rolled out the ...BP Report Pins Most of Blame on OthersWall Street JournalBP report on well disaster faults mechanical, human failuresLos Angeles TimesBP report on oil disaster spreads blame, defends designBoston GlobeSeattle Times -ABC News -The Associated Pressall 4,985 news articles » (news.google.com) http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFQ1K69KhG-es4IPBTZlR7zHAdQNA&url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/08/AR2010090807789.html http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFQ1K69KhG-es4IPBTZlR7zHAdQNA&url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/08/AR2010090807789.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:52:30 GMT Kansas City StarSchwarzenegger leads group on trade mission to AsiaLos Angeles TimesGovernor says the trip, paid for by a Chinese tycoon, will help raise revenue for California. Watchdogs and economists question whether such efforts are effective. By Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times While the state government limps through its 10th week ...Schwarzenegger heads to Asia for promotional tourThe Associated Presscourt won't order state to defend Prop. 8San Francisco ChronicleCalifornia preparing bid to host 2020 World Expo in Silicon ValleySan Jose Mercury NewsLexington Herald Leader -Bellingham Herald -89.3 KPCCall 584 news articles » (news.google.com) http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNF8ATuENdkNa9UEc_EfqQQrzVE05Q&url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-arnold-20100909,0,4755164.story http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNF8ATuENdkNa9UEc_EfqQQrzVE05Q&url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-arnold-20100909,0,4755164.story Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:57:37 GMT The HinduBP report on oil disaster spreads blame, defends designBoston GlobeWASHINGTON — BP released a long-awaited report yesterday on an internal investigation into the causes of its Gulf of Mexico oil well blowout, blaming multiple failures by BP and other firms but absolving its ...BP report on well disaster faults mechanical, human failuresLos Angeles TimesHalliburton Faulted Over Cement JobWall Street JournalBP report spreads blame for Gulf oil-rig explosionSeattle TimesThe Associated Press -ABC News -The Guardianall 4,970 news articles » (news.google.com) http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHD0S58Jp6XVxbD4_0SQp4o1i_nzw&url=http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2010/09/09/bp_report_on_oil_disaster_spreads_blame_defends_design/ http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHD0S58Jp6XVxbD4_0SQp4o1i_nzw&url=http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2010/09/09/bp_report_on_oil_disaster_spreads_blame_defends_design/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:13:55 GMT AC95 writes "The FTC wants to give users a browser-based tool for opting out of online behavioral tracking, a proposal that has privacy advocates cheering and online advertisers up in arms. A key issue, says FTC attorney Loretta Garrison, is that while most consumers know they're tracked online, they don't fully appreciate how much information is collected. Tim O'Reilly, founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media, worries about knee-jerk legislation criminalizing mistakes that are an inherent part of applying any new technology." Read more of this story at Slashdot. (rss.slashdot.org) http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/-dVuLd90TDc/story01.htm http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/-dVuLd90TDc/story01.htm Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:50:29 GMT Women who shaved their heads in the St. Baldrick's Foundation L.A. event did so to raise money and awareness for childhood cancer. (rssfeeds.usatoday.com) http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/Bh-3GhuSiZE/2010-09-09-braveashave09_ST_N.htm http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/Bh-3GhuSiZE/2010-09-09-braveashave09_ST_N.htm Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:18:10 GMT With the campaign moving into a more intense post-Labor day phase, television ads both praising and attacking Maine Republican gubernatorial candidate Paul LePage have begun to air. Maine - Republican - United States - Television advertisement - Politics (feeds.boston.com) http://feeds.boston.com/click.phdo?i=4e64d41cb703004de1d115549cbeac9a http://feeds.boston.com/click.phdo?i=4e64d41cb703004de1d115549cbeac9a Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:03:52 GMT MexiCali59 writes "Four of California's largest school districts will be trying something new on eighth-grade algebra students this year: giving them iPads instead of textbooks. The devices come pre-loaded with a digital version of the text, allowing students to view teaching videos, receive homework assistance and input assignment all without picking up a pen or paper. If the students with iPads turn out to do improve at a faster pace than their peers as expected, the program could soon spread throughout the Golden State." Read more of this story at Slashdot. (rss.slashdot.org) http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/XoO-Ev5gHpk/story01.htm http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/XoO-Ev5gHpk/story01.htm Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:13:11 GMT FOXNewsStorm Igor Heads West, Forecast to Be Major HurricaneBusinessWeekSept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Tropical Storm Igor formed off the coast of Africa and is forecast to become a hurricane by this weekend on a track that will take it due west over some of the Atlantic's warmest water, the National Hurricane ...Tropical Storm Igor forms on heels of HermineCNNOne system brews in Atlantic, no Mexico Gulf threatReutersTropical storm Igor forms in east Atlantic OceanTampabay.comFOXNews (blog) -KTKA.com -Tampa Bay Newspapersall 382 news articles » (news.google.com) http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFmJTXCvk093ijlrBzsp96fEw7Wjw&url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-09-08/storm-igor-heads-west-forecast-to-be-major-hurricane.html http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFmJTXCvk093ijlrBzsp96fEw7Wjw&url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-09-08/storm-igor-heads-west-forecast-to-be-major-hurricane.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:06:55 GMT By JEANNINE AVERSA 2010-09-08T18:06:55Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- More regions of the country reported slower growth as the U.S. economy lost momentum in the late summer.... (hosted.ap.org) http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FED_ECONOMY?SITE=CAGRA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FED_ECONOMY?SITE=CAGRA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:21:39 GMT Baltimore Sun (blog)Tropical Storm Igor Heads West, Forecast to Be Major Hurricane by WeekendBloombergTropical Storm Igor formed off the coast of Africa and is forecast to become a hurricane by this weekend on a track that will take it due west over some of the Atlantic's warmest water, the National ...Tropical Storm Igor forms on heels of HermineCNNTropical storm Igor forms in east Atlantic OceanTampabay.comTS Igor forms in eastern AtlanticTampa Bay NewspapersFOXBusiness -KATC Lafayette News -Sun-Sentinelall 399 news articles » (news.google.com) http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG7yrj5mAz88CfATZ5ZGOeWzq0m2A&url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-08/tropical-storm-igor-heads-west-forecast-to-be-major-hurricane-by-weekend.html http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG7yrj5mAz88CfATZ5ZGOeWzq0m2A&url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-08/tropical-storm-igor-heads-west-forecast-to-be-major-hurricane-by-weekend.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:13:33 GMT Baltimore Sun (blog)Tropical Storm Igor Heads West, Forecast to Be Major HurricaneBusinessWeekSept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Tropical Storm Igor formed off the coast of Africa and is forecast to become a hurricane by this weekend on a track that will take it due west over some of the Atlantic's warmest water, the National Hurricane ...Tropical Storm Igor forms on heels of HermineCNNHermine floods Texas...Igor forms...FOXNews (blog)Tropical storm Igor forms in east Atlantic OceanTampabay.comBrownsville Herald -MyFox Houston -Tampa Bay Newspapersall 361 news articles » (news.google.com) http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGXnXCxW0dq25CaAExEZM7nBOn8Bg&url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-09-08/tropical-storm-igor-heads-west-forecast-to-be-major-hurricane.html http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGXnXCxW0dq25CaAExEZM7nBOn8Bg&url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-09-08/tropical-storm-igor-heads-west-forecast-to-be-major-hurricane.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:58:47 GMT The boozed-up NYPD cop who fatally mowed down a Brooklyn woman last year pleaded guilty today. Officer Andrew Kelly, 30, assigned to the 68th Precinct in Bay Ridge, was found reeking of alcohol with slurred speech and bloodshot eyes after his Jeep struck 33-year-old Vionique Valnord, the daughter of a... (www.nypost.com) http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/boozed_up_brooklyn_cop_pleads_guilty_CXgPkqn8mQEEs1dR9GjIUN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/boozed_up_brooklyn_cop_pleads_guilty_CXgPkqn8mQEEs1dR9GjIUN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:18:08 GMT A former "enforcer" of the Outlaws motorcycle club has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the shooting of a rival Hell's Angels club member in central Maine. Plea - United States - Outlaw motorcycle club - Recreation - Organizations (feeds.boston.com) http://feeds.boston.com/click.phdo?i=23ad2bb30cbe61fc13a6f57682eaecab http://feeds.boston.com/click.phdo?i=23ad2bb30cbe61fc13a6f57682eaecab