Usable News Aggregation. http://cloudgate.1080degrees.net Stories are owned by their respective publishers. Aggregation techniques copyright 2008 CloudGate. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:30:00 GMT (Sept. 9) -- Fewer people died on U.S. highways last year than in any year since 1950 -- a huge drop in fatalities that the government credits to greater use of seat belts, safer cars and tougher drunken driving laws. In 2009, 33,808 people died in U.S. car crashes -- a 9.7 percent drop from the previous year, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (www.aolnews.com) http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/highway-deaths-at-lowest-level-in-60-years/19626626 http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/highway-deaths-at-lowest-level-in-60-years/19626626 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:40:24 GMT Tens of thousands of Hasidic Jews from around the world gathered in a small Ukrainian city Thursday to mark the Jewish New Year at the tomb of their spiritual leader -- an apparent record for the annual all-male pilgrimage banned for decades by the Soviets. Ukraine - Rosh Hashanah - Hasidic Judaism - Holidays - New Year (feeds.boston.com) http://feeds.boston.com/click.phdo?i=ef679766319dea1cbcfdb77d86c9e05d http://feeds.boston.com/click.phdo?i=ef679766319dea1cbcfdb77d86c9e05d Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:42:36 GMT Not all first days are created equal. On what was supposed to be Day 1 of instruction in the city's more than 1,600 public schools, some students had no classes and others were barred at the door. Teens at Hillcrest HS in Queens said most of the school... (www.nypost.com) http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/some_are_starting_the_year_class_zvmuLwGmWp4CpSE7wSIPKL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/some_are_starting_the_year_class_zvmuLwGmWp4CpSE7wSIPKL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:16:23 GMT Seattle Post IntelligencerElection-year tax increase might be Democrats' final shriekNewsOK.comLET'S talk taxes. Indications are Democrats might try to raise them for top income earners between now and the midterm congressional elections in November, despite the weak-as-a-kitten economy. If they do, voters will decide whether it was an act of ...The Fix: Behind the Gallup poll swingsWashington PostDemocrats not fired up, not ready to go for Election 2010Christian Science MonitorWill national wind reverse Democratic gains in the suburbs?Austin American-StatesmanAFP -Personal Liberty Digest -The Washington Independentall 1,711 news articles » (news.google.com) http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNE_ugjNcmnRLspYzmxphg2bAo5Txg&url=http://newsok.com/election-year-tax-increase-might-be-democrats-final-shriek/article/3492973 http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNE_ugjNcmnRLspYzmxphg2bAo5Txg&url=http://newsok.com/election-year-tax-increase-might-be-democrats-final-shriek/article/3492973 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:00:46 GMT There'll be no getting away anytime soon for violent getaway driver Shauna King. A Manhattan judge today called the career forger and thief "a menace to society" and ordered her locked up for at least nine years -- her punishment for turning Houston Street into her own personal smash-up... (www.nypost.com) http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/getaway_driver_sentneced_to_years_CJ5Z5ydRnd5Bu8oE1QjWFI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/getaway_driver_sentneced_to_years_CJ5Z5ydRnd5Bu8oE1QjWFI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:18:09 GMT A veteran New Hampshire court clerk is retiring after nearly a quarter-century in office. Grafton County Superior Court Clerk Robert Muh (MEW) is retiring in January after 23 years as chief clerk in the North Haverhill courthouse. Before becoming clerk, he worked for four years in the criminal division of the Attorney General's office. New Hampshire - Attorney General - Court clerk - United States - Courthouse (feeds.boston.com) http://feeds.boston.com/click.phdo?i=2300cd116da01814a34e78a5a2202842 http://feeds.boston.com/click.phdo?i=2300cd116da01814a34e78a5a2202842 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:21:00 GMT (feeds.chicagotribune.com) http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~r/chicagotribune/news/~3/3Ic0IFgcQbg/ct-priest-sentenced-link,0,7243622.storylink http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~r/chicagotribune/news/~3/3Ic0IFgcQbg/ct-priest-sentenced-link,0,7243622.storylink Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:16:42 GMT As the smartphone market climbs, Android's worldwide market share will grow to almost 25 percent, behind first-place Symbian, says IDC, while Apple will lose some share. (news.cnet.com) http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-20015799-94.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-20015799-94.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:00:06 GMT A police officer in Rhode Island who raped a woman inside an empty police substation has been sentenced to 40 years in prison. (www.newsvine.com) http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/08/5069657-ri-officer-gets-40-years-for-rape-at-substation http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/08/5069657-ri-officer-gets-40-years-for-rape-at-substation Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:42:38 GMT Israelis usher in the Jewish new year, or Rosh Hashana, at sundown Wednesday with a widespread sense of pessimism that a new round of U.S.-sponsored Mideast talks can achieve peace. (www.newsvine.com) http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/08/5069556-pessimistic-about-peace-israelis-greet-new-year http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/08/5069556-pessimistic-about-peace-israelis-greet-new-year