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Judge in New York orders more talks on 9/11 deal

Friday, 19 March 2010 21:50
MDF43336NEW YORK--A U.S. federal judge on Friday delayed a $657.5 million settlement for workers who suffered health problems after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, saying the process must be transparent and lawyers fees should not be drawn from the funds.

U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein said workers injured should know the approximate value of the cash award they might get before having to decide...

Brewing tensions between the Tea Party and GOP

Friday, 19 March 2010 21:47
MDF41951WASHINGTON--Some Tea Partiers say they can pinpoint the precise moment when they made it clear to the Republican...

US House Democrats see momentum on health bill

Friday, 19 March 2010 21:46
WASHINGTON--Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives lobbied undecided members for support and voiced...

Latinos press president to deliver immigration reform

Friday, 19 March 2010 21:45
PHOENIX--U.S. Hispanics, frustrated that President Barack Obama has yet to fulfill a pledge to revamp the immigration...

Clinton and Russia at odds over Iranian nuclear plant

Thursday, 18 March 2010 22:27
MDF42020MOSCOW--Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday criticised Russia's plans to start up a nuclear...

US healthcare bill to cut deficit, CBO says

Thursday, 18 March 2010 22:26
WASHINGTON--Congressional budget analysts said on Thursday a broad healthcare overhaul would cut the U.S. deficit...

Jihad Jane pleads not guilty to terrorism

Thursday, 18 March 2010 22:25
PHILADELPHIA--A Pennsylvania woman who called herself "Jihad Jane" pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of...

Obama, Clinton fundraiser admits $292 million fraud

Thursday, 18 March 2010 22:23
NEW YORK--A wealthy businessman who raised money for leading Democratic Party politicians, including Barack Obama and...

President Barack Obama

Wednesday, 17 March 2010 23:36
MDF40937U.S. President Barack Obama (C) and Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) walk with Ireland's...

US, India move to strengthen trade, investment relations

Wednesday, 17 March 2010 23:35
WASHINGTON--The United States and India signed an agreement on Wednesday to strengthen trade and investment ties...

US breast cancer study aims to speed drugs, cooperation

Wednesday, 17 March 2010 23:34
WASHINGTON--Researchers launched a unique collaboration on Wednesday aimed at getting cancer drugs to the market more...

US believes key al Qaeda planner killed in Pakistan

Wednesday, 17 March 2010 23:32
WASHINGTON--A U.S. drone strike in Pakistan last week appears to have killed a top al Qaeda planner who Washington...

Holder backs US criminal trials for 9/11 suspects

Tuesday, 16 March 2010 23:10
MDF39965WASHINGTON--U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday defended plans to prosecute some terrorism suspects in...

US puts the brakes on virtual border fence

Tuesday, 16 March 2010 23:08
PHOENIX--The U.S. government is pulling $50 million in funding from a problematic "virtual fence" meant to secure...

Air travelers complain about body scans in US

Tuesday, 16 March 2010 23:07
WASHINGTON--Hundreds of U.S. air travelers have lodged complaints over use of full-body security scanners in the past...

NOAA warns of extensive flooding after fierce winter

Tuesday, 16 March 2010 23:07
NEW YORK--A huge snowpack from a harsh winter will cause extensive flooding this spring in the upper Midwest and in...

Former Clinton security adviser to head UNICEF

Tuesday, 16 March 2010 23:06
UNITED NATIONS--U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday that he has appointed former U.S. President Bill...

Killing of American citizens pressures Mexico in drug war

Monday, 15 March 2010 22:15
MDF39108CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico--The killing of three people linked to the U.S. consulate in Mexico's bloodiest drug war...

Pentagon eyes contractor ties to hunt for militants in Asia

Monday, 15 March 2010 22:13
WASHINGTON--The Pentagon said on Monday it was looking into "serious allegations" about a U.S. Defense Department...

People leave unique trail of germs,study finds

Monday, 15 March 2010 22:11
WASHINGTON--People leave more than fingerprints when they touch stuff--they also deposit a tell-tale trail of germs...

Mexico gunmen assassinate American consulate staff

Sunday, 14 March 2010 22:05
MDF37962CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico--Gunmen in the drug war-plagued Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez killed two Americans and a...

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Islands
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Two injured in accident
Friday, 19 March 2010
MARIGOT--The Gendarmerie confirmed that at least two persons were injured and hospitalised,... Read more...
Richards suggests delaying Monday’s budget debate
Friday, 19 March 2010
PHILIPSBURG--In keeping with good governance, the draft 2010 budget that has undergone some... Read more...
Regional
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Two advisers earn close to G$16M annually
Friday, 19 March 2010
GEORGETOWN, Guyana--Two advisers to President Bharrat Jagdeo together earn a monthly salary of more... Read more...
Two sentenced for biggest ever cocaine bust linked to Barbados
Friday, 19 March 2010
LONDON--It is being called the biggest cocaine bust in the history of Barbados, England and... Read more...
U.S.
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Judge in New York orders more talks on 9/11 deal
Friday, 19 March 2010
NEW YORK--A U.S. federal judge on Friday delayed a $657.5 million settlement for workers who... Read more...
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Brewing tensions between the Tea Party and GOP
Friday, 19 March 2010
WASHINGTON--Some Tea Partiers say they can pinpoint the precise moment when they made it clear to... Read more...
International
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Quartet hopes package will unlock Middle East talks
Friday, 19 March 2010
MOSCOW--Two members of the international quartet of Middle East mediators suggested on Friday that... Read more...
UN warns world's slums grow despite rapid economy growth
Friday, 19 March 2010
RIO DE JANEIRO--Almost a quarter of a billion people moved out of slum conditions in the past... Read more...
Business
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British Airways crews to strike, angering PM
Friday, 19 March 2010
LONDON--A three-day strike by many of British Airways' cabin crews will go ahead after union talks... Read more...
Barroso wants Europe to agree loans for Greece
Friday, 19 March 2010
BRUSSELS/ATHENS--European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso urged EU member states on Friday... Read more...
Opinion
The ego’s need to feel superior
Friday, 19 March 2010
Dear Editor, There are many subtle but easily overlooked forms of ego that you may observe in other... Read more...
We have felt the loss of a great ambassador of the dance world
Friday, 19 March 2010
Dear Editor, A group of dancers in San Francisco with much sorrow received the news that Cees (van... Read more...
Sports
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Agnes Gumbs honoured as Little League volunteer
Friday, 19 March 2010
LEXINGTON--St. Maarten's Agnes Gumbs was one of several Little League Baseball and Softball... Read more...
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Sailing Team Coors-Light
Friday, 19 March 2010
St. Maarten skipper Frits Bus has guided the Sailing Team Coors-Light with their Melges 24 into... Read more...
Entertainment
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Flamboyant Congolese bring dandy chic to Paris fashion
Friday, 19 March 2010
PARIS--Scarred by poverty and conflict over natural resources, Congo Republic is showing a brighter... Read more...
Court says no oil money for Anna Nicole's heirs
Friday, 19 March 2010
LOS ANGELES--A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that the estate of late model Anna Nicole... Read more...
Supplements
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Letters to Haiti
Friday, 19 March 2010
~ A different kind of help ~ By Mandalit del Barco, NPR.org When they heard I was going to report... Read more...
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Local film student makes enviro movie to shock audience into change
Friday, 19 March 2010
By Duane Robin A team of film students plans to push the clock ahead 10 years in a new short film... Read more...
Editorial
Editorial - Citizen’s arrest on trial
Saturday, 20 March 2010
The just-concluded case of Pascal Morelle on the French side is a most interesting one and offers... Read more...
Editorial - ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’
Thursday, 18 March 2010
News that Air Berlin and possibly also Condor are considering flights to "The Friendly Island" (see... Read more...