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WRAPUP 3-US House Democrats scramble for healthcare votes

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:22:36 -0500

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Rihanna describes night of attack by Chris Brown

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:12:24 -0500

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - R&B singer Rihanna broke her silence on Friday about the night her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown attacked her, saying he had bitten her, put her in a headlock and left her bleeding and swollen.

U.S. Army gunman's act "impossible" - grandfather

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:13:52 -0500

AL-BIREH, West Bank, Nov 7 (Reuters) - The grandfather of a U.S. Army psychiatrist accused of shooting dead 13 people and wounding 30 others at a base in Texas said on Saturday he found it impossible to believe his grandson had committed the act.

"He is a doctor and loves the U.S." Ismail Mustafa Hamad told Reuters in an interview at his home in the Palestinian town of al-Bireh. "America made him what he is."

U.S.-born Major Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, a Muslim an

At least 25 hurt in U.S. troop search in Afghanistan

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:43:00 -0500

HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - More than 25 NATO and Afghan troops were wounded during a search Friday for two missing U.S. paratroopers in western Afghanistan, the NATO-led force said.

Stop seeking compromise with Israel: Hamas leader

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:55:04 -0500

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday to stop seeking compromise with Israel but offered him an olive branch, saying Palestinians must end their divisions.

U.S. Army gunman's act "impossible": grandfather

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:39:09 -0500

AL-BIREH, West Bank (Reuters) - The grandfather of a U.S. Army psychiatrist accused of shooting dead 13 people and wounding 30 others at a base in Texas said on Saturday he found it impossible to believe his grandson had committed the act.

Another reason to cover your cough- pets at risk

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:39:52 -0500

* Cat infection shows other species can get swine flu

* Owners urged to take care with sick animals

By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor

WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - People who think they may have H1N1 flu need to stay away from work, avoid sneezing on their spouses and children and now, they have someone else to worry about infecting too -- their pets.

U.S. vets reported this week that a pet cat had been infected with the pandemic swine flu virus, apparently

Skype to get independence -- for better or worse

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:17:21 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Now that eBay has vaulted a major hurdle in its efforts to sell Skype, the Web telephony service must prove it can make it on its own.

UPDATE 2-Big California bank fails, has China branches

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:16:48 -0500

* Big San Francisco bank serving Chinese community closed

UPDATE 2-Big California bank fails, has China branches

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:16:48 -0500

* Big San Francisco bank serving Chinese community closed