For the first time, a case of swine flu has proven resistant to Tamiflu — the leading pharmaceutical weapon against the new virus, international health officials said Monday.
Source:Drug-resistant swine flu seen in Danish patient
Immigrants, chiefly those here illegally, are particularly vulnerable as the recession lingers. Without proper documentation, those out of work can’t access unemployment and other government benefits, increasing the pressure to pull up stakes and look for opportunity elsewhere.
Source:Immigrants fighting to stay in U.S.
Rockets center Yao Ming’s broken left foot could be a “career-threatening” injury.
Source:‘Career-threatening’ injury may derail Yao
Hackers have broadcast bogus information about celebrities including Britney Spears and Ellen DeGeneres after breaking into their Twitpic accounts.
Source:Spears, DeGeneres Twitpic accounts hacked
Investors are riding higher energy prices into the close of a strong quarter.
Source:Energy, industrial shares help stocks end up
AFP - Tens of thousands of Iraqis partied amid massive security in Baghdad on Monday to mark the imminent pullout of US troops from urban areas and celebrate the restive nation’s reclaimed sovereignty.
Source:Baghdad parties ahead of US pullout
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AFP - Clashes flared Monday between Honduran troops and demonstrators protesting the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya leaving several people injured, an AFP photographer said.
Source:Clashes flare in Honduran capital, some injured
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AP - A federal judge rejected Bernard Madoff’s plea for leniency Monday, sentencing the 71-year-old swindler to spend the rest of his life in prison for an “extraordinarily evil” fraud that took a staggering toll on thousands of victims.
Source:Bernard Madoff gets maximum 150 years in prison
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Reuters - New York’s annual Gay Pride parade was a colorful celebration of 40 years of progress toward civil rights for gays, but once the dust settled, gay couples who wish to marry in New York state remain thwarted.
Source:Power struggle impedes New York gay marriage vote
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Reuters - Iran confirmed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president and said a row over his June 12 re-election was over, leaving opponents who cried foul with few options.
Source:Iran upholds Ahmadinejad victory, says matter closed
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