The world’s foremost gathering of business and government leaders wrapped up a five-day meeting Sunday with widespread agreement that a fragile recovery is under way.
Source:Davos forum ends with no agreement on jobs
Miss Virginia Caressa Cameron won the 2010 Miss America title Saturday night after strutting in a skintight yellow dress, belting Beyonce’s “Listen” from “Dreamgirls” and telling kids they should get outside more often.
Source:Miss Virginia crowned Miss America 2010
China’s indignant reaction to the announcement of U.S. plans to sell weapons to Taiwan appears to be in keeping with a new attitude that is worrying governments across the globe.
Source:China’s strident tone raises concerns in West
Those living on the virulent edge of the anti-abortion movement pinned their hopes on Scott Roeder.
Source:Roeder case angers anti-abortion militants
Actor Elmore “Rip” Torn has been charged with breaking into a Connecticut bank and carrying a loaded handgun while intoxicated.
Source:Rip Torn accused of breaking into bank
AP - The economy’s 5.7 percent growth last quarter — the fastest pace since 2003 — was a step toward shrinking the nation’s 10 percent unemployment rate.
Source:Formula shows why it's so hard to cut jobless rate
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AP - President Barack Obama’s proposed budget predicts the national deficit will crest at a record-breaking $1.6 trillion in the current fiscal year, then start to recede in 2011 to $1.3 trillion, a congressional official said Sunday.
Source:Obama's $3.8 trillion budget heading to Congress
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AP - President Barack Obama is endorsing nuclear energy like never before, trying to win over Republicans and moderate Democrats on climate and energy legislation.
Source:Obama pushes nuclear energy to boost climate bill
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AFP - Haitian police detained 10 members of a US Christian group after they allegedly tried to leave the country with more than 30 children who survived the country’s devastating earthquake.
Source:Haiti holds Americans accused of child trafficking
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AP - Hundreds of people have been flown from Haiti to Florida, even after the U.S. military halted evacuation flights for critically injured patients, the state’s governor said Sunday.
Source:Florida gov: Flights continue out of Haiti
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