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Pro-Ouattara forces take Ivorian capital
Forces loyal to Alassane Ouattara seized the capital of Ivory Coast and advanced toward the coastal cities of Abidjan and San Pedro on Wednesday, in a dramatic push aimed at toppling incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo.The head of presidential claimant Ouattara's rival goverment said Gbagbo had just "hours" to leave power peacefully, after months of negotiations…
Rebels retreat from Libya oil port under attack
Moammar Gadhafi's ground forces recaptured a strategic oil town Wednesday and were close to taking a second, making new inroads in beating back a rebel advance toward the capital Tripoli. Western powers kept up the pressure to force Gadhafi out with new airstrikes to weaken his military, hints that they may arm the opposition and…
Top tennis trio face little resistance in Miami
Top seeds Rafa Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic all cruised into the quarter-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open with straight sets victories on Tuesday.After rain delays earlier in the day, Federer took to the court at 12.40 a.m. local time but made short work of Belgian Olivier Rochus, winning 6-3 6-1 in just 52…
Fed may tighten before global risks fixed: Bullard
U.S. policymakers may not be willing or able to wait for all global uncertainties to be resolved before they begin normalizing loose monetary policy, St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard said on Tuesday.Such issues include the turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa, the aftermath of the Japanese tsunami, the European sovereign debt…
Nervous U.S. Navy Eyes on Bahrain
While the troubles in Egypt and Tunisia are important in Washington's geo-strategic calculations, they don't rank highly in its selfish concern over real estate. All that changes when it comes to the tiny Persian Gulf state of Bahrain, an island tucked between Saudi Arabia and Qatar on the gulf's western shore with fewer than 1…
U-M Transplant Center Performs 500th Lung Transplant; One Organ Donor Saves Two Lives
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 16, 2011 – Two Michigan residents received lungs simultaneously, are recovering well from transplant operations that were a milestone for U-M programANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The University of Michigan Transplant Center celebrated a milestone recently, performing its 500th lung transplant. But there's much more to this story…
R. Kelly, Cee Lo, Whitney perform for Davis gala
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy gala was an evening that included a saucy and touching tribute from Cher, sizzling performances from the likes of Mumford & Sons, Cee Lo Green and Jennifer Hudson, and the typical array of dazzling superstars in attendance.But the moments sure to generate the most buzz came from…
Trump confirms he’d use wealth for presidential race, but how much does he have?
Donald Trump's presidential aspirations carry weight because the real estate mogul is a multi-billionaire-- but it's unclear exactly how much cash "The Donald" really has to spend.Trump told Fox "On the Record"that he's willing to put a "tremendous" amount of personal money into a 2012 bid. "I would put up hundreds of millions if I…
'Z'-names people react faster than 'A'-names: study
WASHINGTON (AFP) – People whose last name starts with a letter near the end of the alphabet react more quickly to opportunities to buy something than those whose surname starts with an early-alphabet letter, according to a recent study of consumer behavior.But the trait is apparent only in relation to childhood last names, not for…
T-Mobile Offers All Phones for Free This Weekend
As part of a special Valentine's Day promotion - and, obviously, as a counter to Verizon's iPhone, which hits stores- T-Mobile is offering all the phones in its inventory for free with a new two-year contract on Friday and Saturday, February 11 and 12. T-Mobile will offer 30 devices for free as part of this…
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