2010年7月21日星期三

Morning Digest: Senate breaks deadlock on jobless benefits

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Senate breaks deadlock on jobless benefits
U.S. announces new sanctions against North Korea
Asia shares rise on Apple earnings and China
Playboy launches new "safe-for-work" website
Test can predict success of IVF: U.S. report
Cubs manager Piniella to retire at end of year
Lindsay Lohan starts shortened jail term in L.A.
Bridge game fights "led man to murder wife"


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Senate breaks deadlock on jobless benefits
July 20, 2010 06:39 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Tuesday cleared the way to extend long-term unemployment benefits, breaking a partisan stalemate that has caused 2.5 million jobless Americans to lose the weekly checks that help them stay afloat.

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WORLD NEWS
U.S. announces new sanctions against North Korea
July 21, 2010 06:04 AM ET
SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday announced new sanctions against North Korea, targeted against its leadership, and warned of serious consequences if it again attacked the South.

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BUSINESS NEWS
Asia shares rise on Apple earnings and China
July 21, 2010 02:39 AM ET
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Wednesday as investors cheered Apple's strong earnings and on optimism that China may roll back policy tightening measures later this year, while the euro firmed ahead of euro zone's bank stress test results late in the week.

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INTERNET NEWS
Playboy launches new "safe-for-work" website
July 20, 2010 03:16 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Playboy on Tuesday launched a new, non-nude website that it described as being safe-for-work and a "satirical antidote to the drudgery of the work day."

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SCIENCE NEWS
Test can predict success of IVF: U.S. report
July 20, 2010 12:50 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. researchers have developed a formula that can predict whether fertility treatment will succeed more accurately than using age alone, and used it to develop a commercial test.

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SPORTS NEWS
Cubs manager Piniella to retire at end of year
July 21, 2010 02:23 AM ET
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Lou Piniella removed lingering questions about his future as manager of the slumping Chicago Cubs by announcing on Tuesday he would retire after this season.

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Lindsay Lohan starts shortened jail term in L.A.
July 20, 2010 10:20 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A "scared" but resolute Lindsay Lohan began a 90-day jail sentence on Tuesday, trading nightclubs and Twitter messages for a small, isolated cell and an orange jumpsuit.

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ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS
Bridge game fights "led man to murder wife"
July 20, 2010 01:46 PM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - A British man murdered his wife after constant arguments about her ability to play bridge, a court heard Tuesday. Stephen Green, 52, is accused of stabbing his wife Carole to death in January, after fights about her card playing.

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