Morning Digest: Florida pastor not backing down on Koran-burning

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Good Morning Bit, THU 09 Sep 2010    Florida pastor not backing down on Koran-burning Afghanistan seeks to dilute foreign anti-graft role Stock index futures up Google seeks to speed up Web searches Can money buy happiness? Maybe, up to $75,000 Federer blows hot at windy U.S. Open Britney Spears accused of sexual harassment Circus forced to stop live fish regurgitation act Gillard back to work Angry Afghan depositors assail bank BP shifts blame for oil spill TOP NEWS Florida pastor not backing down on Koran-burning September 08, 2010 11:48 PM ET GAINESVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - An obscure U.S. Christian pastor whose plan to burn copies of the Koran on September 11 has sparked an international outcry said on Wednesday he would go ahead with the event despite warnings it would endanger American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. Full Article WORLD NEWS Afghanistan seeks to dilute foreign anti-graft role September 09, 2010 05:26 AM ET KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan will limit foreign involvement in two major anti-crime units in a move likely to worry its Western backers and stoke fears about President Hamid Karzai's commitment to fighting endemic graft. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Stock index futures up September 09, 2010 05:30 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.25 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.45 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.2 percent at 5.16 EDT. Full Article INTERNET NEWS Google seeks to speed up Web searches September 08, 2010 07:27 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's search engine now displays results before users finish typing. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS Can money buy happiness? Maybe, up to $75,000 September 08, 2010 12:30 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Can money really make you happy? Not really, but up to about $75,000 a year can ease the pain of life's stresses, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Federer blows hot at windy U.S. Open September 09, 2010 01:20 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Federer mastered the wild weather and his opponent to storm into the U.S. Open semi-finals on Wednesday and remain on course for another showdown with his great rival Rafa Nadal. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Britney Spears accused of sexual harassment September 08, 2010 09:10 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A former bodyguard for Britney Spears filed a sexual harassment lawsuit on Wednesday accusing the pop star of repeatedly parading herself around in the nude and having sex in front of him. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Circus forced to stop live fish regurgitation act September 08, 2010 02:50 PM ET SYDNEY (Reuters) - A Russian circus has been forced to cancel an act in which a woman swallows a live fish and regurgitates it after Australian officials deemed it cruel. Full Article   REUTERS www.reuters.com Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book.Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Send this mailing to a friend or colleague Reuters.com: Help and Contact Us | Advertise With Us | Mobile | Newsletters | RSS | Interactive TV | Labs | Reuters in Second Life | Archive | Site Index | Video Index Thomson Reuters Corporate: Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy | Professional Products | Professional Products Support | About Thomson Reuters | Careers