Morning Digest: U.S. support order, defection could buoy Libya rebels

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	03/31/2011
Good Morning Bit LATEST NEWS U.S. support order, defection could buoy Libya rebels WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. officials said President Barack Obama had authorized covert support for Libyan rebels fighting Muammar Gaddafi, while Libya's foreign minister defected, potentially tipping the scales toward the opposition. | Full Article Japan under pressure to expand nuclear evacuation March 31, 2011 04:46 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Pressure grew on Thursday for Japan to expand an evacuation zone round its stricken nuclear plant where radiation hit 4,000 times legal limits in nearby sea and hindered the battle to contain the world's worst atomic crisis since Chernobyl. | Full Article Wall Street set to extend gains on recovery optimism March 31, 2011 05:18 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to edge up on Thursday, the last day of the first quarter, extending gains a day after labor data helped to boost confidence on the prospects for economic recovery. | Full Article Google takes on Facebook with latest social tweak March 30, 2011 04:45 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc will begin allowing users to personally endorse search results and Web pages, its latest attempt to stave off rival Facebook Inc while trying to jump onboard a social networking boom. | Full Article China leads challenge to "scientific superpowers" March 29, 2011 09:39 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - China and other emerging nations such as Brazil and India are becoming leaders in science to rival traditional "scientific superpowers" like the United States, Europe and Japan, a top British academy said on Monday. | Full Article Yankees are very expensive "underdogs" this season March 30, 2011 06:03 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees are $200 million underdogs in the eyes of handicappers picking the Boston Red Sox to be World Series champions this season, and that has lit a fire under some of the Bronx Bombers. | Full Article Aniston, Moore to direct short films on breast cancer March 30, 2011 02:58 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actresses Jennifer Aniston and Demi Moore and singer Alicia Keys will each direct a short film about breast cancer and its impact on people's lives for cable television network Lifetime. | Full Article Coloring book used in jail drug smuggling scheme March 30, 2011 12:12 PM ET PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Three inmates and their loved ones were charged with attempting to smuggle drugs into a New Jersey jail on the pages of a children's coloring book, authorities said on Tuesday. | Full Article RELATED VIDEO Syria maintains emergency law Japan's Emperor tours evacuation centre U.S. says hand of al Qaeda in Tikrit attack A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend