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Historic Polaroid collection going to NYC auction

San Francisco Chronicle - Sat, 06/12/2010 - 13:08
A striking black-and-white photograph of the majestic Bridalveil waterfall is among numerous that landscape photographer Ansel Adams took with Polaroid film _ a technology many celebrated artists embraced to produce innovative and surprising works. The mural-...



Ansel Adams - Photography - Instant film - Arts - Photographers

Arkansas Flood Toll at 17 Dead

Rescue crews resumed the search in Arkansas for dozens of campers still missing after flash floods swept through a popular campground, killing at least 17 people.

Spill Oil Seeps to the Pumps

Fox News: Recent Headlines - Sat, 06/12/2010 - 12:38
Oil from Gulf disaster could soon end up at gas stations once BP sells crude from ruptured well for charity money
Oil Spills Into U.S.-England World Cup Rivalry | VIDEO
U.K, U.S. Tensions High | WH Rejects Report Claims
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Obama takes aim at Republicans again on healthcare

Reuters: U.S. and International - Sat, 06/12/2010 - 12:23
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called on Republicans on Saturday to vote for a delay in cutting government Medicare insurance payments to doctors, taking aim at the opposition party in a renewed election-year push for his new healthcare law.


Is the U.S. Team Too Timid?

No one has dared to suggest this U.S. team has come to South Africa to win the World Cup. No one ever does, and that just might be part of the problem for Team U.S.A.

Pilots strike at Spirit Airlines, flights canceled

Reuters: U.S. and International - Sat, 06/12/2010 - 11:50
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pilots at Spirit Airlines went on strike on Saturday after U.S.-mediated contract talks failed to reach an agreement, a small-carrier stalemate that could influence workers at bigger carriers.


BP Directors to Discuss Suspension of Dividends

New York Times: U.S. - Sat, 06/12/2010 - 11:48
BP has received mounting pressure from Washington to set aside its dividend payments to leave room for oil spill claims.

Swiss bus crash kills two in Canadian tour group

Reuters: U.S. and International - Sat, 06/12/2010 - 11:32
ZURICH (Reuters) - A bus carrying 48 Canadian tourists crashed in the Swiss canton of Valais on Saturday, killing two people and injuring at least 15 others, five of them seriously, police said.


U.S. tells BP to devise better leak response in 48 hours

Reuters: U.S. and International - Sat, 06/12/2010 - 11:25
BOSTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. Coast Guard official has told BP Plc the company's plans to contain the gushing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico do not go far enough or contain enough back-up measures.


Terror Suspects Had Troubled Teenage Years

New York Times: U.S. - Sat, 06/12/2010 - 11:15
Before they were arrested last week, two men from New Jersey had stories that began like those of many others.

Teen Sailor Sunderland Safe at Last

Fox News: Recent Headlines - Sat, 06/12/2010 - 11:07
French fishing vessel rescues 16-year-old Abby Sunderland, who was briefly feared lost in Indian Ocean
VIDEO: Lost and Found | SLIDESHOW


Slick South Korea make sloppy Greece pay

Reuters: U.S. and International - Sat, 06/12/2010 - 10:12
PORT ELIZABETH (Reuters) - South Korea chalked up the first win of this year's World Cup finals with a fluent 2-0 victory over a Greece side that paid a heavy price for defensive frailties in their Group B opener on Saturday.


Ark. Flood Search Resumes

Fox News: Recent Headlines - Sat, 06/12/2010 - 09:55
Hunt back on in Arkansas for dozens missing after flash floods rush through campgrounds, killing 16
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SLIDESHOW: Deadly Arkansas Flash Flood


Investigating Marriage Fraud in New York | Do You Take This Immigrant?

New York Times: U.S. - Sat, 06/12/2010 - 09:50
A pop-culture story line — marrying not for love, but for green cards — is the focus of a New York immigration unit. As in the movies, love usually wins.

U.N. report raises concerns about North Korea sanctions

Reuters: U.S. and International - Sat, 06/12/2010 - 09:46
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A report from a U.N. panel that monitors compliance with sanctions on North Korea showed more than 100 countries may not be doing enough to implement the punitive steps.


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