Archive for February 9th, 2010
Indonesia hotel bombing suspect goes on trial (AFP)
AFP - A suspected member of late terror leader Noordin Mohammad Top's network went on trial in Indonesia Wednesday charged over twin suicide attacks on luxury hotels in Jakarta last year.
LA Mayor Tells Council to Cut Budget to Protect Credit Rating – BusinessWeek
 Los Angeles Times | LA Mayor Tells Council to Cut Budget to Protect Credit Rating BusinessWeek Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa told the City Council today to bridge a $212 million budget deficit or risk a downgrade to the credit rating of the second-most populous US city, his spokeswoman said. ... Villaraigosa tells LA council that layoffs are only way to avoid 'financial ... Mayor pleads case to council Mayor presents his case to LA city council |
Changes proposed in how psychiatrists diagnose (AP)
AP - Don't say "mental retardation" — the new term is "intellectual disability." No more diagnoses of Asperger's syndrome — call it a mild version of autism instead. And while "behavioral addictions" will be new to doctors' dictionaries, "Internet addiction" didn't make the cut.
Search ends for survivors of Haiti supermarket collapse (AFP)
AFP - Rescue workers abandoned the search for survivors at a Haitian supermarket that collapsed with several people thought to be inside.
Kerrigan family disputes ruling in death – Boston Globe
 Globe and Mail | Kerrigan family disputes ruling in death Boston Globe STONEHAM - The 70-year-old father of Olympic skating star Nancy Kerrigan died last month as a result of a struggle with his son, the state medical examiner ruled yesterday in declaring the death a homicide, ... Ex-wife: Kerrigan's brother a very angry man Death of Kerrigan's Father Ruled Homicide Death of Nancy Kerrigan's father ruled homicide |
Brown’s first vote not the deciding one – Boston Globe
 Boston Globe | Brown's first vote not the deciding one Boston Globe Republican Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts posed with his trusty old pickup truck - one he drove from Boston to Washington on Sunday - before casting his first Senate vote yesterday. (Brendan Hoffman for The Boston Globe) By Lisa Wangsness and ... In the Nation | Philadelphia Inquirer | 02/10/2010 Union-Backed Nominee Blocked in Senate Republicans flex new power, block Obama nominee |
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