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Poll: 2/3 in U.S. plan to get swine flu vaccine
August 27, 2009 at 10:11 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 90 percent of Americans plan to do something to protect themselves from the H1N1 pandemic flu virus and more than 60 percent will get vaccinated, according to an American Red Cross survey released on Thursday.

Toyota to end California plant production
August 27, 2009 at 9:42 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp will end production at a California plant it has shared with General Motors for 25 years, prompting regret and criticism from labor and politicians facing more job losses in an industry and a state pummeled by recession.

Democrats scramble on health reforms post-Kennedy
August 27, 2009 at 9:41 pm

BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats scrambled on Thursday to quickly fill the seat of Senator Edward Kennedy, to shore up President Barack Obama's faltering effort to rally Congress behind an overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system.

Kidnapped California girl found 18 years later
August 27, 2009 at 9:19 pm

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A California girl who was kidnapped at the age of 11 in 1991 has been found alive, having spent 18 years living in sheds and tents behind the home of her accused abductor, a convicted rapist who fathered two children with her, police said on Thursday.

Regulator seeks changes in New York air traffic
August 27, 2009 at 6:30 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. safety regulators on Thursday recommended tighter guidelines for handling air traffic over New York's Hudson River in response to a collision between a helicopter and a plane that killed nine people.

Florida court OKs sale of some Everglades debt
August 27, 2009 at 5:43 pm

MIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida judge cleared the way for a state authority to issue $650 million of debt to finance the purchase of Everglades land now owned by a big sugar company under an effort to preserve the vast wetlands, a government spokesman said on Thursday.

CDC turns to social sites to get flu message out
August 27, 2009 at 5:16 pm

ATLANTA (Reuters) - U.S. health authorities are turning to social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter in a bid to prepare people to be vaccinated against the pandemic H1N1 virus.

In Chicago, swine flu hit children hardest
August 27, 2009 at 5:11 pm

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Swine flu infected 14 times as many children as adults over 60 in Chicago, city health department officials reported on Thursday in one of the first detailed looks at the new pandemic virus.

Toyota to pull out of California plant: sources
August 27, 2009 at 4:52 pm

DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp has decided to end production at a California plant it has shared with General Motors for 25 years, industry sources said on Thursday.

U.S. unveils new rules on border searches of laptops
August 27, 2009 at 4:25 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration unveiled new rules on Thursday for searching computers and other electronic devices when people enter the United States, attempting to address concerns about violating privacy and constitutional rights.

Kidnapped California girl resurfaces 18 years later
August 27, 2009 at 3:55 pm

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A woman who was kidnapped in 1991 at the age of 11 turned up at a California police station on Wednesday, authorities said, and a couple accused of abducting her has reportedly been arrested.

Poll: 2/3 in U.S. plan to get swine flu vaccine
August 27, 2009 at 3:45 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 90 percent of Americans plan to do something to protect themselves from the H1N1 pandemic flu virus and more than 60 percent will get vaccinated, according to an American Red Cross survey released on Thursday.

Connecticut to scrutinize UBS clients on taxes
August 27, 2009 at 2:55 pm

BOSTON (Reuters) - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is investigating whether any state residents were among the thousands of U.S. customers of Swiss bank UBS AG who may have evaded income taxes.

U.S. farm income to plunge 38 percent in 2009: USDA
August 27, 2009 at 1:16 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. farm income this year was forecast to plunge 38 percent to $54 billion due to lower commodity prices for crops and livestock, the Agriculture Department said on Thursday.

Ex-Stanford CFO Davis pleads guilty to fraud
August 27, 2009 at 1:03 pm

HOUSTON (Reuters) - The former chief financial officer of Stanford International Bank pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges stemming from an alleged $7 billion fraud.

U.S. eyes 12 giant "bunker buster" bombs
August 27, 2009 at 12:38 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military wants to speed production of 10 to 12 huge "bunker buster" bombs, the Air Force said on Thursday, amid concerns over suspected underground nuclear sites in Iran and North Korea.

Tropical Storm Danny seen skirting northeast U.S.
August 27, 2009 at 11:54 am

MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Danny spun in the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday on an erratic path that could take it near the northeastern U.S. coast as a hurricane during the weekend.

Prisons, colleges top states' budget cuts: Pew
August 27, 2009 at 11:44 am

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Faced with a total budget gap of $215 billion for fiscal years 2009 and 2010, most U.S. states looked to their prison and university budgets for relief, according to a report released on Thursday.

Chicago McDonald's offers $1 breakfast items
August 27, 2009 at 10:49 am

LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp restaurants around Chicago are offering a new breakfast Dollar Menu promotion as morning visits to fast-food chains decline and competition intensifies.

Farmers warm to community agriculture model
August 27, 2009 at 9:28 am

MILLIS, Massachusetts (Reuters) - As he finished packing corn, tomatoes and blueberries into shopping bags at a Massachusetts farm, software engineer Alex Lian said his new shopping habits had changed his attitude to food.

U.S. stars pushing America to dance to Europe's beat
August 27, 2009 at 1:34 am

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Electronic dance music with heavy bass, unknown vocalists and mixed by club disc jockeys regularly tops pop charts in Europe but in America such music has been an underground genre with little mainstream success.

Economy leaves some U.S. workers stuck in bad jobs
August 27, 2009 at 1:11 am

NEW YORK (Reuters) - With the U.S. economy mired in recession, workers are finding themselves stuck in bad jobs with such annoyances as managers who berate employees and bosses who hold meetings in bed.
 

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