Friday, September 24, 2010

24 Sep, 2010, Friday, Yahoo news headlines

Snapshot of news of the day, as told by Yahoo. 10.35am

Top Stories--Obama, at UN, eyes Sudan, Southeast Asia tensions (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama is using his third and last day at the U.N. General Assembly to focus on averting renewed conflict in Sudan and easing growing maritime tensions between China and its Southeast Asian neighbors.
--Durable goods rise outside volatile transportation (AP)
--AP-GfK Poll: Dems disliked, but so is GOP (AP)
--Va. puts woman to death; rare US female execution (AP)
--AP Interview: Hiker talks of year in Iran prison (AP)
--Fire marshal to testify in home invasion trial (AP)

Buzz
--Obama’s Health Care Rationing Czar Cuts And Runs | 0 Votes
--Va. executes woman for first time in nearly a century | 0 Votes
--Ashton Kutcher And Demi Moore Won't Divorce | 0 Votes
--The View, Regis & Kelly, Wake Up With Al | 0 Votes
--Amid Tension, China Blocks Crucial Exports to Japan | 0 Votes
--U.S. walks out on Ahmadinejad U.N. speech | 0 Votes

Local news, Phoenix
--Phoenix's struggling housing market helped by Canadian buyers (The Arizona Republic)
--Queen Creek celebrates its 20th anniversary (The Arizona Republic)
--Photos: Maricopa Mugs - Felony Arrests on 09/22 (KTVK 3TV Phoenix)
--Photos: The world's fastest production car - Bugatti Veyron (KTVK 3TV Phoenix)

Entertainbment
--'50s pop singer Eddie Fisher dies at age 82 (AP)
AP - Pop singer Eddie Fisher, whose clear voice brought him a devoted following of teenage girls in the early 1950s before marriage scandals overshadowed his fame, has died at age 82.
--A generation seen through `The Social Network' (AP)
--Rick Bass takes on history with 'Nashville Chrome' (AP)
--Lohan due back in court after failed drug test (omg!)
--AC hopes `Boardwalk Empire' brings the tourists (AP)
--Education in U.S. gets big screen close up (AP)

Sports
--Padres drop back into 2nd with 3-1 loss (AP)
--Bautista's 50th HR lifts Jays by M's 1-0 (AP)
--Nelson, Warriors expected to part ways (AP)
--Rays beat Yankees, pull within half-game (AP)
--Harris, No. 19 Miami dominate Pitt 31-3 (AP)
--Suzuki gets 10th straight 200-hit season (AP)

World News
--NATO: Detained Afghan journalists released (AP)
AP - Three journalists detained by coalition forces and Afghanistan's intelligence service for allegedly spreading Taliban propaganda have been freed, NATO said Friday, following an outcry from media workers and a call from President Hamid Karzai for their quick release.
--Mexican mayor slain in drug-plagued state (AP)
--Cuba details brave new world of private enterprise (AP)
--Queen tried to get UK poverty fund to heat palace (AP)
--Belgium: Murder trial opens in 2006 skydiver death (AP)
--Vatican Bank scandal amid Italian money-laundering probe (Time.com)

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