Last week was the best for the Dow Jones industrial average since July as investors focused on encouraging U.S. economic news. But stock futures were subdued Monday, edging up only slightly even after the government reported consumer spending rose faster than expected in February.
The Cavaliers took down LeBron James.
Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne has filed a lawsuit alleging Republican lawmakers violated the state's open meetings law during debate on the plan. Judge Maryann Sumi has blocked the secretary of state from publishing the law, the last step before it can take effect.
Inayatullah Qasimi, who was appointed minister in 2004 and served for less than two years, will face trial for misuse of public funds and abuse of authority, said a spokesman for the attorney general's office.
Coalition warplanes were again in action after darkness fell, bombing regime targets on the central coast and in the west, but US officials denied that the military action was intended directly to help the rebels.
Republicans in the House want to balance the budget by denying more than 200,000 little children the opportunity to receive an early education through Head Start;Pell Grants for 9.4 million college students; eliminating primary health care services to 11 million Americans; andSocial Security benefits to half a million eligible Americans, among other things.
Urgent efforts were under way to drain pools of highly radioactive water near the reactors after several workers suffered radiation burns while installing cables as part of efforts to restore the critical cooling systems.
"We believe the hopes of Libyan oil shipments normalizing soon are exaggerated ... and consequently do not expect oil prices to continue falling," said analysts at Commerzbank in Frankfurt. "The security situation in Libya is still tense, which is making it difficult for oil workers to return to production sites."
The decision, which could take up to 72 hours to implement, puts the 28-member military alliance in charge of operations to target Muammar Gaddafi's military infrastructure and protect civilians, as well as implementing a no-fly zone and an arms embargo.
Cactoblastis cactorum, a tan-colored moth from Argentina, has been moving steadily across the Gulf Coast for the past decade. The moth lays its eggs in prickly pear cacti, which its larvae then infest. They'll eat through the pads of the fruit-bearing plant worth hundreds of millions of dollars because of its use in Mexican cooking.
Samsung's newshows this 11.6-inch model sharing the same design features as the 13.3-inch Series 9, with a few key differences. The 11.6-inch model has a Core i3 (rather than i5) processor, 64GB (rather than 128GB) SSD, and, rather disappointingly, maxes out at 2GB of memory. In return, though, the Series 9 11.6-inch model sheds some weight (2.31 pounds vs. 2.88 pounds) and a little more than an inch in width and diameter - making the super slim laptop even more portable. With an $1199.99 MSRP (pre-order and shave $50), the more compact model is also $400 cheaper.
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The Dutch winger conjured a highlight-reel goal out of nothing in the 70th minute, pulling down a booming goal kick from Stefan Frei and then volleying it from outside the box over reserve goalkeeper Jake Gleeson.
Dave Lochbaum, director of the Nuclear Safety Project at the Union of Concerned Scientists, an independent advocacy group that has been a nuclear industry watchdog for 40 years, said there had been reports that the reactor vessel for Unit 3 at the power plant had been breached.
"There's that movie afterglow after you see a great movie, which we all had when `Win Win' was over," said lead singer Matt Berninger in a recent interview.
If they care at all about their children or grandchildren, and sometimes I doubt that--I think, you know, grandchildren now don’t write a thank-you for the Christmas presents, they’re walking on their pants with the cap on backwards listening to the enema man and Snoopy Snoopy Poop Dogg, and they don’t like them!
Athens Police Capt. Clarence Holeman said 33-year-old Jamie Hood released the hostages around 9 p.m. Friday night. The police captain said Hood knew the hostages, who police said were not harmed, but added that the relationship is uncertain.
March 22 is a good day to goof off! It's also good day to check your diabetes risk and eat a tasty meal with chicken and wine.
International Goof Off Day
Brown, 21, who has struggled to repair his image after hitting and punching his then girlfriend two years ago, dodged questions about the incident in an interview on ABC television's "Good Morning America".
The contradicting testimony and confused dates offered by Antonio Curatolo, a self-described drug addict and homeless man now in prison for an unrelated conviction, cast doubts on his credibility. The defense called him flat-out unreliable, while the prosecution maintained that, despite some lack of precision, the witness was lucid and clear in what he remembered.
