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A day after Sandy, New Yorkers find a changed city

A day after Sandy, New Yorkers find a changed city
By COLLEEN LONG and ERIN McCLAMAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Stripped of its bustle and mostly cut off from the world, New York was left wondering Tuesday when its particular way of life - carried by subway, lit by skyline and powered by 24-hour deli - would return. Mayor Michael Bloomberg

Looters strip Bulgaria of ancient treasures

Looters strip Bulgaria of ancient treasures
By VESELIN TOSHKOVAssociated Press ARCHAR, Bulgaria (AP) - On the banks of the Danube, in the northwest corner of Bulgaria, lie the remnants of an ancient Roman settlement called Ratiaria, host to a priceless cultural heritage. Craters pockmark the huge site, evidence of a scourge threatening

UN official: Islamists in Mali are targeting women

UN official: Islamists in Mali are targeting women
By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A senior U.N. official who just returned from Mali says radical Islamists who now control about two-thirds of the country are targeting women - demanding that they cover their heads, restricting their ability to work, and compiling a

US: $100M scam suspect in Ohio is Harvard Law grad

US: $100M scam suspect in Ohio is Harvard Law grad
By THOMAS J. SHEERANAssociated Press CLEVELAND (AP) - A former fugitive suspected of running a $100 million cross-country scam collecting donations for Navy veterans has been identified as a Harvard-trained attorney wanted on unrelated fraud charges since 1987, authorities said Monday. U.S.

Doubts over Harvard claim of 'Jesus' Wife' papyrus

Doubts over Harvard claim of 'Jesus' Wife' papyrus
By NICOLE WINFIELDAssociated Press ROME (AP) - Is a scrap of papyrus suggesting that Jesus had a wife authentic? Scholars on Wednesday questioned the much-publicized discovery by a Harvard scholar that a 4th century fragment of papyrus provided the first evidence that some early Christians

News Summary: Protests target Japanese businesses

News Summary: Protests target Japanese businesses
By The Associated Press THE PROTESTS: Anti-Japan demonstrations related to a dispute involving contested islands in the East China Sea erupted in dozens of Chinese cities. Scores of Japanese-owned factories and stores in China were shuttered, as thousands of anti-Japanese protesters marched in

Latest developments on anti-Islam film protests

Latest developments on anti-Islam film protests
By The Associated Press Here's a look at protests and reaction across the Middle East and elsewhere Monday over an anti-Islam film produced in the U.S. ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad. ___ PAKISTAN Hundreds of protesters demonstrating against the film torched a press club and a government

Microsoft finds malware on new computers in China

Microsoft finds malware on new computers in China
By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A customer in Shenzhen, China, took a new laptop out of its box and booted it up for the first time. But as the screen lit up, the computer began taking on a life of its own. The machine, triggered by a virus hidden in its hard drive, began

Microsoft finds malware on new computers in China

Microsoft finds malware on new computers in China
By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A customer in Shenzhen, China, took a new laptop out of its box and booted it up for the first time. But as the screen lit up, the computer began taking on a life of its own. The machine, triggered by a virus hidden in its hard drive, began

Microsoft finds malware on new computers in China

Microsoft finds malware on new computers in China
By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A customer in Shenzhen, China, took a new laptop out of its box and booted it up for the first time. But as the screen lit up, the computer began taking on a life of its own. The machine, triggered by a virus hidden in its hard drive, began