Daily News Digest: Weather News

Yahoo! Alerts Yahoo! News - My Alerts - Edit Alert Monday, November 21, 2005 09:00 PM PST Today's Weather News: Bush signs law to up flood insurance borrowing Two U.S. Crash Victims Were Fla. Newlyweds U.S. Newlyweds Die in Belize Plane Crash The Nation's Weather Hurricanes Sap New Orleans' Holiday Season Gamma storm toll in Honduras rises to 15 U2's The Edge spotlights hurricane victims Sri Lankan tsunami survivors hit by floods Katrina shelves gifts to food banks Gamma Weakens After Lashing Honduras New Idea: Inject Sea Water to Raise Venice Gamma weakens, kills 14 in Central America Corpses remain amid the rubble of wrecked New Orleans Po' boys and gumbo help revive New Orleans Big Easy Couple Still Cooking for Troops At least nine dead as Tropical Storm Gamma weakens to a depression Jesse Jackson tells Bush to scrap hurricane deadlines Big Easy Streetcar System Out of Service Oaks Uprooted by Katrina to Help Fix Ship Army Engineers: Levee Warnings Unreported Bush signs law to up flood insurance borrowing Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:21 pm PST Reuters - President George W. Bush signed into law legislation drastically raising the borrowing authority of the government's flood insurance program to $18.5 billion from $3.5 billion to cover claims from Hurricane Katrina and other flood disasters, the White House said on Monday. Full Story Top Two U.S. Crash Victims Were Fla. Newlyweds Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:44 pm PST AP - An American couple killed in a plane crash in Belize blamed on Tropical Storm Gamma's heavy rain and winds were newlyweds on their honeymoon, relatives said Monday. Full Story Top U.S. Newlyweds Die in Belize Plane Crash Mon, 21 Nov 2005 05:25 pm PST AP - An American couple killed in a plane crash in Belize blamed on Tropical Storm Gamma's heavy rain and winds were newlyweds on their honeymoon, a relative said Monday. Full Story Top The Nation's Weather Mon, 21 Nov 2005 04:29 pm PST AP - Heavy rain fell across the Southeast Monday as a developing nor'easter continued to strengthen along the East Coast. Full Story Top Hurricanes Sap New Orleans' Holiday Season Mon, 21 Nov 2005 11:24 am PST AP - As Glenn Poche looked for sales in the hardware department and his wife combed through racks of clothing, luxuries like grand turkey dinners and festive holiday shopping were far from their minds. Full Story Top Gamma storm toll in Honduras rises to 15 Mon, 21 Nov 2005 11:14 am PST AFP - The death toll in Honduras from Tropical Storm Gamma increased to at least 15, with 13 people missing, officials said. Full Story Top U2's The Edge spotlights hurricane victims Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:18 am PST AFP - In the name of music, U2 guitarist The Edge is leading a new bid to help artists who lost instruments when Hurricane Katrina's floodtide engulfed jazz capital New Orleans. Full Story Top Sri Lankan tsunami survivors hit by floods Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:57 am PST AFP - Thousands of tsunami survivors in rebel-held areas of northern Sri Lanka have been evacuated to higher ground after lashing monsoon rains flooded their camps. Full Story Top Katrina shelves gifts to food banks Mon, 21 Nov 2005 04:32 am PST USATODAY.com - As Hurricane Katrina donations reach near-record levels, some food banks in the USA are seeing bare shelves as they prepare for Thanksgiving and winter. Food donations are down 12% in Los Angeles, 30% in New York City and more than 50% in Milwaukee and Denver, according to America's Second Harvest network, which accounts for 80% of the nation's food banks for the needy. Full Story Top Gamma Weakens After Lashing Honduras Sun, 20 Nov 2005 04:13 pm PST AP - Tropical Storm Gamma weakened into a tropical depression Sunday and drifted off Honduras after torrential downpours lashed the Central American coast, killing 14 people — including a young family of four. Full Story Top New Idea: Inject Sea Water to Raise Venice Mon, 21 Nov 2005 04:09 pm PST AP - A group of engineers and geology experts said Monday they are considering injecting sea water under Venice to raise the waterlogged Italian city 30 centimeters (12 inches) and rescue it from the tides and floods that bedevil it. Full Story Top Gamma weakens, kills 14 in Central America Sun, 20 Nov 2005 04:03 pm PST Reuters - U.S. military helicopters began flying aid to survivors in central America on Sunday as Gamma, the 24th major storm in a record-breaking hurricane season, weakened after killing 14 people. Full Story Top Corpses remain amid the rubble of wrecked New Orleans Sun, 20 Nov 2005 01:10 pm PST AFP - Trapped in attics and collapsed buildings, many of the dead of New Orleans remain undiscovered nearly three months after Hurricane Katrina struck, and weeks after flood waters were pumped out of the lowest lying areas. Full Story Top Po' boys and gumbo help revive New Orleans Sun, 20 Nov 2005 12:12 pm PST Reuters - In New Orleans, a city still lacking power, water and most of its former inhabitants, many are tracking a more hopeful gauge of recovery measured in sales of po' boy sandwiches and gumbo. Full Story Top Big Easy Couple Still Cooking for Troops Sun, 20 Nov 2005 10:44 am PST AP - An old oak tree blown down by Hurricane Katrina destroyed the home of Jessie and Sherry Krummel. Looters took everything else. Full Story Top At least nine dead as Tropical Storm Gamma weakens to a depression Sun, 20 Nov 2005 10:10 am PST AFP - The most active Atlantic hurricane season on record turned deadly again, as at least nine people were killed and 14 others were missing after Tropical Storm Gamma flooded parts of northern Honduras, authorities said. Full Story Top Jesse Jackson tells Bush to scrap hurricane deadlines Sat, 19 Nov 2005 06:03 pm PST Reuters - The U.S. government must extend its December 1 deadline to stop paying hotel bills for many victims of Hurricane Katrina and come up with a proper plan for people to return home, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said on Saturday. Full Story Top Big Easy Streetcar System Out of Service Sat, 19 Nov 2005 02:47 pm PST AP - The clacking old streetcars that traveled up and down St. Charles Avenue for the past 170 years and their shiny new red counterparts on Canal Street will be out of service for months, maybe a year or more, because of Hurricane Katrina. Full Story Top Oaks Uprooted by Katrina to Help Fix Ship Sat, 19 Nov 2005 12:38 pm PST AP - Ancient live oak trees uprooted in Mississippi by Hurricane Katrina are going to escape being turned into wood chips, instead being used to restore what is believed to be the world's last wooden whaling ship. Full Story Top Army Engineers: Levee Warnings Unreported Sat, 19 Nov 2005 10:13 am PST AP - Engineers responsible for monitoring the levees that failed following Hurricane Katrina were never told that canal water had been pooling in yards beside a flood wall months before the storm, an Army Corps of Engineers manager said Friday. Full Story Top You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts. Use this link to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences. 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Daily News Digest: Front Page News

Yahoo! Alerts Yahoo! News - My Alerts - Edit Alert Monday, November 21, 2005 09:00 PM PST Today's Front Page News: Prosecutors Say Pa. Girl Wasn't Kidnapped Cheney Slams War Critics, Praises Murtha Sharon Quits Likud to Pursue Peacemaking GM to Ax 30,000 Jobs, Close 12 Facilities GIs Kill Three in Iraq Civilian Vehicle GM slashing production and jobs Iraqi Leaders Call for Pullout Timetable Peak 'Seinfeld' Seasons to Be Released Red Wings' Fischer Has Seizure on Bench Gates: Xbox 360 Key to Microsoft Strategy Murtha Says Americans Back Iraq Pullout Report: Ocean Noise Harms Dolphins, Whales Infertility linked to higher testicular cancer risk Send those dead animals in now, folks... The truth about God in public schools Prosecutors Say Pa. Girl Wasn't Kidnapped Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:16 pm PST AP - A 14-year-old girl whose 18-year-old boyfriend is accused of killing her parents left with him willingly after the slayings, prosecutors said in court papers filed Monday. Full Story Top Cheney Slams War Critics, Praises Murtha Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:15 pm PST AP - Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday accused critics of "corrupt and shameless" revisionism in suggesting the White House misled the nation in a rush to war, the latest salvo in an increasingly acrimonious debate over prewar intelligence. Full Story Top Sharon Quits Likud to Pursue Peacemaking Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:14 pm PST AP - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday he gambled and broke away from his hardline Likud Party because he did not want to squander peacemaking opportunities created by Israel's pullout from the Gaza Strip or waste time with political wrangling. Full Story Top GM to Ax 30,000 Jobs, Close 12 Facilities Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:14 pm PST AP - General Motors Corp., pounded by declining sales and rising health care costs, said Monday it will cut more than a quarter of its North American manufacturing jobs and close 12 facilities by 2008. The United Auto Workers called the plan "devastating" and warned it will make negotiations more difficult, but some Wall Street analysts said GM's actions may not go far enough. Full Story Top GIs Kill Three in Iraq Civilian Vehicle Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:14 pm PST AP - U.S. soldiers fired on a civilian vehicle Monday because they feared it might hold a suicide bomber, killing at least two adults and a child northeast of the capital, American and Iraqi officials said. Full Story Top GM slashing production and jobs Mon, 21 Nov 2005 02:44 pm PST Reuters - General Motors Corp. said on Monday it would cut 30,000 North American manufacturing jobs and close a dozen plants as it struggles to compete with fast-growing rivals led by Toyota Motor Corp. Full Story Top Iraqi Leaders Call for Pullout Timetable Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:05 pm PST AP - Leaders of Iraq's sharply divided Shiites, Kurds and Sunnis called Monday for a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces in the country and said Iraq's opposition had a "legitimate right" of resistance. Full Story Top Peak 'Seinfeld' Seasons to Be Released Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:11 pm PST AP - "Seinfeld" has not suffered from shrinkage. Seven years after its finale, not only does the classic sitcom air up to two hours a day in some markets, but the reruns remain fresh enough to spark watercooler chitchat about everything from puffy shirts to mimbos. Full Story Top Red Wings' Fischer Has Seizure on Bench Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:11 pm PST AP - Red Wings defenseman Jiri Fischer had a seizure on the Detroit bench late in the first period of Monday night's game against the Nashville Predators and was listed in stable condition at a hospital. Full Story Top Gates: Xbox 360 Key to Microsoft Strategy Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:11 pm PST AP - Anyone snagging one of Microsoft Corp.'s new Xbox 360s when it debuts Tuesday will likely see the new video game console as just that — a medium for spending hours playing the likes of "Halo 2" and "Project Gotham Racing 3." But executives at Microsoft see video games as just the beginning. Full Story Top Murtha Says Americans Back Iraq Pullout Mon, 21 Nov 2005 06:00 pm PST AP - U.S. Rep. John Murtha, a key Democrat on military issues, on Monday defended his call to pull U.S. troops from Iraq, saying he was reflecting Americans' sentiment. Full Story Top Report: Ocean Noise Harms Dolphins, Whales Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:12 pm PST AP - Increasing levels of ocean noise generated by military sonar, shipping, and oil and gas exploration is threatening dolphins and whales that rely on sound for mating, finding food and avoiding predators, according to a new report. Full Story Top Infertility linked to higher testicular cancer risk Mon, 21 Nov 2005 10:29 am PST Reuters - Men who are undergoing treatment for infertility are 20 times more likely than men in the general population to be diagnosed with testicular cancer, a new study shows. The finding underscores the importance of urological screening for any man with infertility, Dr. Marc Goldstein said, especially because this evaluation is often not a part of infertility treatment. Full Story Top Send those dead animals in now, folks... Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:26 am PST Reuters - The forestry department in the remote eastern Indian state of Assam is appealing for dead animals -- to feed vultures threatened with extinction, a newspaper reported Saturday. Full Story Top The truth about God in public schools Mon, 21 Nov 2005 04:21 am PST USATODAY.com - Attacks on the "Godless public schools" have been at the top of the culture-war hit list for more than 40 years. Hardly a day goes by without some politician or televangelist reminding Americans of how the Supreme Court kicked God out of the schools in the 1960s - and how the nation has been sliding down a slippery slope of moral and spiritual decline ever since. Full Story Top You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts. Use this link to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences. To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, including the use of web beacons in HTML-based email, please read our Privacy Policy. Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.

Daily News Digest: World News

Yahoo! Alerts Yahoo! News - My Alerts - Edit Alert Monday, November 21, 2005 09:00 PM PST Today's World News: Sharon Quits Likud to Pursue Peacemaking GIs Kill Three in Iraq Civilian Vehicle Iraqi Leaders Call for Pullout Timetable Proposed Kenyan Constitution Losing Ground Tsunami orphan's worst days may be in the past French Rail Workers Strike Iran Declares Support for Iraqi Freedom Chavez Pledges South American Gas Pipeline Muslim Brotherhood gets about 25 per cent of decided seats in Egypt elections UN investigator says torture widespread in China, but praises Beijing Liberals make flurry of spending announcements as government set to fall Support for Australian PM plummets on plan to strip workers' rights Sharon Quits Likud to Pursue Peacemaking Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:32 pm PST AP - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday he gambled and broke away from his hardline Likud Party because he did not want to squander peacemaking opportunities created by Israel's pullout from the Gaza Strip or waste time with political wrangling. Full Story Top GIs Kill Three in Iraq Civilian Vehicle Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:31 pm PST AP - U.S. soldiers fired on a civilian vehicle Monday because they feared it might hold a suicide bomber, killing at least two adults and a child northeast of the capital, American and Iraqi officials said. Full Story Top Iraqi Leaders Call for Pullout Timetable Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:05 pm PST AP - Leaders of Iraq's sharply divided Shiites, Kurds and Sunnis called Monday for a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces in the country and said Iraq's opposition had a "legitimate right" of resistance. Full Story Top Proposed Kenyan Constitution Losing Ground Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:31 pm PST AP - Kenya's proposed new constitution appeared to be losing ground in early returns Tuesday in a referendum officials said went relatively smoothly, despite minor clashes in Nairobi's largest slum and allegations of vote buying. Full Story Top Tsunami orphan's worst days may be in the past Mon, 21 Nov 2005 04:32 am PST USATODAY.com - On Dec. 26, 2004 waves took Thushari de Silva's parents, home and possessions. A few days later she was separated from her siblings to live in an orphanage. As the first anniversary of the tsunami approaches, its devastation still marks the thousands in government housing, but in many ways Thushari's life has changed for the better. Full Story Top French Rail Workers Strike Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:58 pm PST AP - Railworkers on the French state-run system went on strike Monday night with officials predicted major disruptions to national lines and Paris area commuter trains. Full Story Top Iran Declares Support for Iraqi Freedom Mon, 21 Nov 2005 06:41 pm PST AP - The Iranian president emerged from meetings with his Iraqi counterpart Monday, saying the two countries have "one soul in two bodies." Full Story Top Chavez Pledges South American Gas Pipeline Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:57 pm PST AP - President Hugo Chavez pledged to help build a natural gas pipeline stretching from Venezuela to Argentina during talks Monday with Argentine leader Nestor Kirchner. Full Story Top Muslim Brotherhood gets about 25 per cent of decided seats in Egypt elections Mon, 21 Nov 2005 05:22 pm PST Canadian Press - CAIRO, Egypt - Continuing its unprecedented show of strength, official results Monday showed the Islamic-based Muslim Brotherhood had locked up about 25 per cent of the parliamentary seats decided after the second of three rounds of balloting, a result that was attributed both to dissatisfaction with the Mubarak regime and a signal of Egypt's increasing conservatism. Full Story Top UN investigator says torture widespread in China, but praises Beijing Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:30 pm PST AFP - The UN's chief torture investigator has praised China's leaders for acknowledging the widespread abuse of prisoners in the nation's jails, as he begins a historic 12-day fact-finding mission. Full Story Top Liberals make flurry of spending announcements as government set to fall Mon, 21 Nov 2005 06:50 pm PST Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - The minority Liberals were preparing a flurry of major spending announcements Monday with their government expected to fall within a week. Full Story Top Support for Australian PM plummets on plan to strip workers' rights Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:45 pm PST AFP - Voters have turned on Australia's conservative Prime Minister John Howard over plans to strip workers' rights, according to two separate opinion polls. Full Story Top You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts. Use this link to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences. To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, including the use of web beacons in HTML-based email, please read our Privacy Policy. Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.

Daily News Digest: Politics News

Yahoo! Alerts Yahoo! News - My Alerts - Edit Alert Monday, November 21, 2005 09:00 PM PST Today's Politics News: Cheney Slams War Critics, Praises Murtha Murtha Says Americans Back Iraq Pullout Clinton: Immediate Iraq Exit a Mistake Biden Backs a More Gradual Iraq Pullout Politicians across spectrum state their case on Iraq Bush Drinks Mare's Milk, Avoids Camels Swann Explores Running for Pa. Governor Ex-DeLay Aide Pleads Guilty in Conspiracy Five Vehicles Earn Top Crash Test Honors Biden Won't Rule Out Alito Filibuster UN official wants Iraqi jails probe Cheney Slams War Critics, Praises Murtha Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:15 pm PST AP - Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday accused critics of "corrupt and shameless" revisionism in suggesting the White House misled the nation in a rush to war, the latest salvo in an increasingly acrimonious debate over prewar intelligence. Full Story Top Murtha Says Americans Back Iraq Pullout Mon, 21 Nov 2005 06:00 pm PST AP - U.S. Rep. John Murtha, a key Democrat on military issues, on Monday defended his call to pull U.S. troops from Iraq, saying he was reflecting Americans' sentiment. Full Story Top Clinton: Immediate Iraq Exit a Mistake Mon, 21 Nov 2005 06:02 pm PST AP - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that an immediate U.S. withdrawal from Iraq would be "a big mistake." Full Story Top Biden Backs a More Gradual Iraq Pullout Mon, 21 Nov 2005 05:51 pm PST AP - The senior Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said Monday that he shares the frustration of those who support an immediate pullout from Iraq but he is "not there yet" and believes there should be a phased withdrawal. Full Story Top Politicians across spectrum state their case on Iraq Mon, 21 Nov 2005 04:21 am PST USATODAY.com - The White House dispatched Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to four networks Sunday to make the case for staying the course in Iraq, amid increasing unease among Republicans and continuing debate over a hawkish Democrat's call to withdraw U.S. troops. Full Story Top Bush Drinks Mare's Milk, Avoids Camels Mon, 21 Nov 2005 03:26 pm PST AP - The scene was straight out of a Genghis Khan movie. There were Mongol warriors clad in armor and helmets, armed with swords and mounted on the short, stout horses unique to Mongolia. The warriors hoisted colorful battle flags on spears. Full Story Top Swann Explores Running for Pa. Governor Mon, 21 Nov 2005 05:58 pm PST AP - Former Pittsburgh Steeler Lynn Swann told a crowd of business leaders, lobbyists and journalists Monday that Pennsylvania would be a better place if he were governor, but said he has not yet declared his candidacy and eluded some questions the way he once dodged tacklers. Full Story Top Ex-DeLay Aide Pleads Guilty in Conspiracy Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:13 pm PST AP - Michael Scanlon, a former partner of lobbyist Jack Abramoff, pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to bribe public officials, a charge growing out of the government investigation of attempts to defraud Indian tribes and corrupt a member of Congress. Full Story Top Five Vehicles Earn Top Crash Test Honors Mon, 21 Nov 2005 06:18 pm PST AP - Vehicles made by Hyundai Motor Co., Honda Motor Co., DaimlerChrysler AG and Subaru of America Inc. earned top honors in new crash tests of sport utility vehicles, minivans and sedans. Full Story Top Biden Won't Rule Out Alito Filibuster Mon, 21 Nov 2005 04:11 am PST AP - The views that Samuel Alito expressed on reapportionment in a 20-year-old document could jeopardize his Supreme Court nomination and provoke a filibuster, a leading Democratic senator said Sunday. Full Story Top UN official wants Iraqi jails probe Fri, 18 Nov 2005 05:27 am PST Reuters - United Nations human rights chief Louise Arbour on Friday called for an international probe into Iraqi jails after accusations of serious abuse of detainees at a secret Interior Ministry detention center. Full Story Top You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts. Use this link to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences. To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, including the use of web beacons in HTML-based email, please read our Privacy Policy. Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.

Daily News Digest: Odd News News

Yahoo! Alerts Yahoo! News - My Alerts - Edit Alert Monday, November 21, 2005 09:00 PM PST Today's Odd News News: Send those dead animals in now, folks... Throw another Skippy on the barbie? Semi-naked models drive motorists to distraction Free school breakfast menu to offer coffee Islanders pray to Jesus image on plant pot Marshmallow treats stopped from leaving Gaza Last allied witness of WWI Christmas truce dies That's incredibly beautiful...give me a hammer... Survey shows money can help buy happiness Tears save sick mother from cremation alive Anglers Find Live Turtle Under Ice Semi-naked models drive motorists to distraction Man at Gun Show Shoots Himself in Bathroom Idaho town votes to rename itself Secretsanta.com Man Hit in Head by Train for Second Time Saxon slave whip is star of exhibit Man Charged With Allowing Child to Drive Dog lovers mad over chihuahua thefts Deputy Tracks Suspect With Snow Footprints Drunk German wets bed, sets fire to home Send those dead animals in now, folks... Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:26 am PST Reuters - The forestry department in the remote eastern Indian state of Assam is appealing for dead animals -- to feed vultures threatened with extinction, a newspaper reported Saturday. Full Story Top Throw another Skippy on the barbie? Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:29 am PST Reuters - How do you like your kangaroo -- medium rare? Doesn't sound too appealing, does it? Full Story Top Semi-naked models drive motorists to distraction Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:30 am PST Reuters - Almost a quarter of British motorists admit they have been so distracted by roadside billboards of semi-naked models that they have dangerously veered out of their lane. Full Story Top Free school breakfast menu to offer coffee Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:35 am PST Reuters - Brazil's coffee industry has brewed up a plan to serve up to 1 million schoolchildren a free breakfast -- complete with a cup of java. Full Story Top Islanders pray to Jesus image on plant pot Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:36 am PST Reuters - Mexicans have set up a shrine at a plant pot on the grounds of a beach resort on the Caribbean island of Cozumel after an image said to depict Jesus appeared on it following Hurricane Wilma a month ago, Full Story Top Marshmallow treats stopped from leaving Gaza Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:39 am PST Reuters - Israeli border officials on the lookout for arms smuggling from Gaza uncovered more unexpected contraband Sunday -- a truckload of fake kosher marshmallow snacks. Full Story Top Last allied witness of WWI Christmas truce dies Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:59 am PST Reuters - The last known surviving allied veteran of the Christmas Truce that saw German and British soldiers shake hands between the trenches in World War One died Monday at 109, his parish priest said. Full Story Top That's incredibly beautiful...give me a hammer... Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:44 am PST Reuters - If you thought art galleries were quiet havens of contemplation, think again. Looking at great works of art can inspire a strong, sometimes irresistible urge to destroy, Italian researchers have found. Full Story Top Survey shows money can help buy happiness Fri, 18 Nov 2005 07:30 am PST Reuters - Japanese women are cheerier than men, people grow glummer as they age, and money can buy happiness -- up to a point. Full Story Top Tears save sick mother from cremation alive Fri, 18 Nov 2005 07:27 am PST Reuters - A Chinese peasant woman who suffered a brain haemorrhage was left at the undertakers alive for cremation because her family could no longer afford hospital treatment, state media said Friday. Full Story Top Anglers Find Live Turtle Under Ice Mon, 21 Nov 2005 06:24 pm PST AP - Anglers fishing in a frozen river in northern Sweden came home with a highly unusual catch — a live turtle they found trapped under the ice. Full Story Top Semi-naked models drive motorists to distraction Sun, 20 Nov 2005 04:18 pm PST Reuters - Almost a quarter of motorists admit they have been so distracted by roadside billboards of semi-naked models that they have dangerously veered out of their lane. Full Story Top Man at Gun Show Shoots Himself in Bathroom Mon, 21 Nov 2005 06:24 pm PST AP - A trip to the restroom resulted in a trip to the hospital for a Bloomington man who accidentally shot himself in the hand over the weekend at a gun show. Full Story Top Idaho town votes to rename itself Secretsanta.com Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:52 pm PST Reuters - Officials in the northern Idaho town of Santa, Idaho, on Monday voted to rename the 115-person hamlet Secretsanta.com to hype an online gift exchange management service. Full Story Top Man Hit in Head by Train for Second Time Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:22 pm PST AP - A man who was struck in the head by a train this weekend was also hit in the head by a New York City subway car three years ago, officials said Monday. Full Story Top Saxon slave whip is star of exhibit Mon, 21 Nov 2005 02:06 am PST Reuters - A 1,000-year-old multi-tailed leather whip that was initially associated with the sex trade but more recently identified as a slave scourge is one of the stars of a new exhibition. Full Story Top Man Charged With Allowing Child to Drive Mon, 21 Nov 2005 06:25 pm PST AP - An elderly man accused of allowing a 7-year-old girl to drive his pickup has been charged in a two-count complaint. Full Story Top Dog lovers mad over chihuahua thefts Sun, 20 Nov 2005 10:00 pm PST Reuters - Japanese pet owners are howling over a spate of thefts of chihuahuas, the country's most popular dog thanks to a series of TV commercials that starred one of the cuddly Mexican canines. Full Story Top Deputy Tracks Suspect With Snow Footprints Mon, 21 Nov 2005 02:38 pm PST AP - A sheriff's deputy didn't have to use fancy forensics to track a burglary suspect near Austin. He just matched up footprints in the snow. Full Story Top Drunk German wets bed, sets fire to home Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:56 am PST Reuters - A German man drank too much, wet his bed and set fire to his apartment while trying to dry his bedding, police in the western town of Muelheim said on Monday. Full Story Top You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts. Use this link to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences. To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, including the use of web beacons in HTML-based email, please read our Privacy Policy. Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.