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2012-02-03 13:22	AP Top News	4 killed in Egypt clashes over deadly soccer riot CAIRO (AP) - Police fired salvos of tear gas and birdshot Friday at rock-throwing protesters in Cairo as popular anger over a deadly soccer riot spilled over into a second day of street violence that left at least four people dead and more than 1,500 injured nationwide, officials said. The protesters blame the police for failing to prevent a melee after a soccer match in the Mediterranean city of Port Said on Wednesday that killed 74 people. The violence - the soccer world's worst in 15 years - also has fueled frustration with the ruling generals who took power after the uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak last February....
2012-02-03 13:07	AP Top News	Official: 2nd teacher pulled from S. Calif. school LOS ANGELES (AP) - A second teacher has been pulled from a classroom at Miramonte Elementary School and the number of molestation complaints to the district has increased since a teacher was charged this week with photographing children for sexual thrills, authorities said Friday. The other teacher was removed after someone made accusations against him, Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy said in a statement....
2012-02-03 13:02	AP Top News	Hackers intercept FBI, Scotland Yard call LONDON (AP) - They trade jokes, chuckle and talk shop about a hacker plot called "Project Mayhem." But at the heart of the conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard was a strategy aimed at bringing down the hacking collective known as Anonymous, which has launched a series of embarrassing attacks across the Internet....
2012-02-03 13:00	Reuters UK	U.S. jobs data gives European shares a boost
2012-02-03 12:55	Reuters UK	Disagreements on cyber risk East-West "Cold War"
2012-02-03 12:52	AP Top News	Stocks jump on strong jobs report for January NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks jumped Friday on news that the unemployment rate dropped to the lowest level in three years. Before the market opened, the Labor Department said companies hired 243,000 employees in January. That's the strongest job growth in nine months. The increase in hiring pushed the unemployment rate down to 8.3 percent....
2012-02-03 12:52	AP Top News	Obama pushes for veterans jobs programs Obama pushes for veterans jobs programsWASHINGTON (AP) - In an effort to cut the unemployment rate among veterans, President Barack Obama is calling for a new conservation program that would put veterans to work rebuilding trails, roads and levees on public lands. The president also will seek more grant money for programs that allow local communities to hire more police officers and firefighters....
2012-02-03 12:50	Reuters UK	Greece struggles on reform, lenders may face rising bill
2012-02-03 12:50	Reuters UK	French Connection warns on profit again
2012-02-03 12:50	Reuters UK	Romania rescues children as Europe's freeze deepens
2012-02-03 12:47	AP Top News	Unemployment drops to 8.3 pct. after hiring burst WASHINGTON (AP) - In the most impressive surge for the job market since early last year, the United States added 243,000 jobs in January, far more than economists expected. The unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 percent, the lowest in three years. Hiring accelerated across the economy and up and down the pay scale. The high-salary professional services industry added 70,000 jobs, the most in 10 months. Manufacturing added 50,000, the most in a year....
2012-02-03 12:32	AP Top News	Komen drops plans to cut Planned Parenthood grants Komen drops plans to cut Planned Parenthood grantsNEW YORK (AP) - The Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity on Friday abandoned plans to eliminate grants to Planned Parenthood. The startling decision came after three days of virulent criticism that resounded across the Internet, jeopardizing Komen's iconic image. "We want to apologize to the American public for recent decisions that cast doubt upon our commitment to our mission of saving women's lives," a Komen statement said....
2012-02-03 12:22	AP Top News	Unemployment drops to 8.3 pct. after hiring burst WASHINGTON (AP) - In the most impressive surge for the job market since early last year, the United States added 243,000 jobs in January, far more than economists expected. The unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 percent, the lowest in three years. Hiring accelerated across the economy and up and down the pay scale. The high-salary professional services industry added 70,000 jobs, the most in 10 months. Manufacturing added 50,000, the most in a year....
2012-02-03 12:20	Reuters UK	Earnings, US data lift FTSE to best week in 2 months
2012-02-03 12:17	AP Top News	Hackers intercept FBI, Scotland Yard call Hackers intercept FBI, Scotland Yard callLONDON (AP) - They trade jokes, chuckle and talk shop about a hacker plot called "Project Mayhem." But at the heart of the conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard was a strategy aimed at bringing down the hacking collective known as Anonymous, which has launched a series of embarrassing attacks across the Internet....
2012-02-03 12:12	AP Top News	Activists say 20 dead in Syria violence BEIRUT (AP) - Deadly clashes erupted between government troops and rebels in suburbs of the Syrian capital and villages in the country's south Friday in fresh violence that killed at least 20 people, including nine soldiers, activists said. President Bashar Assad is trying to crush the 11-month-old uprising against his rule with a sweeping crackdown. Human Rights Watch said in a new report released Friday that in its bid to snuff out the revolt, the regime has detained and tortured children as young as 13....
2012-02-03 12:07	AP Top News	Official: 2nd teacher pulled from S. Calif. school LOS ANGELES (AP) - A second teacher has been pulled from a classroom at Miramonte Elementary School and the number of molestation complaints to the district has increased since a teacher was charged this week with photographing children for sexual thrills, authorities said Friday. The other teacher was removed after someone made accusations against him, Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy confirmed to KTTV-TV....
2012-02-03 12:02	AP Top News	Official: 2nd teacher pulled from S. Calif. school LOS ANGELES (AP) - A second teacher has been pulled from a classroom at Miramonte Elementary School and the number of molestation complaints to the district has increased since a teacher was charged this week with photographing children for sexual thrills, authorities said Friday. The other teacher was removed after someone made accusations against him, Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy confirmed to KTTV-TV....
2012-02-03 11:57	AP Top News	Stocks jump on strong jobs report for January NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks jumped sharply in midday trading on news that the unemployment rate dropped to the lowest level in three years. The Dow Jones industrial average gained more than 140 points....
2012-02-03 11:45	Reuters UK	Police probe claim that hackers hacked FBI call
2012-02-03 11:45	Reuters UK	European shares makes biggest week gain since Dec
2012-02-03 11:42	AP Top News	Stocks jump on strong jobs report for January NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks jumped sharply in morning trading Friday on news that the unemployment rate dropped to the lowest level in three years. The Dow Jones industrial average gained more than 140 points. Before the market opened, the Labor Department said companies hired 243,000 employees in January, the strongest job growth in nine months. The increase in hiring pushed the unemployment rate down to 8.3 percent....
2012-02-03 11:42	AP Top News	Official: 2nd teacher pulled from S. Calif. school LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles school officials say molestation complaints have increased since news broke of an elementary school teacher's arrest over such allegations. And a second teacher has been removed from the school where third-grade teacher Mark Berndt is accused of photographing children for sexual thrills....
2012-02-03 11:42	AP Top News	Supporters rally around Planned Parenthood NEW YORK (AP) - Supporters are rallying around Planned Parenthood after renowned breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure decided to cut breast screening grants to the reproductive health organization. Besides $400,000 in smaller donations from 6,000 people, Planned Parenthood is receiving $250,000 from a family foundation in Dallas and a $250,000 pledge announced Thursday by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to match future donations....
2012-02-03 11:42	AP Top News	Super Bowl ads that generate buzz after the game NEW YORK (AP) - Companies hope you'll be gabbing about their Super Bowl ads on Monday morning. But the ultimate score is if those conversations continue throughout the year. The Super Bowl is an advertiser's biggest stage (more than 111 million fans are expected to tune in this year). It's also an advertiser's biggest gamble (a 30-second spot costs $3.5 million). Marketers are willing to take the risk, though: A successful ad can generate buzz well after the game for the companies, products and people who star in them....
2012-02-03 11:12	AP Top News	3 die in Egypt clashes over deadly soccer riot CAIRO (AP) - Police in Cairo fired salvos of tear gas and birdshot Friday at rock-throwing protesters as popular anger over a deadly soccer riot spilled over into a second day of street violence that left three people dead and more than 1,500 injured, doctors and health officials said. The protesters blame the police for failing to prevent the melee after a soccer match in the Mediterranean city of Port Said on Wednesday killed 74 people. The violence - the soccer world's worst in 15 years - has fueled anger at Egypt's ruling military generals and the already widely distrusted police force....
2012-02-03 11:12	AP Top News	Pew study: Facebook users get more than they give NEW YORK (AP) - The goody-two-shoes among us say it's better to give than to receive. That's not true for the average Facebook user, though. A new study out Friday found that the average user of the world's biggest online social network gets more than they give. That means more messages, more "likes" and more comments. Yes, even more "pokes."...
2012-02-03 11:10	Reuters UK	GLOBAL MARKETS WEEKAHEAD-Central bank liquidity tap to stay open
2012-02-03 11:10	Reuters UK	UK police probe claim that hackers hacked FBI call
2012-02-03 11:02	AP Top News	Official: 2nd teacher pulled from S. Calif. school LOS ANGELES (AP) - A second teacher has been removed from a classroom at Miramonte Elementary School, where a teacher this week was charged with photographing children for sexual thrills, authorities said Friday. The teacher was removed after someone made accusations against him, Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy confirmed to KTTV-TV....
2012-02-03 10:42	AP Top News	Unemployment rate hits 8.3 pct. after hiring burst WASHINGTON (AP) - In the most impressive surge for the job market since early last year, the United States added 243,000 jobs in January, far more than economists expected. The unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 percent, the lowest in three years. Hiring accelerated across the economy and up and down the pay scale. The high-salary professional services industry added 70,000 jobs, the most in 10 months. Manufacturing added 50,000, the most in a year....
2012-02-03 10:42	AP Top News	Stocks jump after strong jobs report NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks jumped sharply in morning trading on news that the unemployment rate dropped to the lowest level in 2 years. The Dow Jones industrial average gained more than 150 points. Before the market opened Friday, the Labor Department said companies hired 243,000 employees in January, the strongest job growth in nine months. The increase in hiring pushed the unemployment rate down to 8.3 percent....
2012-02-03 10:32	AP Top News	Unemployment rate hits 8.3 pct. after hiring burst WASHINGTON (AP) - In the most impressive surge for the job market since early last year, the United States added 243,000 jobs in January, far more than economists expected. The unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 percent, the lowest in three years. Hiring accelerated across the economy and up and down the pay scale. The high-salary professional services industry added 70,000 jobs, the most in 10 months. Manufacturing added 50,000, the most in a year....
2012-02-03 10:32	AP Top News	Hackers intercept FBI, Scotland Yard call Hackers intercept FBI, Scotland Yard callLONDON (AP) - A sensitive conference call between FBI and British police's cybercrime investigators was recorded by the very people they were trying to catch, officials and hackers said Friday. Hacking collective Anonymous published a roughly 15-minute-long recording of a conference call apparently devoted to tracking and prosecuting members of the loosely-knit group....
2012-02-03 10:32	AP Top News	Official: 2nd teacher pulled from S. Calif. school LOS ANGELES (AP) - A second teacher has been removed from a classroom at Miramonte Elementary School, where a teacher this week was charged with photographing children for sexual thrills, authorities said Friday. The teacher was removed after someone made accusations against him, Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy confirmed to KTTV-TV....
2012-02-03 10:12	AP Top News	Official: 2nd teacher pulled from S. Calif. school LOS ANGELES (AP) - A second teacher has been pulled from a classroom at a Los Angeles elementary school where a teacher this week was charged with photographing children for sexual thrills. The teacher was removed from contact with children at Miramonte Elementary School after someone made some accusations against him, Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy told KTTV-TV Friday morning....
2012-02-03 10:12	AP Top News	Gunmen kidnap 2 Americans and an Egyptian in Sinai EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) - Bedouin gunmen intercepted a tourist minivan and snatched two female American tourists and their Egyptian guide at gunpoint Friday near St. Catherine's Monastery in the Sinai Peninsula, the region's security chief said. The brazen daylight abduction along a busy highway was a new blow to Egypt's vital tourism industry, which has been heavily battered by the unrest following last year's uprising that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak....
2012-02-03 10:12	AP Top News	Super Bowl ads that generate buzz after the game NEW YORK (AP) - Companies hope you'll be gabbing about their Super Bowl ads on Monday morning. But the ultimate score is if those conversations continue throughout the year. The Super Bowl is an advertiser's biggest stage (more than 111 million fans are expected to tune in this year). It's also an advertiser's biggest gamble (a 30-second spot costs $3.5 million). Marketers are willing to take the risk, though: A successful ad can generate buzz well after the game for the companies, products and people who star in them....
2012-02-03 10:07	AP Top News	Official: 2nd teacher pulled from S. Calif. school LOS ANGELES (AP) - A second teacher has been removed from a classroom at a Los Angeles elementary school where a teacher this week was charged with photographing children for sexual thrills. Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy (DAY'-see) says the teacher was removed from contact with children at Miramonte Elementary School after someone made some accusations against him....
2012-02-03 10:05	Reuters UK	BP's head of safety steps down
2012-02-03 10:05	Reuters UK	Dealtalk: Glencore move on Xstrata lights fire under M&A hopes
2012-02-03 10:02	AP Top News	Def Sec'y Panetta: Pressure must be kept on Iran RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Friday the key to stopping Iran from getting a nuclear bomb is keeping global support for tough economic sanctions. Speaking to US airmen in Germany, Panetta reiterated that if Iran does not change course, the US is "prepared to respond if we have to."...
2012-02-03 09:57	AP Top News	APNewsBreak: Hackers intercept FBI, UK police call APNewsBreak: Hackers intercept FBI, UK police callLONDON (AP) - The FBI says that hackers have intercepted a sensitive conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard cybercrime investigators. The loose-knit hacking collective known as Anonymous released a roughly 15-minute-long recording of what appears to be a conference call devoted to tracking and prosecuting members of the group....
2012-02-03 09:52	AP Top News	Rights group says Syrian forces target children BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian forces have detained and tortured children as young as 13 as President Bashar Assad's regime tries to crush a nearly 11-month-old uprising, Human Rights Watch said Friday, as fresh clashes erupted between regime troops and rebels in the country's south. Friday's fighting in Jassem, in the southern province of Daraa, killed at least one soldier and wounded five, according to the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. In the north, a roadside bomb killed two boys in the province of Idlib, state media and activists said....
2012-02-03 09:50	Reuters UK	U.S. job growth surges
2012-02-03 09:50	Reuters UK	What analysts think of the data
2012-02-03 09:50	Reuters UK	Analysis: U.S. job creation accelerates broadly
2012-02-03 09:42	AP Top News	Def Sec'y Panetta: Pressure must be kept on Iran Def Sec'y Panetta: Pressure must be kept on IranRAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the key to stopping Iran from getting a nuclear bomb is keeping global support for tough economic sanctions. Speaking to US airmen in Germany, Panetta reiterated that if Iran does not change course, the US is "prepared to respond if we have to."...
2012-02-03 09:42	AP Top News	Gunmen kidnap 2 Americans and an Egyptian in Sinai EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) - Bedouin gunmen intercepted a tourist minivan and snatched two female American tourists and their Egyptian guide at gunpoint Friday near St. Catherine's Monastery in the Sinai Peninsula, the region's security chief said. The brazen daylight abduction along a busy highway was a new blow to Egypt's vital tourism industry, which has been heavily battered by the unrest following last year's uprising that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak....
2012-02-03 09:35	Reuters UK	European shares jump after U.S. jobs data


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