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Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. Reuters: Top News Crashed plane landed in middle of Jamaica runway January 6, 2010 at 8:21 pm KINGSTON (Reuters) - The American Airlines plane that crash landed at a Jamaican airport last month touched down almost in the middle of the runway, a report by Jamaica's Civil Aviation Authority said on Wednesday. U.S. fighter jets scrambled due to unruly passenger January 6, 2010 at 6:45 pm PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - An unruly passenger aboard a Hawaii-bound airliner on Wednesday prompted the pilot to return the plane to Portland, Oregon, escorted by two military fighter jets, in the latest of several U.S. aviation security scares this week. Pelosi says Congress "close" to health deal January 6, 2010 at 6:42 pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday congressional Democrats were close to agreement on merging their healthcare bills but still faced challenges in blending the two approaches. New York seeks $200 million yearly for September 11 trial January 6, 2010 at 4:58 pm NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday said the costs of hosting the federal trials of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other suspected September 11 plotters would top $200 million annually and formally requested that Washington cover the costs. Radiation risk low with whole-body airport scanners January 6, 2010 at 4:43 pm CHICAGO (Reuters) - The radiation risk from full-body scanners used to improve airport security is low and unlikely to raise an individual's risk of cancer, U.S. experts said on Wednesday. U.S. contractor worked for "secret services": Cuba January 6, 2010 at 4:02 pm HAVANA (Reuters) - A U.S. contractor detained last month in Cuba for distributing satellite communications equipment to dissidents worked for American "secret services" and is being investigated, a top Cuban official said on Wednesday. Nigerian indicted in U.S. for airline bomb plot January 6, 2010 at 3:13 pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. grand jury on Wednesday indicted Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on six counts for trying to blow up an American airliner in a plot that exposed large breakdowns in U.S. security and intelligence. More ex-Guantanamo detainees joining militants: U.S. January 6, 2010 at 2:43 pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An increasing number of detainees released from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay are joining insurgent groups, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. Clinton ties U.S. security to better aid delivery January 6, 2010 at 2:00 pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. security depends on a new approach to international aid and Washington must break with dictatorial policies of the past as it dispenses billions of dollars in assistance, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday. Florida lawyer to plead guilty in $1 billion Ponzi case January 6, 2010 at 11:52 am MIAMI (Reuters) - Accused Florida Ponzi mastermind Scott Rothstein has decided to plead guilty to charges he ran an investment scheme that bilked clients out of more than $1 billion, authorities said on Wednesday. U.S. missile strike kills three in Pakistan January 6, 2010 at 9:00 am MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - A U.S. drone aircraft fired two missiles into Pakistan's North Waziristan region on Wednesday, killing three militants, Pakistani security officials said. Karzai seeks new cabinet before London conference January 6, 2010 at 8:43 am KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has met members of parliament in the hope of persuading them to confirm a cabinet in time for an international conference at the end of the month, a spokesman said on Wednesday. Banking chief Dodd to leave Senate: sources January 6, 2010 at 8:35 am WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd will announce on Wednesday he will not seek re-election in November, two senior Democratic party aides said. France wants to add more countries to "risk list" January 6, 2010 at 7:05 am PARIS (Reuters) - France's interior minister wants to add 23 countries to a list of places whose air travelers face tighter security measures, in response to the botched bombing of a U.S.-bound airliner last month. Japan finance minister can't stay, successor almost set: report January 6, 2010 at 4:04 am TOKYO (Reuters) - Hirohisa Fujii cannot be asked to stay on as Japan's finance minister and his successor is almost decided, Jiji news agency quoted an unidentified cabinet minister as saying on Wednesday. Yemeni forces arrest three wounded al Qaeda militants January 6, 2010 at 4:00 am SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni forces waging a campaign against militants have arrested three suspected al Qaeda militants who were wounded in a raid that killed two members of the group on Monday, a security source said on Wednesday. Global financial regulation overhaul seen in 2010 January 6, 2010 at 12:35 am WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - Global financial regulation has changed little since the 2008 banking crisis, but that won't be the case much longer. Retail sectors saw growth in December: SpendingPulse January 5, 2010 at 11:32 pm CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. retailers largely saw a strong finish to the 2009 holiday season even though sales fell at apparel chains and department stores in December, according to MasterCard Advisors' SpendingPulse.   This email was sent to createrofheaven.internationalnews@blogger.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.