A Sudanese judge convicted a woman journalist on Monday for violating the public indecency law by wearing trousers outdoors and fined her $200, but did not impose a feared flogging penalty. Among 13 women arrested July 3 in a raid in Khartoum, Lubna Hussein avoided the flogging by going to trial.
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Three British Muslims were convicted Monday of conspiring to kill thousands of civilians by blowing up trans-Atlantic flights in mid-air with liquid explosives disguised as soft drinks. The jury found that they were the ringleaders of a conspiracy to carry out the biggest terrorist attack since 9/11.
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In a speech that has drawn fire even before he has delivered it, President Barack Obama will tell the nation's schoolchildren he "expects great things" from each of them. The White House posted Obama's remarks on its Web site midday Monday in advance of his Tuesday speech at a school in suburban Arlington, Va.
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At a state AFL-CIO gathering in Cincinnati, President Obama urges unions to help him win the health care fight in Congress. He also says he still believes that a government-run insurance plan, or public option, should be one of the choices offered to the millions of Americans who do not currently have coverage.
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As Congress returns to Washington, President Obama is dealing with two setbacks that could distract attention from the health care debate. Several school districts have said they may not air his speech to students later this week after conservative parents complained that it would amount to political indoctrination. And early this morning, Van Jones resigned. The White House environmental adviser has been denounced by conservatives for what they have said are extreme left-wing views. NPR Congressional correspondent Andrea Seabrook speaks with host Liane Hansen about what's on the agenda in Congress when lawmakers return to the Capitol on Tuesday.
Posted: 09/06/2009 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines
In Afghanistan, election officials have thrown out votes from 447 polling stations because of fraud allegations. How many votes were actually voided by the Afghan Independent Election Commission is unclear.
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Crews working on a seismic retrofit of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on Saturday found what authorities called a "significant crack" in the eastern span that could keep the California landmark closed beyond a planned holiday weekend shutdown.
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Nine people died and more than 30 were missing Sunday in the Philippines after a ferry carrying nearly 1,000 people capsized in the middle of the night. Rescue efforts saved about 900 people. The cause was not immediately known.
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Israel says it will build hundreds of new housing units in West Bank settlements and finish some 2,500 others before any slowdown in building. The announcement has drawn harsh criticism from Washington, which demands a complete settlement freeze as a prelude to renewing Mideast peace talks, and may force a fresh U.S. showdown with Israel.
Posted: 09/04/2009 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines
President Obama's plans to give a speech to the nation's schoolchildren is facing a huge backlash. Parents in many states are threatening to pull their children out of school. In Texas, several school districts have promised not to show the address live. Now, those moves are angering other parents who don't understand the controversy.
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The Labor Department said Friday the nation's unemployment rate rose to 9.7 percent in August, the highest since 1983. But the economy shed a net total of 216,000 jobs, the fewest monthly losses in a year.
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