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Thai airports to reopen after government falls
(AP)
 AP - Thailand's prime minister was ousted Tuesday after weeks of protests closed the capital's airports, stranding 300,000 travelers. Protesters promised to lift their siege, and international flights were expected to resume Friday.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:13:05 GMT
| U.S. official: India knew of plot on Mumbai coast
(AP)
 AP - India received a warning from the United States before last week's attacks in Mumbai that militants were plotting a waterborne assault on the city, a senior U.S. official said Tuesday as domestic intelligence officials said they were aware of a Pakistan-based plot.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:13:24 GMT
| Pirates fire on US cruise ship in hijack attempt
(AP)
 AP - The luxury American cruise ship teeming with hundreds of tourists just might have been too much for the Somali pirates to resist.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:13:57 GMT
| Russian warships hold exercises with Chavez's navy
(AP)
 AP - Russian warships have held training exercises with Venezuela's navy in Moscow's first such Caribbean deployment since the Cold War.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:58:04 GMT
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Burress arrives at Giants Stadium (AP)
Plaxico Burress arrived at Giants Stadium on Tuesday, facing the possibility his career with the Super Bowl champions could be over and he could land in jail after accidentally shooting himself in the thigh at a nightclub. The star receiver drove up to the stadium tunnel, one day after he was charged with illegal gun possession.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:24:51 PST
| Coach Kelly staying at Cincinnati (AP)
Coach Brian Kelly says he's happy with the steps No. 13 Cincinnati is taking to upgrade its football facilities, and he's not interested in any job elsewhere. Kelly met Tuesday with the school's president, AD and the head of its board of trustees to get an update on their plans to improve Cincinnati's football stadium and practice fields.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:59:50 PST
| Rockets G McGrady to miss 3 weeks (AP)
Houston Rockets guard Tracy McGrady says he'll miss three weeks to rehabilitate his sore left knee. McGrady has missed Houston's last three games after starting the first 15. He had arthroscopic surgery in May, and admitted he came back a little bit too soon. McGrady is Houston's second-leading scorer, averaging 15.6 points this season.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:25:28 PST
| Ballesteros has more surgery on brain (AP)
Five-time major champion Seve Ballesteros underwent more surgery Tuesday, this time to drain fluid from his brain. Ballesteros was in stable condition in the intensive care unit after the operation to implant a valve in his brain, La Paz hospital said. Doctors also repaired a bone defect stemming from one of the procedures the golf great has undergone since his initial operation on Oct.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:14:24 PST
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Big Three automaker plans hit congressional desks
(Reuters)
 Reuters - U.S. automakers started to submit plans demanded by Congress as the Big Three's CEOs and lawmakers gird for debate over a $25 billion bailout the industry says it needs to survive.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:27:38 GMT
| GM November sales drop 41 percent
(Reuters)
Reuters - General Motors Corp reported a 41 percent drop in overall U.S. sales for November, saying continued economic uncertainty was hurting consumer confidence.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:24:23 GMT
| Stocks briefly cut gains after grim GM sales
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Stocks pared gains and the Dow industrials briefly turned negative on Tuesday after General Motors Corp posted a 41 percent slide in November auto sales, compounding investors' worries about the embattled U.S. auto industry.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:51:05 GMT
| GE to trim finance arm, plans job cuts
(Reuters)
 Reuters - General Electric Co plans to scale back its hefty finance arm and cut jobs across its range of businesses as it braces for what it expects to be a worsening economic environment next year, executives said.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:42:43 GMT
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Oil falls as gas prices hit 3-year low
(AP)
 AP - Oil prices dipped again Tuesday and gas prices hit their lowest levels since January 2005 with the United States officially in a recession.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:39:35 GMT
| US official: India knew of plot on Mumbai's coast
(AP)
AP - India received a warning from the United States before last week's attacks in Mumbai that militants were plotting a waterborne assault on the city, a senior U.S. official said Tuesday as domestic intelligence officials said they were aware of a Pakistan-based plot.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:13:24 GMT
| Stocks give back gains, fluctuate after big drop
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 AP - Wall Street gave up most of an early gain and fluctuated Tuesday as investors looked for safe bets a day after the market's huge dive. The Dow Jones industrials up nearly 270 points in afternoon trading, retreated to a gain of only about 50.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:42:42 GMT
| Pirates fire on US cruise ship in hijack attempt
(AP)
AP - The luxury American cruise ship teeming with hundreds of tourists just might have been too much for the Somali pirates to resist.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:13:57 GMT
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