 HeadlinesRavitch Sets Broad Plan on New York Fiscal CrisisLt. Gov. Richard Ravitch will unveil a plan that includes borrowing billions and imposing curbs on future spending. Bank of America Plans to End Overdraft Fees on Debit Card Purchases Customers who try to make purchases with their debit cards without enough money in their accounts will simply be declined. Draft on Payday Rules Loses a Provision Senator Bob Corker wants a proposed bank agency to be more lenient, but critics say consumers would be hurt. Abroad: Caravaggio in Ascendance: An Antihero?s Time to Shine By one new metric, Michelangelo has been bumped from his perch atop the Italian art charts by Caravaggio. Attacks on Detainee Lawyers Split Conservatives Right-leaning legal scholars have bristled at a video, produced by a group that Liz Cheney runs, that questions the loyalty of lawyers who worked for terror detainees.  SportsAlex Rodriguez 'at ease' with Canadian doctorTAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Yankees star Alex Rodriguez said he is at ease with his ties to a Canadian sports doctor embroiled in cross-border investigations involving HGH and another drug, though he doesn't know when he'll talk to federal authorities about the case.... NASCAR puts Carl Edwards on probation for 3 races CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Sticking with its "boys, have at it" attitude, NASCAR won't force Carl Edwards to miss any races after he deliberately wrecked Brad Keselowski's car last weekend in Atlanta.... No. 12 Butler routs Wright St. 70-45 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- No. 12 Butler insists the real work is just beginning.... Dunleavy, Los Angeles Clippers sever ties LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Mike Dunleavy and the Los Angeles Clippers parted company for good Tuesday, barely a month after he relinquished his head coaching duties to focus solely on being general manager.... Strasburg makes long-awaited spring debut for Nats VIERA, Fla. (AP) -- Stephen Strasburg battled some nerves and location issues during his spring training debut.... | StrangeWoman delivers surprise baby, picks up other sonHARRODSBURG, Ky. (AP) -- A 32-year-old Kentucky woman who said she didn't know that she was pregnant delivered her newborn son on the floor of her laundry room by herself and even cut the umbilical cord. Kelly Bottom told The Advocate-Messenger that she also picked up her other son from school and stopped in at the baby's grandmother's house to show her the infant before going to the hospital Thursday.... NYC chef creates breast milk cheese NEW YORK (AP) -- Breast milk cheese, anyone? A Manhattan chef has posted a recipe on his blog for what he calls "My spouse's mommy milk cheese." Daniel Angerer co-owns Klee Brasserie with his wife Lori Mason. A photo on his blog features the cheese encrusted with maple caramelized pumpkin and Concord grapes. They had an overabundance of milk for their newborn, Arabella Caroline. When their small freezer ran out of space, Angerer decided to experiment.... Man allegedly robs pharmacy, puts cash on counter COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) -- Police in northern Idaho arrested a robber accused of demanding a controlled drug from a pharmacy, then throwing cash on the counter before fleeing. Kootenai County Sheriff Lt. Stu Miller said a 39-year-old man was arrested Tuesday.... Pet shop owner claims fish is 43, weighs 20 pounds NEW YORK (AP) -- It sounds fishy but a New York City pet shop owner says it's true. Buttkiss, the black pacu he owns, is 43 and weighs 20 pounds. A pacu is a breed that's related to the piranha. Steve Gruebel owns Cameo Pet Shop in Queens. He got Buttkiss in 1967 when he was just a wee thing. He sold him a year later when Buttkiss was two inches long. But in 1970, Buttkiss was returned when he outgrew the buyer's tank.... Pa. suit: Bank wrongly repossessed home, took bird PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A Pittsburgh-area woman is suing Bank of America, claiming it wrongfully repossessed her home and saying that a bank contractor trashed the house and took her parrot....  Front PageEconomic storm not over, says PMGordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the Budget is announced. Kidnap boy's father defies police The father of a British boy kidnapped in Pakistan is heading home against police wishes, the BBC learns. Collider to shut down for a year The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned. Berezovsky wins poison libel case Oligarch Boris Berezovsky wins his libel case over claims he was behind the murder of Alexander Litvinenko. More schools fail Ofsted checks More schools in England are being judged as inadequate in Ofsted's new-style inspections, according to figures just released. |
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