Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1684 Most Emailed - Technology en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:23:49 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1684 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_jobless_benefits_homebuyers ap/20091106/us_jobless_benefits_homebuyers AP business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:56:36 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_jobless_benefits_homebuyers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.bc84f7a341a54082a1a68b01c37abc9a.obama_dcsw107.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=91PhN9Pg32X42rIps7Nm7w--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama signed a $24 billion economic stimulus bill into law Friday, giving tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and additional jobless benefits to those idled by the business slump.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_jobless_benefits_homebuyers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.bc84f7a341a54082a1a68b01c37abc9a.obama_dcsw107.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=91PhN9Pg32X42rIps7Nm7w--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="photo" title="White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_economy ap/20091106/us_economy AP business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:39:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.ffb93518741f4e5e9eb410a43d69b45a.economy_flad101.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=kscvn5fn5w6k4vwe.OAgiQ--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Jose Betancourt, 57, talks to a reporter outside the South Florida Workforce office in Miami, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Betancourt spends two hours on buses to get to a South Florida Workforce career center in the Miami area, a couple of times a week, to get job training. He's been out of work since July after being let go from his job as a supermarket maintenance worker and lives on about $600 a month in unemployment benefits. That barely pays for the rent for his tiny efficiency, food and utilities. The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 and is likely to go higher. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)" border="0" /></a>AP - Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only the second time since World War II and warnings that next year will be even worse than previously thought.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.ffb93518741f4e5e9eb410a43d69b45a.economy_flad101.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=kscvn5fn5w6k4vwe.OAgiQ--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="photo" title="Jose Betancourt, 57, talks to a reporter outside the South Florida Workforce office in Miami, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Betancourt spends two hours on buses to get to a South Florida Workforce career center in the Miami area, a couple of times a week, to get job training. He's been out of work since July after being let go from his job as a supermarket maintenance worker and lives on about $600 a month in unemployment benefits. That barely pays for the rent for his tiny efficiency, food and utilities. The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 and is likely to go higher. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_health_care_overhaul ap/20091107/us_health_care_overhaul AP business Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:23:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_health_care_overhaul"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.8a96dfa833584ebbb9c19ee6fb45bd19.health_care_overhaul_obama_dcab107.jpg?x=80&y=130&q=85&sig=i9_Z75Y7BQWUeYUYxnlSQQ--" align="left" height="130" width="80" alt="President Barack Obama walks to the Cannon Caucus Room with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to meet with House Democrats about health care on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama summoned Democrats to "answer the call of history" Saturday as the House pushed toward a vote on a landmark health care bill holding out the promise of coverage for tens of millions who lack it.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_health_care_overhaul"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.8a96dfa833584ebbb9c19ee6fb45bd19.health_care_overhaul_obama_dcab107.jpg?x=80&y=130&q=85&sig=i9_Z75Y7BQWUeYUYxnlSQQ--" align="left" height="130" width="80" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama walks to the Cannon Caucus Room with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to meet with House Democrats about health care on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_health_care_uninsurables ap/20091105/us_health_care_uninsurables AP business Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:46:43 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_health_care_uninsurables"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091104/capt.photo_1257371645228-1-0.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=jcS94MAyVI67Naw1z10Xxg--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="The US Capitol dome is seen in Washington, DC. The US House of Representatives was on course Wednesday to vote this weekend on sweeping legislation to overhaul US health care, President Barack Obama's top domestic priority, officials said.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>AP - You're afraid your cancer is back, and a health insurance company just turned you down.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_health_care_uninsurables"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091104/capt.photo_1257371645228-1-0.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=jcS94MAyVI67Naw1z10Xxg--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="photo" title="The US Capitol dome is seen in Washington, DC. The US House of Representatives was on course Wednesday to vote this weekend on sweeping legislation to overhaul US health care, President Barack Obama's top domestic priority, officials said.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_jobless_then_and_now ap/20091107/us_jobless_then_and_now AP business Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:36:15 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_jobless_then_and_now"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.a4ef36e70eb34b44a55639161fc52817.jobless_then_and_now_cd401.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=4tpJhxT_4E2QRN2uTBJw2A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In ths Oct.22, 2009 photo, Vicki Adriano works at the Lordstown General Moters plant in Lordstown, Ohio. Compared with 1982, Americans have more than triple the amount of debt and less than half the savings. Their unemployment spells last 10 weeks longer, on average. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)" border="0" /></a>AP - It hurts more to be unemployed now than the last time the jobless rate hit 10 percent.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_jobless_then_and_now"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.a4ef36e70eb34b44a55639161fc52817.jobless_then_and_now_cd401.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=4tpJhxT_4E2QRN2uTBJw2A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="In ths Oct.22, 2009 photo, Vicki Adriano works at the Lordstown General Moters plant in Lordstown, Ohio. Compared with 1982, Americans have more than triple the amount of debt and less than half the savings. Their unemployment spells last 10 weeks longer, on average. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/oil_prices ap/20091107/oil_prices AP business Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:39:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/oil_prices"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091104/capt.photo_1257245940683-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=77&q=85&sig=c2UtldMnBHvB_GfU5MM8mg--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="World oil prices rose back above 80 dollars on Wednesday as investors turned their attention to an upcoming US energy inventory report.(AFP/File/Thomas Coex)" border="0" /></a>AP - Oil prices tumbled Friday after the government said the U.S. unemployment rate topped 10 percent for the first time since 1983.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/oil_prices"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091104/capt.photo_1257245940683-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=77&q=85&sig=c2UtldMnBHvB_GfU5MM8mg--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="photo" title="World oil prices rose back above 80 dollars on Wednesday as investors turned their attention to an upcoming US energy inventory report.(AFP/File/Thomas Coex)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/frigidantarcticaloadedwithviruses livescience/20091105/frigidantarcticaloadedwithviruses LiveScience.com science Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:30:43 GMT LiveScience.com - Antarctica's icy lakes are home to a surprisingly diverse community of viruses, including some that were previously unidentified. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/g20_finance_ministers ap/20091107/g20_finance_ministers AP science Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:58:23 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/g20_finance_ministers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.b71857aa60a844f8a940a5f40deb333f.britain_g20_finance_ministers_meeting_gcc115.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=qixb7buWS3yvqfFC101vwQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, left, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, center, and British Treasury chief Alistair Darling, right, are seen during a group photo session at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Clark)" border="0" /></a>AP - Finance officials from rich and developing countries pledged Saturday to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/g20_finance_ministers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.b71857aa60a844f8a940a5f40deb333f.britain_g20_finance_ministers_meeting_gcc115.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=qixb7buWS3yvqfFC101vwQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, left, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, center, and British Treasury chief Alistair Darling, right, are seen during a group photo session at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Clark)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_homebuyers_tax_credit ap/20091106/us_homebuyers_tax_credit AP business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:43:47 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_homebuyers_tax_credit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091019/i/r4278747756.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=k4mt1B7FqS4z.JZtpwd0ZQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Real estate signs are seen in the front yards of houses in this file photo taken in Maricopa, Arizona in this May 27, 2009 file photo. The Obama administration on Monday launched a new program to aid state and local housing finance agencies in an effort to provide hundreds of thousands of affordable mortgages and develop or rehabilitate tens of thousands of rental properties. REUTERS/Joshua Lott/Files" border="0" /></a>AP - Missed out on Cash for Clunkers? Congress has another deal for you: Buy a home before May 1 and collect up to $6,500 from the government. If you're a first-time homebuyer, get up to $8,000.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_homebuyers_tax_credit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091019/i/r4278747756.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=k4mt1B7FqS4z.JZtpwd0ZQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Real estate signs are seen in the front yards of houses in this file photo taken in Maricopa, Arizona in this May 27, 2009 file photo. The Obama administration on Monday launched a new program to aid state and local housing finance agencies in an effort to provide hundreds of thousands of affordable mortgages and develop or rehabilitate tens of thousands of rental properties. REUTERS/Joshua Lott/Files" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/devicelikestartrekreplicatormightflyonspacestation space/20091105/devicelikestartrekreplicatormightflyonspacestation SPACE.com science Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:39:31 GMT SPACE.com - Space explorers have yet to get their hands on the replicator of "Star Trek" to create anything they might require. But NASA has developed a technology that could enable lunar colonists to carry out on-site manufacturing on the moon, or allow future astronauts to create critical spare parts during the long trip to Mars. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/newbornbabiescryinnativetongue livescience/20091105/newbornbabiescryinnativetongue LiveScience.com science Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:18:44 GMT LiveScience.com - From their very first days, the cries of newborns already bear the mark of the language their parents speak, scientists now find. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_bank_closures ap/20091107/us_bank_closures AP business Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:11:16 GMT AP - Regulators on Friday shut banks in Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and California, bringing the number of bank failures this year to 120 amid the struggling economy and a cascade of defaults on loans. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_world_unemployment_roundup ap/20091106/eu_world_unemployment_roundup AP business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:10:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_world_unemployment_roundup"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.0905d690b0a94ce98abaaebe814b152a.jobless_benefits__gfx879.jpg?x=123&y=130&q=85&sig=eNfVkviH1Ykqcwm7OVakbg--" align="left" height="130" width="123" alt="Graphic shows the rate of unemployment benefit extension exhaustions, by state, per 1,000 population" border="0" /></a>AP - Despite signs of an economic revival gathering pace around the globe, the millions of people laid off during the worst recession in 70 years are unlikely to see relief any time soon as joblessness is still climbing in many of the world's largest economies.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_world_unemployment_roundup"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.0905d690b0a94ce98abaaebe814b152a.jobless_benefits__gfx879.jpg?x=123&y=130&q=85&sig=eNfVkviH1Ykqcwm7OVakbg--" align="left" height="130" width="123" alt="photo" title="Graphic shows the rate of unemployment benefit extension exhaustions, by state, per 1,000 population" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/nov2009bs2009115016982 bw/20091106/nov2009bs2009115016982 BusinessWeek business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:08:41 GMT BusinessWeek - Our goal as college professors is to open students minds to new experiences so they can grow intellectually while they mature through the traditional four-year process. But we are also challenged to give students the immediate skills they will need once they graduate so that they can begin their professional careers and move away from the fry-o-later to the cubicle and beyond. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_foreclosures_rentals ap/20091105/us_foreclosures_rentals AP business Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:25:04 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_foreclosures_rentals"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.2c785b4714884ac98b5415cb9a3433e6.us_earns_fannie_mae_nybz201.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=X9zxabzxouYwjnKff2.8qw--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="FILE- In this July 11, 2008 file photo, a sign in front of the Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington is seen. Seized by federal regulators 14 months ago, the problems at Fannie Mae and sibling company Freddie Mac have proven far worse than most experts had foreseen. Fannie Mae's request Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, will bring the tab for rescuing both companies to about $111 billion. The government has promised up to $400 billion in assistance. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Can't pay the mortgage? You still might be able to stay in your home. Government-controlled mortgage company Fannie Mae is going to give borrowers on the verge of foreclosure the option of renting their homes for a year.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_foreclosures_rentals"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.2c785b4714884ac98b5415cb9a3433e6.us_earns_fannie_mae_nybz201.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=X9zxabzxouYwjnKff2.8qw--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE- In this July 11, 2008 file photo, a sign in front of the Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington is seen. Seized by federal regulators 14 months ago, the problems at Fannie Mae and sibling company Freddie Mac have proven far worse than most experts had foreseen. Fannie Mae's request Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, will bring the tab for rescuing both companies to about $111 billion. The government has promised up to $400 billion in assistance. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_berkshire nm/20091106/us_berkshire Reuters business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:47:41 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_berkshire"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091106/i/r3744946537.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=0Gq2WKx9JSR8t2yi8S6Fww--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Billionaire financier and Berkshire Hathaway Chief Executive Warren Buffett eats ice cream as he walks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska in this May 2, 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Files" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) (BRKb.N) on Friday said quarterly earnings tripled, as rising stock markets boosted its investment holdings and a quiet hurricane season contributed to higher insurance profit.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_berkshire"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091106/i/r3744946537.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=0Gq2WKx9JSR8t2yi8S6Fww--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="Billionaire financier and Berkshire Hathaway Chief Executive Warren Buffett eats ice cream as he walks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska in this May 2, 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Files" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_china_mushrooms_repatriated ap/20091107/as_china_mushrooms_repatriated AP science Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:26:30 GMT AP - A Chinese scholar persecuted during the Cultural Revolution for smuggling a rare collection of mushrooms out of China before World War II was honored Saturday when the collection was returned more than 70 years later. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_earns_aig ap/20091106/us_earns_aig AP business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:57:09 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_earns_aig"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.d88b53f88fdf4963a5702379ac917ca9.earns_aig_nybz157.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=IuhzhUNyz6bf1RqFfYuEdg--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="FILE - In this March 17, 2009 file photo, an AIG office building is shown in New York. AIG said Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, it was profitable for the second straight quarter as its core insurance operations continue to stabilize after being bailed out by the government last year. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - AIG said Friday it was profitable for the second straight quarter as its core insurance operations continue to stabilize after the company's bailout by the government last year.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_earns_aig"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.d88b53f88fdf4963a5702379ac917ca9.earns_aig_nybz157.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=IuhzhUNyz6bf1RqFfYuEdg--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this March 17, 2009 file photo, an AIG office building is shown in New York. AIG said Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, it was profitable for the second straight quarter as its core insurance operations continue to stabilize after being bailed out by the government last year. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/giantcrackinafricawillcreateanewocean livescience/20091102/giantcrackinafricawillcreateanewocean LiveScience.com science Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:43:34 GMT LiveScience.com - A 35-mile rift in the desert of Ethiopia will likely become a new ocean eventually, researchers now confirm. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/strongleonidmeteorshowerexpectednov17 space/20091102/strongleonidmeteorshowerexpectednov17 SPACE.com science Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:01:53 GMT SPACE.com - Circle Nov. 17 on your calendar, for early that morning a moderate to possibly very strong showing of annual Leonid meteor shower is likely.