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Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. CNN.com 'Night Stalker' suspected in 25-year-old slaying October 22, 2009 at 11:08 pm The San Francisco Police Department is reopening a 25-year-old homicide that may be linked to convicted killer Richard Ramirez, known during his 1984-85 spree as the Night Stalker. Senate Dems look at adding public option October 22, 2009 at 10:06 pm Senate Democratic leaders met Thursday night with White House officials to consider including a government-funded public health insurance option, along with a provision allowing states to opt out of it, in a health care overhaul bill. Jackson's mom replaces lawyers in legal fight October 22, 2009 at 7:50 pm Michael Jackson's mother is changing the legal team she's using to fight for control of her son's estate, according to a lawyer involved in the litigation. Taser makers say don't aim at chest October 22, 2009 at 7:10 pm The maker of Taser stun guns has advised law enforcement agencies to avoid hitting suspects in the chest, partly "to minimize controversy." Hate crimes bill passes Senate, goes to Obama October 22, 2009 at 5:40 pm The Senate passed groundbreaking legislation Thursday that would make it a federal crime to assault an individual because of sexual orientation or gender identity. The expanded hate crimes law now goes to President Obama's desk. President George W. Bush had threatened to veto a similar measure. The bill is named for Matthew Shepard, a gay Wyoming teen who died after being beaten in 1998. I'm not a Nazi, far-right leader tells BBC October 22, 2009 at 5:38 pm Millions of Britons will be watching tonight as the nation's public broadcaster gives the controversial leader of a far-right party his first appearance on prime time political television. More questions for crew who overshot airport October 22, 2009 at 5:30 pm A Northwest Airlines flight from San Diego, California, overshot the Minneapolis, Minnesota, airport by about 150 miles Wednesday evening, and federal investigators are looking into whether the pilots had become distracted, as they claimed, or perhaps fell asleep. Cheney: Obama seems 'afraid' on Afghanistan October 22, 2009 at 3:53 pm After dialing back his attacks on President Obama's foreign policy, former Vice President Dick Cheney says the administration has damaged U.S. ties with key allies, dangerously wavered in Afghanistan, undermined progress in Iraq and sabotaged the Bush administration's national security legacy. Letterman exec defends host to women's group October 22, 2009 at 3:30 pm The executive producer of the "Late Show with David Letterman" defended the company's treatment of women in response to a letter from the president of the National Organization for Women, who said the star's actions created a "toxic environment." Celebs get paid big money to party October 22, 2009 at 2:33 pm Remember the song "You Gotta Fight For Your Right To Party"? Well what if somebody paid you to party? Lil Wayne expected to get year in jail October 22, 2009 at 2:19 pm Hip-hop artist Lil Wayne pleaded guilty Thursday to attempted criminal possession of a weapon, a district attorney's office said. Detained immigrant kids face legal maze in U.S. October 22, 2009 at 2:18 pm When "Marta" was 12, she entered the United States illegally, hoping to join her mother, who had left her in Central America years ago to search for work. Three years later she was sitting in immigration detention by herself waiting to be deported back home to her grandmother, who was dying of cancer. Fed lowers the boom on excessive bank pay October 22, 2009 at 1:48 pm The Federal Reserve today launched its biggest offensive yet against runaway Wall Street pay practices, taking aim at everyone from senior executives to high-flying traders of complex securities. The Fed, headed by Ben Bernanke, proposed a sweeping review of pay policies at 28 of the nation's largest banks. It wants to make sure employees are not tempted to make the kinds of bets that could put their company at risk of going under. Organized crime's new target: Medicare October 22, 2009 at 1:22 pm Organized crime gangs are exploiting a new target for illegal profit: Medicare and Medicaid. Magic Johnson, Isiah Thomas in feud October 22, 2009 at 12:40 pm When he heard the criticisms from his former friend Magic Johnson in a soon-to-be-released book, Isiah Thomas said he'd had enough. And so he began to fight back. Bands: Was our music used at Gitmo? October 22, 2009 at 11:36 am Rock bands, including REM and Pearl Jam, want to know whether their music was played at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Ray: Deaths won't stop sweat lodge programs October 22, 2009 at 11:15 am The self-help expert who ran a program at an Arizona resort where three people died this month says it has been a "difficult" period but that he will continue his schedule of events despite the deaths. Should you sacrifice love for work? October 22, 2009 at 11:04 am On "The Bachelorette," contestant Ed Swiderski told bachelorette Jillian Harris that he wasn't being fair to his employer in Chicago and that he had to leave her and go home. Learning to read? Talk to a dog October 22, 2009 at 10:34 am Meet Bailey. She's a registered therapy dog, but you won't find her in hospitals or nursing homes. Instead, Bailey makes weekly visits to libraries and schools. She sits quietly or snuggles up to kids as they read her a book. And no, she's not napping, and the kids don't have treats in their pockets. She's actually helping these children learn to read. Windows 7 born from Vista's frustrations October 22, 2009 at 10:21 am If consumers like the new Windows 7 operating system, they'll have the much-maligned Windows Vista to thank. Commentary: 'But what's a Latino?' October 22, 2009 at 9:56 am Let's all pretend to be the astrologer Walter Mercado for a moment. Say we predict that the Obama administration's master plan to engage people of Latino/Hispanic/Spanish origin proves to be effective. 'Dynamite' hero: Don't diss blaxsploitation October 22, 2009 at 9:24 am Actor Michael Jai White thinks the negative connotation surrounding the term "blaxploitation film" is a bunch of jive. Breast cancer patients being properly informed? October 22, 2009 at 9:12 am Less than an hour before her mastectomy was scheduled to begin, Eve Wallinga's surgeon gave her the bad news: Because of unforeseen complications, doctors wouldn't be able to reconstruct a new breast for her immediately after removing her cancerous breast as planned. She was told she'd have to wait another day for the plastic surgery. Missing girl's body found in landfill October 22, 2009 at 7:34 am The body of a small girl found in a south Georgia landfill has been identified as that of a missing 7-year-old Florida girl, Clay County, Florida, Sheriff Rick Beseler said Thursday morning. Here's the dirt on how to compost October 22, 2009 at 7:23 am Composting upgrades garden soil, keeps plants healthy, and can even lessen planet-unfriendly greenhouse gases. Here's how to do it. Killing puts focus on crimes against Latinos October 22, 2009 at 7:03 am Crystal Dillman says she will never understand why a group of teenage boys beat her fiancé to death. Police review tapes of UConn player's stabbing October 22, 2009 at 2:49 am Tipsters have given detectives video images that might lead to an arrest in the stabbing death of a University of Connecticut football player, police said Wednesday. Phillies earn return trip to World Series October 22, 2009 at 2:46 am When it ended, there were no massive dog piles, no exuberant displays of over-the-top-excitement and no outward sign that their second consecutive National League pennant signified anything more than what they had said it would be all week long: just another step on their journey to what they, and a growing number of others, are envisioning as a second straight World Series championship. Suit: 'Culture of sexual deviance' was financed October 22, 2009 at 2:00 am A new lawsuit alleges that convicted swindler Bernie Madoff financed a cocaine-fueled work environment and a "culture of sexual deviance," and he diverted money to his London, England, office when he believed federal authorities were closing in at home. Among the allegations in the 264-page lawsuit are that during the mid-1970s, Madoff began sending employees to buy drugs for company use.   This email was sent to laurensantoso@gmail.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.