How did Grinnell’s Jack Taylor wind up with 138 points in a game?
Italy PM Monti wins confidence votes on budget plan
ROME (Reuters) – Italy's government won three parliamentar y confidence votes on its budget plans on Wednesday, paving the way for a sales tax hike to help mend public finances and taking a step towards clearing one of its last big hurdles before elections next year. President Giorgio Napolitano, who will decide the date of the election and has indicated a March date, has directed that the law must be passed before the end of the government's term. The budget, enshrined in a so-called Stability Law, is central to Prime Minister Mario Monti's efforts to lower Italy's public deficit to 1. … 6.1-magnitude quake strikes Chile
A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake shook central Chile on Wednesday, causing office buildings in the capital to sway for almost a minute but apparently causing no major damage.
Correction: AP Spanish Stylebook story
NEW YORK, N.Y. – In a Nov. 20 story about its new style manual, The Associated Press erroneously reported the subscription cost. Manual de Estilo Online de la AP will be $26 a year for an individual subscription and $210 a year for a license of up to 10 people, but during the beta launch AP is offering an introductory rate that is one-third off the regular price.
In its battle against the Maple Leaf, PQ may be headed for defeat
QUEBEC – An attempt to remove the Canadian flag from the Quebec legislature appears poised for defeat.
Boxing champ Hector Camacho on life support after shooting
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Hector "Macho" Camacho was on life support on Wednesday after he was shot in the face and neck and doctors treating the three-time world boxing champion conducted tests to determine whether he was brain dead. "This is the toughest fight in the life of Macho Camacho," Ernesto Torres, director of the Rio Piedras Medical Center, told reporters. Camacho, 50, was gravely injured in a drive-by shooting in Puerto Rico on Tuesday night. Torres said Camacho suffered a heart attack early Wednesday, worsening his condition, and at one point his heart had stopped. … High court to deliver latest twists in marathon Harkat terrorism case
an Algerian refugee accused of terrorist links -- will take another twist or two Thursday when the Supreme Court decides whether to hear appeals from each side.
New Zealand Volcano Erupts Again, At Risk for More
New Zealand's Mount Tongariro volcano erupted for the second time this year on Wednesday (Nov. 21), sending a plume of ash 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) skyward and raising the odds that another eruption is imminent. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. resigns, citing mental health problems, acknowledges federal probe
CHICAGO – Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., a once-rising political star who has been on a months-long mysterious medical leave for bipolar disorder while facing separate federal investigations, resigned from Congress Wednesday, citing his health problems.
RBC bought big on Hudson's Bay's first trading day
TORONTO (Reuters) – Data for the first day of preliminary trading since Canadian retailer Hudson’s Bay Co returned to public markets, Tuesday, showed that Royal Bank of Canada – HBC’s lead underwriter – accounted for a whopping 78 percent of buy orders for the shares. It’s not clear if RBC was buying on its own behalf to prop up the share price, or whether its brokerage unit was acting on behalf of clients. RBC declined to comment. Shares in the storied Canadian department store operator had a disappointing debut on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Tuesday, falling as much as 3. …
6.1 magnitude quake strikes Chile
A strong 6.1 earthquake struck Chile’s central region but authorities said no injuries or damage were reported.
Tentative ceasefire agreed between Hamas and Israel
Israel and Hamas agreed to end the conflict in Gaza in an agreement mediated by Egypt.
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