CHICAGO, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — Oprah Winfrey said on Friday that she will end her popular TV show in 2011 because it "feels right in her bones" after 25 years, and urged viewers not to believe rumors of why she's quitting. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — A Florida jury on Thursday ordered cigarette maker Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million in damages to a 61-year-old ex-smoker named Cindy Naugle who is wheelchair-bound by emphysema. ... > full story
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — Eight Islamist militants were killed in a U.S. missile strike in northwest Pakistan on Friday, officials said, after three policemen were killed in a bomb blast. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2009 (Reuters) — Progress toward tighter U.S. financial regulation faltered in the U.S. Congress on Thursday as a House committee postponed a pivotal vote and Republicans on a Senate committee aired stubborn opposition. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2009 (Reuters) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday defended the costly bailout of insurer AIG and urged swift regulatory reform to safeguard the economy from the failure of big financial firms. ... > full story
BRUSSELS, Nov. 19, 2009 (Reuters) — European Union leaders named Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, who is little known outside his own country, as the bloc's first president on Thursday to lead efforts to make it more influential on the world stage. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19, 2009 (Reuters) — U.S. Senator John Kerry's elder daughter, Alexandra, who made a red-carpet splash at the Cannes film festival five years ago in a see-through dress, was arrested in Hollywood on Thursday on suspicion of drunken driving. ... > full story
PHOENIX, Nov. 19, 2009 (Reuters) — A week after abruptly quitting his longtime job as a CNN television news host and commentator, Lou Dobbs said on Thursday he is considering career options including possible runs for the White House or U.S. Senate. ... > full story
BRUSSELS, Nov. 19, 2009 (Reuters) — Sweden is proposing Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy for the post of EU president and Britain's Catherine Ashton to become the EU's foreign policy chief, diplomats said on Thursday. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2009 (Reuters) — New York state's top court ruled on Thursday that public officials have the authority to recognize out-of-state gay marriages and pushed state lawmakers to decide whether to legalize same-sex marriage. ... > full story
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