Newser - Top Storieshttp://www.newser.com/2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorMon, 23 Nov 2009 4:04:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74613/4-us-troops-killed-in-afghan-attacks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=homFour US troops have been killed in southern and eastern Afghanistan in the last 24 hours. Three were killed by bombs yesterday and today, while a fourth was killed in a firefight. The casualties bring the death toll for the month to 15. October, when 58 US fighters were killed,...http://www.newser.com/story/74613/4-us-troops-killed-in-afghan-attacks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=homMon, 23 Nov 2009 3:59:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74589/microsoft-offers-news-corp-cash-for-bing-content.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=homMicrosoft is offering News Corp and other media companies money to yank their content from Google’s search engine and list it instead on Bing. The offer, likely prompted by a threat from Rupert Murdoch to remove content from Google, “is all about Microsoft hurting Google’s margins,” said one publisher. But...http://www.newser.com/story/74589/microsoft-offers-news-corp-cash-for-bing-content.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=homMon, 23 Nov 2009 3:39:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74611/team-discovers-mini-monsters-of-the-deep.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=homA team of scientists have discovered thousands of incredibly bizarre new creatures living in the blackness of the deep Atlantic ocean. They range from "Jumbo Dumbo," an octopod that swims by flapping a pair of ear-like fins, to shining golden crustaceans. Most of the animals found are only a few...http://www.newser.com/story/74611/team-discovers-mini-monsters-of-the-deep.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=homMon, 23 Nov 2009 3:12:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74585/911-defendants-to-explain-why-they-did-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=homThe five men accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks will plead not guilty, but only so they have an opportunity to air their grievances against the US. The accused freely admit organizing the devastating terrorist attack, but wish to “explain what happened and why they did it," said a lawyer...http://www.newser.com/story/74585/911-defendants-to-explain-why-they-did-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=homMon, 23 Nov 2009 2:52:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74608/call-girl-attacked-after-belusconi-tattle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=homA call girl was attacked and threatened after she revealed she slept with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, she reveals in a new book. Soon after she tattled, a mystery car tried to ram Patrizia D'Addario as she drove near her home, she writes. "It was a miracle I survived,...http://www.newser.com/story/74608/call-girl-attacked-after-belusconi-tattle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=homMon, 23 Nov 2009 2:33:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74601/boy-beaten-on-facebook-kick-a-ginger-day.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=homPolice suspect a boy was attacked at his southern California middle school because a Facebook site urged assaults on redheads. The boy, 12, was beaten twice on a day declared "Kick a Ginger Day" on the Facebook site, inspired by an episode of South Park . Police are continuing to investigate....http://www.newser.com/story/74601/boy-beaten-on-facebook-kick-a-ginger-day.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=homMon, 23 Nov 2009 2:07:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74592/first-state-dinner-to-reveal-obama-a-listers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=homWashington notables are are still scrambling for an invitation to the White House state dinner tonight in honor of Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh. The event, to be held in a heated tent on the South Lawn, will display who’s truly on Obama’s A-list, and the lobbying for a seat...http://www.newser.com/story/74592/first-state-dinner-to-reveal-obama-a-listers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=homMon, 23 Nov 2009 1:42:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74598/israel-hamas-near-deal-for-soldiers-release.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=homIsraeli and Hamas officials have confirmed that substantial progress has been made in negotiations for the release of an Israeli soldier captured during the 2006 Gaza war. Israel reportedly approved the release of at least 70 prisoners among the 450 Hamas is seeking for the return of the young staff-sergeant...http://www.newser.com/story/74598/israel-hamas-near-deal-for-soldiers-release.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=homMon, 23 Nov 2009 1:18:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74595/taylor-swift-jacko-rule-clumsy-jlo-steals-show.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=homTaylor Swift unexpectedly captured artist of the year honors at tonight's American Music Awards, preventing a sweep by Michael Jackson. The 19-year-old country-pop crossover sensation called being included in the same category as the King of Pop an "unimaginable honor." She won five awards; Jermaine Jackson accepted two of his...http://www.newser.com/story/74595/taylor-swift-jacko-rule-clumsy-jlo-steals-show.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=homSun, 22 Nov 2009 22:47:21 CST