Read more United States stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2406/united-states.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:07:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74507/pg-recalls-contaminated-vicks-nasal-spray.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagProcter & Gamble has voluntarily recalled batches of its Vicks nasal spray contaminated with bacteria. Though the bacteria are likely harmless to healthy people, CNN reports, the contamination could prove disastrous for those with compromised immune systems. The product is in the Vicks Sinex line in the US and UK,...http://www.newser.com/story/74507/pg-recalls-contaminated-vicks-nasal-spray.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 10:19:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73073/dozens-dead-in-pakistan-blast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA pair of suicide bomb blasts rocked Pakistan today, killing at least 26 people. Two bombers on motorcycles blew themselves up near a queue outside a Rawalpindi bank close to army headquarters, injuring 60, many of them women and children. "There were many people lying on the ground with bleeding...http://www.newser.com/story/73073/dozens-dead-in-pakistan-blast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 5:42:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72471/pakistan-army-takes-taliban-chiefs-hometown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe army captured the hometown of Pakistan's Taliban chief today, snagging its first big prize in a major US-backed offensive along the Afghan border. Helicopter gunships provided aerial bombardment as soldiers captured heights around the town of Kotkai. The final fight saw 13 militants and two soldiers die; the military...http://www.newser.com/story/72471/pakistan-army-takes-taliban-chiefs-hometown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 24 Oct 2009 5:34:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72034/iran-waffles-on-nuke-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagState news reports coming out of Iran suggest that country is backpedaling on a possible deal to enrich partially processed uranium in Russia or France for use in nuclear power plants. State-run television reports that the government is in fact opposed to shipping partially enriched nuclear fuel outside of the...http://www.newser.com/story/72034/iran-waffles-on-nuke-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 11:33:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71901/how-australia-dodged-the-recession.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAustralia has weathered the financial crisis better than any other developed country. Last week its central bank raised interest rates, indicating its primary concern is now inflation, not growth. What were the keys? Phil Dobbie of BNET explains: Befriending China: Australia used to export much of what it made to...http://www.newser.com/story/71901/how-australia-dodged-the-recession.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 17:42:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71899/drill-baby-drill-palin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEven as the US develops renewable-energy sources and cars that don’t need gas, it’s important to recognize that petroleum will be a part of our lives for some time, writes Sarah Palin. And as long as we need it, we should be getting as much as possible from our own...http://www.newser.com/story/71899/drill-baby-drill-palin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 17:15:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71407/us-clinches-world-cup-berth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerican players danced in the locker room and swigged bubbly after a thrilling victory last night in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, earned the US soccer team a trip to South Africa and another chance to impress at the World Cup. In one of the most exciting end-to-end matches the US...http://www.newser.com/story/71407/us-clinches-world-cup-berth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 11 Oct 2009 6:10:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71359/asia-uk-challenge-us-supremacy-in-higher-ed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe United States is home to more top-level universities than any other country in the world, this year’s survey by Times Higher Education confirms, but its advantage may not last forever. Although 54 of the top 200 schools are in the US, Asia is making remarkable progress: Japan has 11...http://www.newser.com/story/71359/asia-uk-challenge-us-supremacy-in-higher-ed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 Oct 2009 18:36:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70923/10-of-babies-are-premature-taxing-worlds-health-system.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNearly 10% of babies born each year worldwide arrive prematurely, and the stress of caring for them "is exacting a huge toll emotionally, physically and financially on families, medical systems and economies," the March of Dimes said today. Some 13 million babies are preemies, and more than 1 million of...http://www.newser.com/story/70923/10-of-babies-are-premature-taxing-worlds-health-system.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 04 Oct 2009 17:29:02 CDT