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Some Muslims fear backlash after Fort Hood shooting

Some Muslims fear backlash after Fort Hood shooting

Arab and Muslim Americans on Friday braced for the possibility of verbal or physical attacks after an Army psychiatrist of Arab descent allegedly killed 13 during a shooting rampage at a military base in Texas.

US/CANADA

Obama weighs steps to spur jobs, wary on deficit

Obama weighs steps to spur jobs, wary on deficit

U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday listed a range of fresh options being considered by the White House to spur growth after "sobering" news that unemployment spiked to a 26 1/2-year peak last month. (7:00 PM ET)

ASIA/PACIFIC

WHO says pandemic flu on rise in China, Japan

WHO says pandemic flu on rise in China, Japan

H1N1 swine flu is on the rise in China and Japan after triggering an unusually early start to the winter influenza season in Europe, Central Asia and North America, the World Health Organization said on Friday. (1:27 PM ET)

US/CANADA

Senator offers "too big to fail" break-up bill

Senator offers "too big to fail" break-up bill

Senator Bernie Sanders on Friday introduced legislation that would make the U.S. Treasury Department identify and break up financial institutions that are "too big to fail."(4:34 PM ET)

US/CANADA

Mayor Michael Bloomberg

8 students contract Swine flu in New York, WHO prepares vaccine

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Sunday federal health officials have found that eight prep school students in New York have contracted swine flu, the same flu that has killed more than 80 people in Mexico and infected 1,300 more.(10:46 AM ET)

ASIA/PACIFIC

China blasts U.S. duties ahead of Obama visit

China blasts U.S. duties ahead of Obama visit

China denounced as protectionist new U.S. anti-dumping duties on steel pipes and launched its own investigation into imports of U.S.-made automobiles on Friday, a week before a visit by President Barack Obama. (10:04 AM ET)

MIDEAST/AFRICA

No takers for Abbas' Palestinian presidency

No takers for Abbas' Palestinian presidency

There were no bids by younger Palestinian leaders on Friday to step into the shoes of President Mahmoud Abbas, who says he does not want to run for re-election in January. (10:14 AM ET)

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