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Passengers stand on the wings of a U.S. Airways plane after it landed in the Hudson River in New York, January 15, 2009.

US Airways jet down in Hudson River 5:22pm ET

A US Airways jet with about 150 people on board came down into the frigid Hudson River off Manhattan after apparently hitting a flock of geese and officials said everyone was rescued.  Full Article 

Passengers stand on the wings of a U.S. Airways plane after it landed in the Hudson River in New York, January 15, 2009.

US Airways jet down in Hudson River 5:22pm ET

A US Airways jet with about 150 people on board came down into the frigid Hudson River off Manhattan after apparently hitting a flock of geese and officials said everyone was rescued.  Full Article 

Palestinians mourn during the funeral for their relatives killed during Israel's offensive, in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip, January 15, 2009.  REUTERS/Ismail Zaydah

Israel kills senior Hamas leader 1:15pm ET

Israel killed a senior Hamas leader after unleashing its heaviest shelling of Gaza neighborhoods in what might be a final push before a ceasefire.  Full Article | Video 

Showgoers look at mobile internet device handheld computers at the Intel booth at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 9, 2009.  REUTERS/Rick Wilking
Intel dips, then rebounds

Shares of Intel initially fell more than 2 percent after the chipmaker posted fourth-quarter results, but then bounced back.   Full Article 

China

A man walks near a Bank of America branch in New York's Times Square Decemeber 11, 2008.  REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Regret for rush out of China?

In the scramble to unload their stakes in Chinese banks, international lenders are hurrying out through a door that took years to pry open and may be shut more tightly on them in the future.  Full Article 

Diana Furchtgott-Roth
Saving millions for taxpayers

As President-elect Obama and his chief performance officer, Nancy Killefer, ponder how to make government more efficient, they could cast an eye on almost any federal agency and find savings for the American taxpayer.   Commentary 

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Oil 35.15 -6.06% 15 Jan 2009 17:11 EST
Gold 807.0 -0.19% 15 Jan 2009 17:02 EST
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The Bush years

Not since the Great Depression has a U.S. president left his successor with such a daunting litany of problems. Take a look back at George W. Bush's eight years in office.  Full Coverage 

Dean Wright
Reporting in Gaza: Striving for fairness

Our global ethics editor addresses the challenge of reporting on the continuing conflict in the Middle East.  Blog 

A shopper passes a discount high street store, in north London January 14, 2009.  REUTERS/Toby Melville
Signs of the Times

The global recession manifests itself in big ways and small: most gloomy, some quirky and many reflecting the inventive human spirit.  Factbox 

Crisis in Gaza
2:44pm EST 
Israel continues its military offensive into the Gaza Strip as Hamas provides no respite to rockets fired into Israel's cities.
Plane crashes into NY's Hudson River

Jan. 15 - A U.S. Airways flight en route to Charlotte, North Carolina crashed into New York's Hudson River immediately after takeoff.  Play Video

 
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