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21.05 22:48 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The seasonal flu vaccine provides virtually no protection against the new H1N1 influenza strain, federal health researchers confirmed on Thursday.

21.05 21:34 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California lawmakers should reject Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to sell $6 billion in revenue anticipation warrants to raise cash for the state government as it faces a $21.3 billion budget gap, the state's budget watchdog office said on Thursday.

21.05 21:08 NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturers and retailers that get products or components from China are increasingly concerned about quality, intellectual property and rising costs in China, and more are looking at alternate sites, according to a study published on Thursday.

21.05 20:31 MIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida money manager took in $44 million from investors in a Ponzi scheme that purported to make profits by trading on currency markets, U.S. prosecutors said on Thursday in a criminal complaint.

21.05 19:55 NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York State Teachers Retirement System said on Thursday it adopted pay-to-play curbs in a conduct code the state attorney general devised in a settlement with The Carlyle Group.

21.05 19:24 NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. 25-city home price index is stabilizing this year after plunging through most of 2008, and home prices in some cities actually rose in March, according to Radar Logic, a real estate data and analytics company.

21.05 18:38 NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Somali teenager accused of holding hostage a U.S. ship captain in the Indian Ocean after an attempted hijacking pleaded not guilty on Thursday to 10 charges, including piracy and kidnapping.

21.05 18:29 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The 2009 Atlantic hurricane season will be a near-normal one with as many as seven hurricanes expected to form, U.S. government forecasters predicted on Thursday.

21.05 15:15 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An al Qaeda suspect accused in the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Africa will become the first Guantanamo Bay detainee to go on trial in a civilian U.S. court, the Justice Department said on Thursday.

21.05 08:48 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Arkansas student Kris Allen won the eighth season of "American Idol" on Wednesday, dealing an unexpected defeat to singing rival Adam Lambert on the most popular U.S. television show.

21.05 06:26 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Arkansas student Kris Allen won the eighth season of "American Idol" on Wednesday, dealing an unexpected defeat to singing rival Adam Lambert on the most popular U.S. television show.

21.05 05:41 PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona teenager who had health problems died from H1N1 flu, health authorities said on Wednesday.

21.05 05:22 NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters - Four men were arrested on Wednesday in a suspected plot to bomb a synagogue and Jewish community center in New York and to shoot at military planes with stinger missiles, federal law enforcement officials said.

21.05 05:09 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Arkansas college student Kris Allen won the eighth season of "American Idol" on Wednesday, dealing an unexpected defeat to musical theater actor Adam Lambert on the most popular U.S. television show.

21.05 04:17 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "American Idol" kicked off its season finale on Wednesday as flamboyant musical theater actor Adam Lambert and laid-back acoustic guitar player Kris Allen vied for the TV singing competition's coveted title and recording contract.

21.05 02:24 PHOENIX (Reuters) - A U.S. government program empowering local police officers to enforce immigration laws undermines their efforts to maintain public safety, according to a report released on Wednesday.