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AP – A high school student is suing Amazon.com Inc. for deleting an e-book he purchased for the Kindle reader, saying his electronic notes were bollixed, too.

AP – Federal authorities are creating a mortgage fraud task force in Connecticut to investigate schemes that contributed to the economic crisis and emerging crime trends associated with the growing tide of foreclosures.

The bombings near three Shiite mosques killed at least 24 people and shattered a period of relative calm in the Iraqi capital, raising to at least 303 Iraqis killed in what has been one of the least deadly months in Iraq for both Iraqi civilians and U.S. troops since the war began.

Telegraph.co.uk 2 new moms in Bay Area die from swine flu; concern raised about … San Jose Mercury News Swine-flu virus has claimed the lives of two Bay Area women who recently gave birth, adding to the growing body of evidence that pregnancy puts women at increased risk of flu-related hospitalization and death. … US swine flu deaths jump by 51 to total 353 AFP Health Department readies for possible H1N1 outbreak St. Joseph News-Press Pensioners at back of queue for swine flu vaccine Telegraph.co.uk Bloomberg

In Argentina, swine flu has killed more than 160 people — more than Mexico, where the epidemic began, and the highest death toll outside the United States. The country’s vibrant theater industry — Latin America’s richest — has been hit especially hard.

A judge ordered the Obama administration Thursday to release a prisoner who is one of the youngest at Guantanamo Bay, saying the government doesn’t have evidence to hold him there. The Justice Department initially indicated it might prosecute him in civilian court, but now says it wants to release him.

Fashion Wire Daily – One of the perks of being a designer is that if there’s an article of clothing that you want but can’t find, you can always design it yourself.

In many areas, fishermen are pulling fish out of the seas faster than the populations can withstand, and some fisheries are heading toward collapse. But a major new study shows that all fisheries aren’t doomed. In fact, some are on the mend.

A crowd turned out in Brighton, England, Thursday to remember World War I Veteran Henry Allingham. At 113 years, Allingham was Britain’s oldest man when he died earlier this month. Allingham’s funeral coincides with the end of an era.

eFitnessNow Lebanon records first H1N1 death Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Lebanese man suffering from a serious illness died from the H1N1 swine flu strain on Thursday, Health Minister Mohammad Khalifeh told Reuters. The 30-year-old victim had been receiving treatment for leukemia when he contracted the … School officials fear H1N1 virus News & Observer Confirmed cases of flu A/H1N1 exceed 4000 in HK Xinhua 2 flu shots advised this fall Honolulu Advertiser Forbes