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GM exec Forster may join Tata Motors

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:22:00 EST

Carl-Peter Forster, General Motors Co.'s highest ranking executive in Europe, may join Tata Motors, according to a source close to the negotiations. Forster, whose departure from GM was announced Friday, has been in talks with the Indian automaker.

Michigan card shark, 21, on verge of making poker history

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:02:00 EST

Joe Cada's chance at $8.5 million is still in the cards at the World Series of Poker Main Event. Cada and logger Darvin Moon are the final two players left at the final table and will play heads-up for $8.5 million at 1 a.m. Tuesday.

Seahawks 32, Lions 20: Only time will help woeful Lions

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:52:00 EST

Sunday was more of the same as Matthew Stafford showed how much time he needs, tossing five interceptions in a loss to the Seahawks.

Depleted Pistons rally past 76ers

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:52:00 EST

The Pistons are missing some experience and leadership without Tayshaun Prince and Richard Hamilton. This is a different team without the two mainstays, but they showed some definite poise Sunday afternoon in an 88-81 victory over the 76ers.

Army chaplain seeks prayers in Fort Hood rampage

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:12:00 EST

Fort Hood, Texas -- An Army chaplain asked mourners Sunday to pray for the accused Fort Hood shooter, calling on them to focus less on why the tragedy happened and more on helping each other through "the valley of the shadow of darkness."

Michigan seeks $290M for neighborhood revitalization

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:47:00 EST

Lansing -- The state has applied for $290 million in federal money to help tear down blighted buildings and revitalize neighborhoods in 12 cities including Detroit, Grand Rapids and Flint.

Louisiana gov calls state of emergency for Hurricane Ida

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:07:00 EST

New Orleans -- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency Sunday as the Gulf Coast braced for the arrival of Hurricane Ida, which was making its way across the Gulf of Mexico as a Category 2 storm.

Government: 91 dead in El Salvador flooding

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:32:00 EST

Verapz, El Salvador -- Torrents of mud and boulders choked the streets of Verapaz on Sunday, part of massive wave of rain-fueled flooding that authorities said killed 91 people throughout El Salvador and left about five dozen missing.

Obama calls new Iraqi election law a milestone

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:07:00 EST

Washington -- President Barack Obama hailed the Iraqi parliament's passage Sunday of a much-delayed election law, declaring it a milestone as the Iraqi people take charge of their future.

Pakistan bomb kills anti-Taliban mayor, 11 others

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:37:00 EST

Peshawar, Pakistan -- A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday in a market in northwest Pakistan crowded with shoppers ahead of a Muslim holiday, killing 12 people, including a mayor who once supported but had turned against the Taliban, officials said.