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Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. Reuters: U.S. Gene explosion set humans, great apes apart February 11, 2009 at 9:45 pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An eruption of a poorly understood kind of genetic change set humans apart from great apes, and also sets chimps, gorillas and orangutans apart from monkeys, researchers reported on Wednesday. Stimulus bill cleared for House, Senate votes February 11, 2009 at 9:10 pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. congressional negotiators on Wednesday reached a deal on $789 billion in emergency spending and tax cuts, handing a big victory to President Barack Obama in his effort to pull the economy out of a steep tailspin. Tornado kills 8 people in Oklahoma February 11, 2009 at 8:14 pm DALLAS (Reuters) - A tornado killed eight people when it struck a small town in Oklahoma and up to 30 people were missing, local officials said on Wednesday. Survey: Many U.S. workers would pick another career February 11, 2009 at 5:14 pm NEW YORK (Reuters) - A majority of U.S. workers would pick a different career if they could choose over again, according to research released on Wednesday. Threats send California octuplets mom into hiding February 11, 2009 at 4:12 pm LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California's octuplets mom, already jobless and receiving food stamps, has gone into hiding with her six older children because of death threats, her spokesman said on Wednesday. Congress and White House near final deal on stimulus February 11, 2009 at 1:57 pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers and the White House were moving toward a final deal on Wednesday for what could be a stimulus plan of under $800 billion (556 billion pounds) that Democrats say is crucial to rescuing the struggling U.S. economy. Explosion near DCP Midstream's Texas natgas plant February 11, 2009 at 1:43 pm NEW YORK (Reuters) - An explosion occurred near DCP Midstream's natural gas processing plant near Carthage, Texas, on Wednesday but a company spokeswoman said there were no employees injured and no major damage to the plant. Peanut company feared salmonella loss: hearing February 11, 2009 at 1:39 pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. peanut company blamed for a salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 600 people was more concerned about the cost of the contamination than public health, members of the U.S. Congress told a hearing on Wednesday. Tornado kills 8 people in Oklahoma February 11, 2009 at 1:14 pm DALLAS (Reuters) - A tornado killed eight people when it struck a small town in Oklahoma and up to 30 people were missing, local officials said on Wednesday. Madoff's wife pulled out $15 million before his arrest February 11, 2009 at 1:11 pm BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The wife of Bernard Madoff withdrew more than $15 million from an account linked to the accused swindler in the days before his arrest, Massachusetts authorities said on Wednesday, adding a new layer of intrigue into the probe of the purported $50 billion scam. U.S. financial probes expand; Congress pressure grows February 11, 2009 at 12:59 pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI's caseload of fraud investigations into major corporations and banks could climb from 38 into the hundreds as the economic crisis deepens, a bureau official told Congress on Wednesday. U.S. mortgage applications slump to 8-year low February 11, 2009 at 9:03 am NEW YORK (Reuters) - Demand for U.S. mortgage applications tumbled nearly 25 percent last week, with requests for loans to buy homes sinking to an eight-year low, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Wednesday, as potential buyers hold out for better terms and government help.   This email was sent to autoblogs077@gmail.com . Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.