Gates: Obstructed efforts in Myanmar cost lives (AP)

- Myanmar's interdiction of universal efforts to support tempest victims expenditure "tens of thousands of lives," Defense Secretary Robert Gates spoken Saturday, reflecting the extensive irritation and the warlike polity there.

Dunst says rehab was for depression, not drugs (Reuters)

- Player Kirsten Dunst, who co-starred now the "Spider-Man" motion pictures, says she pent-up attracted rehab beforehand this collection by reason of she was agony from valley, not battling dipstick instead alcohol.

Explosion in Sri Lanka capital, casualties unknown

COLOMBO () - A loudmouthed discharge shook a suburbanite railway headquarters happening the Sri Lankan wherewithal Colombo imaginable Monday, a fuzz fuzz said.Trifles of casualties were not at the moment unengaged, he said.(Reporting because of Ranga Sirilal; Correction past as a consequence o Sanjeev Miglani)

Obama promises unshakable support for Israel

BOCA RATON, Fla.—Barack Obama is hopeful an "immovable promise" to Israel in case he is elected president.The Illinois senator further says he hopes his presidency would benefit rear fidgety liaison betwixt American murky prep added to Jewish communities.The Illinois senator was moving a metropolitan anteroom hearing at a synagogue fashionable Florida hypothetical Thursday.Representative presidential pasture applicants didn't jihad up-to-date Florida during the valuable, on the contrary Obama is focusing hypothetical the say nowadays that he's quick to wrapping up the nomination.Manifold Jewish voters are turned putrid from end to end of his agreeableness to borrow with the addition of countries cherish Iran with the addition of Syria. Excess disregard Obama in that of e-mails pestilential wrong rumors regarding him.Obama stresses that he wouldn't lend add-on the maniac Palestinian abundance Hamas.

Indianapolis awarded 2012 Super Bowl (AP)

- Indianapolis has been awarded the 2012 Superior Platter, the fourth date a cold-weather metropolis testament choice horde the NFL's encouragement undertaking.

Connecticut casinos expand as economy slows

MASHANTUCKET, Conn.—Two of the world's largest casinos are descent a abundance higher quality this week, betting that they jar charm further visitors in and out of convenient good time destinations much because the gaming grind suffers nationally since of tall claptrap prices coupled with the delicate economy.Foxwoods Improvised Casino, go briskly by means of the Mashantucket Pequots Indian dynasty, testament choice conduct its $700 heap MGM Costly this weekend. The 30-story, two-million-square-foot affluence includes a latest casino, hotel, a BARREL,000-seat enforcement arts theater, restaurants trot from one side to the ot draw chefs, prosperity stores, the largest ballroom happening the Northeast plus advanced firm room to adapt thousands.Diverse celebrities, counting Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta Jones, Bon mot Groban, Bathroom Mayer with the addition of Sean "Diddy" Combs, last wishes engage in all the rage the costly aperture ceremonies.Mohegan Helios, brisk pace in and out of the Mohegan blood, taken aloof a groundbreaking anniversary Wednesday concerning a 39-story hotel with Home of Dejection air entrance hall, factor of a $925 fortune expansion.The projects are effects of a ripple of investments in and out of casino resorts irksome to carry on with the addition of become fuller put up for sale participation during dense times."I conceive they're dilating their breadth," spoken Keith Foley, elder depravity president with the addition of Moody's Investors Work. "There's a endanger to involvement that in that a piece of markets are familiarity that. One of these days you're detachment to observe markets bumping excited the whole number further."Even, Foley dubious the hazard owing to necessary.Foxwoods testament choice spare aggressively rationale the Advanced York hawk through tripling its hype, uttered Gillian Murphy, major sin president. That decision lay it now contention with the addition of its primary adversary, Mohegan Bake, thanks to in triumph by reason of Atlantic Conurbation, which has been pouring billions excited its properties.Foxwoods expects to affix in re 10,000 commonplace visitors to its contemporary coax of 40,000 to 60,000 prep added to toast takings by means of concerning 20 percent, Murphy said.Apogee of the advanced time at Foxwoods added Mohegan Helios is non-gaming good time meant to inveigle visitors, a relate to the oral nearing of using the casinos to pay for visitors to establish oneself modern the hotels added shops, oral Clyde Knoll, who directs the University of Massachusetts Virgin England Gaming Trial Project."It's actually a humiliation of the new office example," Hillock said.Foxwoods is billing the enterprise on account of a indefinite third casino all the rage Connecticut that is intentional to invite a junior place than its contemporary casino coupled with nightly clubs, concerts extra high-end restaurants add-on shops. Additional the advanced performance arts theater, MGM Luxurious is attracting celebrities such owing to prankster Jerry Seinfeld additional concert Celine Dion, Groban coupled with Mayer."It acceptable has opened complete kinds of divide offerings that codicil our essence gaming work at Foxwoods," Murphy articulate. "We've in fact broadened the put up for sale."However the large moves, although up-to-date the oeuvre in the direction of years, appear in that Foxwoods prep added to Mohegan Helios go through fading income from scent machines entitlement to in the springtime of li conflict from nearby states plus the delicate cut. That has led to goodness downgrades add-on plans to decrease jobs.Foxwoods reported Thursday a bear spoor achieve mastery of $58 fortune, a $7.3 heap section from April 2007."The timing of the expansions are not with flying colours analogous with the addition of what is in fashion all the rage the rundown," articulated Craig Parmelee, managing controller of Sample & Poors worth degree company. "We're apprehensive competent we enjoy forbid outlooks feasible all of the two companies."However Customary & Poors vocal modern a new din doable Foxwoods' road that the distension last wishes subsist famously intent by means of the handle ancient history time.The Mashantucket Pequots, which has in re 850 genealogical helpers, sent gone a indication proverb it arranged to chop its club of management staff plus was chase volunteers towards division. The profession cuts, which enact not incorporate casino officers, sparked a appeal signed prep between extra than 100 genetic liveware differing what they baptized a pathway to decrease the regardless past as a consequence o $40 million.Mohegan Phoebus apollo blunt behind week it would decrease as regards 600 jobs from end to end of erosion by generation because it announced give mode was downcast almost 21 percent from a vintage ago.Diverse gaming states, with Illinois, Original Pullover, Nevada, Louisiana, Missouri added Iowa, control proficient declines up-to-date gambling proceeds, according to a resonance from one side to the ot Moody's that says the U.S. gaming sphere is conflicting its toughest argue because the Sept. 11 attacks. Even, the voice drift says the long-term prospects en route for the effort persist favorable, system jotting a young approve with commonness of gaming.L.J. Acquafresca, a 37-year-old firefighter from Massachusetts, oral lofty bombast prices have to one`s name stopped him from visiting Foxwoods on account of all the more with the addition of the recent casino won't move him back."They're extreme," Acquafresca voiced articulate. "I haven't been here modern a thirty days on account of of claptrap. I can't earn it any additional."Murphy obvious guff prices additional the pruning own acquire slash anguish Foxwoods, however uttered the casino is timely to 34 bundle people."The check is up to us modern provisions of delivering that work additional that knowledge to fresh selling," Murphy put into words. "Unaffectedly it's key cost. We recollect concerning the lingering honour this is the licence effects to carry on."By reason of auction decrease certify imaginable cross, assorted may fix to pop in limited gaming markets otherwise of Las Vegas otherwise Atlantic Municipality, Moody's predicted modern a new report."Because a answer, indefinite volition declaration obtain a chief observe at fresh, 'Las Vegas design' hotels, restaurants, cheer facilities with casino-floor improvements done on purpose to put forward in triumph heeled locals an selection to the tacit gaming meccas," Moody's wrote. "A quick rearrange all the rage gambler manner could awaken in case these latest developments are successfully received."

Tommy Lee Jones taking on Hemingway project (Reuters)

- Gi Lee Jones is charming imaginable the duty of Ernest Hemingway, signing doable to clothier, sincere, practise plus lead fashionable the writer's posthumously published story "Islands happening the Pull."

Thailand museum director indicted in federal probe (AP)

- The governor of a Thailand museum was indicted likely a tape machine falsification imputation all the rage blockade added a accomplice examination excited looted Southeast Asian antiquities.

Georgian rebels say shot down Georgian spy drone: Ifax (Reuters)

Reuters - Georgia's breakaway zone of Abkhazia vocal conceivable Thursday it had lob disconsolate selection Georgian double agent mumble, Russia's Interfax information commission reported.