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Fires and Storms in Heat-Ravaged Russia Kill at Least 28 - New York Times
 Reuters India | Fires and Storms in Heat-Ravaged Russia Kill at Least 28 New York Times MOSCOW — Stoked by parched forests, dried-out swamps and the hottest summertime temperatures ever recorded in Russia, wildfires burned down several villages in the central part of the country, killing about two dozen people, ... Russian wildfires kill 25; Putin calls for officials' resignations Russia mobilizes army to fight fires that kill 25 Putin takes control of wildfire crisis |
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 30 Jul 2010 | 2:57 pm
US casualties in Afghanistan soar to record highs (AP)
AP - In a summer of suffering, America's military death toll in Afghanistan is rising, with back-to-back record months for U.S. losses in the grinding conflict. All signs point to more bloodshed in the months ahead, straining the already shaky international support for the war.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jul 2010 | 2:56 pm
BP to try well kill Tuesday (Reuters)
Reuters - BP Plc said on Friday it could seal its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well by next week as U.S. lawmakers prepared to vote on reforms that would put tougher restrictions on offshore drilling.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jul 2010 | 2:55 pm
Kentucky Democrat calls for Rangel resignation (AP)
AP - A Democrat from Kentucky says it's time for Rep. Charlie Rangel to resign.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jul 2010 | 2:52 pm
Berlusconi split with ally erodes once-comfortable majority (AFP)
AFP - Italy's Silvio Berlusconi saw the erosion of his once comfortable majority in parliament Friday as 32 lawmakers defected in support of the prime minister's estranged longtime ally.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jul 2010 | 2:50 pm
Sarkozy threatens immigrants who target police (AP)
AP - President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that he wants to revoke the French citizenship of immigrants who put the lives of police officers in danger as part of a "national war" on delinquency.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jul 2010 | 2:48 pm
Agency weighs skirting Congress on immigration (AP)
AP - The Obama administration, unable to push an immigration overhaul through Congress, is considering ways it could go around lawmakers to allow undocumented immigrants to stay in the United States, according to an agency memo.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jul 2010 | 2:43 pm
Calif. wildfire forces hundreds from homes (AP)
AP - A huge wildfire churned through high desert wilderness north of Los Angeles on Friday, destroying a few buildings and forcing people from about 2,000 homes. Most of the displaced residents were allowed to return as the threat eased.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jul 2010 | 2:41 pm
South bakes, humidity feels like 100-plus degrees (AP)
AP - Heat advisories were posted from the Carolinas to the Great Plains as the South continued to roast Friday under temperatures and humidity that made beaches feel more like bakeries.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jul 2010 | 2:39 pm
Arizona sheriff not relenting after court ruling (AP)
AP - Lost in the hoopla over Arizona's immigration law is the fact that state and local authorities for years have been doing their own aggressive crackdowns in the busiest illegal gateway into the country.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jul 2010 | 2:36 pm
Obama's speech at GM plant in Hamtramck - Detroit Free Press
 msnbc.com | Obama's speech at GM plant in Hamtramck Detroit Free Press Listen, before I just make a few short remarks, I just want to acknowledge some people who are here who have been critical in helping make sure that we are putting the US auto industry back on track. First of all, my Secretary of Transportation Ray ... Obama says US automaker rescues paying off Obama to auto workers: 'You are proving the naysayers wrong' Chrysler, GM Tout Production Gains Amid Obama Visit |
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 30 Jul 2010 | 2:29 pm
Incoming BP CEO: Time for 'scaleback' in cleanup (AP)
AP - BP's incoming CEO said Friday that it's time for a "scaleback" of the massive effort to clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but stressed the commitment to make things right is the same as ever.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jul 2010 | 2:27 pm
Store manager tells robber Jesus wouldn't approve (AP)
AP - A cell phone store manager in South Florida dissuaded an armed man from robbing the store by telling him Jesus wouldn't approve. Instead of panicking when the suspect pulled a weapon, Nayara Goncalves started talking with him. He was jobless, and the 20-year-old Christian offered to connect him with friends who could help him find work.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jul 2010 | 2:21 pm
Imports slow second-quarter growth (Reuters)
Reuters - Economic growth slowed in the second quarter as companies invested heavily in equipment from abroad and the pace of consumer spending eased, raising concerns about the recovery in the rest of 2010.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jul 2010 | 2:19 pm
Gas explosion blows roof off Los Angeles welding shop, hurling man to death - New York Daily News
 msnbc.com | Gas explosion blows roof off Los Angeles welding shop, hurling man to death New York Daily News The Los Angeles Fire Department surveys damage after a suspected natural gas explosion at a welding shop collapsed part of the building. The building destroyed by a natural gas explosion. LOS ANGELES - A catastrophic gas explosion blew ... Official: 2 dead in South LA building explosion LA explosion: Firefighters search building shattered by gas leak Blast destroys Los Angeles welding shop; 2 dead |
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 30 Jul 2010 | 2:15 pm
Agency weighs skirting Congress on immigration - The Associated Press
 Boston Globe | Agency weighs skirting Congress on immigration The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, unable to push an immigration overhaul through Congress, is considering ways it could go around lawmakers to allow undocumented immigrants to stay in the United States, according to an agency memo. ... Obama administration considers bypassing Congress on immigration reform GOP Lawmakers Want Explanation of Draft Memo on Amnesty for Thousands Obama 'Scheming' on Immigrant Amnesty? Memo Draws Republican Fire |
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 30 Jul 2010 | 2:15 pm
Aide: Pitino never mentioned seeking abortion (AP)
AP - Rick Pitino never said a woman who claimed the Louisville basketball coach got her pregnant after a one-night stand had to get an abortion but did advise she "go out of town" to get medical care, his longtime aide told a jury Friday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jul 2010 | 2:14 pm
Ground Zero mosque has new opponent: Anti-Defamation League - New York Daily News
 Salon | Ground Zero mosque has new opponent: Anti-Defamation League New York Daily News A Jewish group famous for fighting for religious freedom came out Friday against the proposed mosque near Ground Zero. The Anti-Defamation League said it has no use for the bigots who have used anti-Islamic rhetoric to try and block ... Jewish group opposes ground zero mosque ADL opposes World Trade Center mosque Anti-Defamation League Opposes Islamic Center Near WTC Site |
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 30 Jul 2010 | 2:11 pm
Future math boosts some school ratings - Houston Chronicle
Future math boosts some school ratings Houston Chronicle Several Houston area school districts boasted their highest state accountability ratings Friday's — bragging rights many secured with the help of a controversial measure that gives campuses credit ... Texas schools' accountability ratings jump dramatically in TEA report State school ratings released Most districts improve on TEA ratings |
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 30 Jul 2010 | 2:04 pm
Fox News Reporting: The Fight to Control Congress - FOXNews
 MiamiHerald.com | Fox News Reporting: The Fight to Control Congress FOXNews For months, Fox News has gone inside key House and Senate campaigns will decide if Democrats keep control of Congress or Republicans seize it. This weekend, Fox News presents an exclusive series of up-close reports on the candidates and races that will ... Plan to Aid 9/11 Victims Is Rejected in House NY reps. spar in House over 9/11 responder bill Dueling Memos for Democrats |
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 30 Jul 2010 | 1:53 pm
BP promises Gulf help 'for years'
Incoming BP CEO Bob Dudley sought to reassure jittery Gulf of Mexico residents today that the massive British corporation will not abandon them once its ruptured well has been permanently sealed.Source: CNN.com | 30 Jul 2010 | 1:41 pm
Floods kill more than 400 in Pakistan's northwest (Reuters)
Reuters - Heavy monsoon rains have triggered the worst floods in decades in Pakistan's northwest, killing more than 400 people and forcing thousands from their homes as authorities struggle to reach stranded villagers.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jul 2010 | 1:35 pm
Ex-CIA head: WikiLeaks logs a 'tragedy'
In a 1997 light-hearted comedy, "Excess Baggage," Benicio del Toro (an inadvertent kidnapper) asks Alicia Silverstone (the unintended kidnap victim), "How stupid do you think I am?" Silverstone classically deadpans her response, "How stupid is there?"Source: CNN.com | 30 Jul 2010 | 1:25 pm
Calif. wildfire forces hundreds from homes - The Associated Press
 FOXNews | Calif. wildfire forces hundreds from homes The Associated Press PALMDALE, Calif. — A huge wildfire churned through high desert wilderness north of Los Angeles on Friday, destroying a few buildings and forcing people from about 2000 homes. Most of the displaced residents were allowed to return as the threat eased. ... Los Angeles Wildfire Threatens 1500 Homes Los Angeles wildfire spreads Crown Fire In LA Consumes 8000 Acres |
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 30 Jul 2010 | 1:22 pm
Reprimand Rangel, House committee investigators say
House ethics committee investigators have recommended that Rep. Charlie Rangel be reprimanded, according to oneof those investigators, Rep. Gene Green.Source: CNN.com | 30 Jul 2010 | 1:14 pm
Subcommittee recommends reprimand for embattled Charles Rangel - Washington Post
 Globe and Mail | Subcommittee recommends reprimand for embattled Charles Rangel Washington Post The subcommittee that investigated Rep. Charles Rangel (DN.Y.) has recommended that the embattled lawmaker face just a "reprimand," a mild form of punishment similar to that given to Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) when he was rebuked in 1997. ... House investigators recommended Rangel reprimand Ethics Panel Recommends Reprimand for Charles Rangel Rangel Denies Misconduct Charges as Ethics Panel Meets to Decide His Fate |
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 30 Jul 2010 | 1:00 pm
Grim milestone for U.S. in Afghan war
Three U.S. soldiers were killed in two separate blasts in southern Afghanistan, making July the deadliest month for American forces since the war started nine years ago.Source: CNN.com | 30 Jul 2010 | 12:52 pm
Fire prompts evacuation of 2,000 homes north of L.A (Reuters)
Reuters - A fierce brush fire nearly doubled in size overnight as it threatened power lines that supply electricity to the greater Los Angeles area, but evacuation orders for 2,000 homes were lifted, officials said on Friday.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jul 2010 | 12:39 pm
House vote seen close on oil spill bill (Reuters)
Reuters - A close vote is expected later on Friday when the U.S. House of Representatives decides on legislation to reform the oil industry's offshore drilling practices in response to the massive Gulf oil spill.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jul 2010 | 12:38 pm
Babies' accused killer was 'secretive'
A French woman who admitted to giving birth to and smothering eight babies over a 17-year period was secretive but always supportive of her family, according to two of her daughters.Source: CNN.com | 30 Jul 2010 | 11:57 am
Syrian-Saudi leaders urge Lebanese to avoid violence (AFP)
AFP - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Saudi King Abdullah on Friday urged Lebanon's rival factions to avoid violence after an unprecedented joint visit to defuse a tense political situation.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jul 2010 | 11:36 am
WikiLeaks founder fires back at Gates
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Friday he was disappointed by criticism from Secretary of Defense Robert Gates over the release of about 75,000 pages of U.S. documents related to the war in Afghanistan.Source: CNN.com | 30 Jul 2010 | 10:51 am
US recovery sputters - CNNMoney
 CBC.ca | US recovery sputters CNNMoney NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The US economy continued to grow during the second quarter, the government reported Friday. But the pace slowed more than economists were expecting, raising concern ... After Revisions, Real GDP And PCE Even Farther From Previous Peak FinSys Update: US GDP +2.4% in Q2 2010; Slow But Steady Four things to learn from new GDP data |
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 30 Jul 2010 | 10:25 am
Drew Carey: How I lost 80 pounds
Drew Carey has been known as a loveable, teddy-bear type as far back as his long-running sitcom "The Drew Carey Show." But, he says, being big was a burden -- and he had to make a change.Source: CNN.com | 30 Jul 2010 | 10:12 am
Afghan police fire shots to quell protest after accident (Reuters)
Reuters - Afghan police fired shots on Friday to disperse hundreds of people protesting the deaths of civilians in an accident involving a U.S. embassy vehicle, police said.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jul 2010 | 10:05 am
U.N. rights body tells Israel to end Gaza blockade (Reuters)
Reuters - Israel must lift its military blockade of the Gaza Strip and invite an independent, fact-finding mission to investigate its raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, a United Nations rights body said on Friday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jul 2010 | 8:57 am
China overtakes Japan as No.2 economy: FX chief (Reuters)
Reuters - China has overtaken Japan to become the world's second-largest economy, the fruit of three decades of rapid growth that has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 Jul 2010 | 8:40 am
'Daddy's in heaven': The first victims
Sherri Revette cuts through thick pines, guiding the four-wheeler down dirt and mud trails to her tranquil spot, a sandbar along the Chickasawhay River about a mile behind her home in the backwoods of Mississippi.Source: CNN.com | 29 Jul 2010 | 8:52 am
Officials debate priority of streetcar, Tower 55 funds
Although there is nearly $25 million in federal funding earmarked for a streetcar in Fort Worth, it remains undecided whether a streetcar system will be built. Some city council members have expressed concerns about the...Source: Top Story | 26 Jul 2010 | 12:00 am
UT-Arlington adds ‘green’ master’s program
As companies pump up their ‘green’ images, University of Texas at Arlington is planning to be among the first colleges to supply the future sustainable workforce. UT-Arlington will debut a Master’s of Science in...Source: Top Story | 26 Jul 2010 | 12:00 am
Home Grown Regional organic foods remain rarity
It’s not difficult to find organic foods in grocery stores these days. It’s also not hard to find regional food at local places like farmers markets and some stores. Regional organic? That’s another thing...Source: Top Story | 26 Jul 2010 | 12:00 am
New president at American ready to seize opportunity
Fort Worth’s top employer, AMR Corp., named a new president July 21, at the same time announcing a smaller loss in the second quarter compared with the previous year. Thomas W. Horton, 49, was named president of AMR...Source: Top Story | 26 Jul 2010 | 12:00 am
Last days to nominate a 2010 CNN Hero
Great things can happen to those nominated as CNN Heroes:Source: CNN.com | 25 Jun 2010 | 4:02 pm
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