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US private-sector job losses rise, services sector shrinks

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New jobless claims drop more than expected AP – 1 min ago

WASHINGTON – The number of newly-laid off workers seeking unemployment insurance fell last week, the government said Thursday, fresh evidence that layoffs are easing. Full Story »

Video: Business Update: Jobs in focus Reuters

Supporters of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor participate in a rally on

Senate poised to make history with Sotomayor vote AP – 2 hrs 21 mins ago

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton places a wreath at Memorial Park

Clinton vows US support for Somalia AP – 1 hr 15 mins ago

Officials: Roadside bomb kills 21 Afghan civilians
AP – 2 hrs 10 mins ago
AP
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A roadside bomb hit a wedding party on its way to a ceremony in southern Afghanistan, killing 21 people including women and children, Afghan officials said Thursday. Full Story »
Retailers report sluggish July sales
AP – 25 mins ago

AP

NEW YORK - Shoppers — worried about job security and finding fewer options among the sales bins — remained tight-fisted in July, resulting in sluggish sales for many merchants and raising concern about the back-to-school shopping season's health. Full Story »
Aerosmith's Steven Tyler falls from stage in SD
AP – 6 mins ago

AP

RAPID CITY, S.D. - Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler was airlifted to a hospital after falling from stage during a concert at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in western South Dakota. Full Story »
Rays frustrate Red Sox again, sweep Boston
AP – 1 hr 19 mins ago

AP

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A year after showing they can hold off the Red Sox and Yankees, the Tampa Bay Rays are trying to prove they can come from behind in a pennant race, too. The AL champions finished a two-game sweep of Boston with a 6-4 victory Wednesday night, bolstering their confidence that they can get back to the playoffs — and sending the Red Sox into a key series against the Yankees on a down note. Full Story »
Freed from North Korea, U.S. journalists return home
Reuters – Thu Aug 6, 12:58 am ET
Reuters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two American journalists freed by North Korea tearfully reunited with their families in the United States on Wednesday while Washington tried to play down talk of a breakthrough with Pyongyang. Full Story »
- Slideshow: North Korea
U.S. overhauling immigration detention policy: report
Reuters – Wed Aug 5, 11:24 pm ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration plans to unveil a program on Thursday that will overhaul the country's controversial immigration detention policy, The New York Times reported. Full Story »
- Video: Will Arpaio accept new immigration-enforcement policy? KTVK 3TV Phoenix
Bomb kills 21 wedding guests in south Afghanistan
Reuters – 27 mins ago

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A roadside bomb struck a tractor carrying revelers to a wedding in southern Afghanistan, killing 21 civilians, part of worsening violence in the final weeks of campaigning before a presidential election. Full Story »

U.S. wants Israel to freeze settlement for year: report
Reuters – Thu Aug 6, 4:45 am ET
Reuters
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States has asked Israel to freeze West Bank settlement for a year to prod Arab countries to take steps toward normalizing relations with the Jewish state, an Israeli newspaper said on Thursday. Full Story »
- Video: U.S.-Israel talks 'progress' Reuters
Japan opposition backs Obama's nuclear-free plan
Reuters – Thu Aug 6, 5:23 am ET

HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - Japan's main opposition Democratic Party, which has a good shot at winning power in a general election this month, said on Thursday it backed U.S. President Barack Obama's call to rid the world of nuclear arms. Full Story »
Indians sentenced to death over 2003 Mumbai blasts
Reuters – Thu Aug 6, 4:55 am ET
Reuters
MUMBAI (Reuters) - A court on Thursday sentenced to death three Indians found guilty of conspiring with a Pakistan-based militant group to carry out serial blasts in Mumbai in 2003 that killed at least 54 people, officials said. Full Story »
- Video: Main Mumbai suspect pleads guilty Reuters
Fast-track flu vaccines don't reduce safety: WHO
Reuters – Thu Aug 6, 4:35 am ET
Reuters
GENEVA (Reuters) - Procedures to fast-track approvals of new vaccines to combat H1N1 influenza do not reduce safety, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. Full Story »
- Video: H1N1 Vaccine Update ABC News
Red Cross working with U.S. on Guantanamo
Reuters – 2 hrs 51 mins ago

GENEVA (Reuters) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is working with the U.S. administration on the closure of the Guantanamo prison and protecting prisoners' rights, its president Jakob Kellenberger said. Full Story »
Clinton meets embattled Somali president
AFP – 3 mins ago

AFP/File

NAIROBI (AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton went into talks Thursday with the embattled president of Somalia, a country experts fear is poised to turn into a global terrorist haven. Full Story »

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Tiger Woods hits from the sand to the seventh green during practice for the

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Phil Mickelson makes his return at Bridgestone

AP – Thu Aug 6, 4:00 am ET

AKRON, Ohio – Back from a six-week hiatus, Phil Mickelson feels fortunate, grateful and humbled that his wife and his mother have made extraordinary progress in their bouts with breast cancer. Full Story »

Whitney Hutton sends a text message from her cell phone while sitting in the

Some NFL teams clamp down on tweets

AP – Thu Aug 6, 4:39 am ET

FILE -- This is an Aug. 2, 2009, file photo showing Eli Manning speaking with

Giants lock up Eli Manning with $97 million deal

AP – Thu Aug 6, 2:08 am ET

Video: Eli Manning agrees to huge contract AP

Rays frustrate Red Sox again, sweep Boston AP – 1 hr 19 mins ago
Happ throws shutout, Phillies beat Colorado 7-0 AP – Thu Aug 6, 4:49 am ET
National champion Florida opens fall practice AP – 1 hr 55 mins ago

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A promising start to camp gives Meachem confidence
AP – Thu Aug 6, 5:33 am ET

AP

METAIRIE, La. - Robert Meachem agrees that his rookie year in the NFL was a bust, and that a breakout performance in his third season is required. Full Story »
Kennedy leads A's past Rangers
AP – Thu Aug 6, 3:28 am ET

AP

OAKLAND, Calif. - Athletics manager Bob Geren enjoyed watching his team's rare power surge. Full Story »
Agent: Roy, Blazers agree to 5-year extension
AP – Thu Aug 6, 1:11 am ET

Two-time All-Star Brandon Roy and the Portland Trail Blazers have agreed to a five-year contract extension, his agent says. Full Story »
No clemency request by former Ohio football star
AP – Wed Aug 5, 12:00 pm ET

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Former Ohio State football star Maurice Clarett has withdrawn a request for early release from prison that he said would allow him to pursue an NFL career. Full Story »
AC Milan set to sign Real's Huntelaar
AFP – 1 hr 21 mins ago

AFP/File

ROME (AFP) - AC Milan are set to sign unhappy Real Madrid striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, according to the Italian club's vice-president Adriano Galliani. Full Story »
Boasson Hagen wins as Greipel DQ'd in Poland
AFP – Wed Aug 5, 2:09 pm ET

AFP/File

RZESZOW, Poland (AFP) - Norwegian ace Edvald Boasson Hagen of the Columbia team won the fourth stage of the Tour of Poland on Wednesday after outshining teammate Andre Greipel in a sprint finish. Full Story »

Flyers add Kalamazoo as ECHL affiliate
AP – Wed Aug 5, 9:27 pm ET

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Flyers have reached an agreement with the Kalamazoo Wings of the ECHL to serve as a minor league affiliate for the 2009-10 season. Full Story »
Triumphant return for Roddick in Washington
AFP – Thu Aug 6, 5:38 am ET

AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US top seed Andy Roddick made a triumphant return in his first match since a heartbreaking Wimbledon final loss, defeating Germany's Benjamin Becker 6-3, 6-2 at the ATP Washington Classic. Full Story »
Mickelson in a better place, ready for golf
AP – Thu Aug 6, 2:08 am ET

AP

AKRON, Ohio - The practice sessions have been a little sharper, his optimism much greater. Phil Mickelson isn't sure how that will translate on the golf course, and he's not sure that even matters at the moment. Full Story »
Bradley stops Campbell, keeps 140-pound title
AP – Sun Aug 2, 12:07 am ET

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. - Nate Campbell insisted the bloody cut on his injured eye resulted from an accidental head-butt. Timothy Bradley thought it had more to do with the dozens of punches he threw in just three dynamic rounds. Full Story »
Busch running out of time to make Chase
AP – Wed Aug 5, 1:44 pm ET

DOVER, Del. - Kyle Busch is known for being fearless in pursuit of victory — and grouchy when he doesn't achieve it. Full Story »

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New jobless claims drop more than expected

AP – 1 min ago

WASHINGTON – The number of newly-laid off workers seeking unemployment insurance fell last week, the government said Thursday, fresh evidence that layoffs are easing. Full Story »

Video: Business Update: Jobs in focus Reuters

In this July 31, 2009 photo, Sheika Smith, 26, of the Bronx, applies eye make up

Retailers report sluggish July sales

AP – 25 mins ago

Comcast's 2Q profit soars 53 pct, tops estimates

AP – 1 hr 22 mins ago

Gains overseas, Cisco outlook lifts stock futures AP – 28 mins ago
Judge sets hearing on BofA-SEC settlement AP – 34 mins ago
Hyatt Hotels registers for public offering AP – Wed Aug 5, 8:07 pm ET

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Spike in suicide calls due to economy
AP – Wed Aug 5, 11:52 pm ET

WASHINGTON - Economic woes are weighing heavily on some Americans — so much so that the federal government is boosting financial support for suicide prevention centers around the nation. Full Story »
Wendy's/Arby's Group earns $14.9 million
AP – 10 mins ago

ATLANTA - Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc. says its moved to a profit of $14.9 million in the second quarter after losing money the year before. Full Story »
European, British rates unchanged
AP – 25 mins ago

FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank and Bank of England left interest rates unchanged Thursday at record lows amid early signs of economic recovery. The British bank said it would expand its efforts to increase the money supply and boost growth. Full Story »
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac could be split: report
AFP – Wed Aug 5, 11:30 pm ET

AFP/File

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US government could split troubled state-backed mortgage firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and place the firms' toxic assets in a federal corporation, The Washington Post reported. Full Story »
July retail sales show some glimmers of hope
Reuters – 32 mins ago

Reuters

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Some U.S. retailers reported sales declines for July that were not as steep as expected, suggesting that more shoppers may be buying discretionary items. Full Story »

LA priest's mission: Saving flock from foreclosure
AP – Thu Aug 6, 3:49 am ET
AP
LOS ANGELES - A priest's typical mission is saving souls, but the Rev. John Lasseigne has a more down-to-earth goal — saving homes. Full Story »
- Slideshow: Housing Crisis
Putin in Turkey seeking support for gas pipeline
AP – Thu Aug 6, 5:05 am ET

ANKARA, Turkey - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was in Turkey on Thursday courting support for a gas pipeline project it hopes will help maintain Russian energy dominance in European nations. Full Story »
White House views splitting Fannie, Freddie assets
Reuters – Wed Aug 5, 11:20 pm ET

Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials are considering a plan to isolate failing assets held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, while an administration official said such an idea was in the early stages of development. Full Story »
Housing agency chief Lockhart to step down
AP – Wed Aug 5, 9:03 pm ET

AP

WASHINGTON - The head of the federal agency that regulates mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is planning to step down by the end of the month. Full Story »
UConn Admissions Tips
BusinessWeek – 36 mins ago

Michael Deotte couldn't stay away from the University of Connecticut for long. He worked for the school briefly after graduating from the School of Business (UConn Full-Time MBA Profile) in 1998, did a brief marketing stint at Sacred Heart University, and returned to UConn nine years ago as head of marketing and publicity. Last January, he became director of the full-time MBA program at UConn's Storrs campus. Full Story »

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Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - August 6, 2009

Nice guys finish last, but we get to sleep in.: Evan Davis
Everything you can imagine is real.: Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)
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A bore is a man who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company.: Gian Vincenzo Gravina (1664 - 1718)
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People are, if anything, more touchy about being thought silly than they are about being thought unjust.: E. B. White (1899 - 1985)

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