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General News Update

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  • South Africa's President Jacob Zuma chats with one of the injured miners during a courtesy visit in a hospital outside a South African mine in Rustenburg
    Mine "bloodbath" shocks post-apartheid S.Africa Reuters - 4 hrs ago

    MARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) - The police killing of 34 striking platinum miners in the bloodiest security operation since the end of white rule cut to the quick of South Africa's psyche on Friday, with searching questions … More »Mine "bloodbath" shocks post-apartheid S.Africa

    South Africa's President Jacob Zuma chats with one of the injured miners during a courtesy visit in a hospital outside a South African mine in Rustenburg

    MARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) - The police killing of 34 striking platinum miners in the bloodiest security operation since the end of white rule cut to the quick of South Africa's psyche on Friday, with searching questions asked of its post-apartheid soul. Newspaper headlines screamed "Bloodbath", "Killing Field" and …

  • A U.S. Forest Service equipment trailer is seen beside a wildfire at the Springs Fire in Boise National Forest near Banks-Garden Valley
    Wash. residents go home near fire, still 'on edge' AP - 2 hrs 48 mins ago

    As hundreds of residents in Washington and California were allowed to return to homes once threatened by major wildfires, some people were told to evacuate as encroaching blazes neared Idaho towns. More »Wash. residents go home near fire, still 'on edge'

    A U.S. Forest Service equipment trailer is seen beside a wildfire at the Springs Fire in Boise National Forest near Banks-Garden Valley

    As hundreds of residents in Washington and California were allowed to return to homes once threatened by major wildfires, some people were told to evacuate as encroaching blazes neared Idaho towns.

  • FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2012 file photo, Teresa Carter, mother of Chavis Carter, is hugged by supporters following the candlelight vigil held in her son's honor at the First Baptist Church on Kitchen Street in Jonesboro, Ark. Police video recorded the night Chavis Carter was fatally shot in a patrol car while his hands were cuffed behind his back hasn’t resolved questions about whether he shot himself in the head as officers said. (AP Photo/The Jonesboro Sun, Krystin McClellan, File)
    Police release video in Ark. patrol car shooting AP - 8 hrs ago

    Police video recorded the night a young man was fatally shot in a northeast Arkansas patrol car while his hands were cuffed behind his back hasn't resolved questions about whether he shot himself in the head as officers … More »Police release video in Ark. patrol car shooting

    FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2012 file photo, Teresa Carter, mother of Chavis Carter, is hugged by supporters following the candlelight vigil held in her son's honor at the First Baptist Church on Kitchen Street in Jonesboro, Ark. Police video recorded the night Chavis Carter was fatally shot in a patrol car while his hands were cuffed behind his back hasn’t resolved questions about whether he shot himself in the head as officers said. (AP Photo/The Jonesboro Sun, Krystin McClellan, File)

    Police video recorded the night a young man was fatally shot in a northeast Arkansas patrol car while his hands were cuffed behind his back hasn't resolved questions about whether he shot himself in the head as officers said.

  • A masked demonstrator stands in front of a placard reading: 'Justice'  in support of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot during a protest outside Spain's Foreign Office in Madrid Thursday Aug. 16, 2012. Three members of Pussy Riot were jailed in March and charged with hooliganism motivated by religious hatred after their punk performance against President Putin in Moscow’s main cathedral. They are awaiting the verdict on Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 (AP Photo/Paul White)
    Russian punk band ruling draws global criticism Reuters - 12 hrs ago

    European nations and the United States, as well as some celebrities, voiced sharp criticism of Russia on Friday over jail sentences handed to three members of the punk band Pussy Riot who protested against President Vladimir … More »Russian punk band ruling draws global criticism

    A masked demonstrator stands in front of a placard reading: 'Justice'  in support of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot during a protest outside Spain's Foreign Office in Madrid Thursday Aug. 16, 2012. Three members of Pussy Riot were jailed in March and charged with hooliganism motivated by religious hatred after their punk performance against President Putin in Moscow’s main cathedral. They are awaiting the verdict on Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 (AP Photo/Paul White)

    European nations and the United States, as well as some celebrities, voiced sharp criticism of Russia on Friday over jail sentences handed to three members of the punk band Pussy Riot who protested against President Vladimir Putin in a church. Catherine Ashton, the European Union's foreign policy chief, said the two-year …

  • FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event in Davenport, Iowa. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

    With students heading back to school, President Obama is accusing Republicans of wanting to cut education funding to give tax breaks to the wealthy, saying their economic plan “undercuts our future.” “This year, several thousand fewer educators will be going back to school,” the president...

  • This photo provided by St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office shows Terry Smith. Authorities have identified seven people arrested in the investigation of the shootings of four Louisiana sheriff's deputies. Two died and the other two were wounded. State police said Friday that five of those arrested were at the scene where the shootings began. Two others are accused of being accessories. Motives behind the shootings and exactly how they unfolded have not been released. Although two deputies died, no murder charges have been filed. Twenty-four-year-old Brian Lyn Smith was charged with attempted first-degree murder. Forty-four-year-old Terry Smith; 22-year-old Derrick Smith; 28-year-old Kyle David Joekel; and 21-year-old Teniecha Bright are facing a charge of principal to attempted first-degree murder. Joekel and Brian Smith are hospitalized with gunshot wounds. Arrested on suspicion of being accessories after the fact were 37-year-old Chanel Skains and 23-year-old Britney Keith. All are from LaPlace. (AP Photo/St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office)

    A man accused of making threatening comments about law officers in Nebraska was one of seven people arrested in connection with the shootings of four Louisiana sheriff's deputies, including two who were killed, state police said Friday.

  • Araceli Cortes, an illegal immigrant who wants to go to medical school, is shown at her home in the Los Angeles-area suburb of Canyon Country, Calif., Tuesday, June 26, 2012. Cortes had made up her mind to return to Mexico to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor. She quit her job, purchased an airline ticket and reserved a seat to take a medical school entrance exam. Then, a week before her departure, President Barack Obama announced that young illegal immigrants like Cortes would be given the chance to remain in the United States and obtain a work visa. Cortes canceled her ticket and decided to stay. But she’s still having second thoughts.  (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

    MIAMI/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Obama administration's new policy to grant temporary legal status to millions of young illegal immigrants will end the immediate threat of deportation but may not give them the same privileges as legal residents. Within hours of the policy's going into effect on Wednesday, Arizona's Republican …

  • LA City Attorney Orders Pot Shops To Close By Sept. 6

    A medical marijuana trade group and 11 patients sued the city of Los Angeles on Friday, seeking to block enforcement of an ordinance that would shut down most of the city's storefront pot dispensaries in three weeks. The lawsuit, which says users are protected by California's 1996 legalization of medical marijuana and the …

  • QUETTA, Pakistan - A Pakistani official says a suicide car bomber has killed five security troops at a road checkpoint in the country's volatile southwest.

  • This photo provided by the Arlington Police Department shows Brittni Colleps. Colleps, a former Texas high school teacher, was convicted Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, after having sex with five 18-year-old students at her home. (AP Photo/Arlington Police Department)

    A former North Texas high school teacher was convicted Friday and sentenced to five years in prison for having sex with five 18-year-old students at her home.

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Business News

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  • Chart shows carbon dioxide emissions from burning coal.  Graphic is fixed.  Unit for chart is changed from "trillion" to "billion".
    AP IMPACT: CO2 emissions in US drop to 20-year low AP - 21 hrs ago

    In a surprising turnaround, the amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere in the U.S. has fallen dramatically to its lowest level in 20 years, and … More »AP IMPACT: CO2 emissions in US drop to 20-year low

    Chart shows carbon dioxide emissions from burning coal.  Graphic is fixed.  Unit for chart is changed from "trillion" to "billion".

    In a surprising turnaround, the amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere in the U.S. has fallen dramatically to its lowest level in 20 years, and government officials say the biggest reason is that cheap and plentiful natural gas has led many power plant operators to switch from dirtier-burning coal …

  • US considers release of oil from reserves; oil up AP - 20 hrs ago

    A senior Obama administration official says the White House is considering a potential release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. More »US considers release of oil from reserves; oil up

    A senior Obama administration official says the White House is considering a potential release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

  • Apple stock hits new high after 4-month dip AP - 15 hrs ago

    Apple's stock hit a new high Friday after a four-month swoon, as investors looked ahead to the release of a new iPhone and possibly a smaller iPad. More »Apple stock hits new high after 4-month dip

    Apple's stock hit a new high Friday after a four-month swoon, as investors looked ahead to the release of a new iPhone and possibly a smaller iPad.

  • Oil price drops to near $95 a barrel AP - Fri, Aug 17, 2012

    Oil prices fell Friday after news reports suggested the U.S. might tap its strategic reserves to slow the rising price of oil. More »Oil price drops to near $95 a barrel

    Oil prices fell Friday after news reports suggested the U.S. might tap its strategic reserves to slow the rising price of oil.

  • File photo of former Oriole and member of baseball's Hall of Fame Murray throwing out first pitch before Orioles game against Yankees in Baltimore
    Baseball star Eddie Murray settles SEC insider trading charges Reuters - 15 hrs ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. securities regulators on Friday charged Hall of Fame baseball player Eddie Murray with insider trading in shares of a medical device company, … More »Baseball star Eddie Murray settles SEC insider trading charges

    File photo of former Oriole and member of baseball's Hall of Fame Murray throwing out first pitch before Orioles game against Yankees in Baltimore

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. securities regulators on Friday charged Hall of Fame baseball player Eddie Murray with insider trading in shares of a medical device company, an allegation the former Baltimore Orioles first baseman settled by paying a $358,151 penalty. The Securities and Exchange Commission also filed civil charges …

  • U.S. court upholds higher blend of ethanol in gasoline Reuters - 17 hrs ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court upheld government approval for a higher blend of corn ethanol into gasoline on Friday in a ruling that may help the biofuels … More »U.S. court upholds higher blend of ethanol in gasoline

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court upheld government approval for a higher blend of corn ethanol into gasoline on Friday in a ruling that may help the biofuels industry in the longer term but have little immediate impact on sales. In a 2-1 ruling, the court said foodmakers, automakers and oil refiners failed to …

  • FILE- In this Friday, March 23, 2012, file photo, Indian laborers load coal onto trucks at a coal depot on the outskirts of Jammu, India. India's national auditor said Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, the government lost huge sums of money by selling coal fields to private companies without competitive bidding, adding to massive losses from dubious auctions of other state assets. The Comptroller and Auditor General’s report to Parliament estimated that private companies got a windfall profit of $34 billion because of the low prices they paid for the fields. (AP Photo/Channi Anand, File)
    India auditor says billions lost in coal scandal AP - 23 hrs ago

    India's national auditor said Friday the government lost huge sums of money by selling coal fields to private companies without competitive bidding and in a deal for … More »India auditor says billions lost in coal scandal

    FILE- In this Friday, March 23, 2012, file photo, Indian laborers load coal onto trucks at a coal depot on the outskirts of Jammu, India. India's national auditor said Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, the government lost huge sums of money by selling coal fields to private companies without competitive bidding, adding to massive losses from dubious auctions of other state assets. The Comptroller and Auditor General’s report to Parliament estimated that private companies got a windfall profit of $34 billion because of the low prices they paid for the fields. (AP Photo/Channi Anand, File)

    India's national auditor said Friday the government lost huge sums of money by selling coal fields to private companies without competitive bidding and in a deal for Delhi's international airport, adding to massive losses from dubious auctions of other state assets.

  • FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2012 file photo, former Baltimore Oriole Eddie Murray speaks at a ceremony to unveil a statue in his likeness before a baseball game between the Orioles and the Kansas City Royals in Baltimore. The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Murray has agreed to settle federal civil charges of profiting in stock trades by using confidential information passed to him by a former teammate. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
    Hall of Famer Murray settles insider-trading case AP - 47 mins ago

    Eddie Murray made big money in baseball with his powerful swing from both sides of the plate. More »Hall of Famer Murray settles insider-trading case

    FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2012 file photo, former Baltimore Oriole Eddie Murray speaks at a ceremony to unveil a statue in his likeness before a baseball game between the Orioles and the Kansas City Royals in Baltimore. The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Murray has agreed to settle federal civil charges of profiting in stock trades by using confidential information passed to him by a former teammate. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

    Eddie Murray made big money in baseball with his powerful swing from both sides of the plate.

  • In this Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 photo, Pakistani men, center, count money they collected for worshippers to be delivered to poor families, on the last Friday of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in a mosque in Gujranwala, Pakistan. For many years, Pakistan required all Sunni Muslims, who make up a majority of the country's population, to pay zakat to the government. That regulation changed recently, but many Pakistanis seem unaware and continue to pull their money out of the bank to elude the state. (AP Photo/Aftab Rizvi)
    During Ramadan, Pakistanis dodge tax collectors AP - 21 hrs ago

    During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Muhammad Tashfeen Khan does what millions of other Pakistanis do: tries to keep his money from the government's religious tax … More »During Ramadan, Pakistanis dodge tax collectors

    In this Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 photo, Pakistani men, center, count money they collected for worshippers to be delivered to poor families, on the last Friday of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in a mosque in Gujranwala, Pakistan. For many years, Pakistan required all Sunni Muslims, who make up a majority of the country's population, to pay zakat to the government. That regulation changed recently, but many Pakistanis seem unaware and continue to pull their money out of the bank to elude the state. (AP Photo/Aftab Rizvi)

    During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Muhammad Tashfeen Khan does what millions of other Pakistanis do: tries to keep his money from the government's religious tax collectors.

  • A general view of Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington
    U.S. tightens reins on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Reuters - 15 hrs ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Friday revamped the bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to curb chances the giant mortgage finance firms could emerge from … More »U.S. tightens reins on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

    A general view of Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Friday revamped the bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to curb chances the giant mortgage finance firms could emerge from government control as the powerful, profit-driven corporations they once were. The Treasury said it would require the companies, whose massive losses threatened …

  • Newspaper publisher David Black holds jars of diluted bitumen while announcing a plan to potentially build a $13 billion dollar oil refinery in Kitimat, B.C in Vancouver
    Newspaper chain owner proposes C$13 billion Canada refinery Reuters - 15 hrs ago

    CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - A British Columbia newspaper publisher is proposing a C$13 billion ($13.2 billion) refinery on Canada's West Coast to process all of the … More »Newspaper chain owner proposes C$13 billion Canada refinery

    Newspaper publisher David Black holds jars of diluted bitumen while announcing a plan to potentially build a $13 billion dollar oil refinery in Kitimat, B.C in Vancouver

    CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - A British Columbia newspaper publisher is proposing a C$13 billion ($13.2 billion) refinery on Canada's West Coast to process all of the oil-sands-derived crude that would flow through Enbridge Inc's contentious Northern Gateway pipeline from Alberta. Enbridge, however, had little to say about …

  • British lawmakers criticize ex-Barclays CEO AP - 56 mins ago

    Former Barclays CEO Bob Diamond offered a "highly selective" account to a Parliamentary hearing on the banking rate-fixing scandal, British lawmakers said Saturday in … More »British lawmakers criticize ex-Barclays CEO

    Former Barclays CEO Bob Diamond offered a "highly selective" account to a Parliamentary hearing on the banking rate-fixing scandal, British lawmakers said Saturday in a highly critical report.

  • U.S. oil demand dipped to near 4-year low in July: API Reuters - 17 hrs ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil demand fell to its lowest in nearly four years in July as the middling U.S. economy and fuel efficiency gains weighed on consumption, … More »U.S. oil demand dipped to near 4-year low in July: API

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil demand fell to its lowest in nearly four years in July as the middling U.S. economy and fuel efficiency gains weighed on consumption, the American Petroleum Institute said on Friday. At the height of summer driving season, petroleum demand dropped 2.7 percent from a year earlier to …

  • 'Hardcore Pawn' Reveals Cash In Plain Sight ABC News Blogs - 18 hrs ago

    TruTV’s “Hardcore Pawn” stars, Seth Gold and sister Ashley Broad, are professionals at uncovering the hidden value in items most people consider junk. … More »'Hardcore Pawn' Reveals Cash In Plain Sight

    TruTV’s “Hardcore Pawn” stars, Seth Gold and sister Ashley Broad, are professionals at uncovering the hidden value in items most people consider junk. Seth and Ashley are children of Les Gold, a third-generation pawnbroker and owner of American Jewelry & Loan in Detroit. Gold and...

  • Groupon hits low on Evercore downgrade, $3 price target Reuters - 19 hrs ago

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Groupon Inc shares slumped to a new low on Friday after an analyst raised concerns about the future effect of slowing growth on the daily deal … More »Groupon hits low on Evercore downgrade, $3 price target

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Groupon Inc shares slumped to a new low on Friday after an analyst raised concerns about the future effect of slowing growth on the daily deal company's large cash position. Groupon shares were down 8.0 percent at $4.60 in early afternoon trading on Friday, after sinking to a record low of $4.51 …

  • The BHP Billiton logo is seen at the company's head office in central Melbourne
    Saskatchewan expects BHP potash mine to proceed Reuters - 15 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - A government minister in Canada's potash-rich province of Saskatchewan expects BHP Billiton to proceed with construction of its potash mine, and an announcement … More »Saskatchewan expects BHP potash mine to proceed

    The BHP Billiton logo is seen at the company's head office in central Melbourne

    (Reuters) - A government minister in Canada's potash-rich province of Saskatchewan expects BHP Billiton to proceed with construction of its potash mine, and an announcement may come within days, he said on Friday. Bill Boyd, Saskatchewan's minister of the economy, said he does not expect BHP to delay the project as Brazil's …

  • Oil lacking direction after 3 days of gains AP - 22 hrs ago

    Oil is swinging between small gains and losses, following a report suggesting the U.S. might tap strategic reserves to slow the rising cost of crude. More »Oil lacking direction after 3 days of gains

    Oil is swinging between small gains and losses, following a report suggesting the U.S. might tap strategic reserves to slow the rising cost of crude.

  • American Airlines aircraft stand on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport
    American Airlines renews push to void pilot contracts Reuters - 14 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - The parent of American Airlines on Friday renewed its push to void its collective bargaining agreement with its pilots' union, two days after a federal bankruptcy … More »American Airlines renews push to void pilot contracts

    American Airlines aircraft stand on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport

    (Reuters) - The parent of American Airlines on Friday renewed its push to void its collective bargaining agreement with its pilots' union, two days after a federal bankruptcy judge rejected an earlier effort. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane in Manhattan, who oversees the Chapter 11 proceedings of American Airlines' parent …

  • China has been taking steps to tighten its housing market for more than two years
    More Chinese cities record new home price increases AFP - 7 hrs ago

    New home prices in more Chinese cities rose in July than in the previous month, the government said, amid cautious optimism the country's property market may be bottoming … More »More Chinese cities record new home price increases

    China has been taking steps to tighten its housing market for more than two years

    New home prices in more Chinese cities rose in July than in the previous month, the government said, amid cautious optimism the country's property market may be bottoming out.

  • FILE- In this Feb 29, 2012 file photo, a Stockton city worker walks away from city hall in Stockton, Calif. Stockton is one of three California cities to file for bankruptcy this year, which has led Moody's Investors Service to begin a review of municipal finances in the state because of what it sees is a growing threat of increased city bankruptcies and bond defaults.(AP Photo/Ben Margot, file)
    Moody's: More Calif. cities at risk of bankruptcy AP - 13 hrs ago

    One of the nation's top credit rating agencies said Friday that it expects more municipal bankruptcies and defaults in California, the nation's largest issuer of municipal … More »Moody's: More Calif. cities at risk of bankruptcy

    FILE- In this Feb 29, 2012 file photo, a Stockton city worker walks away from city hall in Stockton, Calif. Stockton is one of three California cities to file for bankruptcy this year, which has led Moody's Investors Service to begin a review of municipal finances in the state because of what it sees is a growing threat of increased city bankruptcies and bond defaults.(AP Photo/Ben Margot, file)

    One of the nation's top credit rating agencies said Friday that it expects more municipal bankruptcies and defaults in California, the nation's largest issuer of municipal bonds.

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