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This edition was generated on Mon Jul 2 08:45:01 EDT 2012

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Sports News Update
Business News Update
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General News Update

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

  • Obama, Romney Duel on Economy
    Bain attacks taking toll on Romney in swing states ABC OTUS News - 11 hrs ago

    The gaps aren't huge, but taken together, the numbers strongly suggest that Democrats' relentless attacks on Mitt Romney's business record at Bain Capital have been taking a toll in key battleground states. More »Bain attacks taking toll on Romney in swing states

    Obama, Romney Duel on Economy

    The gaps aren't huge, but taken together, the numbers strongly suggest that Democrats' relentless attacks on Mitt Romney's business record at Bain Capital have been taking a toll in key battleground states.

  • A couple and a child wearing a Spanish soccer jersey pass by a shop with a discount sale sign and samples of postcards including one with Bankia bank buildings' picture, top, on the day of the Euro 2012 soccer final match in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, July 1, 2012. Bankia is one of several big banks that will need billions in rescue loans. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
    Eurozone unemployment hits new record in May AP - 18 mins ago

    Unemployment in the 17-country euro currency bloc hit another record in May as the crippling financial crisis pushed the continent toward the brink of recession, official figures showed Monday. More »Eurozone unemployment hits new record in May

    A couple and a child wearing a Spanish soccer jersey pass by a shop with a discount sale sign and samples of postcards including one with Bankia bank buildings' picture, top, on the day of the Euro 2012 soccer final match in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, July 1, 2012. Bankia is one of several big banks that will need billions in rescue loans. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

    Unemployment in the 17-country euro currency bloc hit another record in May as the crippling financial crisis pushed the continent toward the brink of recession, official figures showed Monday.

  • Pena Nieto, presidential candidate of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, stands next to campaign manager Videgaray and President of the PRI party Coldwell as he greets supporters after exit polls showed him in first place, in Mexico City
    Mexico's old rulers claim presidential election victory Reuters - 1 hr 11 mins ago

    Mexico's old rulers claimed victory in a presidential election on Sunday, ending 12 years in opposition after a campaign dominated by a sputtering economy and rampant drug violence. More »Mexico's old rulers claim presidential election victory

    Pena Nieto, presidential candidate of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, stands next to campaign manager Videgaray and President of the PRI party Coldwell as he greets supporters after exit polls showed him in first place, in Mexico City

    Mexico's old rulers claimed victory in a presidential election on Sunday, ending 12 years in opposition after a campaign dominated by a sputtering economy and rampant drug violence.

  • Barclays chairman Marcus Agius listens as France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon delivers his keynote address at Guildhall in London

    Barclays Plc Chairman Marcus Agius quit on Monday, saying an interest rate-rigging scandal had dealt "a devastating blow" to the bank's reputation and "the buck stops with me".

  • House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner is pictured as he appears on "Face the Nation" in Washington

    House Speaker John Boehner says Republicans are preparing to file a civil suit in an attempt to gain access to more information pertaining to the Justice Department’s botched Fast & Furious cartel gun tracking program.

  • My Little Pony cartoon fans, some in Little Pony costumes, listen to a presentation at “BronyCon” Saturday, June, 30, 2012, in Secaucus, N.J.  This weekend's "BronyCon Summer 2012" at the Meadowlands Exposition Center attracted 4,000 men, women, boys and girls, many in colorful wigs and costume.  (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

    Dale Fjordbotten is a proud "My Little Pony" fan, with the shiny blue body suit and yellow lightning bolt, blue wings and blue tail to prove it.

  • Police found what appears to be a human head in a park in Montreal and are investigating whether it is the missing head of a Chinese student who they say was dismembered by a Canadian porn actor, an official said Sunday.

  • TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - A federal judge on Sunday temporarily blocked Mississippi from enforcing a new law that requires doctors who perform abortions at the state's sole abortion clinic to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. The state law, challenged last week by the Jackson Women's Health Organization, …

  • View of Court 19 at the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon

    The highly-trained hawk used to scare pigeons away from the pristine grass courts of Wimbledon was returned to its owners after being stolen during the first week of the tennis tournament.

  • Officials in Flroida say a retired astronaut died in a jet ski crash off Pensacola Beach.

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  • FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2008, file photo, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., is seen in Providence, R.I. Turned away at the Supreme Court, congressional Republicans sketch a filibuster-proof strategy to repeal the nation's health care law in 2013. But it hinges on two uncertainties _ Mitt Romney capturing the White House and the party seizing even narrow control of the Senate.  (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)
    More nuanced view of Roberts after health care law AP - 4 hrs ago

    Chief Justice John Roberts could have taken down the entire, massive health care law that his fellow Republicans deride as "Obamacare." He could have prevented the Supreme … More »More nuanced view of Roberts after health care law

    FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2008, file photo, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., is seen in Providence, R.I. Turned away at the Supreme Court, congressional Republicans sketch a filibuster-proof strategy to repeal the nation's health care law in 2013. But it hinges on two uncertainties _ Mitt Romney capturing the White House and the party seizing even narrow control of the Senate.  (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)

    Chief Justice John Roberts could have taken down the entire, massive health care law that his fellow Republicans deride as "Obamacare." He could have prevented the Supreme Court decision that largely disabled the most disputed aspects of Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants.

  • Thomas Kinkade's wife, girlfriend head to court AP - 4 hrs ago

    Thomas Kinkade's widow and girlfriend are facing off in court over who will be executor of the late artist's $66.3 million estate. More »Thomas Kinkade's wife, girlfriend head to court

    Thomas Kinkade's widow and girlfriend are facing off in court over who will be executor of the late artist's $66.3 million estate.

  • This film image released by Universal Pictures shows Mark Wahlberg, left with the character Ted, voiced by Seth MacFarlane in a scene from "Ted." (AP Photo/Universal Pictures)
    This film image released by Universal Pictures shows Mark Wahlberg, left with the character Ted, voiced by Seth MacFarlane in a scene from "Ted." (AP Photo/Universal Pictures)

    It's both a bear and bull market for Hollywood.

  • FILE- In this July 24, 2006 file photo, a Consolidated Edison crew checks a service box in the Queens borough of New York as they work to restore power during the eighth day of the blackout in the area.  Consolidated Edison and its unionized workers are facing a midnight, July 1, 2012, deadline as their contract negotiations continue.  (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg, File)
    NY utility, union talks collapse amid hot weather AP - 11 hrs ago

    Consolidated Edison closed walk-in centers, suspended meter readings and limited work on major construction projects in New York on Sunday after contract talks between … More »NY utility, union talks collapse amid hot weather

    FILE- In this July 24, 2006 file photo, a Consolidated Edison crew checks a service box in the Queens borough of New York as they work to restore power during the eighth day of the blackout in the area.  Consolidated Edison and its unionized workers are facing a midnight, July 1, 2012, deadline as their contract negotiations continue.  (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg, File)

    Consolidated Edison closed walk-in centers, suspended meter readings and limited work on major construction projects in New York on Sunday after contract talks between the utility and its unionized workers broke down in the middle of a wave of extremely hot weather.

  • A participant holds a slogan and a photo of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda during a rally protesting the restart of Ohi nuclear power plant, in Tokyo, Sunday, July 1, 2012. Noda ordered the restarts of the plant's two reactors last month, saying people's living standards can't be maintained without nuclear energy. Protesters were against a return to nuclear power because of safety fears after the Fukushima accident and demanded the resignation of Noda. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
    1st Japan reactor goes online since nuclear crisis AP - 23 hrs ago

    Dozens of protesters shouted and danced at the gate of a nuclear power plant as it restarted Sunday, the first to go back online since Japan shut down all of its reactors … More »1st Japan reactor goes online since nuclear crisis

    A participant holds a slogan and a photo of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda during a rally protesting the restart of Ohi nuclear power plant, in Tokyo, Sunday, July 1, 2012. Noda ordered the restarts of the plant's two reactors last month, saying people's living standards can't be maintained without nuclear energy. Protesters were against a return to nuclear power because of safety fears after the Fukushima accident and demanded the resignation of Noda. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

    Dozens of protesters shouted and danced at the gate of a nuclear power plant as it restarted Sunday, the first to go back online since Japan shut down all of its reactors for safety checks following the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

  • More than 1,000 protest Russia's entry into WTO AP - 21 hrs ago

    More than 1,000 people waving communist and imperial flags have protested in central Moscow against Russia's upcoming entry into the World Trade Organization. More »More than 1,000 protest Russia's entry into WTO

    More than 1,000 people waving communist and imperial flags have protested in central Moscow against Russia's upcoming entry into the World Trade Organization.

  • The Dish Network logo on the side of installers truck is seen in Denver
    Dish drops AMC Networks as contract expires Reuters - 15 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - AMC Networks, which carries "Breaking Bad," "The Walking Dead," "Mad Men" and other popular television shows, was removed from Dish Network early Sunday after … More »Dish drops AMC Networks as contract expires

    The Dish Network logo on the side of installers truck is seen in Denver

    (Reuters) - AMC Networks, which carries "Breaking Bad," "The Walking Dead," "Mad Men" and other popular television shows, was removed from Dish Network early Sunday after its contract with the satellite TV company expired without a new agreement. Dish, the second-largest satellite TV provider behind DirectTV, said it dropped …

  • FILE - In this Tuesday, April 15, 2008 file photo, Iranian oil technician Majid Afshari makes his way to the oil separator facilities in Iran's Azadegan oil field southwest of Tehran. Iran has stored up imported goods and hard currency for a "battle" against EU sanctions targeting the country's vital oil sector that went into effect Sunday, officials said. They acknowledged though that the measures, which aim at pressuring the Islamic Republic over its nuclear program, may cause economic disruptions. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
    Iran feels pinch of new EU oil sanctions AP - 16 hrs ago

    As new European Union sanctions targeting Iran's vital oil industry took effect Sunday, Tehran acknowledged the measures aimed at reining in its disputed nuclear program … More »Iran feels pinch of new EU oil sanctions

    FILE - In this Tuesday, April 15, 2008 file photo, Iranian oil technician Majid Afshari makes his way to the oil separator facilities in Iran's Azadegan oil field southwest of Tehran. Iran has stored up imported goods and hard currency for a "battle" against EU sanctions targeting the country's vital oil sector that went into effect Sunday, officials said. They acknowledged though that the measures, which aim at pressuring the Islamic Republic over its nuclear program, may cause economic disruptions. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

    As new European Union sanctions targeting Iran's vital oil industry took effect Sunday, Tehran acknowledged the measures aimed at reining in its disputed nuclear program were taking a toll. The vice president said authorities had stockpiled imported goods and hard currency to help cushion the blow to the economy.

  • Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
    Stock futures flat after rally; data eyed Reuters - 46 mins ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Monday as weak economic data from Europe and China pressured the market after the S&P 500 posted … More »Stock futures flat after rally; data eyed

    Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Monday as weak economic data from Europe and China pressured the market after the S&P 500 posted its best daily gain since December. * Euro zone manufacturing shrank again in June and factories are preparing for worse, according to business surveys showing …

  • Barclays chairman Marcus Agius listens as France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon delivers his keynote address at Guildhall in London
    Barclays chairman quits over rate-fixing scandal Reuters - 6 mins ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays Plc sacrificed its chairman Marcus Agius over an interest rate rigging scandal that has dealt "a devastating blow" to the bank's reputation, … More »Barclays chairman quits over rate-fixing scandal

    Barclays chairman Marcus Agius listens as France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon delivers his keynote address at Guildhall in London

    LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays Plc sacrificed its chairman Marcus Agius over an interest rate rigging scandal that has dealt "a devastating blow" to the bank's reputation, apparently seeking to defuse calls for chief executive Bob Diamond to go. Agius - who said "the buck stops with me" - is the first major scalp from the …

  • File photo of Barclays Plc Chairman Marcus Agius posing at a bank branch near their Canary Wharf headquarters in London
    Barclays chairman to quit; Libor discussed with BoE Reuters - 16 hrs ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays Plc Chairman Marcus Agius is set to quit on Monday as the interest rate rigging scandal takes its first major scalp and threatens to widen … More »Barclays chairman to quit; Libor discussed with BoE

    File photo of Barclays Plc Chairman Marcus Agius posing at a bank branch near their Canary Wharf headquarters in London

    LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays Plc Chairman Marcus Agius is set to quit on Monday as the interest rate rigging scandal takes its first major scalp and threatens to widen to other banks, raising questions about the involvement of the Bank of England. The resignation of Agius, chairman at Barclays for 5-1/2 years, is expected …

  • Iraq's oil revenues drop by 17.6 percent in June AP - 3 hrs ago

    Iraq's oil revenues dropped by 17.6 percent from May to June due to plummeting prices in the international market and the diversion of some production to meet domestic … More »Iraq's oil revenues drop by 17.6 percent in June

    Iraq's oil revenues dropped by 17.6 percent from May to June due to plummeting prices in the international market and the diversion of some production to meet domestic needs, the government said Monday.

  • Employee fuels a motorcycle at a SK Energy gas station in central Seoul
    Oil falls to $96 on factory data, fading EU hopes Reuters - 1 hr 23 mins ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - Brent crude oil fell to $96 a barrel on Monday after weak data from Europe and Asian economies including China, the world's top energy consumer, deepened … More »Oil falls to $96 on factory data, fading EU hopes

    Employee fuels a motorcycle at a SK Energy gas station in central Seoul

    LONDON (Reuters) - Brent crude oil fell to $96 a barrel on Monday after weak data from Europe and Asian economies including China, the world's top energy consumer, deepened concerns that the world economy is deteriorating. Worries over the euro zone crisis also pressured oil as enthusiasm faded over an EU bank bailout deal, …

  • People protesting against the restart of Kansai Electric Power Co's Ohi nuclear power plant scuffle with police police officers in front of the entrance of the nuclear reactor in Ohi, Fukui prefecture, in this photo taken by Kyodo
    Japan restarts first reactor since Fukushima crisis Reuters - 22 hrs ago

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Kansai Electric Power Co on Sunday restarted the 1,180-megawatt No. 3 unit at its Ohi atomic plant, the utility said, Japan's first nuclear reactor … More »Japan restarts first reactor since Fukushima crisis

    People protesting against the restart of Kansai Electric Power Co's Ohi nuclear power plant scuffle with police police officers in front of the entrance of the nuclear reactor in Ohi, Fukui prefecture, in this photo taken by Kyodo

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Kansai Electric Power Co on Sunday restarted the 1,180-megawatt No. 3 unit at its Ohi atomic plant, the utility said, Japan's first nuclear reactor to come back online since the Fukushima crisis, despite public safety concerns. The government on June 16 approved the restart of the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors …

  • Cockpit windows of the Emirates Airline's Airbus A380 jet are pictured after its maiden flight at JFK Airport in New York
    Airbus workers seek jobs guarantee over U.S. move Reuters - 21 hrs ago

    TOULOUSE (Reuters) - French aerospace unions pressed Airbus on Sunday to provide guarantees over jobs and production as it prepares to unveil plans for a new assembly … More »Airbus workers seek jobs guarantee over U.S. move

    Cockpit windows of the Emirates Airline's Airbus A380 jet are pictured after its maiden flight at JFK Airport in New York

    TOULOUSE (Reuters) - French aerospace unions pressed Airbus on Sunday to provide guarantees over jobs and production as it prepares to unveil plans for a new assembly plant in the United States. The world's largest commercial jetmaker is expected to announce on Monday a $600 million assembly line for its best-selling A320 …

  • Liner QE2 to host visitors again as hotel in Dubai AP - 1 hr 3 mins ago

    Dubai has settled on a use for the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise liner it bought for $100 million five years ago, with plans to turn it into a floating hotel fitted with … More »Liner QE2 to host visitors again as hotel in Dubai

    Dubai has settled on a use for the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise liner it bought for $100 million five years ago, with plans to turn it into a floating hotel fitted with many of the storied vessel's original furnishings.

  • Spanish fans celebrate during the viewing of Euro 2012 soccer championship final match between Spain and Italy at the Fan Zone in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, July 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
    Spain erupts in joy after historic Euro 2012 win AP - 13 hrs ago

    Spaniards blasted off fireworks and jumped for joy after their soccer team won the European Championship on Sunday night, giving the country a burst of national pride … More »Spain erupts in joy after historic Euro 2012 win

    Spanish fans celebrate during the viewing of Euro 2012 soccer championship final match between Spain and Italy at the Fan Zone in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, July 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

    Spaniards blasted off fireworks and jumped for joy after their soccer team won the European Championship on Sunday night, giving the country a burst of national pride and temporary relief from the crushing economic woes that have engulfed the nation.

  • People walk past a digital display of Tokyo stock prices at a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, July 2, 2012. Asian stock markets inched higher Monday amid continued optimism over Europe's moves to ease its debt crisis and economic malaise. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
    Markets remain buoyed by euro summit deal AP - 1 hr 55 mins ago

    Markets made further gains Monday as investors continued to cheer Europe's latest efforts to deal with a debt crisis that has clouded the outlook for the global eco … More »Markets remain buoyed by euro summit deal

    People walk past a digital display of Tokyo stock prices at a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, July 2, 2012. Asian stock markets inched higher Monday amid continued optimism over Europe's moves to ease its debt crisis and economic malaise. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

    Markets made further gains Monday as investors continued to cheer Europe's latest efforts to deal with a debt crisis that has clouded the outlook for the global economy.

  • German Chancellor Merkel delivers her speech before the vote for the ratification of the European Union fiscal pact at the Reichstag in Berlin
    Euro defeat for Merkel? Only time will tell Reuters - 13 hrs ago

    BERLIN (Reuters) - At first glance, the big winners from Europe's latest euro-saving summit were the leaders of Italy, Spain and France. By banding together in a powerful … More »Euro defeat for Merkel? Only time will tell

    German Chancellor Merkel delivers her speech before the vote for the ratification of the European Union fiscal pact at the Reichstag in Berlin

    BERLIN (Reuters) - At first glance, the big winners from Europe's latest euro-saving summit were the leaders of Italy, Spain and France. By banding together in a powerful coalition to challenge Germany, the high-stakes meeting seemed to show, Mario Monti, Mariano Rajoy and Francois Hollande were able to wring major crisis-fighting …

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