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This edition was generated on Sun Jul 15 08:45:01 EDT 2012

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General News Update

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  • FILE - In this May 16, 2012, file photo Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaks in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. In a victory for Republicans, the federal government has agreed to let Florida use a law enforcement database to challenge people’s right to vote if they are suspected of not being U.S. citizens. The agreement, made in a letter Scott’s administration that was obtained by The Associated Press, grants the state access to a list of resident non citizens maintained by the Department of Homeland Security. The Obama administration had denied Florida’s request for months. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)
    Feds OK Florida access to citizens list AP - 11 hrs ago

    In a victory for Republicans, the federal government has agreed to let Florida use a law enforcement database to challenge people's right to vote if they are suspected of not being U.S. citizens. More »Feds OK Florida access to citizens list

    FILE - In this May 16, 2012, file photo Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaks in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. In a victory for Republicans, the federal government has agreed to let Florida use a law enforcement database to challenge people’s right to vote if they are suspected of not being U.S. citizens. The agreement, made in a letter Scott’s administration that was obtained by The Associated Press, grants the state access to a list of resident non citizens maintained by the Department of Homeland Security. The Obama administration had denied Florida’s request for months. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)

    In a victory for Republicans, the federal government has agreed to let Florida use a law enforcement database to challenge people's right to vote if they are suspected of not being U.S. citizens.

  • A sign marks the entrance for REDC Foreclosure Home Auction in New York
    Analysis: In the U.S. housing market, recovery or Lost Decade? Reuters - 40 mins ago

    (Reuters) - The worst U.S. housing crisis since the Great Depression has been declared over. But is it? What some of Wall Street's forecasts for a recovery may be underestimating are tectonic shifts in the U.S. economy that … More »Analysis: In the U.S. housing market, recovery or Lost Decade?

    A sign marks the entrance for REDC Foreclosure Home Auction in New York

    (Reuters) - The worst U.S. housing crisis since the Great Depression has been declared over. But is it? What some of Wall Street's forecasts for a recovery may be underestimating are tectonic shifts in the U.S. economy that make the housing market a different place from a decade ago. Record levels of student debt, 15 years …

  • Gang members and inmates pose for a photograph at a prison in Quezaltepeque
    El Salvador's gang truce cuts murder rate Reuters - 1 hr 36 mins ago

    QUEZALTEPEQUE, El Salvador (Reuters) - Victor Garcia, alias 'The Duck,' at 39 has survived longer than most gang members in El Salvador, and has seen hundreds of his 'homies' killed by rivals over the years. The relentless … More »El Salvador's gang truce cuts murder rate

    Gang members and inmates pose for a photograph at a prison in Quezaltepeque

    QUEZALTEPEQUE, El Salvador (Reuters) - Victor Garcia, alias 'The Duck,' at 39 has survived longer than most gang members in El Salvador, and has seen hundreds of his 'homies' killed by rivals over the years. The relentless tit-for-tat murders between El Salvador's two largest street gangs - "Calle 18" and "Mara Salvatrucha" …

  • This combination of two photos shows a detail of a mural by Michael Pilato in State College, Pa. depicting a halo over the late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, left, and the halo removed by the artist on Saturday, July 14, 2012. Pilato had put a halo over Paterno's image after the beloved coach's death in January, but said he felt he had to remove it Saturday after a report that Paterno, former university president Graham Spanier and others buried allegations of child sex-abuse against ex-assistant Jerry Sandusky. Paterno's family denies the claim. (AP Photo/Centre Daily Times, Nabil K. Mark, Abby Drey)

    An artist has removed a halo from a mural of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno amid the school's child sex-abuse scandal.

  • U.S. pop singer Madonna performs during a concert for her MDNA world tour at the Stade de France Stadium in Saint-Denis, near Paris

    PARIS (Reuters) - France's far right National Front will sue Madonna after she screened footage of party leader Marine Le Pen with a swastika superimposed on her face at a concert in Paris on Saturday, a party official said. The video shown on a huge screen has already been used on other legs of the U.S. singer's tour and …

  • Chinese navy personnel stand at attention on the Chinese military vessel Zheng He in Guayaquil

    MANILA/BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese frigate grounded in disputed waters close to the Philippines was refloated on Sunday and headed back home, averting a possible standoff with the Philippines navy amid rising tensions in the strategically key South China Sea. The South China Sea has become Asia's biggest potential military …

  • Egyptian military chief Field Marshal Tantawi meets with U.S. Secretary of State Clinton at the Defence Ministry in Cairo

    CAIRO (Reuters) - Hundreds of people chanted anti-U.S. and anti-Islamist slogans outside Hillary Clinton's hotel on Saturday as the U.S. secretary of state urged Egypt's military and Muslim Brotherhood to complete a transition to full democratic rule. Clinton met Egypt's newly-elected Islamist President Mohamed Mursi on …

  • WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is building criminal cases against several financial institutions and their employees related to the manipulation of interest rates, The New York Times reported on Saturday. Citing government officials close to the case who spoke on condition of anonymity, the Times said …

  • Local marine scientists have described Australia's west coast as the deadliest shark attack zone in the world

    Beaches remained closed on Sunday along Australia's west coast after a fatal shark attack that has reignited debate over whether great whites should remain a protected species.

  • TALKEETNA, Alaska - The mayor of a sleepy Alaska town is feline fine.

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  • President Barack Obama holds a re-election campaign rally despite the heavy rain at the historic Walkerton Tavern & Gardens in Glen Allen, Va., near Richmond Saturday, July 14, 2012. It is in the Congressional district represented by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., a key county in a crucial swing state of the presidential election.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
    Is it just the economy? Other issues may play role AP - 19 hrs ago

    As the economy colors and polarizes voters' attitudes, the Election Day outcome for President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney may be decided on the … More »Is it just the economy? Other issues may play role

    President Barack Obama holds a re-election campaign rally despite the heavy rain at the historic Walkerton Tavern & Gardens in Glen Allen, Va., near Richmond Saturday, July 14, 2012. It is in the Congressional district represented by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., a key county in a crucial swing state of the presidential election.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

    As the economy colors and polarizes voters' attitudes, the Election Day outcome for President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney may be decided on the margins by narrower issues that energize small but crucial slivers of the population.

  • A security guard walks towards the Olympic Stadium in the London 2012 Olympic Park at Stratford in London
    G4S security boss sorry for Games guards fiasco Reuters - 18 hrs ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - The head of private security firm G4S said on Saturday his firm only realised just over a week ago it would not be able to supply enough venue guards … More »G4S security boss sorry for Games guards fiasco

    A security guard walks towards the Olympic Stadium in the London 2012 Olympic Park at Stratford in London

    LONDON (Reuters) - The head of private security firm G4S said on Saturday his firm only realised just over a week ago it would not be able to supply enough venue guards for this month's London Olympics, as he publicly apologised for the embarrassing failure. The day after G4S said it would incur a loss of up to 50 million …

  • Spain reforms to raise $69 billion Reuters - 15 hrs ago

    MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish government's most recent reforms will slash 56.4 billion euros ($69 billion) from the public deficit in the next two and a half years, … More »Spain reforms to raise $69 billion

    MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish government's most recent reforms will slash 56.4 billion euros ($69 billion) from the public deficit in the next two and a half years, an official document showed on Saturday, leaving a gap to be filled by taxes on energy. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy pledged 65 billion euros of savings …

  • Blackberry maker loses patent suit over software AP - 14 hrs ago

    A federal jury in San Francisco has found beleaguered Blackberry maker Research in Motion Ltd. liable for $147.2 million in damages for infringing on patents held by … More »Blackberry maker loses patent suit over software

    A federal jury in San Francisco has found beleaguered Blackberry maker Research in Motion Ltd. liable for $147.2 million in damages for infringing on patents held by Mformation Technologies Inc.

  • France's President Hollande and his companion Trierweiler shake hands with visitors in the gardens of the Elysee Palace in Paris
    France's Hollande: Peugeot must renegotiate layoff plan Reuters - 21 hrs ago

    PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande said on Saturday Peugeot must renegotiate a plan to lay off 8,000 workers to lessen its social impact and accused … More »France's Hollande: Peugeot must renegotiate layoff plan

    France's President Hollande and his companion Trierweiler shake hands with visitors in the gardens of the Elysee Palace in Paris

    PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande said on Saturday Peugeot must renegotiate a plan to lay off 8,000 workers to lessen its social impact and accused the carmaker of lying over its intentions and making serious strategic errors. In a television interview, Hollande said a government rescue plan for the ailing …

  • Employees of ZTE chat on the roof of its headquarters in Shenzhen, Guangdong province
    Analysis: U.S. criminal inquiry puts much at risk for ZTE Reuters - 6 hrs ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - ZTE Corp, the world's fifth-biggest telecommunications equipment maker, could face steep fines and restrictions on its U.S. operations if it is … More »Analysis: U.S. criminal inquiry puts much at risk for ZTE

    Employees of ZTE chat on the roof of its headquarters in Shenzhen, Guangdong province

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - ZTE Corp, the world's fifth-biggest telecommunications equipment maker, could face steep fines and restrictions on its U.S. operations if it is found to have illegally sold U.S. computer products to Iran. The FBI has opened a criminal investigation into the Chinese company's sale of banned equipment, …

  • To match Feature BP/PLAINTIFFS
    Analysis: New law on BP spill fines raises stakes for Gulf states Reuters - 20 hrs ago

    HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. Gulf Coast states have a higher stake in the amount of money the U.S. government can wring out of BP Plc for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill … More »Analysis: New law on BP spill fines raises stakes for Gulf states

    To match Feature BP/PLAINTIFFS

    HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. Gulf Coast states have a higher stake in the amount of money the U.S. government can wring out of BP Plc for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill due to a new law that would divert billions of dollars in potential BP fines to them. The RESTORE Act, signed by President Barack Obama on July 6, directs …

  • Shoppers walk past a Manchester United merchandise store at a mall in Singapore
    Manchester United's U.S. IPO may be a tough sell Reuters - 21 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - Manchester United may be one of the most supported sports teams in the world but that doesn't mean the soccer club is going to find many investors with an … More »Manchester United's U.S. IPO may be a tough sell

    Shoppers walk past a Manchester United merchandise store at a mall in Singapore

    (Reuters) - Manchester United may be one of the most supported sports teams in the world but that doesn't mean the soccer club is going to find many investors with an appetite for its planned initial public offering in the United States. Fund managers who have looked at its preliminary prospectus have been either negative …

  • President and CEO of General Electric ASEAN, Stuart Dean, second from left, signs documents during the signing ceremony between Sea Lion Co. Ltd., General Electric Healthcare and Bahosi and Pun Hlaing Hospitals in Yangon, Myanmar, Saturday, July. 14, 2012. General Electric became the first American firm to sign a business deal in Myanmar after Washington eased key investment sanctions on the former pariah state. Witness at the signing are from left., U.S. ambassador to Myanmar Derek Mitchell, Stuart Dean, U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, Francisco Sanchez, Managing Director of SEA Lion, Win Zaw Aung and U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment, Robert Hormats.  (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)
    GE signs Myanmar deals after US eases sanctions AP - 22 hrs ago

    Just days after the U.S. eased key sanctions on Myanmar, General Electric became the first American company to invest in the former pariah state, signing deals Saturday … More »GE signs Myanmar deals after US eases sanctions

    President and CEO of General Electric ASEAN, Stuart Dean, second from left, signs documents during the signing ceremony between Sea Lion Co. Ltd., General Electric Healthcare and Bahosi and Pun Hlaing Hospitals in Yangon, Myanmar, Saturday, July. 14, 2012. General Electric became the first American firm to sign a business deal in Myanmar after Washington eased key investment sanctions on the former pariah state. Witness at the signing are from left., U.S. ambassador to Myanmar Derek Mitchell, Stuart Dean, U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, Francisco Sanchez, Managing Director of SEA Lion, Win Zaw Aung and U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment, Robert Hormats.  (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)

    Just days after the U.S. eased key sanctions on Myanmar, General Electric became the first American company to invest in the former pariah state, signing deals Saturday to provide medical equipment to a pair of hospitals in the country's biggest city.

  • German court must decide on rescue fund by Sept: Juncker Reuters - 15 hrs ago

    BERLIN (Reuters) - Eurogroup head Jean-Claude Juncker does not expect Germany's top court to block the new version of the euro zone's ESM bailout fund and believes judges … More »German court must decide on rescue fund by Sept: Juncker

    BERLIN (Reuters) - Eurogroup head Jean-Claude Juncker does not expect Germany's top court to block the new version of the euro zone's ESM bailout fund and believes judges are aware of the need for a verdict before a new round of crisis meetings in September. The Constitutional Court agreed on Tuesday to examine complaints …

  • Chinese premier says economic woes to continue AP - 23 mins ago

    China's economic woes that have brought growth to a three-year low will continue for some time, but the slower expansion remains within expectations, Premier Wen Jiabao … More »Chinese premier says economic woes to continue

    China's economic woes that have brought growth to a three-year low will continue for some time, but the slower expansion remains within expectations, Premier Wen Jiabao says.

  • EIB head: euro zone crisis will not end within two years Reuters - 3 hrs ago

    BERLIN (Reuters) - The head of the European Investment Bank (EIB) said on Sunday he did not expect the euro zone to emerge from its debt crisis within the next two years. … More »EIB head: euro zone crisis will not end within two years

    BERLIN (Reuters) - The head of the European Investment Bank (EIB) said on Sunday he did not expect the euro zone to emerge from its debt crisis within the next two years. "The pressure on member states and on the European Union itself to get their house in order will continue for a long time," Werner Hoyer told Germany's …

  • Workers push a cart carrying automobile components at a car parts plant in Shenyang
    China's Wen says economy stabilizing, second-half policies key Reuters - 2 hrs 29 mins ago

    BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Premier Wen Jiabao said efforts to stabilize the economy are working and the government will step up efforts in the second half of the year … More »China's Wen says economy stabilizing, second-half policies key

    Workers push a cart carrying automobile components at a car parts plant in Shenyang

    BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Premier Wen Jiabao said efforts to stabilize the economy are working and the government will step up efforts in the second half of the year to increase policy effectiveness and foresight, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday. Wen, who made the comments during a weekend tour of Sichuan …

  • German state buys Swiss data to track tax frauds-reports Reuters - 21 hrs ago

    BERLIN (Reuters) - Authorities in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia have bought a CD from Switzerland containing wealthy Germans' bank details as part of a drive … More »German state buys Swiss data to track tax frauds-reports

    BERLIN (Reuters) - Authorities in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia have bought a CD from Switzerland containing wealthy Germans' bank details as part of a drive to identify tax evaders and are considering buying another two, media reports said on Saturday. ...

  • This is the statue of former Penn State University head football coach Joe Paterno that stands outside Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., Friday, July 13, 2012. After an eight-month inquiry, Former FBI director Louis Freeh's firm produced a 267-page report that concluded that Paterno and other top Penn State officials hushed up child sex abuse allegations against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky for more than a decade for fear of bad publicity, allowing Sandusky to prey on other youngsters. The revelations contained in the report have stirred a debate over whether the statue should remain. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
    How Penn State can repair its image AP - 15 hrs ago

    A scathing report accusing Penn State coach Joe Paterno and other top university officials of hiding what they knew about Jerry Sandusky's sexual abuse of children is … More »How Penn State can repair its image

    This is the statue of former Penn State University head football coach Joe Paterno that stands outside Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., Friday, July 13, 2012. After an eight-month inquiry, Former FBI director Louis Freeh's firm produced a 267-page report that concluded that Paterno and other top Penn State officials hushed up child sex abuse allegations against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky for more than a decade for fear of bad publicity, allowing Sandusky to prey on other youngsters. The revelations contained in the report have stirred a debate over whether the statue should remain. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

    A scathing report accusing Penn State coach Joe Paterno and other top university officials of hiding what they knew about Jerry Sandusky's sexual abuse of children is another crippling blow to a school and football program already reeling from one of the worst scandals in sports history.

  • Airbus CEO says Boeing is waging a price war: report Reuters - 2 hrs 18 mins ago

    FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The chief executive of Airbus said U.S. rival Boeing has slashed the prices of Boeing 737 Max aircraft in a bid to grab market share from Airbus … More »Airbus CEO says Boeing is waging a price war: report

    FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The chief executive of Airbus said U.S. rival Boeing has slashed the prices of Boeing 737 Max aircraft in a bid to grab market share from Airbus A320neo, a German newspaper reported on Sunday. "Boeing is desperately trying now to boost the market share of B737 Max. They are very aggressive when it …

  • Politics, economics weigh on moguls' minds at Sun Valley Reuters - 14 hrs ago

    SUN VALLEY, Idaho (Reuters) - The 30th edition of the renowned Allen & Co media conference came to a close on Saturday with executives focused on the impending U.S. election … More »Politics, economics weigh on moguls' minds at Sun Valley

    SUN VALLEY, Idaho (Reuters) - The 30th edition of the renowned Allen & Co media conference came to a close on Saturday with executives focused on the impending U.S. election as they heard from business and political leaders, including a finale with Oprah Winfrey and Warren Buffett. The annual summer retreat in Sun Valley …

  • Italy economy minister sees 2012 GDP fall "little less" than 2 percent: paper Reuters - 4 hrs ago

    ROME (Reuters) - Italy's GDP is expected to shrink "a little less" than 2 percent, the country's new economy minister Vittorio Grilli said in a newspaper interview published … More »Italy economy minister sees 2012 GDP fall "little less" than 2 percent: paper

    ROME (Reuters) - Italy's GDP is expected to shrink "a little less" than 2 percent, the country's new economy minister Vittorio Grilli said in a newspaper interview published on Sunday. Grilli, who took over the economy portfolio from Prime Minister Mario Monti on Wednesday, made his comments in a long interview with the …

  • Chicago Tribune suspends use of Journatic content AP - 15 hrs ago

    The Chicago Tribune has suspended its use of local news provider Journatic after discovering plagiarized and fabricated material in one of its stories, an announcement … More »Chicago Tribune suspends use of Journatic content

    The Chicago Tribune has suspended its use of local news provider Journatic after discovering plagiarized and fabricated material in one of its stories, an announcement that was quickly followed by the resignation Saturday of one of the news service's senior staffers.

  • In this photo taken July 9, 2012, Alejandro Ramirez, left, and his son Alejandro Jr., right, pose among the family's hundred acre strawberry field in Salinas, Calif. Ramirez is part of a quiet cultural revolution that has changed the face of the $2.3 billion strawberry industry in California, where most growers today are Latino, a rare occurrence in the world of farming, where most growers of other crops are white. (AP Photo/Gosia Wozniacka)
    In Calif., more Latinos among strawberry growers. AP - 8 hrs ago

    Alejandro Ramirez was 15 when he crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to work alongside his father and brother in California's strawberry fields. More »In Calif., more Latinos among strawberry growers.

    In this photo taken July 9, 2012, Alejandro Ramirez, left, and his son Alejandro Jr., right, pose among the family's hundred acre strawberry field in Salinas, Calif. Ramirez is part of a quiet cultural revolution that has changed the face of the $2.3 billion strawberry industry in California, where most growers today are Latino, a rare occurrence in the world of farming, where most growers of other crops are white. (AP Photo/Gosia Wozniacka)

    Alejandro Ramirez was 15 when he crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to work alongside his father and brother in California's strawberry fields.

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