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This edition was generated on Wed Jul 16 08:45:01 EDT 2008

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General News Update
Sports News Update
Business News Update
Miscellaneous Daily Information
Boston Area Weather


General News Update

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

Consumer prices jump 1.1 percent in June
AP - 6 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Consumer prices shot up in June at the fastest pace in 26 years with two-thirds of the surge blamed on soaring energy prices.

  • Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., greets patrons as he makes a campaign stop at Ted Drewes, a local custard shop, in  St. Louis, Tuesday, July 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
    McCain pledging to NAACP more education options AP - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago

    CINCINNATI - John McCain is telling the NAACP he will expand education opportunities for children in failing schools.

  • A legislative aide walks toward the Senate chamber, Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at the Statehouse in Boston. The Massachusetts Senate voted Tuesday to repeal a 1913 law used to bar out-of-state gay couples from marrying here. The law prohibits couples from obtaining marriage licenses if they couldn't legally wed in their home states. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole)
    Mass. Senate votes to let out-of-state gays marry AP - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago

    BOSTON - Gay couples from across the country are one step closer to a Massachusetts wedding.

  • Researchers look to air-condition computer chips AP - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago

    Purdue University scientists have taken a page from air conditioner technology in their quest for a new way to cool down ever-more powerful computer chips. Their experimental system, which flushes a refrigerant through tiny channels cut into chips, is intended for the high-power electronics found in radar and advanced weapons systems such as lasers, said Issam Mudawar, a mechanical engineering professor at Purdue.

  • In this April 28, 2008 file photo, actress Lindsay Lohan poses on the press line at the LG Scarlet Series Launch Party in West Hollywood, Calif. Lohan's attorney Blair Berk says the star is 'on track' after pleading guilty last year to drunken driving. Berk, gave a scheduled update Tuesday July 15, 2008 on how the actress is complying with her sentence for misdemeanor drunken driving and cocaine charges. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, File)
    Attorney: Lohan on track with sentence compliance AP - 59 minutes ago

    BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Lindsay Lohan's attorney says the star is on track after pleading guilty last year to drunken driving.

  • Minnesota Twins' Justin Morneau (33), of the American League team, and Atlanta Braves' Brian McCann, of the National League team, react after Morneau scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Texas Rangers' Michael Young in the 15th inning in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Wednesday, July 16, 2008. The American League won 4-3 over the National League.  (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
    American League All-Stars win 4-3 in 15 innings AP - 59 minutes ago

    NEW YORK - Michael Young lifted a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 15th to give the AL a 4-3 triumph over the National League in baseball's All-Star Game. Justin Morneau led off the winning rally with a single before beating Corey Hart's throw to the plate to conclude the longest All-Star game ever.

  • Obama has 7-point edge on McCain: Reuters poll Reuters - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama has a 7-point lead on Republican John McCain in the U.S. presidential race, and holds a small edge on the crucial question of who would best manage the economy, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.

  • Lebanese prisoner Samir Qantar (3rd R) and four other prisoners wait before their release from Hadarim prison, near the coastal city of Netanya, July 16, 2008. REUTERS/Israel Prison Service Handout
    Hezbollah delivers remains of two Israeli soldiers Reuters - 52 minutes ago

    LEBANON/ISRAEL BORDER (Reuters) - Hezbollah handed the bodies of two Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross on Wednesday to be exchanged for Lebanese prisoners held by Israel in a deal viewed as a triumph by the Lebanese Shi'ite guerrilla group.

  • IMF sticks by $1 trillion U.S. subprime fallout Reuters - Wed Jul 16, 5:02 AM ET

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund is sticking to its estimate that losses on U.S. assets from the subprime crisis and its wider fallout would be about $1 trillion despite fresh U.S. banking problems recently, a senior IMF official said on Wednesday.

  • A technician works inside a nuclear power plant in Bushehr, Iran, April 3, 2007. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi
    Iran says has "red lines" ahead of meeting Reuters - 17 minutes ago

    TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's highest authority said on Wednesday his country would retain its disputed nuclear work, voicing defiance ahead of a meeting of world powers to be attended by the United States in a shift of policy.

  • Ousted Afghan Attorney General Abdul Jabar Sabit speaks during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Sabit was ousted by President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday, a day after the official announced he would run in next year's presidential election. Karzai's office said '(Sabet's) announcement to run in the next presidential election means he has resigned from his current post,' but Sabet insisted that he had not resigned and was 'forced to leave the office.' (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
    U.S. troops abandon Afghan outpost following attack Reuters - 6 minutes ago

    KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. troops have pulled out of a remote outpost in northeastern Afghanistan, NATO-led security force said on Wednesday, three days after Taliban militants tried to overrun the base and killed nine U.S. soldiers.

  • An Iraqi soldier stands guard at a checkpoint in Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad July 15, 2008. Attacks in the northern city of Mosul have halved since security forces moved to drive al Qaeda from its last urban stronghold in Iraq, but the militant group is far from finished. REUTERS/Stringer
    Iraq eyes full security control by year-end Reuters - 7 minutes ago

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq hopes to have security control of all its provinces by the year-end, the national security adviser said on Wednesday, underscoring the government's growing confidence in its own forces.

  • Gene Robinson, the bishop of New Hampshire in the United States, speaks at St. Mary's Church in south London, July 13, 2008. REUTERS/Alessia Pierdomenico
    Quarter of world's Anglicans boycott conference Reuters - Wed Jul 16, 5:37 AM ET

    CANTERBURY (Reuters) - A quarter of the world's Anglican bishops boycotted on Wednesday a once-in-a- decade gathering of church leaders in a row over gay clergy.

  • AOL talks with Microsoft, Yahoo heat up: source Reuters - Wed Jul 16, 3:38 AM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc's discussions to merge or sell its AOL Internet division with Microsoft Corp or Yahoo Inc have taken on new urgency ahead of Yahoo's Aug 1 shareholders meeting, a source familiar with the discussions told Reuters on Tuesday.

  • This handout picture from the International Committee of the Red Cross shows a convoy of Red Cross vehicles carrying the coffins of two Israeli soldiers across the Lebanese-Israeli border. Hezbollah has handed over the bodies of two Israeli soldiers seized by its guerrillas two years ago, in a prisoner swap greeted with triumph in Lebanon but anguish in Israel.(AFP/ICRC-Pool/Anwar Amro)
    Hezbollah hands over dead Israeli soldiers in swap AFP - 5 minutes ago

    NAQURA, Lebanon (AFP) - Hezbollah on Wednesday handed over the bodies of two Israeli soldiers seized by its guerrillas two years ago, in a prisoner swap greeted with triumph in Lebanon but anguish in Israel.

  • Wan Azizah (centre) wife of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim with her daughters arrive at the Police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. Anwar was arrested over allegations that he sodomised a male aide which threaten to thwart his plan to seize power.(AFP/Kamarul Akhir)
    Malaysian opposition leader Anwar arrested AFP - 26 minutes ago

    KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was arrested over allegations that he sodomised a male aide which threaten to thwart his plan to seize power, police said Wednesday.

  • Undersecretary of State William Burns, the US State Department's number three official, will meet with a top Iranian representative at talks on Tehran's nuclear program in Geneva this weekend, marking a major shift in Washington's policy on negotiations with Tehran.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mark Wilson)
    US envoy to meet Iran's nuclear negotiator AFP - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States is to send a top ranking diplomat to attend international nuclear talks with Iran on Saturday, marking a major shift in Washington's policy on negotiations with Tehran.

  • Lambeth Palace, the London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Anglican bishops from around the world gather from Wednesday for a once-a-decade meeting clouded by deep splits over the roles of women and homosexuals(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)
    Anglican bishops gather for key summit AFP - 39 minutes ago

    LONDON (AFP) - Anglican bishops from around the world were gathering in Canterbury for the opening of the Lambeth Conference on Wednesday, with the 10-yearly meeting set to be overshadowed by deep splits over the roles of women and homosexuals.

  • Young people carry a cross prior at World Youth Day activities in Sydney on July 15. The scandal over child sex abuse by Catholic priests flared again as Pope Benedict XVI prepared to take centre stage at the world's biggest Christian festival in Sydney.(AFP/Vincenzo Pinto)
    Sex abuse scandal flares as pope prepares for youth festival AFP - 23 minutes ago

    SYDNEY (AFP) - The scandal over child sex abuse by Catholic priests flared again Wednesday as Pope Benedict XVI prepared to take centre stage at the world's biggest Christian festival in Sydney.

  • A Chinese investor reacts in front of a share prices board at a private securities firm in Shanghai in February 2008. World stock markets struggled after sharp losses driven by the unfolding US financial crisis and before more testimony from US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke.(AFP/File/MARK RALSTON)
    Global stocks shake with stress from US financial crisis AFP - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago

    LONDON (AFP) - World stock markets reeled again on Wednesday on uncertainty over the unfolding US financial crisis and the prospect of more gloomy comment from US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke.

  • French energy utility Suez CEO Gerard Mestrallet addresses shareholders in Paris about the merger with French Gaz de France. A global energy giant was being created in a tie-up between French groups GDF and Suez, worth about 93 billion euros, despite objections at home and misgivings by EU officials.(AFP/Pierre Verdy)
    French groups Suez-GDF combine to form global energy giant AFP - 46 minutes ago

    PARIS (AFP) - A global energy giant was being born on Wednesday in a tie-up between French groups GDF and Suez, worth about 93 billion euros, despite objections at home and misgivings by EU officials.

Most Popular Top Stories

  • Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) makes a foreign policy speech on Iraq and American National Security in Washington, July 15, 2008. REUTERS/Jim Young
    Obama not closing racial divide: poll Reuters - Wed Jul 16, 12:52 AM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans are sharply divided by race ahead of the first presidential election in which a black candidate will represent a major party, a New York Times/CBS News poll showed on Tuesday,

  • A U.S. Border Patrol agent holds a sniffer dog after inspecting a freight train near the Border Patrol traffic checkpoint in Kingsville, Texas July 1, 2008. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo
    Drug smugglers bribing U.S. agents on Mexico border Reuters - Tue Jul 15, 1:08 PM ET

    HARLINGEN, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. Border Patrol agent Reynaldo Zuniga was arrested last month lugging a bag of cocaine up from the Rio Grande, one of a growing number of law enforcement officers accused of taking bribes from drug gangs.

  • Map showing range of the Iranian Shahab-3 missile. Iran would "cut off the hands" of any enemy that attacked the country, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned, amid increasing tensions with the West after recent missile tests.(AFP Graphic/Pc)
    U.S. says Iran has missile that could hit Europe Reuters - Tue Jul 15, 7:15 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Tuesday that Iran has the ability to launch a ballistic missile capable of hitting sections of eastern and southern Europe.

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

American League All-Stars win 4-3 in 15 innings

AP - 59 minutes ago

NEW YORK - Michael Young lifted a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 15th to give the AL a 4-3 triumph over the National League in baseball's All-Star Game. Justin Morneau led off the winning rally with a single before beating Corey Hart's throw to the plate to conclude the longest All-Star game ever.

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

Consumer prices jump 1.1 percent in June

AP - 6 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Consumer prices shot up in June at the fastest pace in 26 years with two-thirds of the surge blamed on soaring energy prices.

Miscellaneous Daily Stuff

Lateshow Top Ten List

Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - July 16, 2008
The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from.
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Andrew S. Tanenbaum
Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?
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Henry Ward Beecher (1813 - 1887)
The petty economies of the rich are just as amazing as the silly extravagances of the poor.
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William Feather (1908 - 1976)
Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way.
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Jane Austen (1775 - 1817), Emma

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