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This edition was generated on Tue Jul 22 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:

Wachovia has $8.9B loss, cuts 6,350 jobs, dividend
AP - 4 minutes ago

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Wachovia Corp. lost $8.86 billion in the second quarter, and said Tuesday it was slashing its dividend and cutting 6,350 jobs after losses tied to mortgages soared.

  • In this Feb. 19, 2007 file photo, Jet Blue aircraft are seen at JFK airport in New York. JetBlue says record jet fuel costs drove it to a second-quarter loss Tuesday, July 22, 2008, but the shortfall was less than Wall Street was expecting. (AP Photo/Rick Maiman, file)
    Wall Street to tumble on disappointing 2Q results AP - 32 minutes ago

    NEW YORK - Wall Street looked to open sharply lower Tuesday after a dismal quarter from Wachovia Corp. and other blue chips heightened concerns about corporate results amid the ongoing credit crisis.

  • Salim Ahmed Hamdan is seen in this undated file photo. The first Guantanamo war crimes trial began Monday, July 21, 2008,  with a not guilty plea from Salim Hamdan,a former driver and alleged bodyguard for Osama bin Laden. (AP Photo/Photo courtesy of Prof. Neal Katyal/file)
    Judge nixes some evidence in bin Laden driver case AP - 59 minutes ago

    GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - The judge in the first American war crimes trial since World War II barred evidence that interrogators obtained from Osama bin Laden's driver, ruling he was subjected to "highly coercive" conditions in Afghanistan.

  • A sign declaring a lower price stands outsidde an existing home on the market n Denver on Sunday, July 20, 2008. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says Congress needs to quickly approve a support package for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to ensure the two mortgage giants maintain their important role in housing finance. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
    Treasury: Support for mortgage giants needed AP - 4 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Congress needs to quickly approve a support package for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to make sure the two mortgage giants maintain their critically important role in housing finance.

  • British actor Christian Bale arrives for the European Premiere of 'The Dark Knight', in central London, Monday July 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
    Report: 'Batman' accused of assaulting mom, sister AP - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago

    LONDON - Batman star Christian Bale was to be questioned by police over allegations he assaulted his mother and sister the night before the European premiere of his film, "The Dark Knight," British media reported Tuesday.

  • Atlanta Braves' Jorge Campillo pitches against the Florida Marlins in the first inning of a baseball game in Miami, Monday, July 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
    Campillo pitches Braves past Marlins 4-0 AP - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago

    MIAMI - Rookie Jorge Campillo pitched seven innings and two relievers completed a two-hitter to help the Atlanta Braves beat the Florida Marlins 4-0 Monday night.

  • Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is seen in a 1993 file photo. REUTERS/Petar Kujundzic
    Bosnian Serb war crimes fugitive Karadzic arrested Reuters - 2 hours, 15 minutes ago

    BELGRADE (Reuters) - Bosnian Serb wartime president Radovan Karadzic, wanted for genocide and crimes during the Bosnian war, was arrested near Belgrade after 11 years on the run, in disguise and working as a doctor.

  • British soldiers patrol Basra airport. British forces in Iraq will undergo a "fundamental change of mission" at the beginning of next year, as troop numbers reduce, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has told parliament.(AFP/File/Ali Yussef)
    Obama visits Iraq's Anbar, former insurgent haven Reuters - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama traveled to Anbar province on Tuesday to meet Sunni Arab tribal leaders whose decision to fight al Qaeda helped change the course of the conflict in Iraq.

  • U.S. says ready to cut farm aid to $15 billion Reuters - 25 minutes ago

    GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States is ready to cut its ceiling for trade-distorting farm subsidies to $15 billion a year to help unblock talks for a global trade deal, U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab said on Tuesday.

  • A combination image showing (L) Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo
    Zimbabwe crisis talks to start in South Africa Reuters - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago

    HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's ruling party and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change will begin negotiations on Tuesday on a power-sharing deal that could end the political crisis, the opposition and diplomatic sources said.

  • A man uses a Wachovia ATM machine in the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, April 14, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Blake
    Wachovia loses $8.86 billion, slashes jobs Reuters - 20 minutes ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wachovia Corp , the fourth-largest U.S. bank, on Tuesday posted an $8.86 billion second-quarter loss, slashed its dividend and announced 6,350 job cuts after losses tied to mortgages soared.

  • A satellite image taken July 21, 2008 shows Tropical Storm Dolly (lower R). REUTERS/NOAA/Handout
    Tropical Storm Dolly heads for Texas-Mexico coast Reuters - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Dolly strengthened slightly as it moved over the warm waters of the western Gulf of Mexico early Tuesday and was still expected to become a hurricane in the next 24 to 36 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest report.

  • U.S. military says Iraq troop "surge" has ended Reuters - Tue Jul 22, 4:44 AM ET

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. troop "surge" in Iraq that President George W. Bush ordered last year has ended after the last of five additional combat brigades left the country, a U.S. military spokesman said on Tuesday.

  • Israel's President Shimon Peres attends a ceremony welcoming him to the southern town of Sderot October 31,2007. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
    Israeli, Palestinian presidents talk peace Reuters - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago

    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli President Shimon Peres hosted Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for talks in his official residence on Tuesday, saying the unprecedented visit should help dispel doubts about Israel's desire for peace.

  • A handout photo released during a press conference in Belgrade shows top war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic. Karadzic, one of the world's most wanted men, was practising medicine and living in Belgrade when he was arrested on genocide charges, officials have said.(AFP/HO/File)
    Serbia captures fugitive wartime leader Karadzic AFP - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago

    BELGRADE (AFP) - Indicted war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic, one of the world's most wanted men, was practising medicine and living in Belgrade when he was arrested on genocide charges, officials said Tuesday.

  • Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (left) shakes hands with Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai after the signing of a deal paving the way for full-scale talks on July 21. Negotiators from Zimbabwe's opposition and ruling party are due to hold a first round of talks in South Africa aimed at putting an end to the country's months-long political crisis.(AFP/Desmond Kwande)
    Zimbabwe rivals set to begin negotiations AFP - 23 minutes ago

    PRETORIA (AFP) - Negotiators from Zimbabwe's opposition and ruling party were due to hold a first round of talks in South Africa on Tuesday aimed at putting an end to the country's months-long political crisis.

  • An Indian soldier stands guard in front of the Parliament house in New Delhi. India's parliament is to hold a make-or-break confidence vote that could bring down the government, lead to early elections and end a controversial nuclear energy deal with the US.(AFP/File/Ravi Raveendran)
    Indian government faces tight confidence vote AFP - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago

    NEW DELHI (AFP) - India's parliament on Tuesday was to hold a make-or-break confidence vote that could bring down the government, lead to early elections and end a controversial nuclear energy deal with the US.

  • Israeli security forces secure the site of a bulldozer attack in Jerusalem?s King David Street. A Palestinian bulldozer driver has been shot dead in central Jerusalem after injuring at least 16 people in an attack mimicking one earlier in the month, Israeli police and rescue services said.(AFP/Marco Longari)
    Palestinian bulldozer driver shot dead in copycat attack: police AFP - 16 minutes ago

    JERUSALEM (AFP) - A Palestinian bulldozer driver was shot dead in central Jerusalem on Tuesday after injuring at least 16 people in an attack mimicking one earlier in the month, Israeli police and rescue services said.

  • Cell cultures are placed under a microscope in a lab. Researchers have developed a plant-based cancer vaccine capable of kick-starting the body's immune response and being tailored to a patient's specific tumor type, according to a study released Monday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Sandy Huffaker)
    Vaccine kick-starts immune response to cancer AFP - Mon Jul 21, 10:46 PM ET

    CHICAGO (AFP) - Researchers have developed a plant-based cancer vaccine capable of kick-starting the body's immune response and being tailored to a patient's specific tumor type, according to a study.

  • Brazil's foreign minister Celso Amorim surrounded by press as he leaves the World Trade Organisation headquarters in Geneva. Emerging economies have challenged rich countries to prove their goodwill at crucial World Trade Organization talks, which have been hamstrung by the absence of the Indian trade minister.(AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)
    Emerging markets want concrete action at WTO talks AFP - 48 minutes ago

    GENEVA (AFP) - Emerging economies challenged rich countries to prove their goodwill on Tuesday at crucial World Trade Organization talks, which were hamstrung by the absence of the Indian trade minister.

  • A worker puts up a Vodafone sign in Mumbai. British mobile phone giant Vodafone has warned that full-year sales would disappoint the market, sending its share price tumbling one week before the exit of chief executive Arun Sarin.(AFP/File/Sajjad Hussain)
    Vodafone warning deepens telecom clouds AFP - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago

    LONDON (AFP) - British mobile phone giant Vodafone warned on Tuesday that full-year sales would disappoint the market, sending its share price tumbling one week before the exit of chief executive Arun Sarin.

Most Popular Top Stories

  • The 2008 economic stimulus checks are printed at the Kansas City Regional Financial Center in Kansas City, Missouri, May 8, 2008. (Dave Kaup/Reuters)
    Economic stimulus, Part 2? The Christian Science Monitor - Mon Jul 21, 4:00 AM ET

    No one can remember the last time Congress enacted two major economic stimulus packages in one year. But 2008 may see a sequel to the $100 billion worth of checks that started filling individuals' bank accounts in early spring.

  • An Andean woman cooks 'cuy', or guinea pigs, during a guinea pig festival in Huacho, northern Lima, July 20, 2008. T REUTERS/Mariana Bazo
    Primped Peru guinea pigs tossed in frying pans Reuters - Mon Jul 21, 3:18 PM ET

    HUACHO, (Reuters Life!) - Furry guinea pigs squared off in Peru as their breeders tried to claim top prize for raising the fattest, fastest, most fashionable or tastiest rodent.

  • A leaflet on the so-called Codex Sinaiticus, one of the oldest Bibles, laying on top of a glass case displaying an original page of the manuscript at Leipzig University in eastern Germany. The Codex Sinaiticus, discovered in Egypt in the 19th century, is to be made available online this week, the university library has said.(DDP/AFP/Florian Eisele)
    One of world's oldest Bibles to be put online AFP - Mon Jul 21, 7:56 AM ET

    BERLIN (AFP) - One of the world's oldest Bibles, the Codex Sinaiticus, which was discovered in Egypt in the 19th century, is to be made available online this week, the Leipzig University library said Monday.

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

Reports: Urlacher agrees to extension through 2012

AP - Mon Jul 21, 11:28 PM ET

LAKE FOREST, Ill. - The Chicago Bears and linebacker Brian Urlacher agreed to a contract extension Monday through the 2012 season, according to published reports.

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

Wachovia has $8.9B loss, cuts 6,350 jobs, dividend

AP - 5 minutes ago

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Wachovia Corp. lost $8.86 billion in the second quarter, and said Tuesday it was slashing its dividend and cutting 6,350 jobs after losses tied to mortgages soared.

Miscellaneous Daily Stuff

Lateshow Top Ten List

Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - July 21, 2008
Crime does not pay ... as well as politics.
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Alfred E. Newman
I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, Doctor, and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
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Mary Chase (1887 - 1973), Jimmy Stewart in "Harvey", 1950
Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.
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Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), Lady Windermere's Fan, 1892, Act I
My definition of an expert in any field is a person who knows enough about what's really going on to be scared.
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P. J. Plauger, Computer Language, March 1983

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