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Heavy gunfire in search of fleeing Nigerian extremists

AFP

Nigeria: Rights worker says civilians being killed AP – 39 mins ago

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Nigeria's League for Human Rights says overzealous security forces are killing innocent civilians as the military tries to crush an Islamist militant sect. Full Story »

FILE -- In this June 9, 2009 file photo, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen.

Democrats press committee action on health care AP – 8 mins ago

Reports: blast at Mallorca police barracks kills 2 AP – 7 mins ago

Iranian police bar Mousavi from graveside memorial
AP – 16 mins ago
AP
TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian police blocked opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi from attending a graveside memorial for victims of post-election unrest after he defied a government ban on the gathering. Full Story »
- Slideshow: Iran Election
- Interactive: Iran protests: Then and now AP
Baby cut from mom's womb is found; woman arrested
AP – 56 mins ago
AP
CONCORD, N.H. - Police say a baby girl cut from her mother's womb in Massachusetts is in good condition at a New Hampshire hospital, and a woman arrested at homeless shelter with the child awaits arraignment. Full Story »
- Video: Baby girl, ripped from womb, is found alive AP
Lawyer: Announcement pending on Jackson custody
AP – 11 mins ago

NEW YORK - The attorney for Michael Jackson's mother says an announcement is imminent on a custody deal regarding the pop icon's two oldest children, but stopped short of saying an agreement had been reached. Full Story »
Diamondbacks shut out Phillies, 4-0
AP – 2 hrs 52 mins ago

AP

PHOENIX - A jolt went through the Philadelphia Phillies clubhouse when the club announced it had traded for Cliff Lee, the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner. Full Story »
Unemployment spreads distress in U.S. home loans
Reuters – Thu Jul 30, 1:23 am ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cities in the U.S. Sun Belt states of California, Florida, Nevada and Arizona dominated the record foreclosure spree in the first half of the year, but distress in other regions emerged as joblessness spread, RealtyTrac said on Thursday. Full Story »
Iran police arrest mourners in cemetery memorial
Reuters – 52 mins ago
AFP/File
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian police arrested mourners who gathered at a Tehran cemetery to commemorate victims of the unrest that followed the country's disputed June presidential election, witnesses said on Thursday. Full Story »
- Video: Protesters call for end to Iranian rights abuses AP
House Democrats clinch healthcare deal
Reuters – Wed Jul 29, 8:54 pm ET
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats broke a logjam in President Barack Obama's drive to revamp the costly U.S. healthcare system on Wednesday when a group of party conservatives accepted a compromise that allowed an overhaul bill to advance in the House of Representatives. Full Story »
- Slideshow: Health Care

As U.S. recession bites, Ohio hopes fade for Obama
Reuters – Thu Jul 30, 1:13 am ET

Reuters

TOLEDO, Ohio (Reuters) - Hope and jobs are in short supply in Ohio eight months after President Barack Obama won the recession-battered state in the 2008 election with promises of a better future. Full Story »
Madoff gives feeder fund managers' names to lawyer
Reuters – 57 mins ago

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A San Francisco attorney who interviewed imprisoned swindler Bernard Madoff in a federal prison this week said on Wednesday he plans to amend a lawsuit to include possibly several fund managers who funneled investor money to Madoff's $65 billion Ponzi scheme. Full Story »
Britain and U.S. defend war effort in Afghanistan
Reuters – Wed Jul 29, 5:40 pm ET

Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Britain and the United States on Wednesday vowed a sustained effort in Afghanistan, despite growing public skepticism over the war after the deadliest month since it began in late 2001. Full Story »
Stray South Korea fishing boat held in North
Reuters – 2 hrs 30 mins ago
Reuters
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea towed a South Korean fishing boat to one of its ports on Thursday after the vessel inadvertently strayed into its territorial waters, a South Korean military official said. Full Story »
- Slideshow: North Korea
Phone call to NYSE set off Braikan fraud probe
Reuters – 59 mins ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A phone call to the New York Stock Exchange from an investor worried that he'd just been duped helped spark a chain of events early last week that led U.S. authorities to file fraud charges against a Kuwaiti financier, who was later found dead in his home. Full Story »
Nigerian forces kill 200 sect followers: police
AFP – 2 hrs 25 mins ago
AFP
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AFP) - Nigerian forces said they had killed 200 followers of an Islamist sect Thursday along with its deputy leader in a raid as they tried to crush the movement in its northern stronghold. Full Story »
- Video: Nigeria death toll rises Reuters
- Slideshow: Nigeria Unrest

Sports News

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Phillies get Cy Young winner Lee from Indians

AP – Thu Jul 30, 4:18 am ET

PHILADELPHIA – Cliff Lee is more than just a consolation prize. Full Story »

Video: MLB: Cliff Lee Trade Impact Yahoo! Sports

Phelps actually has day off at world championships

AP – Thu Jul 30, 3:57 am ET

Video: Michael Phelps: Beaten by Technology? Yahoo! Sports

Pros express regard for troubled Buick Open

AP – Thu Jul 30, 4:14 am ET

Diamondbacks shut out Phillies, 4-0 AP – 2 hrs 52 mins ago
Athletics keep hitting, beat Red Sox 8-6 AP – 2 hrs 54 mins ago
Peirsol has a new plan for 200 back AP – 2 hrs 20 mins ago

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Vick bankruptcy lawyers seek $1.5M for their fees
AP – Thu Jul 30, 3:43 am ET

AP

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Michael Vick's New York-based bankruptcy lawyers are asking a judge to approve $1.5 million for their fees, a reduction of more than $1 million from what they originally sought. Full Story »
Bucks sign first-rounder Jennings
AP – Tue Jul 28, 9:54 pm ET

MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Bucks signed first-round draft pick Brandon Jennings to a two-year contract worth almost $4.5 million on Tuesday. Full Story »
Granderson lead Tigers to 13-5 win over Rangers
AP – Thu Jul 30, 1:27 am ET

AP

ARLINGTON, Texas - Curtis Granderson led off the game with a home run and connected again in the second inning, and Justin Verlander equaled a career high by striking out 13 as the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 13-5 Wednesday night. Full Story »
Man City star Elano joins Galatasaray
AFP – 1 hr 6 mins ago

AFP/File

MANCHESTER (AFP) - Manchester City playmaker Elano has joined Turkish side Galatasaray for an undisclosed fee, the Premier League club confirmed on Thursday. Full Story »
Reinsdorf bid for Coyotes approved; Balsillie not
AP – Wed Jul 29, 7:48 pm ET

CHICAGO - The NHL Board of Governors approved a bid Wednesday by Jerry Reinsdorf to assume ownership of the financially troubled Phoenix Coyotes, and unanimously rejected an application by Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie to buy the team. Full Story »
USC frosh Telfort has heart trouble, won't play
AP – Wed Jul 29, 8:59 pm ET

LOS ANGELES - Southern California freshman Frankie Telfort has a heart problem that will prevent him from playing for the Trojans. Full Story »

Knee injury ends British No 1 Keothavong's season
AFP – 2 hrs 10 mins ago

AFP/Getty Images/File

LONDON (AFP) - British number one Anne Keothavong will miss the rest of the season after a scan revealed she needs surgery on her left knee. Full Story »
Thompson, Vogel lead in Junior PGA Championship
AP – Wed Jul 29, 8:27 pm ET

MAINEVILLE, Ohio - Alexis Thompson extended her lead in the second round of the Junior PGA Championship on Wednesday, and T.J. Vogel pulled into the lead in the boys' division with a 6-under-par round at TPC River's Bend. Full Story »
Khan wins 1st title fight, outpointing Kotelnik
AP – Sat Jul 18, 8:31 pm ET

MANCHESTER, England - Highly touted Amir Khan finally lived up to lofty expectations, earning a unanimous decision over Andreas Kotelnik on Saturday to capture the WBA junior welterweight title. Full Story »
Schumacher to make comeback to replace Massa
AP – Wed Jul 29, 6:08 pm ET

AP

ROME - Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is making a comeback for Ferrari to replace injured driver Felipe Massa. Full Story »
USOC honors 2 Oklahoma training sites
AP – Tue Jul 28, 4:14 pm ET

OKLAHOMA CITY - What once was an empty ditch south of downtown Oklahoma City is now recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee as an official training site for rowing, canoeing and kayaking. Full Story »

MIDLAND, Mich. – Dow Chemical Co. on Thursday posted a loss driven by charges related to the buyout of rival Rohm & Haas and dismal sales for chemicals used in everything from plastic bags to cars. Full Story »

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2009 file photo, a Motorola cell phone in Buffalo, N.Y.,

Motorola posts unexpected 2Q profit

AP – 25 mins ago

US trustee sues Madoff wife for 45 mln dlrs

Stock futures point toward higher opening

AP – 20 mins ago

Slideshow: Stock Markets

'Green goo' revealed toxic leak at WV zinc plant AP – 33 mins ago
Sony quarterly loss $391 mln, expects more red ink AP – 1 hr 41 mins ago
How the major stock indexes fared on Wednesday AP – Wed Jul 29, 5:50 pm ET

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Unemployment spreads distress in U.S. home loans
Reuters – Thu Jul 30, 1:23 am ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cities in the U.S. Sun Belt states of California, Florida, Nevada and Arizona dominated the record foreclosure spree in the first half of the year, but distress in other regions emerged as joblessness spread, RealtyTrac said on Thursday. Full Story »
MasterCard 2Q profit beats analysts' estimates
AP – 8 mins ago

PURCHASE, N.Y. - MasterCard Inc. said Thursday that it booked a profit of nearly $350 million during the second quarter, exceeding Wall Street's expectations. Full Story »
UK believes 2 British hostages in Iraq are dead
AP – Wed Jul 29, 4:19 pm ET
AP
LONDON - Two hostages captured in a daring raid on Iraq's Finance Ministry two years ago have very likely died, Britain's prime minister said Wednesday. Full Story »
- Slideshow: Iraq
Senate probes Goldman, Deutsche: report
Reuters – Thu Jul 30, 1:37 am ET

Reuters

(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Deutsche Bank AG (DBKGn.DE) were issued subpoenas by a U.S. Senate panel looking for evidence of fraud in the 2008 mortgage-market meltdown, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. Full Story »
Report: Kohlberg Kravis plans Dollar General IPO
AP – Wed Jul 29, 5:33 pm ET

NEW YORK - Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. is preparing for an initial public offering of discount retailer Dollar General Corp., according to the Wall Street Journal, which cited people familiar with the matter. Full Story »

Homebuilders Think Small
BusinessWeek Online – 36 mins ago

Homebuilders, facing stiff competition from a glut of cheaper foreclosures, are reversing their decades-old philosophy that bigger is better. They're now offering smaller, more basic homes designed specifically for the market's hottest segment: the first-time buyer. Full Story »
Oil prices rebound slightly
AFP – 17 mins ago
AFP/File
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices rose Thursday on bargain-hunting after sharp falls the previous day as a surprise jump in US crude reserves highlighted weak demand in the world's biggest energy consumer. Full Story »
- Slideshow: Oil Industry
New Federal Housing Administration loan assistance
AP – Thu Jul 30, 12:01 am ET

WASHINGTON - Loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration will be eligible for payment reductions similar to the Obama administration's loan modification program, the government will announce Thursday. Full Story »
Economy - Wednesday
Investor's Business Daily – Wed Jul 29, 7:08 pm ET

Home loan demand fell 6.3% in the week ended July 24, the first decline in four weeks, the Mortgage Bankers Assoc. said. The refi index fell 10.9% as the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose 5 basis points to 5.36%. A gauge of purchase applications was unchanged. Rising interest rates sapped demand for refinancing, and the lack of interest for purchase loans does not bode well for the U.S. housing market that has seen signs of stabilization recently. Full Story »
Weyerhaeuser's Financial Education
BusinessWeek Online – 36 mins ago

More than a century ago, Weyerhaeuser began operations in America's Northwest as a logging company. Like many other frontier businesses, the job was hazardous. When a logger got hurt, the company took care of his family. (Most loggers were men.) Full Story »

Miscellaneous Daily Stuff

Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - July 30, 2009

Learning to dislike children at an early age saves a lot of expense and aggravation later in life.: Robert Byrne
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I think Superman should go on the Larry King show and announce that he would come back to life if people in all 50 states wanted him to.: Dave Barry (1947 - )
We need a president who's fluent in at least one language.: Buck Henry
I write down everything I want to remember. That way, instead of spending a lot of time trying to remember what it is I wrote down, I spend the time looking for the paper I wrote it down on.: Beryl Pfizer

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