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This edition was generated on Tue Jun 30 08:45:01 EDT 2009

Table of Contents

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

General News Update

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

An unidentified relative of a passenger cries at Marseille airport, southern AP
Plane with 153 crashes off Comoros, child rescued AP – 46 mins ago

DZAEUDZI, Comoros – A passenger jet carrying 153 people from Yemen crashed into the Indian Ocean in bad weather early Tuesday while trying to land at the island nation of Comoros. Search teams rescued a child from the sea, officials said, but there was no word on other survivors. Full Story »

U.S. combat troops to withdraw from Iraq cities
4 US soldiers killed during Iraq cities pullout AP – 1 hr 42 mins ago
In this photo released by ISNA news agency, Iranian President Mahmoud
Iran declares election fight over, vote valid AP – 2 hrs 30 mins ago

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

FILE - In this May 8, 2009, file photo, Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, left, AP

Yao reportedly could miss season with broken foot

AP – Mon Jun 29, 9:21 pm ET

HOUSTON – Rockets center Yao Ming's broken left foot could be a "career-threatening" injury. Dr. Tom Clanton, the Houston Rockets' team physician, told the Houston Chronicle on Monday that Yao's injury "has the potential for him missing this next season and could be career-threatening." Full Story »

Andy Roddick of U.S.reacts after defeating Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic, in

Murray wins 5-set thriller under Centre Court roof

AP – 2 hrs 18 mins ago
San Francisco Giants' Travis Ishikawa follows through on a three-run home run

Giants' Lincecum dominates Cardinals with 2-hitter

AP – Mon Jun 29, 10:40 pm ET
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  • Murray triumphs, Federer cruises at Wimbledon

    AFP – Mon Jun 29, 11:13 pm ET
    Britain's Andy Murray celebrates after beating Switzerland's... AFP

    LONDON (AFP) - Andy Murray marked the first appearance for a competitive match of Wimbledon's 80-million-pound Centre Court roof by clinching a late-night five-set thriller. Full Story »

  • Nielsen rallies to win at En-Joie

    AP – Mon Jun 29, 3:28 am ET
    Eduardo Romero watches his shot from the third tee of the final... AP

    ENDICOTT, N.Y. - When Fred Funk birdied the fifth hole on the final round of the Dick's Sporting Goods Open, he squinted at Lonnie Nielsen's line on the leaderboard and then turned for some help. Full Story »

  • Argentina's Maidana stuns Victor Ortiz

    AP – Sun Jun 28, 1:25 am ET

    LOS ANGELES - Marcos Maidana stopped Victor Ortiz early in the sixth round of an action-packed fight Saturday night, using a punishing right hand to upset one of boxing's top prospects. Full Story »

  • NASCAR submits findings from 2nd lab

    AP – Mon Jun 29, 11:00 pm ET

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. - NASCAR filed court documents Monday night that show an independent laboratory found an illegal substance in the urine sample that led to Jeremy Mayfield's suspension for a failed drug test. Full Story »

  • Tortorella, Gordon join US Olympic coach staff

    AP – Mon Jun 29, 1:20 pm ET

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Ron Wilson's coaching staff for the U.S. Olympic hockey team is complete, with the addition of assistants John Tortorella and Scott Gordon. Full Story »

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

In this courtroom sketch, Bernard Madoff, center, is seated in front of some of AP

AP Source: 10 others to be charged in Madoff probe

AP – 41 mins ago

NEW YORK – Federal authorities are pressing a probe of 10 associates of Bernard Madoff despite a sentence that means the mastermind of one of the biggest financial frauds in history will spend the rest of his days behind bars, The Associated Press has learned. Full Story »

World stocks mixed amid recovery jitters

World stocks awaiting economic recovery clues

AP – 5 mins ago
Nigeria's oil pollution 'is resource curse'

Oil up to near $72 on dollar fall, Nigeria attack

AP – 1 hr 23 mins ago
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  • Fed's Rosengren sees GDP growth in late '09

    Reuters – Mon Jun 29, 10:30 am ET

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. gross domestic product growth is likely to resume in the second half of this year but the U.S. labor market should lag any such improvement, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston said on Monday. Full Story »

  • H&R Block reports better-than-expected 4Q profit

    AP – Mon Jun 29, 6:41 pm ET

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. - H&R Block Inc., the nation's largest tax preparer, reported better-than-expected profit for its fiscal fourth quarter on Monday as higher fees and more consumer financial services income offset a decline in the number of tax returns it prepared. Full Story »

  • Refund details for Jackson concerts still sketchy

    AP – Mon Jun 29, 3:48 pm ET
    FILE - This March 13, 2009, file photo shows a receipt proving... AP

    LONDON - It's a tragic loss — and an accounting nightmare for the promoters of Michael Jackson's doomed 50-night "This is It" concert extravaganza in London. Full Story »

  • Thinking of Switching Financial Planners?

    BusinessWeek Online – 36 mins ago

    You've got a dirty little secret. During long lunch breaks, or after work when everyone else heads home to their families, you're sneaking out to a secret rendezvous. You know what you're doing is perfectly justified, but you still feel a little bad afterwards. You never thought it would come to this. But here you are -- cheating on your financial planner. Full Story »

  • Amazon.com ends commission program in RI

    AP – 25 mins ago

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Amazon.com has cut ties with Rhode Island Web sites that make referrals to the online retailer because a law designed to collect sales taxes on these transactions will soon come into force, the Providence Journal reported Tuesday. Full Story »

Miscellaneous Daily Stuff

Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - June 30, 2009
It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English -- up to fifty words used in correct context -- no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese.
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Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996)
I had an epiphany a few years ago where I was out at a celebrity party and it suddenly dawned on me that I had yet to meet a celebrity who is as smart and interesting as any of my friends.
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Moby, quoted on CNN.com, March 2005
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Writing gives you the illusion of control, and then you realize it's just an illusion, that people are going to bring their own stuff into it.
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David Sedaris, interview in Louisville Courier-Journal, June 5, 2005
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I hope that when I die, people say about me, 'Boy, that guy sure owed me a lot of money.'
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Jack Handey (1949 - ), Deep Thoughts
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