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This edition was generated on Tue Sep 4 08:45:01 EDT 2007

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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:

Category 5 Hurricane Felix slams ashore
AP - 36 minutes ago

LA CEIBA, Honduras - Hurricane Felix roared ashore early Tuesday as a fearsome Category 5 storm — the first time in recorded history that two top-scale storms have come ashore in the same season.

60 MINUTES ON YAHOO! NEWS

The people's princess

Hear from the sole survivor of the deadly car crash.

PEOPLE OF THE WEB

The real reality TV

Meet "lifecasters" who live their lives in front of mobile webcams.

60 MINUTES ON YAHOO! NEWS

Legendary surfer

What does it take to be one of the greatest surfers ever?

THE WEEK IN PHOTOS

Images of the week

A visible lunar eclipse, tomatoes fly at the Tomatina festival and more.

  • China denies hacking Pentagon computers AP - 54 minutes ago

    BEIJING - China on Tuesday denied a report that its military had hacked into Pentagon computers, saying the allegations were "groundless" and that Beijing was opposed to cybercrime.

  • Equity traders monitor share prices on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007. Stocks advanced Wednesday as investors scooped up bargains after the previous session's huge tumble. (AP Photo/John Marshall Mantel)
    U.S. stocks head for flat open AP - 22 minutes ago

    NEW YORK - U.S. stocks headed for a flat open Tuesday as investors returning from a long holiday weekend awaited economic data to help determine whether the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates when it meets in two weeks.

  • The AT&T Communications Inc. corporate headquarters building is seen in San Antonio, Texas. Attorneys for the George W. Bush administration urged an appeals court to toss out a domestic spying lawsuit against telecom giant ATT, arguing that the litigation could disclose vital anti-terrorism secrets.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Toby Jorrin)
    AT&T offers parental control service AP - 57 minutes ago

    SAN ANTONIO - It may be something of a teenage nightmare: limits on when a wireless phone can make and receive calls and to whom, restrictions on text messages and talk time, and set allowances for ring tones and other downloads — all at a parent's fingertips. AT&T Inc., the nation's largest wireless carrier, will launch a service Tuesday giving parents that kind of wide-ranging control on almost all of its 63.7 million subscriber lines.

  • U.S. actor Bill Murray poses during the photo call of the movie 'The Darjeeling Limited' in competition at the 64th Venice Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, Monday, Sept. 3, 2007. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
    Murray explains golf cart incident AP - 59 minutes ago

    VENICE, Italy - Bill Murray says he was just dropping people after a party when he was stopped in downtown Stockholm driving a golf cart.

  • Justine Henin of Belgium reaches for a shot from Dinara Safina of Russia at the US Open tennis tournament in New York, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2007. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
    Henin faces Serena Williams at Open today AP - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago

    NEW YORK - Justine Henin takes on Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal faces David Ferrer today at U.S. Open.

  • Hurricane Felix is pictured moving west in the Caribbean Sea in this satellite photograph taken at 1745 GMT (1:45 p.m. EDT) on September 2, 2007. (National Oceanic  and  Atmospheric Administration/Handout/Reuters)
    Hurricane Felix makes landfall in Nicaragua Reuters - 47 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hurricane Felix made landfall as a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm in extreme northeastern Nicaragua, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

  • A cyclist rides past a group of demonstrators outside Sydney's Central Station, September 4, 2007. (Adrees Latif/Reuters)
    Bush heads to APEC after surprise Iraq trip Reuters - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago

    SYDNEY (Reuters) - After a lightning visit to Iraq where he hinted at possible U.S. troop cuts, President George W. Bush arrives in Australia on Tuesday for an Asia-Pacific leaders' meeting amid heavy security and anti-war protests.

  • Pakistani Army and bomb disposal officials examine the bus which was hit in an explosion in Rawalpindi near Islamabad, September 4, 2007. (Mian Khursheed/Reuters)
    Suicide bombers kill 25, wound 70, in Pakistan Reuters - 13 minutes ago

    RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Two suicide bombers struck near the heart of the Pakistani military on Tuesday, killing 25 people and wounding 70, many of them Defence Ministry staff on their way to work in the city of Rawalpindi.

  • Bruce Golding is helped on stage by his aids at the Jamaican Labour Party headquarters in Kingston, Jamaica September 3, 2007. Golding defeated People's National Party leader Portia Simpson Miller and 18 years of PNP rule to become the new Prime Minister of the Caribbean county. (Hans Deryk/Reuters)
    Jamaican opposition party appears to win election Reuters - Tue Sep 4, 2:43 AM ET

    KINGSTON (Reuters) - The opposition Jamaica Labour Party appeared to win power by a narrow margin on Monday, ending an 18-year reign by the ruling People's National Party, which served notice it would likely challenge the result.

  • U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill addresses a media briefing outside the U.S. Mission after bilateral talks with North Korea in Geneva in this file photo from September 2, 2007. Hill on Tuesday rebuffed North Korea's claim that Washington has agreed to remove Pyongyang from a list of states that sponsor terrorism, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported. (Denis Balibouse/Reuters)
    U.S. says North Korea remains on terrorism list Reuters - Tue Sep 4, 12:39 AM ET

    SYDNEY (Reuters) - Top U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill said on Tuesday that North Korea must do more to dismantle its nuclear weapons programme before it can be removed from Washington's list of states that sponsor terrorism.

  • Ali Hassan al-Majeed, better known as 'Chemical Ali,' listens to the prosecution during the 'Anfal' genocide trial in Baghdad in this December 18, 2006 file photo. An Iraqi appeals court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence against Saddam Hussein's cousin, widely known as 'Chemical Ali' for masterminding a genocidal campaign against Iraq's Kurds in the 1980s. (Nikola Solic/Reuters)
    Iraq court upholds "Chemical Ali" death sentence Reuters - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi appeals court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence against Saddam Hussein's cousin, widely known as "Chemical Ali," for masterminding a genocidal campaign against Iraq's Kurds in the 1980s.

  • People use computers at an Internet cafe in Changzhi, north China's Shanxi province June 20, 2007. China on Tuesday rejected a report that hackers controlled by its military had successfully entered a Pentagon network, calling the claim a product of dangerous 'Cold War' thinking. (Stringer/Reuters)
    China rejects U.S. charge it hacked Pentagon Reuters - 2 hours, 22 minutes ago

    BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Tuesday rejected a report that hackers controlled by its military had successfully entered a Pentagon network, calling the claim a product of "Cold War" thinking.

  • Lebanon's Defence Minister Elias al-Murr (C) stands with army officers during a minute's silence in honor of soldiers killed during fighting with al Qaeda-inspired militants, during a news conference at Yarzeh military headquarters near Beirut, September 4, 2007. (Jamal Saidi/Reuters)
    Lebanon says 222 militants killed in camp battle Reuters - 50 minutes ago

    BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon said on Tuesday the army killed at least 222 Islamist militants from an al Qaeda-linked group in a 15-week battle at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon.

  • This 03 Sep NOAA color enhanced GOES satellite image shows Hurricane Felix (Lower-L) churning in the Caribbean. Felix has smashed ashore in northeastern Nicaragua, after swelling into a potentially catastrophic category five storm, the US National Hurricane Center said.(AFP/HO)
    Hurricane Felix crashes ashore in Central America AFP - 21 minutes ago

    LA CEIBA, Honduras (AFP) - Hurricane Felix smashed ashore in northeastern Nicaragua Tuesday, after swelling into a potentially catastrophic category five storm, the US National Hurricane Center said.

  • A Pakistani investigator collects evidence at the site of a bomb blast in Rawalpindi. Suspected suicide bombings have torn through a bus carrying Pakistani defence workers in the garrison city of Rawalpindi and a market minutes later, killing 25 people, officials said.(AFP/Aamir Qureshi)
    Suicide bombers kill 25 in Pakistan army stronghold AFP - 5 minutes ago

    RAWALPINDI (AFP) - Two suicide bombings Tuesday ripped through a military bus and a market near the Pakistani army's headquarters, killing 25 people in the latest attacks aimed at destabilising President Pervez Musharraf.

  • Anti-Bush protesters display placards during a demonstration in Sydney. After a surprise visit to Iraq, US President George W. Bush has headed toward a regional summit in Sydney where authorities have locked down the city in the biggest security operation in Australian history.(AFP/Jewel Samad)
    Protests mark Bush arrival in Australia AFP - 38 minutes ago

    SYDNEY (AFP) - After a surprise visit to Iraq, US President George W. Bush headed Tuesday toward a regional summit in Sydney where authorities have locked down the city in the biggest security operation in Australian history.

  • Ali Hassan al-Majid, also known as "Chemical Ali", responds to prosecution evidence during his genocide trial in Baghdad, January 2007. Iraq's top court has said it has confirmed the death sentence on Majid and two other cohorts of Saddam Hussein convicted of genocide and they will be hanged within 30 days.(AFP/Darko Vojinovic)
    Iraq confirms death sentence for 'Chemical Ali' AFP - 49 minutes ago

    BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq's top court said on Tuesday it has confirmed the death sentence on "Chemical Ali" and two other cohorts of Saddam Hussein convicted of genocide and they will be hanged within 30 days.

  • This file photo shows Dr. J. Craig Venter on his research sail boat, the Sorcerer II, off the coast of San Diego California. The first individual genome ever sequenced -- a complete DNA blueprint of celebrity scientist Venter -- has revealed genetic variation among humans far richer than previously imagined.(AFP/HO/File/Evan Hurd)
    Individual human genome decoded, key step in nature/nurture debate AFP - 48 minutes ago

    PARIS (AFP) - The first individual genome ever sequenced -- a complete DNA blueprint of celebrity scientist Craig Venter -- has revealed genetic variation among humans far richer than previously imagined.

  • The DAX index at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Europe's main stock markets fell in subdued trade as investors awaited Wall Street's reopening after a three-day holiday weekend in the United States.(AFP/DDP/File/Martin Oeser)
    European stocks mostly sag before US reopening AFP - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago

    LONDON (AFP) - Europe's main stock markets mainly fell on Tuesday in subdued trade as investors awaited Wall Street's reopening after a three-day holiday weekend in the United States.

  • A motorist holds a fuel pump. World crude prices drifted lower as traders predicted that Hurricane Felix would probably avoid crucial oil installations in the US Gulf of Mexico.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)
    Oil prices slip as Felix set to spare US Gulf coast AFP - 20 minutes ago

    LONDON (AFP) - World crude prices drifted lower Tuesday as traders predicted that Hurricane Felix would probably avoid crucial oil installations in the US Gulf of Mexico.

Most Popular Top Stories

  • The latest work by British artist Damien Hirst entitled, "For the Love of God." The diamond-encrusted skull by British artist Damien Hirst sold on Thursday for 100 million dollars (75 million euros), a record price for work sold by a living artist, a London gallery announced.(AFP/HO/File)
    Damien Hirst skull sells for 100 million dollars AFP - Thu Aug 30, 4:32 PM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - A diamond-encrusted skull by British artist Damien Hirst sold on Thursday for 100 million dollars (75 million euros), a record price for work sold by a living artist, a London gallery announced.

  • British armoured vehicles roll down a road during patrol after a roadside bomb attack that targeted a British patrol in Basra, 550 km (342 miles) south of Baghdad, June 22, 2007. U.S. plans for handling Iraq after the 2003 invasion were 'fatally flawed,' a retired British general said, adding that the U.S. administration had refused to listen to British concerns about postwar planning. (Atef Hassan/Reuters)
    Second British general slams U.S. policy in postwar Iraq Reuters - Sun Sep 2, 4:37 PM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. plans for handling Iraq after the 2003 invasion were "fatally flawed," a retired British general said, adding that the U.S. administration had refused to listen to British concerns about postwar planning.

  • This picture taken in 2006 shows Aggie Grey's Hotel in the Samoan capital Apia, which has been famous through the Pacific for more than 50 years and remains one of the main stopovers for tourists to Samoa. Samoa has palm-fringed beaches, lagoons filled with wildly coloured fish and jungle-covered hills but is only slowly coming out of the shade of better known South Pacific tourist destinations.(AFP/File/David Brooks)
    Samoa tourism steps out from the shade AFP - Sun Sep 2, 4:34 PM ET

    MANASE, Samoa (AFP) - Samoa has palm-fringed beaches, lagoons filled with wildly coloured fish and jungle-covered hills but is only slowly coming out of the shade of better known South Pacific tourist destinations.

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

Henin faces Serena Williams at Open today

AP - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago

NEW YORK - Justine Henin takes on Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal faces David Ferrer today at U.S. Open.

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

U.S. stocks head for flat open

AP - 22 minutes ago

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks headed for a flat open Tuesday as investors returning from a long holiday weekend awaited economic data to help determine whether the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates when it meets in two weeks.

Miscellaneous Daily Stuff

Lateshow Top Ten List

Top Ten Good Things About Being Elected To The National Baseball Hall Of Fame Presented By Tony Gwynn And Cal Ripken, Jr.

10. While traveling the country, I can shower with any team I choose

9. Can now advertise my garage sales as "Hall of Fame garage sales"

8. George Steinbrenner just offered me $20 million to play again

7. On Bobblehead Day, guess who gets two bobbleheads?

6. At any moment, there's a good chance Bob Costas is boring someone with stories about me

5. It's nice to be mentioned in the same breath as Arky Vaughan, Burleigh Grimes, and Gabby Hartnett

4. Free chalupa from Taco Bell if I mention them in my induction speech

3. Made all those years playing in southern California's lousy climate worth it

2. I can now admit I broke my streak in 1998 because I had tickets to "Les Mis"

1. Get to be on national television-- even if it is this show

Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - September 4, 2007
The only winner in the War of 1812 was Tchaikovsky
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Solomon Short
Conceit is God's gift to little men.
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Bruce Barton
Where we have strong emotions, we're liable to fool ourselves.
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Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996), Cosmos (Blues for a Red Planet)
Many a man who falls in love with a dimple make the mistake of marrying the whole girl.
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Evan Esar (1899 - 1995), Esar's Comic Dictionary

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