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TopStories Yahoo! News -- Top Stories Yahoo! News: Top Stories Top Stories Twin fires raging along California central coast (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 5:25am <p>AP - Weary firefighters got no Independence Day reprieve from a pair of out-of-control wildfires that roared along California's central coast, chewing through opposite ends of an arid forest in the Los Padres National Forest. Former Republican Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86 (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 4:56am AP - Former Sen. Jesse Helms, an unyielding champion of the conservative movement who spent three combative and sometimes caustic decades in Congress, where he relished his battles against liberals, Communists and occasionally a fellow Republican, died on the Fourth of July. He was 86.</p> NJ party town relaxes rules on kegs, rude gestures (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 4:53am AP - After battling rowdy renters and out-of-control keggers for decades, this Jersey shore party town has finally decided to lighten up a little. Franken tries the switch from comic to Congress (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 4:58am AP - Moving from celebrity to senator isn't exactly an untraveled path. But that doesn't mean comedian Al Franken, who is vying for a Senate seat in Minnesota, will coast to Capitol Hill on a wide, smooth road. FBI probe latest setback for beleaguered Detroit (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 5:15am AP - Auto industry cutbacks, double-digit unemployment and one of the nation's highest home foreclosure rates have left Detroit with a dreary economic future. Companies begin quest for oil, gas off Florida (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 5:03am AP - Oil companies once viewed drilling in the deep waters off Florida as cost prohibitive. Politicians feared even the slightest sign of support would be career suicide. Rescue video shows duped rebels, elated hostages (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 5:04am AP - Colombian military intelligence agents posing as aid workers and a media crew flew to the jungle aboard a white helicopter, staging a mock humanitarian mission that rebels were told would ferry their hostages to another camp for talks on a prisoner swap.</p> Study: Orangutan populations declining sharply (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 5:05am AP - Orangutan numbers have declined sharply on the only two islands where they still live in the wild and they could become the first great ape species to go extinct if urgent action isn't taken, a new study says. Spitzer call girl drops 'Girls Gone Wild' lawsuit (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 5:34am <p>AP - The call girl involved in a scandal that brought down New York's former governor has dropped a lawsuit claiming "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis exploited her image and name on the Internet. One more time: Federer vs. Nadal at Wimbledon (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 5:08am AP - Add up all of Roger Federer's greatness on grass courts, and the numbers are striking: 40 wins in a row at Wimbledon, 65 overall on the surface. Colombia shows rescue video (Reuters) 4 Jul 2008 at 7:26pm Reuters - Colombia showed a video on Friday of the rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages where their anger turned to ecstasy as theater-trained military agents duped and overpowered leftist rebels. Lebanese leaders close to government deal: sources (Reuters) 5 Jul 2008 at 5:44am Reuters - Lebanese leaders are close to a deal on the formation of a national unity government as stipulated in an agreement that ended the country's political crisis, political sources said on Saturday. <br clear="all"/>Former Senator Jesse Helms dies at 86 (Reuters) 4 Jul 2008 at 8:23pm Reuters - Jesse Helms, a die-hard anti-communist firebrand who championed a wide range of conservative causes in his 30 years in the U.S. Senate, died early on Friday, aged 86, his foundation said. Iran says its nuclear stance unchanged (Reuters) 5 Jul 2008 at 3:04am Reuters - Iran said on Saturday its nuclear stance
had not changed and it was ready to hold talks with world major
powers over its disputed nuclear program based on international
regulations.</p> Firefighters hold line on two California wildfires (Reuters) 4 Jul 2008 at 6:47pm Reuters - Exhausted California firefighters worked on Friday to contain two wildfires threatening homes along the coast before sundown, when shifting winds were expected to give the blazes more power. Newsfeed display by CaRP Yahoo! News -- United States of AmericaYahoo! News: U.S. News U.S. News Twin fires raging along California central coast (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 5:25am <p>AP - Weary firefighters got no Independence Day reprieve from a pair of out-of-control wildfires that roared along California's central coast, chewing through opposite ends of an arid forest in the Los Padres National Forest. NJ party town relaxes rules on kegs, rude gestures (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 4:53am </a>AP - After battling rowdy renters and out-of-control keggers for decades, this Jersey shore party town has finally decided to lighten up a little. U.S. marks Independence Day with fireworks, revelry (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 2:50am AP - The nation's largest fireworks display exploded in a spectrum of color over the East River, temporarily stealing the spotlight from New York's world-famous skyline and helping to create a brilliant end to a day of July Fourth celebrations nationwide. FBI probe latest setback for beleaguered Detroit (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 5:15am <p>AP - Auto industry cutbacks, double-digit unemployment and one of the nation's highest home foreclosure rates have left Detroit with a dreary economic future. Former Republican Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86 (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 4:56am AP - Former Sen. Jesse Helms, an unyielding champion of the conservative movement who spent three combative and sometimes caustic decades in Congress, where he relished his battles against liberals, Communists and occasionally a fellow Republican, died on the Fourth of July. He was 86. Huge trove of 78 rpm records donated to Syracuse U (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 3:53am AP - A vast collection of 78 rpm records — valued at $1 million, weighing 50 tons and representing more than a half-century of American music history — is being donated to Syracuse University by the estate of a prominent New York City record shop owner. Hundreds remember 9/11 flight crews with sculpture (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 4:55am AP - On a pedestal in a Texas intersection hundreds of miles from where terrorists crashed planes seven years ago, two flight attendants and two pilots, rendered in bronze, now care for a traveling child. Spitzer call girl drops 'Girls Gone Wild' lawsuit (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 5:34am AP - The call girl involved in a scandal that brought down New York's former governor has dropped a lawsuit claiming "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis exploited her image and name on the Internet. Statue of Liberty's crown may reopen to public (AP) 4 Jul 2008 at 7:10pm <img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080704/capt.c721ac976c414a7a9e71172d8d31af22.statue_of_liberty_ny120.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=vgnmWUW1KmxdZpadR12DCg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="This undated file photo shows a close up of the Statue of Liberty. The National Park Service is considering reopening Lady Liberty's crown for the first time since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to documents a congressman released on July Fourth. (AP Photo/File)" border="0" />AP - The National Park Service is considering reopening Lady Liberty's crown for the first time since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to documents a congressman released on July Fourth. Champ retains NYC hot-dog eating title in overtime (AP) 4 Jul 2008 at 9:15pm AP - Joey Chestnut achieved frankfurter immortality Friday, outdueling his celebrated Japanese rival in an epic hot-dog eating contest that pushed both of the gluttonous gladiators to the brink. Jesse Helms: Polarizer, not a compromiser (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 12:36am AP - "Compromise, hell!" Jesse Helms screamed in a 1959 editorial that captured what would become the legacy of his Senate career and his place in the conservative movement. Smooth sailing for yacht builders despite economy (AP) 4 Jul 2008 at 11:21pm AP - Fuel prices are soaring and credit markets tightening, but the super-rich are still lining up to pay tens of millions of dollars for mega yachts. Auction house seeks to sell Rosa Parks collection (AP) 4 Jul 2008 at 6:09pm AP - Arlan Ettinger will never forget the response he got when he took one of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks' hats to a meeting at the Apollo Theater in New York. NY researcher: `Yankee Doodle' turns 250 — maybe (AP) 4 Jul 2008 at 6:07pm AP - Wish "Yankee Doodle" a happy 250th birthday. Maybe. Farmers say salmonella scare has hurt tomato sales (AP) 4 Jul 2008 at 6:13pm AP - Expect fewer slices of red, ripe tomatoes next to the grill this holiday weekend. Newsfeed display by CaRP Yahoo! News -- WorldYahoo! News: World News World News 10 Taliban killed while planting bomb (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 2:28am <p>AP - Gunmen in a dangerous part of southern Afghanistan assassinated an Afghan lawmaker, while a roadside bomb militants were planting detonated prematurely, killing 10 Taliban, officials said Saturday. Rescue video shows duped rebels, elated hostages (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 5:04am </a>AP - Colombian military intelligence agents posing as aid workers and a media crew flew to the jungle aboard a white helicopter, staging a mock humanitarian mission that rebels were told would ferry their hostages to another camp for talks on a prisoner swap. Pakistan nuclear proliferation case 'closed' (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 2:49am AP - Pakistan's Foreign Ministry insisted Saturday that its nuclear proliferation case was closed, a day after the disgraced architect of its atomic program claimed the army under President Pervez Musharraf helped spread the technology. Pakistan eases assault on militants in tribal area (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 5:35am AP - Pakistani security forces have eased an operation against insurgents in a tribal region near the border with Afghanistan as local elders try to negotiate peace with a militant leader, a government official said Saturday. 1,000 protest G-8 summit in Japan; police arrest 4 (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 5:37am </a>AP - More than 1,000 people marched in northern Japan on Saturday to protest an upcoming summit of the top industrialized countries, and police arrested four protesters after a brief scuffle. No injuries were reported. Man rips head from Hitler wax figure in Berlin (Reuters) 5 Jul 2008 at 5:51am Reuters - A man tore the head from a controversial waxwork figure of Adolf Hitler on the opening day of Berlin's Madame Tussauds museum on Saturday, police said. Lawmaker killed in southern Afghanistan (AP) 4 Jul 2008 at 10:39pm AP - An Afghan official says gunmen in southern Afghanistan have assassinated a lawmaker. Mexico sees anti-drug aid for police (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 12:50am AP - Mexico's president says he plans to use the recently approved package of U.S. anti-drug aid to improve the country's police force. Two million Nigerians at risk from radioactive waste (AFP) 5 Jul 2008 at 5:46am AFP - Radioactive materials in abandoned mining fields in central Nigeria's Plateau state pose a serious health hazard to two million people, officials said Saturday. Afghan MP shot dead; 16 'civilians' killed in US-led strike (AFP) 5 Jul 2008 at 5:48am </a>AFP - An Afghan provincial governor said Saturday 16 civilians including women, children and doctors were killed in US-led coalition air strikes but the force insisted the dead were militants. Pope faces lack of faith in Australia: survey (AFP) 4 Jul 2008 at 1:01am AFP - Australia is one of the least religious nations in the western world, research showed Friday, as the country prepares to host Pope Benedict XVI and Catholic World Youth Day celebrations this month. Newsfeed display by CaRP Yahoo! News -- Opinions and EditorialsYahoo! News: Opinion Opinion Reclaiming America's promise (USATODAY.com) 2 Jul 2008 at 11:21pm USATODAY.com - Amrikiya. Beikoku. Estados Unidos de America. Etats-Unis d'Amerique. Hoa Ky. iMelika. Meiguo. Sayukta Rajya Amrika. Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika. McCain + Obama = a valid energy plan (USATODAY.com) 2 Jul 2008 at 11:22pm USATODAY.com - Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama on energy policies: ? U.S., North Korea change course (USATODAY.com) 2 Jul 2008 at 11:17pm USATODAY.com - San Francisco Chronicle, in an editorial: "It's hard to miss the point. … North Korea blew up a 60-foot cooling tower at its main nuclear complex and invited foreign media to film away. (President) Bush himself read out the change in policy to give it full force. Private patriotism (The Christian Science Monitor) 3 Jul 2008 at 3:00am The Christian Science Monitor - It's as easy as grilling hot dogs to revel in Fourth of July rituals. Fireworks, parades, flags, and picnics help bind Americans. But the holiday is also a time for each person to recall the good in the nation's past ? and renew faith in the good still to come. That private patriotism is hard to show, as Barack Obama and even war hero John McCain have learned. Freedom is self-correcting (The Christian Science Monitor) 3 Jul 2008 at 3:00am The Christian Science Monitor - Is freedom a virtue or a vice? That question goes to the heart of some of the past century's most violent conflicts. And it seems to be driving much of the criticism against the US today. But as it's described in the quintessential work on freedom ? the US Declaration of Independence ? liberty is worthy of all the world's admiration. How Three Americans Ended Up Hostages in Colombia (HuffingtonPost.com) 3 Jul 2008 at 5:46pm HuffingtonPost.com - Colombia's audacious rescue of hostages held by the FARC, including American contractors Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes and Keith Stansell, adds an extra bang to the July 4 holiday. But we shouldn't forget the alarming backstory leading up to their captivity, which reveals a lot about the failings of government contracting, and government in general. Jesse Helms, John McCain and the Mark of the White Hands (The Nation) 4 Jul 2008 at 9:46pm The Nation - The Nation -- Jesse Helms was a segregationist, and a nasty one at that. Obama Visits the Blue State of North Dakota (The Nation) 3 Jul 2008 at 4:56pm The Nation - The Nation -- Barack Obama is serious about going where no Democrat has gone before -- or, to be precise, where no Democrat has gone in a very long time. Notes From the DLC: Me vs. Harold Ford (RealClearPolitics.com) 3 Jul 2008 at 2:30pm RealClearPolitics.com - For the record, I'm an admirer of Harold Ford, the former Congressman from Tennessee who is now the current Chair of the DLC. Interview with Governor Phil Bredesen (RealClearPolitics.com) 3 Jul 2008 at 2:30pm RealClearPolitics.com - (Note: The interview with Governor Bredesen was conducted on Monday, June 30 in Chicago at the DLC's Annual Conversation.) THE YEAR OF LIVING PATRIOTICALLY (Richard Reeves) 4 Jul 2008 at 6:58pm Richard Reeves - PARIS -- I am an American! The Loss of Independence (Pat Buchanan) 4 Jul 2008 at 2:00am Pat Buchanan - Not until a year after Lexington did the Continental Congress muster the resolve to declare the 13 colonies free and independent states, no longer subject to Parliament or Crown. Reagan's City on a Hill (Linda Chavez) 4 Jul 2008 at 2:00am Linda Chavez - There are few places in the world that beckon to those who share no common blood or history, but America has done so for centuries. It is one of the things that defines this great country. In celebrating the 232nd birthday of our nation this Fourth of July, it is worth recalling what Ronald Reagan said about the promise the United States holds out to so many. "Weeds" and Marijuana Chic (Brent Bozell III) 4 Jul 2008 at 2:00am Brent Bozell III - The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy reported last month that a teenager who has been depressed in the past year was more than twice as likely to have used marijuana than teenagers who have not reported being depressed (25 percent compared with 12 percent). The study said marijuana use increased the risk of developing mental disorders by 40 percent. So much for the "harmless" nature of pot. "The Disease Has Exploded" (Susan Estrich) 4 Jul 2008 at 2:00am Susan Estrich - It was the headline you never wanted to see. For nearly two years, I have started my day by checking in on Leroy Sievers to see how he is doing. His "My Cancer" blog on npr.com has become a family of sorts for people living with cancer, for people taking care of family and friends with cancer, and for anyone who has been touched by the disease or who hasn't. Newsfeed display by CaRP Yahoo! News -- IraqYahoo! News: Iraq Iraq Iraq PM says Baghdad saved from 'terrorist siege' (AFP) 5 Jul 2008 at 5:40am AFP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Saturday that the country's security forces have managed to save Baghdad from a "siege by terrorists" backed by foreign nations. US Secretary of State 'proud' of Iraq invasion: interview (AFP) 4 Jul 2008 at 9:07pm AFP - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday that she was "proud" of the US decision to invade Iraq and said the Middle East had improved since President George W. Bush took office.</p> US soldiers in Iraq mark Fourth of July (AP) 4 Jul 2008 at 7:36pm AP - It's Staff Sgt. Edgar Covarrubias' second Fourth of July in Iraq. No family barbecue, no fireworks, but Covarrubias says he'll call his mom, wife and kids to share the day anyway. US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,113 (AP) 4 Jul 2008 at 7:07pm AP - As of Friday, July 4, 2008, at least 4,113 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. Gunmen assassinate Shiite official in Iraq (AP) 4 Jul 2008 at 5:03pm <p>AP - Gunmen on a motorcycle assassinated an official of Iraq's biggest Shiite party Friday in the southern city of Basra, police said. Troops in Iraq celebrate Fourth by reenlisting (McClatchy Newspapers) 4 Jul 2008 at 3:41pm McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD--The U.S. military in Iraq celebrated the Fourth of July with what it billed as "the largest reenlistment ceremony ever held," and 1,215 soldiers, Marines, sailors and airmen raised their hands and re-pledged allegiance to America. Hundreds of US troops in Iraq re-enlist for national day (AFP) 4 Jul 2008 at 11:25am </a>AFP - More than 1,200 US troops serving in Iraq signed up for extended service in the military to mark America's national day on Friday. Iraqi Shiites denounce security pact with US (AFP) 4 Jul 2008 at 8:14am AFP - Large crowds of Shiites on Friday denounced the security pact Baghdad is negotiating with Washington for a long-term US military presence in violence-wracked Iraq. Syria returns stolen marble artifact to Iraq (AP) 4 Jul 2008 at 3:49am AP - Syria has returned a marble artifact to Iraq that was stolen from one of the country's archaeological sites. Federal judge orders 2 Marines released from jail (AP) 4 Jul 2008 at 1:46am AP - A federal judge in Riverside, Calif., has ordered two Marines released from jail despite their refusal to testify before a grand jury investigating the alleged killing of Iraqi detainees in 2004. Obama says Iraq trip could refine his policy (AP) 4 Jul 2008 at 12:42am AP - Democrat Barack Obama struggled Thursday to explain how his upcoming trip to Iraq might refine, but not basically alter, his promise to quickly remove U.S. combat troops from the war. Obama wades into controversy with Iraq comments (Reuters) 4 Jul 2008 at 12:14am Reuters - Democratic presidential
candidate Barack Obama waded into controversy on Thursday over
his plans to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq, first
saying he might "refine" his views but later declaring his
stance had remained unchanged for more than a year.</p> Obama insists no change in Iraq plan (AFP) 3 Jul 2008 at 6:27pm AFP - Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama insisted Thursday he had not changed his plan to order immediate troop withdrawals from Iraq, despite earlier saying he might refine his policies. Obama's past comments on Iraq troop withdrawal (AP) 3 Jul 2008 at 5:39pm AP - Barack Obama's policy for bringing U.S. troops home from Iraq as stated on his Web site: Obama says he might "refine" his Iraq position (Reuters) 3 Jul 2008 at 3:55pm <p>Reuters - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama left open the possibility on Thursday of revising his 16-month timetable for withdrawing U.S. combat forces from Iraq, saying he could "refine" his stance after he visits the country. Newsfeed display by CaRP Yahoo! News -- BusinessYahoo! News: Business Business BCE buyers finalize funding (Reuters) 4 Jul 2008 at 4:01pm <p>Reuters - Announcing what it said were "essential milestones" allowing the world's largest leveraged buyout to go ahead, BCE Inc said on Friday that its buyers had finalized funding and were sticking to their C$34.8-billion ($34.1 billion) purchase price. Hyundai union calls for work stoppage next week (Reuters) 4 Jul 2008 at 10:11pm Reuters - Unionized employees of Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) will walk off the job for four hours next week to push for a pay increase, the auto maker's union said on Saturday. Merrill nears deal to sell Bloomberg stake: report (Reuters) 4 Jul 2008 at 1:01pm Reuters - Merrill Lynch & Co may sell its 20 percent stake in financial news and data provider Bloomberg LP to a blind trust controlled by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, The New York Post reported on Friday. French bank body fines SocGen $6 million over Kerviel (Reuters) 4 Jul 2008 at 12:34pm Reuters - France's Banking Commission on Friday fined Societe Generale 4 million euros ($6.3 million) for serious breaches in internal controls revealed by the French bank's 4.9 billion euro rogue trading loss. World stocks fall on financial shares, oil drops (Reuters) 4 Jul 2008 at 2:35pm Reuters - World stocks edged lower on Friday, getting no relief from a decline in crude prices as concerns of further banking write-downs weighed on financial shares. Smooth sailing for yacht builders despite economy (AP) 4 Jul 2008 at 11:21pm AP - Fuel prices are soaring and credit markets tightening, but the super-rich are still lining up to pay tens of millions of dollars for mega yachts. Energy shares, tame jobs data lift Dow (Reuters) 3 Jul 2008 at 1:12pm Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Dow rose on Thursday, a day after the blue-chip average entered a bear market, on relief payrolls data was not as weak as some had feared and with another record oil price boosting energy shares. Economy - Thursday (Investor's Business Daily) 3 Jul 2008 at 5:02pm Investor's Business Daily - The benchmark 30-year fixed home loan rate fell 10 basis points to 6.35%, ending a 5-week uptrend to a 9-month peak, mortgage finance giant Freddie Mac said. Weaker economic data made a Fed rate hike less likely, pushing Treasury yields and mortgage rates lower. The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage slid 12 ticks to 5.92%. The 1-year ARM fell 10 basis points to 5.17%. Australia's Origin Energy rejects BG's $13B bid (AP) 4 Jul 2008 at 4:52am AP - Origin Energy Ltd., Australia's second largest power retailer, rejected a $13 billion takeover bid Friday from British natural gas producer BG Group. Newsfeed display by CaRP Yahoo! News -- ScienceYahoo! News: Science News Science News Study: Orangutan populations declining sharply (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 5:05am <p>AP - Orangutan numbers have declined sharply on the only two islands where they still live in the wild and they could become the first great ape species to go extinct if urgent action isn't taken, a new study says. UN chief to G8: climate change, food crisis linked (AP) 4 Jul 2008 at 5:47pm </a>AP - The global food crisis will only worsen because of climate change, the U.N. climate chief said Friday, urging leaders of the world's richest countries meeting in Japan next week to set goals to reduce carbon emissions within the next dozen years. Syria returns stolen marble artifact to Iraq (AP) 4 Jul 2008 at 3:48am AP - Syria has returned a marble artifact to Iraq that was stolen from one of the country's archaeological sites. Outdoor BBQ: A 700,000-year-old Ritual (LiveScience.com) 3 Jul 2008 at 5:15pm LiveScience.com - July Fourth is a celebration of outdoor cooking, as well as our nation's birthday. It's time to brush off the barbecue and throw masses of processed meat on the grill. As we all stand around waiting for the fire to die down so that we can make s'mores, it's also a time to ponder the notion that the barbecue is a ritual 700,000 years old or more, and it might have something to do with our big brains. Human ancestors started out eating whatever they could; berries, bark, fruit and bits of small animals were probably the main fare. ... Weather around the U.S.A. (AP) 4 Jul 2008 at 8:14am AP - Weather around the U.S.A. Phoenix scientists soon will analyze Martian ice (AFP) 4 Jul 2008 at 1:28pm AFP - Scientists with the US Phoenix lander will make their first analysis of Martian ice fragments in coming days but it could be the last done in one of the probe's small ovens, NASA said on its website Friday. Chinese man gets award for caring for quake pig (Reuters) 3 Jul 2008 at 12:02am <p>Reuters - A Chinese man who bought an emaciated pig who survived for 36 days under rubble after May's massive Sichuan earthquake and promised to care for it for life has been given an award by an animal rights group. Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil (AP) 26 Jun 2008 at 3:55pm AP - Scientists with the Virginia Museum of Natural History have confirmed the discovery of a 500 million-year-old fossil called a stromatolite. NKorea says US, other parties slow on nuclear pact (AP) 4 Jul 2008 at 4:38am </a>AP - North Korea said Friday it will not take further steps to dismantle its nuclear program until the U.S. and its other negotiating partners award fuel oil and political benefits promised under an aid-for-disarmament deal. No revamp of EU rules on GMO crops: ministerial meeting (AFP) 4 Jul 2008 at 12:32pm AFP - A review of the European Union's procedures for vetting genetically modified crops does not imply the policy will undergo far-reaching change, a French environment minister said Friday. Newsfeed display by CaRP Yahoo! News -- TechnologyYahoo! News: Technology News Technology News Court orders YouTube to give Viacom video logs (AP) 4 Jul 2008 at 6:52am <p>AP - Dismissing privacy concerns, a federal judge overseeing a $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit against YouTube has ordered the popular online video-sharing service to disclose who watches which video clips and when. 2 teens attacked in town mocked in YouTube videos (AP) 4 Jul 2008 at 5:44pm AP - Two teenagers who drove to Oniontown after a series of YouTube videos portrayed the hamlet as a run-down, backwoods dump were pelted with rocks by an angry group of young residents, authorities said. Internet addressing agency loses its own addresses (AP) 3 Jul 2008 at 3:57pm AP - This doesn't sound good: The nonprofit agency in charge of the Internet's addresses recently lost track of its own. Police wnt u to fight crime w/txt msgs (AP) 2 Jul 2008 at 1:35pm AP - Police in the 1970s urged citizens to "drop a dime" in a pay phone to report crimes anonymously. Now in an increasing number of cities, tipsters are being invited to use their thumbs — to identify criminals using text messages. Ask.com closes Dictionary.com deal (CNET) 4 Jul 2008 at 4:52pm CNET - Ask.com, the fourth-ranked search engine, has completed its acquisition of Lexico Publishing Group, which owns Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com, and Reference.com. 1 euro eBay baby goes home (CNET) 4 Jul 2008 at 3:37pm CNET - The German baby taken from his parents after they put him up for sale on eBay for a euro--apparently as a joke--is back home, according to the Associated Press. Review: SOHO Organizer 7.0.2 (Macworld.com) 5 Jul 2008 at 3:30am Macworld.com - For personal organization, Apple has focused on the basics with its Address Book and iCal programs, which are included with Mac OS X. These are fine light-duty programs, but they lack power for anything more than simple contact and calendar management. Chronos's SOHO Organizer 7.0.2 suite provides a feature-rich alternative that will appeal to business and power users for whom Apple's offerings are insufficiently powerful or versatile. Asustek to Offer Eee PC With Built-in 3G Wireless (PC World) 3 Jul 2008 at 9:40pm PC World - Asustek will offer an Eee PC later this year with built-in 3G connectivity. Openmoko's Neo FreeRunner Smartphone Really Is Open (NewsFactor) 3 Jul 2008 at 2:26pm NewsFactor - Openmoko has taken the wraps off its Neo FreeRunner, a Linux-based smartphone based on the company's open mobile-computing platform. Before you yawn about reading yet another product-introduction story -- especially about a handset that lacks 3G capability -- what sets the Neo FreeRunner apart is that it really is open, literally and figuratively. 'Containers' Out Perform Virtualization For KV Pharmaceuticals (TechWeb) 3 Jul 2008 at 4:00pm TechWeb - InformationWeek - With a container approach from Parallels' Virtuozzo, memory consumption and processor overhead are reduced through the use of one operating system per host. Lithuania: Attacks Focused on Hosting Company (PC World) 4 Jul 2008 at 10:10am PC World - A vulnerability in a Web server contributed to the attacks on some 300 Web sites in Lithuania earlier this week, a computer... Chipmaker Connects A Wireless World And Makes It Run Faster (Investor's ... 3 Jul 2008 at 4:24pm Investor's Business Daily - Now televisions, digital cameras and game consoles commonly link to the world without those physical ties. Newsfeed display by CaRP Yahoo! News -- HealthYahoo! News: Health News Health News Farmers say salmonella scare has hurt tomato sales (AP) 4 Jul 2008 at 6:13pm <p>AP - Expect fewer slices of red, ripe tomatoes next to the grill this holiday weekend. Haywire brain chemical linked to sudden baby death (AP) 3 Jul 2008 at 4:09pm AP - Scientists have new evidence that the brain chemical best known for regulating mood also plays a role in the mystifying killer of seemingly healthy babies — sudden infant death syndrome. Some psych patients wait days in hospital ERs (AP) 3 Jul 2008 at 4:09pm AP - When staffers at a Brooklyn hospital spotted a middle-aged woman lying face-down on a waiting room floor last month, it hardly seemed like cause for alarm. Scientists: Watermelon yields Viagra-like effects (AP) 3 Jul 2008 at 4:48pm AP - A slice of cool, fresh watermelon is a juicy way to top off a Fourth of July cookout and one that researchers say has effects similar to Viagra — but don't necessarily expect it to keep the fireworks going all night long. Filipina with upside-down feet walks for 1st time (AP) 3 Jul 2008 at 4:07pm AP - A Filipino teenager who came to New York so doctors could perform surgery to untwist her severely clubbed feet took her first unaided steps Wednesday in pink-and-white sneakers — the first shoes she's ever worn. Obesity may offer some protection after stenting (Reuters) 2 Jul 2008 at 1:51pm Reuters - Paradoxically, obesity may offer some protection against heart-related "events," like heart attack, in people who have a stent placed to prop open a clogged coronary artery, research shows. Lots of Sex May Prevent Erectile Dysfunction (HealthDay) 3 Jul 2008 at 10:47pm HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- Frequent sexual intercourse may cut down on a man's chances of developing erectile dysfunction, Finnish researchers report. Most study participants understand research goals (Reuters) 4 Jul 2008 at 9:29am Reuters - People who take part in clinical trials often do so out of a desire to advance scientific knowledge and to help others, a new international study demonstrates. Health Tip: Trying Pregnancy Again (HealthDay) 4 Jul 2008 at 10:46pm HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Trying to get pregnant again after a miscarriage can be fraught with a host of emotional and physical concerns. German upper house wants changes to assisted suicide laws (AFP) 4 Jul 2008 at 1:37pm AFP - The German upper house passed a motion on Friday calling for laws on assisted suicide to be tightened after a former politician caused outrage by helping an elderly woman to die. Kidney Cancer Vaccine Shows No Boost in Survival (HealthDay) 3 Jul 2008 at 10:47pm HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- The new vaccine vitespen didn't increase recurrence-free survival among kidney cancer patients who'd had surgery, say U.S. researchers. Newsfeed display by CaRP Yahoo! News -- SportsYahoo! News: Sports News Sports News One more time: Federer vs. Nadal at Wimbledon (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 5:08am <p>AP - Add up all of Roger Federer's greatness on grass courts, and the numbers are striking: 40 wins in a row at Wimbledon, 65 overall on the surface. Phelps has unfinished business at Olympic trials (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 5:30am AP - Michael Phelps is almost done at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. The superstar has one bit of unfinished business: the 100 butterfly and a showdown with world recordholder Ian Crocker. Rockies overcome 9-run deficit to beat Marlins (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 2:11am AP - The blasts returned to Coors Field on Friday night, long before the fireworks. Jagr signs with Avangard Omsk in Russian League (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 2:13am </a>AP - Jaromir Jagr signed with a Russian team a day after his split with the New York Rangers, leaving the NHL after nearly two decades and returning to the club he joined during the 2004-05 lockout. Zambrano leads Cubs to 2-1 win over Cardinals (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 2:14am AP - The return of Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano trumped the soap opera setting of Jim Edmonds' homecoming and Albert Pujols' 300th home run. Favre considers return to NFL or does he? (AP) 3 Jul 2008 at 12:55am <p>AP - Brett Favre dismissed an ESPN report that he's considering coming out of retirement as "all rumor." Report: Duhon agrees to deal with Knicks (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 2:04am AP - Chris Duhon verbally agreed to a deal with the New York Knicks on Friday, the point guard and his agent told The Sporting News. Youkilis' bizarre triple spurs Red Sox past Yanks (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 2:21am AP - Kevin Youkilis created the drama. Mike Lowell gave Boston the win. Lowell hit a go-ahead, three-run homer two innings after Youkilis' shot squirted out of Johnny Damon's glove, bounced off the top of the left-field wall three times, and sat on the fence for several tantalizing seconds. Aragones signs two-year contract with Fenerbahce (AFP) 5 Jul 2008 at 4:41am AFP - Spanish coach Luis Aragones on Saturday signed a two-year contract with Turkish club Fenerbahce.</p> Sharks acquire top defenseman Boyle from Lightning (AP) 4 Jul 2008 at 10:07pm AP - Although Dan Boyle felt betrayed when the Tampa Bay Lightning decided to trade him, the standout defenseman is feeling much better about it after landing with the San Jose Sharks. Game over: struggling UK basketball museum closes (AP) 2 Jul 2008 at 12:08pm AP - The University of Kentucky Basketball Museum has shut its doors due to falling attendance and financial problems. Williams sisters promise Wimbledon final feast (AFP) 4 Jul 2008 at 8:26pm <p>AFP - Serena Williams joked earlier this week that she would steal her sister Venus's breakfast on Saturday if they both made it to another Wimbledon singles final. Lee leads LPGA Arkansas event after first-round 64 (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 4:47am AP - Seon Hwa Lee's approach shot hopped to the back of the green and stopped about 3 feet from the hole. One last birdie on a back nine full of them. Newsfeed display by CaRP Yahoo! News -- EntertainmentYahoo! News: Entertainment News Entertainment News Spitzer call girl drops 'Girls Gone Wild' lawsuit (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 5:35am AP - MIAMI (AP) — The call girl involved in a scandal that brought down New York's former governor has dropped a lawsuit claiming "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis exploited her image and name on the Internet. Winehouse sings in Spain, glass of wine in hand (AP) 4 Jul 2008 at 5:29pm AP - Soul diva Amy Winehouse sipped from a glass of red wine and looked a bit unsteady on her feet as she appeared in front of a large audience at the Rock in Rio music festival southeast of Madrid on Friday.</p> Franken tries the switch from comic to Congress (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 2:56am AP - WASHINGTON (AP) — Moving from celebrity to senator isn't exactly an untraveled path. But that doesn't mean comedian Al Franken, who is vying for a Senate seat in Minnesota, will coast to Capitol Hill on a wide, smooth road. Brinkley split is newest image-crushing NY divorce (AP) 4 Jul 2008 at 5:04pm </a>AP - When the media capital of the world meets a celebrity divorce, it's a breakup made in tabloid heaven. So the city that has hosted the spectacular splits of Woody Allen, Liza Minnelli and Rudolph Giuliani now is feasting on the salacious details of model Christie Brinkley's fourth marital breakup. Brangelina twins will always have Nice (AP) 4 Jul 2008 at 3:25pm AP - They'll always have Nice. "Kung Fu Panda" prompts soul-searching in China (Reuters) 5 Jul 2008 at 2:33am <p>Reuters - More than just a box-office hit in China, animated Hollywood comedy "Kung Fu Panda" has led Chinese artists to find fault with their own film industry and call for fewer government controls on culture. Huge trove of 78 rpm records donated to Syracuse U (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 3:55am AP - A vast collection of 78 rpm records — valued at $1 million, weighing 50 tons and representing more than a half-century of American music history — is being donated to Syracuse University by the estate of a prominent New York City record shop owner. Spitzer call girl drops 'Girls Gone Wild' lawsuit (AP) 5 Jul 2008 at 5:35am AP - MIAMI (AP) — The call girl involved in a scandal that brought down New York's former governor has dropped a lawsuit claiming "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis exploited her image and name on the Internet. Merrill nears deal to sell Bloomberg stake: report (Reuters) 4 Jul 2008 at 1:01pm Reuters - Merrill Lynch & Co may sell its 20 percent stake in financial news and data provider Bloomberg LP to a blind trust controlled by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, The New York Post reported on Friday. 'Summer and Smoke' to Billow Off-Broadway (Playbill) 3 Jul 2008 at 2:19pm Playbill - A dawning troupe called Big Sky Theatre Company will present Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke, a sensuous tale of the Gothic South, Aug. 20-31 at the Clurman Theatre in Theatre Row in Manhattan. It is the company's inaugural Off-Broadway production. Jean Paul Gaultier's Caged Belles (Fashion Wire Daily) 4 Jul 2008 at 9:02am Fashion Wire Daily - Half the passages in this week's haute couture show by Jean Paul Gaultier had birds' names; several were simply entitled cage, befitting a collection where many of fashion's most beautiful models hit the runway bound in wire traps or metal frames. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS (AP) 3 Jul 2008 at 11:10am AP - 1. "Fearless Fourteen" by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's Press) Newsfeed display by CaRP
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