Tuesday, August 3, 2010

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CNN.com Recently Published/Updated


Employees in workplace shooting still reeling over 'senseless act'

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 11:10 PM PDT

As police investigate the deadly shooting spree at Hartford Distributors and prepare to identify its victims, the company will meet Wednesday with employees, some of whom have been with the company for more than 30 years.

Senate debate on Kagan continues

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 11:02 PM PDT

Senators continue floor debate Wednesday on the nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court.

'Static kill' under way in effort to seal Gulf oil well

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 10:59 PM PDT

BP says a long-awaited procedure to permanently seal its crippled well in the Gulf of Mexico could be over soon -- or it could take days.

Scope of disaster widens in Pakistan

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 10:45 PM PDT

More than 3 million people have been directly affected and more than 1,400 have been killed by floods in northwestern Pakistan's Baluchistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, an aid group said Tuesday, citing officials.

Nun's death sparks immigration debate

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 10:28 PM PDT

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has ordered an investigation after a man who was in the United States illegally killed a nun in a car crash, authorities said

Kenyans to vote in referendum for new constitution

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 10:09 PM PDT

Kenyans will vote Wednesday in a historic referendum on a new constitution that could be the first step toward a truly functioning government for East Africa's largest economy.

Kenya's churches unite against draft constitution

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 09:44 PM PDT

Kenya's Christian churches have unified against a proposed new constitution for the east African powerhouse, saying it will offer abortion on demand and give Muslims special rights.

California gears up for ruling on same-sex marriage

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 09:23 PM PDT

A federal judge in California is expected to issue his ruling Wednesday on whether the state's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.

World 'losing against Taliban,' Pakistan's president says

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 09:17 PM PDT

The international community is "losing the war against the Taliban," Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said Tuesday.

U.N. panel removes 45 names from al Qaeda, Taliban blacklist

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 08:31 PM PDT

A Security Council sanctions committee removed 45 names Monday from a blacklist of people and organizations affiliated with al Qaeda or the Taliban.

Florida confirms 24 cases of dengue fever in Key West

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 08:17 PM PDT

The Florida Department of Health confirmed an increase in the number of cases of dengue fever acquired in the Key West area.

Quick-thinking woman uses toes to alert authorities to home invasion

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 08:02 PM PDT

Amy Windom says a "MacGyver" moment helped alert authorities after a terrifying incident Tuesday.

Key contests in primaries, and a referendum on health care reform

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 07:49 PM PDT

U.S. Senate races in Kansas and Missouri and a ballot measure seen as a referendum on President Obama's health care reform are among Tuesday's primary elections.

Tensions rise as deadly border clash erupts between Israel, Lebanon

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 07:38 PM PDT

A clash between Lebanon and Israel along their volatile shared border Tuesday left an Israeli officer and several Lebanese soldiers dead while escalating fears of renewed violence between the nations.

New Zealand suffers its first combat fatality in Afghanistan

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 07:15 PM PDT

New Zealand has suffered its first combat fatality in the war in Afghanistan, the New Zealand Defense Force reported Tuesday.

Wyclef Jean says he will run to be president of Haiti

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 07:09 PM PDT

Wyclef Jean will announce exclusively on CNN's "Larry King Live" Thursday night that he intends to run for president of Haiti, a source close to the Haitian recording artist said Tuesday.

Gunman suspected of killing 8 had just been forced to resign

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 06:59 PM PDT

Omar Thornton, 34, walked into a room early Tuesday at the beverage distributorship where he worked in Manchester, Connecticut.

16-year-old suspected in stabbing death of 11-year-old girl

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 06:58 PM PDT

Two young sisters in Littlerock, California, were stabbed Tuesday, leaving one dead and the other critically injured, police said.

Arizona sheriff shrugs off latest death threat

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 06:39 PM PDT

Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Tuesday he shrugged off reports of a $1 million bounty on his head by Mexican drug cartels, saying this is not the first -- nor the largest.

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