Sunday, July 31, 2011

Hot weather persists in central United States (Reuters)

Hot weather persists in central United States (Reuters)

Hot weather persists in central United States (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 04:00 PM PDT

A Civil War re-enactor sits in the shade of his tent in the Union Army Camp to avoid the blistering heat in Manassas, Virginia July 21, 2011. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - Sticky heat was expected to smother much of the country's midsection in the coming days as hotter-than-usual temperatures continued to roast parts of the Midwest and South, forecasters said on Sunday.

One dies, 3 wounded in shooting near George Clinton concert (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 04:44 PM PDT

George Clinton (R), winner of the 2009 BMI Urban Icon award, stands with Bootsy Collins at the BMI Urban Music Awards in New York, September 10, 2009. REUTERS/Chip EastReuters - A fistfight that began near a family unity festival headlined by funk musician George Clinton ended in gunfire, killing one and injuring three, Cleveland police said on Sunday.

Airbnb Renter Wrecks Woman's Apartment (Time.com)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 07:45 AM PDT

Time.com - Airbnb, a startup company that links travelers seeking a more homey place to stay with hosts willing to rent their homes, is trying to make amends after one woman's home was destroyed by a renter

The Weak Speaker: How a Failed Debt Vote Disarmed the Nation's Top Republican (Time.com)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 07:45 AM PDT

Time.com - Any credibility Boehner had in claiming that his restive members could get behind a consensus debt deal has vanished. The Speaker has gone lame

US Airways pilots deny illegal work slowdown (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 01:30 PM PDT

Reuters - A union representing US Airways Group Inc pilots on Sunday rejected the carrier's accusations that it was encouraging an illegal work slowdown, resulting in more flight and baggage delays and increased cancellations.

'Lifeline' of public transit faces deep cuts in RI (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 01:23 PM PDT

AP - Nils Berg rides the No. 60 bus to work religiously. In summer, he takes it south from Bristol to Newport; in winter, he rides it north to Providence. Working in the state's seasonal hospitality industry, the father of two often doesn't get off work until midnight.

Businesses play critical role in thwarting terror (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 10:04 PM PDT

AP - Ultimately, it was the keen eye of a Texas gun shop clerk that helped authorities find an AWOL soldier who'd stashed bomb-making material in his nearby motel room for a planned attack on Fort Hood soldiers.

Divers search NH pond for sign of missing girl, 11 (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 05:14 PM PDT

This 2010 photo provided by the New Hampshire State Police shows Celina Cass of West Stewartstown, N.H., in a basketball team uniform in Canann, Vt. Law enforcement officials are searching for Cass, who they say was last seen at her home the night of Monday, July 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Don Whipple)AP - Divers searched a pond in northern New Hampshire on Sunday for clues to the disappearance of an 11-year-old girl, who's been missing for several days.

It's a deal: Obama, Congress will avert default (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 07:25 PM PDT

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is all smiles as he walks to the Senate floor to announce that a deal has been reached on the debt ceiling on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sunday, July 31, 2011.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Ending a perilous stalemate, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders announced historic agreement Sunday night on emergency legislation to avert the nation's first-ever financial default.

Debt ceiling fix could mean problems for states (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 07:11 PM PDT

AP - The cost of the compromise needed to raise the federal debt ceiling likely will inflict more fiscal pain on states still struggling to recover from the recession and the end of federal stimulus spending.

Heat wave threatens elderly in remote towns (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 11:46 AM PDT

In this July 22, 2011 photo, John Pangburn and his wife, Wanda Pangburn, watch television in their home on a hot summer day in Mulhall, Okla. 'I can't take the heat like my husband can,' said Wanda. 'I can go outside for a little bit, but I just don't stay out for long.' (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)AP - The air is cool inside Ray Knight's makeshift coffee shop on the main strip in this tiny northern Oklahoma farming community, but there aren't many customers.

'Christian terrorist'? Norway case strikes debate (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 01:34 PM PDT

AP - When the "enemy" is different, an outsider, it's easier to draw quick conclusions, to develop stereotypes. It's simply human nature: There is "us," and there is "them." But what happens when the enemy looks like us — from the same tradition and belief system?

NJ Muslim: From 9/11 detainee lawyer to judge (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 03:37 PM PDT

In this photo of July 26, 2011, New Jersey Superior Court Judge Sohail Mohammed raises his right hand as he is administered the oath of office by his mentor, retired Passaic County Assignment Judge Robert J. Passero, left, at Mohammed's ceremonial swearing in in Paterson, N.J. Mohammed represented many people rounded up in New Jersey in the post-9/11 dragnet. Along the way, he gained the respect and friendship of many top law enforcement officials for his efforts to build bridges between the Muslim community and law enforcement and to help defuse tensions in those incredibly tense days. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)AP - As the rubble of ground zero smoldered in the months after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, the investigation was just as hot across the Hudson River in New Jersey.

Internet archivist seeks 1 of every book written (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 02:16 PM PDT

In this July 21, 2011 photo, Brewster Kahle, digital librarian for the Internet Archive, demonstrates the zoom function while scanning a book on a touch screen at the Internet Archive's Physical Archive warehouse in Richmond, Calif. Saving a copy of every Web page ever posted sounds like an ambitious life's work, but Khale has decided digital isn't enough. The founder of the Internet Archive wants to expand his effort to provide 'universal access to all knowledge' by preserving a physical copy of every book ever written. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)AP - Tucked away in a small warehouse on a dead-end street, an Internet pioneer is building a bunker to protect an endangered species: the printed word.

Texas Gulf oysters suffering in the drought (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 11:11 AM PDT

In this July 26, 2011 photo, Jeri's Seafood general manager Tracy Woody watches while one of his oyster boats is unloaded as he talks about this year's crop at their dock in Smith Point, Texas. Any hope that Texas oysters were going to make up the productivity lost in Mississippi and Louisiana due to flooding and last year's oil spill have been killed by the third-worst drought in Lone Star State history. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)AP - Tracy Woody heaved a hemp bag filled with oysters across the deck of his boat and began inspecting his catch. One shell after another was empty.

When the balloons inflated, so did 1 man's career (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 11:33 AM PDT

In this June 2, 2011 photo, Treb Heining poses with balloons in his office in Costa Mesa, Calif. When he was a 15-year-old kid hawking balloons down the street at Disneyland, Heining never thought his love for helium-filled spheroids would, well, balloon the way it has. If you've never met Heining, the chances are great you've bumped into at least one of his balloons. He's the guy who has dropped millions of them on Times Square New Year's Eve celebrations, presidential nominating conventions (for both Democrats and Republicans) and more than a dozen Super Bowls. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - When he was just a high school kid hawking balloons with Mickey Mouse's picture on them, Treb Heining never imagined that his affection for those little helium-filled orbs would blow up into anything more than a fun summertime job.

Verdict for 2 Americans in Iran within a week (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 01:52 PM PDT

Masoud Shafiei, the Iranian lawyer for two Americans who have been jailed in Iran on charges of espionage, speaks at his office in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 30, 2011. Two Americans could be released after a court hearing slated for Sunday, their lawyer said. Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal and Bauer's fiancee, Sarah Shourd, were detained on July 31, 2009, and Iran accused them of illegally crossing the border to spy. Shourd was released last year on $500,000 bail and has said she won't return to Iran for trial. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)AP - The lawyer for two Americans jailed in Iran on charges of espionage said Sunday the court will announce its verdict within a week, dashing hopes for their immediate release after a final hearing in the case.
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