Friday, July 22, 2011

Norway ripped by Oslo bomb, youth camp shootings (AP)

Norway ripped by Oslo bomb, youth camp shootings (AP)

Norway ripped by Oslo bomb, youth camp shootings (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 12:26 PM PDT

CORRECTS YEAR Debris covers the area outside a building in the centre of Oslo, Friday July 22, 2011, following an explosion that tore open several buildings including the prime minister's office, shattering windows and covering the street with documents. (AP Photo/Fartein Rudjord) NORWAY OUT:AP - A bomb ripped open buildings in the heart of Norway's government Friday, and a man dressed as a police officer opened fire at an island youth camp connected to the ruling party. At least seven people were killed in the blast and a witness said more than 20 died in the camp shootings, the peaceful nation's worst violence since World War II.

Senate rejects House GOP budget-cutting plan (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 12:11 PM PDT

President Barack Obama during his Town Hall at the Ritchie Coliseum on the campus of University of Maryland, Friday, July 22, 2011 in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner searched on Friday for an elusive debt-limit compromise as the Senate rejected a House plan containing deep spending cuts and for the moment put aside a last-ditch fallback option.

Nation wilts as heat wave spreads eastward (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 10:03 AM PDT

William Dyer, Jr., of Gortham, Maine stays cool seated on his beach chair waist-deep in Sabbathday Lake in New Gloucester, Maine, Thursday, July 21, 2011. The heat that has gripped much of the nation arrived in Maine on Friday. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)AP - Americans withered under yet another day of searing sun Friday as a heat wave spread in earnest into the urban core of the Northeast, while warnings about excessive heat stretched from Kansas to Maine and the Carolinas.

Obama, Panetta, Mullen to meet on gays in military (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 11:01 AM PDT

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta walks out to greet John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand, at the Pentagon Thursday, July 21, 2011 in Washington.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - President Barack Obama and Pentagon leaders are poised to end the ban on gays serving openly in the military.

James Murdoch under threat as UK scandal spreads (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 12:07 PM PDT

News Corp. head Rupert Murdoch arrives at his Fifth Avenue residence with his wife Wendi, Wednesday, July 20, 2011, in New York. Emerging relatively unscathed from a British parliamentary hearing on the phone hacking scandal, Rupert Murdoch returned to the United States on Wednesday, where his company faces a host of financial and legal challenges. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)AP - Media scion James Murdoch, his father's heir apparent, was under fire Friday over claims by former newspaper executives that he misled lawmakers about what he knew, and when, about Britain's phone-hacking scandal.

Koreas agree to work toward resuming nuclear talks (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 10:08 AM PDT

AP - Top nuclear envoys from rivals North and South Korea agreed Friday to work toward a resumption of stalled nuclear disarmament talks, a significant breakthrough after more than a year of confrontation and escalating threats that have put the region on edge.

Somali militants vow to block aid groups (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 12:28 PM PDT

A Somali malnourished child from southern Somalia is treated in Banadir hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia, Friday, July 22, 2011. Drought and lack of food is forcing people to migrate to seek aid, with some thousands of people arriving in Mogadishu over the past two weeks. The worst drought in the Horn of Africa has sparked a severe food crisis and high malnutrition rates, the United Nations has said. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)AP - Al-Qaida-linked militants in Somalia vowed to keep most international aid workers out of the country despite a worsening famine and the U.N. warned Friday that 800,000 children could die in the region from starvation.

Dow edges lower on Caterpillar earnings miss (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 12:46 PM PDT

John Bowers, right, of Bowers Securities makes trades using a handheld device on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, July 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)AP - A big earnings miss from Caterpillar Friday halted a stock rally that brought the Dow Jones industrial average close to its highest level of the year.

Beavis & Butt-head return to MTV feisty as ever (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 10:12 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2009 file photo, Mike Judge, creator of the MTV animated series 'Beavis and Butthead' participates in a panel discussion at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour for another series 'The Goode Family,' in Los Angeles. Judge came to San Diego's Comic-Con on Thursday, July 21, 2011, to talk about the reboot of his beloved animated characters and offer a peek at the new season, which is set to premiere in October. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)AP - When the ever-adolescent Beavis and Butt-head return to MTV in the fall — nearly two decades after their heyday — even their own network won't be safe from the trash-talking duo's mockery.

NFL on hold; players study deal OK'd by owners (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 11:36 AM PDT

Jon Elway, executive vice president of football operations for the Denver Broncos, arrives for a meeting Friday, July 22, 2011, in Atlanta. NFL general managers and other team executives are meeting to discuss specifics of the labor agreement approved by owners and make plans for the season while awaiting the players' vote on the deal. (AP Photo/John Amis)AP - The NFL was stuck in a holding pattern Friday as the players studied the owner-approved proposal to end the lockout and tried to determine when — and even whether — to vote on it.

Oslo bomb kills 7, gunman fires on youth camp (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 12:21 PM PDT

Debris is seen on the street after a powerful explosion rocked central Oslo, July 22, 2011. REUTERS/Holm Morten/ScanpixReuters - A bomb ripped through Oslo's central government district on Friday killing seven people, police said, and hours later a gunman opened fire at a youth camp on a nearby island.

Thomson Reuters shakes up Markets division (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 11:38 AM PDT

Thomson Reuters Markets Division CEO Devin Wenig attends the Thomson Reuters newsmaker event Reuters - Thomson Reuters Corp said five more senior executives are leaving its Markets division in addition to its head Devin Wenig.

Fitch calls default, Greece pledges no let-up on debt (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 10:51 AM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou (C) and French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrive for a meeting in Brussels July 21, 2011. REUTERS/Bundesregierung/Steffen Kugler/PoolReuters - Fitch ratings agency declared Greece would be in temporary default as the result of a second bailout, which Athens said had bought it breathing space.

Obama vows "hard choices" on debt as Democrats fume (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 11:53 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama participates in a town hall meeting on U.S. debt reduction talks at the University of Maryland in College Park near Washington, July 22, 2011. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama insisted on Friday he was prepared to make "tough choices" for a sweeping deficit-reduction deal to avert a U.S. default, despite Democrats warning him not to make too many concessions.

GE tops Wall Street estimates on overseas demand (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 08:09 AM PDT

Reuters - General Electric Co notched a better-than-expected 21.6 percent rise in earnings, helped by strong demand for jet engines as well as equipment used in oil and natural gas production.

UK lawmaker asks police to investigate Murdoch (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 09:47 AM PDT

BSkyB Chairman James Murdoch appears before a parliamentary committee on phone hacking at Portcullis House in London July 19, 2011. REUTERS/Parbul TV via Reuters TvReuters - News Corp executive James Murdoch could face a police investigation into claims he gave "mistaken" testimony to Britain's parliament this week, deepening the legal crisis that has engulfed the Murdoch family's media empire.

Caterpillar profit misses (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 12:32 PM PDT

Reuters - Heavy machinery maker Caterpillar Inc disappointed Wall Street with a second-quarter earnings miss on Friday, hurt by higher costs, and its shares fell nearly 6 percent, dragging down the U.S. stock market.

Verizon iPhone sales dash hopes; shares fall (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 12:01 PM PDT

An employee holds out an iPhone for a customer at a Verizon store in Boston, Massachusetts February 10, 2011. REUTERS/Brian SnyderReuters - Verizon Communications may have the iPhone, but the blockbuster smartphone has yet to pay off in its battle against AT&T Inc.

Militants kill at least 11 in twin Norway attacks (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 11:59 AM PDT

A man helps a wounded woman evacuating a building after an explosion near government buildings in Norway's capital.(AFP/SCANPIX/Morten Holm)AFP - Militants staged twin bomb and shooting attacks in Norway Friday, leaving at least 11 dead as a blast tore through government buildings and a gunman opened fire at a youth meeting of the ruling party.

Eight killed as Syria quells massive protests (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 12:46 PM PDT

Syrians demonstrate after Friday prayers in the central city of Hama. AFP was not permitted to cover this event. This photo came from an alternative source. AFP is not in a position to independently verify the authenticity of the photo.(AFP)AFP - Syrian security forces killed at least eight civilians on Friday as more than 1.2 million people protested against President Bashar al-Assad's rule, activists said.
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