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HEADLINES — Friday, July 30th, 2010
NY Reps. Bicker Over 9/11 Responder Bill’s Defeat The House’s rejection of bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust has opened a sharp rift between two New York congressmen, Republican Peter King and Democrat Anthony Weiner. Andrew Miga, AP NEWS - 5 minutes ago
Obama Calls Charges Against Rangel ‘Troubling’ President Barack Obama on Friday called ethics charges against Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel “very troubling” and said he hopes the longtime lawmaker can end his career with dignity. Several House Democrats went further, flat-out urging the New York congressman to resign. Laurie Kellman, AP NEWS - 5 minutes ago
US Casualties in Afghanistan Soar to Record Highs In a summer of suffering, America’s military death toll in Afghanistan is rising, with back-to-back record months for U.S. losses in the grinding conflict. All signs point to more bloodshed in the months ahead, straining the already shaky international support for the war. Robert H. Reid, AP NEWS - 5 minutes ago
Ariz. Governor Considers Changing Immigration Law The fight over Arizona’s immigration law showed no signs of letting up Friday as the federal judge who blunted its force faced threats and the Republican governor who signed it considered changes to address any faults. Paul Davenport and Jacques Billeaud, AP NEWS - 5 minutes ago
Movement in Western Oil-Gas Lease Backlog in Wyo. A more than 2-year-old backlog of federal oil and gas leases in Wyoming began breaking loose Friday as the U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced it finally will issue 145 leases sold in June 2008. Mead Gruver, AP NEWS - 9 minutes ago
TransCanada: ‘Multiple Bids’ for Alaska Gas Line TransCanada Corp. has received “multiple bids from ”major industry players and others" to use its proposed pipeline to transport natural gas from Alaska’s North Slope to market, a company official said Friday. Becky Bohrer, AP NEWS - 17 minutes ago
Mass. Legislative Leaders OK Deal on Casino Bill Massachusetts House and Senate leaders agreed Friday on a bill to legalize the most sweeping expansion of gambling in the state in four decades — drawing immediate criticism from Gov. Deval Patrick who threatened to veto the measure. Steve Leblanc, AP NEWS - 22 minutes ago
China FM Signs Cooperation Deal in Mexico Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi signed on Friday a four-year cooperation accord with Mexico aimed at boosting political and economic ties. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 24 minutes ago
Expo Shows Illegal Pet Trade Rampant in Indonesia The most threatened tortoise in the world is being sold openly at a plant and animal exposition in the heart of Indonesia’s capital, highlighting concerns about the rampant — and growing — illegal pet trade. Niniek Karmini, AP NEWS - 28 minutes ago
Calif. Wildfire Jumps Aqueduct, Approaches Homes A huge wildfire in the high desert wilderness north of Los Angeles jumped an aqueduct on Friday, rushing toward hundreds of houses as firefighters also tried to keep flames from damaging power lines that bring electricity to Southern California. Jacob Adelman, AP NEWS - 28 minutes ago
Jewish Group Opposes Ground Zero Mosque The nation’s leading Jewish civil rights group has come out against the planned mosque and Islamic community center near ground zero, saying more information is needed about funding for the project and the location is “counterproductive to the healing process.” Rachel Zoll, AP NEWS - 31 minutes ago
Woman With Broken Leg Calls 911; Suspect Collapses Livingston Parish sheriff’s deputies arrested a man who passed out while allegedly trying to break into a mobile home where an 82-year-old woman was calling 911, crowbar in hand. Deputies said 24-year-old Derrick Gauthreaux of Denham Springs was checked at a hospital Thursday, then booked into the parish jail on one count of attempted burglary. Staff, AP NEWS - 32 minutes ago
Wealthy Dallas Brothers Become SEC Fraud Target Brothers Charles and Sam Wyly, born a year apart during the Great Depression, almost always have been joined at the hip. Kelley Shannon and Michael Graczyk, AP NEWS - 35 minutes ago
AP NewsAlert Gov. Schwarzenegger says 2,000 structures threatened by California wildfire, 300 evacuated. Staff, AP NEWS - 37 minutes ago
Sen. Ben Nelson Is First Democrat to Oppose Kagan Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan saw the first crack Friday in a so-far solid base of Democratic support for her virtually certain confirmation next week, when centrist Sen. Ben Nelson said he would vote “no.” Julie Hirschfeld Davis, AP NEWS - 45 minutes ago
Heidi Montag Files for Divorce From Spencer Pratt Fifteen months after saying “I do,” reality TV stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are headed for divorce. The 23-year-old starlet and plastic surgery devotee filed for divorce Friday in Santa Monica, Calif., citing irreconcilable differences. Staff, AP NEWS - 47 minutes ago
Ore. Prosecutor Says No Gore Prosecution Former Vice President Al Gore won’t be prosecuted over allegations by a masseuse that he groped and assaulted her in his Portland hotel room in 2006, the county prosecutor said Friday. William McCall, AP NEWS - 47 minutes ago
VA: 3 Positive Tests of Vets at St. Louis Clinic Three veterans treated at the St. Louis VA Medical Center’s dental clinic have tested positive for hepatitis and further testing will be necessary to determine if inadequately sterilized dental equipment is to blame, VA officials said Friday. Jim Salter, AP NEWS - 47 minutes ago
Signs of Oil Spill Recovery Entering New Phase BP’s new boss says it’s time for a “scaleback” in cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Federal officials say there is no way the crude could reach the East Coast. And fishing areas are starting to reopen. Harry R. Weber and Greg Bluestein, AP NEWS - 47 minutes ago
Agency Weighs Skirting Congress on Immigration The Obama administration, unable to push an immigration overhaul through Congress, is considering ways it could go around lawmakers to let undocumented immigrants stay in the United States, according to an agency memo. Julie Hirschfeld Davis, AP NEWS - 47 minutes ago
Mass. Legislative Leaders OK Deal on Casino Bill Massachusetts House and Senate leaders Friday agreed on a bill to legalize casino gambling in the state — drawing immediate criticism from Gov. Deval Patrick who threatened to veto the measure. Steve Leblanc, AP NEWS - 48 minutes ago
House Approves Bill on Drilling, Oil Spills The House approved a bill Friday to boost safety standards for offshore drilling, remove a federal cap on economic liability for oil spills and impose new fees on oil and gas production. Matthew Daly, AP NEWS - 48 minutes ago
Texas Man Exonerated of Rape Free After 27 Years Imprisoned for 27 years for a rape he didn’t commit, Michael Anthony Green walked out of jail a free man on Friday and in the process was able to leave behind some of the anger that had fueled his survival behind bars. Juan A. Lozano, AP NEWS - 48 minutes ago
Grizzly Bear Euthanized After Mont. Triple Mauling Wildlife officials euthanized a grizzly bear Friday after DNA tests confirmed that the sow and her cubs were responsible for a triple mauling that killed a Michigan man and injured two other campers. Matthew Brown, AP NEWS - 48 minutes ago
Paperwork Nightmare: A Struggle to Fix New Law Talk about a paperwork nightmare: Tucked into the massive new health care law is a demand that nearly 40 million U.S. businesses file tax forms for every vendor that sells them more than $600 in goods. Stephen Ohlemacher, AP NEWS - 67 minutes ago
Store Manager Tells Robber Jesus Wouldn’t Approve A cell phone store manager in South Florida dissuaded an armed man from robbing the store by telling him Jesus wouldn’t approve. Instead of panicking when the suspect pulled a weapon, Nayara Goncalves started talking with him. He was jobless, and the 20-year-old Christian offered to connect him with friends who could help him find work. Staff, AP NEWS - 70 minutes ago
Bill Clinton Emerges on Chelsea’s NY Wedding Eve Bill Clinton made a long-anticipated appearance in the upstate New York village where his daughter is getting married, drawing crowds of onlookers Friday afternoon as preparations continued largely out of sight for the grand and secretive occasion. Jim Fitzgerald and Michael Hill, AP NEWS - 72 minutes ago
Deadly Gas Explosion Destroys Building in Calif. A deadly gas explosion obliterated an industrial building with such violent force Friday that a worker was hurled into the street, car windows were shattered and a survivor had his hair singed in the inferno. Thomas Watkins, AP NEWS - 76 minutes ago
Merck’s 2Q Net Drops on Higher Costs, Charges Drugmaker Merck & Co. on Friday reported a 52 percent drop in second-quarter net income, weighed down by big restructuring charges from buying Schering-Plough Corp., generic competition and other factors. Linda A. Johnson, AP NEWS - 79 minutes ago
Regulators Close 3 Banks in Florida, Georgia Regulators on Friday shut two banks in Florida and one in Georgia, lifting to 106 the number of U.S. banks to fail this year as the industry has struggled to cope with mounting loan defaults and recession. Marcy Gordon, AP NEWS - 81 minutes ago
Tax Study Default Leaves Nevada Lawmakers Upset State lawmakers expressed frustration and anger Friday after an international research firm defaulted on a tax study, leaving legislators without an updated playbook as they face a budget deficit that could top $3 billion going into the 2011 session. Sandra Chereb, AP NEWS - 83 minutes ago
Israeli Warplanes Hit Gaza After Rocket Attack Israeli warplanes fired missiles at several targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday wounding eight people, witnesses and medics said after a rocket fired from the strip hit a southern Israeli city. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 84 minutes ago
Dutch Anti-Islam Party to Have Strong Voice in Next Govt Dutch anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders will have to be consulted on every decision the next government makes if a provisional agreement on forming a new cabinet reached Friday is finalised, an expert said. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 84 minutes ago
Obama Urges Iran to ‘Immediately Release’ Three US Hikers President Barack Obama called on Iran Friday to “immediately release” three American hikers being held by the Islamic republic, saying they had never worked for the US government and committed “absolutely no crime.” Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 84 minutes ago
Forest Fires Kill 29 in Russia Heatwave Forest fires in Russia’s worst heatwave in decades killed 29 people, officials said Friday, as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited one of the worst hit areas and a storm claimed seven more lives. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 84 minutes ago
Google Not Sure If China Behind Service Disruption Google does not know if the Chinese authorities were behind a disruption in the company’s services on Thursday, chief executive Eric Schmidt said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 84 minutes ago
US House Passes Oil Spill Response Bills The US House of Representatives on Friday voted to overhaul offshore drilling safety rules and to protect whistleblowing workers in a sweeping response to the disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 84 minutes ago
US Says Mexico Falls Short of Airline Safety Standards Mexico does not comply with international air carrier safety standards and has been downgraded by category, meaning it cannot open new air routes to the United States, the US Federal Aviation Administration said Friday. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 84 minutes ago
Soldier in WikiLeaks Video Case Transferred to US Under tight guard, a US soldier suspected of being at the center of a massive intelligence leak has been transferred from Kuwait to a cell at the Quantico Marine base to face tough questioning. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 84 minutes ago
Canada Intercepted Two Russian Bombers Near Arctic: Ministry Canadian military jets intercepted two Russian bombers Wednesday as they approached Canadian airspace near the Arctic, the defense ministry said Friday. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 84 minutes ago
12-Year-Old Girl Injured on Wis. ‘Free Fall’ Ride A safety net under a “free fall” attraction at a popular amusement park failed on Friday, seriously injuring a 12-year-old girl who plunged more than 40 feet before hitting the ground. Ryan J. Foley, AP NEWS - 88 minutes ago
Obama Calls Rangel Charges ‘Very Troubling’ President Barack Obama calls the ethics charges against longtime Rep. Charlie Rangel “very troubling” and says he hopes Rangel can end his career with dignity. Staff, AP NEWS - 88 minutes ago