President Obama signs debt deal to avert US default
Mission Times Courier
After months of contentious debate among Washington lawmakers and
politicians, the Senate officially approved a deal to raise the US
debt-ceiling on Tuesday afternoon. The measure passed by a vote of 74 to 26
and calls for an immediate increase of the ...
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Texan lake reveals its tragic secret
Scotsman
THE prolonged drought in Texas has revealed what officials think may be a
piece of the space shuttle that crashed there in 2003. Falling water levels
at Lake Nacogdoches revealed an object about four feet in diameter that
appears to be a tank. ...
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U.S. weighs Syria sanctions, boosts opposition contact
Reuters
By Andrew Quinn WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senators on Tuesday called on the
Obama administration to impose tough new sanctions on Syria's energy sector
as Washington sought to put muscle behind its demand that President Bashar
al-Assad halt his lethal ...
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Videos will be key evidence in deadly Fullerton police encounter
Los Angeles Times
Two videotapes have surfaced of the fatal confrontation between Fullerton
police officers and a homeless man last month. Both the FBI and the Orange
County district attorney's office are investigating the incident, and the
case has generated an ...
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US Credit Rating Faces Downgrade
Bloomberg
Aug. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Jim Bianco, president of Bianco Research LLC, talks
about the likelihood of a downgrade of the AAA rating of the US
government's debt and its impact on the economy and financial markets.
Bianco speaks with Adam Johnson and Carol ...
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Climbing Half Dome: 'There But for the Grace of God Go I'
Patch.com
What do you remember about the time you climbed Half Dome in Yosemite? Many
of us are filled with emotion on behalf of Haley LaFlamme's family, and
vividly recall our own scary episodes on the cables of that world-famous
granite dome. ...
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Stocks fall again on economic worries
Boston Globe
By Todd Wallack, Globe Staff The stock market plummeted again yesterday on
growing worries about about the ailing US economy, despite the fact that
President Obama signed legislation to raise the debt ceiling and avert a
potentially disastrous default ...
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Redmond O'Neal Arrested for Heroin Possession -- Again
Reuters
By Tim Kenneally at TheWrap Redmond O'Neal, the troubled son of Ryan O'Neal
and the late Farrah Fawcett, was arrested for possession of heroin and
marijuana at approximately 8:15 am, the Santa Monica Police Department
confirms to TheWrap. ...
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Severe Weather: Tropical Storm Emily And Heat Wave Update
Neon Tommy
Tropical storm Emily has reach winds of 50 mph and is on track to blow
through the Puerto Rico and the southeastern Bahamas Tuesday night, the
Palm Beach Post reported. Emily warnings have been issued in Haiti, the
Domincan Republic and Puerto Rico. ...
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Celina Cass autopsy report to be released
CBS News
(CBS/WBZ/AP) TEWARTSTOWN, NH- A New Hampshire law enforcement official says
the results of an autopsy on the body of 11-year-old New Hampshire girl
Celina Cass are expected soon. Senior Assistant Attorney General Jane Young
says the results of Celina ...
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