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Levees hold but waters rise in Dolly's rains
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) --Hurricane Dolly slammed ashoreand then loitered over deepsouth Texas as a tropicalstorm, dumping as much as afoot of rain in places andripping roofs off buildingswith 100 mph winds.... ...

House committee probes medically unfit truckers
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's soeasy to fabricate the medicalcertificates required tooperate commercial trucks onthe nation's highways thatthere's almost no incentivefor truckers to obtain alegitimate document,according to a congressionalstudy.... ...

AP IMPACT: Fatal MRAP accidents prompt warnings
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Thetowering trucks that give U.S.troops the best protectionagainst roadside bombs andenemy bullets also make themvulnerable to routine hazardslike sharp turns, rutted roadsand rickety bridges.... ...

Asia-Pacific eyes coordinated disaster relief work
SINGAPORE (AP) --Asia-Pacific powers onThursday put the finishingtouches on an ambitious planthat calls for pooling theirmilitary and civilianresources to respond todisasters in a region beset bycyclones, earthquakes andfloods.... ...

Ecuador's draft charter favors leftist president
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) -- Aproposed new constitutiongrants Ecuador's leftistPresident Rafael Correa broadpowers including the abilityto dissolve Congress and setmonetary policy, and would lethim stay in office through2017.... ...

Visa survey shows foreign travel remains popular
NEW YORK (AP) -- The weakU.S. dollar has not dissuadedAmericans from planning tripsabroad this year, but they maybe heading to destinationscloser to home, according to asurvey released Thursday byVisa Inc.... ...

Obama tells Israel he's committed to its security
SDEROT, Israel (AP) --From the solemnity of aHolocaust museum to a dustyvillage battered by Hamasrockets, Democraticpresidential contender BarackObama on Wednesday professed"an unshakable commitment tothe security" of Israel,whether the threat comes fromterrorists, Iran orelsewhere... ...

Pittsburgh cancer center warns of cell phone risks
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Thehead of a prominent cancerresearch institute issued anunprecedented warning to hisfaculty and staff Wednesday:Limit cell phone use becauseof the possible risk ofcancer.... ...

50 Cent sues Taco Bell over ad campaign
NEW YORK (AP) -- 50 Centhas sued Taco Bell, claimingthe fast-food restaurant chainis using his name withoutpermission in advertising thatasks him to call himself 99Cent.... ...

Source: Swimmer Jessica Hardy tests positive
LOS ANGELES (AP) --Swimmer Jessica Hardy's tripto the Beijing Olympics couldbe in jeopardy after shetested positive for a bannedsubstance.... ...

UK move to fight online music piracy
Six of the UK's biggest netproviders sign up to agovernment plan to tackleillegal file-sharing. ...

Indonesian crash pilot on trial
The pilot of an IndonesianGaruda airliner that crashedlast year, killing 21 people,goes on trial charged withnegligence. ...

Adopted Guatemala baby 'stolen'
DNA tests in Guatemala provefor the first time a child putup for adoption in the statesystem had been stolen. ...

Obama in Germany on European tour
US presidential hopeful BarackObama lands in Berlin, wherethousands are expected togather for a key speech. ...

Housing rescue bill passed in US
The US House ofRepresentatives passes amassive housing rescue billafter President Bush says hewill not veto it. ...

Soy foods 'reduce sperm numbers'
A regular diet of even modestamounts of food containing soymay halve spermconcentrations, scientistssuggest. ...

Karadzic extradition delay likely
Prosecutors at The Hague saythey expect the extradition ofwar crimes suspect RadovanKaradzic to be delayed. ...

New E Africa food crisis warning
More than 14m in the Horn ofAfrica need food aid becauseof drought and high prices. ...

Bloomberg and Gates fight smoking
Two of the world's richest menlaunch a campaign aimed attackling smoking in thedeveloping world. ...

NZ judge orders name change for girl called Talula does the Hula
A judge in New Zealand makesTalula Does The Hula FromHawaii a ward of court so shecan change her name. ...

Darkness Within Sequel Revealed
Zoetrope Interactive revealsthey are at work on DarknessWithin: The Dark Lineage, asequel to Darkness Within: InPursuit of Loath Nolder, theirH.P. Lovecraft-inspired horrorgame. The Darkness... ...

Sins of a Solar Empire Beta Tomorrow
The Sins of a Solar EmpireWebsite announces promisedbeta testing of the newversion 1.1 patch for thespace strategy game willcommence tomorrow:The Sins ofa Solar Empire version 1.1BETA test is... ...

Age of Conan Buddy Keys
The Age of Conan Website hasword that the Buddy Keyprogram is now underway inFuncom's MMORPG (thanks VoodooExtreme). Word is: We have nowopened the first part of theBuddy key program for Ageof... ...

Activision/Blizzard Redundancies: Not Blizzard
MCV has word that thepreviously announced (story)cuts coming as a result of theformation of ActivisionBlizzard will not be impactingthe Blizzard side of things:As rumours mount aboutwhere... ...

BSG Writers on Aliens: Colonial Marines
Shacknews has word from ayet-unpublished interview withRandy Pitchford, where theGearbox president reveals thatwriters from BattlestarGalactica as well as folks whoworked on the Aliens movies... ...

New Lord of the Rings Online Book Opens
Turbine announces Book 14 isnow live for The Lord of theRings Online: Shadows ofAngmar, bringing new contentto subscribers of the MMORPG:WESTWOOD, MA July 23, 2008- Turbine, Inc. announced... ...

Righteous Kill Announced
Merscom announces RighteousKill, a downloadable casualgame based on the upcomingDeNiro/Pacino movie of thesame name. There arescreenshots showing off the"hidden object" (sort throughthe mess)... ...

Depths of Peril Beta Patch
The Depths of Peril PatchesPage offers a new beta patchto bring SoldakEntertainment's action/RPG toversion 1.012. Word is: "Thispatch is a beta patch, whichmeans it has been tested, butnot... ...

It Came from E3 2008, Part 19
Thanks Mike Martinez. ESA E3To Return In 2009. GameDaily'sBest and Worst of E3. Bungie:E3 was a success! And thisKool-Aid is delicious! ...

Help Wanted
Tripwire Interactive (RedOrchestra: Ostfront 41-45)puts out the call for aprogrammer and a graphicsprogrammer to join their team.Tripwire is located inRoswell, GA (just north ofAtlanta). ...

Dolly Sputters Out as Texas, Mexico Brace for Flooding
Hurricane Dolly slammed ashoreand then loitered over deepsouth Texas as a tropicalstorm, dumping as much as afoot of rain in places andripping roofs off buildingswith 100 mph winds. ...

Pentagon: More Troops to Afghanistan Soon
A senior Pentagon officialtells The Associated Pressthat top military leaders areexpected soon to recommend toDefense Secretary Robert Gateswhich additional U.S. troopscould be sent to Afghanistanover the next month or so. ...

Minimum Wage Hike Little Help Amid Gas, Food Woes
About 2 million Americans geta raise Thursday as thefederal minimum wage rises 70cents. The bad news: Highergas and food prices areswallowing it up, and somesmall businesses will pass thecost of the wage hike toconsumers. ...

USGS: Arctic Holds 90B Barrels of Oil
The area north of the ArcticCircle has an estimated 90billion barrels ofundiscovered, technicallyrecoverable oil and 1,670trillion cubic feet oftechnically recoverablenatural gas, the U.S.Geological Survey announcedWednesday. ...

Rice Presses North Korea to Verify End of Nuke Program
Secretary of State CondoleezzaRice is pushing North Koreahard to accept terms to verifythe dismantling of its nuclearweapons program after breakinga four-year hiatus inCabinet-level talks with thecommunist state. ...

Killer Aerial Drone Begins Combat Operations in Iraq
It looks more Star Wars thanIraq War, an unmanned aerialkiller ready to fly its firstcombat mission in Iraq. Butthe MQ-9 Reaper is more thanjust a stunning sight itmay represent the future ofcombat aviation. ...

U.S. Seeks to Shift $226M of Pakistan Money to Aid Jet Fleet
The State Department wants touse about two-thirds of itsproposed military equipmentaid for Pakistan'santi-terrorism programs tohelp the key U.S. ally upgradeits aging fleet of U.S.-madeF-16 fighter planes. ...

6.8-Magnitude Quake Injures Dozens in Northern Japan
A 6.8-magnitude earthquakerocked northern Japan earlyThursday, local TV reported. ...

Cancer Center Warns of Risk From Cell Phone Use
The head of a prominent cancerresearch institute warns ofcancer risk from cell phoneuse, contrary to numerousstudies ...

Bottled Water Faces Rising Tide of Criticism
Recently there has been agrowing backlash againstbottled water, chiefly due toconcerns over environmentalwaste. But are bottles gettinga bad rap? ...

High expectations await Obama in Germany
Sen. Barack Obama arrived inGermany Thursday for thelatest leg of an internationaltrip intended to bolster hisforeign policy credentials.The presumptive Democraticpresidential nominee is inBerlin for a one-day stay thatwill include what his campaignhas described as a"substantive address on ...

Is marriage really just for white people?
Forty-five percent of blackwomen in America have neverbeen married, compared with 23percent of white women. A CNNproducer who produced a "Blackin America" segment on the lowmarriage rates in blackAmerica talks about her ownexperience as a single blackwoman -- and what the futureholds.p>a h ...

Dolly's wrath brings heavy rain, flooded streets
Tropical Storm Dolly churnedthrough southern Texas earlyThursday, leaving a trail ofbattered buildings andflooding.p>imgsrc="http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_topstories?i=olrtIJ"border="0">/img>/p>divclass="feedflare">imgsrc="http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_topstories?i=nCSQQZ"border="0">/img>/ ...

Dad angered by 'monster' molester's freedom
Jurors convicted the artteacher of forcing a boy tohave sex with him repeatedlyin a classroom supply closet.A judge sentenced him to 43years. But Aaron Mohanlal hasyet to spend a day in prison,and he lives 15 miles from hisvictim. "The idea of thatmonster being that close to myfamily again ...

Dozens injured in Japan quake
A magnitude 6.8 earthquakerattled north-central Japanearly Thursday, according tothe U.S. Geological Survey.p>imgsrc="http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_topstories?i=ScKIWT"border="0">/img>/p>divclass="feedflare">imgsrc="http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_topstories?i=ENzPuX" bo ...

Colombia: 2 rescuers posed as press
Two people who helped rescue15 hostages from Colombianrebels posed as journalistsfrom a real Colombiantelevision news organization,Colombia's defense ministersaid Wednesday.p>imgsrc="http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_topstories?i=OO00Ee" ...

League reviewing melee in WNBA game
Read full story for latestdetails.p>imgsrc="http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_topstories?i=mjd3KC"border="0">/img>/p>divclass="feedflare">imgsrc="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_to ...

Chronicling 'Olympics that changed the world'
The subtitle of DavidMaraniss' new book, "Rome1960" (Simon & Schuster), is"The Olympics That Changed theWorld."p>imgsrc="http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_topstories?i=oHlto3"border="0">/img>/p>divclass="feedflare">ABCNews | Submitted by:anonymousp>"The 3rd U.S.Circurt Court of Appealsupheld on Tuesday a 2007lower-court decision that theChild Online Protection Actviolated the First Amendmentsince it was not the most ef ...

Fight Club Is Breaking First Rule
London Telegraph |Submitted by:BifferPubesp>"Unlike the otherclubs, who maintain theirsecrecy, the Spartans havebegun uploading videos oftheir bare-knuckle bouts ontoYouTube in the hope of drawing ...

Bush: Market on a Bender
BBC | Submitted by: Gobyp>ThePresident draws from hispersonal experience todescribe the current financialmarkets: "It got drunk and nowit's got a hangover... Thequestion is, how long will itsober up and not try to do allthese fancy ...

Milford Has a Pantyhose Problem
Milford Daily News |Submitted by: Flossy666p>"Thecase of the Pantyhose Bandithas neighbors on GeneseoCircle creeped out and attheir wit's end: the culpritkeeps dumping pairs of ladies'tights ri ...

Video: Bullfight Arena Collapse
Canoe | Submitted by: FortMcMurray CampBull[censored]terp>Video ofthe arena collapse in Tolima,Colombia.
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The Award For Best Tumor Goes To...
MSNBC |Submitted by: pink stinkwrinklep>"Doctors told her a140-pound cancerous tumor -- arare kind of liposcarcoma --was growing near her stomach.They said it had likely beengrowing for 15 to 20 years...My doctor told me I had twochoices. I ...

Eyes Without a Face
Jacksonville FirstCoast News | Submitted by:pink stink wrinklep>"Julianahas had four major surgeriesin Miami during the last year.Juliana captured many heartsas the little girl who wasborn ...

Taser Times Nine Equals Dead Guy
CNN | Submitted by:larryp>"Dr. Randolph Williams,the Winn Parish coroner, toldCNN the 21-year-old sawmillworker was jolted so manytimes by the 50,000-volt Taserthat he might have been deadbefore the last two shockswere de ...

Six-Legged Fawn Attacked by Dogs
London Telegraph | Submittedby: Ray leonardp>"One of thefawn's two tails had to beamputated after the fight,during which it becameseparated from its mother...Vets treating ...

Tight Jeans No Longer Root Password to Vagina
London Telegraph | Submitted by:PrizePubesp>"The Court ofCassation provokedinternational outrage in 1999when it quashed the convictionof a previo ...

Awaiting Orders
Awaiting orders to proceed tothe launch site for ProjectMercury's second attempt tolaunch a man into space,astronaut Virgil I ...

Obama Reiterates Commitment to Israel
Barack Obama has met with topIsraeli and Palestinianofficials. His basic messagehas been that he is a friendof Israel who is committed tothe special relationshipbetween the two countries. Healso said he would use "bigsticks and big carrots" withIran. ...

McCain Talks Domestic Issues On 'JV' Press Tour
Republican John McCain held atown hall meeting inWilkes-Barre, Pa., and had anews conference scheduled forlater in the day. Even so, hefinds himself struggling tokeep up with the attentionpaid to Barack Obama's foreigntravel. ...

Scholar Believes Israel Will Strike Iran Nuclear Sites
An Israeli professor believesthat Israel will attack Iran'snuclear program within thenext four to seven months. Hebases that timeline onunsuccessful diplomaticefforts and Iraniantehnological advances. ...

Minimum-Wage Hike A Lift For Seniors, Too
The federal minimum wageincreases by 70 cents onThursday to $6.55 an hour.About one quarter of thepeople who work for a minimumwage are teenagers, but mostare adults like 63-year-oldShirley Golliday. ...

Americans Cutting Back On Medical Care, Poll Finds
Many middle-class Americanswith jobs and health insurancehave trouble paying theirmedical bills, according to anew survey. For one couple inFlorida, that means puttingoff dental work. And a womanin Ohio shelved her doctor'srequest for more medicaltests. ...

Minimum-Wage Workers Getting Bump In Pay
The federal minimum wage goesup 70 cents an hour onThursday, to $6.55. Althoughonly 2 percent of hourlyearners are paid the federalminimum, it does indirectlyaffect many more workers. ...

Q&A: The Future of Provincial Voting In Iraq
Iraq's parliament passed along-sought provincialelection law, but only afterKurdish lawmakers walked outin a dispute over the wayelections would be conductedin the northern city ofKirkuk. Iraq's presidentrejected the draft law asunconstitutional. ...

Massachusetts Steps Forward On Health Coverage
In the most closely watchedhealth care experiment in theUnited States, Massachusettsis requiring nearly all of itscitizens to have insurance. Support remains strong for theprogram, and the number ofuninsured has dropped by half. ...

Bush Drops Opposition To Housing Rescue Bill
President Bush reversed hisstance on a congressional planto help Fannie Mae and FreddieMac weather the mortgagecrisis and to providestruggling homeowners withmore affordable loans. WhiteHouse press secretary DanaPerino said the president haddecided it was not the timefor a veto fight. ...

Ambassador Recalls 1995 Meeting With Karadzic
After living as a fugitive formore than a decade, formerBosnian Serb leader RadovanKaradzic was arrested Mondayon charges related to genocideand war crimes during theBosnian war. U.S. AmbassadorRichard Holbrooke discusses ameeting he had with Karadzicin 1995. ...

Plan Would Use Antiterror Aid on Pakistani Jets
The Bush administration plansto shift nearly $230 millionto upgrading Pakistan’sF-16s, which critics say arenot used in counterterrorismefforts.

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Max Mosley Wins Privacy Case
The motor racing boss MaxMosley won a landmark casewhen a judge ruled that TheNews of the World had violatedhis privacy with a story abouthis part in anorgy.

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