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4 swimmers dead, 3 missing in N.Y. ocean waters (AP) » Full Story

People visit the beach at Coney Island in New York in this June 21, 1998 file photo. Three swimmers drowned and three were missing Saturday in two days of treacherous ocean currents at Long Island and New York City beaches, authorities said. (AP Photo/Adam Nadel, file)AP - Four swimmers drowned and three were missing Saturday in two days of treacherous ocean currents at Long Island and New York City beaches, authorities said. At least three more had been rescued.




Calif. fire threatens homes near Yosemite Valley (AP) » Full Story

President Bush rides on Marine One past a fire line cut by firefighters during a tour of the California wildfires Thursday, July 17, 2008 in Redding, Calif.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - A growing wildfire has forced the evacuations of 170 homes near the main entrance road to Yosemite National Park and is threatening more, fire officials said Saturday.




AP IMPACT: Relatives of televangelist prosper (AP) » Full Story

In this May 22, 2008 file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee member, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, listens to Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., ranking Republican on the committee, not shown, speak to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, accusing Democrats of partisan delays in dealing with judicial nominees. Kenneth Copeland is one target of a Senate Finance Committee investigation into allegations of questionable spending and lax financial accountability at six large televangelist organizations that preach health-and-wealth theology. Copeland has fought back the hardest, refusing to answer most questions from the inquiry's architect, Republican Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)AP - Here in the gentle hills of north Texas, televangelist Kenneth Copeland has built a religious empire teaching that God wants his followers to prosper.




Montana town loses 4 teens, their athletic hopes (AP) » Full Story

Kaycee Peterson, 15, right, hugs Angela Phelps Thursday, July 24, 2008, during a memorial service held for Phelps' sons Kale and Kade, in Denton, Mont. On their way to a basketball tournament, brothers Kale and Kade Phelps, along with Jace Jelinek and Dayne Heble, were killed July 19 when their car drifted off the road, flipped over and burst into flames. The oldest was 17, the youngest 14. The four dead represented 10 percent of Denton High's student body. (AP Photo/Great Falls Tribune, Larry Beckner)AP - Here in rural Montana, the long roads stretch to the horizon over rolling hills covered with wheat. Drivers casually lift a hand off the wheel to greet oncoming drivers, whether they recognize the car or not.





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Visiting Britain, Obama defends his overseas trip - Fort Worth Star Telegram » Full Story

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Visiting Britain, Obama defends his overseas trip
Fort Worth Star Telegram - 1 hour ago
AP Sen. Barack Obama and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in London on Sunday. GETTY IMAGES/PETER MACDIARMID LONDON - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Saturday brushed aside Republican criticism of his overseas trip and stood ...
Obama defends tour, says McCain shifting on war The Associated Press
New John McCain ad spotlights Barack Obama's derailed troop visit Los Angeles Times
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Girl, 10, lost in Coney Island waters - New York Daily News » Full Story

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Girl, 10, lost in Coney Island waters
New York Daily News - 3 hours ago
BY BRENDAN BROSH, CAITLIN MILLAT and JOTHAM SEDERSTROM A 10-year-old girl was lost in the choppy waters off Coney Island Saturday even as her young cousin narrowly escaped the same tragic fate, authorities said.
4 swimmers dead, 3 missing in NY ocean waters The Associated Press
3 Die and 3 Vanish at Sea in 2 Days New York Times
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After raid, immigrants fuel labor inquiries - Austin American-Statesman » Full Story

After raid, immigrants fuel labor inquiries
Austin American-Statesman - 2 hours ago
By Julia Preston POSTVILLE, Iowa - When federal immigration agents raided the kosher meatpacking plant in Postville in May and rounded up 389 illegal immigrants, they said they found more than 20 underage workers, some as young as 13.
Iowans to congressmen: Stop immigration raids The Associated Press
Congressmen meet to discuss immigration raid Marshalltown Times Republican
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Yee-haw, SF Mayor Newsom marries again on Montana ranch - Los Angeles Times » Full Story

Yee-haw, SF Mayor Newsom marries again on Montana ranch
Los Angeles Times - 26 minutes ago
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who's seriously pondering a run to replace Arnold Schwarzenegger as California's governor in 2011, got married again today.
Bitterroot's sweet with SF's cowboy mayor, bride San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Weds People Magazine
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Minimum-wage workers live on the edge » Full Story
Timothy Davis, a 21-year-old who makes just above the minimum wage, gets two paychecks a month. The first goes to bills, food and his $551 rent. Nearly all of the second goes to the same. What would happen if he were to get sick? "Oh, man," Davis said, indicating that a doctor visit was out of the question. "Work it all out. Fight it."



Radio station gunman was bipolar, ex-wife says » Full Story
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Detective says Detroit mayor swore, shoved him » Full Story
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Army puts football star's NFL dream on hold » Full Story
Being drafted by a professional sports team is a dream of almost every college athlete, but, in a time of war, the Pentagon has decided duty should come before athletic glory for officers graduating from the nation's military academies.




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U.S. house prices overvalued by up to 20 percent: IMF paper » Full Story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The downward spiral of U.S. housing prices still has a way to go and homes were overvalued by between 8 percent to 20 percent in the first quarter of this year, according to research by an International Monetary Fund economist published on Friday.



Senate blocks bill to help poor pay energy costs » Full Story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a rare Saturday session, the U.S. Senate voted against moving forward with legislation that would boost funding for a federal program that helps low- income families pay their cooling and heating bills.



Apple CEO Jobs' life not in danger: report » Full Story
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs, who has been dogged by investor concerns about his health, does not have recurrent cancer or a life-threatening health issue, The New York Times reported on Saturday.




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