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Thursday, July 2
Jun 25, 2009; ... Today is Thursday, July 2, the 183rd day of 2009. There are 182 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1502 - Conflict between French and Spanish over partition of Naples breaks out in open warfare in Italy. 1644 - British Royalists suffer ...
Thursday, July 2
Jun 25, 2009; ... Today is Thursday, July 2, the 183rd day of 2009. There are 182 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1502 - Conflict between French and Spanish over partition of Naples breaks out in open warfare in Italy. 1644 - British Royalists suffer ...
Louisiana musicians help in film's score
Jun 25, 2009; ... About a dozen Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra musicians are going from the stage to the silver screen. While the 50-plus member LPO is on summer hiatus, some of its musicians landed a gig of a different kind _ collaborating with Hollywood composer George S. Clinton as he creates an ...
Louisiana musicians help in film's score
Jun 25, 2009; ... About a dozen Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra musicians are going from the stage to the silver screen. While the 50-plus member LPO is on summer hiatus, some of its musicians landed a gig of a different kind _ collaborating with Hollywood composer George S. Clinton as he creates an ...
Grand Canyon fraught with peril for unprepared
Jun 25, 2009; ... Frank Poole worked out at a gym and hiked around his Mississippi home carrying a weighted pack for months in preparation for his trip to the Grand Canyon. But it wasn't long after Poole started hiking on a popular Grand Canyon trail that he was struggling to breathe. Several hours ...
Grand Canyon fraught with peril for unprepared
Jun 25, 2009; ... Frank Poole worked out at a gym and hiked around his Mississippi home carrying a weighted pack for months in preparation for his trip to the Grand Canyon. But it wasn't long after Poole started hiking on a popular Grand Canyon trail that he was struggling to breathe. Several hours ...
Tajiks arrest alleged Islamic group members
Jun 25, 2009 ... Tajikistan says the alleged leader of a banned Islamic movement and dozens of followers have been arrested on charges of inciting religious hatred. The arrests reflect mounting concern over the persistent popularity of radical Islamic groups in this poor ex-Soviet nation, which shares ...
Grand Canyon fraught with peril for unprepared
Jun 25, 2009; ... Frank Poole worked out at a gym and hiked around his Mississippi home carrying a weighted pack for months in preparation for his trip to the Grand Canyon. But it wasn't long after Poole started hiking on a popular Grand Canyon trail that he was struggling to breathe. Several hours ...
Tajiks arrest alleged Islamic group members
Jun 25, 2009 ... Tajikistan says the alleged leader of a banned Islamic movement and dozens of followers have been arrested on charges of inciting religious hatred. The arrests reflect mounting concern over the persistent popularity of radical Islamic groups in this poor ex-Soviet nation, which shares ...
Want an all-American Independence Day? Try London
Jun 25, 2009; ... There are few better places to celebrate the United States and its Independence Day than London. Whether you prefer sipping bubbly at the wood-paneled home of America's brainiest founding father, or downing an ale on the jetty where the pilgrims set off for Massachusetts, the British ...
Want an all-American Independence Day? Try London
Jun 25, 2009; ... There are few better places to celebrate the United States and its Independence Day than London. Whether you prefer sipping bubbly at the wood-paneled home of America's brainiest founding father, or downing an ale on the jetty where the pilgrims set off for Massachusetts, the British ...
Want an all-American Independence Day? Try London
Jun 25, 2009; ... There are few better places to celebrate the United States and its Independence Day than London. Whether you prefer sipping bubbly at the wood-paneled home of America's brainiest founding father, or downing an ale on the jetty where the pilgrims set off for Massachusetts, the British ...
Nature group: Third of ocean sharks threatened
Jun 25, 2009 ... A third of all sharks on the high seas are threatened with extinction because they are overfished or killed incidentally in swordfish and tuna catches, a nature group warned Thursday. The International Union for Conservation of Nature, the producer of the world's Red List of ...
Nature group: Third of ocean sharks threatened
Jun 25, 2009 ... A third of all sharks on the high seas are threatened with extinction because they are overfished or killed incidentally in swordfish and tuna catches, a nature group warned Thursday. The International Union for Conservation of Nature, the producer of the world's Red List of ...
Must-see fireworks: Vegas to Rushmore to Cape Cod
Jun 25, 2009; ... The recession has forced the cancellation of fireworks displays in a number of places around the country like Blue Springs, Missouri, and Mesa, Arizona. But many of the biggest and best-known displays will be nearly as spectacular as ever. "Some larger displays have been trimmed ...
Must-see fireworks: Vegas to Rushmore to Cape Cod
Jun 25, 2009; ... The recession has forced the cancellation of fireworks displays in a number of places around the country like Blue Springs, Missouri, and Mesa, Arizona. But many of the biggest and best-known displays will be nearly as spectacular as ever. "Some larger displays have been trimmed ...
Reno's Artown fest: All of July, and mostly free
Jun 25, 2009; ... With more than 300 free events throughout the month of July, organizers of Reno's 14th annual Artown festival are promoting this year's celebration as the perfect vacation destination for families on a budget. The 400 events total range from concerts to cultural celebrations, ...
Reno's Artown fest: All of July, and mostly free
Jun 25, 2009; ... With more than 300 free events throughout the month of July, organizers of Reno's 14th annual Artown festival are promoting this year's celebration as the perfect vacation destination for families on a budget. The 400 events total range from concerts to cultural celebrations, ...
Reno's Artown fest: All of July, and mostly free
Jun 25, 2009; ... With more than 300 free events throughout the month of July, organizers of Reno's 14th annual Artown festival are promoting this year's celebration as the perfect vacation destination for families on a budget. The 400 events total range from concerts to cultural celebrations, ...
Catholic magazine attacks Italian prime minister
Jun 25, 2009; ... A high-end prostitute says she has proof she spent the night at Silvio Berlusconi's Rome residence after a party that allegedly featured the prime minister's wisecracks, his cabaret crooning, and a bevy of sexy women. Berlusconi denied the claim, but there are signs of trouble ahead ...
Lobster-rich Maine won't cost a tail and a claw
Jun 25, 2009; ... Maine is well-known for its lobsters, but it won't cost you a claw and a tail to visit Portland and the state's southern coast. There are plenty of things to do on the cheap in Maine's largest city and the surrounding area. Tourists can take boat rides off the coast for less than $10 ...
Lobster-rich Maine won't cost a tail and a claw
Jun 25, 2009; ... Maine is well-known for its lobsters, but it won't cost you a claw and a tail to visit Portland and the state's southern coast. There are plenty of things to do on the cheap in Maine's largest city and the surrounding area. Tourists can take boat rides off the coast for less than $10 ...
Catholic magazine attacks Italian prime minister
Jun 25, 2009; ... A high-end prostitute says she has proof she spent the night at Silvio Berlusconi's Rome residence after a party that allegedly featured the prime minister's wisecracks, his cabaret crooning, and a bevy of sexy women. Berlusconi denied the claim, but there are signs of trouble ahead ...
Lobster-rich Maine won't cost a tail and a claw
Jun 25, 2009; ... Maine is well-known for its lobsters, but it won't cost you a claw and a tail to visit Portland and the state's southern coast. There are plenty of things to do on the cheap in Maine's largest city and the surrounding area. Tourists can take boat rides off the coast for less than $10 ...
Weird politics: Hold on, did he just say that?
Jun 25, 2009; ... Wait a minute, back up. There's the Democratic governor of New Jersey, the father of two daughters, standing next to his attractive wife, giving a televised press conference. Something must be wrong with the sound. Did he just use the word "gay"? In the first person? Yes, he ...
Weird politics: Hold on, did he just say that?
Jun 25, 2009; ... Wait a minute, back up. There's the Democratic governor of New Jersey, the father of two daughters, standing next to his attractive wife, giving a televised press conference. Something must be wrong with the sound. Did he just use the word "gay"? In the first person? Yes, he ...
First US economic espionage trial winds down
Jun 25, 2009; ... The fate of a Chinese-born engineer accused of passing critical trade secrets on the U.S. space program to China for decades was in the hands of a federal judge Wednesday after closing arguments ended in the first U.S. economic espionage trial. ...
Netanyahu meeting called off with US Mideast envoy
Jun 25, 2009; ... Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting in Paris with the top U.S. Mideast envoy has been called off in an apparent sign of growing friction over President Barack Obama's call for a halt to construction in Jewish settlements. The U.S. position could spell political trouble ...
Netanyahu meeting called off with US Mideast envoy
Jun 25, 2009; ... Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting in Paris with the top U.S. Mideast envoy has been called off in an apparent sign of growing friction over President Barack Obama's call for a halt to construction in Jewish settlements. The U.S. position could spell political trouble ...
Obama signs war-funding bill
Jun 25, 2009 ... President Barack Obama has signed into law a measure that keeps the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan from running out of money. The $106 billion spending bill also includes money to fight swine flu and to pay all U.S. debts to the United Nations, mainly for peacekeeping, incurred since ...
Montana dino hunter gets probation in theft case
Jun 25, 2009; ... Renowned dinosaur hunter Nathan Murphy was sentenced Wednesday to four months in a halfway house and three years probation after pleading guilty to stealing fossils. Murphy was accused of stealing 13 dinosaur bones from central Montana's Hell Creek badlands in 2006. He pleaded guilty ...
Jive-talking twin Transformers raise race issues
Jun 25, 2009; ... Harmless comic characters or racist robots? The buzz over the summer blockbuster "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" only grew Wednesday as some said two jive-talking Chevy characters were racial caricatures. Skids and Mudflap, twin robots disguised as compact ...
Jive-talking twin Transformers raise race issues
Jun 25, 2009; ... Harmless comic characters or racist robots? The buzz over the summer blockbuster "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" only grew Wednesday as some said two jive-talking Chevy characters were racial caricatures. Skids and Mudflap, twin robots disguised as compact ...
US drone attack claims 80 lives in Pakistan
Jun 25, 2009; ... What appeared to be the deadliest U.S. missile attack ever on Pakistani soil brought an unusual reaction in a country that has previously denounced such strikes as an affront to its sovereignty _ silence. Tuesday's attack killed 80 people, Pakistani officials said, but missed its ...
Nike 4Q profit declines but sees 'swoosh' recovery
Jun 25, 2009; ... Nike Inc. said Wednesday it is betting on a "swoosh-shaped" global economic recovery and that the athletic shoe and clothing maker is poised to benefit as the gradual rebound begins. Nike, like many companies, has seen its sales soften during the recession as consumers ...
Nike 4Q profit declines but sees 'swoosh' recovery
Jun 25, 2009; ... Nike Inc. said Wednesday it is betting on a "swoosh-shaped" global economic recovery and that the athletic shoe and clothing maker is poised to benefit as the gradual rebound begins. Nike, like many companies, has seen its sales soften during the recession as consumers ...
US Senate urges Obama to pardon first black champ
Jun 25, 2009; ... The U.S. Senate is urging President Barack Obama to pardon the late black heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, who was sent to prison nearly a century ago because of his romantic ties with a white woman. The Senate approved the resolution by voice vote Wednesday. Johnson ...
US Senate urges Obama to pardon first black champ
Jun 25, 2009; ... The U.S. Senate is urging President Barack Obama to pardon the late black heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, who was sent to prison nearly a century ago because of his romantic ties with a white woman. The Senate approved the resolution by voice vote Wednesday. Johnson ...
First US economic espionage trial winds down
Jun 25, 2009; ... The fate of a Chinese-born engineer accused of passing critical trade secrets on the U.S. space program to China for decades was in the hands of a federal judge Wednesday after closing arguments ended in the first U.S. economic espionage trial. ...
Pakistan: No extradition request from India
Jun 25, 2009; ... Pakistan has not received a formal request from India to hand over a group of suspects in last year's deadly Mumbai terrorist attacks and probably would not do so if it did, a government spokesman said. An Indian court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for 22 Pakistanis accused of ...
Pakistan: No extradition request from India
Jun 25, 2009; ... Pakistan has not received a formal request from India to hand over a group of suspects in last year's deadly Mumbai terrorist attacks and probably would not do so if it did, a government spokesman said. An Indian court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for 22 Pakistanis accused of ...
Netanyahu meeting called off with US Mideast envoy
Jun 25, 2009; ... Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting in Paris with the top U.S. Mideast envoy has been called off in an apparent sign of growing friction over President Barack Obama's call for a halt to construction in Jewish settlements. The U.S. position could spell political trouble ...
Netanyahu meeting called off with US Mideast envoy
Jun 25, 2009; ... Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting in Paris with the top U.S. Mideast envoy has been called off in an apparent sign of growing friction over President Barack Obama's call for a halt to construction in Jewish settlements. The U.S. position could spell political trouble ...
US general says troops need new view of Aghan war
Jun 25, 2009; ... U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal said that U.S. and other NATO troops must make a "cultural shift" away from being a force designed for high intensity combat and instead make protecting Afghan civilians their first priority. The newly arrived four-star commander said Wednesday ...
US general says troops need new view of Aghan war
Jun 25, 2009; ... U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal said that U.S. and other NATO troops must make a "cultural shift" away from being a force designed for high intensity combat and instead make protecting Afghan civilians their first priority. The newly arrived four-star commander said Wednesday ...
AP Newsbreak: Jena Six cases near conclusion
Jun 25, 2009; ... Five of six black teens accused of beating a white classmate in a case that led to the biggest civil rights protest in decades will plead guilty in a deal expected to be finalized this week, Louisiana court officials involved with the case told The Associated Press Wednesday. The six ...
UN envoy heads to Myanmar
Jun 25, 2009 ... The U.N. special envoy to Myanmar is heading to the country as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon debates a possible visit to the military-ruled Southeast Asian nation. U.N. officials said Ibrahim Gambari left New York Wednesday to lay the groundwork for a possible visit by the ...
UN envoy heads to Myanmar
Jun 25, 2009 ... The U.N. special envoy to Myanmar is heading to the country as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon debates a possible visit to the military-ruled Southeast Asian nation. U.N. officials said Ibrahim Gambari left New York Wednesday to lay the groundwork for a possible visit by the ...
US governor's career launched by wife he betrayed
Jun 25, 2009; ... When South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford cheated on his wife, he also betrayed his top political adviser. First lady Jenny Sanford told the world in a statement Wednesday that she had sent her husband packing nearly 15 years after she launched his political career. Mark ...
US governor's career launched by wife he betrayed
Jun 25, 2009; ... When South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford cheated on his wife, he also betrayed his top political adviser. First lady Jenny Sanford told the world in a statement Wednesday that she had sent her husband packing nearly 15 years after she launched his political career. Mark ...
Man gets 17 years in TI rap crew attack
Jun 25, 2009 ... A man who drove a vehicle during an highway gun battle that killed a member of the rapper T.I.'s entourage has been sentenced to 17 years in prison. Forty-one-year-old Padron Thomas told a judge he's a "knucklehead" and wishes he could take back what he did, The Cincinnati ...
E. Timor president hopes for decision on pipeline
Jun 25, 2009; ... East Timor's president said Wednesday that venture partners in a vast underwater oil and gas field would be better served if they choose to lay a deep sea pipeline to his country instead of Australia. President Jose Ramos-Horta said he hopes agreement on where to pump oil and gas from ...
E. Timor president hopes for decision on pipeline
Jun 25, 2009; ... East Timor's president said Wednesday that venture partners in a vast underwater oil and gas field would be better served if they choose to lay a deep sea pipeline to his country instead of Australia. President Jose Ramos-Horta said he hopes agreement on where to pump oil and gas from ...
Senate urges pardon for first black champ
Jun 25, 2009; ... The U.S. Senate urged President Barack Obama to pardon the late black heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, who was sent to prison nearly a century ago because of his romantic ties with a white woman. Senators approved the resolution by voice vote on Wednesday; it now goes to ...
Senate urges pardon for first black champ
Jun 25, 2009; ... The U.S. Senate urged President Barack Obama to pardon the late black heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, who was sent to prison nearly a century ago because of his romantic ties with a white woman. Senators approved the resolution by voice vote on Wednesday; it now goes to ...
US calls on China to revoke Web filter order
Jun 25, 2009 ... Washington is calling on Beijing to scrap a requirement for personal computer makers to supply Internet-filtering software with every PC sold in China, saying it might violate China's free-trade commitments and create security risks. The government ordered manufacturers in May to ...
US calls on China to revoke Web filter order
Jun 25, 2009 ... Washington is calling on Beijing to scrap a requirement for personal computer makers to supply Internet-filtering software with every PC sold in China, saying it might violate China's free-trade commitments and create security risks. The government ordered manufacturers in May to ...
UN envoy heads to Myanmar
Jun 25, 2009; ... The U.N. special envoy to Myanmar is heading to the country as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon debates a possible visit to the military-ruled Southeast Asian nation. U.N. officials said Ibrahim Gambari left New York Wednesday to lay the groundwork for a possible visit by the U.N ....
UN envoy heads to Myanmar
Jun 25, 2009; ... The U.N. special envoy to Myanmar is heading to the country as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon debates a possible visit to the military-ruled Southeast Asian nation. U.N. officials said Ibrahim Gambari left New York Wednesday to lay the groundwork for a possible visit by the U.N ....
US calls on China to revoke Web filter order
Jun 25, 2009; ... Washington is calling on Beijing to revoke an order to personal computer makers to supply Internet-filtering software with every PC, adding to an array of disputes between the major trading partners. In a letter to Chinese officials, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and Trade ...
US calls on China to revoke Web filter order
Jun 25, 2009; ... Washington is calling on Beijing to revoke an order to personal computer makers to supply Internet-filtering software with every PC, adding to an array of disputes between the major trading partners. In a letter to Chinese officials, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and Trade ...
Cops question Brit star about robbery of paparazzi
Jun 25, 2009; ... Police in the Bahamas are investigating the robbery of two paparazzi a few hours after they snapped shots of British pop idol Robbie Williams lounging on an exclusive beach in Exuma and argued with his entourage. Superintendent Ellsworth Moss, who heads the detective unit of the Royal ...
Cops question Brit star about robbery of paparazzi
Jun 25, 2009; ... Police in the Bahamas are investigating the robbery of two paparazzi a few hours after they snapped shots of British pop idol Robbie Williams lounging on an exclusive beach in Exuma and argued with his entourage. Superintendent Ellsworth Moss, who heads the detective unit of the Royal ...
Feds arrest head of anti-gang group in LA
Jun 25, 2009; ... A man who said he left a ruthless street gang in Central America and later won praise for his anti-gang work in Los Angeles was arrested Wednesday by authorities who allege he conspired to kill a rival even as he spoke out against gang life. Alex Sanchez, 37, who heads the local ...
Tropical storm kills 8 in Philippines; 11 missing
Jun 25, 2009; ... A tropical storm whipped up a tornado, triggered a landslide and overturned boats as it cut across the northern Philippines, leaving at least eight dead and 11 missing amid widespread flooding, officials said. Storm Nangka, with winds of 34 miles (55 kilometers) per hour and gusts of ...