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Thursday, July 9
Jul 02, 2009; ... Today is Thursday, July 9, the 190th day of 2009. There are 175 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1519 - Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes lands in Mexico, founds the town of Veracruz and begins conquering the surrounding land. 1540 - ...
Thursday, July 9
Jul 02, 2009; ... Today is Thursday, July 9, the 190th day of 2009. There are 175 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1519 - Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes lands in Mexico, founds the town of Veracruz and begins conquering the surrounding land. 1540 - ...
Amnesty accuses Israel of war crimes in Gaza
Jul 02, 2009; ... Israeli forces killed hundreds of Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of Gaza Strip homes in attacks that amounted to war crimes, Amnesty International charged Thursday, in the first in-depth human rights group report on the recent war in Gaza. Amnesty called on Israel to ...
Kevin Jonas and girlfriend get engaged
Jul 02, 2009 ... The eldest Jonas brother, Kevin, and his girlfriend Danielle Deleasa were engaged Wednesday. The 21-year-old Jonas is one-third of the popular Jonas Brothers, along with Joe and Nick Jonas. A spokeswoman for the Jonas Brothers confirmed the engagement. In a ...
Amnesty accuses Israel of war crimes in Gaza
Jul 02, 2009; ... Israeli forces killed hundreds of Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of Gaza Strip homes in attacks that amounted to war crimes, Amnesty International charged Thursday, in the first in-depth human rights group report on the recent war in Gaza. Amnesty called on Israel to ...
Kevin Jonas and girlfriend get engaged
Jul 02, 2009 ... The eldest Jonas brother, Kevin, and his girlfriend Danielle Deleasa were engaged Wednesday. The 21-year-old Jonas is one-third of the popular Jonas Brothers, along with Joe and Nick Jonas. A spokeswoman for the Jonas Brothers confirmed the engagement. In a ...
Judge blocks publication of Salinger spinoff book
Jul 02, 2009; ... A Swedish author whose new book was promoted as a sequel to J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" cannot publish it in the United States because it too closely mirrors Salinger's classic without adequate parody or critique, a judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge ...
Teen clung to Comoros plane wreckage for 13 hours
Jul 02, 2009; ... The lone survivor of a Yemeni jetliner crash, who clung to wreckage for 13 hours before being rescued, lay in a hospital bed with a broken collarbone, asking for little _ except for a chance to see her mother. But relatives said 14-year-old Bahia Bakari was too traumatized to be told ...
Opposing news outlets differ on new Honduran govt
Jul 02, 2009; ... Whether news outlets in Honduras were operating freely or under censorship Wednesday in the wake of a military coup seemed to depend on their political inclinations. Television and radio stations that support exiled President Manuel Zelaya complained of being forced off the air or ...
Teen clung to Comoros plane wreckage for 13 hours
Jul 02, 2009; ... The lone survivor of a Yemeni jetliner crash, who clung to wreckage for 13 hours before being rescued, lay in a hospital bed with a broken collarbone, asking for little _ except for a chance to see her mother. But relatives said 14-year-old Bahia Bakari was too traumatized to be told ...
Opposing news outlets differ on new Honduran govt
Jul 02, 2009; ... Whether news outlets in Honduras were operating freely or under censorship Wednesday in the wake of a military coup seemed to depend on their political inclinations. Television and radio stations that support exiled President Manuel Zelaya complained of being forced off the air or ...
Limbo for Colombia family seeking hostage release
Jul 02, 2009; ... A year after Colombian military agents disguised as international aid workers helicoptered Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S. military contractors to freedom, an offer by their former leftist rebel captors to unilaterally free two hostages is in limbo. Many blame President Alvaro Uribe, ...
Colorado Avs sign free agent Koci to contract
Jul 02, 2009 ... The Colorado Avalanche signed Czech free agent forward David Koci to a one-year contract on Wednesday. The financial terms weren't disclosed. The 28-year-old Koci appeared in 37 combined games with the Tampa Bay Lightning and St. Louis Blues during the 2008-09 NHL season ....
Limbo for Colombia family seeking hostage release
Jul 02, 2009; ... A year after Colombian military agents disguised as international aid workers helicoptered Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S. military contractors to freedom, an offer by their former leftist rebel captors to unilaterally free two hostages is in limbo. Many blame President Alvaro Uribe, ...
Fawcett's death spotlights a rare cancer
Jul 02, 2009; ... The death of Farrah Fawcett has thrown a spot light on anal cancer, a rare disease often linked to a sexually transmitted virus. Before her death last week, at age 62, the actress had come to terms with the illness and agreed to have her suffering and treatment chronicled for the ...
Fawcett's death spotlights a rare cancer
Jul 02, 2009; ... The death of Farrah Fawcett has thrown a spot light on anal cancer, a rare disease often linked to a sexually transmitted virus. Before her death last week, at age 62, the actress had come to terms with the illness and agreed to have her suffering and treatment chronicled for the ...
Thrashers land Kubina from Maple Leafs
Jul 02, 2009 ... The Atlanta Thrashers acquired Czech defenseman Pavel Kubina from the Toronto Maple Leafs in a four-player trade on Wednesday. The Thrashers announced they traded defenseman Garnet Exelby and forward Colin Stuart to the Maple Leafs for ...
Thrashers land Kubina from Maple Leafs
Jul 02, 2009 ... The Atlanta Thrashers acquired Czech defenseman Pavel Kubina from the Toronto Maple Leafs in a four-player trade on Wednesday. The Thrashers announced they traded defenseman Garnet Exelby and forward Colin Stuart to the Maple Leafs for ...
Major military operation under way in Afghanistan
Jul 02, 2009; ... Thousands of U.S. Marines and hundreds of Afghan troops moved into Taliban-infested villages with armor and helicopters Wednesday evening in the first major operation under President Barack Obama's revamped strategy to stabilize Afghanistan. The offensive in the once-forgotten war was ...
Major military operation under way in Afghanistan
Jul 02, 2009; ... Thousands of U.S. Marines and hundreds of Afghan troops moved into Taliban-infested villages with armor and helicopters Wednesday evening in the first major operation under President Barack Obama's revamped strategy to stabilize Afghanistan. The offensive in the once-forgotten war was ...
Group: World failing to halt biodiversity decline
Jul 02, 2009; ... Governments are failing to stem a rapid decline in biodiversity that is now threatening extinction for almost half the world's coral reef species, a third of amphibians and a quarter of mammals, a leading environmental group warned Thursday. "Life on Earth is under serious ...
Group: World failing to halt biodiversity decline
Jul 02, 2009; ... Governments are failing to stem a rapid decline in biodiversity that is now threatening extinction for almost half the world's coral reef species, a third of amphibians and a quarter of mammals, a leading environmental group warned Thursday. "Life on Earth is under serious ...
Nation's last known hand-poled ferry stays afloat
Jul 02, 2009 ... The nation's last known hand-poled ferry has gotten a reprieve to keep it afloat for three more months. The 140-year-old Hatton Ferry on the James River in Virginia risked extinction after state transportation authorities cut its funding last month. But local officials in ...
Argentina gets new health minister amid swine flu
Jul 02, 2009; ... Argentina swore in a new health minister on Wednesday as the spreading swine flu epidemic prompted schools nationwide to give students an early vacation and one province to declare a public health emergency. Juan Luis Manzur, a doctor and vice governor in Argentina's Tucuman province, ...
Russian gambling halls shut down in most cities
Jul 02, 2009; ... One of the glitziest symbols of cash-splashing Russians vanished from Russia's cityscapes as a law banning casinos, slot-machine parlors and betting halls outside four remote regions of the country came into effect. The law, a brainchild of Russia's famously anti-vice Prime Minister ...
Argentina gets new health minister amid swine flu
Jul 02, 2009; ... Argentina swore in a new health minister on Wednesday as the spreading swine flu epidemic prompted schools nationwide to give students an early vacation and one province to declare a public health emergency. Juan Luis Manzur, a doctor and vice governor in Argentina's Tucuman province, ...
Russian gambling halls shut down in most cities
Jul 02, 2009; ... One of the glitziest symbols of cash-splashing Russians vanished from Russia's cityscapes as a law banning casinos, slot-machine parlors and betting halls outside four remote regions of the country came into effect. The law, a brainchild of Russia's famously anti-vice Prime Minister ...
Poll: Pakistanis view Taliban as threat to country
Jul 02, 2009; ... An opinion poll has found that more than 80 percent of Pakistanis view the Taliban and al-Qaida as a critical threat to the country, marking a turn in public opinion that stands to bolster the army's offensive against militants close to the Afghan border. The findings released ...
Poll: Pakistanis view Taliban as threat to country
Jul 02, 2009; ... An opinion poll has found that more than 80 percent of Pakistanis view the Taliban and al-Qaida as a critical threat to the country, marking a turn in public opinion that stands to bolster the army's offensive against militants close to the Afghan border. The findings released ...
EU considers pulling ambassadors from Iran
Jul 02, 2009; ... The European Union on Thursday will debate a British request to pull ambassadors of all 27 EU nations from Iran in protest over the detention of Iranian staff at the British Embassy in Tehran. The detentions last week cranked up Iran's standoff with the West over its bloody crackdown ...
EU considers pulling ambassadors from Iran
Jul 02, 2009; ... The European Union on Thursday will debate a British request to pull ambassadors of all 27 EU nations from Iran in protest over the detention of Iranian staff at the British Embassy in Tehran. The detentions last week cranked up Iran's standoff with the West over its bloody crackdown ...
Agent: Turkoglu to visit Portland
Jul 02, 2009 ... Turkish free agent forward Hedo Turkoglu will visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday. In an e-mail to The Associated Press, agent Lon Babby said Turkoglu will be in Portland on Thursday. He did not elaborate. Turkoglu, who helped Orlando to the NBA finals this past ...
Major military operation under way in Afghanistan
Jul 02, 2009; ... Thousands of U.S. Marines and hundreds of Afghan troops moved into Taliban-infested villages with armor and helicopters early Thursday in the first major operation under President Barack Obama's revamped strategy to stabilize Afghanistan. The offensive in the once-forgotten war was ...
Major military operation under way in Afghanistan
Jul 02, 2009; ... Thousands of U.S. Marines and hundreds of Afghan troops moved into Taliban-infested villages with armor and helicopters early Thursday in the first major operation under President Barack Obama's revamped strategy to stabilize Afghanistan. The offensive in the once-forgotten war was ...
Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Phoenix home sold
Jul 02, 2009 ... A Phoenix home that famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed for his son has been sold for $2.8 million. Realtor Cionne McCarthy says escrow on the spiral-shaped home of about 2,250 square feet (209 square meters) closed last week. She says the undisclosed buyer plans to ...
Palu, Genia among Tri-Nations squad for Australia
Jul 02, 2009 ... No. 8 Wycliff Palu returns to the Wallabies, among the replacements for out-of-favor Lote Tuqiri, in the Australia rugby squad named Thursday for the Tri-Nations series against New Zealand and South Africa. Tuqiri's contract with the Australian Rugby Union was terminated late ...
Palu, Genia among Tri-Nations squad for Australia
Jul 02, 2009 ... No. 8 Wycliff Palu returns to the Wallabies, among the replacements for out-of-favor Lote Tuqiri, in the Australia rugby squad named Thursday for the Tri-Nations series against New Zealand and South Africa. Tuqiri's contract with the Australian Rugby Union was terminated late ...
Guantanamo detainee seeks `Black Sites' access
Jul 02, 2009 ... Lawyers for a Guantanamo detainee charged in federal court in Manhattan with terrorism offenses have asked the U.S. government to preserve locations where he was held overseas at so-called "Black Sites." The lawyers filed papers Tuesday seeking a court order to compel the ...
Judge blocks publication of Salinger spinoff book
Jul 02, 2009; ... A Swedish author whose new book was promoted as a sequel to J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" cannot publish it in the United States because it too closely mirrors Salinger's classic without adequate parody or critique, a judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge ...
Judge blocks publication of Salinger spinoff book
Jul 02, 2009; ... A Swedish author whose new book was promoted as a sequel to J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" cannot publish it in the United States because it too closely mirrors Salinger's classic without adequate parody or critique, a judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge ...
Major military operation under way in Afghanistan
Jul 02, 2009; ... Thousands of U.S. Marines and hundreds of Afghan troops moved into Taliban-infested villages with armor and helicopters early Thursday in the first major operation under President Barack Obama's revamped strategy to stabilize Afghanistan. The offensive in the once-forgotten war was ...
Major military operation under way in Afghanistan
Jul 02, 2009; ... Thousands of U.S. Marines and hundreds of Afghan troops moved into Taliban-infested villages with armor and helicopters early Thursday in the first major operation under President Barack Obama's revamped strategy to stabilize Afghanistan. The offensive in the once-forgotten war was ...
Former boxing champ, Managua mayor Arguello dead
Jul 02, 2009; ... Alexis Arguello, who fought in one of boxing's most classic brawls and reigned supreme at 130 pounds (59 kilograms), was found dead at his home early Wednesday. Coroners were conducting an autopsy to determine the cause of death. Sandanista Party's Radio Ya and other local media were ...
Former boxing champ, Managua mayor Arguello dead
Jul 02, 2009; ... Alexis Arguello, who fought in one of boxing's most classic brawls and reigned supreme at 130 pounds (59 kilograms), was found dead at his home early Wednesday. Coroners were conducting an autopsy to determine the cause of death. Sandanista Party's Radio Ya and other local media were ...
GM urges quick approval of sale plan
Jul 02, 2009; ... Warning that the demise of General Motors Corp. would have a disastrous ripple effect over the U.S. economy, an attorney for the automaker urged speedy approval of GM's plan to sell the bulk of its assets and emerge from court oversight as a new company. GM attorney Harvey Miller said ...
GM urges quick approval of sale plan
Jul 02, 2009; ... Warning that the demise of General Motors Corp. would have a disastrous ripple effect over the U.S. economy, an attorney for the automaker urged speedy approval of GM's plan to sell the bulk of its assets and emerge from court oversight as a new company. GM attorney Harvey Miller said ...
Argentine transportation secretary resigns
Jul 02, 2009 ... Argentina's transportation secretary has become the second Cabinet member to quit since President Cristina Fernandez's party suffered a crushing defeat in congressional elections. Transportation Secretary Ricardo Jaime had been one of the most influential members of Fernandez's ...
Argentine transportation secretary resigns
Jul 02, 2009 ... Argentina's transportation secretary has become the second Cabinet member to quit since President Cristina Fernandez's party suffered a crushing defeat in congressional elections. Transportation Secretary Ricardo Jaime had been one of the most influential members of Fernandez's ...
Amphibious bus crash injures 30 tourists in USVI
Jul 02, 2009 ... An amphibious tour bus veered off a road Wednesday, injuring about 30 cruise ship passengers who were taking a shore excursion in the U.S. Virgin Islands, police said. The Duckaneer, which has a boat-like hull for traveling in water and wheels for moving on land, was carrying 47 ...
Amphibious bus crash injures 30 tourists in USVI
Jul 02, 2009 ... An amphibious tour bus veered off a road Wednesday, injuring about 30 cruise ship passengers who were taking a shore excursion in the U.S. Virgin Islands, police said. The Duckaneer, which has a boat-like hull for traveling in water and wheels for moving on land, was carrying 47 ...
Aquarium hopes obese kids flip for athletic seals
Jul 02, 2009; ... Yes, he's obsessed with grooming, and he occasionally barks at you, but in most ways Isaac is not your typical fitness instructor. He weighs in at 350, eats 16 pounds of food at a time and he's only 9 years old. And he's a seal. Isaac is one of five northern fur seals to be featured ...
Aquarium hopes obese kids flip for athletic seals
Jul 02, 2009; ... Yes, he's obsessed with grooming, and he occasionally barks at you, but in most ways Isaac is not your typical fitness instructor. He weighs in at 350, eats 16 pounds of food at a time and he's only 9 years old. And he's a seal. Isaac is one of five northern fur seals to be featured ...
Pistons land pair; Kidd, Gortat seem in demand
Jul 02, 2009; ... The Detroit Pistons acted quickly to remake the former championship contender by agreeing to five-year contracts with Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva on Wednesday, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press. Those were the first big moves of the NBA's free ...
Pistons land pair; Kidd, Gortat seem in demand
Jul 02, 2009; ... The Detroit Pistons acted quickly to remake the former championship contender by agreeing to five-year contracts with Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva on Wednesday, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press. Those were the first big moves of the NBA's free ...
Amnesty accuses Israel of war crimes in Gaza
Jul 02, 2009; ... Israeli forces killed hundreds of Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of Gaza Strip homes in attacks that amounted to war crimes, Amnesty International charged Thursday, in the first in-depth human rights group report on the recent war in Gaza. Amnesty called on Israel to ...
Amnesty accuses Israel of war crimes in Gaza
Jul 02, 2009; ... Israeli forces killed hundreds of Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of Gaza Strip homes in attacks that amounted to war crimes, Amnesty International charged Thursday, in the first in-depth human rights group report on the recent war in Gaza. Amnesty called on Israel to ...
Bad economy pushes visitors through zoo gates
Jul 02, 2009; ... To draw visitors, zoos count on gentle giraffes rolling out their long tongues to grasp treats, stingrays gliding through a pool to be petted and the playful tussling of tiger cubs. This year they're also getting help from the recession. Zoos in cities including Cincinnati, St. Louis, ...
Bad economy pushes visitors through zoo gates
Jul 02, 2009; ... To draw visitors, zoos count on gentle giraffes rolling out their long tongues to grasp treats, stingrays gliding through a pool to be petted and the playful tussling of tiger cubs. This year they're also getting help from the recession. Zoos in cities including Cincinnati, St. Louis, ...
Pro-business president takes office in Panama
Jul 02, 2009 ... Businessman Ricardo Martinelli was sworn in as Panama's new president on Wednesday, promising to start the biggest job-creation push ever in the country. Martinelli said he wants to make the nation of 3.3 million inhabitants the best place to do business in Latin America. ...
Pro-business president takes office in Panama
Jul 02, 2009 ... Businessman Ricardo Martinelli was sworn in as Panama's new president on Wednesday, promising to start the biggest job-creation push ever in the country. Martinelli said he wants to make the nation of 3.3 million inhabitants the best place to do business in Latin America. ...
Sarasota forever tied to the circus
Jul 02, 2009; ... Sarasota and the circus became forever linked more than 70 years ago when John Ringling decided to move the headquarters of his "Greatest Show on Earth" to the lovely Gulf Coast city where he spent his winters. "No announcement ever made in Florida has meant more to the ...
Sarasota forever tied to the circus
Jul 02, 2009; ... Sarasota and the circus became forever linked more than 70 years ago when John Ringling decided to move the headquarters of his "Greatest Show on Earth" to the lovely Gulf Coast city where he spent his winters. "No announcement ever made in Florida has meant more to the ...
Logano expected to get many more wins
Jul 02, 2009; ... Joe Gibbs didn't expect his gamble to pay off so soon. The NASCAR owner hesitated when asked whether he expected Joey Logano to win a race during his rookie season. "Do I need to tell the truth on that?" the former NFL coach replied, grinning. The kid ...
Logano expected to get many more wins
Jul 02, 2009; ... Joe Gibbs didn't expect his gamble to pay off so soon. The NASCAR owner hesitated when asked whether he expected Joey Logano to win a race during his rookie season. "Do I need to tell the truth on that?" the former NFL coach replied, grinning. The kid ...
Charleston: Most polite place for a pittance
Jul 02, 2009; ... In colonial times, Charleston was America's wealthiest city. Three centuries later it still has an upscale cachet with houses on its historic Battery fetching eight figures and shopping and restaurants rivaling much larger cities. But you don't need deep pockets to enjoy this town of ...