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Oil extends slide into 2nd day, shedding up to $6
July 9, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices fell as much as $6 a barrel Tuesday, hurling crude back to levels not seen since June 26 as traders wary about the health of the global economy cashed in gains from oil’s re » Full Story
Dry, hot weather threatens California fire gains
July 9, 2008
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters on Tuesday faced worsening weather conditions that pushed flames across firebreaks in parts of inland California and chased residents out of one small community. » Full Story
Family, admirers lay former Sen. Helms to rest
July 9, 2008
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Mourners who gathered to remember former North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms on Tuesday celebrated both sides of his conflicting persona: the cantankerous conservative who reveled in » Full Story
Legal claim filed over death at NYC psych ward
July 9, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) — The daughter of a woman who died unnoticed on the floor of a hospital psychiatric unit called Tuesday for criminal prosecution of the workers who did nothing to help her.
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Fed to curb shady home-lending practices
July 9, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve will issue new rules next week aimed at protecting future homebuyers from dubious lending practices, its most sweeping response to a housing crisis that has prop » Full Story
FTC considers backing off nicotine guidance
July 9, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday that it no longer considers reliable a test for tar and nicotine used for more than 40 years and touted by the tobacco industry in marketing » Full Story
McCain, Obama pitch economic plans to Hispanics
July 9, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama sought Tuesday to send the same message to a critical constituency: They understand that Hispanics share the same economic concerns a » Full Story
Mount Shasta glaciers growing, despite warming
July 9, 2008
MOUNT SHASTA, Calif. (AP) — Global warming is shrinking glaciers all over the world, but the seven tongues of ice creeping down Mount Shasta’s flanks are a rare exception: They are the only long-estab » Full Story
Pentagon aims for less deadly cluster bombs
July 8, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Faced with growing international pressure, the Pentagon is changing its policy on cluster bombs and plans to reduce the danger of unexploded munitions in the deadly explosives.
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Torn ACLs, other big injuries hit little athletes
July 8, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) _ A 14-year-old gymnast with a stress fracture in her lower back. A 12-year-old who tore his ACL in a soccer game. A 16-year-old runner with a leg stress fracture. A 15-year-old who to » Full Story