Monthly Archives: July 2011

Owen lifts Man United to 2-1 friendly win over Barca (AFP)

Written on July 30, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Michael Owen scored in the 76th minute to lift Manchester United to a 2-1 victory over Barcelona in a friendly football match that reprised their clash in the Champions League final. Nani on Saturday opened the scoring … Continue reading →

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Charlie Sheen To Ex-Wife Denise Richards: ‘Your Book Rocks!’ (omg!)

Written on July 30, 2011 by Editor - Entertainment News

Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen in 2005 Getty PremiumAccess Hollywood LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Charlie Sheen has a message for his ex-wife, Denise Richards: your book is winning! Denise — whose marriage to the former “Two and a Half Men” … Continue reading →

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Debt deal has a way to go as test vote delayed (Reuters)

Written on July 30, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Negotiations on a deal to raise the debt limit still had a way to go, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said, postponing until later on Sunday a test vote on a Democratic deficit reduction bill. Reid said … Continue reading →

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Mystery surrounds loss of records, art on 9/11 (AP)

Written on July 30, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

NEW YORK – Letters written by Helen Keller. Forty-thousand photographic negatives of John F. Kennedy taken by the president’s personal cameraman. Sculptures by Alexander Calder and Auguste Rodin. The 1921 agreement that created the agency that built the World Trade … Continue reading →

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Obama, Automakers Agree to Increase 2025 Fuel Economy to 54.5 MPG (ContributorNetwork)

Written on July 30, 2011 by Editor - Business News

President Barack Obama announced Friday an agreement with 13 major automakers, which account for over 90 percent of all vehicles sold in the U.S., to begin the next phase of the Obama administration’s national vehicle program. Ultimately the agreement will … Continue reading →

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Ohio Prison Director Gary Mohr’s Reorganization Plan Saves Taxpayers Millions (ContributorNetwork)

Written on July 30, 2011 by Editor - Business News

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections Director Gary Mohr has been very busy saving taxpayer money this summer. While the outlook is not entirely sunny, it is far less bleak than what it was a year ago. The economic downturn … Continue reading →

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Explosion at Mexican oil refinery kills two (Reuters)

Written on July 30, 2011 by Editor - Business News

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – An explosion ripped through Mexico’s second-largest oil refinery on Saturday, causing a massive fire and killing two workers, though production was not affected, state oil monopoly Pemex said. The explosion occurred at the 315,000 barrel-per-day Tula … Continue reading →

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How different parts of the economy fared (AP)

Written on July 30, 2011 by Editor - Business News

The economy grew at a dismal 1.3 percent annual rate in the April-June quarter, after slowing to nearly a standstill in the first three months of this year, the Commerce Department said Friday. The government sharply lowered its growth estimate … Continue reading →

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Skeptic’s small cloud study renews climate rancor (AP)

Written on July 30, 2011 by Editor - Science News

A study on how much heat in Earth’s atmosphere is caused by cloud cover has heated up the climate change blogosphere even as it is dismissed by many scientists. Several mainstream climate scientists call the study’s conclusions off-base and overstated. … Continue reading →

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Swisher leads Yanks over Orioles 8-3 in DH opener (AP)

Written on July 30, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

NEW YORK – Resting several stars in the opener of a day-night doubleheader, the New York Yankees enjoyed watching all those fill-ins bring home a win. Nick Swisher had three hits, including a two-run homer, and New York backed Bartolo … Continue reading →

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