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At least 12 dead in blast at China factory (Reuters)
Reuters - At least 12 people died and 15 were seriously injured on Wednesday after an explosion at an abandoned plastics and chemicals factory in
1 dead, 2 injured in bear attack at MT campground (AP)
AP - Montana wildlife officials say one person was killed and two others were injured in a bear attack at a campground north of Yellowstone ...
Fed survey: Recovery slows in some places (AP)
AP - The pace of economic activity has slowed or held steady in parts of the country, revealing a choppy path back to health. ...
Congress narrows gap in cocaine sentences (AP)
AP - Congress has changed a quarter-century-old law that has sent tens of thousands of blacks to prison for crack cocaine convictions while giving far ...
Judge blocks key parts of Arizona immigration law (Reuters)
Reuters - A judge on Wednesday blocked key parts of Arizona's tough new immigration law just hours before it was to take effect, handing a ...
Ariz. sheriff: I'll jail immigration protesters (AP)
AP - The sheriff of the most populous county in Arizona says he's "not going to put up with any civil disobedience" when the state's ...
Bomb blast kills 25 bus passengers in Afghan west (Reuters)
Reuters - At least 25 Afghan passengers were killed and 20 wounded when their bus was hit by a roadside bomb in western Afghanistan on ...
Palestinians set to reject direct talks for now (Reuters)
Reuters - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will tell the Arab League on Thursday indirect talks with Israel have not progressed enough to justify face-to-face peace ...
Boeing quarterly profit falls but beats forecast (Reuters)
Reuters - Boeing Co reported a higher-than-expected quarterly net profit on Wednesday as the commercial airplane market recovers from a downturn, but the results were ...
Durable goods orders fall as growth picture dims (Reuters)
Reuters - New orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods unexpectedly fell for a second straight month in June, posting their largest decline since August, further ...
Blagojevich's fate to be in the hands of jurors (AP)
AP - Jurors will go off to deliberate the fate of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich with the image of an immaculately dressed and smiling man ...
ABC programming chief McPherson abruptly resigns (AP)
AP - ABC programming chief Stephen McPherson has abruptly resigned from the network after a six-year tenure in which the network aired such provocative series ...
Spanish region says adios to bullfighting (AP)
AP - Lawmakers in Catalonia outlawed bullfighting Wednesday, making this Spain's first major region to do so after an impassioned debate that pitted the rights ...
AP Sources: Bengals reach deal with TO (AP)
AP - A year after they were featured on HBO's "Hard Knocks," the Bengals have scripted their own reality show. ...
Spanish region bans bullfighting (AFP)
AFP - Catalonia's parliament on Wednesday voted to ban bullfighting from January 1, 2012, becoming the first region in mainland Spain to outlaw the centuries-old ...
Franklin and Rice make music at Philly concert (AP)
AP - Condoleezza Rice is no stranger to the whims of royalty. So when the Queen of Soul herself, Aretha Franklin, decided the two should ...
Officials ready criminal probe of oil spill: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Several U.S. government agencies are preparing a criminal probe of at least three companies involved in the massive oil spill in the Gulf ...
BP hopes to turn page with new CEO, leaner company (AP)
AP - BP officials say they are beginning to reinvent a company that reported a record $17 billion quarterly loss and is navigating the politically ...
Woo joins cast of Chinese propaganda blockbuster (AP)
AP - A-List filmmaker John Woo is the first celebrity to join the cast of the second major film in the leading Chinese state film ...
China floods test massive Three Gorges Dam (AP)
AP - Record-high water levels put the capacity of China's massive Three Gorges Dam to the test Wednesday after heavy rains raged on across the ...