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Stock futures fall after 2Q GDP growth slows (AP)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:58:45 -0400

AP - Stock futures fell and interest rates rose in the Treasury market Friday after the government said the economy grew at a slower pace than expected during the second quarter.

GOP gets wish: Rangel case in campaign season (AP)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:57:18 -0400

AP - Republicans wanted an election-season ethics case against Democratic powerhouse Rep. Charles Rangel of New York. And now, it looks like they have one.

Recovery loses speed as consumers turn cautious (AP)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:55:02 -0400

AP - The recovery lost momentum in the second quarter as growth slowed to a 2.4 percent pace, its most sluggish showing in nearly a year and too weak to drive down unemployment.

Ex-students fined in SAfrica racist video case (AP)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:53:02 -0400

AP - A South African court on Friday ordered four white former students to pay fines of nearly $3,000 each for a video they made that humiliated black university employees and drew global attention to entrenched racism on the campus.

Imports slow second-quarter growth (Reuters)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:40:03 -0400

Reuters - Economic growth slowed in the second quarter as a capital investment drive by businesses saw imports increasing at their fastest pace since the first quarter of 1984, a government report showed on Friday.

Ellen exit heralds major "American Idol" makeover (Reuters)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:36:13 -0400

Reuters - "American Idol" appears on course for a wholesale make-over after the abrupt departure of Ellen DeGeneres left the aging singing contest with two holes to fill as it seeks to retain its crown as the most-watched show on U.S. television.

Soldier accused of leaking secrets flown to US (AP)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:23:53 -0400

AP - The Army intelligence specialist charged with leaking U.S. military secrets to the WikiLeaks website has been moved from Kuwait to a military jail in Virginia.

Donkey's Wild Ass Ancestor Confirmed (LiveScience.com)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:15:04 -0400

LiveScience.com - Five thousand years ago, in North Africa, humans formed an

alliance with the wild ancestors of the donkey, twice.

Peas 'I Gotta Feeling' hits 6M download mark (AP)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:07:56 -0400

AP - The Black Eyed Peas have more proof of the ubiquity of "I Gotta Feeling."

Philippines swimming in rice amid high imports (AP)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:36:09 -0400

AP - The world's biggest rice importer, the Philippines, is now "swimming" in the staple grain because of massive imports by the previous government that drove world prices to record highs and possibly enriched corrupt officials.