Bill strengthens into Category 4 hurricane
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Aug. 19: As oppressive heat grips much of the country, Hurricane Bill has grown to a major Category 4 storm. Al Roker reports. See weather data and storm paths of past Atlantic and gulf storms. Aug. 19: Video cameras capture a funnel could near Pikes …
Follow the path of Hurricane BillBoston Globe
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Bill Strengthens to a Category 4 HurricaneNew York Times
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Don Hewitt: A life in news for a man who shaped TV
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Don Hewitt wasn't just a giant in the world of TV news. He was a founding father of television, with his hand still in the game well into the Internet age. And he had a ball, leading "maybe the best life that any guy who ever chose …
Five milestones during Don Hewitt's tenure with '60 Minutes'New York Daily News
'60 Minutes' creator Don Hewitt diesZap2it.com
60 Minutes Creator Don Hewitt DiesPeople Magazine
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Six bombs, 95 dead – carnage and despair return to Iraq
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It has, for many months now, had the feel of a normal Arab capital. Families picnicking on street verges at dusk. Children playing football in the street. Marketplaces teeming with shoppers and touts. But today, just after 10.30am, a series of sharp …
Shattered in Baghdad blasts: Iraqi faith in security forcesChristian Science Monitor
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No change in US drawdown despite Iraq bombings: PentagonAFP
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Milwaukee mayor describes attack as 'very, very ugly'
CNN
(CNN) — A visibly battered Wisconsin mayor recounted Wednesday how he was beaten with a pipe after he attempted to help a screaming woman outside the state fair. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says the attack on him, "got very, very ugly, very, …
Milwaukee mayor says attack got 'ugly' quicklyThe Associated Press
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Afghan media blackout called for amid fresh violence in Kabul
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KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) — Security remains a top concern as Afghanistan holds its second-ever presidential election Thursday, prompting the government to ask for a ban on media coverage of violence. An Afghan police officer walks near a bank in Kabul …
Afghans vote for president amid fears of attacksThe Associated Press
Afghanistan on alert before voteBBC News
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Tornado reported in Minneapolis
USA Today
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Powerful winds near the heart of downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday, toppling trees and part of a church's 90-year-old metal steeple and blowing away a convention's outdoor tents. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning …
Tornado reported near downtown MinneapolisMinneapolis Star Tribune
Tornado warning expands to SW WisconsinChicago Tribune
Tornado spotted south of DowntownDowntown Journal
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Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi to be freed
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Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi, who is serving a life sentence for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing. Photograph: PA The Libyan convicted of killing 270 people in the Lockerbie bombing is expected to be freed from jail on compassionate grounds today because …
Decision in Lockerbie case ThursdayThe Associated Press
Decision reached on bomber's fateBBC News
Scotland to announce fate of Lockerbie bomberAFP
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Obama Struggles to Strike a Health Care Deal Palatable to All Sides
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President Obama finds himself stuck between a rock and a hard place, going round and round in a dizzying cycle of give and take that doesn't seem to be advancing his top domestic priority. For President Obama, striking a deal that satisfies all the …
'Special interests' on both sides in health fightThe Associated Press
Obama takes healthcare effort to grass-roots levelLos Angeles Times
Conservative Radio Host Invited to the White HouseWashington Post
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US tax investigators win fight to force UBS to disclose accounts …
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UBS, the world's biggest wealth manager, has been forced to hand over 4450 accounts that contain a staggering $18bn (£10.9bn) to American tax investigators. The information haul represents a triumph for the US Internal Revenue Service. …
Switzerland Caves In To IRS DemandsForbes
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Obama administration urges employer flexibility in H1N1 fight
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WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Obama administration Wednesday urged employers to adopt "flexible and non-punitive" sick-leave policies as it released new guidelines for containing the spread of the H1N1 virus in the coming flu season. Health and Human Service …
Let workers with flu stay home, US tells businessesReuters
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