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Quiet night in London as riots spread to new cities

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A fire is seen during civil disturbances in Salford near Manchester, England, Tuesday, Aug. 9 2011. (AP / Jon Super) Police dogs and their handlers walk past a burning car during the second night of civil disturbances in central Birmingham, England, ...
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Baht Gains as Stocks Rise, Federal Reserve Vows Record-Low Rates

Bloomberg -
Thailand's baht advanced as regional equities climbed after the Federal Reserve pledged to keep interest rates near zero at least through mid-2013 and said it may use additional tools to revive the US economy ...

Obama Administration to Call for Syria's Assad to Step Down

Fox News -
The Obama administration is planning to explicitly call for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down in coming days, two administration officials told FoxNews.

In Wisconsin, 3 Republicans survive recall challenges

Los Angeles Times -
Three other state Senate races remain too close to call. Democrats need to win at least three to have a chance for recapturing the chamber.

Gavin DeGraw Released From Hospital

MTV.com -
'Honestly, I don't remember much. I only know I can recover from here,' singer tweets after being attacked in New York.

REFILE-S&P balks at SEC proposal to reveal rating errors

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WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's, whose unprecedented downgrade of US debt triggered a worldwide stocks sell-off, is pushing back against a US government proposal that would require credit raters to disclose ...

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Atwitter over a Tweeted call: Pray for London

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Three days of riots in London and beyond have spawned a Twitter movement - a call to #prayforlondon - and an event. Firefighters put out the fires in a furniture store in Croydon, south London.

Somalia famine: Lessons we can take away

Christian Science Monitor -
Somalia expert Ken Menkhaus spoke with a guest blogger from the Enough Project about what policies need to change for a durable solution to the famine.

PM's expert panelsays no new budget expected for 2012

Ha'aretz -
Panel expects to propose changes both on the revenue and spending sides, but without exceeding the approved budget framework. By Moti Bassok Tags: Israel housing protest Benjamin Netanyahu The "team of experts for socioeconomic change" appointed by ...

Chile: Protest in Santiago Grows Violent

New York Times -
By AP Violence erupted on the streets of Chile's capital, Santiago, on Tuesday as tens of thousands of students staged another protest demanding increased financing for public education.

First senators named to deficit panel

Los Angeles Times -
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) will co-chair the bipartisan committee, whose task has taken on new urgency because of the economic turmoil.

Newsweek's Michelle Bachmann cover unlikely to boost sales

Reuters -
NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Ever the provocateur, Newsweek editor-in-chief Tina Brown has raised eyebrows once again with her latest magazine cover, this one featuring an unflattering shot of presidential aspirant Michele Bachmann.

Polygamist leader gets life in prison for assault

Austin American-Statesman -
Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs, right, is escorted into the courthouse in San Angelo on Tuesday. By Paul J. Weber ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN ANGELO - Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for sexually assaulting an ...

Apple almost overtakes Exxon Mobil as the most valuable company

Los Angeles Times -
Apple's market value briefly surpasses Exxon Mobil's during stock trading Tuesday, but a last-minute surge enables the oil giant to remain No.

Economists comment on Fed rate plan

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"The Fed's statement today is akin to telling a child the boogeyman is indeed in the closet, but you will leave the light on through mid-2013.

FOREX-Dollar pressured by Fed, markets volatile

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SYDNEY, Aug 10 (Reuters) - The US dollar stayed under pressure in Asia on Wednesday, having slumped after the Federal Reserve's extraordinary vow to keep rates near zero for two years, reaffirming the greenback's status as a funding ...

Anonymous Vows to 'Destroy' Facebook on Nov. 5

PC Magazine -
Anonymous has vowed to "destroy" Facebook on Nov. 5. Or more accurately, somebody has set up a Twitter account and YouTube channel to announce a plan dubbed "Operation Facebook.

Nokia confirms N9 MeeGo phone not coming to US

Ars Technica -
Nokia unveiled the N9, its first MeeGo-based smartphone, at an event in June. Although the device is impressive, Nokia is setting it up for failure.

Voice of the Workingman to Be Poet Laureate

New York Times -
The Library of Congress will announce on Wednesday that Philip Levine, best known for his big-hearted, Whitmanesque poems about working-class Detroit, is to be the next poet laureate, succeeding WS Merwin.

'Bewitched' reboot in the works at CBS

Entertainment Weekly -
In the latest classic TV title getting considered for a reboot, CBS and Sony are developing a script for remake of the classic sitcom Bewitched.

Music stars campaign to end hunger crisis in Africa

Reuters -
NEW YORK Aug 9 (Reuters) - A global social media campaign featuring a Bob Marley song was launched by some of the music industry's top stars on Tuesday to help stem the hunger crisis that is increasing in the Horn of Africa.

Is Kris Humphries the New Prince William?

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It's 11 days and counting until Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries' big day—which got us thinking about that other groom of the century, Prince William.

LA getting closer and closer to getting the NFL back

Los Angeles Times -
The City Council's unanimous vote Tuesday to approve the framework of an AEG-backed downtown stadium deal is a big step in pro football returning to Los Angeles.

Abreu homers off Rivera in 9th, Angels beat Yanks

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| AP NEW YORK - Bobby Abreu hit his second homer of the game, a two-out, two-run shot off Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels then pulled a trick to trap Curtis Granderson for the final out to beat the New York Yankees 6-4 ...

Mets Produce More Late-Inning Magic

New York Times -
Manager Terry Collins has figured out by now that he has an unusually resilient bunch of players, stubborn by nature and hardened by an almost absurd level of adversity this year.

Tsunami broke off Manhattan-size bits of Antarctica

CNET -
A NASA scientist and her colleagues have observed that the March 11 tsunami that devastated Japan broke off Manhattan-size icebergs from Antarctica, some 8000 miles distant.

Undersea volcano eruption found off Oregon Coast

KPTV.com -
By FOX 12 Webstaff - email Photo courtesy of OSU | The arm of a robot prepares to sample lava from an undersea volcano eruption off the Oregon Coast.

Blood test detects fetal sex much earlier in pregnancy

USA Today -
New technology can tell pregnant women whether they're having a boy or girl as early as seven weeks into a pregnancy - months earlier than usual, according to a study in today's Journal of the American Medical Association.

Genetically-Engineered Spermless Mosquitoes Offer Malaria Hope

ABC News -
Genetically altering mosquitoes so that they cannot produce sperm may hold hope for stemming the tide of malaria, according to new research from Britain and Italy.

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