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No boycott: Sarkozy to attend Olympics opener
(AP)
AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy will attend the opening of the Beijing Olympics next month, his office said Wednesday, putting an end to his threat to boycott the event over China's treatment of Tibet.
Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:56:34 GMT
| US chief: Iraq needs time to stabilize after fight
(AP)
 AP - Even in the chin-high piles of roadside rubble, the crumbled cinderblock and the eerily empty streets of this neighborhood in western Mosul, America's top military officer sees hope. But he also sees peril and an urgent need to get the economy going — jobs, services, some semblance of regular life.
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:18:34 GMT
| US, allies want global pollution cuts -- by 2050
(AP)
 AP - World leaders embraced for the first time on Tuesday an ambitious but nonbinding goal of slashing greenhouse-gas emissions in half by midcentury to stave off global warming. Unimpressed environmentalists called the effort too slow and too uncertain.
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:49:31 GMT
| Amid oil boom, inflation makes Saudis feel poorer
(AP)
 AP - Sultan al-Mazeen recently stopped at a gas station to fill up his SUV, paying 45 cents a gallon — about one-tenth what Americans pay these days.
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:25:39 GMT
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Cubs acquire RHP Harden from Athletics (AP)
One day after the Milwaukee Brewers landed an ace, the Chicago Cubs answered. Intent on ending their 100-year drought without a World Series title, the NL Central leaders acquired talented right-hander Rich Harden in a six-player deal with the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday. With CC Sabathia going to Milwaukee, Harden was the best available pitcher, Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said.
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:01:30 PDT
| Truex fined 150 points for illegal car (AP)
Martin Truex's bid to make the Chase for the championship took a severe hit Tuesday when NASCAR penalized his Dale Earnhardt Inc. team 150 points for bringing an illegal car to Daytona.
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:38:55 PDT
| Vick files for bankruptcy protection (AP)
Imprisoned quarterback Michael Vick filed for bankruptcy protection while serving time for federal dogfighting charges, saying he owes between $10 million and $50 million to creditors. Vick filed Chapter 11 papers in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Newport News on Monday. The seven largest creditors listed in the court papers are owed a total of about $12.8 million.
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:15:09 PDT
| Jeter, Pettitte lead Yanks over Rays 5-0 (AP)
Derek Jeter delivered with his bat and glove, backing a determined effort by Andy Pettitte that led the New York Yankees to a much-needed, 5-0 win over the Tampa Bays Rays on Tuesday night. Jeter lined an early go-ahead double off All-Star Scott Kazmir, then made a stellar play in the seventh inning that preserved a two-run lead and prompted a sellout crowd to chant his name.
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:02:43 PDT
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Oil slumps on easing storm worry and dollar
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Oil tumbled more than $5 on Tuesday,
pushing losses so far this week to about $10, as forecasters
said an Atlantic hurricane would steer clear of offshore oil
platforms and the greenback gained against other currencies.
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:44:12 GMT
| Alcoa's profit lower but tops Street forecasts
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc on
Tuesday posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit, lifting
its shares, as higher aluminum prices and sales volumes offset
increased costs.
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:31:47 GMT
| Stocks rise on banks and lower oil
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Stocks rose in another turbulent
session on Tuesday as a pullback in oil prices eased worries
about consumer and business spending, while financial shares
gained after the Fed chairman said he may keep open a lifeline
for banks.
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:20:07 GMT
| Traders plead guilty to foreign exchange scam
(Reuters)
Reuters - Two currency traders pleaded guilty on
Tuesday to defrauding investors, admitting their firm engaged
in almost no trading and that they misappropriated money from
investors and used it to buy luxury homes and cars, federal
prosecutors said.
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:58:00 GMT
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