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TOP STORIES
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> DEAD AID WORKERS KNEW RISKS BUT LOVED AFGHANISTAN
Two aid workers killed in Afghanistan had a deep commitment to the country,
and knew the risks associated with humanitarian work there, friends and family
of the victims' said Saturday.
.... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/08/07/afghanistan.americans.killed/index.html
> MORE RAINS HIT PAKISTAN AS AID AGENCIES BOOST RELIEF EFFORTS
Heavy downpours worsened massive flooding in Pakistan on Sunday as aid
agencies increased relief efforts to help the about 12 million people
affected in much of the country.
.... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/08/pakistan.floods/index.html
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U.S. NEWS
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> TOP OFFICIALS IN CALIFORNIA URGE JUDGE TO ALLOW SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger asked a federal judge Friday to allow same-sex
marriages while an appeal over the struck-down law that banned them makes its
way through the courts.
.... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/06/california.same.sex.ruling.stay/index.html
> KAGAN TAKES OATH, PREPARES FOR SEVERAL HIGH-PROFILE CASES
Elena Kagan, building on a long, diverse legal career in government and
academia, was officially sworn in as the 112th justice at the Supreme Court on
Saturday, promising to "faithfully and impartially" discharge her new judicial
duties.
.... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/08/07/kagan.swearing.in/index.html
> PLANE SLAMS INTO HOUSE IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
A twin-engine airplane crashed into a house in western Pennsylvania Saturday,
state police said.
.... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/07/pennsylvania.air.crash/index.html
> FRENCH TOURIST SURVIVES FALL INTO GRAND CANYON
A French tourist is recovering after falling 75 feet into the Grand Canyon,
hospital officials said Saturday.
.... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/07/grand.canyon.fall/index.html
..... More U.S. stories at http://www.cnn.com/US
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WORLD NEWS
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> LANDSLIDES KILL AT LEAST 96 IN CHINA
The death toll rose to at least 96 people on Sunday after massive landslides
hit northwest China, state media reported.
.... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/08/china.landslides/index.html
> NEWLY SWORN IN, COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT VOWS PEACE 'BY REASON OR BY FORCE'
Juan Manuel Santos was sworn in Saturday as Colombia's new president, vowing
to unify his country around the goals of prosperity for all and of thwarting
the nation's leftist rebels.
.... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/08/07/colombia.president.sworn.in/index.html
> CASTRO ADDRESSES CUBA'S PARLIAMENT FOR FIRST TIME IN YEARS
Wearing his signature olive green fatigues, former Cuban President Fidel
Castro made his first institutional appearance in four years Saturday,
addressing a special session of the communist nation's National Assembly.
.... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/08/07/cuba.fidel.castro/index.html
> MIA FARROW TO TESTIFY AT WAR CRIMES TRIAL, U.N. SAYS
Actress Mia Farrow is expected to testify next week at the war crimes trial of
Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia who prosecutors allege funded
a brutal civil war using blood diamonds.
.... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/08/07/sierra.leone.blood.diamonds/index.html
..... More World stories at http://www.cnn.com/WORLD
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SPORTS
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> RICE, SMITH HIGHLIGHT INDUCTION OF 2010 HALL OF FAME CLASS
CANTON, Ohio (AP) -- Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith can stop the chase now.
.... FULL STORY: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/football/nfl/08/07/hall.of.fame.ap/index.html
> ANN KILLION: COVERING JERRY RICE WAS LIKE WATCHING NEAR PERFECTION
It's not a claim many people can make. For years, when I came to work, I could
expect to witness near perfection.
.... FULL STORY: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/ann_killion/08/03/jerry.rice/index.html
..... More Sports stories at http://SI.com
..... For scores see http://SI.com/scoreboards
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BUSINESS
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> STOCKS END LOWER AS JOB CONCERNS WEIGH
Stocks closed lower Friday as concerns about unemployment continued to weigh
on the market, although all three major gauges ended the week with gains.
.... FULL STORY: http://money.cnn.com/2010/08/06/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm
> BUFFETT'S BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY PROFIT TUMBLES 40%
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway posted a second-quarter profit that
tumbled 40% from a year ago, as the company suffered a $1.4 billion paper loss
on its derivatives bets.
.... FULL STORY: http://money.cnn.com/2010/08/06/news/companies/buffett_berkshire_hathaway_earnings/index.htm
..... More Business stories at http://CNNmoney.com
..... For market numbers see http://CNNmoney.com/markets
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HEALTH NEWS
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> FLIP-FLOPS AREN'T ALWAYS EASY ON THE FEET
King Tut wore them. So did Cleopatra. Members of the 2005 Northwestern
University's women's lacrosse team sported them at the White House.
.... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/08/06/health.concern.flip.flops/index.html
> CANCER COULDN'T STOP HIM FROM HIS MARATHON GOAL
For a serious distance runner, 7 hours, 48 minutes is not a great marathon
time. But cut Brian Fugere some slack.
.... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/08/06/mf.ost.hospital.marathon/index.html
..... More Health stories at http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH
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TECHNOLOGY NEWS
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> WITH NEW GPS DATING APPS, IT'S LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE NEAR
There are many reasons people fall for each other: Personality, looks, humor
-- sax-playing ability. But a new class of GPS-enabled smartphone apps is
trying to bring dating back to the pure, data-driven basics.
.... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/08/06/gps.dating.apps/index.html
> WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR SMARTPHONE DATA -- AND IS IT SAFE?
This week, news out of the Middle East saw BlackBerry, the handheld
communication device of choice in the corporate world, assailed on multiple
fronts over a security problem.
.... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/08/06/smartphone.security/index.html
..... More Technology stories at http://www.cnn.com/TECH
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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> REVIEW: FERRELL'S MOJO BACK IN 'OTHER GUYS'
Remember last year's summer turkey, "Land of the Lost"? Well you can come out
now. Will Ferrell is back on safe ground, goofing on the macho codes of the
cop movie.
.... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/05/other.guys.review/index.html
> ZSA ZSA GABOR'S HUSBAND, DAUGHTER DIFFER ON ACTRESS' RECOVERY
Zsa Zsa Gabor's recovery from hip replacement surgery last month has been
slower than predicted, but her daughter disputed a report that the actress
"suffered a setback" Saturday.
.... FULL STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/08/07/zsa.zsa.gabor.condition/index.html
..... More Entertainment stories at http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ
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