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Bear gets into home, eats and grabs stuffed bear
AP – Wed Jul 28, 3:13 pm ET

Reuters

LACONIA, N.H. - A black bear walked into a New Hampshire house through an open door, ate two pears and a bunch of grapes, took a drink from the family fishbowl and grabbed a stuffed bear on its way out the door. Mary Beth Parkinson said the bear apparently took advantage of the open outside door to get into her kitchen Tuesday in Laconia, about 20 miles north of Concord. She thinks the garage door going up scared the bear enough that it fled the house. Full Story »
Inside the FLOTUS office
Politico – Wed Jul 28, 2:15 pm ET

AP

The Oval Office is nearly as familiar an image as the president himself. Full Story »
Sizzling Moscow shrouded in polluting smog
AP – Wed Jul 28, 12:15 pm ET

AP

MOSCOW - A cloud of harmful smog has enveloped Moscow, raising airborne pollutants to four times the norm, officials said Wednesday, and prompting doctors to urge residents to stay indoors as the city swelters in a record heat wave. Full Story »
Police discover body of former NBA player Wright: report
AFP – Wed Jul 28, 6:36 pm ET

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MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AFP) - Police have found the body of Lorenzen Wright, a 13-year NBA player missing since July 19, in a wooded area of southeast Memphis, the Commercial Appeal newspaper reported Wednesday. Full Story »
Ten key indicators show global warming "undeniable"
Reuters – Wed Jul 28, 11:49 pm ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Melting glaciers, more humid air and eight other key indicators show that global warming is undeniable, scientists said on Wednesday, citing a new comprehensive review of the last decade of climate data. Full Story »
What do RIM and AT&T have up their sleeves for next week?
Ben Patterson – Wed Jul 28, 1:37 pm ET

What do RIM and AT&T have up their sleeves for next week? Full Story »
Mortgage brokers to be fingerprinted and registered
Reuters – Wed Jul 28, 12:44 pm ET

Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mortgage loan originators will have to be fingerprinted and sign up to a central registry to do business in future, according to final rules issued on Wednesday by the Federal Reserve and other regulators. Full Story »
Federal Judge Neuters Arizona Immigration Law: What's Next?
The Atlantic Wire – Wed Jul 28, 11:34 am ET

WASHINGTON, DC - The most controversial elements of Arizona's immigration law have been blocked by a federal judge. Major provisions, such as one requiring authorities to check the immigration status of individuals while enforcing other laws, will not go into effect. U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton also barred the state from requiring immigrants to carry their papers at all times. While this isn't the last say on the Arizona law, it's a major victory for the bill's opponents. Here's what observers are looking at now and anticipating for the future: Full Story »
Arizona to appeal block on immigration law: governor
AFP – Wed Jul 28, 4:22 pm ET

AFP/File

PHOENIX, Arizona (AFP) - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer said Wednesday she would swiftly appeal a judge's ruling blocking key parts of a new state immigration law, vowing to take it all the way to the Supreme Court. Full Story »
Eminem leads album chart for fifth week
Reuters – Wed Jul 28, 10:13 pm ET

Reuters

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Eminem ruled the U.S. pop album chart for a fifth week on Wednesday, fending off a strong debut from fellow rapper Rick Ross. Full Story »
Sarkozy orders illegal Roma immigrants expelled
AP – Wed Jul 28, 4:27 pm ET

AFPTV

SAINT OUEN, France - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday ordered authorities to expel Gypsy illegal immigrants and dismantle their camps, amid accusations that his government is acting racist in its treatment of the group known as Roma. Full Story »
Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers
AP – 1 hr 23 mins ago

AP

ATLANTA - More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions — especially if they can just press on the chest and skip the mouth-to-mouth, according to new research. Full Story »
Hamas targets women's underwear in modesty drive
Reuters – Wed Jul 28, 9:18 am ET

GAZA (Reuters) - The Islamist rulers of the Gaza Strip have ordered lingerie shops to display more modesty. Full Story »
Key parts of Arizona anti-immigration law blocked
Reuters – Thu Jul 29, 12:55 am ET

Reuters

PHOENIX (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday blocked key parts of Arizona's tough new immigration law hours before it was to take effect, handing a victory to the Obama administration as it tries to take control of the issue. Full Story »
EPA: 1M gallons of oil may be in Mich. river
AP – Thu Jul 29, 3:10 am ET

AP

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - Federal officials now estimate that more than 1 million gallons of oil may have spilled into a major river in southern Michigan, and the governor is sharply criticizing clean-up efforts as "wholly inadequate." Full Story »
Family, friends mourn for former NBA player Wright
AP – Wed Jul 28, 11:48 pm ET

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Relatives and friends of Lorenzen Wright gathered Wednesday and grieved for the former NBA player who has been missing for 10 days, as police investigated the discovery of a man's body outside of Memphis. Full Story »
Scientists say global warming is continuing
AP – Wed Jul 28, 2:24 pm ET

AFP/NASA/File

WASHINGTON - Scientists from around the world are providing even more evidence of global warming, one day after President Barack Obama renewed his call for climate legislation. Full Story »
Study: Verizon smartphones use more data than iPhones
Macworld.com – Wed Jul 28, 2:18 pm ET

The iPhone was as much of a revolution to carrier networks as it was to consumers—it was the first phone that gave users a reason to wirelessly gobble data, and that was before “there’s an app for that” became a colloquialism. According to an upcoming study, though, Verizon smartphones may have taken the data consumption crown. Full Story »