Jul 9, 2010
Aide: Blago hid in bathroom from budget director - Yahoo! News
AP CHICAGO - Rod Blagojevich hid in the bathroom, ducked into a back room and left the office early to avoid discussing complex issues with his budget director, his former deputy said Thursday at the ousted governor's corruption trial. Full Story »
YAHOO, World News
- 10 Russian spies deported after NY guilty pleas (AP) AP - In the biggest spy swap since the Cold War, 10 Russian agents who infiltrated suburban America were deported Thursday in exchange for four people convicted of betraying Moscow to the West.
- Iraq: Suicide bomber kills 6 in Baghdad (AP)
- 1 gored in 3rd bull run at Spain's San Fermin fest (AP)
- S'pore World Cup-forecasting parakeet picks Dutch (AP)
- Motorcycle bomber kills at least 18 in Pakistan (AP)
- Germany's Gift to Obama: Taking in Two GuantÁnamo Inmates (Time.com)
YAHOO Entertainment
- Lindsay Lohan's defense attorney resigns from case (AP) AP - Lindsay Lohan will be going to jail without one of her biggest advocates — her attorney.
- Colbert teams up with UFW over immigration (AP)
- Mel Gibson is focus of domestic violence inquiry (AP)
- Poster mocks topless Judd for coal criticism (AP)
- NBC changes rules to allow gay `Today' wedding (AP)
- Pa. judge: Pit bull that bit singer can go home (AP)
YAHOO LOCAL
- A-Rod delivers in 9th, Yankees win 6th straight (Seattle Times)
- A-Rod delivers in 9th, Yankees win 6th straight (Seattle Times)
- Get facts before digging viaduct tunnel -- you dig? (seattlepi.com)
- Charges: ID thieves bilked mom with Alzheimer's, 16 others (seattlepi.com)
- Summer sizzler takes toll on power grid (KING5 Seattle)
- New crime-fighting tool could speed up fire investigations (KING5 Seattle)
Yahoo News
- Is Jennifer Aniston Dating A Single Dad? | 88 Votes Poor perpetually single Jennifer Aniston. At one time, she was Mrs. Brad Pitt and married to one of the most beautiful and famous men on the planet and now, after a string of failed romances, she is once again back in the dating pool. This time, however, it seems she may have given up on the idea of finding a celebrity partner and is just trying to find a nice guy. Although there were rumors that she was dating SNL's Jason Sudekis, Jen was recently spotted on a date with 42-year-old TV actor Christopher Gartin, reports Celebitchy.com. Keywords: celeb, celebrities, celebrity entertainment, en
- Crystal Bowersox Sinks Her (Newly Fixed) Teeth Into Hollywood | 118 Votes
- Mehserle convicted of involuntary manslaughter | 56 Votes
- Live blog: LeBron James is going to the Miami Heat | 22 Votes
- OMG! Double Rainbow! So Intense! | 159 Votes
- Latest Celebrity Photos | 164 Votes
YAHOO, Top Stories, Jul 06, 2010
- 10 Russian spies deported after NY guilty pleas (AP) AP - In the biggest spy swap since the Cold War, 10 Russian agents who infiltrated suburban America were deported Thursday in exchange for four people convicted of betraying Moscow to the West.
- Transferring oil from broken well an option for BP (AP)
- Obama: Choice between moving ahead or back (AP)
- Presbyterians split on gay-friendly measures (AP)
- Motorcycle bomber kills at least 18 in Pakistan (AP)
- LeBron James walks away from Cleveland for Miami (AP)
Jul 8, 2010
Scientists claim fish 'talk' to each other
Goldfish were found to be good listeners Photo: IAN JONES
Bus driver shoots six dead near Cairo
Policemen stand guard at the site of the shooting in Cairo. Photo: KeystoneUSA-ZUMA / Rex Features
Spain offers to take all 52 freed Cuban prisoners
Cuban president Raul Castro: the release of political prisoners would be the island's largest mass liberation in decades Photo: AP
Buenos Aires workers get Siesta Zone
Published: 3:16PM BST 07 Jul 2010
Psychologist Viviana Vega leaves the room where Rodrigo Rocco, a public relations specialist, takes a siesta Photo: REUTERS
More than 50 killed in Iraq attacks
Shiite worshippers at the Imam Musa al-Kadhim Mosque earlier in the day. Photo: AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images
Heat wave in New York and several other eastern US states
Turkey says joining EU is still top priority
Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkey's foreign minister, said Turkey was committed to joining the European Union
Californian earthquake stops rides at Disneyland
The quake was initially reported as a magnitude-5.9 but later downgraded to 5.4 Photo: AP
Belgian undertakers plan to dissolve dead and flush them into sewage system, Jul 08, 2010
Allan Hall, in Berlin 12:31PM BST 07 Jul 2010
The controversial new method is said to be less expensive and more environmentally friendly than running highly polluting crematoria or using up valuable land for graves.
The departed would go into the sewage systems of towns and cities and then be recycled in water processing plants.
The proposals are being studied by the EU and if approved, it would mean the procedure could be used across Europe.
However, opponents of the plans say it smacks of a Frankenstein callousness towards the dead and one survey in Belgium found many people found the idea "disturbing."
"The idea is for the deceased to be placed in a container with water and salts and then pressurised and after a little time, about two hours, mineral ash and liquid is left over," said a spokesman for the Flemish Association of Undertakers.
Two feared dead as 'Duck boat' capsizes in US river
A Ride the Ducks boat in the Delaware River. Photo: Splash News
Mafia boss, 93, faces prison after son breaks code of silence
John 'Sonny' Franzese, left, arrives at Brooklyn's federal court Photo: AP
Records 'implicate Nicolas Sarkozy in illegal cash payments'
One secret cash payment to Mr Sarkozy's presidential election campaign was said to be worth as much as ?150,000, or £125,000 Photo: EPA
Three suspected al-Qaeda members believed to be linked to attacks in Britain and the US have been arrested in Norway.
Eric Holder, the US attorney general, has called that one of the most serious terrorist plots since 9/11 Photo: AP
Barack Obama: Nasa must try to make Muslims 'feel good'
Barack Obama wants Nasa to acknowledge Muslim achievements and contributions to science maths and engineering Photo: AFP/GETTY
'Russian spy' Anna Chapman to be returned to Moscow
Anna Chapman to be part of a swap for US spy Igor Sutyagin Photo: AFP/GETTY IMAGES
The handover would be carried out as a “special operation” and no official announcement would be made, a diplomatic source told the online newspaper, Gazeta.ru.
Move over, Messi: Xavi’s the best
Xavi Hernandez is one of the main reasons Spain finds itself in the World Cup final.
Brazil! Brazil! at Udderbelly - West End - Time Out London
Brazil! Brazil!
By Brian Logan
'It's often said that the English invented football,' says the narrator of 'Brazil! Brazil!', 'but the Brazilians perfected it.' The same phrase appears on the Brazil tourist board's website - and I suspect it's not the only overlap. This celebration of all things Brazilian (whose cast is drawn from the country's most deprived ghettos and favelas) is like one of those shows you might be bussed to
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New state law protects bicyclists - My Web Times
Bicyclists ride on N. 2402 Road in Ottawa in 2009. Gov. Pat Quinn signed a new law into legislation this week to keep bicyclists safe on the road.
Photo: Tom Sistak
Photo: Tom Sistak
Terse answers from sad-eyed Tiger Woods in Ireland
LIMERICK, IRELAND - JULY 06: Tiger Woods speaks at a press conference at the end of his second round of The JP McManus Invitational Pro-Am event at the Adare Manor Hotel and Golf Resort on July 6, 2010 in Limerick, Ireland. (Photo by Patrick Bolger/Getty Images)
Patrick Bolger/Getty ImagesRzepczynski solid in Blue Jays’ win over Twins
Minnesota Twins' Denard Span can't get to long fly ball struck by Toronto Blue Jays Vernon Wells as the ball fell for an RBI double during the seventh inning at the Rogers Centre. The double scored Jose Bautista for the winning run in a 6-5 game.
ANDREW WALLACE/TORONTO STARLeafs sign free-agent defenceman Brett Lebda
In this file photo from last September, former Toronto Maple Leaf forward Jason Blake tries to put the puck past Red WIngs' defenceman Brett Lebda and a sprawling Chris Osgood during the first period of their NHL game at the Air Canada Centre.
Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star Opening loss could work in Argos’ favour, Copeland says
Slotback Jermaine Copeland enjoys a big laugh at Argos' practice on Wednesday, July 7. The Argos play the Blue Bombers in Winnipeg on Friday.
RICHARD LAUTENS/TORONTO STAR Without Bosh, Raptors have much work to do
In the biggest off-season NBA moves to date, both Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh of the Raptors have agreed to play together for the Heat in Miami.
Wed Jul 07 2010
It’s still unclear if the Raptors will get anything in return for the departed star after he moves to Miami. (104)
Bosh's greatest hits
LeBron to decide on TV show
Boozer headed to Bulls
Chris Bosh photo blog
World Cup South Africa Semi Final match between Germany and Spain
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 07: Queen Sofia of Spain with FIFA President Joseph Sepp Blatter ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Semi Final match between Germany and Spain at Durban Stadium on July 7, 2010 in Durban, South Africa.
Academic David Johnston set to be next governor general - thestar.com
David Johnston, an Ontario academic, is about to become Canada's next governor general. Johnston, 69, is president of the University of Waterloo.
PETER LEE/THE CANADIAN PRESS CTV News reports that David Johnston, an Ontario academic who has worked for both Liberal and Conservative governments, is set to become the next governor general.
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