Archive for June, 2008

Six killed as two helicopters crash in Arizona (Reuters)

Six people were killed and one was seriously injured on Sunday when two medical helicopters collided on their way to a hospital in Flagstaff, Arizona, air officials said. (Graphic/Reuters)Reuters - Six people were killed and one was seriously injured on Sunday when two medical helicopters collided on their way to a hospital in Flagstaff, Arizona, air officials said.


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Financial Shares and Oil Prices Send Stocks Lower

Stocks were dragged lower by financial shares on concern there could be more credit losses and that record oil prices would hurt corporate profits generally.

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Mississippi flooding closes St. Louis to barges (Reuters)

Sergeant Jeff Windmiller of the Louisiana Police Department rides on a boat through the flooded streets in Louisiana, Missouri June 19, 2008. (Eric Thayer/Reuters)Reuters - Flooding on the Mississippi River has closed the St. Louis harbor to barge traffic, halting commercial traffic at an important junction of several major waterways, said the U.S. Coast Guard.


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Global Warming to Melt North Pole Ice Cover For First Time in … - DailyTech


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Global Warming to Melt North Pole Ice Cover For First Time in
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From Robert E. Peary to recent solo explorer Wave Vidmar (pictured), many have travelled to the geographic North Pole to view the icy spot.
Video: North Pole May Melt In TotalCBS
What’s Really Up With North Pole Sea Ice?New York Times
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US Olympic trials Track & Field - Orlando Sentinel

US Olympic trials Track & Field
Orlando Sentinel -1 hour ago
The US Olympic Track and Field Trials began Friday and will run through next Sunday. The top three finishers in each final are guaranteed spots on the team heading to Beijing in August.
US Track Trials: Gay Runs Wind-Aided 9.68 to Win 100 MetersNew York Times
Gay registers shock with 9.68Boston Globe
The Daily Voice - Detroit Free Press - Los Angeles Times - Washington Post
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Vodafone in music deal with MySpace (Reuters)

Reuters - Shares in Vodafone rose after the UK mobile operator announced a deal with News Corp’s (NWSa.N) MySpace under which footage from Vodafone-sponsored music events will be made available to users of the social networking website.

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Group Suggests an Exchange to Trade Internet Capacity

There are exchanges where you can buy and sell stocks, pork bellies, wine and even pollution allowances. Why not an exchange for the trading of digital bits and bytes?

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Yahoo lobbies for its board slate, management (Reuters)

People walk past Yahoo! offices in Santa Monica, California, May 19, 2008. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)Reuters - Yahoo Inc on Monday sought to rally shareholder support for its board of directors and management amid a proxy battle with billionaire Carl Icahn, saying the investor had outlined an “ill-defined plan” for the future of the Internet company.


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Spain beats Germany to win European Championship - Los Angeles Times


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Spain beats Germany to win European Championship
Los Angeles Times -8 hours ago
Spain's Fernando Torres beats Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann with a running chip shot for the only score in Sunday's European Championship.
Spain ends 44 years of hurtSan Jose Mercury News
Spain is finally Europe's pride with win over GermanyInternational Herald Tribune
Spiegel Online - Arsenal.com - Independent - Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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Media Talk: ?Love Guru,? Panned in U.S., Heads to India

News outlets in India are tracking complaints and protests related to the movie?s release in the United States, as well as the film?s poor performance and scathing reviews.

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