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Hamas vows revenge after Israeli strikes on Gaza (AFP)
July 31, 2010
AFP - Hamas vowed revenge on Saturday after Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip killed a senior militant and wounded eight other people.
Floods kill 37 in China's northeast: media (AFP)
July 31, 2010
AFP - The death toll from floods sweeping through northeastern China has risen to 37, state media said Saturday, as the country continues to battle the worst floods in a decade.
Obama urges Iran to release three U.S. hikers (Reuters)
July 31, 2010
Reuters - President Barack Obama on Friday called on Iran to immediately release three Americans who were detained a year ago after straying across the border while hiking in the mountains of northern Iraq.
Petters seeks new trial after Ponzi conviction (Reuters)
July 31, 2010Reuters - Lawyers for convicted U.S. Ponzi schemer Tom Petters on Friday asked an appeals court to send the case back for a new trial, saying they were not able to fully present arguments against some of his accusers.
U.S. worried more secret documents may be released (Reuters)
July 31, 2010Reuters - U.S. officials are worried about what other secret documents the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks may possess and have tried to contact the group without success to avoid their release, the State Department said on Friday.
Enbridge says no restart date for ruptured line (Reuters)
July 31, 2010Reuters - Enbridge Inc's chief executive said on Friday he was unable to say when the company would be able to restart the Michigan pipeline that ruptured earlier this week, spilling more than 800,000 gallons of oil.
U.S. bank failures total 108 after 5 shut on Friday (Reuters)
July 31, 2010Reuters - U.S. bank failures reached 108 so far in 2010 on Friday as regulators seized five small banks in the Pacific Northwest and the Southeast, none publicly traded.
BP to try well kill Tuesday (Reuters)
July 31, 2010
Reuters - BP Plc said on Friday it could seal its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well by next week as the House of Representatives voted to toughen regulation of offshore energy drilling.
Arizona immigration law appeal set for November (Reuters)
July 31, 2010
Reuters - A U.S. court denied a request for an expedited hearing on Friday and instead set a November date for Arizona's appeal to a federal court ruling that blocked key parts of a state law cracking down on illegal immigration.
Oswalt's Philly debut a dud; Berkman headed to NYY (AP)
July 31, 2010
AP - Roy Oswalt's debut with the Philadelphia Phillies was a dud. Maybe ex-teammate Lance Berkman will make a better first impression for the New York Yankees.
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