Daily News Digest: Front Page News

Yahoo! Alerts

Yahoo! News | My Alerts | Edit Alert

Monday, August 2, 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Sponsored Link Special Offer - Free Trial of Blockbuster.com Rent Movies from Blockbuster.com. Delivered Direct To Your Mailbox. Click here to start today. www.Blockbuster.com

Today's Front Page News: High Iraq deaths cast doubt on US stability talk Gulf crews prepare to start plugging well for good Flood victims' anger with Pakistani gov't grows Adult stem cell research far ahead of embryonic Plane crashes in Denali National Park in Alaska GOP looks to erase Democrats' comfy House majority Mullen says US has Iran strike plan, just in case UAE to ban BlackBerry services, Saudi follows suit Alicia Keys weds producer Swizz Beatz Jets open training camp without holdout CB Revis WikiLeaks guilty, at least morally: U.S. defense chief Chelsea Clinton marries in "royal wedding" BP prepares to plug Gulf oil well for good Pass child nutrition bill: Michelle Obama Schumer wants lump sum death benefits for vets' families Rockets hit Israel and Jordan ports; four hurt in Aqaba Goldman defends its collateral calls to AIG Blast in Gaza wounds 24 Palestinians Survivors lash out after Pakistan floods kill 1,100 US 2011 drawdown in Afghanistan will be 'limited': Gates High Iraq deaths cast doubt on US stability talk Sun, 1 Aug 2010 10:19 pm PDT AP - While concern is rising in the U.S. about the war in Afghanistan, the Americans are anxious to show evidence of progress in their other conflict — Iraq. Full Story Top Gulf crews prepare to start plugging well for good Sun, 1 Aug 2010 08:26 pm PDT AP - The only thing keeping millions more gallons of oil out of the Gulf of Mexico right now is a rush job: an experimental cap that has held for more than two weeks but was never meant to be permanent. As soon as this week, crews will be pumping in some insurance. Full Story Top Flood victims' anger with Pakistani gov't grows Sun, 1 Aug 2010 11:17 pm PDT AP - As Monday dawned, Faisal Islam sat on a highway median in northwestern Pakistan — the only dry ground he could find — and railed against the government for its failure to provide aid nearly a week after the country's worst-ever floods first hit. Full Story Top Adult stem cell research far ahead of embryonic Sun, 1 Aug 2010 09:16 pm PDT AP - A few months ago, Dr. Thomas Einhorn was treating a patient with a broken ankle that wouldn't heal, even with multiple surgeries. So he sought help from the man's own body. Full Story Top Plane crashes in Denali National Park in Alaska Sun, 1 Aug 2010 11:43 pm PDT AP - A large airplane crashed in Alaska on Sunday and burst into a deadly fireball that sparked a forest fire at Denali National Park, officials said. Full Story Top GOP looks to erase Democrats' comfy House majority Sun, 1 Aug 2010 06:07 pm PDT AP - No fewer than 65 House seats across the country — an overwhelming majority held by Democrats — are at risk of changing political hands this fall, enough to bolster Republican hopes of regaining power and stoke fears in President Barack Obama's party of losing it. Full Story Top Mullen says US has Iran strike plan, just in case Sun, 1 Aug 2010 08:26 pm PDT AP - The U.S. military has a plan to attack Iran, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Sunday, although he thinks a military strike is probably a bad idea. Full Story Top UAE to ban BlackBerry services, Saudi follows suit Sun, 1 Aug 2010 02:14 pm PDT AP - The United Arab Emirates outlined plans Sunday to block BlackBerry e-mail, messaging and Web browsing services in a crackdown that could jeopardize efforts to establish the country as an international business hub. Full Story Top Alicia Keys weds producer Swizz Beatz Sun, 1 Aug 2010 06:17 pm PDT AP - Call her Mrs. Beatz. Alicia Keys has married producer Swizz Beatz (Swiss Beats), with whom she is expecting her first child. Full Story Top Jets open training camp without holdout CB Revis Sun, 1 Aug 2010 11:28 pm PDT AP - The New York Jets opened training camp without cornerback Darrelle Revis, Albert Haynesworth missed another practice with the Washington Redskins after failing to take a conditioning test, and the San Diego Chargers finally signed rookie running back Ryan Mathews. Full Story Top WikiLeaks guilty, at least morally: U.S. defense chief Sun, 1 Aug 2010 05:32 pm PDT Reuters - WikiLeaks is at least morally guilty over the release of classified U.S. documents on the Afghan war, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday, as investigators broaden their probe of the leak. Full Story Top Chelsea Clinton marries in "royal wedding" Sun, 1 Aug 2010 02:15 pm PDT Reuters - Bill and Hillary Clinton's only daughter has married her long-time boyfriend in the picturesque New York village of Rhinebeck in what was dubbed America's royal wedding. Full Story Top BP prepares to plug Gulf oil well for good Sun, 1 Aug 2010 10:35 pm PDT Reuters - BP Plc could start plugging its broken deepsea oil well in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday night, more than three months after its rupture led to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. Full Story Top Pass child nutrition bill: Michelle Obama Sun, 1 Aug 2010 08:54 pm PDT Reuters - First Lady Michelle Obama is calling on the Congress to pass legislation to improve nutritional standards and help fight childhood obesity in American schools. Full Story Top Schumer wants lump sum death benefits for vets' families Sun, 1 Aug 2010 03:53 pm PDT Reuters - Senator Charles Schumer said on Sunday he was drafting legislation that would require government agencies to guarantee that families of deceased soldiers and other federal workers receive lump-sum payments of insurance death benefits. Full Story Top Rockets hit Israel and Jordan ports; four hurt in Aqaba Sun, 1 Aug 2010 11:42 pm PDT Reuters - A suspected short-range rocket salvo from the Egyptian Sinai, an area where Islamist militants have operated in the past, struck Israel's and Jordan's Red Sea ports on Monday, Israeli police said. Full Story Top Goldman defends its collateral calls to AIG Sun, 1 Aug 2010 10:54 pm PDT Reuters - Goldman Sachs said that it believed its trades with the bailed out insurer AIG during the financial crisis were accurate and its collateral calls made to AIG were reflective of the conditions in a deteriorated market. Full Story Top Blast in Gaza wounds 24 Palestinians Sun, 1 Aug 2010 04:32 pm PDT Reuters - An explosion in the house of a Hamas commander in the Gaza Strip has wounded 24 people, a Hamas official and medical workers in the Palestinian territory said on Monday. Full Story Top Survivors lash out after Pakistan floods kill 1,100 Sun, 1 Aug 2010 11:07 pm PDT AFP - Survivors crammed into inadequate shelters expressed anger over inaction from the Pakistani government on Monday as the death toll from the country's worst floods in generations topped 1,100. Full Story Top US 2011 drawdown in Afghanistan will be 'limited': Gates Sun, 1 Aug 2010 07:27 pm PDT AFP - Amid growing clamor against the war in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates cautioned Sunday that large numbers of US troops will remain in the country after a "limited" July 2011 drawdown. Full Story Top

You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts. Use this link to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences. To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, including the use of web beacons in HTML-based email, please read our Privacy Policy. Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.