Yahoo news headlines from 9.44am Eastern time
Top Stories
--Filibuster broken, jobless benefits may flow soon (AP)
AP - With a GOP filibuster safely broken, the Senate is poised to pass legislation restoring jobless benefits for millions of people unable to find work in the frail economic recovery.
--Sherrod not sure she would go back to Ag Dept (AP)
--Fed chief focused on keeping recovery alive (AP)
--Obama poised to sign sweeping financial overhaul (AP)
--Relief tunnel should reach BP Gulf well by weekend (AP)
--US announces new sanctions against North Korea (AP)
News
--Hillary Clinton announces new sanctions against North Korea
--Obama to sign sweeping overhaul of financial regulations
--Relief tunnel should reach BP Gulf well by weekend
--China flooding kills 701, worst toll in a decade Video
--Official: 'Severe threat' as China oil spill grows Photos
--Federal challenge to Arizona's immigration law heads to court
Buzz
--10 Consequences of the Oil Spill (Infographic) | 536 Votes
--Documents show media plotting to kill stories about Rev. Jeremiah Wright | 251 Votes
--10 Funniest Personalized Plate Fails | 175 Votes
--You betcha! Sarah Palin is against Ground Zero mosque | 213 Votes
--America's Best Little Beach Towns | 107 Votes
--Raw video: Lindsay Lohan arrives in court | 5 Votes
World
--Ex-Romanian dictator Ceausescu and wife exhumed
--UN court orders retrial for former Kosovo PM
--US announces new sanctions against North Korea
--Iran to conduct studies for nuclear fusion reactor
--Growing China oil spill threatens sea life, water
--Spain predicts thaw in US and EU ties with Cuba
--Farnborough Airshow orders top $25 billion
--Abbas: Specific US assurances on borders needed
--Insurgents behead 6 Afghan police in north: NATO
--With blockade's easing, some Gaza factories revive
Local (Norfolk, VA) [papers
--Top-Secret America: Complexes that never sleep (The Virginian-Pilot)
--Norfolk firefighters battle blaze, heat on Chesapeake Blvd. (The Virginian-Pilot)
--Overnight fire, heat, humidity challenge crews on Chesapeake Blvd. (13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads)
--Family warns about prescription medication danger in light of fatal drug combination (13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads)
--Virginia not happy with Feds' bay cleanup plan (Daily Press)
--Misconduct case remains open for Newport News attorney (Daily Press)
Finance
--American Airlines parent posts narrower loss
--Fed chief focused on keeping recovery alive
--Coca-Cola 2Q net income up 16 pct, volume rises
--Wells Fargo 2Q profit rises as bad loans ease
--Relief tunnel should reach Gulf well by weekend
--Morgan Stanley profit jumps, tops forecasts
--Strong earnings from Apple send stock futures up
--US Airways reports $279M 2Q profit
--United Technologies 2Q net income rises
--US Bancorp profit rises, but write-offs continue
Entertainment
--Despite short jail stint, Lohan won't be back soon (AP)
AP - Lindsay Lohan's time in jail will be short, but her time away from the public eye will be much longer.
--Court grants Jennifer Aniston restraining order (AP)
--Nickelodeon sets `Last Airbender' sequel for 2011 (AP)
--Rage Against the Machine to plug Arizona boycott (AP)
--Clooney to receive TV academy's humanitarian award (AP)
--Taylor Swift to release album 'Speak Now' Oct. 25 (AP)
Sports
--NHL rejects Kovalchuk's deal with Devils (AP)
--Cubs' Piniella to retire after season (AP)
--Haden to replace Garrett as USC AD (AP)
--Report: Favre has no deadline for return (AP)
--Russell pleads not guilty to drug charge (AP)
--Contract issues keep Amare out of worlds (AP)
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