Monday, August 30, 2010

30 Aug, 2010, Monday, Yahoo news headlines

At 9.34 am eastern time

Top stories
--Growing Hurricane Earl threatens north Caribbean (AP)
AP - Hurricane Earl lashed the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and strong winds Monday, causing flooding in parts of the low-lying Leeward Islands and emptying the streets and beaches as people waited out the storm.
--Consumer spending rises 0.4 percent in July (AP)
--New video shows emotional trapped Chilean miners (AP)
--War and peace: Obama nears pivotal Mideast moment (AP)
--DOJ's elite Public Integrity unit gets new leader (AP)
--Russian nursing home fire kills 9 people (AP)

Buzz
--Emmys Blog | 0 Votes
--Tiger Woods: "I'm looking forward to next week." | 0 Votes
--2010 Red Carpet Arrivals | 0 Votes
--National Guard to arrive at Arizona-Mexico border | 0 Votes
--Obama says he isn't worried about Muslim rumors (AP) | 0 Votes
--Mexico celebrates its unique street sounds this week | 0 Votes

Local News Phoenix
--Arizona HOAs turn to hardball tactics; critics call system inequitable
HOAs are not accepting a resident's foreclosure as an excuse when it comes to collecting unpaid dues.
--Mexico celebrates sounds of daily life
A nation celebrates the special noises of the street. Full Story »
--Buz Mills raising funds for sheriffs' SB 1070 defense
Former Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate and millionaire businessman Buz Mills is taking on a new challenge. He's chairing the Border Sheriffs, a new non-profit organization set up to raise private funds to cover sheriffs' legal fees in the battle over Senate Bill 1070.
--Valley city websites using online translation programs
Several Valley cities are turning to online translation programs to give their websites a global flavor. But some critics say computer translation, while cheap, is often flawed, providing literal word translations instead of direct meaning.
--Woman sexually assaulted at Phoenix restaurant
Attacker followed her into restroom, police report.

Entertainment
--Split personality for Emmy Awards (AP)
AP - Emmy had a split personality this year. Television's annual awards show honored hot new broadcast comedies "Modern Family" and "Glee," while sticking with more familiar favorites from cable in drama.
--Starry, starry night at post-Emmys Governors Ball (AP)
--An open mic, in 140-characters or less (AP)
--Sorry, Critics: January Jones Thought Emmy Dress Was "Fantastic" (omg!)
--A few top-notch tweets from comedians (AP)
--Movies dominate stage for upcoming Broadway season (AP)

Sports
--Ramirez expected to join White Sox (AP)
--Kuchar wins Barclays, takes FedEx lead (AP)
--Durant, Love give US 2-0 start at worlds (AP)
--Shanahan unsure on McNabb for opener (AP)
--Monty adds Molinari, Harrington, Donald (AP)
--Braves win on walkoff HR after review (AP)

World News
--New video shows emotional trapped Chilean miners (AP)
AP - A new video of 33 men trapped in a mine under Chile's Atacama Desert shows them sending greetings to their families, talking about how they are doing better since receiving food and breaking into tears as they talk about loved ones.
--Chinese state TV confirms visit by NKorea's Kim (AP)
--Gunman kills 6, wounds 14 others in Slovakia (AP)
--Indonesian volcano erupts again, spewing hot ash (AP)
--Putin belittles Russia's political opposition (AP)
--Alleged Cricket Fraud Leaves Pakistan Shocked, Outraged (Time.com)

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