Yahoo news, 9.52 am
Top stories
--Number of US troops in Iraq falls below 50,000 (AP)
AP - The number of U.S. troops in Iraq has fallen below 50,000 for the first time since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion and ahead of the end-of-the-month deadline mandated by President Barack Obama, the American military said in a statement Tuesday.
--Establishment vs. outsiders in primaries (AP)
--Suicide bomber attacks Somali hotel, killing 32 (AP)
--Hurricane Danielle becomes Category 2 storm (AP)
--2nd bore hole reaches 33 trapped in Chile mine (AP)
--China anger after 8 tourists die on hijacked bus (AP)
Buzz
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Local news (Phoeniz, AZ)
--Grand Canyon's future at 'grave risk,' report says
The Grand Canyon is threatened by air pollution, noisy tour planes, uranium mining and underfunded budgets, putting the future of the national park at risk, a new report says.
--Arizona's primary election voting begins
Voters will set the field for November races.'
--U.S. may slow 2011 Afghan pullout
A senior U.S. commander on Monday wouldn't predict when Afghanistan might take control of its own security and warned that NATO needs at least another year to recruit and train enough soldiers and police officers.
==Family advocates tout new Arizona laws
This legislative session, family-related proposals were right up there with immigration, gun bills and the budget in dominating lawmakers' attention.
Entertainment
--Fox's Shepard Smith recalls Katrina (AP)
AP - His time reporting in front of a camera isn't the first thing Shepard Smith thinks about when he recalls Hurricane Katrina. Instead, he thinks about sitting on a darkened highway overpass with a colleague one night, surrounded by the homeless and the desperate.
--Fall outlook: Jon Stewart, and other books (AP)
--Allen says New York too expensive to shoot films (AP)
--Tiger Woods and wife divorce after sex scandal (omg!)
--Exhibition looks at Jimi Hendrix's London years (AP)
--Blagojevich appears on Jon Stewart's show (AP)
Sports
--Woods' divorce becomes official (AP)
--Strasburg headed to DL for second time (AP)
--Manning practices, plans to face Ravens (AP)
--Brady: I hate Jets, won't watch show (AP)
--Mauer ends Rangers' no-hit bid in 9th (AP)
--Shanahan mum on meeting with Haynesworth (AP)
World news
--Number of US troops in Iraq falls below 50,000 (AP)
AP - The number of U.S. troops in Iraq has fallen below 50,000 for the first time since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion and ahead of the end-of-the-month deadline mandated by President Barack Obama, the American military said in a statement Tuesday.
--2nd bore hole reaches 33 trapped in Chile mine (AP)
--Suicide bomber attacks Somali hotel, killing 32 (AP)
--Afghan vote runs up against fear, disenchantment (AP)
--China anger after 8 tourists die on hijacked bus (AP)
--Russia returns to Afghanistan with the U.S.'s blessing (Time.com)
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