Sunday, August 1, 2010

News headlines: Sunday, August 1, 2010

Headlines from Yahoo News, 11.43 am, to provide a snapshot of what was going on on this day - according to Yahoo.

Top stories
--Death toll from Pakistan floods rises to 1,100 (AP)
AP - The death toll from massive floods in northwestern Pakistan rose to 1,100 Sunday as rescue workers struggled to save more than 27,000 people still trapped by the raging water.
--Investigation: Too much dispersant used in oil spill (AP)
--July deadliest month for Iraqis since 2008 (AP)
--Gates: Small 2011 troop pullout from Afghanistan (AP)
--UAE, Saudi Arabia to block key BlackBerry services (AP)
--Cooling system shut down aboard space station (AP)

Buzz
--Chelsea Clinton Turns Princess Bride in Wang | 250 Votes
--12 Hot Careers and How Much They Pay | 95 Votes
--Texas Democratic candidates distance selves from Obama | 65 Votes
--Marquez deserves another shot at Pacquiao | 60 Votes
--Targeted Killing Is New U.S. Focus in Afghanistan | 12 Votes
--Local atheists say they 'want a seat at the table' | 28 Votes

Local News (Los Angeles, CA)
--Homes for the hardest of the hard-core homeless (Los Angeles Times)
--Military deaths (Los Angeles Times)
--Chelsea Clinton weds at exclusive New York estate (Los Angeles Daily News)
-- Palmdale fire approaching containment (Los Angeles Daily News)
--Spokesman: Gabor To Go Home From Hospital Friday (CBS 2 Los Angeles)
--Crews Gain Ground On Nearly 14,000-Acre Crown Fire (CBS 2 Los Angeles)

Entertainment
--Christiane Amanpour hosts ABC News' 'This Week' (AP)
--Madonna in Paris to direct her new movie (AP)
--Spokesman: Gabor to go home from hospital Friday (AP)
--Singer Al Jarreau discharged from French hospital (AP)
--Spike Lee screens film that includes oil spill (AP)
--Snooki of 'Jersey Shore' arrested in NJ beach town (AP)

Sports
--OF Gonzalez's walkoff HR caps cycle (AP)
--Cards get Westbrook, Ludwick to Padres (AP)
--Haynesworth takes day off from testing (AP)
--Yankees acquire RHP Wood from Indians (AP)
--Bucs agree with No. 3 overall pick McCoy (AP)
--Dodgers acquire Lilly, Theriot from Cubs (AP)

World News
--French opposition: Sarkozy scapegoating minorities (AP)
AP - French opposition lawmakers and media attacked a host of new government proposals targeting Gypsies and immigrants suspected of crimes, charging Sunday that President Nicolas Sarkozy was pandering to the far-right in a bid to boost his popularity.
--Hundreds of new wildfires break out in Russia (AP)
--UAE, Saudi Arabia to block key BlackBerry services (AP)
--6 Afghans killed when minibus hits roadside bomb (AP)
--July deadliest month for Iraqis since 2008 (AP)
--Argentina Belatedly Celebrates a Journalist Hero (Time.com)

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