News headlines, Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Snapshot of newsheadlines from Yahoo News

News
--Democrats to give jobless benefits another vote (AP)
AP - Millions of people stuck on the jobless rolls would receive an extension of unemployment benefits averaging $309 a week under a Senate bill that appears set to break free of a Republican filibuster.
--BP cap stays on, feds call new leaks insignificant (AP)
--Blagojevich expected to testify after his brother (AP)
--Lindsay Lohan due in court to report for jail term (AP)
--Top Judiciary Republican to oppose Kagan (AP)
--Toyota subpoenaed by federal grand jury (AP)

Buzz
--A showdown over immigration | 126 Votes [Note how the headlines are never the truth. It's a showdown against illegal immigration.]
--Lindsay Lohan's Journey to Jail | 62 Votes
--Palin calls planned mosque near ground zero a ‘provocation’ | 291 Votes
--Three Ways The Web Is Changing Our Identities | 140 Votes
--8 Most Devastating Natural Disasters Ever Captured on Camera | 169 Votes
--NAACP Bigotry in their ranks | 150 Votes

Local (Norfolk, VA)
--Ex-treasurer admits embezzling from Mathews VFD (The Virginian-Pilot)
--Chesapeake teen presumed to have drowned in N.C. lake (The Virginian-Pilot)
-- $2.25 billion for the Chesapeake Bay, but at what cost? (Daily Press)
--Heat stays on this week (Daily Press) [And I for one am sick of it. Thank Edison for electricity]

Entertainment
--Dennis Hopper's estate in SoCal to go on sale (AP)
--AMC's ad-venture drama `Mad Men' returns Sunday (AP)
--Storm troopers get ready to invade Comic-Con (AP)
--Lindsay Lohan due in court to report for jail term (AP)
--Robert Plant takes his `Band of Joy' on the road (AP)
--Amplified edition of Ken Follett novel released (AP)

Sports
--Agent: Titans' Johnson gets revised deal (AP)
--Report: Florida probe targets OL Pouncey (AP)
--Devils ink Kovalchuk for 17 years, $102M (AP)
--Serena questionable for US Open (AP)
--Wade sorry for 'World Trade' comment (AP)
--Babby to head Suns basketball operations (AP)

World News
--China surpasses US as world's top energy consumer (AP)
--Karzai reaffirms 2014 goal for Afghan-led security (AP)
--US, SKorea to conduct military drills next week (AP)
--Air show fuels hope of better days for airlines (AP)
--Ex-M15 spy chief: No link between Iraq and 9/11 (AP)
--Cambodia: Khmer Rouge History the Focus of Tourism Plan (Time.com)