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Ariz. governor considers changing immigration law (AP)
AP - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is asking legislators to consider whether they should change the state's immigration law in the wake of a judge's ruling blocking enforcement of parts of it.

Locations: Arizona, US,Franklin, AZ, US,Glendale, AZ, US,Luke Air Force Base, Webb, AZ, US,United States,The Phoenix, Springdale, AR, US
US casualties in Afghanistan soar to record highs (AP)
AP - In a summer of suffering, America's military death toll in Afghanistan is rising, with back-to-back record months for U.S. losses in the grinding conflict. All signs point to more bloodshed in the months ahead, straining the already shaky international support for the war.

Locations: Kabul, Kabul, AF,Afghanistan
More Democrats say Rep. Rangel should resign (AP)
AP - Calls for Rep. Charlie Rangel's resignation rained down on Capitol Hill late Friday from House Democrats who said more than a dozen ethics charges against the 20-term lawmaker showed a disregard for the rules and undermined the public's confidence in Congress.

Locations: Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, US,New York, NY, US
NY reps. bicker over 9/11 responder bill's defeat (AP)
AP - The House's rejection of bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust has opened a sharp rift between two New York congressmen, Republican Peter King and Democrat Anthony Weiner.

Locations: New York, NY, US,Ground Zero, New York, NY, US
Agency weighs skirting Congress on immigration (AP)
AP - The Obama administration, unable to push an immigration overhaul through Congress, is considering ways it could go around lawmakers to let undocumented immigrants stay in the United States, according to an agency memo.

Locations: Arizona, US,Franklin, TN, US,Phoenix, AZ, US,United States
Signs of oil spill recovery entering new phase (AP)
AP - BP's new boss says it's time for a "scaleback" in cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Federal officials say there is no way the crude could reach the East Coast. And fishing areas are starting to reopen.

Locations: Biloxi, MS, US,Mexico,East Coast, US
Mother accused of starving 3 kids gets life term (AP)
AP - A mother whose three children were found starving after being shut away in a hotel bathroom for as long as nine months was sentenced to life in prison Friday after changing her plea to guilty in the middle of her trial.

Locations: Santiago, Santiago, CL,Dallas, TX, US,Dallas, TX, US
Heidi Montag files for divorce from Spencer Pratt (AP)
AP - Fifteen months after saying "I do," reality TV stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are headed for divorce. The 23-year-old starlet and plastic surgery devotee filed for divorce Friday in Santa Monica, Calif., citing irreconcilable differences.

Locations: New York, NY, US,Santa Monica, CA, US
Store manager tells robber Jesus wouldn't approve (AP)
AP - A cell phone store manager in South Florida dissuaded an armed man from robbing the store by telling him Jesus wouldn't approve. Instead of panicking when the suspect pulled a weapon, Nayara Goncalves started talking with him. He was jobless, and the 20-year-old Christian offered to connect him with friends who could help him find work.
Locations: South Florida, FL, US
AP source: Yankees working to acquire Berkman (AP)
AP - The Yankees are working on a trade to acquire Lance Berkman from the Houston Astros. The deal was gaining momentum Friday and was likely to happen before Saturday's trade deadline, a baseball executive familiar with the discussions said. The executive spoke on condition of anonymity because talks were ongoing.

Locations: Houston, TX, US
House votes to end offshore drilling moratorium (Reuters)
Reuters - The House of Representatives on Friday voted to end the federal moratorium on deepwater drilling for oil companies that meet new federal safety requirements.
Locations: Houston, TX, US
BP to try well kill Tuesday (Reuters)
Reuters - BP Plc said on Friday it could seal its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well by next week as U.S. lawmakers prepared to vote on reforms that would put tougher restrictions on offshore drilling.

Locations: Louisiana, US,Mexico,United States,Persian Gulf,Gulf of Mexico
U.S. worried more secret documents may be released (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. officials are worried about what other secret documents the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks may possess and have tried to contact the group without success to avoid their release, the State Department said on Friday.
Locations: United States
Imports slow Q2 growth as business spending surges (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. economic growth slowed in the second quarter as companies invested heavily in equipment from abroad and the pace of consumer spending eased, raising concerns about the recovery in the rest of 2010.
Locations: United States
House vote seen close on oil spill bill (Reuters)
Reuters - A close vote is expected later on Friday when the U.S. House of Representatives decides on legislation to reform the oil industry's offshore drilling practices in response to the massive Gulf oil spill.

Locations: Louisiana, US,Mexico,United States,Persian Gulf
Floods kill more than 400 in Pakistan's northwest (Reuters)
Reuters - Heavy monsoon rains have triggered the worst floods in decades in Pakistan's northwest, killing more than 400 people and forcing thousands from their homes as authorities struggle to reach stranded villagers.

Locations: Nowshera, North-West Frontier, PK,Pakistan
Afghan police fire shots to quell protest after accident (Reuters)
Reuters - Afghan police fired shots on Friday to disperse hundreds of people protesting the deaths of civilians in an accident involving a U.S. embassy vehicle, police said.

Locations: Traverse City, MI, US,Dover Air Force Base, Dover, DE, US,Afghanistan,United States
Fire prompts evacuation of 2,000 homes north of L.A (Reuters)
Reuters - A fierce brush fire nearly doubled in size overnight as it threatened power lines that supply electricity to the greater Los Angeles area, but evacuation orders for 2,000 homes were lifted, officials said on Friday.
Locations: Greater Los Angeles, CA, US
Syria, Saudi leaders urge Lebanon rivals to avoid violence (AFP)
AFP - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Saudi King Abdullah on Friday urged Lebanon's rival factions to avoid violence, on an unprecedented joint trip to Beirut aiming to defuse political tensions.

Locations: Beirut, Bayrut, LB,Lebanon,Saudi Arabia,Syria
Berlusconi split with ally erodes once comfortable majority (AFP)
AFP - Italy's Silvio Berlusconi saw the erosion of his once comfortable majority in parliament Friday as 33 lawmakers defected in support of the prime minister's estranged longtime ally.

Locations: Rome, Lazio, IT,Italy

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