(CNN) — The Powerball jackpot has reached $320 million for Wednesday's drawing, the fourth largest in the game's history, officials said. The national lottery drawing — which is held in 42 states — is scheduled for 10:59 ET, though potential gamers … Paul Ryan's budget balancing act - CNN International
Washington (CNN) — When Paul Ryan struggled to explain a budget-balancing timeline under Mitt Romney, he highlighted the difficulty of trying to run a substantive campaign without being too specific. While Ryan's interview Tuesday with Fox News' Brit … Poll watch: Paul Ryan pick doesn't give Mitt Romney a bounce - Los Angeles Times
Two more national polls out Wednesday confirm what scattered early data had suggested -- Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is not seeing much of a boost in the opinion polls as a result of his pick of a running mate. And a poll of battleground … Young immigrants can avoid deportation under new US program - Reuters
* 1.7 million people may be eligible for temporary program * Critics call it 'backdoor amnesty' * Long lines form as rules take effect on Wednesday By David Adams MIAMI, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Marlon Morraz, 19, an undocumented immigrant from Nicaragua, … Judge won't halt Pa. voter identification law - The Associated Press
By By MARC LEVY - 1 minute ago HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A tough new voter identification law championed by Republicans can take effect in Pennsylvania for November's presidential election, a judge ruled Wednesday, despite a torrent of criticism that it … Family Research Council Shooting: Injured Guard Tackles Gunman - ABC News
A gunman opened fire on a security guard at the Washington DC, headquarters of a conservative Christian organization only to be tackled and subdued by the guard whom he had just shot in the arm, authorities said. The shooter entered the offices of The … Syria Conflict Spills into Lebanon with Rash of Kidnappings - New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Spillover from the Syrian conflict hit Lebanon in a frightening new way on Wednesday with a mass abduction of more than 30 Syrians inside Lebanese territory, which their captors called revenge for the kidnapping of a relative inside … Big dreams as Powerball jackpot hits $320 million - CBS News
Prince Philip back in hospital - ABC Online
By London correspondent Philip Williams, wires The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, has been taken to hospital in Scotland after a recurrence of a bladder infection. The 91-year-old was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary from Balmoral Castle, … Kidnappings rife as Beirut tensions rise - Financial Times
By Roula Khalaf in Beirut and agencies In Syria meanwhile, activists said that dozens were killed in an air raid on the northern border town of Azaz following a new surge of tension in Damascus, with a bomb blast near the hotel where UN observers have … AP source: 7 banks, including JPMorgan and Citi, subpoenaed in rate-fixing scandal
ALBANY, N.Y. – A person with knowledge of the matter tells The Associated Press that the attorneys general of New York and Connecticut have issued subpoenas to seven banks over the possible manipulation of an important global interest rate.
Pan American Silver shares wobble on profit drop
TORONTO (Reuters) – Shares of Pan American Silver Corp recovered to close little changed on Wednesday after dropping 3 percent on a profit miss, as investors turned their attention to the company’s forecast output and a dividend increase. Late on Tuesday, the company said second-quarter net earnings fell to $44 million, or 29 cents a share, from $113.5 million, or $1.04 a share, in the year-earlier period. Adjusted to remove one-time items, earnings were $17.1 million, or 11 cents a share, in the quarter ended June 30. …
Mexico's monarch butterfly reserve stops logging
Researchers in Mexico say illegal logging has practically been eliminated in the wintering grounds of the Monarch butterfly.
Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar urge Lebanon exodus - BBC News
Three Arab states have urged their citizens to leave Lebanon amid signs that the conflict in Syria is spilling over into its western neighbour. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar urged immediate action after a string of kidnappings … Iraq: Attacks Kill 13 North of Baghdad - ABC News
Is Israel trying to lead the US to war with Iran? - Christian Science Monitor
After months of quiet, the drumbeat out of Israel for a war with Iran has started again. Iran is on the verge of a nuclear bomb, a point of "no return" as some Israeli politicians have it, and squadrons of anonymous sources, credulous reporters, … Secret diplomacy holds the key to any solution of the Iran crisis - Telegraph.co.uk
The British spy was known to his interlocutors as "mountain climber"; his contact was a passionate Irish republican imbued with Christian pacifism. This unlikely pair established a secret channel between the IRA and the British government that started … Jury convicts NZ company of dumping oil waste
A federal jury has convicted a New Zealand fishing company of dumping oil waste into U.S. waters outside American Samoa, and falsifying records.
Czech Senate vetoes flagship church restitution bill
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The upper house of the Czech parliament vetoed on Wednesday a bill to return billions of dollars worth of confiscated church property, in a blow to one of the centre-right government’s flagship policies. The divisive legislation will now head back for a final vote in the lower house, where Prime Minister Petr Necas’s battered coalition may struggle to get enough support to push it into law. …
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