By Tom Brown | MIAMI (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Isaac swirled over the Caribbean on Wednesday and was forecast to become a hurricane as it moved on a track that would put it off the coast of Florida on Monday, the opening day of the Republican National … West Nile Outbreak Shaping Up as Worst Ever in US, Authorities Say - New York Times
Akin imbroglio is bad news for Republicans - CNN
Washington (CNN) — If there is any silver lining for Republicans from the Todd Akin imbroglio, no one seems to have found it yet. Election forecasters have downgraded the Missouri congressman's chances of winning the US Senate seat held by Democrat … Federal Reserve minutes: Many members want action 'fairly soon' to boost economy - Washington Post
Minutes of the last meeting of the Federal Reserve reveal that many board members see the need for additional monetary action "fairly soon" to boost the pace of economic recovery. The minutes also show that the Fed staff and many of its board members … Obama Hits Romney in Ohio on Aid for College Tuition Costs - Businessweek
By Hans Nichols on August 21, 2012 President Barack Obama said Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney wants to cut aid to college students while keeping tax breaks for the wealthy and for corporations. Targeting a key constituency in the swing … Syria: major clashes in Damascus - Telegraph.co.uk
The regime regained control of areas of southern Damascus that rose up against it in July in sustained and sometimes bloody fighting. But on Wednesday it was forced once again to move against some of the same suburbs, bombarding them with tanks from … NH students do better than average on ACT tests - Boston.com
CONCORD, NH--State education officials say New Hampshire students who took the national college admissions ACT test scored better than their national counterparts. Officials announced Wednesday that scores from the 2012 test show New Hampshire students … NJ mom in child decapitation once lost custody - Boston.com
CAMDEN, NJ (AP) -- A woman who had previously admitted blacking out from drug use decapitated her 2-year-old son and put the head in her home freezer before killing herself, just five months after having regained custody of the child, authorities said … Obama: Romney doesn't understand public education - Politico (blog)
By REID J. EPSTEIN | NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Another day, another way for President Obama to declare Mitt Romney as the candidate for the rich. Obama told a crowd of 2100 that Romney doesn't understand what it's like to be a teacher or have children in … Storm prompts US to cancel 9/11 hearing at Guantanamo - CNN International
(CNN) — An Internet outage and a hurricane threat led to a 24-hour delay and then outright cancellation of a pretrial hearing for five high-profile terrorism suspects detained at the US military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. A Pentagon official said … Can the GOP force Akin off the ballot? - NBCNews.com
The Daily Rundown's Chuck Todd explains why the GOP has been face to distance themselves from Rep. Todd Akin after his comments on rape. Will Akin drive women voters from the GOP? Rep. Akin: Ryan advised me to 'step down' This content comes from Closed … First-hand account of raid that killed Osama bin Laden is coming out Sept. 11
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A first-hand account of the Navy SEAL mission that killed Osama bin Laden is coming out Sept. 11.
30 children in Germany injured in bus crash
German police say at least 30 children have been injured, some of them seriously, after a bus they were traveling in overturned on a southern highway. Noda 'to call Japan election in November': Kyodo
Japanese prime minister Yoshihiko Noda has told top opposition politicians he plans to call a general election in early November, Kyodo news agency reported Thursday. Japan PM hints at elections in November: Kyodo
(Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has indicated to the head of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party that he plans to hold a general election in early November, Kyodo reported quoting senior LDP lawmakers. Noda clinched an 11th-hour compromise with the opposition early this month, saving a hard-fought deal on a contentious sales tax increase in return for a pledge to hold a general election “soon”. (Reporting by Avik Das in Bangalore; Editing by Supriya Kurane)
Most of Peru region opposes Newmont mine: poll
LIMA (Reuters) – A controversial $5 billion gold mine in northern Peru lacks the support of most people who would live near it, according to the first significant poll of local opinion about U.S-based Newmont Mining’s Conga project. The results from Ipsos, often regarded as the most respected polling firm in Peru, could further hobble the project, which is supported by the government but has been stalled by protests in the northern region of Cajamarca since last November. …
Syrian forces, rebels in major Damascus clashes
Syrian regime forces shelled two central Damascus districts Wednesday before troops backed by tanks swept through to carry out house-to-house raids, killing at least 35 suspected rebels, in a major flare-up of fighting in the Syrian capital, activists said.
Analysis: Brazil's Rousseff boldly shuns base, embraces business
BRASILIA (Reuters) – When President Dilma Rousseff announced a $65 billion privatization of Brazilian highways and railroads last week, she could hear air horns and furious chanting coming from outside the presidential palace. "Dilma, why have you abandoned us?" read a hand-made sign held up by one of the several hundred striking public-sector workers who had gathered to demand wage increases. … Police raid bomb factories in central Nigeria state
ONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerian police said they found two bomb factories and arrested five suspected militants on Wednesday in the central state of Kogi where Islamist gunmen opened a new front in their insurrection this month. Islamist sect Boko Haram has killed hundreds of security forces and civilians this year, most of them in the largely Muslim north of the country. Suspected members of the group opened fire on the Deeper Life Bible center in the Kogi town of Okene on August 6, killing 19. It was the first time the group had struck that far south. …
Tiny Exotic Snail Invades Earth
The New Zealand mudsnail is tiny, about the size of a pencil point, but it is colonizing the planet. The snail has spread far from its home, throughout rivers, lakes and streams in Europe, Australia, Asia and America. In the United States, where it has no natural predators or parasites, it outcompetes native snails and insects for food and is considered an invasive species. France says to relax restrictions on Roma jobseekers
PARIS (Reuters) – France will make it easier for Roma immigrants from eastern Europe to obtain work and residence rights, the government said on Wednesday, after years of expulsions and more police raids this month on makeshift campsites where they often live in squalor. Socialist Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, under pressure to break with a practice the left condemned when conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy was in charge, announced the policy shift after meetings with leading ministers and representatives of the estimated 15-20,000 Roma people living in France. …
Four soldiers killed in Turkey's Kurd region
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Four Turkish soldiers were killed and two wounded on Wednesday by remote-controlled bombs targeting their convoy, security sources said, the latest sign of escalating violence in the Kurdish region. The deaths follows a car bombing on Monday that killed nine people, including children, and wounded more than 60 others in the southern town of Gaziantep. The government blamed that attack on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which has denied involvement. …
US base at Guantanamo, Cuba under storm watch
The U.S. military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba has been placed on alert with the approach of Tropical Storm Isaac.
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