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NEWS | http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBIdcnAQc5yPASfWmVASc-fFjK/usat29-0 ************************************************************************ Mortar attack in central Baghdad kills five, wounds 30 --------------------------------------------- Insurgents fired a mortar on a busy street in central Baghdad on Tuesday, killing five people and wounding 30, the Interior Ministry and hospital officials said. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBIdcnAQc5yPASfWmVASc-fFjK/usat37-0 Bush to realign overseas troops --------------------------------------------- President Bush unveiled a historic realignment of U.S. troops overseas Monday, a move he said would create a more agile, lethal fighting force while easing burdens on military families. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBIdcnAQc5yPASfWmVASc-fFjK/usat33-0 Bryant prosecution's appeal fails --------------------------------------------- The Colorado Supreme Court refused Monday to consider an appeal by prosecutors in the Kobe Bryant rape case of a ruling that would allow jurors to hear testimony about the sexual history of the basketball star's accuser. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBIdcnAQc5yPASfWmVASc-fFjK/usat40-0 MONEY | http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBIdcnAQc5yPASfWmVASc-fFjK/usat21-0 ************************************************************************ Illinois first to help buy drugs abroad --------------------------------------------- Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, abandoning a months-long bid to first get federal approval, will announce Tuesday that his state will help Illinois residents buy prescription drugs from pre-screened pharmacies in Canada, England and Ireland. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBIdcnAQc5yPASfWmVASc-fFjK/usat25-0 Insurers, inflation, impatience in Fla. --------------------------------------------- The looters and would-be thieves seemed to rise up out of the dark as in Night of the Living Dead. That's how Holiday Inn owner John Zaccari remembers the first harrowing hours after Hurricane Charley destroyed this little town on Florida's Gulf Coast. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBIdcnAQc5yPASfWmVASc-fFjK/usat19-0 Nine phone firms back revamped fees --------------------------------------------- Long-distance bills likely would fall and local phone rates rise under a sweeping industry-backed proposal to federal regulators to overhaul the fees phone companies pay each other to connect calls. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBIdcnAQc5yPASfWmVASc-fFjK/usat26-0 SPORTS | http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBIdcnAQc5yPASfWmVASc-fFjK/usat44-0 ************************************************************************ Americans miss cut in Olympic 100 free --------------------------------------------- Top American sprinters Ian Crocker and Jason Lezak missed the cut in the Olympic 100-meter freestyle preliminaries Tuesday, a stunning blow for a country that had always done well in the event. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBIdcnAQc5yPASfWmVASc-fFjK/usat48-0 Jones hits 300th homer in Braves's 5-4 win over Padres --------------------------------------------- Chipper Jones is finally feeling healthy at the right time for the Atlanta Braves. Jones hit his 300th career home run to lead the Braves to a 5-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Monday night. With his fifth homer in four games, Jones became the fourth player in franchise history to reach 300. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBIdcnAQc5yPASfWmVASc-fFjK/usat38-0 Haas, Cink earn captain's picks for Ryder Cup team --------------------------------------------- Jay Haas became the second-oldest player to be on the Ryder Cup team, joining Stewart Cink as the two captain's picks for a U.S. team that will try to regain the cup from Europe next month. Left off the team was Scott Verplank, who had a strong Ryder Cup two years ago, and Todd Hamilton, whose two victories this year include the British Open. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBIdcnAQc5yPASfWmVASc-fFjK/usat45-0 LIFE | http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBIdcnAQc5yPASfWmVASc-fFjK/usat14-0 ************************************************************************ Stars out in 'Jane' and 'GQ' --------------------------------------------- Christina Aguilera, 23, who seems to reinvent herself more often than Madonna, channels an old Madonna muse Marilyn Monroe in the September issue of Jane magazine. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBIdcnAQc5yPASfWmVASc-fFjK/usat18-0 Winfrey gets jury duty --------------------------------------------- Oprah Winfrey was picked to serve on a jury at Cook County Criminal Court. Winfrey walked into the courthouse Monday through an alternate entrance to avoid crowds. But officials said once inside the courtroom, she wouldn't receive any special treatment. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBIdcnAQc5yPASfWmVASc-fFjK/usat16-0 Rapper Shyne to release new album from prison --------------------------------------------- Jailed rapper Shyne, who signed a $3 million record deal and recorded part of his new album while in prison, had his phone privileges revoked Monday and was barred from conducting in-person interviews as authorities investigate whether he may have violated prison rules in making about 100 phone calls. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBIdcnAQc5yPASfWmVASc-fFjK/usat17-0 TRAVEL | http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBIdcnAQc5yPASfWmVASc-fFjK/usat60-0 ************************************************************************ Some trips still cost big bucks --------------------------------------------- Competition has forced down airfares dramatically, but that hasn't been much help to business travelers who need, say, a last-minute ticket from Chicago O'Hare to Minneapolis-St. Paul. Other markets are deemed too small for discounters to profitably serve. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBIdcnAQc5yPASfWmVASc-fFjK/usat61-0 Will 'premium' routes save Delta? --------------------------------------------- Looking to avoid bankruptcy, Delta may stake its revitalization plan on the carrier's "premium" routes. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBIdcnAQc5yPASfWmVASc-fFjK/usat59-0 TECH | http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBIdcnAQc5yPASfWmVASc-fFjK/usat55-0 ************************************************************************ Minnesota police test handheld fingerprint reader --------------------------------------------- Several Minnesota police departments are field testing a handheld device that scans a suspect's fingerprint and digitally checks it against Minnesota's criminal history and fingerprint database. Police and the device maker say it's helping law enforcement officers identify suspicious persons quickly when they don't have a driver's license, but defense attorneys and civil liberties advocates are wary. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBIdcnAQc5yPASfWmVASc-fFjK/usat58-0 Two new Saturn satellites may be big discoveries --------------------------------------------- The Cassini spacecraft has spotted to previously unknown and small moons orbiting Saturn in an unexpected location.The satellites are tiny, about 2 miles (3 kilometers) and 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) in diameter. 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