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NEWS | http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBLw0rAQc5yPASvkn$ASc-fFdM/usat27-0 ************************************************************************ Rebel cleric urges fighters to lay down arms --------------------------------------------- Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his fighters to lay down their arms and leave the area as thousands of Iraqis thronged the revered Imam Ali shrine Friday after he and the Iraqi government agreed to a peace proposal by Iraq's top Shiite cleric to end three weeks of fighting in Najaf. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBLw0rAQc5yPASvkn$ASc-fFdM/usat38-0 Car bomb explodes in Mosul, injuring 10 --------------------------------------------- A car bomb exploded Friday in the northern city of Mosul, wounding at least 10 Iraqi civilians, the U.S. military said. U.S. Army Capt. Angela Bowman said the bomb appeared to target a U.S. military convoy on the western edge of the city. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBLw0rAQc5yPASvkn$ASc-fFdM/usat37-0 Poverty, uninsured rose in '03 --------------------------------------------- The number of Americans in poverty and without health insurance each rose by more than 1 million in 2003, the Census Bureau reported Thursday. The median household income was virtually unchanged, but women lost ground against men for the first time since 1999. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBLw0rAQc5yPASvkn$ASc-fFdM/usat34-0 MONEY | http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBLw0rAQc5yPASvkn$ASc-fFdM/usat19-0 ************************************************************************ Median home price up 9.1% --------------------------------------------- The median home price across the USA is $183,800 in the second quarter, up 9.1% from a year earlier, according to the National Association of Realtors. The association's survey of 128 metropolitan regions finds a record 49 metro areas with double-digit annual increases. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBLw0rAQc5yPASvkn$ASc-fFdM/usat24-0 Cybercrime crackdown has nabbed 150 in USA --------------------------------------------- More than 100 people have been arrested in the largest global crackdown to date on identity theft, hacking and other Internet-based crimes, Attorney General John Ashcroft said Thursday. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBLw0rAQc5yPASvkn$ASc-fFdM/usat22-0 TiVo puts a brave face on subscription numbers --------------------------------------------- Digital video recorder pioneer TiVo sent mixed signals Thursday about the progress of its ambitious effort to win new subscribers and become profitable. The Alviso, Calif.-based company finished the quarter ended July 31 with 1.9 million subscriptions vs. 703,000 a year ago. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBLw0rAQc5yPASvkn$ASc-fFdM/usat23-0 SPORTS | http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBLw0rAQc5yPASvkn$ASc-fFdM/usat45-0 ************************************************************************ USC's Mike Williams denied reinstatement --------------------------------------------- Southern California wide receiver Mike Williams has had his request to be reinstated denied Thursday by the NCAA. USC spokeswoman Vicky Hammond said the school had applied to the NCAA for a progress-toward-degree waiver and reinstatement of Williams' eligibility. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBLw0rAQc5yPASvkn$ASc-fFdM/usat41-0 Semifinals next for maligned U.S. basketball team --------------------------------------------- Larry Brown was right. The Americans did eventually start hitting their jump shots. Stephon Marbury set a U.S. Olympic record with 31 points, and the team that spent the first week and a half of the games missing jumpers finally found its range in a 102-94 victory against Spain in the quarterfinals Thursday. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBLw0rAQc5yPASvkn$ASc-fFdM/usat47-0 Staley's early burst propels Steelers past Eagles --------------------------------------------- Duce Staley ran for 37 yards and one touchdown in limited action against his former team, leading the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 27-21 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in a preseason game Thursday night. Reserve Willie Parker ran for 106 yards and one TD and Dante Brown also had a TD run for the Steelers. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBLw0rAQc5yPASvkn$ASc-fFdM/usat44-0 LIFE | http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBLw0rAQc5yPASvkn$ASc-fFdM/usat13-0 ************************************************************************ High jinks, hip-hop ahead at MTV awards --------------------------------------------- As the Grand Old Party arrives in New York for the Republican National Convention, a grand old party is taking shape down in Miami. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBLw0rAQc5yPASvkn$ASc-fFdM/usat15-0 The last late show with Craig Kilborn --------------------------------------------- A lot of people can't fathom why Craig Kilborn would walk away from the rarest of prizes: a late-night talk show on a major network. He isn't one of them. "I'm proud of what we've accomplished. We have a unique, small, intimate show," says the host of The Late, Late Show With Craig Kilborn, whose last show is tonight (CBS, 12:35 a.m. ET/PT) http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBLw0rAQc5yPASvkn$ASc-fFdM/usat17-0 Stars land at Concorde --------------------------------------------- It's a bird, it's a plane � no, it's Concorde, a hot Hollywood nightclub named after the defunct supersonic jetliner by none other than Paris Hilton, a friend of one of the owners. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBLw0rAQc5yPASvkn$ASc-fFdM/usat16-0 TRAVEL | http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBLw0rAQc5yPASvkn$ASc-fFdM/usat61-0 ************************************************************************ United parent reports $6 million July profit --------------------------------------------- United Airlines' parent company said in a bankruptcy-court filing Thursday that it eked out a $6 million net profit last month during the middle of the busy summer travel season. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBLw0rAQc5yPASvkn$ASc-fFdM/usat62-0 Luxury travel, at your service --------------------------------------------- Maurice Bonham-Carter has a warning for the glitterati who descend on the Caribbean's toniest resorts each winter: Book soon if you want a spot this year. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBLw0rAQc5yPASvkn$ASc-fFdM/usat59-0 TECH | http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBLw0rAQc5yPASvkn$ASc-fFdM/usat54-0 ************************************************************************ Library filters could block out educational sites --------------------------------------------- Shakespeare's plays, classic novels like Moby Dick and a Web site about the NFL's Super Bowl are among the resources that may be blocked to children younger than 13 under a proposal to filter Internet searches at some Oregon libraries. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBLw0rAQc5yPASvkn$ASc-fFdM/usat57-0 UPS to use three delivery trucks powered by hydrogen fuel cells --------------------------------------------- United Parcel Service will begin using three large package delivery vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cells, and officials said the goal is to someday apply the technology throughout its entire fleet. 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