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World stock prices plunge amid 'general fear' Global stock markets tumbled Friday amid fears the U.S. may be heading back into recession and Europe's debt crisis is worsening. U.S. economy created 117,000 jobs in July U.S. businesses stepped up their hiring in July, offering a modest amount of optimism after the worst stock-market sell-off since the 2008 financial crisis. Wall Street rebounds, boosted by jobs report Wall Street rebounded Friday from its worst drop since 2008 after a better-than-expected jobs report for July helped soothe fears of a double-dip recession. Medic! America's sickest housing markets For three years, the real estate market has been going in one direction â€" primarily down. Some areas, however, have begun to recover. Rebels: Gadhafi's son killed by NATO airstrike A NATO air attack has killed 32 people, among then Moammar Gadhafi's son Khamis, who serves as one of the main commanders of the Libyan leader's military forces, rebels said. On the Web, your face can tell everything about you Using off-the-shelf facial recognition software and simple Internet data mining techniques, a Carnegie Mellon University researcher says he's proven that most people can now be identified simply through a photograph of their face â€" and anyone can do the sleuthing. FBI: 3 siblings rob bank, shoot at cops, escape Three siblings who authorities say shot up a police car in Florida and robbed a bank in Georgia were being hunted Friday. Judge to weigh Casey Anthony's probation status Casey Anthony's attorneys will ask an Orlando judge Friday to nix another judge's order requiring her to return to Florida and serve probation. 'Mr. Bean' crashes $1 million supercar British actor Rowan Atkinson, famed for his "Mr. Bean" television shows and films, is recovering in a hospital after crashing his $1 million supercar, according to reports. Senate to take up bill to end partial FAA shutdown Congress has reached a bipartisan compromise to end the two-week partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration that has idled 74,000 federal employees and construction workers. Thai parliament elects first woman prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra was elected Thailand's first female prime minister on Friday in a parliamentary vote just 11 weeks into a political career crafted from exile by her brother and former premier, Thaksin Shinawatra. PBT: Beasley pushes fan in face during game Obama seeks tax credits to help veterans get jobs President Barack Obama is asking Congress to approve new initiatives to help some of America's 1 million unemployed military veterans find work. Teacher: Slain gay teen taunted classmate A teacher testified that a gay student at a Southern California junior high school paraded around in makeup and high heels in front of a classmate who is accused of killing him the next day. Rosenthal: Taking stock of NFL's free agent frenzy Rosenthal: The Eagles and Jets were hardly the only teams to make splashes during free agency, but not all of those moves were smart. We're looking at you Redskins, Raiders and Jags. Reports: Polar bear mauls tourist to death in Norway A British tourist was mauled to death and four other people injured in an attack by a polar bear in Norway Friday, according to reports. Bruce Lee items to go under the gavel Thirteen items belonging to the late kung fu legend Bruce Lee, including a hand-written letter and a fur-lined coat, are set to go under the hammer in Hong Kong this weekend. Lee tosses another shutout as Phils top Giants Cliff Lee threw a seven-hitter, Hunter Pence and John Mayberry hit back-to-back home runs and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 3-0 Thursday night. Texas sees power outages in brutal heat wave The National Weather Service chief calls it a heat wave more intense than any he can recall. It's particularly bad in Texas, where high electricity use triggered power outages Thursday. Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032091/device/rss/rss.xml

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