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Reid: Congress reaches deal to reopen FAA 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. NYT: Record disapproval rate for Congress The debate over raising the debt ceiling, which brought the nation to the brink of default, has sent disapproval of Congress to its highest level on record. Video: Thousands under 5 dead in famine, US says Inside Somalia, three million people are starving and thousands are fleeing famine in the south, desperate to escape to Kenya or to camps in the capital city Mogadishu. NBC’s Richard Engel reports from Mogadishu and NBC’s Kate Snow reports from Dobley, Somalia. (Nightly News) 29,000 Somali children under 5 dead in famine The drought and famine in Somalia have killed more than 29,000 children under the age of 5, according to U.S. estimates, the first time such a precise death toll has been released. Stocks in freefall; Dow closes 500 points lower Worries about the state of the economy in the U.S. and around the world slammed stocks on Thursday, driving the Dow to close down more than 500 points. Bizarre details emerge in neck bomb hoax A ransom note signed by a 19th-century sinister fictional character but demanding no money was left at a suburban Sydney home where a girl was chained to a fake bomb. Polygamist leader guilty in child-rape case A jury on Thursday convicted polygamist church leader Warren Jeffs of sexually assaulting two girls he had taken as "spiritual wives." Probe of mystery donation to pro-Romney group sought Two campaign reform groups are asking the Justice Department to investigate a mysterious $1 million contribution to a political committee backing Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney from an obscure company that shut down shortly after making the donation. Identity thief gang busted for stealing $1 million Six members of a large-scale identity theft and cybercrime gang were indicted on Thursday for stealing over $1 million from at least 80 clients of J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office said. Texas governor's surgery included stem cells Doctors used adult stem cells to help Texas Gov. Rick Perry with his back surgery last month. Video: Sizzling heat bakes U.S. The nation's fatal heat wave is entering its second month with a vengeance. Excessive heat warnings are in effect across the country with many cities suffering from the hottest temperatures they've seen all year. In some spots, temperature records have been broken that have stood for a hundred years or more. NBC's Lee Cowan is in blisteringly hot Phoenix Arizona tonight with more. (Nightly News) Paris is for cheating executives Apparently, business isn’t all that gets done when executives visit Paris. Reuters reports that it’s also a hot spot for extramarital flings. NYC Starbucks cut power to Wi-Fi loiterers Some busy Starbucks coffee shops in New York City have started blocking electrical outlets to discourage laptop users from hogging space, and to free up seats for other customers. Get your fill at fun August food festivals August, it seems, is food-festival month, which means you can get your fill of burgers, brats and a host of other foodstuffs. Army soldiers to get deployment relief NBC News has learned that the Army is going to announce that most combat deployments will decrease from one year to nine months total time on the ground in the war zone. Bedard's Red Sox debut doesn't go as planned Erik Bedard, making his Boston debut after being acquired from Seattle at the trade deadline, gave up three runs and seven hits in five innings as the Red Sox fell 7-3 to Cleveland on Thursday. Video: Japan rice crops threatened by radiation Three of Japan's top nuclear officials will be fired in the wake of the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant. Japan's prime minister has promised a complete overhaul of nuclear safety and a shakeup in the country's energy policy. John Sparks of Channel 4, Europe reports. (Nightly News) What's that on Mars? It might be saltwater Saltwater could be running down some slopes of Mars every spring, researchers suggest. TSA at LAX get transgender training The Transportation Security Administration said Thursday that its managers at Los Angeles International Airport are undergoing mandatory sensitivity training after a transgender employee alleged she was ordered to dress like a man, pat down male passengers and use the men's restroom. Video: Central Falls, RI files for bankruptcy It’s the smallest city in the country's smallest state, 19,000 people tucked in a single square mile, crushed by massive debt. NBC’s Ron Allen reports. (Nightly News) PGT: Tiger's back, opening with 68 at Firestone PGT: Playing for the first time in nearly three months, Tiger Woods opens with a 2-under-68 in the first round of the Bridgestone Invitational on Thursday. He is 6 behind leader Adam Scott, whose caddie is Steve Williams. Drunken brawl rocks Chinese Olympics team China's most decorated Winter Olympic athlete Wang Meng has been expelled from the country's short track speed skating team after a drunken brawl with her team manager. PFT: NFL is first US league to start HGH testing Only in NYC: Tiny apartment for $800/month New York architect Luke Clark Tyler rents a 78-square foot studio apartment for $800 a month in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen, where studios usually average $1,900 per month. 'Planet of the Apes' is chest-thumping fun Rebooting the 'Planet of the Apes' franchise could have driven audiences bananas, but with solid effects in place, 'Rise' is a step up the evolutionary ladder. Video: Obama turns 50 President Obama turned 50 on Thursday. NBC’s Harry Smith has an owner’s guide to turning a half century old. (Nightly News) Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032091/device/rss/rss.xml

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