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Video: World reacts to US downgrade As U.S. creditor China tells America to cure its "addiction to debt," the West prepares for the potential impact on the global economy of S&P’s rating downgrade. CNBC's John Harwood reports. (Nightly News) Video: Saturday deadliest day for US in 10 years of war The Pentagon confirms that 30 U.S. troops, 7 Afghan troops and an Afghan interpreter were killed in an overnight commando raid when their helicopter was shot down. NBC's Atia Abawi reports. (Nightly News) Video: SEALS community in mourning Coronado, Calif., is the military community where Navy SEALS begin their grueling training. On Saturday, it's a town saying "goodbye." NBC's Miguel Almaguer reports. (Nightly News) Riot, fires break out in north London Police were in a tense standoff with rampaging rioters who burned patrol cars, set a bus and shops ablaze and looted stores late Saturday in Tottenham, north London, British media reported. Video: Islamist rebels withdraw from Somali capital The rebel group that had been blocking aid deliveries appears to have pulled out of Somalia's capital, giving people hope the violence and famine will subside. NBC's Richard Engel reports. (Nightly News) Mystery million-dollar Romney donor revealed NBC: In a move aimed at tamping down a mounting controversy over secret money in presidential politics, a political committee backing Mitt Romney Saturday publicly identified a former Bain Capital managing director as the source of a mysterious million dollar contribution to its coffers. Perry doesn't disappoint crowd of 25,000-plus Red Sox bounce back, bash Sabathia, Yankees Jacoby Ellsbury had a three-run homer with a career-high six RBIs as the Boston Red Sox continued their mastery of CC Sabathia and beat the Yankees 10-4 on Saturday, ending New York's eight-game winning streak and moving back into a tie atop the AL East. No brawl, but Phillies slug to ninth straight win Cole Hamels pitched a seven-hitter for his first win in two weeks and the Philadelphia Phillies made a pair of first-inning runs hold up in a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday, extending their season-high winning streak to nine games. Video: What the downgrade means for typical Americans The downgrade could mean higher interest rates, but the real impact is uncertain and depends on how global investors react. NBC's John Yang reports. (Nightly News) Quarter-million Israelis march for economic reform A quarter-million Israelis march Saturday for lower living costs in an escalating protest that has put pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Video: Graffiti isn't just for highway underpasses anymore Graffiti now hangs in museums and galleries, forcing people to decide where to draw the line between art and crime. NBC's Lee Cowan reports. (Nightly News) Triple-digit temperatures not over yet for South An unrelenting heat wave continued across the southern United States on Saturday, promising more of the triple-digit temperatures that have roasted the region for weeks. 2nd shoplifting suspect found dead in creek Searchers find a second drowned shoplifting suspect, who fled with her companion into a rain-swollen Charlotte, N.C., creek when they were chased by a security guard. Video: Remembering Hiroshima On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the first atomic bomb used in warfare on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Sixty-six years later, NBC's Brian Williams recalls the events leading up to the historic decision President Truman stood by for the rest of his life. (Nightly News) Posthumous degrees given to Ala. students killed in tornadoes Two days after a tornado took her sister's life in April, Michelle Downs Whatley crossed the stage at her own college graduation wearing her lost sister's shoes. Saturday, she and other family members of those who died in the April tornadoes received posthumous degrees in honor of their loved ones from the University of Alabama. Video: Retired general dissects impact of crash NBC's Lester Holt talks to retired Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey about how much of a psychological impact Saturday's helicopter crash might have on U.S. troops and the Taliban. (Nightly News) Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032091/device/rss/rss.xml

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