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Friday, August 5, 2011

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US government loses triple-A credit rating
    The United States lost its top-notch AAA credit rating from Standard & Poor's Friday in a dramatic reversal of fortune for the world's largest economy.

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Dallas, and much of South, top 100 degrees again
    Parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Arizona and Louisiana saw triple-digit temps on Friday, including Dallas where it was a fifth straight day at 105 degrees or warmer.

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Video: Deadly heat

    Aug. 5: Extreme heat continues to wreak havoc in the United States. Sure it's summer, but even by Texas standards it's been a cooker. NBC’s Janet Shamlian reports.  (Nightly News)Extreme heat continues to wreak havoc in the United States. Sure it's summer, but even by Texas standards it's been a cooker. NBC’s Janet Shamlian reports. (Nightly News)




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First Read: Perry eyes the GOP nomination
    The governor's political skills are the stuff of legend, and the economic robustness over which he has presided is the subject of a steady stream of brags by his fans.

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Video: Europe crisis could cause ripple worldwide

    Aug. 5: CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera reports from Frankfurt, Germany on the turmoil in the European markets.  (Nightly News)CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera reports from Frankfurt, Germany on the turmoil in the European markets. (Nightly News)




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Topsy-turvy day on Wall Street; Dow up 60

    Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday. Wall Street’s early rally fizzled as optimism over an upbeat employment report gave way to fears of a recession and concern over Europe’s ongoing financial crisis. Stocks closed out their worst week in more than two years on Friday in a volatile session that saw the major indexes whip back and forth before the S&P 500 ended down less than a point.




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As Tea Party reshapes GOP, cheer and worry

    Dozens of Tea Party supporters rally near the U.S. Capitol against raising the debt limit, July 27, 2011.The tea party is here to stay. The 2-year-old phenomenon's muscular role in the debt-ceiling crisis made that clear, despite earlier predictions it would fade away when the national furor over health care cooled down.




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Jury convicts 5 officers in Katrina shootings
    A federal jury has convicted five current or former police officers of civil rights violations in the deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina.

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Yanks rally to beat Red Sox, take AL East lead

    Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson (14) celebrates with teammate Jorge Posada after Granderson scored the go-ahead run in the sixth inning against the Red Sox on Friday. New York won 3-2.Reliever Boone Logan struck out Adrian Gonzalez with the bases loaded to end the fifth inning, and the New York Yankees came back to beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Friday to win their eighth straight game and take over the lead in the AL East.




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NYT: Fox site calls Obama party a 'Hip-Hop BBQ'
    To most news websites, what happened at the White House was a private 50th birthday party for the president. To an editor at Fox News, it was something a little different.

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Video: Aid convoy looted in Somalia

    Aug. 5: Trucks loaded with desperately needed food were looted in the capital of Mogadishu on Friday in a fight that turned deadly. The situation at the only children's hospital in the capital is dire. NBC’s Richard Engel reports.  (Nightly News)Trucks loaded with desperately needed food were looted in the capital of Mogadishu on Friday in a fight that turned deadly. The situation at the only children's hospital in the capital is dire. NBC’s Richard Engel reports. (Nightly News)




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Pregnant flier says TSA confiscated her insulin
    The Transportation Security Administration apologized Friday to a pregnant flier who said the TSA confiscated her insulin and ice packs at a checkpoint at the Denver airport.

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PGT: Tiger struggles at Bridgestone

    From the very start, the 2nd round of the Bridgestone Invitational was a struggle for Tiger Woods. He is a shot under par at the halfway point and far off the lead. From the very start, the 2nd round of the Bridgestone Invitational was a struggle for Tiger Woods. He is a shot under par at the halfway point and far off the lead.




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Report: 'Desperate Housewives' to end this season

    TV Line says the long-running ABC series will finish after the upcoming fall season.TV Line says the long-running ABC series will finish after the upcoming fall season.




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Video: Syrian crackdown intensifies

    Aug. 5: Despite international condemnation, the ruling regime in Syria has continued and intensified its crackdown against anti-government protestors in the city of Hama. NBC’s Martin Fletcher reports.  (Nightly News)Despite international condemnation, the ruling regime in Syria has continued and intensified its crackdown against anti-government protestors in the city of Hama. NBC’s Martin Fletcher reports. (Nightly News)




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NYT: Before a walk across Niagara Falls, a balancing act

    Nik Wallenda, a scion of the circus family, is asking officials in two nations to let him do a tightrope walk across Niagara Falls.Tightrope walks across the gorge were common in the 19th century, but were banned on both the American and Canadian sides as tawdry stunts.




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1946 murder victim finally identified in California
    The skeletal remains of a woman who was murdered 65 years ago and left in the California desert have been identified through advances in DNA technology, authorities say.

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Mom to 3 suspects in bank robbery: Surrender
    Three siblings who authorities say shot up a police car in Florida and robbed a bank in Georgia were being hunted Friday.

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Japan radiation readings get bigger spotlight
    Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: A new offering from Yahoo Japan shines a brighter spotlight on efforts to get out information about radiation levels around Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster site.

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Video: Lucille Ball’s 100th birthday

    Aug. 5: Lucille Ball would have been 100 years old on Saturday. To celebrate her centennial, the Hollywood Museum in Los Angeles is taking a look back at Ball’s extraordinary life. NBC’s Lee Cowan reports.  (Nightly News)Lucille Ball would have been 100 years old on Saturday. To celebrate her centennial, the Hollywood Museum in Los Angeles is taking a look back at Ball’s extraordinary life. NBC’s Lee Cowan reports. (Nightly News)




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Hints of water spark hope for life on Mars

    This image combining orbital imagery with 3-D modeling shows flows that appear in spring and summer on a slope inside Mars' Newton Crater.The evidence of possible liquid water on Mars announced Thursday has scientists newly excited about the Red Planet's potential to host some form of primitive life, scientists say.




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Video: For veterans, high unemployment

    Aug. 6: President Obama announced a big push to find jobs for America's men and women in uniform, who often find themselves coming home from the front lines only to wind up on the unemployment line. NBC’s Tom Brokaw shares the story of one soldier. (Nightly News)President Obama announced a big push to find jobs for America's men and women in uniform, who often find themselves coming home from the front lines only to wind up on the unemployment line. NBC’s Tom Brokaw shares the story of one soldier. (Nightly News)




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Putin: Stop groping female tourists!
    Prime minister Vladimir Putin told a group of North Caucasus youth this week that it's not OK for locals to grope or pinch female visitors.

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Cops: 3 teens held in school massacre plot
    Authorities in suburban New Orleans said Friday they uncovered a plot by three teen boys to shoot fellow high school students during the first day of classes next Monday.

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Video: Army shortens combat tours

    Aug. 5: NBC ‘s Courtney Kube reports that beginning January 1st, 2012, most U.S. Army combat deployments will decrease from one year to nine months total time on the ground in the war zone. (Nightly News)NBC ‘s Courtney Kube reports that beginning January 1st, 2012, most U.S. Army combat deployments will decrease from one year to nine months total time on the ground in the war zone. (Nightly News)




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Polar bear kills camper, 17, mauls 4 others

    This campsite was attacked by a polar bear early Friday in Norway's Svalbard region.A polar bear attacked British campers on Friday, killing a 17-year-old boy and seriously injuring four people in Norway's Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic, Norwegian officials said.




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Boy who was stuffed in oven: Don't jail dad
    A Staten Island boy, whose father burned his hands on the stove and then tossed him naked into an oven, begs a Staten Island judge to go easy on his father.

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At Auschwitz, future U.S. military leaders learn what not to do 




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Mo. teachers protest Facebook crackdown

    Alana Maddock, nurse and cheerleader coach at East Middle School, Joplin, Mo, used Facebook to locate students after the tornado destroyed several schools and much of Joplin on May 22, 2011. As they prepare lesson plans for fall, teachers across Missouri have an extra chore before the new school year begins: purging their Facebook friend lists to comply with a new state law that limits their contact with students on social networks.




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