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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. 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. Video: Deadly heat 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) 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. Video: Europe crisis could cause ripple worldwide CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera reports from Frankfurt, Germany on the turmoil in the European markets. (Nightly News) Topsy-turvy day on Wall Street; Dow up 60 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. As Tea Party reshapes GOP, cheer and worry 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. 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. Yanks rally to beat Red Sox, take AL East lead 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. 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. Video: Aid convoy looted in Somalia 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) 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. 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. Report: 'Desperate Housewives' to end this season TV Line says the long-running ABC series will finish after the upcoming fall season. Video: Syrian crackdown intensifies 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) NYT: Before a walk across Niagara Falls, a balancing act Tightrope walks across the gorge were common in the 19th century, but were banned on both the American and Canadian sides as tawdry stunts. 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. 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. 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. Video: Lucille Ball’s 100th birthday 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) Hints of water spark hope for life on Mars 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. Video: For veterans, high unemployment 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) 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. 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. Video: Army shortens combat tours 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) Polar bear kills camper, 17, mauls 4 others 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. 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. At Auschwitz, future U.S. military leaders learn what not to do  Mo. teachers protest Facebook crackdown 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. Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032091/device/rss/rss.xml

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