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NEWS | http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBOEjXAQc5yPAS1vswASc-fFXH/usat29-0 ************************************************************************ Amid heavy gunfire, children flee hostage Russian school --------------------------------------------- Soldiers shepherded children, many of them wounded and only in their underwear, away from a school where militants had taken hundreds of people hostage in southern Russia, as explosions and gunfire were heard from the building. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBOEjXAQc5yPAS1vswASc-fFXH/usat38-0 Hurricane warnings posted, 2.5M urged to flee Fla. --------------------------------------------- Forecasters say Frances could be the worst storm to hit the Florida coast in more than a decade, prompting the call to evacuate 2.5 million people from the state's east coast. It comes on the heels of Hurricane Charley which killed 27 people and caused $7.4 billion in damage. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBOEjXAQc5yPAS1vswASc-fFXH/usat64-0 Bush promises 'principled leadership' at home, abroad --------------------------------------------- President Bush claimed his nomination for a second term Thursday by saying he offers "steady, consistent, principled leadership" and promising to transform the nation's tax, health-care and pension systems while displaying leadership abroad. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBOEjXAQc5yPAS1vswASc-fFXH/usat34-0 MONEY | http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBOEjXAQc5yPAS1vswASc-fFXH/usat22-0 ************************************************************************ Election should be a pro for cable, no matter who wins --------------------------------------------- No matter who wins the battle for the White House this fall, cable operators probably won't lose. Bush and Democrat John Kerry both have been so sympathetic to the industry that "on an issue-by-issue basis, there isn't much difference" between them, says Legg Mason's Blair Levin. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBOEjXAQc5yPAS1vswASc-fFXH/usat25-0 Fund scandal investigation is nowhere near an end --------------------------------------------- In the 12 months since the mutual fund trading scandal erupted, the industry has been beset by unprecedented turmoil. And it's not over yet. Yet, for all that has been accomplished in the past year, the investigation is not finished, and more industry reforms are to come. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBOEjXAQc5yPAS1vswASc-fFXH/usat26-0 US Airways, pilots seek common ground --------------------------------------------- Pilots and management at US Airways continue talks Friday in hopes of making a deal to help save the struggling carrier. Talks began in June on a management proposal for $295 million in annual concessions by pilots. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBOEjXAQc5yPAS1vswASc-fFXH/usat20-0 SPORTS | http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBOEjXAQc5yPAS1vswASc-fFXH/usat47-0 ************************************************************************ No. 19 Utah opens season with rout of Texas A&M --------------------------------------------- Alex Smith threw for three touchdowns, rushed for two more and finished with 435 yards of offense, and No. 20 Utah backed up its first preseason ranking with a 41-21 win over Texas A&M on Thursday night. Smith threw for a personal-best 359 yards in the game. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBOEjXAQc5yPAS1vswASc-fFXH/usat44-0 Judge dismisses Bryant rape case --------------------------------------------- The Kobe Bryant case collapsed Wednesday as prosecutors said they had no choice but to drop the sexual assault charge against the NBA star because the alleged victim did not want to testify. A district judge threw out the case under a deal that means no charges will be refiled. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBOEjXAQc5yPAS1vswASc-fFXH/usat41-0 Davis stirs up Hornets' nest --------------------------------------------- Baron Davis and his agent are demanding that the New Orleans Hornets trade the two-time All-Star guard to improve Davis' chances to win an NBA title. "He's our franchise player. There's no possibility we'll trade him," said New Orleans GM Allan Bristow. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBOEjXAQc5yPAS1vswASc-fFXH/usat42-0 LIFE | http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBOEjXAQc5yPAS1vswASc-fFXH/usat14-0 ************************************************************************ Watch out Billy Bush, here comes Mark McGrath! --------------------------------------------- Sugar Ray singer Mark McGrath has signed on as permanent co-host of the TV entertainment show Extra, producers said Thursday. McGrath plans to continue working with the band, which currently has a greatest-hits CD in the works, and will fit performances and tours into his TV show schedule. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBOEjXAQc5yPAS1vswASc-fFXH/usat18-0 Let's broach the brooch --------------------------------------------- Brooches are not for grandma's lapel anymore. Creative celebs are showing off their glittery accessories in lots of new ways. Jennifer Lopez, for instance, arrived for an interview with In Style wearing a "gem-encrusted leopard brooch that clasps her skirt." From sweater clasp to belt buckle, brooches are making a splash with stars. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBOEjXAQc5yPAS1vswASc-fFXH/usat16-0 Where the stars don't shine: Low-profile for most at RNC --------------------------------------------- The Democrats, convening in Boston last month, snagged Sarah Jessica Parker. Carole King. Leonardo DiCaprio. Ben Affleck. Alyssa Milano. And LL Cool J. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBOEjXAQc5yPAS1vswASc-fFXH/usat17-0 TRAVEL | http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBOEjXAQc5yPAS1vswASc-fFXH/usat59-0 ************************************************************************ US Airways, pilots seek common ground --------------------------------------------- Pilots and management at US Airways continue talks Friday in hopes of making a deal to help save the struggling carrier. Talks began in June on a management proposal for $295 million in annual concessions by pilots. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBOEjXAQc5yPAS1vswASc-fFXH/usat62-0 Lights! Camera! Security! Huh? --------------------------------------------- Always petri dishes for intrigue and emotion, airports in the age of terrorism present even greater opportunities for travel-related movie plot lines. But the heightened tensions that are making airports more coveted by entertainment moguls are also making them harder sets to book and more cumbersome places to film. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBOEjXAQc5yPAS1vswASc-fFXH/usat60-0 TECH | http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBOEjXAQc5yPAS1vswASc-fFXH/usat53-0 ************************************************************************ Framingham man arrested in Watertown lab explosion --------------------------------------------- A Framingham man was ordered held without bail on Wednesday after pleading innocent to charges he planted a pipe bomb at a biotech company's offices last week. Brad Karger was arraigned on charges of placing an explosive device and arson at the Watertown offices of Amaranth Bio. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBOEjXAQc5yPAS1vswASc-fFXH/usat55-0 Scientists begin mapping entire galaxy on Friday --------------------------------------------- The radio telescope at Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory will begin mapping the known galaxy on Friday, scientists said. The $1 million upgrade, nicknamed the ALFA project, was completed a few weeks ago and 12 scientists will begin using the telescope Friday to map the night sky for future generations. http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBOEjXAQc5yPAS1vswASc-fFXH/usat56-0 WEATHER ************************************************************************ Get today's forecast: http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBOEjXAQc5yPAS1vswASc-fFXH/usat3-0 Unsubscribe ************************************************************************ You are currently subscribed to this newsletter with the address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNSUBSCRIBE, please reply to this message with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line or click: http://e.usatoday.com/a/tBBOEjXAQc5yPAS1vswASc-fFXH/usat9-0?password=AQc5yPASc-fFBBOEjXitg9igmV6W4A Make sure you receive our e-mails. Please add [EMAIL PROTECTED] to your address book. 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