♦ McCain campaign to give back 50K in donations

WASHINGTON (AP) — John McCain's campaign said Thursday it is returning $50,000 in contributions solicited by a foreign citizen. The move follows the disclosure that the money was being raised by a Jordanian man who is a business partner of prominent Florida Republican Harry Sargeant III, who has collected hundreds of thousands of dollars for McCain.	1 vote

♦ Rice calls on Russia to stop operations in Georgia

Russia must halt military operations in Georgia as promised, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday, citing apparent progress toward an agreement to end days of fighting. "The Russians need to stop their military operations as they have apparently said that they will. But those military operations really do now need to stop," she said.	1 vote

♦ Delays in air travel persist, worsen

Air travelers buffeted by record flight delays last summer have seen little relief this year despite a broad government effort to ease congestion. At two of the nation's most prominent airports — Chicago's O'Hare and New York's LaGuardia — delays have worsened.	1 vote

♦ Jamie Kennedy's dead return

Jamie Kennedy says he may appear in 'Scream 4' despite his character being killed in the previous instalment. The actor claims movie bosses have been looking into was of bringing back his character, movie buff Randy.	1 vote

♦ Pandemic Flu: Most Nursing Homes Don't Have A Plan

Of the more than 400 nursing homes in the study, just 23 percent had a specific pandemic influenza plan. Another quarter of the nursing homes had a pandemic response incorporated into an overall disaster response plan. And more than half -52 percent -did not have any pandemic plan.	1 vote

♦ Pieces of me: Meg Rosoff, Author

1 My sisters and me when we were little about four, five, seven and eight. My grandfather had bought us matching parasols. 2 My first passport from 1973. I never felt at home in America, weirdly. I had my first trip to England on an amazing choir tour of Europe. But I got thrown out of the choir for general bad behaviour a lot of things in my life ended that way.	1 vote

♦ First lady defends criticized 'No Child' tests

First Lady Laura Bush speaks with teachers selected to spend the upcoming school year as "Teaching Ambassadors" to the U.S. Education Department last week in Washington, D.C. JoLisa Hoover, a fourth grade teacher at Grandview HIlls Elementary School in Leander, Texas, is pictured next to the First Lady. Ask first lady Laura Bush and she'll tell you that, come what may, the 2002 education law...	1 vote

♦ Living Cell Technologies Reports Clinical Benefit for All Patients in Diabetes Trial

Living Cell Technologies Limited (ASX: LCT) (PINKSHEETS: LVCLY) today released further interim results describing clinical benefit in all patients who have received implants of DiabeCell(R)...	1 vote

♦ Sun Microsystems to Provide Technology Platform for NBC's Online Coverage of the Beijing Olympic Gam

Avanex Corporation Brooke Deterline, 510-897-4188 (Investor Relations) IR@Avanex.com Avanex Corporation (NASDAQ:AVNX), a leader in telecommunication components that enable next-generation optical networks, today announced that Mark Weinswig has been named Vice President...	1 vote

♦ Mcdaniels In Hospital.

Mcdaniels In Hospital.... Run-Dmc star Darryl McDaniels underwent surgery on Friday (18Jul08) after medics discovered two blood clots in his arm. The rapper was hospitalised in New Jersey after complaining of pain and swelling in his left arm.	1 vote

♦ Barenaked ladies cancel Disney gig

Barenaked Ladies have pulled out of a Disney charity show performance after frontman Steven Page was arrested on suspicion of cocaine possession. The band was scheduled to play at the Disney Music Block Party in Long Island, New York, next month, but manager Terry McBride confirms they have pulled out.	1 vote

♦ Power share deal may be only Zimbabwe option

EDUCATION: Law degree earned in prison while campaigning for Zimbabwean independence. Led victorious guerrilla war and was elected president when Zimbabwe won independence in 1980. FAMILY: Married to second wife, with three children. First wife and their son died of illness. EDUCATION: Left high school to help support his family. Graduated from Harvard University's John F.	1 vote

♦ Foreigners bolster Canadian market: StatsCan

New bond issues fuelled strong foreign demand for Canadian securities in May, as investors abroad purchased $7.7-billion worth from both the government and private sectors...	1 vote

♦ Hydrogen Vehicles Coming Soon? Two Million Could Be On Roads By 2020

Researchers have discovered a new technique for growing single-crystal nanorods and controlling their shape using biomolecules. The research could enable the development of smaller...	1 vote

♦ HBC sold to new U.S. owner

HBC's first American owner was South Carolina businessman Jerry Zucker, who bought the venerable retailer in January 2006 for $1.1 billion. Zucker died of cancer in April. Under the terms of the deal, NRDC which has 47 Lord & Taylor's stores in the United States would launch 10 to 15 of the stores in Canada. They will be located in existing Bay stores or in other HBC real estate.	1 vote

♦ Global warming may up kidney stones

One of the first direct impacts that global warming has on our health may hit us where it hurts: In the kidneys. People will develop more kidney stones in a hotter climate, because the heat tends to make us dehydrated and that causes the stones to form, two Texas urologists say.	1 vote

♦ Katrina in world's most expensive magazine

Covered in 91 grams of gold and encrusted with 622 diamonds, the special edition front cover, valued at more than US$ 10,000, is to be auctioned for the Rashid Pediatric Therapy Centre in October 2008.	1 vote

♦ South Africa inch closer to safety at Lord's

London: South Africa opener Neil McKenzie continued to frustrate England as the first Test at Lord's moved nearer a draw on the fifth and final day on Monday. McKenzie, whose innings has now lasted nearly nine hours, was 131 not out at lunch with South Africa, following-on...	1 vote

♦ Mountainland Accepting Applications

Free preschool classes are available for children from eligible families in Utah, Wasatch and Juab counties. Applications for the 2008-09 school year are available at Mountainland Head Start, 264 W. 300 North, Provo. Call 801-3757981.	1 vote

♦ Brangelina appoint a full time nanny

New Delhi (ANI): Now that they will have their hands full with six kids, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are finally employing a full-time nanny to get a little extra support. The A-list celeb couple only employed part-time nannies for their four kids Maddox, Pax, Zahara and Shiloh. However, with Jolie soon to give birth to her twins, they have now decided to get full-time help...	1 vote