♦ 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

♦ 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

♦ 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

♦ 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

♦ Wasps and bumble bees heat up, fly faster with protein-rich food

Megan Eckles lures yellowjacket wasps with protein-rich bait. Click here for more information. Good pollen makes bees hot, biologists at UC San Diego have found. Wasps warm up too when they find protein-rich meat, a separate experiment has shown. In both cases warmer flight muscles likely speed the insects' trips home, allowing them to quickly exploit a valuable resource before competitors arrive...	1 vote

♦ Deputy Mayor Ray Lewis quits

London's deputy mayor Ray Lewis has resigned two months into his post and a day after Mayor Boris Johnson announced an inquiry into claims of financial irregularities. Boris would reappoint Lewis(00. Mayor's aide rejects allegations(04. Mayor announces aide inquiry(05. What are these? The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.	1 vote

♦ Tindall left out of England squad

New England manager Martin Johnson has dropped fellow World Cup winners Mike Tindall, Ben Kay and Joe Worsley from his first England elite player squad. The trio are among 12 players others including Dave Strettle and Nick Easter to be demoted to the Saxons squad. Charlie Hodgson is dropped altogether, while there are recalls for Josh Lewsey and James Simpson-Daniel among others.	1 vote

♦ Despair as Somali peace talks end

United Nations-brokered talks to end 17 years of conflict in Somalia have been ended because the UN envoy said neither side would make concessions. Ahmedou Ould Abdallah said busy international diplomats could not be held hostage by personality disputes. He said the continuing fighting was terrible for the people of Somalia.	1 vote

♦ Man, 18, faces park rape charges

The 18-year-old was raped in Botanic Gardens early on Sunday, 27 April. She had been walking through the park when she was attacked. Police investigating the rape searched the park and appealed for anyone who may have seen something suspicious to contact them.	1 vote

♦ Woman charged with boy's murder

A woman has been charged with murder after the body of a teenager was found in recycling waste. The body of 17-year-old Nathan Lyons, from Birmingham, was found in south-east London on 13 May. Amanda Alden, 29, who was arrested in the Redditch area on Friday, was charged with murder when she appeared at Redditch Magistrates' Court. A 34-year-old man, Scott Hancox, from Fownhope Close, Redditch...	1 vote