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Nation Digest: Tropical Storm Claudette Threatens Florida CoastWashington PostBrewing in the Gulf of Mexico, Tropical Storm Claudette was bringing heavy rain to the Florida Panhandle on Sunday, and was likely to become the first tropical storm to strike the US mainland this year. Claudette had winds of at least 50 mph but was …Claudette makes [...]

Los Angeles Times

Lockheed Fire containment expected by ThursdaySan Francisco Chronicle(08-16) 10:54 PDT SANTA CRUZ COUNTY — More than 2100 firefighters had carved containment lines more than halfway around a blaze threatening the Santa Cruz County communities of Bonny Doon and Swanton by late Sunday, allowing most local residents to …Santa Cruz residents return to their [...]

Straits Times

TOPWRAP 1-Japan emerges from recession; markets wary on recoveryReutersTOKYO, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Japan's economy emerged from its longest recession in at least 60 years in the second quarter, but souring sentiment among US consumers highlighted the fragile nature of the global …Japan pulls out of recession, but outlook shakyWashington PostJapan Emerges From Recession; [...]

BBC News

Afghanistan death toll reaches 204 as three more British soldiers …Telegraph.co.ukThree more British soldiers were killed in Afghanistan on Sunday, bringing the number of dead to 204 less than 12 hours after the grim milestone of 200 deaths had been reached. By Rosa Prince and Caroline Gammell On Sunday night, the Ministry of …UK [...]

MiamiHerald.com

Foreign affairs will share spotlight with health reform this weekCNN International(CNN) — Health care remains, without a doubt, President Obama's top priority, though the week ahead will bring more of a public focus on international and security issues. One key dynamic to keep an eye on is the reaction among leading House Democrats …Key Feature [...]

Newsday

BART strike averted, tentative deal reachedSan Francisco Chronicle(08-16) 21:38 PDT OAKLAND — BART management and union leaders reached a tentative contract agreement Sunday evening, averting a threatened strike that would have crippled this morning's commute. The two sides announced the deal less than six hours …Late deal averts crippling Bay Area rail strikeThe Associated PressSan [...]

ABC News

Report: Kim Jong Il meets Hyundai officialCNN International(CNN) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Il met with Hyundai's chairwoman, who had come from South Korea seeking the release of an employee detained since March, South Korean media reported. Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun arrives at the customs …S Korea's Hyundai Chief arrives back homeXinhuaQ+A: [...]

FOXNews

How Malia and Sasha Obama spent their summer vacationLos Angeles TimesParis, Moscow, London, Ghana — and now the public gets a glimpse of the president's daughters at Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon was the final stop for the Obama family on their trip to the West. Earlier, they visited Yellowstone …Grand visit [...]

Sydney Morning Herald

Burma Releases Detained AmericanWashington PostBANGKOK, Aug. 16 — Burmese authorities have released the American whose uninvited visit to the home of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi led to her being sentenced to 18 more months of house arrest, allowing him to leave the country …Doing the right thing is the best PRJerusalem [...]

ABC News

Afghanistan's President Moves to Bolster Bid for Re-electionNew York TimesKABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai moved to strengthen his chances of re-election on Sunday, just four days before the voting, by appearing in a live televised debate with two of his opponents and allowing an Uzbek warlord to …3 NATO soldiers killed in S [...]