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Hot Weather Persists in Central United States

A boy cools off at the Crown Fountain at Millennium Park in Chicago
Sticky heat was expected to smother much of the country's midsection in the coming days as hotter-than-usual temperatures continued to roast parts of the Midwest and South, forecasters said on Sunday.
US Senate Majority Leader Reid walks from a meeting with Senate Minority Leader McConnell on the debt ceiling crises on Capitol Hill in Washington

Lawmakers close to deal to avoid default

Lawmakers were close to a last-ditch $3 trillion deal on Sunday to raise the U.S. borrowing limit and assure jittery financial markets that the United States will avoid a potentially catastrophic default.
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Caribbean Airlines Crash

Aftermath Photos of Caribbean Airlines Crash

A Caribbean Airlines jet from New York overshot the runway after it had just touched down Cheddi Jagan International Airport at Georgetown, Guyana, and broke apart injuring several dozens of people.
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Young Mom Killed in Horrific Hit and Run Accident

Erika Hughes, 24, was walking alone in a busy road in Mastic, Suffolk County at 11:59 p.m., when a dark colored truck slammed into her and sent her flying across the road onto the curb. The callous driver sped off without stopping to see if the woman was alright.
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick watches a drill during the afternoon practice session of their NFL training camp in Foxborough

Happy campers as league players get back to work

A bitter labor dispute was almost forgotten as players flooded into training camps on Saturday to prepare for a National Football League (NFL) season that only a few days ago had appeared in jeopardy.
A September 14, 2001 file photo shows President Bush at the scene of the World Trade Center

Bush Details 9/11 Memories for Documentary in Rare Interview [VIDEO]

When President George W. Bush learned that two planes had barreled into the World Trade Center buildings on Sept. 11, 2001, he was sitting in front of a group of children reading aloud. So as to not cause alarm, he remained calm and stoic. And for it, he received much flak.
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Will Rachel Weisz Make it to Oscar Again?

Rachel Weisz of the Oscar fame for "Constant Gardener" was seen in an elegant red Valentino dress on Wednesday, 27 July 2011 at the Tribeca Grand Hotel, New York for a screening of the movie "The Whistleblower". The Cinema Society & Dior Beauty, along with DeLeio hosted the screening of "The Whistleblower."
Varoius Euro banknotes lay next to various Swiss Franc notes in this picture illustration at a bank in Warsaw

Dollar May Bounce on Downgrade, but Destiny is Dark

Lawmakers were still unable to reach an agreement on the U.S. debt ceiling on Friday, but there is no arguing that the dollar's safe-haven appeal should remain trumped by the Swiss franc and Japanese yen.

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