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Wall Street opens lower, hit by jobs data
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks opened lower on Thursday after payrolls data showed more Americans than expected lost their jobs in June, dimming hopes that the economy may be heading out of recession quickly.
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Call for calm after N Korea missiles
Russia, China and the US call for calm after North Korea test-fires a series of missiles off its east coast, defying UN sanctions.
Burma junta leader snubs UN chief
Burma's military ruler refuses to let visiting UN chief Ban Ki-moon meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Serena powers to Wimbledon title
Serena Williams ends her sister's recent dominance at Wimbledon with a straight-sets win that gives her a third Wimbledon title.
 
Small spike in IPOs signals optimism
The flow of initial public offerings slowed to a crawl during the first half 2009, but the number of IPOs has taken off recently. Could this spell success for start-ups in the months ahead? Mitchell Hartman reports.
Telesur excels in Honduras coverage
As the coup in Honduras continues, few are seeing scenes from the turmoil due to heavy media censorship. Venezuelan news outlet Telesur is breaking through, but the coverage comes at a personal cost. Dan Grech explains.
Entrepreneurs are key to recovery
Paul Kedrosky, senior fellow at the Kauffman Foundation, argues that entrepreneurship is the key to getting us out of this economic mess. He talks with Tess Vigeland about the biggest obstacles facing new businesses.
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The long holiday weekend is in full-swing and local officials are reminding Fourth of July revelers to leave the fireworks to the professionals.
A proposal approved yesterday by Erie County legislators calling for a November referendum to cut the body's membership from 15 to 13 faces an almost immediate veto by County Executive Collins. Collins promised a veto if the measure also includes an increase in term limits.
The Albright-Knox Art Gallery is lopping another day off its schedule to the public, as it embarks on a three-year program to cut costs and raise revenues. Along with most cultural agencies around the country, the gallery is suffering from the economy and a strapped public less likely to contribute and lower revenue from operating endowment.
TOPPING THE NEWS
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq on Saturday ruled out foreign involvement in its efforts to reconcile rival factions, just after visiting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden urged Iraqis to do more to bury grievances and stave off renewed conflict.
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea test-fired four missiles on Saturday, South Korea's defense ministry said, in an act of defiance toward the United States that further stoked regional tensions already high due to its nuclear test in May.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Sarah Palin, the brash, deeply conservative governor of Alaska who crashed onto the U.S. national political scene last year as the Republican candidate for U.S. vice president, announced abruptly on Friday she was resigning as governor.
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - More than half a million fans from around the world applied for 17,500 free tickets to Michael Jackson's public memorial service next week, organizers said on Friday as a massive security operation got underway.
World
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea test-fired four missiles on Saturday, South Korea's defense ministry said, in an act of defiance toward the United States that further stoked regional tensions already high due to its nuclear test in May.
Business
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - General Motors Europe President Carl-Peter Forster expects to sell German unit Opel to Canadian auto parts supplier Magna soon, he told a German newspaper.
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