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AP – Don’t panic, schools. The government is urging school officials to stay calm when swine flu strikes this fall, closing buildings only in drastic cases and allowing sick students to return as soon as 24 hours after their fever is gone.

Reuters – State-owned Royal Bank of Scotland posted a 1 billion-pound ($1.7 billion) net loss in the first-half on Thursday, as bad debts soared to 7.5 billion pounds, and warned of more “poor” results to come as its recovery would take time.

AP – European stock markets rose modestly Wednesday after a batch of solid corporate earnings though trading remained light as many investors awaited key economic news towards the end of the week.

BBC News Glaxo Second-Quarter Profit Rises 12%, Beats Estimates, on … Bloomberg Net income rose to 1.44 billion pounds ($2.36 billion), or 28.1 pence a share, from 1.29 billion pounds, or 24.4 pence per share, a year earlier, London-based Glaxo said today in a statement. The company earned 31 pence per share … Glaxo Seeks to Supply Swine-Flu Vaccine by 2010 Wall Street Journal Swine flu drug sales soar amid stockpiling CNN Glaxo to have swine flu vaccine by September Telegraph.co.uk BusinessWeek

Reuters – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday fought hard to protect the independence of the U.S. central bank and keep responsibility for consumer protection on financial products in its hands.

AP – Evil kids: Can’t live with ‘em, can’t kill ‘em.

Washington Post Virginia killer's records found BBC News The mental health records of Cho Seung-hui have been found, two years after he massacred 32 people at Virginia Tech in the United States. The file was discovered, in the possession of a former employee of the Tech's counselling centre, by legal teams … Va. Tech gunman's missing mental records found at former … WGME Kaine statement on Cho records Richmond Times Dispatch Gov: Va. Tech gunman's mental health records found The Associated Press The Free Lance-Star

guardian.co.uk Swine flu: how the numbers add up BBC News The number of swine flu cases is rising rapidly and experts are warning in the worst-case scenario 30% – or one in three of the UK population – could become infected and up to 65000 people could die this winter. These sound like big, scary numbers, … Health Highlights: July 22, 2009 Atlanta Journal Constitution Think H1N1 Is Bad Now? Wait Till Flu Season TIME WHO: global death toll from swine flu now over 700 The Associated Press U.S. News & World Report

Los Angeles Times Hot dogs should carry a warning label, lawsuit says Los Angeles Times The nonprofit Cancer Project filed a lawsuit today to compel companies to place cancer-risk warning labels on hot dog packages sold in New Jersey. The suit, by a group that promotes a meat-free diet, seeks to require cancer-risk labels on processed … Anti-meat group sues, says hot dogs need warnings Forbes Cancer group sues, says hot dogs need warnings The Associated Press Cancer Project seeks warning labels on hot dog packages Feedstuffs WBAL Radio

AP – Italian authorities on Wednesday seized about €200 million ($284 million) in assets and businesses owned by a crime syndicate, including the Cafe de Paris of “La Dolce Vita” movie fame.