AP – BP shut all three valves to close a new cap over its busted Gulf of Mexico well Thursday, stopping the flow of oil into the water for the first time since April. What’s next?
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Next steps in test of BP Gulf oil cap
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AP – The federal deficit has topped $1 trillion with three months still to go in the current budget year, showing the continued impact of a deep recession on the government’s finances.
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Federal deficit tops $1 trillion through June
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Reuters – Custody bank State Street Corp forecast quarterly operating earnings would easily top Wall Street forecasts, sending its shares up 10.5 percent and boosting the broader market.
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State Street expects earnings beat; stock jumps
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In what seems like an unlikely turn of events, “geek” has suddenly gone chic. Last week, Science Friday wondered if there should be a new word for geek, one without a hip connotation, and asked listeners to weigh in. After combing through the submissions, we reveal the top terms.
A comparison of health care in industrialized countries finds the Netherlands is tops and the U.S. is the worst.
AP – Foxconn workers in China will get another pay raise in coming months, on top of an increase that just took effect in response to recent worker suicides, the company said Sunday.
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Colombians go to the polls Sunday to vote for their next president. Term limits prevent President Alvaro Uribe from seeking office again. During his eight years in the presidency, he focused on disarming paramilitary groups and bringing down narco-traffickers, but Colombia remains the world’s top producer of cocaine. Those seeking to succeed Uribe also vow to be tough on crime. NPR’s Juan Forero reports.
A U.N. official next week will ask the United States to stop allowing the CIA to carry out drone attacks on suspected militants. The U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions says the use of the drones and their fire power should be restricted to the armed forces.
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