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Chicken producers debate 'natural' label (AP)

AP - A disagreement among poultry producers about whether chicken injected with salt, water and other ingredients can be promoted as "natural" has prompted federal officials to consider changing labeling guidelines....

 
 

Business news

Debris in relief well sets back work on gusher (AP)

 

AP - Tropical Storm Bonnie left crews working to plug the Gulf oil gusher a little memento that is expected to push their work back about a day.

Movie tax cuts 'help struggling California economy' (AFP)

 

AFP - A year-old program granting movie studios tax breaks for filming in California has saved jobs and should yield two billion dollars in direct spending, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said.

Wall Street edges lower as investors mull slow recovery (Reuters)

 

Reuters - Stocks fell on Friday, rebounding for a second day in a row from more substantial losses, as concerns about slower economic growth held trading to a tight range.

Chevron 2Q income triples on higher energy prices (AP)

 

AP - Chevron Corp. said Friday its second-quarter earnings tripled on higher fuel prices and better refining margins.

Citigroup to pay $75 million to settle SEC charges (Reuters)

 

Reuters - Citigroup Inc will pay $75 million to settle charges that it failed to disclose subprime exposure to investors in 2007, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Thursday.

 
 

Travel news

Germany: memorial service for Love Parade victims (AP)

 

AP - Germany held a memorial service Saturday for the victims of the Love Parade techno music festival, where 21 people were crushed to death and 500 injured in a tunnel that was the only entrance to the event.

Britain's Prince Charles urges 'sustainability revolution' (AFP)

 

AFP - Prince Charles on Saturday urged Britain to tackle "possibly the greatest challenge humanity has faced" by creating a more sustainable future.

Schreker's opera 'Distant Sound' heard at Bard (AP)

 

AP - His name is all but forgotten today, but a century ago Franz Schreker was considered perhaps the most important operatic composer since Richard Wagner.

 
 

Sport news

Oswalt's Philly debut a dud; Berkman headed to NYY (AP)

 

AP - Roy Oswalt's debut with the Philadelphia Phillies was a dud. Maybe ex-teammate Lance Berkman will make a better first impression for the New York Yankees.

Pocono promising safety changes (AP)

 

AP - Pocono Raceway keeps taking hits.

Dodgers acquire Cubs LHP Ted Lilly (AP)

 

AP - Left-hander Ted Lilly was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers along with infielder Ryan Theriot on Saturday for infielder Blake DeWitt and minor league right-handers Kyle Smit and Brett Wallach.

 
 
 
 

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