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CNN Wire Evening Outlook [St. Joseph News-Press (MO)](St. Joseph News-Press (MO) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) (CNN) -- Supervising News Editor Maggie Leung -- 404-827-1401 . UPCOMING . POL-Debt-Talks (will update) President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed into law a last-minute compromise plan to raise the nation's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling, narrowly averting what could have been an unprecedented default with calamitous economic consequences. . US-Heat (will update) Hot and dry: it's getting to be a monotonous forecast for the U.S. heartland. Tuesday will mark 32 straight days that Dallas has been over 100 degrees. In addition, at least 12% of the country is experiencing extreme drought conditions. Heat advisories are in place Tuesday from the South to the Central Plains, as the heat and humidity rules parts of at least 14 states, according to the National Weather Service. The blazing temperatures that have hung over the central United States for weeks are now blamed for dozens of deaths across the region. . California-Salmonella A multi-state outbreak of salmonella poisoning blamed for dozens of cases of illness that may be linked to eating ground turkey has resulted in a death, a spokesman for the California Department of Public Health said Tuesday. . Mexico-Abduction Authorities arrested a drug cartel leader connected with the kidnapping of 20 Mexican tourists last year in the Pacific resort city of Acapulco, police said Tuesday. . Argentina-Tourists-Killed Authorities in northern Argentina arrested a second suspect in the case of two French tourists found dead near a hiking trial last week, police said Tuesday. . Tropical-Storm-Emily (will update) The government of the Bahamas issued a tropical storm watch Tuesday in preparation for Emily, the storm that continues to churn towards the northeastern Caribbean, according to the National Hurricane Center. . Philippines-Tropical-Storm (will update) A typhoon off the coast of the Philippines fueled monsoon rains that flooded the capital city of Manila on Tuesday. . PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED STORIESTOP STORY POL-Debt-Talks By Alan Silverleib and Tom Cohen President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed into law a last-minute compromise plan to raise the nation's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling, narrowly averting what could have been an unprecedented default with calamitous economic consequences. . Syria-Unrest Pressure on Syria's government mounted Tuesday at the United Nations and in world capitals as a fierce security crackdown on peaceful protests overnight and into the day resulted in dozens of deaths, injuries and arrests. . INTERNATIONAL Syria-Video From Arwa Damon and Nada Husseini The bloodied bodies lay stuffed and tangled in the back of a pickup like garbage. Men lifted the bodies one by one and hurled from them from a bridge into a river below as cursing filled the air. "Brother of a whore!" they shouted as the corpses splashed and the water ran red. "Animals!" "Dogs!" At one point, a voice asks mockingly, "This is a soldier?" This scene, said to have been shot in Syria, surfaced in a video on YouTube, where images of anti- government ferment and violence have emerged consistently since unrest started in the nation in mid-March. . Syria-Army-Strains The embattled Syrian army is being pushed to the limit as anti- government demonstrations persist across the restive landscape, and the opposition "will likely take on an increasingly armed aspect in the face of brutal oppression," a new report says. . Syria-Hama-Arab-Spring The Syrian city of Hama has an ancient past as part of the Roman, Greek and Byzantine empires, but recent deadly violence has revived memories of its more recent history as a hotbed of unrest and brutal government crackdown. . Tropical-Storm-Emily The government of the Bahamas issued a tropical storm watch Tuesday in preparation for Emily, the storm that continues to churn towards the northeastern Caribbean, according to the National Hurricane Center. . Philippines-Tropical-Storm A typhoon off the coast of the Philippines fueled monsoon rains that flooded the capital city of Manila on Tuesday. . Pakistan-Peace-Process By Reza Sayah Top diplomats from the U.S., Pakistan and Afghanistan claim to be gaining ground with plans to reach a peace deal with the Afghan Taliban, but revealed little about their progress. . Pakistan-Drone-Attack A drone strike in Pakistan's tribal region killed four militants Tuesday, two Pakistani intelligence officials said. . China-Violence Businesses remained shuttered Tuesday as riot police patrolled the streets of a remote northwestern Chinese city where at least 14 people were killed in weekend violence blamed on Muslim militants, state media said. . India-Brothel-Raid The suspected manager of a New Delhi brothel where police recently rescued several underage girls has been charged with kidnapping, rape and forcing girls into prostitution, a police officer said Tuesday. . Somalia-Aid-Rules From Jill Dougherty As international aid organizations struggle to save lives amidst what U.S. officials term "staggering" hunger on the Horn of Africa, the United States is hoping to ease some political concerns. . Iyw-Howtohelp-Somalia-Famine By Natalie Angley Twelve million people are facing a hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa, and they are desperate. There are ways you can help. . Ireland-Presidential-Candidate By Peter Taggart The man tipped to become the first openly gay president of Ireland dramatically withdrew from the race Tuesday. David Norris ended his campaign following revelations he had sought leniency for an ex-partner who was convicted of statutory rape of a 15-year-old boy in Israel in the 1990s. . UK-Phone-Hacking A 71-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an investigation into phone hacking, London's Metropolitan Police said Tuesday. . UK-Murdoch-Pie A man who threw a shaving foam pie at media mogul Rupert Murdoch while he testified over the British phone hacking scandal has been jailed for six weeks, court officials told CNN Tuesday. . US-Muslim-American-Survey Muslim Americans are more optimistic about their future than members of any other religious group in the United States, according to a Gallup report released Tuesday. . Mexico-Prosecutors At least 21 federal prosecutors in Mexico have resigned in the past four days, an announcement that comes on the heels of a purge of agents and investigators in the attorney general's office. . Colombia-Violence The call came in the morning of July 30 to the offices of the Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca, a local organization in the province of the same name in southern Colombia. A woman asked for group's boss and, at being asked to identify herself, threatened the person who answered the phone. "You have 24 hours to vacate all your offices, or you will face the consequences," the caller said before abruptly hanging up. The call is just one example of how civilians in Colombia remain caught in the middle in the war between rebels and government forces. Despite a series of high-profile victories for the government, in the areas where the guerrillas operate, such as Cauca, it is still very much a battlefield. . Cuba-Real-Estate By Shasta Darlington Olivia Sersute and her sister have shared the same home on the second floor of a faded Havana mansion since they were children. Even after getting married and having kids of their own. They didn't have much choice. In theory, Cubans own their own homes, but they aren't allowed to sell them. Her family has started the long and bureaucratic process of a house "swap" --- the only legal option in Cuba for those who want to move. That is about to change. . SPORT-Moto-Gp-Japan-Nuclear The Japanese MotoGP will go ahead as planned after a report found that radiation risks from the nearby Fukushima plant damaged in March's earthquake and tsunami were negligible. . SPORT-Tennis-Jovanovski-Carlsbad-Mexico She was supposed to be facing Roberta Vinci at a tennis tournament in Carlsbad, California but Bojana Jovanovski instead landed 1,500km short -- in Carlsbad, New Mexico. . U.S.A. New-Hampshire-Missing-Girl The medical examiner's office in Concord, New Hampshire, will conduct an autopsy Tuesday morning on the body of Celina Cass to determine how the 11-year-old girl died. . Louisiana-Missing-Teacher Investigators suspect foul play in the disappearance of a 51- year-old schoolteacher near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who was reported missing July 18, authorities told CNN Tuesday. . Texas-Shuttle-Debris The recent drought has ruined millions of acres of farmland in Texas, turning lakes into mud puddles, but in the East Texas city of Nacogdoches, authorities say, the drought may have done something good: Unearthed a piece of the space shuttle Columbia. . Texas-Polygamist-Jeffs Polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs frequently objected to witness testimony as he faced sexual assault charges during his trial Tuesday in Texas. . Kansas-Gas-Explosion A propane blast in a small town outside Wichita, Kansas, left three people injured and forced the evacuation of everyone living within a mile of the company, authorities said Thursday. . New-York-Principal-Fired From Samantha Stamler The principal of a Catholic elementary school in the Bronx has been fired because of his writings on race and white supremacy, the Archdiocese of New York said Tuesday. . New-York-Peacock A peacock has flown the coop, stealthily escaping from its home at the Central Park Zoo. . New-Jersey-Donut-Shop-Extra-Sugar By Jordana Ossad After a six-week operation dubbed "Extra Sugar," police determined that a New Jersey donut shop employee was offering more than coffee and sweets to her customers and arrested her on a prostitution-related charge, police said Tuesday. . Tennessee-Amber-Alert Four children, including two who were the subject of an Amber Alert out of Tennessee, were among seven found safe Tuesday along with their alleged abductor, police said. . California-Baseball-Beating Prosecutors in the case of the March 31 beating that left a San Francisco Giants baseball fan severely injured said in court documents Monday that one of the suspects harassed other Giants fans at Dodger Stadium and beat the victim even after he lost consciousness. . SPORT-NBA-Lawsuit By Lateef Mungin The ongoing labor dispute between the professional basketball players' union and the league ratcheted up a notch Tuesday as the NBA said it filed a lawsuit against the players. . TRAVEL-Logan-Airport-Behavior-Detection Air travelers departing from Boston Logan International Airport may experience something new during the screening process: a "casual conversation" with security at the checkpoint. . ENT-Redmond-ONeal-Arrest By Alan Duke The son of Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal was arrested on a drug charge during a traffic stop in Santa Monica, California, on Tuesday morning, police said. . ENT-Samantha-Ronson-Arrest By Alan Duke Nightclub DJ Samantha Ronson faces a drunken driving charge after a California Highway Patrol officer stopped her for speeding as she was returning to Los Angeles from a weekend in Las Vegas, a law enforcement official said. . US-Db-Cooper-Investigators By Patrick Oppmann Scotland has the Loch Ness Monster, Roswell its UFOs, and in the Pacific Northwest there's the plane hijacker on the run with a bundle of cash named D.B. Cooper. Nearly 40 years after Cooper parachuted into the cold night air from a hijacked Northwest Airlines flight with $200,000 in cash strapped to him, the mystery man is still being pursued not only by law enforcement but also by an informal network of hobbyists and armchair sleuths. . US-DC-Traffic-Jam-Baby A man rushes his pregnant daughter to the hospital, but a fatal motorcycle accident causes a major traffic jam. The baby is born while he's on the line with a 911 dispatcher. . US-Fertilizer-Bomb-Ingredient The Obama administration is proposing rules to govern the sale and transfer of ammonium nitrate, a potentially explosive substance that was used in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and reportedly was a component in the July bomb attack on a government building in Oslo, Norway. . POL-Giffords-Next Nearly seven months after being shot in the head -- an injury that would have killed most people -- U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords returned to Congress in a dramatic and emotional appearance to vote on the debt ceiling compromise. She walked onto the House floor to thunderous applause and left in a glow of bipartisan cheer, sparking an almost immediate discussion of a possible re-election bid. But what is in Giffords' future wasn't immediately clear. Despite her astounding recovery, she still needed help to make sure she wouldn't fall, Dr. Sanjay Gupta noted on CNN's "American Morning." And she has much rehabilitation work ahead of her, he said. . POL-Tea-Party-Wisconsin By Ashley Killough Two of the nation's prominent tea party groups will merge for a Wisconsin bus tour in support of six Republican state senators facing recall elections. . POL-Poll-Obama-Pennsylvania President Barack Obama handily defeated Sen. John McCain in Pennsylvania in 2008, but a new poll offers an early glimpse into the minds of Keystone State voters -- and it's not pretty for the President. . POL-Pawlenty-Wife By Rachel Streitfeld Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty must do well in an upcoming Iowa straw poll, his wife said Tuesday, telling CNN she is "cautiously optimistic" about his prospects in that contest. . POL-Pawlenty-Debt-Deal By Peter Hamby As he dashed between fundraisers during a two-day visit to Florida, Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty paused to meet with voters and set about trashing the debt ceiling agreement signed by President Barack Obama on Tuesday. . POL-Romney-Critics-Debt-Ceiling By Jim Acosta It was roughly nine hours before the voting began in the U.S. House of Representatives on raising the debt ceiling when and a message from Mitt Romney hit the in-boxes of political reporters across the country. . POL-Snowe-Debt-Ceiling By Jeff Simon It's been three hours and Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, is already getting hammered from the right over her vote to increase the debt ceiling. . POL-Debt-Talks-Timeline President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed a compromise plan raising the nation's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling, averting what could have been an unprecedented national default. . POL-CNN-Poll-Debt-Ceiling The U.S. Senate passed a last-minute compromise plan to raise the nation's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling Tuesday, sending the bill to President Barack Obama to be signed into law only hours before what would have been an unprecedented default. . POL-Debt-Ceiling-Battle President Obama and congressional leaders have agreed to a plan that would lift the nation's credit limit and avoid an unprecedented default on its debt, which could have widespread economic ramifications ranging from higher interest rates to a predicted stock market crash. Congress still must approve the deal by Tuesday. The situation at a glance. . MONEY-Faa-Shutdown-Workers Some 4,000 furloughed aviation workers are the latest casualty of political infighting in Washington. . MONEY-Social-Security-Debt-Ceiling By Tami Luhby Social Security recipients can breathe a sigh of relief. Their August checks will be in the mail -- or in their bank accounts -- thanks to the debt ceiling agreement signed by President Obama Tuesday. . MONEY-Debt-Ceiling-Jobs-Outlook The deal to raise the debt ceiling may remove the risk of a 2008- like meltdown in financial markets that had made employers very nervous in recent months. . MONEY-Debt-Ceiling-Students Some students will start owing more on their loans while they're in school under a last-minute debt ceiling deal to keep the country out of default and reduce deficits by at least $2.1 trillion over a decade. . MONEY-Debt-Ceiling-Tax-Reform By Chris Isidore Legislators finally approved an eleventh-hour plan to raise the debt ceiling on Tuesday, but one part of the debate was left out of the final draft -- tax reform. . MONEY-Debt-Ceiling-Deficit-Hawks By Jeanne Sahadi The debt ceiling deal President Obama enacted Tuesday cuts deficits and lets the country avert default. But it is getting very muted applause from serious fiscal experts -- the ones who actually understand the federal budget. . MONEY-Moodys-Credit-Rating By Charles Riley Credit rating agency Moody's said Tuesday the United States will keep its sterling AAA credit rating for the time being, but lowered its outlook on U.S. debt to "negative." . MONEY-Markets-Newyork By Ken Sweet Stocks plunged and bond yields dropped to a nine-month low Tuesday as investors worried about the weak economy following another disappointing economic report. . MONEY-Debt-Ceiling-Treasury-Bills The debt ceiling debacle has just cost U.S. taxpayers more than $18 million. . MONEY-Dollar-Outlook The dollar has regained some ground this week, as the U.S. debt battle draws to a close, but don't expect the strength to last. . MONEY-Personal-Income-Spending Americans earned a little bit more income in June, but they chose to stash it away rather than spend it. . MONEY-July-2011-Auto-Sales By Peter Valdes-Dapena U.S. automaker sales rose in July with Chrysler Group posting an especially strong, and unexpected, gain. . MONEY-Most-Stolen-Cars By Peter Valdes-Dapena Honda and Toyota cars have long been popular with car buyers and they remain popular with car thieves, too. The top three most stolen cars last year were the 1994 Honda Accord, the 1995 Honda Civic and the 1991 Toyota Camry, according to a report by the National Insurance Crime Bureau. This is the third year in a row that the '94 Accord had topped this list. . MONEY-Metropcs-Stock-Plunge By Aaron Smith MetroPCS Communications suffered a dramatic stock plunge on Tuesday after the wireless provider issued an earnings report that fell short of expectations. . FEATURES, ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY ENT-Joss-Stone By Denise Quan With her easy laugh and free-spirited manner, Joss Stone doesn't seem like the intended victim of a foiled robbery-murder plot. But less than one month before CNN sat down with the 24-year-old English soul singer, two men were arrested outside her home in the English countryside. Police found Samurai swords and a body bag on the suspects. Stone's father begged her to "book more gigs" so she wouldn't be home alone. . TECH-Behind-Making-Battlefield3 Military-style, first-person shooter video games typically emphasize tactics and group play to achieve objectives. But a high- profile game due out this fall wants to break the mold by bringing story to the forefront. "Battlefield 3" (DICE, Electronic Arts) is the 11th game in the franchise and a sequel to the 2005 hit, "Battlefield 2." While the gameplay will feature combat across several different terrains and scenarios, developers at DICE also wanted to feature a compelling narrative to bring a new feeling to the typical military-shooter game. TECH-Facebook-Expected-Child-Pregnancy Facebook is now letting parents-to-be list their unborn children on their personal profiles. . TECH-Living-Social-Business-Merica When the owner of the Hillbrook Inn went looking for ways to boost business, she turned to a new and increasingly popular tool: daily deal sites like LivingSocial and Groupon. . MONEY-Small-Business-Loans-Pawn-Shop Squeezed by tight credit and tempted by record high gold prices, small business owners are finding an alternative to the bank: the pawn shop. . MONEY-Jason-Njoku-Nollywood-Love How to make money from movies online is a question vexing studio executives the world over. But a Nigerian tech entrepreneur claims to have the answer -- for his country's burgeoning film industry at least. . MED-Mold-Asthma-Risk By Miriam Falco When infants are exposed to mold in the home, their risk for developing asthma more than doubles, according to a study published Tuesday in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. The study doesn't prove mold causes asthma, but it does suggest that exposure to mold during infancy is linked to the development of chronic inflammation of the lung airways, which causes wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing. . MED-Concussion-Injury-Experience I write about health issues every day but I honestly thought that concussions happened only to football, soccer and hockey players. Since kickball is the only sport I play competitively - and there's an obvious limit to how cut-throat an adult kickball game can be - I never considered that a serious head injury would happen to me. . 5Years Once upon a time, in a dark corner of CNN's Atlanta headquarters, there was a messy pile of VHS tapes covered in remnants of packing tape. It was January 2005, shortly after an earthquake had triggered a massive tsunami in the Indian Ocean. CNN, along with many news organizations, had put out a call for footage of the event. With mailing instructions. Like, physical mail. . Tooth-Fairy-Penny-Pincher Getting the Tooth Fairy to pony up in this sagging economy has been like pulling teeth. A recent survey found that the national going rate has seen a 40-cent decline this year: From $3 to $2.60. . SPORT-Golf-Tiger-Woods-Caddie Tiger Woods returns to golf on Thursday insisting he is ready to win and has no regrets over firing his long-time caddie Steve Williams. . ANALYSIS-Simpson-Bad-Debt-Deal By Alan Simpson The mountain roared and gave birth to a mouse. Even after taking the country to the brink of economic disaster, our leaders in Washington still could not forge a broad, bipartisan consensus on a plan to stabilize the debt. As I predicted here last week, Congress found a way to muddle through the current debt limit crisis by promising to deal with the debt later. . ANALYSIS-Honore-Debt-Politicians By Russel L. Honor233;Like most veterans, the men and women who have worn our nation's uniform to defend this country, I am furious with and disappointed in the state of indecision that plagued Washington these past few weeks. Whether or not to raise the debt ceiling so our country can continue to pay our bills and maintain our global credit rating didn't seem like such a difficult decision. . ANALYSIS-Gergen-Debt-Deal By David Gergen Tucked away here at a family reunion among rolling hills, one can easily drift into another, more pleasant world, but the old realities keep intruding. Time and again, English relatives have gingerly but worriedly asked, "What is to become of America after this debt struggle?" . ANALYSIS-Macguineas-Debt-Deal Picture a negotiation with your boss that goes something like this: You walk in with dynamite strapped to your body and demand a raise. Nope, he says, no raise -- that's off the table. Fine, you say, then I am not going to do any work. That's how the debt- ceiling deal feels to me. . ANALYSIS-Avlon-Center-Holds-Debt The center can hold. That's at least part of the big-picture takeaway after the House passed a lopsided if 11th-hour debt ceiling and deficit reduction bill by a refreshingly bipartisan margin of 269 to 161. . ANALYSIS-Granderson-Tea-Party-Boehner I guess if John Boehner enjoyed his party's in-fighting and hints of mutiny during the debt ceiling talks, then the 15 months leading to the general election will be pure ecstasy because it's likely going to be more of the same. (c) 2011 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |