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Job losses add to consumer worries: As they cope with rising food and energy costs and declining home values, more Americans took another financial hit in June: the loss of their paycheck. ›15:05, 3.07
Newsweek: 7 summer TV shows not to miss: It's official: Summer television is no longer a graveyard haunted by the ghosts of episodes past. Here are seven summer shows that, combined with air conditioning and the absence of poison oak, make your living room as inviting a vacation destination as any. ›18:10, 2.07
All-rounder: Farewell to the inventor of the mini-roundabout ›09:06, 03.07
The scientific flash behind the fireworks: The rockets' red glare, and all those bombs bursting in air, are the product of pyrotechnic chemistry thats been refined over the course of centuries. ›00:49, 3.07
Cops: Man hid pound of cocaine in undies: A 53-year-old Maine man faces a felony drug charge after police in New Hampshire say they found a pound of cocaine hidden in his underwear. ›18:38, 5.07
Stocks end abbreviated trading session mixed: Stocks ended a shortened trading session mixed Thursday amid news of a contraction in the nations services sector and a mostly tame reading on employment. ›19:26, 3.07
Service sector contracts as orders fall: Higher oil prices caused service businesses to shrink in June, as falling new orders and rising costs hit the nation's coffee shops, paper mills and corner stores. ›18:33, 3.07
Pull up a chair: Seat designed to aid breastfeeding in public ›23:18, 05.07
Mars landers next whiff could be its last: The Phoenix lander's first chemical sniff of Martian soil did not turn up any trace of the building blocks of life. Its next whiff could be its last. ›14:44, 3.07
Five held over teenager's death: Five people are arrested in connection with the murder of 16-year-old Shakilus Townsend, who was stabbed to death in south London. ›11:44
Test Pattern: Is my iPod saying I'm old?: Even at the ripe old age of 29, I feel like I'm closer to 18 than 30. And judging from the tunes on my iPod, I may as well still be in my teens, because my taste in music (NIN!) is pretty firmly stuck in the past. ›13:55, 3.07
YouTube must give Viacom video user logs: A federal judge overseeing a $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit against YouTube has ordered the online video-sharing service to disclose who watches which video clips. ›20:19, 3.07
'Fancy dress' assault on girl, 13: Police seek a man dressed in a red dressing gown in connection with an alleged sex attack on a 13-year-old at a fancy dress event. ›09:28
Tidbits: Michael Lohan's private LiLo call goes public: A leaked voice mail reveals Lindsay Lohan's father, Michael, promising her he won't mouth off to the press, a promise he quickly and repeatedly broke. ›02:27, 3.07
S Korea sets fuel-saving measures: South Korea restricts the use of government cars and air conditioning in a bid to tackle rising fuel costs. ›07:28
Federer & Nadal face final clash: Roger Federer will try to win a sixth consecutive Wimbledon title when he plays Rafael Nadal in Sunday's final. ›10:59, 05.07
Patriarch of outlawed church dies: Thich Huyen Quang, the patriarch of an outlawed Buddhist church in Vietnam who spent more than two decades in and out of house arrest, died Saturday. ›02:51
Christie Brinkley divorce trial goes nuclear: Attorneys in the Christie Brinkley divorce trial painted opposing portraits of their clients as the explosive case began its second day. A court-appointed psychiatrists report yet to be introduced says Brinkley is consumed by rage, said the lawyer for her estranged husband, Peter Cook. But it also says Brinkley should get primary custody of the children, her lawyer said. ›13:48, 3.07
What do you want to talk about?: What do you want the world to talk about? ›11:27, 03.07
Flash video Web search to get easier: Internet users will now have an easier time finding sites that rely heavily on Adobe's popular Flash video format. ›16:04, 3.07
Betancourt 'delight' at health tests: Ingrid Betancourt says she is delighted by the results of initial medical tests after her years as a hostage of Colombian rebels. ›22:01, 05.07
Naomi Watts reportedly expecting second baby: If rumor is true, Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber will have two children who are very close together in age quite soon. Watts gave birth to their first son in July 2007, and is reportedly in her second trimester with another child. ›20:55, 3.07
U.S. economy lost 62,000 jobs in June: Employers cut payrolls by 62,000 in June, the sixth straight month of nationwide job losses, underscoring the economys fragile state. The unemployment rate held steady at 5.5 percent. ›15:08, 3.07
Post 9/11 dragnet turns up surprises: Increased use of fingerprinting to identify foreign detainees reveals many have U.S. arrest records. ›06:49