Hurricane Bill Targets Bermuda and Caribbean Islands
Bill strengthens into a major hurricane far offshore with winds near 120 mph and a large reach threatening Bermuda by week’s end. forecasters say it may stay offshore from the U S while colder waters and shear could weaken it. Ana dissipates near Hispaniola with minor flooding risk. Dominican authorities evacuate over 100 people as Haiti warns continued caution. Claudette weakens after landfall, may bring limited flooding and wind. a man dies at Fort Walton Beach surf and a search continues for a missing boater in Bay County.
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Missing freighter Arctic Sea found, crew safe off West Africa
Russia located the freighter Arctic Sea about 300 miles from Cape Verde after it vanished July 21 en route from Pietarsaari with timber cargo valued at 1.8 million dollars. Fifteen crew members were taken aboard a rescue vessel for questioning as investigators pursue what happened near Sweden, piracy, or a commercial dispute.
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Obama defends troops while urging restraint on defense pork
President Obama criticized wasteful defense spending at a Veterans of Foreign Wars gathering. He warned Congress against pork laden defense bills and outlined a strategy linking Afghanistan insurgents to al Qaida. He pledged to remove combat brigades from Iraq by next August and all troops by end of 2011.
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U S commander seeks troops in disputed northern lands
Gen Ray Odierno urged deploying U S soldiers alongside Iraqi and Kurdish forces in a contested north zone after insurgent bombings aimed at stirring Arab Kurdish clashes. The plan would diverge from the June 30 pullback pact as he notes al Qaeda in Iraq exploits Iraqi army and Peshmerga tensions to strike villages unguarded. Odierno says the move would be oversight only and no final decision has been made.
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