Bernanke urges Congress to push hiring and growth
Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke told Congress to do more to stimulate hiring and growth or risk delaying the economy’s return to full health. He signaled possible future steps but offered no new plans, stressed deficit reduction’s importance, and noted the Fed will extend its September meeting for fuller policy discussion.
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Car bomb at United Nations building in Nigeria kills many
A car loaded with hazardous materials crashed into the United Nations building in Nigeria's capital and exploded leaving at least 18 dead. A radical Muslim sect linked to al Qaida claimed responsibility, marking a rare attack on foreigners amid Nigeria's sectarian conflict with Boko Haram blamed for multiple incidents.
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Boko Haram
al-Qaida
Casino attack shocks Mexico in Monterrey tragedy
Mexico confronted a brutal casino massacre that killed at least 52 people. President Calderon declared three days of mourning and called the attackers terrorists, marking a new low as victims included middle class patrons in a once safe Monterrey district.
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Monterrey
Mexico
Kan resigns as Japanese prime minister amid sinking support
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan announced he will resign after 15 months in office amid plunging approval ratings over the tsunami disaster and nuclear crisis. He will step down as head of the ruling DPJ after Monday's party leadership vote, making it the sixth PM in five years as Japan faces debt, aging population, and reconstruction challenges.
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Fort Riley man cited after 80 mph turnpike crash
Kansas Highway Patrol says Eugene Riddick II 29 of Fort Riley is likely to be ticketed for speeding in a two vehicle crash on Interstate 70 west of Lecompton. Riddick's 2010 Mustang struck a Naples Florida couple's car injuring them and closing K-10 for six hours.
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Judge narrows time frame in youth leader sex crime case
Douglas County Judge Robert Fairchild limits the period prosecutors can use to pursue charges against Christopher L. Cormack, a former Trinity Lutheran Church youth coordinator. Prosecutors say they will proceed to trial, arguing the ruling supports the state's five year window, while the defense calls the period manageable. Cormack, of Abilene, faces one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child for a 1999 alleged relationship with a girl then 15.
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Kansans Deeply Divided Over Keystone XL Pipeline
Kansas sits in the middle of a national fight over the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline. On Monday about a hundred gathered in Abilene to hear a company spokesman and a Texas landowner debate the project as protesters faced arrests at the White House sit-in. The State Department’s environmental study, due before a presidential permit, was released Friday.
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