Westerners flee Lebanon amid attacks
Westerners departed by land sea and air as Israel sent ground troops into Lebanon and Hezbollah rockets hit northern Israel. The exodus left Beirut silent as diplomatic moves emerged. By Tuesday, 210 Lebanese and 24 Israelis were reported killed. Orient Queen was to evacuate Americans with U S military helicopter support continuing.
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Heat wave grips southwest with triple digit heat across plains
National Weather Service notes a strong upper high over Colorado Utah and Nevada driving 100s across the Permian Basin and southern Plains. Craig Stewart of KOSA TV foresees 100 Thursday and 101 Wednesday with upper 90s through Thursday.
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New Permian principal finalists named for board vote
The Ector County ISD board meets at 6 p.m. to vote on a new Permian High School principal. A nine member committee narrowed eight applications to two finalists, Sheila Stevenson and Bruce Davis. Superintendent Wendell Sollis will present a recommendation and trustees will decide whether to approve.
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Oil dips as diplomacy widens impact on energy markets
Washington reports crude prices slipped over 2 percent as major powers push for a Lebanon Israel truce. Natural gas futures tumbled about 9 percent despite heat driven power demand. Traders cite cooler forecasts dimming gas appetite.
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Insurance assurance program delayed in Texas
Officials pause a Legislature approved drive to verify auto insurance for 15 million drivers until next year. They must solve data management and enforcement risks to avoid incorrectly identifying insured motorists as uninsured, says Texas Department of Insurance official Carol Cates.
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Discovery lands safely after 5.3 million mile space tour
Six astronauts and the space shuttle Discovery landed at Kennedy Space Center in Florida after a nearly two week mission to the international space station. The voyage began on July Fourth and included three spacewalks, a test of a boom as a work platform, delivery of supplies, and repair of a rail car outside the station. NASA provided a landing video on its site.
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Washington seeks nearly 50 million from feds for inmate costs
Governor Chris Gregoire in Olympia sent a bill to the federal government claiming Washington is owed about 50 million dollars for housing illegal immigrant criminals jailed from July 2004 to May. The state says the federal government should reimburse most incarceration costs, noting that only 1.7 million has been reimbursed by the Justice Department during that period.
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