Topps Meat Company announces that it is going out of business as a result of recalling 21.7 million pounds of
beef in the United States linked to 30 cases of
E. coli-related illness.
(Reuters)
Saudi Arabia announces that it will overhaul its judicial system including the creation of a supreme court, an appeals court and new general courts to replace the Supreme Judicial Council.
(BBC)
Record-setting temperatures cause the 2007
Chicago Marathon to shut down after only three and a half hours and after the race has a men's open division
photo finish, a death, and sprint finishes in the women's open and men's wheelchair divisions.
(Chicago Tribune)[permanent dead link]
U.S.college football: On the heels of last week's historic
AP Poll shakeup, another one of comparable size occurs, in which four Top Ten teams and eleven ranked teams overall move down the list or off the poll entirely.
LSU receives first place from all 65 sports critics, the first time that has occurred for any team since
December 2006. #2
California earns its highest rank since 1951, #4
Boston College earns its highest showing since 1984, and #5
South Florida continues its ascent after first moving into the AP Poll three weeks ago.
(AP via Yahoo! Sports)
A group of 138 prominent
Muslim clerics and scholars send an open letter to
Pope Benedict XVI and other
Christian leaders, calling for greater understanding between the two faiths.
(BBC)
Oil prices reach
$90 a barrel for the first time due to the low dollar and ongoing tension between
Turkey and
Iraq.
(BBC)
The
BBC announces 1,800 job cuts as part of restructuring to fill a
£2 billion (
US$4 bn) shortfall caused by lower than expected funding by the
British government.
(AFP via Google)
James D. Watson, who shared the 1962
Nobel prize for deciphering the double-helix of
DNA, apologizes for reported comments suggesting that black people, over all, are not as intelligent as whites.
(NYT)
Comet 17P/Holmes grows significantly brighter overnight, going from magnitude 17 to magnitude 3 in just a few hours, while in the constellation of Perseus.
(USA Today)
The
Bank of America announces that it will lay off 3,000 staff following an announcement of a significant decline in earnings in the third quarter.
(NYT)
Ehud Barak, the Defense Minister of
Israel, approves a plan to cut off supplies of electricity to the
Gaza Strip which has been recently declared as "hostile territory".
(CNN)
An
explosion shakes the
Mexicanconsulate in
New York City. The explosion was caused by two thrown
hand grenades aided by additional explosive material. 7 injuries were reported, with several windows blown out and debris entering the building.
(WCBS)
The
UKembassy in
Baku,
Azerbaijan, is closed as a precaution after a terrorist attack in the city is prevented. The US embassy also closes its doors after the Azerbaijan Government reports of the thwarting of a "large-scale, horrifying terror attack."
(Sky)(AP)
One of two men alleged to be involved in a gay-sex-and-drugs blackmail plot against a minor member of the
BritishRoyal Family will appear in court this week.
(Times Online)
Topps Meat Company announces that it is going out of business as a result of recalling 21.7 million pounds of
beef in the United States linked to 30 cases of
E. coli-related illness.
(Reuters)
Saudi Arabia announces that it will overhaul its judicial system including the creation of a supreme court, an appeals court and new general courts to replace the Supreme Judicial Council.
(BBC)
Record-setting temperatures cause the 2007
Chicago Marathon to shut down after only three and a half hours and after the race has a men's open division
photo finish, a death, and sprint finishes in the women's open and men's wheelchair divisions.
(Chicago Tribune)[permanent dead link]
U.S.college football: On the heels of last week's historic
AP Poll shakeup, another one of comparable size occurs, in which four Top Ten teams and eleven ranked teams overall move down the list or off the poll entirely.
LSU receives first place from all 65 sports critics, the first time that has occurred for any team since
December 2006. #2
California earns its highest rank since 1951, #4
Boston College earns its highest showing since 1984, and #5
South Florida continues its ascent after first moving into the AP Poll three weeks ago.
(AP via Yahoo! Sports)
A group of 138 prominent
Muslim clerics and scholars send an open letter to
Pope Benedict XVI and other
Christian leaders, calling for greater understanding between the two faiths.
(BBC)
Oil prices reach
$90 a barrel for the first time due to the low dollar and ongoing tension between
Turkey and
Iraq.
(BBC)
The
BBC announces 1,800 job cuts as part of restructuring to fill a
£2 billion (
US$4 bn) shortfall caused by lower than expected funding by the
British government.
(AFP via Google)
James D. Watson, who shared the 1962
Nobel prize for deciphering the double-helix of
DNA, apologizes for reported comments suggesting that black people, over all, are not as intelligent as whites.
(NYT)
Comet 17P/Holmes grows significantly brighter overnight, going from magnitude 17 to magnitude 3 in just a few hours, while in the constellation of Perseus.
(USA Today)
The
Bank of America announces that it will lay off 3,000 staff following an announcement of a significant decline in earnings in the third quarter.
(NYT)
Ehud Barak, the Defense Minister of
Israel, approves a plan to cut off supplies of electricity to the
Gaza Strip which has been recently declared as "hostile territory".
(CNN)
An
explosion shakes the
Mexicanconsulate in
New York City. The explosion was caused by two thrown
hand grenades aided by additional explosive material. 7 injuries were reported, with several windows blown out and debris entering the building.
(WCBS)
The
UKembassy in
Baku,
Azerbaijan, is closed as a precaution after a terrorist attack in the city is prevented. The US embassy also closes its doors after the Azerbaijan Government reports of the thwarting of a "large-scale, horrifying terror attack."
(Sky)(AP)
One of two men alleged to be involved in a gay-sex-and-drugs blackmail plot against a minor member of the
BritishRoyal Family will appear in court this week.
(Times Online)
