09 July 2007 22:15
JFK plot suspect denied bail in Trinidad (AP)
AP - A judge denied bail Monday for a Trinidadian man accused of participating in a plot to bomb New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Haren, Peavy to start in All-Star game (AP)
AP - Dan Haren will start the All-Star game for the American League just across the bay from his home ballpark in Oakland. The Athletics' ace was picked by AL manager Jim Leyland on Monday to oppose San Diego's Jake Peavy, who will start for Tony La Ru...
Head of US hurricane agency ousted in storm of controversy (AFP)
AFP - The head of the high-profile US National Hurricane Center (NHC) was ousted on Monday following a storm of controversy over his harsh criticism of his employers and a near-mutiny by forecasters.
New park to stretch from Ga. to Ky. (AP)
AP - Land from a 2,000-acre wilderness area in Rhea County will become part of a 300-mile state park stretching from Georgia to Kentucky, state officials say.
Wind, sun ward off bacteria at beaches (AP)
AP - Wind, a lack of rain and generous sunshine have combined to keep beaches on the southern shore of Lake Michigan bacteria-free and inviting to swimmers so far this summer.
Women drawn to men with muscles (Reuters)
Reuters - Muscular young men are likely to have
more sex partners than their less-chiselled peers, researchers
at the University of California Los Angeles said on Monday.
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