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U.S. closes consulate in Mexico's Ciudad Juarez
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The U.S. government has shut indefinitely its consulate in Mexico's most violent drug war city Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso, Texas, to evaluate security conditions.
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Source: Reuters: U.S.
BP to set aside $100 million for unemployed rig workers
HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc said on Friday it will establish a $100 million fund to help drilling rig workers in the Gulf of Mexico who are unemployed as a result of the company's oil leak.
Source: Reuters: U.S.
Imports slow second-quarter growth
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Economic growth slowed in the second quarter as a capital investment drive by businesses sucked in imports at the fastest pace since the first quarter of 1984.
Source: Reuters: U.S.
Brownsville, the 'hood that New York left behind
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Josephine Spearman alternately fought back tears and grew defiant with anger when discussing the murder of her son, one of 11 shootings in 15 days recently that have made the neighborhood of Brownsville, Brooklyn, one of the most dangerous in the United States.
Source: Reuters: U.S.
WADA head says Russia must do more against doping
The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency says Russia must step up its efforts against doping.
Source: MiamiHerald.com: Breaking News
Knicks' Stoudemire in Israel to trace Hebrew roots
NBA star Amare Stoudemire says he has come to Israel to explore whether he has Jewish heritage.
Source: MiamiHerald.com: Breaking News
Florida not inspecting food at hospitals, nursing homes
No one is inspecting food preparations at Florida's hospitals and nursing homes nearly one month after the inspections were stopped in a budget-cutting move, officials said Friday.
Source: MiamiHerald.com: Breaking News
Woman threatening to jump from skyscraper snarls Miami traffic
Drivers experienced traffic disruptions Friday morning, north of Brickell Avenue and south of downtown Miami, near the Miami River.
Source: MiamiHerald.com: Breaking News
Airfares to Fort Lauderdale and Orlando among nation's cheapest
Fort Lauderdale and Orlando are among the cheapest airports in the nation to fly to, because they attract more leisure travelers than business travelers, data from the Department of Transportation show.
Source: MiamiHerald.com: Breaking News
Speed coaching event for small businesses at Nova Southeastern
Need some business advice but want to cut to the chase?<p/> Attend the 2010 Speed Coaching for Small Businesses Saturday, beginning at 8:30 a.m., at the Alvin Sherman Library, Nova Southeastern University, 3100 Ray Ferraro Jr. Blvd., in Davie.
Source: MiamiHerald.com: Breaking News
Feds charge Miami men in home-buying scam
With bogus loan applications and the help of a mortgage broker, a group of Miami men bought homes in St. Lucie and Palm Beach counties that were used to grow and store marijuana, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
Source: MiamiHerald.com: Breaking News
Wigginton's sac fly leads Orioles to win in 11
Ty Wigginton's sacrifice fly in the 11th inning broke the game's final tie and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Thursday night to snap a five-game losing streak.
Source: MiamiHerald.com: Breaking News
Arizona appeals immigrant law ruling amid protests
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona on Thursday appealed a judge's decision to block key parts of the state's crackdown on illegal immigrants and police in Phoenix arrested scores of activists protesting the remaining measures in the law.
Source: Reuters: U.S.
California pot sweep linked to Mexican drug cartels
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California authorities said on Thursday they have made dozens of arrests and destroyed marijuana plants worth billions of dollars on farms that officials said are controlled by Mexican drug traffickers.
Source: Reuters: U.S.
Madoff trustee sues family entities
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The trustee liquidating Bernard Madoff's investment firm late on Thursday filed three lawsuits against entities affiliated with family members of the imprisoned swindler, accusing them of taking nearly $200 million of investor cash to fund "lavish lifestyles."
Source: Reuters: U.S.
