UK & USA Today Editoweb 29 July 2009

Microsoft, Yahoo team up to ding Google with Bing

Microsoft Corp. has finally roped Yahoo Inc. into an Internet search partnership, capping a convoluted pursuit that dragged on for years and setting the stage for them to make a joint assault against the dominance of Google Inc.

Mother cleared of shaking baby to death

Judge throws out manslaughter charge due to conflicting evidence.

Brown says two Iraq hostages 'very likely' dead

Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday that two hostages from a group of Britons kidnapped two years ago in Baghdad were "very likely" dead.

Family tries to free arrested Britons from Rio jail

Efforts were being made Wednesday to try to free two British women being held in an overcrowded Rio de Janeiro jail on suspicion of staging a robbery insurance scam, their lawyer told media.

Major Blaze At Power Station In Essex

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said the fire covered an area measuring 200 metres by 300 metres.

Burlesque dancers oppose licensing

A group of burlesque dancers has marched on a town hall to protest against a council move which they say inhibits their ability to perform.

911 caller in Gates case hurt by racist label

The woman who dialed 911 to report a possible break-in at the home of black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. said Wednesday she was pained to be wrongly labeled a racist based on words she never said and hoped the recently released recording of the call would put the controversy to rest.

Fired official, porn star wife leaving Fla. town

The administrator of a southwest Florida beach town who was fired because his wife is an adult film actress says he is leaving town but doesn't plan legal action.

Obama criticizes 'petty politics' in health debate

President Barack Obama says he doesn't want future generations to look back on the health care debate and say lawmakers focused on "petty politics" when they had a chance to help millions.

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