Grim Jobs Report, Obama Stresses Green Jobs {topstory1} While the nation continues to lose hundreds of thousands of jobs each month, job creation through a "new clean energy economy" will bolster the country's economic recovery and its "long-term prosperity," President Obama said today.
Liz Ann Sonders on how the latest job loss numbers affect economic recovery.

Obama said "new ways of producing and saving and distributing energy offer a unique opportunity to create millions of jobs for the American people." Full Story
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MySpace Suicide Hoax Conviction Thrown Out {topstory2} A federal judge Thursday tentatively threw out computer fraud convictions against Lori Drew, the Missouri mom accused of taking part in a MySpace hoax blamed for the suicide of a 13-year-old neighbor girl.

Drew was convicted in November 2008 of three misdemeanor counts of unauthorized access to computers for violating MySpace's terms of service. Full Story
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Air France Plane Hit the Water Intact {topstory3} The list of what is known for sure about the crash of Air France flight 447 grew longer today as France's investigation bureau said the plane was intact when it plunged into the Atlantic Ocean May 31, and there was no trace of fire or explosive found amid the plane's debris.

Those facts were among several announced today when investigators from the Bureau D'Enquetes et D' Analyses released its first factual report on the crash. Full Story
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U.S. Soldier Feared Kidnapped in Afghanistan {topstory4} A U.S. soldier serving in Afghanistan has been captured and is believed to be in militant custody, according to U.S. officials in Kabul.

The soldier was apparently captured by Taliban forces in eastern Afghanistan Tuesday, though none of the militant groups operating in the area have claimed responsibility for the capture. Full Story
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Michael Jackson's Ex-Wife, Will Fight for Custody {topstory5} "I want my children," Debbie Rowe, Michael Jackson's ex-wife and the estranged mother of his two oldest children, told KNBC-TV in Los Angeles today.

Though in the last decade she has had very little contact with the two children she had while married to Jackson, the former nurse vowed to fight for custody, defying Jackson's last wishes that the children be cared for by their grandmother. Full Story
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Serena, Venus Reach Wimbledon Final - Again {topstory6} The purple "W" logo at Wimbledon might as well stand for the siblings who have made the women's championship their own playground. Yes, the Williams sisters are back in the Wimbledon final. Venus and Serena Williams won in contrasting fashion Thursday to set up their fourth all-sister Wimbledon final and eighth meeting in a Grand Slam title match. Full Story
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Stocks Fall as June Job Losses Exceed Estimates {topstory7} A dour report on job losses in June sent stocks sharply lower Thursday.

Major stock indexes fell about 2 percent after the U.S. unemployment rate hit a 26-year high. European markets also dropped following similarly disappointing data on unemployment in the 16 countries that use the euro currency. Full Story
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Two Teens Charged in Harrison County Murder

Posted: Thursday, 2nd July 2009 6:11PM

MARSHALL -- Two teenagers questioned by Harrison County authorities in connection with a shooting death earlier this week, have been charged with murder. The names of the two 16 year olds have not been released.

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