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	Click to View in Browser 08/12/2013 Judge rules New York police's 'stop and frisk' tactics unconstitutional NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York City Police Department's controversial "stop and frisk" crime-fighting tactics violate the U.S. Constitution, a federal judge ruled on Monday. Hospitalised American jailed in North Korea is well: Sweden STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden confirmed on Monday it had visited a hospitalized U.S. Christian missionary imprisoned in North Korea and said that he was well, considering the circumstances. Holder to outline new drug offender sentencing proposal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department plans to change how it prosecutes some non-violent drug offenders, so they would no longer face mandatory minimum prison sentences, in an overhaul of federal prison policy that Attorney General Eric Holder will unveil on Monday. Dozens evacuated as Florida resort buildings collapse into sinkhole (Reuters) - Dozens of guests at a Florida resort near Walt Disney World were evacuated early Monday, when at least two buildings partially collapsed after a sinkhole opened on the property's grounds, guests and resort employees said. Insight: California aims to 'bottle sunlight' in energy storage push SAN FRANCISCO/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California, whose green ambitions helped the solar and wind industries take root, is taking an essential next step by proposing a sharp rise in energy storage to better integrate renewable power with the rest of the grid. California wildfire that has injured 12 nearly contained (Reuters) - A wind-driven wildfire was nearing full containment on Sunday after raging for five days through brush east of Los Angeles, injuring 11 firefighters and one civilian, state fire officials said. Rhode Island child missing after homicides found unharmed (Reuters) - Authorities in Rhode Island arrested two men suspected of murder and the kidnapping of a 2-year-old boy, who police later found unharmed on a street in Providence, police said on Sunday. California abductor, teen aroused suspicions in Idaho wilderness SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Horseback riders who triggered a search that led to the rescue of a California teen said Sunday they became suspicious because she and her suspected abductor had new gear and appeared ill-equipped for the Idaho wilderness. Woman seen clinging to tree last person missing from Colorado flood DENVER (Reuters) - A woman last seen clinging to a tree along the swollen banks of a rising creek is the only person still unaccounted for from a Colorado flash flood and mudslide that killed at least one person, authorities said on Sunday. Ten years after NE blackout, U.S. power grid smarter, sturdier NEW YORK (Reuters) - It was just another hot August afternoon for New York electricity grid chief Rick Gonzales, as he sat in the control room helping to make sure the state's 8 million homes had enough power to keep the lights on and the air conditioning running. Related Video Typhoon hits Philippines Breakingviews: Sterling flirts with safe-haven status Great Debate Starbucks' customer appreciation day may backfire A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend