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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

U.S. Top News: Colorado shooting suspect charged with first-degree murder

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07/31/2012
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Colorado shooting suspect charged with first-degree murder
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) - The former graduate student accused of opening fire at a midnight screening of the new "Batman" film in Colorado, killing 12 people, was charged on Monday with 24 counts of first-degree murder, making him eligible for the death penalty if convicted.
Mailers fret over post's looming payment default
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mail industry companies are concerned about a looming default by the Postal Service on a $5.5 billion payment for future retiree health benefits, saying it adds to uncertainty about agency and helps speed the movement away from traditional mail.
Lion's share of crops to swelter into August
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Heat and drought will continue for the next two weeks in over 60 percent of the U.S. corn and soybean growing region, causing further losses to crop production, an agricultural meteorologist forecast on Tuesday.
Poll shows most Americans favor Medicaid expansion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most Americans back the idea of extending health coverage to their low-income neighbors through the government's Medicaid program, unless it means higher costs for their own state, according to a new poll.
Drew Peterson's trial on third wife's death to open
JOLIET, Illinois (Reuters) - Opening statements are set for Tuesday in the trial of a former suburban Chicago policeman charged with murdering his third wife found dead in a bathtub in 2004, after suspicions were raised when his fourth wife disappeared three years later.
Layoff notices unneeded before end-of-year budget cuts: Labor Department
Washington (Reuters) - The Obama administration told defense contractors on Monday they would not have to issue notices just before the November presidential election warning workers of potential layoffs due to looming budget cuts.
Judge clears Arizona late-term abortion ban
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A federal judge refused on Monday to block an Arizona law banning most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, saying it does not impose a "substantial obstacle" to the procedure, and cleared the way for the statute to take effect on Thursday.
U.S. Army sergeant acquitted of negligent homicide in soldier's suicide
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - A military jury found a U.S. Army sergeant not guilty on Monday of negligent homicide in the death of a Chinese-American soldier who officials say killed himself in Afghanistan after enduring hazing and racial slurs.
Drought spurs ethanol push-back; World Bank watchful
(Reuters) - The debate over using crops for fuel burst back onto the political stage on Monday as U.S. ranchers and poultry producers sought "a little help" from the government by waiving its ethanol mandate in the face of a dire drought.
Woman gets 12 years in prison for 1987 N.Y. baby kidnapping
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A woman who abducted a newborn baby from a New York City hospital more than 20 years ago and raised the child as her own was sentenced on Monday to 12 years in prison.
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