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	Click to View in Browser 08/14/2012 Penn State banks on BNY Mellon executive to fix reputation BOSTON (Reuters) - Karen Peetz's Penn State homecoming can't be what she imagined, or what her employer had in mind, for that matter. Drought-bruised crops get minor relief from cool snap CHICAGO (Reuters) - Cooler and damper weather in the crop belt over the next week will slow further deterioration of corn and soybeans from the summer stress of the worst drought in more than a half century, an agricultural meteorologist said on Tuesday. Three dead in shooting near Texas A&M University SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A man killed two people, including a law enforcement officer who was serving him an eviction notice at a home near Texas A&M University, on Monday before police fatally shot the suspect in a gun battle that lasted half an hour, officials said. White House hopeful on renewal of wind tax credit WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is hopeful Congress will renew a $12 billion tax credit for wind power production, a senior Obama administration official said, as a government report warned that thousands of U.S. jobs would be lost if the incentive runs out. Trayvon Martin killer makes another appeal for a new judge ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - The lawyer for George Zimmerman, who is charged in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, filed an appeal on Monday in a renewed attempt to seek a new judge in the case. Western wildfires force evacuations, firefighter killed SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hundreds of firefighters battled a pair of wildfires that burned out of control in Northern California for a second day on Monday, threatening a clothing-optional resort and forcing the evacuation of some 500 homes. Police in suburban Chicago probing attack on Islamic school CHICAGO (Reuters) - Police in suburban Chicago on Monday were investigating an attack on an Islamic school that disrupted Sunday night prayers but caused no injuries or damage. Judge keeps key documents sealed in Colorado shooting case DENVER (Reuters) - A Colorado judge on Monday ordered that the bulk of key documents detailing the case against accused movie theater gunman James Holmes remain sealed, largely rejecting a request by news organizations to reverse a previous order. Louisiana police: "no evidence" of Saints eavesdropping: report NEW YORK (Reuters) - Louisiana state police said Monday they have found no evidence that New Orleans Saints' General Manager Mickey Loomis eavesdropped on radio communications of opposing National Football League coaches in the Superdome. Three bodies found inside burning car in Maine parking lot (Reuters) - The bodies of three people were discovered on Monday in a burning car parked outside an industrial park in Bangor, Maine, authorities said. Related Video Tunisians rally for women's rights Kurds clash with Turkish police Great Debate Paul Ryan and the rich man's burden 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