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Monday, August 6, 2012

U.S. Top News: Suspect in Sikh temple shooting named, linked to racist groups

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08/6/2012
Reuters Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the politics in between
Suspect in Sikh temple shooting named, linked to racist groups
OAK CREEK, Wisconsin (Reuters) - The gunman who killed six people at a Sikh temple in southern Wisconsin was a former U.S. serviceman, a law enforcement official said on Monday, and a monitor of extremists said the shooter had links to racist groups.
Rains provide some relief to drought-stressed crops
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Rains over the weekend across most of the Midwest corn and soybean growing region, and forecasts for more rain this week, will help relieve stress on crops, an agricultural meteorologist said Monday.
Oklahoma wildfire crews helped by cooler temperatures
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Cooler temperatures gave a slight boost on Sunday to crews battling 18 wildfires across Oklahoma that have torched at least 121 structures and charred thousands of acres amid a drought.
Judge in Colorado shooting must decide fair trial versus transparency
(Reuters) - The proceedings against accused Colorado shooter James Holmes will run into a tough question this week, one faced in many high-profile criminal cases: How do you balance the defendant's right to a fair trial with the public's right to know?
Air traffic controllers blamed for 2011 near-collision off New York
(Reuters) - Faulty instructions by air traffic controllers caused a near mid-air collision involving an American Airlines Boeing 777-200 and a U.S. Air Force C-17 cargo plane near New York City in January 2011, a federal report said.
States passing fewer immigration laws in 2012: study
PHOENIX (Reuters) - U.S. state legislatures passed fewer immigration measures this year because lawmakers' priorities shifted to balancing budgets and U.S. courts were weighing how much authority states have to enforce immigration laws, according to a study released on Monday.
BAE Systems wins South Korea jet upgrade deal
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's BAE Systems on Monday said its U.S. unit BAE Systems Inc had won a contract to upgrade South Korea's fleet of more than 130 F-16 fighter jets.
Ford building in more factory flexibility
(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said some of its new plants in Asia will be able to build up to seven vehicles as part of the automaker's new One Manufacturing flexible global production system, announced Monday at a management conference in Traverse City, Michigan.
Loughner to plead guilty in Arizona shooting spree
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Jared Loughner, the man accused of killing six people and wounding then-U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords in 2011, is set to plead guilty in a Tucson court on Tuesday, a person familiar with the case said.
Ernesto treks west, hurricane watch in Mexico's Yucatan
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Ernesto trekked westwards through the Caribbean on Monday and forecasters issued a hurricane watch for parts of the Yucatan peninsula as the storm looked on course to skirt the Honduran coast, U.S. forecasters said.
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