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	Click to View in Browser 09/20/2013 Colorado floodwaters menace state's $41 billion agriculture sector DENVER (Reuters) - Colorado farmers and ranchers are bracing for widespread damage to the agriculture industry, one of the state's leading economic engines, from deadly floodwaters that already have caused property losses estimated at nearly $2 billion. Thirteen injured, including three-year-old, in Chicago shooting (Reuters) - Thirteen people, including a 3-year-old child, were injured in a nighttime shooting on Chicago's South Side that police said on Friday was believed to be gang-related. Exotic language stalls U.S. trial of Guinea Bissau's ex-navy chief NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States is struggling to prosecute one of the prized catches in its global war on drugs, Guinea Bissau's former navy chief Jose Americo Bubo Na Tchuto, because lawyers cannot find enough translators who speak his native Kriol. BMW recalls 134,100 cars in U.S. for lighting issue DETROIT (Reuters) - German automaker Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is recalling 134,100 5 Series sedans in the United States to address potentially faulty rear lights. EPA sets first ever curbs on power plant pollution WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday unveiled new regulations setting strict limits on the amount of carbon pollution that can be generated by any new U.S. power plant, which are certain to face legal challenges and a backlash from congressional supporters of the coal industry. Pennsylvania town council votes to oust police chief over videos PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A town council in rural Pennsylvania voted on Thursday to dismiss the police chief after profanity-laced videos showing him firing automatic weapons in support of gun rights surfaced on the Internet. Texas executes man convicted in botched gang murders AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A man convicted for his role in the murder of four women near the Mexican border in a botched gang hit meant to kill another woman was executed by lethal injection in Texas on Thursday. House Republicans ignore Obama veto threat on spending bill WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives on Thursday plowed ahead with a bill to gut President Barack Obama's healthcare law while temporarily funding other government programs, ignoring a warning from the White House that the measure would be vetoed. Same firm checked background of Navy Yard shooter, Snowden WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The company that scrutinized former spy agency contractor Edward Snowden for a U.S. government security clearance said on Thursday it also checked the background of the Navy Yard shooter, allowing him to obtain a "secret" clearance. ACLU faults 'suspicious activity' reporting by law enforcement LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A newly disclosed trove of "suspicious activity reports" filed by police under a federal domestic intelligence network shows a program rife with ethnic profiling and useless tips that subject innocent Americans to counterterrorism scrutiny, a civil liberties group said on Thursday. Related Video Chicago park shooting Reuters Breakingviews: The 3 key German election issues Great Debate Iran's offer is genuine — and fleeting The myth of Republican doves 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