Italy speaker refuses to resign, deepens crisis The Star | ROME (Reuters) - The influential speaker of Italy's lower house refused to step down on Friday after being censured by his own party, and said his supporters could vote against the government of former ally Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (R) talks with M...
DE Grant signs with Dolphins The Examiner Comments DAVIE, Fla. (Map, News) - Defensive end Charles Grant has signed with the Miami Dolphins. | Grant spent his entire career with the New Orleans Saints before joining the Dolphins for the start of training camp Friday. He started all 16 games ...
Regulators close banks in Fla., Ga., Wash. The Examiner Comments WASHINGTON (Map, News) - Regulators have shut banks in Florida, Georgia and Washington, lifting to 107 the number of U.S. banks to fail this year as the industry has struggled to cope with mounting loan defaults and recession. | The Federal ...
Peterson returns to field for Vikings The Examiner Comments MANKATO, Minn. (Map, News) - With a smile on his face and a helmet on his head, Adrian Peterson joined the Minnesota Vikings for the first day of training camp determined to put two troubling issues behind him - his problems holding on to th...
Jewish group opposes ground zero mosque The Examiner Comments NEW YORK (Map, News) - The nation's leading Jewish civil rights group has come out against the planned mosque and Islamic community center near ground zero, saying more information is needed about funding for the project and the location is ...
Italy in political turmoil as Berlusconi party implodes The Star | ROME (Reuters) - Italy was in political turmoil on Friday after Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi dramatically split with his one-time most powerful centre-right ally, putting the country at risk of early elections. Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Ber...
Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese sued after man commits suicide Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | The family of a former Etna man says he committed suicide after the Diocese of Pittsburgh cut off funds for psychiatric treatment he needed after a priest sexually abused him when he was a child. | Michael R. Unglo, 39, took his own life May 4 whil...
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Pope deplores Belgian sex raids, stresses autonomy The Examiner Comments VATICAN CITY (Map, News) - The pope on Sunday called the raids carried out by Belgian police investigating priestly sex abuse "surprising and deplorable" and voiced his su...
Private sponsors to fund Colosseum restoration The Guardian | Italian culture ministry says any advertisements will have to be compatible with 2,000-year-old arena | Italian officials are seeking to raise €25m (£20m) in private money to finance the restoration of the Colosseum. The culture ministry says th...
Cowboys LB Spencer becomes standout opposite Ware The Examiner Comments SAN ANTONIO (Map, News) - Wade Phillips was raving about the standout play by one of his outside linebackers. Then the Dallas Cowboys coach compared that player to Hall of Famer to-be Rickey Jackson. | Phillips wasn't discussing Cowboys sack...
Steelers' Colbert signs 5-year contract extension The Examiner Comments PITTSBURGH (Map, News) - Steelers director of football operations Kevin Colbert signed a five-year contract extension Wednesday, less than a week after the team re-signed coach Mike Tomlin through the 2012 season. | Colbert, who has served a...
Euro Zone Economic Sentiment Rises to 28-Month High ABC News | By Marcin Grajewski | July 29, 2010 | BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone economic sentiment rose strongly in July, buoyed by figures from Germany that point to a recovery as the currency area overcomes the sovereign debt crisis, but the outlook remains uncertain. | The European Commission said its economic sentiment indicator for the 16-nation curren...
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UBS and Deutsche Bank Report Gains for Second Quarter The New York Times | FRANKFURT — Shares of UBS of Switzerland and Deutsche Bank of Germany rose sharply after they reported second-quarter earnings Tuesday, signaling renewed confidence in European banks after official stress tests showed that most large institutions are solid. | Shares of UBS soared 9 percent after the bank, based in Zurich, reported a profit ...