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Real Madrid and Zidane toy with Galaxy
San Diego Union Tribune - 2 hours ago By Mark Zeigler. CARSON � Real Madrid and its roster of "galacticos" played the Los Angeles Galaxy last night at a packed Home Depot Center stadium in the latest example of how far soccer has come in this country.

Emily Prompts Texas Warning After Pounding Yucatan (Update1)
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago July 19 (Bloomberg) -- A hurricane warning was issued today for parts of the lower Texas coast as Emily, the fifth named storm of the Atlantic season, headed across the Gulf after pounding Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.

NASA: July 26 Targeted as Earliest Launch Date
PhysOrg.com - 2 hours ago Image: Lights on Launch Pad 39B put Space Shuttle Discovery in the spotlight after the rollback of the Rotating Service Structure. The Space Shuttle sits on the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP), which is 25 ft. high, 160 ft. long and 135 ft. wide.

Motoring on Detroit? Idea has Brown fired up
New York Daily News - 2 hours ago The only coaching Larry Brown does right now is here, behind a place called the Neighborhood House, outside East Hampton on the road to Three Mile Harbor, over 100 miles from Madison Square Garden, what must feel like a million from Game 7 of the NBA

Bush alters standard for firing in leak case
San Francisco Chronicle - 35 minutes ago Washington -- President Bush said Monday that he will fire anyone in the administration found to have committed a crime in the leaking of a CIA operative's name, creating a higher threshold than he did one year ago for holding aides accountable in the

Six-party N.Korea nuclear talks to start July 26
Reuters.uk - 2 hours ago By John Ruwitch. BEIJING (Reuters) - A new round of six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear arms programmes will start in Beijing on July 26 after Pyongyang boycotted them for more than a year, China and South Korea said on Tuesday.

Citigroup profit misses forecasts
Chicago Sun-Times - 1 hour ago The country's largest bank, New York-based Citigroup, tallied a disappointing second quarter, with profits a nickel per share below Wall Street expectations as a result of what CEO Charles Prince called ''challenging conditions,'' including a tough bond

Apple, Microsoft in race for video download dominance
Macworld UK - 24 minutes ago By Jonny Evans. Apple is reported to be in discussions with Disney in order to license the latter firm's content for a video iPod, a report claims. Rumours of Apple's plans continue to emerge. The Wall Street

Efforts to save a truce
Monday Morning - 34 minutes ago The Palestinian Authority has been under pressure from American and European officials to �halt terror� attacks. The message was being driven home by US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs

Whirlpool offer for Maytag seen as bid to block Chinese
Globe and Mail - 3 hours ago By SHIRLEY WON. Appliance giant Whirlpool Corp. has proposed a $1.35-billion (US) bid for Maytag Corp., a move that will help wring out costs by buying the iconic American brand known for washers -- and keep it out of the hands of a low-cost Chinese rival.