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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page New Orleans News.Net http://www.neworleansnews.net/ en-us Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:20:55 -0400 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:20:55 -0400 30 More The New Orleans Saints have signed their first-round draft choice.Saints spokesman Greg Bensel said Patrick Robinson has agreed to a five-year contract and is expected to report for training ca... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37363886&cat=aa408b759025f381 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:43:42 -0400 WDSU http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37363886&cat=aa408b759025f381 Detectives arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with a Thursday morning shooting that killed one person and injured two others.New Orleans homicide detectives found Emmanuel Summers, 25, at Univer... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37363885&cat=aa408b759025f381 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:43:40 -0400 WDSU http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37363885&cat=aa408b759025f381 Cypress Tees, LLC joined forces with America's WETLAND Foundation’s Conservation Corps to help with Louisiana’s oil-damaged marshes. By donating 30% of the proceeds from the sale of all ‘Bird of... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37362484&cat=aa408b759025f381 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:33:08 -0400 PR Web http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37362484&cat=aa408b759025f381 PARIS (AP) — Two men who work for the U.S. Embassy in Paris underwent medical tests after handling a suspicious letter Friday, but the embassy said preliminary analysis suggested it was not harm... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37363882&cat=aa408b759025f381 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:04:37 -0400 ABC 26 http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37363882&cat=aa408b759025f381 PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech prime minister said Friday his government has been negotiating a plan with the United States to place a warning center in the Czech Republic as part of a reworked U.S. mi... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37363884&cat=aa408b759025f381 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:04:33 -0400 ABC 26 http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37363884&cat=aa408b759025f381 ROME (AP) — After months of squabbling, Premier Silvio Berlusconi has declared a split from a long-time ally and co-founder of the governing political alliance but vowed his government is stable... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37363883&cat=aa408b759025f381 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:04:30 -0400 ABC 26 http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37363883&cat=aa408b759025f381 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian official says cigarettes smuggled into Iran have been tainted with pig blood and nuclear material as part of a Western conspiracy. http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37361124&cat=aa408b759025f381 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:55:10 -0400 ABC 26 http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37361124&cat=aa408b759025f381 The Sodertorn District Court on Friday convicted Goran Lindberg of more than a dozen sex offenses, including buying sexual favors. The 64-year-old former police commissioner has denied all charges asi... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37361125&cat=aa408b759025f381 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:55:07 -0400 ABC 26 http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37361125&cat=aa408b759025f381 MOSCOW (AP) — Forest fires continue to rage around several Russian cities and officials say at least seven people have died, including two firefighters. http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37361126&cat=aa408b759025f381 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:55:03 -0400 ABC 26 http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37361126&cat=aa408b759025f381 TUSCALOOSA -- Former Jefferson County Commissioner Gary White was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday on conspiracy and bribery convictions for his role in the county's sewer construction scandal... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37358491&cat=aa408b759025f381 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:09:25 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37358491&cat=aa408b759025f381 BEIRUT (AP) — The leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia were heading to Beirut on Friday to help defuse a simmering crisis over expected indictments in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prim... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37358490&cat=aa408b759025f381 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:47:14 -0400 ABC 26 http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37358490&cat=aa408b759025f381 New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- An abandoned well struck by a barge in southeastern Louisiana early Tuesday is still spewing a mixture of oil, gas and water, and it could take 10 days before it is cap... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37357665&cat=aa408b759025f381 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:38:52 -0400 CNN http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37357665&cat=aa408b759025f381 Detainees identified by Nicaraguan authorities as William Adolfo Cortez, left, of Texas, and his wife Jane Cortez, right behind the police officer, are escorted by Nicaraguan and Panamanian police age... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37355708&cat=aa408b759025f381 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:38:42 -0400 ABC 26 http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37355708&cat=aa408b759025f381 For the first time in more than 40 years, an Algiers food pantry is running empty.State budget cuts and increased demand have left the cupboard bare.The director of the United Churches of Algiers said... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37353360&cat=aa408b759025f381 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:09:41 -0400 WDSU http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37353360&cat=aa408b759025f381 Sheila Kidwell, left, registrar at Jefferson County High School, talks with new student Seth Self, right during registration on Thursday. Steva Parkey, back right, and her son Aaron Buckner, back left... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37353309&cat=aa408b759025f381 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:50:47 -0400 Knox News http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37353309&cat=aa408b759025f381 Darrel Frickey has been working with the 'Vessels of Opportunity' program for eight weeks and everyday he waits for the phone to ring.That call has not come for two weeks now and Frickey worries when ... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37353361&cat=aa408b759025f381 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:41:23 -0400 Fox 8 http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37353361&cat=aa408b759025f381 In an effort to rebuild its image, the New Orleans Police Department got very public Thursday, with neighborhood walks in all of the city's eight districts.Those crime walks though happened on the hee... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37353362&cat=aa408b759025f381 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:41:21 -0400 Fox 8 http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37353362&cat=aa408b759025f381 A FOX 8 investigation uncovered questionable spending of public money by New Orleans Public Belt General Manager Jim Bridger. A 2009 budget estimate from the publicly owned NOPB shows how the public g... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37353363&cat=aa408b759025f381 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:41:19 -0400 Fox 8 http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37353363&cat=aa408b759025f381 Stems of marsh grass, stained with oil, Barataria Basin-- July 29, 2010 (John Snell) St. Mary's Point, Plaquemines Parish-- In Barataria Bay, necessity has inspired a little ingenuity. Where there h... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37353364&cat=aa408b759025f381 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:41:17 -0400 Fox 8 http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37353364&cat=aa408b759025f381 July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Louisiana reopened some commercial fishing areas that were closed due to BP Plc’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, according to an e-mailed statement from the office of Lo... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37353152&cat=aa408b759025f381 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:12:30 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37353152&cat=aa408b759025f381 One of the biggest expenses of having a baby is the cost of disposable diapers. But WDSU consumer reporter Melanie Hebert reports that more parents are turning back to cloth diapers to lift the strain... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37351057&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:57:34 -0400 WDSU http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37351057&cat=aa408b759025f381 Two New Orleans police officers were indicted Thursday on federal charges in the beating death of a 48-year-old man, part of a sprawling U.S. Justice Department probe that has led to charges against 1... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37351056&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:31:14 -0400 eTaiwan News http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37351056&cat=aa408b759025f381 LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ellen DeGeneres is dancing off "American Idol" after one season, leaving Fox's hit show with two vacancies on its judging panel.If the singing contest intends to revamp it... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37351058&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:29:00 -0400 Fox 8 http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37351058&cat=aa408b759025f381 Marriott International has launched a new "voluntourism" package in its New Orleans hotels for travelers who want to make a difference when they travel. Tapping one of the fastest-growing tourism seg... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37349325&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:17:35 -0400 The Independent http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37349325&cat=aa408b759025f381 Three wildlife organizations are coming together, saying BP needs to pay to rebuild the state's wetlands and barrier islands.The groups say the state's first line of defense is barely hanging on as it... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37347774&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:42:15 -0400 WDSU http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37347774&cat=aa408b759025f381 Bruce Edwards, the brother of former sewerage and water board member Benjamin Edwards, has been sentenced to four years in prison for his part in a kickback scheme. Prosecutors say Bruce Edwards route... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37347776&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:13:01 -0400 Fox 8 http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37347776&cat=aa408b759025f381 Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser, background, speak to reporters after flying over oil impacted marshes in Venice, La., Friday, July 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Gera... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37347775&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:13:00 -0400 Fox 8 http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37347775&cat=aa408b759025f381 HAVANA (AP) — Cuban opposition activist Guillermo Farinas returned home from the hospital Thursday three weeks after ending a 134-day hunger strike that left him sluggish, with neck pain and dif... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37347771&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:01:44 -0400 ABC 26 http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37347771&cat=aa408b759025f381 There was no mincing words by parish presidents during a closed-door meeting Thursday with leaders from BP and the U.S. Coast Guard.They hammered out details about moving forward, making the transitio... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37344084&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:11:04 -0400 WDSU http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37344084&cat=aa408b759025f381 A former City of Covington employee was arrest Thursday on a range of accusations, from theft to malfeasance in office, police said.Karen Whiteside, 45, is facing 43 charges. She is accused of stealin... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37344085&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:10:59 -0400 WDSU http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37344085&cat=aa408b759025f381 LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian authorities say an Aymara priest who inaugurated President Evo Morales has been arrested in a bust that netted 530 pounds (240 kilograms) of liquid cocaine. http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37344080&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:30:45 -0400 ABC 26 http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37344080&cat=aa408b759025f381 DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria on Thursday warned the United States to stop trying to interfere as Arab leaders try to defuse heightened tensions in the Middle East. http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37344081&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:30:41 -0400 ABC 26 http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37344081&cat=aa408b759025f381 KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A boat ferrying about 200 passengers to Congo's capital capsized after hitting a rock, and a government spokesman said Thursday at least 80 people were confirmed dead. http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37344082&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:30:36 -0400 ABC 26 http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37344082&cat=aa408b759025f381 More than 300 lawsuits have been filed against BP and other companies since the Gulf oil spill.A federal judicial panel meeting was held in Idaho to decide where to consolidate all of the lawsuits. Tw... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37340414&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:52:57 -0400 WDSU http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37340414&cat=aa408b759025f381 Gulf beach closings from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle were nearly 10 times more often this summer than last because of oil from BP's massive Deepwater Horizon oil spill. http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37340096&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:21:23 -0400 Christian Science Monitor http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37340096&cat=aa408b759025f381 The subdued march from Jerusalem city center to the parliament building Thursday contrasted with flamboyant pride parades elsewhere in the world. Organizers said they were adjusting to the city's reli... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37340411&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:11:40 -0400 ABC 26 http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37340411&cat=aa408b759025f381 Article Reprints Crews are working to cap a new oil leak in a Louisiana coastal inlet after a barge slammed into an abandoned well on July 27, sending a shower of water, natural gas and oil spewing ab... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37338575&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:07:09 -0400 Insurance Journal http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37338575&cat=aa408b759025f381 Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. says it will close 30 stores, including one in Marrero.Winn-Dixie said it will close the under-performing stores by Sept. 22. Most of the stores are in Florida. There are two in... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37336530&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:31:04 -0400 WDSU http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37336530&cat=aa408b759025f381 Sixteen birds washed of oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill are free in southwest Louisiana.State and federal biologists released 13 laughing gulls, two royal terns and a sandwich tern on Wednesday at R... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37336529&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:31:03 -0400 WDSU http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37336529&cat=aa408b759025f381 Plaintiffs' attorneys plan to appeal a judge's dismissal of claims against the federal government by Mississippi storm victims who say they were exposed to dangerous fumes while living in FEMA trailer... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37336528&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:31:02 -0400 WDSU http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37336528&cat=aa408b759025f381 One man is dead and two others are wounded after a shooting that stretched across the Fairgrounds area Thursday morning before the violence was over.According to family members, two of the victims wer... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37336533&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:02:25 -0400 Fox 8 http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37336533&cat=aa408b759025f381 The Lens Though top city officials have convened a group to advise on a controversial proposed expansion of the Orleans Parish Prison, the group’s meetings are not open to the public because it is... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37336531&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:02:23 -0400 Fox 8 http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37336531&cat=aa408b759025f381 MOSCOW (AP) — Russian officials say a man briefly hijacked a plane, holding passengers hostage on the ground at a main Moscow airport until police disguised as medics detained him. http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37336524&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:50:54 -0400 ABC 26 http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37336524&cat=aa408b759025f381 The country's 13 black ethnic kingships were used to muster support for white-led rule in the apartheid era before democratic elections in 1994. Some of the monarchs were appointed by the apartheid go... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37336525&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:50:49 -0400 ABC 26 http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37336525&cat=aa408b759025f381 JERUSALEM (AP) — The men behind a unique six-hour eating marathon in Jerusalem want diners to know two things about locusts: First, they taste great stir-fried, and second, they're kosher. http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37336527&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:50:42 -0400 ABC 26 http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37336527&cat=aa408b759025f381 MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow has broken its all-time temperature record for the second time in a week as the Russian capital sizzles in a stubborn heatwave. http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37336526&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:50:37 -0400 ABC 26 http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37336526&cat=aa408b759025f381 More Gone... and, USC hopes, forgotten.The Pac 10's most storied football program has taken another step to try and erase the legacy of one-time hero Reggie Bush.This week, the athletic department r... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37332935&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:11:53 -0400 WDSU http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37332935&cat=aa408b759025f381 Five Louisiana metropolitan areas posted year-to-year increases in foreclosure activity during the first half of 2010.Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac, which tracks foreclosures nationwide, said more h... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37332936&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:11:51 -0400 WDSU http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37332936&cat=aa408b759025f381 The parents of a 21-year-old Lafayette woman who fell to her death July 11 from a roller coaster at the Dixie Landing amusement park in Baton Rouge have sued the park.George and Karen Zeno claim Dixie... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37332937&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:11:49 -0400 WDSU http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37332937&cat=aa408b759025f381 White shrimp boots have become quite fashionable. They are a symbol for all those who have been affected by the oil spill. (Angus Lind) When President Obama and his family return to the Gulf Coast f... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37332941&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:42:36 -0400 Fox 8 http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37332941&cat=aa408b759025f381 Lindsay Zeno, 21, of Lafayette died after falling from the Xtreme coaster at Dixie Landing in Baton Rouge BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The parents of a 21-year-old Lafayette woman who fell to her death... http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37332940&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:42:35 -0400 Fox 8 http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37332940&cat=aa408b759025f381 ROME (AP) — They knock the noses off statues in a park that was a favorite haunt of poet John Keats and throw dye into the iconic Trevi Fountain. http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37332932&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:30:41 -0400 ABC 26 http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37332932&cat=aa408b759025f381 MBABANE, Swaziland (AP) — Police in Swaziland say they have arrested three traditional healers for allegedly desecrating graves to retrieve human skulls and bones for healing rituals. http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37332933&cat=aa408b759025f381 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:30:35 -0400 ABC 26 http://feeds.neworleansnews.net/?rid=37332933&cat=aa408b759025f381