• Slow cookers recalled
    WASHINGTON, July 18 (UPI) -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission says Hamilton Beach and Proctor-Silex are recalling about 2.7 million slow cookers.
  • Sacramento propane fire causes chaos
    SACRAMENTO, July 19 (UPI) -- It took 131 firefighters more than two hours to control a wild and frightening four-alarm fire late Friday at a Sacramento propane yard.
  • French forest fires under control as PM surveys devastation
    ROQUEBRUNE-SUR-ARGENS, France, July 19 (AFP) - Fires that have ravaged swathes of forests in a popular holiday region around southeast France's Mediterranean coast were brought under control Saturday, as France's prime minister surveyed the damage from the blazes.
  • Cleveland Indians Attendance Report through Jul 19
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  • Florida Lottery Announces Payouts for Friday's MEGA MONEY and FANTASY 5
    Florida Lottery Announces Payouts for Friday's MEGA MONEY and FANTASY 5; Two Lucky MEGA MONEY Players Share $155,158 Top Prize!
  • Rampaging teens shut down mall
    TORONTO, July 19 (UPI) -- Hundreds of teenagers rampaged through a Toronto shopping mall, terrorizing shoppers and forcing police to close the facility.
  • U.S. soldier killed in Iraq identified
    BAGHDAD, July 19 (UPI) -- A U.S. soldier guarding a bank died Saturday from wounds suffered in an ambush and the Pentagon identified another soldier killed earlier in the week.
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  • Trulli's madly, deeply keen to win
    SILVERSTONE, England, July 19 (AFP) - Jarno Trulli said on Saturday that he will not be intimidated by the sharks of Formula One who will surround him on the grid at Sunday's British Grand Prix.
  • Tour de France overall standings
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  • Rebels kill two in attack on displaced people's camp in Uganda
    KAMPALA, July 19 (AFP) - At least two people were killed and two injured when suspected Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels attacked a displaced people's camp in northern Uganda's Gulu district, army spokesman Lieutenant Paddy Ankunda said on Saturday.
  • Los Angeles Dodgers Team Report / Jul 19
    Last Game: 3-1 loss vs. St. Louis, July 19 Streak: Lost 1
  • Recap: TRENTON (Yankees) 3, Harrisburg (Expos) 1 / Jul 19
    TRENTON, New Jersey (Ticker) -- Andy Beal and Yhency Brazoban combined on a five-hitter as the Trenton Thunder downed the Harrisburg Senators, 3-1. Beal (4-0) allowed an unearned run and five hits with three strikeouts in six solid innings to pick up the win. Brazoban followed with a perfect seventh inning to notch his second ...
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  • Russians soar to more synchro gold
    BARCELONA, Spain, July 19 (AFP) - Russia took their third straight team title in synchronised swimming at the world swimming championships here on Saturday.
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  • House slashes conservation funds
    WASHINGTON, July 18 (UPI) -- The House of Representatives has voted to make deep cuts in conservation spending.
  • Pakistan sets export target of 12 billion dollars
    ISLAMABAD, July 19 (AFP) - Pakistan has set itself the target of exporting 12.1 billion dollars worth of goods over the next two years, the country's commerce minister said Saturday.
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  • Report: Mexican activist killed herself
    MEXICO CITY, July 19 (UPI) -- A Mexican prosecutor has concluded that a prominent human rights lawyer who died of gunshot wounds in 2001 had committed suicide.
  • Preview: Texas (39-56) at Tampa Bay (33-61) 6:15 p.m. EDT / Jul 19
    ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- Victor Zambrano attempts to win his fifth straight decision on Saturday evening for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, when they face the Texas Rangers.
  • Boston Red Sox 2003 Game-by-Game through Jul 19
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  • Recap: Pawtucket (Red Sox) 6, COLUMBUS (Yankees) 2 / Jul 19
    COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ticker) -- Andy Abad had three hits and three RBI as the Pawtucket Red Sox downed the Columbus Clippers, 6-2. Abad opened the scoring in the third with a two-run triple and also produced an RBI single in the seventh inning. Lou Collier slapped a run-scoring single in the third inning and Earl Snyder hit an RBI ...
  • Lowery seizes four-stroke lead at B.C. Open
    ENDICOTT, New York, July 19 (AFP) - American Steve Lowery completed the final seven holes of his second consecutive eight-under par 64 here Saturday to seize a four-stroke lead after two rounds of the rain-plagued US PGA B.C. Open.
  • Preview: Houston (11-8) at Sacramento (10-11) 10:00 p.m. EDT / Jul 19
    SACRAMENTO, California (Ticker) -- The Sacramento Monarchs try to win their fourth straight game under new coach John Whisenant on Saturday when they host the Houston Comets.
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  • US deeply concerned by renewed Liberian violence, no word on troops
    WASHINGTON, July 18 (AFP) - The United States expressed deep concern on Friday at renewed fighting between government and rebel forces in Liberia but gave no sign it was ready to commit troops to international peacekeeping mission in the west African country.
  • India's ruling Hindu nationalists back controversial temple building
    NEW DELHI, July 19 (AFP) - India's ruling Hindu nationalists said Saturday they were committed to building a controversial temple on the ruins of a razed mosque but said a law to sanction the construction would need the support of allies and opposition.
  • Bomb scare prompts evacuation of coalition building in Iraq
    BAGHDAD, July 19 (AFP) - Security officials Saturday ordered the evacuation of a Baghdad building housing offices of the US-led Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) following a bomb scare there, military officials said.
  • Florida Marlins Organization Notebook / Jul 19
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  • Recap: Orlando (Devil Rays) 5, GREENVILLE (Braves) 4 / Jul 19
    GREENVILLE, South Carolina (Ticker) -- Dan Grummit forced in the go-ahead run and Juan Salas knocked in three runs to help the Orlando Rays edge the Greenville Braves, 5-4. After a hit-by-pitch and two walks loaded the bases in the top of the ninth inning, Grummit was struck with a pitch by Billy Sylvester to plate a run and ...
  • Recap: ALBUQUERQUE (Marlins) 5, Tacoma (Mariners) 4 / Jul 19
    ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Ticker) -- Paul Hoover hit a two-run home run as the Albuquerque Isotopes edged the Tacoma Rainiers, 5-4. Hoover clubbed his fourth homer of the year in the eighth inning to pull Albuquerque ahead. Matt Erickson and Jason Wood each ripped an RBI single in the seventh inning to cut the deficit to 4-3 for ...
  • South Korea's Han shares lead at LPGA Big Apple event
    NEW ROCHELLE, New York, July 19 (AFP) - Meg Mallon, who turned 40 three months ago, birdied her final four holes Saturday to surge into a share of the lead with South Korean Hee-Won Han after the third round of the LPGA Big Apple Classic.
  • Armstrong narrowly keeps lead after Ullrich threatens again
    AX-LES-THERMES, France, July 19 (AFP) - Lance Armstrong narrowly retained the lead in the Tour de France here Saturday after the first stage in the Pyrenees reignited the American's battle with German rival Jan Ullrich.
  • Recap: Detroit 58, CLEVELAND 57 / Jul 19
    CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- Deana Nolan hit a 14-foot jumper with 2.2 seconds left to lift the Detroit Shock to their third consecutive win, a 58-57 victory over the Cleveland Rockers.
  • Women's NBA Substandings through Jul 19
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  • Japan one match away from Fed Cup World Group
    GIFU, Japan, July 19 (AFP) - Dual Grand Slam doubles champion Ai Sugiyama posted an easy win over Hanna Nooni to give Japan a 2-0 lead against Sweden on Saturday in a playoff for the Fed Cup tennis World Group.
  • Record vomit virus cases predicted
    EDINBURGH, Scotland, July 19 (UPI) -- Scottish health officials disagree over the cause of a rapidly rising number of "winter vomiting bug" cases.
  • Bush less popular after Iraq war, jobs, economy: poll
    WASHINGTON, July 19 (AFP) - President George W. Bush's popularity slipped on growing doubts about the Iraq war and the flagging US economy some 16 months ahead of the 2004 presidential elections, according to a poll released Saturday.
  • Zimbabwe grapples with record inflation
    HARARE, July 19 (AFP) - Zimbabwe is grappling with record inflation of 364. 5 percent, rising at nearly one percent a day, a nightmare for ordinary Zimbabweans.
  • Thousands of Shiites rally in Baghdad against US forces
    BAGHDAD, July 19 (AFP) - Thousands of Shiite Muslims staged an angry protest in Baghdad Saturday, denouncing US forces for encircling the house of a leading Shiite cleric who gave a vitriolic anti-American sermon the day before.
  • Music industry steps up war on downloaders
    SAN JOSE, Calif., July 19 (UPI) -- Nearly every major Internet provider has been subpoenaed by the music industry in its fervor to stop the illegal trade of music over the Internet.
  • Arizona Diamondbacks Injury Report / Jul 19
  • Minnesota Twins Team Report / Jul 19
    Last Game: 3-2 win vs. Oakland, July 18 Streak: Won 2
  • Atlanta Braves Team Report / Jul 19
    Last Game: 7-4 win vs. NY Mets, July 19 Streak: Won 4
  • San Francisco Giants Team Report / Jul 19
    Last Game: 5-3 win vs. Colorado, July 19 Streak: Won 3
  • Brits are top of Silverstone flops
    SILVERSTONE, England, July 19 (AFP) - Britain's small troop of Formula One drivers shuffled embarrassingly away from their home fans on Saturday after they endured a dismal qualifying session for the British Grand Prix.
  • Chevy/Cosworth engines approved; Hornish gets first run / Jul 19
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  • Tour de France class standings after 13th stage stage
  • Duff not delaying Chelsea move
    PARIS, July 19 (AFP) - Republic of Ireland winger Damien Duff is not delaying his move to Chelsea in the hope of a last-minute bid from Manchester United, the player's agent said.
  • Dortmund rule out Schneider swoop
    PARIS, July 19 (AFP) - Borussia Dortmund general manager Michael Meier has insisted the club will not make a bid for Bayer Leverkusen's German international Bernd Schneider, the German press reported on Saturday.
  • Injury worry hangs over Kewell
    LIVERPOOL, England, July 19 (AFP) - Liverpool's new signing Harry Kewell faces an anxious wait for the results of a scan after the Australian striker limped out of the 1-1 friendly draw with Crewe on Saturday.
  • Tempers flare in Baghdad as Iraqis seethe over US seige on cleric's home
    BAGHDAD, July 20 (AFP) - Tempers boiled over in Baghdad as thousands of Shiites lay seige to the US adminsitrator's home and poured scorn on US troops who earlier surrounded the home of a prominent Shiite cleric.
  • Chinese mafia boss sentenced to death, as strike hard campaign rolls on
    BEIJING, July 19 (AFP) - Four ring leaders of a mafiaoso gang in southwestern Sichuan province have been sentenced to death as China's top law enforcement official urged police nationwide to step up a three-year old "strike hard" campaign against crime, state press reports said Saturday.
  • Rocket attack on US base set up inside Mullah Omar's home
    KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, July 19 (AFP) - A rocket was fired at a US Special Forces base inside the former house of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar in the Afghan city of Kandahar, without causing casualties, officials said Saturday.
  • U.S. to turn to U.N. for help in Iraq
    WASHINGTON, July 19 (UPI) -- For help with stabilizing Iraq, the United States might have to turn to the United Nations, which America spurned in its initiation of war.
  • Judge to decide on Barbra Streisand's "paparazzi" suit next month
    LOS ANGELES, July 18 (AFP) - A Los Angeles judge said Friday he would decide next month whether to throw out a 10-million-dollar lawsuit brought by superstar Barbra Streisand against a photographer who snapped her mansion.
  • Mother, daughter need heart transplants
    LOS ANGELES, July 19 (UPI) -- Madalyn Baynes is home from UCLA's Mattel Children's Hospital in Los Angeles after a heart transplant, but her mother needs a new heart.
  • Atlanta 7, NY Mets 4
    ATLANTA, July 19 (UPI) -- Russ Ortiz struggled through five innings Saturday to become the first 13-game winner in the National League as Atlanta beat the NY Mets, 7-4.
  • Preview: Athletics (54-41) at Twins (46-49) 4:05 p.m. EDT / Jul 19
    MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Mark Mulder goes for his third consecutive complete game on Saturday as the Oakland Athletics continue a four-game series against the Minnesota Twins at the Metrodome.
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