MLC FLASH NEWS

August 31, 2008

New Orleans evacuates for “big, ugly storm”

Filed under: Gadgets — Reuters: Top News @ 12:41 pm
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Thousands of people in New Orleans and across the U.S. Gulf Coast fled their homes on Sunday as Hurricane Gustav barreled through the Gulf of Mexico packing a punch potentially as powerful as Hurricane Katrina.

Britain pushes for review of EU-Russia relations

Filed under: Gadgets — Reuters: Top News @ 8:26 am

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Britain said on Sunday it would seek a review of the European Union’s ties to Russia following Moscow’s intervention in Georgia, but Russia said European self-interest would temper the bloc’s response.

New Orleans ordered evacuated ahead of Gustav

Filed under: Gadgets — Reuters: Top News @ 1:12 am
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin ordered the city's more than 239,000 residents to evacuate on Sunday in the face of powerful Hurricane Gustav, which he called "the mother of all storms."

McCain and Palin team up as Gustav looms

Filed under: Gadgets — Reuters: Top News @ 12:24 am

ST LOUIS (Reuters) - White House hopeful John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin hit the campaign trail as a team on Saturday, seeking to build on the momentum of her surprise addition to the Republican ticket even as Hurricane Gustav threatened to overshadow next week’s party convention.

August 30, 2008

McCain picks Palin as surprise VP

Filed under: Gadgets — Reuters: Top News @ 8:43 am

DAYTON, Ohio (Reuters) - Republican John McCain made a surprise choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate on Friday, adding a political unknown to the presidential ticket who could help him appeal to women voters.

Hurricane Gustav strengthens en route to Cuba, gulf

Filed under: Gadgets — Reuters: Top News @ 12:35 am
HAVANA (Reuters) - Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.

August 29, 2008

Consumer spending flags, but confidence rises

Filed under: Gadgets — Reuters: Top News @ 6:49 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Personal income tumbled unexpectedly in July and inflation-adjusted spending shrank as government economic stimulus waned, but consumer spirits rose this month, a hint the economy may muddle through its woes.

Iran says 4,000 atomic centrifuges working: report

Filed under: Gadgets — Reuters: Top News @ 3:53 am

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has 4,000 working nuclear centrifuges, an official said in remarks published on Friday, in line with a number verified by the U.N. atomic watchdog but lower than a figure cited by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Storm Gustav to begin strengthening into hurricane

Filed under: Gadgets — Reuters: Top News @ 1:14 am

GEORGE TOWN (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Gustav was expected to start growing into a large and powerful hurricane as it pulled away from Jamaica and headed toward the Cayman Islands on Friday, the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s deadly strike on New Orleans, forecasters said.

McCain picks Palin as surprise VP

Filed under: Gadgets — Reuters: Top News @ 1:11 am
DAYTON, Ohio (Reuters) - Republican John McCain made a surprise choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate on Friday, adding a political unknown to the presidential ticket who could help him appeal to women voters.

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