Morning Digest: Senate ends standoff and votes to restore jobless aid

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Good Morning Bit, THU 22 Jul 2010    Senate ends standoff and votes to restore jobless aid North Korea says U.S. drills pose "danger" to region Stock futures signal rebound Facebook IPO "when makes sense", Zuckerberg tells ABC Archaeologists find new structure at Stonehenge Bryant joins Woods as most popular athlete in U.S. Secret Mel Gibson text message may prove extortion Colorado man delivers pizza and saves heart attack victim An apology and a job offer Defense rests in Blagojevich case Bernanke comments derail markets TOP NEWS Senate ends standoff and votes to restore jobless aid July 22, 2010 12:35 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate voted on Wednesday to reinstate unemployment benefits for about 2.5 million Americans whose checks were cut off in recent months due to a partisan standoff over deficit spending. Full Article WORLD NEWS North Korea says U.S. drills pose "danger" to region July 22, 2010 04:05 AM ET HANOI (Reuters) - U.S. and South Korean plans to start large-scale joint military drills this month pose a major danger to the region, a North Korean diplomat said on Thursday, a day after Beijing condemned the exercises. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Stock futures signal rebound July 22, 2010 04:34 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Thursday following the previous session's steep losses, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.31 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.32 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.58 percent at 0810 GMT (4:10 a.m. EDT). Full Article INTERNET NEWS Facebook IPO "when makes sense", Zuckerberg tells ABC July 21, 2010 07:25 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Facebook will sell stock in a IPO when the time is right, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in an ABC TV interview, addressing persistent speculation about its stock market debut. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS Archaeologists find new structure at Stonehenge July 22, 2010 05:26 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Archaeologists have discovered a wooden version of British prehistoric monument Stonehenge at the same site, the project's leader told Reuters. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Bryant joins Woods as most popular athlete in U.S. July 21, 2010 11:48 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant proved that winning was the best way to redeem an image when he was named the joint most popular athlete in American sport. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Secret Mel Gibson text message may prove extortion July 21, 2010 10:39 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - After the disturbing Mel Gibson audio tapes became public earlier this month, Oksana Grigorieva sent a text to the actor explaining why she'd surreptitiously recorded their conversations, the Hollywood Reporter has learned. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Colorado man delivers pizza and saves heart attack victim July 21, 2010 01:42 PM ET DENVER (Reuters) - A laid off paramedic who turned to delivering pizzas to make ends meet is credited with saving the life of a man who went into cardiac arrest just as a pizza was delivered to his door. Full Article   REUTERS www.reuters.com Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book.Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Send this mailing to a friend or colleague Reuters.com: Help and Contact Us | Advertise With Us | Mobile | Newsletters | RSS | Interactive TV | Labs | Reuters in Second Life | Archive | Site Index | Video Index Thomson Reuters Corporate: Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy | Professional Products | Professional Products Support | About Thomson Reuters | Careers