Morning Digest: BP faces insider dealing probe as nears well kill

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Good Morning Bit, TUE 03 Aug 2010    BP faces insider dealing probe as nears well kill U.N. panel finishes Taliban/al Qaeda blacklist review Eyes on data as stock futures signal dip Google's Hong Kong question page blocked in China NASA girds for spacewalks to repair station Braves top Mets after early assault on Santana Charlie Sheen pleads guilty to assault Man jailed for Vomiting on baseball fan Lohan out of jail, Sheen pleads Fires rage in Russia. Wall Street hits 10-week high TOP NEWS BP faces insider dealing probe as nears well kill August 03, 2010 05:54 AM ET WASHINGTON/HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP faces an investigation into whether its employees profited illegally from the Gulf of Mexico spill, as the oil giant prepared on Tuesday to kill the blown-out well for good. Full Article WORLD NEWS U.N. panel finishes Taliban/al Qaeda blacklist review August 02, 2010 05:52 PM ET UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A Security Council committee has deleted 45 entries from its Taliban-al Qaeda blacklist, a move sought by Afghanistan to ease negotiations with insurgents, Austria's U.N. envoy said on Monday. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Eyes on data as stock futures signal dip August 03, 2010 05:04 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Tuesday following the previous session's strong gains, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.41 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.31 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.28 percent at 3:55 a.m. ET. Full Article INTERNET NEWS Google's Hong Kong question page blocked in China August 03, 2010 05:22 AM ET SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - A question-and-answer page on Google Hong Kong's website became inaccessible to some mainland Chinese users on Tuesday, underscoring Beijing's sensitivity about the Internet. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS NASA girds for spacewalks to repair station August 02, 2010 06:51 AM ET CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - One of two cooling systems serving the International Space Station's U.S., European and Japanese laboratories broke down, setting off a wave of equipment shutdowns to cut the heat generated on board, NASA said on Sunday. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Braves top Mets after early assault on Santana August 03, 2010 12:44 AM ET ATLANTA (Reuters) - The Atlanta Braves got the best of pitcher Johan Santana with three runs in the first inning to cruise to a 4-1 victory over the New York Mets on Monday. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Charlie Sheen pleads guilty to assault August 03, 2010 05:05 AM ET ASPEN, Colorado (Reuters) - Actor Charlie Sheen pleaded guilty on Monday to assaulting his wife last Christmas and was sentenced to 30 days in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation in California. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Man jailed for Vomiting on baseball fan August 02, 2010 09:58 AM ET PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A New Jersey man was jailed for up to three months on Friday for making himself vomit on a fellow spectator at a baseball game, the Philadelphia district attorney's office said. 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