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Good Morning Bit, THU 19 Aug 2010    U.S. on track to end Iraq combat mission Pakistan flood homeless toll put at over 4 million Stock futures edge up ahead of U.S. jobs data Facebook "Places" lets users track friends and services Titanic to come to 3D life in scientific expedition Favre returns to Vikings for one more season Aerosmith singer Tyler joining "Idol": bandmate Police bust Paris "booby" trap gang General Motors going public Wyclef Jean in hiding Displaced in Pakistan TOP NEWS U.S. on track to end Iraq combat mission August 19, 2010 05:39 AM ET BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military is holding steady in its aim to reduce troop numbers in Iraq to 50,000 by August 31, when the 7-1/2 year U.S. combat mission launched by former President George W. Bush comes to an official close. Full Article WORLD NEWS Pakistan flood homeless toll put at over 4 million August 19, 2010 05:58 AM ET ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - More than four million Pakistanis have been made homeless by nearly three weeks of floods, the United Nations said on Thursday, making the critical task of securing greater amounts of aid more urgent. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Stock futures edge up ahead of U.S. jobs data August 19, 2010 05:47 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Stock futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq were 0.02 to 0.2 percent higher at 0917 GMT (5:17 a.m. EDT), pointing to a slightly firmer start for equities on Thursday. Full Article INTERNET NEWS Facebook "Places" lets users track friends and services August 19, 2010 04:16 AM ET PALO ALTO, Calif (Reuters) - Facebook's 500 million-plus users will soon be able to track friends' whereabouts across the United States, as the world's largest Internet social network adds technology to increasingly tie its virtual world to everyday life. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS Titanic to come to 3D life in scientific expedition August 18, 2010 05:36 PM ET TORONTO (Reuters) - Scientists were set to launch on Wednesday what they called an effort to "virtually raise" the Titanic by using 3D techniques to map the entire wreckage site of the sunken transatlantic liner for the first time. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Favre returns to Vikings for one more season August 18, 2010 05:12 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre, hoping to lead his team to a Super Bowl, said on Wednesday he would return to the NFL for one more season. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Aerosmith singer Tyler joining "Idol": bandmate August 18, 2010 11:12 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler has signed a deal to become a judge on "American Idol," according to a news report on Wednesday quoting one of his bandmates. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Police bust Paris "booby" trap gang August 18, 2010 12:54 PM ET PARIS (Reuters) - French police have arrested two teenage girls they say stole hundreds of euros from unsuspecting cash machine customers after distracting them by flashing their breasts. 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