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The HinduCarter Wins Jailed American Gomes FreedomNPRFormer US President Jimmy Carter has won the release of an American citizen from North Korea. A Boston native who had been teaching in South Korea crossed illegally into the North and was imprisoned in ...

A Navy helicopter flies under a bridge to pluck an injured teen from the canyon floor. KING's Gary Chittim reports. (NBC News Channel)...

Telegraph.co.ukEight Spectators Dead at California Off-Road RaceNew York TimesIt is a grueling and at times dangerous species of racing: Trucks or other vehicles with oversized tires and pliable suspensions race through the desert at night at speeds of 80...

In Entertainment (blog)HAWX 2 Demo Flies Freely On The PlayStation Network From Next WeekPushSquare.com (blog)Ubisoft's confirmed that there will be a single-player demo for the upcoming flight combat sequel HAWX 2 available on the PlayStation Store n...

Headlines News (blog)Crash at California 200 off-road race kills 8Los Angeles TimesThe driver lost control of his vehicle, which went airborne and landed on top of spectators. Those killed "didn't have much of a chance," CHP says. By Phil Wi...

Headlines News (blog)8 dead at California 200: Prerunner truck flies into crowd, fans had no time ...New York Daily NewsWorkers push an overturned off-road race truck upright after it went out of control and ran into a crowd of spectators during a race in...

Los Angeles TimesWii titles drag down July video game salesLos Angeles TimesCombined sales of video games and consoles fall in July for the fourth consecutive month, slumping 1%. Console sales rise, though, with Microsoft's Xbox 360 ...Xbox Soars in F...

CNBCVideo game sales down in July, Xbox flies with new consoleSeattle Times (blog)Microsoft is crowing over the monthly NPD report on US video-game sales, which show a 118 percent jump in Xbox console sales during July. ...Video game sales fall in July de...

The GuardianJetBlue Attendant Flies Off the HandleTheStreet.comNEW YORK (TheStreet) -- JetBlue(JBLU) flight attendant Steve Slater used the emergency exit slide to get off a plane yesterday after a heated argument with a passenger. After allegedly cursing...

Telegraph.co.ukBali, soul of replenishmentLos Angeles TimesUbud is lush. Pampering is a local industry. And now everyone knows, as word flies via 'Eat Love Pray.' WATERY: The regionÂ's plentiful rainfall makes rice a crop of choice. Paddies ar...