Online casinos, also known as virtual casinos or internet casinos, are online versions of traditional ("brick and mortar") casinos. Online casinos enable gamblers to play and wager on casino games through the Internet. Online casinos generally offer odds and paybacks that are the same as their land-based casino counterparts. Many casino gambling portals and player forums maintain blacklists of rogue casinos.[9][11] While some carry more authority than others, most blacklists constitute individual webmaster and player opinions rather than anything official

US Economy Grew 2.4% in Second Quarter, Below Forecast - Bloomberg

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US Economy Grew 2.4% in Second Quarter, Below Forecast Bloomberg Ben S. Bernanke, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, listens to opening statements during his semiannual monetary policy report to the House Financial Services Committee in Washington. ... Economy slows sharply in second quarterLos Angeles Times Imports slow second-quarter growthReuters Obama team deals with lower-than-hoped-for growth numbersUSA Today CNNMoney -AFP -Benzinga all 918 news articles »

3 NATO Troops Killed in Afghanistan - Voice of America

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3 NATO Troops Killed in Afghanistan Voice of America A NATO statement released Friday says all three soldiers died Thursday, as a result of improvised explosive device attacks in the southern part of the country. The statement did not give the nationalities of the soldiers. However, the Associated Press ... US troop death tally of 63 makes for deadliest month in AfghanistanThe Guardian Afghans riot near U.S. Embassy, burn SUVsmsnbc.com July the deadliest month of Afghan war for USThe Associated Press Daily Mail -BBC News -Vanity Fair all 1,500 news articles »

Blast destroys Los Angeles welding shop - CNN

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Blast destroys Los Angeles welding shop CNN Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- An explosion at a welding shop in south Los Angeles injured at least two people Friday morning, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Firefighters dodged debris falling around them to rescue ... Official: 1 person dead in LA building explosionABC7Chicago.com LA building explosion hurls people into streetCorvallis Gazette Times One dead in explosion at South LA buildingLos Angeles Times (blog) The Beverly Hills Courier -KTLA -Baltimore Sun (blog) all 389 news articles »

Arizona sheriff not relenting after court ruling - The Associated Press

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Arizona sheriff not relenting after court ruling The Associated Press PHOENIX — Lost in the hoopla over Arizona's immigration law is the fact that state and local authorities for years have been doing their own aggressive crackdowns in the busiest illegal gateway into the country. Nowhere in the US is local enforcement ... Immigration law protesters hit the streetsNorthJersey.com Arizonans React to Court Ruling as Limited Immigration Law Takes EffectVoice of America Hundreds protest as Arizona's immigration law takes effectArizona Republic WPTV -Ironton Tribune -KTAR.com all 7,072 news articles »

Wikileaks: White House implores Assange to desist, but why should he? - The Guardian

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Wikileaks: White House implores Assange to desist, but why should he? The Guardian The White House has implored WikiLeaks to stop posting secret Afghanistan war documents. President Obama's spokesman, Robert Gibbs, said the war logs jeopardised national security and put the lives of Afghan informants and US soldiers at risk. ... Army Private in WikiLeaks Case Transferred to US Military JailVoice of America White House urges halt to spilling of war secretsThe Associated Press At war over WikiLeaksThe Age CBS News -The Australian -FOXNews all 1,178 news articles »

S.D. hailstone is largest on record in U.S. - USA Today

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S.D. hailstone is largest on record in U.S. USA Today By David Montgomery, Pierre (SD) Capital Journal By Jeff Martin, USA TODAY SIOUX FALLS, SD — A giant chunk of hail that plunged into the prairie town of Vivian, SD, last Friday was confirmed today as the heaviest hailstone ever recorded in the United ... NOAA Confirms Record Breaking Hailstone in South DakotaCNN That hailstone was a monsterOmaha World-Herald South Dakota hailstone officially a recordNTV Daily Republic -NewsNet5.com -KDLT News all 38 news articles »

No homes in imminent danger from SoCal wildfire - The Associated Press

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No homes in imminent danger from SoCal wildfire The Associated Press PALMDALE, Calif. — Firefighters say most people who were asked to leave about 2000 homes overnight have returned as crews continue battling a wildfire in the high desert northeast of Los Angeles. Officials say no homes are in imminent danger early ... Crown wildfire climbs to 8000 acres in Leona ValleyLos Angeles Times (blog) OC firefighters sent to LA County blazeOCRegister On the Fire LineFOXNews (blog) Daily Breeze -abc7.com -KTLA all 924 news articles »