No, really, it’s Hari Puttar, not Harry Potter (Herald Sun)
THE Hollywood studio behind the hit Harry Potter movies is suing the makers of a Bollywood children’s film Hari Puttar - A Comedy of Terrors .
Quotes from the nominating speeches for Barack Obama (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
“I support Barack Obama because America needs a president who has the strength, wisdom and courage to talk to our enemies and consult with our allies. A president who has the judgment to use war as a last resort, not a first resort.” — Michael Wilson, an Iraq war veteran and lifelong Republican.
Storm Gustav kills 23 in Caribbean, heads for Gulf (Reuters)
Reuters - Tropical Storm Gustav pulled
away from Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Wednesday after
killing 23 people and threatened to become a major hurricane
aimed at New Orleans and Gulf of Mexico oil fields.
Stocks rise following gain in durable goods orders (AP)
AP - Wall Street posted a sizable advance Wednesday after the government reported a larger-than-expected increase in orders for big-ticket manufactured goods that indicated the economy could be stronger than some investors thought.
India’s “Hari Puttar” caught in Harry Potter spell (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Hollywood’s Warner Bros., which owns the rights to the Harry Potter movies, is suing an Indian production company whose new film is called “Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors,” the studio said on Wednesday.
DNC nominates Barack Obama (WSYR 9 Syracuse)
The Democratic National Convention has nominated Barack Obama as the party’s presidential candidate.
Historic first: Obama nominated by Democrats (Reuters)
Reuters - To shouts of “Yes we can,” Democrats
nominated Barack Obama on Wednesday as their presidential
candidate in a historic first for a black American, sending him
into battle against Republican John McCain.
Judges consider whether FBI violated free speech (Reuters)
Reuters - A panel of federal appeals court
judges pushed a U.S. government lawyer on Wednesday to answer
why FBI letters sent out to Internet service providers seeking
information should remain secret.
Democrats nominate Barack Obama (Sydney Morning Herald)
Barack Obama is the first black presidential nominee of a major US party.
Arctic sea ice drops to 2nd lowest level on record (AP)
AP - More ominous signs Wednesday have scientists saying that a global warming “tipping point” in the Arctic seems to be happening before their eyes: Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is at its second lowest level in about 30 years.
