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2 killed in fireworks truck blast in North Carolina

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:23:31 EDT

One person was killed and four others were critically injured Saturday when a truck carrying fireworks on North Carolina's Outer Banks exploded, officials said.

TEA Party activists rally at Capitol

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:57:33 EDT

Instead of celebrating the Fourth of July holiday with barbecues and sparklers, about 2,000 small-government advocates, toting signs and chanting slogans, rallied outside the U.S. Capitol Saturday.

Chestnut downs 68 hot dogs, sets record

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:43:45 EDT

Setting a new world record, Joey Chestnut won Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest on Saturday, solidifying himself to many as the greatest gustatory athlete of all time.

Statue of Liberty's crown reopens for visitors

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:59:28 EDT

Thirty people joined National Park Service rangers Saturday in climbing to the crown of the Statue of Liberty, the first tourists to go into the landmark's crown since the 9/11 attacks.

It's not your father's USO anymore

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:50:10 EDT

Among the entertainers who have donated their energies to the USO in recent years are Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Scarlett Johansson, Kid Rock, Queensryche, Toby Keith, Lewis Black and Robin Williams.

Successor: Palin is Alaska's greatest gift to U.S.

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:07:09 EDT

Alaskan Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell, who will succeed Gov. Sarah Palin after she leaves office later this month, called Palin Alaska's greatest gift to the United States today. Palin, a Republican and John McCain's vice presidential running mate last year, said Friday she will step down as Alaska's chief executive by the end of the month and would not run for a second gubernatorial term in 2010.

Sailor gunned down on sentry duty, Navy says

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:12:06 EDT

A sailor found dead earlier this week at California's Camp Pendleton was shot while standing sentry, and a fire was set in an attempt to cover up evidence, the U.S. Navy said.

Sanford spending holiday with family in Florida

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:36:09 EDT

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford left the Governor's Mansion on Friday to visit with his family in Florida, his office said.

Disney adds robotic Obama to attraction

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:34:03 EDT

He looks like President Barack Obama, speaks like him, and even gestures like him, but he is not exactly the president of the United States.

Gen Y reflects on what it means to be American

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:28:53 EDT

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10 humor sites sure to make you LOL

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:40:32 EDT

Bored with Pearl, the cursing toddler landlord demanding rent money? Not amused by those cutesy pictures of cats with the baby-speak captions? Replenish your list of favorite bookmarks with these 10 new or lesser-known humor Web sites, including some that find comedy in real life.

Unlocked cell phones coming to U.S.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:06:20 EDT

Nokia and Sony Ericsson are targeting the U.S. with a new set of unlocked phones. But without hefty carrier subsidies, will they ever be able to crack the U.S. market?

Dell turns netbooks into navigation devices

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:25:37 EDT

Say hello to your latest personal navigation device: a netbook. Dell plans to introduce a GPS and Wi-Fi card that can be integrated into the company's netbooks to turn them into gizmos that can offer turn-by-turn direction as well as any Garmin or TomTom.

Fake Tamiflu out-spams Viagra on Web

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:55:30 EDT

The number of Internet scammers offering fake anti-swine flu drug, Tamiflu has surpassed those selling counterfeit Viagra, a UK body said Friday.

Facebook cleans up its privacy controls

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:16:42 EDT

Revamped privacy settings are coming soon to Facebook.

MySpace suicide case conviction overturned

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:08:37 EDT

A federal judge tentatively overturned the conviction of a Missouri woman accused of using MySpace to deceive a teenage girl who eventually committed suicide, a U.S. attorney's spokesman told CNN.

Attacks, arrests slowing Web news from Iran

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:27:33 EDT

Bloody attacks and midnight arrests, combined with a regime growing more technologically savvy, have begun stemming the flow of online information from dissidents in Iran, activists and human rights officials say.

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Tour-First victory opportunity for sprinter Cavendish (Reuters)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:00:07 PDT

British sprinter Mark Cavendishwill have a first opportunity to snatch a win on this year'sTour de France when the second stage takes the peloton fromMonaco to Brignoles over 187 km on Sunday.

Stability of Armstrong's Astana team on trial (Yahoo! Sports)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:54:00 PDT

Off-course controversy and Saturday's time trial results threaten to splinter Lance Armstrong's Astana team.

Armstrong's first ride: neither bad nor great (AP)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:59:43 PDT

The nervous plainclothes policeman scrutinized the frenzy, the cameramen elbowed and sweated in the Mediterranean sun and that dead-shark look of determination was back in the eyes of the bike racer everyone came to see. Yup, no doubt about it, Lance Armstrong is back at the Tour de France. Weirdly, give-or-take a few gray hairs, it was almost as if he'd never been away.

Armstrong solid; Cancellara wins Tour's 1st stage (AP)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:54:42 PDT

Lance Armstrong put in a solid performance in his comeback at the Tour de France on Saturday, finishing the first stage ahead of 170 riders many years younger and a respectable 10th behind winner Fabian Cancellara. Armstrong's Astana team was dominant in the time trial through the hills and hairpin turns of Monaco, led by the cyclist who would be his heir as Tour titan -- Alberto Contador of...

A look at the first stage of the Tour (AP)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:17:54 PDT

A brief look at Saturday's first stage of the Tour de France: Stage: A 9.6-mile individual time trial in Monaco. Winner: Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland earned his fourth stage victory on the Tour. He completed the challenging course in 19 minutes, 32 seconds. The Olympic champion beat 2007 Tour winner and race favorite Alberto Contador of Spain, who took second place 18 seconds behind.

Tour-Cancellara takes stage, Armstrong in 10th (Reuters)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:15:05 PDT

* Cancellara demolishes rivals in opening time trial

Tour-Contador loses one battle but wins another (Reuters)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:10:14 PDT

Alberto Contador lost a firstbattle in the Tour de France when he finished behind FabianCancellara in the Monaco opener but won another by beating allthe other would-be leaders in the Astana camp.

Tour-Stage winner Cancellara adds to his collection (Reuters)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:00:57 PDT

Fabian Cancellara added a yellowjersey to his formidable collection of honours when heoutclassed the rest of the peloton to win the 15.5-km Tour deFrance opener on Saturday.

Phinney in no rush to reach cycling's grand stage (AP)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:39:49 PDT

Taylor Phinney woke up early Saturday, settling in to watch the Tour de France prologue from his couch in Boulder, Colo. Someday, he'll have a different view of cycling's premier event. "I'm just one bike racer enjoying watching a bike race, which is kind of funny, because whenever we get in a bike race we just want it to be over," Phinney said.

Tour-Swiss Cancellara wins opening stage (Reuters)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:31:23 PDT

Switzerland's Fabian Cancellarawon the opening time trial stage of the Tour de France onSaturday to take the leader's yellow jersey.

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Doyle's travel reports deficient

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:58:16 PDT

Gov. Jim Doyle and his staff failed to properly account for 145 travel expenses over two years, including a $5,200 business-class flight to Ireland and a $654-a-night stay in a London hotel.

Chesney throws a clever party

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:11:03 PDT

Perhaps nobody in contemporary music has mastered the art of fun more completely than Kenny Chesney. This was big-budget, lavishly produced fun with giant-screen beach parties, a big, first-class band (Jim Horn is one of several horn players) and a bulging songbook of hits built around kicking back on the beach.

Republic plans changes at Midwest

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:00:00 PDT

By next summer, passengers flying from Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport on Midwest Airlines will likely see more nonstop flights and lower fares under the new ownership of Republic Airways Holdings Inc.

Cherries return to Door County

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:21:36 PDT

Door County cherry growers are eagerly anticipating a respectable crop of the iconic summer fruit after last year's extreme weather nearly wiped it out.

In the spots light

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:00:00 PDT

At age 11, Pat the juvenile delinquent jaguar lives a new life. This resident of the Milwaukee County Zoo has gone from being a hunted criminal in Belize to a "species founder" with growing international importance and his name in Harrison Ford's Rolodex.

McGehee, Cameron lead offensive revival

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:11:44 PDT

Combining for six hits and nine runs batted in, Casey McGehee and Mike Cameron propelled the Brewers to an 11-2 romp over Chicago at Wrigley Field, ending any notion the Cubs had of sweeping the four-game series.

VeloNews | The Journal of Competitive Cycling

Cervelo's Hayden Roulston says he still has a lot to learn

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:39:57 -0500

Olympic silver medalist Hayden Roulston, who has battled back to fitness despite a heart defect, admitted Saturday he still has plenty to learn after confessing to an unsatisfactory Tour de France debut.The 28-year-old, who won silver in the 4000-meter men's individual pursuit in Beijing last August, finish in 111th place in Monaco - 1:57 behind yellow jersey winner Fabian Cancellara.Roulston had to fight to make his Tour debut since he was diagnosed in 2006 with arrhythmogenic right ...

David Millar has a new approach and is hoping for more Tour success

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:04:42 -0500

Britain's David Millar has a reputation for being laid-back, but the Garmin team rider is hoping his new, relaxed attitude on the bike transforms to big results on this year's Tour de France.Millar, 32, has had a tumultuous career which kicked off nearly a decade ago with a famous prologue win ahead of Lance Armstrong in 2000 - and which has really only got back on the rails following a two-year ban for doping.After a solid 2008 season in which he came close to stage victories at the ...

Andrew Hood: Three Spanish Tour kings are on different trajectories

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:45:46 -0500

The first three Tours de France in the post-Armstrong era have been all won by riders from Spain, but only one hit the jackpot Saturday in the Monaco time trial sweepstakes that opened the 2009 edition.Contador: on a mission With a superb second-place ride, Alberto Contador (Astana) revealed he could be the man to continue Spainâs three-year running Tour winning streak. âI have to be satisfied because the only one to beat me was the Olympic time trial champion. Even if I ...

Husband-and-wife teammates Jeremy Horgan-Kolbelski and Heather Irmiger win marathon titles

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:26:40 -0500

Husband-and-wife Jeremy Horgan-Kolbelski and Heather Irmiger become the new mountain bike marathon national champions at the Firecracker 50 in Breckenridge, Colorado, on Saturday. The two, who each ride for the Subaru/Gary Fisher team, rode away from the competition early in their respective races. Last year's winner, Jeremiah Bishop (Cannondale-Monavie), was second, 12-and-a-half minutes down on JHKâs new course record. Pua Sawicki (Ellsworth) was second to Irmiger, 16 minutes down. ...

Tour diary: Garmin-Slipstream's Tyler Farrar says he's hoping for a field sprint on stage 2

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:23:42 -0500

Editor's Note: Garmin-Slipstream's sprinter Tyler Farrar will be contributing daily journal entries to VeloNews.com throughout the Tour.Well, here we go! The Tour kicked off today with a spectacular time trialthrough Monaco. Cancellara won with an impressive ride, which I don't thinkreally surprised anyone. Brad (Wiggins) got our Tour off to a good start with a solid third place. I thought I was ready for the circus after riding the Giro this year, but it is insane here. I guess I know ...

Tour diary: Garmin-Slipstream's Tyler Farrar says he's hoping for a field sprint on stage 2

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:23:42 -0500

Cancellara says he wants to hold the jersey until the team time trial

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:30:48 -0500

Fabian Cancellara knew if he could stay close to the climbers on the first half of the course in Saturdayâs individual time trial to open the 2009 Tour de France, the yellow jersey was his. Cancellaraâs plan worked like a charm, staying within six seconds of 2007 Tour champion Alberto Contador (Astana) at the Cat. 4 Cote de Beausoleil with 8km to go before turning on the afterburners in the final half to claim the double prize of stage win and yellow jersey by 18 seconds. âI took ...

A strong start for Armstrong

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:08:47 -0500

No one really knew what to expect when Lance Armstrong sped down the starting ramp alongside the harbor in Monte Carlo Saturday afternoon to begin his first Tour de France in four years. He wasnât expecting to win Saturdayâs 15.5km time trial, and that attitude was reflected in his steady start and solid finish to end the day in 10th place.It was an excellent result for the seven-time champion because it showed he is on a par with most of the Tourâs other GC contenders â and well ...

Sastre couldnâ€™t wear yellow jersey to start

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:49:29 -0500

Defending champion Carlos Sastre wanted to wear the yellow jersey to start the 2009 Tour de France in Saturdayâs time trial, but race officials told him he couldnât.Officials from CervÃ©lo TestTeam approached Tour officials Friday evening about allowing Sastre to wear the maillot jaune, but race officials said the tradition of the previous yearâs winner starting the next yearâs race was one for the history books.âWe decided to stop this tradition,â said Tour spokesman ...

Bruyneel pleased with strong Astana performance

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:29:20 -0500

Astana manager Johan Bruyneel returned to the world's biggest bike race in fine form after seeing his team dominate the top-ten on the opening stage of the Tour de France on Saturday. While Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara claimed the stage and the first yellow jersey of the race Astana were left well within sight of the race lead after placing four riders among the top ten after the 15.5km time trial. Alberto Contador, the 2007 champion and this year's overall favorite, finished ...

TdF Stage 1 - A Casey Gibson Gallery

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:56:33 -0500

The opening shots in the battle for the 2009 Tour de France yellow jersey were fired in Monaco Saturday and Casey Gibson was there to record the action.

Teams pull out all the stops for Tour bike graphics

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:26:24 -0500

Everyone, including riders, spectators, the media, and the industry, knows that all eyes are on the Tour de France come July. If ever thereâs a time to do something special, be it a new product or a new paint job, now is the time. For the most part, the bikes, hardware, and wheels in use at the Tour are seen in public prior to the event â it would be challenging at best and foolish at worst to present an untested new bike to a rider at the seasonâs most critical event. Often the ...

Cancellara wins Tour opener in Monaco

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:53:01 -0500

If there was any doubt about Fabian Cancellaraâs time trial superiority, the big Swiss rider erased it by stomping his way to a commanding win in the 15.5km opening stage of the Tour de France in Monaco. His finishing time of 19:32 put him well ahead of second-place Alberto Contador."I was one of the favorites to win here before the race and I knew if I got things right it would be very difficult for my rivals to beat me," Cancellara said. "That was special motivation. To be back in the ...

Some surprises in L'Equipe's list of favorites

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:31:52 -0500

Predicting the outcome of the Tour de France is a hazardous undertaking, but itâs one that the editors of LâÃquipe â the French sports newspaper that invented the Tour and is still part of its organizational team â always take a stab at. They generally get it right, but not always.After Jan Ullrich won the Tour in 1997, LâÃquipe predicted that he would become the first man to win the race six times. He didnât win it again.In Saturdayâs edition, previewing the 96th Tour, ...

Time Trial Starting Times

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:05:12 -0500

199. Kenny Robert Van Hummel (NED) Skil-Shimano, departs at 4:00:00 p.m. 189. Peter Wrolich (AUT) Team Milram, departs at 4:01:00 p.m. 174. Brice Feillu (FRA) Agritubel, departs at 4:02:00 p.m. 166. Danilo Napolitano (ITA) Team Katusha, departs at 4:03:00 p.m. 154. Steven De Jongh (NED) Quick Step, departs at 4:04:00 p.m. 145. SaÃ¯d Haddou (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom, departs at 4:05:00 p.m. 134. Angelo Furlan (ITA) Lampre - N.G.C, departs at 4:06:00 p.m. 122. StÃ©phane ...

Cav: stages, not jersey, are the goal.

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:05:11 -0500

British sprinter Mark Cavendish said Friday his Tour de France objective is solely to reach Paris with any thoughts of winning the green jersey far from his mind when the race begins here on Saturday.The 24-year-old exploded onto the scene last year by winning a remarkable four stages on only his second Tour but pulled out early to race at the Beijing Olympics.That ended any hopes he might have had of battling for the green jersey, which usually rewards the most consistent rider in the ...

Beppu and Arashiro want to be first Japanese Tour finishers

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:48:48 -0500

Japanese rider Fumiyuki Beppu is aiming to become the first cyclist from the land of the rising sun to reach Paris and finish the race which starts on Saturday.The 26-year-old former national road race champion, who turned professional with Discovery Channel in 2005, will be competing for Skil-Shimano when the first stage begins with a time trial around the tiny Principality.And, along with Bbox Bouygues Telecom's Yukiya Arashiro, Beppu wants to be the first rider from Japan to reach ...

Boonen may struggle in Tour opener

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:39:54 -0500

Quick Step team officials have said that Tom Boonen, admitted to the Tour de France only a day before its scheduled start in Monaco, may have difficulty even making the time cut in the opening time trial on Saturday."Tom does not feel very well today,â said general manager Patrick Lefevere. âHe is feeling weak, due to abdominal pain and diarrhea. "Frankly, I think itâs his bodyâs reaction to all of the stress heâs gone through these few weeks." Lefevere said the only ...

A fast day at Fitchburg

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:45:00 -0500

Averaging 29 mph over a 75-mile circuit, Bissell Pro Cyclingâs Kirk OâBee won stage two of the Fitchburg Longsjo circuit race on Friday, sprinting away from a seven-man breakaway that stayed away for the final 50 miles. Riding in thunderstorms that dampened the latter half of the race, Team Type 1âs Darren Lill sprinted across the line in second, just in front of race revelation, local amateur rider, and points jersey winner Will Dugan (CCB). Thanks to a dramatic effort on the final ...

McGrath, Sheppard blow BC Bike Race open

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:04:19 -0500

Chris Sheppard and Seamus McGrath stamped their authority on this yearâs BC Bike Race, winning the sixth stage and putting nearly seven minutes into their chief rivals, the Kona duo of Barry Wicks and Kris Sneddon. The two Canadians attacked from the gun in the 65km stage, which strung together a loop around the town of Squamish, and never looked back. The course included sections of the Gear Jammer and Test of Metal cross-country races.â(Sheppard) hit the gas hard on the first ...