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A town rallies around July 4 (for 224th time) A town rallies around July 4 (for 224th time)

With the nation's oldest continuous Independence Day parade, Bristol, R.I., comes together.

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Future airline travel could look like the 1950s

As airlines cut services and raise prices, air travel may resemble air travel in the 1950s, when only business and well-to-do leisure travelers could afford to fly.

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Loved ones freed in Colombia, family members rejoice

Relatives of former hostages Ingrid Betancourt and Marc Gonsalves had come to London to raise awareness of their detention by FARC rebels. Now, instead, they are being reunited. The families say they will continue to advocate for other hostages still being held.

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June payrolls cut 62,000 jobs, unemployment rate holds steady at 5.5%

The US Department of Labor reported that June payrolls were cut by 62,000 jobs and that the nation's unemployment rate held steady at 5.5 percent.

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INSIDE BUSINESS

Convicted hedge-fund swindler Sam Israel surrenders after faking his own death last month

Samuel Israel III, who hales from a prominent Louisiana family, had been on the run for nearly a month after faking his own death when convicted of swindling investors out of hundreds of millions in a hedge-fund he managed.  But early this morning he walked into a Southwick, MA police station and surrendered.

Auto sector, record oil price drags down stocks

GM lost more than 15% of its share price Wednesday reaching its lowest level in over 50 years after Merrill Lynch cut General Motors rating to 'underperform'.  Combined with record oil prices, investors lost confidence in stocks with Dow giving up 166 points at the close.

Oil prices hit record $144 a barrel

Crude oil futures rose to a record $144 a barrel Wednesday following the government's weekly supply report. The spike in oil contracts came after the EIA reported an unexpected 2 million drop in US oil supplies.

ENTERTAINMENT TODAY

National Geographic to air the tale of a gorilla massacre

A new National Geographic documentary tells the story of how wars and other problems in three African countries led to the death of seven gorillas.

Rocker Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson back together - AGAIN

Rocker Tommy Lee says that he and ex-wife, Pamela Anderson, are back together again.  The Motley Crue drummer says that Pamela Anderson and the kids are living with him and that the couple is happpy.

Cops arrest rapper Snoop Dogg's wife for DUI

Rap star Snoop Dogg, who's own run-in with the law has made headlines, found his wife Shante Broadus, 32, could also make headlines after being arrested by Fullerton, Calif. police for DUI early Saturday morning.

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