News for Monday, August 18, 2008

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Tropical Storm Fay moves in on Florida Keys

KEY WEST, Fla. Key West awoke to almost empty streets and light rain Monday ahead of approaching Tropical Storm Fay, while public works crews cleared sidewalks of newspaper stands that could become projectiles in high winds.

Harry Potter film pulls vanishing act on EW cover

LOS ANGELES - Maybe Harry Potter should have brought a note from his parents saying he would be missing school.

Rice, European allies to discuss Russian response

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is heading to Europe on Monday to talk with NATO allies about what message the West should send to Russia following its invasion of Georgia.

People Helping People: Gwinnett Children's Shelter can help

Imagine it. You're the single mother of 14-year old Kara. She ran away yesterday for the third time in a month. You just got a call from the police. They picked Kara up and she's at the Youth Detention Center.

Real-estate appraiser regulation is a failure

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - As soaring home prices set the stage for America's great housing meltdown, a critical step in making sure those home sales were a fair deal - the real estate appraisal - was undermined from within.

WaMu Customers in Georgia Get More ATM Locations Customers Have Convenient, Fee-Free Access to Money in More Than 70 CVS/pharmacy Stores

SEATTLE - Washington Mutual, Inc. ("WaMu") (NYSE:WM), one of the nation's leading consumer and small business banking companies, has entered into an agreement with Cardtronics to brand more than 70 ATMs in CVS/pharmacy stores in Georgia. The branded ATMs, which will feature the WaMu logo, transaction screens and printed receipts, will provide surcharge-free cash withdrawals, balance inquires and account transfers, between their primary accounts, to all WaMu customers with either an ATM Card or Debit MasterCard(R). These branded ATMs are owned and operated by Cardtronics.