More flooding problems for people in the Midwest
A massive sandbagging effort is underway at levees points in Iowa, Missouri and Illinois mainly along the Mississippi River. The federal government predicts that 27 levees could potentially overflow along the Mississippi River.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/Weather/wireStory?id=5181181
www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/06/17/midwest.flooding/index.html
CORN PRICES JUMPING TO NEAR $8 DOLLARS A BUSHEL mainly over concerns that Midwest flooding will sharply reduce this year's U.S. crop.
www.kansascity.com/382/story/666046.html
Same sex marriage became legal in California at 5 p.m. yesterday. However, California voters will have the final say in November.
www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=140758
Tomatoes from northern Florida and now Mexico's Baja California have been cleared of suspicion in the outbreak of salmonella-tainted tomatoes. Grape tomatoes, cherry tomatoes and tomatoes sold with the vine still attached seem to be safe. www.onenewsnow.com/Headlines/Default.aspx?id=140478
Coffee drinkers unite: New research shows middle-aged adults who drink a few cups of coffee every day have a lower risk of dying from heart disease than people who don't drink coffee.Among women, those who drank at least two to three cups per day were one-quarter to one-third less likely to have fatal heart problems or stroke than women who did not drink coffee. The findings are published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080616/hl_nm/coffee_health_refile_dc
Pro-family law firms are weighing in with the U.S. Supreme Court on a case that could determine how much profanity viewers have to tolerate from over-the-air television broadcasts. The Supreme Court will consider a lawsuit later this year filed by CBS and FOX Television. www.onenewsnow.com/Legal/Default.aspx?id=135396
The recipes have been submitted…now let the voting again.
It’s Obama vs McCain (Michelle Obama vs Cindy McCain) .
Family Circle Magazine’s Potential First Lady back-off is underway.
Which way the ‘cookie crumbles’ could indicate the outcome of the presidential race.
In the past four presidential elections, Family Circle readers have successfully predicted who would be America's next first lady by favoring her recipe in the bakeoff. www.familycircle.com/
You can place your vote online at
www.parents.com/app/voting/index.jsp?id=/templatedata/parents/voting/data/1211208167842.xml&sid=1
SPORTS:
MLB: Willie Randolph is out as manager of the New York Mets, fired two and a half months into a disappointing season.
Tiger Woods wins (in sudden death) at the US Open.
(NBA Finals) Game 6 Celtics and Lakers tonight in Boston. Boston leading the series 3 games to two.
College Basketball: Ty Lawson, Wayne Ellington and Danny Green will be back at Carolina after withdrawing from the NBA draft.
