http://mobile.reuters.com Copyright 2008 Reuters en-us Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:30:53 -0400 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/images/small/logo.png http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/Category/CUSN?src=RSS-USN http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CUSN/ndomesticNews_uUSN0244472220080704?src=RSS-USN LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Exhausted California firefighters worked on Friday to contain two wildfires threatening homes along the coast before sundown, when shifting winds were expected to give the blazes more power. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:54:16 +0000 2008-07-04T235416Z_01_N02444722_RTRUKOC_0_US-CALIFORNIA-FIRES.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CUSN/ndomesticNews_uUSN04258320080704?src=RSS-USN NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. defending champion Joey Chestnut won the annual Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on Friday by downing 64 hot dogs in a competition that stretched into a first-ever overtime. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:51:29 +0000 2008-07-04T205129Z_01_N042583_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-HOTDOGS.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CUSN/ndomesticNews_uUSN0925741720080704?src=RSS-USN WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Every year Chuck Geyer and his three children truck boxes upon boxes of their plump, juicy strawberries, raspberries and other produce to a bustling Saturday farmers market near Washington. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:31:57 +0000 2008-07-04T123157Z_01_N09257417_RTRUKOC_0_US-FOOD-USA-FARMERSMARKET.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CUSN/ndomesticNews_uUSPIC45500320080704?src=RSS-USN WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new strain of West Nile virus is spreading better and earlier across the United States, and may thrive in hot American summers, researchers said on Thursday. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:46:44 +0000 2008-07-04T154644Z_01_PIC455003_RTRUKOC_0_US-NEW-WEST-NILE-VIRUS.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CUSN/ndomesticNews_uUSL0424508920080704?src=RSS-USN GENEVA (Reuters) - Food safety experts agreed for the first time on the qualities defining a tomato, in a first step toward an international code on preventing fruit and vegetable contamination. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:41:27 +0000 2008-07-04T174127Z_01_L04245089_RTRUKOC_0_US-TRADE-FOOD-SAFETY.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CUSN/ndomesticNews_uUSN0341320820080704?src=RSS-USN SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - Three U.S. defense contractors freed after five years as rebel-held hostages in Colombia are in good health and could go home within a few days, U.S. Army doctors said Thursday. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:54:01 +0000 2008-07-04T005401Z_01_N03413208_RTRUKOC_0_US-COLOMBIA-HOSTAGES-AMERICANS.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CUSN/ndomesticNews_uUSN2631974620080704?src=RSS-USN LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - For years Hollywood's paparazzi have hounded celebrities, but now -- with help from local politicians, a lawyer in the Monica Lewinsky case, and even Malibu surfers -- they are the ones feeling the heat. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:20:03 +0000 2008-07-04T122003Z_01_N26319746_RTRUKOC_0_US-PAPARAZZI.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CUSN/ndomesticNews_uUSCOL45160520080704?src=RSS-USN NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Breast reconstruction after cancer surgery can have lasting benefits for women's psychological well-being and body image, a new study suggests. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:12:47 +0000 2008-07-04T151247Z_01_COL451605_RTRUKOC_0_US-BREAST-RECONSTRUCTION.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CUSN/ndomesticNews_uUSN0326774720080704?src=RSS-USN LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Thomas Beatie, who was born a woman but after surgery and hormone treatment lives as a man, has given birth to a girl at an Oregon hospital, People magazine reported on Thursday. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:15:35 +0000 2008-07-04T001535Z_01_N03267747_RTRUKOC_0_US-TRANSGENDER-BIRTH.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CUSN/ndomesticNews_uUSN0327184520080703?src=RSS-USN WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some 2,200 U.S. Marines battling insurgents in southern Afghanistan have had their tour of duty extended by 30 days, U.S. officials said on Thursday. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:43:18 +0000 2008-07-03T204318Z_01_N03271845_RTRUKOC_0_US-AFGHAN-USA-MARINES.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CUSN/ndomesticNews_uUSN0325409520080704?src=RSS-USN WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department's system to prevent snooping into passport records has many weaknesses, according to a government investigation that was released on Thursday and was launched after workers improperly peeked into the files of three presidential candidates. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:09:45 +0000 2008-07-04T130945Z_01_N03254095_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-SECURITY-PASSPORTS.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CUSN/ndomesticNews_uUSN0330716520080704?src=RSS-USN LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Larry Harmon, the alter ego behind Bozo the Clown for more than 50 years, died on Thursday of congestive heart failure at age 83, his spokesman said. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:03:31 +0000 2008-07-04T050331Z_01_N03307165_RTRUKOC_0_US-BOZO.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CUSN/ndomesticNews_uUSN0329430120080704?src=RSS-USN NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge's order to Google Inc to turn over YouTube user data to Viacom Inc sparked an outcry on Thursday from privacy advocates in the midst of a legal showdown over video piracy. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:56:37 +0000 2008-07-04T195637Z_01_N03294301_RTRUKOC_0_US-GOOGLE-VIACOM.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CUSN/ndomesticNews_uUSN0329847520080703?src=RSS-USN WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. sprinter Tim Montgomery, an Olympic gold medalist now banned from the sport, pleaded guilty on Thursday to distributing heroin. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:28:47 +0000 2008-07-03T232847Z_01_N03298475_RTRUKOC_0_US-MONTGOMERY-HEROIN.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CUSN/ndomesticNews_uUSN0326774720080703?src=RSS-USN LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Thomas Beatie, who was born a woman but after surgery and hormone treatment lives as a man, has given birth to a girl at an Oregon hospital, People magazine reported on Thursday. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:32:19 +0000 2008-07-03T223219Z_01_N03267747_RTRUKOC_0_US-TRANSGENDER-BIRTH.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CUSN/ndomesticNews_uUSN0327672620080703?src=RSS-USN MIAMI (Reuters) - The call girl linked to the sex scandal that prompted the resignation of then-New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer in March has dropped a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:31:44 +0000 2008-07-03T223144Z_01_N03276726_RTRUKOC_0_US-DUPRE-LAWSUIT.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CUSN/ndomesticNews_uUSN0329385020080703?src=RSS-USN WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. trade court on Thursday rejected an importer's claim that differing tariff rates for men's gloves amounted to unconstitutional sex discrimination, in a case closely watched by the fashion industry. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:08:12 +0000 2008-07-03T220812Z_01_N03293850_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-TRADE-SEX.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CUSN/ndomesticNews_uUSN0329673620080703?src=RSS-USN WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nebraska Beef Ltd expanded its voluntary recall of material used in making ground beef to 5.3 million lbs, 10 times the initial recall, because it may contain disease-causing bacteria, the U.S. government said on Friday. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:54:55 +0000 2008-07-03T215455Z_01_N03296736_RTRUKOC_0_US-BEEF-RECALL.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CUSN/ndomesticNews_uUSN0244472220080703?src=RSS-USN LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A massive, out-of-control wildfire bearing down on the scenic coastal town of Big Sur was exhibiting "extreme fire behavior" that had authorities fearing for nearly 1,800 homes and businesses in its path and ordering residents to get out. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:53:29 +0000 2008-07-03T215329Z_01_N02444722_RTRUKOC_0_US-CALIFORNIA-FIRES.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CUSN/ndomesticNews_uUSN0327809320080703?src=RSS-USN LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The wildfires near Santa Barbara, California, continued on Thursday to be a threat to 220-kilovolt transmission lines owned by Southern California Edison after causing about 100,000 customers to lose power on Wednesday night, SCE and the California Independent System Operator said. 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