ANY REASONS AND ALL THE FACTS BEHIND SIKH SHOOTINGS. May Never Be Made Public.
That gunman is dead and there is no trial, so whatever these investigators find out concerning those white supremacist movements may remain a secret.

ERNESTO REACHES LAND. Blowing Across The Yucatan Peninsula.
Hurricane Ernesto weakens into a tropical storm, but moves across the Mexican resort region and is expected to resume hurricane strength when it continues towards the sea.

EGYPT FIRES INTO SINAI. Suspected Islamic Militants.

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today said that, according to reports it has received, Syria is experiencing critical shortages in medicines and pharmaceutical products.

“The recent escalation of clashes had resulted in substantial damages to the pharmaceutical plants located in rural Aleppo, Homs and Rural Damascus, where 90 per cent of the country’s plants were located,” a WHO spokesperson, Tarik Jasarevic, told reporters in Geneva today. “Many of these plants had now closed down, thus resulting in a critical shortage of medicines.”

216 BC Hannibal Barca wins his greatest victory over the Romans at Cannae.
47 BC Caesar defeats Pharnaces at Zela in Syria and declares, "veni, vidi, vici,"
1552 The treaty of Passau gives religious freedom to German Protestants.
1553 An invading French army is destroyed at the Battle of Marciano in Italy.
1589 During France's religious war, a monk stabs and kills King Henry II.
1776 The Continental Congress makes the Declaration of Independence.
1802 Napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed "Consul for Life" by the French Senate.

NY Department of Health will be conducting aerial larviciding via a low-flying helicopter to help prevent West Nile Virus today, 8/7/12 through 8/9/12 from DAWN TO DUSK daily in Bronx zip codes 10464, 10475.

While three days are allotted for this activity, the application may be completed in less time. In the event of inclement weather, spraying may occur during the same hours thru 8/10/12. For more information, visit http://on.nyc.gov/O2Xl3v or call 311.

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Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe joined Courts of Dreams Foundation Chairman Natasha Cornstein, former New York Knick Larry Johnson, and children from the West Bronx Recreation Center, Mosholu Montefiore Community Center, Riverdale Neighborhood House and Kingsbridge Heights Community Center, to cut the ribbon on a $162,000 renovation at Van Cortlandt Park’s Classic Playground basketball courts. After the ribbon cutting, the New York Knicks Groove Truck hosted a basketball clinic for children attending the event.

WHY WOULD ARMY VETERAN KILLS SIX INSIDE A SIKH TEMPLE? Hate Music, Really?
Investigators are not certain, but Wade Michael Page said he wanted to see his white supremacist views moved forward with actions.

COURTS DETERMINE FATE OF ARIZONA MASS SHOOTING SUSPECT. Life In Prison?
Defense attorneys and prosecutors must convince the court that Jared Loughner is mentally fit for the sentence.

HUSBAND ACCUSED OF SHOOTING HIS WIFE IN HOSPITAL BED. Day In Court.
Investigators await autopsy results that could determine the attempted aggravated murder charge against John Wise.

Marking the 67th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged countries to work together to eliminate the threat of nuclear weapons and stressed the importance of honoring victims and survivors by sharing their stories with new generations.

“The tragedy in Hiroshima decades ago continues to resonate today,” Mr. Ban said in a message to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony, honoring those killed when an atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city on 6 August 1945, during the closing stages of the Second World War.