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1.Rest for Supreme¹ Court nominee² Sonia Sotomayor after three days of questioning by senators. She won praise from Democrats³ and Republicans, but some lawmakers questioned speeches and writings on the role of a judge. A vote to confirm could come before the August recess⁴.

2.In New Jersey⁵, two police officers are critically wounded during a shootout. Three other officers treated and released. It happened during a police stakeout of two armed robbery suspects who were both killed.

3.Local Taliban commanders are threatening to kill an American soldier unless the military stops air-strikes in parts of Afghanistan. The soldier disappeared from his post with no explanation.

4.Chicago's iconic Sears Tower is now the Willis Tower, named for a London-based insurance broker⁶ that snared⁷ the naming rights and space in the building. Original tenant⁸, Sears Roebuck and Co. moved out years ago but the name stuck.