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	Click to View in Browser 07/24/2012 Colorado massacre suspect appears in court looking dazed, sleepy CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) - The man accused of killing 12 people in a shooting rampage at a midnight showing of the new "Batman" film in a Denver suburb made his first court appearance on Monday, looking bleary-eyed and emotionless, his unruly hair dyed shades of orange and red. Michigan lawmakers call for action in Chesapeake-Encana probe (Reuters) - Two Michigan state representatives have called on officials there to step up their investigations into possible collusion between Chesapeake Energy Corp and Encana Corp, following a Reuters report that the energy rivals plotted to avoid bidding against each other in Michigan land deals. Obama unveils form to streamline college aid shopping WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration unveiled a form on Tuesday to help students compare college financial aid offers and better understand how much debt they will incur by the time they graduate. Farmers seen weathering 2012 drought better than in 1988 CHICAGO (Reuters) - Crops are taking a beating in the worst drought since 1988 but most farmers are not sweating like they did 24 years ago when a drought hit as they were just starting to recover from a farm depression that brought down a big slice of the Midwestern economy. Anaheim mayor calls for review of police shootings (Reuters) - The mayor of Anaheim called on Monday for a state and federal review of a police officer's fatal shooting of an apparently unarmed man, an incident that sparked angry demonstrations in the Southern California city over the weekend. In home of Walmart headquarters, voters to weigh alcohol sales LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - A campaign backed by two Walmart heirs seeking to allow retail alcohol sales in the Arkansas county that is home to the company's headquarters has gathered enough signatures to put the question before voters on November 6, officials said on Monday. NCAA sanctions Penn State for Sandusky scandal (Reuters) - The governing body of U.S. college sports on Monday fined Penn State University $60 million and voided its football victories for the past 14 seasons in an unprecedented rebuke for the school's failure to stop coach Jerry Sandusky's sexual abuse of children. Washington must act to avoid damaging economy: Geithner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A wave of tax increases and billions of dollars in automatic spending cuts would cause "a lot of damage" to the fragile economy, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Monday. Sally Ride, first U.S. woman in space, dies at 61 CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Sally Ride, the first U.S. woman to travel into space and an advocate for science education, died on Monday after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, according to her organization, Sally Ride Science. She was 61. Stockton made scant headway in U.S. pre-bankruptcy talks SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Stockton, California, the largest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy, never came close to striking deals with key creditors in talks before it sought court protection, the city disclosed on Friday in documents illustrating its stark choices. Related Video Deadly car bomb strikes Baghdad U.S. Morning Call: Apple, Samsung execs debate patent value Great Debate We need to make campaign finance a civil rights issue A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend