U.S. Top News: Fugitive Snowden slips out of Moscow airport for 'secure' base

	Click to View in Browser 08/1/2013 Fugitive Snowden slips out of Moscow airport for 'secure' base MOSCOW (Reuters) - Fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden slipped quietly out of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport on Thursday after Russia granted him temporary asylum, ending more than a month in limbo in the transit area. Kansas meatpacker recalls 50,100 pounds of ground beef (Reuters) - A Kansas meatpacker has recalled 50,100 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with the E. coli bacteria, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said. Iraq war logs in Manning case 'hit us in the face': U.S. officer (This story was corrected in paragraph 8 and 9 to reflect that Gen. Carr was referring to a claim by the Taliban and said that the Afghan's name was not in Manning's material) Military judge weighs sentencing for Manning in WikiLeaks case FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - A military judge on Thursday will continue to weigh arguments on how long to imprison Bradley Manning for releasing a huge amount of classified U.S. data through the WikiLeaks website. Government requests for Twitter users' data on the rise SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter is under increasing pressure from governments around the world to release user's private information, with requests rising 40 percent in the first six months of the year, the microblogging company said Wednesday in its semi-annual transparency report. Chrysler's July U.S. sales rise 11 percent but miss estimates DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC on Thursday said its U.S. vehicle sales in July rose 11 percent from a year ago, but the results fell short of analysts' projections. Midnight weddings as two U.S. states legalize gay marriage MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Surrounded by nearly 1,000 people in the marble rotunda of Minneapolis City Hall, Margaret Miles and Cathy ten Broeke were the first gay couple to tie the knot in Minnesota, one of two states where same-sex marriage became legal on Thursday. Victims may speak as Cleveland abductor is sentenced to life in prison CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Three women imprisoned for a decade in a Cleveland home may speak of their abuse in person, via video or through representatives on Thursday at a court hearing where their abductor is expected to be formally sentenced to life in prison. Congress finally votes to cut student loan interest rates WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. college students will likely pay a reduced interest rate of 3.86 percent on their student loans for the new school year, after lawmakers on Wednesday finally passed a compromise bill that would reverse a recent rate hike. U.S.-Russia ties won't suffer over Snowden: senior Kremlin official NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia (Reuters) - Ties between Russia and the United States will not suffer because of the "relatively insignificant" case of fugitive former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden, a senior Kremlin official said on Thursday. Related Video Market Pulse: Low BoE rates for longer? Yes. More QE? No U.S. Morning Call: Profit & a deadline for Time Warner Cable Great Debate The real student loan crisis Rebuilding America's high-wage economy 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