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Robert D. Church Jr. has earned the designation certified forensic accountant from the American College of Forensic Examiners International. Church also is certified in financial forensics from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

The bankruptcy of Little Rock-based Affiliated Foods Southwest Inc. has wiped out about $34 million in investments held by more than 600 employees or members of the cooperative.

New hope for the economy just gave the stock market its best July in 20 years. Investors placed big bets over the last month that the profit machine at U.S. companies will continue to rev higher and that the longest recession since World War II is finally easing its grip. If that turns out to be wrong, the huge gains of July mean there will be an even bigger price to pay if companies don’t deliver.

Vicksburg Area Job Fair: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Vicksburg Convention Center, 1600 Mulberry St., Vicksburg.

MANILA (Reuters) – Corazon Aquino of the Philippines, whose ouster of one of the 20th Century’s most corrupt dictators made her a global icon of democracy, died on Saturday after a 16-month battle against colon cancer. She was 76.

The University of Memphis will receive a $2 million Defense Department earmark to train nursing students to treat battlefield injuries and another $1.5 million to develop sensors for detecting battlefield dangers.

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in the newly renovated Hancock County, Mississippi, courthouse.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats pushed forward healthcare reform legislation in a key congressional panel on Friday but the battle over President Barack Obama’s top domestic policy goal looked ready to move outside Washington as lawmakers prepared for a month-long break.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Bombs near five Shi’ite mosques killed at least 28 people across Baghdad on Friday, police said, and Iraqis blamed local forces now taking over from U.S. soldiers for failing to protect them.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats pushed healthcare reform legislation forward in a key congressional panel on Friday but the battle over President Barack Obama’s top policy goal looked ready to move outside Washington as lawmakers prepared for a month-long break.