Death toll from Portugal landslides rises to 40 (AP)

AP - Rescue workers dug frantically Sunday to free cars and homes buried under heaps of caked mud in Madeira, after torrential flash floods and mudslides killed at least 40 people on the popular Portuguese island.

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Death toll from Portugal landslides rises to 40
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Senate reaches deal on $2B ‘clunkers’ refill (AP)

AP - The Senate reached a deal on saving the dwindling “cash for clunkers” program late Wednesday, agreeing to vote on a plan that would add $2 billion to the popular rebate program and give car shoppers until Labor Day to trade in their gas-guzzlers for a new ride.

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