Man Accused of Extorting Blacksone Executive Blames Firm (New York Times)
A man accused of trying to extort millions of dollars from his son-in-law, an executive of the Blackstone Group , on Wednesday blamed the private equity firm for his "malicious" arrest and charges, Reuters reported.

Man accused in extortion scheme blames Blackstone (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A man accused of trying to extort millions of dollars from his son-in-law, an executive of the Blackstone Group LP , on Wednesday blamed the private equity firm for his "malicious" arrest and charges.

Excitement begins to build in Blue Springs for TV game (The Kansas City Star)
Just judging from the innocuous ticket information posting on the Blue Springs South web site --- an update that briefly explains there is a varsity football game at 11 a.m. Sunday and tickets are on sale — that is no way to gauge the true excitement.

New TV Ad to be Aired During DNC Convention by Florida Stealth 'Gay Rights' Group in Florida is Both Factually Wrong ... (Christian News Wire)
ORLANDO, Aug. 25 / Christian Newswire / -- Florida Red and Blue, a political committee and front group for a coalition of homosexual groups opposing Amendment 2, has released a TV ad which is both factually wrong and attempts to mislead and scare senior citizens.

St Pats into Group 10 league grand final (Lithgow Mercury)
Bathurst will host its second consecutive Group 10 grand final next week — but this time around the town will be covered in blue and white.