Baghdad blast kills 50

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Description: Hello on this first day of August 2007. I'm Kristin Volk with a UPI top news headline. Fifty people are dead following a fuel tanker explosion in Baghdad today. Sixty are wounded. The tanker was packed with explosives that detonated at a gas station, leaving a 3-foot crater. Witnesses say women and children were lining up near the station to get fuel. Meanwhile, the number of U.S. military deaths in Iraq dropped in July. Seventy-four soldiers were killed last month compared to a 101 in June. Some officials are attributing the decline in deaths to an increase in forces. But a top U.S. commander in the country says it's too early to tell if the lower death toll is a true trend. The U.S. Army has censured a retired three-star general in the wake of Army Ranger and pro football star Pat Tilman's death. Lt. General Philip Kensinger may also have his rank reduced. Kensinger led army operations in Afghanistan after September 11. The Army says he failed to provide proper leadership to the soldiers when Tilman was killed three years ago by friendly fire. Rupert Murdoch's media giant has finally succeeded in purchasing The Wall Street Journal. News Corp. made the deal valued at $5.6 billion after three months of negotiations. The move gives Murdoch the nation's most widely read business newspaper. It's an asset he's coveted for years, but there's fierce opposition from critics who say they're worried about the paper's independence. In a joint statement, News Corp. and Dow Jones said a special committee would be formed to assure editorial integrity and independence of the Journal and its other publications and services. That's all for now. Check out our new special segment called "Alternative ways to look for love" on upi.com today. Thanks for watching.
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