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3 billion pounds ($4.8 billion) in damages.
• Abramovich had denied the allegations.
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• TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Mitt Romney introduced himself to the nation at the Republican National Convention on Thursday night, vowing to not raise taxes on the middle class and tackling social issues such as gay marriage and abortion.
• The GOP presidential nominee made a triumphant entrance into the convention hall, walking slowly down the aisle and shaking hands with dozens of delegates. The hall erupted in cheers when he reached the stage and he waved to his shouting, chanting supporters before beginning to speak.
• "I accept your nomination for president," he said as the crowd roared in approval.
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• NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Isaac crawled into the nation's midsection early Friday, leaving a soggy mess in Louisiana. Neighborhoods were underwater, and many homes that stayed dry didn't have lights, air conditioning or clean water.
• It will be a few days before the soupy brown water recedes and people who live in flooded neighborhoods can return home. The city, spared any major damage, lifted its curfew and returned to its usual liveliness, although it was dampened by heavy humidity.
• "I have a battery-operated fan. This is the only thing keeping me going," said Rhyn Pate, a food services worker who sat under the eaves of a porch with other renters, making the best of the circumstances. "And a fly swatter to keep the bugs off me -- and the most important thing, insect repellent."
• The heat was getting to Marguerite Boudreaux, 85, in Gretna, a suburb of New Orleans.
• "I have a daughter who is an invalid and then my husband is 90 years old, so he's slowing down a lot," she said, red in the face as she stood in the doorway of her house, damp and musky from the lack of air conditioning.
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