Some dig in, others flee coast as Earl nears US
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:18:24 GMT
AP - Hurricane Earl blew toward the Eastern Seaboard on Thursday as a major storm with winds of around 145 mph as forecasters tried to pinpoint exactly how close the strongest gales and heaviest surge would get to North Carolina's fragile chain of barrier islands.
Unemployment claims drop for second straight week
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:10:12 GMT
AP - The number of people requesting unemployment benefits declined for the second straight week, suggesting that the slowing economy isn't prompting widespread job cuts.
Gen. Petraeus calls relationship with Karzai sound
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:40:17 GMT
AP - The top US military commander in Afghanistan says the sometimes strained relationship between the US and Afghan President Hamid Karzai is solid.
Israelis, Palestinians resume direct peace talks
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:39:37 GMT
AP - Seeking to broker a Mideast peace agreement that has eluded U.S. presidents for decades, the Obama administration is overseeing the first direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians in nearly two years.
Discovery Channel hostage-taker hated programming
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:27:03 GMT
AP - A gunman police shot to death after he took hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters said he hated the company's shows such as "Kate Plus 8" because they promote population growth and its environmental programming because it did little to save the planet.
US officers take up posts at Paris airport
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:49:36 GMT
AP - American officers are taking up posts at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport to help identify potential terrorists or other high-risk passengers heading to the United States.
Risks remain with Gulf well cap coming off
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:56:56 GMT
AP - The cap that ended BP's three-month oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico was set to come off Thursday as a prelude to raising a massive, failed piece of equipment and preparing for a final seal on the broken seafloor well.
Bernanke: Shut down banks if they threaten system
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:23:44 GMT
AP - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told a panel investigating the financial crisis that regulators must be ready to shutter the largest institutions if they threaten to bring down the financial system.
Rapper T.I. released from jail after drug arrest
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:19:12 GMT
AP - The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says Grammy-winning rapper T.I. and his wife have been released from jail after his arrest on suspicion of possessing drugs.
Oudin, Roddick lose and Azarenka falls at US Open
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:27:47 GMT
AP - One woman's exit from the U.S. Open was jarring and sudden. Another's came off as sad and not all that surprising.
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