For US Muslims, a 9/11 anniversary like no other (AP)

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:36:27 +0000

AP - American Muslims are boosting security at mosques, seeking help from leaders of other faiths and airing ads underscoring their loyalty to the United States — all ahead of a 9/11 anniversary they fear could bring more trouble for their communities.

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Earl’s biggest damage in Northeast: Business (AP)

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:31:00 +0000

AP - In the end, Earl’s worst damage in New England was to seasonal businesses hoping to end their summer on a high note.

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BP: Crews lifting key device from Gulf face delay (AP)

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:28:53 +0000

AP - BP crews faced delays Saturday as they slowly raised the 300-ton blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, taking care not to damage or drop a key piece of evidence in the spill investigation.

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Minister says Pakistani militants stoking sectarian rift (Reuters)

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:18:02 +0000

Reuters - Pro-Taliban Pakistani militants are trying to create a sectarian rift, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Saturday, as a new wave of violence piled pressure on a government already struggling with a flood crisis.

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Powerful quake causes devastation in New Zealand (AFP)

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:03:10 +0000

AFP - New Zealand’s most destructive earthquake in nearly 80 years caused two billion dollars’ worth of damage Saturday, felling buildings, tearing up roads and sending terrified residents fleeing into the streets.

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Craigslist removes adult services section (AP)

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:58:31 +0000

AP - Craigslist has apparently closed the adult services section of its website, two weeks after 17 state attorneys general demanded it shut down the section.

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Earl slows to tropical storm after hitting Canada (Reuters)

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:42:18 +0000

Reuters - Earl has slowed to a tropical storm, with wind speeds of some 60 knots, or just below 70 mph, the Canadian Hurricane Center said on Saturday.

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Kanye West : ‘I bled hard’ over Swift debacle (AP)

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:32:34 +0000

AP - Hip-hop star Kanye West is still feeling the pain over his trophy grab from Taylor Swift last year — and he’s expressing his pain all over Twitter.

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Woods makes a timely recovery at Deutsche Bank (AP)

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:27:33 +0000

AP - Tiger Woods didn’t miss many shots and didn’t make any bogeys on his way to a 6-under 65 that kept his playoff hopes alive in the Deutsche Bank Championship.

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Nevada candidate touts speedy fix to budget crisis (AP)

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:11:48 +0000

AP - One Nevada gubernatorial hopeful sees a speedy fix to Nevada’s budget crisis.

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