Earl sideswipes NC, takes aim at New England (AP)
AP - A weakening but still dangerous Hurricane Earl steamed toward the gray-shingled cottages and fishing villages of Cape Cod on Friday, disrupting people's vacations on the unofficial final weekend of the short New England summer.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Sep 2010 | 7:58 pm EDT
Steelers' Leftwich likely to miss start of season (AP)
AP - Ben Roethlisberger isn't the only Steelers quarterback who might be out for four weeks.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Sep 2010 | 7:56 pm EDT
Powerful 7.1 quake hits New Zealand's South Island (AP)
AP - A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand's South Island early Saturday and caused widespread damage, but there were just two reports of serious injuries. Looters broke into some damaged shops in Christchurch, police said.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Sep 2010 | 7:52 pm EDT
Cape Cod ready to ride out Earl
A weakening but still dangerous Hurricane Earl steamed toward the gray-shingled cottages and fishing villages of Cape Cod on Friday as North Carolina beckoned tourists to return.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Sep 2010 | 7:41 pm EDT
Hurricane Earl churns north, weaker but still threat (Reuters)
Reuters - A weakened but still dangerous Hurricane Earl churned toward the Massachusetts coast on Friday, en route to Canada's Maritime provinces, after slapping North Carolina with heavy wind and rain.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Sep 2010 | 7:35 pm EDT
Taxpayers likely to face initial loss on GM IPO: sources (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. government is likely to take a loss on General Motors Co in the first offering of the automaker's stock, six people familiar with preparations for the landmark IPO said.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Sep 2010 | 7:33 pm EDT
Tiger struggles to stay in FedEx Cup hunt
Tiger Woods shoots a 1-over 72, while Zach Johnson and Jason Day beat up on the TPC Boston and beat the rain to share the lead at 8 under in the Deutsche Bank Championship on Friday.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Sep 2010 | 7:32 pm EDT
Balloon boy family moves to Florida from Colorado
The family at the center of the balloon boy hoax has moved out of the house where the fateful trip began, leaving Colorado for Florida.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Sep 2010 | 7:17 pm EDT
Crews search for people trapped in New Zealand rubble
Rescue teams were searching for people trapped in the rubble of a major earthquake that caused extensive damage Saturday in Christchurch, New Zealand’s second-largest city.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Sep 2010 | 7:17 pm EDT
Pilot survives plane crash into home near Aurora
It happened at the mobile home on 14071 N. Cessna Street just after noon, according to dispatchers.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Sep 2010 | 7:16 pm EDT
Witness recants statements in Anna Nicole case (AP)
AP - A witness in the Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy trial recanted statements Friday that he saw defendant Howard K. Stern give the celebrity model excessive drugs.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Sep 2010 | 7:12 pm EDT
Commercial pilot sentenced for drug-masking powder (AP)
AP - A former US Airways Express pilot will spend nine months in prison for selling a powdered drink mix over the Internet that he claimed was "100 percent" effective in helping drug-using truck drivers, pilots and train engineers pass federally mandated drug tests.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Sep 2010 | 7:10 pm EDT
AP Interview: Wikipedia founder bullish on news (AP)
AP - Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales believes relief may be in sight for the beleaguered news media industry.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Sep 2010 | 7:09 pm EDT
Clinton: Time is now for Mideast peace (AP)
AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to inject urgency into Israeli-Palestinian peace talks Friday, warning the negotiations may be "the last chance for a very long time" to reach an agreement.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Sep 2010 | 7:07 pm EDT
Backer of NYC mosque gave to Hamas-linked charity (AP)
AP - One of the investors in a proposed Islamic center near ground zero is a Long Island medical clinic owner whose expressions of sympathy for Palestinians included a donation to a charity later shut down for links to Hamas.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Sep 2010 | 7:05 pm EDT
Deadly bomb blast rocks rally in Pakistan
A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 54 people in the second major attack this week.
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UPS 747 cargo plane crashes in Dubai
A UPS 747 cargo plane with two crew aboard crashed in Dubai shortly after takeoff Friday, the company said.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Sep 2010 | 6:56 pm EDT
Man in '03 bomb scare sets off airport shutdown
A scientist detained at Miami's airport because of a suspicious item in his luggage had once been charged with illegally transporting bubonic plague, a senior law enforcement official said.
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Ariz. governor says she was wrong about beheadings (AP)
AP - Gov. Jan Brewer rose to national fame defending the state's immigration law and warning of rising violence along the U.S.-Mexico border, including a claim that headless bodies were turning up in the Arizona desert.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Sep 2010 | 6:43 pm EDT
State of emergency follows 7.0 quake in New Zealand (AFP)
AFP - A state of emergency was declared in New Zealand's second largest city Christchurch after a powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck before dawn on Saturday, causing widespread damage.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Sep 2010 | 6:39 pm EDT
Acid victim: Shades, God saved eyes
Bethany Storro doesn't usually wear sunglasses, but she got a surprise paycheck and bought a pair earlier this week. Those sunglasses, she is convinced, saved her eyesight when a woman threw a cup of acid in her face 20 minutes later.Source: CNN.com | 3 Sep 2010 | 6:35 pm EDT
Opinion: Plea to free U.S. hikers in Iran
When the month of Ramadan began, I received a letter from Laura Fattal, the mother of one of the three young American hikers detained in Iran. In it, Fattal appealed to me, the first Muslim scholar she had contacted, to intervene on behalf of her son and his two friends.Source: CNN.com | 3 Sep 2010 | 6:33 pm EDT
Northeast eyes Earl
Hurricane Earl weakened to a Category 1 storm Friday with winds of 85 mph, but the Northeast was still preparing to feel its fury.Source: CNN.com | 3 Sep 2010 | 6:29 pm EDT
Family of copper heiress asks court to protect her
Several relatives of 104-year-old reclusive heiress Huguette Clark went to court Friday, asking for a guardian to protect her. Msnbc.com's Bill Dedman reports.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Sep 2010 | 6:22 pm EDT
Obama to address new economic ideas next Wednesday (Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Friday he would outline new measures next week to boost the U.S. economy, but analysts were skeptical he would be able to deliver a big enough package to lift growth significantly.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Sep 2010 | 6:14 pm EDT
Granderson, Gardner lead Yanks to 7th straight win
Playing without three of the first four hitters in their regular lineup, the New York Yankees put speed up top and scampered for extra bases on each ball in the gap.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Sep 2010 | 6:12 pm EDT
Bomb kills 54 in Pakistan, Taliban threatens U.S. (Reuters)
Reuters - A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 54 people in the second major attack this week and piling pressure on a U.S.-backed government overwhelmed by a flood crisis.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Sep 2010 | 6:11 pm EDT
Buildings crumble as 7.0 quake hits New Zealand
A powerful predawn earthquake hit New Zealand, causing water mains to break and some buildings to crumble, though there were no immediate reports of deaths.Source: CNN.com | 3 Sep 2010 | 6:11 pm EDT
Earthquake of 7.1 magnitude hits New Zealand city (Reuters)
Reuters - A major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city Christchurch early on Saturday, bringing down power lines, ripping up roads and wrecking building facades, but authorities reported no deaths.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Sep 2010 | 6:09 pm EDT
Despite hiring, US unemployment rate seems frozen (AP)
AP - Unemployment is stuck at high levels even though some companies are hiring. The problem, government data show, is that too few jobs are being created for the growing number of people looking for work.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Sep 2010 | 6:09 pm EDT
UPS plane crashes near Dubai, kills 2
A cargo plane has crashed in an uninhabited area near the Dubai airport, according to the official WAM news agency in the United Arab Emirates.Source: CNN.com | 3 Sep 2010 | 5:56 pm EDT
Google settles Buzz privacy lawsuit
Google has settled a lawsuit alleging privacy violations in connection with its Buzz social networking service, according to a court document filed on Friday.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Sep 2010 | 5:52 pm EDT
E. coli outbreak puts focus on meat oversight
The first outbreak linked to a rare strain of E. coli in ground beef is prompting a fresh look at tougher regulations to protect the nation's meat supply.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Sep 2010 | 5:46 pm EDT
Florida love triangle killer sentenced
A Florida judge sentenced Rachel Wade, the 20-year-old woman convicted of second-degree murder for fatally stabbing her romantic rival in a fight last year, to 27 years in prison Friday.Source: CNN.com | 3 Sep 2010 | 5:34 pm EDT
Authorities: Fire at Tenn. mosque site was arson
Federal investigators have decided a suspicious fire that damaged construction equipment at the site of a future mosque in Tennessee was arson.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Sep 2010 | 5:30 pm EDT
Puzzling over Florida's three-way Senate math
If Kendrick Meek gets almost every one of Florida's Democrats, he can win the Senate race. But will that happen in a year in which polls show a GOP edge in voter enthusiasm?
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Sep 2010 | 5:24 pm EDT
Government probes Mariner platform fire (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. government on Friday launched an investigation into Mariner Energy Inc's Gulf of Mexico platform fire, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Sep 2010 | 4:43 pm EDT
Feds bust huge human-trafficking ring
Six job recruiters have been indicted in federal court in what the FBI has called the largest human-trafficking operation ever to result in charges in the United States.Source: CNN.com | 3 Sep 2010 | 4:36 pm EDT
Suicide bomber kills 53 at Shiite rally in Pakistan (AFP)
AFP - At least 53 people were killed and 197 wounded on Friday in a suicide bombing targeting a Shiite Muslim rally in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, police said.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Sep 2010 | 4:29 pm EDT
Madoff investors win $12.74 mln in Merkin case (Reuters)
Reuters - Investors in Gabriel Capital LP, a so-called feeder fund that funneled money to imprisoned swindler Bernard Madoff, were awarded $12.74 million by a panel of three arbitrators, court records show.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Sep 2010 | 4:19 pm EDT
Key evidence being pulled up from BP spill site
The piece of equipment at the center of the investigation into the Deepwater Horizon explosion and spill was being retrieved from a mile below the sea, BP announced Friday.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Sep 2010 | 4:09 pm EDT
Newsweek: Did the World Cup wreck South Africa?
A spending bonanza before the tournament made it look as though the government cares about glitzy showmanship more than its workers. This week their frustration boiled over.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Sep 2010 | 3:47 pm EDT
Roethlisberger suspension reduced to 4 games
Ben Roethlisberger is getting time off for good behavior.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Sep 2010 | 3:00 pm EDT
Employers hire more workers than expected
Private employers hired more workers than expected in August, lifting hopes for the weak U.S. economy, but the nation’s unemployment rate rose for the first time in four months.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Sep 2010 | 2:20 pm EDT
Your hair knows when you're going to keel over
So stressed out you feel like pulling out your hair? Save a few strands for the doctor. It could end up saving your life.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Sep 2010 | 12:21 pm EDT
Scientists find recipe for water in space
European scientists say they've figured out the recipe for water in space: Just add starlight.Source: CNN.com | 3 Sep 2010 | 11:41 am EDT
U.S. court backs 'Ladies Night' promotions
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25 drug suspects die in shootout
A shootout between soldiers and suspected drug dealers in northeast Mexico left 25 of the suspects dead, the regional military said Thursday.Source: CNN.com | 3 Sep 2010 | 11:18 am EDT
Castro dons uniform for first big speech in years
At 84 and having dusted off his military uniform, Fidel Castro on Friday addressed his first political rally since becoming ill and resigning as president in 2006.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Sep 2010 | 11:16 am EDT
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Life Inc.: Government cuts weigh on job market
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U.S. and Israel spying behind BlackBerry woe: Dubai police (Reuters)
Reuters - Concerns over Israeli access to BlackBerry data, and the use of the device by the United States to spy on the United Arab Emirates are behind the Gulf state's moves to curb the smartphone, Dubai's police chief said.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 3 Sep 2010 | 10:30 am EDT
Newsweek: Latest fire in the Gulf little to do with BP
While the two accidents don't do much to help the image of offshore drilling, they appear to have little in common. The BP disaster took place on a drilling rig that was on the very cutting edge of oil exploration. The rig had previously drilled to the furthest depth ever attained: 35,000 feet.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Sep 2010 | 10:11 am EDT
Mom’s hug revives baby that was pronounced dead
“He’s doing things dead babies don’t do — you might want to come see this!” Kate Ogg told doctors who had declared her premature baby dead. After the Australian mom held him to her body for two hours in a method called “kangaroo care,” the infant stirred to life.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Sep 2010 | 10:04 am EDT
Drugmakers script social media to push meds
It wasn't what you would call a casual get-together. A popular New York blogger attended a brunch with fellow "frazzled moms." They took in tips from a style expert and listened to a nurse extol the virtues of Mirena, a birth control device sold by Bayer Healthcare. The nurse was on Bayer's payroll.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Sep 2010 | 9:44 am EDT
Ex-egg farm workers say complaints ignored
U.S. Agriculture Department employees worked full-time at two Iowa egg farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak, but two former workers said they ignored complaints about conditions at one site.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Sep 2010 | 9:37 am EDT
Newsweek: Worst racial stereotypes in pop culture
Charlie Chan might be getting a new lease on life as a popular character, but some storied depictions of minorities in pop culture haven't aged as well. Below, five of the most dated and stereotyped characters in movies, cartoons, and literature.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Sep 2010 | 8:33 am EDT
Teen accidentally texts sheriff to buy pot
General rule of thumb: when looking to buy marijuana, don't text the sheriff. Authorities said a Helena teen sent out a text message last week in search of pot, but instead of contacting the drug dealer, he hit a wrong number and inadvertently sent the message to Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Sep 2010 | 8:27 am EDT
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Flirting your way to the corner office
Flirting, after all, is one of the oldest tricks in the book. But how do you use it to your professional advantage without crossing the line or inviting unwanted advances?
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Sep 2010 | 7:39 am EDT
Beer chills 200 years under the sea
First there was the discovery of dozens of bottles of 200-year-old champagne, but now salvage divers have recovered what they believe to be the world's oldest beer, taking advertisers' notion of 'drinkability' to another level.Source: CNN.com | 3 Sep 2010 | 6:33 am EDT
Mexican army kills 25 drug suspects near U.S. border
At least 25 drug suspects were killed Thursday in a gunfight with the Mexican army near the U.S. border, military sources said.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 3 Sep 2010 | 12:08 am EDT