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2010-09-02 10:50	Reuters UK	Ireland signals possible extension of bank guarantee
2010-09-02 10:47	AP Top News	Clinton opens new round of Mideast peace talks WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton formally opened the first direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians in nearly two years on Thursday, imploring the parties to make needed compromises to forge an agreement. At a ceremony in the State Department's ornate Benjamin Franklin room, Clinton said the Obama administration was committed to bringing about a settlement in a year's time. But she stressed that after decades of failed attempts, the heavy lifting must be done by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas....
2010-09-02 10:42	AP Top News	Rapper T.I., wife arrested on drug charges LOS ANGELES (AP) - Grammy-winning rapper T.I., who has a history of drug offenses and is on probation after spending time behind bars on gun charges, was arrested along with his wife after police smelled marijuana coming from their car, authorities said. The rapper was arrested Wednesday night in West Hollywood during a traffic stop, Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy Mark Pope told The Associated Press. Authorities said they smelled a strong marijuana odor but would not say if any other drugs were found in the car....
2010-09-02 10:40	Reuters UK	London Tube strikes go ahead from Monday
2010-09-02 10:22	AFP	NATO air strike kills 10 civilians: Afghan president LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) - The death toll from suicide attacks that targeted a busy procession in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore rose to 31 on Thursday as six people succumbed to their injuries, officials said. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 10:22	AP Top News	Rapper T.I. released from jail after drug arrest LOS ANGELES (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. The 29-year-old rapper and his wife, Tameka Cottle, were taken into custody Wednesday night in West Hollywood after a sheriff's deputy allegedly smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from their car during a traffic stop....
2010-09-02 10:20	Reuters UK	Bernanke cites 'sadness' in letting Lehman fail
2010-09-02 10:17	AFP	Disasters 'scream' call for climate action: UN NEW YORK (AFP) - Andy Murray breezed into the second round of the US Open on Wednesday while ninth seed Andy Roddick and Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych made early exits from the year's last Grand Slam event. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 10:17	AP Top News	Rapper T.I. released from jail after drug arrest LOS ANGELES (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. The 29-year-old rapper and his wife, Tameka Cottle, were taken into custody Wednesday night in West Hollywood after a sheriff's deputy allegedly smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from their car during a traffic stop....
2010-09-02 10:02	AP Top News	US officers take up posts at Paris airport US officers take up posts at Paris airportPARIS (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. Officers from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Immigration Advisory Program joined French airport personnel Thursday. U.S. officers are working at airports in seven other countries under the program....
2010-09-02 10:02	AP Top News	Risks remain with Gulf well cap coming off NEW ORLEANS (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. Engineers and the government were not expecting crude to break out again when the cap is lifted, but the government wasn't offering any guarantees and oil collection vessels were set to be on standby on the surface just in case....
2010-09-02 09:55	Reuters UK	AOL renews Google search agreement
2010-09-02 09:45	Reuters UK	HP ups bid for 3PAR -- 3PAR to end deal with Dell
2010-09-02 09:42	AP Top News	Gen. Petraeus calls relationship with Karzai sound Gen. Petraeus calls relationship with Karzai soundKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The top US military commander in Afghanistan says the sometimes strained relationship between the US and Afghan President Hamid Karzai is solid. Gen. David Petraeus (peh-TRAY'-uhs) says Karzai shares US concerns about corruption in his country. Petraeus acknowledged "friction" over the case of a close Karzai aide arrested this summer in a corruption probe. The aide was released after Karzai intervened....
2010-09-02 09:35	Reuters UK	Avis raises offer for Dollar Thrifty
2010-09-02 09:32	AP Top News	Discovery Channel hostage-taker hated programming SILVER SPRING, Md. (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. Three hostages - two Discovery Communications employees and a security guard - escaped unhurt after the four-hour standoff Wednesday in Silver Spring, just outside the nation's capital. After several hours negotiating with the gunman, tactical officers moved in when authorities monitoring him on building security cameras saw him pull out a handgun and point it at a hostage, Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger said....
2010-09-02 09:32	AP Top News	Risks remain with Gulf well cap coming off Risks remain with Gulf well cap coming offNEW ORLEANS (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. Engineers and the government were not expecting crude to break out again when the cap is lifted, but the government wasn't offering any guarantees and oil collection vessels were set to be on standby on the surface just in case....
2010-09-02 09:32	AP Top News	Bernanke: Shut down banks if they threaten system Bernanke: Shut down banks if they threaten systemWASHINGTON (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. "If the crisis has a single lesson, it is that the too-big-to-fail problem must be solved," Bernanke said Thursday while testifying before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission....
2010-09-02 09:22	AP Top News	Some dig in, others flee coast as Earl nears US BUXTON, N.C. (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. They also were trying to figure out whether the storm would stay offshore as it tracks up the Northeast coast or bring hurricane-force winds to Long Island, the Boston metropolitan area and Cape Cod....
2010-09-02 09:12	AP Top News	Unemployment claims drop for second straight week WASHINGTON (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. New claims for unemployment aid fell last week by 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 472,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists had expected a slight increase, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters....
2010-09-02 09:10	Reuters UK	Potash potential speaks volumes for Sirius
2010-09-02 09:07	AFP	NATO air strike kills 10 civilians: Afghan president LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) - The death toll from suicide attacks that targeted a busy procession in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore rose to 31 on Thursday as six people succumbed to their injuries, officials said. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 09:07	AP Top News	Unemployment claims drop for second straight week WASHINGTON (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. New claims for unemployment aid fell last week by 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 472,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists had expected a slight increase, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters....
2010-09-02 09:07	AP Top News	Bernanke: Shut down banks if they threaten system Bernanke: Shut down banks if they threaten systemWASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is telling a panel investigating the financial crisis that regulators must be ready to shut down the largest institutions if they threaten to bring down the financial system. Bernanke says in testimony for a hearing Thursday: "If the crisis has a single lesson, it is that the too-big-to-fail problem must be solved."...
2010-09-02 08:55	Reuters UK	Karzai condemns air strike as Gates arrives
2010-09-02 08:52	AP Top News	Some dig in, others flee coast as Earl nears US BUXTON, N.C. (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. They also were trying to figure out whether the storm would stay offshore as it tracks up the Northeast coast or bring hurricane-force winds to Long Island, the Boston metropolitan area and Cape Cod....
2010-09-02 08:42	AP Top News	Unemployment claims drop for second straight week Unemployment claims drop for second straight weekWASHINGTON (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. The Labor Department said Thursday that new claims for unemployment aid fell last week by 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 472,000. Economists had expected a slight increase, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters....
2010-09-02 08:42	AP Top News	Israelis, Palestinians resume direct peace talks WASHINGTON (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. After a day and evening in White House talks with President Barack Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sit down together Thursday for the first of what American officials hope will be a series of meetings that lead in a year's time to an agreement on the creation of a Palestinian state....
2010-09-02 08:42	AP Top News	Discovery Channel hostage-taker hated programming SILVER SPRING, Md. (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. Three hostages - two Discovery Communications employees and a security guard - escaped unhurt after the four-hour standoff Wednesday in Silver Spring, just outside the nation's capital. After several hours negotiating with the gunman, tactical officers moved in when authorities monitoring him on building security cameras saw him pull out a handgun and point it at a hostage, said Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger....
2010-09-02 08:40	Reuters UK	Burger King buyout seen at $24/share - report
2010-09-02 08:32	AP Top News	Discovery Channel hostage-taker hated programming SILVER SPRING, Md. (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. Three hostages - two Discovery Communications employees and a security guard - escaped unhurt after the four-hour standoff Wednesday in Silver Spring, just outside the nation's capital. After several hours negotiating with the gunman, tactical officers moved in when authorities monitoring him on building security cameras saw him pull out a handgun and point it at a hostage, said Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger....
2010-09-02 08:25	Reuters UK	Russia warns speculators after food prices rise
2010-09-02 08:22	AFP	Stalled funding hits Pakistan aid effort: UN RALEIGH, North Carolina (AFP) - Hurricane Earl quickly closed in on a large part of the US east coast on Thursday, as tens of thousands of people fled North Carolina's barrier islands to avoid dangerous winds and surf. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 08:22	AFP	Hurricane Earl closes in on US East Coast SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Apple has launched a music-centered social network at iTunes and unveiled slick new iPod and Apple TV gadgets that promised to win the iconic company more devotees. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 08:22	AFP	Pakistan mourns triple bombing as death toll rises BERLIN (AFP) - Samsung unveiled on Thursday what the South Korean electronics giant hopes will be a major rival to Apple's highly successful iPad tablet PC. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 08:15	Reuters UK	Bankruptcy change eyed
2010-09-02 08:15	Reuters UK	Banks flock to park cash at ECB
2010-09-02 08:15	Reuters UK	Move to ease bank failure blow
2010-09-02 08:02	AP Top News	Rapper T.I., wife arrested on drug charges LOS ANGELES (AP) - Grammy-winning rapper T.I., who is still on probation after spending time behind bars on gun charges, was arrested along with his wife on drug charges after police smelled alleged marijuana coming from their car, authorities said. The Wednesday night arrests for possession of a controlled substance occurred in West Hollywood during a traffic stop, Los Angeles sheriff's deputy Mark Pope told The Associated Press....
2010-09-02 07:57	AP Top News	Some dig in, others flee coast as Earl nears US BUXTON, N.C. (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. They also were trying to figure out whether the storm would stay offshore as it tracks up the Northeast coast or bring hurricane-force winds to Long Island, the Boston metropolitan area and Cape Cod....
2010-09-02 07:50	Reuters UK	U.S. delays Web traffic rules by seeking more comment
2010-09-02 07:45	Reuters UK	Hawking - creation was godless
2010-09-02 07:45	Reuters UK	Wheat genome work just at initial stage
2010-09-02 07:45	Reuters UK	Space detector could find anti-universe
2010-09-02 07:45	Reuters UK	Climate panel urged to stick to science
2010-09-02 07:40	Reuters UK	Apple TV a first step for more ambitious plans?
2010-09-02 07:35	Reuters UK	Pakistan trio requested to be dropped from tour
2010-09-02 07:32	AFP	Abbas, Netanyahu to relaunch peace talks WASHINGTON (AFP) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders were to resume direct talks on Thursday, seeking to clinch an elusive peace deal for the Middle East within a year despite deep skepticism and fresh violence. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 07:32	AFP	Hurricane Earl closes in on US East Coast SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Apple has launched a music-centered social network at iTunes and unveiled slick new iPod and Apple TV gadgets that promised to win the iconic company more devotees. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 07:32	AP Top News	Some bunker down, some flee as Earl approaches US BUXTON, N.C. (AP) - Hurricane Earl was barreling toward the Eastern Seaboard on Thursday with winds swirling at around 145 mph and forecasters were trying to pinpoint exactly how close the strongest winds and heaviest surge would get to North Carolina's fragile chain of barrier islands. They also were trying to figure out whether the storm would stay off the Northeast coast or bring hurricane-force winds to Long Island, the Boston metropolitan area and Cape Cod....


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