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2010-09-02 04:32	AP Top News	Oudin, Roddick lose and Azarenka falls at US Open NEW YORK (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. Victoria Azarenka and Melanie Oudin said goodbye to Flushing Meadows in starkly different manners Wednesday - Azarenka, a concussion victim collapsing on the overheated court and Oudin a straight-set loser to a player who cared little about the 18-year-old's dreams of a fairy tale repeat....
2010-09-02 04:22	AFP	Evacuations start as Hurricane Earl closes in on US 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 04:20	Reuters UK	UPDATE 2-Capgemini buys majority stake in Brazil IT group
2010-09-02 04:17	AP Top News	Bernanke testifying to crisis inquiry panel WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is set to appear before a panel investigating the financial crisis to give his take on the meltdown and his views on potential systemwide risks posed by large financial institutions. Bernanke led the economy through the tumultuous months of the most severe recession since the 1930s, as the Federal Reserve took extraordinary measures to inject hundreds of billions into the battered financial system....
2010-09-02 04:05	Reuters UK	Apple's big reveal
2010-09-02 04:02	AP Top News	Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation WASHINGTON (AP) - Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug. The Justice Department and the company said Wednesday in a statement it will plead guilty to one misdemeanor charge of "misbranding," in which the company's marketing led physicians to use Botox for unapproved uses. Those included the treatment of headache, pain, spasticity and cerebral palsy in children....
2010-09-02 04:02	AP Top News	Roddick upset by Tipsarevic in 2nd round of Open NEW YORK (AP) - Andy Roddick found it infuriating that a lineswoman who called him for a foot fault was wrong about which of his shoes touched the line. The 2003 U.S. Open champion had much bigger problems Wednesday night at Flushing Meadows, though, and bowed out in the second round with a 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (4) loss to 44th-ranked Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia, whose go-for-broke style paid off with 66 winners....
2010-09-02 03:50	Reuters UK	ECB to extend liquidity lifeline
2010-09-02 03:47	AFP	Evacuations start as Hurricane Earl closes in on US 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 03:47	AP Top News	Some bunker down, some flee as Earl approaches US BUXTON, N.C. (AP) - Tourists were largely gone from North Carolina's Outer Banks, but those resolute residents who stayed behind say they were prepared Thursday to potentially face down the most powerful hurricane to threaten the coast in years. Hurricane Earl with winds swirling at around 140 mph continued to barrel toward the Eastern Seaboard 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....
2010-09-02 03:47	AP Top News	Chicago police chief criticized for 'gang summit' CHICAGO (AP) - The idea seemed simple though bold: Call reputed gang leaders to a meeting with top police and federal prosecutors and deliver an ultimatum to end killings in the nation's third-largest city. But Chicago police Superintendent Jody Weis is facing mounting criticism for holding a so-called "gang summit" last month, even though several police departments across the country have relied on that approach for decades to help reduce crime....
2010-09-02 03:47	AP Top News	Fired aide to ex-Mo. gov runs for gov's dad's seat SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - It's been three years since Scott Eckersley was fired after pointing out that his then-boss, former Gov. Matt Blunt, and others in Blunt's administration should not be deleting certain e-mails because they belonged to the public record. Now after a $500,000 settlement for a wrongful termination and defamation lawsuit against the state, the former legal adviser in the governor's office is using some of that money to run for a seat long held by Blunt's father, outgoing U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt....
2010-09-02 03:45	Reuters UK	Cricket-Warne calls for life bans if match-fixing proved
2010-09-02 03:42	AFP	Abbas, Netanyahu to relaunch peace talks WASHINGTON (AFP) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders are set to resume direct talks on Thursday, seeking to clinch an elusive peace deal for the Middle East within a year against a backdrop of renewed violence. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 03:42	AFP	Stalled funding hits Pakistan aid effort: UN RALEIGH, North Carolina (AFP) - Thousands of people evacuated North Carolina's barrier islands as a strengthened Hurricane Earl threatened to pound large areas of the US East Coast with heavy winds and rough seas. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 03:42	AP Top News	Risks remain with Gulf well cap coming off NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The image of thick crude gushing from a blown-out oil well a mile beneath the Gulf of Mexico was turned off when a tightly fitting cap was secured on top a month-and-a-half ago. Engineers weren't expecting that sight again Thursday when they planned to delicately remove the cap as a prelude to raising the massive piece of equipment underneath that failed to prevent the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history....
2010-09-02 03:42	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 03:42	AP Top News	Bernanke testifying to crisis inquiry panel WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is set to appear before a panel investigating the financial crisis to give his take on the meltdown and his views on potential systemwide risks posed by large financial institutions. Bernanke led the economy through the tumultuous months of the most severe recession since the 1930s, as the Federal Reserve took extraordinary measures to inject hundreds of billions into the battered financial system....
2010-09-02 03:40	Reuters UK	Cricket-Australia test squad to tour India
2010-09-02 03:35	Reuters UK	ECB to extend liquidity lifeline amid uneven recovery
2010-09-02 03:32	AFP	European firms in China urge level playing field See Only Top Stories From:...
2010-09-02 03:30	Reuters UK	The Brazilians are coming
2010-09-02 03:30	Reuters UK	SAS plans first same-sex wedding in air
2010-09-02 03:30	Reuters UK	Roman lantern found in farmer's field
2010-09-02 03:30	Reuters UK	Gettysburg casino plan divides opinion
2010-09-02 03:25	Reuters UK	Factbox: The major issues
2010-09-02 03:25	Reuters UK	Key players in the peace talks
2010-09-02 03:25	Reuters UK	What next after the talks?
2010-09-02 03:25	Reuters UK	Hamas claims responsibility for attack
2010-09-02 03:22	AP Top News	Risks remain with Gulf well cap coming off Risks remain with Gulf well cap coming offNEW ORLEANS (AP) - Engineers don't expect to see another gusher when they delicately remove a cap on the blown-out Gulf of Mexico well that spawned the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. The planned removal of the cap Thursday is a prelude to raising the massive blowout preventer that failed to prevent the disaster....
2010-09-02 03:17	AP Top News	Israelis, Palestinians resume direct 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 03:17	AP Top News	Democrats fight to stay in office amid backlash McGREGOR, Texas (AP) - Rep. Chet Edwards, an imperiled Democrat deep in the heart of Republican territory, finds exiting American Legion Post No. 273 slow going. Supporters and well-wishers keep stopping him. The wife of a World War II veteran hugs him. Several men line up to shake his hand. Another woman talks to him for about 10 minutes, thanking him for his work on military issues, bringing jobs to this farm and ranching town of about 4,700 and, in her words, thinking for himself....
2010-09-02 03:15	Reuters UK	Foreign secretary's aide quits over gay rumours
2010-09-02 03:12	AP Top News	Israeli, Palestinians resume direct 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 03:10	Reuters UK	China tries to stymie Potash bid
2010-09-02 03:00	Reuters UK	Hays profit slumps, upbeat on job market
2010-09-02 02:55	Reuters UK	Ranting Roddick ousted by Tipsarevic
2010-09-02 02:55	Reuters UK	Concussed Azarenka collapses
2010-09-02 02:55	Reuters UK	History-making Isner looks forward
2010-09-02 02:55	Reuters UK	Ivanovic feels like a top player again
2010-09-02 02:45	Reuters UK	Bank to hold fire as growth cools
2010-09-02 02:45	Reuters UK	Manufacturing growth slows
2010-09-02 02:45	Reuters UK	Lending falls to four-month low
2010-09-02 02:45	Reuters UK	Warne calls for life bans if match-fixing proved
2010-09-02 02:42	AFP	'Animal' Blair's memoirs risk opening old wounds TAUNTON, England (AFP) - Three Pakistan cricket players are facing a grilling over allegations they were involved in a betting scam, amid uncertainty over their role in the rest of the team's tour of England. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 02:35	Reuters UK	DSG Q1 sales get World Cup boost
2010-09-02 02:32	AFP	US charges Pakistan Taliban chief over CIA killings LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) - The death toll from three suicide bombings in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore rose to 31 on Thursday as six people succumbed to their injuries, a rescue official said. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 02:32	AFP	Lahore suicide blast death toll rises to 31 LONDON (AFP) - British newspapers Thursday called the memoirs of former prime minister Tony Blair a good read but said they risk re-opening old wounds in his Labour party just as it struggles to fight back from electoral defeat. Full Story »...
2010-09-02 02:20	Reuters UK	Study: 40 Percent of Consumers Plan to Test Drive an EV
2010-09-02 02:15	Reuters UK	STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Bulgari up on HSBC "overweight"


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