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2010-09-01 23:32	AP Top News	Earl strengthens some as it nears East Coast Earl strengthens some as it nears East CoastMIAMI (AP) - Forecasters say Hurricane Earl's winds gusted even stronger as the powerful storm steamed toward the Eastern Seaboard. The National Hurricane Center says maximum sustained winds late Wednesday were about 140 mph (220 kph), making it a Category 4 hurricane....
2010-09-01 23:20	Reuters UK	UPDATE 1-BP to remove equipment at Gulf well by Sunday
2010-09-01 23:20	Reuters UK	PREVIEW-Tennis-U.S. Open crowd eagerly awaits Federer encore
2010-09-01 23:20	Reuters UK	Falling sales force Burger King to put up 'for sale' sign
2010-09-01 23:20	Reuters UK	Couples to join Daly, Norman at Australian Open
2010-09-01 23:17	AP Top News	Dead suspect may be linked to 4 slayings in Calif. VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) - A murder suspect who led officers on a high-speed chase with his dead girlfriend in the passenger seat is a central figure in the investigation of at least four killings, authorities said Wednesday. Efren Valdemoro, 38, was shot and killed by California Highway Patrol officers Tuesday night after refusing to drop a meat cleaver, CHP spokesman Sgt. Trent Cross said. A high-speed chase upward of 100 miles per hour for Valdemoro, wanted in the death of a 73-year-old man last weekend, ended in a market inside a Richmond strip mall....
2010-09-01 23:07	AFP	Evacuations start as US braces for Hurricane Earl 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 »...
2010-09-01 23:07	AP Top News	Player collapses on court at US Open; Oudin out NEW YORK (AP) - The scene was simply scary: Victoria Azarenka, a 21-year-old on the rise in the WTA rankings, paused about a half-hour into her second-round match Wednesday at the U.S. Open, then staggered, stumbled and collapsed to the court. Azarenka, seeded 10th in the Grand Slam tournament, rolled over to rest her head on her arm, and a trainer rushed over. Someone covered Azarenka's legs with a white towel. She eventually was helped into a wheelchair, her yellow visor askew atop her head, then taken to a hospital, where tests showed she had a mild concussion....
2010-09-01 22:35	Reuters UK	Sinochem hires HSBC regarding Potash options: report
2010-09-01 22:35	Reuters UK	Sinochem hires HSBC regarding Potash options: report
2010-09-01 22:32	AFP	Evacuations start as US braces for Hurricane Earl NEW YORK (AFP) - Andy Murray has plenty of confidence entering the second round of the US Open, but the British fourth seed is not thinking about beating Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer for a Grand Slam title just yet. Full Story »...
2010-09-01 22:32	AP Top News	Police kill gunman who held 3 at Discovery Channel SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - A man who railed against the Discovery Channel's environmental programming for years burst into the company's headquarters with at least one explosive device strapped to his body Wednesday and took three people hostage at gunpoint before police shot him to death, officials said. The hostages - two Discovery Communications employees and a security guard - were unhurt after the four-hour standoff. Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger said tactical officers moved in after officers monitoring the gunman on building security cameras saw him pull out a handgun and point it at a hostage....
2010-09-01 22:32	AP Top News	Dead suspect may be linked to 4 slayings in Calif. VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) - A murder suspect who led officers on a high-speed chase with his dead girlfriend in the passenger seat is a central figure in the investigation of at least four killings, authorities said Wednesday. Efren Valdemoro, 38, was shot and killed by California Highway Patrol officers Tuesday night after refusing to drop a meat cleaver, CHP spokesman Sgt. Trent Cross said. A high-speed chase upward of 100 miles per hour for Valdemoro, wanted in the death of a 73-year-old man last weekend, ended in a market inside a Richmond strip mall....
2010-09-01 22:25	Reuters UK	Pakistan trio meet Commissioner over corruption claims
2010-09-01 22:15	Reuters UK	Oil and stocks rally on strong manufacturing data
2010-09-01 22:15	Reuters UK	A first step for more ambitious plans?
2010-09-01 22:15	Reuters UK	Factbox: Apple TV versus Google TV
2010-09-01 22:15	Reuters UK	Auto sales post weakest August since 1983
2010-09-01 22:10	Reuters UK	France and Italy take Euro road to redemption
2010-09-01 21:57	AFP	Netanyahu sparks 'cautious hope' at peace talks WASHINGTON (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to forge a "historic" peace with the Palestinians Wednesday, injecting cautious hope into US President Barack Obama's long-odds Middle East talks. Full Story »...
2010-09-01 21:42	AP Top News	LHP Chapman's fastball an overnight sensation CINCINNATI (AP) - Sometimes, left-hander Aroldis Chapman can't help but peek. A murmur will go through the crowd when one of his express-lane fastballs smacks the catcher's mitt and the estimated speed is shown in triple-digits on the ballpark scoreboard. The 22-year-old Cuban hears the commotion and can't help but sneak a glance to see what big number has popped up....
2010-09-01 21:35	Reuters UK	Burger King in sale talks - source
2010-09-01 21:35	Reuters UK	Burger King in sale talks: source
2010-09-01 21:32	AP Top News	Obama cautiously hopeful as Mideast talks begin WASHINGTON (AP) - Under the shadow of fresh violence, President Barack Obama solemnly convened the first direct Israeli-Palestinian talks in two years Wednesday, challenging Mideast leaders to seize a fleeting opportunity to deliver peace to a region haunted by decades of hostility. "I am hopeful, cautiously hopeful, but hopeful," Obama said with the leaders of Jordan, Egypt, Israel and the Palestinians beside him in the crowded East Room of the White House. Earlier Obama had met with each individually, and they gathered afterward for dinner....
2010-09-01 21:32	AP Top News	Police kill gunman who held 3 at Discovery Channel SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - A man who railed against the Discovery Channel's environmental programming for years burst into the company's headquarters with at least one explosive device strapped to his body Wednesday and took three people hostage at gunpoint before police shot him to death, officials said. The hostages - two Discovery Communications employees and a security guard - were unhurt after the four-hour standoff. Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger said tactical officers moved in after officers monitoring Lee on building security cameras saw him pull out a handgun and point it at a hostage....
2010-09-01 21:30	Reuters UK	Police end hostage drama at U.S. Discovery Channel
2010-09-01 21:17	AP Top News	Obama cautiously hopeful as Mideast talks begin WASHINGTON (AP) - Under the shadow of fresh violence, President Barack Obama solemnly convened the first direct Israeli-Palestinian talks in two years Wednesday, challenging Mideast leaders to seize a fleeting opportunity to deliver peace to a region haunted by decades of hostility. "I am hopeful, cautiously hopeful, but hopeful," Obama said with the leaders of Jordan, Egypt, Israel and the Palestinians beside him in the crowded East Room of the White House. Earlier Obama had met with each individually, and they gathered afterward for dinner....
2010-09-01 21:17	AP Top News	Police kill gunman who held 3 at Discovery Channel SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - A man who railed against the Discovery Channel's environmental programming for years burst into the company's headquarters with at least one explosive device strapped to his body Wednesday and took three people hostage at gunpoint before police shot him to death, officials said. The hostages - two Discovery Communications employees and a security guard - were unhurt after the four-hour standoff. Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger said tactical officers moved in after officers monitoring Lee on building security cameras saw him pull out a handgun and point it at a hostage....
2010-09-01 21:17	AP Top News	US forces still in fight at end of combat mission HAWIJA, Iraq (AP) - Even as President Barack Obama was announcing the end of combat in Iraq, American soldiers were sealing off a northern village early Wednesday as their Iraqi partners raided houses and arrested dozens of suspected insurgents. While the Obama administration has dramatically reduced the number of troops and rebranded the mission, the operation in Hawija was a reminder that U.S. forces are still engaged in hunting down and killing al-Qaida militants - and could still have to defend themselves against attacks....
2010-09-01 21:17	AP Top News	Island evacuations start as Earl nears East Coast NAGS HEAD, N.C. (AP) - Hurricane Earl steamed toward the Eastern Seaboard on Wednesday as communities from North Carolina to New England kept a close eye on the forecast, worried that even a slight shift in the storm's predicted offshore track could put millions of people in the most densely populated part of the country in harm's way. Vacationers along North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks took advantage of the typical picture-perfect day just before a hurricane arrives to pack their cars and flee inland, cutting short their summer just before Labor Day weekend....
2010-09-01 21:17	AP Top News	Thanks to high-tech, storm track easier to predict WASHINGTON (AP) - Sophisticated computer models that replaced instinct with cold, hard math have helped forecasters predict where a storm like Hurricane Earl is going about twice as accurately as 20 years ago. And last year, they proved it: The three-day forecast was as accurate as the here-it-comes, one-day warning used to be in the 1980s. In the 2009 hurricane season, the one-day forecast predicting where a storm would hit was off by only 53 miles on average....
2010-09-01 21:17	AP Top News	Number of illegal immigrants in US now declining WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. has dropped for the first time in two decades - decreasing by 8 percent since 2007, a new study finds. The reasons range from the sour economy to Mexican violence and increased U.S. enforcement that has made it harder to sneak across the border. Much of the decline comes from a sharp drop-off in illegal immigrants from the Caribbean, Central America and South America attempting to cross the southern border of the U.S., according to the Pew Hispanic Center, which based its report on an analysis of 2009 census data....
2010-09-01 21:17	AP Top News	Is the tea party becoming the new Grand Old Party? WASHINGTON (AP) - Is the tea party the new Republican Party? The grass-roots network of fed-up conservative-libertarian voters displayed its power in its biggest triumph of the election year: the toppling of Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska's GOP primary. Political novice Joe Miller is the fifth tea party insurgent to win a GOP Senate nominating contest, an upset that few, if any, saw coming. With the stunning outcome, the fledgling tea party coalition and voters who identify with its anti-tax, anti-spending sentiments proved that democracy is alive and well - within the Republican Party. Don't like who is representing you? Rise up, fire them and choose someone new....
2010-09-01 21:17	AP Top News	John Walker Lindh seeks Ind. prison prayer ruling INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - American-born Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh and another Muslim inmate have asked a judge to order a federal prison to allow them and other Muslims in their highly restricted cell block to pray as a group, in accordance with their beliefs. The American Civil Liberties Union last Thursday filed a motion in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis for summary judgment on behalf of Lindh, 29, and Enaam Arnaout, 47, who claim that the prison's policy restricting group prayer in the Communications Management Unit violates their religious rights. The ACLU contends there are no disputes over the facts of the case and that the law is on the inmates' side, and asks the judge to rule in their favor....
2010-09-01 21:17	AP Top News	Dead suspect may be linked to 4 slayings in Calif. VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) - A murder suspect who led officers on a high-speed chase with his dead girlfriend in the passenger seat is a central figure in the investigation of at least four killings, authorities said Wednesday. Efren Valdemoro, 38, was shot and killed by California Highway Patrol officers Tuesday night after refusing to drop a meat cleaver, CHP spokesman Sgt. Trent Cross said. The chase for Valdemoro, who had been wanted in the death of a 73-year-old man last weekend, ended in a Richmond strip mall....
2010-09-01 21:17	AP Top News	Felon ex-pol with wild hair makes ballot in Ohio CLEVELAND (AP) - Outspoken former Democratic congressman Jim Traficant, who served time in federal prison for corruption, has fought his way back onto the Nov. 2 ballot to again run for a U.S. House seat - this time as an independent. The Trumbull County elections board ruled Wednesday that Traficant, noted for his distinctive toupee and 1960s-style pants, had qualified for the ballot in northeast Ohio's 17th district with 2,154 valid petition signatures, 11 more than required....
2010-09-01 21:15	Reuters UK	Rampant Dutch take tally to 14 goals in two wins
2010-09-01 21:12	AP Top News	Island evacuations start as Earl nears East Coast NAGS HEAD, N.C. (AP) - Hurricane Earl steamed toward the Eastern Seaboard on Wednesday as communities from North Carolina to New England kept a close eye on the forecast, worried that even a slight shift in the storm's predicted offshore track could put millions of people in the most densely populated part of the country in harm's way. Vacationers along North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks took advantage of the typical picture-perfect day just before a hurricane arrives to pack their cars and flee inland, cutting short their summer just before Labor Day weekend....
2010-09-01 21:12	AP Top News	Felon ex-pol with wild hair makes ballot in Ohio CLEVELAND (AP) - Outspoken former Democratic congressman Jim Traficant, who served time in federal prison for corruption, has fought his way back onto the Nov. 2 ballot to again run for a U.S. House seat - this time as an independent. The Trumbull County elections board ruled Wednesday that Traficant, noted for his distinctive toupee and 1960s-style pants, had qualified for the ballot in northeast Ohio's 17th district with 2,154 valid petition signatures, 11 more than required....
2010-09-01 21:07	AP Top News	Police kill gunman who held 3 at Discovery Channel SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - A man who railed against the Discovery Channel's environmental programming for years burst into the company's headquarters with at least one explosive device strapped to his body Wednesday and took three people hostage at gunpoint before police shot him to death, officials said. The hostages - two Discovery Communications employees and a security guard - were unhurt after the four-hour standoff. Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger said tactical officers moved in after officers monitoring Lee on building security cameras saw him pull out a handgun and point it at a hostage....
2010-09-01 21:07	AP Top News	Island evacuations start as Earl nears East Coast Island evacuations start as Earl nears East CoastNAGS HEAD, N.C. (AP) - Hurricane Earl steamed toward the Eastern Seaboard on Wednesday as communities from North Carolina to New England kept a close eye on the forecast, worried that even a slight shift in the storm's predicted offshore track could put millions of people in the most densely populated part of the country in harm's way. Vacationers along North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks took advantage of the typical picture-perfect day just before a hurricane arrives to pack their cars and flee inland, cutting short their summer just before Labor Day weekend....
2010-09-01 21:00	Reuters UK	GM roadshow to begin after U.S. elections - sources
2010-09-01 21:00	Reuters UK	Stronger Hurricane Earl nears U.S. East Coast
2010-09-01 20:50	Reuters UK	Apple and TV networks clash over 99 cent rentals
2010-09-01 20:47	AP Top News	Police kill gunman who held 3 at Discovery Channel SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - A man who railed against the Discovery Channel's environmental programming for years burst into the company's headquarters with at least one explosive device strapped to his body Wednesday and took three people hostage at gunpoint before police shot him to death, officials said. The hostages - two Discovery Communications employees and a security guard - were unhurt after the four-hour standoff. Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger said tactical officers moved in after officers monitoring Lee on building security cameras saw him pull out a handgun and point it at a hostage....
2010-09-01 20:45	Reuters UK	GM roadshow to begin after U.S. elections: sources
2010-09-01 20:42	AP Top News	Obama cautiously hopeful as Mideast talks begin WASHINGTON (AP) - Under the shadow of fresh violence, President Barack Obama solemnly convened the first direct Israeli-Palestinian talks in two years Wednesday, challenging Mideast leaders to seize a fleeting opportunity to deliver peace to a region haunted by decades of hostility. "I am hopeful, cautiously hopeful, but hopeful," Obama said with the leaders of Jordan, Egypt, Israel and the Palestinians beside him in the crowded East Room of the White House. Earlier Obama had met with each individually, and they gathered afterward for dinner....
2010-09-01 20:42	AP Top News	Police kill gunman who held 3 at Discovery Channel SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - A man who railed against the Discovery Channel's environmental programming for years burst into the company's headquarters with at least one explosive device strapped to his body Wednesday and took three people hostage at gunpoint before police shot him to death, officials said. The hostages - two Discovery Communications employees and a security guard - were unhurt after the four-hour standoff. Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger said tactical officers moved in after officers monitoring Lee on building security cameras saw him pull out a handgun and point it at a hostage....
2010-09-01 20:35	Reuters UK	Apple TV takes aim at Web-connected living room
2010-09-01 20:35	Reuters UK	Apple TV takes aim at Web-connected living room


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