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Some flooding on NC Outer Banks as Earl passes
By MIKE BAKER 2010-09-03T11:11:52Z
BUXTON, N.C. (AP) -- Hurricane Earl roared past the North Carolina Outer Banks early Friday, flooding some parts of the narrow vacation islands and knocking out electricity before driving north at the start of at least 24 hours of stormy, windy weather along the East Coast....
Miami airport evacuated when suspicious item found
By JENNIFER KAY 2010-09-03T10:50:25Z
MIAMI (AP) -- A passenger was detained and four of Miami International Airport's six concourses along with an onsite hotel were evacuated after a screener spotted something suspicious in a checked bag, authorities said....
Gates sees progress in tour of Afghan war zone
By ANNE GEARAN 2010-09-03T10:46:46Z
COMBAT OUTPOST SENJERAY, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he saw and heard evidence that the U.S. counterinsurgency strategy is taking hold in critical Kandahar province....
Crowds attack home of Iranian opposition leader
By NASSER KARIMI 2010-09-03T11:20:44Z
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Pro-government militiamen attacked the home of an Iranian opposition leader with homemade bombs and beat one of his bodyguards unconscious, an opposition website reported, in an apparent attempt to keep him from attending a key rally on Friday....
Jobs report may show rise in unemployment rate
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER 2010-09-03T10:47:03Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The unemployment rate may be about to rise again....
Latest Gulf oil rig problem differs from BP spill
By ALAN SAYRE 2010-09-03T10:47:09Z
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Stark differences exist between the oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico and the blast that led to the massive BP spill. Most notably, no one was killed and no crude was gushing into the water, but the distinctions don't end there....
Democrats spend early to knock out GOP challengers
By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS 2010-09-03T10:47:23Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican Jesse Kelly was still basking in the glow of his victory in an Arizona congressional primary when the Democratic congresswoman he's trying to unseat released a scathing TV ad branding him "a risk" who would gamble away people's retirement savings....
Former egg farm workers say complaints ignored
By MICHAEL J. CRUMB 2010-09-03T10:47:30Z
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- U.S. Agriculture Department employees worked full-time at two Iowa egg farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak and massive recall, but two former workers said they ignored complaints about conditions at one site....
Add hip-hop to 'Rock Band' thanks to Snoop Dogg
By CARMEN CASTRO 2010-09-03T10:45:06Z
NEW YORK (AP) -- Rap and rock will collide once again - this time in a video game....
Sharapova has matchup with another young American
By EDDIE PELLS 2010-09-03T10:47:50Z
NEW YORK (AP) -- They all want to be like Maria. They all want to beat Maria, too....
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