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  1. FBI: 6 accused in forced labor of 400 Thai workers

    → AP Top Washington Headlines At 6 p.... | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:58 pm MDT

    By MARK NIESSE 2010-09-03T00:58:42Z
    HONOLULU (AP) -- Six recruiters were accused Thursday of luring 400 laborers from Thailand to the United States and forcing them to work, according to a federal indictment that the FBI called the largest human trafficking case ever charged in U.S. history....


  2. FBI: 6 accused in forced labor of 400 Thai workers

    → AP Top Headlines At 8:50 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:58 pm MDT

    By MARK NIESSE 2010-09-03T00:58:38Z
    HONOLULU (AP) -- Six recruiters were accused Thursday of luring 400 laborers from Thailand to the United States and forcing them to work, according to a federal indictment that the FBI called the largest human trafficking case ever charged in U.S. history....


  3. Oil platform explodes off La. coast; crew rescued

    → AP Top Headlines At 8:50 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:57 pm MDT

    By ALAN SAYRE 2010-09-03T00:57:34Z
    NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- An oil platform exploded and burned off the Louisiana coast Thursday, the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months. This time, the Coast Guard said there was no leak, and no one was killed....


  4. Wary of tea party, GOP attacks Senate candidate

    → AP Top Political News At 8:47 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:57 pm MDT

    By PHILIP ELLIOTT 2010-09-03T00:57:16Z
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Delaware Republicans call Senate hopeful Christine O'Donnell a liar who "could not be elected dog catcher" in a fierce attack that underscores GOP fears of the tea party-backed candidate knocking off top recruit Rep. Mike Castle and winning the nomination....


  5. Mexico: Soldiers kill 25 in gunbattle near border

    → AP Top Headlines At 8:50 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:55 pm MDT

    By MARK WALSH 2010-09-03T00:55:45Z
    MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) -- A shootout between soldiers and purported drug cartel gunmen killed 25 suspects Thursday in northern Nuevo Leon state, near Mexico's border with Texas, the military said....


  6. McCourt: Wife thought Dodgers purchase was risky

    → AP Top Sports News At 8:54 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:54 pm MDT

    By GREG RISLING 2010-09-03T00:54:08Z
    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Former Dodger CEO Jamie McCourt didn't want to take the risk associated with buying the Los Angeles Dodgers six years ago and only started representing herself as a co-owner last summer when her marriage was on the ropes, her estranged husband testified Thursday at their divorce trial....


  7. Seattle's Jackson selected MVP for third time

    → AP Top Sports News At 8:54 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:52 pm MDT

    By 2010-09-03T00:52:13Z
    SEATTLE (AP) -- Seattle Storm forward Lauren Jackson was selected the WNBA's most valuable player for the third time in her career on Thursday night....


  8. Tide's Dareus ruled ineligible for 2 games

    → AP Top Sports News At 8:54 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:48 pm MDT

    By JOHN ZENOR 2010-09-03T00:48:52Z
    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama defensive end Marcell Dareus has been declared ineligible for two games for accepting nearly $2,000 in improper benefits during two trips to Miami....


  9. Roethlisberger to meet with Goodell

    → AP Top Sports News At 8:54 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:48 pm MDT

    By ALAN ROBINSON 2010-09-03T00:48:15Z
    PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Ben Roethlisberger's first big gain of the season may occur weeks before he returns to the field....


  10. Arizona governor stumbles during debate

    → AP Top Political News At 8:47 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:47 pm MDT

    By PAUL DAVENPORT 2010-09-03T00:47:39Z
    PHOENIX (AP) -- It will go down as one of the most painful openings to a political debate in recent memory....


  11. Arizona governor stumbles during debate

    → AP Top Headlines At 8:50 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:47 pm MDT

    By PAUL DAVENPORT 2010-09-03T00:47:39Z
    PHOENIX (AP) -- It will go down as one of the most painful openings to a political debate in recent memory....


  12. Federer beats the heat, Beck; Soderling looms

    → AP Top Sports News At 8:54 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:47 pm MDT

    By HOWARD FENDRICH 2010-09-03T00:47:00Z
    NEW YORK (AP) -- Roger Federer is one cool customer....


  13. Murders of young black Detroit men on rise

    → Latest News - UPI.com | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:46 pm MDT


    DETROIT, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Black males in Detroit ages 15 to 24 are killed an average of two a week, nearly seven times higher than the rest of the population, police say.

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  14. TV stars Olson, McElhenney welcome baby boy

    → AP Top Entertainment News At 9 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:45 pm MDT

    By 2010-09-03T00:45:29Z
    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kaitlin Olson and Rob McElhenney (MAK'-uh-lay-nee) of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" hit a home run with their new baby boy....


  15. Fiona percolates, Gaston fades in Atlantic

    → Latest News - UPI.com | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:44 pm MDT


    MIAMI, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Fiona, with winds of 50 mph, churned north-northwestward in the Atlantic Ocean Thursday and a tropical storm watch was posted for Bermuda, forecasters said.

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  16. US teen Capra upsets Rezai, plays Sharapova next

    → AP Top Headlines At 8:50 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:38 pm MDT

    By HOWARD FENDRICH 2010-09-03T00:38:43Z
    NEW YORK (AP) -- A year ago at the U.S. Open, American teenager Melanie Oudin told the world to "BELIEVE," with her sneakers and her play....


  17. LA police ID owner of trunk containing baby bodies

    → AP Top Headlines At 8:50 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:38 pm MDT

    By THOMAS WATKINS 2010-09-03T00:38:27Z
    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Investigators have identified the owner of a trunk in which the mummified remains of two babies were found, bringing them a step closer to solving the intriguing international mystery....


  18. Drug shootout with army kills 25 in Mexico

    → Reuters: Top News | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:38 pm MDT

    MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - As many as 25 people were killed when Mexican soldiers clashed on Thursday with suspected drug gang members in rural northeastern Mexico, local media reported on Thursday.




  19. Comfort Inn a hurricane hostel in NC

    → AP Top Business News At 8:38 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:38 pm MDT

    By MIKE BAKER 2010-09-03T00:38:07Z
    BUXTON, N.C. (AP) -- A two-story Comfort Inn has become a makeshift hurricane hostel on North Carolina's Outer Banks for those who want to stay close to their homes but know they need better shelter from the outslaught of Earl....


  20. Weaker Earl brings rain to N.C. coast

    → Latest News - UPI.com | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:35 pm MDT


    MIAMI, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Rain from Hurricane Earl fell on the coast of North Carolina Thursday evening, and warnings were posted along the East Coast into Canada, forecasters said.

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    North Carolina - Hurricane Earl - East Coast of the United States - Canada - United States

  21. Early 911 call ignored in torture case

    → Latest News - UPI.com | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:33 pm MDT


    CALGARY, Alberta, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- An early 911 call about a man found emaciated, burned and with parts of his tongue and lips cut off was ignored by Calgary, Alberta, police, officials said.

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  22. CDC: How to prepare for Hurricane Earl

    → Latest News - UPI.com | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:33 pm MDT


    ATLANTA, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Whether in the path of Hurricane Earl or not, everyone should have necessary supplies on hand in case of a disaster or power outage, U.S. health officials say.

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    Hurricane Earl - United States - Meteorology - Earth Sciences - Atmospheric Sciences

  23. Computers predicted Gulf oil movement

    → Latest News - UPI.com | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:28 pm MDT


    SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Scientists in California say they were successful in predicting the spread of oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill and when and where it would wash ashore.

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    Gulf of Mexico - California - Environment - Oil spill - Energy

  24. Hurricane Earl closes in on East Coast

    → Reuters: Top News | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:27 pm MDT

    HATTERAS ISLAND, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl began to strafe North Carolina's barrier islands with dangerous surf and winds on Thursday as it spun parallel to the U.S. East Coast on a northward trek toward New England and Canada.




  25. Tiniest creatures defend trees

    → Latest News - UPI.com | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:27 pm MDT


    GAINSVILLE, Fla., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Researchers say one of Africa's smallest creatures -- the ant -- is up to the job of protecting trees from one of the continent's largest animals -- elephants.

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    Elephant - Africa - Biology - Flora and Fauna - Animalia

  26. No more bets: WA court says online bookie illegal

    → AP Top Washington Headlines At 6 p.... | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:27 pm MDT

    By CURT WOODWARD 2010-09-03T00:27:17Z
    OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- All bets are off at Betcha.com, a Seattle-based online bookmaker that couldn't skirt the state's gambling laws by making it optional for losing bettors to pay off wagers....


  27. Earl weakens but still powerful as it smacks NC

    → AP Top Headlines At 8:50 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:24 pm MDT

    By MIKE BAKER 2010-09-03T00:24:40Z
    BUXTON, N.C. (AP) -- The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 110 mph winds Thursday on North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first and potentially most destructive stop on the storm's projected journey up the Eastern Seaboard....


  28. Earl weakens but still powerful as it smacks NC

    → AP Top Business News At 8:38 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:24 pm MDT

    By MIKE BAKER 2010-09-03T00:24:40Z
    BUXTON, N.C. (AP) -- The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 110 mph winds Thursday on North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first and potentially most destructive stop on the storm's projected journey up the Eastern Seaboard....


  29. Poland supports lifting visa restrictions

    → Latest News - UPI.com | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:19 pm MDT


    WARSAW, Poland, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Poland will support a plan to scrap the visa requirement for travel between Russia and the European Union, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday.

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  30. Man in Letterman blackmail plot freed from NY jail

    → AP Top Headlines At 8:50 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:17 pm MDT

    By JENNIFER PELTZ 2010-09-03T00:17:13Z
    NEW YORK (AP) -- The former television producer who tried to blackmail David Letterman was freed Thursday after four months in jail for a plot that put a spotlight on the comic icon's office affairs, city Correction Department records show....


  31. Oil platform explodes off La. coast; crew rescued

    → AP Top Business News At 8:38 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:15 pm MDT

    By ALAN SAYRE 2010-09-03T00:15:26Z
    NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- An oil platform exploded and burned off the Louisiana coast Thursday, the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months. This time, the Coast Guard said there was no leak, and no one was killed....


  32. Vancouver bans smoking in public outdoors

    → Latest News - UPI.com | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:10 pm MDT


    VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A new smoking law in Vancouver, Canada, bans lighting up in 244 parks and various other outdoor public places, but not everyone is complying.

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  33. Appeals court sets hearing in Jackson estate case

    → AP Top Entertainment News At 9 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:08 pm MDT

    By ANTHONY McCARTNEY 2010-09-03T00:08:14Z
    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- An appeals court has scheduled a hearing for lawyers for the father of Michael Jackson to argue that he deserves a role in decisions involving his son's multimillion dollar estate....


  34. Afghan banker warns of 'revolution'

    → Latest News - UPI.com | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:08 pm MDT


    KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A major shareholder in a top Afghan bank says the government and the United States must help stabilize the bank to prevent "revolution in our financial system."

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  35. Time Warner Cable gets ESPN3.com in new deal

    → AP Top Business News At 8:38 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:56 pm MDT

    By RYAN NAKASHIMA 2010-09-02T23:56:10Z
    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Time Warner Cable Inc. customers will finally get access to the sports website ESPN3.com, even if they are not subscribers of the company's Internet service, according to a long-term deal with The Walt Disney Co. announced Thursday....


  36. Police: Discovery Channel hostages planned escape

    → AP Top Entertainment News At 9 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:52 pm MDT

    By SARAH BRUMFIELD and KATHLEEN MILLER 2010-09-02T23:52:30Z
    SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) -- Police had been negotiating with James Jae Lee for several hours and intended to keep him talking for as long as it took to safely resolve the standoff at the Discovery Channel's headquarters. Inside the lobby, Lee's three hostages had no intention of waiting....


  37. Alaska moves to delist eastern Steller sea lions

    → AP Top Washington Headlines At 6 p.... | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:47 pm MDT

    By DAN JOLING 2010-09-02T23:47:11Z
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- The state of Alaska has petitioned the federal government to delist the eastern population of Steller sea lions as threatened....


  38. Israel and Palestinians agree to more peace meetings

    → Reuters: Top News | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:46 pm MDT

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to a series of direct talks on Thursday, seeking to forge the framework for a U.S.-backed peace deal within a year and end a conflict that has boiled for six decades.




  39. Woods looks to keep going at FedEx Cup

    → AP Top Sports News At 8:54 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:43 pm MDT

    By DOUG FERGUSON 2010-09-02T23:43:27Z
    NORTON, Mass. (AP) -- A chart of FedEx Cup standings at the Deutsche Bank Championship showed Tiger Woods at the top, not unusual considering he was won the cup and its $10 million prize every year he has played....


  40. More Dems buck plan to let taxes increase for rich

    → AP Top Political News At 8:47 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:37 pm MDT

    By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER 2010-09-02T23:37:33Z
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress seems increasingly reluctant to let taxes go up, even on wealthier Americans....


  41. Wash. woman in acid attack recounts agonizing pain

    → AP Top Washington Headlines At 6 p.... | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:26 pm MDT

    By 2010-09-02T23:26:53Z
    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Bethany Storro had just bought a pair of sunglasses and was celebrating a new job when a woman walked up to her with a cup and said: "Hey pretty girl, do you want to drink this?"...


  42. White House: No second stimulus being considered

    → Reuters: Top News | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:23 pm MDT

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House stressed on Thursday that no second economic stimulus package is being considered as part of new measures under review by President Barack Obama's team.




  43. No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire: Coast Guard

    → Reuters: Top News | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:42 pm MDT

    NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an oil spill, the Coast Guard said.




  44. Pension fund approached on Potash bid

    → AP Top Business News At 8:38 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:36 pm MDT

    By ROB GILLIES 2010-09-02T22:36:13Z
    TORONTO (AP) -- The head of a major Canadian pension fund says a Chinese sovereign wealth fund is interested in making a joint-bid with a Canadian pension fund for fertilizer-maker Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc....


  45. Anti-abortion group targets Democrats in radio ads

    → AP Top Political News At 8:47 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:36 pm MDT

    By JIM KUHNHENN 2010-09-02T22:36:12Z
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- An anti-abortion group plans to air radio ads in three congressional races calling for the defeat of Democratic incumbents, among the first ads to capitalize on a Supreme Court ruling this year that freed corporations to directly influence elections....


  46. Dell's enterprise challenge remains after 3Par

    → AP Top Technology News At 6:28 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:28 pm MDT

    By JESSICA MINTZ 2010-09-02T22:28:46Z
    SEATTLE (AP) -- Dell Inc. doesn't have to start over in its quest to become a significant purveyor of technology for businesses after losing a multibillion dollar bidding contest for an obscure data-storage maker....


  47. Dell's enterprise challenge remains after 3Par

    → AP Top Business News At 8:38 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:28 pm MDT

    By JESSICA MINTZ 2010-09-02T22:28:46Z
    SEATTLE (AP) -- Dell Inc. doesn't have to start over in its quest to become a significant purveyor of technology for businesses after losing a multibillion dollar bidding contest for an obscure data-storage maker....


  48. HP vs Dell: the showdown that ended in spectacle

    → AP Top Technology News At 6:28 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:21 pm MDT

    By JORDAN ROBERTSON 2010-09-02T22:21:28Z
    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The showdown over 3Par Inc. that ended Thursday was a puzzling spectacle....


  49. Dell cedes data-storage maker 3Par to HP

    → AP Top Technology News At 6:28 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:17 pm MDT

    By JESSICA MINTZ 2010-09-02T22:17:41Z
    SEATTLE (AP) -- Dell Inc. is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard Co. for data-storage maker 3Par Inc....


  50. Dell cedes data-storage maker 3Par to HP

    → AP Top Business News At 8:38 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:17 pm MDT

    By JESSICA MINTZ 2010-09-02T22:17:41Z
    SEATTLE (AP) -- Dell Inc. is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard Co. for data-storage maker 3Par Inc....


  51. EPA to issue more rules in climate fight

    → Reuters: Top News | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:17 pm MDT

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will roll out more regulations on greenhouse gases and other pollution to help fight climate change, but they will not be as strong as action by Congress, a senior administration official said.




  52. Recession talk quieted by improving economic data

    → AP Top Business News At 8:38 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:13 pm MDT

    By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER 2010-09-02T22:13:36Z
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The feeble economy exhibited a smidgen of strength Thursday, with mildly positive reports on jobs, store sales and housing....


  53. Boston's Pedroia concedes surgery possible on foot

    → AP Top Sports News At 8:54 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:04 pm MDT

    By DAVID GINSBURG 2010-09-02T22:04:42Z
    BALTIMORE (AP) -- Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia is bracing for the possibility of having season-ending surgery on his broken left foot....


  54. Burger King sets sights overseas after $3.26B sale

    → AP Top Business News At 8:38 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:55 pm MDT

    By ASHLEY M. HEHER and EMILY FREDRIX 2010-09-02T21:55:13Z
    CHICAGO (AP) -- Burger King's new ruler could help its empire expand....


  55. Temporary cap that stopped oil gusher removed

    → AP Top Business News At 8:38 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:55 pm MDT

    By HARRY R. WEBER 2010-09-02T21:55:11Z
    NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Engineers removed a temporary cap Thursday that stopped oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from BP's blown-out well in mid-July. No more oil was expected to leak into the sea, but crews were standing by with collection vessels just in case....


  56. Author Hawking says God not needed for creation

    → AP Top Entertainment News At 9 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:44 pm MDT

    By JENNIFER QUINN 2010-09-02T21:44:02Z
    LONDON (AP) -- Did creation need a creator?...


  57. Hopeful sign: More talks for Israel, Palestinians

    → AP Top Headlines At 8:50 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:36 pm MDT

    By MATTHEW LEE and ROBERT BURNS 2010-09-02T21:36:31Z
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- In an early sign of promise, Israeli and Palestinian leaders pledged Thursday in a cordial first round of talks to keep meeting at regular intervals, aiming to nail down a framework for overcoming deep disputes and achieving lasting peace within a year....


  58. Hopeful sign: More talks for Israel, Palestinians

    → AP Top Political News At 8:47 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:36 pm MDT

    By MATTHEW LEE and ROBERT BURNS 2010-09-02T21:36:31Z
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- In an early sign of promise, Israeli and Palestinian leaders pledged Thursday in a cordial first round of talks to keep meeting at regular intervals, aiming to nail down a framework for overcoming deep disputes and achieving lasting peace within a year....


  59. Pakistan gets IMF relief, tightens security

    → Reuters: Top News | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:33 pm MDT

    LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund will give Pakistan $450 million in emergency flood aid, providing some relief for a government overwhelmed by the disaster and facing renewed militant violence.




  60. Rapper T.I. comeback could be derailed with arrest

    → AP Top Entertainment News At 9 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:27 pm MDT

    By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY 2010-09-02T21:27:24Z
    After finishing a sentence for weapons charges earlier this year, T.I. was poised to have the comeback of the fall....


  61. Warren schedule change stirs talk on consumer job

    → Reuters: Top News | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:25 pm MDT

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A last-minute change in the fall course schedule of Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren has fueled speculation the White House might soon nominate her to head the newly created U.S. consumer financial agency.




  62. Chris Brown returns to No. 1 spot with 'Deuces'

    → AP Top Entertainment News At 9 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:24 pm MDT

    By 2010-09-02T21:24:10Z
    NEW YORK (AP) -- Chris Brown is back to a familiar place - the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts....


  63. Double hand transplant patient shows new hands

    → AP Top Health News At 5:20 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:17 pm MDT

    By DYLAN LOVAN 2010-09-02T21:17:50Z
    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- The recipient of a rare double hand transplant says he feels "fantastic" and can wiggle fingers on both his new hands....


  64. Burger King agrees to $3.3 billion sale to 3G Capital

    → Reuters: Top News | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:14 pm MDT

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Burger King Holdings Inc agreed to sell itself to investment firm 3G Capital for $3.26 billion, giving the No. 2 U.S. fast-food chain breathing room to fix its business and close the gap with leader McDonald's Corp.




  65. Discounts spur surprising Aug. retail sales gains

    → AP Top Headlines At 8:50 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:11 pm MDT

    By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO 2010-09-02T21:11:18Z
    NEW YORK (AP) -- This year's back-to-school season isn't as big a bust for retailers as they feared - or as last year's - but it's not great either....


  66. New AOL search deal with Google includes mobile

    → AP Top Technology News At 6:28 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:10 pm MDT

    By ANDREW VANACORE 2010-09-02T21:10:48Z
    NEW YORK (AP) -- Google Inc. will continue to provide the search results on AOL Inc.'s websites under a new, five-year deal the companies signed this week....


  67. Facebook's new security feature: remote logouts

    → AP Top Technology News At 6:28 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:04 pm MDT

    By 2010-09-02T21:04:07Z
    NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook is rolling out a new security feature that lets users log out of their accounts remotely from another computer....


  68. Wash. woman says acid attack will not wreck life

    → AP Top Washington Headlines At 6 p.... | 2 Sep 2010 | 2:51 pm MDT

    By 2010-09-02T20:51:02Z
    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A Washington state woman who had acid thrown in her face says she will not let the attack wreck her life....


  69. Indictment: 400 Thai workers exploited in US

    → AP Top Washington Headlines At 6 p.... | 2 Sep 2010 | 2:39 pm MDT

    By MARK NIESSE 2010-09-02T20:39:03Z
    HONOLULU (AP) -- A newly unsealed federal indictment accuses six people of exploiting the labor of about 400 workers from Thailand, forcing them to work on farms in Hawaii and Washington state....


  70. Pine butterflies surge in E. Oregon

    → AP Top Washington Headlines At 6 p.... | 2 Sep 2010 | 2:36 pm MDT

    By 2010-09-02T20:36:56Z
    BAKER CITY, Ore. (AP) -- The pine butterfly is in the middle of one of its occasional population surges in eastern Oregon....


  71. Justice Department sues Arizona sheriff in immigration probe

    → Reuters: Top News | 2 Sep 2010 | 2:23 pm MDT

    WASHINGTON/PHOENIX (Reuters) - The Justice Department on Thursday sued an Arizona sheriff for refusing to cooperate with its investigation into allegations he and his police force discriminate against Hispanics in his program to crack down on illegal immigrants.




  72. Philly's mean streets featured in 'Wreck Chasers'

    → AP Top Entertainment News At 9 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 2:22 pm MDT

    By JOANN LOVIGLIO 2010-09-02T20:22:44Z
    PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The mean streets of the City of Brotherly Love are once again coming to television....


  73. Rogge: Cricket scandal highlights bigger problem

    → AP Top Sports News At 8:54 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 2:22 pm MDT

    By RAF CASERT 2010-09-02T20:22:33Z
    BRUSSELS (AP) -- IOC president Jacques Rogge believes the cricket match-fixing scandal shows that illegal betting has become as big a blight on sports as doping....


  74. US pulls away in 2nd half to rout Tunisia 92-57

    → AP Top Sports News At 8:54 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 2:14 pm MDT

    By BRIAN MAHONEY 2010-09-02T20:14:51Z
    ISTANBUL (AP) -- With nothing to play for, the United States looked as if it didn't want to play....


  75. No union arbitration for fired KingCo deputy

    → AP Top Washington Headlines At 6 p.... | 2 Sep 2010 | 2:10 pm MDT

    By 2010-09-02T20:10:54Z
    SEATTLE (AP) -- The union for King County sheriff's deputies will not help Paul Schene (sheen) get his job back....


  76. Carrier Abraham Lincoln deploying next week

    → AP Top Washington Headlines At 6 p.... | 2 Sep 2010 | 2:07 pm MDT

    By 2010-09-02T20:07:31Z
    EVERETT, Wash. (AP) -- The Navy says the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln departs Puget Sound Tuesday to lead a strike group on routine deployment in the western Pacific, Indian Ocean and Arabian Gulf....


  77. Body found in Columbia River ID'd as Pasco man

    → AP Top Washington Headlines At 6 p.... | 2 Sep 2010 | 1:56 pm MDT

    By 2010-09-02T19:56:23Z
    TRI-CITIES, Wash. (AP) -- The Walla Walla coroner's office has identified a body found Aug. 23 along the Columbia River near Wallula Junction as 21-year-old Peter Sullivan of Pasco....


  78. Axl Rose tries Dublin's patience, sends crowd home

    → AP Top Entertainment News At 9 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 1:34 pm MDT

    By SHAWN POGATCHNIK 2010-09-02T19:34:28Z
    DUBLIN (AP) -- Axl Rose, it seems, needs a little more patience - and a much louder alarm clock....


  79. Feds: no link between Dry Max diapers and rashes

    → AP Top Political News At 8:47 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 1:01 pm MDT

    By NATASHA T. METZLER 2010-09-02T19:01:32Z
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Government safety officials have not found a connection between a new kind of Pampers diapers and the severe skin reactions reported by some parents' groups....


  80. Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown

    → AP Top Technology News At 6:28 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 1:00 pm MDT

    By ERIKA KINETZ 2010-09-02T19:00:15Z
    MUMBAI, India (AP) -- India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications - not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion - to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users' data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype....


  81. Verizon to sell smart phones for prepaid service

    → AP Top Technology News At 6:28 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 12:53 pm MDT

    By PETER SVENSSON 2010-09-02T18:53:36Z
    NEW YORK (AP) -- Verizon Wireless on Thursday announced it's opening up access to smart phones for customers who prepay for service, such as people with poor credit and those who don't want to be tied down by long-term contracts....


  82. US Def Sec: Afghans should lead corruption fight

    → AP Top Political News At 8:47 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 12:53 pm MDT

    By ANNE GEARAN 2010-09-02T18:53:12Z
    KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that while the fight against corruption must be led by Afghans, the U.S. is working on new ways to prevent millions of American dollars flowing into the nation from underwriting bribery and graft....


  83. Schnabel movie chronicles Mideast conflict

    → AP Top Entertainment News At 9 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 12:41 pm MDT

    By COLLEEN BARRY 2010-09-02T18:41:22Z
    VENICE, Italy (AP) -- The latest movie by Julian Schnabel couldn't have been more timely....


  84. Murakami's 'Norwegian Wood' transformed to film

    → AP Top Entertainment News At 9 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 12:30 pm MDT

    By COLLEEN BARRY 2010-09-02T18:30:11Z
    VENICE, Italy (AP) -- Vietnamese-French director Tran Anh Hung crossed cultural and linguistic borders to direct his latest film, "Norwegian Wood," based on the cult coming-of-age Japanese novel....


  85. New postage stamp honors Mother Teresa

    → AP Top Political News At 8:47 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 12:20 pm MDT

    By 2010-09-02T18:20:44Z
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mother Teresa is being recognized for her humanitarian work with the issuance of a new U.S. postage stamp....


  86. Can home cooking be hazardous to your health?

    → AP Top Health News At 5:20 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 11:54 am MDT

    By MIKE STOBBE 2010-09-02T17:54:33Z
    ATLANTA (AP) -- Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection?...


  87. Marine general says Taliban drug trade faltering

    → AP Top Political News At 8:47 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 10:47 am MDT

    By ANNE FLAHERTY 2010-09-02T16:47:04Z
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Taliban is confronting a serious "cash flow" problem after losing some half of its annual drug trade money to a farming blight and government eradication efforts, a Marine two-star general said Thursday....


  88. AP Interview: UN telecoms chief urges data sharing

    → AP Top Technology News At 6:28 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 10:40 am MDT

    By RAPHAEL G. SATTER 2010-09-02T16:40:40Z
    LONDON (AP) -- BlackBerry's Canadian manufacturer should give law enforcement agencies around the world access to its customer data, the U.N. telecommunications chief said, adding that governments have legitimate security concerns that should not be ignored....


  89. Preseason in college football? Why not?

    → AP Top Sports News At 8:54 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 10:24 am MDT

    By RALPH D. RUSSO 2010-09-02T16:24:00Z
    NEW YORK (AP) -- Coach Mike Riley and his No. 24 Oregon State players would like nothing better than to squeeze in a preseason tune-up before taking on No. 6 TCU Saturday night in Texas....


  90. Democrats fight to stay in office amid backlash

    → AP Top Political News At 8:47 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 9:04 am MDT

    By ANGELA K. BROWN 2010-09-02T15:04:22Z
    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....


  91. For 2nd time, Ohio woman gives birth in vehicle

    → AP Top Strange News At 9:05 a.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 7:05 am MDT

    By 2010-09-02T13:05:52Z
    BETHEL, Ohio (AP) -- For a second time, an Ohio woman has given birth to a baby who couldn't wait and arrived on the drive to the hospital....


  92. Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation

    → AP Top Health News At 5:20 p.m. EDT | 2 Sep 2010 | 2:01 am MDT

    By MATTHEW PERRONE 2010-09-02T08:01:52Z
    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....


  93. Homeless man calls 911 from hot tub, seeks cocoa

    → AP Top Strange News At 9:05 a.m. EDT | 1 Sep 2010 | 11:30 pm MDT

    By 2010-09-02T05:30:47Z
    BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) -- A homeless man who called 911 from the hot tub of a suburban Portland home and asked for towels, hot chocolate and a hug got arrested for trespassing instead....


  94. Apple unveils new TV box for renting movies, shows

    → AP Top Technology News At 6:28 p.m. EDT | 1 Sep 2010 | 9:50 pm MDT

    By JESSICA MINTZ and JORDAN ROBERTSON 2010-09-02T03:50:13Z
    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Apple Inc. is refining its plans to annex the living room into its entertainment empire....


  95. China requires ID to buy mobile phone numbers

    → AP Top Technology News At 6:28 p.m. EDT | 1 Sep 2010 | 7:00 pm MDT

    By ALEXA OLESEN 2010-09-02T01:00:04Z
    BEIJING (AP) -- China wants people who buy new cell phone numbers to register their personal details, joining many European and Asian countries in curbing the anonymous use of mobile technology....


  96. New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB

    → AP Top Health News At 5:20 p.m. EDT | 1 Sep 2010 | 4:27 pm MDT

    By MARILYNN MARCHIONE 2010-09-01T22:27:54Z
    Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it....


  97. Journal editors question sale of diet pill Meridia

    → AP Top Health News At 5:20 p.m. EDT | 1 Sep 2010 | 4:25 pm MDT

    By STEPHANIE NANO 2010-09-01T22:25:41Z
    NEW YORK (AP) -- Editors of a top medical journal call Meridia "another flawed diet pill" and question whether it should stay on the market as a study shows it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with heart problems....


  98. Busted pot growers mistake wardens for suppliers

    → AP Top Strange News At 9:05 a.m. EDT | 1 Sep 2010 | 1:25 pm MDT

    By 2010-09-01T19:25:26Z
    RED BLUFF, Calif. (AP) -- California wildlife officials say two men are in custody after a group of marijuana growers started to toss bags full of pot into a pickup truck belonging to game wardens they mistook for their suppliers. State Department of Fish and Game spokesman Pat Foy says two wardens in Tehama County were looking for deer poachers Monday night in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest when they heard footsteps behind them....


  99. Police say man leads hour-long chase in dump truck

    → AP Top Strange News At 9:05 a.m. EDT | 1 Sep 2010 | 1:24 pm MDT

    By 2010-09-01T19:24:36Z
    SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- Police said a 37-year-old man driving a dump truck led them on an hour-long chase over roads, rails and yards in the Syracuse area that ended with the suspect being shot. The Onondaga County Sheriff said Stanley Lostumbo jumped into a dump truck Tuesday night after being accused of stealing from vending machines at a mall....


  100. Cell phone left in Ala. burglary leads to arrest

    → AP Top Strange News At 9:05 a.m. EDT | 1 Sep 2010 | 1:21 pm MDT

    By 2010-09-01T19:21:11Z
    RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. (AP) -- Police investigating a home burglary in Russellville found a surprising clue - a cell phone that got left behind. Franklin County District Attorney Joey Rushing said the phone was left near where a computer was taken in the weekend burglary. Investigators began calling some of the phone numbers and determined the phone belonged to a 19-year-old who was on probation for a previous burglary....


  101. Insurance company: Flowers started Ark. house fire

    → AP Top Strange News At 9:05 a.m. EDT | 1 Sep 2010 | 1:18 pm MDT

    By TOM PARSONS 2010-09-01T19:18:47Z
    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- A fire that did $20,000 in damages to a northeast Arkansas home wasn't caused by an electrical problem or burning food or arson, an insurance investigator concluded. Instead, the dead plants did it, according to a report summary provided to the homeowner, Brian Duncan. "The fire was caused by self-heating through decomposition of organic materials contained within a plastic flowerpot," the Aug. 25 letter from State Farm Insurance Co. said....


  102. Conn. driver falls from car on I-95, Dodge goes on

    → AP Top Strange News At 9:05 a.m. EDT | 1 Sep 2010 | 1:15 pm MDT

    By 2010-09-01T19:15:23Z
    DARIEN, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut State Police say a man fell out of his car onto Interstate 95 and watched his vehicle drive on for about two-tenths of a mile before it crashed into a pole. Troopers said they're not sure why 51-year-old Robert Craig of Killingworth fell out of his 2006 Dodge Charger late Tuesday morning in Darien near Exit 10. Police said Craig was treated for minor injuries at Stamford Hospital....


  103. Aging vets' costs concern Obama's deficit co-chair

    → AP Top Health News At 5:20 p.m. EDT | 31 Aug 2010 | 6:02 pm MDT

    By MIKE BAKER 2010-09-01T00:02:37Z
    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The system that automatically awards disability benefits to some veterans because of concerns about Agent Orange seems contrary to efforts to control federal spending, the Republican co-chairman of President Barack Obama's deficit commission said Tuesday....


  104. Benefits seen for high-risk women in ovary removal

    → AP Top Health News At 5:20 p.m. EDT | 31 Aug 2010 | 5:48 pm MDT

    By CARLA K. JOHNSON 2010-08-31T23:48:40Z
    CHICAGO (AP) -- Surgery to remove healthy ovaries gives a triple benefit to high-risk women: It lowers their threat of breast and ovarian cancer, and boosts their chances of living longer, new research suggests....


  105. Hiker accidentally shoots himself in the rear

    → AP Top Strange News At 9:05 a.m. EDT | 31 Aug 2010 | 5:35 pm MDT

    By 2010-08-31T23:35:02Z
    WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) -- A hiker on Blewett Pass shot himself in the butt when he put a handgun in his back pocket. The Chelan County sheriff's office said the 52-year-old Snohomish man had moved his .40-caliber handgun from its holster to his back pocket Saturday to see if that position would be more comfortable....


  106. Men lucky to be alive after driving under semi

    → AP Top Strange News At 9:05 a.m. EDT | 31 Aug 2010 | 5:35 pm MDT

    By 2010-08-31T23:35:01Z
    GETTYSBURG, S.D. (AP) -- A South Dakota sheriff said two Minnesota men are lucky to be alive after they drove underneath a stalled semi truck towing a flatbed. Potter County Sheriff Alan McClain said he's amazed the men were not decapitated....


  107. Frankenstein cited over monstrous behavior in Ohio

    → AP Top Strange News At 9:05 a.m. EDT | 31 Aug 2010 | 5:35 pm MDT

    By 2010-08-31T23:35:00Z
    CINCINNATI (AP) -- Ohio police say a Toby Keith fan named Forrest Frankenstein threatened them and beat his head against a partition in their cruiser after his arrest....


  108. FDA looks to curb abuse of cough medicine

    → AP Top Health News At 5:20 p.m. EDT | 31 Aug 2010 | 1:35 pm MDT

    By MATTHEW PERRONE 2010-08-31T19:35:41Z
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal health regulators are weighing restrictions on Robitussin, NyQuil and other cough suppressants to curb cases of abuse that send thousands of people to the hospital each year....


  109. Time to get your flu shot, but just one this year

    → AP Top Health News At 5:20 p.m. EDT | 31 Aug 2010 | 1:02 am MDT

    By LAURAN NEERGAARD 2010-08-31T07:02:32Z
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's flu-shot season already, and for the first time health authorities are urging nearly everyone to get vaccinated. There is even a new high-dose version for people 65 or older....


  110. Scientists expect C-section rate to keep rising

    → AP Top Health News At 5:20 p.m. EDT | 30 Aug 2010 | 3:18 pm MDT

    By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR 2010-08-30T21:18:24Z
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- More women will be giving birth by C-section for the foreseeable future, government scientists said Monday, releasing a study into the causes of a trend that troubles maternal health experts....




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