Some dig in, others flee coast as Earl nears US (AP)
September 2, 2010
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.
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Israel and Palestinians in direct talks
September 2, 2010
The first direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians on a Mideast peace agreement got underway Thursday with Hilary Clinton hailing the two sides’ leaders as the people who could make the “long-cherished dream a reality.”
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Bombing of Pakistan Religious Procession Kills 33, Injures 250 – Voice of America
September 2, 2010
Bombing of Pakistan Religious Procession Kills 33, Injures 250 Voice of America Photo: AP Pakistani officials say the number of people killed in a triple bombing of a Shi'ite religious procession has risen to 33, with another 250 wounded. The bombings Wednesday in the northeastern city of Lahore targeted thousands of Shi'ites …
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H.K. legislature calls for justice in Philippines hostage crisis+
September 2, 2010
HONG KONG, Sept.
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Tony Blair memoirs ‘break sale records’ – BBC News
September 2, 2010
The Guardian Tony Blair memoirs 'break sale records' BBC News Tony Blair's memoirs, based on his time as the prime minister, have broken sales records, booksellers have said. A Journey became Waterstone's fastest-selling autobiography ever and shot to the top of Amazon's best-seller list.
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Unemployment claims drop for second straight week (AP)
September 2, 2010
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.
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Coffin mix-up after Philippine hostage crisis
September 2, 2010
Three coffins used to bring back some of the eight Hong Kong tourists killed last week’s Philippine hostage crisis had been mislabelled. The mix-up was discovered after the family of one victim went to a Hong Kong mortuary to identify their dead relative only to find the coffin contained the body of another victim of last week’s hijacking
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Nazi-hunter worked for Mossad, biography says
September 2, 2010
Holocaust survivor Simon Wiesenthal, who became famous for spending years tracking down Nazi war criminals, was working for Israel’s spy agency Mossad, according to a new biography.
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Tourists quit NC islands as Earl nears East Coast (AP)
September 1, 2010
AP – Powerful Hurricane Earl wheeled toward the East Coast, driving the first tourists Wednesday from North Carolina vacation islands and threatening damaging winds and waves up the Atlantic seaboard over Labor Day weekend.
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Tony Blair’s memoirs paint affectionate portrait of John Prescott – The Guardian
September 1, 2010
Globe and Mail Tony Blair's memoirs paint affectionate portrait of John Prescott The Guardian Blair on Prescott: “John Prescott always bought something unique to the Labour party, and to the government. He could be maddening; he could be dangerous; he could be absurd; he could be magnificent. But dull, placid, uneventful and forgettable were …
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