Friday, September 3, 2010

Earl sideswipes NC, takes aim at New England (AP)

Earl sideswipes NC, takes aim at New England (AP)

Earl sideswipes NC, takes aim at New England (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 11:37 AM PDT

Debris covers the road along the beach in south Nags Head, N.C., Friday, Sept. 3, 2010 after wind and rain from Hurricane Earl passed through overnight. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)AP - A weakening Hurricane Earl swiped past North Carolina on Friday on its way to New England, where officials warned residents that it still packed dangerous winds that could topple trees or damage the area's picturesque gray-shingled cottages.

Companies add 67K workers, but jobless rate rises (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 11:14 AM PDT

In this Aug. 25, 2010 photograph, job seekers including Pat Mosher, third from left, fill out registration forms to attend a job fair in Southfield, Mich. On Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, at 8:30 a.m. EDT, the Labor Department issues the August unemployment report. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)AP - Private employers hired more workers over the past three months than first thought, a glimmer of hope for the weak economy ahead of the Labor Day weekend. But the unemployment rate rose because not enough jobs were created to absorb the growing number of people looking for work.

UPS cargo plane crashes near Dubai airport (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:46 PM PDT

Smoke rises from the site of a cargo plane crash in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday Sept. 3, 2010. Officials say a UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board has crashed shortly after takeoff outside Dubai. There was no immediate word on casualties. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)AP - A UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board crashed shortly after takeoff Friday outside Dubai, officials said.

Pakistan Taliban say their bomber kills 43 Shiites (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 11:14 AM PDT

** ALTERNATIVE CROP OF QUT111** People who were injured by an explosion lie down on road during a Shiite procession in Quetta, Pakistan on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. Police say a blast at a Shiite procession has killed a score of people in southwestern Pakistan in the third deadly attack this week on the country's religious minorities.(AP Photo/Arshad Butt)AP - A suicide bombing claimed by the Pakistani Taliban killed at least 43 Shiite Muslims at a procession in southwest Pakistan on Friday. The assault sharply drove up the toll of sectarian assaults in a country battered by massive flooding.

Obama planning new package of economic aid (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:44 PM PDT

President Barack Obama reports on the economy as the latest unemployment figures are released, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Eager to jumpstart the economy ahead of crucial midterm elections, President Barack Obama said Friday he intends to unveil a new package of proposals, likely including tax cuts and targeted spending, to spark job growth.

Small signal, big meaning? Castro in military duds (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 11:33 AM PDT

Cuba's leader Fidel Castro, left, salutes while listening to his national anthem before delivering a speech to students outside Havana's university in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. Castro dusted off his military fatigues for the first time since stepping down as president four years ago, a symbolic act in a Communist country where little signals often carry enormous significance.(AP Photo/Javier Galeano)AP - Fidel Castro dusted off his full military uniform for the first time since stepping down as president four years ago, a symbolic act in a communist country where little signals often carry enormous significance.

Powerful 7.4 quake hits New Zealand's South Island (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:52 PM PDT

A quake reading on a seismograph. A strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked New Zealand's second largest city Saturday morning, causing a series of aftershocks and power outages in the city.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)AP - A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand's South Island early Saturday. No tsunami alert was issued and there were no reports of injuries, but looters broke into some damaged shops in Christchurch, police said.

Clams befouling Tahoe invade Adirondack lake in NY (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 11:12 AM PDT

In this Aug. 30, 2010 photo, Dan Marelli, of Tallahassee, Fla., a biologist and scuba diver specializing in mollusks, holds Asian clams found in Lake George, in Bolton Landing, N.Y. Scientists consider the clams arrival a stroke of bad luck that could cause ecological and economic harm. They hope to smother the rapidly reproducing mollusks before they spread. (AP Photo/Mary Esch)AP - A thumbnail-sized clam blamed for clouding the azure bays of Lake Tahoe high in the Sierra Nevada has now turned up in a mountain-ringed Adirondack lake renowned for its limpid, spring-fed waters.

Montana teen accidentally texts sheriff to buy pot (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 11:43 AM PDT

AP - General rule of thumb: when looking to buy marijuana, don't text the sheriff. Authorities said a Helena teen hit a wrong number and inadvertently sent a message to Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton, saying "Hey Dawg, do you have a $20 I can buy right now?"

Roethlisberger suspension reduced to 4 games (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:00 PM PDT

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger stands on the sidelines at the end of the first quarter against the Carolina Panthers during NFL preseason football game action in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. Roethlisberger played for most of the first quarter in the Steelers' 19-3 win. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)AP - Ben Roethlisberger is getting time off for good behavior.

Obama says to address new economic ideas next week (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:40 AM PDT

President Barack Obama delivers remarks on the latest employment statistics released on Friday, alongside Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner in the Rose Garden of the White House, September 3, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama will outline new measures next week to boost the U.S. economy after August data on Friday showed again that jobs -- the central issue in November elections -- were being created too slowly.

Quake of 7.4 hits New Zealand near Christchurch (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:51 PM PDT

Reuters - A major earthquake of 7.4 magnitude hit New Zealand, 30 km (20 miles) west of Christchurch early on Saturday morning, causing no immediate reports of casualties but widespread damage, authorities said.

U.S. and Israel spying behind BlackBerry woe: Dubai police (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 07:30 AM PDT

A family walks past a display of a BlackBerry smart phone at a shopping mall in Dubai August 1, 2010. REUTERS/Mosab OmarReuters - Concerns over Israeli access to BlackBerry data, and the use of the device by the United States to spy on the United Arab Emirates are behind the Gulf state's moves to curb the smartphone, Dubai's police chief said.

Payrolls data offer ray of hope for recovery (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:44 AM PDT

People wait in line to enter the City University of New York (CUNY) Big Apple job fair in New York, April 23, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - U.S. employment fell for a third straight month in August, but the drop was far less than expected and private hiring surprised on the upside, easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to prop up economic growth.

U.S. Government probes Mariner platform fire (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:42 PM PDT

Reuters - The U.S. government on Friday launched an investigation into Mariner Energy Inc's Gulf of Mexico platform fire, and a light oil sheen spotted near the offshore facility was not believed to be a leak, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Hurricane Earl weakens after swiping North Carolina (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:15 PM PDT

Dianna Lesiewicz (L) watches her twin boys Paul and Bode play in a pool of water in front of the Atlantic Ocean as the area awaits Hurricane Earl in Nags Head, North Carolina September 2, 2010. REUTERS/Richard ClementReuters - Hurricane Earl slapped North Carolina's coast with heavy wind and surf on Friday and then weakened as it swirled up the U.S. eastern seaboard toward New England and Canada as a much tamer storm than feared.

Pakistan's Taliban threaten attacks in U.S., Europe (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:13 AM PDT

Volunteers help injured men to an ambulance from the site of a suicide attack during a Shi'ite procession in Quetta September 3, 2010. REUTERS/Rizwan SaeedReuters - Pakistan's Taliban threatened on Friday to launch attacks in the United States and Europe "very soon."

Corrected: An outgunned FDA tries to get tough with drug ads (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:09 AM PDT

Tom Abrams (R), director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising, and Communications (DDMAC), talks with co-workers Sheetal Patel (L) and Ernest Voyard (2nd L) about the FDA's enforcement of rules against deceptive pharmaceuticals advertising at FDA headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, June 9, 2010. To drug companies, it is all part of patient education. But consumer advocates, some lawmakers and others see the barrage of ads as a way to push medicines that people may not need as well as raise the nation's overall healthcare costs. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - It wasn't what you would call a casual get-together.

7.0 magnitude earthquake shakes New Zealand (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:39 PM PDT

The location of a strong earthquake which hit New Zealand. A 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked New Zealand's second largest city Christchurch early Saturday, causing widespread damage including the collapse of some buildings and power outages, witnesses and the US geological survey said.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - A 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked New Zealand's second largest city Christchurch early Saturday, causing widespread damage including the collapse of some buildings and power outages, witnesses and the US geological survey said.

Suicide bomber kills 53 at Shiite rally in Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:12 AM PDT

Pakistani men help injured blast victims at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Quetta. At least 53 people were killed and 197 wounded on Friday in a suicide bombing targeting a Shiite Muslim rally in the southwestern city of Quetta, police said.(AFP/Banaras Khan)AFP - At least 53 people were killed and 197 wounded on Friday in a suicide bombing targeting a Shiite Muslim rally in the southwestern city of Quetta, police said.
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