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Woman in acid attack recounts agonizing pain
September 3, 2010Bethany 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?"
Earl weakens as rain, waves whip N.C. islands
September 3, 2010Hurricane Earl weakens to a Category 2 storm with rain and 110 mph winds bearing down on North Carolina's Outer Banks and threatening the Eastern Seaboard.
Track Hurricane Earl
September 3, 2010See the current location, forecast path and detailed stats for any active hurricane this season.
Famed Tasmanian devil euthanized after tumor found (AP)
September 3, 2010
AP - A Tasmanian devil named Cedric, once thought to be immune to a contagious facial cancer threatening the iconic creatures with extinction, has been euthanized after succumbing to the disease, researchers said Wednesday.
NASA Aims to Plunge Car-Sized Probe Into the Sun (SPACE.com)
September 3, 2010SPACE.com - NASA is developing an ambitious new mission to plunge a car-sized probe directly into the sun's atmosphere, boldly going where no spacecraft has gone before.
Chicago gangs to top cop: You're not playing fair (AP)
September 3, 2010
AP - Calling the Chicago police chief's ultimatum to stop resorting to violence a waste of time, current and former members of some of the city's most notorious street gangs held an unlikely news conference on Thursday to send their own message to police: You're not playing fair.
Author Hawking says God not needed for creation (AP)
September 3, 2010
AP - Did creation need a creator?
Chile struggles to keep up morale of trapped miners (The Upshot)
September 3, 2010The Upshot - A team of four NASA employees arrived in Chile on Wednesday to help the government deal with the 33 miners who experts say will be trapped 2,300 feet below the surface for at least another three months. Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has repeatedly stressed that he's determined to ensure the rescue of the men -- [...]
Ohio restricting Puerto Rican birth certificates (AP)
September 3, 2010
AP - Elizabeth Torres was stung when her 19-year-old son said he'd been turned down for a state-issued Ohio identification card because his birth certificate from Puerto Rico was considered invalid.
Phoenix airport worker arrested in luggage thefts (AP)
September 3, 2010
AP - A man who worked at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport was arrested Thursday on suspicion that he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of items from the luggage of passengers in a case that could include hundreds of victims from around the world.
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