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East Coast braces for weaker but still dangerous Earl - Washington Post
September 3, 2010 Reuters | East Coast braces for weaker but still dangerous Earl Washington Post NAGS HEAD, NC - Hurricane Earl's powerful winds and lashing rains began hitting the fragile Outer Banks late Thursday, and people all along the Eastern Seaboard braced for major disruptions and significant damage as ... Hurricane Earl Bears Down on Carolina Coast Earl takes swipe at North Carolina, heads up coast Latest developments on Hurricane Earl |
Earl weakens but still powerful as it passes NC (AP)
September 3, 2010
AP - The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 105 mph winds early Friday on North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first and perhaps most destructive stop on the storm's projected journey up the Eastern Seaboard.
Official: 4 Miami airport concourses evacuated (AP)
September 3, 2010
AP - A spokesman for Miami International Airport says four of its six concourses have been evacuated as a police bomb squad investigates a report of a suspicious item.
Oil platform catches fire in Gulf; workers OK (AP)
September 3, 2010
AP - An oil platform that burned off the Louisiana coast Thursday was 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.
Jobs report may show rise in unemployment rate (AP)
September 3, 2010
AP - The unemployment rate may be about to rise again.
Gates visits US forces in southern Afghanistan (AP)
September 3, 2010
AP - As the last of 30,000 U.S. reinforcements arrive in Afghanistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday got a firsthand look at operations in the dangerous south where Afghan and international troops are ramping up security.
Hopeful sign: More talks for Israel, Palestinians (AP)
September 3, 2010
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.
Arizona governor stumbles during debate (AP)
September 3, 2010
AP - It will go down as one of the most painful openings to a political debate in recent memory.
Mexico: Soldiers kill 25 in gunbattle near border (AP)
September 3, 2010
AP - Soldiers killed 25 suspected cartel members Thursday in a raid and gunbattle in a Mexican state near the U.S. border that has seen a surge in drug gang violence, the military said.
Man in Letterman blackmail plot freed from NY jail (AP)
September 3, 2010
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.
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