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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 bomb squad investigated a report of a suspicious package after police evacuated four of six concourses at Miami International Airport for several hours on the eve of the Labor Day travel period, an airport spokesman said Friday.
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.
Comfort Inn a hurricane hostel in NC (AP)
September 3, 2010
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 onslaught of Earl.
Police: Discovery Channel hostages planned escape (AP)
September 3, 2010
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.
3 dead in plane crash off San Francisco Bay (AP)
September 3, 2010
AP - A small plane that crashed into a shallow lagoon off San Francisco Bay on Thursday, killing three people, belonged to the founder of a local steel company who was believed to be among the dead.
LA police ID owner of trunk containing baby bodies (AP)
September 3, 2010
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.
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.
Pearl Harbor marks 65th anniversary of WWII's end (AP)
September 3, 2010
AP - Don Fosburg recalled friends and family killed in World War II as he marked the 65th anniversary of the end of the conflict on Thursday.
FBI: 6 accused in forced labor of 400 Thai workers (AP)
September 3, 2010AP - 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.
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