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MiamiHerald.com `Plague doctor' takes a curious journey MiamiHerald.com A convicted research scientist was stopped at Miami International Airport after screeners found a suspicious-looking metal canister in his luggage. [L](84.0)(.0)(115.5)(67.5)(.0)(.0)(.0)(.0)(.0)(.0)(.0)(.0)(.0)(.0)(.0)(.0)(.0)(.0) Thomas C. Butler was … Prof in '03 plague scare sets off airport shutdown The Associated Press Scientist Behind Airport Evacuation Charged with Smuggling Plague in [...]

CBC.ca Weakening Earl now a tropical storm USA Today By Evan Vucci, AP By Oren Dorell, USA TODAY KILL DEVIL HILS, NC — Earl is weakening on its way toward New England, and the once powerful hurricane is now a tropical storm. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami say the storm is still [...]

Seattle Post Intelligencer Economy treading water as jobless rate edges up Washington Post The Pray at the Pump Movement hosts a Pre-Labor Day sidewalk concert honoring the unemployed in front of an unemployment center on H Street NE. The founder, Rocky Twyman, says prayer is the only thing left to help President Obama and the [...]

Financial Times For Democrats, Economy Fuels Election Fears New York Times WASHINGTON — Democrats are entering the fall sprint to the midterm elections lacking a unifying message to address the lackluster economy, scrambling to come up with further job-creating remedies and out of time to show substantial … Fox News Poll: 78 Percent Favor Term [...]

Sydney Morning Herald Powerful 7.1 quake hits New Zealand's South Island BusinessWeek A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake damaged buildings, cut power and knocked fleeing residents off their feet on New Zealand's South Island early Saturday, but there were so far no deaths and only two injuries reported. … Government supports quake-hit Canterbury Stuff.co.nz Emergency declared after [...]

CBC.ca United States Fighting Operations in Iraq Officially End Voice of America Photo: AP American Defense Secretary Robert Gates says history will judge whether the war in Iraq was justified. He spoke during a visit to a military base in western Iraq. Secretary Gates visited the base after President Obama officially declared an … AP: [...]

National Geographic Cape Cod greets Earl with plywood and grumbling Reuters The windows of Cranberry Real Estate are boarded up and marked with a message to the looming storm in West Dennis, Massachusetts on Cape Cod, September 3, 2010. By Scott Malone CHATHAM, Massachusetts (Reuters) – Residents and business owners in the … Earl Weakens, [...]

USA Today Earl Weakens, Claims Victim Wall Street Journal Even as Hurricane Earl appeared to weaken on Friday, elected officials, utility companies and public transportation officials were putting the final touches on storm preparations in Greater New York. As of Friday afternoon, … Outer bands of Hurricane Earl lash the Cape and Islands Boston Globe [...]

Kansas City Star For Democrats, Economy Fuels Election Fears New York Times WASHINGTON — Democrats are entering the fall sprint to the midterm elections lacking a unifying message to address the lackluster economy, scrambling to come up with further job-creating remedies and out of time to show substantial … Fox News Poll: 78 Percent Favor [...]

CBC.ca US to temper stance on Afghan corruption Washington Post US Marines and Afghan troops are fighting a resurgent Taliban as they struggle to maintain security in the canal-laced farming region of Afghanistan's Helmand province. By Greg Jaffe KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – US military commanders in Afghanistan are … Gates Offers Cautious Views on Afghan and [...]

Sydney Morning Herald Ping draws over 1 million users in first 48 hours Apple Insider Apple announced Friday that its Ping social network for music has reached more than 1 million users in its first 48 hours after launch. The Cupertino, Calif., company issued a press release to announce the good news. … News: Ping [...]

Globe and Mail Peres hails 'promising start' of newly launched talks Jerusalem Post By JPOST.COM STAFF AND BLOOMBERG NEWS Clinton declares peace is within Israeli and Palestinian interests; Erekat denies report that negotiating teams scheduled to meet in West Bank. President Shimon Peres said newly launched peace talks with the … Can Netanyahu manage expectations? [...]

CBS News Jan Brewer debate gaffe: How badly will it hurt her chances? Christian Science Monitor Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer stumbled badly at the beginning of a gubernatorial debate Wednesday. But Brewer is a Republican in a conservative state, so the damage may be limited. From left, Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Barry Hess, Arizona Gov. … [...]

Globe and Mail Prof in '03 plague scare sets off airport shutdown The Associated Press MIAMI — The suspicions airport security officials had when they saw the metal canister grew when they learned about the man who brought it in from the Middle East: a scientist who sparked a bioterrorism scare after he reported missing [...]

Reuters Obama to propose new incentives to spur employment Los Angeles Times The latest government figures show hiring remains lackluster, with the nation's jobless rate rising to 9.6% in August. Pressure on President Obama to do something about the weakening economy intensified Friday with new government data showing that … Obama to Address New Economic [...]

NEWS.com.au Government behind quake-hit Canterbury Stuff.co.nz Quake map from GNS Sciences. The star is the epicentre, 40km west of Christchurch. The dots represent points where people felt the quake, from Orange (heavily damaging) to grey-blue (weakly felt). A firefighter inspects a road near New Brighton. … Earthquake strikes Christchurch in New Zealand The Guardian Shaken [...]