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Thu, Sep 2 11:46 AM
A Gulf of Mexico oil rig exploded Thursday morning, sending its crew of 13 scrambling into the water 92 miles off the coast of Louisiana, the ...


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Thu, Sep 2 11:45 AM
Hurricane Earl is a powerful Category 3 storm packing 125-mph winds, and coastal residents in its path need to take action now, FEMA Administrator ...


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Thu, Sep 2 11:44 AM
HOUSTON (Reuters) - An oil and gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico exploded on Thursday, setting off a blaze and a small oil spill, but the accident does not appear to be as serious as BP's deadly rig explosion and oil spill in April.


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Thu, Sep 2 11:42 AM

FILE - In this July 22, 2010 file photo, Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis speaks at a news conference at FBI offices in Chicago. Weis has come under fire recently for attending a meeting between reputed gang leaders, top police officials and federal prosecutors, to deliver an ultimatum to end killings in the nation's third largest city. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)AP - Several current and ex-gang members lashed out at Chicago's police chief on Thursday, calling his so-called "gang summit" initiative to crack down on crime a wasted effort that will have little effect on the streets of the county's third largest city.


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Thu, Sep 2 11:30 AM
A new curriculum at N.Y.U. is intended to foster more personal relationships between medical students and patients.

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Thu, Sep 2 11:30 AM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders began their first round of direct peace negotiations in more than a year on Thursday, pledging to meet again in two weeks as part of a U.S.-brokered quest for peace.


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Thu, Sep 2 11:27 AM
The mile-long sheen was spotted hours after an explosion on the offshore oil platform on Thursday, the Coast Guard said.

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Thu, Sep 2 11:16 AM
HATTERAS ISLAND, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl took aim at North Carolina on Thursday and was on track to lash its barrier islands with dangerous winds and pounding surf before cutting a path up the East Coast.


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Thu, Sep 2 11:13 AM

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton looks on as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands as she hosts the re-launch of direct negotiations, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed Thursday to produce a framework for a permanent peace deal and to hold a second round of direct talks this month, modest achievements reached under U.S. mediation amid deep skepticism about success at their first such session in two years.


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Thu, Sep 2 11:12 AM
Communities from North Carolina’s sandy barrier islands to the seaside towns along Cape Cod were bracing for the storm on Thursday.

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Thu, Sep 2 11:12 AM
With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton expressing confidence in the talks, the Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to hold regular meetings.

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Thu, Sep 2 11:12 AM

Map locates site of new oil rig explosionAP - A mile-long oil sheen spread Thursday from an offshore petroleum platform burning in the Gulf of Mexico off Lousiana, west of the site of BP's massive spill.


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Thu, Sep 2 11:12 AM
A new study suggests that at least one in seven home kitchens would flunk the kind of health inspection commonly administered to restaurants ...


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Thu, Sep 2 11:11 AM

Holidaymakers stand on the balcony of a rented beach house in Avon, North Carolina. Hurricane Earl has closed in on a large part of the US east coast, as tens of thousands of people flee North Carolina's barrier islands to avoid dangerous winds and surf.(AFP/Getty Images/Mark Wilson)AP - Hurricane Earl packed winds near 125 mph as it blew toward North Carolina on Thursday, putting the Eastern Seaboard all the way to Canada on alert for a Labor Day weekend pounding by waves, gales and rain.


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Thu, Sep 2 10:56 AM

FILE-In a Nov.10, 2009 file photo, Robert 'Joe' Halderman, who tried to blackmail David Letterman over the comedian's office affairs, listens as his attorney Gerald Shargel speaks to the media outside Manhattan criminal court following his court appearance in New York. Halderman was released from a New York City jail Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. He served four months of his six-month sentence and got time off for good behavior. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano,File)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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Thu, Sep 2 10:54 AM
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Thu, Sep 2 10:30 AM
Retail sales rose 3.3 percent, more than forecast. But the results are measured against a weak month a year ago.

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Thu, Sep 2 10:24 AM
The Directors’ Cup, a little-known but prized honor, has set off a competition to have the best broad-based sports program.

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Thu, Sep 2 10:08 AM

FILE - In this file photo taken July 30, 2010, shows Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio during a news conference in Phoenix. The U.S. Justice Department sued Arpaio on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics. (AP Photo/Amanda Lee Myers, File)AP - The U.S. Justice Department sued Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday, saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics.


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Thu, Sep 2 09:21 AM

In this image released by the Montgomery County Police, James J. Lee is seen is a booking mugshot from 2008 on disorderly conduct. Lee, 43, a gunman with what police described as 'concerns' with the Discovery Channel networks took at least one person hostage in the company's Silver Spring, Md., headquarters Wednesday, Spet. 1, 2010. A law enforcement official speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing said authorities have identified Lee as the likely suspect. (AP Photo/Montgomery County (Md.) Police)AP - As the three hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters appeared ready to make a run for it, police said Thursday that a SWAT team officer quickly shot and killed the increasingly agitated gunman who had explosives strapped to himself, ending the four-hour standoff.


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Thu, Sep 2 09:06 AM
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund will give Pakistan $450 million in emergency flood aid, providing some relief for a government overwhelmed by the disaster and facing renewed militant violence.


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Thu, Sep 2 08:53 AM

In this photo taken Sept. 1, 2010, unemployed people wait in line for information on unemployment insurance and job listings in Las Vegas. The number of people requesting unemployment benefits declined for the second straight week, suggesting that the slowing economy isn't prompting widespread job cuts. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - A weak economy got a little lift Thursday with new data suggesting companies aren't pursuing mass layoffs and stores are a little busier.


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Thu, Sep 2 08:37 AM
Three hostages were freed unharmed Wednesday when police fatally shot a gunman with explosives at Discovery Channel headquarters in Maryland ...


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Thu, Sep 2 08:25 AM
An easy-to-produce paste may help cure malnourishment around the world. But who owns the recipe?

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Thu, Sep 2 06:56 AM

FILE - In this July 14, 2010 combination of two file photos made from images taken from video provided by BP PLC oil flows from two of three valves on the new 75-ton cap atop the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico at 17:04 CDT, left, and the top of the cap at 14:27 CDT on  July 15, minutes after the flow of oil was choked off. Engineers plan Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010 to delicately remove the cap as a prelude to raising the massive piece of equipment underneath that failed to prevent the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. Plans were being made for oil collection vessels to be on standby in case of a problem. (AP Photo/BP PLC, File) NO SALESAP - The cap that ended BP's three-month oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico was set to come off Thursday as a prelude to raising a massive, failed piece of equipment and preparing for a final seal on the broken seafloor well.


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Thu, Sep 2 06:19 AM
Major mortgage lenders will now give state and local governments the right to buy foreclosed properties before they go on the market, HUD sa ...


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Wed, Sep 1 10:40 PM
Two days before Labor Day weekend and one day before the anticipated arrival of Hurricane Earl, many tourists were evacuating their North Carolina ...


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Wed, Sep 1 09:54 PM
Health care spending this year has grown at its at the slowest rate in a half-century, a USA TODAY analysis of government data finds.


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Sun, Aug 29 10:36 AM
Twenty million people have been affected by the flooding in Pakistan, and with water-borne diseases on the rise and clinics wiped out by the flooding, aid workers and now-homeless Pakistanis are struggling to persevere.Top Headlines from World Press Review
Thu, Aug 26 02:51 PM
Mental health problems are tied to social and economic factors, both in cause and in treatment. By investing in mental health, in addition to the human victories, Europe can actually benefit economically.Top Headlines from World Press Review
Tue, Aug 24 12:27 PM
With al Qaeada activity increasing, oil reserves running out, and poverty and disorder rampant, Yemen is in need of vast infrastructure reform across all levels of its governmental and economic institutions.Top Headlines from World Press Review
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Thu, Sep 2 01:35 AM
James Lee's rants were unified by one familiar theme: the exaggerated belief in a media institution's ability to single-handedly create, and impose solutions upon, social problems.TIME.com: Top Stories
Thu, Sep 2 09:25 AM
Israelis feel prosperous, secure -- and disengaged from the peace process with the Palestinians. Is that wise?TIME.com: Top Stories
Thu, Sep 2 09:25 AM
In an essay exclusively adapted for TIME from his new memoir, Britain's former Prime Minister reflects on the U.S. Presidents he has known and worked with -- and on their countryTIME.com: Top Stories
Thu, Sep 2 02:30 AM
What if we gave people real choices and real consequences and let them make decisions?TIME.com: Top Stories
Thu, Sep 2 10:35 AM
Both Governor Brewer SB1070 defense fund and Sheriff Joe Arpaio's campaign are being supported by a large number of contributions from outside of ArizonaTIME.com: Top Stories
Thu, Sep 2 01:35 AM
While the Mubarak regime may be grossly repressive and anti-democratic, one thing you can say for Hosni and son is that they sing a quite reasonable tune about Israel and the peace process.TIME.com: Top Stories
Thu, Sep 2 01:35 AM
Black tar balls and oil sludge have surfaced this week on the famed beaches of Goa, the small Indian state so beloved by the day-glowed ravers of yesteryearTIME.com: Top Stories
Thu, Sep 2 01:35 AM
The global economic downturn has done what government policymakers, bosses and employers, the collective health care complex, and the consumer brain could not accomplish.TIME.com: Top Stories
Thu, Sep 2 09:25 AM
President Obama's Oval Office address indicated that the Iraq withdrawal would lead to more forces for Afghanistan. But Afghans only see an eventual withdrawal from their own troubled countryTIME.com: Top Stories
Wed, Sep 1 05:50 PM
A new study finds that some users of the weight-loss pill Meridia may have an increased risk of heart attack or strokeTIME.com: Top Stories
Thu, Sep 2 10:35 AM
In this age of cable TV and the Internet, it makes no sense to obsess over what appears on a few broadcast television stationsTIME.com: Top Stories
Thu, Sep 2 10:35 AM
Yes, high-tech aquaculture like genetically modified salmon sounds spooky, but it might just save the worldTIME.com: Top Stories
Wed, Sep 1 05:50 PM
A new study finds people who are genetically predisposed to obesity may benefit most from physical activityTIME.com: Top Stories
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