Bombing in Pakistan kills 55, prompting fears of rising sectarian violence
Washington Post
SUKKUR, PAKISTAN - A suicide bombing at a Shiite demonstration in the western Pakistani city of Quetta left at least 55 people dead Friday, triggering fears of an outbreak of sectarian violence as the nation continues to struggle …
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Cape Cod greets Earl with plywood and grumbling
Reuters
CHATHAM, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Residents and business owners in the beach communities of Cape Cod and nearby islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard hung plywood over their shop windows on Friday and rued the arrival of Hurricane …
Earl may not be a hurricane when it reaches Mass.Boston Globe
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Strong quake hits New Zealand
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A strong earthquake of 7.4 magnitude hit New Zealand, 4 miles southeast of Christchurch, the biggest city on the nation's South Island, in the middle of the night local time, the US Geological Survey said on Friday. Some residents posted Twitter alerts …
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Offshore Oil Platform Explodes in Gulf of Mexico, But No Leak Found
ABC News
An explosion on an offshore oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico early today ignited a fire that caused workers to evacuate into the water, but the US Coast Guard said that all the workers survived and there are no oil leaks reported …
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Hurricane Earl downgraded to Category 3 as winds decrease to 115 mph
Washington Post
As Hurricane Earl steamed toward the east coast, vacationers along North Carolina's Outer Banks began packing their cars and moving inland, cutting short their summer just before Labor Day weekend. By Rob Stein and Michael W. Savage Hurricane Earl …
Earl path to remain offshore, tropical storm watch issued for NJ coastThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com
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Bernanke Takes Blame for Muddling Message on Lehman
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said he was partly to blame for leaving the wrong impression that the central bank could have saved Lehman Brothers from failure in 2008. …
Bernanke EmpoweredBloomberg
Bernanke: Shut down banks if they threaten systemThe Associated Press
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Offshore platform explodes in Gulf of Mexico
MiamiHerald.com
An offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico exploded on Thursday but company and federal records show it appears to be producing natural gas, not oil. The US Coast Guard reported that it accounted for all 13 people aboard the rig, …
Workers rescued after Gulf oil rig explosionUSA Today
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Hurricane Earl to batter North Carolina tonight
USA Today
KILL DEVIL HILLS (USATODAY.com) — 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 Craig Fugate told reporters Thursday. …
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Hurricane Earl likely to spare Jersey Shore
Philadelphia Inquirer
The Atlantic Ocean is in an uproar and North Carolina remains in a state of anxiety, but it appears Hurricane Earl will spare New Jersey's beachfront real estate and the plans of hundreds of thousands of Labor …
Vacations, weddings in doubt as storm nearsBoston Globe
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Man slain after taking hostages Man slain after taking hostages
Washington Post
James J. Lee divided the world into good and bad. According to his writings on a Web site he created, people were bad, especially "parasitic" babies. Animals and bugs were good, Lee wrote. …
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