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Earl's gusts, rains lash Outer Banks, reach VA - 3 Sep 2010 at 3:31am - Hurricane Earl's powerful gusts and driving rains are churning over the Outer Banks of North Carolina and starting to be felt in southeastern Virginia.

Critics: Ill. lottery contract cloaked in secrecy - 3 Sep 2010 at 3:30am - CHICAGO -- With less than two weeks before Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn awards a lucrative, first-of-its-kind contract for the private management of the state's $2 billion-a-year lottery, some are criticizing the selection process as too secretive and questioning whether it favors one powerful bidder.

1 in custody at Miami airport; 4 concourses shut - 3 Sep 2010 at 3:28am - Federal officials say a passenger has been taken into custody after screeners detected something suspicious in a checked bag at Miami International Airport.

Former egg farm workers say complaints ignored - 3 Sep 2010 at 3:22am - DES MOINES, Iowa -- U.S. Agriculture Department employees worked full-time at two Iowa egg farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak and massive recall, but two former workers said they ignored complaints about conditions at one site.

Wind and rain from Hurricane Earl buffet North Carolina - 3 Sep 2010 at 3:19am - MANTEO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl battered North Carolina's coast with rain, winds and waves on Friday and swirled up the U.S. eastern seaboard toward New England and Canada as a weakened but still dangerous storm.

Warrants detail stabbings at Calif. beach house - 3 Sep 2010 at 3:11am - VENTURA, Calif. -- A 9-year-old boy ran to get cash from his mother's purse to appease an armed intruder, but when he returned the man was stabbing his parents with a kitchen knife in the bedroom, according to recently released search warrants in the triple murder case.

Latest Gulf oil rig problem differs from BP spill - 3 Sep 2010 at 3:05am - NEW ORLEANS -- Stark differences exist between the oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico and the blast that led to the massive BP spill. Mostly notably, no one was killed and no crude was gushing into the water, but the distinctions don't end there.

Pakistan Taliban take responsibility for bombings - 3 Sep 2010 at 3:03am - DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's Taliban on Friday took responsibility for triple bombings at a Shi'ite Muslim procession this week, challenging the civilian government further as it struggles with a flood crisis.

For families of Muslim 9/11 victims, a new pain - 3 Sep 2010 at 2:58am - Some relatives of Muslim 9/11 victims worry the flap over a mosque near Ground Zero is feeding a revival of Islamophobia they felt in 2001.

Hurricane Earl weakens but remains powerful as it passes N.C. - 3 Sep 2010 at 2:56am - For North Carolinians, Thursday was "a day of action," before Hurricane Earl arrives Friday.

Keneally shuffles cabinet after McLeay resignation - 3 Sep 2010 at 2:34am - New South Wales Treasurer Eric Roozendaal will take on Ports and Waterways and Illawarra as part of a parliamentary reshuffle following the resignation of former minister Paul McLeay.

BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill costs hit $8 billion - 3 Sep 2010 at 2:32am - LONDON (Reuters) - BP Plc said on Friday the cost of dealing with its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had risen to $8 billion and that it was two weeks away from sealing the well for good.

3 dead in plane crash off San Francisco Bay - 3 Sep 2010 at 1:46am - REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. -- 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.

Comfort Inn a hurricane hostel in NC - 3 Sep 2010 at 1:30am - BUXTON, N.C. -- 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.

Hogan free to leave Australia - 3 Sep 2010 at 1:28am - Paul Hogan has reached an agreement with the Australian Tax Office (ATO) that will allow the actor to return to the United States.

LA police ID owner of trunk containing baby bodies - 3 Sep 2010 at 1:27am - LOS ANGELES -- 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.

Hopeful sign: More talks for Israel, Palestinians - 3 Sep 2010 at 1:26am - WASHINGTON -- 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.

Dems in power could be in peril, poll says - 3 Sep 2010 at 1:25am - Democratic congressional candidates face a political landscape even rockier than those in 1994 and 2006 that ended with election upheavals that ...

Karzai, NATO at odds over another Afghan airstrike - 3 Sep 2010 at 12:55am - KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan President Hamid Karzai and NATO disagreed Thursday over whether an airstrike in northern Afghanistan killed the top member of a re-emerging insurgent group or 10 election workers.

Small gains made in Mideast peace talks - 3 Sep 2010 at 12:52am - Israelis and Palestinians have embarked on another round of peace talks an outcome that Middle East experts said is about as good as it gets ...

BOJ to stand pat next week, eyes easing next month - 3 Sep 2010 at 12:49am - TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is expected to hold off on easing monetary policy next week but is gearing up for further action in October as the strong yen threatens to derail its forecast of a moderate economic recovery, sources said.

Campbell gets 24 years for wife's cliff death - 3 Sep 2010 at 12:40am - Former police detective Desmond Campbell has been jailed for at least 24 years for pushing his new bride over a cliff in the Royal National Park south of Sydney.

French Spiderman pleads not guilty - 3 Sep 2010 at 12:33am - A French stuntman has denied putting lives at risk by scaling a Sydney building, saying his stunt was a protest at political inaction on climate change.

Hair shows chronic stress link to heart attacks - 3 Sep 2010 at 12:05am - Chronic stress plays an important role in heart attacks, according to an Israeli-Canadian study of stress hormone levels in hair.

Hurricane Earl weakens to Category 2 storm - 3 Sep 2010 at 12:05am - Hurricane Earl has weakened to a Category 2 storm as it blows toward North Carolina's coast.

Drug shootout with army kills 25 in Mexico - 3 Sep 2010 at 12:01am - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - At least 25 suspected drug gang members were killed in an army raid in rural northeastern Mexico on Thursday, the army said in a press release.

Angry fans throw glasses at Guns 'N' Roses - 3 Sep 2010 at 12:00am - American rock band Guns 'N' Roses was pelted with plastic glasses after showing up almost an hour late to a gig in Ireland.

Frenchmen accused of assaulting schoolgirls - 2 Sep 2010 at 11:56pm - Two French men will face court next month, accused of indecently assaulting five Victorian schoolgirls during an excursion to Sydney this week.

Man jailed for burning girlfriend with hot stew - 2 Sep 2010 at 11:48pm - A Darwin man found guilty of seriously harming his girlfriend by pouring boiling stew over her has been sentenced to seven years' jail.

No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire: Coast Guard - 2 Sep 2010 at 11:18pm - NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an oil spill, the Coast Guard said.

Huge shark pack spotted off Qld coast - 2 Sep 2010 at 11:18pm - A pack of more than 100 tiger sharks has been spotted off the southern Queensland coast. The pack is chasing schools of tuna and has been herding large schools of bait fish.

Backing Coalition the easy option: Windsor - 2 Sep 2010 at 10:54pm - Independent MP Tony Windsor has conceded it would be easier for him to back a Coalition government, but he is adamant he will not be pressured by anyone to go either way.

Judge's nude photos ordered returned - 2 Sep 2010 at 10:37pm - A provincial court judge has ordered a Winnipeg man to return sexually explicit pictures of a prominent Manitoba judge to her husband.

Netanyahu, Abbas agree to meet again - 2 Sep 2010 at 10:30pm - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas have agreed to meet again following their first direct talks since December 2008.

VIDEO: Tony Blair talks to The National - 2 Sep 2010 at 10:28pm - Former British prime minister Tony Blair sits down with the CBC's Peter Mansbridge to discuss topics including Afghanistan, Iraq and Diana, the late Princess of Wales.

Hadfield named space station commander - 2 Sep 2010 at 10:25pm - Col. Chris Hadfield will become the first Canadian astronaut to command the International Space Station during a mission launching late in 2012.

Aussies urged to eat more camels - 2 Sep 2010 at 10:06pm - The Camel Industry Association is working on a plan to make camel meat a regular addition to the Australian dinner table.

No oil leak seen at Gulf of Mexico blast - 2 Sep 2010 at 10:04pm - The U.S. Coast Guard says there are no signs so far that oil has spiiled from the site of an oil platform explosion Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico.

'Potent' Katter's arm twisted by Rudd - 2 Sep 2010 at 9:50pm - Key independent MP Bob Katter says former prime minister Kevin Rudd twisted his arm in behind-the-scenes negotiations in a bid to get him to throw his weight behind Labor in the House of Representatives.

Police: Discovery Channel hostages planned escape - 2 Sep 2010 at 9:45pm - SILVER SPRING, Md. -- 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.