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'Burn a Quran Day' Sparks Protests in Afghanistan

ABC News - Martha Raddatz - ‎33 minutes ago‎
A Florida pastor's plan to burn Qurans at his church on Sept. 11 ignited a protest today by hundreds of Afghans, who burned American flags and shouted "Death to America," and the top US commander in Afghanistan said the preacher could ...
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Obama to Push Tax Break for Business Investment

Wall Street Journal - Jonathan Weisman, John D. Mckinnon - ‎54 minutes ago‎
President Barack Obama, in one of his most dramatic gestures to business, will propose that companies be allowed to write off 100% of their new investment in plant and equipment through 2011, a plan that White ...
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'Skyscraperman' climbing 58-story Millennium Tower in San Francisco; police ...

San Jose Mercury News - ‎56 minutes ago‎
San Francisco police have shut down Mission Street because of a man scaling a South of Market skyscraper without ropes or permission, a police spokesman said.
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Former HP Chief Joins Oracle as Co-President

New York Times - Ashlee Vance - ‎1 hour ago‎
SAN FRANCISCO - In naming Mark V. Hurd, the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard, as Oracle's new co-president, Lawrence J. Ellison, Oracle's chief executive and largest shareholder, really has put his money where his controversial ...

Craigslist Step Won't End Fight

Wall Street Journal - Geoffrey A. Fowler - ‎2 hours ago‎
Craigslist's decision to shut down its "adult services" listings isn't likely to end the debate over websites' responsibility to filter user-created content.

Flu vaccine readily available, and free for many this year

USA Today - Steve Sternberg - ‎3 hours ago‎
AP By Steve Sternberg, USA TODAY Getting a flu shot will be far easier this fall than last, with retailers already stocking millions of doses and free shots available through Medicare and private insurance, officials say.

Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon Raises $58.9 Million

NPR - ‎1 hour ago‎
by AP Enlarge AP In this photo released by the Muscular Dystrophy Association, From left, singer Ace Young, Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon co-host Nigel Lythgoe, and singer David Archuleta pose for a photo during the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon on Sunday, Sept.

Americans Breeze Into Quarterfinals Against Overmatched Angola

New York Times - Pete Thamel - ‎5 hours ago‎
ISTANBUL - When the United States plays Angola in basketball, it is impossible not to recall Charles Barkley. During the Dream Team's march of domination in the 1992 Summer Olympics, Barkley had a memorable moment in the pregame news ...

Death toll 45 in Guatemala mudslides; more missing

The Associated Press - Luis Angel Sas - ‎9 minutes ago‎
GUATEMALA CITY - Searchers on Monday pulled five more bodies from a mud-covered highway where back-to-back landslides buried bus passengers and people trying to save them.

Jets' confidence level up '1000%' after Darrelle Revis' return

USA Today - Tom Pedulla - ‎1 hour ago‎
By Rich Schultz, AP By Tom Pedulla, USA TODAY FLORHAM PARK, NJ - The New York Jets' Super Bowl braggadocio gained clout when star cornerback Darrelle Revis ended his holdout on Monday and agreed to a four-year deal worth $46 million.

France pledges to save Iranian woman from execution

ABC Online - Anne Barker - ‎44 minutes ago‎
The son of an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning says he fears she will be executed shortly after the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan ends this week.

Samsung Mobile Display to Boost 2011 Production

Wall Street Journal - Roger Cheng - ‎8 hours ago‎
Samsung Mobile Display, which has had difficulty meeting demand for ultra-thin screens for smartphones, expects its production capacity to increase sharply when its new facility opens in July.

Boise State fans make strong showing for Virginia Tech game

USA Today - Erick Smith - ‎44 minutes ago‎
LANDOVER, Md. - Traveling all the way to the nation's capital was no obstacle for Boise State fans wanting to see their team play in the biggest regular season game in school history.

France: Plan to Raise Retirement Age Sets Off Strikes

New York Times - ‎13 minutes ago‎
By REUTERS The country faces serious railroad and air traffic disruption from strikes that began late Monday as a protest by trade unions against government plans to raise the retirement age.

'American' wins holiday weekend box office

Hollywood Reporter - Carl DiOrio - ‎2 hours ago‎
Exit popcorn-pic season, hello movies for grown-ups: Focus Features' George Clooney starrer "The American" topped the domestic box office with an estimated $16.4 million during the summer-ending Labor Day weekend.

BP spill: White House says oil has gone, but Gulf's fishermen are not so sure

The Guardian - ‎6 hours ago‎
High tide, and the remains of a late summer storm, and it is hard to tell on this strip of land between the Mississippi and the marsh where land ends and water begins.

Lack of Sleep May Be Linked to Childhood Obesity

BusinessWeek - ‎3 hours ago‎
MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Infants and preschoolers who don't get enough sleep at night are at increased risk for later childhood obesity, a new study suggests.

Tropical Storm Hermine May Reach Hurricane Strength Before Hitting Mexico

Bloomberg - Aaron Clark, Alex Morales - ‎2 hours ago‎
Tropical Storm Hermine, near the western end of the Gulf of Mexico, is poised to make landfall tonight, forcing at least one Texas refinery to take precautions.

Lars Anderson makes debut as Boston Red Sox turn to kids

ESPN - Gordon Edes - ‎19 minutes ago‎
BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox had five players in their starting lineup Monday who weren't with the team when the season began as they hosted the Tampa Bay Rays, 25 games from the finish line of a season destined to end on the first ...

Airwaves Heat Up in California Race

Wall Street Journal - Stu Woo - ‎1 hour ago‎
The California governor's race shifts into high gear this week as Democrat Jerry Brown launches his television ad campaign after ceding the airwaves to Republican Meg Whitman over the summer.

'Magic mushrooms' ingredient beneficial to cancer patients, report says

Los Angeles Times - Thomas H. Maugh II - ‎19 minutes ago‎
Researchers find psilocybin improved the anxiety and depression of terminal cancer patients for up to six months. The study is considered a first step in restoring the hallucinogen's respectability.

Colorado fire destroys homes, triggers evacuations

The Associated Press - Dan Elliott - ‎9 minutes ago‎
DENVER - A wind-driven wildfire broke out in the rugged Colorado foothills and quickly spread across 4 square miles Monday, destroying some homes and triggering evacuations of as many as 400 others.

John Travolta Drops Charges in Extortion Case

Seattle Post Intelligencer - ‎1 hour ago‎
John Travolta has ended the case against two people accused of trying to extort him and his wife, Kelly Preston, following their son's death in the Bahamas, the Daily News reported Monday.

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