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Today's Front Page News: Earl weakens but still powerful as it passes NC Official: 4 Miami airport concourses evacuated Oil platform catches fire in Gulf; workers OK Jobs report may show rise in unemployment rate Gates visits US forces in southern Afghanistan Hopeful sign: More talks for Israel, Palestinians Arizona governor stumbles during debate Mexico: Soldiers kill 25 in troubled border state Man in Letterman blackmail plot freed from NY jail Federer beats the heat, Beck; Soderling looms No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire: Coast Guard Hurricane Earl rakes U.S. East Coast with wind, rain BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill costs hit $8 billion Pakistan Taliban take responsibility for bombings Israel and Palestinians agree to more peace meetings Drug shootout with army kills 25 in Mexico White House: No second stimulus being considered EPA to issue more rules in climate fight Israel, Palestinian leaders agree to meet for peace Explosion on Gulf of Mexico oil platform Earl weakens but still powerful as it passes NC Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:12 pm PDT AP - The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 105 mph winds early Friday on North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first and perhaps most destructive stop on the storm's projected journey up the Eastern Seaboard. Full Story Top Official: 4 Miami airport concourses evacuated Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:18 pm PDT AP - A bomb squad investigated a report of a suspicious package after police evacuated four of six concourses at Miami International Airport for several hours on the eve of the Labor Day travel period, an airport spokesman said Friday. Full Story Top Oil platform catches fire in Gulf; workers OK Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:03 pm PDT AP - An oil platform that burned off the Louisiana coast Thursday was the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months. This time, the Coast Guard said there was no leak, and no one was killed. Full Story Top Jobs report may show rise in unemployment rate Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:16 pm PDT AP - The unemployment rate may be about to rise again. Full Story Top Gates visits US forces in southern Afghanistan Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:47 pm PDT AP - As the last of 30,000 U.S. reinforcements arrive in Afghanistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday got a firsthand look at operations in the dangerous south where Afghan and international troops are ramping up security. Full Story Top Hopeful sign: More talks for Israel, Palestinians Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:26 pm PDT AP - 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. Full Story Top Arizona governor stumbles during debate Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:27 pm PDT AP - It will go down as one of the most painful openings to a political debate in recent memory. Full Story Top Mexico: Soldiers kill 25 in troubled border state Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:43 pm PDT AP - Soldiers killed at least 25 suspected cartel members Thursday in a raid and gunbattle in a Mexican state near the U.S. border that has become one of the most dangerous battlegrounds in the country's drug war. Full Story Top Man in Letterman blackmail plot freed from NY jail Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:27 pm PDT 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. Full Story Top Federer beats the heat, Beck; Soderling looms Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:33 pm PDT AP - Roger Federer is one cool customer. Full Story Top No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire: Coast Guard Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:18 pm PDT 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. Full Story Top Hurricane Earl rakes U.S. East Coast with wind, rain Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:12 pm PDT Reuters - Hurricane Earl raked North Carolina's barrier islands with gusting winds, pounding surf and rain on Thursday as it took a swipe at the U.S. East Coast on an offshore path toward New England and Canada. Full Story Top BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill costs hit $8 billion Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:32 pm PDT 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. Full Story Top Pakistan Taliban take responsibility for bombings Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:39 pm PDT 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. Full Story Top Israel and Palestinians agree to more peace meetings Thu, 2 Sep 2010 03:40 pm PDT Reuters - Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to a series of direct talks on Thursday, seeking to forge the framework for a U.S.-backed peace deal within a year and end a conflict that has boiled for six decades. Full Story Top Drug shootout with army kills 25 in Mexico Thu, 2 Sep 2010 06:03 pm PDT 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. Full Story Top White House: No second stimulus being considered Thu, 2 Sep 2010 04:23 pm PDT Reuters - The White House stressed on Thursday that no second economic stimulus package is being considered as part of new measures under review by President Barack Obama's team. Full Story Top EPA to issue more rules in climate fight Thu, 2 Sep 2010 03:17 pm PDT Reuters - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will roll out more regulations on greenhouse gases and other pollution to help fight climate change, but they will not be as strong as action by Congress, a senior administration official said. Full Story Top Israel, Palestinian leaders agree to meet for peace Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:40 pm PDT AFP - Israeli and Palestinian leaders launched their first direct negotiations in 20 months Thursday, agreeing to meet every two weeks in a bid to settle core differences within a year. Full Story Top Explosion on Gulf of Mexico oil platform Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:25 pm PDT AFP - An oil platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico forced the crew to dive into the sea and threatened further damage to waters still recovering from the BP disaster. Full Story Top

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