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Today's Top Stories: Weakened Earl hits Mass. with wind, rain, surf Report: Blackwater created shell companies BP: Failed blowout preventer removed from well Body of son of boxing promoter found in Cascades 9 killed in New Zealand skydiving plane crash Powerful 7.1 quake hits New Zealand's South Island Clinton: Time is now for Mideast peace Ariz. governor says she was wrong about beheadings Fox: Kara DioGuardi departs 'American Idol' Nadal beats Istomin; reaches 3rd round of US Open Emergency declared as 7.1 quake hits New Zealand Taxpayers likely to face initial loss on GM IPO: sources Obama to address new economic ideas next Wednesday U.S. and Israel spying behind BlackBerry woe: Dubai police Earl weakens to storm Bomb kills 54 in Pakistan, Taliban threatens U.S. Government says no leaking oil at Mariner platform Google faces Texas AG inquiry, settles privacy suit Widespread devastation after 7.0 quake in New Zealand S.Korea FM offers resignation over nepotism accusation Weakened Earl hits Mass. with wind, rain, surf Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:13 pm PDT AP - The remnants of Hurricane Earl dumped wind-driven rain on Cape Cod's gray-shingled cottages and fishing villages Friday night, but its close brush with the Northeast was less intense than feared only hours earlier. Full Story Top Report: Blackwater created shell companies Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:07 pm PDT AP - The security company Blackwater Worldwide formed a network of 30 shell companies and subsidiaries to try to get millions of dollars in government business after the company faced strong criticism for reckless conduct in Iraq, The New York Times reported Friday. Full Story Top BP: Failed blowout preventer removed from well Fri, 3 Sep 2010 10:05 pm PDT AP - BP PLC said the blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico was removed from the company's well on Friday afternoon. Full Story Top Body of son of boxing promoter found in Cascades Fri, 3 Sep 2010 09:45 pm PDT AP - Searchers spotted the body of the son of Hall of Fame boxing promoter Bob Arum on a rugged Washington state mountainside Friday afternoon, five days after they began looking for him in North Cascades National Park, authorities said. Full Story Top 9 killed in New Zealand skydiving plane crash Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:38 pm PDT AP - A light aircraft carrying skydivers crashed in flames Saturday near a popular tourist spot in New Zealand's Southern Alps, killing nine people including four foreign tourists, police said. Full Story Top Powerful 7.1 quake hits New Zealand's South Island Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:11 pm PDT AP - A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake damaged buildings, cut power and knocked fleeing residents off their feet on New Zealand's South Island early Saturday, but there were so far no deaths and only two injuries reported. Full Story Top Clinton: Time is now for Mideast peace Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:21 pm PDT AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to inject urgency into Israeli-Palestinian peace talks Friday, warning the negotiations may be "the last chance for a very long time" to reach an agreement. Full Story Top Ariz. governor says she was wrong about beheadings Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:25 pm PDT AP - Gov. Jan Brewer rose to national fame defending the state's immigration law and warning of rising violence along the U.S.-Mexico border, including a claim that headless bodies were turning up in the Arizona desert. Full Story Top Fox: Kara DioGuardi departs 'American Idol' Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:38 pm PDT AP - Kara DioGuardi is following Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell out the door at "American Idol." Full Story Top Nadal beats Istomin; reaches 3rd round of US Open Fri, 3 Sep 2010 09:53 pm PDT AP - Even Rafael Nadal felt compelled to applaud when his second-round opponent at the U.S. Open hit a spectacular, full-sprint winner and was left doing the splits at the net. Full Story Top Emergency declared as 7.1 quake hits New Zealand Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:47 pm PDT Reuters - Authorities declared a state of emergency after a major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city early on Saturday, bringing down power lines, ripping up roads and wrecking building facades, but authorities reported no deaths. Full Story Top Taxpayers likely to face initial loss on GM IPO: sources Fri, 3 Sep 2010 04:33 pm PDT Reuters - The U.S. government is likely to take a loss on General Motors Co in the first offering of the automaker's stock, six people familiar with preparations for the landmark IPO said. Full Story Top Obama to address new economic ideas next Wednesday Fri, 3 Sep 2010 03:14 pm PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Friday he would outline new measures next week to boost the U.S. economy, but analysts were skeptical he would be able to deliver a big enough package to lift growth significantly. Full Story Top U.S. and Israel spying behind BlackBerry woe: Dubai police Fri, 3 Sep 2010 07:30 am PDT Reuters - Concerns over Israeli access to BlackBerry data, and the use of the device by the United States to spy on the United Arab Emirates are behind the Gulf state's moves to curb the smartphone, Dubai's police chief said. Full Story Top Earl weakens to storm Fri, 3 Sep 2010 09:15 pm PDT Reuters - Hurricane Earl, which earlier in the week was a storm of major proportions that threatened the U.S. East Coast, weakened to a tropical storm on Friday as it swirled offshore toward Canada. Full Story Top Bomb kills 54 in Pakistan, Taliban threatens U.S. Fri, 3 Sep 2010 10:03 pm PDT Reuters - A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 54 people in the second major attack this week and piling pressure on a U.S.-backed government overwhelmed by a flood crisis. Full Story Top Government says no leaking oil at Mariner platform Fri, 3 Sep 2010 07:03 pm PDT Reuters - U.S. government inspectors found no leaking oil at Mariner Energy Inc's burned platform in the Gulf of Mexico, officials said late on Friday, allaying fears about more environmental damage after BP's massive spill. Full Story Top Google faces Texas AG inquiry, settles privacy suit Fri, 3 Sep 2010 05:01 pm PDT Reuters - Google Inc said on Friday it was the target of an investigation by the Texas Attorney General's office into the fairness of its search engine rankings. Full Story Top Widespread devastation after 7.0 quake in New Zealand Fri, 3 Sep 2010 09:11 pm PDT AFP - A powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused widespread devastation in New Zealand's second largest city of Christchurch Saturday, with officials saying it was "extremely lucky" no one was killed. Full Story Top S.Korea FM offers resignation over nepotism accusation Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:27 pm PDT AFP - South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-Hwan on Saturday offered to resign after being accused of nepotism over the controversial hiring of his daughter, a spokesman for the ministry said. Full Story Top

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