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Quake of 7.0 hits New Zealand near Christchurch
(Reuters)
| Reuters - A major earthquake of 7.0 magnitude hit New Zealand, 30 km (20 miles) west of Christchurch early Saturday morning, causing no immediate reports of casualties but widespread damage, authorities said.
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Indonesia's smoking toddler kicks habit
(AFP)
| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100902/wl_asia_afp/healthindonesiatobaccochildren"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100902/capt.photo_1283421591311-1-0.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=19BbWYBPjazEGimIuNo6TQ--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="Two-year-old Indonesian boy Ardi Rizal puffs on a cigarette in the yard of his family home in Sumatra. A two-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked about 40 cigarettes a day has kicked the habit after receiving intensive specialist care, a child welfare official has said.(AFP/Ahmad Naafi/SRIWIJAYA POST/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A two-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked about 40 cigarettes a day has kicked the habit after receiving intensive specialist care, a child welfare official said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Brooks & Dunn end 20-year career at Nashville show
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| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100903/ap_on_en_mu/us_music_brooks_and_dunn"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100903/capt.2c393b4603d4408a998b30f7ad79fb1b-2c393b4603d4408a998b30f7ad79fb1b-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=Yp7JpArNB1ndbTQeuXMurw--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="FILE - In a April 19, 2010 file photo, Kix Brooks, left, and Ronnie Dunn accept the ACM Milestone Award during “The Last Rodeo” tribute concert, in Las Vegas. The country music duo closed out a 20-year career at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Thursday night, Sept. 3, 2010 with their 1991 debut single, 'Brand New Man,' during the encore. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The first song Brooks & Dunn ever sang together has become their last.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Pakistan's Taliban threaten attacks in U.S., Europe
(Reuters)
| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100903/wl_nm/us_pakistan_blast"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100903/i/r680091062.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=Y_31QFuK9gld_TjrKOJ.og--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="A man carries an injured man on his back to a civil hospital for treatment after a suicide attack during a Shi'ite procession in Quetta September 3, 2010. REUTERS/Stringer" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Pakistan's Taliban threatened on Friday to launch attacks in the United States and Europe "very soon."</p><br clear="all"/>
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Weakening Hurricane Earl swipes U.S. east, no big hit
(Reuters)
| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100903/ts_nm/us_weather_storm_earl"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100902/i/r653022877.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=ZNpCy1x3P6fAeWYUMGptkw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Dianna Lesiewicz (L) watches her twin boys Paul and Bode play in a pool of water in front of the Atlantic Ocean as the area awaits Hurricane Earl in Nags Head, North Carolina September 2, 2010. REUTERS/Richard Clement" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Hurricane Earl slapped North Carolina's coast with heavy wind and surf on Friday and then weakened as it swirled up the U.S. eastern seaboard toward New England and Canada as a much tamer storm than feared.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Small signal, big meaning? Castro in military duds
(AP)
| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100903/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cb_cuba_fidel_castro"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100903/capt.a48ab95f5c6d492cbe3df14ad32a59e3-a48ab95f5c6d492cbe3df14ad32a59e3-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=65kPJTN.gMdB1gvd.K.IAw--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Cuba's leader Fidel Castro, left, salutes while listening to his national anthem before delivering a speech to students outside Havana's university in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. Castro dusted off his military fatigues for the first time since stepping down as president four years ago, a symbolic act in a Communist country where little signals often carry enormous significance.(AP Photo/Javier Galeano)" border="0" /></a>AP - Fidel Castro dusted off his full military uniform for the first time since stepping down as president four years ago, a symbolic act in a communist country where little signals often carry enormous significance.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Powerful 7.4 quake hits New Zealand's South Island
(AP)
| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100903/ap_on_re_as/as_new_zealand_earthquake"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100903/capt.photo_1283535319664-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=LgUJJH_DZHNffbIn7Mzqww--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A quake reading on a seismograph. A strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked New Zealand's second largest city Saturday morning, causing a series of aftershocks and power outages in the city.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)" border="0" /></a>AP - A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand's South Island early Saturday. No tsunami alert was issued and there were no reports of injuries.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Warrants detail stabbings at Calif. beach house
(AP)
| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100903/ap_on_re_us/us_beach_house_killings"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100903/capt.05605eb3d65140b790823678f45d5ab2-05605eb3d65140b790823678f45d5ab2-0.jpg?x=67&y=130&q=85&sig=r5FvFSpyffpoJ2yFcBpMYw--" align="left" height="130" width="67" alt="FILE - This undated handout file photo provided by Silva and Silva Photography shows Brock and Davina Husted, who were both stabbed to death in their beach front home in Ventura, Calif., in May, 2009. Documents, obtained by the Ventura County Star reveal an armed intruder who demanded cash and jewelry when he burst into the Faria Beach home in May 2009. (AP Photo/Silva and Silva Photography, File) ** NO SALES **" border="0" /></a>AP - 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.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Rapper T.I. comeback could be derailed with arrest
(AP)
| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100902/ap_on_en_mu/us_rapper_ti_arrest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100902/capt.84eab29aef4f481db1c380fd038dce25-84eab29aef4f481db1c380fd038dce25-0.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=DdwHzlAUSGMOFKuTLzfHUw--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="FILE - Rapper T.I. whose real name is Clifford Harris speaks to reporters outside the Richard B. Russell Federal Courthouse in Atlanta, in this March 27, 2008 file photo. Police say Rapper T.I. and wife Tameka Cottle have been arrested in West Hollywood for possession of a controlled substance late Wednesday Sept. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - After finishing a sentence for weapons charges earlier this year, T.I. was poised to have the comeback of the fall.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Wyo. troopers examine human ashes in traffic stop
(AP)
| AP - The powdery substance that Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers found in a zip-close bag during a recent traffic stop didn't turn out to be drugs after all. Sgt. Stephen Townsend of the patrol said then when troopers pulled over two men in a car Wednesday, they found small amounts of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and thought the bag might hold illegal drugs. Troopers contacted the car's owner — the girlfriend of one of the men — and asked her.
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Irish crowd pelt Gun N' Roses after lengthy wait
(Reuters)
| Reuters - American rock band Guns N' Roses incurred the wrath of a crowd in Ireland after showing up almost an hour late -- and then left the stage after being pelted with plastic glasses.
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Analysis: Dems out of jobs options before election
(AP)
| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100903/ap_on_an/us_economy_elections_analysis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100903/capt.234e2f07ec2341c898e8383874cc1977-234e2f07ec2341c898e8383874cc1977-0.jpg?x=115&y=130&q=85&sig=v34YbHidfJd5M4isRg_rGw--" align="left" height="130" width="115" alt="President Barack Obama reports on the economy as the latest unemployment figures are released, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. It's still the economy stupid. And there's virtually nothing Democrats can do to change the reality before Nov. 2. Time has all but run out for President Barack Obama and his party, which had hoped for a big economic turnaround by the homestretch of the midterm elections. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>AP - "It's still the economy, stupid."</p><br clear="all"/>
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Iran could strike Israeli nuclear site if attacked
(AP)
| AP - Iran's military chief of staff says Tehran could strike Israel's nuclear facility if the Jewish state were to attack Iran's nuclear sites.
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Beck and Palin's mysterious 9/11 event: 5 theories
(The Week)
| The Week - Nobody's sure what Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin are planning for their Sept. 11 joint appearance in Alaska. But the pundits are sure busy guessing
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Bow and arrow used to send phones into Brazil jail
(AP)
| AP - Police say a 17-year-old teen was detained after he shot arrows with cell phones attached over the walls of a prison in southern Brazil to inmates waiting on the other side.
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Air France mulls 'low-cost' option: sources
(AFP)
| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100902/bs_afp/franceairlinecompanyairfrance"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100902/capt.photo_1283451723119-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=NPIrJSwpj2TkeIC3ULJ3ig--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Air France-KLM is considering setting up a "low-cost" domestic carrier to meet intense competition in the French market from budget rivals, company sources said on Thursday.(AFP/File/Joseph Eid)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Air France-KLM is considering setting up a "low-cost" domestic carrier to meet intense competition in the French market from budget rivals, company sources said on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Kia recalls 56,000 Souls, Sorentos in U.S., S. Korea
(Reuters)
| Reuters - Kia Motors said on Friday it had started a recall of some 56,000 Soul and Sorento vehicles sold in the United States and South Korea due to defective wiring harnesses that could cause fires.
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Analysis: Special-ops on show to woo war skeptics
(AP)
| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100903/ap_on_an/as_afghan_spec_ops_success_analysis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100901/capt.photo_1283318447359-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=kbaTW1kYC3mkSyoJFrhd8Q--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) commander and the head of NATO in Afghanistan General David Petraeus speaks to the media at his office in Kabul on August 31. The number of US soldiers killed in the Afghan war in 2010 is the highest annual toll since the conflict began almost nine years ago, according to an AFP count Wednesday.(AFP/Shah Marai)" border="0" /></a>AP - The new top commander in Afghanistan is talking up a weapon that has been kept in the shadows for years — special operations missions to kill or capture key insurgents — to try to convince skeptics the war can be won.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Democrats fight to stay in office amid backlash
(AP)
| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100902/ap_on_el_ho/us_vulnerable_democrats"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100902/capt.6c4157ad81334d34b513460e3e0be5f5-6c4157ad81334d34b513460e3e0be5f5-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=LuVilnBxMM3gIxRMQdZgYA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="In this photo made Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Texas, right listens to Army vet Dan Poluda at the VFW post in West, Texas, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/LM Otero)" border="0" /></a>AP - Rep. Chet Edwards, an imperiled Democrat deep in the heart of Republican territory, finds exiting American Legion Post No. 273 slow going. Supporters and well-wishers keep stopping him.</p><br clear="all"/>
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UPS cargo plane crashes near Dubai airport
(AP)
| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100903/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_dubai_plane_crash"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100903/capt.c58a2e0e0a1f4d9d819d26c946117805-c58a2e0e0a1f4d9d819d26c946117805-0.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=39UoITPMpt5EO6sppbfxEA--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="Smoke rises from the site of a cargo plane crash in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday Sept. 3, 2010. Officials say a UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board has crashed shortly after takeoff outside Dubai. There was no immediate word on casualties. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)" border="0" /></a>AP - A UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board crashed shortly after takeoff Friday outside Dubai, officials said. There was no immediate word on casualties.</p><br clear="all"/>
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