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Powerful 7.1 quake hits New Zealand's South Island
(AP)
 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.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:11:47 GMT
| 9 killed in New Zealand skydiving plane crash
(AP)
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.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:38:58 GMT
| Toll from attack on Pakistani Shiites jumps to 65
(AP)
 AP - Pakistani police say the death toll from a suicide attack on a Shiite Muslim procession rose from 43 to 65 overnight as critically wounded people died in hospital.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:41:08 GMT
| Will heir be unveiled at North Korean convention?
(AP)
![A visitor points with am umbrella at a poster of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, painted by North Korean defector Sun Moo, at the Korea War Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. The Obama administration expanded sanctions against North Korea on Monday by freezing assets of individuals, companies and organizations allegedly linked to support for Pyongyang's nuclear program.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)]() AP - North Korea is preparing its largest political meeting in 30 years, and leader Kim Jong Il is expected to appoint a son to a key Workers Party position in what would be the strongest sign yet of a succession movement in the secretive communist country.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:58:47 GMT
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Roethlisberger suspension cut to 4 games (AP)
Ben Roethlisberger is getting time off for good behavior. He'll be back on the field for the Pittsburgh Steelers two games earlier than expected after convincing NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell he is turning his life around. The star quarterback, accompanied by team president Art Rooney, met with Goodell early Friday and was told he could return on Oct.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:05:05 PDT
| Heels' Austin subpoenaed in N. Carolina (AP)
Investigators from the North Carolina Secretary of State's office have subpoenaed Tar Heels defensive tackle Marvin Austin, a person familiar with the situation said Friday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing. Austin is one of 13 players who did not travel with the 18th-ranked Tar Heels to Atlanta for Saturday's opener...
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:52:22 PDT
| Cardinals end 5-game skid, beat Reds 3-2 (AP)
Jaime Garcia told himself it was just another game, and when Brandon Phillips came to the plate it was just another hitter. The rookie maintained his focus to beat the Reds for the fourth time, halting the free-falling St. Louis Cardinals' five-game losing streak and ending Cincinnati's four-game run in a 3-2 victory on Friday night.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:10:07 PDT
| Broncos LB Dumervil out for season (AP)
Elvis Dumervil's season is officially sacked. The Denver Broncos had been holding out hope the league's top sacker would make a quicker than anticipated recovery from a torn chest muscle and return to action in December. Dumervil, however, posted a message on his Twitter account Friday night that confirmed an NFL.com report he'll be going on injured reserve, ending his season.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:02:28 PDT
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Stocks rally as jobs data spurs optimism
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Wall Street closed a stellar week on Friday after recent economic data, including a stronger-than-expected labor market report, bolstered optimism that the economy would not fall back into recession.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:43:39 GMT
| Taxpayers likely to face initial loss on GM IPO: sources
(Reuters)
 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.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:33:47 GMT
| China tells state companies to explore Potash bid
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Chinese officials have ordered state companies to meet investment bankers to explore ways to block BHP Billiton's $39 billion bid for Potash Corp, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:09:42 GMT
| Japan Noda warns on yen, suggests joint steps difficult
(Reuters)
Reuters - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Saturday Tokyo would take decisive steps to stem the yen's rise when needed, while suggesting that coordinated currency market intervention was a difficult option.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:50:28 GMT
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Court throws out $926 million Rocky Flats award
(AP)
AP - A $926 million award to thousands of Colorado homeowners in a lawsuit involving plutonium contamination from a now-defunct nuclear weapons plant was thrown out Friday by a federal appeals court.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:43:52 GMT
| Prof in '03 plague scare sets off airport shutdown
(AP)
 AP - The suspicions airport security officials had when they saw the metal canister grew when they learned about the man who brought it in from the Middle East: a scientist who sparked a bioterrorism scare after he reported missing vials of plague samples seven years ago.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:12:36 GMT
| Mobs attack home of Iranian opposition leader
(AP)
 AP - Pro-government crowds swarmed outside the battered home of a key Iranian opposition leader Friday after militiamen attacked with firebombs and beat a bodyguard unconscious in a brazen message of intimidation and pinpoint pressure on dissent.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:43:12 GMT
| Jay Leno ratings dip below Conan O'Brien's
(Reuters)
 Reuters - NBC might have summer's most-watched show in "America's Got Talent," but the network's late-night ratings aren't so hot.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:18:58 GMT
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