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Nadal, Venus move on at US Open
By EDDIE PELLS 2010-09-04T10:24:34Z NEW YORK (AP) -- Venus Williams brought the glitter. Rafael Nadal brought the grit.... | |
US says goodbye to Earl as storm spins into Canada
By RUSSELL CONTRERAS 2010-09-04T12:59:34Z YARMOUTH, Mass. (AP) -- The remnants of Hurricane Earl took aim at Nova Scotia early Saturday after a brush with the Northeast that was far less intense than feared, dumping heavy, wind-driven rain on Cape Cod cottages and fishing villages accustomed to nor'easters.... | |
BP raises blowout preventer, key evidence in probe
By HARRY R. WEBER 2010-09-04T12:33:22Z NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- BP crews worked Saturday to slowly raise the 300-ton blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, careful not to damage or drop a key piece of evidence in the spill investigation.... | |
Buildings collapse, 2 injured in powerful NZ quake
By ROB GRIFFITH 2010-09-04T13:06:30Z CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) -- Chimneys and walls crumbled to the ground, roads cracked in half and residents were knocked off their feet as a powerful magnitude-7.1 earthquake rocked New Zealand's South Island early Saturday. The prime minister said it was a miracle no one was killed.... | |
Obama says he's committed to helping middle class
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE 2010-09-04T11:47:19Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- A healthy economy needs bustling Main Streets and a thriving middle class even more than a healthy stock market, President Barack Obama said as he reaffirmed his commitment to work hard for America's hardworking men and women.... |
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My Day on a Plate: Debi Mazar
From Goodfellas to good food. The actress, mother, and current Dancing with the Stars hoofer has a new website, Under the Tuscan Gun, where she dishes out her favorite traditional Italian recipes, ingredients, and anecdotes. | |
Travel Smart: Designed to Death
Gourmet's travel editor thinks hotel decor should not be hazardous to your health. | |
Restaurants Now: Ellerbe Fine Foods
(Fort Worth, TX) - A Shreveport chef brings a touch of elegance—and Cajun moxie—to the edge of cow country. | |
Extreme Frugality: Well, Nobody's Perfect
The zero-spending game is called on account of soccer ... and foraging for wild edibles. | |
Our Pumpkin Picks
This Halloween, forget the jack-o-lantern and turn your pumpkin into one of these comforting fall dishes, from rolls to rice pudding. | |
How to Say No
We've encouraged our daughter to eat anything that pleases her. We never thought about how to set limits. |
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Ariz. governor says she was wrong about beheadings (AP)
AP - A claim by Arizona's governor that rising violence along the U.S.-Mexico border has led to headless bodies turning up in the desert came back to haunt her during a stammering debate performance in which she failed to back it up. | |
POLITICAL INSIDER: Christie backs Castle (AP)
AP - Republican Gov. Chris Christie, who rode voter anger to office in New Jersey last year, is endorsing Mike Castle's bid to win the GOP primary in Delaware and is joining a pack of party leaders trying to block a tea party-backed candidate's bid. | |
GOP Maes stays in Colo. governor's race (AP)
AP - Republican Dan Maes, Democrat John Hickenlooper and American Constitution Party candidate Tom Tancredo are officially on the November ballot in the race for Colorado governor. | |
2010 Colorado Senate race: Incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet vs. Tea Party-backed Ken Buck (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - In its Aug. 10 primary, Colorado set up one of the most intriguing U.S. Senate match-ups in the country, which could be a bellwether race for the national midterms. Sen. Michael Bennet must face the curse of Obama-backed incumbents -- despite running his first election campaign -- against Tea Party-backed Republican Ken Buck, who had suddenly risen to the nomination over the early GOP favorite, former state Lt... | |
Obama to address new economic ideas next Wednesday (Reuters)
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. | |
Obama to award posthumous Medal of Honor to PA man (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama is awarding a posthumous Medal of Honor to an Air Force chief master sergeant who braved enemy fire to help three wounded comrades before suffering his own fatal wounds during combat in Laos in 1968. | |
Obama to campaign for Blumenthal in Conn. (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama plans to attend a fundraiser later this month to help Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's campaign for the U.S. Senate. | |
Ohio voters to Boehner: Step away from the self-tanner (The Upshot)
The Upshot - Finally, there's one thing Democrats and Republicans can agree on in this highly polarized, hotly contested election year: John Boehner is simply way too tan. In a survey that threatens to send a chill down Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's own perpetually tan spine, Public Policy Polling finds that a majority of voters in Boehner's home [... |
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Mich. man gathering corn confronted by alligator
By 2010-09-03T18:24:16Z BURR OAK, Mich. (AP) -- A man gathering sweet corn in southern Michigan is the latest to have an unexpected encounter with an alligator. The animals have been showing up far north of their traditional habitats this summer. Jeff Adamski of Burr Oak said he was picking corn near the Michigan-Indiana border when two women who were a few rows over came running and screaming, saying they had seen an alligator.... | |
Goats rescued after 2 days on 6-inch ledge in Mont
By MATT VOLZ 2010-09-03T17:31:48Z HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- Two young goats wandered onto the thin ledge of a railroad bridge and spent nearly two days high above the ground until rescuers in a towering cherry picker plucked them from their perch, hungry but safe.... | |
Indonesia's smoking toddler kicks the habit
By 2010-09-03T17:31:48Z JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia's smoking toddler has kicked the habit. Footage of 2-year-old Aldi Rizal - who smoked up to two packs a day - puffing away circulated the Internet in May and sparked an international outcry. His parents said he'd throw tantrums every time they tried to stop him from lighting up.... | |
Plumbers help Tenn. newlyweds find flushed rings
By 2010-09-03T17:31:50Z MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Diane Buckalew said she felt sick when she woke up and realized two rings she'd left on the bathroom counter the night before were gone. She and husband Carl, married in Las Vegas a month ago, realized Thursday their cat Jinxe had batted into the toilet an amethyst ring and Diane's 4-carat, $40,000 diamond engagement ring.... | |
Wyo. troopers examine human ashes in traffic stop
By 2010-09-03T17:31:51Z FARSON, Wyo. (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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