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Tropical Storm Earl Rakes Nova Scotia »

Los Angeles Times — September 4, 2010 — Tropical Storm Earl is raking Nova Scotia, with wind increasing on Prince Edward Island. It is about 30 miles south of Charlottetown,…

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Hurricane Earl, Now a Tropical Storm, Still Potent »

CNN — September 4, 2010 — Tropical Storm Earl is leaving its final marks on the U.S. East Coast as it continues barreling up the Atlantic Ocean toward Canada. As…

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Cape Cod Greets Earl with Plywood and Grumbling »

Reuters — September 4, 2010 — Residents and business owners in the beach communities of Cape Cod and nearby islands of Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard hung plywood over their shop…

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Digital Media

Google Updating Privacy Policy: Changes Effective Next Month »

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eWeek — September 5, 2010 — Google is updating its privacy policy to make it “more transparent and understandable.” The…

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Kanye West Thanks Twitter Founders; Tweets Apologizes To Taylor Swift For 2009 VMA Interruption »

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MTV — September 4, 2010 — Kanye West took to his Twitter account Saturday morning (September 4) to readdress the…

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Craigslist Abandons Adult Services… for Good? »

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PC World — September 4, 2010 — Craigslist was expected to have earned an estimated $36 million from advertising associated…

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Apple’s TV Model Uses Cheaper Chip: Will Cost Intel »

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Dow Jones — September 4, 2010 — Lower pricing is one of the most noticeable features of Apple Inc.’s latest…

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Facebook’s Persistent Privacy Issues: Now Testing ‘Follow This User’ Feature »

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Tom’s Guide — September 4, 2010 — Facebook is apparently testing a ‘Subscribe’ feature that allows you to follow the…

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Business

Analysis: The Diviner of System Risk Ben Bernanke as Carnac the Magnificent »

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The Wall Street Journal — September 4, 2010 — After two more days of hearings this week about the 2008 credit meltdown, the lid on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s black box remains shut and locked. Testifying Thursday before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, Mr.…

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Outgoing Obama Adviser: Stimulus was Right to Do »

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CBS News — September 4, 2010 — On her last day on the job Friday as chair of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, Christina Romer saw the national unemployment rate inch back up to a disheartening 9.6 percent. “I would give anything if the…

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BP Provides Lessons Learned From Gulf Spill »

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The Wall Street Journal — September 3, 2010 — BP PLC Friday disclosed various lessons and capabilities built from trouble-shooting the big oil spill in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico which, it said, would allow the industry to more quickly cope with any future offshore…

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Stocks Close Higher on Jobs Optimism Dow Up 2.9% for Week, Turns Positive for Year »

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MarketWatch — September 3, 2010 — Investors pushed stocks up for the fourth day in a row, sailing into the long weekend on a high note as an encouraging jobs report sent stocks to their best pre-Labor Day week in two decades. The Dow Jones…

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Obama Planning New Package of Economic Aid »

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Dow Jones — September 3, 2010 — Eager to jumpstart the economy ahead of crucial midterm elections, President Barack Obama said Friday he intends to unveil a new package of proposals, likely including tax cuts and targeted spending, to spark job growth. Obama spoke in…

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Private Sector Adds 67,000 Jobs; U.S. Economy Lost 54,000 Jobs in August; Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.6% »

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The Wall Street Journal — September 3, 2010 — Job losses continued to mount in the U.S. economy last month, though at a more modest pace than expected, putting further pressure on policy makers to take action to spur growth and employment. A separate report…

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World

Erekat: Israel Has Agreed to Honor Olmert Concessions »

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Jerusalem Post — September 4, 2010 — J’lem remains mum on content of talks as negotiating teams prepare to meet in Sharm e-Sheikh; Palestinian negotiator…

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Stephen Hawking: Why God Did Not Create the Universe: There is a Sound Scientific Explanation for the Making of Our World—No Gods Required »

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Stephen Hawking (The Wall Street Journal) — September 4, 2010 — According to Viking mythology, eclipses occur when two wolves, Skoll and Hati, catch the…

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British Skydiver Among Nine Killed in New Zealand Plane Crash »

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The Daily Telegraph — September 4, 2010 — The Fletcher U24, owned by a skydiving company, plunged to the ground seconds after taking off from…

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Asia Stocks Post Weekly Gain on Japan Stimulus Plan, Manufacturing Growth »

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Bloomberg — September 4, 2010 — Asian stocks rose, lifting the MSCI Asia Pacific Index to its biggest weekly increase in three, as Japan said…

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Google Updating Privacy Policy: Changes Effective Next Month

eWeek — September 5, 2010 — Google is updating its privacy policy to make it “more transparent and understandable.” The changes will go into effect next month. Google is reworking its privacy policy in the name…

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Stocks Close Higher on Jobs Optimism Dow Up 2.9% for Week, Turns Positive for Year

MarketWatch — September 3, 2010 — Investors pushed stocks up for the fourth day in a row, sailing into the long weekend on a high note as an encouraging jobs report sent stocks to their best…

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Erekat: Israel Has Agreed to Honor Olmert Concessions

Jerusalem Post — September 4, 2010 — J’lem remains mum on content of talks as negotiating teams prepare to meet in Sharm e-Sheikh; Palestinian negotiator says framework agreement will come within a year. // Israel and…

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Bryan Cranston Reportedly Hosting ‘SNL’ in October: Prepare for Him to Pull a Jon Hamm

Entertainment Weekly — September 4, 2010 — It seems that Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston is chasing his third Emmy win on Sunday evening by announcing that he’ll host Saturday Night Live‘s second episode of the…

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