AP – Hurricane Earl scooted past the North Carolina Outer Banks in the dark of night, leaving residents and officials waiting for daybreak to see how much damage the storm’s winds and waves could do.
Reuters – Hurricane Earl battered North Carolina’s coast with rain, winds and waves on Friday and swirled up the U.S. eastern seaboard toward New England and Canada as a weakened but still dangerous storm.
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.
 The Guardian |
Does it matter who William Hague shares a hotel room with?
The Guardian The philosopher Julian Baggini Mattering is a very complicated business. Nothing matters, full stop. You always have to ask what exactly it is that matters, for whom or for what. In the case of William Hague, that means there are dozens of questions … Tories question judgment of 'naive' William HagueTelegraph.co.uk William Hague: the rumours of a 'gay past' that just would not go awayTelegraph.co.uk Christopher Myers 'fed up' with politics after William Hague rumoursTelegraph.co.uk Mirror.co.uk -Los Angeles Times -BBC News all 702 news articles » |
 Reuters |
Gates visits US forces in southern Afghanistan
The Associated Press KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — As the last of 30000 US reinforcements arrive in Afghanistan, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday got a firsthand look at operations in the dangerous south where Afghan and international troops are ramping up security. … Karzai slams Nato civilian killingsAljazeera.net Petraeus Plans for Start of US Withdrawal from Afghanistan Next YearVoice of America Karzai, NATO at odds over another Afghan airstrikeMiamiHerald.com Xinhua -AFP -Globe and Mail all 1,372 news articles » |
AP – As the last of 30,000 U.S. reinforcements arrive in Afghanistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday got a firsthand look at operations in the dangerous south where Afghan and international troops are ramping up security.
AP – Soldiers killed at least 25 suspected cartel members Thursday in a raid and gunbattle in a Mexican state near the U.S. border that has become one of the most dangerous battlegrounds in the country’s drug war.
Reuters – Pakistan’s Taliban on Friday took responsibility for triple bombings at a Shi’ite Muslim procession this week, challenging the civilian government further as it struggles with a flood crisis.
 msnbc.com |
Official: 4 Miami airport concourses evacuated
Boston Herald By AP MIAMI — A bomb squad investigated a report of a suspicious package after police evacuated four of six concourses at Miami International Airport for several hours on the eve of the Labor Day travel period, an airport spokesman said Friday. … Suspicious package evacuates two concourses at MIAMiamiHerald.com Police bomb squad checks suspicous item report at Miami airport; 4 concourses …The Canadian Press Airport evacuated after suspicious item foundCNN (blog) ABC Action News -One News Page -7Online WSVN-TV all 207 news articles » |
 Washington Post |
Killing spree suspect's downhill slide
San Francisco Chronicle AP Efren Valdemoro, 38, was shot and killed by California Highway Patrol officers Tuesday after refusing to drop a large knife when the chase ended in a strip mall, police said. (09-02) 19:05 PDT VALLEJO — After Efren Valdemoro met Cindy Tran during a … Patients, co-workers of missing Hercules man fear for his safetySan Jose Mercury News Fight May Have Triggered Vallejo Killing SpreeKTVU San Francisco Slain Vallejo woman's husband to appear in court FridayNews10.net CNN -The Associated Press -KGO-TV all 666 news articles » |
 Telegraph.co.uk |
Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio sued by feds
San Francisco Chronicle The US Department of Justice on Thursday announced it had sued Joe Arpaio, the controversial sheriff of Maricopa County in Arizona, for failing to turn over documents in an investigation of whether his aggressive operations against illegal immigrants … Justice sues Ariz. sheriff for documentsWashington Post US sues Arizona sheriff over bias probeNorthJersey.com Justice Dept. Sues Sheriff Over Bias InvestigationNew York Times Christian Science Monitor -Newsweek -Washington Times all 581 news articles » |
Reuters – BP Plc said on Friday the cost of dealing with its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had risen to $8 billion and that it was two weeks away from sealing the well for good.
 AFP |
Manila begins hostage crisis probe
Aljazeera.net Three-day investigation into deaths of eight Hong Kong tourists on a bus begins in Philippines. Authorities in the Philippines have begun a three-day inquiry into a botched hostage rescue operation in which eight Hong Kong tourists were killed in the … Manila siege police gave up chances to kill gunmanAFP Aquino takes responsibility for hostage fiascoInquirer.net Manila to probe Hong Kong hostage coffin 'mix-up'BBC News ABS CBN News -Philippine Star -GMANews.TV all 220 news articles » |
 Globe and Mail |
'Machete' is a Bloody mess
Philadelphia Inquirer If you think there's nothing new to add to the immigration debate, you have not seen "Machete." I don't think Robert Rodriguez's movie advances the dialogue very much (in fact, it probably moves it back a peg or two), but it does have … MacheteBoston Globe Movie review: 'Machete': Robert Rodriguez shows off his satirical chopsWashington Post Growl, and Let the Severed Heads Fall Where They MayNew York Times USA Today -Hollywood Reporter -NewsOK.com all 751 news articles » |
A volcano erupted again in Indonesia early Friday in northern Sumatra, sending hundreds of villagers fleeing as it unleashed tremors and spewed powerful bursts of hot ash and debris.
AP – A bomb squad investigated a report of a suspicious package after police evacuated four of six concourses at Miami International Airport for several hours on the eve of the Labor Day travel period, an airport spokesman said Friday.
 Telegraph.co.uk |
Traffic Resumes in Capital After Two Days of Riots, Radio Mozambique Says
Bloomberg By Fred Katerere – Fri Sep 03 05:56:10 GMT 2010 Traffic has started up today in the Mozambican capital of Maputo after two days of disruption due to riots over food and power price increases, Radio Mozambique reported, citing Antonio Fernando, … Mozambique prices 'irreversible'BBC News Mozambique: Riots – Minister Confirms Six DeathsAllAfrica.com At least 1 dead in second day of Mozambique riotsCNN International Aljazeera.net -Financial Times -Reuters all 975 news articles » |
Roddick’s U.S. Open is over, and a new American star may be
about to take his place, Richard Evans says.
