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Sept. 02 – Natalie Portman wins praise for performance in “Black Swan.” John Russell for Reuters.

Sept. 2 – The latest celebrity news including rapper T.I. busted, Wynn bars Paris and Natalie Portman earns Oscar Buzz. John Russell reports.

Sept 02 – Retailers’ August sales beat estimates, as bargain shoppers did some back to school shopping. Jill Bennett reports.

New website empowers consumers to fund fashion designer’s collections and give feedback on their favorite items. Sharon Reich reports.

Sept 02 – A wave of encouraging economic data in both the housing and jobs markets helped lift stocks ahead of Friday’s payrolls report. Bobbi Rebell reports.

Sep 2 – The film ‘Miral’ brings lives of Palestinian women to Venice. Gemma Haines reports.

Sep 2 – The International Monetary Fund will give Pakistan $450 million in emergency flood aid. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

Sept. 2 – Friday’s August non-farm payrolls report is expected to reflect fading census hires, state and local layoffs and a reluctance by firms to add staff.

Sep 2 – Country music queen Miranda Lambert leads the 2010 CMA Awards nominations. Gemma Haines reports.

Sept. 2 – Reuters Breakingviews U.S. Editor Rob Cox says 3G’s successful experience with consumer businesses like beer-maker InBev could bode well for Burger King’s future and their global market potential.

Sep 02 – Chen Zhen, the character immortalised by Bruce Lee, returns to the big screen at the annual Venice Film Festival. Doug MacLaurin reports.

Sep 2 – Mideast envoy Mitchell says peace talks will be held every two weeks. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

Sept 2 – The Israeli settlers’ council announces an end to the contruction freeze, a move that could jeopordize peace talks with the Palestinian Authority in Washington.

Sept 2 – British Foreign Secretary William Hague denies he is gay, following reports that he shared a hotel room with a male aide.

Sep 2 – U.S. Secretary of State Clinton welcomes Israeli and Palestinian leaders to the State Department for new round of Middle East peace talks. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

Sept. 2 – The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged at 1 percent and extended its liquidity safety-net on worries about vulnerable banks.

Sept 2 – Burger King Holdings agrees to be bought at a 46% premium to it’s pre-rumor price by investment firm 3G Capital.Bobbi Rebell reports.

Sep. 02 – Millions of public sector workers strike in South Africa having rejected a government pay deal.

Sept 2 – The capture and killings of drug gang leaders is part of the bloodshed in Mexico that has killed 28,000 people since crackdowns began in late 2006.

Set. 2 – Director Robert Rodriguez, Jessica Alba, and rest of “Machete” cast hit Venice. Cindy Martin reports.

Sept 2 – A landslide in southwest China kills at least eight people, as workers race to rescue some 40 people still buried in the rubble.

Sept 2 – Soaring bread prices spark a second day of riots in Mozambique, with as many as ten people reported killed.

Sept 2 – Already experiencing rough waves and storm clouds, residents and tourists along North Carolina’s coast await the assault of Hurricane Earl.

Sept 2 – A thousand mourners in Pakistan attend a funeral for victims of Wednesday’s triple bomb attack on a Shi’ite religious procession in Lahore.

Sept 2 – Typhoon Kompasu causes damage and delays flights across South Korea.