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September 02 – The latest celebrity news including rapper T.I. busted, Wynn bars Paris and Natalie Portman earns Oscar Buzz. John Russell reports.

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 – 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

September 2 – Residents of the Pakistani city of Lahore are in a state of shock and grief, one day after three bombs killed at least 20 people.

September 2 – New video of the 33 miners trapped in a Chilean mine shows how their underground life is organised, from food and clothing to music and entertainment.

September 2 – Coastal residents in North Carolina stock up on flashlights and generators ahead of Hurricane Earl.

Sep 1 – Police shot and killed a gunman who had taken three people hostage at Discovery Channel’s headquarters near Washington, D.C. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

Sep 1 – On the eve of a new round of Middle east peace talks, U.S. President Barack Obama called on both Israel and Palestine to seize the moment. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

Sep 01 – Apple finally took the wraps off new iPods and a revamped Apple TV, along with a move into social networking, all in time for the upcoming holiday season. Bobbi Rebell reports.

Sep 01 – Wall Street rallied 3 percent on Wednesday, in the best one-day gain since early July, as a pick-up in manufacturing activity sparked optimism. Conway G. Gittens reports from New York.

Sept. 1 – A Reuters poll of analysts forecasts weekly jobless claims rose by 2,000 following an ADP report showing private employers dropped 10,000 from their August payrolls.

Sept. 1 – Reuters Breakingviews Columnist Robert Cyran says Apple’s renewed commitment to television with the introduction of a revamped Apple TV will entice consumers to buy more Apple products.

Sep 1 – Three bombs explode in Lahore, Pakistan; killing at least 18 people and piling pressure on a government already overwhelmed by floods. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

Sept 1 – The killing of four Israeli settlers threatens to derail direct negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis in Washington.

Sept 1 – Powerful Hurricane Earl churns past the Bahamas toward the eastern U.S. seaboard.

Sept 1 – Firefighters in Portugal have managed to contain some of the wildfires ravaging parts of the country, but others still burn out of control.

September 1 – A fire destroys a slum in the Philippines capital Manila, leaving around a hundred families homeless.

September 1 – Drilling to reach trapped Chilean miners begins, as owner of mine asks for forgiveness.

Aug 31 – U.S. President Barack Obama, in a nationally-televised address, declared an end to the military’s seven-year combat mission in Iraq. Jon Decker reports.

Aug 31 – Just ahead of a U.S.-sponsored Middle East peace summit in Washington, four Israeli settlers were shot dead in their car in the occupied West Bank. Jon Decker reports.