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'Birth tourism' a tiny portion of immigrant babies
(AP)
| AP - When Ruth Garcia's twins are born in two months, they'll have all the rights of U.S. citizens. They and their six brothers and sisters will be able to vote, apply for federal student loans and even run for president.
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Hillary Clinton’s one-man presidential campaign
(The Upshot)
| The Upshot - While the rest of the political world is preoccupied with the midterm elections, Chicago dentist William DeJean is hatching plans for 2012. He shelled out $5,000 to create an ad encouraging Americans to back a Hillary Clinton presidential run in 2012. He says the spot will run in New Orleans, Washington, New York and Los [..
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Irish crowd pelt Gun N' Roses after lengthy wait
(Reuters)
| Reuters - American rock band Guns N' Roses incurred the wrath of a crowd in Ireland after showing up almost an hour late -- and then left the stage after being pelted with plastic glasses.
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95 snakes found in burst bag at Malaysia airport
(AP)
| AP - A Malaysian man pleaded guilty to wildlife smuggling after his bag bursting with 95 live boa constrictors broke open on a luggage conveyer belt at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, an official said Friday.
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Critics: Ill. lottery contract cloaked in secrecy
(AP)
| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100903/ap_on_bi_ge/us_illinois_lottery_contract"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100903/capt.e1c526266670414ea34fe1753b29413e-e1c526266670414ea34fe1753b29413e-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=8a47cwXu66oPUqUcwqtsEQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2009 file photo, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn shows off the Veteran's Cash scratch-off lottery ticket, the Stars & Stripes, in Springfield, Ill. Two weeks before Gov. Pat Quinn is set to award one of Illinois' most lucrative contracts ever — private management of the state's $2 billion-a-year lottery — some are criticizing the process as secretive and complaining that it was structured to favor one bidder. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - With less than two weeks before Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn awards a lucrative, first-of-its-kind contract for the private management of the state's $2 billion-a-year lottery, some are criticizing the selection process as too secretive and questioning whether it favors one powerful bidder.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Feds sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe
(AP)
| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100902/ap_on_re_us/us_arizona_sheriff_lawsuit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100902/capt.8033a154fc424fc1bd1f89e6df2ffb01-5c799ade3ee540ab948596db2a2a4b51-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Tww9CW.CfMJ8bGGY70bSOw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks to the media after learning the U.S. Justice Department is suing Arpaio saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Justice Department sued the nation's self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff" on Thursday, calling Joe Arpaio's defiance of an investigation into his office's alleged discrimination against Hispanics "unprecedented."</p><br clear="all"/>
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German party mistakenly hands out porn pens to kids
(Reuters)
| Reuters - To sweeten their first day at primary school German children are normally given a cardboard cone filled with sweets, but schoolchildren in Essen this year opened their cones to find pens which project erotic images.
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Mass Extinction Threat: Earth on Verge of Huge Reset Button?
(LiveScience.com)
| LiveScience.com - Mass extinctions have served as huge reset buttons that dramaticallychanged the diversity of species found in oceans all over the world, accordingto a comprehensive study of fossil records. The findings suggest humans willlive in a very different future if they drive animals to extinction, becausethe loss of each species can alter entire ecosystems.
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Bomb kills 54 in Pakistan, Taliban threatens U.S.
(Reuters)
| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100903/wl_nm/us_pakistan_blast"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100903/i/r680091062.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=Y_31QFuK9gld_TjrKOJ.og--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="A man carries an injured man on his back to a civil hospital for treatment after a suicide attack during a Shi'ite procession in Quetta September 3, 2010. REUTERS/Stringer" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 54 people in the second major attack this week and piling pressure on a U.S.-backed government overwhelmed by a flood crisis.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Government: Mozambique lost $3M because of riots
(AP)
| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100903/ap_on_bi_ge/af_mozambique_food_riots"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100902/capt.7ace7aef0a804b34971b185c2bd7cd86-7ace7aef0a804b34971b185c2bd7cd86-0.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=j2RlF5dDReNUEoCF5d79JQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="A woman passes nearby burning tyres in a street in Maputo, Thursday Sept. 2, 2010 a day after police opened fire on stone-throwing crowds who were protesting rising prices in this impoverished country. (AP Photo/Nastasya Tay)" border="0" /></a>AP - Mozambique's economy has lost more than $3 million because of deadly riots over the rising prices of food and other goods, the government said Friday, as state media reported new protests in two other towns.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Roethlisberger suspension reduced to 4 games
(AP)
| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100903/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_roethlisberger_suspension"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100903/capt.f7ec651bb3b640f3979001643c90d9fb-f7ec651bb3b640f3979001643c90d9fb-0.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=mSllLe.77t_tDSnmSDn2KA--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger stands on the sidelines at the end of the first quarter against the Carolina Panthers during NFL preseason football game action in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. Roethlisberger played for most of the first quarter in the Steelers' 19-3 win. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)" border="0" /></a>AP - Ben Roethlisberger is getting time off for good behavior.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Axl Rose tries Dublin's patience, sends crowd home
(AP)
| AP - Axl Rose, it seems, needs a little more patience - and a much louder alarm clock.
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Hurricane Earl update: storm surges up coast toward Cape Cod
(The Christian Science Monitor)
| The Christian Science Monitor - Hurricane Earl, down to 85 miles per hour and only a Category 1 storm, is accelerating toward the Massachusetts vacation destinations of Nantucket and Cape Cod.
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Google faces Texas AG inquiry, settles privacy suit
(Reuters)
| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100904/wr_nm/us_google_settlement"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100903/i/r1611129748.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=tCQqP.9k4b8K0fY8P0GpnQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Google co-founder Sergey Brin participates in a panel discussion in Mountain View, California February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Google Inc said on Friday it was the target of an investigation by the Texas Attorney General's office into the fairness of its search engine rankings.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Cowboys send Crayton to SD, McQuistan to Miami
(AP)
| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100903/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_cowboys_trades"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100831/capt.1eccd941d76d44feb76b8d941ea2f9f4-1eccd941d76d44feb76b8d941ea2f9f4-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=vCSVtMNrO6sJZLa6ljKtzA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant (88) reaches out to make a grab on a pass during drills at an afternoon practice at the Cowboys training facility Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, in Irving. The practice was Bryant's first with the team since injuring his right ankle on the opening week of their camp. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)" border="0" /></a>AP - Patrick Crayton wanted out the minute the Dallas Cowboys drafted Dez Bryant. He finally got his wish Friday, and it might've been worth the wait.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Taiwan flight grounded over 'bomb threat'
(AFP)
| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100904/wl_asia_afp/taiwanairlinecalaustraliasecurity"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100904/capt.photo_1283570562833-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=68&q=85&sig=cyUUZHwCVzMxbPlvZlVfNQ--" align="left" height="68" width="130" alt="A passenger aircraft from Taiwan's China Airlines is set to take off at Taipei's Sungshan airport on June 13, 2010. A China Airlines flight bound for Sydney has been grounded for safety checks because of a bomb hoax, airport police said.(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A China Airlines flight bound for Sydney was grounded for safety checks because of a bomb hoax, airport police said Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Goats rescued after 2 days on 6-inch ledge in Mont
(AP)
| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100903/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_goat_rescue"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100902/capt.2e6dc5bf46254bd5804e316a0fe78862-2e6dc5bf46254bd5804e316a0fe78862-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=pwv1vyO2E4P6iOG5QBjicA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="In this Sept. 1, 2010 photo, two goats are stranded on a railroad bridge south of Roundup, Mont. The goats were rescued after nearly two days and are in good condition. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Sandy Church of the Rimrock Humane Society) NO SALES" border="0" /></a>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.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Payrolls data offer ray of hope for recovery
(Reuters)
| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100903/bs_nm/us_usa_economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100903/i/r2674788352.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=9J7iJJ1alfrjV.gfrcDSbA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="People wait in line to enter the City University of New York (CUNY) Big Apple job fair in New York, April 23, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. employment fell for a third straight month in August, but the drop was far less than expected and private hiring was a positive surprise, relieving concerns about a stalling economic recovery.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Prof in '03 plague scare sets off airport shutdown
(AP)
| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100904/ap_on_re_us/us_miami_airport_evacuation"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100903/capt.88b5a3005b9f4ba1b235a38c1568573e-4606c0c002a04316a1779e9e181f2f34-0.jpg?x=130&y=58&q=85&sig=TjmnPTlp78jBbPnBjxiKwA--" align="left" height="58" width="130" alt="Passengers head out of the terminal at Miami International Airport in Miami, early Friday morning, Sept. 3, 2010. A spokesman for Miami International Airport says four of its six concourses have been evacuated as a police bomb squad investigates a report of a suspicious item. Several flights were diverted to other parts of the terminal.(AP Photo/Alan Diaz)" border="0" /></a>AP - The suspicions airport security officials had when they saw the metal canister grew when they learned about the man who brought it in from the Middle East: a scientist who sparked a bioterrorism scare after he reported missing vials of plague samples seven years ago.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Fox: Kara DioGuardi departs 'American Idol'
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| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100904/ap_on_en_tv/us_tv_american_idol_dioguardi"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100904/capt.c348a14c22e943b4a246c4a3a6f5c7d1-c348a14c22e943b4a246c4a3a6f5c7d1-0.jpg?x=120&y=130&q=85&sig=PA8H.ssHrQwikcrY3ghCaw--" align="left" height="130" width="120" alt="FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2009 file photo, Kara DioGuardi of 'American Idol' arrives at the FOX Winter All-Star Party in Los Angeles. Fox TV says Kara DioGuardi is leaving as `American Idol' judge, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Kara DioGuardi is following Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell out the door at "American Idol."</p><br clear="all"/>
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