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Goats rescued after 2 days on 6-inch ledge in Mont
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 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.
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Quake of 7.4 hits New Zealand near Christchurch
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 Reuters - A major earthquake of 7.4 magnitude hit New Zealand, 30 km (20 miles) west of Christchurch early on Saturday morning, causing no immediate reports of casualties but widespread damage, authorities said.
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'Crocodile Dundee' to return to US amid tax fray
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 AP - Actor Paul Hogan, star of the "Crocodile Dundee" movie trilogy, has been cleared to return home to the United States after he was barred last month from leaving Australia because of a disputed tax bill, his lawyer said Friday.
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Hillary Clinton’s one-man presidential campaign
(The Upshot)
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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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Some 600,000 Muslims crowd into Mecca mosque
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 AFP - Some 600,000 Muslims crowded into the Grand Mosque in Islam's holiest city of Mecca for prayers on the last Friday of the Ramadan holy month, mosque officials said.
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Hurricane Earl glances North Carolina, races up US coast
(AFP)
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 AFP - A weakened but still nasty Hurricane Earl lashed the US East Coast on Friday with heavy winds and high surf, triggering warnings clear up to Canada after dealing a glancing blow to North Carolina.
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Hezbollah won't cooperate with Hariri tribunal
(AP)
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 AP - Hezbollah's leader said Friday he will not respond to a U.N.-appointed prosecutor's demand for the group to hand over all information relevant to the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
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Drone Buzzes Hurricane Earl
(LiveScience.com)
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LiveScience.com - Hurricane Earl is losing steam as it tracks up the East Coast of the
United States, though wary residents are still looking out for its
whipping winds and pounding waves.
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Wyo. troopers examine human ashes in traffic stop
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AP - The powdery substance that Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers found in a zip-close bag during a recent traffic stop didn't turn out to be drugs after all. Sgt. Stephen Townsend of the patrol said then when troopers pulled over two men in a car Wednesday, they found small amounts of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and thought the bag might hold illegal drugs. Troopers contacted the car's owner — the girlfriend of one of the men — and asked her.
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Hurricane Earl causes minimal damage in North Carolina
(The Starting Point)
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 The Starting Point - The Starting Point is a snapshot of the news that occurred overnight and a preview of the stories we expect to cover today.
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Earl sideswipes NC, takes aim at New England
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 AP - A weakening but still dangerous Hurricane Earl steamed toward the gray-shingled cottages and fishing villages of Cape Cod on Friday, disrupting people's vacations on the unofficial final weekend of the short New England summer.
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Lighthearted Courtship Has Become Wedded Drudgery
(Dear Abby)
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Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my second husband, "Greg," for 3 1/2 years. Before we married, Greg took me out on dates, we had wonderful conversations and a satisfying sex life.
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Ne-Yo on T.I.: 'He makes a lot of poor decisions'
(AP)
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 AP - Ne-Yo says T.I. has had many chances — and it's time he gets his act together.
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Montana teen accidentally texts sheriff to buy pot
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AP - General rule of thumb: when looking to buy marijuana, don't text the sheriff. Authorities said a Helena teen hit a wrong number and inadvertently sent a message to Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton, saying "Hey Dawg, do you have a $20 I can buy right now?"
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Brooks & Dunn end 20-year career at Nashville show
(AP)
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 AP - The first song Brooks & Dunn ever sang together has become their last.
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Dolphins herded in Japanese cove but none killed
(AP)
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 AP - Japanese fishermen herded dolphins into a cove made famous by an Oscar-winning documentary about the hunt but did not kill any Friday, as conservationist groups ramped up scrutiny of the annual slaughter.
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Granderson, Gardner lead Yanks to 7th straight win
(AP)
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 AP - Curtis Granderson drove in three runs with a pair of doubles, Brett Gardner sparked the offense from his leadoff spot and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 on Friday to match a season high with their seventh straight victory.
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Latest Gulf oil rig problem differs from BP spill
(AP)
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 AP - Unlike the blast that led to the massive BP spill, the latest oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico killed no one and sent no crude gushing into the water.
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Obama says to address new economic ideas next week
(Reuters)
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 Reuters - President Barack Obama will outline new measures next week to boost the U.S. economy after August data on Friday showed again that jobs -- the central issue in November elections -- were being created too slowly.
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Hurricane Earl weakens after swiping North Carolina
(Reuters)
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 Reuters - A weakened but still dangerous Hurricane Earl churned up the U.S. eastern seaboard toward New England and Canada on Friday after dealing North Carolina's coast only a glancing blow.
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