| BP: Crews lifting key device from Gulf face delay (AP) |
AP - Icelike crystals had formed Saturday on the 300-ton blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, forcing BP crews to wait before they could safely hoist the device to the surface.
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| Craigslist removes adult services section (AP) |
AP - Craigslist closed the adult services section of its website Saturday, replacing it with a black bar that says "censored," just over a week after a group of state attorneys general said there weren't enough protections against blocking potentially illegal ads promoting prostitution.
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| Nation's economic woes jeopardize Dems' prospects (AP) |
| AP - Frustrated, discouraged and just plain mad, a lot of people who have lost jobs — or know someone who has — now want to see the names of Democrats on pink slips. And that's jeopardizing the party's chances in Ohio and all across the country in November's elections. |
| Earl's biggest damage in Northeast: Business (AP) |
AP - In the end, Earl's worst damage in New England was to seasonal businesses hoping to end their summer on a high note.
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| For US Muslims, a 9/11 anniversary like no other (AP) |
AP - American Muslims are boosting security at mosques, seeking help from leaders of other faiths and airing ads underscoring their loyalty to the United States — all ahead of a 9/11 anniversary they fear could bring more trouble for their communities.
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| Shoes, eggs hurled at ex-Brit PM Blair in Dublin (AP) |
AP - Protesters hurled shoes and eggs Saturday at Tony Blair who held the first public signing of his memoir amid high security in Ireland's capital. Hundreds more people lined up to have their books autographed — evidence that the divisions left by Blair's decade as British leader have yet to heal.
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| Many Pakistanis still waiting for flood aid (AP) |
AP - Abdul Rehman and his family live under a tree next to a pile of rubble on a newly created island where his house used to be.
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| Kinect's Israeli partner sees a remoteless world (AP) |
| AP - Inon Beracha envisions a world where your movements control the gadgets and devices around you. There's no remote control to lose, no buttons to push. The air conditioner senses your presence and changes the temperature to your liking. |
| Kanye West : 'I bled hard' over Swift debacle (AP) |
AP - Hip-hop star Kanye West is still feeling the pain over his trophy grab from Taylor Swift last year — and he's expressing his pain all over Twitter.
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| Snedeker is leading in Boston; Woods shoots 65 (AP) |
AP - Brandt Snedeker is the leader at the Deutsche Bank Championship, a spot he didn't imagine when he saw that his tee times coincided with the expected arrival of rain and wind from Hurricane Earl.
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