BUSINESS

• Bombardier orders turboprops grounded
  Dozens of Bombardier turboprops grounded after second landing-gear failure
• Mattel CEO pledges to improve toy safety
  Mattel CEO Robert Eckert pledges to improve toy safety, says company is by 'no means perfect'
• Product Recall: Chili mix
  Product Recall: Chili mix
• 21 charged with smuggling fake Nikes
  21 charged with smuggling fake Nikes into U.S. from China; Shoes were sold in 7 states
• Judge rejects carmakers' emission suit
  Judge rejects automakers' bid to scrap state emission rules
• Hedge funds lost 1.3 percent in August
  Hedge funds lost 1.3 percent in August as troubles at Citigroup, Pirate Capital unfold
• Mortgage rejection rates higher in 2006
  Report finds higher rejection rates for home mortgages in 2006
• Dollar hits all-time low against euro
  Dollar hits new all-time low against euro amid speculation Fed will cut interest rates
• Oil hits $80 a barrel for first time
  Oil prices reach $80 a barrel for first time after government reports decline in inventories
• Dollar's drop both good, bad for U.S.
  Slumping dollar spells good and bad news for U.S. consumers, businesses and the economy
• Oil, wheat prices surge to record highs
  Agriculture futures rise, wheat sets new record; oil prices climb to $80 peak
• Meatpackers union sues over plant raids
  Union sues to stop immigration raids at meatpacking plants, claims workers treated roughly
• Treasury prices fall as stocks improve
  Treasury prices fall as stocks improve and corporate bonds roar back to life
• Chavez-Thompson steps down from AFL-CIO
  Chavez-Thompson stepping down from AFL-CIO after 12 years
• Buffett cuts stakes in PetroChina
  Buffett cuts portion of PetroChina stakes to 9.72 percent
• Brazil wants probe of U.S. farm aid
  Brazil to seek World Trade Organization probe of U.S. subsidies to farms, including ethanol
• TI raises third-quarter profit outlook
  Chipmaker Texas Instruments raises third-quarter earnings forecast
• Japanese stocks fall on Abe resignation
  Japanese stocks fall on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's surprise resignation announcement
• Group: Housing woes may cause recession
  Housing woes to push United States to reach brink of recession, economic forecast says
• Debt-laden homeowners save plastic first
  Debt-laden homeowners save the credit card before the house
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ENTERTAINMENT

• Bald man accused in hair-loss theft
  Bald man accused of stealing hair-loss product from NY pharmacy
• Toledo casts artistic eye on Anne Klein
  Isabel Toledo casts an artistic, lively eye on Anne Klein
• Spring style goes on safari
  Get out the binoculars: Spring style goes on safari at New York Fashion Week
• Kanye leads 50 Cent in CD sales face-off
  Early results project Kanye the winner over 50 Cent in heated CD sales face-off
• Pilot lands plane on golf course
  Pilot with engine trouble lands plane in the rough on Colorado golf course
• Man injects love interest with blood
  Cambodian arrested after injecting love interest with blood in scheme to win her affections
• Man claims dry burp flawed breath test
  N.H. man arrested for allegedly driving drunk claims dry burp flawed his breath test
• Surfer rescues dog swept off Mich. pier
  Surfer rides wave on his stomach to rescue struggling dog swept off Lake Michigan pier
• Jon Stewart will host Academy Awards
  Jon Stewart selected to host 80th annual Academy Awards show for the second time
• Manager says Foxy Brown not pregnant
  Foxy Brown's manager says rapper, sentenced to jail for probation violation, isn't pregnant
• Soldier helped by people he's never met
  Soldier who tried to help two strangers, helped back by people he's never met
• Disgraced memoirist Frey writing a novel
  Disgraced 'Million Little Pieces' memoirist James Frey is writing a novel
• Serious story line for soap's Erica Kane
  `All My Children' and Erica Kane get serious with story line on deafness
• Harry Connick Jr. back in New Orleans
  Harry Connick revisits his childhood haunts in recovering New Orleans
• Villazon cancels again
  Rolando Villazon cancels remaining `Romeo' appearances at Met Opera
• Lost planner found in demolition rubble
  Ex-casino worker's lost planner found in demolition rubble
• Woman drives stolen car to courthouse
  Woman trying to pay a traffic ticket drives stolen car to the courthouse
• Poll: Public says TV is getting worse
  AP/AOL Poll: Most Americans say TV is getting worse
• Police look for nude man walking dogs
  Conn. police on the lookout for a nude man who was spotted strolling with two dogs
• Man builds guillotine to kill himself
  Police find body of man who built a 6-foot tall guillotine and used it to kill himself
• Runaway slave saga opens NY opera season
  Powerful story of runaway slave Margaret Garner opens NYC Opera's season; a runaway success
• Trio jailed for fish-bait 'heroin'
  Catfish bait plus vinegar equals jail for Ohio trio in fake heroin case
• Man, 70, arrested day after jail release
  Just out of jail for bilking women, 70-year-old charged with stealing luxury car, police say
• Karan takes it easy at Fashion Week
  Donna Karan takes it easy at New York Fashion Week
• Tommy Hilfiger winds down Fashion Week
  Tommy Hilfiger winds down Fashion Week with his homage to sporty elegance
• Rare Hemingway proof to be auctioned
  Rare signed proof of Hemingway's `For Whom the Bell Tolls' will be offered at Nov. auction
• 6 Bob Dylans emerge in `I'm Not There'
  Multiple Bobs: 6 Bob Dylans emerge in new film `I'm Not There'
• Led Zeppelin reunite for Ertegun tribute
  Led Zeppelin will reunite for Ahmet Ertegun tribute concert in London on Nov. 26
• Aria picks: Fans vote for TV segments
  Opera fans vote for segments to be broadcast for 30th anniversary of Met Opera telecasts
• Celebs in front row at Zac Posen's show
  Celebs in front row as Zac Posen shows his spring collection at New York Fashion Week
• Prime-time Nielsens: Football No. 1
  Prime-time Nielsen ratings top-heavy with NBC football coverage
• Beyonce, J.Lo make mag's `best dressed'
  Beyonce, J.Lo and Gwen Stefani get high marks on People magazine's 2007 `best-dressed' list
• White Stripes cancel Sept. tour dates
  The White Stripes cancel upcoming tour dates due to Meg White's `health issues'
• Entertainment highlights in history
  Entertainment highlights during the week of Sept. 16-22
• Celebrity birthdays
  Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 16-22
• Broadway ticket availability
  Broadway ticket availability and capsule reviews of shows as of Sept. 10
• Vieira returns to `The View' _ as guest
  Meredith Vieira is returning to ABC's `The View' as a guest on the daytime chat show
• Rachael Ray searches for next great cook
  Rachael Ray launches `So You Think You Can Cook,' a nationwide search for a new cooking star
• TNT's `The Closer' tops cable ratings
  TNT's `The Closer' was cable television's most-watched show last week
• Ex-`Top Chef' contestant is attacked
  Former `Top Chef' contestant Josie Smith-Malave beaten by anti-gay attackers on Long Island
• Web service gives alibis for adulterers
  French adulterers have a new ally in Web-based alibi service
• Betsey Johnson energizes Fashion Week
  Betsey Johnson energizes NY Fashion Week; shows collection of prom-worthy party dresses
• Kirsten Storms arrested for DUI in SoCal
  Kirsten Storms arrested for investigation of DUI after Southern California freeway stop
• Trick Daddy arrested after club fight
  Trick Daddy charged with disorderly intoxication, resisting arrest after fight at strip club
• Court hears Jackson costume malfunction
  Court hears CBS, FCC views of Janet Jackson's 2004 Super Bowl show `wardrobe malfunction'
• Kanye: MTV exploited Britney for ratings
  Kanye West blames MTV for Britney Spears' lackluster performance at the Video Music Awards
• Buffet worker stomps garlic with boots
  Kitchen worker at N.Y. state Chinese buffet restaurant caught stomping garlic in work boots
• Iraq is ratings drag for Katie Couric
  Katie Couric's Iraq trip doesn't move viewers of 'CBS Evening News,' ratings show
• Jazz great Joe Zawinul dies at 75
  Keyboardist and jazz great Joe Zawinul, one of the creators of jazz fusion, dies at 75
• J.Lo's line sparkles at Fashion Week
  Jennifer Lopez's new line sparkles, literally, at New York Fashion Week
• Rutgers player withdraws Imus lawsuit
  Rutgers basketball player withdraws defamation lawsuit against radio personality Don Imus
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HEALTH

• UNICEF: Fewer children dying worldwide
  Number of children dying worldwide drops to lowest ever, UNICEF says
• Study: Pollution raises exercise risks
  Study says people with heart disease should exercise indoors to avoid breathing polluted air
• MDs use experimental cooling on Everett
  Doctors say pumping cold saline into Kevin Everett's veins is part of experimental treatment
• Doctor details 9/11 workers' illnesses
  Doctor details lingering ground zero illnesses in report to Congress
• Top N.J. court reverses abortion ruling
  N.J. court rules doctor has no duty to tell woman that her embryo is an 'existing human being'
• Report: Number of U.S. deaths up in 2005
  Report finds that number of deaths in U.S. climb in 2005; cancer deaths also on the rise
• Panel: Aprotinin should remain on market
  Panel suggests aprotinin should remain on market despite being linked to higher risk of death
• Burger King unveils healthier kids' menu
  Burger King to offer healthier fast-food items for children under 12, such as Chicken Tenders
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POLITICS

• Democrats reject general's Iraq plan
  Senate Democrats reject general's Iraq plan and draft legislation to limit troops' mission
• Candidates' divide on Iraq war widens
  Democratic, Republican presidential candidates even more polarized on Iraq war
• Bush taps Frist for aid program board
  Bush nominates former Sen. Frist for board of international aid program
• Clinton hints donors may give again
  Clinton suggests donors linked to disgraced fundraiser might contribute to campaign again
• U.S. wants new U.N. sanctions on Iran
  U.S. will host strategy meeting on new U.N. sanctions against oil-rich Iran
• Judge says campaign regs are too lenient
  Federal judges strikes down campaign finance regulations, calls for stricter rules by 2008
• McCain seeks to overcome war frustration
  McCain out to win the hearts and minds of voters on the Iraq war
• Clinton gets letter carriers endorsement
  National Association of Letter Carriers endorses Sen. Clinton for president
• Mark Warner intends to seek Senate seat
  Former Gov. Mark Warner intends to seek Senate seat in Virginia next year
• Romney challenges rivals' experience
  Romney: Senate service doesn't automatically qualify Democratic rivals to address world issues
• Senate rejects proposed Amtrak cuts
  Senate passes bill reversing Bush-proposed cuts to Amtrak, housing programs
• Senate panel reduces missile funding
  Senate panel cuts funding for European missile defense plans
• Rice to press Mideast peace discussions
  Rice to press Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts on visit to the Mideast
• Paulson: market turbulence may linger
  Treasury Secretary Paulson says market turbulence will take some time to be resolved
• Key Democrats vow to block Bush nominee
  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid vows to block Ted Olson's nomination to be attorney general
• Liberians win extended stay in US
  Bush extends by 18 months the stays of thousands of Liberians in US under protected status
• New law did not help in terror arrests
  Intel chief: New surveillance law not a factor in German terror arrests
• Clinton leads Democrats, Romney atop GOP
  Iowa poll: Clinton, Edwards lead Democrats, Romney atop GOP race
• Report: Lab not tracking all plutonium
  Report: Los Alamos National Laboratory not fully accounting for plutonium
• Japanese leadership change monitored
  US watching to see whether Japanese prime minister's resignation will hurt ties with US
• Tribe apologizes for whale shooting
  Tribal leaders apologize for whale shooting
• Governors seek action on global warming
  Governors to push state action on global warming, hope to increase pressure for federal action
• Clinton leads; Giuliani gains on Romney
  Clinton maintains NH poll lead; Romney slightly ahead of Giuliani
• Clinton leads; Giuliani, Thompson close
  Clinton holds solid lead in South Carolina presidential poll
• Warmer reception for immigration nominee
  Myers gets warmer reception at second confirmation hearing
• U.S., China reach auto safety agreement
  US signs agreement to improve information sharing with Chinese automakers
• Summary: Mattel pledge on toy safety
  Summary Box: Mattel admits it could have done better job on Chinese toys
• Summary: Democrats warn about Olson pick
  Summary Box: Senate Democrats say they would block an Olson nomination for attorney general
• Analysis: Candidates face limits on Iraq
  Analysis: Presidential candidates struggle to change course on Iraq knowing Bush in control
• Army opens new rehab center for amputees
  Army opens new rehab center for Iraq war veterans who are amputees
• Obama outlines his troop pullout plan
  Democrat Barack Obama calls for and immediate and gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq
• Craig hails progress in Iraq
  Craig hails progress in Iraq, doesn't mention airport sex sting matter
• Jury duty stamp released
  New postal stamp calls attention to jury service
• Petraeus draws strength from Kipling
  On Washington's firing line, Petraeus says he draws strength from Kipling poem
• Analyst sees little chance of success
  Cordesman says U.S. should continue fighting role for at least 2 to 3 years
• Senate panel votes debt limit hike
  Senate panel approves increase in limit on the US national debt
• Former Hill staffer draws probation
  Rep. Bob Ney's former chief of staff gets probation in Abramoff corruption scandal
• Clinton, Giuliani ahead in Florida poll
  Florida poll: Clinton holds formidable lead among Democrats, Giuliani on top in GOP
• Dixon wins Baltimore mayoral primary
  Sheila Dixon wins Baltimore mayoral primary; faces Republican in heavily Democratic city
• Blacks' majority in D.C. slipping
  Longtime majority status of black residents in Washington, D.C., is slipping away
• Newcomer elected Nashville mayor
  Political newcomer elected Nashville mayor over former congressman in runoff election
• Woman says she had sex with Sen. Vitter
  Ex-New Orleans prostitute claims she had sexual relations with Sen. David Vitter in 1999
• Number of immigrants hits record 37.5M
  Number of immigrants nationwide reaches all-time high of 37.5 million in 2006, Census says
• Incomes lagging behind home values
  Census: Incomes not keeping pace with home values, adding to the housing market slump
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SCIENCE

• Ebola said depleting gorilla populations
  Group says Ebola is depleting Western Gorilla populations to levels where they may not recover
• Cassini in safe mode after Saturn flight
  Cassini spacecraft goes into safe mode after successfully passing over Saturn moon Iapetus
• Ancient Greek jar found on Albania coast
  Experts conduct archaeological survey of Albania seabed, discover 2,400-year-old Greek jar
• Experts: Climate change puts sea at risk
  Experts warn that climate change could doom many plant, animal species in Mediterranean Sea
• Eating less meat may slow climate change
  Scientists say eating less meat could help slow global warming, cut gases emitted by animals
• Shrinking kilogram bewilders physicists
  Physicists are puzzled by mysterious weight loss of metric mass prototype
• Officials delay manatee downlisting vote
  Fla. agency delays ruling to downgrade manatee status, raise protections for gopher tortoises
• Study: Lead bullets poison birds in Wyo.
  Researchers say fragments from lead bullets continue to poison ravens, eagles in Wyoming
• 'Killer bees' descend on New Orleans
  La. agriculture minister says Africanized honeybees appear established near New Orleans
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TECHNOLOGY

• Company presents a boyish robot
  AP Centerpiece: Robot maker with a penchant for realism builds artificial boy
• Court puts hold on Qualcomm import ban
  Federal court halts ban on imports of Qualcomm cell phones; defeat for Broadcom
• IBM develops virtual deaf interpreter
  IBM researchers turn spoken text into sign language through a virtual avatar
• Sun expands alliance with Microsoft
  Sun expands alliance with Microsoft, to make servers with Windows pre-installed
• Boston art museum makes works mobile
  Museum of Fine Arts in Boston makes masterpieces available for cell phones
• Interpol wants cybercrime combat centers
  Interpol proposes regional response centers to fight growing cybercrime
• EMC target of sex discrimination claims
  Complaints allege gender bias, locker-room atmosphere at data storage company's sales offices
• Anti-spam law challenged
  Court hears former prolific spammer's appeal
• Review: Moto Razr2, Q9m fail to excite
  Review: New versions of Motorola's Razr and Q fail to excite
• Shareholders OK Palm ownership change
  Palm shareholders approve selling part of company to private equity firm
• Startup Veveo mines mobile search
  Startup aims to hit two tech sweet spots at once with mobile search and video indexing
• Correction: VMware story
  Correction: VMware story
• VMware seeks to build on IPO buzz
  VMware seeks to amplify IPO buzz at technology conference
• Xbox role-playing games eyed for Japan
  Microsoft promises more role-playing games to woo Japanese to Xbox 360
• NTP sues wireless carriers over patents
  NTP, the patent-holder that successfully sued RIM, goes after wireless carriers
• New reputation score follows you online
  Startup develops reputation system that seeks to work across Web sites
• Despite demand, libraries won't add PCs
  Libraries lack space, wiring, funds to expand Internet despite growing demand for PCs
• Yahoo to sell ads for social network
  Yahoo to sell ads for England's top online social network, Bebo
• Hard drives can survive fire, floods
  Firms offer relief to flood, fire victims who fear they've lost key photos, computer data
• Yahoo to sell online ads for Bebo
  Yahoo to sell ads for England's top online social network
• Summary Box: Salvaging damaged drives
  Summary Box: Salvaging data from damaged hard drives
• Tips for flood- or fire-damaged drives
  What to do when a computer's hard drive is damaged by flood or fire
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U.S.

• 6-year-old girl found hanged in Texas
  6-year-old girl found hanged in her garage in small Texas town after sexual assault
• Tropical Storm Humberto forms off Texas
  Tropical Storm Humberto forms off Texas, promises heavy rain to rain-soaked state
• Vatican investigates American theologian
  Vatican investigates American theologian's writings about Catholicism and other faiths
• No hate crime charges in torture case
  Prosecutors in W.Va. torture case decide hate crime charges are unnecessary
• Ex-priest pleads guilty in fraud case
  Former Conn. priest pleads guilty to spending church money on lavish lifestyle
• Ex-oil exec says he paid Alaska lawmaker
  Ex-oil executive testifies in Alaska corruption case, says he paid former state House speaker
• Once again, no deal on redistricting
  Lawmakers fail again to approve redistricting change
• Fallujah Marine pleads not guilty
  Former Marine pleads not guilty in civilian court to shooting captives in Fallujah
• Monthlong fire evacuation order lifted
  Residents return to central Wash. homes after monthlong wildfire evacuation order
• Boy leads protest over deported mother
  2 arrested as immigration activists demonstrate over deported mother
• NY judges sue for pay raise
  NY judges sue for pay raise after political stalemate
• Mom may face deportation, with her kids
  Mother of children facing deportation may be forced to leave U.S. with them
• Obituaries in the news
  Obituaries in the news
• Judge strikes sex offense commitment law
  Federal judge strikes down law allowing extended commitment of some sex offenders
• Fossett teams spot uncharted crash sites
  Crashes found during Fossett search may bring closure to lost aviators' families
• ICE moves 600 detainees on safety fears
  Immigration officials pull 600 detainees from N.M. jail because of safety concerns
• Feud brews over Katrina housing funds
  Miss. agency wants to divert $600M from housing program to restore port; advocates outraged
• LA judge: 'Dr. Phil' can get documents
  LA judge says 'Dr. Phil' lawyers can get papers sought in Holloway lawsuit
• Saddam Hussein tape played in NY court
  Words of Saddam Hussein heard at New York trial of Texas oilman
• NASA sought to stop astronaut meltdowns
  NASA was looking for ways to prevent astronaut meltdowns just before Nowak's arrest
• Gay gov.'s wife wants support increase
  Gay governor's estranged wife wants fourfold increase in support
• Judge deals blow to Cuban custody case
  Miami judge deals blow to state's custody case against Cuban father
• Beginning of polygamist's trial nears
  Polygamist leader's trial to begin Thursday after jury is finalized
• Report faults sex-offender laws
  Human Rights Watch report criticizes state, federal sex-offender laws
• Third officer hit in shootout dies
  Texas officer wounded in weekend shootout dies, becomes third lawman to die in standoff
• Woman found guilty in daughters' deaths
  Mich. woman who said she heard devil's voice is found guilty of fatally stabbing 2 daughters
• Transplant doctor pleads not guilty
  Calif. transplant doctor pleads not guilty in case accusing him of trying to speed death
• Spector jury deliberates 3rd day
  Spector jury completes 3rd day of talks without verdict
• Legal scholar's UC deanship withdrawn
  U. of Calif. campus withdraws offer to make renowned scholar Chemerinsky its law dean
• Execution of cop killer halted in Ky.
  Kentucky Supreme Court halts execution of man who killed a sheriff and deputy in 1992
• 2 soldiers who wrote op-ed died in Iraq
  2 soldiers who wrote critical op-ed die in Baghdad crash; mother wants answers
• U.S. deaths in Afghanistan, region
  At least 374 U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan, Pakistan since 2001, Defense Dept. says
• Coroner: 2 kids overheated in mom's car
  Coroner confirms 2 toddlers found in trash bags died of heat exhaustion in mom's car in S.C.
• U.S. failed to boost produce inspections
  AP IMPACT: Regulators didn't act to increase inspections of produce after E. coli outbreak
• Accused teacher taught for years in N.M.
  Teacher accused of videotaping up the skirt of young student taught for years in N.M.
• Ex-Army Corps contractor admits bribery
  Former Army Corps contractor pleads guilty to bribery in post-Katrina construction
• Mexican officers arrested at gun show
  3 high-ranking Mexican police officers charged with buying weapons, ammo at Phoenix gun show
• Trucker charged in attack
  N.C. trucker charged in attacks in Mass., N.J. facing scrutiny in other states along route
• 7 jail inmates escape, 2 caught in Tenn.
  7 inmates escape Tennessee jail after attacking guard who brought ice; 2 captured
• Marine instructor cleared of assault
  Marine instructor accused of abusing recruits convicted of lesser charge
• Lawyers: Courthouse suspect 'delusional'
  AP NewsBreak: Lawyers for accused Ga. courthouse shooter says he was 'delusional' at time
• Letter: FEMA rejects Katrina costs
  FEMA won't pay Miss. county almost $12M for Katrina cleanup work, letter says
• Amish share massacre survivors' stories
  Amish tell of survivors' recovery as massacre anniversary nears; no plans for public memorial
• Corps blamed for shoddy Everglades work
  Army Corps' shoddy work, potentially threatening I-95, cited in Everglades project delay
• States weigh compensation for inmates
  DNA tests put spotlight on compensation for exonerated inmates; rules vary from state to state
• Jury can hear part of Flight 93 tape
  Judge OKs portions of Flight 93 voice recorder audio at trial stemming from Sept. 11 lawsuits
• Child beheading conviction overturned
  Texas court overturns conviction of man convicted of beheading common-law wife's 3 children
• Judge says ex-cop lied at mob trial
  Judge doubtful on bond for ex-cop convicted in Chicago mob trial, calls testimony unbelievable
• Fla. synagogue offers time-share torah
  Florida synagogue lets members take sacred torah home in exchange for $1,800 donation
• Bus crashes into Florida strip mall
  Bus slams into St. Petersburg, Fla., strip mall, injuring 7
• Family alleges cover-up in mayor's death
  Family of La. mayor-elect claims authorities covered up his death by ruling suicide
• Plea deal in N.Y. slay-dismember case
  Guilty plea entered in suburban N.Y. slay-dismember case of victim's head in car trunk
• Pilot dies in crash at Reno air races
  Pilot dies in crash during practice run at Reno National Championship Air Races
• 3 dead in Army chopper crash in Ala.
  3 die as Army helicopter strikes power line and crashes in pasture in northern Alabama
• Chicago officers allegedly beat 4 men
  Court documents allege Chicago officers instigated bar fight with businessmen
• Officer suspended after video threat
  Suburban St. Louis police officer suspended after threat to invent charges on videotape
• New Orleans keeps narrow black majority
  New Orleans has retained black majority after Hurricane Katrina, Brookings study finds
• Schwarzenegger vetoes Iraq pullout vote
  Schwarzenegger vetoes advisory measure calling for Iraq pullout vote
• Man kicks lawyer, gets Tasered
  Stun gun used on defendant in wheelchair who kicks attorney, slides onto courtroom floor
• Controversy over New York prof's tenure
  Barnard College professor under fire, with dispute over book spilling out of academia
• Nation marks 6th anniversary of 9/11
  Fewer people, less emotion mark first Sept. 11 anniversary not held at ground zero
• Nursing mom sues for extra exam time
  Breast-feeding mother sues for extra time to so she can nurse during medical licensing exam
• Convicted child killer Holton executed
  Convicted child killer Daryl Holton, a Gulf War veteran, dies in Tennessee electric chair
• Author, WHO doctor win Heinz Award
  Author Dave Eggers, WHO doctor among Heinz Award winners
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WORLD

• Japan PM quits, treated for exhaustion
  Japanese premier treated for exhaustion a day after quitting
• Art Deco gem victim of Acropolis museum
  Greek government opens the way for landmark's razing to allow Parthenon view
• Another powerful quake shakes Indonesia
  Another powerful earthquake shakes Indonesia, collapsing buildings, triggering tsunami alerts
• Israelis face New Year with new concerns
  Israelis face Jewish New Year with new concerns _ rockets from Gaza, tensions with Syria
• Israel stages limited Gaza incursion
  Israeli troops stage limited Gaza incursion
• Putin names surprise nominee for premier
  Russian president fires prime minister and then nominates obscure candidate as replacement
• Canada to pay victims of Agent Orange
  Canada offers compensation to victims of U.S. military Agent Orange spray programs
• U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,773
  U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,773 Wednesday, according to count by The Associated Press
• Castro claims Cuba helped save Reagan
  Castro claims Cuba provided U.S. with information that saved Reagan from assassination plot
• Congo calls for more help against Ebola
  Health minister calls for more aid to help Congo deal with Ebola outbreak
• Austrian Jews ask pope for help on Iran
  Austrian Jewish leaders urge pope to pressure Iran not to develop nuclear weapons
• 3 arrested in Austria over video threat
  3 arrested in Austria linked to video threat by Islamic militants
• Palestinians bicker over Ramadan sermons
  Rival Palestinian factions to start Ramadan fasting together but bicker over sermons
• In Iraq, little pressure for reforms
  Regardless of troop levels, Iraqi reconciliation is out of America's control
• U.S. official: Israel targeted weapons
  Israeli planes struck weapons destined for Hezbollah in Syria attack, says U.S. official
• Guantanamo detainee sues British gov't
  Former Guantanamo Bay detainee sues British intelligence agencies over torture claim
• Gunmen in police uniforms steal $550,000
  Bandits in police uniforms steal $550,000 from armored truck in east Baghdad
• UK confirms new foot-and-mouth outbreak
  Officials verify new foot-and-mouth outbreak on outskirts of London, spark worry among farmers
• U.S. officials tour NKorean nuclear site
  U.S. experts shown everything they asked to see at North Korea nuclear site: State Department
• Iran warns of halting IAEA cooperation
  Iran says that U.N. sanctions could scuttle investigation into its nuclear activities
• Report: Russian journalist killed self
  Report: Moscow prosecutors conclude Russian journalist committed suicide
• Saudis may skip Mideast peace conference
  Saudis won't attend Mideast peace conference if it doesn't tackle final issues
• UNICEF: Somali kids urgently need food
  UNICEF says thousands of Somali children are severely malnourished
• Palestinians long to get back into camp
  Palestinians who fled long battle at devastated camp in Lebanon fear they'll be kept out
• Beijing shows off new airport terminal
  Beijing shows off new, multibillion-dollar airport terminal for the Olympics
• Journalist's murder unsolved in Ukraine
  Press advocates assail Ukrainian officials for lack of progress over journalist's murder
• Turkish troops kill 4 Kurdish rebels
  Turkish troops kill 4 Kurdish rebels after foiled bomb plot
• Putin's new prime minister little known
  Putin sticks to close circle, and keeps cards close to his chest, in prime minister choice
• Serbia searching for fugitives
  Official: Serbia intensifies search for Mladic and 2 other war crimes suspects
• Italians call for 1-day pasta strike
  Consumer groups call pasta strike in Italy to protest increases in price of national dish
• Possible candidates to succeed Japan PM
  Possible candidates to become Japan's prime minister following resignation of Shinzo Abe
• Average restaurant meal in London: $79
  Survey finds average restaurant meal in London costs over $79 _ world's most expensive
• U.S. lauds Musharraf, silent on Sharif
  U.S. envoy lauds Pakistani leader for anti-terror effort, skirts expulsion of political foe
• Ex-president convicted in Philippines
  Deposed Philippine president convicted of plunder, sentenced to life in prison
• Bleak picture in global security report
  Annual study offers a bleak vision of global security
• $550,000 stolen from Iraqi armored truck
  Robbers dressed as Iraqi police steal $550,000 from armored truck in eastern Baghdad
• Taliban scales back talks offer
  Taliban spokesman says U.S. forces must leave Afghanistan before talks can be held
• Iraq cholera outbreak still contained
  Health Ministry says cholera outbreak still contained to northern Iraq but could spread
• Harvard bell returned to Russia
  First Harvard bell returned to Russian monastery after 77 years
• Pakistani militants attack Buddha statue
  Islamic militants try to blow up Buddha statue in Pakistan
• Pakistani troops taken, militants slain
  Pakistan army pounds militant positions, killing about 40 fighters, after soldiers kidnapped
• Official: Saudis to open embassy in Iraq
  Saudi foreign minister says kingdom to open embassy in Baghdad soon
• Former SKorean hostages recount ordeal
  Ex-South Korean hostages say some were pressured to convert to Islam during Afghan ordeal
• US: Provide access to detained Burmese
  U.S. urges Myanmar to provide access to political prisoners
• Soldiers in Iraq back Petraeus testimony
  Soldiers in Iraq say buildup working but military needs more time
• Jamaica gets new PM amid crime spike
  Crime on the rise again as Jamaica's new prime minister takes office
• China promises safe toys for Christmas
  China's product safety chief promises safe toys for Christmas
• Some turboprop planes to be inspected
  SAS: Bombardier recommends grounding turboprop aircraft that have made at least 10,000 flights
• 2 China pandas loaned to Australia zoo
  China picks panda couple, Wangwang and Funi, for loan to Australian zoo
• New video raises questions on bin Laden
  New bin Laden video raises new health questions, but underlines role as key al-Qaida spokesman
• Guantanamo detainees tell of abuses
  Guantanamo detainees describe abuses, retaliatory attacks in transcripts obtained by AP
• Panel to probe U.N.'s N. Korea operation
  U.N. anti-poverty agency to investigate its North Korea operation
• Group: Mexican Cardinal knew of abuse
  Victims' group: Documents indicate Mexican cardinal knew of abuse before priest sent to U.S.
• Today in history - Sept. 12
  On Sept. 12, 1609, English explorer Henry Hudson sailed up the river that now bears his name
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BASEBALL

• Ortiz homers twice as Red Sox top D'Rays
  David Ortiz's homer in bottom of ninth inning gives Boston 5-4 win over Tampa Bay
• Cubs beat Astros, move into Central tie
  Rich Hill pitches 7 strong innings as Cubs tie for NL Central lead with 3-2 win over Astros
• Mussina, Yankees beat Blue Jays 4-1
  Mussina makes successful return to rotation as Yankees win seventh straight, 4-1 over Toronto
• Anderson leads Angels past Orioles 18-6
  Anderson gets 5 RBIs, Escobar wins 17th in Angels' 18-6 win over Orioles
• Mets edge Braves 4-3 on Green's single
  Green's go-ahead single in 8th sends Mets to 4-3 victory over Braves
• Rockies romp 12-0 over Phillies
  Holliday, Helton lead Colorado Rockies in 12-0 win over Philadelphia Phillies
• Reds top slumping Cardinals 5-1
  Encarnacion's 3 RBIs back Arroyo in Reds' 5-1 win over St. Louis
• Tigers use long ball to beat Rangers 5-1
  Magglio Ordonez and Gary Sheffield homer as the Tigers defeat the Rangers 5-1
• Pirates rally to defeat the Brewers 7-4
  Ronny Paulino singles in go-ahead run during three-run eighth as Pirates defeat Brewers 7-4
• Linden lifts Marlins to win over Nats
  Linden singles home winning run in 12th as Marlins top Nationals 5-4
• Thome helps White Sox beat Indians 7-4
  Thome hits 499th homer to help the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 7-4
• Royals beat Twins 6-3 to end 7-game skid
  Gil Meche wins first game in almost two months as Royals beat Twins 6-3 and end 7-game slide
• Peavy delivers, Pads provide HR support.
  Peavy wins opener at Dodger Stadium, Padres improve position in a pair of races
• Guerrero's 2 homers lead Angels past O's
  Back in lineup after missing four games, Guerrero homers twice in Angels' 10-5 win
• Feliz's sac fly helps Giants top Arizona
  Feliz follows Ortmeier's triple with go-ahead sacrifice fly in 2-1 Giants win over Arizona
• Peavy wins 17th as Padres beat Dodgers
  Jake Peavy wins NL-leading 17th game and NL wild card-leading Padres beat Dodgers 9-4
• Piazza, A's send Seattle to another loss
  Piazza and Stewart each get 3 hits, 2 RBIs as A's sink Mariners even deeper, 7-4
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BASKETBALL

• Shock take 2-1 lead in WNBA finals
  Detroit takes back control of WNBA finals with 88-83 win at Phoenix in Game 3
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FOOTBALL

• Everett's mom hopeful of son's recovery
  AP Newsbreak: Kevin Everett's mom hopeful of Bills player's recovery: 'He's like a miracle'
• Spy flap raises questions about Patriots
  Spy flap raises questions about Patriots after coach apologizes for taping opponents' signals
• Russell reports to Raiders
  Russell signs record deal with Raiders and starts practice
• Giants' Manning tests bruised shoulder
  New York Giants' Eli Manning takes snaps, makes handoffs as he tests bruised right shoulder
• Bills' Everett improves, may walk again
  Neurosurgeon says Bills' Kevin Everett moved arms and legs, which means he may walk again
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GOLF

• Tiger favored to win FedEx Cup finale
  Tiger favored to win FedEx Cup finale but Mickelson, Sticker have a shot
• Woods to sit out tournament in Bermuda
  Tiger Woods to sit out tournament in Bermuda to spend time with new daughter
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MORE SPORTS

• Tonga tops U.S. 25-15 in Rugby World Cup
  U.S. loses again in Rugby World Cup, 25-15 to Tonga in Group A play
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PERSONAL FINANCE

• Worried workers can try to prove value
  Worried workers can try to make themselves more valuable or start looking for new jobs
• Business credit may be harder to get
  Some small businesses see signs that credit is harder to come by
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SOCCER

• England, Italy, Scotland win in soccer
  England, Italy, Scotland, Netherlands, Spain win big European soccer qualifiers
• Norway beats Canada 2-1 at World Cup
  Norway rallies to beat Canada 2-1 at the Women's World Cup
• China beats Denmark 3-2 in World Cup
  China wins World Cup opener, beating Denmark 3-2
• Australia beats Ghana 4-1
  Australia finally wins a Women's World Cup match with 4-1 victory over Ghana
• Brazil beats New Zealand 5-0
  Marta scores 2 goals to lead Brazil to 5-0 victory over New Zealand in Women's World Cup
• US women open with 2-2 draw vs NKorea
  Bloody opener: United States battles to 2-2 tie with North Korea at Women's World Cup
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