Hurricane Earl weakens as it scoots by US east
BusinessWeek
A weakened Hurricane Earl churned past North Carolina's Outer Banks and began to lash southeast Virginia early Friday, while two more states along the US East Coast declared states of emergency. Earl lost strength Thursday, winding down …
Cape Cod greets Earl with plywood and grumblingReuters
Earl, Losing Force Fast, Churns by New EnglandWall Street Journal
Tropical Storm Earl Weakens, Heads for Coast of Nova ScotiaBloomberg
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Outgoing Obama Adviser: Stimulus was Right to Do
CBS News
Christina Romer, outgoing chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, addresses a breakfast meeting of the Economic Club of Washington, DC, Aug. 6, 2009. On her last day on the job Friday as chair of President Obama's Council of Economic …
Obama Pledges New Measures Next Week to Boost US Economic Growth, HiringBloomberg
Obama to Link Tax Plan, HiringWall Street Journal
Obama to Address New Economic Ideas Next WednesdayABC News
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Powerful quake hits New Zealand
Los Angeles Times
The 7.1-magnitude temblor causes widespread damage in Christchurch, but no deaths and only two serious injuries are reported. Associated Press A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand's South Island early Saturday and caused widespread damage, …
New Zealand struck by 7.4 earthquakeBoston Herald
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Widespread devastation after 7.0 quake in New ZealandAFP
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9 feared dead in New Zealand plane crash
msnbc.com
FOX GLACIER, New Zealand — At least nine people were believed killed Saturday when a small plane crashed at an airstrip at a national park in New Zealand, police and medical officials said. The Press newspaper of Christchurch reported on its website …
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`Plague doctor' takes a curious journey
MiamiHerald.com
A convicted research scientist was stopped at Miami International Airport after screeners found a suspicious-looking metal canister in his luggage. Thomas C. Butler was an authority on infectious diseases at Texas Tech University. …
Scientist Sets Off Security Scare, Not His First, at Miami AirportNew York Times
Suspicions force airport closurePittsburgh Post Gazette
Miami airport shut down after security officials see researcher's canisterFort Worth Star Telegram
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