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Firefighters work to maintain a fire break between the Deukmejian Wilderness Park and a neighborhood in the La Crescenta section of Glendale, Calif. (Photo by L.M. Otero / AP)

US private job losses, planned layoffs fall

The U.S. lost fewer private sector jobs in August than in the prior month while companies also planned fewer layoffs, suggesting modest improvement in the beleaguered labor market.

Reuters

Productivity grows at fastest pace in 6 years

MSNBC

Hurricane Jimena weakens

Hurricane Jimena weakened to a Category 2 storm and brushed past many of the resort towns on the coast of Mexico's Baja California peninsula without making landfall.

CBC News

Weather helping fight against massive Calif. blaze

Crews say they're making excellent progress against a massive wildfire north of Los Angeles as cooler, moist weather allows them to set backfires.

Examiner

Crews, weather assist in fighting Calif. fires

NPR

Beyond the firelines

ABC News

1st candidate steps up for Kennedy seat

Attorney General Martha Coakley of Massachusetts became the first candidate to begin the formal process to run for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Edward M. Kennedy.

New York Times

Obama may get more specific about health overhaul

President Obama has talked a lot about health care lately, but some allies say he has been too vague. Now he's thinking of throwing more details and personal weight into the debate.

TIME

More wary of Obama on health care

CBS News

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Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, gives a public speech in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. (Photo by Pool / AP)	Commercial fishing boats are tied up at Cundy's Harbor, Maine. (Photo by Pat Wellenbach / AP)	An elderly Palestinian woman grieves in the Jalazoun refugee camp, near Ramallah. (Photo by Muhammed Muheisen / AP)

NATION

City budgets set to get worse, ‘tough decisions’ ahead

Despite recent headlines that suggest the recession is on the wane, the worst is still ahead for American cities, according to a new report.

Christian Science Monitor

Almanac predicts bitterly cold winter for parts of US

Get out the coats, boots and shovels; some parts of the country are in for it this winter, according to the Farmer's Almanac.

CNN

POLITICS

Montana weighs assisted suicide ruling

The Supreme Court in Montana is due to begin hearing arguments to decide if severely ill people there have the constitutional right to ask their doctor to help them die.

BBC

Pelosi will let Rangel hold post despite latest allegations

Speaker Nancy Pelosi will let Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., keep his chairmanship despite his failing to report hundreds of thousands of dollars in assets on federal disclosure forms.

The Hill

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microsoft show 'faster' Windows 7

Intel and Microsoft say the Windows 7 operating system will give "better battery life and quicker boot times."

BBC

Monkeys don’t go for music — unless it’s made for them

When music was composed based on the pitch, tone and tempo of tamarin calls, it was discovered that the species-specific music significantly affected monkey behavior and emotional response.

Wired

Gmail users suffer through outage

Most Gmail users were unable to get to their accounts as an outage struck the Google e-mail service. Google says service has returned to normal for most users.

CNET News

EDUCATION

Stanford poll: Obama sways public on controversial education issues

At the height of his popularity, President Obama could significantly sway public opinion on three controversial education issues: charter schools, merit pay and vouchers, a new study has found.

San Jose Mercury News

University of Texas pulls out of National Merit Scholarship program

The University of Texas said budget pressures were causing it to end its participation in the merit-based program, which awards scholarships to top high school achievers.

San Francisco Examiner

SPORTS

Rockies down Mets, take Wild Card lead

Jorge De La Rosa halted the Rockies' season-worst losing streak at five games and put the team back atop the National League Wild Card race with an 8-3 victory at Coors Field before 26,190.

MLB.com

Story of the Dodgers’ season continues to offer twists

The Dodgers won their first 13 home games and have had the best record in the National League for most of the season. But rather than teetering on boredom, the season has teemed with the bizarre.

New York Times

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Popular NIV Bible to undergo update

The revised NIV will be released in 2011, the 400th anniversary of the King James Version. The new Bible will replace both a 1984 NIV translation and a 2002 edition, known as Today's NIV.

Tennessean

Was an anti-abortion bishop too vocal for the Vatican?

Controversial Scranton, Pa., Bishop Joseph Martino stunned longtime church-watchers with an announcement of his resignation.

TIME

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GOOD NEWS

Bill Cosby lends his support to schools in Detroit area

Bill Cosby has joined "I'm In," emergency financial manager Robert Bobb's $500,000 campaign to stop the flow of students leaving Detroit schools.

San Jose Mercury News

Jay-Z holds concert for police and firefighter widows

Jay-Z is performing a benefit concert at Madison Square Garden. All proceeds from ticket sales and concert merchandise will go to New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund.

Black Star News

WORLD

At least 15 killed in Indonesia quake

A powerful earthquake struck the southern coast of Java, killing at least 15 people and rocking buildings 120 miles away in the capital, Jakarta.

New York Times

Earthquake in Indonesia