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Unemployed job seekers including Lindsey Wright, of Detroit, center, attend a job fair in Southfield, Mich. Unemployment numbers went up to 9.6 percent in August according to the latest Labor Department report. (Photo by Paul Sancya / AP)

9/11 imprint persists in Americans

To elicit powerful emotions and vivid memories, all it takes for many Americans is the mention of two numbers: 9/11. Nine years later, the attacks continue to affect the way we react to stressful situations.

Discovery News

Blog:

Coalition: Don't protest ground zero on 9/11

(CBS News)

Political Hotsheet

Hurricane Earl swipes NC coast, disaster declared for Mass.

Hurricane Earl lost some of its strength as it pounded coastal North Carolina but the storm is still expected to pack a powerful punch for those on the East Coast.

ABC News

Hurricane Earl heads for RI

YouTube

Unemployment up, few jobs created

The nation's unemployment rate inched up to 9.6 percent in August while companies added only 67,000 jobs, the Labor Department said, in a further sign that the recovery remains weak.

Philadelphia Inquirer

US companies add 67,000 jobs

Bloomberg

Blog:

Job numbers not as bad as you think

(CNN)

This Just In

Talks for Israel, Palestine a hopeful sign

In an early sign of promise, Israeli and Palestinian leaders pledged in a cordial first round of talks to keep meeting at regular intervals, aiming to nail down a framework for overcoming deep disputes.

Boston Herald

Abbas and Netanyahu clear first hurdle

BBC

Netanyahu and Abbas to grab for peace chance in Washington

YouTube

Egg farm workers say complaints ignored

Department of Agriculture employees worked full-time at two Iowa egg farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak and massive recall, but two former workers said they ignored complaints about conditions.

AOL News

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Emberly Keaton, 5, walks in a field of dahlias during the Dahlia Festival in Canby, Ore. (Photo by Rick Bowmer / AP)	A Kashmiri woman washes her clothes on the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar, India. (Photo by Altaf Qadri / AP)	A crowned lemur eats in the zoological garden in Dresden, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Rietschel / AP)

NATION

2nd explosion exposes oil industry

Just as BP crews tried to remove the Macondo well's blowout preventer, an offshore oil rig operating some 200 miles to the west of the spill site exploded. All 13 members of the rig crew survived.

NPR

Oil rig blaze extinguished

YouTube

Economic data lower fears of recession

Pending sales of previously owned U.S. homes rebounded unexpectedly and new claims for jobless benefits fell recently, helping quell fears the economy could face a double-dip recession.

ABC News

Foreclosures can make you sick, report says

San Francisco Chronicle

POLITICS

Warren schedule change stirs talk on consumer job

A late change in the fall course schedule of Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren has fueled speculation she may be nominated to head the newly created U.S. consumer financial agency.

Reuters

White House considering emergency economic stimuli plan

The Obama administration is mulling a raft of emergency fixes to stimulate the economy before the midterms, including an extension of the research and development tax credit and new infrastructure spending.

Politico

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Tether moves spacecraft without fuel

A NASA team is preparing a bid to test a chemical-free propulsion system that taps the power of Earth's magnetic field to move satellites and spacecraft in orbit.

Discovery News

UN: Blackberry worries are legitimate

The U.N. technology chief has said that Blackberry should give governments around the world access to its customer data and not ignore their legitimate security concerns.

Al Jazeera

EDUCATION

School official loses job after marrying partner

A top administrator at a Springfield Catholic school in Massachusetts says she was forced out of her job after marrying her female partner.

Boston Herald

Race to the Top promises new era of standardized testing

As part of its Race to the Top competition, the Department of Education awarded $330 million to two coalitions of states to help them develop new ways of measuring whether students are on track.

Christian Science Monitor

Special section:

Schools and the stimulus

Education Week

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

As Ramadan ends, Muslims seek school holiday to feast with family

The Muslim holidays of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha mean getting together with cousins and feasting on traditional dishes. These joyous occasions come with a struggle: Can kids afford to stay home?

Religion News Service

Stephen Hawking: Creation came 'from nothing,' not God

Did creation need a creator? British physicist Stephen Hawking says no, arguing in his new book that there need not be a God behind the creation of the universe.

USA TODAY

SPORTS

Ben Roethlisberger's ban at 4 games

Ben Roethlisberger's suspension has been reduced from six games to four by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

ESPN

FIBA world championships: US pulls away from Tunisia, finishes unbeaten

Outworked and outhustled, the Americans led winless Tunisia by only four points before turning the game into a 92-57 victory.

CBSSports

US vs. Tunisia — match highlights

YouTube

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Hero pooch: Dog saves allergic boy from swarm of bees

A hero dog is getting some well-deserved credit for saving its best friend after a swarm of bees attacked. "I had an allergic reaction, because I didn't know I was allergic to bees," said Richie Bragg, 9.

Los Angeles Times

Double hand transplant patient has begun to 'wiggle fingers'

The recipient of a rare double hand transplant says he feels "fantastic" and can wiggle fingers on both his new hands.

MSNBC

WORLD

Mexico's drug war leaves marijuana growers to thrive

The army eradication squads that once hacked at illicit marijuana fields have been diverted by the drug war that's raging elsewhere in Mexico.

McClatchy Newspapers

Top German banker's attack on immigrants causes a stir