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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

Strong contenders for Kennedy's Senate seat

A few possible contenders for the U.S. Senate seat of the late Edward Kennedy have been mentioned, but none has obtained nomination papers, according to the Secretary of State’s Office.

Taunton Daily Gazette

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

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

We are all mutants say scientists

Each of us has at least 100 new mutations in our DNA, according to research published in the journal Current Biology.

BBC

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

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

Even as he nears 80th birthday, Arnie remains 'The King'

Arnold Palmer turns 80 on Sept. 10, but he'll be celebrating long before that, including Sept. 8, when he'll throw out the ceremonial first pitch at PNC Park as the Pittsburgh Pirates host the Chicago Cubs.

USA TODAY

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

YouTube

Suicide bomber kills 23 in east Afghanistan attack

A suicide bomber killed at least 23 people, including the country's deputy head of intelligence, in an attack near a mosque in eastern Afghanistan.

Reuters

Most Americans oppose troops in Afghanistan

McClatchy Newspapers

BUSINESS

Pfizer pays $2.3B to settle case

Top aides in the Obama administration announced a $2.3 billion settlement with the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. over the company’s illegal promotion of its now-withdrawn painkiller, Bextra.

New York Times

US ad spending down in 1st half of 2009

U.S. ad spending fell 15.4 percent in the first half of 2009, according to data released by the Nielsen Co.

Hollywood Reporter

Auto sales hit 15-month high

Droves of U.S. consumers, propelled by cash-for-clunkers vouchers up to $4,500, helped drive August auto sales to their best performance in 15 months.

Detroit Free Press

Asian automakers get over half US auto sales

Channel NewsAsia

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Champ casts his spell at the spot where it all began

Up to 2,000 children, parents and elderly gathered at the homeplace of Muhammad Ali's great-grandfather, Abe Grady, who emigrated to the U.S. in the 1860s.

The Independent

Muhammad Ali: fightin' Irish?

The Takeaway

Muhammad Ali Is Irish?

YouTube

Gibson to step down as anchor of ‘World News’ broadcast

ABC News says Charles Gibson is retiring at the end of the year and Diane Sawyer will replace him as the anchor of “World News” in January.

MSNBC

ENVIRONMENT

Amazon deforestation drop claimed

Brazil's environment minister says increased policing has brought a sharp drop in Amazon deforestation over the past year, despite July's jump in logging.

Al Jazeera

Hunting for methane

Scientists believe that human-driven climate change has already contributed to the melting of frozen Arctic tundra, which may decrease the release of carbon dioxide and methane inside that tundra.

Emagazine

HEALTH

Free flu shots aim to slow pandemic in New York, Los Angeles and Boston

New York, Los Angeles and Boston are spearheading a drive to distribute 195 million doses of swine flu vaccine, aiming to slow the speed of the world’s fastest-moving pandemic.

Bloomberg

Obama assures nation of vaccine efforts

All Headline News

Governor: H1N1 not 'typical flu'

KCRA

Alcohol a motivator for exercise?

People who drink alcoholic beverages on a regular basis may be more likely than teetotalers to exercise — and the more they drink, the more likely they are to work out, a new study shows.

WebMD

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