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Meghan Walsh of Brooklyn, N.Y. battles the strong wind from Hurricane Earl to control her umbrella as her husband, Mike tries to protect his camera from the rain at Montauk Point Lighthouse in Montauk, N.Y. (Photo by Kathy Kmonicek / AP)

Earl hits Nova Scotia

Tropical Storm Earl made landfall in Nova Scotia, causing severe weather across a large part of the Canadian province.

CNN

US says goodbye to Earl

Baltimore Sun

Earl sideswipes NC, aims at New England

YouTube

Anti-war protesters greet Tony Blair at Dublin signing of his memoir

Anti-war protesters hurled shoes and eggs at Tony Blair as he held the first public signing of his fast-selling memoir.

Baltimore Sun

Angry crowds meet Blair at book signing

YouTube

Obama: economic policies halted 'bleeding'

President Barack Obama, previewing a big push on the U.S. economy, defended policies that he said "have stopped the bleeding" and put the middle class on the road to recovery.

ABC News

New measures pledged to boost US economic growth, hiring

Bloomberg

Growth in jobs beats estimates, easing concerns

Chattanooga Times Free Press

Weekly Obama address honors workers

YouTube

Karzai sets up council for peace talks with Taliban

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has formed a committee to seek peace talks with the Taliban, his office has said.

BBC

UPS cargo plane crashes near Dubai

A UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board crashed shortly after takeoff outside Dubai, officials said.

Baltimore Sun

NATION

America's crumbling roads and bridges

The American Society of Civil Engineers regularly issues a report card on the state of America's infrastructure. The last one in 2009 was not good at all. The overall grade was a "D."

CBS News

Special section:

I-35 bridge collapse

Star Tribune

Blackwater security covered its tracks

The security company Blackwater Worldwide created more than 30 shell companies or subsidiaries in part to obtain millions of dollars in U.S. government contracts, according to investigators.

Star Tribune

POLITICS

Hillary Clinton's high-stakes re-entry into Mideast peace talks

The takeaway from Washington was clear: When it comes to U.S. involvement in the peace process, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton now has the point.

TIME

A friendship tested by deep Gaza-Israel divide

NPR

Poll: 78 percent favor term limits

Finally, an issue both Democrats and Republicans agree on: term limits. Nearly 8 in 10 American voters like the idea of imposing fixed time limits in office for all members of Congress.

FOX News

EDUCATION

Calif. and Ariz.: Will data conflicts spur a chill effect?

Never has there been more federal money or pressure for education scientists to partner with practitioners. Two data-confidentiality fights have researchers worried about access to educators.

Education Week

The all e-book diet

Daytona State College thinks it has the answer on textbook savings. Eliminate used-book and rental markets and have all students buy e-books.

Inside Higher Ed

ENVIRONMENT

Dolphins herded in Japanese cove but none killed

Japanese fishermen herded dolphins into a cove made famous by an Oscar-winning documentary about the hunt, but did not kill any, as conservationist groups ramped up scrutiny of the annual slaughter.

CBS News

Wind turbine or airplane? New radar could cut through the signal clutter

Aging radar technology and the demand for renewable sources of energy have complicated the situation, slowing and in some cases stopping the construction of new wind farms.

Scientific American

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Muslims take to state fair to repair image

In one of the largest and best-attended state fairs in the country, volunteers with the Minnesota chapter of Islamic Circle of North America strive to offer attendees a better understanding of Islam.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Grounded in reverence

Inside and outside their home in Cherry Hill, N.J., a rabbi and an artist proclaim their love of Judaism, books and nature.

Philadelphia Inquirer

SPORTS

Manny leads Chicago's power presence

In addition to giving the Chicago White Sox more notoriety, newly acquired slugger Manny Ramirez has provided the offense with a power presence.

WGN News

Harrison suffers tiebreak heartbreak

American teenager Ryan Harrison squandered a great chance to claim a second shock victory of the week in the U.S. Open after failing to take three match points against Sergiy Stakhovsky.

Sporting Life

The best action from the 2010 US Open

NBCSports

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

Assembly stumbles with outmoded taping rule

San Francisco Chronicle

Column (Allen C. Guelzo):

Election 2010 surprise: rise of black Republicans

Christian Science Monitor

Column (Hampton Stevens):

The music that made marijuana acceptable

The Atlantic

Column (Barron YoungSmith):

The case against long-distance relationships

Slate

Column (Steve Huntley):

Labor Day, and too many jobless

Chicago Sun-Times

Editorial:

Use influx of education money wisely

Eagle-Tribune

Editorial:

Remember history of Labor Day amid holiday festivities

The Olympian

Blog (Glenn Greenwald):

AP refuses to use WH/NBC propaganda terms for Iraq

(Salon)

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GOOD NEWS

Hero's actions finally recognized

President Barack Obama will award the Medal of Honor to Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchberger for his valor in saving the lives of three wounded comrades in Laos in 1968.

CNN

Kickball league helps charity workers connect outside of work

Martha’s Table is one of 10 nonprofit groups to field a team in a recreational kickball league that gives players a chance to relieve stress, get some exercise, and connect with their peers.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

WORLD

New Zealand police declare curfew after magnitude 7.0 earthquake

A curfew has been imposed in Christchurch, New Zealand, following a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that caused significant damage. Police said the curfew is to protect people from falling debris.

BBC

No deaths reported after powerful quake strikes New Zealand