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  • French 'Spider-Man' in Sydney court over climb (AP)   - 

    French skyscraper climber Alain Robert climbs the Lumiere Residential building in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. Robert, nicknamed 'Spiderman' was arrested Monday after scaling the 57-story building in Sydney with his bare hands. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)AP - A French skyscraper climber nicknamed "Spider-Man" pleaded not guilty Friday to charges related to his bare-handed climb up a 57-story building in downtown Sydney.


  • Calderon: Violence price worth paying in drug war (AP)   - 

    The entrance of El Noroeste newspaper is covered with bullet holes after unidentified gunmen opened fire on the newspaper's offices in the Pacific resort city of Mazatlan, Mexico, Wednesday Sept. 1, 2010. According to el Noroeste, the attack came hours after anonymous calls were made to the newspaper by a group that identified itself as 'La Linea,' or The Line, demanding that the daily publish stories related to the illegal activities of the Sinaloa drug cartel. (AP photo/Christiann Davis)AP - President Felipe Calderon tried to rally frustrated Mexicans behind his increasingly bloody drug war Thursday, saying he knows violence has surged under his watch, but arguing that it is the price of confronting powerful and brutal cartels.


  • Dolphins caught, not killed, in Japan cove (AP)   - 

    Fishermen drive bottle-nose dolphins into a net during their annual hunt off Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture (state), Japan, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. The Japanese government allows a hunt of about 20,000 dolphins a year, and argues that killing them, and also whales, is no different from raising cows or pigs for slaughter. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) ** JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICA **AP - Dolphins have been herded into a cove as part of an annual hunt in the Japanese seaside town made famous by an Oscar-winning documentary about their slaughter, conservationist group Sea Shepherd said Friday. A town official said none were killed.


  • Dutch colleges angry over sex job ads for freshmen (Reuters)   - Reuters - A number of Dutch colleges are considering legal action against the publisher of a move-in guide for new freshmen, after the company included an ad recruiting students for jobs as online sex workers.
  • Police: Discovery Channel hostages planned escape (AP)   - 

    In this image released by the Montgomery County Police, James J. Lee is seen is a booking mugshot from 2008 on disorderly conduct. Lee, 43, a gunman with what police described as 'concerns' with the Discovery Channel networks took at least one person hostage in the company's Silver Spring, Md., headquarters Wednesday, Spet. 1, 2010. A law enforcement official speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing said authorities have identified Lee as the likely suspect. (AP Photo/Montgomery County (Md.) Police)AP - Police had been negotiating with James Jae Lee for several hours and intended to keep him talking for as long as it took to safely resolve the standoff at the Discovery Channel's headquarters. Inside the lobby, Lee's three hostages had no intention of waiting.


  • Open-Minded Wife Draws The Line At Lap Dances (Dear Abby)   - Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: My husband and I generally agree on most major issues. We agree to disagree on the minor ones. But there is one issue I think is major and he thinks is minor -- strip clubs. He sees nothing wrong with having women give him lap dances. He compares it to seeing a movie -- it's "entertainment."
  • Why Ramadan in Egypt means overeating and John Travolta on TV (The Christian Science Monitor)   - The Christian Science Monitor - During the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Muslims are supposed to refrain from eating, drinking, and sexual activity (among other things) while the sun is out. Along with a renewed emphasis on charitable giving, Ramadan is meant to remind Muslims about the pain of hunger and refocus their reliance on Allah.
  • Utah beats No. 15 Pittsburgh in OT (AP)   - 

    Utah wide receiver Jereme Brooks (85) celebrates a touchdown with teammates during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Pittsburgh on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Steve C. Wilson)AP - Utah was wavering between stifling defense and play sloppy enough to blow an 11-point lead before Brian Blechen saved the Utes.


  • More Dems buck plan to let taxes increase for rich (AP)   - 

    FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2009 file photo, Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., conducts a town hall event in Springfield, Va. Chances are fading that Congress will allow taxes to rise, even for the nation's top earners. Worried about the fragile economy and their own upcoming election, a growing number of Democrats are joining the rock-solid Republican opposition to President Barack Obama's plans to let some of the Bush administration's tax cuts expire. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)AP - Congress seems increasingly reluctant to let taxes go up, even on wealthier Americans.


  • Nations meet on climate cash, U.N. sees long haul (Reuters)   - 

    Children from Nairobi's Kibera slums scavenge through a garbage dump February 17, 2009. REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA)Reuters - About 45 nations met on Thursday to seek ways to raise billions of dollars in aid to help the poor combat climate change as the United Nations warned them of a long haul to slow global warming.


  • Heavy in dollars, China warns of depreciation (Reuters)   - Reuters - China on Friday offered a rare glimpse into its foreign exchange reserves, confirming that they are overwhelmingly allocated in dollars, while a central banker said the mountain of cash could face depreciation risks.
  • IPad faces new tablet challengers (Investor's Business Daily)   - Investor's Business Daily - Electronic giants Samsung and Toshiba each unveiled new tablet PCs running Google's (NMS:GOOG) Android OS that aim to tap consumer demand ignited by the Apple (NMS:AAPL) iPad. Samsung's Galaxy Tab features a 7-inch touch screen and WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity. Samsung said pricing will be $200-$300, depending on required 3G phone plans. Toshiba's Folio 100 features a larger 10-inch screen, but initially will only have WiFi connectivity. It'll be priced at $510. Apple rose 0.7% to 252.17.
  • EU presses China to step up fight against fakes (AFP)   - 

    A customer is reflected looking through the window of a shop selling fake branded mobile phones and MP3 players in Beijing. The European Union has said it would press China to back up its words with action and do more to stem the flow of Chinese-made counterfeit goods into Europe and around the world.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - The European Union pressed China on Friday to back up its words with action and do more to stem the flow of Chinese-made counterfeit goods into Europe and around the world.


  • Author Hawking says God not needed for creation (AP)   - 

    In this book cover image released by Random House, 'The Grand Design' by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow is shown. (AP Photo/Random House)AP - Did creation need a creator?


  • Swing sets removed at some W.Va. schools (AP)   - AP - Elementary school playgrounds in one West Virginia county are losing their swing sets.
  • Stocks rise on economic hopes ahead of payrolls (Reuters)   - 

    Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, August 31, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Stocks rose on low volume on Thursday as data showed improvement in housing and the job market a day ahead of the critical monthly payrolls figures.


  • 95 snakes found in burst bag at Malaysia airport (AP)   - AP - A Malaysian man pleaded guilty to wildlife smuggling after his bag bursting with 95 live boa constrictors broke open on a luggage conveyer belt at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, an official said Friday.
  • Son's 'No Secrets' Policy Irks His Confiding Mother (Dear Abby)   - Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: My son "Clay" has been married seven years. There are times I like to discuss things of a personal nature with him having to do with our family, and I have asked him not to mention our talks with his wife. These discussions have nothing to do with her.
  • Many Americans Don't Even Know They're Fat (HealthDay)   - 

    Physical exercise can reduce a genetic predisposition to obesity by an average of 40 percent, a new study showed Tuesday. The research challenges the notion that an inherited propensity to obesity is impossible to overcome and boosts the case for the benefit of more exercise for anyone looking to shed some weight.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Many Americans have skewed perceptions when it comes to their weight, often believing they are thinner than they really are, even when the scales are shouting otherwise, a new poll finds.


  • Catherine Zeta-Jones furious Douglas' cancer went undetected (Reuters)   - Reuters - Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones admits having a hard time watching husband Michael Douglas battle throat cancer and has told People magazine she is furious with doctors for not detecting his disease sooner.
 
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