2 Shot Dead At Kraft Cookie Plant In Philadelphia
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:29:00 -0400
A woman who had just been suspended from her job and escorted from a Kraft Foods Inc. facility returned with a handgun and opened fire Thursday, killing two people and critically injuring a third before being taken into custody about an hour later, police said.
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Fire Engulfs San Francisco Suburb
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:08:00 -0400
A massive fire is burning in the San Francisco suburb of San Bruno after an apparent natural gas line ruptured. At least one person was killed. Dozens of homes were destroyed.
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Bipartisan Tax Overhaul Faces Uphill Battle
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:01:00 -0400
A Republican and a Democrat have teamed up to push a proposal for saving time, sweat and paper: a one-page tax return. But is there any way to streamline the tax breaks in the 3.7 million-word tax code? Each complication has its constituency and interest group lobbyists.
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Optimistic Small Businesses Brave Uncertain Economy
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:01:00 -0400
Confidence among American small business owners has never been so low for so long, an industry study says. But some entrepreneurs in Arizona are risking their savings, determined to beat the odds.
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Cleaning Up Sept. 11 Ashes Was 'Like A Communion'
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400
Jack Murray watched the Sept. 11 attacks unfold from the roof of his Manhattan apartment building. For two weeks, he cut steel beams for the search and rescue efforts at ground zero. John Romanowich worked for the city agency in charge of the cleanup and spent four months helping at the site.
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Pop Quiz: How Do You Stop Sea Captains From Killing Their Passengers?
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400
A story about 17th century sea voyages gets at the heart of economics: Get the incentives right, and you can do anything.
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Zapping Inmates To Control Them: Harmless Or Torture?
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400
Los Angeles authorities have unveiled a new high-tech device designed to get rowdy inmates in line: a mechanism that blasts millimeter beams that simulate intense heat. But the ACLU sent a letter to the L.A. sheriff asking him to reconsider what it says could be a torture device.
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Claims Czar's Slow Pace Frustrates Gulf Businesses
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:06:00 -0400
It's been almost three weeks since Kenneth Feinberg took over the claims payment process for the BP oil spill. Residents and businesses along the Gulf Coast are still waiting, in frustration and often in desperation, for claims to be paid out.
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1 Dead, 53 Homes Destroyed In California Fire
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:23:00 -0400
A massive explosion on Thursday sent flames roaring through a neighborhood in the hills south of San Francisco, destroying more than 50 homes and leaving at least one person dead.
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Report: Homegrown Terrorists Pose Biggest Threat
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:01:00 -0400
The report by the Bipartisan Policy Center's National Security Preparedness Group also says al-Qaida doesn't have the ability to launch an extraordinary operation on the scale of Sept. 11 anymore. Instead, it must content itself with attacks that kill dozens or hundreds at a time.
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Police: 2 Shot Dead At Kraft Plant In Pa., 1 Hurt
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:43:00 -0400
A woman who had just been suspended from her job and escorted from a Kraft Foods Inc. facility in the city's northeast section on Thursday returned with a handgun and opened fire, killing two people and critically injuring a third, police said.
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1 Dead, 53 Homes Destroyed In Calif. Fire
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:02:00 -0400
A California emergency official says 53 homes have been destroyed and 120 damaged in a massive blast and fire south of San Francisco. At least one person is confirmed dead.
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Judge: Military's Ban On Gays Unconstitutional
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:50:00 -0400
U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips granted a request for an injunction halting the government's "don't ask, don't tell" policy for gays in the military. Phillips said the policy doesn't help military readiness and instead has a "direct and deleterious effect" on the armed services.
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Facebook Inches Past Google For Web Users' Minutes
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:45:00 -0400
In August, people spent a total of 41.1 million minutes on Facebook, comScore said, about 9.9 percent of their Web-surfing minutes for the month. That just barely surpassed the 39.8 million minutes, or 9.6 percent, people spent on all of Google Inc.'s sites combined.
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Quran Burning Suspended For Now, But Red-Hot Story Remains
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:00:00 -0400
A small-time Florida pastor says he has canceled his plans to burn Qurans on Saturday, the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. But that and other recent high-profile stories have helped reveal a growing anti-Muslim strain.
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