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Abbas, Netanyahu vow to meet every two weeks for peace (AFP)
'); document.write('AFP - Israeli and Palestinian leaders launched their first direct negotiations in 20 months here Thursday, agreeing to meet every two weeks in a bid to reach a lasting peace settlement within a year.
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Discounts spur surprising Aug. retail sales gains (AP)
'); document.write('AP - This year\'s back-to-school season isn\'t as big a bust for retailers as they feared — or as last year\'s — but it\'s not great either.
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Israel, Palestinians agree to 2nd round of talks (AP)
'); document.write('AP - Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed Thursday to keep talking and produce a framework for a permanent peace deal, modest achievements reached amid deep skepticism about success at their first such session in two years.
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Pakistan gets IMF relief, tightens security (Reuters)
'); document.write('Reuters - The International Monetary Fund will give Pakistan $450 million in emergency flood aid, providing some relief for a government overwhelmed by the disaster and facing renewed militant violence.
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American teen Capra upsets 18th-seeded Rezai (AP)
'); document.write('AP - Goodbye, Melanie Oudin. Hello, Beatrice Capra.
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Burger King agrees to $3.3 billion sale to 3G Capital (Reuters)
'); document.write('Reuters - Burger King Holdings Inc agreed to sell itself to investment firm 3G Capital for $3.26 billion, giving the No. 2 U.S. fast-food chain breathing room to fix its business and close the gap with leader McDonald\'s Corp.
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More Dems buck plan to let taxes increase for rich (AP)
'); document.write('AP - Congress seems increasingly reluctant to let taxes go up, even on wealthier Americans.
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Justice Department sues Arizona sheriff in immigration probe (Reuters)
'); document.write('Reuters - The Justice Department on Thursday sued an Arizona sheriff for refusing to cooperate with its investigation into allegations he and his police force discriminate against Hispanics in his program to crack down on illegal immigrants.
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Oil platform explodes off La. coast, spreading oil (AP)
'); document.write('AP - An oil platform exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast, spreading a mile-long oil sheen into the Gulf of Mexico. All 13 crew members were rescued from the water in their protective "Gumby suits."
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Earl threatens East Coast with 125 mph winds (AP)
'); document.write('AP - The last ferries pulled away from North Carolina\'s vulnerable barrier islands Thursday as Hurricane Earl spun closer with winds near 125 mph, putting the East Coast all the way to Canada on alert for what could be a blustery next several days.
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Israelis and Palestinians agree to more peace meetings (Reuters)
'); document.write('Reuters - Israeli and Palestinian leaders opened direct peace talks under U.S. auspices on Thursday and agreed to meet every two weeks to try to forge a deal within a year to end a conflict that has boiled for six decades.
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Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown (AP)
'); document.write('AP - India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications — not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion — to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users\' data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype.
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Oil sheen spreads from Gulf platform after fire (Reuters)
'); document.write('Reuters - An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames on Thursday and unleashed a mile-long oil sheen into the Gulf of Mexico, in the region\'s first major offshore disaster since BP\'s oil spill began in April.
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Hurricane Earl menaces US East Coast (AFP)
'); document.write('AFP - Hurricane Earl bore down on a vast stretch of the US East Coast on Thursday, as tens of thousands of people fled North Carolina\'s barrier islands to avoid dangerous winds and surf.
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Hurricane Earl bears down on East Coast (Reuters)
'); document.write('Reuters - Hurricane Earl took aim at North Carolina on Thursday and was on track to lash its barrier islands with dangerous winds and pounding surf before cutting a path up the U.S. East Coast to Canada.
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Can home cooking be hazardous to your health? (AP)
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Elizabeth Warren schedule shift fuels talk on U.S. consumer job (Reuters)
'); document.write('Reuters - A last-minute change in the fall course schedule of Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren has fueled speculation the White House might soon nominate her to head the newly created U.S. consumer financial agency.'); document.write('
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EPA to issue more rules in climate fight (Reuters)
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Double hand transplant patient shows new hands (AP)
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