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Significant damage reported after New Zealand quake - A strong earthquake hit near New Zealand s second-largest city, Christchurch, early Saturday. Authorities reported extensive damage across the city but said so far only minor injuries were being reported.

Key evidence being pulled up from BP spill site
Cape Cod area still eyes weakened Earl
Mom s hug revives baby that was pronounced dead
Employers hire more workers than expected
Life Inc.: Government cuts weigh on job market
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UPS 747 cargo plane crashes in Dubai - A UPS 747 cargo plane with two crew aboard crashed in Dubai shortly after takeoff Friday, the company said.

Roethlisberger suspension reduced to 4 games
Man in bomb scare once charged with bubonic plague
Your hair knows when you're going to keel over
Drugmakers script social media to push meds
First Read: Top 10 election season events

Castro dons uniform for first big speech in years

Deadly bomb blast rocks rally in Pakistan
Teen accidentally texts sheriff to buy pot
Newsweek: A more subtle oppression in Iran?
U.S. court backs 'Ladies Night' promotions
Flirting your way to the corner office

Ex-egg farm workers say complaints ignored
Mexican army kills 25 drug suspects near U.S. border
Newsweek: Worst racial stereotypes in pop culture
Gates: U.S. troops face 'tough days' ahead
7 defendants convicted in Portugal sex abuse trial
Fuel tanker runs aground in Canadian Arctic
Iranian opposition leader's home attacked

Volcano, dormant 400 years, spews new ash
Israel urged to open up atomic program
Ancient Nubians drank antibiotic-laced beer
Plant and spiders compete for food
Pryor, No. 2 OSU pick apart Marshall in opener
Coast Guard: No oil sheen from Gulf explosion
Woman in acid attack recounts agonizing pain
George Clooney is America's James Bond

US NEWS

Cape Cod area still eyes weakened Earl
Key evidence being pulled up from BP spill site
Balloon boy family moves to Florida from Colorado
Shooting in southwest Chicago leaves 4 men dead
U.S. court backs 'Ladies Night' promotions
Teen accidentally texts sheriff to buy pot
Man in bomb scare once charged with bubonic plague
Field Notes: As many flee, one group is happy about Earl
Woman in acid attack recounts agonizing pain
Army 'birther' loses ruling on evidence
LA police ID owner of trunk containing baby bodies
Feds sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe
More bombs found in Discovery standoff case
Coast Guard: No oil sheen from Gulf explosion
Builders of N.Y. mosque face financial hurdles
Court reverses conviction for migrant littering
4-year-old girl, only 15 pounds, found dead

WORLD NEWS

Significant damage reported after New Zealand quake
UPS 747 cargo plane crashes in Dubai
Deadly bomb blast rocks rally in Pakistan
7 defendants convicted in Portugal sex abuse trial
Gates: U.S. troops face 'tough days' ahead
Israel urged to open up atomic program
Nein, danke! German kids get porn pens
Mobs attack home of Iranian opposition leader
Volcano, dormant 400 years, spews new ash
Castro dons uniform for first big speech in years
Mom s hug revives baby that was pronounced dead
World Blog: In touch from Titanic wreck scene

BUSINESS

Wall Street gains after jobs report offers hope
Employers hire more workers than expected
Life Inc.: Government cuts weigh on job market
Flirting your way to the corner office
Experts see trouble ahead for developed world
Great Recession was emotional roller coaster
Strength in temporary jobs a welcome sign
Kia moves to change its image, hamsters and all
Kia recalls 56.000 Souls, Sorentos
UN calls meeting on rising food prices
Service sector grows for eighth straight month
Economic data show recovery still kicking, a bit
Low interest rates squeeze pension funds
Life Inc.: Proof that we can't work any harder
Builders of N.Y. mosque face financial hurdles
ABM to pay $5.8 million in harassment case
Funk band War tells Pepsi they're not friends
Oh snap! Carrot campaign mimics junk food
Ferrari recalls 1,248 supercars after fires
ConsumerMan: Beware of acai berry offers

ENTERTAINMENT

'Machete' serves relentless, bloody action
'Going the Distance' is a failed romance
5 most favorite 'American' movies
Howard Stern 'pretty sure' he's leaving Sirius
'Runway' contestants still hatin' on Michael C.
Kat Von D very happy with Jesse James
'Crocodile Dundee' to return to US amid tax fray
theGrio: Trouble has a way of finding T.I.
Ne-Yo on T.I.: 'He makes a lot of poor decisions'
Kutcher slams tabloid over cheating story
Paris' not-my-bag claim undone by her Twitpic?
Who will survive the 'True Blood' season finale?
Michael Lohan: 'God wants me to' open rehab
Newsweek: Worst racial stereotypes in pop culture
Drum roll, please! Oprah to make book club pick
Zsa Zsa Gabor leaves hospital
'Gone with the Wind' child actress dies at 76
Judge: Hilton may owe $160K over movie deal
Man in Letterman blackmail plot freed from jail
Extra critically injured on 'Transformers 3' set
George Clooney is America's James Bond
'The American' is a bleak, haunting thriller
Axl Rose tries fans' patience, walks off stage
Slideshow: Slideshow: The week in celebrity sightings
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SPORTS

Roethlisberger suspension reduced to 4 games
3 more UNC starters not on team flight to Atlanta
LenDale White out for season
Texans releasing last original player in PK Brown
NFL fines Ndamukong Suh $7,500
Morgan gets 8 games for Nats-Marlins brawl
NCAA rules Masoli eligible, can play immediately
NHL OKs Kovalchuk's second contract with Devils
Clijsters, Dementieva grab quick wins
Johnson, Day atop leaderboard in Boston
A-Rod confirms split with agent Scott Boras
It's no day at the beach as Kiffin wins 'SC debut
Davis defends his decision to criticize Crabtree
Alabama's Dareus ruled ineligible for 2 games
Woods takes out $54M mortgage on Fla. estate
Predictions 101: Va. Tech to derail Boise's title bid
Iowa gives Ferentz extension through 2020
Young golfer disqualifies self, gives up medal
Figure staking: Lysacek won't compete in 2010
20 NFL players on the rise and on the decline
Targeting NFL s underpaid, overpaid players
NBCSports.com's Preseason Top 25
Odds blog: Who will cover?
Live odds
Matchups/injuries

HEALTH

Drugmakers script social media to push meds
Your hair knows when you're going to keel over
Ex-egg farm workers say complaints ignored
E. coli outbreak puts focus on meat oversight
1 in 7 home kitchens would flunk inspection
Aqua Bounty biotech salmon OK to eat: FDA staff
When animal rescuers become animal hoarders
Osteoporosis drugs may raise throat cancer risk
Health care credit cards may add to your pain
No Pampers link to rash cases, safety groups say
Odds of getting new kidney uneven
Text messages little help in remembering the Pill
theGrio: Why the FDA must curb cough syrup abuse
Starting periods early tied to greater asthma risk
Tall order: Brazilian teen girl stands at nearly 7 feet
Double hand transplant patient can 'wiggle fingers'
Trapped, but still sane: Survivors speak out
New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB
Diet drug Meridia study renews calls for U.S. ban
Mental 'exercise' linked to faster dementia
Some cities sink boozy parties on public waters

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

10 products for a relaxing Labor Day weekend
Chinese satellites bump during secret maneuvers
Top 10 summer sky objects to see before fall
Puppy-tossing girl tracked down by cops
Video: Bullets fly in 'Mafia II'
Mystery of the floating octopus solved
Google gets bedbugs
Digg trying to avoid getting dug into obscurity
Some ancient galaxies had wild youth
Tether maneuvers spacecraft without fuel
72 percent of adults are text-messaging now
Ancient Nubians drank antibiotic-laced beer
New cables tie West Africa closer to Internet
Plant and spiders compete for food
Labor Day weekend for astronauts: Space toilet cleaning
Going paperless: Tech-savvy travelers on board
Stephen Hawking says God's not needed. So?
Facebook stalker continues to harass 12-year-old girl
Kids prove they re MoonBot masters
Facebook cross-dresser's photos incite family members

TRAVEL

Road trip! Great escapes for Labor Day
Video: Will Earl leave your weekend plans awash?
Labor Day travelers contend with Hurricane Earl
A trip can survive tropical storm-strength winds
Airlines waive change fees due to hurricane
Hotel guests hunker down to ride out Earl
Toilet tours a new movement in Berlin
Troubleshooter: Who pays for rental-car scratch?
Man in bomb scare once charged with bubonic plague
Travelers on board for paperless boarding
More travelers turning to smartphones
Phoenix airport worker arrested in luggage thefts
Delta plans to cut premium seats on planes
iPhone's mTrip app uses augmented reality
Newsweek: How airlines are ratcheting up fees
Pilot removed from jet passes alcohol test

WEATHER

Cape Cod area still eyes weakened Earl
Newsweek: The truth and lies about hurricanes
Video: View 3-day U.S. forecast
Eight die as wildfires consume Russian villages
Typhoon kills 5 South Koreans