AP - The cap that ended BP's three-month oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico was set to come off Thursday as a prelude to raising a massive, failed piece of equipment and preparing for a final seal on the broken seafloor well.

AP - The cap that ended BP's three-month oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico was set to come off Thursday as a prelude to raising a massive, failed piece of equipment and preparing for a final seal on the broken seafloor well.

CBC.ca
Abbott fires $1 billion blank
The Age
Tony Abbott offered Independent MP Andrew Wilkie more money, but Julia Gillard won him over with her responsible health spending and gambling reforms. JULIA Gillard is just two seats away from being able to form a government after Tasmanian independent ...
Australia PM commits to tighter gambling rulesReuters
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Independent Lawmaker Supports Australian LeaderNew York Times
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msnbc.com
Boxer, Fiorina Trade Barbs in First Debate
NBC Bay Area
Sen. Barbara Boxer and former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina squared off on jobs, global warming, immigration reform, gay marriage and other issues Wednesday night in their first senatorial debate. Boxer, D-California, told 400 people ...
The Morning Line: The Clash in CaliforniaNewsHour
Fiorina invokes Obama in opposition to same-sex marriageWashington Blade
Barbara Boxer and Carly Fiorina battle hard in first Senate debateLos Angeles Times
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Washington Post
Product News: Twitter for iPhone adds iPad Support
The Mac Observer
Twitter released Twitter 3.1 on Thursday finally adding an iPad-native interface to the social networking client app. Version 3.1 adds some new features beyond a native iPad interface such as quick access to account information for other Twitter users, ...
Twitter for iPad: ReviewTelegraph.co.uk
Twitter For iPad Is Here, And It's AwesomeSan Francisco Chronicle
Twitter App Released for iPad - Download HereSoftpedia
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NEWS.com.au
Ferrari recalls latest supercar amid fire threat
CNN International
(CNN) -- Ferrari has been forced to recall its latest supercar after reports that several had burst into flames. The Italian carmaker revealed it had investigated five "thermal incidents" across the world involving its 458 Italia ...
Ferrari recalls 458 Italia supercars after firesThe Associated Press
Flaming Ferraris force recall of 458 ItaliaFinancial Times
Ferrari Recalling More Than 1000 Supercars After Reports of FireDailyFinance
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AP - American officers are taking up posts at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport to help identify potential terrorists or other high-risk passengers heading to the United States.

Globe and Mail
Ping on iTunes: Not So Hot
PC World
Apple's big overhaul of iTunes, announced Wednesday, turns the media management software into a fledgling social network thanks to a newly introduced feature called Ping. I would have expected more from Apple with this first attempt at building a ...
Apple TV: What you need to knowMacworld
Apple TV, 'Ping' and iTunes -- what it meansComputerworld
Analysts weigh in on the new Apple TVFortune
International Business Times -Reuters -CNET
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Globe and Mail
Ping on iTunes: Not So Hot
PC World
Apple's big overhaul of iTunes, announced Wednesday, turns the media management software into a fledgling social network thanks to a newly introduced feature called Ping. I would have expected more from Apple with this first attempt at building a ...
Apple TV: What you need to knowMacworld
Apple TV, 'Ping' and iTunes -- what it meansComputerworld
Analysts weigh in on the new Apple TVFortune
International Business Times -Reuters -CNET
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Globe and Mail
Ping on iTunes: Not So Hot
PC World
Apple's big overhaul of iTunes, announced Wednesday, turns the media management software into a fledgling social network thanks to a newly introduced feature called Ping. I would have expected more from Apple with this first attempt at building a ...
Apple TV: What you need to knowMacworld
Apple TV, 'Ping' and iTunes -- what it meansComputerworld
Analysts weigh in on the new Apple TVFortune
International Business Times -Reuters -CNET
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AP - Stocks fluctuated in a tight range Thursday after traders received one mixed report on the jobs market and prepared for a second report on the sector later this week.

Telegraph.co.uk
Mozambican government says 7 die after Maputo riot
Xinhua
MAPUTO, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Seven people died after the anti- price hike riot in the Mozambican capital Maputo, the government admitted on Thursday. The updated toll includes one person drowned on Thursday and six killed the previous day in the riot, ...
Mozambique confirms seven killed, 248 injured in riotsThe Hindu
Gunfire continues in Mozambique; police say 4 deadThe Associated Press
Troops clear barricades, Mozambique riots persistReuters Africa
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Reuters - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard inched closer to a return to power on Thursday after one of four independent lawmakers holding the balance of power threw his support behind her Labor Party.

AP - The top US military commander in Afghanistan says the sometimes strained relationship between the US and Afghan President Hamid Karzai is solid.

AP - The top US military commander in Afghanistan says the sometimes strained relationship between the US and Afghan President Hamid Karzai is solid.

CBS News
NEJM fuels calls to withdraw Abbott's Meridia
FiercePharma
Get ready for more controversy over Abbott Laboratories' (NYSE: ABT) diet pill Meridia. Two weeks before an FDA advisory panel meets to consider the drug's safety, final data from a long-term, 10000-patient study has hit the New England Journal of ...
Side Effects of Meridia Increases Risk of Heart Attack: StudyAboutLawsuits.com
Study Sees Heart Risk in Meridia Diet PillNew York Times
Prescription diet drug raises risk of heart attack, strokeLos Angeles Times
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Reuters - Hewlett-Packard Co raised its offer for data storage company 3PAR Inc by $3 to $33 per share, after rival bidder Dell Inc raised its offer to $32, instead of bowing out as many expected.

LiveScience.com - Science jobs are in. A new survey of the best places to work in the United States federal government has tapped the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as the most desirable government workplace. Two other science organizations made the Top 5.

The Hindu
The Early Word: Mideast Peace Talks
New York Times
Israeli and Palestinian leaders begin direct peace talks today at the State Department, presided over by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The talks represent a risk for President Obama, who vowed on Wednesday before a dinner with ...
Obama sets clock ticking on Middle East talksBBC News
Israel and Palestinians resume direct talksmsnbc.com
Mideast peace talks to resume in WashingtonCNN
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The Hindu
The Early Word: Mideast Peace Talks
New York Times
Israeli and Palestinian leaders begin direct peace talks today at the State Department, presided over by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The talks represent a risk for President Obama, who vowed on Wednesday before a dinner with ...
Obama sets clock ticking on Middle East talksBBC News
Israel and Palestinians resume direct talksmsnbc.com
Mideast peace talks to resume in WashingtonCNN
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