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Reuters...
Emergency declared as 7.1 quake hits New Zealand
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities declared a state of emergency after a major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city early on Saturday, bringing down power lines, ripping up roads and wrecking building facades, but authorities reported no deaths.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:47:10 -0400
Bomb kills 54 in Pakistan, Taliban threatens U.S.
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 54 people in the second major attack this week and piling pressure on a U.S.-backed government overwhelmed by a flood crisis.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:10:09 -0400
Clinton: time ticking for Israel-Palestinian peace
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday urged Israel and the Palestinians to overcome the final obstacles to peace, saying their new talks may be a last chance to end the conflict.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:47:25 -0400

  NATIONAL
CBSnews.com...
Video: The Best and Worst Burger Joints
A recent survey of Consumer Reports' subscribers finds that lesser-known fast food chains such as In-N-Out and Five Guys have better tasting hamburgers than McDonald's or Burger King. Erica Hill reports.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:25:18 EDT
Feds Deem Fire at Tenn. Mosque Site Arson
Tests Confirm Accelerant Was Used to Start Blaze that Engulfed Dump Truck Cab at Location for New Islamic Center

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:00:02 EDT

  BUSINESS
BBC News...
UN calls special food price talks
The United Nations' food agency calls a special meeting of policy makers to discuss the recent rapid rises in food prices.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:40:42 GMT
HSBC threatens to quit London HQ
HSBC may quit its London headquarters if the UK government decides to break up big banks, a senior executive says.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:19:19 GMT
Petrobras files $65bn share offer
The Brazilian state oil company, Petrobras, unveils plans to sell up to $64.5bn of new stock, in one of the world's largest share offers.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:12:33 GMT

  FINANCIAL
FT.com...
Investors? turn to linkers and gold to hedge uncertainty
In 2002, Ben Bernanke deemed deflation such a threat that he referred to Milton Friedman’s notion of handing out cash to stop falling prices
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:23:56 GMT
Volatility and poor returns killing equities cult
More market professionals are asking if the brutal de-rating suffered by equities during the past decade means the cult of equity is dying
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:17:52 GMT
Bold financial seers look to models rather than the herd
Stocks have lost nearly half of their value twice in the past decade yet a suggestion the same is about to happen again draws scorn on Wall Street
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:59:46 GMT

USGS.gov...
M 5.1, Papua, Indonesia
September 04, 2010 03:39:22 GMT
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:39:22 GMT
M 5.6, Papua, Indonesia
September 04, 2010 03:14:34 GMT
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:14:34 GMT
M 2.7, Southern California
September 04, 2010 01:27:53 GMT
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:27:53 GMT
M 4.7, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
September 04, 2010 01:26:13 GMT
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