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Supreme Court Will Not Stop Davis Execution

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JACKSON, Ga. - The United States Supreme Court rejected a last-ditch request to step in late Wednesday to stay the Georgia execution of Troy Davis, who was convicted of gunning down a Savannah police officer 22 years ago, ...
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White supremacist executed for Texas dragging

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(AP) HUNTSVILLE, Texas - White supremacist gang member Lawrence Russell Brewer was executed Wednesday evening for the infamous dragging death slaying of James Byrd Jr.

Fed Will Shift Debt Holdings to Lift Growth

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WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve announced an unconventional plan on Wednesday to reduce borrowing costs for businesses and consumers, trying once more to spur economic growth despite urgings from Republicans that it refrain from ...

Red Sox Lose Late Lead, Orioles Rally for 6-4 Win

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The reeling Boston Red Sox blew another late lead and lost for the 14th time in 18 games, booed by fans at Fenway Park after Vladimir Guerrero and the Baltimore Orioles rallied for a 6-4 win Wednesday night.

House rejects government funding bill as shutdown looms

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Conservative Republicans in the House say the spending level is too high, and Democrats refuse to accept cuts to offset FEMA aid to disaster victims.

Satellite's imminent fall to Earth stirs anxiety

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Debris from NASA's Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, or UARS, is due to land Friday, most likely harmlessly, officials say.

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US hikers freed from Iran after two years in Tehran prison

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Tehran— AP Iran's state news agency reports that the two Americans freed from a Tehran prison after more than two years in custody have been flown out of Iran.

Obama Rebuffed as Palestinians Pursue UN Seat

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UNITED NATIONS - A last-ditch American effort to head off a Palestinian bid for membership in the United Nations faltered. President Obama tried to qualify his own call, just a year ago, for a Palestinian state.

Afghans Mourn Slain Top Peace Negotiator

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KABUL, Afghanistan—Afghans gathered in Kabul Wednesday to mourn the assassination of their former president-turned-peacemaker, whose killing has cast significant doubts on American-backed attempts to jump-start peace talks with the ...

Libya rulers say they seize Gaddafi desert outposts

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1 of 19. Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) Chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil salutes upon his arrival at the Libya Contact Group meeting at the United Nations in New York September 20, 2011.

Typhoon kills 6 in Japan, Fukushima nuclear plant not affected

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Workers trim boughs of a tree which fell due to Typhoon Roke in order to resume a partially halted train service in Tokyo September 22, 2011.

Rick Perry: Mitt Romney is 'Obamalite'

Politico -
In his first one-on-one national TV interview since kicking off his presidential campaign, Texas Gov. Rick Perry referred to Mitt Romney as “Obama-lite” and charged that the former Massachusetts governor is blurring lines between Republicans and ...

Two Fullerton police officers charged in homeless man's death

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One is charged with second-degree murder and another is accused of involuntary manslaughter in the slaying of Kelly Thomas, who suffered from schizophrenia.

Hewlett-Packard Reeling Accelerates CEO Succession Crisis: Tech

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Sept. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Hewlett-Packard Co., weighing the ouster of Chief Executive Officer Leo Apotheker, may struggle to find a new leader who can revive the ailing computer maker after 11 months of strategy shifts and ...

Forbes 400: Billionaire George Soros Cracks Into The Top Ten

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I'm a staff writer at Forbes reporting on wealth. I've spent the past few years investigating and number-crunching for our signature Forbes 400 and World Billionaires Lists.

BofA worst hit by Moody's downgrades

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Bank of America has been the hardest hit among US banks downgraded by Moody's, which warned that regulatory reforms made it less likely that the government would step in to bail out creditors when a large ...

United Technologies to Buy Goodrich for $16.4 Billion

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United Technologies Corp. agreed to buy aircraft-components maker Goodrich Corp. for $16.4 billion in cash, the company's biggest-ever acquisition and a signature deal for Chief Executive Louis Chênevert.

Schmidt: Google doesn't cook search rankings

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Google Chairman Eric Schmidt just prior to telling lawmakers that his company hasn't cooked anything. WASHINGTON--Eric Schmidt cut a confident figure today prior to his testimony before US lawmakers, who later appeared determined to find out if Google ...

Trade-in service sees big boost ahead of new iPhone

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With the release of Apple's next iPhone expected to be just around the corner, at least one third-party trade-in service is seeing what it calls an unusually high amount of trading activity from people trying to offload last year's model.

Al Gore says 'new iPhones' due out in October, report says

Los Angeles Times -
Al Gore, former vice president and environmental champion, has dropped a big hint to Apple fans -- he believes "new iPhones" will be coming in October, a report says.

R.E.M. Breaks Up After Three Decades, Thanks Fans for Listening

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Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) -- US rock band REM has announced that it is breaking up after a three-decade career in which it has sold more than 20 million albums.

'Person of Interest' lacks interesting personalities

Boston Globe -
Michael Emerson (left) and Jim Caviezel star in the CBS crime drama “Person of Interest.'' (Jeffrey R. Staab/CBS) By Matthew Gilbert Before I watched the pilot episode, “Person of Interest'' was a show of interest.

Yankees beat Rays, clinch 16th playoff trip in 17 years

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NEW YORK (AP) - As the final out fell into Curtis Granderson's glove, the Yankees walked calmly to the mound to congratulate Mariano Rivera.

Angels offense heating up during stretch drive

Los Angeles Times -
Pitching has the Angels knocking on the door to the postseason. Now, Manager Mike Scioscia says, it's up to the offense to carry the team over the threshold.

SEC, ACC, Big East, Big 12 still have work to do

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Though the conference carousel has seemingly stopped spinning in the West, the music plays on in the East and Southwest. By Erich Schlegel, Getty Images With Texas A&M about to head to the SEC, ...

Fresh faces go for big money at Tour Championship

Los Angeles Times -
The absence of a dominant player - Tiger Woods - opens up the FedEx Cup title (and $10-million prize) to Webb Simpson, Dustin Johnson and others.

Redskins' DeAngelo Hall targeting injured Cowboys

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On Monday night, Hall's Redskins will take on the archrival Cowboys and their walking wounded. "I want to get a chance to put my helmet on whatever's hurt," Hall said of his opponents, including QB Tony Romo (broken ...

New Raptor Dinosaur Used Giant Claw to Pin, Slash Prey?

National Geographic -
Talk about a lucky break—paleontologists have found "incredibly rare" fossils of a new species of raptor dinosaur that severely fractured its giant-clawed foot about 76 million years ago, paleontologists say.

Astronomers Plead For Space Telescope?s Life

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NASA officials and leading astronomers say the James Webb Space Telescope, successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, should still fly despite mounting criticism, cost increases, and disagreements within the astronomy community.

Penguins identify mates, kin by smell, study finds

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A Humboldt penguin is seen in its quarantined enclosure in Mexico City's Chapultepec Zoo in this file image from February 8, 2008.

Teenager struggled with bullying before taking his life

Buffalo News -
Jamey Rodemeyer needed help. At 14, he was grappling with adolescent demons that could torment grown men. And when he was online, he wrote about it.

Almost 1 million young adults get health insurance

USA Today -
WASHINGTON - Almost 1 million young adults have signed on to new health insurance policies, government statistics released Wednesday show.

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