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Hiring Notches Modest Gains

Wall Street Journal - ‎2 hours ago‎
By JOSH MITCHELL and SARA MURRAY The US unemployment rate fell to 7.8% in September, the lowest level in more than 31/2 years. Payrolls increased by 114000 with private companies adding 104000 jobs.
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Unemployment rate dips to 7.8%
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Cardinals beat Braves 6-3, to face Nationals

The Associated Press - ‎1 hour ago‎
By CHARLES ODUM, AP Sports Writer - 1 minute ago ATLANTA (AP) - Worried that more debris could fly out of the stands, St. Louis players scrambled off the field and launched a wild-card celebration in the safety of their clubhouse.
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Turkey 'responds to fresh Syrian mortar fire'

BBC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Turkey has fired into Syria for a fourth day after a Syrian mortar landed near a Turkish village, reports say. Turkish troops responded immediately after the mortar landed near the village of Guvecci in Hatay province, according to Turkey's Anadolu ...
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Foxconn denies report of strike at iPhone plant

The Associated Press - ‎1 hour ago‎
BEIJING (AP) - Foxconn Technology Group said Saturday that production at its central Chinese factory that makes Apple's iPhones was continuing without interruption, denying a labor watch group's report that thousands of workers at the plant had gone on ...
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Orioles rip Rangers; seek revenge on Yankees after losing AL East

New York Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
By FRED KERBER ARLINGTON, Texas - The champagne spurted, squirted, shot out like line drives throughout the Orioles clubhouse as their improbable season continued with victory in the first-ever American League wild-card game.
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Pakistan Motorcade Protesting US Drones Sets Off

ABC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Hundreds of Pakistanis, joined by dozens of American activists, took off Saturday on a motorcade "march" against US drone strikes, hoping to reach a militant-riddled Afghan border region that has been the focus of many such attacks.
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'Vota por ti': The three words that can save Venezuela

Fox News - ‎13 minutes ago‎
As this Sunday's presidential election in Venezuela looms, voters are daring to think the unthinkable: the fourteen year reign of Hugo Chavez may finally be coming to an end.
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N. Korean Soldier Defects Across DMZ After Killing Two Officers

Bloomberg - ‎51 minutes ago‎
A North Korean soldier defected to the South through the Demilitarized Zone after killing his platoon and squad leaders, according to an official at South Korea's defense ministry.
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Death toll rises to 19 in SW China landslide

Xinhua - ‎21 hours ago‎
• One more body was retrieved on Friday afternoon, bringing death toll to 19 in a landslide in Yunnan. • Eight-hundred residents were relocated after the landslide occurred at around 8:10 am Thursday.
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Extradited terror suspects to appear in Conn. court

USA TODAY - ‎41 minutes ago‎
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FBI: Strong signs border death was friendly fire

Houston Chronicle - ‎49 minutes ago‎
PHOENIX (AP) - Friendly fire likely was to blame in a shooting near the Arizona-Mexico line that killed one federal agent and wounded another, the FBI said, noting the investigation was still ongoing in the case that reignited the political debate over ...
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US deficit ends fourth fiscal year above $1 trillion: CBO

Reuters - ‎9 hours ago‎
By David Lawder | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The federal budget deficit for the just-ended 2012 fiscal year shrank by $207 billion from the prior year, but still marked its fourth straight year above $1 trillion, Congress' budget referee estimated on ...
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Calif. gas prices will rise, then fall next week

Houston Chronicle - ‎37 minutes ago‎
LOS ANGELES (AP) - California gas prices will increase for several more days before leveling off after a temporary reduction in supply triggered a price spike that saw fuming motorists paying $5 or more per gallon in some locations and station owners ...
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Wet Seal chairman, much of board ousted

Los Angeles Times - ‎8 hours ago‎
In a swift overhaul, top officials of troubled teen clothier Wet Seal Inc. - including the chairman - were ousted and replaced by board members handpicked by an activist shareholder that directed the coup.
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Investors Suffer With Zynga Losing the Game of Phones

Wall Street Journal - ‎8 hours ago‎
By ROLFE WINKLER If Facebook has a mobile problem, then Zynga has a mobile catastrophe. The social-gaming company also could prove the first super-voting cautionary tale among the recent crop of stock offerings.
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U.S. Stocks Snap Two-Week Slump on Economic Reports, ECB

Bloomberg - ‎10 hours ago‎
US stocks advanced, snapping a two- week decline for the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, amid better- than-estimated economic reports and after the European Central Bank said it stands ready to start buying government bonds.
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Undecided voters: Romney 'stepped up'

NBCNews.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
The reaction to Wednesday's debate between Mitt Romney and President Obama was instantaneous and it became clear that Romney's performance surpassed expectations while Obama supporters were left wondering what went wrong.
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Obama, Romney use humor into connect with voters

Huffington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
KEN THOMAS | October 6, 2012 03:43 AM EST | AP WASHINGTON - Have you heard the one about the kid who thinks President Barack Obama's job is to "approve this message?
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Steve Jobs' shadow lives on in tribute MacBook Pro laptops

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As many remember Apple's co-founder on the one-year anniversary of his death, one customizer pays tribute with a charity auction of limited-edition MacBook Pros featuring his image.
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Fake Antivirus Ringleader Must Pay $163 Million

InformationWeek - ‎Oct 3, 2012‎
Federal court imposes $163 million judgment on a woman who FTC says helped run scareware ring that tricked more than one million consumers across six countries into purchasing fake security software.
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Hulk Hogan's ex-wife Linda Hogan arrested for DUI, denies pro wrestler's sex ...

New York Daily News - ‎15 hours ago‎
Linda Hogan “regrets” her DUI arrest in Malibu Thursday and vows it had nothing to do with her ex hubby's new sex tape. The reality TV star, 53, was pulled over for speeding around 1:30 am and registered a blood alcohol of 0.084, barely a bleached ...
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A new Bond girl, and a taste of Philly

Philadelphia Inquirer - ‎2 hours ago‎
Adele does 007: James Bond theme 'Skyfall' debuts From Dan DeLuca's "In the Mix" at www.philly.com/inthemix James Bond routinely saves the world, and Adele has saved the music industry, or at least kept it on life support by selling more than 20 ...
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Idol Producers: We Love Our Judges!

E! Online - ‎8 hours ago‎
The producers of American Idol aren't going so far as to say this season's judging panel is one big happy family. But they do maintain that the apparent, er, situation between Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey isn't as precarious as the video of Minaj ...
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Daredevil stuntman Blaine goes for shock-factor with latest stunt

Fox News - ‎2 hours ago‎
NEW YORK - Daredevil stuntman David Blaine lit up New York's Pier 54 on Friday for his latest high voltage feat. The illusionist is scheduled to spend three days and nights standing in the middle of a million volts of electric currents streamed by ...
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Packers Coach Talks to Referee Who Made Disputed Call

New York Times - ‎4 hours ago‎
Green Bay Packers Coach Mike McCarthy said he called the replacement referee who made the call on a final play that cost the Packers a game against the Seattle Seahawks to offer his support.
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Jonas Blixt, Brendon de Jonge share Las Vegas lead

USA TODAY - ‎4 hours ago‎
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Defense comes through for Syracuse

WatertownDailyTimes.com - ‎17 minutes ago‎
By JOSH ST.CROIX AP Syracuse's Jeremi Wilkes causes Pittsburgh's Drew Carswell to fumble, resulting in a Syracuse touchdown during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game Friday in Syracuse.
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Is the success of urban coyotes a sign of bigger things to come?

Los Angeles Times - ‎10 hours ago‎
A mountain lion roams the streets of downtown Santa Monica until it is shot by authorities. A black bear searches Glendale neighborhoods for meatballs until it is captured and caged.
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Curiosity rover to sample Mars dirt this weekend

Fox News - ‎21 hours ago‎
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity will scoop up its first batch of Martian soil samples this weekend, scientists announced Thursday, Oct. 4. The 1-ton Curiosity rover arrived at a sandy patch called "Rocknest" on Wednesday (Oct. 3).
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Lab-Made Eggs Raise New Fertility Options

Wall Street Journal - ‎Oct 4, 2012‎
By GAUTAM NAIK Japanese scientists have made viable mouse eggs in a laboratory dish, an advance that may offer a new route for treating infertility in people.
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Vitamin C may shorten cold, not stop it

San Francisco Chronicle - ‎Oct 2, 2012‎
Myth: Vitamin C prevents the common cold. Fact: After decades and dozens of studies, it appears the idea that vitamin C prevents colds is just an old wives' tale.

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