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U.S. highway deaths hit lowest level since 1950
September 9, 2010The government says the number of people dying on the nation's roads has reached its lowest level in six decades.
Curves ahead: Fashion Week embraces 'real women'
September 9, 2010“Real”-size women are finally getting their due from an industry that has long shunned them: New York Fashion Week will include a show that features plus-size models exclusively, and top designers are showcasing styles made for fuller figures.
Snooki fined $500 for annoying beachgoers
September 9, 2010Her lawyer said Wednesday that "Jersey Shore" star Nicole Polizzi was under the influence of alcohol when she stumbled around the beach in Seaside Heights, using loud language.
Mullah Omar tells Afghans Taliban are winning (AP)
September 9, 2010
AP - The Taliban's shadowy leader told Afghans on Wednesday that the insurgents are winning the war and warned Americans that they are wasting lives and billions in tax dollars by continuing in the conflict.
APNewsBreak: Spears' ex disputes abuse claims (AP)
September 9, 2010
AP - An attorney for Britney Spears' ex-husband called child abuse claims leveled at the singer by a former bodyguard baseless and motivated by money.
Michelle Obama hosts first White House dance event (AP)
September 9, 2010
AP - In the end, it was a wonder the three massive chandeliers gracing the White House East Room remained intact, given the high-voltage expenditure of human energy taking place beneath them.
In Gulf work camp, jobless begin glum journey home (AP)
September 9, 2010
AP - The hidden face of the Emirates' economic crunch is in places such as Industrial Zone 18 and the ramshackle compound for about 700 migrant workers within. For more than six months, they have lived on charity, fought off rats and slept amid piles of trash after a construction company abruptly closed and left them jobless.
Fla. minister determined to hold 9/11 Quran burn (AP)
September 9, 2010
AP - A top general, the secretary of state, the White House and political and religious leaders from around the world have decried a plan by the leader of a small Florida church to burn copies of Islam's holiest text to mark the 9/11 attacks. The Rev. Terry Jones is not backing down.
Special Report: The Tea Party goes to school (Reuters)
September 9, 2010
Reuters - Some Tea Partiers admit mistakes were made. Others are quick to describe the movement's recent efforts in the political arena as not quite ready for prime time.
Would you like 1 hump or 2 with your dinosaur? (AP)
September 9, 2010
AP - The weird world of dinosaurs has just gotten a tad more bizarre. Scientists found a nearly complete fossil of a new dinosaur that sports a noticeable hump, maybe as possible advertising.
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