Strong quake strikes near Christchurch, New Zealand
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) — An earthquake that struck New Zealand on Saturday caused "a lot of damage," though there are no reports of serious injuries or major damage, an emergency official said. "It was like a freight train running through the …
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Preparations continue as a weaker Earl approaches Mass.
Boston Globe
Hurricane Earl has weakened and might not even be a hurricane anymore when it arrives off the Massachusetts coast late tonight, according to the latest forecasts, but state and local officials said they were continuing …
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Earl sideswipes NC, takes aim at New EnglandThe Associated Press
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Labor market unable to gain traction
MarketWatch
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The latest jobs figures released Friday confirm that our nation's labor market has been unable to gain traction. The private sector added 67000 new jobs in August, but overall the economy shed 54000 jobs …
Companies add 67K workers, but jobless rate risesThe Associated Press
Jobless rate inches up to 9.6%Philadelphia Inquirer
Unemployment rate rises, in sign of weak growthWashington Post
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Strong quake hits New Zealand
msnbc.com
A strong earthquake of 7.4 magnitude hit New Zealand, 4 miles southeast of Christchurch, the biggest city on the nation's South Island, in the middle of the night local time, the US Geological Survey said on Friday. Some residents posted Twitter alerts …
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Bombing in Pakistan kills 55, prompting fears of rising sectarian violence
Washington Post
SUKKUR, PAKISTAN - A suicide bombing at a Shiite demonstration in the western Pakistani city of Quetta left at least 55 people dead Friday, triggering fears of an outbreak of sectarian violence as the nation continues to struggle …
Taliban Claim Deadly Attack on Shiites in PakistanNew York Times
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Is Obama focused enough on the unemployment rate?
Christian Science Monitor
Both critics and supporters say Obama doesn't appear to voters to be paying enough heed to jobs and the unemployment rate. Some see the problem as his focus, others as his message. President Barack Obama walks from the Oval Office through the Colonnade …
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Cape Cod greets Earl with plywood and grumbling
Reuters
CHATHAM, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Residents and business owners in the beach communities of Cape Cod and nearby islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard hung plywood over their shop windows on Friday and rued the arrival of Hurricane …
Earl may not be a hurricane when it reaches Mass.Boston Globe
Earl weakens to Category 1, heads for NortheastThe Associated Press
Downgraded Earl Still Posing a ThreatCBS News
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Labor Report Eases Econ Fears
Forbes
Nonfarm payrolls fell by 54000 in August, though short of the expected 90000 slide, while the unemployment rate reached 9.6%. Stocks pared some of their gains by midday trading on Friday, fueld by better-than-expected August nonfarm payrolls, …
Unemployment rate rises, in sign of weak growthWashington Post
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Companies add 67K workers, but jobless rate risesThe Associated Press
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Taliban Claim Deadly Attack on Shiites in Pakistan
New York Times
Arshad Butt/AP By SALMAN MASOOD ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A blast ripped through a Shiite protest, the second such attack in three days, in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 40 people and wounding 80, police and rescue …
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53 killed, 197 wounded in Pakistan suicide bombing: PoliceTimes of India
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