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New York Daily News

Our view: Election integrityAnchorage Daily NewsIt's been disappointing this week to see the apparently baseless claims of a tainted electoral process in the Republican primary for US senator. We shouldn't have to tell any campaign that it ought not to cry election fraud, much less attack the …Murkowski Concedes Senate Race in [...]

Telegraph.co.uk (blog)

Obama: Still work to do after KatrinaWashington PostNEW ORLEANS - President Obama marked the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on Sunday with a solidarity visit to this city still recovering from the devastating storm, pledging to "stand with you and fight alongside you until the …5 years after Katrina, storm's death toll remains a [...]

CBC.ca

2010 Emmy Awards: A night for new comedies, old dramasLos Angeles TimesThere was a lot of new comedy but not much new drama at the 62nd annual prime-time Emmy Awards on Sunday night. "Modern Family," the ABC comedy series about a disarmingly dysfunctional family, won the top comedy …A funny thing happened at the EmmysUSA [...]

CBC.ca

Hurricane Earl Strengthens to Category Two, Moves Toward Leeward IslandsBloombergHurricane Earl strengthened as it moved toward the northern Leeward Islands and is expected to become a “major” storm later today, the US National Hurricane Center said. …Earl becomes hurricane, reaches toward AntiguaCNNHurricane Earl Threatens North CaribbeanVoice of AmericaHurricane Earl Reaches Category 2 Strength; Heads For [...]

Moneycontrol.com

Allen sues Google, Apple, others over patentsReutersA firm owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has filed a lawsuit against Google, Apple, Facebook, and other companies alleging that they have violated patents related to search, multimedia, …Paul Allen Sues EverybodyDigitaltrends.comDoes Paul Allen's Patent Lawsuit Against Tech Giants Hold Water?ChannelWebFacebook, Google, Others Sued by Paul AllenPC WorldLos [...]

New Zealand Herald

Soldiers fight off two attacks in AfghanistanCNN InternationalBy the CNN Wire Staff Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — Afghan soldiers and coalition troops stopped two attacks on military bases in Khost province Saturday, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force said. Ten insurgents were killed in the failed …Taliban attack two Nato basesTelegraph.co.ukInsurgents attack 2 NATO [...]

CBC.ca

New Orleans is finding its way after KatrinaSeattle TimesNew Orleans, not that long ago, appeared to be lost. Five years have passed since corpses were floating through the streets, since hundreds of thousands of survivors sat in hotel rooms and shelters and the homes of relatives, learning from news footage …New Orleans is `Back' From [...]

Reuters

Top Obama advisers' input on drilling plan limitedWashington PostTwo of President Obama's top environmental advisers told a panel investigating the cause of the BP oil spill Wednesday that they did not provide the environmental and scientific basis for the administration's …Oil industry's answers frustrate federal panelLos Angeles TimesCommission says White House ignored scientists about expansionHouston [...]

The Hindu

US to send part of Pakistan aidto flood recoveryWashington PostSUKKUR, PAKISTAN - The United States is diverting some of its five-year, multibillion-dollar aid package for Pakistan to flood recovery and will reevaluate plans for the remainder because the disaster has dramatically altered the …Pakistan orders nearly half a million to evacuateAFPPakistan floods threaten 3 [...]

Sydney Morning Herald

Chile Enlists NASA, Navy in `Unheard of' Rescue of Trapped Copper MinersBloombergChile's government is consulting with the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the country's Navy on how to maintain the health of 33 trapped miners who face a three-month …Local rescue expertise helps trapped Chilean minersABC OnlineTo relieve miners' hell: Latrine, [...]