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Hurricane Earl weakens to a Category 2 storm with rain and 110 mph winds bearing down on North Carolina's Outer Banks and threatening the Eastern Seaboard.

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Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck, left, stands with Captain Fabian Lizarraga during a news conference  to discuss the mummified infants case in Los Angeles Thursday, Sept 2, 2010. Los Angeles police identified the owner of a trunk, belonging to Janet M. Barrie, in which the mummified remains of a baby and a fetus were found. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)Investigators have identified the owner of a trunk in which the mummified remains of two babies were found, bringing them a step closer to solving the intriguing international mystery.




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An Army judge rules that proof of President Barack Obama's eligibility to be president isn't relevant to the defense of an Army doctor accused of failing to obey a lawful order.

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The developers planning to build a $100 million Islamic center near the World Trade Center site are nearly a quarter-million dollars behind on real estate taxes and late fees.

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A 40-year-old woman was found dead next to the wreckage of a small plane that crashed Thursday in a lagoon off San Francisco Bay, officials said. Divers were searching for two more people who may have been on board.

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A homeless man who called 911 from the hot tub of a suburban Portland home and asked for towels, hot chocolate and a hug got arrested for trespassing instead.

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Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, right, leads the prayers during an Iftar ceremony hosts by Dubia Scholl of Government in Dubai, United Arab Emirates onTuesday.The imam leading plans for an Islamic center near the site of the Sept. 11 attacks in New York said the fight is over more than "a piece of real estate" and could shape the future of Muslim relations in America.




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The number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. has dropped for the first time in two decades — decreasing by 8 percent.

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Alfredo Pagan holds up his birth certificate in Cleveland on Aug. 30. Pagan was turned down for a state-issued Ohio identification card because his birth certificate from Puerto Rico was considered invalid. Elizabeth Torres was stung when her 19-year-old son said he'd been turned down for a state-issued Ohio identification card because his birth certificate from Puerto Rico was considered invalid.




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A New York City man who plunged 39 stories from the rooftop of an apartment building has survived after crashing onto a parked car.

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About 10,000 people floated down the Colorado River in Bullhead City, Ariz., on Aug. 14, during the fourth annual Bullhead City-Laughlin River Regatta, an event that's organized by the city. Floatopia, beer floating, float-a-palooza — there are many names, but the key ingredients stay the same: Sun, a public body of water, inflatable rafts — and booze. In some cases, lots of booze.




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In this photo taken Monday, Aug. 30, 2010, Linda Leu carries a single-use plastic carryout bag in downtown Sacramento, Calif. The state Senate is expected to vote on a measure, Tuesday,  that if approved by lawmakers and signed by the Governor, would make California the first state to ban single-use plastic carryout bags, .(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)California lawmakers on Tuesday rejected a bill seeking to ban plastic shopping bags, after a contentious debate over whether the state was going too far in trying to regulate personal choice.




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Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, a leading figure for the plans to build a mosque near the site of the September 11, 2001 attacks, attends a lecture hosted by the Dubai School of Government on Tuesday in the Gulf emirate.The State Department says the imam leading plans for an Islamic center near the site of the Sept. 11 attacks in New York is returning to the United States on Wednesday.




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The New York Police Department says an officer accused of not helping an 11-year-old girl dying of an asthma attack has been suspended without pay.

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Muslim Somali workers face ongoing mistreatment and harassment at two JBS Swift & Co. meatpacking plants in Colorado and Nebraska, including being prevented from getting a drink at one of the plants after fasting all day during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges.

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Police have gunned down a 100-pound mountain lion romping through Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto neighborhood blocks from Alice Waters' famed Chez Panisse restaurant.

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Chart shows the decline in kids in U.S. foster care.The number of U.S. children in foster care has dropped 8 percent in just one year, and more than 20 percent in the past decade, according to new federal figures underscoring the impact of widespread reforms.




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Police say a California doctor apparently tried to get into the home of the man she had been dating by sliding down the chimney. Her decomposing body was found there days later.

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Scandalized by federal regulators who had sex with oil company executives and negotiated with them for jobs, the agency that oversees offshore drilling is imposing a first-ever ethics policy.

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"Noah", left, and "Layla" prowl their enclosure at Stump Hill Farm in Massillon, Ohio, on Aug. 25. A fatal bear attack in Ohio last week has intensified a battle over a looming ban on owning dangerous wild pets that pits anti-cruelty activists against animal owners, both saying they have the beasts' best interests at heart.The recent bear mauling death in Ohio and attacks elsewhere highlight that the patchwork of federal, state and local laws on keeping dangerous wild animals at home has holes.




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Three crew members were killed early Tuesday when the medical helicopter they were aboard crashed in central Arkansas.

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Judy Rivers went to the bank with a simple request last April: She wanted to open a safe deposit box. The response, while equally simple, was a complete surprise. The bank turned her down. Why? She was dead. And she couldn't get anyone to believe otherwise. So began a mysterious red tape journey that she says has led to multiple denials of credit, extreme difficulty in accessing her own money, and at one point, a confrontation with police that nearly landed her in jail.

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Dutch investigators on Tuesday questioned two men arrested at Amsterdam's airport after authorities found suspicious items in their checked luggage.

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An Alaska Airlines flight has returned to Los Angeles International Airport after the pilot reported a bird had struck the plane.

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The U.S. government will have unmanned surveillance aircraft monitoring the whole southwest border with Mexico starting Wednesday, as it ramps up border security in this election year.

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Officials say an 88-year-old man died a week after a goat attacked him outside his home in northern Georgia.

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The town where the Civil War's tide-turning battle was waged is fighting dissension in its own ranks, with even hard-core preservationists split over a proposed casino that would rise near the historic battlefield.

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Hoping to portray themselves as more affordable and all-around better neighbors, private colleges from Appalachia to Boston are sweetening financial aid packages for students from their own backyards.

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