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Yahoo! News: Top Stories

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Earl threatens East Coast with weekend pounding (AP)
	$\"Holidaymakers$ AP - Hurricane Earl packed winds near 140 mph as it blew toward North Carolina on Thursday, putting the Eastern Seaboard all the way to Maine on alert for a Labor Day weekend pounding by waves, gales and rain.

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Data shows jobless claims drop, retail sales rise (AP)
	$\"In$ AP - A weak economy got a little lift Thursday with new data suggesting companies aren\'t pursuing mass layoffs and stores are a little busier.

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Israel, Palestinians agree to 2nd round of talks (AP)
	$\"Secretary$ AP - Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed Thursday to produce a framework for a permanent peace deal and to hold a second round of direct talks this month, a modest achievement reached amid deep skepticism about success at their first such session in two years.

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Gulf oil platform explodes, burning off La. coast (AP)
	$\"Map$ AP - An offshore petroleum platform exploded and burned Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico off Lousiana, west of the site of BP\'s massive spill, but no leaks were reported.

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Feds sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe (AP)
	$\"FILE$ AP - The U.S. Justice Department sued Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday, saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics.

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Gunman shot as Discovery hostages planned escape (AP)
	$\"In$ AP - As the three hostages at Discovery Channel\'s headquarters appeared ready to make a run for it, police said Thursday that a SWAT team officer quickly shot and killed the increasingly agitated gunman who had explosives strapped to himself, ending the four-hour standoff.

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Can home cooking be hazardous to your health? (AP)
	AP - Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection?

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Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown (AP)
	$\"In$ AP - India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications — not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion — to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users\' data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype.

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