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  • FILE - In this May 18, 2011 file photo, a worker is seen in the area surrounding a tree farm in North Perry, Ohio, near the two cooling towers of the Perry Nuclear Power Plant looming in the background. The risk of an earthquake causing a severe accident at a nuclear power plant is up to 24 times greater than previously believed, according to an AP analysis of preliminary government data, and the nation’s nuclear regulator believes that a quarter of reactors may need modifications to make them safer. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says more than two dozen plants in the eastern and central U.S. may need upgrades because they're more likely to get hit with an earthquake larger than the one their design was based on. It's a belated conclusion; for more than a decade, regulators ignored the evidence of increased quake risks. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)
    Quake risk to reactors greater than thought AP - 5 hrs ago

    The risk that an earthquake would cause a severe accident at a U.S. nuclear plant is greater than previously thought, 24 times as high in one case, according to an AP analysis of preliminary government data. The nation's … More »Quake risk to reactors greater than thought

    FILE - In this May 18, 2011 file photo, a worker is seen in the area surrounding a tree farm in North Perry, Ohio, near the two cooling towers of the Perry Nuclear Power Plant looming in the background. The risk of an earthquake causing a severe accident at a nuclear power plant is up to 24 times greater than previously believed, according to an AP analysis of preliminary government data, and the nation’s nuclear regulator believes that a quarter of reactors may need modifications to make them safer. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says more than two dozen plants in the eastern and central U.S. may need upgrades because they're more likely to get hit with an earthquake larger than the one their design was based on. It's a belated conclusion; for more than a decade, regulators ignored the evidence of increased quake risks. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)

    The risk that an earthquake would cause a severe accident at a U.S. nuclear plant is greater than previously thought, 24 times as high in one case, according to an AP analysis of preliminary government data. The nation's nuclear regulator believes a quarter of America's reactors may need modifications to make them safe …

  • Freedom fighters climb on a tank for a lookout at a defensive outpost, some 30 kilometers outside Misrata, Libya, Thursday, Sep. 01, 2011. A ring of outposts along the outer perimeter of Misrata have been created to defend the city as well as to provide backup troops and supplies to the fighters heading to the frontline.(AP Photo/Gaia Anderson)
    UN warns Libya is short of water, fuel, medicine AP - 3 hrs ago

    The U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Libya has warned the country faces critical shortages of drinking water, food, fuel and medicine, following the six-month civil war between rebels and Moammar Gadhafi's forces that disrupted … More »UN warns Libya is short of water, fuel, medicine

    Freedom fighters climb on a tank for a lookout at a defensive outpost, some 30 kilometers outside Misrata, Libya, Thursday, Sep. 01, 2011. A ring of outposts along the outer perimeter of Misrata have been created to defend the city as well as to provide backup troops and supplies to the fighters heading to the frontline.(AP Photo/Gaia Anderson)

    The U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Libya has warned the country faces critical shortages of drinking water, food, fuel and medicine, following the six-month civil war between rebels and Moammar Gadhafi's forces that disrupted supply lines and damaged infrastructure.

  • This NOAA satellite image taken Friday, September 2, 2011 at 1:45 a.m. EDT shows clouds cover most of the Gulf of Mexico. Tropical Depression Thirteen is now located about 240 miles southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi River with maximum sustained winds up to 35 mph. The system is expected to intensify as it continues moving northward and over the northern Gulf Coast. To the east, Katia has decreased to a Tropical Storm with maximum sustained winds at 70 mph. The storm is now located about 830 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands and continues moving northwestward at 16 mph. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)
    Gulf braces for rain from tropical depression AP - 3 mins 46 secs ago

    A slow-moving tropical depression was slogging toward the Gulf coast Friday, packing walloping rains that could drench the region with up to 20 inches. More »Gulf braces for rain from tropical depression

    This NOAA satellite image taken Friday, September 2, 2011 at 1:45 a.m. EDT shows clouds cover most of the Gulf of Mexico. Tropical Depression Thirteen is now located about 240 miles southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi River with maximum sustained winds up to 35 mph. The system is expected to intensify as it continues moving northward and over the northern Gulf Coast. To the east, Katia has decreased to a Tropical Storm with maximum sustained winds at 70 mph. The storm is now located about 830 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands and continues moving northwestward at 16 mph. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)

    A slow-moving tropical depression was slogging toward the Gulf coast Friday, packing walloping rains that could drench the region with up to 20 inches.

  • Road and building damage along Rt. 156 caused by Tropical Storm Irene in The Town of Berne, N.Y., Thursday, Sept.1, 2011. Utility companies continue to bring New York electricity customers back on line, but almost 182,000 are still blacked out four days after Irene pounded the state with drenching rains and high winds. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
    Frustrations rise for those still without power AP - 5 hrs ago

    With Hurricane Irene's floodwaters receding across much of the East Coast, homeowners are mucking out their basements and dragging soggy furniture to the curb. But frustrations are rising as the wait for power drags on, with … More »Frustrations rise for those still without power

    Road and building damage along Rt. 156 caused by Tropical Storm Irene in The Town of Berne, N.Y., Thursday, Sept.1, 2011. Utility companies continue to bring New York electricity customers back on line, but almost 182,000 are still blacked out four days after Irene pounded the state with drenching rains and high winds. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

    With Hurricane Irene's floodwaters receding across much of the East Coast, homeowners are mucking out their basements and dragging soggy furniture to the curb. But frustrations are rising as the wait for power drags on, with an estimated 895,000 homes and businesses still without electricity.

  • 21 dead in religious rioting in central Nigeria AP - 50 mins ago

    Journalists in central Nigeria have seen 21 dead bodies awaiting burial in the troubled city of Jos, all victims of religious rioting that has taken over the city this week. More »21 dead in religious rioting in central Nigeria

    Journalists in central Nigeria have seen 21 dead bodies awaiting burial in the troubled city of Jos, all victims of religious rioting that has taken over the city this week.

  • FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011 file photo. U.S. Army soldiers from D Co., 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, confer during a patrol outside Contingency Operating Site Taji, north of Baghdad, Iraq. August marks the first month since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq that no American forces have died. Figures compiled by The Associated Press show that there were no American forces killed in Iraq in August either in combat or non-combat related situations. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)
    US marks first month with no troop deaths in Iraq AP - 18 hrs ago

    August marked the first month since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq that no American forces have died, according to an Associated Press tally. More »US marks first month with no troop deaths in Iraq

    FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011 file photo. U.S. Army soldiers from D Co., 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, confer during a patrol outside Contingency Operating Site Taji, north of Baghdad, Iraq. August marks the first month since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq that no American forces have died. Figures compiled by The Associated Press show that there were no American forces killed in Iraq in August either in combat or non-combat related situations. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

    August marked the first month since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq that no American forces have died, according to an Associated Press tally.

  • Robo-signed mortgage docs date back to late 1990s AP - 11 hrs ago
    FILE - In this July 18, 2011 file photo, Salem, Mass. Registrar of Deeds John O'Brien stands near copies of robo-signed signatures at his office, in Salem, Monday, July 18, 2011. O'Brien said an investigation of more than 710,000 documents in his office found that 25,187 homeowners in the county, or about 3.5 percent, have paperwork on file with signatures he believes are fraudulent. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

    Counties across the United States are discovering that illegal or questionable mortgage paperwork is far more widespread than thought, tainting the deeds of tens of thousands of homes dating to the late 1990s.

  • Job growth grinds to a halt Reuters - 10 mins ago
    People wait in line to enter a job fair at the Phoenix Workforce Connection in Phoenix

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employment growth ground to a halt in August as sagging consumer confidence discouraged already skittish U.S. businesses from hiring, keeping pressure on the Federal Reserve to provide more monetary stimulus to aid the economy.

  • U.S. to sue big banks over mortgage securities: report Reuters - 1 hr 23 mins ago
    A construction worker works on one of a number of new single family homes in a subdivision outside San Diego as building returns to San Marcos

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The agency that oversees mortgage markets is preparing to file suit against more than a dozen big banks, accusing them of misrepresenting the quality of mortgages they packaged and sold during the housing bubble, The New York Times reported on Thursday.

  • Fed asks BofA to list contingency plan: report Reuters - 4 hrs ago
    A Bank of America shareholder walks into the corporate headquarters prior to the start of the annual shareholders meeting in Charlotte

    (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve has asked Bank of America Corp to show what measures it could take if business conditions worsen, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the situation.

  • Libyans pledge democracy as they win Gaddafi billions Reuters - 18 mins ago
    A still image of Gaddafi is displayed to accompany his audio message broadcast by Arabic news channels Al-Arouba and Arrai

    TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's new leadership reaffirmed their commitment to democracy and good governance on Friday as they worked on how to spend billions of dollars they have been given from the frozen assets of fugitive strongman Muammar Gaddafi.

  • Exclusive: China curbs Iran energy work Reuters - 6 hrs ago
    A general view of the gas field development section of South Pars Special Economic Energy Zone in Asalouyeh

    BEIJING (Reuters) - China has put the brakes on oil and gas investments in Iran, drawing ire from Tehran over a pullback that officials and executives said reflected Beijing's efforts to appease Washington and avoid U.S. sanctions on its big energy firms.

  • Stocks slump, core bonds soar on weak jobs data Reuters - 4 mins 41 secs ago
    Trader reacts at his desk at the Frankfurt stock exchange

    LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks slumped Friday and core government bonds rallied after closely watched data showed U.S. employment growth ground to a halt in August.

  • AT&T prepares two-track plan to save T-Mobile deal Reuters - 12 hrs ago
    The at&t logo is seen at their store in Times Sqaure in New York

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc is expected to soon present a proposed solution to U.S. antitrust regulators to salvage its planned $39 billion acquisition of smaller rival T-Mobile USA, according to people close to the matter.

  • Loss of Starz deal may not hurt Netflix: analysts Reuters - 7 mins ago

    (Reuters) - Shares of Netflix Inc fell more than 10 percent in pre-market trading on Friday, a day after Pay-TV operator Starz Entertainment decided not to renew its contract with the movie-rental company.

  • 9/11 firefighters have higher cancer risk: study Reuters - 25 mins ago
    SEPTEMBER 11 ANNIVERSARY.

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Male firefighters who were exposed to toxic dust and smoke from the 9/11 attacks on New York's World Trade Center have a 19 percent higher risk of getting cancer of all kinds than colleagues who were not exposed, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.

  • White House sharply cuts growth forecast Reuters - 14 hrs ago
    President Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sharply cut estimates on Thursday for U.S. economic growth, underscoring the difficult challenge he faces in spurring a stronger recovery and creating more jobs.

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