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Quake of 7.0 hits New Zealand near Christchurch (Reuters)
Reuters - A major earthquake of 7.0 magnitude hit New Zealand, 30 km (20 miles) west of Christchurch early Saturday morning, causing no immediate reports of casualties but widespread damage, authorities said.
Indonesia's smoking toddler kicks habit (AFP)

AFP - A two-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked about 40 cigarettes a day has kicked the habit after receiving intensive specialist care, a child welfare official said Thursday.

Brooks & Dunn end 20-year career at Nashville show (AP)

AP - The first song Brooks & Dunn ever sang together has become their last.

Pakistan's Taliban threaten attacks in U.S., Europe (Reuters)

Reuters - Pakistan's Taliban threatened on Friday to launch attacks in the United States and Europe "very soon."

Weakening Hurricane Earl swipes U.S. east, no big hit (Reuters)

Reuters - Hurricane Earl slapped North Carolina's coast with heavy wind and surf on Friday and then weakened as it swirled up the U.S. eastern seaboard toward New England and Canada as a much tamer storm than feared.

Small signal, big meaning? Castro in military duds (AP)

AP - Fidel Castro dusted off his full military uniform for the first time since stepping down as president four years ago, a symbolic act in a communist country where little signals often carry enormous significance.

Powerful 7.4 quake hits New Zealand's South Island (AP)

AP - A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand's South Island early Saturday. No tsunami alert was issued and there were no reports of injuries.

Warrants detail stabbings at Calif. beach house (AP)

AP - A 9-year-old boy ran to get cash from his mother's purse to appease an armed intruder, but when he returned the man was stabbing his parents with a kitchen knife in the bedroom, according to recently released search warrants in the triple murder case.

Rapper T.I. comeback could be derailed with arrest (AP)

AP - After finishing a sentence for weapons charges earlier this year, T.I. was poised to have the comeback of the fall.

Wyo. troopers examine human ashes in traffic stop (AP)
AP - The powdery substance that Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers found in a zip-close bag during a recent traffic stop didn't turn out to be drugs after all. Sgt. Stephen Townsend of the patrol said then when troopers pulled over two men in a car Wednesday, they found small amounts of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and thought the bag might hold illegal drugs. Troopers contacted the car's owner — the girlfriend of one of the men — and asked her.
Irish crowd pelt Gun N' Roses after lengthy wait (Reuters)
Reuters - American rock band Guns N' Roses incurred the wrath of a crowd in Ireland after showing up almost an hour late -- and then left the stage after being pelted with plastic glasses.
Analysis: Dems out of jobs options before election (AP)

AP - "It's still the economy, stupid."

Iran could strike Israeli nuclear site if attacked (AP)
AP - Iran's military chief of staff says Tehran could strike Israel's nuclear facility if the Jewish state were to attack Iran's nuclear sites.
Beck and Palin's mysterious 9/11 event: 5 theories (The Week)
The Week - Nobody's sure what Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin are planning for their Sept. 11 joint appearance in Alaska. But the pundits are sure busy guessing
Bow and arrow used to send phones into Brazil jail (AP)
AP - Police say a 17-year-old teen was detained after he shot arrows with cell phones attached over the walls of a prison in southern Brazil to inmates waiting on the other side.

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