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Japanese rider Tomizawa dies in San Marino Moto2 GP (AFP)

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:51:17 -0400

AFP - Japanese rider Shoya Tomizawa died from injuries sustained in a crash in the San Marino Moto2 Grand Prix here on Sunday.

Ex-UK military chief says Blair underfunded army (AP)

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:05:34 -0400

AP - The former head of the British Army has accused former prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown of forcing the military to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan without adequate funding.

UPS 747 had smoke in cockpit before Dubai crash (AP)

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:42:11 -0400

AP - Pilots onboard a UPS cargo plane faced radio problems and smoke in the cockpit as they struggled to maintain altitude before crashing into the desert outside Dubai last week, investigators said Sunday.

Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Paul Conrad dies at 86 (AP)

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:41:02 -0400

AP - For more than half a century, Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Paul Conrad poked fun at politicians, taking on presidents from Harry S. Truman to George W. Bush.

Earl loses tropical storm status after soaking Canada (AFP)

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:12:39 -0400

AFP - Earl lost its tropical storm status over Canada, US government forecasters announced, but the storm still left one person dead and nearly one million people without power in northeastern Canada.

Earl's biggest damage in Northeast: business (AP)

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:17:10 -0400

AP - In the end, Earl's worst damage in New England was to seasonal businesses hoping to end their summer on a high note.

Well-Off Wedding Couple Want Donations To Honor Their Dads (Dear Abby)

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:12:33 -0400

Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: My fiance and I are preparing for our wedding next spring. This is the first marriage for both of us. We are well-established in our careers and have a nice house with everything we need in it.

Comedian Robert Schimmel dies after car accident (AP)

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:09:31 -0400

AP - Standup comic Robert Schimmel, a frequent guest on Howard Stern's radio show, has died after suffering serious injuries in a car accident. He was 60.

Hamlin wins pole for Atlanta Cup race (AP)

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:24:42 -0400

AP - Denny Hamlin started chasing the championship during qualifying Saturday at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Thousands protest French crackdown on Gypsies (AP)

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:44:33 -0400

AP - Thousands of people marched in Paris and around France on Saturday to protest expulsions of Gypsies and other new security measures adopted by President Nicolas Sarkozy's government.