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Subpoenas to be issued for Troopergate probe (AP)

Republican presidential candidate John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin look out at the crowd during a campaign event at the Freedom Hill Ampitheatre in Sterling Heights, Michigan. McCain attacked his Democratic rival as too weak to lead the nation Friday as he tried to grab Barack Obama's mantle of change.(AFP/Robyn Beck)AP - The Alaska Legislature is hastening its ethics investigation into Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner, making it far more likely it will be completed before November's election.


Doctor fired for allegedly drinking on the job (AP)
AP - A Massachusetts doctor has been fired and lost the right to renew his medical license for allegedly trying to give a pregnant woman an epidural while drunk.

FAA investigating 11 air carriers on safety issues (AP)
AP - Federal aviation officials said Friday they are investigating 17 cases in which 11 air carriers did not comply with government safety directives.

Solar energy can meet all the world's energy demands: expert (AFP)

A solar thermal electric power plant in Sanlucar La Mayor in February 2008. The world must speed up the deployment of solar power as it has the potential to meet all the world's energy needs, the chairman of an industry gathering which wrapped up Friday in Spain said.(AFP/File/Cristina Quicler)AFP - The world must speed up the deployment of solar power as it has the potential to meet all the world's energy needs, the chairman of an industry gathering which wrapped up Friday in Spain said.


In swing-state stops, Palin throws jabs and Obama talks jobs (McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - CEDARBURG, Wis. — John McCain and Sarah Palin tried Friday to ride whatever momentum they generated from this week's Republican convention, beginning their sprint to Election Day by campaigning together in the battleground states of Wisconsin and Michigan.

Review panel criticizes Great Lakes health study (AP)
AP - Substandard science has hurt a federal agency's seven-year effort to document possible links between industrial pollution and health problems in the Great Lakes region, an independent review panel said Friday.

Charges dismissed against cyclist in YouTube shove (AP)
AP - A judge dismissed charges Friday against the bicyclist who was body-checked and knocked to the pavement by a police officer in a widely viewed YouTube video.

Home foreclosures reach record high (Reuters)

A foreclosed home up for sale in Burbank, California, July 20, 2008. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)Reuters - Home foreclosures and the rate of homes entering foreclosure rose to record highs in the second quarter, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Friday.


List of medications with potential safety problems (AP)
AP - List of medications with potential safety problems

Official: Egyptian ship hijacked near Somalia (AP)
AP - An Egyptian cargo ship with 25 crew members has been hijacked by pirates off Somalia's coast, the 10th vessel to be seized in less than two months, a global maritime watchdog said Friday.

Texas UPS driver goes 1 million miles, no crashes (AP)

UPS driver Brent Boyd poses with his truck on Friday, Aug. 29, 2008 in Palestine, Texas. Brent Boyd on Thursday surpassed one million miles on his UPS delivery van, the same vehicle he's driven for 22 years with the company. (AP Photo/Palestine Herald, Cheril Vernon)AP - A routine package delivery turned into a milestone for a UPS driver in East Texas.


Exercise may cut risk of various cancers (Reuters)
Reuters - Adults who are regularly active, whether through exercise or work, are less likely to develop a range of cancers, a new study suggests.

Police: Suspect in Wheaton bank standoff is dead (AP)
AP - A gunman who took a dozen hostages in a suburban Chicago bank after wresting a gun from a police officer Friday died after shooting himself in the head, police said.

Nuclear suppliers hold up U.S.-India deal: diplomats (Reuters)

A nearly 200 ton nuclear reactor safety vessel is erected at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research at Kalpakkam, about 48 miles from the southern Indian city of Chennai, June 24, 2008. (Babu/Reuters)Reuters - A U.S. push to lift a global ban on nuclear trade with India stalled on Saturday when a revised proposal failed to win over nations because it did not bind India to refrain from more nuclear bomb tests, diplomats said.


Continental introduces $15 fee for 1st checked bag (Reuters)
Reuters - Continental Airlines Inc said on Friday it will charge a $15 service fee for a first checked bag for certain customers who buy economy-class tickets.

Remains of 3 sailors from Pearl Harbor identified (AP)
AP - Two-thirds of a century ago, Kathleen Wyman drove her brother to California to join the Navy. From there, he shipped out to the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor.

New fingerprint method could unlock cold cases (Reuters)

A woman gives her fingerprints to join a petition in a file photo. (Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters)Reuters - It's a discovery that would make even Sherlock Holmes proud. British scientists have developed a new crime-fighting technique that allows police to lift fingerprints from bullets even if a criminal has wiped down a shell casing.


Oldest gorilla in captivity dies in Dallas at 55 (AP)

Jenny, a Western Lowland Gorilla and the world's oldest captive gorilla, celebrates her 55th birthday at the Dallas Zoo in a Thursday, May 8, 2008 file photo. Jenny has died at her home in the Dallas Zoo, a spokesman said Friday, Sept. 5, 2008.   (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)AP - The oldest gorilla in captivity, a 55-year-old female named Jenny, has died at the Dallas Zoo — her home for more than half a century, a spokesman said Friday.


ESA spacecraft completes flyby of Steins asteroid (AP)

A Feb. 25, 2007 file photo shows mission specialists at the ESA European Space Operation Center (ESOC) in Darmstadt, southwestern Germany, operating the Rosetta probe during it's fly-by of planet Mars. European Space Agency ESA scientists are preparing for the first fly-by of an asteroid by their deep-space explorer, Rosetta, on a mission to solve the mystery of the birth of the solar system. Rosetta is set to rendezvous with the Steins asteroid, also known as Asteroid 2867, just before 1900 GMT on Friday, Sept. 5, 2008 at a distance of just less than 500 miles (800 kilometers). (AP Photo/Daniel Roland, File)AP - The Rosetta deep space probe successfully passed close to an asteroid 250 million miles from Earth, the European Space Agency said Friday night.


Jobless rate at 5-year high (Reuters)

The U.S. unemployment rate unexpectedly shot up to 6.1 percent in August, its highest in more than 4-1/2 years, as employers cut payrolls for an eighth straight month and labor markets showed signs of accelerating decline. (Graphic/Reuters)Reuters - An unexpectedly steep 84,000 U.S. jobs were lost in August and the national unemployment rate hit a five-year high of 6.1 percent, fanning worry ahead of November's presidential vote about rising recession risks.


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