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Almon Telling looks at the surf as he walks along the beach as Hurricane Earl heads toward the eastern coast in Atlantic Beach, N.C., Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) 

Earl's strong winds extend farther

The head of the National Hurricane Center says the center of Hurricane Earl is undergoing a change and its powerful winds are going to extend farther out from the eyewall.

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    Earl's strong winds extend farther

    The head of the National Hurricane Center says the center of Hurricane Earl is undergoing a change and its powerful winds are going to extend farther out from

    AZ sheriff sued in civil rights probe

    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

    Gulf oil rig explodes off La. coast

    An offshore petroleum platform exploded and was burning Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico about 80 miles off the Louisiana coast, west of the site where BP's

    Mass. coast gets hurricane warning

    Hurricane Earl packed winds near 140 mph as it blew toward North Carolina on Thursday, putting the Eastern Seaboard up to Maine on alert for a Labor Day

    Kia recalling Soul, Sorento autos

    Kia Motors is recalling about 35,000 Soul and Sorento vehicles to fix wiring in the interior lighting panels that could lead to fires.

    Mortgage rates hit low of 4.32 percent

    Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in decades for the tenth time in 11 weeks, as investors worried about the economy.

    Pending home sales rise 5.2 percent

    The number of buyers who signed contracts to purchase previously occupied homes increased in July but remained well below last year's levels, a sign that

    Burger King agrees to buyout

    Burger King Holdings Inc. said Thursday that it is selling itself to private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal valued at $3.26 billion. Its shares soared to an

    Bernanke: Bailing out banks is not OK

    Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told a panel investigating the financial crisis that regulators must be ready to shutter the largest institutions if they

    Unemployment claims drop again

    The number of people requesting unemployment benefits declined for the second straight week, suggesting that the slowing economy isn't prompting widespread job

    Get your tax refund on plastic

    A new Treasury Department program to give people without bank accounts faster access to their tax refunds will help some avoid costly short-term loans. But

    Retailers report sales gains for August

    American shoppers, taking advantage of deep discounts and tax-free holidays, opened up their wallets a little more for back-to-school spending, giving

    Earl bearing down on East Coast

    Hurricane Earl was barreling toward the Eastern Seaboard on Thursday with winds swirling at around 145 mph and forecasters were trying to pinpoint exactly how

    Hostage-taker hated TV programming

    A gunman police shot to death after he took hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters said he hated the company's shows such as "Kate Plus 8" because they

    Risks remain with well cap coming off

    The image of thick crude gushing from a blown-out oil well a mile beneath the Gulf of Mexico was turned off when a tightly fitting cap was secured on top a

    Rapper T.I. arrested on drug charges

    Grammy-winning rapper T.I. was arrested along with his wife on suspicion of possessing methamphetamines, five months after the hip-hop star finished a prison

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