US says goodbye to Earl as storm spins into Canada (AP)

AP – In the end, Hurricane Earl wasn’t even as bad as some of the no-name nor’easters that pound New England from time to time.

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Earl sideswipes Outer Banks, heads for Northeast (AP)

AP – A weakened Hurricane Earl delivered only a glancing blow to North Carolina’s Outer Banks early Friday on its way up the East Coast, flooding roads on the narrow vacation islands and knocking out power but staying farther offshore than feared. There were no immediate reports of any injuries.

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Some dig in, others flee coast as Earl nears US (AP)

AP – Hurricane Earl blew toward the Eastern Seaboard on Thursday as a major storm with winds of around 145 mph as forecasters tried to pinpoint exactly how close the strongest gales and heaviest surge would get to North Carolina’s fragile chain of barrier islands.

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Tourists quit NC islands as Earl nears East Coast (AP)

AP – Powerful Hurricane Earl wheeled toward the East Coast, driving the first tourists Wednesday from North Carolina vacation islands and threatening damaging winds and waves up the Atlantic seaboard over Labor Day weekend.

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Obama to honor troops as Iraq combat mission ends (AP)

AP – As President Barack Obama prepares to officially end the lengthy and divisive U.S. combat operation in Iraq, he’ll personally thank some of the soldiers who fought there for their service to a mission he forcefully opposed from the start.

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Hurricane Earl lashes Caribbean, threatens US (AP)

AP – Hurricane Earl lashed the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and strong winds Monday, causing flooding in low-lying parts of the Leeward Islands as it gained strength on a course that could threaten the eastern United States later this week.

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7 US troops killed in latest Afghanistan fighting (AP)

AP – Seven U.S. troops have died in weekend attacks in Afghanistan’s embattled southern and eastern regions, while officials found the bodies Sunday of five kidnapped campaign aides working for a female candidate in the western province of Herat.

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Iraq goes on highest alert for terror attacks (AP)

AP – Iraq’s prime minister put his nation on its highest level of alert for terror attacks, warning of plots to sow fear and chaos as the U.S. combat mission in the country formally ends on Tuesday.

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Economic growth slows to 1.6 pct. in the spring (AP)

AP – The economy grew at a much slower pace this spring than previously estimated, mostly due to the largest surge in imports in 26 years and a slowdown in companies’ restocking of goods.

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New jobless claims drop for first time in 4 weeks (AP)

AP – New requests for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, the first decline in a month and a hopeful sign after a raft of negative economic reports.

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