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AP Top Headlines At 8:25 a.m. EDT Earl blows past Outer Banks on path to Northeast By MIKE BAKER 2010-09-03T12:25:07Z BUXTON, N.C. (AP) -- A weakened Hurricane Earl howled past North Carolina's Outer Banks before daybreak Friday on its way up the East Coast, flooding parts of the narrow vacation islands and knocking out power but staying farther offshore than feared. There were no immediate reports of any injuries.... More... Police say attacks on Pakistani minorities kill 23 By ABDUL SATTAR and RIAZ KHAN 2010-09-03T11:43:55Z QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) -- Suicide bombings targeting religious minorities killed at least 23 people in Pakistan on Friday, driving up the toll of sectarian assaults in a country already battered by massive flooding.... More... Police question scientist in Miami airport scare By JENNIFER KAY 2010-09-03T12:26:16Z MIAMI (AP) -- A scientist has been detained at the Miami International Airport after screeners spotted a metal canister in his luggage that looked like a pipe bomb, prompting an evacuation, a government official said.... More... Gates sees progress in tour of Afghan war zone By ANNE GEARAN 2010-09-03T11:40:46Z COMBAT OUTPOST SENJERAY, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he saw and heard evidence that the U.S. counterinsurgency strategy is taking hold in critical Kandahar province.... More... Crowds attack home of Iranian opposition leader By NASSER KARIMI 2010-09-03T11:20:44Z TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Pro-government militiamen attacked the home of an Iranian opposition leader with homemade bombs and beat one of his bodyguards unconscious, an opposition website reported, in an apparent attempt to keep him from attending a key rally on Friday.... More... Jobs report may show rise in unemployment rate By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER 2010-09-03T10:47:03Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- The unemployment rate may be about to rise again.... More... Indonesian volcano spews new burst of ash By BINSAR BAKKARA 2010-09-03T11:59:03Z TANAH KARO, Indonesia (AP) -- An Indonesian volcano that was quiet for four centuries shot a new, powerful burst of hot ash more than 10,000 feet (three kilometers) in the air Friday, sending frightened residents fleeing to safety for the second time this week.... More... Democrats spend early to knock out GOP challengers By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS 2010-09-03T10:47:23Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican Jesse Kelly was still basking in the glow of his victory in an Arizona congressional primary when the Democratic congresswoman he's trying to unseat released a scathing TV ad branding him "a risk" who would gamble away people's retirement savings.... More... Former egg farm workers say complaints ignored By MICHAEL J. CRUMB 2010-09-03T10:47:30Z DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- U.S. Agriculture Department employees worked full-time at two Iowa egg farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak and massive recall, but two former workers said they ignored complaints about conditions at one site.... More... Sharapova has matchup with another young American By EDDIE PELLS 2010-09-03T10:47:50Z NEW YORK (AP) -- They all want to be like Maria. They all want to beat Maria, too.... More... Articles last updated at Sep 03, 2010 06:26:30am. Next update in 56 minutes.

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