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- Earl gets stronger, may near U.S. coast tonight
Massive Hurricane Earl is heading toward the North Carolina coast with top sustained winds of 145 mph. Storm watches and warnings cover much of the East Coast.
- Discovery Channel 'all clear' after sweep
Authorities gave an "all clear" early Thursday after sweeping the headquarters of the Discovery Channel in Silver Spring, Maryland, where police shot and killed a man who was holding three hostages.
- 3 babies found buried at Dutch home
Dutch investigators were trying to determine Thursday whether the bodies of three babies found at a home in the Netherlands belong to the woman who lived there.
- Typhoon Kompasu hits South Korea
Three people died after Typhoon Kompasu hit central South Korea Thursday morning, the Yonhap News Agency reported.
- Rapper T.I. and wife arrested in L.A.
Police arrested rapper T.I. and his wife in California after they were allegedly found in possession of a controlled substance.
- Greece bans smoking in public spaces
Greece has imposed a nationwide ban on smoking in enclosed public and private workplaces under a new slogan "cut smoking, gain life."
- Mideast peace talks to start in D.C.
Direct peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians will start Thursday as President Barack Obama urged both sides to come up with a peaceful solution to the long running Mideast conflict.
- BP to try again to remove well cap
Thad Allen, the government's point man on the oil disaster, said crews are expected to begin efforts Thursday to remove the blowout preventer on BP's ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Rollins: Obama's lame speeches
In the first two days back from his Martha's Vineyard family vacation, President Obama gave two speeches on two important subjects.
- Study: Weight-loss drug carries risks
Overweight people with a history of heart disease who take the prescription weight-loss drug Meridia may be at increased risk of heart attack or stroke, according to a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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