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Some flooding on NC Outer Banks as Earl passes (AP)

AP - Hurricane Earl roared past the North Carolina Outer Banks early Friday, flooding some parts of the narrow vacation islands and knocking out electricity before driving north at the start of at least 24 hours of stormy, windy weather along the East Coast.

Miami airport evacuated when suspicious item found (AP)

AP - A passenger was detained and four of Miami International Airport's six concourses along with an onsite hotel were evacuated after a screener spotted something suspicious in a checked bag, authorities said.

Gates sees progress in tour of Afghan war zone (AP)

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.

Crowds attack home of Iranian opposition leader (AP)

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.

Jobs report may show rise in unemployment rate (AP)

AP - The unemployment rate may be about to rise again.

Latest Gulf oil rig problem differs from BP spill (AP)

AP - Stark differences exist between the oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico and the blast that led to the massive BP spill. Most notably, no one was killed and no crude was gushing into the water, but the distinctions don't end there.

Democrats spend early to knock out GOP challengers (AP)

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.

Former egg farm workers say complaints ignored (AP)

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.

Add hip-hop to 'Rock Band' thanks to Snoop Dogg (AP)

AP - Rap and rock will collide once again — this time in a video game.

Sharapova has matchup with another young American (AP)

AP - They all want to be like Maria. They all want to beat Maria, too.

No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire: Coast Guard (Reuters)

Reuters - An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an oil spill, the Coast Guard said.

Wind and rain from Hurricane Earl buffet North Carolina (Reuters)

Reuters - Hurricane Earl battered North Carolina's coast with rain, winds and waves on Friday and swirled up the U.S. eastern seaboard toward New England and Canada as a weakened but still dangerous storm.

BP oil spill costs hit $8 billion as ends rig probe (Reuters)
Reuters - BP Plc said the cost of dealing with its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had risen to $8 billion as the oil giant prepared to release the findings of an internal probe into the causes of the disaster.

Blast rips through rally in Pakistan (Reuters)

Reuters - A blast ripped through a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least nine people, the second major attack this week, piling pressure on the civilian government struggling with a flood crisis.

Israel and Palestinians agree to more peace meetings (Reuters)

Reuters - Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to a series of direct talks on Thursday, seeking to forge the framework for a U.S.-backed peace deal within a year and end a conflict that has boiled for six decades.