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"); arnews[0]="Official: 4 Miami airport concourses evacuated (AP)
"; arnews[0] += " $\"Miami-Dade$ AP - A bomb squad investigated a report of a suspicious package after police evacuated four of six concourses at Miami International Airport for several hours on the eve of the Labor Day travel period, an airport spokesman said Friday."; arnews[0] += "
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"); document.title=document.title+ " - Yahoo! News: Top Stories"; document.title=document.title+ " "; arnews[1]="Earl weakens but still powerful as it passes NC (AP)
"; arnews[1] += " $\"This$ AP - The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 105 mph winds early Friday on North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first and perhaps most destructive stop on the storm's projected journey up the Eastern Seaboard."; arnews[1] += "
"; arnews[2]="Gates visits US forces in southern Afghanistan (AP)
"; arnews[2] += " $\"Afghanistan$ AP - As the last of 30,000 U.S. reinforcements arrive in Afghanistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday got a firsthand look at operations in the dangerous south where Afghan and international troops are ramping up security."; arnews[2] += "
"; arnews[3]="Federer beats the heat, Beck; Soderling looms (AP)
"; arnews[3] += " $\"Roger$ AP - Roger Federer is one cool customer."; arnews[3] += "
"; arnews[4]="Mexico: Soldiers kill 25 in gunbattle near border (AP)
"; arnews[4] += " $\"In$ AP - Soldiers killed 25 suspected cartel members Thursday in a raid and gunbattle in a Mexican state near the U.S. border that has seen a surge in drug gang violence, the military said."; arnews[4] += "
"; arnews[5]="Hopeful sign: More talks for Israel, Palestinians (AP)
"; arnews[5] += " $\"Secretary$ AP - In an early sign of promise, Israeli and Palestinian leaders pledged Thursday in a cordial first round of talks to keep meeting at regular intervals, aiming to nail down a framework for overcoming deep disputes and achieving lasting peace within a year."; arnews[5] += "
"; arnews[6]="Jobs report may show rise in unemployment rate (AP)
"; arnews[6] += " $\"In$ AP - The unemployment rate may be about to rise again."; arnews[6] += "
"; arnews[7]="Oil platform catches fire in Gulf; workers OK (AP)
"; arnews[7] += " $\"Boats$ AP - An oil platform that burned off the Louisiana coast Thursday was the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months. This time, the Coast Guard said there was no leak, and no one was killed."; arnews[7] += "
"; arnews[8]="No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire: Coast Guard (Reuters)
"; arnews[8] += " $\"In$ 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."; arnews[8] += "
"; arnews[9]="White House: No second stimulus being considered (Reuters)
"; arnews[9] += " $\"President$ Reuters - The White House stressed on Thursday that no second economic stimulus package is being considered as part of new measures under review by President Barack Obama's team."; arnews[9] += "
"; arnews[10]="EPA to issue more rules in climate fight (Reuters)
"; arnews[10] += "Reuters - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will roll out more regulations on greenhouse gases and other pollution to help fight climate change, but they will not be as strong as action by Congress, a senior administration official said."; arnews[10] += "
"; arnews[11]="Justice Department sues Arizona sheriff in immigration probe (Reuters)
"; arnews[11] += " $\"Sheriff$ Reuters - The Justice Department on Thursday sued an Arizona sheriff for refusing to cooperate with its investigation into allegations he and his police force discriminate against Hispanics in his program to crack down on illegal immigrants."; arnews[11] += "
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