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September 4 2010

Judge Kara DioGuardi leaves ‘American Idol’

Kara DioGuardi has quit "American Idol," meaning the only judge remaining from the 2010 season is Randy Jackson.FOX reality show has yet to announce a new lineup, but  Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez and Elton John are among  the reported front-runners. The show returns to the air in January.






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September 3 2010

NYT: GOP poised to control 30 governor seats

Republican gubernatorial candidate John Kasich speaks to supporters during a campaign stop in Zanesville, Ohio, on Aug. 4. He leads Gov. Ted Strickland in the polls. NYT: Republicans are on track to do particularly well in Midwest swing states in the Nov. 2 election, according to the FiveThirtyEight gubernatorial forecasting model.






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September 3 2010

Family of copper heiress asks court to protect her

Huguette Clark, heiress to a copper fortune, has been secluded for decades. In June she turned 104 in a New York hospital.Several relatives of 104-year-old reclusive heiress Huguette Clark went to court Friday, asking for a guardian to protect her. Msnbc.com’s Bill Dedman reports.






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September 3 2010

Cape Cod ready to ride out Earl

A weakening but still dangerous Hurricane Earl steamed toward the gray-shingled cottages and fishing villages of Cape Cod on Friday as North Carolina beckoned tourists to return.



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September 3 2010

Crews search for people trapped in New Zealand rubble

Before-and-after images of damaged buildings on Victoria Street in Christchurch, New Zealand.Rescue teams were searching for people trapped in the rubble of a major earthquake that caused extensive damage Saturday in Christchurch, New Zealand’s second-largest city.






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September 3 2010

‘Significant damage’ after New Zealand quake

Before-and-after images of damaged buildings on Victoria Street in Christchurch, New Zealand.About 1,000 residents of a suburb are being told to prepare to evacuate their homes after an earthquake caused extensive damage in Christchurch, New Zealand, authorities say.






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September 3 2010

‘Significant damage’ reported after New Zealand quake

Before-and-after images of damaged buildings on Victoria Street in Christchurch, New Zealand.A strong earthquake hit near New Zealand’s second-largest city, Christchurch, early Saturday. Authorities reported extensive damage across the city but said so far only minor injuries were being reported.






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September 3 2010

Life Inc.: Government cuts weigh on job market





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September 3 2010

Ex-egg farm workers say complaints ignored

Robert Arnold looks on as his wife, Deanna, holds a rooster on their farm, Thursday, in Garrison, Iowa. The couple, former workers at Wright County Egg facilities, say they reported problems such as leaking manure and dead chickens to USDA employees, but were ignored. U.S. Agriculture Department employees worked full-time at two Iowa egg farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak, but two former workers said they ignored complaints about conditions at one site.






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September 3 2010

Employers hire more workers than expected

Private employers hired more workers than expected in August, lifting hopes for the weak U.S. economy, but the nation’s unemployment rate rose for the first time in four months.



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