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Craigslist stops offering links to 'adult services' ads - Washington Post
September 4, 2010 eWorld Post (blog) | Craigslist stops offering links to 'adult services' ads Washington Post Craigslist, the Internet's iconic ad bazaar, has stopped allowing US users to access its "adult services" ads. On Saturday morning, the link to those ads - which had been criticized by prosecutors and human-trafficking groups as ... The website has been accused of promoting prostitution in its adult services ... Craigslist self-censors controversial Adult Services section Censored! Craigslist Adult Services Blocked in US |
No deaths reported after powerful quake strikes New Zealand - CNN
September 4, 2010 CBC.ca | No deaths reported after powerful quake strikes New Zealand CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Officials declared a state of emergency Saturday after a powerful predawn earthquake struck near Christchurch, New Zealand, sending people into the streets as windows exploded, water mains broke and buildings crumbled. ... New Zealand earthquake: Curfew imposed by Christchurch police Canterbury quake over, but fear remains Two Injured in New Zealand Quake |
In Middle East Peace Talks, Clinton Faces a Crucial Test - New York Times
September 4, 2010 Reuters (press release) | In Middle East Peace Talks, Clinton Faces a Crucial Test New York Times Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, at the United Nations in August, is taking a hands-on approach to Mideast diplomacy. By MARK LANDLER WASHINGTON — For much of her tenure as secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton has been less an architect ... Israel: Now, More than Ever, Fascinated By Netanyahu Oren: Israel is offering gestures, not a freeze extension Hamas official: Israeli settlers are a legitimate military target |
Death toll rises to 65 in attack on Pakistanis - The Associated Press
September 4, 2010 CBC.ca | Death toll rises to 65 in attack on Pakistanis The Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan — The death toll from a Pakistani Taliban suicide attack on a Shiite Muslim procession rose to 65 Saturday as critically wounded people died in hospitals, while a suspected US missile strike killed seven insurgents in a restive tribal ... Pakistani Flooding Impacts Fight Against Militants Central & South Asia Pakistan mourns blast victims Death toll from Pakistan suicide bombing rises to 73 |
BP: Crews lifting key device from Gulf face delay (AP)
September 4, 2010
AP - BP crews faced delays Saturday as they slowly raised the 300-ton blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, taking care not to damage or drop a key piece of evidence in the spill investigation.
Craigslist removes adult services section (AP)
September 4, 2010AP - Craigslist has apparently closed the adult services section of its website, two weeks after 17 state attorneys general demanded it shut down the section.
Nation's economic woes jeopardize Dems' prospects (AP)
September 4, 2010AP - Frustrated, discouraged and just plain mad, a lot of people who have lost jobs — or know someone who has — now want to see the names of Democrats on pink slips. And that's jeopardizing the party's chances in Ohio and all across the country in November's elections.
Earl's biggest damage in Northeast: Business (AP)
September 4, 2010
AP - In the end, Earl's worst damage in New England was to seasonal businesses hoping to end their summer on a high note.
For US Muslims, a 9/11 anniversary like no other (AP)
September 4, 2010
AP - American Muslims are boosting security at mosques, seeking help from leaders of other faiths and airing ads underscoring their loyalty to the United States — all ahead of a 9/11 anniversary they fear could bring more trouble for their communities.
Shoes, eggs hurled at ex-Brit PM Blair in Dublin (AP)
September 4, 2010
AP - Protesters hurled shoes and eggs Saturday at Tony Blair who held the first public signing of his memoir amid high security in Ireland's capital. Hundreds more people lined up to have their books autographed — evidence that the divisions left by Blair's decade as British leader have yet to heal.
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