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Hurricane Earl moves toward LI, could disrupt holiday weekend

Ready or not, here he comes. While Hurricane Earl has weakened to a Category 1 storm, its affects will be felt in Long Island this afternoon, placing a potential roadblock on the holiday weekend.

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US moves into final military phase in Iraq (AP)

A policeman stands guard at a checkpoint in Baghdad September 1, 2010, a day after the U.S. military formally ended combat operations in Iraq.   REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen (IRAQ)AP – The U.S. on Wednesday moved into the final phase of its military involvement in Iraq, with administration officials saying the war was ending even as the new commander of the remaining 50,000 troops warned of the ongoing threat from “hostile elements.”


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GM posts another profit, moves toward stock sale (AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2010 file photo, General Motors Co. chairman and then, interim chief executive, Ed Whitacre Jr., announces he will become the permanent CEO of the automaker during a news conference in Detroit. General Motors Co. said Thursday, Aug. 12, it made $1.33 billion in the second quarter, a sign it's getting healthier as it prepares to sell stock to the public. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, file)AP – In a signal moment for the turnaround of the American auto industry, General Motors is edging toward a public stock sale, and its profits are now solid enough that the demanding CEO will step aside, saying his work is done.


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Work on new cap for Gulf oil leak moves ahead (AP)

In this image taken from video provided by BP PLC, the arm of a remotely operated vehicle works at the Deepwater Horizon oil spill site in the Gulf of Mexico, Saturday, July 10, 2010. Robotic submarines removed the cap from the gushing well in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, beginning a period of at least two days when oil will flow freely into the sea. It's the first step in placing a tighter dome that is supposed to funnel more oil to collection ships on the surface a mile above. If all goes according to plan, the tandem of the tighter cap and the surface ships could keep all the oil from polluting the fragile Gulf as soon as Monday. (AP Photo/BP PLC) NO SALESAP – Work on a new cap for the gushing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico has outpaced officials’ expectations so far, with robotic submarines completing most of the removal work necessary on the broken well.


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Bullock reportedly moves out of L.A. home after blindsided by news her husband cheated

Ten days after her tearful, triumphant Oscar win, Sandra Bullock was blindsided Wednesday by news her bad boy husband cheated on her with a tattoo model.

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Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity (AP)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, uses a device as he visits an exhibition of Iran's laser science, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Ahmadinejad ordered his country's atomic agency on Sunday to begin the production of higher enriched uranium, a move that's likely to deepen international skepticism about the country's real intentions on the crucial issue of enriched uranium. (AP Photo/ISNA,Hamid Foroutan)AP – Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher levels.


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Davos leaders, CEOs debate climate change moves (AP)

Felipe Calderon, President of Mexico, speaks  during the 40th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. The overarching theme of the World Economic Forum, WEF, annual meeting which will take place from 27 to 31 January, is 'Improve the State of the World: Rethink, Redesign, Rebuild'. (AP PHOTO / KEYSTONE/Alessandro Della Bella)AP – Fighting global warming and protecting the environment dominated the discussions Friday at the World Economic Forum, a month after U.N. climate change talks ended without a binding deal on curbing greenhouse gas emissions.


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