Hurricane Earl bears down on East Coast
HATTERAS ISLAND, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl took aim at North Carolina on Thursday a...

Elizabeth Warren schedule shift fuels talk on U.S. consumer job
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A last-minute change in the fall course schedule of Harvard law professor El...

Oil spill seen in Gulf platform explosion
HOUSTON (Reuters) - An oil and gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico exploded on Thursday, setting off...

Nicolas Cage Settles Lawsuit With Accountant
Nicolas Cage has settled a lawsuit with the accountant he accused of sending him "down a p...

Jodie Sweetin Welcomes Baby Girl
Former child star Jodie Sweetin is celebrating the birth of her second child, a baby girl she has n...

Israelis and Palestinians open direct peace talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders began direct peace negotiations on Thursday,...

Israel, Palestinian talks "productive": U.S. envoy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud ...

Israelis and Palestinians launch direct peace talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders began direct peace negotiations on Thursday,...

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