China digs for ways to stymie BHP's Potash Corp bid
(Reuters)
Thursday, 02 September 2010 12:00
Reuters - China is stepping up attempts to hamper BHP Billiton's $39 billion hostile offer for Potash Corp, amid worries about future supplies of fertilizer it needs to rapidly boost food production.
Democrats fight to stay in office amid backlash
(AP)
Thursday, 02 September 2010 12:00
AP - Rep. Chet Edwards, an imperiled Democrat deep in the heart of Republican territory, finds exiting American Legion Post No. 273 slow going. Supporters and well-wishers keep stopping him.
Stalled funding hits Pakistan aid effort: UN
(AFP)
Thursday, 02 September 2010 12:00
AFP - Relief efforts in flood-ravaged Pakistan are being stretched by the "unprecedented scale" of the disaster, with the flow of international aid almost at a standstill, the UN said Thursday.
AP - The image of thick crude gushing from a blown-out oil well a mile beneath the Gulf of Mexico was turned off when a tightly fitting cap was secured on top a month-and-a-half ago.
Some bunker down, some flee as Earl approaches US
(AP)
Thursday, 02 September 2010 12:00
AP - Tourists were largely gone from North Carolina's Outer Banks, but those resolute residents who stayed behind say they were prepared Thursday to potentially face down the most powerful hurricane to threaten the coast in years.
