9 years gone, everyone’s a ground zero stakeholder (AP)

September 6th, 2010

In this Sept. 1, 2010 picture, construction continues at the World Trade Center site in New York. Two additional high rise towers and a transportation hub are planned for the pit under excavation, center. One World Trade Center is at left. Traffic moves north along Church St., lower right. September 11 will mark the ninth anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center. Ground zero - depending on whom you talk to, it's a scar on this city where horror still lingers, a bustling hive symbolizing the resilience of a nation, or simply, for those who live and work nearby, a place where life goes on. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP – It is a place of sacrifice. A place of mourning. A place people pass by on their way to grab lunch. It’s a place where tourists crane their necks to snatch a glimpse around barriers walling off an enormous construction site — which is also what it is.


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Craigslist ends adult service ads

September 6th, 2010

Online marketplace Craigslist closes its US adult services listing following pressure from attorneys general and advocacy groups.

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‘Socialist’ Labour Rivals Call For Change

September 5th, 2010

The five contenders vying to become the next Labour Party leader have all said they want to move on from the Blair-Brown era, during a Sky News debate.

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physics education

September 5th, 2010


This is an advocacy piece on physics education. Why should you learn about physics?

physics education

September 5th, 2010


This is an advocacy piece on physics education. Why should you learn about physics?

Future hiring will mainly benefit the high-skilled (AP)

September 5th, 2010

In this Aug. 31, 2010 file photo, job seekers supply copies of their resumes at a career fair in Rolling Meadows, Ill. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP – Whenever companies start hiring freely again, job-seekers with specialized skills and education will have plenty of good opportunities. Others will face a choice: Take a job with low pay — or none at all.


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Kara DioGuardi leaves Idol panel

September 5th, 2010

Songwriter Kara DioGuardi becomes the latest member of the judging panel on American Idol to quit this year.

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BP: Crews lifting device from Gulf face delay (AP)

September 5th, 2010

Workers secure the Deepwater Horizon blowout preventer onto the deck of the Helix Q4000 after lifting it from the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Louisiana, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)AP – Investigators looking into what went wrong in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are a step closer to answers now that a key piece evidence is secure aboard a ship.


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BP well ‘poses no further risk’

September 5th, 2010

The official in charge of cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill says the well which caused the damage is no longer a risk to the environment.

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Fourth Cricketer Linked To Betting Claims

September 5th, 2010

A fourth member of the Pakistan cricket team is being questioned over an alleged spot-betting scam, a newspaper has claimed.

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