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Earthquake of 7.1 magnitude hits New Zealand city
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city Christchurch early on Saturday, bringing down power lines, ripping up roads and wrecking building facades, but authorities reported no deaths. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/orwuDV9EmppFiUfuPTIeHe22y7c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/orwuDV9EmppFiUfuPTIeHe22y7c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/orwuDV9EmppFiUfuPTIeHe22y7c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/orwuDV9EmppFiUfuPTIeHe22y7c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=-GgaSNBA3Is:N_dOeW-CDfE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=-GgaSNBA3Is:N_dOeW-CDfE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=-GgaSNBA3Is:N_dOeW-CDfE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=-GgaSNBA3Is:N_dOeW-CDfE:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=-GgaSNBA3Is:N_dOeW-CDfE:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/-GgaSNBA3Is" height="1" width="1"/>
Obama to address new economic ideas next Wednesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday he would outline new measures next week to boost the U.S. economy, but analysts were skeptical he would be able to deliver a big enough package to lift growth significantly. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JPQuwTD_oRp32-_3ChmJZMf7QUM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JPQuwTD_oRp32-_3ChmJZMf7QUM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JPQuwTD_oRp32-_3ChmJZMf7QUM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JPQuwTD_oRp32-_3ChmJZMf7QUM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=a5o4l94_RoM:eEv_5WuDwrI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=a5o4l94_RoM:eEv_5WuDwrI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=a5o4l94_RoM:eEv_5WuDwrI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=a5o4l94_RoM:eEv_5WuDwrI:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=a5o4l94_RoM:eEv_5WuDwrI:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/a5o4l94_RoM" height="1" width="1"/>
U.S. and Israel spying behind BlackBerry woe: Dubai police
DUBAI (Reuters) - Concerns over Israeli access to BlackBerry data, and the use of the device by the United States to spy on the United Arab Emirates are behind the Gulf state's moves to curb the smartphone, Dubai's police chief said. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r5LBjlE0xtTpF4htdyY9m7DPX9s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r5LBjlE0xtTpF4htdyY9m7DPX9s/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r5LBjlE0xtTpF4htdyY9m7DPX9s/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r5LBjlE0xtTpF4htdyY9m7DPX9s/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=xOG_WpXd2_Q:x0GBmcAuTNY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=xOG_WpXd2_Q:x0GBmcAuTNY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=xOG_WpXd2_Q:x0GBmcAuTNY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=xOG_WpXd2_Q:x0GBmcAuTNY:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=xOG_WpXd2_Q:x0GBmcAuTNY:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/xOG_WpXd2_Q" height="1" width="1"/>
Hurricane Earl weakens after swiping North Carolina
HYANNIS, Massachusetts (Reuters) - A weakened but still dangerous Hurricane Earl churned up the U.S. eastern seaboard toward New England and Canada on Friday after dealing North Carolina's coast only a glancing blow. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W5Ps6M5kx8jD0ZaVClWsq_yxfrE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W5Ps6M5kx8jD0ZaVClWsq_yxfrE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W5Ps6M5kx8jD0ZaVClWsq_yxfrE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W5Ps6M5kx8jD0ZaVClWsq_yxfrE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=9eKoe63-Omc:IyLfOfZ3tNw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=9eKoe63-Omc:IyLfOfZ3tNw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=9eKoe63-Omc:IyLfOfZ3tNw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=9eKoe63-Omc:IyLfOfZ3tNw:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=9eKoe63-Omc:IyLfOfZ3tNw:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/9eKoe63-Omc" height="1" width="1"/>
Bomb kills 54 in Pakistan, Taliban threatens U.S.
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 54 people in the second major attack this week and piling pressure on a U.S.-backed government overwhelmed by a flood crisis. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Hbb0qU5rGedrMu4LPmqc6d0C8VE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Hbb0qU5rGedrMu4LPmqc6d0C8VE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Hbb0qU5rGedrMu4LPmqc6d0C8VE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Hbb0qU5rGedrMu4LPmqc6d0C8VE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=oQLj7ujvgBQ:0LRbJxGdziM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=oQLj7ujvgBQ:0LRbJxGdziM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=oQLj7ujvgBQ:0LRbJxGdziM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=oQLj7ujvgBQ:0LRbJxGdziM:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=oQLj7ujvgBQ:0LRbJxGdziM:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/oQLj7ujvgBQ" height="1" width="1"/>
Government probes Mariner platform fire
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Friday launched an investigation into Mariner Energy Inc's Gulf of Mexico platform fire, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5esrPz-PyD7RtLDEeDYq0A1K8Og/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5esrPz-PyD7RtLDEeDYq0A1K8Og/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5esrPz-PyD7RtLDEeDYq0A1K8Og/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5esrPz-PyD7RtLDEeDYq0A1K8Og/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=ina4z2ISYVE:3HfaZv_cc1M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=ina4z2ISYVE:3HfaZv_cc1M:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=ina4z2ISYVE:3HfaZv_cc1M:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=ina4z2ISYVE:3HfaZv_cc1M:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=ina4z2ISYVE:3HfaZv_cc1M:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/ina4z2ISYVE" height="1" width="1"/>
Payrolls data offer ray of hope for recovery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employment fell for a third straight month in August, but the drop was far less than expected and private hiring was a positive surprise, relieving concerns about a stalling economic recovery. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LldN0hSN_am0Qmt6CqXvvrBQnBs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LldN0hSN_am0Qmt6CqXvvrBQnBs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LldN0hSN_am0Qmt6CqXvvrBQnBs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LldN0hSN_am0Qmt6CqXvvrBQnBs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=vwV2RzfX054:XcOsCxyk_3E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=vwV2RzfX054:XcOsCxyk_3E:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=vwV2RzfX054:XcOsCxyk_3E:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=vwV2RzfX054:XcOsCxyk_3E:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=vwV2RzfX054:XcOsCxyk_3E:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/vwV2RzfX054" height="1" width="1"/>
Madoff investors win $12.74 mln in Merkin case
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors in Gabriel Capital LP, a so-called feeder fund that funneled money to imprisoned swindler Bernard Madoff, were awarded $12.74 million by a panel of three arbitrators, court records show. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Qh2ZQHb8e1pgdpMuJosw7KavKMM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Qh2ZQHb8e1pgdpMuJosw7KavKMM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Qh2ZQHb8e1pgdpMuJosw7KavKMM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Qh2ZQHb8e1pgdpMuJosw7KavKMM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=w6zaTJnGpLY:yKVz4d2c7Wk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=w6zaTJnGpLY:yKVz4d2c7Wk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=w6zaTJnGpLY:yKVz4d2c7Wk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=w6zaTJnGpLY:yKVz4d2c7Wk:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=w6zaTJnGpLY:yKVz4d2c7Wk:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/w6zaTJnGpLY" height="1" width="1"/>
Special Report: Outgunned FDA tries to get tough with drug ads
SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - It wasn't what you would call a casual get-together. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W20SjT44959ej8Ed9wigjYmKvIU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W20SjT44959ej8Ed9wigjYmKvIU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W20SjT44959ej8Ed9wigjYmKvIU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W20SjT44959ej8Ed9wigjYmKvIU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=G-NQ0eg7l0s:v8aXZuttqMo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=G-NQ0eg7l0s:v8aXZuttqMo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=G-NQ0eg7l0s:v8aXZuttqMo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=G-NQ0eg7l0s:v8aXZuttqMo:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=G-NQ0eg7l0s:v8aXZuttqMo:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/G-NQ0eg7l0s" height="1" width="1"/>
BP says failed blowout preventer off Gulf well
HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc removed a failed blowout preventer from atop its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well on Friday afternoon, a company spokesman said. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yt5f7ewA2Z-bXqH_g-H_-Rzoud4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yt5f7ewA2Z-bXqH_g-H_-Rzoud4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yt5f7ewA2Z-bXqH_g-H_-Rzoud4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yt5f7ewA2Z-bXqH_g-H_-Rzoud4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=rlyX0kbfNNA:Q8zc6P3m73I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=rlyX0kbfNNA:Q8zc6P3m73I:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=rlyX0kbfNNA:Q8zc6P3m73I:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=rlyX0kbfNNA:Q8zc6P3m73I:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=rlyX0kbfNNA:Q8zc6P3m73I:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/rlyX0kbfNNA" height="1" width="1"/>