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11 Execs, 6 Foreign Firms Caught in Huge Honey Sting

14 minutes ago |AOL News

(Sept. 2) -- U.S. consumers stand a better chance of buying honey free of drugs, chemicals and other illegal contaminants because investigators from several federal agencies have scooped up some of t ...

Hurricane Earl's Precise Path Still Not Clear

44 minutes ago |AOL News

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(Sept. 2) -- Forecasters know Hurricane Earl is a powerful and dangerous Category 4 storm, but they don't know its precise track as it churns ever closer toward the Atlantic Coast today on a path the ...

Democrats May Keep Bush Tax Cuts for Rich

1 hour 4 minutes ago |AOL News Surge Desk

(Sept. 2) -- While Democrats may complain about the tyranny of the filibuster and lack of majority rule in our congressional system, when it comes to preserving the Bush tax cuts for the rich, it's l ...

'My Ishmael': The Book That Inspired the Alleged Discovery Channel Gunman?

1 hour 19 minutes ago |AOL News Surge Desk

(Sept. 2) -- "My Ishmael," a 1997 novel by American author and environmentalist Daniel Quinn, gets top billing in the manifesto of Discovery TV gunman James Jae Lee, which is being widely circulated ...

Dementia Risk Doubles for Vets Diagnosed With PTSD

1 hour 19 minutes ago |AOL News Surge Desk

(Sept. 2) -- A concrete link between post-traumatic stress disorder and dementia is quickly being established, as research published this week concludes that PTSD among war veterans doubles their ris ...

Discovery Channel Gunman Took Call from NBC News During Hostage Situation

1 hour 24 minutes ago |AOL News Surge Desk

(Sept. 2) -- Apparently he was not too busy to pick up the phone. In the midst of Wednesday's tense Discovery Channel hostage situation -- during which an armed suspect identified as James Lee held ...

Why Gas Prices Are Falling in Time for Labor Day Travel

1 hour 46 minutes ago |DailyFinance

Paul Sakuma, AP

(Sept. 2) -- Just when many families have opted for "staycations" instead of traveling for the Labor Day weekend because of the lousy economy, they're finally catching a break on gasoline prices. Fue ...

Court Rules Ladies' Nights Aren't Sexist

2 hours 11 minutes ago |AOL News

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(Sept. 2) -- Men sick of having to pay full price at bars and nightclubs where women get discounts on "ladies' night" have failed to win sympathy from a federal appeals court, which ruled this week t ...

Boxer, Fiorina Trade Barbs in First Calif. Senate Debate

2 hours 29 minutes ago |Politics Daily

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(Sept. 1) -- Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif). and Republican challenger Carly Fiorina faced off in their first debate Wednesday night, a showdown that featured sharp attacks and touched on abortion, gay ...

Baseball Brawl Mars Game Between Nationals, Marlins

2 hours 33 minutes ago |FanHouse

Wilfredo Lee, AP

(Sept. 2) -- Washington Nationals center fielder Nyjer Morgan found himself at the center of his biggest controversy yet Wednesday night, when he charged the mound and threw a punch at Florida Marlin ...

Vacations, Weddings in Jeopardy as Earl Approaches

2 hours 50 minutes ago |AOL News

Chuck Burton, AP

(Sept. 2) -- Hurricane Earl is churning toward the Eastern Seaboard packing 145-mile-an-hour winds, forcing tens of thousands of vacationers to scrap Labor Day beach plans on North Carolina's Outer B ...

Did Obama's Agenda Hobble Economic Recovery?

3 hours 15 minutes ago |Politics Daily

Jim Prisching, AP

(Sept. 1) -- America can't shake its recession blues, even if the recession is officially over. The painfully slow recovery is typical in the wake of a financial crisis like the Wall Street collapse, ...