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Obama used the Labor Day event to unveil a new six-year, $50 billion plan to create jobs by improving and expanding 150,000 miles of the nation's roads, 4,000 miles of railways and 150 miles of runways.
Barack Obama - United States - President - History - Labor Day
Alaska US Senate candidate cited after police say he failed to exercise care to avoid crash
Alaska - United States Senate - United States - Joe Miller - Politics
Joran van der Sloot speaks from Peruvian prison and says he has only himself to blame, but suggests the FBI lured him to Peru to extradite him on U.S. extortion charge.
Natalee Holloway - Aruba - Joran van der Sloot - United States - De Telegraaf
David Westin announces he is stepping down as president of ABC News.
David Westin - ABC News - Television - Arts - ABC
On July 15 -- a day after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration completed two days of hearings on the diabetes drug Avandia -- a British advisory commission on drugs concluded that the product should be withdrawn from the market, according to an investigation conducted by BMJ.
BMJ - Food and Drug Administration - United States - Diabetes mellitus - Health
Va.'s Black Widow gobbles up 181 chicken wings in 12 minutes to win NY contest, set record
Chicken - Cooking - Home - Poultry - Meat
Craigslist, the popular online community site with millions of American users, may be creating an outlet for pimps to sexually exploit children.
Craigslist - United States - Sexuality - Jim Buckmaster - Politics of Sexuality
They say money can't buy happiness, but they're wrong, at least up to a point. People's emotional well-being increases along with their income up to about $75,000, researchers report in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - Psychology - National Academy of Sciences - Social Sciences - Evolutionary Psychology
A judge in the Bahamas dismissed charges Monday against two people accused of trying to extort money from John Travolta. Officials said the actor no longer wanted to face the pain of a new trial stemming from the death of his teenage son.
John Travolta - Bahamas - Trial - Actor - Extortion
The 'Transformers 3' tragedy involving extra Garbiela Cedillo is just the latest to happen during the making of a Hollywood picture. Below, five of the worst on-set disasters of all time.
transformer - Chicago - Business - Transformers and Inductors - Electronics and Electrical
For the first time, Michael Jackson's oldest children, Prince Michael and Paris will leave homeschooling behind and head into a classroom.
Homeschooling - Michael Jackson - Education - K through 12 - Religious
Justin Timberlake, Kevin Federline: two of many celebs who've bonded over exes.
Kevin Federline - britneyspears - justintimberlake - Arts - Music
Tips and tricks for finding high fashion without a high price tag.
Fashion - Design - Arts - Business - Magazines and E-zines
A moped rider in Iowa walks away with bruises after being hit by a pickup truck.
United States - Iowa - Shopping - Vehicles - Business
The boy was injured near Grand Lake, and is now recovering at a Denver hospital.
Denver - Grand Lake - Medicine - Health - Facilities
Guns N' Roses ends Dublin concert after the crowd throws bottles at group.
Axl Rose - Guns n Roses - Dublin - Plants - Shrubs
Apple's competitors are releasing tablet computers of their own.
Apple - IPad - tablet - Google - Adobe Systems