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U.S. faces "Americanization" of terror threat

(2010-09-10) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nine years after the September 11 attacks, the United States faces a growing threat from home-grown insurgents and an "Americanization" of al Qaeda leadership, according to a report released on Friday.

Boxing star Mayweather jailed in battery case

(2010-09-10) LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. was arrested Friday in Las Vegas on suspicion of grand larceny and domestic battery after an ex-girlfriend accused him of beating her in front of their children, according to police and court documents.

New York imam says no meeting planned with pastor

(2010-09-10) NEW YORK (Reuters) - The imam behind a proposed Islamic cultural center and mosque near the World Trade Center site said on Friday he has no meeting planned with the Florida pastor who had threatened to burn copies of the Koran.

Gas line fire near San Francisco contained; 4 dead (2010-09-10) SAN BRUNO, California (Reuters) - Firefighters on Friday had largely contained a fire caused by a thunderous gas pipeline explosion that killed at least four people and destroyed 38 homes in a San Francisco suburb.

Would-be Wall Street sheriffs strike cautious tone (2010-09-10) NEW YORK (Reuters) - All candidates vying to be the next so-called Sheriff of Wall Street say they will find the bad apples without overturning the applecart in the financial capital's fragile economic recovery.

Judge rules ban on gays in military unconstitutional

(2010-09-10) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military rule banning openly gay people from serving in the armed forces violates constitutional rights to free speech and due process, a federal judge in southern California ruled Thursday.

New York candidate says an insider can be reformer (2010-09-10) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eric Schneiderman's rivals are painting the New York state attorney general candidate as the ultimate insider, a state senator in a corrupt institution who has won the endorsement of some of the state's leading Democrats.

Obama says Koran burning can badly damage U.S. abroad

(2010-09-10) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday the burning of Korans on U.S. soil could deeply harm the United States abroad and he hoped a Florida pastor would drop a plan to do this.

Qureshi uses U.S. Open platform to call for understanding

(2010-09-10) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pakistan's Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi used the platform of the U.S. Open to deliver a message of peace on the eve of the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks in New York and Washington.

U.S. proposes new rest rules for airline pilots (2010-09-10) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Airlines would be required to give pilots longer rest periods and scale back duty time under a U.S. government proposal on Friday aimed at combating fatigue in the cockpit.