In this Sept. 4, 2010 photo, Bravo's Master Chefs, from left to right, Tony Mantuano, Jonathan Waxman, Susan Feniger, Carmen Gonzalez and Rick Moonen, are shown at the U.S. Open in New York. The five chefs have created new meals for the fans at the grand slam and competed for the most popular dish. (AP Photo/Nekesa Mumbi Moody)AP - There has been intense competition going on at the U.S. Open, and it has nothing to do with aces or foot faults.


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Number two seed Kim Clijsters from Belgium reacts after winning her match against Ana Ivanovic from Serbia during their US Open 2010 match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York.(AFP/Timothy A. Clary)AFP - Defending champion Kim Clijsters and reigning French Open champion Francesca Schiavone advanced to the US Open quarter-finals with straight-set routs on Sunday.


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Bolt has eyes on professional soccer career (AP)

September 5, 2010

AP – Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt says he’ll attempt to play professional soccer once he brings his track and field career to an end.

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Congo boat catches fire, capsizes; 200 feared dead (AP)

September 5, 2010

AP – A riverboat loaded with passengers and fuel drums caught fire and capsized in southern Congo, and 200 people were feared dead, a survivor said Sunday. A local official confirmed the boat had tipped but said the passenger manifest apparently vanished in the fire.

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Congo boat catches fire, capsizes; 200 feared dead (AP)

September 5, 2010

AP – A riverboat loaded with passengers and fuel drums caught fire and capsized in southern Congo, and 200 people were feared dead, a survivor said Sunday. A local official confirmed the boat had tipped but said the passenger manifest apparently vanished in the fire.

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Dutch painter and Cobra co-founder Corneille dies (omg!)

September 5, 2010

omg! – Reuters – The Dutch painter Corneille, co-founder of the avant-garde Cobra movement, died on Sunday at the age of 88, the Dutch Cobra museum said on Sunday.

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Dutch painter and Cobra co-founder Corneille dies (Reuters)

September 5, 2010

Reuters – The Dutch painter Corneille, co-founder of the avant-garde Cobra movement, died on Sunday at the age of 88, the Dutch Cobra museum said on Sunday.

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Oracle offered job to ex-HP CEO Hurd: source (Reuters)

September 5, 2010

Mark Hurd, chairman, CEO and president of HP speaks at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference in Pasadena, California, in this July 24, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/FilesReuters – Oracle Corp has offered a job to Mark Hurd, the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co who resigned amid a scandal involving inaccurate expense receipts related to a female contractor, according to a source familiar with the situation.

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Oracle offered job to ex-HP CEO Hurd: source (Reuters)

September 5, 2010

Mark Hurd, chairman, CEO and president of HP speaks at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference in Pasadena, California, in this July 24, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/FilesReuters – Oracle Corp has offered a job to Mark Hurd, the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co who resigned amid a scandal involving inaccurate expense receipts related to a female contractor, according to a source familiar with the situation.

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Schiavone beats Pavlyuchenkova at US Open (AP)

September 5, 2010

AP – French Open champion Francesca Schiavone won in straight sets for the fourth consecutive match, beating 20th-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to advance to the U.S. Open quarterfinals.

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

September 5, 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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9 years gone, everyone’s a ground zero stakeholder (AP)

September 5, 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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Chile mine disaster exposes old family feuds (AP)

September 5, 2010

In this photos provided by Chile's government, trapped miner Claudio Yanez talks to his relatives during a video conference at the collapsed San Jose mine in Copiapo, Chile, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010. Thirty-three miners have been trapped deep underground in the copper and gold mine since it collapsed on Aug. 5. (AP Photo/Chile's government)AP – While a fire warms their campsite, the icy feeling between Cristina Nunez Macias and her mother-in-law is as palpable as the cold Atacama desert.

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Chile mine disaster exposes old family feuds (AP)

September 5, 2010

In this photos provided by Chile's government, trapped miner Claudio Yanez talks to his relatives during a video conference at the collapsed San Jose mine in Copiapo, Chile, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010. Thirty-three miners have been trapped deep underground in the copper and gold mine since it collapsed on Aug. 5. (AP Photo/Chile's government)AP – While a fire warms their campsite, the icy feeling between Cristina Nunez Macias and her mother-in-law is as palpable as the cold Atacama desert.

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Reigning champ Clijsters makes US Open quarter-final (AFP)

September 5, 2010

Number two seed Kim Clijsters from Belgium reacts after winning her match against Ana Ivanovic from Serbia during their US Open 2010 match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York.(AFP/Timothy A. Clary)AFP – Defending champion Kim Clijsters advanced to the US Open quarter-finals on Sunday, defeating Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic 6-2, 6-1 in 59 minutes for her 18th victory in a row on the Flushing Meadows hardcourts.

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A-Rod back in Yankees’ starting lineup (AP)

September 5, 2010

AP – Alex Rodriguez was back in the New York Yankees’ starting lineup Sunday, batting cleanup and playing third base in their series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays.

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