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3rd Largest Aftershock Rattles Virginia

Residents in Central Virginia awoke to a 3.4 magnitude aftershock on Thursday morning at 5:09 a.m. that was centered 4 miles southeast of Mineral, Virginia - the same location as last Tuesday's 5.8 earthquake.
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Favorable U.S. Retail Figures Expected Thursday

U.S. retailers are expected to report higher monthly sales in August, even though consumer confidence sagged and Hurricane Irene disrupted shopping along the East Coast during a key back-to-school weekend.
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Obama interviewed for TV special on Bin Laden hunt

The effort to hunt down and kill Osama bin Laden will be featured in a two-hour television program, including interviews with President Barack Obama and senior counter-terrorism officials, the History channel said on Wednesday.
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Obama Declares Disaster in New Jersey, will Visit Sunday [HELP CONTACTS, PHOTOS]

U.S. President Barack Obama has declared that there is a major disaster in New Jersey and plans to visit the state on Sunday. According to information from the White House, Obama has signed a New Jersey disaster declaration and has ordered that federal aid supplement the state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Hurricane Irene.
BNY Mellon's Chairman and CEO Kelly speaks at the Global Financial Forum in New York

Bank of New York Mellon CEO Robert Kelly Steps Down

Bank of New York Mellon Corp said Robert Kelly, who has held the company's top job since 2008, has stepped down as chairman and chief executive officer, following differences in approach to managing the company.
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Waters recede across East, but storm victims suffer

Floodwaters finally started to recede from areas of the northeast devastated by Hurricane Irene but many communities were still underwater on Wednesday and relief workers battled cut-off roads and raging rivers to deliver emergency supplies.
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Gold, Silver Prices Rise on Strong Foreign Buying

Gold and silver prices closed modestly higher on the futures markets Wednesday as strong demand from foreign buyers offset expectations that the Federal Reserve will signal fresh, potentially inflationary, intervention in the market next month.
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Katia Path: U.S. Strike Remains Possibility; Storm Nearing Hurricane Strength

It's too early for forecasters at the National Hurricane Center to tell if Tropical Storm Katia will eventually strike the U.S. but that possibility certainly exists, they say. Katia holds the potential for making a path similar to Irene's track. Currently, Tropical Storm Katia poses no threat to land. The storm, expected to reach hurricane strength today before perhaps escalating into a major storm category, is located in the middle of the Atlantic, about 1,600 miles east of the island of...

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