Buckeye Fan Has Support In Cancer Fight
<p>An OSU employee gets several visits from Ohio State stars to lift his spirits while he fights a terminal disease. Get the story.</p>

Man Convicted In Revenge Slaying Granted Clemency
<p>A man convicted of murder in the deaths of three people will be spared the death penalty.</p>

Game Day Arrives; Buckeyes Get Set For Marshall
<p>BUCKEYE BLITZ:</p> <p> We're counting down to kickoff! Check out the prediction for tonight's game, along with all the Ohio State football news you're craving.</p>

September Is Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month.
<p>If you see a lot of gold this month, it means one thing. Someone is aware. Get the details.</p>

Oil platform explodes off La. coast, spreading oil
<div class="hnews hentry item"> By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">ALAN SAYRE </span></span> <span class="updated" title="2010-09-02T20:19:51Z">2010-09-02T20:19:51Z</span> <div class="entry-content">NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) -- An oil platform exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast, spreading a mile-long oil sheen into the Gulf of Mexico. All 13 crew members were rescued from the water in their protective "Gumby suits."...</div> </div>

Earl threatens East Coast with 125 mph winds
<div class="hnews hentry item"> By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">MIKE BAKER </span></span> <span class="updated" title="2010-09-02T19:38:04Z">2010-09-02T19:38:04Z</span> <div class="entry-content">BUXTON, N.C. (AP) -- The last ferries pulled away from North Carolina's vulnerable barrier islands Thursday as Hurricane Earl spun closer with winds near 125 mph, putting the East Coast all the way to Canada on alert for what could be a blustery next several days....</div> </div>

Hamas among intractable issues in Mideast talks
<div class="hnews hentry item"> By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">IBRAHIM BARZAK AND JOSEF FEDERMAN </span></span> <span class="updated" title="2010-09-02T20:06:54Z">2010-09-02T20:06:54Z</span> <div class="entry-content">GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- To relaunch Middle East peace talks on Thursday, the Israeli and Palestinian leaders and their American mediators quietly agreed to push aside the question of Hamas - the Islamic militant group that controls one of the two Palestinian territories and rejects negotiations....</div> </div>

Feds sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe
<div class="hnews hentry item"> By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">JACQUES BILLEAUD </span></span> <span class="updated" title="2010-09-02T19:00:05Z">2010-09-02T19:00:05Z</span> <div class="entry-content">PHOENIX (AP) -- The U.S. Justice Department sued Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday, saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics....</div> </div>

Hamas among intractable issues in Mideast talks
<div class="hnews hentry item"> By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">IBRAHIM BARZAK AND JOSEF FEDERMAN </span></span> <span class="updated" title="2010-09-02T20:06:54Z">2010-09-02T20:06:54Z</span> <div class="entry-content">GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- To relaunch Middle East peace talks on Thursday, the Israeli and Palestinian leaders and their American mediators quietly agreed to push aside the question of Hamas - the Islamic militant group that controls one of the two Palestinian territories and rejects negotiations....</div> </div>

Karzai: Afghan govt will back Kabul Bank
<div class="hnews hentry item"> By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">DEB RIECHMANN </span></span> <span class="updated" title="2010-09-02T19:02:23Z">2010-09-02T19:02:23Z</span> <div class="entry-content">KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai reassured nervous customers at the troubled Kabul Bank on Thursday, saying every penny of their deposits would be guaranteed by the government....</div> </div>

Afghan president says airstrike killed civilians
<div class="hnews hentry item"> By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">CHRISTOPHER BODEEN </span></span> <span class="updated" title="2010-09-02T18:42:29Z">2010-09-02T18:42:29Z</span> <div class="entry-content">KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- NATO said an airstrike in northern Afghanistan on Thursday killed about a dozen insurgents, but President Hamid Karzai said the victims were campaign workers seeking votes in this month's parliamentary elections....</div> </div>

Book says Nazi hunter Wiesenthal worked for Mossad
<div class="hnews hentry item"> By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">ARIEL DAVID </span></span> <span class="updated" title="2010-09-02T18:14:35Z">2010-09-02T18:14:35Z</span> <div class="entry-content">JERUSALEM (AP) -- A new book claims renowned Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal worked for Israel's Mossad spy agency, providing information on war criminals and Germans working in Arab countries....</div> </div>

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Federer beats Beck to move into Open's 3rd round
<div class="hnews hentry item"> By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"></span></span> <span class="updated" title="2010-09-02T20:19:57Z">2010-09-02T20:19:57Z</span> <div class="entry-content">NEW YORK (AP) -- Five-time champion Roger Federer has breezed into the third round at the U.S. Open, serving 15 aces in beating 104th-ranked Andreas Beck of Germany 6-3, 6-4, 6-3....</div> </div>

American teen Capra upsets 18th-seeded Rezai
<div class="hnews hentry item"> By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">EDDIE PELLS </span></span> <span class="updated" title="2010-09-02T19:33:10Z">2010-09-02T19:33:10Z</span> <div class="entry-content">NEW YORK (AP) -- Goodbye, Melanie Oudin. Hello, Beatrice Capra....</div> </div>

US pulls away in 2nd half to rout Tunisia 92-57
<div class="hnews hentry item"> By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">BRIAN MAHONEY </span></span> <span class="updated" title="2010-09-02T20:14:51Z">2010-09-02T20:14:51Z</span> <div class="entry-content">ISTANBUL (AP) -- With nothing to play for, the United States looked as if it didn't want to play....</div> </div>

Roethlisberger to meet with Goodell
<div class="hnews hentry item"> By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">ALAN ROBINSON </span></span> <span class="updated" title="2010-09-02T19:58:44Z">2010-09-02T19:58:44Z</span> <div class="entry-content">PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Ben Roethlisberger's first big gain of the season may occur weeks before he returns to the field....</div> </div>