at 01:24 on September 10, 2010, EDT.

Socialize, then search: Facebook edges past Google for Web surfers' time

SEATTLE - U.S. Web surfers are spending more time on Facebook than searching with Google, according to new data from researchers at comScore Inc.

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at 01:13 on September 10, 2010, EDT.

Chicago mulls future without a powerful Daley at the helm, wonders what next era could bring

CHICAGO - The last time Chicago was left without a Daley at the helm, the next mayor was thrown out of office by voters angry because he couldn't keep snow off the streets.

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at 01:05 on September 10, 2010, EDT.

Chinese state media say 4 killed in attack on retirement home

BEIJING, China - An unknown assailant attacked people at a Chinese retirement home Friday, killing four and wounding two others.

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at 00:10 on September 10, 2010, EDT.

Report says US has failed to create systems to deal with homegrown terror

WASHINGTON - The U.S. was slow to take seriously the threat posed by homegrown radicals and the government has failed to put systems in place to deal with the growing phenomenon, according to a new report compiled by the former heads of the Sept. 11 Commission.

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at 23:52 on September 09, 2010, EDT.

East Timor prime minister says deputy's resignation will not lead to government's collapse

DILI, East Timor - Prime Minster Xanana Gusmao said Friday that the resignation of his deputy, whose party has threatened to withdraw from the ruling coalition, will not lead to the collapse of East Timor's government.

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at 23:29 on September 09, 2010, EDT.

Police: 2 people shot dead at Kraft Foods facility in Philly, 1 injured; shooter held

PHILADELPHIA - Police say two people have been killed in a shooting inside a Kraft Foods Inc. facility in northeast Philadelphia. One person has been critically injured.

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at 23:22 on September 09, 2010, EDT.

Fire chief: High pressure gas line blast caused massive fire torching homes near San Francisco

SAN BRUNO, Calif. - Fire officials say a gas line explosion likely caused a massive fire that burned several homes in a residential neighbourhood south of San Francisco.

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at 23:20 on September 09, 2010, EDT.

Massive fire burns homes on hillside near San Francisco after loud explosion, fireball

SAN BRUNO, Calif. - A massive fire burned homes as it roared through a mostly residential neighbourhood in the hills south of San Francisco following a loud explosion Thursday evening that shot a fireball more than 1,000 feet (304 metres) into the air and sent frightened residents fleeing for safety, witnesses said.

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at 23:19 on September 09, 2010, EDT.

China Airlines reports bomb hoax at Sydney airport

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's China Airlines says a male passenger was denied boarding after he told luggage inspectors at Sydney airport that his luggage contained a bomb, the airline's second such hoax in a week.

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at 22:32 on September 09, 2010, EDT.

Mexican Senate OKs bill to let migrants file abuse complaints regardless of immigration status

MEXICO CITY - Mexico's Senate passed a bill Thursday that would allow undocumented migrants to file complaints about abuses and receive medical treatment without being questioned about their immigration status.

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