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Soldiers 
of the Ukrainian self-defence battalion "Azov" sit in an armoured personnel 
carrier (APC) at a checkpoint in the southern coastal town of Mariupol, 
September 5, 2014. 
 
REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko     
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						A Wet August Wraps Up 
						a Cool, Wet Summer in Illinois 
				
						Governor Quinn 
						Announces One of Illinois’ Oldest Manufacturers to 
						Expand in DecaturUnion 
						Iron Creating 25 Jobs, Investing $10.3 Million in New 
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				 Colombian 
				national pleads guilty in murder case of U.S. agent 
				
				Colombian police officers show to the media the seven men (3rd 
				L-2nd R) accused of killing U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration 
				(DEA) special agent James "Terry" Watson, at a military base in 
				Bogota July 1, 2014. REUTERS/ John Vizcaino 
				
				
			
								
			
								
			
			
								
            				
								
				
	Politics, 
	Government & Elections 
				
				
				 U.S. employment growth smallest in 
				eight months, labor force shrinks 
				
 
				
				
			International
				
				
				 Fighting rages between Ukrainian 
				army and rebels despite start of talks 
				
				Soldiers of Ukrainian self-defence battalion "Azov" guard their 
				position at a checkpoint in the southern coastal town of 
				Mariupol, September 5, 2014. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 
				
				
			
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				Extraordinary 
				
				Science, Technology 
			and the Environment 
				 
						
						
						 Behemoth 
						Argentine dinosaur Dreadnoughtus made T. rex look puny 
						
						Bones of Dreadnoughtus schrani are seen in Professor 
						Kenneth Lacovara's fossil lab at Drexel University in 
						Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in this undated photo 
						released on September 3, 2014. REUTERS/Kenneth 
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			Local 
			StateUnion Iron Creating 25 
				Jobs, Investing $10.3 Million in New Facility 
			
			National 
				
				
				 U.S. 
				employment growth smallest in eight months, labor force shrinks 
 Job seekers stand 
				in line to meet with prospective employers at a career fair in 
				New York City. REUTERS/Mike Segar
 
			International 
			 
				
				
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				Volkswagen spied on Lula, other Brazilian workers in 1980s 
 Brazil's former 
				president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a news 
				conference at the Lula Institute in Sao Paulo July 3, 2014. 
				REUTERS/Nacho Doce
 
			Markets 
				
				
				 Futures 
				dip before payrolls; on track for weekly fall 
 A trader watches 
				his screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August 
				12, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
 
			Economy 
				
				
				 U.S. 
				interest rates are too high: Fed's Kocherlakota 
 Narayana 
				Kocherlakota, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of 
				Minneapolis, speaks at the ninth annual Carroll School of 
				Management Finance Conference at Boston College in Chestnut 
				Hill, Massachusetts. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
 
			
			Technology 
				
				 Apple 
				to add security alerts for iCloud users, says Cook: WSJ 
 
 Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers his keynote address at the World 
				Wide developers conference in San Francisco, California. 
				REUTERS/Robert Galbraith
 
			Environmental 
				
				
				 Icelandic 
				volcano spews lava from new crack closer to glacier 
 
 Lava 
				fountains are pictured at the site of a fissure eruption near 
				Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano September 2, 2014. REUTERS/Armann 
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					U.S. artist 
					Joan Rivers poses for photographers as she presents "Comedy 
					Roast with Joan Rivers" at the annual MIPCOM television 
					programme market in Cannes, southeastern France, in this 
					October 6, 2009 file photo. 
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				 No-holds-barred 
				comedian Joan Rivers dies at age 81 
 Co-Executive producer Melissa 
				Rivers (R), host Joan Rivers (C) and co-host Kelly Osbourne 
				attend the E! panel for the television show "Fashion Police" 
				during the Television Critics Association summer press tour in 
				Pasadena, California, in this April 15, 2011 file photo. 
				REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/Files
 
				
				
				 Mick 
				Jagger-produced documentary on James Brown to air on HBO 
 Fans sign a poster of singer James 
				Brown outside B.B. King's Blues Club and Grill in New York 
				December 26, 2006. The legendary soul singer died of heart 
				failure from pneumonia on Christmas day. REUTERS/Eric Thayer
 
				
				
				 Argentina's 
				Grammy-winning Gustavo Cerati dead at 55 
 A woman writes a phrase on a giant 
				picture of Argentine singer Gustavo Cerati fixed on a wall in 
				front of the clinic where Cerati died today at the age of 55, in 
				Buenos Aires September 4, 2014. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian
 
			
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						Kenny 
						Coolbeth won this year's second running of the 
						Springfield Mile at the Illinois State Fairgrounds 
						riding his No. 2 Zanotti Racing Harley-Davidson.  
						Read the full report from Ed Bacon in the local sports 
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				 No surprises 
				as Lincoln preps for Chatham Glenwood         
					
				
			
					
				
			
			Baseball 
				
				
				 Cardinals extend winning streak 
				with win over Brewers 
				
				Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter (13) celebrates following 
				after center fielder Jon Jay (19) safely slides into home as 
				Milwaukee Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy (20) reacts during the 
				first inning at Miller Park. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA 
				TODAY Sports 
			Football 
				
				
				 Lynch, Seahawks cruise past 
				Packers in opener 
				
				Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch (24) is defended by Green 
				Bay Packers linebacker Brad Jones (59) and cornerback Tramon 
				Williams (38) at CenturyLink Field. The Seahawks defeated the 
				Packers 36-16. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports 
			Basketball 
			Tennis 
				
				
				 Federer pulls off great escape to 
				reach semi-finals 
				
				Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates defeating Gael Monfils 
				of France in the fifth set of their quarter-final men's singles 
				match at the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, 
				September 4, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Segar 
			
			Golf 
				
				
				 McIlroy shares lead at weather-hit 
				BMW Championship 
				
				Rory McIlroy tees off from the 12th hole during the first round 
				of the BMW Championship 
				at Cherry Hills Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA 
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				 Hamilton fastest in Monza first 
				practice 
				
				Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain drives on 
				the track during the first practice session of the Italian F1 
				Grand Prix in Monza September 5, 2014. REUTERS/Stefano 
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