AP - Apple Inc.'s new music-discovery feature, Ping, is a potentially useful addition to iTunes. With it, you can see what songs your friends are buying and recommend some of your favorites to them.
AFP - Google on Wednesday began delivering Internet search results as fast as a person can type.
AP - Ten people have been arrested in raids across Europe against computer pirates who put illegal copies of movies and television series on the Internet, Belgian police said Wednesday.
AFP - Willow Garage is out to transform the world of robotics with a formula that has helped make stars of Apple gadgets and Facebook.
 CBC.ca | Pastor Still Plans Quran Burning Wall Street Journal The pastor of a small Florida church who has pledged to incinerate copies of the Quran on Sept. 11 said Wednesday he would press ahead with the plan, despite pleas from the Obama administration, ... Vatican: Quran burning 'outrageous' Plan to burn Qurans ignites debate on rights Blair wants Koran burning cancelled |
 Washington Post | Obama: US can't afford to extend tax cuts for rich Reuters US President Barack Obama speaks about the economy at the Cuyahoga Community College West Campus in Parma, Ohio, near Cleveland, September 8, 2010. By Patricia Zengerle PARMA, Ohio (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, fighting to keep Democrats in ... Obama plan for corporate tax credit, infrastructure spending gets cool reception Obama, GOP jostle over tax-break policies Obama takes aim at Republican policies |
 MiamiHerald.com | Colorado Wildfire Guts 136 Homes New York Times By THE NEW YORK TIMES DENVER — At least 136 homes have been destroyed by a wildfire that swept through the mountains around Boulder this week and four people are still unaccounted for, Colorado authorities said Wednesday. The Fourmile Canyon fire, ... Colorado wildfire destroys more than 130 homes Colorado fire destroys 136 homes 4 people missing in Colo. wildfire |
 The Hindu | In its report on the gulf oil spill, BP spreads the blame Washington Post Oil giant BP laid much of the blame for the rig explosion and the massive Gulf of Mexico spill on workers at sea, other companies and a complex series of failures in an internal report Wednesday. By Steven Mufson and David Hilzenrath BP rolled out the ... BP Report Pins Most of Blame on Others BP report on well disaster faults mechanical, human failures BP report on oil disaster spreads blame, defends design |
 MiamiHerald.com | Imam fears moving NYC mosque could inflame tension The Associated Press NEW YORK — The imam behind a proposed Islamic community center and mosque near ground zero says moving it could cause a violent backlash from Muslim extremists and endanger national security. Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf (rah-OOF') says the discourse ... Imam: Controversy Of Park 51 Project Rooted In Politics Imam's Op-Ed piece Ignites New Debate Imam: NYC Islamic Center to Include Other Faiths |