The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level in more than 2-1/2 years last week, easing some of the disappointment about a weak monthly jobs report.
President Barack Obama meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Sept. 1, 2010. Protestors in Egypt have been unrelenting in their demand for Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. Mubarak may resign tonight during an address to the Egyptian people.- Egyptian President Mubarak likely to resign tonight during televised address [MassLive.com]
- National jobless claims fall to 2-1/2 year low [CNN.com]
- Massachusetts state senate considers freezing unemployment insurance rates [CBS3Springfield.com]
- UMass Basketball's Freddie Riley uses his shoes to move forward but never forget [GazetteNet.com]
- India and Pakistan resume peace talks for the first time since 2008 [NYTimes.com]
- New York State congressman resigns after shirtless photo distributed online [LATimes.com]
- Verizon's iPhone hits stores [CNet.com]
- Northampton artist opens fifth online exhibit [GazetteNet.com]
- Chinese hackers target five multinational energy companies [WSJ.com]
- Twitter posts tagged #westernma in Western Mass. [MassLive.com]
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