Earl Arrives

What we're following:

- Hurricane Earl swipes Carolina coast and eyes Northeast

- Private employers add more jobs than expected in August

- BP says drilling limits would imperil spill payouts

And did you see...

- Employers pass on more of health care costs to workers

- Snakes on a Plane! Man busted with 95 boas in his luggage

- Would you like fries with that? Burger King sold in a whopper of a deal

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