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Police blotter: Alleged al-Qaida hacker goes to court
Man accused of being a "sleeper agent" hacker working for Osama bin Laden seeks transfer from military custody.

Cities worldwide celebrate OneWebDay
The first OneWebDay will see events taking place across the globe, celebrating online life and the impact of the World Wide Web.

HP: Don't ask, we'll tell
Blog: HP is still having its press conference Friday, but a company representative told CNET News.com that neither CEO Mark Hurd nor...

Tom Petty gets key to Gainesville, Fla. (AP)
AP - Tom Petty has come home. "Every corner you turn is some kind of memory," said the 55-year-old rocker, who grew up in Gainesville and hasn't played here in 13 years.

Armani blames stylists, media for ultra-thin chic (Reuters)

Reuters - Giorgio Armani, the world's most famous designer, on Thursday blamed stylists and the media for the fashion industry's obsession with ultra-thin women.

Typhoon moves toward Japan, likely to miss Tokyo (Reuters)
Reuters - A maximum-category typhoon was moving slowly toward Japan on Friday, but forecasters said the powerful storm would veer further north into the Pacific and the impact on Tokyo would be slight.

U.S. denies entry to Egyptian Muslim clerics (Reuters)
Reuters - The United States has denied entry to four Egyptian Muslim clerics sent to Florida to officiate at religious events during the approaching fasting month of Ramadan, Cairo airport officials said on Friday.

Photos: Zooming in on the 'Face on Mars'
A 1976 image from NASA's Viking 1 showed a rock formation on Mars that resembled a human face and triggered 30 years of speculation.

All Vista versions to ship on single disk
Users will be able to upgrade between versions just by purchasing a new product key.

Pre-Sale for Broadway Run of 'Pirate Queen' Begins; NYC Dates Shift (Playbill)
Playbill - Tickets for the Broadway production of the swashbuckling epic musical romance The Pirate Queen, by the men who wrote Les Misrables and Miss Saigon, go on sale to American Express cardholders Sept. 20.

MTV Networks to acquire Harmonix (AP)
AP - Viacom Inc.'s MTV Networks said Friday it will buy Harmonix Music Systems Inc., a developer of music-themed video games, for $175 million in cash.

Rupert Everett spills beans on Hollywood (AP)

AP - Rupert Everett hates Hollywood. The British actor, whose screen hits include "Another Country," "Shrek" and "My Best Friend's Wedding," says he's sick of the movie industry's hypocrisy and homophobia. He's even tired of celebrity — the whole glittering illusion deliciously evoked and eviscerated in his candid new autobiography "Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins."