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Poll: Most in NYC oppose mosque location
NEW YORK, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- A majority of New York City residents want a planned Muslim mosque and community center moved to a location farther from Ground Zero, a poll indicates. New York City - Ground Zero - Muslim - NEW YORK - United States

VeriFone Acquires WAY Systems
VeriFone Systems Inc. announced the acquisition of WAY Systems Inc. for $6 million.

New Yorkers Unsure of Islamic Center, Poll Finds
The poll indicated that support for a center planned near ground zero is tepid in its home town.

Storm wrecks Norfolk pupils' nature project
Students returning to a Watton school next week will find that violent storms have devastated a two-year nature project.

Now even New Yorkers who BACK Ground Zero mosque want it moved
Some 38 per cent of New Yorkers who back the project in principle say it should not be built so close to the site where terrorists flew planes into the Twin Towers on September 11 2001.

Fantasy baseball injury report: Jose Reyes' injuries will continue until the end of the season
There is no avoiding the fact that Fantasy sports are subject to luck. No one can predict, with any certainty, the health of athletes. Did anyone guess Jacoby Ellsbury would fracture his ribs in a collision with his own teammate, and miss the majority of the year? Of course not. Do I need to remind anyone about Tom Brady and the first game of 2008? Not a chance.

Chains try to score with fantasy football players
Fantasy football means real business for restaurants, and some big chains have launched promotional drives to score with dedicated players of the growing pastime. Free appetizers, draft kits, meal discounts, gift cards and contests featuring sports celebrities are among lures for "draft parties" in which fantasy players select rosters of NFL players whose talents on the field equal...

Sports at 11:50 a.m. EDT
Some of the stories the AP is covering Thursday. A full Sports Digest will move by 3 p.m.: -- NEW YORK -- Ben Roethlisberger's suspension is cut from six to four games by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, meaning the Pittsburgh Steelers' quarterback can return Oct. 17 against Cleveland. -- UNDATED -- Twelve players from North Carolina won't play in the 18th-ranked Tar Heels' opener...

Nationals' Nyjer Morgan enrages baseball by violating The Code
There's an ebb and flow to baseball's unwritten rules, much like there's an ebb and flow to the game itself over the course of a game or a season. Weeks can pass with hardly a peep about players disrespecting each other, followed closely by a spate of incidents involving spiteful actions, retaliation and, sometimes, fisticuffs.

Swimming-Olympic champion Liu to miss Asian Games
China's Olympic swimming champion Liu Zige will skip November's Asian Games to concentrate on next year's world championships, Chinese swimming officials said.