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SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) — Google Inc. is releasing its own Web browser in a long-anticipated move aimed at countering the dominance of Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer and ensuring easy access to its market-leading search engine. (more…)

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) — Officials warned Gulf Coast evacuees not to return home Tuesday to assess the damage from Hurricane Gustav, but it appeared that southern Louisiana’s levees had passed their first test since Hurricane Katrina. (more…)