AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EDT

AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EDT

Future hiring will generate mainly high-skilled or low-paying jobs in service industries

Hurricane Earl Nears East Coast Region, Evacuation to Start Soon

Hurricane warning issued for NC coast; hurricane watch extended to Delaware as Earl approaches

Hurricane warning for NC coast as Earl approaches

Small jet crashes at Rio de Janeiro airport; Brazil authorities say no one killed

Small jet crashes at Brazil airport, no one killed

Del. Samaritan killed in NC crash was flying brother of Uganda bombing victim home

Pilot’s death in NC adds to Uganda bombing tragedy

Former University of Delaware student among World Cup watchers killed in Uganda explosions

Ex-Univ. of Delaware student killed in Uganda

Massive floods flatten Brazilian town, kill more than 3 dozen; 600 reported missing

Brazilian mayor: Floods have flattened entire town

Brazil: Search on for 600 missing in floods; Death toll rises to 44

Brazil: Search on for 600 missing in floods

Brazil scrambles to aid flood victims after 41 killed, 120,000 driven from homes

Brazil: Flooding kills 41 in northeast

RIO DE JANEIRO — Officials scrambled Tuesday to get food and medical aid to two flood-hit Brazilian states where torrents of water ripped through towns, killing at least 41 people and driving 120,000 from their homes.

Brazil’s Amazon hit by magnitude-6.5 earthquake; No deaths, damage reported

Magnitude-6.5 earthquake hits Brazil’s Amazon

Kyle Busch wins Nationwide Series race at Dover International Speedway

Busch wins Nationwide race at Dover

DOVER, Del. — Clint Bowyer saw his target and hurried off pit road. Angry after a hard lick only moments earlier, Bowyer sped toward Denny Hamlin and sent him straight into the wall.

Access to Rio’s famous Christ the Redeemer statue closed due to heavy rains

Rio’s Christ the Redeemer closed after rains

Rio starts demolishing slums in high-risk areas, evicting families; death toll at 229

Rio starts demolishing slums in high-risk areas

Rio relocating 2,600 families from areas most threatened by more landslides; death toll 229

Rio evacuating 2,600 families from at-risk homes

Rio floods, mudslides kill 205 with toll expected to rise

Rio flood death toll hits 205, expected to rise

Rio floods, mudslides kill 192 with toll expected to rise

Rio flood death toll hits 192, expected to rise

Death toll 184 from Rio floods, mudslides; expected to rise further

Rio flood death toll hits 184, expected to rise

Death toll 183 from Rio floods, mudslides; expected to rise further

Rio flood death toll hits 183, expected to rise

At least 200 reported buried in latest Rio slide; official death toll of 153 expected to rise

At least 200 buried, feared dead in Rio mudslide

Report: At least 200 people buried in latest Rio mudslide; official death toll at 153

Report: At least 200 buried in Rio mudslide

New mudslide smashes into shantytown as overall toll from Rio’s rain disaster rises to 147

New mudslide hits slum as Rio toll rises to 147

Pain from torrent in Rio falls heavily on slums; at least 119 killed, 60 missing in mudslides

Pain from torrent in Rio falls heavily on slums

Record rains ease in Rio; officials fear death toll from flooding _ already 100 _ could rise

Rio flood toll tops 100 as record downpours ease

More rain falls in Rio as officials fear death toll could rise after heaviest deluge on record

Rain resumes in Rio, officials fear more deaths

Heaviest rains in Rio de Janeiro’s history swamp city, killing at least 95 people

Rio’s worst rains in history kill at least 95

Heaviest rains in Rio de Janeiro’s history swamp city, killing at least 81 people

Rio’s worst rains in history kill at least 81

Rains swamp Rio de Janeiro, kill at least 81; schools closed, motorists stranded

Heavy rains swamp Rio, killing at least 81

Rains swamp Rio de Janeiro, kill at least 50; schools closed, motorists stranded

Heavy rains swamp Rio, killing at least 50

Rains swamp Rio de Janeiro, kill at least 8; schools closed, motorists stranded

Heavy rains swamp Rio, killing 8, halting traffic

Police: Del. man arrested after talk of plane crashing into county government building

Del. man charged over alleged government threat

64 students, crew rescued from sunken Canadian sailing vessel beginning arriving in Rio

Students rescued off Brazil coast arrive in Rio

64 students, crew rescued from sunken Canadian sailing vessel head to Rio on Brazilian ships

Students rescued off Brazil coast expected in Rio

Canadian school ship sinks off Brazil coast; all 64 aboard rescued in harrowing sea

Canadian school ship sinks off Brazil; all rescued

Canadian school ship sinks off Brazil coast; all 64 aboard rescued

Brazil: all 64 rescued after Canadian ship sinks

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Man angry at IRS crashes plane into building

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Chile struck by one of strongest earthquakes ever

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Civilian death toll climbs in Afghan offensive

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Civilian death toll climbs in Afghan offensive

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Civilian death toll climbs in Afghan offensive

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Taliban step up attacks in besieged Afghan town

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Taliban step up attacks in besieged Afghan town

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Taliban step up attacks in besieged Afghan town

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Fla. woman sues 50 Cent in NYC over her sex video

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Taliban step up attacks in besieged Afghan town

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Taliban step up attacks in besieged Afghan town

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Taliban step up attacks in besieged Afghan town

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Tsunami spares US, takes aim at Japan

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Clinton: Iran is becoming a military dictatorship