Portal:Current events/2011 September 6

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;Arts and culture

• English musician PJ Harvey wins her second Mercury Prize for best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland for her album Let England Shake. [http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/06/p-j-harvey-nabs-a-second-mercury-prize/ (New York Times)]

;Disasters

• A Russian Air Force Mikoyan MiG-31 crashes in Perm Krai in the Ural Mountains. [http://en.rian.ru/russia/20110906/166463510.html (RIA Novosti)]
• A wildfire destroys at least 118,500 acres and destroys over 700 homes in Central Texas since Saturday with two deaths. [http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/06/texas.fires/index.html (CNN)] [http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Texas-wildfires-claim-2-lives-2158303.php (Houston Chronicle)]
• A tropical storm watch is in place for Bermuda as Hurricane Katia gets closer. [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT2+shtml/062350.shtml (National Hurricane Centre)]

;Economics

• The Swiss National Bank introduces a minimum exchange rate of 1.20 CHF/EUR to prevent the overvaluation of the Swiss franc. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14801324 (BBC)]

;Law and crime

• News International phone hacking scandal:
• Four former News International executives are recalled by the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee to face further examination over phone hacking within the organisation. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14797365 (BBC)]
• Margaret Moran, the former British Labour Party MP for Luton South is charged on 21 counts relating falsely claiming Parliamentary expenses. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-14804698 (BBC)]
• A mass shooting at an International House of Pancakes restaurant in Carson City, Nevada, leaves four dead, including the shooter, and six wounded. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jcYmGJTl6ON7FoJqZ5vUsVhB_Zhw?docId=0135c90c1d1d459d9d5034cdd9563bbc (AP)]

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