U.S. to seize skyscraper secretly owned by Iran
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White House urges agencies to prepare for possible shutdown
WASHINGTON
(Reuters) - The White House budget office directed federal agencies on
Tuesday to prepare for the possibility of a federal government shutdown
should Democrats and Republicans fail to find a budget compromise by the
end of September. With conservative Republicans pushing for spending
cuts and attempting to cut off funding for President Barack Obama's 2011
healthcare law, the two sides are having trouble reaching a budget
agreement ahead of the September 30 end of the 2013 fiscal year. ...Read More ...
Get ready for iOS 7
Heralded
as the biggest single change to the iPhone's look, feel and performance
in the device's history, the latest version of its operating system
goes live for existing phone and tablet owners to download and install
on Wednesday. Here's what to expect and what to do to make the upgrade a
painless experience.Read More ...
Navy Yard shooting victims had long careers there
WASHINGTON (AP) — A dozen people died in a shooting rampage Monday at the Washington Navy Yard. The shooter also was killed.
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As air rescues wind down, some refuse to leave
BOULDER,
Colo. (AP) — In the days right after floodwaters rushed through the
Rocky Mountain foothills, the helicopter crews that lifted stranded
people to safety were greeted like heroes. Nearly a week later, they are
often being waved away by stubborn mountain residents who refuse to
abandon their homes.Read More ...
Senate, House ensnared in health care controversy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Implacable Republican opposition to Obamacare has Congress once more veering closer to gridlock.Read More ...
NJ boardwalk fire linked to Sandy-damaged wiring
TOMS
RIVER, N.J. (AP) — The massive fire that destroyed part of a Jersey
shore boardwalk and dozens of businesses began accidentally in wiring
damaged in Superstorm Sandy, and should prompt coastal property owners
to get their own equipment inspected for similar danger, officials said
Tuesday.Read More ...
Acapulco tourists stranded; Mexico death toll 47
ACAPULCO,
Mexico (AP) — The death toll rose to 47 Tuesday from the unusual
one-two punch of a tropical storm and a hurricane hitting Mexico at
nearly the same time. Authorities scrambled to get help into, and
stranded tourists out of, the cutoff resort city of Acapulco.Read More ...
'Hiccup Girl' on trial on murder charge in Florida
CLEARWATER,
Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman who appeared on several national television
programs as a teen because of her uncontrollable hiccupping went on
trial on a murder charge on Tuesday.Read More ...
Baseball resumes, near site of Navy Yard shooting
WASHINGTON
(AP) — The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff greeted players
in the Washington Nationals clubhouse before the game, handing out
blue-and-gold Navy caps. Manager Davey Johnson and his players held
those caps from Adm. James Winnefeld over their hearts during a pregame
moment of silence, disturbed only by the sound of a hovering helicopter.Read More ...
Conn. man gets 27 months for priest's meth sales
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A man who helped a priest sell methamphetamine was sentenced Tuesday in federal court to 27 months in prison.
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Fire at Logan Airport fuel pumps strands planes
BOSTON (AP) — A fire at Boston Logan International Airport's fuel pumps sent thick, black smoke into the air on Tuesday, forced some international flights to make stops elsewhere to refuel and stranded a handful of planes on the ground.
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Fire at Logan Airport fuel pumps quickly contained
BOSTON (AP) — A fire at Boston Logan International Airport's fuel pumps has sent thick, black smoke into the air but has been quickly contained and has caused no injuries.
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Wave of car bombs, other attacks kill 31 in Iraq
BAGHDAD
(AP) — A new wave of car bombs rocked commercial streets in the Iraqi
capital on Tuesday, part of a series of attacks across the country that
left 31 people and four attackers dead.Read More ...
Man gets nearly 27 years in Mass. child porn case
WORCESTER,
Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man who chatted online with other men
about their desire to kidnap, rape, kill and eat children was sentenced
Tuesday to nearly 27 years in prison after prosecutors showed photos of a
basement dungeon he built, a child-sized coffin, butchering tools and
metal restraints.Read More ...
Russia opposes use of force in resolution on Syria
DAMASCUS,
Syria (AP) — Russia insisted Tuesday that a U.N. Security Council
resolution governing Syria's handling of its chemical weapons not allow
the use of force, but it suggested that could change if Damascus reneges
on the deal to give up its stockpile.Read More ...
Police: Navy Yard shooter experienced paranoia
Aaron Alexis blamed PTSD from 9/11 clean-up for his problems.Read More ...
U.S. court says no violation of rights in collecting phone data
By
David Ingram WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The surveillance court that
oversees the U.S. government's massive collection of telephone data gave
its fullest defense to date on Tuesday of why it considers the program
lawful, despite the uproar after its existence was made public in June.
In an opinion dated August 29 and released on Tuesday, Judge Claire
Eagan of the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court wrote that the
program did not violate the basic privacy rights of Americans and was
authorized under the 2001 law known as the Patriot Act. ...Read More ...
Home care workers declare victory on minimum-wage fight
Home
care workers scored a victory on Tuesday after the Department of Labor
announced that they will qualify for minimum wage and overtime.Read More ...
Social media sites quickly blocked in Iran after a brief return
Word
of the opening of Iran's blocked social media sites was spread, of
course, by social media itself: in celebratory tweets and breathless
Facebook posts. Hours later, the same sites Tuesday chewed over the
sobering reality that the four-year-old firewalls were back in place.Read More ...
Navy Yard gunman did not have assault rifle
Aaron Alexis had a valid pass and a legally bought shotgun, the FBI said.Read More ...
Chaos as floods submerge Acapulco, death toll rises
By
Alberto Fajardo and Luis Enrique Martinez ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) -
Mexico's famous beach resort of Acapulco was in chaos on Tuesday as
hotels rationed food for thousands of stranded tourists and floodwaters
swallowed homes and cars after some of the most damaging storms in
decades killed at least 55 people across the country. Television footage
showed Acapulco's international airport terminal waist deep in water
and workers wading out to escape floods that have prevented some 40,000
visitors from leaving and blocked one of the main access routes to the
city with mud. ...Read More ...
'When will enough be enough?'
The Navy Yard shooting may spur the gun debate, but little action is likely.Read More ...
Activists mark 2nd anniversary of Occupy Wall Street
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Live: FBI, police update on Navy Yard shooting
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Aaron Alexis treated for mental issues
But the Navy had not declared him mentally unfit, officials say.Read More ...
Russia: No proof Assad behind chemical attack
By
Alissa de Carbonnel MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and France sharply
disagreed on Tuesday over a report by U.N. investigators into a chemical
weapons attack that killed hundreds of people in Syria, underscoring
the difficulties in reaching agreement on action at the U.N. Security
Council. Sitting beside French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius at a news
conference in Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the
report had produced no proof that President Bashar al-Assad's troops
carried out the August 21 attack and that Russia still suspected rebel
forces were behind it. ...Read More ...
Audit: Navy cost-cutting making facilities less safe
Hours
after a yearlong audit of safety procedures slammed the Navy for
penny-pinching on security clearances, Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel was
reportedly readying a top-to-bottom review of all American military
facilities around the world.Read More ...
Stricken Costa Concordia raised upright
Am
upbeat spirit of international teamwork was on full display off the
Italian island of Giglio early this morning after the successful raising
of the Costa Concordia, the giant cruise ship that rammed into a nearby
reef last January and collapsed onto its side.Read More ...
As waters recede, Colorado worries about another problem: tourism
DENVER
(AP) — A little more than a year after Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper
insisted his wildfire-ravaged state was still "open for business," he
may have to throw another lifeline to the state's billion-dollar tourism
industry as the world takes in the startling images of dramatic flood
rescues and washed-out roads.Read More ...
FRONTLINE: The inside story of Egypt's revolution gone wrong
Less
than three years after the popular uprising that led to President Hosni
Mubarak’s ouster, and just one year after Egypt’s first free and fair
elections, the democratically elected government has been overthrown and
the Egyptian military is running the state.Read More ...
Navy Yard gunman's access questioned
Aaron Alexis had brushes with the law, but still was able to enter a Navy base.Read More ...
Shipwrecked Concordia hauled upright off Italy
GIGLIO
ISLAND, Italy (AP) — Engineers declared success Tuesday as the crippled
Costa Concordia cruise ship was pulled completely upright during an
unprecedented, 19-hour operation to wrench it from its side where it
capsized last year off Tuscany.Read More ...
'This is a horrific tragedy'
Investigators are still looking for the motive behind a deadly Navy Yards shooting spree.Read More ...
'Technical glitch' allows for social media in Iran
A
technical glitch allowed some Iranians temporary access to banned
social networking websites Facebook and Twitter, an Iranian Internet
official said on Tuesday.Read More ...
Motive a mystery in D.C. shooting rampage
The suspect, a former Navy reservist, killed 12 people before he was slain by police.Read More ...
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