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MOINES, Iowa (AP) — One Powerball ticket has matched all six numbers in
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Former heavyweight boxing champion Ken Norton dies at 70
LAS
VEGAS (AP) -- He was the second man to beat Muhammad Ali, breaking
Ali's jaw and sending him to the hospital in their 1973 heavyweight
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Alleged Navy Yard shooter left cryptic messages on shotgun
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(AP) — A Navy contractor who shot 12 people to death at the Washington
Navy Yard left a cryptic message on a shotgun he used in the massacre.
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guards stand at the gates. IDs are needed to pass through electronic
barriers. And uniformed members of the American military — well-trained
and battle-tested — are everywhere, smartly saluting as they come and
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Submerged cars found in Okla. may solve cold cases
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Okla. (AP) — When three teenagers from this small Oklahoma town
disappeared on their way to a high school football game in 1970, rumors
swirled as to what happened to the trio.Read More ...
58 more missing after massive Mexico storm
ACAPULCO,
Mexico (AP) — Mexico's government said that 58 people were missing
after a massive landslide smashed through a tiny coffee-growing village
deep in the country's southern mountains, where fresh waves of rain
threatened to unleash more danger for rescue workers trying to evacuate
the last residents from the isolated hamlet.Read More ...
6 killed as Canada bus strikes passenger train
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Ontario (AP) — Passengers screamed "Stop! Stop!" seconds before their
bus crashed through a crossing barrier and into a commuter train during
morning rush hour in Canada's capital on Wednesday, killing six people
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Court: Clicking 'Like' on Facebook is free speech
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Former heavyweight champion Norton dies
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VEGAS (AP) — He was the second man to beat Muhammad Ali, breaking Ali's
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Ex-NFL player's NY home trashed by partying teens
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N.Y. (AP) — Former NFL offensive lineman Brian Holloway initially
thought the Twitter photos showing young people partying at his family's
second home in upstate New York were a hoax. Then he saw pictures of
teenagers standing on the dining room table he bought with his Super
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Port Authority: $10 WTC name rights sale shameful
NEW
YORK (AP) — The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on Wednesday
called a deal that sold the World Trade Center's name rights to a
nonprofit organization for $10 decades ago "a shameful episode" and
vowed to cooperate with an anticipated investigation by New York's
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Manuel a hurricane after deadly Mexico flooding
ACAPULCO,
Mexico (AP) — The toll from devastating twin storms climbed to 80 on
Wednesday as isolated areas reported deaths and damage to the outside
world. Mexican officials said another 58 people were missing in a
massive landslide in the mountains north of Acapulco.Read More ...
58 missing in Mexico in landslide caused by storm
ACAPULCO,
Mexico (AP) — Mexico's Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong says
at least 58 people are missing in a mountain village where many homes
were buried by a landslide unleashed by a tropical storm.Read More ...
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Video confessor pleads guilty to fatal DUI in Ohio
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Ohio (AP) — Confronted at a hospital by police who said he'd just
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Gun rights crowd takes on military’s firearms rules after shootings
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Stabbing death of anti-racism rapper spurs violence in Greece
By
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searched the offices of the Golden Dawn party on Wednesday after an
anti-racism rapper was stabbed to death by a man who sympathized with
the far-right group. The killing touched a nerve in Greece, where an
economic crisis has worsened social tensions, and rallies in several
cities to mark the death turned violent. A 45-year-old man was arrested
and admitted to the killing, police said. Greece's citizen protection
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Rocket trajectory links Syrian military to attack
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What happens in a U.S. government shutdown?
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(Reuters) - Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress are waging a
budget battle that threatens a government shutdown on October 1 unless
lawmakers reach a compromise on a federal spending measure. The last
shutdowns occurred during the budget battle between the
Republican-controlled Congress and President Bill Clinton in late 1995.
Much of the federal government was closed for five days in November 1995
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Hagel says miilitary missed 'red flags' about gunman
US
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel acknowledged Wednesday authorities missed
some "red flags" that might have averted a deadly shooting rampage at
the Washington Navy Yard, vowing to close any gaps in security.Read More ...
Navy shooter's mom: 'I am so, so very sorry'
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Stocks hit record high as Fed keeps stimulus
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Fed surprises, sticks to stimulus as it cuts growth outlook
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Pedro da Costa and Alister Bull WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal
Reserve defied investor expectations on Wednesday by postponing the
start of the wind down of its massive monetary stimulus, saying it
wanted to wait for more evidence of solid economic growth. Investors
responded by propelling U.S. stocks to record highs and driving down
bond yields. Yields on U.S. Treasury debt had risen over the summer on
expectations the Fed would cut back its $85 billion a month in bond
purchases that have been the cornerstone of its efforts to spur the
economy. ...Read More ...
House GOP plan may avoid government shutdown
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Richard Cowan and Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans
in the House of Representatives set in motion on Wednesday a plan that
ultimately could avert a federal government shutdown on October 1,
turning a later battle over the debt ceiling into the main event in the
conservative struggle against President Barack Obama's healthcare
program. Obama accused Republicans of engaging in extortion by demanding
a delay in "Obamacare" as the price of avoiding default that, were it
to happen, would smash the U.S. economy. ...Read More ...
Year on, State Dept grilled again on Benghazi
US
lawmakers on Wednesday again took aim at the State Department for
failing to hold anyone to account for the attack on a US mission in
Libya a year ago in which four Americans were killed.Read More ...
Anti-fascist protests across Greece turn violent
KERATSINI,
Greece (AP) — Violent clashes broke out in several Greek cities
Wednesday after a musician described as an anti-fascist activist was
stabbed to death by a man who said he belonged to the far-right Golden
Dawn party. More than 75 people were detained.Read More ...
Train hits bus in Canada, killing six
OTTAWA,
Ontario (AP) — A double-decker bus collided with a passenger train in
Canada's capital Wednesday, ripping off the front of the bus and killing
six people, police said. Witnesses said the bus went through a closed
crossing barrier, and passengers said they screamed "Stop, stop!" at the
driver just before impact.Read More ...
Starbucks boss wades into gun debate
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Obama asks for CEOs help in budget battle with GOP
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Conservatives to offer 'Obamacare' alternative
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Report describes how Snowden took NSA documents
WASHINGTON
(Reuters) - Former security contractor Edward Snowden was able to
obtain secret documents revealing a massive U.S. spying effort from the
National Security Agency's internal website, U.S. officials said
according to a report on Wednesday. The classified documents leaked by
Snowden were posted internally, and Snowden's job allowed him to
single-handedly make digital copies without his supervisors' knowledge,
government officials told National Public Radio. They did not tell NPR
how Snowden took copied files out of the office, citing an ongoing
investigation. ...Read More ...
Activists arrested, shots fired at Russian Arctic rig protest
By
Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian coast guards fired
warning shots and arrested two Greenpeace activists who scaled the
Prirazlomnaya Arctic oil platform in a protest over the potential threat
to the environment from operations slated to start this year.
Production at the rig, owned by state group Gazprom and Russia's first
such project in the Barents Sea, was delayed last year after similar
actions. Gazprom said the delay was down to "technical reasons". ...Read More ...
Obama turns to business leaders on debt
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Gunman's path to DC emerges, but questions remain
WASHINGTON
(AP) — Through a wall at his Rhode Island hotel, Aaron Alexis could
hear them — voices harassing him, wanting to harm him. He couldn't
sleep. He believed people were following him, using a microwave machine
to send vibrations to his body. He changed hotels once, then again. But
he called police and told them he couldn't get away from the voices.Read More ...
Starbucks says guns unwelcome, though not banned
NEW
YORK (AP) — Starbucks says guns are no longer welcome in its cafes,
though it is stopping short of an outright ban on firearms.Read More ...
Teen abducted in Georgia home invasion
ELLENWOOD,
Ga. (AP) — In an apparently random home invasion, robbers broke in,
demanded money and jewelry and when they were told there was none,
abducted a 14-year-old girl and killed the family dog, authorities in
the Atlanta area said.Read More ...
Russia says U.N. report on Syria attack preconceived, political
By Steve Gutterman MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia denounced U.N. investigators' findings on a poison gas attack in Syria as preconceived and tainted by politics on Wednesday, stepping up its criticism of a report Western nations said proved President Bashar al-Assad's forces were responsible. Russia, which has veto power in the Security Council, could cite such doubts about proof of culpability in opposing future efforts by the United States, Britain and France to punish Syria for any violations of a deal to abandon chemical weapons. ...
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