Sunday, September 22, 2013

IT News Head Lines (Yahoo News) 9/23/2013





39 dead in Kenya mall attack; hostages still held
Civilians who had been hiding inside during the gun battle manage to flee from the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013. Gunmen threw grenades and opened fire Saturday, killing at least 22 people in an attack targeting non-Muslims at an upscale mall in Kenya's capital that was hosting a children's day event, a Red Cross official and witnesses said. (AP Photo/Jonathan Kalan)Terrified shoppers prayed they would not be found by Somali gunmen.



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Pope's blunt remarks pose challenge for bishops
FILE - In this March 15, 2013 photo made available by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis is greeted by Cardinal Timothy Dolan as he meets the Cardinals for the first time after his election at the Vatican. In an interview published Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013 in 16 Jesuit journals worldwide, Pope Francis called the church’s focus on abortion, marriage and contraception narrow and said it was driving people away. Now, the U.S. bishops face a challenge to rethink a strategy many considered essential for preserving the faith. Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said he thought the pope was telling everyone - inside and outside the church - to focus less on divisive social issues. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)In recent years, many American bishops have drawn a harder line with parishioners on what could be considered truly Roman Catholic, adopting a more aggressive style of correction and telling abortion rights supporters to stay away from the sacrament of Communion.



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Iran's elite military warns of dangers of dealing with U.S.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is pictured during an interview with U.S. television network NBC in TehranThe Revolutionary Guard cites "historical experiences" in its warning.



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Rescuers dig in mud, rain for dead in Mexico slide
The body of a victim sits on a wheelbarrel after being recovered from the site of a landslide in La Pintada, Mexico, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013. The village was the scene of the single greatest tragedy in destruction wreaked by the twin st orms, Manuel and Ingrid, which simultaneously pounded both of Mexico's coasts. Using picks and shovels, soldiers and farmers removed dirt and rock from atop the cement or corrugated-metal roofs of houses looking for bodies in this town north of Acapulco, where 68 people were reported missing following Monday's slide. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)LA PINTADA, Mexico (AP) — Fourteen hours per body.



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NATO: 3 US troops killed in Afghan insider attack
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan wearing a security forces uniform turned his weapon against U.S. troops Saturday, killing three in eastern Afghanistan, officials said, in another apparent attack by a member of the Afghan forces against their international allies.

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Obama urges people to push stalled gun legislation
President Barack Obama addresses the 43rd annual Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Legislative Conference dinner in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)WASHINGTON (AP) — Days after mass shootings in both of his hometowns, President Barack Obama urged his most ardent supporters Saturday "to get back up and go back at it" and help push stalled legislation out of Congress so dangerous people won't get their hands on guns.



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Assault on Iraq funeral, other attacks kill 96
People inspect the site of a double suicide bomb attack, in the Shiite neighborhood of Sadr city in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013. Two suicide bombers, one in an explosives-laden car and the other on foot, hit a cluster of funeral tents packed with mourning families in a Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad, the deadliest in a string of attacks around Iraq that killed at least 92 on Saturday. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)BAGHDAD (AP) — Two suicide bombers, one in an explosives-laden car and the other on foot, struck a cluster of funeral tents packed with mourning families in a Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad, the deadliest in a string of attacks around Iraq that killed at least 96 people on Saturday.



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Health law separates potential GOP 2016 contenders
FILE - In this March 16, 2013, file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker gestures as he speaks at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md. The potential GOP presidential candidate says a shutdown of the federal government would violate government's chief responsibility to run, and run efficiently. He views the next round of congressional campaigns in 2014 as a referendum on the federal health care law passed three years and two elections ago. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (AP) — A clear divide over the health care law separates the emerging field of potential GOP candidates for the 2016 presidential race, previewing the battles ahead as they try to rebuild their party and seize the White House.



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Influential director Richard Sarafian dies at 83
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Sarafian, an influential film director whose 1971 countercultural car-chase thriller "Vanishing Point" brought him a decades-long cult following, has died in Southern California, his son said Saturday night.

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Top 25 Rdp: Tide beats Colorado St; Buckeyes roll
Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron (10) celebrates after throwing a 30-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver DeAndrew White (2) during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013. At right is Colorado State cornerback Shaq Bell. Alabama won31-6. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — AJ McCarron passed for 258 yards and threw a 30-yard touchdown to DeAndrew White in the fourth quarter to lift No. 1 Alabama to a 31-6 victory over Colorado State on Saturday night.



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Analysis: UN may see big action on Syria, Iran
This combination made with file photos shows, from left, President Barack Obama, Iranian President Hasan Rouhani, Syrian President Bashar Assad, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. After years of estrangement, the United States and Russia are joined as partners in a bold plan to rid Syria of chemical weapons. More surprising yet, American and Iranian leaders _ after an exchange of courteous letters _ may meet in New York for the first time since the Islamic revolution swept Iran nearly 35 years ago. (AP File Photos)WASHINGTON (AP) — After years of estrangement, the United States and Russia are joined as partners in a bold plan to rid Syria of chemical weapons. More surprising yet, American and Iranian leaders — after an exchange of courteous letters — may meet in New York for the first time since the Islamic revolution swept Iran nearly 35 years ago.



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AP PHOTOS: Festivals around the world
A Hindu devotee arrives on a truck to participate in the immersion of idols of elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha in the River Yamuna in New Delhi on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. The immersion marks the end of the 10-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival that celebrates the birth of the Hindu God of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal, File)AP highlights the best photos from festivals held around the world this week. This collection includes revelers celebrating at the Holi Festival of Colors in Lisbon, rounds of beer at Oktoberfest in Munich, devotees participating in Ganesh Chaturthi festival celebrations in India and more.



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Chinese court gives Bo Xilai life sentence
FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2013 file photo released by the Jinan Intermediate People's Court, former Politburo member and Chongqing city party leader Bo Xilai, center, stands on trial at the court in eastern China's Shandong province. The Chinese court said Wednesday, Sept. 18 it will deliver a verdict Sunday, Sept. 22 against the disgraced politician on charges of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power in a case set in motion by his wife's murder of a British businessman. (AP Photo/Jinan Intermediate People's Court, File)JINAN, China (AP) — A Chinese court has convicted fallen politician Bo Xilai of corruption and sentenced him to life in prison, capping one of the country's most lurid political scandals in decades.



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No. 19 Florida loses Driskel, beats Vols 31-17
Florida quarterback Tyler Murphy, left, looks for a receiver as he is pressured by Tennessee defensive lineman Jacques Smith (55) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Gainesville, Fla., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013.(AP Photo/John Raoux)GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The second Jeff Driskel started waving for help, Florida coach Will Muschamp knew it was bad.



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Chinese court set to hand down verdict in Bo case
FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2013 file photo released by the Jinan Intermediate People's Court, former Politburo member and Chongqing city party leader Bo Xilai, center, stands on trial at the court in eastern China's Shandong province. The Chinese court said Wednesday, Sept. 18 it will deliver a verdict Sunday, Sept. 22 against the disgraced politician on charges of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power in a case set in motion by his wife's murder of a British businessman. (AP Photo/Jinan Intermediate People's Court, File)JINAN, China (AP) — A Chinese court was expected to hand down a guilty verdict Sunday for corruption charges against fallen politician Bo Xilai in one of the country's most lurid political scandals in decades.



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