Thursday, October 17, 2013

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Obama signs bill to end government shutdown
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives depart after a late-night vote on fiscal legislation to end the government shutdown, at the U.S. Capitol in WashingtonAfter a 16-day stalemate, Congress passes legislation to avoid a threatened U.S. default.



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Photos: Ted Cruz surrounded by media in Senate




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Booker wins N.J. Senate race, but what does it mean for his future?
U.S. Senate candidate Cory Booker speaks during his campaign's election night event in Newark, New JerseyBooker won his bid to replace the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg, but it's unknown what kind of senator he will be and whether he can overcome the damage from his Senate race.



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SF Bay Area trains run as strike talks drag on
A Bay Area Rapid Transit train leaves the station Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. A recipe for gridlock was brewing in the San Francisco Bay Area, as two of the region's major transit agencies teetered on the brink of commute-crippling strikes. While talks between the Bay Area Rapid Transit agency and its unions to avoid the second walk-off in four months were set to resume on Tuesday, workers at a major regional bus line said they would go on strike in 72 hours. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The contentious talks between the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit agency and its two largest unions have dragged on for six months — a period that has seen a chaotic dayslong strike, a cooling-off period and frazzled commuters wondering if they'll wake up to find the trains aren't running.



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Report: NSA and CIA collaborate on drone strikes
FILE - This Sept. 19, 2007 file photo shows the National Security Agency building at Fort Meade, Md. The National Security Agency has been extensively involved in the U.S. government's targeted killing program, collaborating closely with the CIA in the use of drone strikes against terrorists abroad, The Washington Post reported Wednesday Oct. 16, 2013 after a review of documents provided by former NSA systems analyst Edward Snowden. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Security Agency has been extensively involved in the U.S. government's targeted killing program, collaborating closely with the CIA in the use of drone strikes against terrorists abroad, The Washington Post reported after a review of documents provided by former NSA systems analyst Edward Snowden.



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Bodies recovered in Mekong after Laos plane crash
In this undated photo provided by the Rhodes family, Phoumalaysy Rhodes, second left, and her husband Gavin Rhodes, right, hold their children Manfred and Jadesuda, second right, near the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia. The four are among 49 passengers and crew believed killed when a Lao Airlines plane crashed on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, en route from the Lao capital Vientiane to Pakse in the Southeast Asian nation’s south. (AP Photo/Rhodes Family)PAKSE, Laos (AP) — Rescuers in fishing boats pulled bodies from the muddy Mekong River on Thursday as officials in Laos ruled out finding survivors from a plane that crashed in stormy weather, killing 49 people from 11 countries.



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Amid new attacks, Egypt's Copts preserve heritage
In this Thursday, Oct. 2, 2013 photo, an Egyptian Coptic woman prays at a church burnt by radical Islamists on Aug. 14 in the town of Abanoub, some 400 kilometers (250 miles) south of Cairo. In a show of resilience, some have held Masses and weddings in churches that have been left blackened shells without doors or windows, with only a makeshift altar. Still, priests say, some regular worshippers have stayed away, too hurt to return and see the condition of the churches where they lived out milestones like weddings, baptisms and funerals. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)THE RED MONASTERY, Egypt (AP) — Locked inside a 6th century church in a desert monastery are some of the jewels of early Christianity — ancient murals in vivid pinks, greens and reds depicting saints, angels and the Virgin Mary with a baby Jesus, hidden for centuries under a blanket of black soot.



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Facebook to let teens share with bigger audience
FILE - This Feb. 8, 2012 file photo shows a view inside Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook is now allowing teenagers to share their posts on the social network with anyone on the Internet, raising the risks of minors leaving a digital trail that could lead to trouble. The change announced Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013 affects Facebook users who list their ages as being from 13 to 17. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook is now allowing teenagers to share their posts on the social network with anyone on the Internet, raising the risks of minors leaving a digital trail that could lead to trouble.



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Detroit shakes up lineup, beats Boston 7-3 in ALCS
CORRECTS SCORE TO 7-3, INSTEAD OF 7-4 - The Detroit Tigers players celebrate after Game 4 of the American League baseball championship series against the Boston Red Sox, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, in Detroit. The Tigers won 7-3. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)DETROIT (AP) — Jim Leyland had no big plans for Detroit's oddest lineup card of the year.



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Obama health target: 500,000 signups by Oct. 31
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius discusses the federal health care overhaul during a panel discussion at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, in Cincinnati. For the first month alone, the Obama administration projected that nearly a half million people world sign up for the new health insurance markets, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press. But that was before the markets opened to a cascade of computer problems. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first month alone, the Obama administration projected that nearly a half million people would sign up for the new health insurance markets, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press. But that was before the markets opened to a cascade of computer problems.



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Jackson leads revamped Detroit lineup to 7-3 win
Detroit Tigers' Austin Jackson hits an infield single in the fourth inning during Game 4 of the American League baseball championship series against the Boston Red Sox, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)DETROIT (AP) — Jim Leyland dropped Austin Jackson to eighth in the batting order, hoping to relax the slumping Detroit outfielder.



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Iran nuclear talks end on upbeat note; more in Nov
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton smiles during a press conference after two days of closed-door nuclear talks on Iran in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. Talks between Iran and six world powers have ended an upbeat note, with the European Union's top diplomat Ashton calling them GENEVA (AP) — Nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers ended on an upbeat note Wednesday, with top Western and Iranian negotiators announcing a follow-up round early next month while speaking of significant progress in efforts to reduce fears that Tehran may be seeking atomic arms.



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Greinke, Dodgers beat Cardinals 6-4 to extend NLCS
Los Angeles Dodgers fans cheer after Game 5 of the National League baseball championship series against the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, in Los Angeles. The Dodgers won 6-4 and trail in the series 3-2. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)LOS ANGELES (AP) — It took the Dodgers five games to hit a home run in the NL championship series. Once Adrian Gonzalez powered up for the first one, their dormant offense broke loose.



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Short-term debt deal won't mask big barriers ahead
This Oct. 15, 2013, photo, shows a view of the U.S. Capitol building at dusk in Washington. Even if Congress reaches a last-minute or deadline-busting deal to avert a federal default and fully reopen the government, elected officials are likely to return to their grinding brand of brinkmanship, perhaps repeatedly. House-Senate talks are barely touching the underlying causes of debt-and-spending stalemates that pushed the country close to economic crises in 2011, last December and again this month. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON (AP) — Hold the champagne.



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Syria rebel video claims new split in opposition
Franz Ontal, OPCW's head of inspector training, center, talks with journalists after a training session with U.N. inspectors of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, OPCW, in the German Armed Forces training center in Wildflecken, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. 24 U.N. experts from 17 different countries are attending a five-day training before starting their mission to Syria. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)BEIRUT (AP) — Several dozen rebel groups in southern Syria have broken with the main political opposition group in exile, a local commander said in a video posted Wednesday, dealing a potential new setback to Western efforts to unify moderates battling President Bashar Assad's regime.



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Some in GOP admit misstep in linking Obamacare fight to shutdown
Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, walks past reporters after a meeting with House Republicans on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013 in Washington. The partial government shutdown is in its third week and less than two days before the Treasury Department says it will be unable to borrow and will rely on a cash cushion to pay the country's bills. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)Republicans concede defeat in shutdown debacle, admit misstep in linking Obamacare fight to funding. “We fought the good fight, we just didn’t win,” Republican House Speaker John Boehner said.



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