Tuesday, September 10, 2013

IT News Head Lines (Yahoo News) 9/11/2013





Obama says strikes on hold if Syria quits chemical arms
CBS Evening News anchor Pelley interviews U.S. President Obama at the White House in WashingtonHe says, "I wouldn't say I'm confident" Congress will approve force.



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Senate vote on Syria may be delayed
Senate Majority Leader Senator Harry Reid speaks on Capitol Hill July 31, 2013 in WashingtonSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he wants to give the president more time to make his case on Syria.



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Zimmerman wife's 911: 'I am really, really scared'
George Zimmerman's Wife on 911 Tape: 'I Am Really, Really Scared'He was released without charges, police reviewing surveillance tape



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Zimmerman's wife won't press charges despite call
George Zimmerman, right, is escorted to a home by a Lake Mary police officer, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, in Lake Mary, Fla., after a domestic incident in the neighborhood where Zimmerman and his wife Shellie had lived during his murder trial. Zimmerman's wife says on a 911 call that her estranged husband punched her father in the nose, grabbed an iPad out of her hand and smashed it and threatened them both with a gun. Zimmerman was recently found not guilty for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/John Raoux)LAKE MARY, Fla. (AP) — The sobbing wife of George Zimmerman called 911 on Monday to report that her estranged husband was threatening her with a gun and had punched her father in the nose, but hours later she decided not to press charges against the man acquitted of all charges for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin.



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Patient's bill soars as health law program falters
This photo taken Aug. 27, 2013 shows Bev Veals waiting for her chemotherapy treatment at Duke Cancer Center in Durham, N.C. Coping with advanced cancer, Veals was in the hospital for chemo this summer when she got a call that her health plan was shutting down. Then, the substitute coverage she was offered wanted $3,125, on top of premiums. It sounds like one of the insurance horror stories President Barack Obama used to sell his health overhaul to Congress, but Veals wasn’t in the clutches of a profit-driven company. Instead, she’s covered by Obama’s law _ one of about 100,000 people with serious medical issues in a financially troubled government program. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)WASHINGTON (AP) — Coping with advanced cancer, Bev Veals was in the hospital for chemo this summer when she got a call that her health plan was shutting down. Then, the substitute insurance she was offered wanted her to pay up to $3,125, on top of premiums.



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Questions persist about standoff death of man, 107
In this 2011 photo provided by the Pine Bluff Commercial, Monroe Isadore poses for photos on his 105th birthday in Pine Bluff, Ark. Authorities in Arkansas halted a standoff on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, when they shot and killed Isadore, 107, who opened fire at them. (AP Photo/Courtesy Pine Bluff Commercial)PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — When the time came to move 107-year-old Monroe Isadore to a new home, police say he resisted and barricaded himself inside. Authorities tried using a camera to monitor him, along with negotiating tactics, and finally gas to get him to come out.



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NAACP preparing committee to search for new CEO
File-This March 15, 2013 file photo shows NAACP President Ben Jealous speaking at a news conference in Annapolis, Md. Jealous, the president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, says he plans to step down by the end of the year. Jealous announced his plans to resign on Sunday Sept. 8, 2013. He says he plans to pursue teaching at a university and spending time with his young family. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders of the nation's largest civil rights group pledged to continue fighting for voting rights, health care, a higher minimum wage and immigration reform, even as the NAACP begins searching for a new president and CEO.



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Apple's next big thing may be lower-priced iPhone
FILE - In this April 2, 2013, file photo, a man smokes near the logo of Apple in Shanghai. Apple is expected to unveil its latest version of the iPhone on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple's much-anticipated update to its line-up of iPhones may leave the impression that the technology pioneer's focus has shifted to making more affordable products than engineering innovative breakthroughs.



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Celebrities turn low key at NY Fashion Week
The Zac Posen 2014 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)NEW YORK (AP) — Fashion insiders love to dress celebrities for big splashy Hollywood events, but they don't necessarily want them at their own big splashy event: New York Fashion Week.



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US Open: Nadal tops Djokovic for 13th major title
Rafael Nadal, of Spain, bites the trophy while posing for photos after defeating Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, during the men's singles final of the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/David Goldman)NEW YORK (AP) — With the 55th and last swing on the longest of many long points in the U.S. Open final, Rafael Nadal pushed a backhand into the net to get broken by Novak Djokovic.



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10 Things to Know for Tuesday
In this image from video provided by CBS News, CBS Evening news anchor Scott Pelley interviews President Barack Obama in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. Obama is grasping all his tools of persuasion in trying to turn around public opinion and rally congressional support for a strike against Syria. He’s got tricky ground to cover in his Oval Office address Tuesday night and acknowledged on the eve of it that Americans don’t back his course. (AP Photo/CBS News)Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday:



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Apple expected to expand selection of iPhones
FILE - In this April 2, 2013, file photo, a man smokes near the logo of Apple in Shanghai. Apple is expected to unveil its latest version of the iPhone on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is expected to unveil its latest take on the iPhone Tuesday during an annual ritual that will probably cast a spotlight on the gadget maker's drive to regain market share and its sluggish pace of innovation.



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Navalny defuses anger over Moscow mayor's race
MOSCOW (AP) — Opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Monday night defused anger over the Moscow mayoral election, telling a vast square of cheering supporters to celebrate his surprisingly strong second-place finish as a victory that gave rise to real political competition in Russia.



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Newman replaces Truex in NASCAR chase
NASCAR Chase drivers Martin Truex Jr., left, and Kurt Busch, right, celebrate their making the Chase after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va., early Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Jason Hirschfeld)CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — While Clint Bowyer's spin got all the attention at Richmond, a few questions from a puzzled Brian Vickers and the promise of a post-race kiss led to one hefty punishment from NASCAR.



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AP sources: Newman replaces Truex in NASCAR chase
NASCAR Chase drivers Martin Truex Jr., left, and Kurt Busch, right, celebrate their making the Chase after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va., early Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Jason Hirschfeld)CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Ryan Newman replaced Martin Truex Jr. in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship on Monday night when NASCAR penalized Michael Waltrip Racing for manipulating the outcome of last weekend's race at Richmond.



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Nadal takes lead, moves one set away from title
Rafael Nadal, of Spain, reacts after a point against Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, during the men's singles final of the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Nadal saved three break points, then went on to win a riveting third set over Novak Djokovic and move one set away from his second U.S. Open championship.



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